REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

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In Brief: On this site you will find pictures and technical information about Service Modes, Circuit Diagrams, Firmware Update procedure, Disassemble procedure, Universal remote control set-up codes, Troubleshooting and more....

If you go into the profession, you will obtain or have access to a variety of tech tips databases HERE IT IS Master Electronics Repair !.

These are an excellent investment where the saying: 'time-is-money' rules. However, to learn, you need to develop a general troubleshooting approach - a logical, methodical, method of narrowing down the problem. A tech tip database might suggest: 'Replace C536' for a particular symptom. This is good advice for a specific problem on one model. However, what you really want to understand is why C536 was the cause and how to pinpoint the culprit in general even if you don't have a service manual or schematic and your tech tip database doesn't have an entry for your sick TV or VCR.

While schematics are nice, you won't always have them or be able to justify the purchase for a one-of repair. Therefore, in many cases, some reverse engineering will be necessary. The time will be well spent since even if you don't see another instance of the same model in your entire lifetime, you will have learned something in the process that can be applied to other equipment problems.
As always, when you get stuck, checking out a tech-tips database may quickly identify your problem and solution.In that case, you can greatly simplify your troubleshooting or at least confirm a diagnosis before ordering parts.

Happy repairing!
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Tuesday, 19 March 2019

URC 8040 - UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE - DIRECT CODE ENTRY - CODE SEARCH

URC 8040 - UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE - DIRECT CODE ENTRY - CODE SEARCH

LEARNING FEATURE
The KAMELEON 4 comes with a complete library of pre-programmed codes.  After you have set up the KAMELEON 4 for your device, you may find that there are one or more keys that you had on the original remote control, which do not have a place on the KAMELEON 4 keypad.  The KAMELEON 4 offers a special Learning feature that allows you to copy almost any function from your original remote control onto the keypad of the KAMELEON 4.
  • Make sure your original remote is working correctly.
  • Make sure neither your KAMELEON 4, nor your original remote control is pointing at your device.
  • Place the KAMELEON 4 and your original remote control on a flat sur-face. Make sure the ends, which you normally point at your device, are
  • facing each other. Point the original remote to the front left side of the KAMELEON 4 (see picture below). Keep the remotes at a distance of 2 to 5 cm (0.8 to 2 inches).
Learning (direct)
Ex:  To copy the “mono/stereo” function from your original TV remote control onto the ”16:9”-key of your KAMELEON 4.
  • Press and hold down the MAGIC key (for about 3 seconds) until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Press 9 7 5. The bottom part of the animated IR Indicator will blink twice.
  • Press the device key (Example: TV key) on the KAMELEON 4 remote to select the mode to which you want to copy the learned function.
  • Press the key (Example: ”16:9” key) on the KAMELEON 4 remote where you want to place the learned function. The IR Indicator will show “incoming IR” three times and then the display will switch off.
  • Press and hold the key that you want to copy (Example: mono/stereo) on your original remote control. The display switches back on and you will see two blinks to indicate successful learning operation.
If you want to copy other functions within the same mode, simply repeat steps 5 and 6 pressing the next key you want to copy by learning. If your want to copy another function in a different mode, simply continue with step 4 followed by steps 5 and 6.
To exit the learning mode, press and hold down the MAGIC key (for about 3 seconds) until the bottom part of IR Indicator blinks four times.
 “EL” Screen activation setting
  • Press and hold the MAGIC key until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Press 9 8 9.
  • If the bottom part of the animated IR Indicator blinks twice the “EL” panel will be motion activated.
  • If the bottom part of the animated IR Indicator blinks four times the “EL” panel will be activated by key press.
  • Simply perform these steps to lock the KAMELEON 4 to the activation setting that you prefer.
“EL” Screen brightness adjustment
  • Press and hold the MAGIC key until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Press 9 7 4.
  • To increase the brightness of the “EL” screen press and hold CH+.
  • To decrease the brightness of the “EL” screen press and hold CH-.
  • Press MAGIC to store the brightness setting.
  • Find your device code in the Code list.
  • Make sure your television is switched ON (not on standby).
  • Press and release the TV key on your KAMELEON 4.
  • Press and hold down the MAGIC key (for about 3 seconds) until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Enter your four-digit code using the number keys. The bottom part of the animated IR Indicator will blink twice.
  • Now, aim your KAMELEON 4 at your television and press POWER. If your television switches off, your KAMELEON 4 should be ready to control your television.
  • Turn your device (television) back on and try all the remote’s functions to ensure they are working properly. Most TV’s do not switch back on pressing the POWER key, please try pressing a “number” key or the “TV-text off” key to switch your TV back on.
Search Method
  • Switch ON your Television (not on standby).
  • Press and release the TV key on your KAMELEON 4.
  • Press and hold down the MAGIC key (for about 3 seconds) until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Press 9 9 1, the bottom part of the animated  IR Indicator will light up twice.
  • Next, press POWER.
  • Point the KAMELEON 4 at your Television. Now press CH+ over and over, until your Television turns off(every time you press the CH+ key the KAMELEON 4 will send out a POWER signal from the next code contained in the memory). You may have to press CH+ many times (up to 150 times) so please be patient. Remember to keep pointing the KAMELEON 4 at your Television while pressing this key. (If you skip past a code, you can go to the previous code(s) by  pressing the CH - key.)
  • When your Television switches off, press the MAGIC key to store the Code. The bottom part of the animated IR Indicator will light up twice. Now your
  • KAMELEON 4 should be ready to control your television.
  • Turn your device (television) back on and try all the remote’s functions to ensure they are working properly.
  • If you cannot control your Television properly, please continue the Search Method, you may be using the wrong Code.
Code blink out [To find out which code is currently programmed]
  • Press the TV key on your KAMELEON 4.
  • Press and hold down the MAGIC key until the rabbit comes out of the hat.
  • Press 9 9 0, the bottom part of the animated IR Indicator will light up twice.
  • For the first digit of your four-digit code, press 1 and count the blinks on the bottom part of the animated IR Indicator. If there are no blinks, the digit is “0”
  • For the second digit, press 2 and count the animated blinks. If there are no blinks, the digit is “0”
  • For the third digit, press 3 and count the animated blinks. If there are no blinks, the digit is “0”
  • For the fourth digit, press 4 and count the animated blinks. If there are no blinks, the digit is “0”
The KAMELEON 4 features an “EL” panel which is motion activated or key press activated depending on the current setting.
To change the activation setting:
To increase or decrease the brightness of the KAMELEON 4 “EL” screen.
Increasing the brightness of the KAMELEON “EL” panel can decrease the battery life. Battery life varies from 3 -12 months (depending on brightness setting and usage).
Direct Code Set Up.  To set up the KAMELEON 4 for your television.
If your device does not respond, follow steps 1 through 6 with each code listed for your brand. If none of the codes listed for your brand operate your device, then try the Search Method.
Some codes are quite similar. If your device does not respond or is not functioning properly with one of the codes, try another code listed under your brand.
If the original remote control from your Video Recorder did not have a POWER key, press PLAY instead of POWER during step 6.
To set up your other devices, follow the same instructions above, only press the appropriate device key during step 3.
Remember to press the correct device key before operating your device. Only one device can be assigned to a device key.
If your device does not respond to the KAMELEON 4 after you have tried all the codes listed for your brand.
If your brand is not listed at all.
The Search Method allows you to scan through all the codes contained in the memory of the KAMELEON 4
During step 5, instead of POWER you can also press 0,1, 2, 3, VOL+, PLAY, STOP or MUTE. This will be the function sent for the next key presses of CH+ or CH- in step 6. If for example; during step 5, you press “2” instead of “POWER”, the KAMELEON 4 will send the “number 2” signal every time you press CH+ during step 6 (make sure your TV is switched to another channel).
During step 6, while searching you can sample any of the following keys 0, 1, 2, 3, VOL+, PLAY, STOP, MUTE and thereafter continue the search (CH+ on CH-) with the last function sampled. Pressing CH+ will send the signal from the next code contained in the memory. Pressing CH- will send the signal from the previous code. This can be useful if you missed the code while searching (reversed search).
To search for your other devices, follow the same instructions above, only press the appropriate device key during step 2.
If your Video’s original remote control does not have a POWER key, press PLAY instead of POWER during step 5.
If you have set up your KAMELEON 4 via the Search Method, you can blink back your code for future reference. Note that the bottom part of the animated IR Indicator will indicate the 4 digits by animated blink(s).
Now you have found your four-digit code.
To blink back the code for your other devices follow the instructions above, only press the appropriate device key during step 1