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Preface About this manual This manual is designed to make usi ng the SRC-7000 RemoteComm program as easy as possibl e. Information in thi s document has been carefully checked for acc uracy; however, no guar antee is giv en to the cor re ctne ss o f th e co nte nts. Th e inf orm atio n in th is do cum ent is s ubj ect to change wi thou t notic e. C[...]

i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 1 Introducing t h e SRC-70 00........................................................... 1 Syst em requ ireme nts ................................................................... 1 About the Re moteComm softwa re ......................................... 2 Chapter 2 Installation 3 SLC-2 080 cab le .........[...]

ii Chapter 5 Portable model files 42 Impo rting a model fil e .............................................................. 42 Export ing a mo del file ............................................................... 43 Chapter 6 Communications 44 Downl oading fr om the remot e contro l ................................. 44 Uploa ding to the re mote[...]

Introducing the SRC-7000 1 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides an overview of the SRC-7000 RemoteComm sof tware and its features and functions. Introducing the SRC-7000 Congratulations on your purc hase of the SRC-7000 t ouch screen remote control. The SRC-7000 remote co ntrol is a digital programmable universal remote control that can control[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 2 About the RemoteComm software RemoteComm sof tware is designed to make configuring and customizing of the SRC-7000 easy and conv enient. W hen the software is installe d, you can connect your SRC-7000 to you r computer to upload or download configurat ion data. When the RemoteCo mm and Icon Editor software is installed, y[...]

SLC-2080 cable 3 Chapter 2 Installation Read this chap ter to lea rn ho w to install the software and drivers required for the SRC-7000 . Read this section carefully and install all the componen ts in the correct order, exactly as it describes in the inst ruct ions. SLC-2080 cable The SLC-2080 cable is the interface cable that connects the SRC- 700[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 4 2. Click to display the following screen. 3. Check the Search for a suitable driver for my device radio button and click . 4. Insert the RemoteCo mm CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 5. Check the Specify a lo cation option and click . 6. Browse to the loca tion of the driver on the s upplied CD-ROM and click . Search for a suit[...]

SLC-2080 cable 5 The flowing screen is displayed. 7. Click to display the following screen. 8. Click to complete the installation. Note : You may need to reboot your computer for the new installati on to become activ e.[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 6 SRC-7000 RemoteComm installation I n s e r t t h e C D - R O M i n t o y o u r C D - R o m d r i v e . S e t u p s h o u l d b e g i n auto matic ally. After inst alling the SL C-208 0 USB c able d river , cli ck SRC-7000 . The SRC-7000 Re moteComm software will install auto mati cal ly. If Se tup d oes no t beg in au tom[...]

Starting the software 7 Chapter 3 Getting started Read this chapter after you ha ve installed th e RemoteComm software and learn ho w to operate the interface an d use the basic functions. Starting the software Doub le c lick the ic on on the desk top to star t th e Remo teC omm software. You can also click the Start button and start the software f[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 8 Select the item you want to do, and click the button • New default VMCF file If you are configuring your SRC-700 0 for the first time, you will probably want to modify t he new default VMCF file by select ing this item. • Open an existing VMCF file If you have a saved ver sion of the ac tive VMCF file on yo ur hard di[...]

The interface 9 When you see this screen, you are re ady to start using the RemoteComm sof tware to program your SRC-7000 remote control.[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 10 The SRC-7000 VMCF file A VMCF file contains the configurat ion for your remote control. It can be created and modified using RemoteComm software. It can also be stored on your computer hard disk. You can downlo ad the V MCF file from the SRC-700 0 to your PC and modify it, or store it on your hard disk as a backup measur[...]

Connecting the SRC-7000 to a PC 11 Chapter 4 Using the software interface Read this c h apt e r to l e a r n how to u s e the R e m o teCo mm software to configure your SRC-7000 remote control. Main tool bar icons To create a new VMCF file. To open an existing VMCF file stored on your hard di sk To save the curren t VM CF fil e To save as th e curr[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 12 Using a pre-programmed code The easiest way to program you r SRC-7000 for a new device is to use a pre-programmed code. The RemoteComm sof tware is equipped wi th a larg e database of pre-programmed cod es. To use a pre-programmed code: 1. Start the RemoteComm software a s described in Starting the software on page 7. 2.[...]

Using a pre-programmed code 13 4. Select Load pre-programmed code to device from the drop down menu. A warning box appears asking you to confirm that the original setting may be deleted. 5. Click to confirm that yo u wish to overwrite th e existing configurat ion for the chosen device. The pre-programm ed code entry window appe ars. 6. Enter the d [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 14 Perform a Test to con firm wh ich p re- pro gra mme d co de is su it fo r your device. 1. Turn on the device you are trying t o control with the SRC-7000 (in this case a TV) . 2. Connect the remote co ntrol to the compu ter with the SLC-2080 USB cable. See Connecting the SRC-7000 to a PC on page 10. 3. Perform steps 1-6 [...]

Device edit tool bar icon s 15 8. Select the co d e you require from the pre- programm ed code list and click . Note : • After the confi guration, you need to do wnload the new VMCF file to SRC-7000 to make it active. See Chapter 6 Communications on page 44 for more information. • You should also sav e a copy on your hard disk as a backup. To s[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 16 Adding a device key with a pre-programmed code You may f ind that the d evices listed in the left hand panel of the RemoteComm in terface window do not suit your needs exactly. You can delete items from the list and add new ones of your own. You can also add new devices wi thin existing devices. The easi est wa y to ad d[...]

Adding a device key with a pre-programmed code 17 3. Click on the home button or the Home icon in the left hand panel to display the Home LC D soft window. Note : You can also click any of the existing devi ces in the list if you want to add a device key w ithin that device. 4. click to add device. A. left click to point a spaces area. B. left clic[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 18 C. left click in the middle of t he point. 5. The pre-prog ramm ed code entry window wil l appear. Let's assume that you are adding a new TV device. 6. Enter the device type an d the brand nam e in the fir st two fields. 7. If you know the pr e-programmed code numb er, select it from the list in the third fiel d by [...]

Adding a device key with a pre-programmed code 19 9. Select the co d e you require from the pre- programm ed code list and click . After you have inputted th e pre-programmed c odes, a new ke y will a ppear i n the top lef t corn er of th e LCD s oft window. You can drag the new key to a new position on the screen wi th the mouse. 10. Double click [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 20 11. Click the inside Edit Label field and name the new key by using the keyboard or on-scree n keyboard. Note : To add a carriage return (new line ) in your key name, use the enter key on the on-scree n key board. 12. Press and click to s ave your new device. Your new device ke y will appear in the LCD soft window with t[...]

Adding a soft button 21 2. Click on the dev ice that you want to add a button in the left hand panel. 3. Click to add a soft button. A. left click to point a spaces area. B. left click to point the oblique angle. Select a device t o add a new soft key[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 22 C. left click in the middle of two points. D. A new button will appear in the top lef t cor ner of the LCD soft window. 4. Double click on the new button to display the key properties window. 5. Name the n ew key as described on page 20. 6. Click to retu rn to t he prev ious s creen. 7. You can drag the new key to a new [...]

Learning the IR code 23 8. Click to save your new key. Note : • You can resize an y of the soft keys by dragging the corner of the key with the mouse. You can al so reposition the ne w key on the screen with the mouse. • To learn ho w to apply a functi on to your new key, see the next section Learning the IR code . • You will need to download[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 24 3. Click button. 4. Point the original remote control a t the bottom of the SRC-7000. Press and hold the key you wan t to teach. The SRC-7000 beeps when it has learnt the new key. A graphical representa tion of the IR signal appears in the IR Code View box. Press and hold the key on the original remote control that you w[...]

Shooting the IR code 25 5. Point the SRC- 70 00 at the device. If the learning proce ss has completed, the new code should be sent by the SRC- 7000 and the device should react accordingly. If the ne w key does not work, repeat steps 7-10 to re-teach the code. 6. Press to retur n to t he LCD soft w indow v iew. 7. Press on th e de vice wind o w to s[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 26 3. Click button to enter shooting mode. 4. Point the SRC-70 00 at the device you are trying to control. 5. Press the soft key you wan t to shoots and hold the key two seconds. The SRC-7000 beeps when it has shot the key. A graphical wave from of the IR signal appears in the IR code view. IR co de vi ew[...]

Creating a device key 27 Creating a device key You can add a new device wi th a pre-programmed set of codes, as described in Adding a device key with a pre-programmed code on page 16. However, you may wan t to add a new device key of your own design. You will probably only want to add new device keys t o the Home LCD soft windows, but you can add a[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 28 7. Click to retu rn to the LC D so ft wi n dow, and click to save the new configuration. Note : • You can add a labe l to your k ey as same a s you add a la bel to a soft key, see on page 20. • You can also add a functi on to the n ew device key , see Learni ng the IR code on pa ge 23. • Note: You will need to down[...]

Creating a macro key 29 4. Double click the key t o display the key properties box. 5. Clic k t h e A t t r i b u t e ta b to disp la y th e key a t t r i b u t e s . 6. Click the Ma cro radio button to define the new k ey as a macro key. A new Macro tab appears. 7. Select the Macro tab. Key Style Macro radio button[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 30 8. Click to begin creating a new macro. A new window opens. 9. Select the first step for your macro. Each step can be any key that has been programmed into your SRC-7000. Note : • You can store up to 60 commands in one macro. • Each step of your macro can be any one of th e keys you have programmed into your SRC-7000[...]

Creating a macro key 31 11. Continue adding steps with delays until your macro is complete. Note: • You can keep track of whi ch step you are on usi ng the display in the top left corner of the screen and you can use the Up and Down buttons t o go back and make chan ges. • If you try to ad d a macro key to a ne w macro, the ste p will be ignore[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 32 13. Press to save your macr o. Macro step buttons New macro step. Insert macr o step. Edit a macro step.( edit the time delay ) Delete a macro step. Move a macro step up or down.[...]

Creating a timer macro 33 Creating a timer macro Up to 32 timer macros can be defined. Timer macro keys are the same as ordinary macro keys, but a ti mer f unc tion m ay b e set s o that the macro runs at a pre determine d time. To create a timer macro: 1. Start the Remo teComm software as described in Start ing th e softw are on page 7 . 2. Click [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 34 4. Add a label to th e key using the on-screen k eyboard. 5. Click the Timer tab. 6. Use the radio bu ttons and the drop down m enus to set a weekday for the macro to run, or a spe cific time and date, or disable t he timer function if it is not required. 7. Click the Macro tab. 8. Define a macro as described in Creating[...]

Creating a cycle key 35 Creating a cycle key You can create a cycle key for your SRC-7000. A cycle key can have a number of diffe rent functions. Each time the key is pressed, the next function is executed. Y ou could program a cycle key with your favorite cha n nels. I f your favorite channels are 25, 07, and 67, you could program a cycl e key so [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 36 6. Click the Cycle radio button to define the new key as a cycle key. 7. Select the Cycle tab. 8. Connect the SRC-7000 to the PC as described in Connecting the SRC-7000 t o a PC on page 10. 9. Click the button. 10. Point the original remote con trol at the bottom of the SRC-7000. Press and hold the key you wan t to teach[...]

Creating a label 37 11. Repeat step 14 for the next key in the sequence and so on until a ll the seque nce is learnt. 12. Press the button. 13. Test your cycle code by sele cting the code from the left hand panel, pointing the SRC-7000 at the d evice and clicking the button. 14. Click to r e t u rn to th e LCD s o f t w i ndo w pa g e. 15. Click in[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 38 3. Add a soft key ( see Adding a soft key section ). 4. Double click on th e new key to displa y the key properties window. 5. Giv e the k ey a n ame us ing th e key boar d, or select the text or icons from th e on-screen keyboard. 6. Click on the key sty le rad io button to display for the new key. 7. Click the Label ra[...]

Editing the remote control con figuration 39 To edit the remote control configurat ion: 1. Start the RemoteComm software a s described in Start ing th e softw are on page 7 . 2. From the edit men u, select Edit R em ote Setting. The Remote Setting window appears. 3. Use the sliders and drop down boxes to se tting the remote control characteristics.[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 40 Customizing your welcome page You can add your own welcome page that displays when the SRC-7000 powers up. Note : Only low resolution 104 x 160 black and white images may be used for the welcome page. To load your own welco me page: 1. Start the RemoteComm software a s described in Start ing th e softw are on page 7 . 2.[...]

Customizing your welcome page 41 3. Click on the Welcom e Page tab to disp la y th e wel c o m e page settings. 4. Click the Load picture button and browse to the location of the new picture. Note : Only low resolution (104x160) black and white pictures can be used. 5. Click the Save picture for system button to save the new picture. 6. Click . Not[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 42 Chapter 5 Portable model files A portable model file is a file that contains all the configuration data for a particul ar device. Portable model file s all have the extension .vmod. You c an use RemoteComm so ftware to import and export port able model files. Importing a model file You can configure the SRC-7000 for a pa[...]

Exporting a model file 43 4. Click Open to import the file. Note : • After you confi gure the VMOD fil e in RemoteComm you will need to download the file to rem ot e control to m ake it active. • Y o u c a n s a v e a c o p y o n y o u r P C a s a b a c k u p b y c l i c k i n g t h e save button and naming i t so that you can find it again. Se[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 44 Chapter 6 Communications The communications menu enables you to uplo ad configurations to the SRC-7000 that you hav e made or modified. You can also download the SRC-70 00 active configuration to y our PC. Downloading from the remote control To download a configuration from the SRC-7000: 1. Connect the SRC-7 000 to the P[...]

Uploa ding to the remote control 45 Uploading to the remote control To upload a configu ration to t he SRC-7000: 1. Connect the SRC-7 000 to the PC. See SRC-7000 RemoteComm installation on page 6. 2. Start the RemoteComm software a s described in Start ing th e softw are on page 7 . 3. Click Communications and selec t Download From Remote from the [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 46 Chapter 7 Icon Editor Software You can create your own icons for keys by u sing the Icon Editor software provided with the SRC-7000. This chapter explains how to use the icon ed i ting software to crea te icons, and how to import them into Remot eCo mm software. Library files Use the Icon Editor to create a library of ic[...]

Library files 47 If you open a new library, the following box appears and you must enter a name for the library. If you open an exis ting library, the following box appe ars and you must choose an exi s ting library to open. Enter a name for your new library Open an existing library from the list[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 48 Creating an Icon Before creating an icon, you must first open a library file. See Library files on last se ction. To create a new icon: 1. Click to b e gin crea ting a new icon. 2. Choose the size of the icon to cr eate . Note: Some large icons will not fit on the smaller buttons, so make sure you create an icon of the a[...]

Creating an Icon 49 4. Use the tools i n the tools pallet to create your ic o n. Selection tool - Use to s el ect an area Pencil tool - Use to dra w freehand Line tool - Use to draw straight li nes Text tool - Use to ad d text and new parag raph s and to edit and add emphasis to al l language fonts uploaded to Icon Edi tor Flood fill tool - Use to [...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 50 Changing an icon You can edit any of the icons saved in your icon librarie s. Before editing an icon, you must first open an exis ting library file. See Library files on page 46. To edit an icon in an exist ing icon library: 1. Click to open an existing icon library. 2. Open an existing library from the list. The followi[...]

Changing an icon 51 5. Right click on an icon in the library and select Edit Icon to edit it . You can al so select Remove Icon to delete the icon from the library. Note : The library browser is divi ded into 5 pages of icons of di fferent siz es. 6. Click to close the library browser window and begin editing the icon. 7. Click to save the finished[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 52 Importing a library To use the new icons y o u have created wi th the SRC-7000, you must import the icon library using the RemoteComm software. To import an icon library: 1. Start the RemoteComm software a s described in Starting the software on page 7. 2. Select t he device from the panel on the left of the in terface w[...]

Button Label icons 53 The button properties w indow appears. Button Label icons Call Icon Edi tor. Refresh user icons li brary. Export user icons library to fi le. Inport user icons li brary. Next line. Button label icons[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 54 3. Click Inport user icons library . 4. Select a library file from the l ist and click . 5. Click when th e confirmation message appears. The new icons will appear in the user defined icons pages under the label tab in the prop erties window. 6. The user-defi ned icons can be added in the same way as text or pre-defined [...]

Troubleshooting 55 Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible solution Touch screen does not display anythi ng when touched. *Check the batteries are i nstalled correctly. *The batteries m ay be discharged. Repl ace the batteries . The SRC-7000 cannot operate a device after learning a functi on. *Check the SRC-7000 has learned the functi on correctl[...]

SRC-7000 User’s Manual 56 Problem Possible solution Macro does not work. *Check you are using the SRC-7000 within the effective transmi ssion distance (8 ~ 10 m) The batteries m ay be di scharged. Replace th e batteries. *Check that the macro is programmed correctly. Re-program the macro. *Make sure the SRC-7000’s IR port points at all the devi[...]