Contemporary Research ICW-IRC User Manual
Contemporary Research Corporation
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IR TV Controller
On-Screen Setup Menus
The remaining installation steps use the IR remote and the built-in character generator of the IRC.
1. Touch Menu, then 999, then Enter.
2. The text CR MENU> should appear on the screen.
3. Key in one of the commands shown below, then press Enter to activate.
4. Note that, in Menu mode, the Channel Down key acts as a backspace/delete key.
Command Function
All
The following commands are used for all IRCs
45678
Display IRC firmware version
45679
Display the unit’s Device #. At this point, you can use the Channel Down key as a
Delete key, enter a new device # with the remote’s numeric keypad, then hit Enter
to save the new number.
45700
Display or edit IR device type. Sets the IR control format to match your TV. In many
cases, CR can pre-set this command to the format specified by the dealer.
0=None
1=Zenith [added V2.0]
2=Panasonic [added V1.7]
3=Toshiba [added V2.0]
4=Hitachi [added V2.0]
5=Sony [added V2.0]
6=Grundig [added V2.0]
7=Magnavox/Philips [added V1.7]
8=RCA [added V2.0]
9=Sony_2 [added V2.0]
10=Panasonic_2 [added V1.9]
11=Mitsubishi [added V2.0]
12=Monivision (old) [added V1.6]
13=Monivision (new) [added V1.8]
14=Panasonic_3 [added V1.9]
15=Sharp [added V2.1]
16=Pioneer (plasma) [added V2.3]
17=NEC (plasma) [added V2.3]
18 = Samsung [added 2.5]
45702
Set IR receive, IR output and power sensing levels.
1 = Enable 38KHz IR receive in, 0=disable
2 = Enable 57KHz IR receive in, 0=disable
4 = Enable IR output carrier, 0=no carrier
8 = Set power sensor for high sensitivity, 0=low sensitivity
16 = Set IR output for high current, 0=low current
Add up the values and enter the result. For example, the default setting is 30 (57
KHz on, IR carrier, high power sensitivity, and high IR output).
65478
Reset IRC, similar to disconnecting power then restarting.
65487
Initialize IRC to factory default settings: Power on, unlocked, display channel 11,
channel ring set to 4, 5, and 11, Group 0. Note that this command works even if TV
power is off or control is locked out.
65482 Shows
Net RX if receiving the iC-HE’s “heartbeat” pulse once per second, !NET RX
if not. Also displays receive signal strength in the ICC2-IRC.
ICC2-IRC
The following commands are used for the ICC2-IRC only
65480
Enable constant Net transmit to the Head-End. This is used for measuring the signal
strength of the ICC2-IRC’s RF output. Press Enter to stop transmitting, or the unit
will automatically stop after 50 seconds.
65481
Display ICC2 transmitter frequency control voltage – should be 2000 - 3150.
65483
Display DF transmitter frequency deviation – should be 245 - 300.