One For All URC1240 Contour Universal TV Remote Control 4

It is possible to add missing functions via a procedure known as “Key Magic.”

If you provide the relevant information via this web form we will supply a 5 digit code to be programmed for each missing function and the programming procedure.

To use the Key Magic procedure, please follow the instructions outlined below:

1. Press the relevant device key.
2. Hold the Setup key until the light blinks twice.
3. Enter 994, the light blinks twice.
4. Press the Setup key once and let go.
5. Enter the 5 digit function code of the required function.
6. Press the One For All key you wish to assign the function to.
7. The light blinks twice and that key should now function.

To program the basic code on your Contour remote, please follow the instructions mentioned below:

1. Press the device key (e.g. TV key) corresponding to the device you wish to control (e.g. television).
2. Press and hold down the SETUP key until the red LED underneath the POWER key blinks twice (the red LED will blink once then twice).
3. Enter the four-digit device code using the number keys. The red LED should blink twice.

On the Contour, the SAT key should be used for programming the Freeview.

On the Contour, you can use the DVD or AMP key for your DVD-Home Cinema.
After programming the set-up code, please test the volume keys.
Also please check if the 1-0 keys change the inputs and if play and stop work correctly with the DVD-Home Cinema.

Infrared is the technology which is used in all our One For All remote controls. Infrared uses pulses of infrared light to transmit data from one device to another. This Infrared light is not visible for the human eye. The Infrared technology has a signal range of about 10 yards and requires line-of-sight.

Radio frequency (RF) is a data transmission technology which is based on electromagnetic radio waves. The advantage of RF is that this technology has a wider signal range, which can be up to 30 yards. RF can go through walls and there is no need to point the remote to the device, as it does not require to be in line-of-sight.

Bluetooth (which is a type of RF) is an open wireless technology standard for transmitting data over short distances. It uses radio waves on a particular frequency for data transmission from device to device. A variety of digital devices use Bluetooth, including MP3 players, smartphones and peripheral devices, laptops, etc.

Since our One For All remotes control devices via Infrared, it is not possible to use them for RF or BT controlled TV's or devices.

To reset your remote to the manufacturer's setting please use the following procedure:

1. Remove a battery from the remote and press a button with it removed
2. Reinsert the battery – the LED should blink twice
3. Press the digits 2 and 8 simultaneously within 6 seconds – the LED should blink twice
4. Enter the code 9 8 1, the LED will blink 4 times
5. The remote is now reset to its factory defaults.

You can now setup your remote again.

If you would like to reset a device mode, please use the following procedure:

1. Hold down SETUP until the light blinks once and then twice .
2. Enter the code 992 (the light should blink twice).
3. Press twice the device key to reset, the light will blink twice.
4. The device key has now been deactivated.

Yes, it is possible. Another device mode will have to be changed into the required device mode.

To do this please use the procedure below:

1. Hold down SETUP until the light blinks once and then twice.
2. Enter the code 992, the light will blink twice.
3. Press the device key you wish to copy.
4. Press the device key that will be changed.

The red light will blink twice and you can now set up your second code on this key.

It is possible to lock the volume on your Contour to a single device key (for example: the volume control could be linked only to a TV). This means that when the remote is in DVD or SAT mode and the volume keys are pressed, the TV volume will still be activated.

If you would like to have the volume locked to a particular device, please follow the procedure outlined below:

1. Press and hold down the SETUP key until the red LED underneath the POWER key blinks twice (the red LED will blink once then twice).
2. Enter code 9 9 3, the light will blink twice.
3. Press the relevant device you wish to assign volume control to (for example TV).

How to deactivate Volume Control:

1. Select the device key you wish to deactivate from Volume Control (e.g. AMP).
2. Press and hold down the SETUP key until the red LED underneath the POWER key blinks twice (the red LED will blink once then twice).
3. Press 9 9 3.
4. Press the VOL(+) key and the red LED will blink four times.

To move a particular key within the same device mode:

1. Press the relevant device key once.
2. Press and hold the SETUP key until the light blinks twice. 
3. Enter code 994, the light will blink twice.
4. Press the key to move once.
5. Press the key to overwrite once, the light will blink twice.

To move a particular key from one device mode to another:

1. Press and hold the SETUP until the light blinks twice. 
2. Enter code 994, the light will blink twice.
3. Press the relevant device key once.
4. Press the key to move once
5. Press the destination device key once.
6. Press the key to overwrite once, the light will blink twice.

If you would like to delete a learned function that you no longer require, please follow the procedure outlined below:

1. Press and hold down the SETUP key until the red LED underneath the POWER key blinks twice (the red LED will blink once then twice).
2. Press 9 7 6.
3. Press the key to be deleted (e.g. red key) twice.

Additional Information:

• You can delete a learned key by overwriting it with a new learned function.
• If a learned function used in a macro is subsequently deleted, the macro will revert to sending the keys original function.
• If you would like to reset all learned keys in one device mode, after step 1 press the Device key twice.

To use the Learning feature, please follow the instructions below:

1. Press the device key on the One For All to activate the mode that you wish to learn the functions onto (i.e. TV)
2. Press and hold down the SETUP key until the red LED underneath the POWER key blinks once then twice.
3. Press 9 7 5
4. Press and release the key you want to learn a function onto (for example the TV Power key) – The red LED will blink continuously.
5. Press and release the corresponding key on the original remote, for example Power.
6. The red LED will blink twice to indicate the key has been learned correctly.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each key you want to learn – remember you can learn from multiple remotes, but only one function per key.
8. When you learned all the functions you require, press and hold the SETUP key until the red LED blinks twice.

Please note:

• If the red LED shows one long blink at step 6, the function was not learned correctly, please try again from step 4.
• If you find one or more keys don’t work properly after set up, you can re-enter the learning mode at any time by repeating the procedure from step 1.

A long blink indicates that the remote failed to learn the signal from the original remote.

There could be a number of reasons for this.

1. Make sure the original remote that came with the device is in working order, by testing it on your device. If it is not responding, it might not be working correctly.
2. Make sure you are not performing the learning procedure under bright lighting or in bright sunlight as this can interfere.
3. Ensure that the two remotes are approximately 2 to 3 cm apart, and that the transmitting end of the original remote is facing the remote. Sometimes holding the key on the original remote down for slightly longer may help, and conversely sometimes quickly pressing and releasing the key on the original works better.
4. The batteries used should have sufficient power. Even though the remote works when using it to switch on and off devices, it might not have enough power to be able to learn additional functions. Please replace a new set of batteries
5. It is also possible that the memory on your remote control has reached the maximum capacity due to too many learned or other customized functions. Please remove some existing learned keys. 
6. Some manufacturer’s remotes use a different signal, or infra-red protocol, that the One For All remote cannot reproduce. These are commonly signals that use a higher frequency. Radio frequency remotes cannot be learned from, because these signals are not infra-red based.
7. If you have the OFA8 URC 2981 remote control, the learning feature is only applicable for the latest chip version R03

In order to delete a macro, please follow the instructions below:

1. Hold the Setup key down until the light blinks twice.
2. Press 995, the light should blink twice.
3. Press the key you assigned the Macro to.
4. Hold the Setup key down to delete the Macro, the light will blink twice.

You can program any key on your OFA remote (except SETUP) to send multiple commands on a single press –a Macro. This can be useful for controlling multiple devices to put them in a certain state – for instance you could put your TV on HDMI 1 and press Play on the Blu-ray player to start watching a movie. A key programmed with a Macro will send the same Macro regardless of the device mode.

To use the Macro feature, please follow the instructions below:

1. Press and hold the SETUP key until the light blinks twice.
2. Enter the code 995.
3. Press the relevant key where the Macro will be stored.
4. Now select the device you want the first function of the Macro to come from, for example TV.
5. Enter the sequence of keys that you would like to be issued.
6. Press and hold the SETUP key to store the Macro. The light will blink twice to confirm.

Additional Information:

• Remember to press the keys in the same order you would using your original remotes – so if you pressed AV on the TV remote and then Play on the Blu-ray remote to watch a movie, do it in the same order on the One For All remote. 
• If the LED shows a long blink when you press a key in steps 4 or 5, you have entered too many keys, please try again.

Our remote controls always send out the standard duration of a signal, which enables most Macros. In your case, you need to keep the key pressed for a few seconds, which we are unable to reproduce into our Macros.

Unfortunately, there is no solution for this. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.