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One For All URC7955 Universal 5 Way Smart Remote Control
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Product details

  • Brand: One For All
  • Catalogue number: 939/3907
  • Manufacturer's number: URC7955

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FAQs

Only if it is a picked function, not if you have programmed a real-time macro on it.

Please ensure the Smart Control is operating the device in question before setting up the NETTV key.
When programming, wait for your device to respond first, the remote will remember the timing.

  1. Make sure your device is switched on (not on standby)
  2. Hold down the NETTV key until the light blinks twice and stays lit.
  3. Use the Devices key to select the device you want to use for the NETTV key macro (e.g., TV)
  4. Now perform the sequence of keys exactly as you would normally do. The remote will operate your device, and the macro is recorded in real time. So if it normally takes a few seconds for your device to react this is normal.
  5. Once you have finished the sequence the streaming service has started on your device.
  6. Hold down the NETTV key until the light blinks twice and goes out.

The NETTV key is for viewing digital TV, streamed over the internet.
If your original remote control already had a key for this, for example, many newer TVs have a Netflix key, then this key will perform the same as the key on your original remote.

However, if you did not have a key like this, but still had the ability to watch astreaming service, you can use this key as a shortcut by programming a macro on it.
Most AV devices which are connected to the internet, such as Smart TVs or streaming Set Top Boxes have one or more applications they can run to access TV viewing via the internet.
Examples of these would be Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer or similar.

A real time macro records the same amount of seconds a menu on your original device takes to come up.
For example, if the menu on your TV takes 3 seconds to come up, the One for All Remote will retain this information.
A regular macro sends out multiple functions to the selected devices, but it does not record real time.
You can only program a real time macro on the NETTV key. You can program a regular macro on the other keys.

In order to setup a new device using the brand and model number, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Open the Setup App on your smartphone and pair it with your remote control.
  2. From the main screen, select the device you want to setup.
  3. On the next page, select the brand name of your device. You can use the search field if the brand is not listed in the top brand names list.
  4. Next, select "I know my model number".
  5. In the text field, enter the model number of your device. If the model number is not matched exactly, the closest one can be chosen as well.
  6. Select the code that appears on screen.
  7. Press the check mark in the top right to set up the code your the Smart Control.

You can now operate your device. 

Please follow the steps below to pair the One For All remote control with the OFA Setup App:

  1. Open the One For All Setup App
  2. Point the remote control towards the screen of your smart phone
  3. Hold down the DEVICES and ACTIVITY keys on the Smart remote control for 6 seconds until the TV LED starts blinking
  4. Once paired the message “Connected to OFA Smart Control’’ will be displayed on your screen. Now you can go further programming your remote control via the App by selecting ‘’Get Remote Settings’’

Note that the remote control may take a few seconds to connect to the App.

In case you have pairing issues, please read the instructions below:

  1. Make sure your smartphone has Bluetooth enabled and that it is Bluetooth Smart Ready (low power consumption).
  2. Make sure that the Smart Control has new and working batteries.
  3. In the event that the app is not displayed in the right way or if it does not work properly, please delete the App from the smartphone and download it again.

You can pair an unlimited amount of remotes to the App, but only use one at the time. Any settings stored for the previous remote will, however, be overwritten by the new remote.

The "Location" button helps the App select the top brands of each device type in your region.

The One For All setup App is only intended to be used with smartphones.
Supported models include the following:

Apple:
iPhone 4s and later

Android:
Android 4.3 and later
Bluetooth Low Energy (a.k.a Bluetooth Smart) compatible

N.B: The Smart Control uses Bluetooth Low Energy, also known as Bluetooth Smart.
(you can also use an app called BLE checker to find out if your smartphone uses Bluetooth Smart).

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

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

  1. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode.
  2. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit.
  3. Enter the code 994, the light will blink twice.
  4. Press Magic once and let go.
  5. Enter the 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.

The MEDIA device mode on the Smart Control is specifically assigned to control digital media receivers such as an Apple TV, Popcorn Hour, Western Digital or Roku media receiver.

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

It is possible to lock the volume on your Smart Control 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. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit.
  2. Enter code 993, the light blinks twice.
  3. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode you wish to assign volume control to.
  4. Press MAGIC once, the ring will blink twice.

To move a particular key within the same device mode:

  1. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit. 
  2. Enter code 994, the light will blink twice.
  3. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode.
  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. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit.
  2. Enter code 994, the light will blink twice.
  3. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode.
  4. Press the key to move once
  5. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode where the key will be moved to.
  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. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit.
  2. Enter the code 976, the light will blink twice.
  3. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode.
  4. Press the learned key to delete twice, the device key will blink twice
  5. If there is another key to be deleted, please repeat steps 1 to 4. 
  6. The key that has been cleared will now perform the default function.

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 3, hold the Magic key until the light blinks twice.

Your One For All remote is capable of copying functions straight from the original remote control that came with your device.

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

  1. Hold down MAGIC until the LED under the device blinks twice. The LED under the current mode key will stay lit.
  2. Use the DEVICES key to select the relevant device mode.
  3. Enter code 975, the light will blink twice.
  4. Press the key on the One For All where you would like to place the learned function - The Watch TV, Listen To Music and Custom LEDs will light up.
  5. Press the key on the original remote control that you wish to learn until the light on the One For All blinks twice.
  6. Press and hold the MAGIC key to store the learned function until the light blinks twice.

Additional Information:

  • It is possible to learn up to 400 functions on this remote.
  • If you wish to learn more functions within the same mode, simply repeat steps 4 and 5. If you would like to continue learning but in a different device mode please repeat from step 3 until 5. When you have finished learning all of the required functions, press and hold MAGIC to store.
  • It is possible to learn onto an empty device mode. The functions from this learned only device mode can also be used in Macros and Volume lock.
  • One long blink indicates the remote did not capture the signal correctly.
  • Two long blinks indicate the memory is full.

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. 

Only if it is a picked function, not if you have programmed a real-time macro on it.

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

  1. Hold down MAGIC until the light blinks once and then twice and stays lit.
  2. Enter the code 995, the light will blink twice.
  3. Press the One For All key you assigned the Macro to.
  4. Hold the Magic key until the light blinks twice.

You can program any key on your OFA remote (except Magic and Devices) 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, so it is best to select a key you don’t use, or use one of the spare A, B or C keys.

To program a macro, the procedure is as follows:

  1. Hold down MAGIC until the LED under the device blinks twice. The LED under the current mode key will stay lit.
  2. Press 995 – the LED will blink twice.
  3. Select the key you want to program the Macro on.
  4. Use the DEVICES key to select the device you want the first function of the Macro to come from, for example TV.
  5. Press the key you want to include in the Macro, for example the AV key.
  6. Repeat steps 4 (if necessary), and 5 to add more keys to the Macro. You can include up to 15 key presses
  7. To store the Macro, hold down the MAGIC key until the LED blinks twice

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 Smart Control.
  • If the LED shows a long blink when you press a key in steps 3 or 4, you have entered too many keys, please try again.

If you set up the default devices for any Activity on the remote (for example a TV and STB for Watch TV) that Activity will be set up automatically on the remote.
If you would like to change to a different combination, the procedure is as follows:

  1. Hold down MAGIC until the LED under the device blinks twice. The LED under the current mode key will stay lit.
  2. Use the ACTIVITY key to scroll through the Activies until the one you want to set is flashing.
  3. Press the number of the combination you want to set (see overview). The LED will blink twice and go out.

To access the Activities, simply press the ACTIVITY key to scroll through until the desired one is lit. You can return to controlling by device by using the DEVICES key.

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.

A real time macro records the same amount of seconds a menu on your original device takes to come up.
For example, if the menu on your TV takes 3 seconds to come up, the One for All Remote will retain this information.
A regular macro sends out multiple functions to the selected devices, but it does not record real time.
You can only program a real time macro on the NETTV key. You can program a regular macro on the other keys.

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