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`USSN 07/586,957
`Atty Docket 90075
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`In re Application of:
`1
`1 1
`PAUL V. DARBEE
`For: UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
`DEVICE
`Serial No. 07/586,957
`Filed: September 2 4 , 1990
`
`Group Art Unit:
`232
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`DECLARATION UNDER RULE 37 CFR 1.131
`I, PAUL DARBEE, an applicant/inventor in the above entitled
`application hereby make the following declaration:
`1. In 1986 I, with the help of others, conceived of a
`universal remote control for operating controlled devices such
`as television sets, VCRs, cable converters, etc.
`2. In the fall/winter of 1986, I made a first prototype of
`such a universal remote control and a photograph of same is
`enclosed herewith and marked Exhibit 1.
`3 . In the fall/winter of 1986, I developed a technique for
`capturing codes from existing dedicated remote controls, for
`generating code data to emulate these codes and for inputting the
`generated code data into a RAM in the universal remote control.
`4. This technique developed in 1986 for capturing, for
`generating emulation code data and for storing such code data for
`outputting infrared codes is described in the above identified
`patent application and, except for the automation of some of the
`steps of the method, the method we use today is the same method
`used in 1986 and described in the subject patent application.
`5. In the beginning of the development of the universal
`remote control disclosed and claimed in the subject application
`our company was named Protostar Electronics and the remote
`control was referred to as the Homer Control Unit, or simply HCU
`or Homer.
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`6. Ongoing development work continued on prototype models
`through early 1 9 8 7 and several more workable models were
`constructed and operated between January 1 9 8 7 and June 1 9 8 7 when
`we received production models from our manufacturer. Enclosed are
`photographs, marked Exhibits 2 and 3, of two more prototype units
`which were constructed and successfully operated prior to June
`1 9 8 7 .
`7 . Minor changes and enhancements were, and still are,
`continuously being made to the universal remote control disclosed
`and claimed in the subject application to provide a more user
`friendly and more marketable remote control, but the basic
`components and method of operation are still the same as prior
`to June 1 9 8 7 .
`8. Copies of documents evidencing the development work on
`the various prototypes between January 1, 1 9 8 7 and June 12, 1 9 8 7
`are enclosed herewith and identified as follows:
`Exhibit A - A draft of an instruction booklet for operating
`the HCU dated 2-10-87.
`Exhibit B - A copy of the circuit diagram for the HCU as it
`existed on 2-20-87.
`Exhibit C - Revision 1.1 to the HCU 1 Manual Documentation,
`e.g. Instruction Booklet.
`Exhibit D - Revision 1 . 2 entitled Homer Specifications.
`Exhibit E - A copy of the circuit diagram for the universal
`remote control as it existed on 3-25-87.
`Exhibit F - Handwritten notes entitled Homer PCB Art Work
`Revision dated 3-23-87.
`Exhibit G - A copy of the circuit diagram as it existed on
`5-23-87.
`Exhibit H - A layout of the printed circuit board for the
`Homer Unit entitled Homer PCB Assembly Drawing.
`Exhibit I - A review copy of the User's Manual for the
`universal remote control then called llUni-Comll. This document
`had numerous notes marked thereon in red did not copy when the
`photocopy enclosed herewith was made. However such comments do
`not affect the existence of this copy.
`Exhibit J - Final Homer revisions f o r Inkel, now Kimex, a
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`our manufacturer of the UNI-COM dated 5-18-87.
`Exhibit K - Further notes to Inkel, now Kimex, our
`manufacturer, regarding data to load in the prototype units and
`a procedure for testing the units dated 6-12-87. The commercial
`remote control is currently being sold under the trademark "ONE
`FOR ALL"
`8. I have examined the method claims and the apparatus
`claims pending in this application and find that the steps set
`forth in the method claims were steps that were being performed
`in the time period of January 1, 1987 through June, 1987 and
`that the components of the apparatus defined in the apparatus
`claims pending in this application existed in the remote control
`prototypes that were created or existing in the time period from
`January 1, 1987 and June, 1987 in our old facilities in Tustin,
`California.
`9. I further state that the above statements were made with
`the knowledge that willful false statements and the like are
`punishable by fine and/or imprisonment, or both, under §lo01 of
`Title 18 of the United States
`nd that any such willful
`false statement may jeopardize
`or any patent resulting theref
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`Opening the case except for
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`o Qim your HCU at
`the tel eui_inn.
`the same ti
`o Przss the TU and MUTE button: down at
`that you want
`it
`to sear-ch {or your brand of
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`The red
`n Press the che.nnel up CCH+D button oi
`the HCU and p
`.‘uion beoins
`light will stay on a+ter you let go.
`“s soon an H.
`t.aVe_up
`'
`to change chaniels press the channel up button ,_.i
`tn K minutes before the HEIU {inoe your TU“s
`ins .ruction codes.§ 1+ the
`red light goes out be+ore your TU changes channels.
`you haHe a problem.
`n In case of problems:
`o Tr;
`:gain.
`are both
`the T” and MUTE rutton
`o Mate sure that
`ed dmnfi‘+nu~tn~r
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`The next button you pres: H“ T be the channel
`k-;. Pres.sing an?
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`other key cancels the search.
`fThi-=-
`is to make sure the.t
`;rou reallr
`want
`to start searching. and I: not
`the tamil} cat
`tap dancing on
`the Keys') After
`the channels start changing you haie three second:
`to repress the channel up Rev ano =+np the searct.
`o Check your batteries.
`o Esme
`television sets do not use intrareo light beams For
`trol. Check with your dealer.
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`the HEU
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`their con-
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`The Key descrie-.ione are in {our oi+¥erent
`the top ot your HCU.
`o Look at
`colors.
`The red keys control your
`teleii=ion +unctions.
`the gree
`trol your USE.
`The blue Keys can control TU USE or CRELE.
`9
`t0? POW‘Dt HEVE- on your HCU has your mode selector keys and the power
`P
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`By pres sing the CHBLE UEE or TU buttons you tell your HCU which
`device you want
`to use the blue Keys on.
`For example, all
`three ceuicee
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`>
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`might have a CHHHHEL UP command. When you press CHHNHEL UP your HCU
`needs to know which device you want
`to send the CHHNMEL UP =injsls to
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`For example.
`o Some Winds o+ equipment use slightly difterent commands.
`instea.o of CHHNNEL UP and CHHHNEL down, you PlJEh the channel button
`la.beleo H through L. These "etceptions" still work with vour- HCU. but
`,nu hang tn do things a little oi++erentl . 1' your unit doe-= not seem
`to be operating properly,
`it m ay‘ be because it
`is an etception
`See the
`section "SPECIHL FUNCTIONS“
`to learn i% this is the source o4 your
`trot—
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`o Many remote controls have extra features.
`include remote color and tint controls.
`too!
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`televisions sometimes
`For examnle,
`four HEN has these extra {eetures
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`functions you ha.w'9:
`a To find out which special
`The light on the
`o Press TH and REEHLL down HT THE oHllE TIME.
`[CI 7‘ 'II It! 2'
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`blink at you.
`For exa.mple: red. vellum
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`o Open to chapter
`a.nd look for «our matchino color sequence. This will
`tell you what special +unctions are available +or your model
`o+ televi—
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`RECHLL tor your HER codes.
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`o Then to turn the color up Just press the TU button and the "H" button.
`course,
`if you are already in TU mode, you can Just press the "H" but—
`ton.
`(If you can’t
`remember which mode you are in, press‘the mode but-
`again.
`It never hurts!)
`b We have ernzlo=ed handy stick on—labels so you can write downwany of your
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`+un: tions and stick them on
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`o Eight special
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`they aren’t we we got up
`ii
`iunctions are usuall_ enough but
`Just press CHHIH PLHT and B
`through E.
`(Or
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`For example,
`erta.in things you might do over and over again.
`o There are
`turning your who! e system on: CHBLE, F'DHER UCR PDHER, TU, POWER.
`That’s six Kevs.tr-oke
`Hnd you still might have tc tune in to your
`favorite channel.
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`an easy way to teach sour HCU a whole
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`group of Keystrokes
`tons!
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`to use +n name
`:9? you wait
`n Pres-
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`:hasn e*cept
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`to include in your chain Just as {ou
`he Keys that
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`would normally use rnur HCU.
`The Lere will operate your equipment
`just
`like normal.
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`w Mhen you are +inisried build-iriC your chain, press CHHIH LEHRH again.
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`1+ the user does not include a mode command at
`the start o¥ a chair”
`do we
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`o To plav back your chain,
`umhin.
`fiTou can see why :vou cannot name
`a chain any o+ the dio.ts H—~,
`CHHIH PLHY and a number 5-? is used ¥or extended snecrel +unrtiun
`on
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`some equipment.
`o Your EHHIH PLHY key works in HM? mode: TU, UCR or EHSLE.
`o 1+ ;our HC:U begins blinking green, yellow, red,
`it means it’s memory is
`full
`The :hain is automatica ly.eras:d.
`Tou can enter
`in a shorter
`
`, or erase another chain to oet more'room.
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`o To erase a -:hain and free up the memory +or another chain:
`m Press EHHIN LEH RN.
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`m Press the :9y 0% the macro you want
`fi FPEEE CHHIF LEHRN.
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`to erase.
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`MHSTER RESET BUTTON
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`o General notes
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`o Keypad l a y o u t
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`o Synopsis
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`o User manual
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`Rev 1.2
`o Keypad layout
`o Added as new sec'tion.
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`Rev 1.1 (2/16/87)
`o Table of contents.
`o A dded.
`o Revision notes.
`o Added.
`o General notes.
`o Added.
`o Synopsis.
`o Added.
`o User Manual,
`o Revised to reflect synopsis.
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`- Revision Notes - P a g e 1 -
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`Protostar H C U Hanudl
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`GENERAL NOTES:
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`o Color scheme.
`o "Keys" r e f e r t o labels and/or surrounding background color,
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`to TV
`o Red keys refer
`These have been defined as TV,
`functions.
`VOLume UP, VOLume D O W N and FlUTE.
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`functions.
`o Green keys refer t o VCR
`t h e 8 key "mechanical transport" block.
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`These include t h e V C R key and
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`o The yellow key refers t o CABLE functions.
`only dedicated key for cable functions.
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`The CABLE key is t h e
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`The D O keys are DO, D O 1,
`o The white keys refer t o D O functions.
`D O 2, D O 3, and D O 4.
`( D O keys are mode independent.)
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`o The remaining keys are blue. Their use depends on t h e mode,
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`o The numeric keypad (digits 0-9) w i l l be outlined o r otherwise visually
`separated from t h e rest of t h e layout.
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`o Multi-Jingual manual?
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`o English and Spanish appear mandatory,
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`o Japanese.
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`o Translations should be independently retranslated back into English by
`two or t h r e e sources to check f o r accuracy.
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`o Easy t o use manual..
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`o Use of graphics
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`o User manual m u s t be easily understood by "average" customer.
`is a word that probably should be avoided.
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`"Mode"
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`o Creating index of TV sets and brands supported, plus exception listing (odd
`(Or at least distributor.)
`ball com mands) for t h e user.
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`o Stick on labels f o r reminders?
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`Protostar H C U
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`B
`W
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`G
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`G
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`R
`
`R
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`R
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`B
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`B
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`B
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`B
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`- KPvnnrl l n v n i t t - P a O D '? -
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`Protostar iI C U
`?I a n u a l
`Revision 1.1
`
`SYNOPSIS:
`S E A I? C H F U 14 C TI0 N :
`o D O , ENTER, <TV or V C R or CABLE), and CHannel UP are to begin search
`sequence.
`
`o C Hannel UP t o terminate search.
`
`SEARCH RESULTS:
`
`ST A N D A R D FU N CTIO NS:
`
`o Dedicated keys
`o VOLuine UP, VOLume D O W N and MUTE will be mapped from t h e TV
`library.
`o The 8 "tape transport" keys will be mapped from t h e VCR library.
`o Dedicated keys work irrespective of mode.
`
`o Mode dependent keys
`o CHannel UP, CHannel DOWN, RECALL,
`t h e numeric keys 0-9,
`and
`ENTER are mode dependent.
`That is, t h e function executed depends
`on whether t h e user last pressed TV, V C R o r CABLE.
`o I€ a function is n o t available for a particular device i n t h a t mode, t h e
`HCU w i l l n o t send any command.
`There is no "default"
`t o another
`device type.
`
`are assigned additional functions f o r t h e t a r g e t device (if
`
`o Keys A-H
`any).
`o These functions w i l l be documented for t h e user in t h e manu&
`
`through t h e use of custom macros.
`o These functions may be changed
`These functions are, in fact, predefined custom macros.
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`Protostar 1-1 C U Manual
`Revision 1.1
`
`S P E CIA L I: U i.4 C TI0 N S:
`o Special functions provide a means for accessing more
`functions we have pre-progra m m ed.
`
`than
`
`t h e 8 (A-1-1)
`
`o A l l functions in t h e library f o r a particular device are available to t h e user,
`
`o Functions may be accessed by pressing D O and t w o digits on t h e numeric
`keypad.
`
`o Special functions are mode dependent.
`
`o S p e d functions may be included in macros, standard or custom.
`
`STANDARD M A C R O S :
`
`o D O and ENTER initiate a macro definition.
`
`t h e macro
`o The next key pressed
`indicates which key is to be assigned
`from macro definition are TV, V C R , CABLE,
`definition.
`Keys excluded
`ENTER, and t h e numeric keys, 0-9.
`o D O and ENTER terminate the macro definition.
`o In t h e event insufficient s p a c e exists for t h e macro, a repeating flashing
`t h e user.
`sequence of green, yellow and red w i l l be s e n t to notify
`The
`macro space used w i l l b e recovered.
`, .
`
`o User macro erasure is accomplished by defining a n empty sequence for a
`key d e h i t i o n .
`
`o A l l macros w i l l be erased by a master reset.
`
`o Macros calling is mode
`d e n t sequences).
`
`independent (although it may contain mode depen-
`
`x Macros calling macros could lock-up
`
`t h e device and may be a n illegal entry.
`
`o Macro playback w i l l be accomplished by pressing D O and t h e key defined by
`t h e t o p D O keys 1-4.
`The t o p D O keys
`t h e user except in t h e case of
`have a n assumed DO. This w i l l be particularly convenient for powering t h e
`system on or off, and for switching from cable A
`t o cable B in some
`syste m s.
`o Key functions D O 1 through D O 4 are an added feature for this version
`only. Future models may use t h e s e keys for additional modes such as audio.
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`Protostar H C U Xanual
`Revision 1.1
`
`C U S T 0 i s 1
`
`i.i A C R 0 S :
`
`o*DO,
`
`ENTER and ENTER initiate a custom macro definition.
`
`indicates which key w i l l be assigned
`o The next key pressed
`definition. The only keys allowed are t h o s e labeled A-H.
`
`t h e custom
`
`o D O and ENTER terminate t h e custom macro definition.
`
`o Calling custom macros is mode dependent.
`
`MASTER RESET:
`
`o DO, RECALL, ENTER, DO, RECALL, ENTER initiate a master reset.
`
`o Master reset w i l l n o t change t h e searched library.
`
`o Master reset w i l l erase both standard and custom macros. Mode dependent
`key definitions A-H w i l l b e reset t o their defaults.
`
`DIRECT LIBRARY ENTRY:
`
`for distributor use and w i l l n o t b e
`
`o Direct
`library entry is intended
`documented in t h e user manual.
`o DO, RECALL, <VCR, CABLE or TV>, a number of digits, and RECALL w i l l
`specify which library t o use.
`
`,
`
`.
`
`
`
`P
`
`o Digits entered w i l l probably reflect t h e "search result" playback sequence,
`Le. a trinary number sequence.
`
`o Direct library entry is a n alternative t o using t h e library s e a r c h sequence.
`A user w i l l still be able to use t h e s e a r c h sequence. LE. direct library
`t h e H C U on t h e e n t e r e d device.
`e n t r y does n o t "lock"
`
`SE R I A L C 0 M M U NIC A T I 0 N M 0 D E:
`o Serial corn rn unication mode is intended for manufacturing and distributor use
`and w i l l n o t be documented in t h e user manual.
`5
`, PA USE, a-
`
`w i l l a c t i v a t e serial corn munication
`
`o DO,-
`mode.
`
`o If communication is n o t established w i t h i n 10 seconds t h e IICU w i l l time
`out.
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`Protostar I1 C U )I anual
`Revision 1.1
`
`USLR
`
`i I A N U A L :
`
`I-ICU Model 1
`
`BASIC INSTRUCTIONS:
`
`You have selected one of t h e most powerful r e m o t e control units available.
`Your H C U works with almost all modern TV, VCR
`and cable systems.
`Because it works with so many different models, it needs a little help t o
`know just what equipment you are using.
`The HCU uses invisible light beams to talk with your TV, V C R o r cable
`If anything blocks t h e light beams it w i l l n o t work.
`box.
`
`Your H C U uses 4 size A A A batteries. It is very
`installation.
`Battery
`A).
`t h e batteries properly (see diagram
`important t o insert
`IMPROPER
`INSERTION OF THE BATTERIES CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE Y O U R
`HCU!
`Take your time. Unlike o t h e r remote control devices, your HCU
`w i l l n o t "forget" what you t a u g h t it when t h e battery is removed.
`Except for t h e batteries, your H C U does not contain any user serviceable
`parts. Opening t h e case e x c e p t for t h e battery c o m p a r t m e n t may cause
`permanent dam a g e to your H C U and voids t h e warranty.
`
`MATCH TO Y O U R TELEVISION:
`
`o Turn your television on.
`
`o A i m your H C U a t t h e television.
`t h e ENTER button and t h e TV button. This tells t h e
`o Press t h e D O button,
`It w i l l begin
`H C U t h a t you want it t o search f o r your brand of television.
`blinking red t o tell you it is ready to start searching for your television
`set.
`
`o If you e v e r press DO, ENTER and TV accidentally and d o n o t want t o
`begin searching, simply press any key except t h e CHANNEL UP button
`to cancel t h e search.
`
`o Press t h e CHANNEL UP button on t h e HCU and release it. The r e d light w i l l glow
`A s soon as your television begins t o change channels press t h e
`steadily after you let go.
`CHANNEL UP button again. (It may t a k e up t o X minutes before t h e HCU
`finds your TV's instruction codes.) If t h e r e d light goes o u t before your TV
`changes channels, you have a problem.
`
`o Be sure to keep the H C U pointed a t t h e TV while it searches.
`In this case, your H C U will send
`
`o Note some sets do n o t have a CHANNEL UP function.
`another co m m and, usually P 0 W E R 0 FF.
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`Revision 1.1
`
`o In case of problems:
`
`o Try again.
`
`t h e DO, ENTER, TV and C H A N N E L UP key in
`o Make sure t o press
`t h a t order. Press t h e C H A N N E L UP key again as soon as you see t h e
`You have about 3 seconds t o do this.
`channels starting t o change.
`Otherwise t h e H C U starts sending codes f o r another television
`i n its
`(This is t o make
`library, Pressing any o t h e r keys cancels t h e search.
`
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`P r o t o s t a r Homer S p e c i f i c a t i o n s [ ilev 1 . 2 1 ( P r o t o s t a r llCU i . i a n u a 1 )
`i10 i.1 E R S P E C I F I CAT I 0I.J S :
`liEVISI0N: 1 . 2
`3-8-87
`
`CONTENTS:
`
`o R e v i s i o n n o t e s
`
`o G e n e r a l n o t e s
`
`o K e y p a d l a y o u t
`
`o S y n o p s i s
`
`o M a n u f a c t u r i n g T e s t S t a t i o n
`
`o M a n u f a c t u r i n g D o c u m e n t
`
`o User m a n u a l
`
`REVISION NOTES:
`R e v 1 . 2 (3/8/87)
`o Name c h a n g e t h r o u g h o u t d o c u m e n t from HCU t o Homer.
`o G e n e r a l n o t e s
`o R e n a m i n g t h e HCU s e c t i o n r e m o v e d .
`o K e y p a d l a y o u t
`o A d d e d a s n e w s e c t i o n .
`o S y n o p s i s
`f o r VCRs will now
`i n i t i a t e " p l a y "
`o S e a r c h f u n c t i o n :
`m o d e r a t h e r t h a n c a u s e a C H a n n e l UP s e q u e n c e .
`o S e a r c h r e s u l t s : k e y s e q u e n c e c h a n g e d .
`o S e a r c h r e s u l t s :
`l i g h t s e q u e n c e now
`r e d a n d g r e e n ( n o y e l l o w ) .
`o C u s t o m macros lcey s e q u e n c e c h a n g e d .
`o M a n u f a c t u r i n g T e s t S t a t i o n
`o A d d e d a s a n e w s e c t i o n
`o M a n u f a c t u r i n g D o c u m e n t
`o A d d e d a s a new s e c t i o n .
`o User m a n u a l
`o Not m o d i f i e d
`t o r e f l e c t u p d a t e d s y n o p s i s .
`a p p r o v a l o f s y n o p s i s .
`
`A w a i t i n g
`
`- R e v i s i o n N o t e s - Page 1 -
`
`l i m i t e d
`
`t o
`
`j u s t
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`P r o t o s t a r Homer S p e c i f i c a t i o n s [ R e v 1 . 2 1 ( P r o t o s t a r HCU F l a n u a l )
`
`R e v 1.1 ( 2 / 1 6 / 8 7 )
`o T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s .
`o A d d e d .
`o R e v i s i o n n o t e s .
`o A d d e d .
`o G e n e r a l notes.
`o A d d e d .
`o S y n o p s i s .
`o A d d e d .
`o User M a n u a l .
`o R e v i s e d t o r e f l e c t s y n o p s i s .
`
`- R e v i s i o n N o t e s - P a g e 2 -
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`P r o t o s t a r Homer S p e c i f i c a t i o n s [ R e v 1.21
`
`( P r o t o s t a r HCU F i a n u a l )
`
`GENERAL NOTES:
`
`o C o l o r s c h e m e .
`
`o
`
`" K e y s "
`c o l o r .
`
`r e f e r
`
`t o
`
`l a b e l s a n d / o r
`
`s u r r o u n d i n g b a c k g r o u n d
`
`T h e s e h a v e b e e n d e f i n e d
`f u n c t i o n s .
`o Red k e y s r e f e r t o TV
`a s TV, VOLume UP, VOLume DOWN a n d MUTE.
`
`T h e s e i n c l u d e t h e VCR
`o G r e e n k e y s r e f e r t o VCR f u n c t i o n s .
`k e y a n d t h e 8 k e y " m e c h a n i c a l
`t r a n s p o r t " b l o c k .
`
`o T h e y e l l o w k e y r e f e r s t o CABLE
`T h e CABLE k e y
`f u n c t i o n s .
`i s t h e o n l y d e d i c a t e d k e y f o r c a b l e f u n c t i o n s .
`
`o T h e w h i t e k e y s r e f e r t o DO f u n c t i o n s . T h e DO k e y s a r e D O ,
`DO 1 , DO 2 , DO 3 , a n d DO 4 .
`( D O k e y s a r e m o d e
`i n d e p e n -
`d e n t . )
`
`r e m a i n i n g k e y s a r e b l u e .
`o T h e
`m o d e .
`o T h e n u m e r i c k e y p a d ( d i g i t s 0-9) will b e o u t l i n e d o r o t h e r -
`w i s e v i s u a l l y s e p a r a t e d from t h e r e s t o f t h e l a y o u t .
`x I t may b e b e s t t o s w a p t h e w h i t e a n d b l u e c o l o r s c h e m e s .
`
`T h e i r u s e d e p e n d s o n
`
`t h e
`
`o M u l t i - l i n g u a l m a n u a l ?
`
`o E n g l i s h a n d S p a n i s h a p p e a r m a n d a t o r y .
`
`o J a p a n e s e .
`
`r e t r a n s l a t e d b a c k
`i n d e p e n d e n t l y
`s h o u l d b e
`o T r a n s l a t i o n s
`t h r e e s o u r c e s t o c h e c k f o r a c c u -
`t w o o r
`i n t o E n g l i s h b y
`r a c y .
`
`o E a s y t o u s e m a n u a l .
`
`o Use o f g r a p h i c s
`
`o User m a n u a l m u s t b e e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d b y " a v e r a g e " c u s -
`"Mode" i s a w o r d t h a t p r o b a b l y s h o u l d b e a v o i d e d .
`t o m e r .
`
`- G e n e r a l Notes - P a g e 3 -
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`P r o t o s t a r Homer S p e c i f i c a t i o n s [ R e v 1 . 2 1 ( P r o t o s t a r H C U M a n u a l )
`o C r e a t i n g i n d e x of TV s e t s a n d b r a n d s s u p p o r t e d , p l u s e x c e p t i o n
`l i s t i n g ( o d d b a l l c o m m a n d s )
`t h e u s e r .
`( O r a t l e a s t d i s -
`f o r
`t r i b u t o r . )
`
`o S t i c k o n l a b e l s for r e m i n d e r s ?
`
`- G e n e r a l N o t e s - P a g e 4 -
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`Protostar Homer Specifications [ R e v 1 . 2 1 (Protostar HCU M a n u a l )
`KEYPAD LAYOUT:
`C o l o r legend: B=blue, G=green, R=red, \/=white, Y=yellow
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`>>
`
`VOL +
`VOL -
`
`CH +
`CH -
`
`D
`H
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`G
`G
`
`B
`B
`B
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`\J
`B
`B
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`1
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`
`G
`G
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`B
`U
`B
`B
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`
`G
`G
`R
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`
`- Keypad layout - Page 5 -
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`P r o t o s t a r Homer S p e c i f i c a t i o n s [ R e v 1 . 2 1
`
`( P r o t o s t a r HCU M a n u a l )
`
`SYNOI'SIS:
`
`SEARCH FUNCTION:
`o D O , ENTER, <TV o r VCR or CABLE>, a n d C H a n n e l UP a r e t o b e g i n
`s e a r c h s e q u e n c e .
`
` s e n d a "PLAY"
`o When s e a r c h i n g f o r t h e V C R ,
`corn-
`t h e Homer w i
`l
`l
`mand r a t h e r t h a n " C H a n n e l UP".
`T h i s i s t o a c c o m o d a t e V C R s t h a t
`d o n o t h a v e t h e C H a n n e l UP command.
`
`o C H a n n e l UP t o t e r m i n a t e s e a r c h .
`
`SEARCH RESULTS:
`o <TV o r VCR o r CABLE>, DO, ENTER, a n d C H a n n e l UP w i
`l
`l
` i n i t i a t e
`f l a s h i n g s e q u e n c e i n d i c a t i n g t h e l i b r a r y s e l e c t i o n f o u n d b y t h e
`i n red a n d
`s e a r c h s e q u e n c e . F l a s h i n g s e q u e n c e w i
`l
`l
` b e o n l y
`g r e e n , a s y e l l o w i s t o o c l o s e t o g r e e n t o p r e v e n t e r r o r s .
`
`STANDARD FUNCTIONS:
`
`o D e d i c a t e d k e y s
`o VOLume UP, VOLume DOWN a n d MUTE w i
`l i b r a r y .
`
`l
`
`l
`
` b e m a p p e d f r o m t h e TV
`
`o T h e 8 " t a p e
`l i b r a r y .
`
`t r a n s p o r t " k e y s will . b e m a p p e d f r o m
`
`t h e V C R
`
`o D e d i c a t e d k e