One For All URC 9910 Premium Learning Line 8-Device IR/RF Upgradeable Universal Remote Control

by One For All

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000069K8O
• Item model number: URC9910
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 5, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The URC 9910 upgradeable universal remote control with RF Link provides radio frequency operation with up to 100 feet of range through floors, walls, and doors, both indoors and outdoors. No matter how you upgrade or change your home entertainment components, the URC 8910 will stay on top of your technology through One For All's Customer Service. It consolidates up to eight devices at one time including TV, VCR, DVD, Cable, Satellite, CD, Receiver or Amplifier, plus an Auxiliary device. With truly advanced features, like the commercial skip function and an LCD display with real-time clock, you'll be ready to throw away all your old remotes. Changing from many remotes to one is easy with the URC 9910's full learning capability. It's amazing, this remote quickly and easily learns codes from your existing remotes. Plus, with the Home Theater configure key - a programmable key for powering all devices on/off simultaneously - you're ready to start-up or shut down with the click of a button. Of course the features don't end here, it also comes with a backlit keypad, picture-in-picture, surround sound and a macro functions.

Product Description

2-Way Remote Learning Instructions - after you have programmed your DISH Network remote to control your equipment (in TV, DVD or AUX modes), you may find not all of the commands used by the equipments original remote controls function as they expect. The learning function of the DISH Network remote control can support these commands. The remote control can learn commands in two ways: Hybrid Mode & Normal Mode

Customer Reviews

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One remote to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them., December 23, 2003

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Michael A. Nowak (Methuen, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One For All URC 9910 Premium Learning Line 8-Device IR/RF Upgradeable Universal Remote Control (Electronics)

Now having 5 media devices (TV, Cable box, VCR, Xbox/DVD, Home Theater receiver), each coming with "quasi-universal" remotes that got ~80% of the keys right, but not enough that I could dump them all, it was time to get a remote that really would do the trick. This is it. It's got a huge built in database of codes, such that 90% of the other remote functions ended up in very sensible places on the new remote. (This is the first universal remote I've had that does a really good job with the cable box.) What about the next 10% you ask? IR learning! Just hold up one remote next to the OFA, push a button on each, and it's learned the command, and mapped it where you want it! Other useful features: volume lock, because everything is going through the receiver, the volume control buttons are set to always operate the receiver, no matter what mode. Macros: programmed to one button push to switch the TV input & audio receiver to the proper modes for DVD, VCR, or Cable.

Cons of the remote: The keypad arrows (up/down/side) are a little small, and not as "comfortable" as other remotes I've had. (I would have preferred separate keys for each, not the pad.) Also, you can fill up the memory for learning. This is mostly the fault of my receiver, which has a separate button on its remote for every possible audio option (e.g., stereo, surround, direct, ...) I ran out of memory room to map them all, so went with just the important subset (e.g., the audio option toggle button).

Pros: For the black belts out there, the second con can be gotten around by getting a JP1 cable, and hooking this thing up to your computer and programming it any way you want. Yes, this has the 6 pin connector in the back, and you can dig around the web for free, legitimate software that will then allow you to program this thing into one all powerful super remote. But so far, I've found that the existing codes + IR learning + macro buttons gets me 98% of what I want, so I haven't felt the need to go through the effort to get that last 2%

July 2006 Update: After just referring this to a friend (who would definitely be using the JP1 programming), I gotta say that I'm still happy. The TV is now a 50" Panasonic Plasma, and the codes were there to work it (including PIP functions). The DVD is now and Xbox 360. OK, the codes weren't there for that. But, I called the company (yes, a toll call, during weekday business hours), placed the remote on the speaker phone speaker, and they downloaded the new codes. Voila! It now controls the Xbox 360. I've been a little bit more clever about using "key mapping" to move properly coded, but oddly placed, functions to more familiar places (and thus save IR learning room). For prices as low as $30, this is still a great remote.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advance Function Codes Available Via Email, April 13, 2006

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1/2008 - New Updated support feature - In the past the only way to get progrmaing updates for new devises was by downloading code updates through the phone line, a very unreliable hit and miss method. Today when I called support we tried to download via the phone line, and it didn't work. So the tech support team offered to email me a web link to an audio file that contained my program download. I went to the web link, played the audio file through my computer speaker and was able to update the remote by putting the remote up to the speaker while the audio file played. Code update for the remote worked on the first try. In the future I will just request that they email the audio file.

In addition to getting a download from the one-for-all support team, you can also request that they send you an email with the advance function codes for any device you are controlling. It appears that all of the device codes contain all of the function keys that any dvr, reciever can control.

With the email that one-for-all support provided I was able to find all functions supported by my reciever and dvd player and assign any code I needed to any button that I wanted. Once you get the listing of advance function codes for the devices that you have you can control any function of any device.

This is a well kept secret that few people are aware of. So call one-for-all support and ask that the advance function codes for any device you are using. This will open up a whole new world to you. By the way you don't use up any of the precious memory used by learning keys from another remote. I have 5 of these remotes. once I program one I use the jp1 cable to upload the programming to my pc. Then I download the programming to the other 4 remotes, I can program all remotes in less that 5 minutes.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME PRODUCT from an established company!!, August 14, 2004

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Sofia Hernandez "Maddy, Eli & Joshy's Mom" (Woodside, NY) - See all my reviews
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UPDATE: October 2007
I actually just wanted to update on my old review since I stumbled upon it while trying to order another remote for a family member. We still love it and will continue to love it. Don't listen to the idiots that can't properly read on how to program or "learn" their remote. They are lazy! We had upgraded last year to a 42 inch Panasonic Plasma, Sony receiver, Sony speakers and with a HD DVD recorder and this thing still works. I even use it in my bedroom to control my Sony television and my HD recorder that is in my living room. It is amazing and will stay that way in our house...... HAPPY PROGRAMMING!

What can I begin to say about this product? I will make this short and sweet.... This is the remote to buy. I live in NYC area and this bad boy works through all the walls throughout my 3 Bedroom apartment. It controls, the Sony receiver, 2 scientific atlanta cable boxes, Technics system, Phillips DVD Recorder, 32 inch JVC television, 27inch Sony television. Originally it didn't control the receiver and recorder, even after attempting to "learn" it, so all you do is call the 800 number listed and you put the remote against the phone or on speaker and their computer talks to something in the back of your computer. The remote then controlled the other two items. They make the claim that it is FUTURE PROOF and UPGRADEABLE and they stand by it. Whenever it cannot be learned just call the company and they will teach it right then and there. You have to set the IF/RF receiver a certain way so that your remote will seamlessly control everything in the house from every possible nook and cranny. I love being in the bedroom and being able to control the kids television or the living room stereo and receiver for that matter. I left the programming up to my husband and had him show me which buttons and macros controlled what. Unlike the previous reviewer, I have many things and functions programmed and I am not having any issue with memory. I have replaced so many remote controls. It is absolutely marvelous to just reach for one remote and control everything in the house. My cable box alone has so many functions, from guide, to info and rew, ff, stop and so forth. It works great with my DVR cable box. I highly suggest this product. I don't know how we could possible survive without it. Everyone comes over and loves the fact that our little remote does everything. Battery life seems to be great, still haven't replaced it from my the beginning of June and the red backlight is a refreshing change. There is also a back up feature for changing batteries, so you don't lose all that precious info that you painstakingly programmed. My husband thanks me everytime he goes to use the remote.. So don't listen to the reviewer before, they just have to set it up in a better spot. We are on the second floor, and can go to the ground floor outside and still operate everything in our apartment. This is a steal..... buy it now before Amazon catches on and raises the price.