Guide to identifying Atlas remotes - Revision history

The Robman at 15:30, 7 December 2025

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 UEIC manufactures remotes for a number of cable providers and other companies.  One of the currently most widespread styles is the "Atlas 5-Device" remote.  They go by various names (Atlas 5-Device, Atlas DVR, Atlas DVR/PVR, Atlas 5-Device DVR/PVR, Atlas 5-Device DVR/PVR (day), Atlas OCAP, etc...) and come from various providers (Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, TWC, Rogers, Scientific Atlanta, and others..).
-There are <span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217041606/http://www.urcsupport.com/ several variants of these remotes]</span>, and sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart.  ''(Heck, even on the UEIC page linked above, if you look closely you will see that they show some of the same models TWICE iwth links to different manuals'' The variants seen to date are listed in [[Atlas Chart|this chart]]</span>.  In UEIC nomenclature they are (from left to right):
+There are <span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081217041606/http://www.urcsupport.com/ several variants of these remotes]</span>, and sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart.  ''(Heck, even on the UEIC page linked above, if you look closely you will see that they show some of the same models TWICE iwth links to different manuals'' The variants seen to date are listed in [[Guide to identifying Atlas remotes#Known_variants|this chart]]</span>.  In UEIC nomenclature they are (from left to right):
 Atlas DVR  (1054);
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 * has about 4.5K of equivalent "EEPROM" memory.
-==ALL of these remotes==
+==Featires==
 * may or may not have learning capability.  I expect the 1054 has no learning variant.  At least the 1K EEPROM would suggest that is the case.  Depending upon the cable provider's requirements with UEIC, the additional circuitry and alternate EEPROM size may be missing.  There is no readily apparent way to tell this without opening up the remote '''''(or simply trying to learn, I suppose).'''''
 * may or may not have UHF capability.  There is an <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/app.php/file?file_id=4620 FCC document]</span> indicating at least one version of the 30323032 URC-1055 (oddly enough it is internally labelled as a URC-2150(?!)) has a UHF transmitter compatible with certain Cable boxes.  This would have no effect on JP1 programming;
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 * most of these remotes have a silkscreened marking next to the 6-pin connector identifying whether it is JP 1, JP 1.2 (see the comment about the 10251025) or JP 1.3, but some may not.  As only the 1054 is JP1 and the others are JP 1.x, it's no problem simply connecting the appropriate cable and downloading from the remote to identify what signature it has, and IR should automatically select the correct rdf (unless it's another new one [[Image:icon_rolleyes.gif]] )

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==Atlas remotes==
UEIC manufactures remotes for a number of cable providers and other companies. One of the currently most widespread styles is the "Atlas 5-Device" remote. They go by various names (Atlas 5-Device, Atlas DVR, Atlas DVR/PVR, Atlas 5-Device DVR/PVR, Atlas 5-Device DVR/PVR (day), Atlas OCAP, etc...) and come from various providers (Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, TWC, Rogers, Scientific Atlanta, and others..).

There are [https://web.archive.org/web/20081217041606/http://www.urcsupport.com/ several variants of these remotes], and sometimes it is difficult to tell them apart. ''(Heck, even on the UEIC page linked above, if you look closely you will see that they show some of the same models TWICE iwth links to different manuals'' The variants seen to date are listed in [[Atlas Chart|this chart]]. In UEIC nomenclature they are (from left to right):

Atlas DVR (1054);
Atlas DVR (day) (1055);
and
Atlas OCAP DVR (1056 and 1056BC) 
[[Image:Atlas5-DeviceSettings.jpg]]
[[Image:AtlasDVR_PVR2.jpg]]
[[Image:Atlas-OCAP-1056-1.jpg]]
[[Image:AtlasOCAPSilverDVR-PVR2.jpg]]

Here are two pictures of a URC-1056 Atlas OCAP Black Remote with backlighting: 
[[Image:Atlas-std.jpg]]
[[Image:Atlas-backlit.jpg]]

==Atlas DVR (1054)==
* has a "Menu" key centered directly above the "Up arrow" key;
* has a "Settings" key (single function) to the left of the "Left Arrow" key;
* is a '''JP1''' remote with '''signature SA_7SA_7'''.
* has a 1K factory EEPROM (can be replaced/upgraded by the user)

==Atlas DVR (day) (1055)==
* has the key above the "Up Arrow" key labelled "Settings" AND "Menu";
* replaces the key to left of the "Left Arrow" key with a rocker key labelled "Day" with a "+"and "-" direction;
* # button (to the right of 0) has a secondary label of HD/Zoom vs. ENTER
* is a '''JP 1.2 or JP 1.3''' remote;
* there are SEVERAL signatures identified (and RDFs created) to date, including:
:* '''10251025''' ('''JP 1.2 - labelled JP1''') has about 3.5K of equivalent "EEPROM" memory;
:* '''30003000''' ('''JP 1.3''') all of the JP1.3's have about 4.5K of equivalent "EEPROM" memory;
:* '''30323032''' ('''JP 1.3'''); and
:* '''30333033''' ('''JP 1.3''') - signature shared with the 1056 OCAP remote.

==Atlas OCAP (1056 and 1056BC)==
* (has a few more evident external differences):
* Separate "Menu" and "Settings" keys;
* "Exit" key moved up ABOVE the arrow key array;
:* this results in FIVE buttons between the "UP Arrow" and the Device keys rather than just the three on the other 2 remotes;
* there is an extra "D" key next to the three "A", "B", and "C" keys;
* Adds alphabetic characters to the numeric keys (like a phone keypad);
* has the middle "F" button enlarged, painted white, and labelled "ON DEMAND", whilst the other "F" keys are shrunken circular buttons;
* has a silver-colored variant (1056BC);
* shares signature '''30333033''' ('''JP1.3''') with one of the 1055s above - a modified rdf is available.
* has about 4.5K of equivalent "EEPROM" memory.

==ALL of these remotes==
* may or may not have learning capability. I expect the 1054 has no learning variant. At least the 1K EEPROM would suggest that is the case. Depending upon the cable provider's requirements with UEIC, the additional circuitry and alternate EEPROM size may be missing. There is no readily apparent way to tell this without opening up the remote '''''(or simply trying to learn, I suppose).'''''
* may or may not have UHF capability. There is an [https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/app.php/file?file_id=4620 FCC document] indicating at least one version of the 30323032 URC-1055 (oddly enough it is internally labelled as a URC-2150(?!)) has a UHF transmitter compatible with certain Cable boxes. This would have no effect on JP1 programming;

* may or may not have backlighting. Of the Atlases I have seen personally or referred to in these fora, the 1056 (both colors) is the only one to have confirmed backlighting as an option;

* have three keys just below the "Mute"and "Last" keys that will have tailored labels for the cable provider. [size=75]''Note the difference in the 1056 OCAP remote in this regard.''[/size] In UEIC literature, on the 1054 and 1055s, these unlabelled keys are referred to as "TuneIn1", "TuneIn2", and "TuneIn3", and on the 1056, they are labelled "F1", "On Demand", and "F2" respectively. Although they may have different labels in a particular cable provider's application, these are the names used in the software tools;

* most of these remotes have a silkscreened marking next to the 6-pin connector identifying whether it is JP 1, JP 1.2 (see the comment about the 10251025) or JP 1.3, but some may not. As only the 1054 is JP1 and the others are JP 1.x, it's no problem simply connecting the appropriate cable and downloading from the remote to identify what signature it has, and IR should automatically select the correct rdf (unless it's another new one [[Image:icon_rolleyes.gif]] )