Universal Remote Control MX-950 User's Manual
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1. UNIVERSAL remote control Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 17 6 Select a button to relabel with a new easier to understand name and type it in kep wetan tate xi 4K EH S DOD HM m A Y 4 lt Device CABLE TV 110 lt lt gt gt PAGE 1 PAGE PAGE 3 penn men A von FA TT muste Hide Hide Hide F Hide SAVE Cancel 7 Repeat Steps 2 6 and continue to test all commands for all of your devices by selecting a new device from the Device list box then editing as needed If you are missing a command and need to learn it delete any buttons that you don t need and relabel to prepare for learning Pewou SAVE exits the Edit and Label Buttons window so you would have to reopen it if you haven t finished editing all your devices Pages in LCD Button Editor A hidden page is accessible during programming so you can teach commands to buttons on hidden pages and use them in macros The interesting thing about hidden pages is that the end user cannot manually access the page using the PAGE button You HIDE pages using the HIDE checkbox which appears at the bottom of each page in LCD Button Editor Unlike MX 850 Editor you can hide any page without hiding any other Using Page View to Relabel and Re arrang Begin testing the codes you downloaded to the MX 950 Make sure that you test all buttons hard buttons and the LCD buttons on each2. If you do not reset the ID in the receiver window shown here set the ID on the bot tom of the MRF 300 to ID 1 Receivers gt UNIVERSAL remote control RF Control IR OUTPUT controls the Line Outputs for Flashers affixed to the front panels of compo nents You can opt to either send IR Commands to ALL The commands are sent to all of the Flashers 1 6 Just the specified Flasher receives the IR commands Useful when identical TV s or VCR s are utilized in the system IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF Receiver Equipment Closet Equipment Closet Equipment Closet Equipment Closet Equipment Closet Equipment Closet TV s TV s TV s TV s Equipment Closet Adding To add a new receiver to the list to change the Receiver ID of your existing receiver or to enable disable the Front Blaster click on the Receiver button of the RF Control window After pressing the Receivers button the RF Control Window will enlarge revealing the Receiver configuration options Again you click on a cell to adjust The Receiver ID cells enable you to change the ID of each receiver so that commands for one will be ignored by the other if set to different ID s Note that in this system the MRF 300 in the equipment closet is set to ID 2 and the MRF 300 connected to the identical TV s is set to ID 1
3. Box A Normal macro has one sequence of steps that will always playback when the button is pressed A Press and Hold macro has two sequences one sequence is played when the button is pressed normally The other sequence is played when the button is pressed and held for longer than the spec ified time A Variable macro has two sequences One sequenc e is played back when the selected variable 0 the other when the variable 1 D ED F Jip i En Save Click to stop Macro Recording and save your work END Hacro Press Hold Variable MX 950 Only Sound Any step can have a sound WAV file programmed by dragging a sound from the sound gallery to the macro However to program a second sound file in the same macro so that there is a beep at the beginning and a tada at the end of a macro you must program a delay in between the two sounds as long as the first sound or longer Ole T V Geom XK Step Function A fevike A 1 POWER 2 POWER OH 3 DELAY 3 6 4 UVIDE PLAS HA nan la Z DR tea HIRE PAGE WATCH HD SOUND gt Ma Ch Up takes TV to ANT A regardless of what input was last selected Input takes TV to next input ANT B Input takes TV to next input EXT 1 Delay Click to open the delay win dow Any step can be a delay between 1 and 30 seconds Longer delays can be created by using more than one delay J
4. Edit view Program Tools Communications Window Help CABLE TV 5 A DYD MOVIE E A VIDEOTAPE PROJECTOR I 5 Select SAVE from the File menu or click on the SAVE icon on the toolbar the Backli HM Right click on any device in Tree View including the WATCH or the LISTEN device Select Backlight Color from the context menu that appears po Pa Insert Page H CA Rename H zn Al Backlight Color cea A PROJECTOR H E LISTEN B Page 1 TO A CD H TO FM RADIO m e m a mm UNIVERSAL remote control Creating Naming and Arranging Devices 2 Uncheck the Use Default Color checkbox by clicking on it Backlight Color xi AGB Value Red Green Blue Cancel LI BERI BERI e default color EJ Adjust the sliders to the new color setting then click on OK to save your changes RGB Value Red Green Blue po Cancel FP Use default color 4 The new color now shows on the simulator B MX 950 Editor Chamberlain Living Room Revz mHa File Edit View Program Tools Communications Window Help Ose es i A s n u Se SHOR z eti Page 1 H CABLE TV A DYD MOVIE H A VIDEOTAPE H PROJECTOR 1 LISTEN ka Page 1 E TO A CD LO m s_ e e e ___ amp z H E COMPLETE CONTROL 6 Using the IR Database Using the IR Database a Set of IR Commands to each Device HM Open
5. button The combination activates the batch learning capability of MXEditor It is normal for MX 950 Editor to time out after learning the LCD page and again after learning the hard buttons The CONTINUE button remains selected but you must restart the batch learning by selecting a new starting button on another LCD page or device then selecting LEARN again BETE Continue to Next Button UNIVERSAL remote control 23 3 Watch the LEARNING Window When the info window says READY press and hold the button on the original remote control When it says GOOD release the button If it says FAIL reteach the same command When you see that a new button has been selected and the LEARNING window says READY then teach the new command from the original remote control 4 Remember to save your work go to the File menu and select SAVE Standalone Learning With some PC s the interconnection between the Operating System Windows the USB interface the remote and the software can create learning problems with any code If you have tried all of the tips listed on Page 20 it is worth trying Standalone Learning M From the Communications Menu select Remote Control Setup You may have disabled the Standalone Editing feature Make sure that the Disable checkbox is UNCHECKED Communications Window Select Remote Control Setup from Upload ta PC the Communications Menu Download to Remote Firmware Version
6. change programming by clicking on them while holding down the CONTROL key on the keyboard If you want them all selected normal for Volume Up Down and Mute simply click on the Select All button Any device you select will be HIGHLIGHTED in the Punch To list x Punch To Punch From Save pip lie Power On Off Save WATCH WATCH CABLE WATCH Cancel WATCH DYD WATCH YCR Yolume Mute eens TO A CD TO FM RADIO Channel RECEIVER Tr E Navigation Play Stop vi Numbers 0 9 10 ENT Select All Hold down Control to select multiple devices 3 Select the device that has the codes you want used in the Punch From list Click on SAVE Check the devices you programmed you should see the red PT Punch Through flag on every button affected on all the devices you programmed COMPLETE CONTROL 36 RF Control Programming RF Control Options The RF Setup Window The RF Setup window opens after selecting RFControl from the Program Menu or Program Tools Communication clicking on the shortcut button 1 Create amp Name Devices 2 IR Database 3 Edit Buttons 4 Learn 5 Macro 6 Punch Through 7 Backlight On Time Adjustin nal and IR Output Options The RF Setup window enables you to adjust the properties of RF Control by clicking on the intersection of a row and a column and then selecting from the pull down list box the property you want All of your devices are displayed Yo
7. page of every device Don t try to learn new commands yet wait until you can do all of them at once systematically First you must delete com mands that don t work and change the labeling so that your client instantly understands why you ve made the button available to them Good practice is to simply delete commands that the client will never use or to arrange them on the last pages of a device Certainly your most important goal is to place the most useful commands on the first page of a device so that the client has everything they need without pressing a PAGE button M From the View Menu select Page View Mode View Program Tools Commu Simulate Mode f w Page view Mode Both Simulated an Me COMPLETE CONTROL COQ Z 6 C O U o gt lt mm Z O Z m rm O O J m os Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 2 In Tree View expand the device you would like to EDIT In Tree View Double Click on each page of the device to display them You can have as many pages open as you like MX 950 Tal CABLE TV N Pi FP CABLE TW Pa E Pa a m Mi vient Button Name ne EE bo Li De marl Home D MX 950 EL WATCH Page 1 EICABLETV BER On Page 2 B Page 3 H A DVD MOVIE 3 After you ve opened all the pages you want to edit go to the Window Menu and select Tile Cascade or if you d like to clean things up Clos
8. remote control Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 15 Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation Before programming any further you should rigorously test all of the codes you have programmed using the IR Database and label the buttons with names that the customer will find easy to under stand The best approach is to download test all the commands and as you test use MX 950 Editor to modify labels and hide or delete unnecessary commands MX 950 Editor enables you to use two methods to relabel and re arrange commands and labels Use the LCD Button Editor method if you are most comfortable with MX 850 Editor Use the Page View method if you are most comfortable with MX 3000 Editor Both have their advantages as you will see in the descriptions below g the LCD Button Editor to Relabel and Re arrang Begin testing the codes you downloaded to the MX 950 Make sure that you test all buttons hard buttons and the LCD buttons on each page of every device Don t try to learn new commands yet wait until you can do all of them at once systematically First you must delete commands that don t work and change the labeling so that your client instantly understands why you ve made the button available to them Good practice is to simply delete commands that the client will never use or to arrange them on the last pages of a device Certainly your most important goal is to place the most useful commands on the first pa
9. the Database Window Select IR Database from the Program Menu or the Toolbar Program Tools Communication 1 Create amp Mame Devices 2 IR Database 3 Edit Buttons 2 Device In the first list box MX 950 Editor lists the names of the devices you ve created and named in your configuration Select the device you would like to program from the list box CABLE TV A DYD MOVIE RYIDEQOTAPE Hodel Th Dli MAMIN frane 11 Save 2 IR Data From Select the type or category of component i e TV VCR or DVD player via the IR Data From listbox Unter Code Number Next Device IR Database x Device CABLE TV Prev Device IR Data from Enter Code Number Next Device a Test Model E jen CD 3 Brand Select the company that made the component i e B amp K Sony Krell by clicking on the correct brand name in the scrollable Brand window IR Database a X Device CABLE TV Prev Device IR Data from Enter Code Number Next Device CABLE 001 i Test JERROLD M NET MAGNAVOX MASSILLON MEDIA ONE MEDICOM A MEMOREX MOTOROLA MOVIE TIME MOxl NCTC NOVAPLEX DCT5100 URC A4CxXxxBD2 DCT6200 DCT6205 DCT6412 mE Close Cancel UNIVERSAL remote control Using the IR Database 4 Model Select the exact model number from the scrollable Model window IR Database Device CADA r IR Data from Enter Code N
10. the Edit menu of the MX 950 This is the menu that appears when you press and hold LISTEN and ENTER for five seconds Though the ability to change the labels and to learn codes standalone is useful to some installers you may want to prevent your customer from accessing these settings HM Open the Remote Control Setup window by selecting it from the Communications Menu Communications Window Upload to FI Download to Remote Firmware version Remote Control Setup 2 Check the Disable checkbox if you want to prevent anyone from accessing the Edit menu on the MX 950 Click on OK when you ve made your changes Settings TT 0 lw Disable standalone editing on the remote control i The Settings menu appears when WATCH and Enter are pressed and held for five seconds UNIVERSAL remote control 2 Finishing the Program 39 Downloading You download to the remote control by HM Make sure the remote control has charged batteries 2 Connect the cable between the PC and the remote control 3 Verify that the file you have open in MX 950 Editor is the one you want to download to the remote control 4 Click on the Download to Remote Control shortcut button on the toolbar or choose Download from the Communications Menu Do not move the mouse or touch the keyboard during the download Using the Setup Menu H Press and Hold both the WATCH and the ENTER button for five seconds 2 Once the Setup me
11. the page Page View gives you a much better idea of what the image will look like but does NOT allow you to drag or delete the image By using both views side by side you control the image position in Simulate View but judge it s position in Page View ESTA You can impor bmp EZ Ki lt or jpg images to the gallery however they cannot be larg er than 64 pixels by 88 pixels They can be four color black white light grey and dark grey By using both Simulator and Page views side by side you control the image position in Simulate View but judge it s position in Page View UNIVERSAL remote control Punch Through 35 Programming Punch Through Punch Through allows you to set the same functions on all devices very quickly You can punch through any of the groups of buttons on the MX 950 In this exampe the Power On and Power Off buttons on every page and every device are set to punch through to the WATCH Power On and Power Off buttons thus the user can power off the system without returning to WATCH to press Power Off Likewise the Volume Up Down and Mute have been set as a group to punch through to the surround sound receiver After programming flags remind the programmer that the buttons have been set to punch through 1 Open the Punch Through window by clicking on the shortcut button in the toolbar or by selecting Punch Through from the Program Menu 2 Select the devices which you want to
12. the receiver Did they both switch to the correct input In the example system the TV requires four seconds of warmup before the Input will correctly change The surround sound receiver requires two seconds so we program a four second delay after the TV and the Receiver power on COMPLETE CONTROL 1 Macro Programmin 28 11 Select the Delay icon L then when the delay window opens click on the preset amount of delay or enter any time between 1 second and 30 seconds in the Customize window Delay Time x Quick Select 0 1 sec 0 2 sec 0 3 sec Cancel C 0 5 sec Customize 4 0 SEC 12 The new step appears in the list Now drag the delay step to the correct location po bi O V M XK 1 P ON PLASHA TU i Z POWER ON RECEIVER d oe RECEIVER 5 UD PLASHA TU END Each IR command lasts approximately 1 3 of a second so if you have 3 commands one second has elapsed 13 Again turn the TV and the Receiver to the wrong input then turn off everything in the theater Point the connected MX 950 at the system Select the first step in the list by clicking on it Now click on the TEST button Observe the television and the receiver Did they both switch to the correct input Continue to revise the macro with delays or changes until the macro ALWAYS correctly turns every thing on and switches the surround sound receiver and television to the correct input When t
13. z LISTEN PAGE 1 R 2 MX 950 Only Select the button position you d like to create a new device name in by clicking on it Now decide if you need a double column or a single column label A single column label can have up to 5 characters a double column label up to 11 characters When you combine a button IR command or Macro programming will be duplicated automatically on both the left and the right button Combine both left and right buttons into one double column button Create and Name Devices gt i W EDE gt mm gt A VA pw td Separate a double column button into two separate buttons TIP Use combined row LCD buttons to type user friendly labels for important activities 3 Now select the LISTEN menu from the Device List box and create all the devices for listening 448 E 2 EH l II Device LISTEN 14 VIDEOTAPE PANIFANTAR COMPLETE CONTROL Creating Naming and Arranging Devices 3 You must hit the SAVE button to create all the new devices Create and Name Devices 44K E E l uw ele al A Device EN gt PAGE 1 TO A CD TO FM RADIO TO XM RADIO SOUNDSYSTEM 4 Tree View reveals the new devices you ve created and the simulator shows the new WATCH page with all the new device buttons displayed Bi MX 950 Editor Chamberlain Living Room Rev2 mxa File
14. GE 1 LISTEN lt WATCH x UNIVERSAL Macro Zan p LAL Button Name CA BLE pop tas ik Step Function 7 1 lt GOTO PAGE END Device CABLE P1 Macro Window lt Macro Type Normal EN pedi bunt Window POM A ik Step Function 7 14 lt GOTO PAGE END Device HD TU P1 Macro E Window Type Normal vi UNIVERSAL remote control The MX 950 Editor Window MX 950 Editor Window IX 950 Editor beta demo mxa k s Edit view Program Tools Communications Window Help WATCH Page 1 HD TV CABLE TV SAT DYR DYD YCR E MEDIA PC LISTEN Page 1 AUDIO M SERVER CD PLAYER E SAT MUSIC XM LIGHT Tree View Ready Fam zarna Bede znahn zlha a dfe r 3f zfs Options Type x an Tev Ez Eki gt lt Button Name OK P Edit Buttons Window e bi D m V M X Macro Window Before A Menus and Shortcut buttons for common tasks The Program Menu activates each task in the correct order Tree View of your configuration Double clicking on any page enables you to quickly display that page on the simulator view Right clicking on a device or page activates a context menu The Simulate View is used to navigate and to select
15. If you want the Front Blaster turned OFF on any receiver reset it by clicking on the cor rect CELL and selecting OFF NOTE In some installations the MRF 300 s Front Blaster is so powerful that it can overload nearby components and give poor or intermittent operation Try re positioning the MRF 300 to reduce the power flooding the cabinet or turn the Front Blaster off RF Setup Devices Device gnal MAIN SAT DYD TIYO Receivers You may rename a receiver to something more descriptive by first selecting the receiver s name cell then clicking on the IR amp F IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF IR amp RF Rename button COMPLETE CONTROL RF Base Stations Conguring ID s and Front Blasters Receiver Equipment Closet Equipment Closet quipment Closet Wwioment Closet Fquipment Closet Equipment Closet TV s TV s IV s S Equipment Closet L D RF setup ee x Devices Device Signal _ Flashers OK All All All All All All Line 1 Line 2 Line 4 All Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 N SF 0 0 1 gt N FF m Cancel rk a Receivers gt Receivers lt Add Hename Delete KM E x Enter new name Downstairs cnet Enable or Disable Standalone Editing 38 Enable or Disable Standalone Editing You can disable
16. L remote control Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 11 Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros Discrete Commands versus To When a remote control s only button to turn on and off a TV set is labeled Power it is usually a toggle com mand Test it by pressing the button twice If the power button turns on the TV then turns it off it is a toggle command You cannot predict whether the component will power on or not That is a big problem when you are programming macros Basically your client will feel that the macro only works half the time and will probably blame you for the problem Discrete means that the function of the command is separate and distinct from any other function On a remote control with discrete power commands there are two power buttons One that only turns the com ponent on and another that only turns the component off The most commonly sought discrete commands are for power on power off and for TV and Surround Sound Receiver INPUT selection These discrete commands will make your macros work every time for your cus tomer Secret Discrete Codes exist for some components Why are they secret Because the manufacturer wants the remote control that accompanies the component to have the simplest appearance fewest buttons Since toggles reduce the number of buttons they make the remote control appear easier to operate Many manufacturers understand the needs
17. Point amp Pray macros that only work if the customer follows strict rules will create service calls and a lot of bad will for example you force the customer to verify that the system is completely off before using the TURN ON macro When you cannot find discrete power commands create an extra device called POWER or SYSTEMPOWER and give your client one place to find all the power commands Instruct them to power on their system manually from this easy convenient page then return to WATCH or LISTEN to use the automated input switching Macros for the ACTIVITIES like Watching CABLE Watching a DVD movie etc IR Database Navigator e a In this example the program mer has created a device called SYSTEMPOWER The client has one convenient page to power IR Data From CABLE lt j 10 up their system manually Brand comcast vi Each button is labeled for the power command the program Model mer has placed via the IR pcTe2ne Database Navigator iam 2 EE This is much better technique FOME Len pened JE than programming a Point N Pray Macro that will result in much customer frustration Finding By creatively experimenting you may find that you can workaround the lack of discrete codes This takes time and there is no guarantee that you will find a workaround for any given component Here are some common examples DVD and VCR Power Workaround Most DVD players will turn on when o
18. Programming Manual for the MX 950 MX 900 and TX 1000 Unleashing the MX 950 Core Engine Sy j Be HDTV CABLE DVD MOVIE VIDEOTAPE PPR TIJ Eyii V SO TST TST BU TO l e WATCH CHH COMPLETE CONTROL av 8 Universal Remote Control Programming Manual for the MX 950 MX 900 and TX 1000 2006 Universal Remote Control Inc The information in this manual is copyright protected No part of this manual may be copied reproduced or dis tributed in any form without prior written consent from Universal Remote Control Inc unless you are an AUTHORIZED seller by prior written consent from Universal Remote Control Inc UNAUTHORIZED sellers dis tributing this manual via EMAIL or the INTERNET are LIABLE for copyright violation UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERATIONAL TECHNICAL OR EDITORI AL ERRORS OMISSIONS MADE IN THIS MANUAL The information in this manual may be subject to change without prior notice Complete Control is a registered trademark of Universal Remote Control Inc Entertainment Made Simple is a trademark of Universal Remote Control Inc All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Universal Remote Control 500 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison NY 10528 Phone 914 835 4484 Fax 914 835 4532 www universalremote com Table of Contents THE MX 950 Core ENGINE WHA
19. Remote Control Setup x Make sure the Disable checkbox is UNCHECKED as shown Disable standalone editing on the remote control Cancel Then click on OK to close the window 2 Download to the remote control Now all your buttons are correctly labeled 3 Disconnect the remote from the USB cable 4 Press and hold both the LISTEN button and the ENTER button for five seconds The EDIT menu will appear 5 Select the LEARN button from the EDIT menu on the MX 950 6 Choose between an LCD button on either the LISTEN or the WATCH pages DEVICE BTN or a nor mal LCD or hard button within one of your devices BUTTON The top of the page now displays LEARN 7 Navigate to the button you want to teach and select it The top of the page now changes to READY Teach the command you want observing the top of the page If it says FAIL reteach it If it says GOOD then LEARN select the next button you want and teach to it When you are finished simply press WATCH or LISTEN several times until the MX 950 is back in normal operating mode 8 Now upload to the PC and save the file COMPLETE CONTROL 24 1 Macro Programming Macro Programming Bullet Proof Macros or Point N Pray Professional Installations Require Bullet Proof macros all discrete codes or workarounds no toggle commands A Point and Pray macro is created when you place a toggle command in the macro like a TV Power command The use of
20. T S COMMON SPEED New Programming Features Key Differences THE TX 1000 EDITOR WINDOW THE MX 900 EDITOR WINDOW THE MX 950 EDITOR WINDOW PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW A New File Existing File on PC or in Remote B Use SAVE AS C Use the Program Menu D Save and Reuse Customer Files E Download to both Remote Controls CREATING NAMING AND ARRANGING DEVICES Open the Create and Name Devices Window Creating Devices Setting the Backlight Color of Each Device MX 950 and TX 1000 Only USING THE IR DATABASE Applying a Set of IR Commands to each Device FINDING DISCRETE COMMANDS FOR RELIABLE MACROS Discrete Commands versus Toggle Commands Use the IR Database Navigator to Find Discrete Commands Use the Universal Browser to find Discrete IR Commands Test ALL COMMANDS AND RELABEL FOR EASY OPERATION Using the LCD Button Editor to Relabel and Re arrange Buttons Hiding Pages in LCD Button Editor Using Page View to Relabel and Re arrange Buttons gt A Fb FB A e WHO N N SH oo a gi co amp 11 11 13 15 15 17 17 Hiding Pages in Page View LEARNING Tips for Learning from Unusual Devices Learning IR Codes One at a Time Learning a Batch of Buttons Quickly Standalone Learning MACRO PROGRAMMING Bullet Proof Macros or Point N Pray Finding Workarounds When There Are NO Discrete Codes Using the Macro Window Programming a System Power On Macro Programming a Power Off Macro Copying or Importing Macros for Activity Macros Push
21. a button to program edit or record a macro D Edit and Label Buttons window is used to control a buttons graphics text and activation E The Macro window is used to view and edit macros F The information bar displays whether your keyboard is cap locked or num locked The important thing to remember as you program is that most Windows conventions hold true in all URC Editors Explore the program menus Hover your mouse over most of the buttons and controls and a balloon will appear with a hint as to purpose Navigate around the program window and explore a little before you begin programming COMPLETE CONTROL 4 Programming Overview Programming Overview A New File Existing File on PC or in Remote NEW Starting from scratch on a new job go to the File Menu choose New from the File Menu and pick either the default file or a blank file The default template is pre programmed with IR commands and is useful for quick testing but everything will have to be reprogrammed for your system A blank file is completely empty It is really personal preference which way you start OPEN Open a configuration that you have worked on before and saved onto the PC hard drive UPLOAD Get a file from a client s remote control that another installer created Now you Can save the file on your laptop make any edits or changes as the client requests or the jobsite requires B Use SAVE AS The templates files ar
22. and Hold Macros Variable Macros MX 950 Only USING SOUNDs MX 950 ONLY Setting the Default Sound Using the Sound Gallery USING THE IMAGE GALLERY MX 950 ONLY PROGRAMMING PUNCH THROUGH PROGRAMMING RF CONTROL OPTIONS The RF Setup Window Adjusting Signal and IR Output Options Adding RF Base Stations Conguring ID s and Front Blasters ENABLE OR DISABLE STANDALONE EDITING DOWNLOADING USING THE SETUP MENU UNIVERSAL remote control Table of Contents 19 20 20 20 22 23 24 24 24 25 26 29 29 30 31 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 36 37 36 39 39 The MX 950 Core Engine The MX 950 Core Engine EMED What s Common SPEED New Programming Features All three applications MX 950 MX 900 and TX 1000 share all the convenience and speed of MX 3000 Editor combined with the simple straightforward interface of the MX 850 You ll find that many things that were diffi cult or impossible to do with MX 850 are now very easy to do with the MX 950 Core Engine Drag and Drop single IR Commands without creating a new device A Multiple page jumps during macros for easy programming of Status Messages Better Text display TX 1000 allows six characters per label MX 900 allows seven and MX 950 allows up to eleven M Nesting All three remotes enable you to modularzie your code with one macro nested as a single step inside another macro No need for Shortcuts If y
23. e All Tile is usually the best option when lots of Pages are displayed Window Help Cascade Close Al 4 Now drag any unimportant commands from the first page to the last page of the device MHX 950 ai CABLE TW Pas XE Home Ej MX 950 A TI WATCH Page 1 H CABLE TV Bus Page 1 la Page 2 ai Page 3 H E A DYD MOVIE 4 Take a look at all the other pages drag any buttons you consider important to the first page kMx 950 EFDS LETHE JETTED Home HS MX 950 FB WATCH Page 1 H CABLE TV 3 2 Page 1 wa Page 2 Eu Page 3 H E A DVD MOVIE 5 Select a button you d like to convert to Single Column and click on the Single Column button at the top of the Button Name window afigle Column Button Name LU TU OK CABLE 110 LV TV COMCAST DCT6208 General Learn UNIVERSAL remote control Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 19 6 Select a button to relabel with a new easier to understand name and type it in H CABLE TY Paw RECORD NOW 7 Repeat Steps 2 6 and continue to test all commands for all of your devices by double clicking in Tree View then editing the pages as needed If you are missing a command and need to learn it delete any buttons that you don t need and relabel to prepare for learning Pages in Page View A hidden page is accessible during programming so you can teach commands to buttons on hidden pages and use them i
24. e simply configuration files that have been preprogrammed for you They will keep any changes you make Utilize Save As to make a new file with a new file name All configuration files are saved with the file extension mxa TIP Always use File Save As to rename the file before doing any programming Use the customer s name and a rev i e SmithTheaterRev1 mxa C Use the Program Menu z The Program Menu is your lifeline to a fast easy programming experience Program Tools Communica Follow the steps in the order shown in the Menu for best results Typically you 1 Create amp Name Devices will download to the remote control several times throughout this process and 2 IR Database test what you have done so far You ll need to download after finishing all pro 3 Edit Buttons gramming For macro playback to work you need to have downloaded These 4 Learn downloads are not listed in the steps here in the Program Menu and are not 5 Macro automatically done for you 6 Punch Through 7 Backlight On Time 8 RF Control It is important that you do all of the tasks for each step before moving on to the next step Keep this manual handy so that you can verify that you have com pleted all of your tasks D Save and Reuse Customer Files Archive and save your customer files Programming systems with similar components gets even faster when you don t have to redo your work over and over You have your own ideas about what button
25. f component then the BRAND then the MODEL If you do not see the model number utilize the INCLUSIVE CODE SETS i e BRAND1 BRAND2 etc Once you see a command that has a promising sounding name click on it so that it is highlighted select ed then click on the TEST button You can test any IR command in the list IR Database Navigator IR Data From Brand sony x Model Generic IR Codes d Function Repeat 3 Function Mame PIPON PIP SWAP PIP Ty VIDEO PIPF POSITION PIF AUDIO POWER OFF IDEC4 VIDEOS VIDEO SPER POWER Of 3 When you find a command that you want simply click and drag it to the button on the simulator IR Database Navigator a T IR Data From E Ovo rd Vi r Model Generic 19 Codes Function Repeat 3 _Functien Name l PIPE ON PIP SWAP PIP TWIWIDEL PIF POsITIO FIF AUDIO POWER OFF VIDEO4 VIDEOS vIDEC6 SPER POWER ON Pree en d UNIVERSAL remote control W Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 13 4 After you ve dragged it to its new position the new label and a pre programmed code flag the red dot is placed on the button Many projectors require a two or three second burst to power on or off You xf can program this to occur without the customer having to press and hold the k button for several seconds by utilizing the repeat window in IR Database Navigator Simply experi
26. ff when they receive a Play command Thus you can workaround like this DVD ON 1 Play DVD OFF 1 Play 2 DVD Stop 2 A delay of 2 to 4 seconds 3 DVD Power toggle command TV scrolling INPUT Workarounds Many televisions respond to a channel up or a channel number command by changing to the Antenna input regardless of what input was last selected This creates an anchor action that puts the television in a known input Thus you can create a workaround as follows EXAMPLE CH Up takes TV to the ANT A input and the TV has 5 inputs Ant A Ant B EXT1 EXT2 and EXT3 UNIVERSAL remote control Macro Programming TV to EXT3 1 2 3 4 Input takes TV to next input EXT 2 5 Input takes TV to desired input EXT 3 the Macro Window The Macro Window controls macro recording as follows Record This is the fastest way to record a macro Select a button click on Record then use TREE View to navigat to the device and page of a button you want When you click on the button it is added to the macro as a macro step Test Macro Play back your macro by following these steps a gt e 1 Select the first step in the macro 2 Connect to an MX 950 3 Click on the TEST button Draggable Macro Steps In this window you can view all of your macro steps You can click and drag any step to any position changing the order of the macro Normal Press and Hold and MX 950 ONLY Variable List
27. ge of a device so that the client has everything they need without pressing a PAGE button HM From the Program Menu select Edit Buttons Program Tools Communicatiar 1 Create t Name Devices Mon IR Database En Learn a Macro 6 Punch Through 7 Backlight On Time 8 RF Control 2 From the Device list box select the first device you d like to test and edit LCD Button Editor 4 u a n HN a 4b Device WATCH LI gt gt A VIDEOTAPE 067 ADJUST TV 070 TO A CD 173 ADJUST TU COMPLETE CONTROL 16 Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 3 Now drag any unimportant commands from the first page to the last page of the device LCD Button Editor El 4 X E E E E D r n m aj A Y 4 Device CABLE TV 110 lt lt gt gt PAGE 1 PAGE 2 mo LCD Button Editor x Device CABLE TV 10 v PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 EEE A von REC Fav ew MUSIC Hide Hide Hide F Hide k SAVE Cancel 5 MX 950 Only Select a button you d like to convert to Single Column and click on the Single Column button at the top of the window LCD Button Editor 4 E z ym un e n m A VA Device CABLE TV 110 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 mo von PO P MOU REC F Hide Hide rau MUSTE 7 Hide F Hide SAVE Cancel
28. he macro is perfect click on the SAVE in the Macro Window Pie WIE O A wOBZA Pan 1 P L PLASHA TU 14 Remember to save your work click on SAVE in the File Menu UNIVERSAL remote control 29 Programming a Power Off Macro A Power Off macro is much simpler than a Power On macro since there are rarely any delays to test etc Usually to give the client some feedback that the macro is working the TV is turned off first gl 4 trenng on 1 P OFF PLASHA TU 2 POWER OFF RECEIVER 3 PLAY A DUD MOUIE um PLAY A VIDEOTAPE G 5 lt DELAY 4 B gt 6 OFF A DUD MOUIE 7 POWER A VIDEOTAPE F 8 lt GOTO PAGE WATCH Pi END When you are forced to workaround a DVD player or VCR without a discrete off command you will make the macro more reliable if you place the time consuming anchor the play command at the beginning of the macro Make sure that you turn the DVD player off before testing this kind of workaround You are testing the worst case you know that a toggle type power command will turn the DVD player off you are concerned about an event that might happen The DVD player is already off but the client presses the MAIN Power Off to turn everything else OFF If you only programmed a toggle Power command everything else would turn off but the DVD player would turn on This workaround ensures that the DVD player turns off Finally so that this macro will work correctly whe
29. justments to different components so waiting for the Activity macros to finish reconfiguring their system can be frustrating to them By programming each of their activity macros to only issue when they press and hold the button for two seconds you can program each but ton to simply Jump to the device when they tap the button Here s T Select the button you d like to program with two different macros 2 Select Press Hold Mode from the Type list box at the bottom of the Macro Window Then set the TIME in the Options window to 2 seconds This ensures that the client will have to Press and Hold the button two seconds to issue the Macro Options Type Press Hold Time j2 SEBE 3 Click on the Tab at the bottom of the Macro Window labeled BEFORE then program a jump to the device only POH V M XK 7 14 lt GOTO PAGE WATCH DUD Pi END Before After Type Press Hold u Options Time 2 Sec u When the client presses the button for less than 2 seconds only the jump occurs UNIVERSAL remote control 31 4 Click on the Tab at the bottom of the Macro Window labeled AFTER and program the full macro in the example shown everything this system needs to Watch a DVD AC 1 e vio HX P ON PLASHA TU POWER ON RECEIVER lt DELAY 4 B gt VIDS PLASHA TU DUD RECEIVER lt GOTO PAGE gt WATCH DU END Options Type Press Hold Time 2 emn u Program the simple jump to occu
30. m the sound gallery to a button Default Beep Whenever a button that has an IR command or macro is pressed the MX 950 will beep User Defined You browse to a file location and select a wav file that will play whenver an active but ton is pressed Using the Sound Galler MX 950 Editor enables you to program any button with as many sounds as you like However for each sound you must program a delay after the sound long enough for the sound to play completely To use sounds click on the Sounds icon in the macro toolbar or select Sound Gallery from the Tools Menu Simply drag a sound into a macro then place the optimum delay after each sound po elt a E yi SEX AS ee oe back when the button is pressed lt SOUND gt Tada way For each sound to play a delay SDELAY 1 55 must be placed after it a SOUND3 BangBang WAU 4 DELAY 3 HA 5 lt SOUND gt BIRD14A WAU 6 lt DELAY 1 53 7 lt SOUND gt BOIHKHG1A WAU Using the Image Gallery MX 950 Only The MX 950 has a limited ability to use images instead of text First make sure you are in Simulator and Page View mode then double click on the page you want to place an image as a button label Double clicking opens a new Page View and sets the Simulator to the same page Now from the tools menu open the Image gallery Drag an image from the gallery to the Simulator View Simulator View distorts the size of the image but allows you to drag the image to any position on
31. ment with different numbers of repeats and test the command until it works as you want it to There is no predictable relationship between the number of repeats and seconds from one brand to another so start experimenting with 10 repeats and time the burst Once you ve pro grammed a button with this extended IR command you can use it in a macro The timed burst will occur as a single macro step Function Repeat 17 1 Generic IR Codes Use the Universal Browser to find Discrete IR Commands Using the Universal Browser Window you can import LEARNED IR codes from a ccf file an mxf file or an tcc file You cannot import any kind of Database codes only LEARNED codes On the internet you can find many unusual discrete codes by browsing the files section of a website popular with other custom installers www remotecentral com You can often find discrete codes by posting at one of many other sites popular with custom installers by post ing on an online bulletin board If any other custom installer knows of a solution he she will email a file to you Whether your download a file or if you are emailed a file from another installer the Universal Browser enables you to import learned codes into your MX 950 configuration After you ve saved the file to your PC you use the Universal Browser as follows HM Open the Universal Browser by clicking on the Universal Browser in the TOOLS menu or by clicking on diw shortcut button on the toolba
32. n macros The interesting thing about hidden pages is that the end user cannot manually access the page using the PAGE button You HIDE pages by right clicking on a device in Tree View then selecting Hide from the context menu that appears After you ve hidden a page the page is greyed out in Tree View F S CABLE TV i 3 n Page 1 Page 1 is Not Hidden Page 2 is Hidden M Copy Paste A A VIDE H ADJUS Page 3 is about to be changed to Hidden via the right click con text menu S Page 1 H TO A C Delete Contents Delete COMPLETE CONTROL 20 Learning Learning should be a last resort for professional installers We make every effort to provide you with any codes you need via our database If they are not please make a note to email us at the first chance with the learned file you created the type of device it is and the Brand and Model Number If it is not a current model component we would still like to add it to the database but please note in your email the approximate age of the component Please address your emails to IRDatabaseQuniversalremote com ips for Learning from Unusual Devices When you have difficulty successfully teaching codes to the MX 950 always try these tips in the order below 1 Fresh Batteries in the Original Remote Control Weak batteries will cause MX 950 Editor to fail to correctly learn Note that EVEN if the original remote still operates the componen
33. n you set up Punch Through program a jump to the WATCH pages Thus if the user presses OFF after watching a DVD movie the MX 950 will jump to the WATCH device perfect for picking up the remote tomorrow night or Importing Macros for Activity Macros You can often speed programming by instantly inserting all of the steps of a previously programmed macro as the starting point of a new macro The inserted steps are completely editable without changing the original macro inserted Then click on the IMPORT button FOR ho ton Import macre 2 Navigate to the device and page where the original macro is programmed Click on the button that contains the macro All of the steps are copied cloned into the new button location 4 Edit as needed and click on SAVE You can first select the button with a Macro select Copy from the Edit Menu then select the button without a macro and select Paste from the Edit Menu The keyboard shortcuts for Copy are Control C for Paste Control V COMPLETE CONTROL Macro Programmin 30 Push and Hold Macros By selecting this option you now have the ability for one button to issue two different macros One macro is issued if the button is pressed briefly another completely different macro is issued if the button is pressed and held Here is a way to use Push and Hold macros that we think you might find useful for power user clients Power users constantly switch devices and make ad
34. nu appears you can browse between it s two pages via the PAGE buttons It will automatically time out or you can press the WATCH or the LISTEN button to exit TIME MX 950 Only Set the clock here however if you want to change whether it is dis played or not go to INDICATOR on page 2 of the Setup Menu BACKLIGHT MX 950 and TX 1000 Only Configure the amount of time that the MX 950 will stay lit after it is picked up DISPLAY You can adjust the brightness and contrast of the display Keep the setting of color set to S W thus all your changes of device backlighting color will be displayed SOUND BEEP You can adjust the Volume of the MX 950 speaker Note that TX 1000 and MX 900 editor offer BEEP volume to set the volume of the Beeps If your client prefers silent operation simply set the volume to 0 PICKUP MX 950 Only You can disable the Pick Up Sensor INDICATOR MX 950 Only You can disable the display of the Clock the IR and the Battery Indicator here COMPLETE CONTROL COMPLETE CON TROL av amp Universal Remote Control 500 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison NY 10528 Phone 914 835 4484 Fax 914 835 4532 www universalremote com
35. of custom installers and build their components to also respond to dis crete codes They distribute the discrete codes via service remotes etc For the first time those codes are col lected and integrated into our database Not all components respond to the discrete codes in the Database A component has to be BUILT to respond to discrete codes The fact that other models from the same manufacturer do respond to discrete codes is the reason the codes are added to a code set However some models will not respond because the manu facturer did not build it to respond through budgetary considerations time constraints or a simple oversight Use the IR Database Navigator to Find Discrete Commands HM Open the IR Database Navigator by clicking on the CUSTOM button in the IR Database window or by clicking on IR Database Navigator in the TOOLS menu IR Database x Device CABLE TY vi Prev Device IR Data from Enter Code Number Next Device caste st ft y Test Brand Model Tools Communications Wind IR Database Navigator Image Gallery Sound Gallery Universal Browser GOLDEN CHANNEL HAMLIN HITACHI INSIGHT JERROLD M NET H MAGNAVOX MASSILLON MEDIA ONE MEDICOM MEMOREX MOTOROLA vi DCT5100 URC 44CXXXB02 DCT6200 DCT6208 DCT6412 Close Cancel COMPLETE CONTROL 12 Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros Z Select the IR DATA FROM category o
36. ou need a ROUTED command from one device on another device record a macro of a single step This will respond exactly the way the original button does including repeating while the button is held but is routed via the original commands routing All three remotes can now be programmed with a Navigate Page jump which allows you to pro gram buttons with a BACK button that takes them back to the last device they were on Key Differences A Only MX 950 and TX 1000 can change the color of the backlighting per device MX 900 has blue backlighting only A Only MX 950 can change the TEXT label of a button during a macro A Only MX 950 can use GRAPHICS on the LCD screen Only MX 950 can use SOUNDS in macros A Only MX 950 can use VARIABLES in macros COMPLETE CONTROL 1000 Editor it View Program Tools Communications Window Help D 2 WM BES 4S4 nmg r SB 4 WW Home a amp T1000 T3 WATCH E Page 1 TV DYD VCR LIGHT CABLE SAT DYR a FAY 1 LISTEN E Page 1 AUDIO CABLE FM IPOD Em cD SAT XM 2 MUSIC B Tree View a F E E fa f A A A A BAN CAT n F 700 Editor demo mxe it View Program Tools Communications Window Help 3 8 MX 900 812 WATCH E Page 1 HD TV CABLE DVD DYR SAT E E E E E B rm iv Li E E E E E genesis fw a tw I sar oe l ae joer I Fa PA
37. our tests will fail not because of learning issues but because of RF setup issues Don t waste time test your codes now test RF setup later COMPLETE CONTROL 22 5 If the code doesn t operate the component you can try the DoubleTap learning method This is par ticularly useful for components using the Philips RC5 togglebit protocol Many high end audio companies use these codes Just click on the 2 Time Learn radio button and you will be prompted to learn every code twice 6 Click on SAVE You must click on SAVE to save the LEARNED command The blue L learned flag appears on the button you taught the command to g w 4S m SKIP 3H SEC OK D2 Using this method MX 950 software will automatically save and select the next button saving lots of time when you are learning an entire remote control Key to your success are two tips a Ji Tr Par wa Ek Tl Learning a Batch of Buttons Quickl Once you ve prepared batch learning goes very quickly HM Select the STARTING Button Select the button that is the top left of the buttons you want to teach to When MX 950 Editor automatically saves and selects the next button it moves left to right unless it is learning a group of buttons with similar functions When you are batch learning the Volume Group MX 950 Editor first learns Volume Up then Volume Down then Mute then advances to the next group 2 Select both the LEARN and the CONTINUE
38. ppears in the Variable window as the selection Options Type Variable Variable ProjectorPa New Variable 6 Now your macro window displays two different tabs One is the macro that will be sent when the projectorpower variable 0 the other when the projector power variable 1 Program the macro in Variable 0 with the Power On commands and the delay while the macro in Variable 1 does not ProjectorPower Variable 0 ProjectorPower Variable 1 gt H oO Vi oH XK POR X oO m V 1 P ON PROJECTOR a 1 TU RECEIVER 2 POWER ON RECEIVER fe 2 un PROJECTOR 3 lt DELAY 25 0 lal 3 lt GOTO PAGE gt WATCH CA 4 TU RECEIVER 5 UIDS PROJECTOR 6 lt GOTO PAGE gt WATCH CABL Variable 0 ariable 1 Yariable 0 Yariable 1 Options vee variabie Variatie Frece z Type Variable Yariable ProjectorPo Type Variable Variable ProjectorPo UNIVERSAL remote control 33 Now you must program all macros that the client might use to turn on the system with a variable change that changes the variable ProjectorPower to 1 Thus no matter what button you use to turn on the system the MX 950 will know the true status of the projector is on Likewise all macros that turn the system off must change the variable ProjectorPower to 0 7 In all macros that power on the projector repeat steps 1 7 then add a new step to all the macros Click on the Set Variable bu
39. r Tools Communications Wind w IR Database Navigator Image Gallery Sound Gallery Universal Browser 2 Click on the File icon to navigate to the folder that contains the file you d like to get codes from Universal Browser x Trd Gpen J Panel View COMPLETE CONTROL 1 4 Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 3 Use Tree View to Navigate to the Panel containing LEARNED IR codes you want Click on the panel name in Tree View to make the panel appear in Panel View Universal Browser Braverman FR Mar 6 2004 work mxf xj Za Tree View MAIN El Devices amp FCD D E TUNER gt El SATIT NAN Group1 Panel View Action List Learned Data Learned Data ES e A n BE cece 4 Click on a button in Panel View and the Action list view will reveal whether it has Learned Data or not Only buttons with Learned Data can be transferred 5 Click and drag the button to the MX 950 simulator Universal Browser Braverman FR Mar 6 2004 work L Tree view Panel View E MAIN EF Devices CD TIYO TUNER MM e roupi Pasis Groupe W_DVD Ra Page 1 SS Page 2 W YCR CABLE W CBL didan PITT Aa E 6 After you ve dragged the button the blue M indicating a Learned IR command is Action List REVR Learned Data Learned Data DO AELD 7 displayed on the button UNIVERSAL
40. r after a press and hold while the Activity macros occur with a normal tap Variable Macros MX 950 Only This is another method for one button to issue two different macros One macro is issued when the button is pressed and a particular variable is 0 another completely different macro is issued if the button is pressed and the same variable is now equals 1 Variables allow you to track when a particular button has been pressed Then when another button is pressed you can do something different based on the previous button press Clever use of variables can enable you to add all kinds of elegant improvements to operation Here s an exam ple of variables used in this case to remove the delays in the activity macros on the Watch page once the pro jector Is on IT The macro to turn on the system and watch Cable TV is very long in this example system The pro jector requires 25 seconds to warm up before the inputs can be changed gt a Ne OET Am ka E P H PROJECTOR POWER ON RECEIVER 3 lt DELAY 25 l TU RECEIVER 5 VIDS PROJECTOR a CLS a E i COMPLETE CONTROL 32 1 Macro Programming Z In the Type list box at the bottom of the Macro Window select Variable as the type Type Variable Normal Press Hold 4 In the New Variable window that opens type in a descriptive name then click on OK men ProjectorPower Cancel 5 Verify that the new variable name a
41. right hand corner of your PC screen is green Options Type a ONI 4 EN 6 32 PM UNIVERSAL remote control 21 Z Select the button that you want to teach to by single clicking it on the simulator 3 Click on the LEARN Tab or choose Learn from the Program There will be a pause while the PC communicates with the MX 950 then the info window will display Ready The Learning Information window prompts you when the system The Learn Button re activates the Learning process when it auto is Ready to learn a new command and when a learned com matically times out or if you want to re learn a command mand is Good or if it Fails ld Button Name SKIP 3H SEC OK Ready General Learn The Learn Tab reveals the toolbar for Learning 4 Press and hold the corresponding button on the original remote control while pointing it at the top of the MX 950 head to head with the remotes approximately a half inch to an inch apart When the code is successfully learned the window will say GOOD confirming that the code learned correct ly Actually the GOOD means that the code might be good You need to test it Select the code in the Current Learned IR List then click on the test button while pointing the MX 950 at the device Nel sell X Test Button Name SKIP 3H SEC OK Ready GOOD General Learn If there is any interference or IR saturation y
42. s should be labeled and how they should be arranged You ll save all of your work and reuse it on the next job with simi lar components and devices E Download to both Remote Controls Test the file before training your client UNIVERSAL remote control Creating Naming and Arranging Devices Creating Naming and Arranging Devices A device is the basic grouping of a set of hard buttons and up to 255 soft button pages You will need one device group for each remote control that the MX 950 is replacing You can have a maximum of 255 devices in your configuration When you create devices in the Create and Name Devices window every device is automatically linked with a jump link to the device via either the WATCH or the LISTEN menu If you create devices manually you have to create a jump link from either the WATCH or the LISTEN menu button to each device manually Open the Create and Name Devices Window You can open the Create and Name Devices window by clicking on the first item of the Program Menu or by clicking on the Toolbar icon as shown here Program Page Tools Communications win 1 Create amp Name Devices Ctrl 1 if a Create Button Layouts Ctrl z Enn 3 Pre Pragrammed IR Database Ctri 3 Creating Devices IT After the Create and Name devices window appears select the WATCH or the LISTEN menu from the Device list box Create and Name Devices 4 4 X E ZE E n in Device WATCH
43. t the batteries can be too weak to produce a strong enough carrier for any learning remote con trol to detect When a code fails replace the batteries FIRST 2 Tap instead of Pressing and Holding With buttons that the client will only tap when using this may produce better results Normally you should press and hold OR 2 The Flutter Technique If you are having problems with a Code that has to be sustained like volume up or down sometimes fluttering the button on the original remote at least seven times while you are learning will successfully teach the code 3 Vary the Distance between the Remote and the Learning Sensor We recommend that you start with a distance of half an inch between them If no other technique works try varying the distance by doubling it each attempt Keep trying until you are at least 5 feet away 4 Try Standalone Learning see page 23 5 Call our technical support department at 1 800 901 0800 to see if they have a cross refer ence for the brand and model you are using If there isn t a cross reference they will ask you to ship the remote to our engineers so the codes can be added to the database Learning IR Codes One at a Time When all you need is a code or two this is the method to use If you need to teach an entire set of codes from a remote control skip to the Batch Learning section on page xx T Connect the MX 950 to your PC and verify that the ActiveSync icon in the lower
44. te control Macro Programming 27 6 Program steps to power on the other components in the system In this example the cable box is powered on all the time since it is a DVR so the only other component to power on is the surround sound receiver gt e RE al T ak Fa P ON PLASMA TU z k POWER OH RECEIVER END 7 Program steps to select the correct TV and Receiver input for the client s favorite activity In this example the client s favored activity is watching Cable TV The cable box is connected to the TV input of the Surround Sound receiver and the component output of the cable box is directly con nected to the Plasma TV s Video 5 input Dole al T eee 1 P ON PLASHA TU a Z POWER ON RECEIVER 3 TU RECEIVER 4 UIDS PLASHA TU END 6 Program a jump to the Device and Page they use for their favorite activity Click on the JUMP icon ele Ht anl w yin x 9 Select the correct device and page from the Jump window The jump appears in the Macro window in the column under Jump Goto Page HDTV CABLE v LISTEN Cancel WATCH HDTV CABLE A DYD MOYI AVUIME MTADE 10 Now test if delays are necessary in your macro First turn the TV and the Receiver to the wrong input then turn off everything in the theater Point the connected MX 950 at the system Select the r de first step in the list by clicking on it Now click on the TEST button Observe the television and
45. the system configure all the Inputs and Modes for the client s favorite activity watching HDTV Cable TV A1 In Tree View navigate to the WATCH device On the simulator select the On button 2 Verify that the Type list box at the bottom of the Macro Window has the default NORMAL selected Hacro re Variable 3 Click on the RECORD icon Li or select Macro from the Program Menu Mx 950 4 In Tree View expand all the pages of the devices you are going to power on Navigate to the first device you d like to turn on Since the Plasma TV in the example system takes several seconds to warm up WATCH it is the first device we ll turn on With single clicks on the pages Bl Page 1 inside the Plasma TV device we find the P On command on Page 3 pd Page O E HDTV CABLE H A DYD MOVIE H A VIDEOTAPE J PLASMA TV 7 Page 1 E Page 2 o Page 3 A Page 4 Home H S MX 950 5 On the simulator click on the button with the device s Power On command Mx 950 eth m te Ez un 9 x Home B MX 350 Button Name P oN OK H A WATCH Page 1 Page 2 H HDTV CABLE H A DYD MOVIE H A VIDEOTAPE General H 5 PLASMA TV 27 Page 1 n ele bi t o T Vi Som K B Page 2 ANN ai 2 Page 3 ia A 1 P ON PLASHA TU 2 Page 4 END A 41 LISTEN Dy e z Page 1 ca The new step appears in the Macro spread sheet UNIVERSAL remo
46. tton on the macro toolbar gt e UET V e XX Function 8 The Set Variable window opens Select the ProjectorPower variable and set it to a state of 1 indicat ing that the projector is now powered on Afterwards the new step appears in the macro list x Select Variable ProjectorPower Delete Cancel State C Set O iv Set 1 pe 9 In all macros that power OFF the projector add a new step to the macros Click on the Set Variable button and set the Projector Power variable to equal O after the projector is off men Poy z S a hez l kai a F n Button Name P OFF 2 ewen n Zi Select Variable n T V j M A ProjectorPower Delete Le ki a Cancel T T E RE c N m w m La m a m i n B J OFF PROJECTOR otate WER OFF RECEIVER G Set l WATCH DUD AY WATCH UCR C Set 1 ELAY 4 6 Invert F WATCH DUD WER WATCH UCR i OTO PAGE gt WATCH Pi 9 lt UARIABLE weet COMPLETE CONTROL 34 Sounds and Images Using Sounds MX 950 Only MX 950 Editor enables any button to have a sound play when the button is pressed You can set a default sound for every button throughout the configuration as follows 1 From the File menu select User Preferences The User Preference window will open 2 Select one of the three options None Your buttons will only make sounds if you drag a sound fro
47. u can set each device individually to be controlled by clicking on the cell you want to change After clicking a list box of options will appear SIGNAL controls how the MX 950 will send RF Setup xj commands DAxices IR and RF j Both RF signals and IR com Devitt Signal Receiver IR Output MAIN IR 6 Detault All mands are sent from the MX950 Ty fe B N Default All DO Jefault All The RF signals will also be GAT i AT Cancel issued as IR commands by the TIYO Default All YCR D fault All MRF 300 CD fault All IR Only IR commands are sent from TAPE F fault All Jefault the MX950 as a result the MRF AM ae BF A Default All 300 does not send any com AUDIO Default All mands RF Only RF signals are sent from the R MX950 as a result only IR com mands from the MRF 300 are received by the device eceiwers gt RF Setup X Devices Device Signal Receiver Flashers MAIN IR amp RF Equipment Closet All DERBE T mon RECEIVER enables you to select which MRF 300 quipment Closet y TIYO IR amp AF Equipment Closet All pane receiver will receive the commands for this CRI IR a RF Equipment Closet AN i quipment Closet device Thus you can send commands toa aT TERE sare TE device in another location via a second MRF Ty IR AF T s Line IR amp RF I mi 300 placed in that location up to 16 in one house Hi i j Note The default setting of the RF ID is ID 1
48. umber CABLE Brand JERROLD HINL JT H NET CFT2000 MAGNAVOX CFT2100 MASSILLON CFT2200 MEDIA ONE DCP501 MEDICOM DCT5100 URC 44CX xB02 MEMOREX DCT6200 HOTOROLA DCT6208 MOVIE TIME DCT6G412 HOXI DLA DONV DRX NCTC DPBB BDPYIDP DOQN NOVAPLEX Ran Close al lx Prev Device Next Device Test Save Custom Cancel Scroll to the bottom of the list of model numbers for your brand There you will find a number of Inclusive Code Sets These code sets are always labeled BRAND1 BRAND2 i e Motorola1 Motorola2 Each will operate many different model numbers Generally speaking if your component is a recent model test the higher numbered Inclusive code sets first Here s what the inclusive code sets look like IR Database Device CABLE TV IR Data from Enter Code Number MOTOROLA 1 MOTOROLA 2 MAGNAVOX MOTOROLA 3 MEDIA ONE MOTOROLA 5 MEDICOM MOTOROLA 6 MEMOREX MOTOROLA 7 MOTOROLA MOTOROLA 8 MOXI MOTOROLA 10 NCTC NOVAPLEX a 15 Test the Code Set x Prev Device Next Device Prev Doe Non Dee Test Custom A Verify the MX 950 is charged and connect it to the PC via the USB port B Point the connected MX 950 so that it is in range and within line of sight of the component C Power On the component D Select the model number or the Inclusive Code set in the model window E Click on the Test button as shown abo
49. ump As the last step in a Macro you can specify a jump to any page of any device You can program another jump in the macro to display a page with a status feedback message or image Delete First select the step you want to delete then click on this button or the Delete key on the keyboard Import a Macro First select the the button without a macro then click on this button then click on the button that has the macro you want imported IR Data Click on this to open IR Database Navigator then drag a code from the Navigator to a macro step MX 950 Only SET VARIABLE Opens the Set Variable window which enables you to pick an already created variable and set it to 0 1 or to simply Invert its sta tus MX 950 Only Text Any step can make the button label change If you want the label to stay changed insert a delay after the text step to keep the text on for enough time for your client to read it Tip All Buttons Can Be Macros except the Watch Listen and Page buttons COMPLETE CONTROL Macro Programming i a System Power On Macro Set up your laptop and the connected remote within operational range of the home theater system while programming a macro Macros that the client will use to turn the system on require extensive testing of delays and you can expect to do a lot of experimenting while programming In this example the WATCH device s ON button is programmed to turn on
50. ve The only code you can test is the Power command F If the component DOESN T power off try the next Inclusive code set 6 Once the component powers off click on the Save button COMPLETE CONTROL 10 Using the IR Database 7 After you click on the SAVE button the LCD Button Editor appears revealing the pages and codes that will be created Re arrange the codes by clicking and dragging any label to any blank position In this screen shot you can see that the Live TV DVR command is being dragged to an empty posi tion on page one This empty position was created by dragging some less important commands to page three LCD Button Editor x 4 W M r A Y 4 PAGEZ LV TV C Mus c Apply Cancel REC 1 OI 6 Once you have placed the most important commands on page 1 and the less used commands on the other pages click on the APPLY button 9 Continue with the rest of the devices you need by clicking on the NEXT DEVICE button and repeat ing steps two through eight Device CABLE TV IR Data from Enter Code Number CABLE fito a z Test DCP501 D save DCT5100 URC A4CHXXBDO2 DCT6GZON DCT6GZON DCT6412 DLA DONV DRX DPBB DPY DP DON e Gi 5 i DRZ MOVIE TIME DSR470 IRC425 MOXI NCTC her NOVAPLEX P ines we 10 When you have finished all of your devices click on the CLOSE button UNIVERSA
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