Universal Remote Control COMPLETE CONTROL MX-450, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Your System With the MX 450 COMPLETE Universal Remote Control CONTROL COMPLETE...

Page 2: ...rt Ridenour of Connected Technologies www connected technologies com The information in this manual is copyright protected No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior...

Page 3: ...Backlighting 1 Optional RF No Rules Operation 2 Replacing the Batteries 3 Programming the MX 450 3 Selecting a New Activity 5 Using the MX 450 to Control an Activity 6 USA Limited Warranty Statement...

Page 4: ...etup The MX 450 sets up quickly via on screen setup Your installer simply configures the remote for you using the MX 450 and his her intimate knowledge of how your system is configured and operated to...

Page 5: ...s 4 Self adhesive Flashers affix to the Infrared sensors on the front panels of your compo nents The Flashers relay commands to com ponents out of sight of the MRF 350 s Front Blaster The flashers plu...

Page 6: ...Programming Options The MX 450 is programmed via on screen setup menus Simply press and hold the MAIN button for 3 seconds to view the menus Basic Setup Selecting this option enables you to replace al...

Page 7: ...y button or page of buttons you don t need Edit Labels provides you with the power to change any label to one that you find more to your liking Erasing lets you erase any Macro or Learned command Comm...

Page 8: ...ed to totally con figure your system to watch or listen to whatever you selected Now the screen will change and all of the LCD buttons will be reconfigured to give you full control of your system whil...

Page 9: ...The transport buttons Play Stop Skip Skip FF REW and Pause operate when the select ed activity requires them for example if you watch CABLETV with a TiVo type of DVR these buttons will control the bu...

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Page 11: ...sed on the brand of alkaline batteries used Note In actual use the MX 450 protects itself if it gets stuck between couch cushions with a button being continuously pressed After 30 sec onds the MX 450...

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Page 15: ...Basic Setup Adding Devices 1 Basic Setup Learn 2 Basic Setup Delete Device Review Code Set 3 Advanced Setup Copy Paste 4 Advanced Setup One Touch Activities Macros 5 Advanced Setup Hide or Display Pag...

Page 16: ...new For the best chance of success make sure you make a list of the devices that you want to control This list should include the manufacturer the model number of each device Decide on the position of...

Page 17: ...Channel Cable Page TV Volume Cable Channel TV Page Cable Page le ge e e Cab Pag Light Button Power ON Television Power ON Cable Box Power ON Stereo Switch TV to HDMI 1 Switch STEREO to CaTV ON Te 1 ON...

Page 18: ...ng Control Who watches television or movies with all of the lights ON Are you the type of person that likes the lights to be OFF Imagine that control right at your fingertips with URC Lighting product...

Page 19: ...tion These will help you to navigate between pages PAGE PAGE or return to the main menu MAIN 5 Way Cursor Easy navigation for your device Up Down Left Right Select Transport Controls All of the common...

Page 20: ...s and channel numbers for your favorite networks User Settings this option allows you to make adjustments of the remote s operation like brightness contrast light duration etc More information can be...

Page 21: ...our device by pressing a screen button to make your choice C Select the type of device by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons on the remote s 5 way cursor D Choose a device icon by pressing the LEFT or RI...

Page 22: ...ng the Power On Vol Ch If the device responds to this code press Pass If not press Back to find a better match repeat step G I When a device is Pass ed the MX 450 will save the device blue progress ba...

Page 23: ...ngle command or an entire device s command set Select On the Main Menu to learn commands to buttons like Power On or Off Select Inside a Device to learn an entire device or specific commands within th...

Page 24: ...2 Place the remotes 2 5 apart from one another while learning If unsuccessful try lowering the lights in the room F After the command is learned the remote indicates either SAVED blue progress bar in...

Page 25: ...e use the 5 way cursor to select Delete a Device Then press the device s button to delete it Review Code Set If you would like to review the saved code for each device use the arrows to select Review...

Page 26: ...ision remote Now you can A From the Advanced Setup screen use the 5 way cursor to select Copy Paste A B Select a group of commands to copy Volume Channel Play Menu Power ON or Power OFF groups in this...

Page 27: ...Select To One Device to use the commands in one device Select To All Devices to use the commands throughout every device Select To The Main Fav to save the commands only to the main page or E D C The...

Page 28: ...up screen use the 5 way cursor to select Macros B Select whether you would like to Setup a New Macro or Test Edit Existing Macro What s an ACTIVITY an action the end user wants to perform but requires...

Page 29: ...the macro to end Add Delays Pressing the Pause button inserts a 5 sec delay between commands One Touch Activities Macros Advanced Setup e D Select the button where you want to RECORD the macro This s...

Page 30: ...o to Step C or Inside a Device see tip above C Select Hide or Display Pages or Hide or Display Devices D Navigate to the button page or device to be hidden and select YES to hide B D C If Inside a Dev...

Page 31: ...Advanced Setup screen use the 5 way cursor to select Edit Labels B Decide on the location of the button or device you would like to rename by selecting On the Main Menu Inside a Device or Edit Main L...

Page 32: ...E Change the device icon by pressing the left or right cursor Press Next to move one F Type in a name for the device using the number key s alphanumeric equivalent Press Next when done These steps ar...

Page 33: ...ywhere on the remote A From the Advanced Setup screen use the 5 way cursor to select Erasing A B Decide whether you want to erase Macros or Learned Commands B C Select how you would like to erase One...

Page 34: ...utton to erase E F An Erased confirmation will indicate the macro or learned command is no longer programmed in the remote F If Inside a Device is chosen select the device that contains the button to...

Page 35: ...RF base station ch as a MRF 260 or MRF 350 is necessary for this option A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A suc Advanced Setup RF Setup B Decide whether you would like to use RF contr...

Page 36: ...T SELECT ID 0 as any RF remote can control the base station See next slide for further information Emitter IR Routing Select an individual emitter number by pressing the UP or DOWN soft buttons for ea...

Page 37: ...to reflect the selection made in the remote s RF Setup Note DO NOT SELECT ID 0 as any RF remote can control the base station Plug the emitter for each device into its designated IR OUTPUT Advanced Set...

Page 38: ...ing on the cable channel guide to find your favorite channels Have trouble keeping track of cable s ever changing lineup Use the Favorite Channels option to showcase multiple channels up to six per pa...

Page 39: ...ng the channel to add Enter the channel number using the number pad Press Next to return to Step D D Select for each category Label rename the channel icon Device select the device where the favorite...

Page 40: ...way cursor to select User Settings B From the User Settings screen use the 5 way cursor to select a preference Brightness Change the level between 0 100 Auto Turn Off Timing How many seconds the light...

Page 41: ...l be lost Press Next then select Yes to erase System Battery Info Factory Reset o B Power Remaining Change the level between 0 100 System Info Displays the memory usage Power Remaining Change the leve...

Page 42: ...e Display Tips is your personal MX 450 programming tutorial A B Use the 5 way cursor to turn the display tips on or off Press Save when done B A From the Main Setup screen use the 5 way cursor to sele...

Page 43: ...ne device when on the page of another device A common usge is to place the TV volume commands on the CABLE page to allow easy access of volume without returning to the TV page Delays Pause When a one...

Page 44: ...ands on the CABLE page to allow easy access of volume without returning to the TV page Infra Red IR IR or Infra red is a low frequency of the non visible light spectrum Even though it is not visible t...

Page 45: ...in the location determined by you Retry This suggestion appears when the action you just tried to perform has failed Usually retrying the step will solve the problem RF Setup The MX 450 has the abilit...