Universal Remote Control Medius TX-1000 Complete Control, Programming Manual

Page 1: ...Programming Manual for the MX 950 MX 900 and TX 1000 Unleashing the MX 950 Core Engine COMPLETE CONTROL Universal Remote Control BY...

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Page 3: ...ing Devices 5 Setting the Backlight Color of Each Device MX 950 and TX 1000 Only 6 USING THE IR DATABASE 8 Applying a Set of IR Commands to each Device 8 FINDING DISCRETE COMMANDS FOR RELIABLE MACROS...

Page 4: ...ff Macro 29 Copying or Importing Macros for Activity Macros 29 Push and Hold Macros 30 Variable Macros MX 950 Only 31 USING SOUNDS MX 950 ONLY 34 Setting the Default Sound 34 Using the Sound Gallery 3...

Page 5: ...sted as a single step inside another macro No need for Shortcuts If you need a ROUTED command from one device on another device record a macro of a single step This will respond exactly the way the or...

Page 6: ...Editor Window 2 TX 1000 and MX 900 Editor Window U S I N G M X 9 5 0 C O R E E N G I N E T O E D I T A B C E Tree View Simulate View Macro Window Edit Buttons Window D A B C E Tree View Simulate View...

Page 7: ...text and activation The Macro window is used to view and edit macros The information bar displays whether your keyboard is cap locked or num locked The important thing to remember as you program is th...

Page 8: ...le 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 The Program Menu is your lifeline to a fast easy programmin...

Page 9: ...y clicking on the first item of the Program Menu or by clicking on the Toolbar icon as shown here Creating Devices 1 After the Create and Name devices window appears select the WATCH or the LISTEN men...

Page 10: ...simulator shows the new WATCH page with all the new device buttons displayed 5 Select SAVE from the File menu or click on the SAVE icon on the toolbar Setting the Backlight Color of Each Device MX 950...

Page 11: ...NTROL 2 Uncheck the Use Default Color checkbox by clicking on it 3 Adjust the sliders to the new color setting then click on OK to save your changes TIP Use two colors or more for the brightest backli...

Page 12: ...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 2 IR Data From Select the type...

Page 13: ...nt is a recent model test the higher numbered Inclusive code sets first Here s what the inclusive code sets look like 5 Test the Code Set A Verify the MX 950 is charged and connect it to the PC via th...

Page 14: ...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 8 Once you have placed the mo...

Page 15: ...nents 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 the...

Page 16: ...e 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 3 When you find a command t...

Page 17: ...you can import LEARNED IR codes from a ccf file an mxf file or an rcc file You cannot import any kind of Database codes only LEARNED codes On the internet you can find many unusual discrete codes by...

Page 18: ...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 6 After you ve dragg...

Page 19: ...ge Buttons 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 wa...

Page 20: ...he other pages drag any buttons you consider important to the first page 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 wi...

Page 21: ...ng 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 arrange Buttons...

Page 22: ...scade or if you d like to clean things up Close All Tile is usually the best option when lots of Pages are displayed 4 Now drag any unimportant commands from the first page to the last page of the dev...

Page 23: ...View 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 ma...

Page 24: ...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 wit...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...your buttons before beginning Tip 2 Verify with one button that the codes from the new remote learn normally Once you ve prepared batch learning goes very quickly 1 Select the STARTING Button Select t...

Page 27: ...mote Control Setup You may have disabled the Standalone Editing feature Make sure that the Disable checkbox is UNCHECKED 2 Download to the remote control Now all your buttons are correctly labeled 3 D...

Page 28: ...Are NO Discrete Codes 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 give...

Page 29: ...dback 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...

Page 30: ...TV Cable TV 1 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 3 Click...

Page 31: ...ma TV s Video 5 input 8 Program a jump to the Device and Page they use for their favorite activity Click on the JUMP icon 9 Select the correct device and page from the Jump window The jump appears in...

Page 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...und ensures that the DVD player turns off Finally so that this macro will work correctly when you set up Punch Through program a jump to the WATCH pages Thus if the user presses OFF after watching a D...

Page 34: ...r 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 1 Select the button you d...

Page 35: ...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 som...

Page 36: ...le name appears in the Variable window as the selection 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 pro...

Page 37: ...er 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 button on the macro toolbar 8 The Set Variable window opens Select...

Page 38: ...then place the optimum delay after each sound 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 mod...

Page 39: ...d 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 selecti...

Page 40: ...f options will appear SIGNAL controls how the MX 950 will send commands IR and RF Both RF signals and IR com mands are sent from the MX950 The RF signals will also be issued as IR commands by the MRF...

Page 41: ...first selecting the receiver s name cell then clicking on the Rename button 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...

Page 42: ...ne is useful to some installers you may want to prevent your customer from accessing these settings 1 Open the Remote Control Setup window by selecting it from the Communications Menu 2 Check the Disa...

Page 43: ...t 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 i...

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