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Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations
You can use the Omega as you would your other remote controls. It trans-
mits very powerful line-of-sight output using infrared light commands
(invisible to the naked eye). When you point the Omega at the compo-
nents, expect the range to be between 30 and 50 feet. When the remote is
not pointed in the general direction of the components, the range will vary
(depending on reflective surfaces, lighting, etc.).
However, the Omega also sends radio signals in every direction. By pur-
chasing the MRF-100 or the addressable MRF-250 or MRF-300 base sta-
tions, you can operate your equipment with the Omega 50 to 100 feet
away (through walls, doors, cabinets, inside or outside). Since the RF Base
Station picks up the Omega's radio signals from any direction, regardless
of distance, the Omega
doesn’t have to be pointed!
Using MRF-250 or MRF-300 Addressable Base Stations
By installing an MRF-250 or MRF-300 base station you gain freedom from
interference from a nearby room, house or condo where someone else
might be using an RF remote control. Addressable base stations are
assigned one of 15 unique ID#’s. This allows multiple equipment loca-
tions in one house to be controlled by any Omega. In operation it’s simple:
when you select a device located in the Den, the Omega only talks to the
base station in the Den. When you select a device located in the Family
Room, the Omega only talks to it!
When used with an MRF-250 or MRF-300 base station, the Omega can be
programmed to control identical components, for example, a media room
array of TV’s . The intelligent routing of the MRF-250 or the MRF-300 base
station will send your commands only to the TV you want to control. The
other identical TV’s will not receive commands. Of course, if your system
utilizes identical satellite receivers, cable boxes, VCR’s or disc changers
you can utilize IR routing just as easily for them. If you have more than six
identical components, up to 15 addressable MRF-250’s or MRF-300’s can
be installed to control them (thus allowing up to 90 identical components
in one house).
Note:
The Omega's radio signals will not control components directly.
Components that came with "no pointing" radio remote controls cannot
be operated by the Omega unless the component can be switched to standard
infrared control via its internal menus. Some remote control ceiling fans are
radio only and cannot be operated by the Omega.
