MCR/TSR Alpha Series Remotes
4
P
ROGRAMMING THE
A
LPHA
S
ERIES
R
EMOTES
The control panel buttons are utilized for programming alpha-numeric messages into the Alpha series remotes to
be displayed on the LCD display. Special software or external devices are
not
required.
All models contain a fixed character list that is accessed during programming to select alpha-numeric characters.
The characters are as follows:
_0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Scrolling beyond “Z” rolls back to “_”, while scrolling below “_” rolls back to “Z”. The character “_” is represented on
the screen as a blank space.
Programming procedures:
(contact CPI Communications for models not listed)
All procedures require the user to power on the remote while pressing a button. Until the button is released, the
remote will display “
” in the LCD display.
MCR210a, 310a, 410a, 212a
1)
Press and hold the
Channel
Ï
button while turning power on to enter programming mode. When released,
the display will read “ch00” or “Ch01” with its associated message.
2) Using
the
Channel
Ï
and
Channel
Ð
buttons, select which channel to enter/edit programming. The channel
number will increment or decrement one digit for each short press and will rapidly increment/decrement when
pressed and held.
3) Press
the
Monitor
button. A solid cursor will appear under the first/next position of the message.
4) Use
the
Channel
Ï
and
Channel
Ð
buttons to scroll through the character list. When the desired character
has been reached, press the
Monitor
button once to store the character and advance to the next position.
Repeat Step 4 to store subsequent characters.
5)
When the last character has been stored, press the
Scan
or
P Scan
button to store the message.
(Note: In the event of storing a character in the 10
th
(MCR210a, 310a, 410a) or 9
th
(MCR212a) position: do not
press Scan, continue to Step 6.)
6)
Repeat Steps 2, 3, 4 until all desired channels have been programmed with messages.
7) Press
the
Scan
or
P Scan
button twice to exit programming mode and begin normal operation.
TSR411a, 412a
1)
Press and hold the
System
Ï
button while turning power on to enter programming mode. When released, the
display will read “1-1” with its associated message.
2) Using
the
System
Ï
,
System
Ð
,
Group
Ï
, and
Group
Ð
buttons, select which system and group to
enter/edit programming. The system/group numbers will increment or decrement one digit for each short
press and will rapidly increment/decrement when pressed and held.
3) Press
the
Scan
button. A solid cursor will appear under the first/next position of the message.
4) Use
the
System
Ï
and
System
Ð
buttons to scroll through the character list. When the desired character
has been reached, press the
Scan
button once to store the character and advance to the next position.
Repeat Step 4 to store subsequent characters.
5)
When the last character has been stored, press the
PTT
button to store the message.
(Note: In the event of storing a character in the 9
th
position: do not press PTT, continue to Step 6.)
6)
Repeat Steps 2, 3, 4 until all desired systems and groups have been programmed with messages.
7) Press
the
PTT
button twice to exit programming mode and begin normal operation.
MCR411a
1)
Press and hold the
Group
Ï
button while turning power on to enter programming mode. When released, the
display will read “1-1” with its associated message.
2) Using
the
Group
Ï
,
Group
Ð
,
Channel
Ï
, and
Channel
Ð
buttons, select which group and channel to
enter/edit programming. The group/channel numbers will increment or decrement one digit for each short
press and will rapidly increment/decrement when pressed and held.
3) Press
the
Scan
button. A solid cursor will appear under the first/next position of the message.
