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Using the IR Database

7 Continue with the rest of the devices you need by clicking on the NEXT DEVICE button and repeat-

ing steps two through eight.

8 When you have finished all of your devices, click on the NEXT button.

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Summary of Contents for Complete Control MX-980

Page 1: ...CCP Programming Manual MX 980 Color LCD Wand Remote...

Page 2: ...R OPERATIONAL TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL 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 Uni...

Page 3: ...Default LAyout can be Moved Around 8 Windows Grouping Placement Icon 10 Using the Window Auto Hide Features 11 PROGRAMMING TIPS 12 Move Left to Right on the Program Menu 12 Save a Device file and Imp...

Page 4: ...CES 21 Create and Name Devices Window 21 CREATE BUTTON LAYOUTS FOR DEVICES AND ACTIVITIES 22 Using the Create Edit Layouts Window 22 UTILIZING THE IR DATABASE 24 Applying a Set of IR Commands to each...

Page 5: ...epeat 39 Testing IR Codes after changing the Repeats 39 MACRO PROGRAMMING 40 Bullet Proof Macros or Point N Pray 40 Finding Workarounds When There Are NO Discrete Codes 40 Using the Macro Window 41 Pr...

Page 6: ...leries 53 Two Images for each Icon Pressed and Unpressed 54 Speeding up the Create Name Device Window 54 PROGRAMMING PUNCH THROUGH 55 THE RF CONTROL WINDOW 56 Overview of Basic RF Options 56 Overview...

Page 7: ...y yn nc c CCP installs with a companion program for communication Microsoft ActiveSync You must install both programs and if un installing un install both programs To install the two programs follow t...

Page 8: ...Sync Install window to appear and then click OK 1 12 2 At this point plug the USB cable into your computer and then the MX 6000 Remote 1 13 3 The Get Connected Window will close and then a Set Up a P...

Page 9: ...te by using the Live Update feature Rather than un installing and re installing the software you download updates to the software from the internet Simply follow these steps 1 1 C Co on nn ne ec ct t...

Page 10: ...ice or page activates a context menu The MX 6000 Simulate View is used to navigate and to select a button to program edit or record a macro Multi tabbed Tool window allows access to the IR Navigator B...

Page 11: ...ase station is then placed into the Model Designer tree view To configure properties or a particular remote control page DOUBLE CLICK it in Model Designer Once a remote is selected clicking on the Pro...

Page 12: ...See page xx for a detailed explanation TIP Don t add remotes to rooms until your first remote is finished When adding remotes you can copy the first remote you ve done which will save effort on your s...

Page 13: ...your own personal layout Here is the default layout Home and Model Designer are on the left the Simulator is in the middle the Button Properties window is in the upper right and the Macro window is i...

Page 14: ...e and drag the edge to make the window larger or smaller A Al ll l W Wi in nd do ow ws s i in n t th he e D De ef fa au ul lt t L LA Ay yo ou ut t c ca an n b be e M Mo ov ve ed d A Ar ro ou un nd d T...

Page 15: ...the Macro window If you move the Button Properties window to the middle of the screen you ll see a windows grouping icon for the middle section of the screen If you move the Button Properties window t...

Page 16: ...dow N No ot te e The yellow shaded area shows you where the new window will appear relatve to the existing window In this example it will appear above the Macro window 1 10 0 T Ty yp pe e i in n S Se...

Page 17: ...to a toolbar at the Top Bottm Right side or Left side of the screen depending where the window is docked and provides a tab to access the window The windows Pin icon in the title bar is turned sideway...

Page 18: ...ted all your final programming It is important to complete all of the tasks for each program step before moving on to the next step rather than jumping back and forth and all over the place S Sa av ve...

Page 19: ...icking on it to resume working on the configuration or to download the file to a MX 6000 remote control UPLOAD Get a file from a client s remote control that another installer created Now you can save...

Page 20: ...ration Tree at the left If you need to add more rooms 4 4 Click on the Properties button at the bottom left of the Configuration Tree then set the MRF 350 Base Station properties 1 14 4 T Ty yp pe e i...

Page 21: ...ck OK 9 9 Close the System Configuration window by clicking on the Close icon in the upper right hand corner of the window 1 10 0 Save the File In the main toolbar select File and then click on Save A...

Page 22: ...Z Function View for Macro Programming You can really speed up macro programming for repeated Activity Macros or Favorite Channels that utilize the same devices over and over again Simply choose Funct...

Page 23: ...left Simply select the name of the icon you like and drag it to the page displayed on the right from the alphabetical list The Create Edit Layouts Window The new Create Edit Layouts window is opened...

Page 24: ...build a very large file with a few dozen or more devices the graphics limit maximum file size Thus there is a Text Only template for large files If you would like additional templates download the Ext...

Page 25: ...graphics life size Multi tabbed Tool Window allows access to the IR Navigator Button Page and Device Properties Image Gallery Sound Gallery and Serial Database The tabs select whether you want Proper...

Page 26: ...o far You ll need to download after finishing all programming For macro playback to work you need to have down loaded These downloads are not listed in the steps here in the Program Menu and are not a...

Page 27: ...Create and Name Devices Window You can open the Create and Name Devices window by clicking on the first item of the Program Menu 1 Step 1 after the Create and Name devices window appears select the WA...

Page 28: ...on layout with many pages to an Empty Device The Overwrite function will change a button layout for a device from one template to another See Advanced graphics for instructions on creating templates o...

Page 29: ...k in the preview window before clicking on Overwrite However if your device is empty you can only see the new artwork if you click on the Add button 4 Click on Add Pages or Overwrite Pages Click on Ad...

Page 30: ...ist box MX 980 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 or cate...

Page 31: ...omponent 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 980 is charged and connect it to the PC...

Page 32: ...N A R C H I T E C T U R E Using the IR Database 7 Continue with the rest of the devices you need by clicking on the NEXT DEVICE button and repeat ing steps two through eight 8 When you have finished...

Page 33: ...se 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...

Page 34: ...a command that has a promising sounding name click on it so that it is highlighted selected then click on the TEST button You can test any IR command in the list 3 When you find a command that you wa...

Page 35: ...nds Using the Universal Browser Window 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 ca...

Page 36: ...the button to the MX 980 simulator 6 After you ve dragged a command from the browser the button will change it s name if it is a screen button Both screen and hard buttons show the appropriate flag T...

Page 37: ...ranging Buttons Begin testing the codes you downloaded to the MX 980 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 y...

Page 38: ...l if swapping one left button for another left button or one right button to another right button ALT Key Held Down Page to page dragging and dropping Everything is swapped the art the label and the a...

Page 39: ...idden 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 ac...

Page 40: ...essing 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...

Page 41: ...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 p...

Page 42: ...bel all 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...

Page 43: ...ton 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 Tip To skip...

Page 44: ...ea at t W Wh he en n P Pr re es ss se ed d s se et tt ti in ng g M Mi in ni im mu um m R Re ep pe ea at t W Wh he en n P Pr re es ss se ed d N No o m ma at tt te er r h ho ow w q qu ui ic ck k a a b...

Page 45: ...ch new component you try this with When the button is pressed this macro step will output a string of 20 repeats and reliably turn on off the projector Essentially you are creating sustained burst as...

Page 46: ...n There 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...

Page 47: ...een 1 and 30 seconds Longer delays can be created by using more than one delay Stop Click to stop Macro Recording and save your work Delete First select the step you want to delete then click on this...

Page 48: ...and Modes for the client s favorite activity watching HDTV Cable TV 1 In Tree View navigate to the WATCH device On the simulator select the On button 2 Click on the RECORD icon or select Macro from t...

Page 49: ...to the HDTV s Video 3 input 7 Program a jump to the Device and Page they use for their favorite activity Click on the JUMP icon 8 Select the correct device and page from the Jump window The jump appea...

Page 50: ...e 3 commands one second has elapsed 12 Again turn the TV and the Receiver to the wrong input then turn off everything in the theater Point the connected MX 980 at the system Select the first step in t...

Page 51: ...rn 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 th...

Page 52: ...es through D DE EL LA AY Y Opens the Delay window so that you can specify a delay in between macro steps J JU UM MP P T TO O Enables you to jump to any Page of the remote including a Device Page or Ma...

Page 53: ...ss es the button Play with each of the three Macro Modes to get used to them S Se et tt ti in ng g t th he e M Ma ac cr ro o M Mo od de e To set the Macro Mode of a button click on the button in the s...

Page 54: ...EL LS SE E In this example the Navigation Down Arrow has two macros associated with it If the button is held down for one second or more Press TIme One Second the button will issue a C Ca ab bl le e...

Page 55: ...tton then the macro step will only perform that command However if the other button has multiple macro steps the entire macro will be played back as one step in the new macro Thus the Alias feature no...

Page 56: ...ng g a an nd d d dr ra ag gg gi in ng g t th he e t to op p o of f Utilizing Function View to Program Activity Macros or Favorite Channels You can really speed up macro programming for repeated Activ...

Page 57: ...ed 2 Within the Model Designer highlight the MX 980 remote 3 Click on the Properties tab 4 Click the checkbox for Use when a button is pressed Using the Sound Gallery MX 980 Editor enables you to prog...

Page 58: ...X 980 has a limited ability to use images instead of text First make sure you are in Simulator or Page View mode then double click on the page you want in Model View Now from the tools menu open the I...

Page 59: ...Codes and labels remain when you drag new art into a button Editing Image Galleries All your installed image galleries can be viewed and edited via Windows Explorer My Computer by navigating to this f...

Page 60: ...hen creates a thumbnail image for each possible button While this provides an excellent overview of the 50 to 150 sources and activities available in each theme it can also slow down your editing If t...

Page 61: ...unch 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 selecting Punch Through fro...

Page 62: ...the factory default selection of ALL however if operation is intermittent try routing to one flasher only O Ov ve er rv vi ie ew w o of f R Re ec ce ei iv ve er r R RF F O Op pt ti io on ns s By click...

Page 63: ...contains the file 2 2 Use Tree View to Navigate to the Panel containing LEARNED IR codes you want 3 3 Click on the panel name in Tree View to make the panel appear in Panel View 4 4 Click on a button...

Page 64: ...ndow appears at the bot tom of the Universal Browser 3 Use Internet Explorer to navigate to RemoteCentral com 4 Navigqate to the Discrete Infrared Hex Codes section then find the code you want to copy...

Page 65: ...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 980 Only Set the clock here however if you want to ch...

Page 66: ...500 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison NY 10528 Phone 914 835 4484 Fax 914 835 4532 www universalremote com COMPLETE CONTROL Universal Remote Control BY...

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