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Table of Contents

Getting Started: Programming the MX-450

Standard Features

Optional Features

Tour: Navigating the MX-450

Overview: Setup Screen Overview

Basic Setup: Adding Devices

Basic Setup: Learn

Basic Setup: Delete Device & Review Code Set

Advanced Setup: Copy & Paste

Advanced Setup: One-Touch Activities (Macros)

Advanced Setup: Hide or Display Pages

Advanced Setup: Editing Labels

Advanced Setup: Erasing

Advanced Setup: RF Setup

Favorite Channels

Glossary

User Settings

Display Tips

Summary of Contents for MX-450

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Page 2: ...copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Universal Remote Control Inc UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 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 Universal Remote Control Inc All other brand or product...

Page 3: ... 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 Pages 6 Advanced Setup Editing Labels 7 Advanced Setup Erasing 8 Advanced Setup RF Setup 9 Favorite Channels 10 Glossary User Settings 11 Display Tips 12 ...

Page 4: ... 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 each device on the remote s page s Once a device is placed in a position it may not be changed and must be deleted and recreated ...

Page 5: ...the TV TV Page TV Volume TV Channel Cable Page Cable Volume Cable Channel Cable Page TV Volume Cable Channel Light Button Power ON Television Power ON Cable Box Power ON Stereo Switch TV to HDMI 1 Switch STEREO to CaTV 1 2 3 4 5 Single Button Press One Touch Activities Easily record the steps it takes to perform your favorite activities and record them on a single button Next time you hit that but...

Page 6: ...ing 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 products just replace your existing lighting with easy to install URC Lighting and you are ready Imagine hitting a button on your remote and having the lights dim just as the movie starts even if the phone ...

Page 7: ...gation 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 commonly used commands for controlling DVRs DVDs and other recording devices Volume Channel Controls Convenient volume access and easily scroll through channels with Up Down Previous or see a list of Favo...

Page 8: ...ns 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 found Display tips In this section you may enable or disable the Set Up tips Although they are convenient when programming without a manual you will not need them for programming if you are using thi...

Page 9: ...your 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 RIGHT buttons to see other icons Press select when finished E Type in a name for the device using the number key s alphanumeric equivalent B 5 way cursor Use Arrows and Select SEL to navigate Adding De...

Page 10: ...ing 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 bar at the bottom of the screen J Repeat this process to add more devices by selecting Yes then Next When FINISHED adding devices select NO then NEXT when asked to setup another device 1 1 Adding Devic...

Page 11: ...ingle 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 the device B C Select a button where you want to save a command or press a Page button to navigate to a different page to find a button there C Make sure to have the original remote near by with brand ...

Page 12: ...D 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 indicates saving RETRY command did not translate try again E E Press the button on the original remote that you would like to teach to the MX 450 F LEARN Basic Setup ...

Page 13: ...ce 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 Code Set This feature is for custom install professional use only Basic Setup ...

Page 14: ...vision 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 example Volume Group B Groups Power OFF only Channel Group Play Group Volume Group Menu Group Power ON only Copy Paste Advanced Setup ...

Page 15: ...TO Cable C Decide where you want to paste the commands 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 process ends here if To All Devices or Main Fav was chosen If To One Device was chosen go to Step E Copy Paste Advanced Setup ...

Page 16: ...tup 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 multiple steps to accomplish What s an MACRO programming these steps in advance so the activity requires a single button press example Watch Cable TV ON TV to HDMI 1 Cable Box ON AVR ON AVR to SAT T...

Page 17: ...the Pause button inserts a 5 sec delay between commands One Touch Activities Macros Advanced Setup D Select the button where you want to RECORD the macro This starts the recording process D C Decide where you would like the macro button On the Main Menu or Inside a Device Press Next C E Record each step by navigating to the command using the MAIN button and PRESSING it When finished recording the ...

Page 18: ...de where the page to be hidden is located On the Main Menu go 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 Device is chosen the next screen will give a choice of Hide or Display Pages or Hide or Display Buttons A Hide or Display Pages Advanced Setup ...

Page 19: ...e 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 Label the title that appears on top of the MAIN menu C Navigate to the button in the location provided in the previous step and PRESS it to rename B C A Editing Labels Advanced Setup ...

Page 20: ...s 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 are only available if On the Main Menu is selected in Step B Advanced Setup Editing Labels ...

Page 21: ...nywhere 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 Button All on 1 Device or All Everywhere C Advanced Setup Erasing ...

Page 22: ...Inside a Device D E Press a hard or soft button 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 erase Advanced Setup Erasing ...

Page 23: ...n such as a MRF 260 or MRF 350 is necessary for this option Advanced Setup RF Setup B Decide whether you would like to use RF control for EVERY device All Devices Set Same or decide IR or RF for each device Each Device Differs If IR routing see glossary is required you must choose Each Device Differs B C These four options are important as they determine how communication occurs between the remote...

Page 24: ... NOT 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 each device selected If All devices were selected leave as All lines Blaster On Off Decide whether the front facing IR blaster should be ON or OFF The Blaster On option blasts the IR signal from the ...

Page 25: ... 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 Setup RF Setup base station ...

Page 26: ...annel or All B 10 Favorite Channels Hate relying 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 page Favorite Channels Create up to 8 pages of favorite channel icons each page holds up to 6 icons each A From the Main Setup screen use the 5 way cursor to...

Page 27: ...ining 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 channel is found Channel enter the channel number See below for details of each Favorite Channels Label Device Channel ...

Page 28: ... 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 stays ON Button Lighting Color Screen Automatic On ON when LCD is ON or Always OFF Auto Turn Off Timing How many seconds the light stays ON B ...

Page 29: ...elect an option one at a time This option sets the remote to the original factory program All programming will be lost Press Next then select Yes to erase System Battery Info Factory Reset B Power Remaining Change the level between 0 100 System Info Displays the memory usage ...

Page 30: ...he 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 select Display Tips A ...

Page 31: ...one 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 touch activity is created there may be reason to add a pause before the following command is sent for example when a Power ON command is sent to the TV it may take 2 3 seconds for the TV to start and...

Page 32: ...mands 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 to humans devices can see IR and be programmed to react to differennt IR strings Learn The ability to record the infra red IR signal from one remote usually the manufacturer s and place it on a button...

Page 33: ... 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 ability to control device via direct IR or route the IR commands through an RF base station Using an RF base station allows commands to be sent through walls floors and doors RF also allows for native comm...

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