Owner s Manual
Thank You! TM Thank you for purchasing the MX-50 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you setup the MX-50 to replace all of your remote controls and automate your home entertainment system. MX-50 Owner s Manual 00 The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from UNIVERSAL REMOTE CON- TROL, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS/OMIS- SIONS MADE IN THIS MANUAL. The information in this manual may be subject to change without prior notice. MX-50 is a registered trademark of Power of Simple is a trademark of All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. 500 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY 058 Phone: (9) 85-8 Fax: (9) 85-5 Table of Contents Getting Started Layout Basic Setup 5 Pre-Programmed Method 5 Learning Method 9 Volume Control Punch Through Advanced Operation Advanced Setup 6 Editing Labels 6 Macro Setup 9 Favorite Channel Setup Hiding and Adding Pages Erasing 5 Cloning One MX-50 to Another 6 Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings 7 Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations 8 IR/RF Signal Setting ID # - Setting Base Station Address EMITT - Setting IR Emitter Outputs BLAST - Setting the Front Panel Blaster On or Off 5 Pre-Programmed Code Tables 7 Frequently Asked Questions 60 Warranty 6 Specifications 6
Getting Started Congratulations! You ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to setup control systems available. s built-in library includes thousands of different brands and models of remote controls. In most systems, all you have to do to setup the MX-50 is enter which brands and models you own. If you own a component too new to be in the library, the MX-50 uses advanced learning technology to quickly set each MX-50 button, one at at time. Setting up your MX-50 to replace all your existing remote controls can be done in a few minutes. Basic Setup is described on pages 5 to. s exciting advanced features automate and customize operation in many ways. You could use Macro Setup to power on all of your components and start the show with the press of one button! With the MX-50 s unique Favorite Channel capability, you can tune in a channel with the press of one button instead of entering the entire channel number. Any of the button names on the display can be edited as you like. It is best to delay any Advanced Setup (described on pages to 6) until after you finish Basic Setup. Battery Installation Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing up the cover lock. Insert four AAA batteries into the battery compartment as shown in the diagram. TITLE FAVORITE CHANNEL PAGE s change the page of Display s. MAIN takes you to the MAIN Menu. Layout Transmitting Busy Signal Indicator* LIGHT Screen Labeled Display s PAGE Numbers FUNCTION s - + - + + - + - *Note: When a command, macro or favorite channel is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the top right corner of the display. While the MX-50 is busy, it will ignore a button push.
Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Commands Instantly can operate ten different devices even though it is only one remote control. Let s try it now! Press the MAIN button, then press the TV DEVICE button. MAIN TV DEVICE Basic Setup You can start setting up your MX-50 using either the Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the MX-50 are setup at once with the Pre-Programmed Method, so it is usually faster than the one-button-at-a-time Learning Method. Pre-Programmed Method Power on the A/V component you wish to setup, so that you can test codes by sending power off commands. Refer to the pre-programmed code tables on pages 8-59 and write down the code numbers listed for your A/V component. The code numbers are listed by categories of devices, then by brand. See page 7 for a category list. The top of the screen changes from MAIN to TV. Now all of the buttons change their function to operate a TV. Press the page buttons. Watch the labels of the display buttons change with each press. There are eight pages of display buttons already labeled for TV operation. To operate another component (e.g., VCR, DVD etc.), press the MAIN button to return to the MAIN menu. The MAIN menu displays five of your Devices on the screen. Simply press one of the screen-labeled Device buttons to operate another device. If you don t see the device name you want, then use the PAGE buttons to display the remaining five devices on page of the MAIN menu. Light Press the LIGHT button to backlight all the buttons. To turn off the backlighting, press the LIGHT button again, or just wait ten seconds (the backlighting automatically shuts itself off). Press and hold both the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show SETUP. You are in SETUP mode now. Note: You have 0 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don t press a button within that time, the MX-50 will time out and return to normal operation. MAIN ENT LIGHT 5
Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Method. P-PRO 6 In this step you verify the type of component you plan to operate with this device button. If the flashing name is correct, press SELECT. SELECT The display changes so that you can select which Device button to setup. Press a Page button to display the other five Device names. 5 First Five Device Names In this step you choose the name of the device you d like to setup. Use the cursor UP or DOWN buttons to change the flashing name. When it is correct, press the SELECT button. 7 If the name flashing in the display is incorrect (for example, you are setting up AUX to operate a Laser Disc Player), use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the flashing name to the correct type of component. Note: Each name that appears in the display may include several types of components. For example, the DVD category includes DVD players and Laser Disc Players. See page 7 for a list of component types each Code Table contains. Point the MX-50 at the component, then enter the first three digit code number from your notes using the numbered buttons. After you enter each three digit number, look at the component to see if it turned off. Use the number buttons to enter the code number. Continue to enter code numbers until the component powers off. UP DOWN SELECT For Example: I have a Sony TV. I found the code numbers 070, 9,7, 6, 85, 9 and 085 under Sony in the TV TABLE. Using the numbered buttons on the MX-50, I entered 070 and looked at the TV. It didn t turn off, so I entered 9, then 7 and so on, until I found the code that powered off the TV. For Example: I wanted to setup the TV Device button first, so I pressed the cursor UP or DOWN until TV was flashing in the display. The bottom of the display will flash FROM TABLE. 6 7
Note: If a component fails to turn off after you have entered all of the code numbers listed for your brand, you can scan through the other brands in the table using the UP and DOWN buttons (there is a chance that your component was actually manufactured by another brand). However, most of the code tables are so large it is usually faster to use the Learning Method on Page 9. Scan Up to the next Code Number 0 Repeat steps one through nine for each of your devices. If you are missing any commands, use the learning method, described next Learning Method can learn commands from your old remote controls one-button-at-a-time by following these simple steps: Scan Down to the previous Code Number Line-up the MX-50 with your old remote control, head-to-head, one or two inches apart. 8 Press Power On or Power Off to test if the device powers off. When the component turns off, save the code number you entered by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the screen. On the MX-50, press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons at the same time for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show SETUP. You are in SETUP mode now. Code Number You Entered Note: You have 0 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don t press a button within that time, the MX-50 will time out and return to normal operation. SAVE Press the LEARN button. 9 Exit SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button two times. When the display shows MAIN, you are back in normal operating mode. LEARN The top of the screen will change to LEARN. MAIN 8 9
5 The display will show a list of the first five devices. Select the device you would like to teach commands to by pressing the Device button. Press any of the Device s. 7 Press and hold the button you want on your old remote control until the display changes to either GOOD or FAILED. If the GOOD label appears on top of the display, you were successful. Now, press the next button you wish to teach. Keep repeating steps 6 through 7 until you have learned all the buttons you want. 6 Now, press any button you want to teach a command to. If the FAILED label appears on top of the display, try to teach the same button in MX-50 once again by repeating steps 6-7. 8 Continue to teach any commands from any of your remote controls by repeating steps 5-7 (to go back to step five, press MAIN once). Press any. 9 Once you completed teaching all the buttons, return to normal operation by pressing the MAIN button twice. Test all your new commands. If any of them don t work, try learning again using these notes: Move to another room. Plasma TVs, sunlight, halogen or quartz lighting can interfere with the learning process. Although the old remote control seems to work fine, change the batteries to fresh alkaline batteries. Vary the distance between the remote controls gradually. Try /,, and so on, up to feet. Tap the button on the original remote control instead of pressing and holding it during the learning process. Note: If you don t see the display button you would like to teach, use the PAGE buttons. The only buttons you can t teach are the PAGE and MAIN buttons. Once you press a button, the top of the display will change from LEARN to READY. 0
Volume Control Punch Through In most home entertainment systems, the sound volume is only controlled by one device. In some systems, it is the TV speakers that make the sound, so you would use the TV device on the MX-50 to raise and lower the volume. In another system, it might be a surround sound receiver and speakers that control the sound, so you would use the MX-50 s AUDIO device to adjust the volume. Constantly switching the MX-50 to TV or AUDIO to adjust the volume is inconvenient in daily life. You can use Punch Through to set the MX-50 s volume buttons to always control the sound in your system. That way when the MX-50 is set to VCR or DVD, the volume up, down and mute buttons will work perfectly without switching back to AUDIO or TV. Here s how: Enter Setup mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. The top of the display show you are in SETUP mode now. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press the PAGE UP button to get to page of the SETUP menu. Press the PUNCH button. Press the VOL button. The display confirms by displaying VOL at the top of the screen. This sets up the group of three buttons (Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute) in one action! Select Volume 5 6 Press the device button for the device that doesn t have volume control commands yet (i.e.,dvd). This is the device you are going to PUNCH TO for the volume and mute commands. Select the Device you want to Punch To Note: If you wish to PUNCH to the MAIN device, press the POWER OFF button at this time. The bottom of the display will then flash PUNCH FROM. Now you select the device that has the volume commands you want (i.e.,tv for systems using the TV speakers, AUDIO for systems with surround sound receivers). The bottom of the display will flash SAVED. Repeat steps -5 until all your devices operate the volume perfectly. Press the MAIN button twice to return to normal operating mode and test your Punch Through settings. Note: The Punch Through feature is not limited to volume and can also be applied to channel or other functions. If you find yourself switching to a particular device frequently to use a group of controls, consider using Punch Through for another group, as listed here: VOL - Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute CH - Channel Up, Channel Down, Prev. Channel and Number buttons (0-9, +0, ENT) PLAY - Play, Stop, Pause, Rewind and Fast Forward VOD - Guide, Menu, Info, Exit, Up, Down, Left, Right, Sel POWER - Power On and Power Off The bottom of the display flashes PUNCH TO.
Advanced Operation Setting Backlight Options You can adjust the amount of time that the MX-50 backlight stays on by entering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page two (using the PAGE UP button), then pressing the LIGHT button on the display (not the Backlight button). Then enter the amount of time you would like the light to stay on using the number pad (0-99 seconds). After making your selection, press the SAVE button. If you don t want backlighting at all (this extends battery life), press the ON button that appears on the screen. The ON will change to OFF. Press the SAVE button. Exit the setup mode by pressing the MAIN button. The FAV Adjusting Contrast You can make the text darker by pressing both the MAIN and cursor UP buttons at the same time. To make the text appear lighter, press both the MAIN and cursor DOWN buttons at the same time. MAIN Cursor Up & Down s When you press the FAV button, the display changes to a list of your favorite TV channels. Each button can be set to instantly select the channel on your TV. There are eight pages of five favorite channel buttons for a total of 0. Simply touch the PAGE buttons to display the other favorite channels. To return to the last device you viewed, press MAIN once (a second press will take you to the MAIN menu). FAV To setup your Favorite Channel buttons go to page. Favorite Channel s Contrast set low. Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon Contrast set high. When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the top right corner of the display. It is a useful aid when setting up Macros and FAVs, since it flashes with every step of a sequence of commands. 5
Advanced Setup After you ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the MX-50 just the way you want, using the Advanced Setup features described in this section. 5 Press the button you wish to edit. The first character of your button label blinks. Blinking Character Editing Labels You can change the name of any of the display buttons (including Favorite Channels) by following these steps: Press and hold both the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show SETUP. You are in SETUP mode now. Note: You have 0 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don t press a button within that time, the MX-50 will time out and return to normal operation. Press the EDIT button. EDIT 6 EDIT flashes at the bottom of the screen. Change the character by using any of the number keys. Each press of the same number button selects the next character of that number s group, as shown here. Once the character you want appears, move to the next space by pressing the RIGHT cursor button. A,B,C, J,K,L, S,T,U,7 D,E,F, M,N,O,5 V,W,X,8 G,H,I, P,Q,R,6 Y,Z,9 The display changes to the EDIT menu. Press the TEXT button. TEXT LEFT Cursor button moves blinking character left. UP Cursor button deletes ALL text. RIGHT Cursor button moves blinking character right. The screen displays the list of devices and EDIT will appear at the top of the screen. Navigate to the device and page where there is a button label you want to EDIT, selecting between the FAV, MAIN, DEVICE, then using the PAGE button. 6 DOWN Cursor button deletes the currently blinking character. 7
7 8 9 When you are finished editing the button, press the button you edited and SAVED will flash at the bottom of the display. To change any other button labels on the same device, press the next button, then repeat steps 6-8. If you wish to edit a button on another device, press the MAIN button once, then repeat Steps -8. Once you ve finished editing buttons, press the MAIN button four times to return to normal operation. Macro Setup Imagine turning on your TV, your DVD player and your surround sound receiver by pressing a single button on your MX-50! What would normally take three remotes and three button pushes, the MX-50 can accomplish with the press of one button. We call that a Macro. Any of the Display buttons, the Power On or the Power Off buttons (on any Device or Page) can be set to be Macro buttons! Edit the MAIN Menu Title or a MAIN Menu Device Label You can change the title of the MAIN Menu or a MAIN Menu device label by following these steps after you ve entered TEXT Edit mode (described in the steps one through four in the preceding pages). Once you ve entered TEXT Edit mode, the top of the screen displays EDIT and the first five devices of the MAIN Menu. There are five pages you can access via the Page UP or DOWN buttons. When the top of the screen says EDIT, pressing a device button jumps to the pages for that device so that you can edit a device s LCD buttons normally. However, if you continue to tap the Page button, the top of the screen will change from EDIT to MAIN. While it says MAIN, there are three pages of LCD buttons. The first two list the Devices of the MAIN Menu and enable you to change the device names when pressed. The third page titled MAIN has only one entry for the LCD buttons; MAIN. When you press the corresponding hard button, you can relable the MAIN title itself. Select the title to edit by pressing the adjacent hard button. Edit the text (described on steps 5 and 6 on page 7). Press the button you edited to save the changes. Here s an example: The MAIN Menu title has been changed to PATIO, so whenever the MAIN button is pressed, the user is reminded that this is the Patio remote. Each of the MAIN menu device buttons has been custom labeled for the activities the user likes to use out on the Patio. To setup a macro button, follow these easy steps: Enter the SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press the MACRO button. The top of the display will show MACRO. The bottom of the display will flash SELECT. Navigate to the Device and Page where there is a button you would like to set as a Macro button using the MAIN, DEVICE, and PAGE buttons. Advanced Options: If you wish to set one of the DEVICE buttons as a macro, on step, press the Page Up button twice. The top of the display changes to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page or page before going on to Step. Another option for DEVICE button macros is to only send the macro if the button is pressed and held. This is setup by entering a delay as the first step of the macro. The amount of delay determines how long the user must press the button before the macro is sent. The advantage of this option is that a normal press of the DEVICE button will simply switch devices without issuing the macro. Press the button you want to set as a Macro button. The top of the screen will display the label of the button you selected. At the bottom of the screen it displays STEP0, indicating that no macro steps have been entered yet. 8 9
5 6 Navigate to the Device and Page that has a button you want in your macro using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. Then press the button with the command you want. Whenever a button is pressed, another Macro step is counted and displayed at the bottom of the screen. Don t worry about the number of steps. Each macro button can store up to 90 steps, so you are not likely to run out of steps! Note: You can program delays in between commands by pressing the PAUSE button. Each press adds half a second to the delay. Press the LIGHT button to end your macro. A new screen displays three choices: SAVE Favorite Channel Setup Imagine surfing all your favorite channels, without ever typing in a channel number. By simply setting up each of the favorite channel buttons, you can make TV, cable or satellite operation fun and easy. To setup a Favorite Channel button, follow these steps: Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press the FAV display button. 7 SAVE If you are happy with your macro, press the SAVE button. UNDO The UNDO button lets you erase the last step. EXIT The EXIT button erases all the macro steps. Press the MAIN button twice to return to normal operation. FAV The top of the display will show FAV. The bottom of the display will flash SELECT. Use the Page buttons until you can see the name (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC) of the favorite channel you wish to setup. Press the favorite channel button you wish to setup. The top of the screen changes to show the channel name. The bottom of the screen displays STEP0, indicating that you have not entered the channel number yet. 5 Press either the TV, SAT or CABLE Device button (select the device you use to enter channel numbers). 6 Press each of the number buttons for the channel. Note: Some brands of television require an ENT(Enter) command after the channel numbers. 0
7 Note: If a number is repeated when setting the channel (for example,channel or 5 ) it is usually best to set a half second delay in between the identical numbers by pressing the PAUSE button. Each press of the PAUSE button increases the delay by a half second. Press the LIGHT button after you enter the channel number. A new screen appears: Use the PAUSE to set delays between steps, each press of the pause button increases the delay by a half second. SAVE Hiding and Adding Pages Each of your MX-50 Devices contains up to eight pages (if a page has no IR data, it will be HIDDEN). However, you can HIDE any page from the users view. A hidden page still appears in SETUP modes, so can be used in macros. If you change your mind and would like the user to see a hidden page, you can ADD them. You can add or hide pages on devices, or on your favorite channel pages using this simple process: Note: Be sure to program your Macros before you hide pages with a potential macro step in them. You can t access hidden pages during macro setup. However, after you finish Macro setup, you can hide pages without affecting operation of your macros. Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press the EDIT button. To save the channel you entered, press the SAVE button. The UNDO button lets you erase the last entry. The EXIT button erases all entries for this button. EDIT 8 When you are finished setting up Favorite Channel buttons, press the MAIN button twice to return to normal operation. Press the PAGE button. PAGE PAGE appears at the top of the screen.
5 Navigate to any page, using the MAIN, DEVICE, FAV, and PAGE buttons. FAV PAGE s MAIN DEVICE s When you select a page, the top of the screen indicates whether you want to ADD? or HIDE? the page displayed. When you would like to change a page s visibility, press the LIGHT button. Erasing You can erase an individual button with a learned command, a macro or a favorite channel. You can erase an entire Device s learned command or macro buttons. You can also erase ALL your learned commands on all devices or all your macros or favorite channels everywhere. If you really want a fresh start, it is possible to reset everything to the factory default condition. Erasing Learned s, Macros or Favs Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note : You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press a PAGE button to display page two of Setup. Press the ERASE button. Press either the LEARN, MACRO or FAV button. The following screen appears: This page is hidden. To ADD it, press the LIGHT button. This page is visible. To HIDE it, press the LIGHT button. 6 7 You can continue to ADD or HIDE pages on other devices by repeating Steps and 5. When you are finished adding and hiding pages, press the MAIN button four times to return to normal operation. ALL If you press ALL, the MX-50 displays a SURE? button. After the SURE button is pressed, all the buttons will be erased. DEVICE If you press DEVICE, a list of Devices will appear. Press the device button that you wish to erase. The bottom of the screen will flash ERASE twice, then ERASED. KEY If you press KEY, you ll have to navigate to the Device and Page you want using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. Press a button to erase it. The bottom of the display will flash ERASE twice, then ERASED. To return to normal operating mode, press the MAIN button four times. 5
Erasing the Entire MX-50 To erase EVERYTHING, press and hold both the MAIN and the STOP buttons for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, the RESET screen appears. Press the SURE button to erase all of your settings and return to the factory default setup. Cloning One MX-50 to Another If you own two or more MX-50, you can copy and transfer all the setup from one MX-50 to another. Just follow these easy steps: SURE Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings If you didn t write down the code numbers you setup your MX-50 with, you can recall them via this simple process: Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Go to page two of the SETUP menu via the PAGE UP button. Press the RECAL button. The display changes to the recall screens. The screen automatically switches between four screens, alternately flashing page one devices and code numbers then those for page two. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press a PAGE button to display page two of Setup. Press the CLONE button. Align the two MX-50 head-to-head, about an inch apart. Note: Pay attention to the page numbers on the bottom of the screen. Page code numbers are the ones setup for the Page Devices. Page code numbers are the ones setup for the Page Devices. 5 6 Press the RECV display button on the new MX-50 you would like to setup by cloning. Press the SEND display button on the MX-50 you previously setup. 5 Write down the code numbers as they appear. Return to normal operation by pressing the MAIN button twice. 7 Press the START button on the new MX-50 and then press the START button on the MX-50 you previously setup. Note: Cloning typically takes about 90 seconds. After completion, the cloned MX-50 will flash GOOD. 8 Return to normal operation by pressing the MAIN button twice. 6 7
Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations You can use the MX-50 as you would your other remote controls. It transmits very powerful line-of-sight output using infrared light commands (invisible to the naked eye). When you point the MX-50 at the components, expect the range to be between 0 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 MX-50 also sends radio signals in every direction. By purchasing the MRF-00 or the addressable MRF-50 or MRF-50 base stations, you can operate your equipment with the MX-50 50 to 00 feet away (through walls, doors, cabinets, inside or outside). Since the RF Base Station picks up the MX-50's radio signals from any direction, regardless of distance, the MX-50 doesn t have to be pointed! Using MRF-50 or MRF-50 Addressable Base Stations By installing an MRF-50 or MRF-50 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 5 unique ID# s. This allows multiple equipment locations in one house to be controlled by any MX-50. In operation it s simple: when you select a device located in the Den, the MX-50 only talks to the base station in the Den. When you select a device located in the Family Room, the MX-50 only talks to it! When used with an MRF-50 or MRF-50 base station, the MX-50 can be programmed to control identical components, for example, a media room array of TV s. The intelligent routing of the MRF-50 or the MRF-50 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 5 addressable MRF-50 s or MRF-50 s can be installed to control them (thus allowing up to 90 identical components in one house). sends radio signal to the MRF-00, MRF-50 or the MRF-50 RF Base Stations. The RF Base Station converts radio signals to standard infrared commands and sends them out via a built-in front blaster to components in the same cabinet space. Self-adhesive flashers (included with the MRF-50 or the MRF-50) affix to the front panels of your components. The flashers relay infrared commands to components out-of-sight of the front blaster. The flashers plug into the rear flasher line output jacks. Each flasher has a 0 cable to easily reach components on nearby shelves. Note: 's radio signals will not control components directly. Components that came with "no pointing" radio remote controls cannot be operated by the MX-50 unless the component can be switched to standard 8 9
RF Settings Overview is factory set to work out of the box with an MRF-00 base station, which is not addressable. The only setting that affects operation with an MRF-00 is the RF/IR setting (to operate, the MX-50 must be set to IR/RF or RF- it will not operate the MRF-00 in IR mode). will operate with an MRF-50 or MRF-50 base station set to ID#0 with the factory default settings. However, in order to gain the advantages of addressable base stations (no interference between systems within one house or a condo development with potential interference between two different condos, turning the front blaster on or off, or routing identical commands to a stack of identical televisions or satellite receivers etc.) you must reset the MX-50 and the Base Station ID# to any address other than ID#0. ID#0 is an open door to any RF signal, it is not a true address. It is extremely useful for testing whether any interference is present, since the base station s STA- TUS LED will flicker if interference is present. Once the base station is moved to a location where the LED does not flicker, the ID# can be changed to one of the other addresses. Note that ID#0 does not allow any emitter or blaster configuration. Before changing any emitter or blaster settings, you must reset the ID# to an address other than 0. Here are the factory default RF settings of the MX-50: Press the RF button. RF The RF Settings Menu appears. See the notes on the following pages for more info on each option. Make your selection by pressing the button you want: Signal (IR, RF or Both) Base Station ID # Emitters - ALL or a specific Emitter Blaster - Turn the Blaster On or Off Exit this Menu IR/RF (Type of Signal) - All devices are factory set to send both an IR line of sight signal and an omnidirectional RF signal. ID# (Base Station Address) - All devices are factory set with ID #0. EMITT (IR Emitter Line Output) - All devices are factory set to output IR commands through ALL IR Emitter Line Outputs. BLAST (Base Station Front Panel Blaster) - The blaster is factory set to be on. Changing the RF Settings Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 0 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-50 will time out automatically. Press the PAGE buttons until page three of Setup is displayed (RF is the only choice on Page ). 5 After you ve made a new setting and SAVED your change, use the EXIT button to return to the RF settings menu to change any other setting. Once you are finished all settings, use the MAIN button to return to normal operation IR/RF Signal Setting You can set the signal to be IR line-of-sight only, RF only or IR and RF simultaneously. Additionally, you can set the signal the same way for ALL ten of your devices OR you can set the signal differently for each device (the plasma TV could be set to be IR line-of-sight only, while the DVD player and the Satellite receiver are set to be RF only). A good reason to set the signal to RF only is to prevent too much IR being sent to a sensitive component from two arrivals at the front panel (one directly from the MX-50, one from the RF base station). A good reason to set the signal to IR only is that another room has an MRF-00 base station (no RF address) so it will receive commands from the MX-50 unless it is set to IR only. 0
From the RF Settings Menu, select IR/RF. Decide whether you are changing the Signal for all devices or just one of the devices of the MX-50. Select ALL to change the signal settings to ALL devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Select DEVIC to change the signal settings to just one of the devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. ID # - Setting Base Station Address When you are installing a system within 00 feet of another equipment location in the same home OR near a home, condo, yacht or motor home that might potentially have an RF remote control of any kind, it is recommended that you use an addressable base station and set the address as described here. You can operate up to 5 different equipment locations, each with an MRF-50 or MRF-50 assigned a unique Receiver ID#. You program each or all of your MX-50 devices to the appropriate equipment location by assigning the corresponding ID# in the RF Settings Menus. The display changes to a list of the names of your devices. If you have two pages of devices, pressing either of the page buttons will display the other page. Select the device you would like to change IR/RF settings, then go to Step. From the RF Settings Menu, select ID#. Decide whether you are changing the ID# for all devices or just one of the devices of the MX-50. Page s display the other page of devices. Select a device Select ALL to change the ID# for ALL devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Select DEVIC to change the ID# for just one of the devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Select the new setting by pressing the desired button, then press SAVE to save your new setting and return to the RF settings menu. Both IR and RF will be output Only IR line-of-sight Only RF will be output Save the new setting Exit this Menu without changing the IR/RF settings The display changes to a list of the names of your devices. If you have two pages of devices, pressing either of the page buttons will display the other page. Select the device you would like to change the ID#, then go to Step. Page s display the other page of devices. Select a device
Select the new setting by pressing the desired button, then press SAVE to save your new setting and return to the RF settings menu. Displays the current ID# Change the ID# to a higher number Change the ID# to a lower number Save the new setting Exit this Menu without changing the IR/RF settings The display changes to a list of the names of your devices. If you have two pages of devices, pressing either of the page buttons will display the other page. Select the device you would like to change the Emitter settings, then go to Step. Page s display the other page of devices. Select a device EMITT - Setting IR Emitter Outputs The MRF-50 and MRF-50 Base Stations enable you to route or steer the IR commands from any Device to any or all of the IR Line Outputs. This allows you to control identical devices using the exact same IR commands (such as an array of television sets in a media room or a stack of identical satellite receivers installed in a central location with one satellite receiver dedicated to each room with a television). Each button push (or macro step) is routed to the specific IR Line Output you ve assigned to a device. In the factory set default settings, the MX-50 is set to route IR commands from any device to ALL IR Line Outputs simultaneously. To change the MX-50 default settings follow these steps: Select the new setting by pressing the desired button, then press SAVE to save your new setting and return to the RF settings menu. Displays the Line Output # or ALL Change the Line Output upwards Change the Line Output downwards Save the new setting Exit this Menu without changing the EMITT settings BLAST - Setting the Front Panel Blaster On or Off From the RF Settings Menu, select EMITT. Decide whether you are changing the Emitter settings for all devices or just one of the devices of the MX-50. Select ALL to change the Emitter settings to ALL devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Select DEVIC to change the Emitter settings to just one of the devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. The MRF-50 and MRF-50 Base Stations have a configurable front panel high power IR LED or blaster for controlling components in the same cabinet space without emitters attached to their front panel. The front panel blaster can overpower or saturate the sensors of some A/V components, so if intermittent operation occurs, the blaster should be turned off. The blaster is incompatible with a stack of identical components, since all components will receive IR commands at once, no matter what device is selected. Turn off the front panel blaster by following the steps described on the next page: 5
From the RF Settings Menu, select BLAST. Decide whether you are changing the Blaster for all devices or just one of the devices of the MX-50. Select ALL to change the blaster settings to ALL devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Select DEVIC to change the blaster settings to just one of the devices in the MX-50. Then, go to Step. Pre-Programmed Code Tables s Pre-Programmed code library is divided into categories (TV, VCR, AUX, etc.). Each category actually includes many types of components. For example, the VCR category includes TV/VCR combo units. Within each category, the code numbers are listed in rows by brand (Sony, Panasonic, B & K, etc.). Some brands have more than one three digit code for you to try. Just circle the correct row and refer to it while you setup (step-by-step instructions for using Pre-Programmed codes are found on page 5). The display changes to a list of the names of your devices. If you have two pages of devices, pressing either of the page buttons will display the other page. Select the device you would like to change IR/RF settings, then go to Step. TV CABLE TVs, Plasma/LCD TVs, Projectors and Monitors Cable TV Descramblers/Tuners and WEBTVs Pages 8- Pages - Page s display the other page of devices. Select a device DVD VCR DVD Players, TV/DVD Combos, TV/DVD/VCR Combos, DVD Recorders, and Laser Disc Players VCRs and TV/VCR Combos Pages -6 Pages 6-8 AUDIO Amps, Preamps, A/V Receivers and XM Radios Pages 8-5 Select the new setting by pressing the desired button, then press SAVE to save your new setting and return to the RF settings menu. SAT CD Satellite Receiver CD Players and Changers Page 5-5 Pages 5-55 Turn Blaster ON. Turn Blaster OFF. DVR Digital Video Recorders (TiVo, Replay) Page 55-56 Save the new setting Exit this Menu without changing the BLAST settings AUX Media PCs, GAME Systems, ipod, TAPE Decks, Lighting Systems and Custom Installation Products Pages 56-59 6 7
TV - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors ADMIRAL 07 08 6 60 ADVENT 7 88 AKAI 97 6 8 0 05 58 AMARK AMPRO 07 67 57 8 AMSTRAD 05 ANAM 0 05 056 080 AOC 97 00 058 APEX DIGITAL 006 0 AUDIOVOX 076 0 7 5 5 5 AVENTURA 0 AVION BARCO BENQ BLAUPUNKT 088 BOXLIGHT 66 BROKSONIC 8 CAIRN 0 CANDLE 97 00 00 00 CAPEHART 058 CETRONIC 0 CITIZEN 97 00 00 00 0 0 0 CLASSIC 0 CONCERTO 00 CONTEC 0 050 05 CORONADO CRAIG 0 05 CROWN 0 CURTIS MATHES 97 0 00 CXC 0 DAEWOO 00 06 0 0 076 0 5 7 69 69 DAYTRON 00 DELL 9 0 DIBOSS 9 DIGITAL PROJECTION 7 DREAMVISION 5 5 DURA 0 DWIN 77 6 57 DYNASTY 0 DYNATECH 06 EIKI 87 ELECTROHOME 0 076 96 EMERSON 97 00 005 08 0 07 08 050 05 076 096 5 5 5 55 0 EPSON ESA FISHER 007 057 FUJITSU 98 9 6 99 6 96 0 FUNAI 08 0 05 0 FUTURETECH 0 GATEWAY 68 GE 97 008 009 0 056 07 07 0 55 60 6 65 00 09 57 8 GEM 9 GOLDSTAR 00 0 06 6 9 7 GRUNDIG 08 0 HALL MARK 00 HANNSPREE 8 8 TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors HISENSE 9 HITACHI 00 009 00 0 0 0 075 58 6 66 07 50 6 80 60 HP 6 7 78 79 HYUNDAI 7 8 INFINITY 6 INFOCUS 9 0 0 5 09 INSIGNIA 50 99 00 0 0 0 JBL 6 JCPENNEY 97 00 008 009 0 00 065 0 56 60 JENSEN 0 JVC 0 0 08 070 08 5 99 0 0 5 7 8 06 KEC 0 KENWOOD 97 070 KLOSS 00 059 KMC KNOLL SYSTEMS 0 09 KTV 97 0 5 LG 6 65 8 8 86 6 66 LODGENET 07 LOEWE 6 LOGIK 07 LUXMAN 00 LXI 66 007 05 05 08 60 6 MAGNAVOX 97 00 00 0 059 060 06 06 06 7 60 6 09 6 90 MARANTZ 97 6 8 97 8 MATSUI 6 MAXENT MEMOREX 007 07 00 METZ 088 MGA 97 00 0 08 0 MINERVA 088 MINTEK 6 MISAKAI 0 MITSUBISHI 50 00 0 08 00 0 09 6 9 5 7 67 00 8 MTC 97 00 06 0 NAD 05 05 NEC 7 8 0 97 00 06 0 056 09 6 7 6 8 8 NIKEI 0 NUVISION 5 OLEVIA 76 9 ONKING 0 ONWA 0 OPTOMA 9 65 70 60 OPTONICA 09 08 ORION 096 PANASONIC 9 0 056 080 09 6 08 6 96 95 97 98 59 77 8 0 PHILCO 97 00 0 056 059 060 06 06 6 00 PHILIPS 7 97 00 00 005 08 059 09 6 7 8 06 59 60 6 9 5 PHILIPS/MAGNAVOX 9 9 60 PIONEER 59 7 97 08 0 05 6 5 90 0 0 09 7 5 6 7 85 9 97 8 POLAROID 5 5 5 55 56 57 58 88 PORTLAND 00 PROJECTIONDESIGN 7 8 9
TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors PROSCAN 60 6 65 67 YAMAHA 97 00 70 7 7 7 07 08 5 PROTON 00 058 7 7 9 9 YORK 00 PROTRON 9 98 YUPITERU 0 QUASAR 0 056 09 ZENITH 6 07 07 095 0 57 8 7 8 8 8 85 86 RADIO SHACK 09 0 00 7 ZONDA RCA 60 6 65 065 56 97 00 0 0 056 07 5 REALISTIC 007 09 0 07 RUNCO 68 69 78 79 80 8 8 8 07 57 0 95 5 6 ROCTEC 86 CABLE - Cable Set Top Boxes SAMPO 97 058 00 0 SAMSUNG 6 00 050 089 0 05 7 60 8 9 5 5 58 75 09 75 8 7 6 6 6 SANYO 66 007 00 05 057 08 87 66 7 ABC 0 00 00 09 0 06 05 SCEPTRE 76 ADELPHIA 0 07 0 SCOTT 00 08 0 08 ADVANCED NEWHOUSE 0 SEARS 05 00 00 007 08 057 09 60 08 65 66 ALTRIO 0 SELECO 89 00 7 05 AMERICAST 099 SHARP 6 70 08 09 08 09 0 00 0 75 5 06 07 08 ANTRONIX 0 SHERWOOD 9 ARCHER 005 007 0 SIEMENS 088 ARMSTRONG 07 SIGNATURE 07 AT&T BROADBAND 07 SIM 05 00 ATLANTIC BROADBAND 0 07 SOLE BELL SOUTH 099 SONY 6 070 085 9 7 6 85 9 07 77 78 79 5 BLUE RIDGE 0 07 SOUNDESIGN 00 08 00 0 BRESNAN 07 SPECTRICON BUCKEYE COMM 07 SSS 00 0 CABLEVISION 08 0 07 SUPERSCAN 0 CENTURION 09 SUPRE MACY 00 CENTURY 007 SVA 8 CHARTER 0 07 0 SYLVANIA 97 00 059 060 06 06 6 0 60 7 05 0 CITIZEN 007 SYMPHONIC 05 0 COGECO 07 SYNTAX OLEVIA 76 9 COMBANO 080 08 TANDY 08 COMCAST 0 0 07 TATUNG 056 06 COMSAT 07 TCL 6 COMTRONICS 00 TECHNICS 0 080 COX DIGITAL CABLE 0 07 TECHWOOD 00 DIGICABLE 0 TEKNIKA 00 00 00 0 08 0 07 0 EAGLE 00 00 00 TELEFUNKEN 07 06 086 087 EASTERN 057 066 TELERENT 07 ELECTRICORD 0 TERA 7 GEMINI 008 05 THOMPSON 5 GE 07 TMK 00 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 0 00 00 00 008 009 00 069 07 0 TOSHIBA 55 007 05 00 00 06 0 8 6 87 90 9 0 88 89 9 9 5 GNC 099 7 5 8 56 65 GOLDEN CHANNEL 00 TOTEVISION HAMLIN 09 050 055 UNIVERSAL 008 009 HITACHI 0 055 VIDEO CONCEPTS 6 INSIGHT 07 VIDIKRON 7 8 88 9 0 95 06 5 9 0 JERROLD 0 00 00 00 008 009 00 069 07 0 09 0 VIDTECH 00 M-NET 07 VIEWSONIC 7 89 90 MAGNAVOX 00 0 06 079 09 VIZIO 86 87 MASSILLON 07 WARDS 00 008 009 09 08 060 06 06 06 07 07 6 0 MEDIA ONE 07 WESTINGHOUSE 076 80 5 6 MEDICOM 07 WINBOOK 9 MEMOREX 05 0
CABLE (continued) - Cable Set Top Boxes MOTOROLA 0 00 00 00 008 009 00 069 07 0 09 0 MOVIE TIME 08 0 MOXI NCTC 07 NOVAPLEX 09 NSC 05 08 08 07 OAK 0 07 05 PACE 0 07 PANASONIC 0 07 PARAGON 05 PHILIPS 006 0 0 00 085 PIONEER 0 0 05 06 076 05 0 PRUCER 059 PTS 0 07 07 PULSAR 05 QUEST RCA 07 RCN 07 RECOTON 098 REGAL 09 050 REGENCY 057 RODGERS 0 SAMSUNG 00 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 00 0 0 0 0 05 06 SEREN 0 SERVICE ELECTRIC 07 SHAW 07 SIGECOM 0 SIGNAL 00 SIGNATURE 0 SL MARX 00 SONY 08 SPRUCER 07 078 STARCOM 00 00 008 009 STARGATE 008 00 097 0 SUSQUEHANNA 0 07 TADIRAN 00 TIMELESS 00 TIME WARNER 0 07 TOCOM 09 00 056 TOSHIBA 05 UNIKA 007 0 UNITED CABLE 00 05 UNIVERSAL 005 007 0 0 05 VIDEOTRON 0 VIEWSTAR 0 05 08 086 087 088 089 WIDE OPEN WEST 0 099 ZENITH 05 060 09 00 ECHOSTAR 06 CABLE - WEBTVs MITSUBISHI 0 SONY 096 PHILIPS/MAGNAVOX 095 CABLE (continued) - WEBTVs DVD - DVD Players ADCOM 57 AIWA 6 6 ALPINE 098 AKAI 8 APEX DIGITAL 087 5 6 ARCAM AUDIOVOX 8 CALIFORNIA AUDIO 0 CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 5 6 CARY AUDIO DESIGN 7 CINEVISION 9 CLASSE 67 COBY 58 60 CYBER HOME 7 7 DAEWOO DENON 7 8 007 080 8 DURA EMERSON ESA GATEWAY 75 GE 06 07 GRADIENTE 0 GRUNDIG 08 GO VIDEO 7 09 7 8 9 0 HARMAN KARDON 08 0 HITACHI 0 FUNAI ILO 68 INSIGNIA INTEGRA 80 9 80 JVC 0 68 0 57 KENWOOD 5 KISS 79 79 KLH 5 KRELL 0 LECSON 6 LEXICON 8 LG 09 057 07 LITEON 6 65 MAGNAVOX 096 066 8 MALATA 67 MARANTZ 0 0 08 05 MCINTOSH 5 MEMOREX 6 MERIDIAN 5 MINTEK 8
DVD (continued) - DVD Players MITSUBISHI 07 MYRYAD 0 NAIM 6 NAD 088 55 78 NAKAMICHI 0 ONKYO 076 05 80 7 OPPO 66 PANASONIC 99 59 85 0 0 8 9 50 98 05 PHILIPS 66 77 066 095 05 76 76 PIONEER 8 7 0 09 099 07 08 6 7 78 POLAROID 5 6 7 8 PRIMARE 9 9 PROCEED 086 PROSCAN 06 07 RCA 06 07 7 RJTECH 69 ROTEL 0 SAMSUNG 00 59 5 75 056 070 9 7 65 70 SANSUI 5 SANYO 7 SENSORY SCIENCE 7 SHARP 09 SHERWOOD 5 6 7 8 9 50 SONY 6 86 0 8 5 60 89 9 8 9 0 5 5 5 6 6 6 SV000 SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TAG MCLAREN 56 TEAC 70 THETA DIGITAL 0 THOMPSON 06 07 THULE 77 TOSHIBA 8 7 05 0 8 0 6 8 85 86 87 88 VENTURER 9 VINC 6 YAMAHA 97 96 95 0 089 066 58 66 ZENITH 057 07 09 8 SYMPHONIC TOSHIBA 0 DURA EMERSON ESA INSIGNIA MAGNAVOX PANASONIC SV000 SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TOSHIBA 6 DVD (continued) - TV/DVD Combos CINEVISION 9 GO VIDEO 7 7 8 9 PANASONIC 50 PHILIPS 05 (VCR Functions for VCR067) PIONEER POLAROID SAMSUNG 7 59 5 SANSUI 5 SENSORY SCIENCE 7 SONY 5 8 9 0 5 5 5 TOSHIBA 87 ZENITH 09 (VCR Functions for VCR7) DVD - TV/DVD/VCR Combos DVD - DVD/VCR Combos DVD - TV/DVD Combos DVD - DVD Recorders AIWA 6 AUDIOVOX 8 DURA EMERSON ESA FUNAI INSIGNIA POLAROID 8 SAMSUNG 65 SV000 SYLVANIA CINEVISION 9 GATEWAY 75 GO VIDEO 8 9 0 ILO 68 KISS 79 LITEON 65 PANASONIC 9 59 PHILIPS 77 PIONEER 7 SAMSUNG 5 SENSORY SCIENCE 5
DVD (continued) - DVD Recorders SONY 9 8 9 0 5 5 5 TOSHIBA 88 DENON 06 07 FUNAI 0 KENWOOD 5 0 MAGNAVOX 0 MARANTZ MITSUBISHI NAD OPTIMUS 09 0 PANASONIC PHILIPS 0 PIONEER 06 7 RADIO SHACK 0 RCA 00 REALISTIC 09 RUNCO 7 SANYO 075 SHARP 5 0 SONY 05 0 TECHNICS THETA DIGITAL 0 TOSHIBA 5 06 YAMAHA 0 9 DVD - Laser Disc Players VCR - VCRs AIWA 0 6 69 AKAI 06 0 06 5 6 AMPRO 07 ANAM 0 AUDIO DYNAMICS 0 0 09 0 BROKSONIC 05 07 9 CANON 08 0 CAPEHART 08 CRAIG 00 00 5 CURTIS MATHES 0 0 DAEWOO 005 007 00 065 08 0 6 7 9 DAYTRON 08 DBX 0 0 09 0 DYNATECH 0 05 ELECTROHOME 059 EMERSON 005 006 07 05 07 09 0 0 05 06 07 06 0 6 9 8 5 6 FISHER 00 008 009 00 6 VCR (continued) - VCRs FUNAI 0 GE 0 06 07 07 09 7 GO VIDEO 6 55 00 5 GOLDSTAR 0 0 00 0 06 HARMAN KARDON 0 05 HITACHI 00 08 06 0 0 06 7 50 60 0 INSTANTREPLAY 0 JCL 0 JCPENNEY 0 0 05 00 066 0 JENSEN 0 JVC 0 0 0 08 050 055 060 0 50 5 66 7 7 KENWOOD 0 08 0 07 LG 7 LLOYD 0 LXI 00 009 07 0 06 MAGIN 00 MAGNAVOX 0 0 0 067 068 56 6 MARANTZ 0 0 067 069 56 MARTA 0 MATSUI 07 00 MEI 0 MEMOREX 00 00 0 0 0 05 07 0 0 9 MGA 05 06 059 MINOLTA 0 00 MITSUBISHI 0 00 05 06 05 059 06 5 09 68 7 75 MTC 0 00 MULTITECH 0 0 NEC 0 0 09 0 08 NORDMENDE 0 OPTONICA 05 05 ORION 05 PANASONIC 066 070 08 0 5 57 6 07 67 PENTAX 0 00 0 06 PHILCO 0 0 067 PHILIPS 0 0 05 067 07 0 56 PILOT 0 PIONEER 0 0 08 PORTLAND 08 PULSAR 07 QUARTZ 00 0 QUASAR 066 5 075 RADIO SHACK RCA 0 00 0 07 09 0 5 7 0 00 58 REALISTIC 00 008 00 0 0 0 00 05 05 0 RICO 058 RUNCO 8 SALORA 0 SAMSUNG 0 00 066 0 0 07 09 5 0 5 SANSUI 0 0 08 5 SANYO 00 007 00 0 0 SCOTT 07 07 9 SEARS 00 008 009 00 0 0 08 0 07 07 SHARP 0 05 9 59 65 SHINTOM 0 SIGNATURE 0 SONY 00 0 05 056 057 058 076 077 078 9 5 7
VCR (continued) - VCRs AUDIO (continued) - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers SOUNDESIGN 0 ADCOM 08 09 5 6 69 55 56 66 STS 0 AIWA 08 0 70 0 0 88 SYLVANIA 0 0 059 067 AKAI 8 89 SYMPHONIC 0 AMC 08 5 6 7 8 58 8 8 TANDY 00 0 AMEND 05 TATUNG 09 0 AMX 96 TEAC 0 09 0 ANGSTROM TECHNICS 0 070 ANTEX ELECTRONICS 588 TEKNIKA 09 0 0 0 ANTHEM 5 6 7 8 9 THOMAS 0 ARAGON 57 58 0 0 08 TMK 006 ARCAM 5 8 9 50 590 59 59 59 59 TOSHIBA 008 0 0 07 059 079 08 08 70 ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY TOTEVISION 00 0 AUDIO ACCESS 7 UNITECH 00 AUDIO ALCHEMY 5 VECTOR RESEARCH 0 AUDIO CONTROL 8 57 6 VICTOR 08 AUDIO DESIGN ASSOCIATES 9 0 VIDEO CONCEPTS 0 0 06 AUDIO EASE 0 96 07 VIDEOSONIC 00 AUDIO FILE 07 WARDS 00 0 07 0 0 0 00 05 05 AUDIO MATRIX 67 YAMAHA 0 0 09 0 AUDIO RESEARCH 99 06 5 6 ZENITH 0 08 056 058 07 080 0 7 AUDIO SOURCE 7 AUDIO TECHNICA B & K 096 097 98 99 00 0 0 0 0 05 06 07 08 09 0 VCR - TV/VCR Combos BOSE 5 58 070 70 7 59 5 09 60 BOSTON ACOUSTICS 7 BRIX 555 BRYSTON 0 55 DAEWOO 005 7 CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 5 5 5 55 60 68 EMERSON 5 CARVER 006 07 08 06 07 0 6 80 85 0 09 077 8 FUNAI 0 CARY AUDIO DESIGN 59 GOLDSTAR 0 CASIO 076 HITACHI 0 CHIRO 0 JCPENNEY 0 CINEMA SOUND 0 LG 0 CITATION 8 7 LLOYD 0 CLASSE 0 8 57 58 MAGNAVOX 0 067 CLARION 06 MEMOREX 0 COLORADO VNET 59 PANASONIC 070 67 COMPAQ 8 PHILIPS 0 067 CURTIS MATHES 076 RADIO SHACK DELPHI 5 55 RCA 0 DENON 0 00 00 0 09 5 9 0 07 07 59 6 0 9 50 SEARS 0 96 0 0 56 568 569 60 60 69 650 65 677 678 679 680 68 SONY 057 5 EIGER 9 SYLVANIA 067 ELAN 68 7 69 70 7 057 90 7 7 7 75 76 77 8 8 8 508 509 SYMPHONIC 0 EAD 099 098 66 67 THOMAS 0 ESCIENT 68 8 9 5 5 5 5 ZENITH 0 FANFARE 5 FISHER 8 97 07 80 FLEXTRONICS 78 AUDIO - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers GE 056 60 FOSGATE 06 GOLDSTAR 008 HAFLER 7 HALCRO 596 597 ADC 007 8 HARMAN KARDON 8 5 5 5 8 7 77 7 9 65 9
AUDIO (continued) - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers HITACHI 00 IMERGE 7 INKEL 97 INSIGNIA 589 INTEGRA 86 570 5 7 8 9 0 87 586 JAMO 98 JBL 6 6 6 JCPENNEY 076 6 JEFF ROWLAND 06 JENSEN 058 JVC 79 0 6 9 66 9 89 90 KEF 50 KENWOOD 0 06 066 5 6 8 90 97 9 8 99 5 80 005 80 9 67 7 0 57 550 KINERGETICS 0 0 KLH KLIPSCH 57 58 0 0 08 KNOLL 5 KOSS 6 57 KRELL 76 8 500 6 50 07 97 98 99 67 67 67 KYOCERA 007 LEXICON 57 60 0 5 6 7 58 59 6 6 6 6 LINN 77 LUXMAN 7 9 05 65 5 00 009 LXI 076 056 MAGNAVOX 086 6 5 08 MARANTZ 88 9 85 006 08 0 00 06 85 86 5 65 9 89 6 7 8 7 89 90 9 9 56 MARK LEVINSON MCINTOSH 8 86 96 MCS 076 MERIDIAN 00 0 0 68 MICRO LAB 9 MICROMEGA 9 MITSUBISHI 0 MONDIAL 57 58 0 0 08 MOTOROLA 86 MUSICAL FIDELITY 07 08 67 68 MYRYAD 76 9 55 56 57 NAD 86 8 78 79 598 60 60 605 NAIM 5 5 55 NAKAMICHI 5 7 8 87 50 65 NEC 76 NETSTREAMS 66 67 68 69 60 NILES 0 NIRO NUVO 0 05 606 607 608 609 60 OLIVE 58 ONKYO 86 07 06 06 07 08 87 079 080 090 79 09 70 75 8 9 0 86 87 56 55 586 69 OPTIMUS 06 0 8 OUTLAW PANASONIC 0 95 9 77 9 8 56 66 67 PARASOUND 55 55 9 0 6 9 95 PASS LABS PHAST 96 50 AUDIO (continued) - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers PHILIPS 9 50 5 06 9 96 PIONEER 80 5 0 0 09 0 05 050 069 59 68 6 05 078 98 97 5 58 50 5 5 5 55 56 57 556 PLINIUS 58 POLKAUDIO 09 5 PRIMARE 6 6 6 6 65 PROCEED 68 QUAD 56 RCA 00 08 7 56 067 88 59 REALISTIC 09 056 07 075 095 REQUEST 5 5 6 6 6 ROKU 506 507 REVOX 6 ROTEL 50 50 50 07 08 085 65 RUSSOUND 79 9 9 5 6 57 58 59 SAMSUNG 06 57 65 SANSUI 00 08 0 9 065 8 SANYO 07 059 SCOTT 09 09 SEARS 076 SHARP 06 05 09 75 8 65 SHERWOOD 7 0 08 055 0 0 05 06 05 00 8 70 88 7 56 675 SIRIUS 585 555 SIMAUDIO 9 SLIM DEVICES 5 SONY 7 7 57 69 08 08 09 7 8 60 66 05 0 8 8 7 5 80 95 575 576 577 6 60 6 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 69 SOUNDESIGN 06 SOUNDSTREAM 08 088 SOUNDMATTERS 75 SSI 068 STS 007 SUGDEN 0 SUMO 7 SUNFIRE 5 6 9 95 TAEKWANG 8 TAG MCLAREN 87 TASCAM 65 TEAC 005 09 09 7 TECHNICS 76 9 9 78 77 00 57 6 THETA DIGITAL 6 THULE 505 TOSHIBA 060 087 98 78 50 TURTLE BEACH 6 WARDS 80 XANTECH 508 509 XM SATELLITE RADIO 5 5 55 YAMAHA 7 557 655 6 6 06 5 69 067 7 05 6 089 7 85 7 8 9 5 6 7 50 5 558 559 560 56 565 566 567 578 579 580 58 58 58 599 600 65 66 656 657 658 659 660 66 66 66 66 665 666 667 668 669 670 67 676 YBA 85 ZENITH 0 ZON 587 5
ANTEX ELECTRONICS 588 ARCAM 50 59 BOSE 70 5 DELPHI 5 55 FANFARE 5 KENWOOD 550 MYRYAD 57 NAD NAIM 55 NUVO 0 05 606 607 MUSICAL FIDELITY 08 68 PIONEER 556 POLKAUDIO 5 PRIMARE 65 RUSSOUND 5 6 SIRIUS 585 555 550 SONY 80 TASCAM 65 XM SATELLITE RADIO 5 5 55 AUDIO - XM Radios & Tuners SAT - Satellite Receivers ALPHASTAR AMPLICA 050 BIRDVIEW 9 05 6 BSR 05 CABLEVISION 8 CAPETRONICS 05 CHANNEL MASTER 0 0 05 08 06 055 CHAPARRAL 008 009 0 077 CITOH 05 CURTIS MATHES 050 DISH NETWORK 67 68 8 85 86 87 88 DIRECTV 7 9 DRAKE 005 006 007 00 0 6 05 DREAM MULTIMEDIA 9 DX ANTENNA 0 06 056 076 ECHOSTAR 08 00 057 058 09 09 095 096 097 098 099 00 67 68 8 85 86 87 88 ELECTROHOME 089 EURO PLUS EUROSAT EXPRESSVU FORCE 76 FORTEC STAR 77 78 FUJITSU 07 0 0 07 GE 5 06 50 GENERAL INSTRUMENT 00 00 06 09 0 059 0 8 GOI HITACHI 9 0 HIRSCHMANN 0 HOME CABLE 080 0 09 5 SAT (continued) - Satellite Receivers HOUSTON TRACKER 0 07 09 0 057 05 HTS HUGHES 068 5 6 6 65 66 HYTEK 05 HYUNDAI 9 ICR 0 JANIEL 060 7 JERROLD 8 JVC KATHREIN 08 LEGEND 057 LG 70 LUXOR 06 MACOM 00 059 06 06 065 MARANTZ 5 5 MEMOREX 057 MITSUBISHI 068 5 MOTOROLA 8 7 NEXT LEVEL 8 NEXTWAVE 08 5 NORSAT 069 070 NV 95 96 97 PACE PANASONIC 060 60 PANSAT 7 PERSONAL CABLE 7 PHILIPS 07 5 5 068 5 56 0 PL 0 06 PRESIDENT 09 0 PRIMESTAR 0 00 PROSAT 07 PROSCAN 5 06 50 RADIOSHACK 8 RCA 5 06 50 REALISTIC 0 07 SAB 95 96 97 98 99 00 SAMSUNG 55 6 69 75 79 SATCRUISER 9 SATELLITE SERVICE 08 05 07 085 SKY 6 7 7 SONY 0 0 STARCAST 0 STAR CHOICE 8 SUPERGUIDE 00 5 TEECOM 0 06 075 087 088 090 07 0 7 TOSHIBA 00 7 57 58 068 5 TOWN & COUNTRY 0 06 UNIDEN 06 05 0 0 0 05 08 09 078 079 080 086 0 5 6 VIEWSTAR 5 VOOM 8 WINEGARD 8 6 ZENITH 08 08 08 08 09 0 59 5
CD - CD Players and Changers ADCOM 06 0 AIWA 059 0 065 088 089 05 70 87 AKAI 085 95 0 AMC AMEND 8 ARCAM 8 75 AUDIO ACCESS 9 7 AUDIO EASE 65 AUDIO TECHNICA 06 BSR 07 057 CALIFORNIA AUDIO 0 008 CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 68 CAPETRONIC 06 CARRERA 057 080 CARVER 85 0 0 050 086 07 0 5 8 9 0 0 67 CASIO 8 CARY AUDIO DESIGN 6 6 CLASSE 67 CLARINETTE 8 CREEK 59 CROWN 05 DENON 00 8 EMERSON 0 069 0 FISHER 050 85 008 FRABA GENEXXA 00 069 0 GOLDSTAR 080 HAITAI 09 HARMAN KARDON 08 0 07 08 7 HITACHI 0 75 INKEL 0 INTEGRA 00 7 JCPENNEY 0 06 09 JENSEN 58 JVC 00 0 6 6 86 KENWOOD 85 007 0 055 07 07 7 5 KOSS 06 KRELL 79 85 KYOCERA 005 LOTTE 0 LUXMAN 0 08 070 076 9 5 LXI 059 MAGNAVOX 0 07 MARANTZ 07 0 0 05 077 07 09 6 7 MCINTOSH 7 MCS 0 07 09 MEMOREX 00 MISSION 0 07 MITSUBISHI 79 MITSUMI 5 MODULAIRE 8 MONDIAL 7 MUSICAL FIDELITY 58 8 MYRYAD 65 NAD 006 005 067 78 NAIM 7 5 CD (continued) - CD Players and Changers NAKAMICHI 7 8 9 095 NEC 0 06 NIKKO 06 NSM 0 07 ONKYO 00 08 09 68 69 7 OPTIMUS 00 050 057 058 08 08 08 085 09 95 PANASONIC 0 0 7 008 068 8 PARASOUND 0 PHILIPS 0 0 07 6 5 PIONEER 00 00 05 056 7 75 76 57 6 PRIMARE 66 PROCEED 9 PROTON 0 07 8 QUAD 69 QUASAR 0 008 RADIO SHACK 8 RCA 07 0 50 76 REALISTIC 0 050 05 0 8 8 87 ROTEL 0 07 6 78 50 SAE 0 07 SANSUI 0 069 07 8 7 90 5 SANYO 050 SCOTT 069 0 SHARP 06 0 05 066 SHERWOOD 00 09 05 096 5 9 66 SIGNATURE 0 SIMAUDIO 80 SONY 08 08 097 6 77 5 6 6 9 0 59 60 77 78 SOUNDESIGN 5 SUGDEN 6 SUMO 55 SYLVANIA 0 07 SYMPHONIC 05 8 TAEKWANG 95 085 TANDY 00 TEAC 05 0 06 05 05 0 0 079 TECHNICS 060 0 00 7 8 008 068 TECHWOOD 076 THETA DIGITAL 5 70 TOSHIBA 006 067 09 60 8 VECTOR RESEARCH 080 VICTOR 00 0 WARDS 85 0 YAMAHA 0 06 05 86 8 5 8 8 87 YORX 8 DVR - Digital Video Recorders (TiVo, Replay) DIRECTV 7 5 6 7 8 HUGHES 7 5 6 7 8 HUMAX 8 5 6 7 8 PHILIPS 090 7 5 6 7 8 55
DVR (continued) - Digital Video Recorders (TiVo, Replay) PIONEER 7 8 5 6 7 8 RCA 09 REPLAY TV 075 SONY 0 05 TIVO 090 7 8 5 6 7 8 AUX - Custom Installation Products M 5 ADS TECH 0 AHANIX 60 AIWA 6 ALGOLITH 5 APPLE 0 ARCHER 55 AUDIO AUTHORITY 7 8 AURORA 00 AUTON 9 AURORA MULTIMEDIA 0 BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BOSE 09 CALYPSO 9 9 9 9 CE LABS 98 CELADON CRESTRON 5 6 7 8 DA LITE 69 DDI 0 DELL 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 DLO 8 DMX 56 DRAPER SCREEN 0 DREAMVISION 097 DVDO 99 DWIN 080 5 ELAN 5 5 5 5 55 56 57 58 ELITE SCREENS EVERQUEST 06 EXTRON 5 FARENHEIT 0 FAROUDJA 8 5 FUJI 09 GATEWAY 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 HAUPPAUGE 9 95 HP 5 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 HUNTER DOUGLAS 9 IOGEAR 07 IPORT 9 JERROLD 5 JVC 85 6 KALEIDESCAPE 59 59 KENSINGTON 06 KENMORE 5 56 AUX (continued) - Custom Installation Products KENWOOD 85 KEY DIGITAL 7 7 75 KEYSPAN 97 KLIPSCH 5 LG 96 LINKSYS 70 LUTRON 7 LUXOM MAKITA 86 0 MICROSOFT 07 5 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 08 MINDPATH 05 NILES 60 87 7 NSM 6 NTI PIANO DISC 085 PINNACLE 05 POLK AUDIO 6 PRIMARE 0 RCA 58 RUSSOUND 08 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 56 6 SIMA 08 9 SOLO ELECTRONICS 07 SOMFY 078 079 SONANCE 9 SONY 6 65 66 7 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 STARCOM 5 TEN TECHNOLOGY 0 TOSHIBA 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 7 TURBOSCAN 67 VELODYNE 0 WINBOOK 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 7 WURLITZER 0 XANTECH 68 69 70 7 7 76 77 78 79 80 8 8 8 8 85 86 87 88 89 90 9 9 9 0 6 AUX - Media PC Controls AHANIX 60 DELL 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 GATEWAY 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 HAUPPAUGE 9 95 HP 5 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 KEYSPAN 97 MICROSOFT 5 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 SONY 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 7 TOSHIBA 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 7 WINBOOK 6 6 6 6 65 66 67 68 7 57
MICROSOFT/XBOX 07 08 SONY APPLE/iPod 0 BOSE 09 DLO 8 IPORT 9 KENSINGTON 06 SONANCE 9 TEN TECHNOLOGY 0 AUX - GAME Systems AUX - ipod Controls AUX - Lighting Systems COLORADO VNET 5 6 7 8 X-0 09 8 57 LITE TOUCH 08 LIGHTOLIER CONTROLS 07 LUTRON 077 58 59 06 08 09 RAKO 0 0 0 0 05 XANTECH 88 89 AUX - Tape Decks AIWA 05 07 00 CARVER 006 008 07 0 06 7 DENON 05 7 9 FISHER 06 GOLDSTAR 0 HARMAN KARDON JVC 06 6 9 0 KENWOOD 005 0 0 06 06 5 6 8 90 LINN LUXMAN 05 7 9 MAGNAVOX 07 MARANTZ 0 07 056 065 087 MCINTOSH 8 MITSUBISHI NAD 09 08 NAKAMICHI 5 05 ONKYO 00 0 06 07 08 09 5 OPTIMUS 06 05 055 PANASONIC 007 00 0 088 95 PHILIPS 07 087 PIONEER 00 09 07 050 066 098 QUASAR 007 088 SANSUI 07 9 SHARP 06 057 75 8 SHERWOOD 08 00 08 00 0 0 SONY 00 0 05 08 089 TEAC 009 059 TECHNICS 007 00 076 088 09 9 TOSHIBA VICTOR 06 YAMAHA 0 06 0 067 00 58 59
Frequently Asked Questions What is a macro button? It is an MX-50 button you set to make a lot of things happen when you press it. For example, to watch a DVD in most home theaters requires several remote controls and many button presses (power up the TV, power up the surround sound, power up the DVD player, set the TV to the correct video input, set the surround sound to the correct audio input and finally; press play on the DVD player remote control). Instead of pressing all of those buttons one at a time, the MX-50 enables you to setup one button that does it all automatically with one press. For more information on how and why you should setup macro and favorite channel buttons, read pages 9-. If the batteries run out, will I lose my settings? No. stores all of your settings in non-volatile FLASH memory. You could remove the batteries for months, replace them at your convenience and the MX-50 would still remember your settings. Who can I call for more answers? The Universal Remote Control technical support and customer service staff are ready to answer any questions you might have. Call us at -9-85-8 Monday - Friday, 9AM to 6PM (EST) Warranty is covered against any manufacturers defects or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase if purchased from an authorized Universal Remote Control dealer. Units purchased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers have no warranty. This warranty does not cover the following items: - Damage from misuse, neglect, or acts of nature. - Products that have been modified or incorporated into other products. - Products purchased more than months ago. - Units purchased from unauthorized dealers or companies. Specifications Learning Capability - 78 IR commands at standard frequencies (5KHz to 55 KHz) Macro Capability - 7 Macros of up to 90 steps each IR Range (Line of Sight via Infrared): 0-50 feet, depending on the environment RF Range (radio frequency): 50 to 00 feet, depending upon the environment RF Frequency: 8MHz Weight: 8 oz. (with batteries) Size: 8.5 x 7/6 x Batteries: Four AAA Alkaline batteries included LCD Size: approximately 7/8 x -7/8 60 6
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