
Quick Start Guide
Mio R-3 Remote Control Device
Overview
The Mio R-3 remote (FG148-03) provides custom control features, contained in 
an elegant handheld rechargeable device. The Mio R-3 communicates with a 
NetLinx master via a wireless ZigBee® network.
You need VisualArchitect and KeypadBuilder to properly program this device. 
The application and documentation are available from www.amx.com.  
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1 - Power 
2 - Record 
3 - Pause 
4 - Stop 
5 - Rewind 
6 - Play 
7 - Fast Forward 
8 - Skip Back 
9 - Skip Forward 
10 - Menu 
11 - I nfo 
12 - Move Up 
13 - Move Left
Numeral Keypad
Power
Transmission Mode 
Current Menu
Battery Meter 
Custom Macro Buttons
Custom Mode Options
14 - Select 
15 - Move Right 
16 - Guide 
17 - Exit 
18 - Move Down 
19 - Volume Up 
20 - Last Selected 
21 - Channel Up 
22 - Mute 
23 - Volume Down 
24 - Channel Down 
25 - Input 
26 - Enter
Mio R-3 (FG148-03) Specifications (Cont.)
Supported 
Languages
Weight • .45 lbs (20 g) without batteries
Certifications • FCC ID: CWU-ZMO
Operating 
Environment
Included Items • Mio-RBP Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery (FG147-10)
Other AMX 
Equipment
• English
•French
• German
• Greek
• Italian
• Japanese
• .55 lbs (25 g) with batteries
•CE
• IEC-60950
•TELEC
• Operating Temperature: 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
• Storage Temperature: -20° to 70° C (-4° to 158° F)
• Relative Humidity: 5% to 85%
• DB-9 extension cable (FG10-727)
• Programming Cable - a 3 wire, 2.5 mm stereo jack (FG10-817)
• Custom engraving (FG147-01)
• Mio-RCC Kit (FG147-03K)
• Mio-RCC Charging Base (FG147-02)
•NXR-ZGW (FG5791-01)
•NXR-ZRP (FG5791-02)
• Korean
• Simplified Chinese
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Other languages supported by Glyphs
Installing Your Custom Buttons
1. Flip and turn the Mio R-3 device so that the buttons are facing away from 
you and the device is upside down.
2. Holding the device in both hands, place your thumbs on the battery door 
and push up to slide the battery door free. The battery door will slide in the 
direction of the bottom end of the device.
3. Unscrew the 6 screw points indicated in FIG. 2. 
FIG. 1 The Mio R-3 Device
Touch And Tilt Sensor
The Mio R-3 wakes up upon touching either the chrome side rails or pressing a 
button. When the remote times out while holding it, you can reawaken the device 
by tilting it. Errant jostling such as a bumped table will not wake the device 
unless you are holding it.
Specifications
The Mio R-3 device specifications are as follows: 
Mio R-3 (FG148-03) Specifications
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
Transmission 
Frequencies
Transmission 
Range
Top Components • LED - blue backlit buttons indicate device is awake
Rear Component • Programming Port - 2.5 mm stereo female conductor jack
Dimensions 
(HWD)
• Zigbee RF wireless network
• IR 38 Khz
• IR 455 Khz
• ZigBee: 100 feet (30.48m)
• IR 38 Khz: 100 feet (30.48m)
• IR 455 Khz: 50 feet (15.24m)
• Display (OLED) - 128 x 32 pixels, active area is 29.42mm x 
7.98mm
• Pushbuttons - the power button is red backlit; the rest are blue 
backlit buttons. 45 buttons; 9 custom buttons (3 macro and 6 
device).
• Battery Door
• Rechargeable Battery Connection
9.50 x 2.00 x .74 (241.3 mm x 50.8 mm x 18.80 mm)
6 Screw Points
Programming Jack
Internal Mio R-3 Components
FIG. 2 
4. Turn the unit over so the buttons are facing you.
5. Lift the top assembly away from the PCB.
6. If necessary, push out the standard buttons from the front of the top assembly.
7. Drop on your custom button pad and verify the alignment with the guide 
posts on the PCB.
8. Place the top assembly back down on the PCB and return the unit over, 
exposing the 6 screw points.
9. Tighten the 6 screw points.
10. Place the battery door back on the device, and slide the door upwards to 
lock it in place.
 

Inserting the Lithium-Ion Battery into The Mio R-3
To install your Lithium-Ion battery into the Mio R-3 remote:
1. Flip and turn the device so that the buttons are facing away from you and 
the device is upside down.
2. Holding the device in both hands, place your thumbs on the battery door 
and slide the battery door free. The battery door should slide toward the 
bottom end of the device.
3. Connect the terminal end of the Lithium-Ion battery to the port as shown 
in FIG. 3. It may be necessary to use a thin, blunt non-conductive object 
to seat the battery connector fully within its port. 
Lithium-Ion Battery
Rechargeable
Battery 
Port Connection
FIG. 3 Rechargeable Battery Port on The Mio R-3 Remote
Correct path for 
battery wires and 
connector
Battery Low Indicator
When the battery charge level is too low to sustain continuous operation, the 
LCD flashes "Battery Low" and the device shuts down.
Setup Mode
The Setup mode allows you to set the following device features.
Entering 
1. Press and hold the STOP button and the INPUT button. The two buttons 
2. Press the EXIT key when you are finished.
Note: Your settings will not be lost in the event of battery removal or failure.
Transmit Mode
Press button 1 to select from one of the different available transmit modes. The 
transmit mode changes each time 1 is pressed. The predetermined modes are 
IR 38 Khz, IR 455 Khz, ZigBee Mode, IR 38 + Zig, and IR 455 + Zig. The 
display indicates the selected mode.
Timeout Adjustment
Press button 2 on the remote to change the sleep timeout from the default. 
Each time 2 is pressed, the sleep timeout raises incrementally. The predetermined sleep timeouts are 3, 6, 9, and 12 seconds. The display indicates 
the selected sleep timeout.
Download Mode
In order to download new firmware or a new configuration or font file to the Mio 
R-3 remote using the remote's program port, the remote must first be placed 
into Download mode. Press 3 on the remote to toggle the Download mode OFF 
and ON. The Download mode must be ON before you can download a file to 
the Mio R-3. While the Download mode is ON, the device will not go to sleep. 
Once the download is complete, this setting must be returned to Download Off. 
A firmware download will cause the remote to reset and this will automatically 
reset the remote to Download Off.
Debug Mode
Pressing button 4 on the remote toggles Debug mode between ON and OFF.  
Pressing the button toggles to the new mode; 2 seconds after selecting the 
mode, the menu returns to Setup mode. The remote will remain in the last 
mode selected until Setup mode is once again entered and this mode is 
changed by pressing the 4 button.
Setup
 mode
must be pressed within 0.1 seconds of each other and held down for 2 
seconds. The device indicates you are now in Setup mode. See below for 
available modes.
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4/07
Firmware Version
Pressing button 5 on the remote displays the remote and ZigBee firmware 
versions currently loaded on the remote. To view the available firmware 
versions, press the Move Up arrow on the scroll wheel to scroll up. and 
pressing the Move Down arrow will scroll down. When finished, press Exit to  
save the changed firmware information and leave Setup mode.
Device ID
Pressing button 6 displays the device’s Device ID number. To change the 
Device ID number, press the Move Up arrow on the scroll wheel to scroll up. 
and pressing the Move Down arrow will scroll down. To move the cursor to the 
next number, use the Move Left or Move Right arrows on the scroll wheel to 
change positions.
After all numbers have been configured as desired, pressing the center button 
on the scroll wheel will store the entered Device ID into memory. After the 
Device ID is stored into memory, the display will return to Setup mode.
LED Awake Brightness
Pressing button 7 on the remote toggles the Power LED Brightness mode from 
LOW to MED and then HIGH. The display indicates the selected mode.
LED Sleep Mode Brightness
Pressing button 8 on the remote toggles the Sleep Brightness mode from OFF 
to LOW and then MED. The Sleep brightness is the state the Mio R-3 assumes 
while in the charging cradle.
ZigBee ID PAN, Channel and System Connection
Pressing the 9 button will display the current ZigBee Personal Area Network 
(PAN) ID and channel for the device. In order to display the NetLinx Master IP 
and ZigBee gateway EUI addresses, press the Move Up arrow on the scroll 
wheel to scroll up. and pressing the Move Down arrow will scroll down. When 
finished, press Exit to save the PAN ID and channel information and leave 
Setup mode.
Site Survey
Pressing the 0 button makes the Mio R-3 scan all frequencies and store all 
active PAN IDs and Channels in memory. The display will show the first 
accessible PAN ID and Channel.
To display other PAN IDs and Channels found in the area, press the Move Up 
or Move Down arrows on the scroll wheel until the remote displays the desired 
PAN ID and Channel.
To connect to a particular PAN ID, pressing the center button on the scroll 
wheel will initiate the remote to connect to a network.
 If no networks were found, the display will read SCAN FAIL before returning to 
Setup mode.
Programming The Mio R-3 Using KeypadBuilder
Most functionality of the Mio R-3 is handled using the KeypadBuilder 
application. Go to www.amx.com for the supporting documentation.
The Mio R-3 recognizes a select number of Serial Commands and 
SEND_COMMANDs. For a full list and descriptions, consult the Programming  
section of the Mio R-3 instruction manual at www.amx.com.
Using the Programming Jack on The Mio R-3
The programming jack (see FIG. 2) is used for communication between the 
device and KeypadBuilder. The programming jack uses a three-wire, 2.5mm 
stereo jack, and you can order the programming cable (FG10-817) from AMX if 
you do not currently possess one.
To download KeypadBuilder Configuration Files:
1. Set the Mio R-3 Download mode to ON. 
2. Flip and turn the device so that the buttons are facing away from you and 
the device is upside down.
3. Holding the device in both hands, place your thumbs on the battery door 
and slide the battery door free. The battery door will slide in the direction 
of the bottom end of the device.
4. Connect the 2.5mm stereo plug (male) end of the programming cable 
(FG10-817) into the programming jack on the bottom side of the remote 
device. 
5. If necessary, connect the DB-9 end of the programming cable to the 
female DB-9 connector on the DB-9 extension cable (FG10-727).
6. Connect the female DB-9 terminal end of the extension cable to the port 
on the back of your computer.
7. Configure the communication parameters in KeypadBuilder.
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