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Installation
1. Unplug the MRF-260i. Test all IR commands and macros line of
sight.
2. Power on all AV components including the TV. Turn on all of the
lights and lower all dimmers to 50%. Power on anything that
may create RF Interference (particularly devices with high speed
microprocessors or hard drives).
3. Check that the address wheel on the rear of the MRF-260i is set
to ID#0 (the interference “sniffing” position).
4. Connect the MRF-260i to its DC wall adapter and plug the wall
adapter into a live AC outlet. Place the MRF-260i in a location at
least 3 feet away from satellite receivers, cable boxes, HDTV
tuners, DVRs, PCs or any other device with a high speed microprocessor (these generate broad band Radio Frequency
Interference -RFI). Of course, you should keep in mind that the
emitter cables are 10’ long.
5. Observe the Status LED of the MRF-260i. If it is glowing or flickering you must relocate the MRF-260i to a location where the
LED doesn’t flicker.
If your installation location simply doesn’t offer you any choice
and you are detecting interference everywhere you place the
MRF-260i, you have two last resort options:
a. Remove the MRF-260i’s antenna. This will reduce the
range enormously, but may still be enough for this client.
b. Admit defeat and install the two piece MRF-350i base
station, which can have the RF Antenna module remotely located (even in another part of the house).
7. Once you have found a location that is absolutely free of RFI
with everything on, test to see if the range is adequate and that macro reliability is perfect. Start
with the antenna angle set to 45 degrees and positioned so that the long side of the antenna is facing the customer’s favorite seating position.
When testing, set both the remote and the MRF-260i to the same
valid RF ID#. Keep in mind that zero (0) is not a valid RF ID#
.
Watch the Status LED on MRF-260i - it should light every time
you press a button on the remote. This confirms that the signal
was received and understood perfectly. If you repeat any button
press multiple times and the Status LED lights correctly every
time, you have no interference and a very reliable installation. If
some of the presses do not light the Status LED, you still have
some RFI. Your best strategy is return to step 3 and try to find a
better location for the MRF-260i.
8. Now that the location is fixed, connect each of the emitters to the
appropriate IR output and run the cable to the appropriate component. Do not attach the emitters to the front panel yet!
Utilize the included preprinted labels to identify which emitter
goes to which component. If you’d like to make your own, the
slots for the labels have been sized at 12mm to enable a Brother
P-Touch 12mm label to fit perfectly.
NOTE: TiVo, Replay TV, other DVRs, Satellite Receivers and Cable
Boxes are all extremely sensitive to IR overload or saturation. For
this reason, it is recommended that you always connect the IR
flashers for these types of component to the Variable IR Outputs of
the MRF-260i.
MRF-260i BASE STATION
MRF-260i BASE STATION
Check that the arrow pointer in the center of the wheel is pointed to 0, the
default “interference sniffing” position. If it is not, use a small flat blade
screwdriver (included) to set the RF ID# to 0.
The red POWER LED indicates that the MRF-260i is
powered on.
The red STATUS LED flashes
differently, based on the
Address setting:
IF SET TO ID#0
The Status LED flashes
when it receives ANY RF
signal, including RFI. This
makes ID#0 ideal for “sniffing” out RFI.
IF SET TO ANY OTHER ID#
The Status LED flashes ONLY
when it receives a correctly
addressed RF command.
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