Universal Remote Control MX-350 Owners Manual

Owner’s

Manual

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Thank You!

Thank you for purchasing the MX-350 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you setup the MX-350 to replace all of your remote controls and automate your home entertainment system.

Table of Contents

Getting Started 2

Button Layout 3

Basic Setup 5

Pre-Programmed Method 5

Learning Method 9

Volume Control Punch Through 12

Advanced Operation 14

Advanced Setup 16

Editing Button Labels 16

Macro Button Setup 19

Favorite Channel Setup 21

Hiding and Adding Pages 23

Erasing 25

Cloning One MX-350-NPK-NPK to Another 26

Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings 27

Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations 28

IR/RF Signal Setting 31

ID # - Setting Base Station Address 33

EMITT - Setting IR Emitter Outputs 34

BLAST - Setting the Front Panel Blaster On or Off 35

Pre-Programmed Code Tables 37

Frequently Asked Questions 61

Warranty 62

Specifications 63

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Getting Started

Congratulations!

You’ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to setup control systems available. The MX-350’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-350 is enter which brands and models you own. If you own a component too new to be in the library, the MX-350 uses advanced learning technology to quickly set each MX-350 button, one at at time. Setting up your MX-350 to replace all your existing remote controls can be done in a few minutes. Basic Setup is described on pages 5 to 13.

The MX-350’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-350’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 14 to 36) 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.

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MAIN

Button

takes you

to the MAIN Menu.

Screen Labeled Display Buttons

LIGHT

Button

PAGE

Numbers

FUNCTION

Buttons

TITLE

FAVORITE CHANNEL

Button

PAGE

Buttons

change the

page of Display

Buttons.

Button Layout

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Transmitting

“Busy” Signal

Indicator*

*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-350 is “busy”, it will ignore a button push.

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Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Button Commands Instantly

The MX-350 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.

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 2 of the MAIN menu.

Light Button

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).

DEVICE

Button

MAIN

Button

LIGHT Button

Basic Setup

You can start setting up your MX-350 using either the Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the MX-350 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 38 - 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 37 for a category list.

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 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’t press a button within that time, the MX-350 will time out and return to normal operation.

MAIN

Button

ENT

Button

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Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Method.

The display changes so that you can select which Device button to setup.

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.

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”.

P-PRO Button

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SELECT

DOWN

Press a Page button to display the other five Device names.

First Five Device Names

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.

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 37 for a list of component types each Code Table contains.

Point the MX-350 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.

Continue to enter code numbers until the component powers off.

For Example: I have a Sony TV. I found the code numbers 070, 139,147, 126, 185, 194 and 085 under Sony in the TV TABLE. Using the numbered buttons on the MX-350, I entered 070 and looked at the TV. It didn’t turn off, so I entered 139, then 147 and so on, until I found the code that powered off the TV.

SELECT

Use the number

buttons to

enter the

code

number.

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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.

When the component turns off, save the code number you entered by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the screen.

Exit SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button two times. When the display shows “MAIN”, you are back in normal operating mode.

SAVE

Button

Code

Number

You

Entered

MAIN

Button

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Scan Up to the next Code Number

Scan Down to the previous Code Number

Press Power On or Power Off to test if the device powers off.

Repeat steps one through nine for each of your devices. If you are missing any commands, use the learning method, described next

Learning Method

The MX-350 can learn commands from your old remote controls one-button-at-a-time by following these simple steps:

Line-up the MX-350 with your old remote control, head-to-head, one or two inches apart.

On the MX-350, 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.

Note: You have 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’t press a button within that time, the MX-350 will time out and return to normal operation.

Press the LEARN button.

The top of the screen will change to “LEARN”.

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LEARN Button

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.

Now, press any button you want to teach a command to.

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”.

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Press any

of the

Device

Buttons.

Press any Button.

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.

If the “FAILED” label appears on top of the display, try to teach the same button in MX-350 once again by repeating steps 6-7.

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).

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 1/4”, 1”, 2”and so on, up to 4 feet.

Tap the button on the original remote control instead of pressing and holding it during the learning process.

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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-350 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-350’s AUDIO device to adjust the volume. Constantly switching the MX-350 to TV or AUDIO to adjust the volume is inconvenient in daily life.

You can use Punch Through to set the MX-350’s volume buttons to always control the sound in your system. That way when the MX-350 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 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-350 will time out automatically.

Press the PAGE UP button to get to page 2 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!

The bottom of the display flashes ”PUNCH TO”.

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Select Volume

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.

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 3-5 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, +10, 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

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Select the Device you want to “Punch To”

Advanced Operation

Setting Backlight Options

You can adjust the amount of time that the MX-350 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 Button

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 40. 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).

To setup your Favorite Channel buttons go to page 21.

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Favorite Channel

Buttons

FAV

Button

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.

Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon

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.

Contrast set low.

Cursor

Up & Down

Buttons

MAIN

Button

Contrast set high.

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Advanced Setup

After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the MX-350 just the way you want, using the Advanced Setup features described in this section.

Editing Button 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 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’t press a button within that time, the MX-350 will time out and return to normal operation.

Press the EDIT button.

The display changes to the EDIT menu. Press the TEXT button.

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.

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TEXT

Button

EDIT

Button

Press the button you wish to edit. The first character of your button label blinks.

Blinking

Character

EDIT flashes at the bottom of the screen.

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A,B,C,1

D,E,F,2

G,H,I,3

J,K,L,4

M,N,O,5

P,Q,R,6

S,T,U,7

V,W,X,8

Y,Z,9

DOWN Cursor

button deletes the currently

blinking character.

UP Cursor

button deletes ALL text.

LEFT Cursor

button

moves blinking

character left.

RIGHT Cursor

button

moves blinking

character right.

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.

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 4-8.

Once you’ve finished editing buttons, press the MAIN button four times to return to normal operation.

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 17).

Press the button you edited to save the changes. Here’s an example:

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Each of the MAIN menu device buttons has been custom labeled for the activities the user likes to use out on the Patio.

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.

Macro Button Setup

Imagine turning on your TV, your DVD player and your surround sound receiver by pressing a single button on your MX-350! What would normally take three remotes and three button pushes, the MX-350 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!

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 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-350 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 but-

tons.

Advanced Options:

If you wish to set one of the DEVICE buttons as a macro, on step 3, press the Page Up button twice. The top of the display changes to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page 1 or page 2 before going on to Step 4.

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.

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