Universal Remote Control MX-980 Complete Control Brochure

MX-980
Master Remote

Simplify the Complex,Customize for Every
User and Enchant Your Clients with Color.

Stunning QVGA Color LCD

The 2.4”240 x 320 pixel screen provides a visual feast for your clients with

an incredibly detailed 160 pixel per inch view. Capable of 262,144 colors,

the screen labels eight hard buttons with icons and sharply readable text.

MX-980 Editor provides thousands of icons in galleries for every

purpose,from selecting activities to favorite Satellite Radiostations.

Whole House Device Control

Transparently to your client, the MX-980 routes commands

three ways: line of sight IR,RF via an MRF base station or

MSC Trigger to an MSC-400.Thus,one macro step might

command the drapes to open via line of sight IR, while

the next step powers on the local TV via RF to a locally

placed MRF base and still another step configures the

correct Satellite Receiver in the equipment closet via an

MSC-400 trigger command.

Perfect MSC-400 Integration

The MX-980’s OpenArchitecture™PC Editor unleashes

the possibilities of Master System Control automation via

MSC-400.Any button,any screen can be programmed with

MSC Triggers,providing your system designs with perfect

reliability and predictability (and maximum referrals).

Animated Status Screens

When the MX-980 is “busy” reconfiguring your client’s system

with a macro,the screen can be filled with customizable

animations that lets the client know that your programming is

automating their system with a cool, colorful animated graphic.

Elegant Recharging Base

The MX-980’s Lithium Ion battery can be used without rules.The
battery does not retain a “memory”like other rechargeable
batteries and can be kept charging for any length of time.
When the MX-980 needs charging,your client simply
places it in the convenient charging base.

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MX-980 OpenArchitecture

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Incredibly Fast,Structured
Programming with a New File

When starting from scratch,MX-980’s OpenArchitecture enables
you to start a new project with any template.

You can start from a file with no devices prebuilt and create your
own freely,or opt to delete from a template with 8 or 16 devices.

Drag to Create New Devices
Complete with Icons and Text

Editing the layout of the Watch and Listen Main Menus is a
snap with the newly designed Create and Name Devices window.
Simply choose whether your label is Left,Right or Joined
(combines two buttons into one) then drag the appropriate icon
to the menu position.Once you click on Save,the empty device
is created (complete with a pre-programmed Page Jump).

Label Buttons Freely Via Drag
and Drop Navigator

Customize the LCD button layout with new text labels via the
IR Database Navigator,now improved with text replacement to
any button you drag to.In seconds,a programmer can completely
revise the layout of a device.Simply replace the text and the IR
command.

Instantly Navigate
Existing Files

Like all OpenArchitecture MX
Editors,you can open an existing
file and instantly access any part
of the file by clicking in
T ree V iew.

Build Graphic Layouts Your Way

Before applying any IR codes or MSC triggers,the programmer
builds button layouts for each device the MX-980 controls.
Instead of the laborious creation of each button graphic,
MX-980 Editor offers an automated process.Simply select the
kind of device you want,create it, then apply the correct button
layout to the device.

Fast Powerful Macro Programming
with Advanced MS-400 Logic

The MX-980 Editor opens the
door to IF/ELSE and TOGGLE
logic,enabling sophisticated
automation of complex systems.
You can view all the details of a
macro by simply clicking on the
button in Simulator View.In the
Macro Window,you can inspect
your programming,drag to
rearrange the order or logic of
steps and copy and paste com­mands or groups of commands
from one macro to another.

MX-980: Narrow Band RF

PC Editing

At a Glance, Identify or Test any
Button’s Programming

In Simulator View any button with
programming is FLAGGED, giving you
an instant glimpse into the functionality
of each page.

An MSC-400 Trigger Command

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A Macro

M

Punch Through

PT

Pre Programmed IR

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Database Command

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Learned IR Command

By simply navigating through the pages
of a customer’s file you can easily identify
a missing command.More importantly,
by selecting a button you can view any
command in the button’s action list
and test it individually.

and MSC-400 Compatible

Any audio video system, by its very nature, includes components
with high speed microprocessors which produce wide band
localized RF interference.The combination of the MX-980 Narrow
Band RF Transmitters with the RFX-250 provides ultra reliable
RF via the extraordinarily specific narrow band reception of the
RFX-250.

RFX-250 Narrow Band RF
Receiver (Included with
the MRF-350 and MSC-400
System)

The RFX-250 is included with both the MRF-350 Routing Base
Station and the MSC-400 Master System Controller.

Quickly Drag and Drop
Codes and Triggers

As with all OpenArchitecture MX Editors,you can import
codes from work you’ve done on other remote controls using
the Universal Browser.When programming triggers,a quick
drag from the browser to either the selected button or the
macro window is all that it takes to harness the sophistication
of the MSC-400.

MSC-400 Master System Controller

The MX-980 is compatible with the new MSC-400 “Trigger”
protocol,which enables complex macros,stored in the MSC-400,to
be individually triggered with a single button push on the MX-980
regardless of the interference and noise in the environment.

The combination of very narrow
transmission of digitally encoded
packets sent THREE times at digital
speeds in milliseconds, assures that
every button press on the remote
will be received by the MSC-400.
The MSC-400’s instantaneous error
correction compares the three
packets.Once two packets are identified as identical, the MSC-400
goes to work.

This new technology not only increases range, but increases
reliability by a vast margin.The MX-980 is equipped with both the
new Narrow Band Transmitters and the new RF Protocol for the
MSC-400.

Narrow Band

RF Transmission

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The Ultimate IR/RF
User Interface

One Handed,No Rules Operation

Automatic Backlighting

The integral motion sensor detects any movement of
the remote control and automatically backlights the
screen. You do not have to press any button to
display the screen. Any movement of the
MX-980 renews the backlighting.

An MX-980 in
Every Room

Specify a customized MX-980 for every
room in a house. Use the included
set of preprinted room labels to fit
in the coined area at the base of
the control to identify which
remote is customized for
each room.

Customize with Themes,

Specifications

Microprocessor: ARM9 32bit 202MHz
LCD: 2.4" TFT(QVGA) 262,144 Colors
Memory: 64 Megabytes of SDRAM & 34

Megabytes of Nand Flash

Devices: Supports up to 255 Devices with text,

less with heavy graphics usage

Pages: Supports up to 255 Pages on each Device

with text, less with heavy graphics usage

Learning Capability: Standard frequencies

(15kHz to 455kHz)

Macro Capability: Up to 255 steps each,however

nesting is allowed

Icons,Animations & Sound

Like the MX-3000,the MX-980 displays any of the
acclaimed factory themes or your own customized
versions via the galleries of icons,animations and
sounds. Additionally,you can play back a WAV file
with a button press or as a step in a macro.

IR Range (Line of Sight via Infrared):

30 to 50 feet, depending upon the environment

RF Range (Radio Frequency):

50 to 100 feet, depending upon the environment

RF Frequency: 418 MHz (Narrow Band)
Batteries: 3.7 Volt Lithium Ion battery

pack included

Battery Life: 120 minutes continuous use,6000

minutes in standby mode.

Weight: 7 oz.(with battery)
Size: 2.4" x 9.2" x 1"D

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