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Programming Manual
for the MX-950, MX-900 and TX-1000
Unleashing the MX-950 Core Engine
™
COMPLETE
CONTROL
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BY UniversalRemoteControl
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Programming Manual for the MX-950, MX-900 and TX-1000 © 2006 Universal Remote Control, Inc. The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced or dis- tributed in any form without prior written consent from Universal Remote Control, Inc. unless you are an AUTHORIZED seller by prior written consent from Universal Remote Control, Inc. UNAUTHORIZED sellers dis- tributing this manual via EMAIL or the INTERNET are LIABLE for copyright violation! UN
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Table of Contents i THE MX-950 “CORE ENGINE” 1 WHAT’S COMMON? SPEED!!! 1 M New Programming Features: 1 X Key Differences: 1 9 THE TX-1000 EDITOR WINDOW 2 5 0 THE MX-900 EDITOR WINDOW 2 THE MX-950 EDITOR WINDOW 3 T PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW 4 X 1 A. New File, Existing File on PC or in Remote 4 0 B. Use SAVE AS 4 0 C. Use the Program Menu 4 0 D. Save and Reuse Customer Files 4 E. Download to both Remote Controls 4 M CREATING, NAMING AND ARRANGING DEVICES 5 X Open the Create and Name Devices
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Table of Contents ii Hiding Pages in Page View 19 U LEARNING 20 S Tips for Learning from Unusual Devices 20 I Learning IR Codes One at a Time 20 N Learning a Batch of Buttons Quickly 22 G Standalone Learning 23 M MACRO PROGRAMMING 24 X Bullet Proof Macros or Point N Pray? 24 9 Finding Workarounds When There Are NO Discrete Codes 24 5 Using the Macro Window 25 0 Programming a System Power On Macro 26 Programming a Power Off Macro 29 C Copying or Importing Macros for Activity Macros 29
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The MX-950 “Core Engine” 1 The MX-950 “Core Engine” M X 9 5 0 T X 1 0 0 0 What’s Common? SPEED!!! New Programming Features: M All three applications, MX-950, MX-900 and TX-1000 share all the convenience and speed of MX-3000 Editor combined with the simple, straightforward interface of the MX-850. You’ll find that many things that were diffi- X cult or impossible to do with MX-850 are now very easy to do with the MX-950 Core Engine: 9 Drag and Drop single IR Commands without creating a new dev
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TX-1000 and MX-900 Editor Window 2 The TX-1000 Editor Window U A S I N G Edit Buttons D Window M X 9 \ 5 Macro E 0 Window Simulate B Tree View C C View O R The MX-900 Editor Window E A E N G D Edit Buttons I Window N C E Simulate View T Macro O E Window Tree E B View D I T
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Intr MX-950 Editor oducing MX-950 Editor Window 3 The MX-950 Editor Window M A X 9 5 C 0 D Edit Buttons Simulate View T Window X 1 0 E 0 Macro Window 0 M B X Tree View 9 0 0 F L Menus and Shortcut buttons for common tasks. The Program Menu activates each task in the correct order. A C Tree View of your configuration. Double clicking on any page enables you to quickly display that page on B D the simulator view. Right clicking on a device or page activates a context menu. The Simulate View is u
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PrT ogr ype in Section amming Over Title view 4 Programming Overview U A. New File, Existing File on PC or in Remote S NEW - Starting from scratch on a new job, go to the File Menu, choose New from the File Menu and I pick either the default file or a blank file. The default template is pre-programmed with IR commands N and is useful for quick testing, but everything will have to be reprogrammed for your system. A blank file is completely empty. It is really personal preference which way you
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Creating, Naming and Type in Section Arranging De Title vices 5 Creating, Naming and Arranging Devices M A device is the basic grouping of a set of hard buttons and up to 255 soft button pages. You will need one device group for each remote control that the MX-950 is replacing. You can have a maximum of 255 devices X in your configuration. When you create devices in the Create and Name Devices window, every device is 9 automatically linked with a jump-link to the device via either the WATCH or
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Creating, Naming and Type in Section Arranging De Title vices 6 3 You must hit the SAVE button to create all the new devices. U S I N G M X 9 5 4 Tree View reveals the new devices you’ve created and the simulator shows the new WATCH page, 0 with all the new device buttons displayed. C O R E E N 5 Select SAVE from the File menu or click on the SAVE icon on the toolbar. G Setting the Backlight Color of Each Device (MX-950 and TX-1000 Only) I 1 Right click on any device in Tree View (including t
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Creating, Naming and Type in Section Arranging De Title vices 7 2 Uncheck the Use Default Color checkbox, by clicking on it. M X 9 5 0 T 3 Adjust the sliders to the new color setting, then click on OK to save your changes. X 1 0 0 0 M TIP - Use two colors or more for the brightest backlighting! X 4 The new color now shows on the simulator. 9 0 0 L C D R E M O T E S ™ COMPLETE CONTROL
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Using the IR Type in Section Database Title 8 Using the IR Database U Applying a “Set” of IR Commands to each Device S 1 Open the Database Window - Select IR Database from the Program Menu or the Toolbar. I N G M 2 Device - In the first list box, MX-950 Editor lists the names of the devices you’ve created and named in your configuration. Select the device you would like to program from the list box. X 9 5 0 C 2 IR Data From - Select the type or category of component (i.e. TV, VCR or DVD playe
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Using the IR Database 9 4 Model - Select the exact model number from the scrollable Model window. M X 9 5 0 T X 1 0 0 If the MODEL number isn’t there, DON’T test the other model numbers! Instead... 0 Scroll to the bottom of the list of model numbers for your brand. There you will find a number of “Inclusive” Code Sets. These code sets are always labeled BRAND1, BRAND2 (i.e.. Motorola1, Motorola2). Each will operate many different model numbers. Generally speaking, if your component is a recent
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Using the IR Database 10 7 After you click on the SAVE button, the LCD Button Editor appears, revealing the pages and codes that will be created. Re-arrange the codes by clicking and dragging any label to any blank position. U In this screen shot, you can see that the Live TV DVR command is being dragged to an empty posi- S tion on page one. This empty position was created by dragging some less important commands to page three. I N G M X 9 5 0 8 Once you have placed the most important commands
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Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 11 Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros M Discrete Commands versus Toggle Commands When a remote control’s only button to turn on and off a TV set is labeled Power, it is usually a “toggle” com- X mand. Test it by pressing the button twice. If the power button turns on the TV, then turns it off, it is a toggle 9 command. You cannot predict whether the component will power on or not. That is a big problem when you are programming macros! Basi
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Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 12 2 Select the IR DATA FROM (category of component), then the BRAND, then the MODEL. If you do not see the model number, utilize the INCLUSIVE CODE SETS (i.e BRAND1, BRAND2, etc). Once U you see a command that has a promising sounding name, click on it so that it is highlighted (select- S ed), then click on the TEST button. You can test any IR command in the list. I N G M X 9 5 0 C O R E 3 When you find a command that you want, simply click and dra
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Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 13 4 After you’ve dragged it to its new position, the new label and a pre-programmed code flag (the red dot) is placed on the button. M X 9 5 0 TIP - Vary the number of REPEATS to sustain an IR command for a few seconds. T Many projectors require a two or three second burst to power on or off. You X can program this to occur without the customer having to press and hold the button for several seconds by utilizing the repeat window in IR Database 1
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Finding Discrete Commands for Reliable Macros 14 3 Use Tree View to Navigate to the Panel containing LEARNED IR codes you want. Click on the panel name in Tree View to make the panel appear in Panel View. U S I N G M X 9 4 Click on a button in Panel View and the Action List view will reveal whether it has Learned Data or 5 not. Only buttons with Learned Data can be transferred. 0 5 Click and drag the button to the MX-950 simulator. C O R E E N G I 6 After you’ve dragged the button, the blue ind
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Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 15 Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation M Before programming any further, you should rigorously test all of the codes you have programmed using the IR Database and label the buttons with names that the customer will find easy to under- X stand. The best approach is to download, test all the commands, and as you test, use MX-950 Editor 9 to modify labels, and hide or delete unnecessary commands. 5 MX-950 Editor enables you to use two
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Test All Commands and Relabel for Easy Operation 16 3 Now drag any unimportant commands from the first page to the last page of the device. U S I N G M X 9 5 4 Take a look at all the other pages, drag any buttons you consider important to the first page. 0 C O R E E N G I 5 MX-950 Only: Select a button you’d like to convert to Single Column and click on the Single Column button at the top of the window. N E T O E D I T
