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MRF100B PowerBlaster ™ OWNER’S MANUAL No More Pointing.. changing the way a OWNER’S MANUAL remote control works! No More Pointing.. changing the way a remote control works! MRF100B 500 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528 PowerBlaster ™ Phone: 1-914-835-4484 FAX: 1-914-835-4532 www.universalremote.com...
RF series remotes by guiding you prior notice. MASTERCONTROL, PowerBlaster, MacroPower, and SimpleSound are you can close your entertainment trademarks of Universal Remote Control, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
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Here’s How PowerBlaster ™ Works: 2. PowerBlaster ™ converts RF signals 1. RF series remote controls (RF10, RF20, RF30) send RF to IR (Infrared) (Radio Frequency) signals to PowerBlaster ™ , which is an commands and sends them out to RF receiver.
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The Mounting Plate Parts Guide Quantity Description PowerBlaster™ Receiver with integrated antenna Mounting Plate for wall mounting PowerBlaster™ Screws for wall mounting the mounting plate 9V-300mA Power Supply Flashers with 10 foot plug-in cables. Red Power LED Red Status LED lights lights to indicate when when PowerBlaster ™...
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Integrated antenna swings Program and Test Remote Control First in any direction to optimize RF reception and range. Don’t connect power to PowerBlaster ™ until you have pro- grammed and tested the remote control line of sight. PowerBlaster™ can interfere with testing and programming. STEP 1: Turn ON all of your components.
Note:Test the operation your hand, a book or a pillow; purchased from an authorized Universal Remote Control dealer. Units BEFORE sticking the flasher purchased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers test the control of your in place.
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LIGHT BUTTON Getting Started-Overview SCREEN-LABELED DISPLA Y BUTTONS This is what MASTERCONTROL™ RF20 is all about! The RF20 is designed to operate up to 10 different Audio/Video Components and is pre-programmed to operate virtually all brands of TV, VCR, DVD and CD Players, Cable Set Top Boxes, Satellite Receivers, TiVo and other DVRs, Audio Components, Tape Decks, Multimedia PCs, TITLE...
Activating Component Commands – Light Button Simple, Easy, Intuitive The fully backlit keypad makes the RF20 easy to use in the Once you’ve programmed MAIN menu and select the dark or dim lighting conditions. Simply press the LIGHT RF20 for your Components, next Component you want button to backlight all the keypad buttons and LCD screen.
Basic Setup - Overview There are two ways to program the RF20: • The Pre-Programmed Code Method • The Learning Method The Pre-Programmed Code Method allows you to set up all the buttons at once, so it’s the fastest and easiest of the two methods.
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STEP 5: STEP 6: STEP 4: Press the Component display In this step you verify the type The screen will then display the Press the P-PRO display button button you want to program. of component you plan to five Components from Page 1 of to select the Pre-Programmed For example: If you want to operate with this component...
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NOTE: If the Component fails to turn off after you have entered all the code numbers listed for your brand, you can scan through all the other code numbers that are pre-loaded into the RF20 for that Component (in this case TV) by using the UP or DOWN display buttons on the screen.
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STEP 9: STEP 10: NOW, PROGRAM THE REST OF YOUR COMPONENTS BY REPEATING STEPS 1 Once you have found the right Exit SETUP mode by pressing THROUGH 9. IN MOST SYSTEMS,YOU code, save the code number by the MAIN button two times. CAN FINISH BASIC SETUP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND PUT ALL YOUR OLD pressing the SAVE display...
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Learning Method The RF20 can actually ‘learn’ commands from other remote controls (old or new), one-button-at-a-time, so it will never become obsolete. RF20 is the last remote you’ll ever need! Just follow these simple steps: STEP 1: STEP 3: STEP 4: Line-up the RF20 with the other Press the LEARN display button Select the Component you...
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STEP 5: Some additional Information Press any button on the RF20 NOTE: Test all your new commands. regarding the Learning Process: that you want to teach a If any of them don’t work, try the Learning Method again, following command to. The top of the STEP 7: •...
Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon Customizing Your RF20 with Special Advanced Features When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the LCD screen. This indicates After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose that a signal is being sent.
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STEP 5: STEP 6: STEP 7: Press the button you wish to Change the character by Once the character you want edit. The first character space using any of the number keys. appears, move to the next space of your button label will start Each press of the same number by pressing the Right to blink.
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Favorite Channel Setup This is one of RF20’s most desirable features. Once it’s set up, you can select up to 40 favorite channels with the press of a button - without the need to remember or type in a channel number. Let the channel surfing begin! To access Favorite Channel listings, simply press the FAV button to display Page 1 of Favorite Channel listings.
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MacroPower™ Setup MacroPower™ is a unique feature that enables you to turn all of your Components ON or OFF, at the same time, simply with the press of one button. We call that a “Macro”. What would normally take multiple remotes and button pushes, the RF20 can accomplish with the press of one button.
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STEP 7: STEP 11: STEP 12: STEP 13: Press the second component Then, press the ON button to Press the LIGHT button to end If you are satisfied with your display button that you want the confirm the command. (“STEP your macro.
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Advanced Macro Options: SimpleSound™ Setup & Other ‘Punch Throughs’ SimpleSound™ is a dynamic feature that gives you total volume control over all the Components in your system, SETTING UP A POWER OFF MACRO: even those without their own built-in volume control, such Simply follow the same steps as outlined above, except as TiVo, DVD and VCR...
Setting Backlight Options You can customize the backlighting feature to suit your specific preferences by following these simple steps: Adjusting Length of Backlight Time You can adjust the amount of time that the RF20 backlight stays on by entering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page 2 (using the PAGE ( ) UP button), then pressing the LIGHT display button on the LCD screen (not the Backlight button).
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Hiding and Adding Pages Each of your RF20 Components actually contains eight pages. However, only five pages are visible in the factory default setting. Three page are hidden in each Component. If you wish to use the hidden pages, you can ADD it. If you don’t want to use some of the existing pages, you can HIDE them.
Recalling Pre-Programmed Setup Code Cloning Other RF20s If you are fortunate enough to own more than one RF20, Numbers you’ll be happy to know that you can easily copy and trans- In case you didn’t write down the Pre-Programmed Code fer all the setup from one RF20 to another.
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Erasing Commands - Overview You can erase an individual button with a learned com- mand, a macro or a favorite channel. You can erase an ENTIRE Component’s learned command or macro buttons. You can also erase ALL your learned commands on all Components or all your macros or favorite channels every- where.
Re-setting RF20 to Original Factory Default Settings If you want to start with a clean slate, you can re-set the RF20 its original factory default settings by performing the following steps. NOTE: This process will essentially erase EVERYTHING you have programmed into the RF20. STEP 1: STEP 2: Press and hold both the...
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The RF20 sends radio signal to the PowerBlaster , which The Optional PowerBlaster is a radio receiver (for ‘barrier-free’ RF control) [Sold separately] Of all the fabulous RF20 features, this is probably the most exciting. When used in combination with the optional PowerBlaster , the RF20 becomes an amazing remote control powerhouse that sends multi-directional RF (Radio...
Pre-Programmed Code Notes Pre-Programmed Code Tables Record the three digit codes for your system here The RF20’s Pre-Programmed code library is divided into categories (TV, VCR, AUX, etc.). Each category actually AUDIO includes many types of Components. For example, the VCR category includes TV/VCR combo units.
IR Range (Line of Sight via Infrared): 30-50 feet, Who can I call for more answers? depending on the environment The Universal Remote Control Technical Support and RF Range (radio frequency): 50 to 100 feet, depending Customer Service staff are ready to answer any questions upon the environment you might have.
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