Ir/Rf Signal Setting - Universal Remote Control MX-350 - SPECS SHEET Owner's Manual

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RF Settings Overview
The MX-350 is factory set to work out of the box with an MRF-100 base sta-
tion, which is not addressable. The only setting that affects operation with
an MRF-100 is the RF/IR setting (to operate, the MX-350 must be set to IR/RF
or RF- it will not operate the MRF-100 in IR mode). The MX-350 will operate
with an MRF-250 or MRF-350 base station set to ID#0 with the factory
default settings. However, in order to gain the advantages of addressable
base stations (no interference between systems within one house or a
condo development with potential interference between two different con-
dos, turning the front blaster on or off, or routing identical commands to a
stack of identical televisions or satellite receivers etc.) you must reset the
MX-350 and the Base Station ID# to any address other than ID#0. ID#0 is an
"open door" to any RF signal, it is not a true address. It is extremely useful
for testing whether any interference is present, since the base station's STA-
TUS LED will flicker if interference is present. Once the base station is
moved to a location where the LED does not flicker, the ID# can be
changed to one of the other addresses.
Note that ID#0 does not allow any emitter or blaster configuration. Before
changing any emitter or blaster settings, you must reset the ID# to an
address other than 0. Here are the factory default RF settings of the MX-350:
IR/RF (Type of Signal) - All devices are factory set to send both an IR line of
sight signal and an omnidirectional RF signal.
ID# (Base Station Address) - All devices are factory set with ID #0.
EMITT (IR Emitter Line Output) - All devices are factory set to output IR com-
mands through ALL IR Emitter Line Outputs.
BLAST (Base Station Front Panel Blaster) - The blaster is factory set to be on.
Changing the RF Settings
Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT
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for three seconds.
Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the MX-350 will time
out automatically.
Press the PAGE buttons until page three of Setup is displayed (RF is
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the only choice on Page 3).
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U n i v e r s a l R e m o t e C o n t r o l , I n c .
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Press the RF button.
The RF Settings Menu appears. See the notes on the following
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pages for more info on each option. Make your selection by press-
ing the button you want:
After you've made a new setting and SAVED your change, use the
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EXIT button to return to the RF settings menu to change any other
setting. Once you are finished all settings, use the MAIN button to
return to normal operation

IR/RF Signal Setting

You can set the signal to be IR line-of-sight only, RF only or IR and RF
simultaneously. Additionally, you can set the signal the same way for ALL
ten of your devices OR you can set the signal differently for each device
(the plasma TV could be set to be IR line-of-sight only, while the DVD
player and the Satellite receiver are set to be RF only). A good reason to set
the signal to RF only is to prevent too much IR being sent to a sensitive
component from two arrivals at the front panel (one directly from the
MX-350, one from the RF base station). A good reason to set the signal to IR
only is that another room has an MRF-100 base station (no RF address) so
it will receive commands from the MX-350 unless it is set to IR only.
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RF Button
Signal (IR, RF or Both)
Base Station ID #
Emitters - ALL or a specific Emitter
Blaster - Turn the Blaster On or Off
Exit this Menu