Before You Start; You Need A Personal Computer With Serial Port; You Need An Rs232 Connecting Cable & Adapters As Necessary; How To Use This Book - Home Theater Master MX700 Manual

Prequalifications

You Need a Personal Computer With Serial Port

MXEditor will run on any Pentium II or faster Windows PC. Your PC should be equipped with an adequate amount
of RAM for the operating system you use. MXEditor is compatible with the Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and XP Pro
operating systems.
Note that many modern laptops do not come equipped with a serial port. If there is no serial port, purchase a USB
to Serial adapter. Although many manufacturers supply adaptors or hubs for this purpose, we can vouch for the oper-
ation of Belkin and Keyspan hubs and adapters.
MXEditor is installed via a self extracting installer file download from www.hometheatermaster.com. You need a con-
nection to the internet to download the file or to update MXEditor.
You Need an RS232 Connecting Cable & Adapters As Necessary
Universal offers a pre-made cable suitable for connecting a Serial port to a Home Theater Master remote control.
However, should you wish to make your own, here is the pin configuration for a serial cable:
DB 9 DB25 Function
Pin 3 Pin 2 Host Transmit To Tip
Pin 2 Pin 3 Host Receive
Pin 5 Pin 7 Host Ground
You Need to be Skilled With Windows and Home Theater Configuration
Before attempting to learn MXEditor you should have a working knowledge of Windows.We assume that you under-
stand how Windows programs open, close, minimize, maximize and save files. If you do not know how to use a
mouse or navigate through Windows Explorer and My Computer, please stop now, go to a bookstore and purchase
a basic Windows "How To" manual.You will not understand any of the following instructions until you have these fun-
damentals mastered. In addition, we assume that you understand home theater operation and configuration in great
detail. Many of the tricks of programming automated home theaters have nothing to do with programming remote
controls and everything to do with how the system is hooked up!

How To Use This Book

Read the planning guide first with the Operations Manual and the remote control itself beside you. After familiarizing
yourself with its basic capabilities, dive in. Using the step by step instructions most installers complete their first basic
configuration very quickly.
If you have questions about a specific feature, use the INDEX or the TABLE OF CONTENTS for page numbers for
the feature. When you are ready to see how you can stretch the MX700 to fit unusual requirements with its
advanced features, read the Advanced Programming section. If you use this manual on screen electronically, both the
index and the table of contents is HYPERLINKED. Simply click on the page number in the table of contents or index
and you are immediately jumped to the page you clicked.

Before You Start

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