G. Editing LCD Text H. Cloning the NX-RM505 All Other Operations LCD Screen And Button Layout System Settings 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components Using Pre-programmed Codes 1. Three-Digit Code Number 2. Auto Scan With Three-Digit Number Learning Method 1.
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To Create or Edit Text on Function and Device Buttons To Create or Edit Text for Favorite Channel Buttons 10. Recalling the Pre-programmed Three-Digit Number 11. Setting Backlight 12. Cloning NX-RM505 13. Adjustment of LCD contrast 14. Caution On Handling LCD Screen 15. Low Battery Message 16.
Introduction Congratulations! You have purchased one of the most sophisticated remote controls on the market. The NX-RM505 has been designed to provide a new standard in remote control technology offering a very powerful and flexible pre-programmed and learning product. Setting up your NX-RM505 to operate your components is easy.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 5 NX-RM505 2. Batteries A. Battery Installation Before the remote control can be used, the batteries need to be installed. First, remove the battery cover on the back of the unit and install the four AAA batteries inside the battery compartment as shown.
The NX-RM505 comes with extensive pre-programmed IR codes for practically all major audio and video equipment. You can set up and operate all of your components with the NX-RM505 by simply entering a three-digit code number assigned to your brand of com- ponent.
C. Learning From Other Remote Controls The NX-RM505 can learn codes from your original remote controls. There are 26 LCD screens in the NX-RM505. Each screen (page) has ten function buttons, including the ten device buttons on the main menu screen that can be taught. In addition, there are 31 but- tons and a joystick (thumb pad) that can be taught for each of the ten devices.
E. Favorite Channel Buttons You can create up to 50 favorite channel buttons in the NX-RM505 by programming the most frequently watched channel numbers into these buttons. Each of these buttons can send out up to 10 commands.
Please refer to page 39 in the manual for details. H. Cloning The NX-RM505 The NX-RM505 is capable of sending all the programmed codes and operations from one NX-RM505 to another NX-RM505. Please refer to page 43 in the manual for details.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 10 NX-RM505 3. Summary of Operations J. LCD Screen And Button Layout...
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 11 NX-RM505 3. Summary of Operations K. System Settings All programming is done by first entering the SETUP mode in the remote control. Press both the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds to enter the SETUP mode.
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‘Device-based' setup. If you go to the ‘List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device’ on page 53, you will see diagrams of how the NX-RM505 is set up at the factory. When you choose a pre-programmed code for a com- ponent from the ‘Setup Code Tables’...
DVD on your TV without having to jump back and forth from Device to Device. You can decide where on the NX-RM505 you want your functions to reside, relabeling the LCD screen buttons (explained on page 39)
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10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 14 NX-RM505 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components Manually turn on the device you wish to operate. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing both the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds until SETUP appears at the top of the LCD screen.
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10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 15 NX-RM505 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components first three-digit code number you selected for your device. There is no way of knowing which code is the one that will have the func- tions that more closely match your device than the others, so it is wise to try them all.
10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 16 NX-RM505 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components When you are finished programming your remote, exit from the preprogramming mode by pressing the MAIN button and then exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again.
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10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 17 NX-RM505 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components The remote will be flashing ‘SELECT BUTTON’. Press the device you wish to program. (For example, to program TV, press the TV button.) The remote will be flashing ‘FROM TABLE’. Select the device from which the scanned code will be selected.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 18 NX-RM505 Confirm that it is the right code by pressing the Power button. After you have confirmed that the right code is entered, save the code by pressing the SAVE button on the LCD.
Apart from the PAGE, MAIN and FAV buttons, which cannot be taught, the NX-RM505 has the capability of learning up to 530 com- mands. Tip: Function buttons are any buttons that can be assigned a command to control a particular action for your device.
Select the DEVICE that contains the function button you wish to program. Press the PAGE button to go to page 2 of the device if you need to. Place your original remote control head to head with the NX-RM505 about 2 inches apart on a flat surface as illustrated below.
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4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components Press the button on the NX-RM505 you wish to program. Only the three MAIN, PAGE and FAV buttons cannot be programmed. Press the button on your original remote control that you wish to program onto the NX-RM505.
Press the LEARN button next to the LCD screen. Important: Press the PAGE button. Place your original remote control head to head with the NX-RM505 about 2 inches apart on a flat surface. Select any of the ten device buttons you wish to program on the NX- RM505.
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10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 23 NX-RM505 4. Programming the NX-RM505 to Control Your Components Once you complete the programming and wish to exit the Learning mode, press the MAIN button. Exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 24 NX-RM505 5. Programming Favorite Channels You can create and program up to 50 Favorite Channel buttons. Each favorite channel button can send out up to 10 commands with one button press. 1. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing both the MAIN an ENT buttons simultaneously for three seconds.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 25 NX-RM505 5. Programming Favorite Channels Tip: If you press a wrong channel number, move the cursor by using the left or right button of the joystick and then reassign the correct channel number. Return to Step #3 until you have programmed all of the FAV channel buttons that you require.
There are two types of macro functions you can program with the NX-RM505 : The M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF buttons are designed to send out up to twenty commands from each of the five hard buttons.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 27 NX-RM505 Press one of the macro buttons, M1-M3, Power or System Off you wish to store your macro on. Press the functional buttons you wish to store in the device macro button you selected, in the order you want them stored. You can store up to 20 commands.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 28 NX-RM505 6. Programming Macro Buttons B. Programming Macro Functions To The Ten device buttons Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds. Press the MACRO button next to the LCD screen.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 29 NX-RM505 6. Programming Macro Buttons Tip: Remember that a single push of a Device Button that has a macro connected to it will take you to that device’s function pages. You will need to hold the Device Button down for 1 second in order to send out the macro that you have created for that Device Button.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 30 NX-RM505 6. Programming Macro Buttons In this case we are going to use the M1 button to turn on the TV, the receiver, the Cable box, choose the appropriate inputs and tune in the channel where we normally watch the morning news.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 31 NX-RM505 6. Programming Macro Buttons Press MAIN. Press CABLE. (Back to the this device to enter the appropriate channel.) Press 1, then 3, then 5. (Then press the ENT button if your cable device requires it.) Press CH UP to save the macro.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 32 NX-RM505 7. Programming Punch Through Functions You can use the audio receiver volume control in a different mode (for example, Audio receiver Volume up and Volume Down and Mute in Satellite mode) using the volume punch through feature.
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10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 33 NX-RM505 For example, for VOL you are punching through the controls of the Audio receiver’s VOL to the TV or Cable box, enabling you to con- trol the Audio receiver's VOL when in the TV or Cable box screen 6 Punch Through is saved when the second device is pressed.
Press the ERASE button next to the LCD screen. Press the LEARN button. If you wish to erase all the learned functions in the NX-RM505 , press the ALL button and then press the SURE? button at the next LCD screen.
Press the FAV button. If you wish to erase all the favorite channel buttons in the NX-RM505, press the ALL button and then press the SURE? button at the next LCD screen. If you wish to erase one button, press the KEY button. Press the individual button you want to erase and continue with any other individual buttons you want to erase.
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Press the ERASE button next to the LCD screen. Press the MACRO button. If you wish to erase all of the macro buttons in the NX-RM505 , press the ALL button and then press the SURE? button at the next LCD screen.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 37 NX-RM505 8. Erasing Existing Programming 2. Erase Macro Functions In The Ten Device Buttons Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds. Press the ERASE button next to the LCD screen.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 38 NX-RM505 8. Erasing Existing Programming Press the VOL button on the LCD for Volume Punch Through, the PLAY for Transport Punch Through or the CH for Channel Punch Through depending upon which Punch Through you want to erase.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 39 NX-RM505 9. LCD Button Editing A. To Create or Edit Text on Function and Device Buttons Enter the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds. Press the EDIT button next to the LCD screen.
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 40 NX-RM505 9. LCD Button Editing Save the text you completed by pressing the button you were writing on (the same function button you selected instep 3 or device button in step 4.) Exit from Edit mode by pressing the MAIN button and then exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 41 NX-RM505 9. LCD Button Editing Save the text you completed by pressing the same function button you selected in step 4. Exit from Edit mode by pressing the MAIN button and then exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 42 NX-RM505 11. Setting Backlight The Backlight can be toggled On and Off just by pushing the LIGHT button on the top right side of the remote. It can also be set to go off at a predetermined time, as shown below.
LCD screen. Press either the SEND or RECV button depending upon the role of the remote control. If the NX-RM505 is to be copied from, press the SEND button. If it is to be copied to, press the RECV button.
10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 44 NX-RM505 12. Cloning NX-RM505 Press the START button on both units to begin cloning. It will take about 40 seconds to complete the cloning and it will flash ‘GOOD’ upon completion of the cloning. Exit from the Cloning mode by pressing the MAIN button and then exit from the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again.
• Keep the LCD screen dry. Wipe off any spill immediately. The NX-RM505 is not waterproof. Never immerse it in water. • Don’t expose the NX-RM505 to extreme temperatures. Keep it away from any heat sources.
6:17 PM Page 46 NX-RM505 16. Memory Lock The NX-RM505 has an internal memory lock system that retains all of the programs and learned functions for an extended period in the event of battery loss. 17. Glossary Backlight: A feature that illuminates the LCD screen or key pad for use in low light or dark conditions.
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Some of the pre-programmed codes in the NX-RM505 con- tain discrete codes. If your original remote contains discrete codes, these can be taught to the NX-RM505 as well.
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Emitters are always placed at the ‘top’ of a remote control and are typically shielded by a red plastic window. The NX-RM505 has 2 very strong IR emitters. Infrared receiver: The portion of a device that receives infrared commands from a remote control.
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Keypad: Generally refers to all hard buttons on a remote control, or more specifically the numeric keypad (0 through 9). LCD screen: The display device built into the NX-RM505. The NX-RM505 LCD screen displays mode and programming information, along with macro commands and soft buttons.
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Power off: A feature used by many LCD remote controls to save battery power, it represents entering a ‘standby’ mode after a certain length of inactivity. The NX-RM505 uses very little power with the LCD screen on, so the screen remains on at all times.
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Most 2-way components can still be controlled via a 1-way remote, although certain work arounds must be used when learning signals. The NX-RM505 is capable of controlling most 2-way components. Glossary based, by permission, on the the General Glossary on...
Page 52 NX-RM505 18. Warranty The NX-RM505 is covered against any manufacturer’s defects or defects of workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. The warranty does not cover the following: • Batteries or damage to the remote from faulty batteries.
NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 53 NX-RM505 20. APPENDIX A. List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device AUDIO Button Name Function Button Name Function System-OFF System-OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL DN...
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 54 NX-RM505 20. APPENDIX A. List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device Button Name Function Button Name Function System-OFF System-OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL DN VOL DN...
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 55 NX-RM505 20. APPENDIX A. List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device CABLE DVD/LD Button Name Function Button Name Function System-OFF System-OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL DN VOL DN...
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 56 NX-RM505 20. APPENDIX A. List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device TAPE Button Name Function Button Name Function System-OFF System-OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF VOL UP VOL UP VOL DN VOL DN CH UP...
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NX-RM505_Remote_Manual 10/6/08 6:17 PM Page 57 NX-RM505 20. APPENDIX A. List of Pre-programmed LCD Text by Device Button Name Function Button Name Function System-OF System-OFF POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL UP VOL DN VOL DN...
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