AMX TX-MLCD manual

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    Limited Warranty and Disclaimer AMX Corporation warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of three years from date of purchase from AMX, with the following exceptions. Electroluminescent and LCD control panels are warranted for a period of three years, except for the display and touch ov[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Table of Contents i Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................ 1 Overview 1 Features 1 Operation 2 Wiring the TX-MLCD 3 AXCESS Programming ........................................................... 5 Overview 5 Programming Restrictions 6 Programming Basic[...]

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    ii Table of Contents TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Introduction 1 Introduction Overview The TX – MLCD ( Figure 1 ) is a programmable Radio Frequency (RF) or Infrared (IR) wireless transmitter. Text for TX – MLCD menu functions is presented on a 2-line, 16 character, horizontal liquid crystal display (LCD). All TX – MLCD functions are under software control. The TX[...]

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    2 Introduction TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter • RS – 232 port — used to program the TX – MLCD functions. The data rate is fixed at 1200 baud (bps). • Portable — the AMX TX – MLCD uses four AAA batteries for completely portable operation. Operation Once a program, like the example in the appendix, is loaded, your TX – MLCD provides com[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Introduction 3 Wiring the TX-MLCD Figure 3 shows how to connect the TX – MLCD RS – 232 port to an AXCESS RS – 232 cable for programming. Tip Ring Sleeve (3)Tip (2)Ring (5)Sleeve Length = 8 to 10 inches 2 TXD 3 RXD 5 Ground 9-Pin D Male Cable Wiring 9-Pin D to Stereo Plug Pin 2 to Ring Terminal Pin 3 to Tip Termina[...]

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    4 Introduction TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter AXCESS Programming 5 AXCESS Programming Overview You can use the AXCESS software to program all features of the TX – MLCD. A working knowledge of the AXCESS programming l anguage is needed to thoroughly understand the operation of the TX – MLCD. Language features include screen control, character position control, a[...]

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    6 AXCESS Programming TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Programming Restrictions AXCESS program restrictions include: 1. DEFINE_LATCHING, DEFINE_MUTUALLY_EXCLUSIVE, and DEFINE_TOGGLING are not supported. Similar functions are accomplished with combinations of ON, OFF, and IF … ELSE. 2. PULSE is not supported. A similar function is accomplished with com[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter AXCESS Programming 7 • A PUSH occurs in the program every time a button (key) is pressed. Figure 4 shows the button assignments. 1 6 4 16 • •• • • •• • • •• • 5 10 15 20 Top Left = = Bottom Right • Turning on channels 1 through 254 enables transmission (RF or IR) of the respective radio code.[...]

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    8 AXCESS Programming TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Sample Program Figure 5 is a sample demo AXCESS software program for a TX - MLCD . Refer to the AXCESS Language Programming Guide for complete programming instructions. PROGRAM_NAME='TXMLCD 6 BUTTON DEMO PROGRAM, RSH 04-29-91' (* DATE:04/28/92 TIME:16:53:22 *) (* THIS IS A GENERIC PROGRAM [...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter AXCESS Programming 9 DEFINE_VARIABLE BA[4] (* LCD VARIABLE FORMAT *) BB[4] BC[2] (* BA BC FILL BD BF *) BD[2] (* BB ( SOURCE ) BE *) BE[4] BF[4] FILL[4] SOURCE[6] BTEMP[4] (* FOR TEMPORARILY SAVING BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, OR BF *) RC (* RADIO CODE OFFSET AFTER MENU SELECTION *) (*********************************************[...]

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    10 AXCESS Programming TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter } PUSH[MLCD,4]  TO[MLCD,2] (* MENU SELECTION 2 TRANSMITS RC 2 *) BA='ENT ' BC='<-' FILL='CRSR' BD='->' BF=' FWD' BB='F1 ' SOURCE=' MAC ' BE=' REV' CALL'LCD' RC=40 (* FUNCTIONS 1-6 WILL NOW TRANSMIT 40[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter AXCESS Programming 11 TO[MLCD,8] BA='PSE ' BC='<<' FILL='CHPT' BD='>>' BF=' PLY' BB='HOME' SOURCE='LSR DS' BE=' STP' CALL'LCD' RC=88 } PUSH[MLCD,15] { TO[MLCD,9] BA='MID ' BC='<-' FILL='DRPS&[...]

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    12 AXCESS Programming TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter PUSH[MLCD,2] (*BB*) { TO[MLCD,RC] BTEMP=BB BB='--- ' CALL'LCD' } RELEASE[MLCD,2] { BB=BTEMP CALL'LCD } PUSH[MLCD,6] (*BC*) { TO[MLCD,RC+2] BTEMP=BC BC='--' CALL'LCD' } RELEASE[MLCD,6] { BC=BTEMP CALL'LCD' } PUSH[MLCD,11] (*BD*) { TO[MLCD,RC+[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter AXCESS Programming 13 PUSH[MLCD,17] (*BE*) { TO[MLCD,RC+5] BTEMP=BE BE=' ---' CALL'LCD' } RELEASE[MLCD,17] { BE=BTEMP CALL'LCD' } (***********************************************************) (* END OF PROGRAM *) (* DO NOT PUT ANY CODE BELOW THIS COMMENT *) (********************************[...]

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    14 AXCESS Programming TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Specifications 15 Specifications Overview Figure 6 shows the TX-MLCD, and Figure 6 lists the specifications. Horizontal LCD SOURCE IBM VHS UMATIC SLIDES MAC CASS LSR DS DUAL AUX VOLUME LIGHTS V-SHOW Specifications Buttons Display IR transmission Memory Includes Enclosure Dimensions Weight 20 pushbuttons under Lexan face[...]

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    16 Specifications TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter[...]

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    TX-MLCD Mini-LCD Transmitter Technical Support 17 Technical Support Overview Before you call AMX for assistance, check your AXlink, power, and cable connections, and the integrity of your software operating system. Reload the software to see if something in the program is causing the problem. If the problem is not resolved, reload the program from [...]

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    Document No. 034-004-1079 5/92 © 1996 AMX Corporation AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. AMX and the AMX logo are registered trademarks of AMX Corporation. All other trademarks contained in this document are the properties of their respective owners. 11995 Forestgate Drive Dallas, Texas 75243 800/222-0193 97[...]