Universal Remote Control URC Home Theater Master MX-980 manual

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    Oper ating Y our System W ith the MX-980 C O MP L E TE ™ Un iversal R emote Control ® C ON T R OL C O MP L E TE[...]

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    This remote control was Custom P r ogrammed for y ou by: F or questions about your Custom P rogramming call: Custom P r ogramming of a comple x home theater and/or a multi- room sy stem is one of the most challenging t asks within an audio/v ideo inst allation. It inv olves an intimate kno wledge of how the components interact and exact details on [...]

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    MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL T able of Contents Introduction 4 Using the Color LCD & the Screen Buttons 4 Optional RF “No Rules” Operation 5 Connecting the Battery Pack 6 Using the Charging Base 7 Programming the MX-980 7 Selecting a New “Activity” 8 Using the MX-980 to Control an “Activity” 9 Displaying the Setup Screens 10 Main Setting[...]

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    P age 1 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Congr atulations! Y ou’ v e purchased a unique synthesis of hard ware and softw are engi- neering, the Complete Control MX-980. T he MX-980 ac hieves a mag- nificent combination of power and flexibility , simplifying and automat- ing operation of ev en the most complex system. Automatic Bac klighting T he integr al[...]

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    P age 2 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Optional RF “No Rules” Oper ation In combination with an MSC-400 Master System Controller , or an RF Base Station, the MX-980 can control your system without being in line-of-sight of the equipment. The MSC-400 enhances the capabilities of the MX-980 b y storing and issuing Smart Macros to y our main system compo[...]

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    P age 3 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Connecting the Batter y P ack Open the battery cov er by depressing the release and pulling back the co ver on the back of the control. Remo ve the cov er . Observe the three contacts for the battery at the bottom left of the battery compartment. Observe the contacts on the battery F irst, angle the battery so that t[...]

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    P age 4 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Using the Charging Base Plug the 5V DC adapter into a power outlet and into the bac k of the charging base. Gently place the MX-980 into the cradle of the c harging base. T he Status light should immediately light. Red indicates that it is charging. Blue shows that it is fully c harged. T here is no harm in lea ving [...]

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    P age 5 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Selecting a New “ Acti vity” T he MX-980’ s W A TCH and LISTEN buttons displa y the activities you can control with y our MX-980. When you w ant to watc h some- thing else (a D VD movie, a videotape or an HDTV broadcast), sim- ply press the W A TCH button and select the new acti vity . When y ou want to listen [...]

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    P age 6 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Using the MX-980 to Contr ol an “ Acti vity” Once you’ ve selected a new acti vity , the MX-980 displa ys the title of the activity at the top of the screen. Belo w the title, the LCD dis- pla ys the customized names of any special features y ou need for the activity . All the hard buttons of the MX-980 ha ve n[...]

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    P age 7 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Displa ying the Setup Scr eens Y ou can adjust the settings of the MX-980 whenev er you like b y pressing and holding both the W A TCH and the ENTER button at the same time for three seconds.If you do not press any button on the SETUP screen within 30 seconds, the MX-980 will time out and automatically return to norm[...]

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    Main Settings Menu Adjusting the Displa y P age 8 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL DISPLA Y- Press this setting button to adjust the screen and button backlight- ing. T he longer your screen is lit, the more frequently you’ll need to c harge the MX-980. SOUND - Adjust the volume of the sounds your MX-980 makes w hen you press buttons. SYSTEM - T hese sett[...]

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    P age 9 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Sound V olume System Settings Menu Press this button to raise the v ol- ume. Press this button to cancel any changes y ou’ v e made and return to the Main Setting menu. Press this button to lower the v ol- ume. Press this button to sa ve any changes y ou’ v e made and return to the Main Setting menu. POWER- Displ[...]

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    Information Menu Setting T ime P age 10 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Each time y ou press this button the hour will change. Eac h time y ou press this button the minute will change. P ress this button to cancel any changes y ou’ v e made and return to the Main Setting menu. P ress this button to change from AM to PM. Press this button to sa ve any cha[...]

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    P age 11 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL USA Limited W arranty Statement Y our Universal Remote Control, w hen deliv ered to you in new condi- tion, is warr anted against defects in materials or workmanship as fol- lows: UNIVERSAL REMO TE CONTROL, INC. w arrants this product against defects in material or workmanship for a period of one (1) y ear and as se[...]

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    P age 12 MX-980 O WNERS M ANU AL Specifications Microprocessor: ARM9 32bit 202MHz LCD - 2.4” TFT (QVGA) 262,144 Colors Memory - 64 Megabytes of SDRAM & 34 Megab ytes of Nand Flash Devices - Supports up to 255 Devices with text, less with hea vy graphics usage P ages - Supports up to 255 P ages on eac h Device with text, less with hea vy graph[...]

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    500 Mamaroneck A venue, Harrison, NY 10528 Phone: (914) 835-4484 F ax: (914) 835-4532 www .uni v ersalremote.com C O MP L E TE ™ U n iversal R emote Control ® C ON T R OL C O MP L E TE T his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim- its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are design[...]