Universal Remote Control URC Professional Line MX900 manual

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    Oper ating Y our System W ith T he Genesis MX-900 C O MP L E TE ™ Un iversal R emote Control ® C O NT R O L 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 tasks within an audio/video instal- lation. It inv olves an intimate kno wledge of how the components interact and exact details on th[...]

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    T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introduction 1 T he LIGHT Button 1 Optional RF “No Rules” Operation 2 Installing Batteries 3 Programming the Genesis 4 Selecting a New “ Activity” 5 Using the Genesis to Control an “ Activity” 6 Displa ying the Setup Screen 7 Selecting from the Setup Screen 7 Setting the LCD 8 Sound V olume 10 Light Settings 10 Syst[...]

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    P age 1 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Congr atulations! Y ou’ ve purc hased a unique synthesis of hardware and softw are engineering, the Complete Control Genesis. T he Genesis ac hieves a magnificent combina- tion of power and flexibility , simplifying and automating operation of ev en the most complex system. One T ouc h Blue Backlighting Simply pr[...]

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    P age 2 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Optional RF “No Rules” Oper ation In combination with a Complete Control RF Base Station, the Genesis can control your system without being in line-of-sight of the equipment. Either the MRF-300 or the MRF-250 RF base station is compatible with the Genesis. Both incorporate RF addr essing. RF Addressing giv es y[...]

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    P age 3 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Installing Batter ies Open the battery cov er by pressing the release and pulling back the cov er on the back of the control. Remov e the cover . Observe the + and - polarity indications inside the battery compartment. Place the four AAA batteries into their positions in the battery com- partment observing the + an[...]

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    P age 4 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Pr ogr amming the Genesis T he Genesis is progr ammed via a Windows PC equipped with a USB port (programming cable included), using our proprietary softw are, MX-900 Editor . Y ou can download this software from our website: www .uni v ersalremote.com Basic setup takes only a few minutes with this software. Ho weve[...]

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    P age 5 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Selecting a New “ Activity” T he Genesis’ s W A TCH and LISTEN buttons displa y the acti vities you can control with your Genesis. When you want to w atch something else (a D VD movie, a videotape or an HDTV broadcast), simply press the W A TCH button and select the new acti vity . When y ou want to listen to[...]

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    P age 6 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Using the Genesis to Contr ol an “ Activity” Once you’ ve selected a new acti vity , the Genesis displays the title of the acti vity at the top of the screen. Below the title, the LCD displa ys the cus- tomized names of any special features y ou need for the acti vity . All the hard buttons of the Genesis ha [...]

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    Displa ying the Setup Scr een Y ou can adjust the settings of the Genesis whenev er you like by pressing and holding both the W A TCH and the ENTER button at the same time for three seconds. When you do, the screen will c hange to the SETUP screen. If you do not press an y button on the SETUP screen within 30 seconds, the Genesis will time out and [...]

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    Setting the LCD With these settings, y ou can set the Genesis to constantly displa y the LCD when not in use, or sho w a blank screen when not in use. Additionally , you can control the contrast of the screen and the color of the bac klighting. P age 8 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL T o activ ate the LCD On/Off setting, press this button. See below . T [...]

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    P age 9 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL Setting LCD Contr ast Y ou can adjust the contrast of the LCD screen using the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys once the LCD contr ast screen has been selected (shown on the previous page). Setting LCD Br ightness Y ou can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen using the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys once the LCD Brightness [...]

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    Light Settings Y ou can adjust the backlighting of the remote in tw o additional wa ys: 1. Y ou can turn on/off the LCD and the hard button backlighting. 2. Y ou can select the amount of time the lighting stays on after the last button press from a range of v alues between 10 seconds and 90 seconds. Sound V olume Y our Genesis beeps whenev er a but[...]

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    System Settings Y ou can set your Genesis to displa y the Lo w Battery warning at a power level between 0% and 20% (in 5% increments). V ersion Information Displa ys Should you be curious, the V ersion indicates what firmware and softw are versions were used to progr am your Genesis. Pa g e 1 1 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL T o exit, press W A TCH. SYS[...]

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    Pa g e 1 2 G ENESIS O WNERS M ANU AL W arr anty T he Genesis is co vered against any manufacturing defects or faults in workmanship for a period of one y ear from the date of purc hase when purc hased from an authorized Complete Control dealer . Units purc hased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers ha ve no warr anty . T his wa[...]

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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 ™ Un iversal R emote Control ® C O NT R O L C O MP L E TE[...]