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  • Page 1

    - 1 - RF2IR RF Base Station Quick Start Installation Instructions ATTENTION: Requires the XTR39 to operate.[...]

  • Page 2

    - 2 - Welcome! The RF2IR base station is the ultimate Xantech a ccessory to the Xantech XTR39 Color LCD remote. It’s a receiver that accepts the Radio Frequency output of the XTR39 remote and translates it into IR and RS232 command signals that can control virtually any home electronic device. The RF2IR makes it simple to set up a reliable and so[...]

  • Page 3

    - 3 - RF2IR Diagram (Front) IR LED, RF LED: Flashes when emitting IR and RS232 commands Quick Start Instructions Step 1. Plug the (4) 283M emitters (included) into the port labeled IR output 1 thru 4 on the back of the RF2IR. Next, place the asso ciated 283M emitter head directly over the IR eye on the proper source component to be controlled. Step[...]

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    - 4 - RF2IR Configuration (Channel Address) The Channel Address on the RF2IR cannot be progr ammed using Universal Dragon. Located on the bottom of the RF2IR device is a rotary switch. Turn this switch to select the desired Channel Address. The switch is labeled in HEX notation. “A” stands for Channel Address “10”. “B” stands for Channe[...]

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    X a n te c h L i mit e d Warr a n t y ( E f f e c t i v e f o r p r o d u c t s s o l d a f t e r J ul y 1 , 2006 ) X an t e c h C o r p o r a t i on (“ X an t e c h ”) w a r r an t s t o t h e h o l d e r o f a v a li d p r o o f o f pu r c h a s e a s t h e f i r s t end - u s e r pu r ch a s e r (“ Y ou ”), i t s p r o d u c t s t o b e [...]