Universal Remote Control Complete Control MX-980 Owner's manual

CCP Programming Manual
MX-980 Color LCD Wand Remote

CCP MX-980 Programming Manual © 2009 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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INSTALLING CCP ON VISTA OR XP PCS1
You Need a Personal Computer With a USB Port 1
Installing CCP and Microsoft ActiveSync 1
Keep Your Database Up to Date — USE LIVE UPDATE 3
INTRODUCING CCP - THE COMPLETE CONTROL PROGRAM FOR MX-980 AND MORE... 4
OVERVIEW OF THE NEW FEATURES OF CCP 5
CUSTOMIZING THE WORKSPACE 7
All Windows in the Default Layout can be resized
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All Windows in the Default LAyout can be Moved Around 8
Windows Grouping /Placement Icon 10
Using the Window Auto-Hide Features 11
PROGRAMMING TIPS 12
Move Left to Right on the Program Menu 12
Save a Device file and Import for faster programming 12
CREATING A NEW SYSTEM FILE 13
Options - New or Existing Files 13
New File - Step by Step 13
NEW FEATURES FOR MX-980 IN CCP 16
Undo via Control Z 16
Function View for Macro Programming 16
The Create and Name Devices Window 17
The Create & Edit Layouts Window 17
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OPENARCHITECTURE AND COLOR 18
Left, Right and Wide Artwork Points to the LCD Button 18
Templates with Built-In Programmer Conveniences: 18
CCP’SMX-980 EDITOR WINDOW 19
PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW 20
A. New File, Existing File on PC or in Remote
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B. Use SAVE AS 20
C. Use the Program Menu 20
D. Edit Button Layouts using Page View and NEW Keyboard Shortcuts 20
E. Save and Reuse Customer Files via Import Devices 20
CREATING, NAMING AND ARRANGING DEVICES 21
Create and Name Devices Window 21
CREATE BUTTON LAYOUTS FOR DEVICES AND ACTIVITIES 22
Using the Create & Edit Layouts Window 22
UTILIZING THE IR DATABASE 24
Applying a “Set” of IR Commands to each Device 24
FINDING DISCRETE COMMANDS FOR RELIABLE MACROS 27
Discrete Commands versus Toggle Commands 27
Use the IR Database Navigator to Find Discrete Commands 27
Use the Universal Browser to find Discrete IR Commands 29
TEST ALL COMMANDS AND RELABEL FOR EASY OPERATION USING ALT AND SHIFT 31
Download and Test While Arranging Buttons 31
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Using Page View to Relabel and Re-arrange Buttons 31
Hiding Pages in Page View 33
LEARNING 34
Tips for Learning from Unusual Devices 34
Learning IR Codes One at a Time 34
Learning a Batch of Buttons Quickly 36
ADVANCED IR CODE MANIPULATION 38
Adjusting the “Minimum Repeat When Pressed” setting 38
Creating a Sustained IR Command in a Macro - Adjusting the “Repeat” 39
Testing IR Codes after changing the Repeats 39
MACRO PROGRAMMING 40
Bullet Proof Macros or Point N Pray? 40
Finding Workarounds When There Are NO Discrete Codes 40
Using the Macro Window 41
Programming a System Power On Macro 42
Programming a Power Off Macro 45
Copying Macros for Activity Macros 45
THE MACRO WINDOW 46
Opening Macro Window 46
The Macro Step Toolbar Buttons 46
Three Unique Macro Modes 47
What is an Alias? 47
Recording Macro Steps 49
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Recording Other Types of Macro Steps 49
Re-Arranging the Macro Step Order 49
Deleting a Macro Step 50
Utilizing Function View to Program Activity Macros or Favorite Channels 50
USING SOUNDS 51
Setting the Default Sound 51
Using the Sound Gallery 51
USING THE IMAGE GALLERY 52
Editing Image Galleries 53
Two Images for each Icon - Pressed and Unpressed... 54
Speeding up the Create & Name Device Window 54
PROGRAMMING PUNCH THROUGH 55
THE RF CONTROL WINDOW 56
Overview of Basic RF Options 56
Overview of Receiver RF Options 56
THE UNIVERSAL BROWSER WINDOW 57
Overview 57
Working with Hex Codes 58
DOWNLOADING 59
USING THE SETUP MENU 59
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CCP will run on any Pentium II or faster Windows PC. Your PC should be equipped with an adequate amount of
RAM for the operating system you use. CCP is compatible with the Windows 2000, XP and Vista operating systems.
It is not compatible with Windows ME, 98 or previous versions of Windows.
CCP is installed via a self extracting installer file downloadable from our installer only website:
www.urccontrolroom.com.
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CCP installs with a companion program for communication, Microsoft ActiveSync.You must install both programs and
if un-installing, un-install both programs.To install the two programs, follow these steps:
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1Connect to our installer only website www.urccontrolroom.com and naviagate to Software Downloads,
then select CCP to download.
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2A file download Window will open. Click on OPEN.
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3The InstallShield Wizard Window for the CCP will open. Click on NEXT
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4The Install Destination Window will then open. Click on NEXT.
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5The Ready to Install
Window will open. Click on INSTALL.
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6The program will install and then show that installation has been completed. Click on FINISH.
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7A new small window will open asking, "Install the Microsoft Active Sync 3.7". Click OK.
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8A new set up window will open for ActiveSync 3.7. Click on NEXT.
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9A new window will open to select the installation folder. Simply click on NEXT.
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11 1Wait for the the Active Sync “Install” window to appear and then click “OK”.
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12 2At this point plug the USB cable into your computer and then the MX-6000 Remote.
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considered a "Guest" partnership. Each time that the MX-6000 is plugged in, it will open the get connected
window and the programmer will need to click "No" to establish a connection with the MX-6000.
After clicking No, the Microsoft ActiveSync Window will open and show that a "Guest" connection has
been established.
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CCP includes a vast library of IR codes for hundreds of brands and models of A/V components.This database is con-
stantly growing with the inclusion of new devices every month. Keep your software up to date by using the Live
Update feature. Rather than un-installing and re-installing the software, you download updates to the software from
the internet. Simply follow these steps:
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Introducing CCP - The Complete Control Program for MX-980 and more...
Menus and Shortcut buttons for common tasks. The Program Menu activates each task in the correct order.
Home Designer and Model Designer Tree Views of the MX-6000 configuration. Double clicking on any page
enables you to quickly display that page on the simulator view. Right clicking on a device or page activates a
context menu.
The MX-6000 Simulate View is used to navigate and to select a button to program, edit or record a macro.
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Gallery”,“Sound Gallery” and “Serial Database”.
The tabs select whether you want Properties or one of the tools displayed in the window above.
The Macro window is used to view and edit macros.
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Overview of the New Features of CCP
Complete Control Program represents a full house philosophy to programming, giving you tools to quickly program
multiple remotes in one file. You’ll find tree view is now split into two areas, one area called House Designer, which
enables you to select remotes or base stations based on what room they are in.
To configure a remote or a base station, you must DOUBLE CLICK it in Home
Designer.
The selected remote or base station is then placed into the Model Designer tree
view.To configure properties or a particular remote control page, DOUBLE
CLICK it in Model Designer.
Once a remote is selected, clicking on the Program tab will reveal the standard URC programming steps. Simply move
from left to right in sequence to program the remote completely.
To add new rooms, remotes or basestations to your file, you can either:
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1Right Click on Home in House Designer and select Add Room.This will open the System Configuration
window.
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2Click on the Program tab and select “Configure Home” (House Designer) from the far left of the Program
ribbon.
This will open the System Configuration window:
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3Once the House Designer window is open, simply drag rooms to “Home”, then drag remotes and/or base
stations to each room as needed. See page xx for a detailed explanation.
TIP - Don’t add remotes to rooms until your first remote is finished.When adding remotes, you can copy the first
remote you’ve done, which will save effort on your second remote.
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stations on top of the room
to add to room. You cannot
drag to the items inside the
room directly.
It’s easier to just select the
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Customizing the Workspace
CCP has some unique layout features that allow you to customize your own personal layout.
Here is the default layout: Home and Model Designer are on the left, the Simulator is in the middle, the Button
Properties window is in the upper right and the Macro window is in the lower right.
You can always get back to the default layout by using the “Default Layout” button in the “Window” tab.
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To resize a window, move the mouse cursor to the side, top or bottom edge of the window.When you’re in the right
place, the windows “Resize Window” icon will appear. Next, hold down the “Left Click” button on your mouse and
drag the edge to make the window larger or smaller.
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To move a window to a new location, move the mouse cursor to the title bar of the window, hold down the “Left
Click” button on the mouse and drag the window to a new location.
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If you grab a window and drag it around the main layout, several new windows “Grouping/Placement Options”
appear. In the example below. I have moved the “Button Properties” window away from its default position on the
left side of the screen.Windows placement icons appear at the top, bottom, left and right side of the main window,
along with a windows grouping icon for the Macro window.
If you move the “Button Properties” window to the middle of the screen, you’ll see a windows grouping icon for the
middle section of the screen.
If you move the “Button Properties” window to the right side of the screen, into the Model Designer window, you’ll
see a windows grouping icon for the Model Designer window.
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Windows snap into place when you drag the cursor / title bar of the window you want to move, into one of the five
options in the Windows Grouping Placement Icon.
In the example to the right, the “Button Properties” win-
dow is being dragged into the “Place Above Existing
Window” icon on the left side of the screen.This will place
the Button Properties window above the Macro window.
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window will appear,relatve to the existing window.
In this example, it will appear above the Macro window.
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Place the new window above the existing window
Place the new window below the existing window
Place the new window to the left
of the existing window Place the new window to the
right of the existing window
Place new window into the
tabbed window grouping
Move the “Button Properties” window into
the House Designer Tree

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CCP has another layout feature that allows you to Float, Dock, Automatically Hide or Permanently Hide a window.
Right click on the down arrow in the window title bar, a drop down menu appears with the following choices:
Floating, Dockable,Auto-Hide and Hide.
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CCP application window.
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depending where the window is docked and provides a tab to access the window.The windows “Pin” icon in the title
bar is turned sideways conveying that the window is “No longer Pinned” in place.
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Hi id de e: :Removes/ hides the window from the CCP apllication window.To restore the window, you must go into the
main toolbar and select the window from either the “View” tab or the “Tools” tab.
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The Properties window “docked”. The Properties window “hidden”.
Property window tab created when
this window has been set to “Auto-
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ply hover your mouse over the tab.
The window remains open until the
mouse is removed from it, then the
window auto-hides.
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Programming Tips
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The Program Menu is your lifeline to a fast, easy programming experience. Follow the steps in the order shown in the
Menu for best results. Download and Test has been added to the Program toolbar.Typically, you will download to the
remote control several times throughout the programming process to test what you have done so far .You’ll also
need to download once you’ve completed all your final programming.
It is important to complete all of the tasks for each program step, before moving on to the next step, rather than
jumping back and forth and all over the place.
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Archive and save your customized device files. Programming systems with similar components gets even faster when
you don’t have to redo your work over and over. You have your own ideas about how buttons should be labeled and
about how they should be arranged. You can save your work in a unique and time saving way if you save the cus-
tomized device as a stand alone device file which you can import into any new configuration.
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NEW - To start a new job from scratch, click on the “URC logo” and then choose “New” from the File
Menu. A Default file is created: One Room (Home Theater) and one MX-6000 Remote Control
OPEN - Allows you to open a configuration that you have worked on before and saved onto the PC hard
drive.
RECENT DOCUMENTS - The last four files you created in the CCP appear in a list to the right of the File
Menu.You can open oneof the files by double-clicking on it to resume working on the configuration or to
download the file to a MX-6000 remote control.
UPLOAD - Get a file from a client’s remote control that another installer created. Now, you can save the
file to your laptop and make any edits or changes the client requested or the jobsite required.
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MX-980 from the list box, finally click “OK”.
CCP creates a new file with one room called “Home Theater” and one MX-980 remote control.
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3Click on the “Configure Home” icon to add rooms or a Base Station(s) to the Home Theater.
The “System Configuration” window appears: Drag and drop a MRF-350 Base Station into the room called “Home
Theater” in the Configuration Tree at the left. If you need to add more rooms
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4Click on the “Properties” button, at the bottom left of the Configuration Tree, then set the MRF-350 Base
Station properties.
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