Universal Remote Control MX-800 User manual

2003 MXEditor Reference Manual
Programming the MX800, MX-700 or MX-200
Remote Controls With MXEditor Software

2003 MXEditor Reference Manual © 2003 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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You Need a Personal Computer With Serial Port 1
You Need an RS232 Connecting Cable & Adapters As Necessary 1
Keep Your Database Up to Date — USE LIVE UPDATE 1
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The Goal - Minimize Training Time and Effort 2
MAIN Power On and Power Off 2
MAIN Activity Based Macro 3
MAIN Punch Through Volume and Mute 3
FAV Channel Macros Are Optional 4
The SideKick 4
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Program Menu 6
Communications Menu 7
Help Menu 7
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Button Capabilities and Flags 8
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Devices and Pages 9
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The Edit and Label Buttons Toolbar 11
The Delete Window 11
Labels 12
Shortcuts - Copying Buttons 12
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The Macro Toolbar 13
Re-Ordering Macro Steps 13
Macro Details 13
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Overview of Basic RF Options 14
Overview of Receiver RF Options 14
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Overview 15
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A. New File, Existing File on PC or in Remote 16
B. Use SAVE AS 16
C. Use the Program Menu 16
D. Save and Export 16
E. Download to both Remote Controls 16
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Open the Create and Name Devices Window 17
Creating Devices 17
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Discrete Codes,Toggles and other New Words 19
Selecting a Code Set from the Database 19
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Downloading to TEST Pre-Programmed IR Commands From The Database 22
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Preparing the List of Buttons to be Learned 22
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Labeling and Deleting Buttons 23
Dragging and Dropping Buttons 24
Hiding Pages 24
Moving Through Pages In Favorites 24
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Stand Alone Learning Step by Step 27
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Importing Step by Step 30
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What is a Macro? 31
What Buttons Can Playback a Macro? 31
Discrete IR Codes vs Toggle IR Codes 31
Toggle Commands create “Point & Pray” Macros 32
Finding Workarounds for Toggle Commands in Macros 32
Programming the Power On Macro 33
Programming a Power Off Macro 37
Programming Activity Macros on MAIN LCD “Device” Buttons 38
Programming FAVORITE Macros 39
Inserting Macros (Copying or Cloning a Macro) 40
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Adjusting Signal and IR Output Options 48
Adding MRF-200 Receivers, Conguring ID#’s and Front Blasters 49
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Read This First!
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MXEditor 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. MXEditor is compatible with the Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and XP Pro
operating systems. It is not compatible with Windows 95 or previous versions of windows.
Note that many modern laptops do not come equipped with a serial port. If there is no serial port, purchase a USB
to Serial adapter. Although many manufacturers supply adapters or hubs for this purpose, we can vouch for the
operation of Belkin and Keyspan hubs and adapters.
MXEditor is installed via a self extracting installer file downloadable from www.hometheatermaster.com. You need a
connection to the internet to download the file or to update MXEditor.
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Universal offers a pre-made cable suitable for connecting a Serial port to a Home Theater Master remote control.
However, should you wish to make your own, here is the pin configuration for a serial cable:
DB 9 DB25 Function Stereo 3.5mm Plug Connection
Pin 3 Pin 2 Host Transmit To Tip
Pin 2 Pin 3 Host Receive To Middle Ring
Pin 5 Pin 7 Host Ground To Base Ring
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MXEditor includes a vast library of IR codes for hundreds of brands and models of A/V components.This database is
constantly 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, youdownload updates to the software from
the internet. Simply follow these steps:
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Overview
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Training clients has traditionally taken too much of an installer’s time and effort. Creating
hand written summary sheets and instruction books for customers is a waste of time.The
MX Remote Control system is designed to save time.With each remote control, Home
Theater Master includes a pre-printed Operation Manual. Unlike other remote
controls, this manual has nothing to do with setup or programming. It is a guide to operating
the client’s home theater! Although the flexibility of the MXEditor software enables you to
program remote controls in thousands of different ways, the operations manual will show
the customers how to operate their home theater if you follow a few tips as you program.
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The key programming goals are:
1 You must create a DEVICE (a set of hard buttons and 1 to 4 dedicated LCD pages) for each remote
control in the system. Use the IR database or IR learning so that the MX-700/800 replaces all the remote
controls for normal operation.
2 The MAIN Power On and Power Off buttons turn on and off the entire system with a macro.
3 Each of the MAIN LCD Device buttons issues a macro that reconfigures the system inputs and modes as
necessary for the client to watch or listen to the selected source.
4 Punch Through Volume and Mute have been programmed for all devices so that the client can always adjust
the volume regardless of which device has been selected.
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Since most systems will require some delays in the macros you program to turn the system on,
you will make operation much smoother for your customers if you have them turn everything on
first with one long macro.Then, after the system is on, they can switch between activities like DVD
and Satellite without lengthy delays in the macros.
In a system that responds instantly (no long Power On delays before responding to input or
mode commands) you might opt to program Power On commands for each activity macro as well.
The manual describes a two step operation:
1) Go to MAIN and press Power On.
2) Choose your activity and tap the correct button.
The manual emphasizes the need for the client to point the remote during the macro at the TV or
the sensor near the TV. You need to spend time explaining the time needed for each macro.
Encourage the client to be careful to hold the remote control steady and pointed at the
equipment or sensor until the macro is finished.
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The Owner’s Manual for both
the MX-800 and the MX-700
remote controls were created
to be a “summary sheet” for
the entire home theater.
Page 2 of the Owner’s Manual
describes Powering On/Off.
Turn On Your Entire System
Power on/off your entire system
with the MAIN Menu by following
these steps:
1. Touch the MAIN button to make
sure that you are on the MAIN Menu.
It doesn’t matter which page of the
MAIN Menu is displayed.
2. Point the Home Theater Master at
the system (usually a repeating sensor
near the screen).
3. Touch the On or Off button as
desired. Hold the remote steady and
pointed at the system until all compo-
nents are correctly powered on or off.
Turning on the system may take ten to
twenty seconds.
4. If one component does not turn
on/off, simply touch the button again.
TIP – Hold the remote control
steady and pointed at the sys-
tem until the indicator
stops flashing.
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GUIDE TO
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The device LCD buttons on MAIN are automatically programmed
with a navigational “jump” to the device they correspond to.
The device LCD buttons on the MAIN menu should be programmed
with a macro that issues every command necessary to reconfigure
the home theater for the activity (inputs, modes, play, channel etc. ).
This macro will be issued every time the client presses the button.
This is described in the manual.
Remember to train your power user clients to hold down the MAIN
button while they press a device LCD button.That way, the macro is
not sent, the MX-700/800 simply jumps to the device.
If you are willing to make your own summary sheet, you can program
the activity macro to only be issued if the client presses and holds
the button.This requires the use of the Advanced Programming
technique Press and Hold Macros on page 44.
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Use the Punch Through programming step (step #6) to program
Volume and Mute to operate the surround sound processor
regardless of what device is active.
It has been common in the past for installers to program a way for
the customer to watch TV using the internal speakers of the TV
rather than the surround sound system.There is a good way to
accomplish this on the MX-700/800 system.You could program the
TV’s internal volume on two of the LCD buttons on the TV device.
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Hold the remote
steady and
pointed at the
system until
the sound
and picture
have been
switched.
The MAIN Menu buttons issue
MACROS that reset the sound and
picture of your home theater to a new
activity.
TIP – Hold the remote control
steady and pointed at the sys-
tem until the indicator
stops flashing.
If the sound or the picture still are
not correct, repeat steps 1 - 4.
Select a DEVICE Only
1. Touch the MAIN button to make
sure that you are on the MAIN
Menu. Touch the Page button if you
don’t see the activity you want.
2. Press and hold the MAIN button.
While holding the MAIN button
down, touch the button next to the
desired screen label. The remote
control will now display the name of
the selected device and all buttons
will operate the device, however, the
sound and the picture of your sys-
tem have not been changed.
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Using the MAIN Menu
The MAIN Menu enables you to either
select a new Activity or simply select a
new Device to control.
When you select a new activity, the
Home Theater Master will issue a
MACRO (a timed sequence of many
commands from many different remote
controls). This MACRO was custom
programmed for your system by your
installer. It will issue all of the com-
mands necessary to switch the sound
and picture of your system.
When you select a device, the Home
Theater Master becomes the remote
control you select WITHOUT affecting
the home theater.
Select a New ACTIVITY
1. Touch the MAIN button to make
sure that you are on the MAIN
Menu. Touch the PAGE button if you
don’t see the activity you want.
2. Point the Home Theater Master at
the system (or at the repeating
INFRARED sensor if one is
installed).
3. Touch the activity button next to
the desired screen label. For exam-
ple if you wish to watch a DVD
movie, touch the DVD button.
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The Power ON and OFF buttons now
operate only the selected device (to
turn the entire system on/off, return to
the MAIN Menu).
The ten screen labeled buttons are
now labeled with any commands
that do not fit one of the buttons with
printed labels.
Up to 40 screen labeled buttons are
available for each device. To view
the additional buttons, press the
PAGE button to display additional
pages. The Home Theater Master
can display up to four pages of
screen labeled buttons for each
activity or device! As you scroll
through the pages, notice that the
bottom title bar displays which page
you are viewing (PAGE 1, PAGE 2,
etc.).
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Controlling the Volume
For your convenience, the VOLUME
Up, VOLUME Down and the MUTE
buttons will always control the sur-
round sound system, regardless of
what activity or device you are control-
ling.
Operating any Device
You can see the name of the device at
the top of the screen. If it is not the
one you want, return to the MAIN
Menu and select a new device or
activity.
All of the printed
label buttons on the
remote operate just
like the original
remote control (with
the exception of
Volume Up, Volume
Down and Mute
which operate your
surround sound sys-
tem).
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Page 3 and 4 of the Owner’s Manual
describe how Activity macros automate
their system.
Page 5 of the Owner’s Manual describes
how volume always adjusts the surround
sound system. Page 5 and 6 describe
normal operation of any device.
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A channel lineup change in the future will require a service call to reprogram a
few pages of channel macros for your client. If the client approves the costs of
reprogramming whenever the channel lineup changes, then by all means
program channel macros in FAV. However, there are many other uses for FAV
that will not be affected by channel lineup changes.
Remember the advantage of FAV. Whenever you press the FAV button, the
MX-700/800 remembers the device you were last on. So, when you are finished
using FAV, you simply tap the MAIN button. The MX-700/800 will return to the
device and page you were last using!
FAV LCD buttons can do a macro with 1 to 190 steps. Thus it can issue (by
programming a MACRO of one step) any single IR command that is learned or
preprogrammed with one exception. FAV LCD buttons cannot issue an IR code
that must be sustained when the user presses and holds the button, like volume
up. This makes FAV the perfect place to program one step macros to all of the
system components’ Power commands. You train your customer to go to FAV to
turn individual components on and off. This is the recommended technique
when the lack of discrete on and off codes makes macros unreliable.
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In most systems, you will program the SideKick for watching TV or satellite.The
button labeling of the SideKick is best suited for that. However, the manual does
say “typically.” Sometimes, a customer may rarely watch TV and usually watch
DVD movies. Feel free to program the Channel up and down buttons with the
DVD Chapter commands, the A, B and C buttons with Play, Pause and Stop.The
Power On button can easily be programmed with a turn on macro that
configures the system to watch DVDs.
Each of the SideKick’s buttons can be programmed with the IR command or
macro of ANY MX-700/800 button. All can be macros, all can be IR com-
mands, or any mix you can imagine. However, there is only one “page” of
SideKick
commands.
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your system. Discuss any non-channel
favorite label with your installer, so that
you understand how to use it.
To use the FAVORITE Menu:
1. Press the FAV button. The top
title bar will now display FAV.
Use the FAV button and the PAGE
button to navigate through your var-
ious pages of FAVORITES. The FAV
button scrolls up from Page 1 to
Page 5, using the PAGE button
scrolls down from Page 5 to Page 1.
As you select a new page, the bot-
tom title bar will display the page
number (page 1, page 2, etc.)
To EXIT Fav and return to the last
activity/device selected, press the
MAIN button ONCE. To EXIT Fav
and go to the MAIN Menu, press the
MAIN button twice.
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The thumbpad is a Home Theater
Master exclusive control for both right
and left handed operators. When you
are operating a device with any kind of
on-screen menu, guide or display, the
thumbpad offers you easy one-handed
control with your thumb.
Simply rock your thumb in the
direction you
wish to
move the
onscreen
indicator.
You don’t have
to look at the remote control!
To SELECT or say OK, simply press
your thumb straight down. You’ll feel
the click as the OK/SELECT/ENTER
command is sent.
Using FAV - Favorites
The favorites menu is created uniquely
for you by your custom installer. The
screen labeled buttons now issue
timed sequences of commands that
will reset your system with one touch.
Typically, the favorites menu is pro-
grammed with one touch “shortcut”
buttons that issue all of the necessary
commands to change the channel of
your satellite dish or television. Thus,
instead of entering a two or three digit
number (which you must remember)
and the enter command, you simply
select the favorite button labeled HBO,
CNN, TNT etc.
The Favorite menu can be programmed
with any favorite activity. It is not limited
to channel favorites. Your custom
installer may invent a feature unique to
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Using the SideKickTM
The SideKick
TM
remote control offers
the simplest way to
enjoy watching one of
your favorite activities.
Typically programmed
for either TV or
Satellite viewing, it
does not replace the
MX700
TM
, but it does
offer a comfortable,
ultra simple interface
perfect for casual
users or children.
The ON button
turns on your entire
home theater and sets it up to watch
TV or Satellite (whatever is your
favorite). The OFF button turns the
entire system off. Remember to hold
the remote steady and pointed at the
system until all components are cor-
rectly powered on or off. Turning on
the system may take ten to twenty
seconds.
TIP – You can tell when to stop
pointing the SideKick
TM
when
the command LED indicator
stops flashing.
CHANNEL and VOLUME control but-
tons will operate the device pro-
grammed into these buttons.There are
also three Favorite buttons that take
you directly to your three favorites
(typically channels) with one button
press. The LIGHT button will light up
the SideKick buttons for easy visibility
in low-light conditions.
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Backlighting
Turn on the back-
lighting by pressing
the LIGHT button on
the right side of the
Home Theater
Master remote con-
trol. The backlighting
will stay on briefly,
then turn off auto-
matically. If you wish
to turn it off without
waiting, simply tap
the LIGHT button
again.
* Note that your battery life is reduced
by how often you use the backlighting.
Changing Contrast
Press and Hold BOTH the MAIN and
the UP thumbpad button at the same
time to make the screen DARKER.
Press and Hold BOTH the MAIN and
the DOWN thumbpad button at the
same time to make it LIGHTER.
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Page 9 of the Owner’s Manual describes
how backlighting and contrast adjust. Page
10 describes how to use the SideKick.
Page 7 and 8 of the Owner’s Manual
describe how the FAV button navigates to
the Favorites pages.

The Programming Window
Menus and Shortcut buttons for common tasks. The Program Menu activates each task in the correct order.
Tree View of the MX-700/800 configuration. Tabs enable you to switch to program the MX-700/800 or the
SideKick. Tree View enables quick navigation, Sidekick enables drag and drop programming of the SideKick.
The MX-700/800 Simulator is used to navigate and to select a button to program, edit or record a macro to.
Floating Edit and Label Buttons window is used to label buttons and move IR commands via shortcuts.
The floating Macro and Favorite window is used to view and edit macros.
The information bar displays whether your keyboard is cap locked or num locked.
The important thing to remember as you program is that most Windows conventions hold true in MXEditor. Explore
the program menus. Hover your mouse over most of the buttons and controls and a balloon will appear with a hint
as to purpose. Navigate around the program window and explore a little before you begin programming.
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The Menu Bar and the Menus
Like all Windows programs, the menu bar reveals menus of commonly used tasks. Simply click on the menu title and
the menu appears. Move the mouse cursor over the menu choice you wish to select and click.
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Configurations for particular clients are saved as files on your PC.Thus the file menu enables you to open, save and
save copies of configurations.
NNeeww- Use this to start programming a file from scratch.
OOppeenn- Use this to open a file anywhere on your computer.
CClloossee- Closes only the current file, not MXEditor.
SSaavvee- If you wish to save your work to the current file.
SSaavveeAAss- If you wish to save a new copy of the current file
with a new file name.
RReecceennttllyyooppeenneeddffiilleessappear here for you to reopen with a click.
EExxiitt- To exit MXEditor completely.
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Many of the Program Menu steps will open a new window in front of the main window. Simply click on Cancel to
close these windows if you open them in the course of exploring MXEditor.
11..CCrreeaattee&&NNaammeeDDeevviicceess- Opens a new floating window for creating and
naming Devices. You’ll need a grouping of hard buttons and LCD pages for every remote
control that you are replacing. That is called a Device. With the Create & Name Devices
window, you will be able to create, name and rearrange up to twenty devices.
22..IIRRDDaattaabbaassee- Opens a new floating window to test and program IR code sets from the
Universal IR database
33..LLCCDDBBuuttttoonnEEddiittoorr- Opens a new floating window that allows you to arrange, label
and program the LCD buttons for MAIN, Devices and your Favorites.
44..LLeeaarrnn- Grayed out until you select a button. Once you have selected a button, selecting LEARN on the
Programming Menu activates the LEARNING function (which is a button on the Edit and Label buttons window) on
whatever button is currently selected.
55..MMaaccrroo- This menu choice is grayed out until you select a button capable of being programmed with a macro
(Power On, Power Off or an LCD button only). Once you have selected a button, selecting Macro activates the
MACRO recorder. Now, use the MX-700/800 Simulator to select each step of your macro. The recorded steps
appear in the Macro window.
66..PPuunncchhTThhrroouugghh- Opens a floating window that enables you to program a button to “punch through” to
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another device.Typically used to program Volume Up, Down and Mute to always operate the surround sound
receiver/preamp.
77..SSiiddeeKKiicckk- This switches the left hand tabs from TREE VIEW of the MX-700/800 to a simulator of the SideKick.
Once the SideKick is in view, you can drag and drop any button of the MX-700/800 to the SideKick.
88..BBaacckklliigghhttOOnnTTiimmee- Opens a new window for adjusting the amount of time the backlighting will stay on.
99..RRFFCCoonnttrrooll- Opens a new window for configuring the MX-800’s radio control options.
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UUppllooaadd--Get the programming from a remote control and open it in MXEditor as a
new file. Once it is uploaded, you can save it, edit it and/or export the devices in it.
DDoowwnnllooaadd--Send the currently open file to the remote control.
SSeettttiinnggss--Choose a different com port for the cable connecting the remote control
to your computer.
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GGoottoowweebbssiittee--This will open your internet browser, connect to the
internet and link you to the Home Theater Master website for addi-
tional technical support and resources.
LLiivveeUUppddaattee--Click on this after connecting to the Internet to down-
load the newest version of MXEditor.
FFiirrmmwwaarreeVVeerrssiioonn- Connect your remote control to the PC and click
on this to identify the firmware version of the remote control when asked to do so by technical support.
The Toolbar and Shortcut Buttons
Hover your mouse over the Shortcut buttons, you will see a popup flag displaying the function of the shortcut. Click
on the button to activate it. The most common functions of the
menus are displayed on the toolbar, plus the two icons for displaying
the Edit and Label Buttons Window , and the Macro Window .
When you click on these shortcut buttons you turn the corresponding
windows display on and off.
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The Simulator
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The Simulator is the center of programming. You use the Simulator to SELECT a
BUTTON. When a button is SELECTED it has a green circle around it. Once a button
is SELECTED, you can use the Edit and Label Buttons Window or the Macro Window
to program it.
When you want to switch to a new device, first, click on the MAIN button.
Choose the new device from the MAIN MENU by ddoouubblleecclliicckkiinnggon it.
On a real MX-700/800, the double click is not necessary. But within MXEditor
you sometimes will want to program an LCD button on the MAIN page and
single clicking the button enables you to select it for editing or macro
programming.
Cycle through Pages 1 to 4 of any device by clicking on the PAGE button.
Navigate to the FAV device by clicking on the FAV button.
Hover your mouse over a button to see the drag and drop flag.
Click on a button to SELECT it.
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A button with no flag will not do anything when pressed. It is empty and has no programming yet.
A red dot indicates that the button is programmed with an IR database code. An IR database code can be
tapped or pressed and held for a sustained burst. All buttons except the hard buttons within the MAIN or
FAV devices can be programmed with IR database codes (you cannot program the navigation buttons-PAGE,
MAIN or FAV either).
An L flag indicates that the button is programmed with a learned IR code. A learned code can be tapped
or pressed and held for a sustained burst. All buttons can be programmed with learned codes (including all
MAIN buttons, hard and LCD) except the buttons on FAV pages and the navigation buttons themselves.
An M or F flag indicates that the button is programmed with a Macro (the F Flag indicates the Macro is
on one of the Favorite pages). Only the LCD buttons and the Power ON and Power OFF buttons can be
programmed with MACROS. Hard buttons cannot be programmed with MACROS directly (they can issue a
macro, if you program the macro on an LCD button and create a shortcut from the hard button to the
LCD button). A macro with a single step cannot be pressed and held for a sustained burst.
A black arrow on yellow indicates that the button is programmed with a shortcut to another button. A
shortcut programs the button to do whatever is programmed on the button the shortcut points to (thus if
it shortcuts to a learned or preprogrammed code, the button can be pressed and held for a sustained
burst; while if it points to a macro with a single step, it cannot). A shortcut can point to any kind of
button. FAV buttons cannot be programmed with shortcuts.
A PT flag indicates that the button is programmed to “Punch Through” to another device.
The drag and drop flag appears when you hover your mouse over a button. It will reveal the device and
the button label plus indicators for pre-programmed, learned, etc. This aids programming the SideKick.
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Tree View
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Tree View controls what you see in the Simulator. It serves as the quickest way to navigate (especially when
programming macros) and enables you to cut, copy and delete devices and/or pages via the right click context
menus.
AAPPaaggeerefers only to a group of ten LCD buttons, not to the hard buttons in the same device.
AADDeevviicceeis comprised of up to four pages of LCD buttons and one set of functions for the hard buttons.
Click on a device to SELECT it (the highlighting indicates it is selected) and the corresponding MAIN LCD
button (the green circle indicates that a button is selected).
Double Click on a device to expand or collapse your view of its pages (or you can single click on the +/-).
A single click on a page in Tree View will change the SIMULATOR to the selected PAGE and DEVICE.
Right click on a device to reveal the Device Context Menu:
IInnsseerrttPPaaggeewill insert an additional page to the device (to a maximum of 4).
CCuuttwill copy the entire device and when pasted will delete the original.
CCooppyywill copy the entire device without changing the original.
PPaasstteewill paste the copied or cut device into the selected device, completely
replacing whatever previous programming you had.
IImmppoorrttDDeevviicceewill enable you to import a device you have previously exported,
replacing the selected device.
EExxppoorrttDDeevviicceewill allow you to save the selected device for future import.
DDeelleetteeCCoonntteennttsswill delete all labels and codes but not the pages of a device or the
name of the selected device.
DDeelleetteewill delete everything about the selected device.
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Right click on a page to reveal the Context Menu for pages:
You can delete the contents of a page, or delete the entire selected page.When you select the last page (4
of 4, 3 of 3, 2 of 2 or 1 of 1) you can HIDE a page. A page that is hidden can still be used to hold
commands that are used for macros. However, the end user will not be able to navigate to a HIDDEN page,
so he/she will never accidentally issue codes that you place there.
Cut, copy and paste are always grayed out, you cannot cut, copy and paste PAGES.
MX-700/800 Tree View or SideKick Via Tabs
Switch between the two views by left clicking on the tabs. MX-700/800 Tree View is useful for navigating
while programming the MX-700/800. SideKick view is used to program the SideKick.
SideKick programming is done via drag and drop. You simply drag any button on the MX-700/800 to one of the
SideKick’s buttons.
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A macro from MAIN Power On is dragged to
the SideKick. In this illustration, you can see that the
MACRO from MAIN Power On has been
successfully dropped into the SideKick’s ON
button.

The Edit and Label Buttons Window
If the Edit and Label Buttons Window is closed, reopen it by clicking on the shortcut button on the toolbar.
Whenever you SELECT a button, the Edit and Label Buttons window displays the button name (editable), the Device
and the IR Code from the database. If you change the button name, the IR Code list box displays both the name you
created and the original database name for the code (in paranthesis).
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Like the main toolbar, the shortcut buttons will display a hint if you hover your mouse over them. A single click
activates their function.
TTEESSTT--For learned codes. Will only test pre-programmed codes if you have downloaded to the remote.
LLEEAARRNN--Puts the software into learning mode, if an MX-700/800 remote control is connected to the PC (See p. 23).
CCOONNTTIINNUUEE--When you are learning a number of IR codes, use CONTINUE mode to automatically save and select
the next button of that device. This saves tremendous time. See the section on LEARNING on p. 24.
IIRRDDAATTAABBAASSEE--Another way to open the IR Database window.
DDEELLEETTEE--Opens up the DELETE window, which enables you to selectively delete any part of a button’s
programming.
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Simply click on the function you want to delete. For example, you can
selectively delete just a MACRO, leaving the button to perform a
previously programmed learned IR command.
Or, you can delete all programming by selecting Button.
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You can change the name of any button. When you change the
name of a button, it not only affects how the button appears in
an LCD display, it also changes how the button displays in the
pull down Code list (although the original name still appears
beside the new label).
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You can create a SHORTCUT to another button by selecting
it via the pull down lists under Device and IR Code.
A SHORTCUT is simply a duplicate of whatever is
programmed in the button you select via the two pull
down lists.
You CCAANN’’TTprogram SHORTCUTS in FAV buttons.
You can make a hard button issue a macro by programming
the macro on an LCD button somewhere, then creating a
shortcut to the LCD button.
You must press SAVE to make a SHORTCUT.
Each page of LCD buttons is listed in the pull down IR Code
list.
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The Macro/Favorite Window
If the Macro Window is closed, reopen it by clicking on the shortcut button on the toolbar.
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TTEESSTTYou must select the first step you want played back first, then connect the remote to the PC.
All steps after the selected step will play back, including any delays.
RREECCOORRDDThis starts and stops the recording of macro steps.
SSAAVVEEAny macro programming you do will be discarded unless you press the SAVE button.
DDEELLAAYYOpens the Delay window so that you can specify a delay in between macro steps. If you
place a delay as the first step in a macro, the user has to hold down the button for that
much time before the macro will be issued. If the user does not hold down the button for
the specified delay, the macro is not issued.
JJUUMMPPEnables you to jump to any PAGE of any DEVICE at the end of a MACRO.
IINNSSEERRTTYou must select the button you want the macro inserted in, click on the INSERT button, then
click on the button containing the macro you want copied. All of the macro steps are inserted
into the new button in one step. Make any changes you want to the new macro, it is independent
of the original (the original is not affected by any changes you make, nor is the copy affected
by changes you make in the original).
DDEELLEETTEEYou must select the first step you want deleted first, then click on DELETE.
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You can simply drag and drop steps to any order once they are programmed. Just click on if you want the
changes you made SAVED.
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The location (Device/Page/Name) of the button that will issue the
macro when pressed.
A Macro Step indicates the type of step with an icon, the # of the
step, the function (name) of the step, and the Device it is actually
taken from.
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The RF Control Window
If the RF Control Window is closed, reopen it by clicking on the shortcut button on the toolbar or selecting RF
control from the Program Menu (Step 9). If your program menu does not include this step, you need to download
and install MXEditor for the MX-800 available from hometheatermaster.com.You can have both versions installed
on your computer.
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Using the basic RF Control Window you can modify the RF properties of an MX-800 as follows:
11SSiiggnnaallfrom the Remote can be set to IR only, RF only or both IR and RF. The factory default is set to
both IR & RF.
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22RReecceeiivveerr--If you have multiple MRF-200’s in the system, you can select which receiver a device will be
connected to.The factory default is set to Default.
33FFllaasshheerrss--You can choose which of the emitter ports a device is connected to.This is only useful when
your system includes some identical components using the same IR code set. If you are installing a typical
system with an assortment of unique components using different IR codes, you should leave the Flashers
set to the factory default selection of ALL.
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By clicking on the RECEIVERS button in the bottom left corner, you can extend the RF control window to display set-
tings for the MRF-200s in your system. In the extended window you have the following options:
11AAddddBBuuttttoonn--If you have more than one MRF-200 base station, add and give each new receiver a unique
name in the window that appears.
22RReennaammeeBBuuttttoonn--Before using the Rename button, you must click and select a receiver in the column
under Name, then click on the Rename button.
33RReecceeiivveerrIIDD--To prevent all receivers from receiving RF commands, you may opt to set a unique ID# to
each.This is only useful when identical components are installed in different locations. If your system has
an asssortment of unique components using different IR code sets, you may leave the receiver ID # set to
the factory default of ID 1.
44IIRRBBllaasstteerr--Each receiver has a built in IR blaster, useful when you have more than six components to be con-
trolled. If you don’t have any use for this, turn it off, since it may issue too much IR for nearby components.
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Set each device’s basic RF properties by clicking on the
row and column you want.When you do, a combo box will
display the choices available. Click on the option you want: