Universal Remote Control MX-900 User manual

Operating Your System
With The Genesis MX-900
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Custom Programming of a complex home theater and/or a multi-room
system is one of the most challenging tasks within an audio/video instal-
lation. It involves an intimate knowledge of how the components interact
and exact details on the proper sequences of control.
Only a Complete Control dealer has the requisite experience and training
to quickly and effectively customize a remote control for true automated
operation.
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MX-900 Owners Manual © 2006 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
Introduction 1
The 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
Displaying the Setup Screen 7
Selecting from the Setup Screen 7
Setting the LCD 8
Sound Volume 10
Light Settings 10
System Settings 11
Version Information Displays 11
Warranty 12
Specifications 12

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GENESIS OWNERS MANUAL
Congratulations!
You’ve purchased a unique synthesis of hardware and software engineering,
the Complete Control Genesis. The Genesis achieves a magnificent combina-
tion of power and flexibility, simplifying and automating operation of even the
most complex system.
One Touch Blue Backlighting
Simply press the LIGHT button to backlight the screen.
Integrated Sound Signaling
The Genesis incorporates a small speaker for beeps. Anytime you press a
button, the Genesis signals that it has understood your command with a
beep sound.
Custom Labeled Buttons
The Genesis is equipped with a bright easy to read LCD screen which
labels the six buttons to the right of the screeen. These button labels
change based on what you are watching or listening to. Thus, if you have
selected Watching TV, you will see a list of buttons that are useful to that
activity, while if you select DVD, the buttons will control the DVD.
LIGHT Button
Press the Light button on the
side of the Genesis to back-
light the LCD display and all
of the buttons.

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Optional RF “No Rules” Operation
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 addressing. RF Addressing gives you the ability to
control equipment locations throughout your home, even if they are concealed
in other rooms or are behind closed doors.
4. Self-adhesive “Flashers” affix to the
Infrared sensors on the front panels of your
components. The Flashers relay commands
to components out of sight of the MRF-
300’s Front Blaster. The flashers plug in to
the MRF-300’s rear flasher line outputs via
their 10 foot cables. Uniquely, the MRF-300
can also connect to rear panel IR Inputs via
its adjustable IR Line Outputs.
3.The MRF-300’s built-in Front Blaster sends commands to
components in the same cabinet space as the MRF-300.
1.The Genesis sends radio waves
in every direction, so you don’t
have to point the remote any-
more!
2.The RFX-150 RF Sensor can be freely
positioned for optimal reception.

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Installing Batteries
Open the battery cover by pressing
the release and pulling back the
cover on the back of the control.
Remove 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 + and -
polarity indicators on the batteries.
Now, replace the battery cover by
inserting the hinged end in first,
then snapping the cover back into
place.

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Programming the Genesis
The Genesis is programmed via a Windows PC equipped with a USB port
(programming cable included), using our proprietary software, MX-900
Editor. You can download this software from our website:
www.universalremote.com
Basic setup takes only a few minutes with this software. However, to fully
automate an audio/video system the user must have a detailed knowledge
of each component, you the user (and your preferences) and how the sys-
tem is connected and operated. We highly recommend that you use a
professional audio/video installer to program your Genesis so you will be
able to enjoy all the benefits of the Genesis as well as one touch opera-
tion via macros.

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GENESIS OWNERS MANUAL
Selecting a New “Activity”
The Genesis’s WATCH and LISTEN buttons display the activities you can
control with your Genesis. When you want to watch something else (a
DVD movie, a videotape or an HDTV broadcast), simply press the
WATCH button and select the new activity. When you want to listen to
the radio or to a CD, touch the LISTEN button and select what you would
like to listen to.
Your installer will have programmed the button you pressed to totally con-
figure your system to watch or listen to whatever you selected. Now, the
screen will change, and all of the LCD buttons will be reconfigured to
give you full control of your system while watching or listening to your
selection!
Press either of the PAGE buttons to see any other available choices.
When you press the LISTEN button,
you can see the most frequently used
activities you have for listening in
your system.
PAGE DISPLAY
At the bottom of the LCD screen, the
page display informs you if there are
other pages of buttons available.
When you press the WATCH button,
you can see the most frequently used
activities you have for watching the
sources in your system.

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Using the Genesis to Control an “Activity”
Once you’ve selected a new activity, the Genesis displays the title of the
activity at the top of the screen. Below the title, the LCD displays the cus-
tomized names of any special features you need for the activity. All the
hard buttons of the Genesis have now changed to functions optimized for
this activity.
The Title displays
what activity you
can control.
The Volume and
Mute buttons always
control the sound
regardless of what
screen is displayed.
Press either of the
PAGE buttons to
see any other avail-
able choices.
The transport buttons
(Play, Stop, Skip-, Skip+,
FF, REW and Pause)
operate when the select-
ed activity requires them
(for example, if you
watch CABLETV with a
TiVo type of DVR, these
buttons will control the
built-in DVR, while if
you are watching a
DVD, these buttons will
control the DVD player).
The 4 way cursor
buttons enable you
to navigate on
screen guides and
menus with ease.
The Channel and
Previous Channel
buttons will change
channels when you
have selected an
activity like Watch
CABLETV or
Watch SAT TV .
The Number keypad
will enter numbers
for the activity you’ve
selected. Thus, for
watching Cable TV,
you use the number
keypad to enter chan-
nel numbers, while
when listening to CD,
the number keypad
enters track numbers.
The LCD button
labels describe
special features
for this activity.

Displaying the Setup Screen
You can adjust the settings of the Genesis whenever you
like by pressing and holding both the WATCH and the
ENTER button at the same time for three seconds. When
you do, the screen will change to the SETUP screen. If
you do not press any button on the SETUP screen within
30 seconds, the Genesis will time out and automatically
return to normal operation. You can return to normal
operation before that by pressing either the WATCH or
the LISTEN button.
Selecting from the Setup Screen
Simply touch the button for the setting you’d like to adjust:
At the same time, press and
hold both the WATCH but-
ton and the ENTER button.
When the SETUP screen
appears, you can release the
two buttons.
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SETUP
LCD
LIGHT
SOUND
SYSTEM
VERSION
LCD - The appearance of the
screen.
LIGHT - What the LIGHT button
does.
SOUND - The volume of the
beeps.
SYSTEM - The battery low warn-
ing.
VERSION - No adjustments are
possible. Displays factory info.

Setting the LCD
With these settings, you can set the Genesis to constantly display the LCD
when not in use, or show a blank screen when not in use. Additionally, you
can control the contrast of the screen and the color of the backlighting.
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To activate the LCD On/Off setting, press
this button. See below.
To activate the CONTRAST setting, press
this button. See the next page.
To activate the BRIGHTNESS setting, press
this button. See the next page.
To exit without saving any changes you
have made, press EXIT.
To exit without saving any changes you
have made, press EXIT.
To change the timer interval, press the
LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys.
If you set the LCD to OFF, the timer set-
tings will appear. The LCD will go blank
after waitting the interval you set here by
adjusting the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys.
The timer can be set to turn off the LCD
between 10 seconds and 20 minutes.
To SAVE any changes you have made,
press SAVE.
LCD Timer Setting:
The Timer Interval is displayed here.
LCD
LCD ON
CONT
BRIGHT
EXIT
LCD
OFF
TIMER
10S
SAVE
EXIT

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Setting LCD Contrast
You can adjust the contrast of the LCD screen using the LEFT and RIGHT
arrow keys once the LCD contrast screen has been selected (shown on the
previous page).
Setting LCD Brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen using the LEFT and
RIGHT arrow keys once the LCD Brightness screen has been selected
(shown on the previous page).
The current Brightness is dis-
played here as a bar graph.
Adjust the LCD brightness with the
LEFT and RIGHT keys as shown in
the previous pages.
The current CONTRAST is
displayed here via a bar graph.
Adjust the CONTRAST setting with
the LEFT and RIGHT keys as shown
in the previous pages.
LCD
BRIGHT
SAVE
EXIT
LCD
CONT
SAVE
EXIT
To exit without saving any
changes you have made, press
EXIT.
To SAVE any changes you have
made, press SAVE.
To exit without saving any
changes you have made, press
EXIT.
To SAVE any changes you have
made, press SAVE.

Light Settings
You can adjust the backlighting of the remote in two additional ways:
1. You can turn on/off the LCD and the hard button backlighting.
2. You can select the amount of time the lighting stays on after the last button
press from a range of values between 10 seconds and 90 seconds.
Sound Volume
Your Genesis beeps whenever a button is pressed. However, you can adjust
the volume of the beep to one of four levels as shown here:
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The current Beep volume is dis-
played here as a “bar”.
OFF
SLIGHT BEEP
MODERATE BEEP
LOUDEST BEEP
Adjust the volume of the beep by
TAPPING the LEFT and RIGHT
arrow keys as shown in the previ-
ous pages.
The current timer setting is
displayed here in seconds.
Adjust the backlighting timer setting
with the LEFT and RIGHT keys as
shown in the previous pages.
SOUND
VOLUME
SAVE
EXIT
Change whether the backlight-
ing is on or off by pressing this
button.
If you want the backlighting
always OFF, set it to OFF.
If you would like the backlight-
ing on, select ON.
LIGHT
ON
TIMER
10S
SAVE
EXIT

System Settings
You can set your Genesis to display the Low Battery warning at a power
level between 0% and 20% (in 5% increments).
Version Information Displays
Should you be curious, the Version indicates what firmware and software
versions were used to program your Genesis.
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To exit, press WATCH.
SYSTEM
POWER
WARN.
20%
MEMORY
VERSION
EDIT
1.00
S/W
.058
RF
1.12
To exit, press WATCH.
Press here to adjust the battery
warning level.
The Memory bar indicates
available memory with Black.
The memory in use is White.
The Power bar indicates avail-
able power with Black.

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Warranty
The Genesis is covered against any manufacturing defects or faults in
workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase when
purchased from an authorized Complete Control dealer. Units
purchased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers have
no warranty. This warranty does not cover the following items:
Damage from misuse, neglect, or acts of nature.
Products that have been modified or incorporated into other products.
Products purchased more than 12 months ago.
Units purchased from unauthorized dealers or companies.
Specifications
Memory - 8 Megabits of Flash Memory (for User Configuration)
Devices - Flexible, typically can support up to 40 Devices
Pages - Flexible, typically can support up to 40 Pages on each Device
Learning Capability - Standard frequencies (15kHz to 460kHz)
Macro Capability - Up to 255 steps each, however nesting is allowed
IR Range (Line of Sight via Infrared): 30-50 feet, depending on the environment
RF Range (radio frequency): 50 to 100 feet, depending upon the environment
RF Frequency: 418MHz
Weight: 14 ounces (with batteries)
Size: 8” H x 2.25” W x 1.25” D
Batteries: 4 AAA Batteries

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Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
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