Universal Remote Control COMPLETE CONTROL MX-880Z User manual

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TABLE OFCONTENTS
Congratulations! 1
Custom Labeled Buttons 1
Optional RF “No Rules” Operation 2
Installing and Charging the Battery 3
Programming the MX-880Z 4
Selecting a New “Activity” 5
Using the MX-880Z to Control an “Activity” 6
Accessing the MX-880Z’s Setup Menus 7
Selecting from the Setup Menus 8
Setting the Color Screen 8
Setting the Button Lighting 9
System Menu 10
Setting the Button Beep Volume 11
Date and Time Menus 12
Erasing and Resetting 13
USA Limited Warranty Statement 13
Specifications 14
Contact Us 14
Your Listen Devices 15
Your Watch Devices 16

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Congratulations!
You’ve purchased a unique synthesis of hardware and software engineering,
the Complete Control MX-880Z.The MX-880Z achieves a magnificent com-
bination of power and flexibility, simplifying and automating operation of
even the most complex system.
User Configurable Screen and Button Lighting
A built in pick up sensor can be set to light the screen and/or the buttons
automatically. Additionally, a dedicated LIGHT button enables the user to
backlight the buttons if the pick up sensor is turned off.
Integrated Sound Signaling
The MX-880Z incorporates a small speaker for beeps. Anytime you press a
button, the MX-880Z signals that it has understood your command with a
beep sound.
Custom Labeled Buttons
When you pick up the MX-880Z, it automatically lights up the color LCD
screen which labels the six buttons to either side of the screen. These
button labels change based on what you are watching or listening to.
Thus, if you have selected Watch TV, you will see a list of buttons that
are useful to that activity, while if you select Watch DVD, the buttons
will control the DVD.
LIGHT Button
Press the Light button on the
side of the MX-880Z to back-
light all of the buttons. Of
course, you could opt to set
the buttons to light automati-
cally via the pick up sensor.

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Optional RF “No Rules” Operation
In combination with a Complete Control RF Base Station, the MX-880Z
can control your system without being in line-of-sight of the equipment,
by utilizing the MRZ-260 Universal Remote Control RF base station.
3. Self-adhesive “Flashers” affix to the Infrared
sensors on the front panels of your compo-
nents. The Flashers relay commands to com-
ponents out of sight of the MRZ-260 Front
Blaster. The flashers plug in to the MRZ-260
rear flasher line outputs via their 10 foot
cables. Uniquely, the MRZ-260 can also con-
nect to components with rear panel IR Inputs
via its adjustable IR Line Outputs.
2. The MRZ-260 built-in Front Blaster sends commands to com-
ponents in the same cabinet space or you can use flashers.
1. The MX-880Z sends radio
waves in every direction, so you
don’t have to point the remote
anymore!

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Installing and Charging the Battery
Open the battery cover by pressing
on the release clip and removing
the cover.
Note that the three contacts on the
battery must connect to the three
spring-loaded contacts in the MX-
880Z. Angle the battery into the
battery compartment, contacts first,
then gently fit the rear of the battery
into the compartment as well.
Replace the battery cover by insert-
ing the hinged end in first, then
snapping the cover back into place.
You can charge the Lithium Ion bat-
tery by simply plugging the includ-
ed charger into the base of the
remote as shown here.
The MX-880Z can be used while
charging.

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Programming the MX-880Z
The MX-880Z is programmed via a Windows PC equipped with a USB
port (programming cable included), using our proprietary software, MX-
880Z Editor.
To fully automate an audio/video system the programmer must have a
detailed knowledge of each component and how the system is connected
and operated. We highly recommend that you use a professional
audio/video installer to program your MX-880Z so you will be able to
enjoy all the benefits of the MX-880Z.

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Selecting a New “Activity”
The MX-880Z’s WATCH and LISTEN buttons display the activities you can
control with your MX-880Z. 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 MX-880Z to Control an “Activity”
Once you’ve selected a new activity, the MX-880Z 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 MX-880Z 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.

Accessing the MX-880Z’s Setup Menus
The MX-880Z has internal setup menus that enable you to change the set-
tings that control your color screen, the button lighting, battery warnings
and the clock.To access these settings, you must press and hold two buttons
at the same time as shown here:
Simultaneously, press and
hold both the WATCH and
the ENTER buttons. When
the SETUP screen appears,
release the two buttons.
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