Universal Remote Genesis MX-900 User manual

Operating Your System
With The MX-900

This remote control was
Custom Programmed for you by:
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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.
Congratulations on your choice!
MX-900 Owner’s Manual © 2006-2013 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 MX-900 4
Selecting a New “Activity” 5
Using the MX-900 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
Limited Warranty Statement 12
End User Agreement 15
Specifications 15
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 16

MX-900 OWNER’SMANUAL
Congratulations!
You’ve purchased a unique synthesis of hardware and software engineering,
the Complete Control MX-900. The MX-900 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 MX-900 incorporates a small speaker for beeps. Anytime you press a
button, the MX-900 signals that it has understood your command with a
beep sound.
Custom Labeled Buttons
The MX-900 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 MX-900 to backlight
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 MX-900 can
control your system without being in line-of-sight of the equipment.
3.The MRF-300’s built-in Front Blaster sends commands to
components in the same cabinet space as the MRF-300.
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.
2.The RFX-150 RF Sensor can be freely
positioned for optimal reception.
Either the MRF-300 or the MRF-250 RF base station is compatible with the
MX-900. 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.
1.The MX-900 sends radio waves
in every direction, so you don’t
have to point the remote any-
more!

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 MX-900
The MX-900 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
system is connected and operated. We highly recommend that you use a
professional audio/video installer to program your MX-900 so you will be
able to enjoy all the benefits of the MX-900 as well as one touch operation
via macros.
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Selecting a New “Activity”
The MX-900’s WATCH and LISTEN buttons display the activities you can
control with your MX-900. 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 config-
ure 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.
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.
When you press the LISTEN button,
you can see the most frequently used
activities you have for listening in
your system.

Using the MX-900 to Control an “Activity”
Once you’ve selected a new activity, the MX-900 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-900 have now changed to functions optimized for
this activity.
The Title displays
what activity you
can control.
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 channel num-
bers, while when lis-
tening to CD, the num-
ber keypad enters track
numbers.
The LCD button
labels describe
special features
for this activity.
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 Volume and
Mute buttons always
control the sound
regardless of what
screen is displayed.
Press either of the
PAGE buttons to see
any other available
choices.
The 4 way cursor
buttons enable you
to navigate on
screen guides and
menus with ease.
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Displaying the Setup Screen
You can adjust the settings of the MX-900 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 MX-900 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.
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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Selecting from the Setup Screen
Simply touch the button for the setting you’d like to adjust:
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 MX-900 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.
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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.

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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).
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.
To exit without saving any
changes you have made, press
EXIT.
To SAVE any changes you have
made, press SAVE.
The current Brightness is dis-
played here as a bar graph.
To SAVE any changes you have
made, press SAVE.
To exit without saving any
changes you have made, press
EXIT.

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 MX-900 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 previous 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.
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.

System Settings
You can set your MX-900 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 MX-900.
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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.
To exit, press WATCH.

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Limited Warranty Statement
1. Limited Warranty and Disclaimers
Universal Remote Control, Inc. (“URC”) warrants that the URC equipment
shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal usage
for one (1) year from purchase when such is purchased from URC. This
limited warranty is valid only in the United States of America. URC warrants
that the software will substantially conform in any material respect to its
functional specifications at the time of delivery. URC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS AND/OR
OMISSIONS MADE IN THE URC DOCUMENTATION. URC DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE URC SOFTWARE IS BUG-FREE OR ERROR FREE
OR THAT THERE ARE NO ERRORS/BUGS IN THE URC SOFTWARE.
URC warrants that at the time of purchase the URC equipment and the URC
software complied with all applicable regulations and policies of the Federal
Communications Commissions (“FCC”) regarding electromagnetic
interference caused by electronic/computing devices and to the extent that the
URC equipment and/or the URC software fails to so comply, URC shall, at its
own expense, take all reasonable measures to promptly cause such to
comply.
URC equipment purchases from other than an authorized URC dealer or
distributor are without warranty.
THIS LIMITED WARRANT DOES NOT COVER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE USAGE EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED FOR HEREIN, THE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION OF URC ARE SUPPLIED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY
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MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. URC
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USE OF, THE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION IN
TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR HEREIN, TECHNICAL SERVICES
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PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, URC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
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SKILL AND CARE, OR OUTCOME OR RESULTS.
WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE OTHER
PROVISIONS HEREIN, WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: (I) DAMAGE
FROM MISUSE, NEGLECT OR ACTS OR NATURE, (II) MODIFICATIONS,
(III) INTEGRATION WITH THIRD PARTY CONTENT (IV) BEYOND THE
WARRANTY PERIOD AND/ OR FAILURE TO FOLLOW URC WARRANTY
CLAIM PROCEDURE.
The warranty limitations and warranty disclaimers may not apply to end user
in whole or in part, where such are restricted or excluded by applicable law
and such shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
In the event of any warranty claim, URC will, at its sole option, repair the URC
equipment using new or comparable rebuilt parts, or exchange the URC
equipment for new or rebuilt equipment. In the event of a defect, these are
the end user’s exclusive remedies.
All the URC equipment returned for service, exchange or repair require an
RGA number. To obtain an RGA number, you must complete a Return
Request Form which you may obtain by calling [phone] or contacting
URC at [email protected]. To obtain warranty service, end
user must deliver the URC equipment, freight prepaid, in its original packaging
or packaging affording adequate protection to URC at 420 Columbus Avenue,
Valhalla, NY 10595. It is end user’s responsibility to backup any macro
programming, artwork, software or other materials that may have been
programmed into the unit. It is likely that such data, software, or other
materials will be lost during service and URC will not be responsible for any
such damage or loss. A dated purchase receipt, bill of sale, installation contract
or other verifiable proof of purchase is required. For the URC equipment

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support and other important information, please visit URC's website available
at www.universalremote.com or call the Customer Service Center at (914)
835-4484.
This limited warranty only covers the URC equipment issues caused by
defects in material or workmanship during ordinary consumer use. It does not
cover product issues caused by any other reason, including but not limited to
product issues due to commercial use, acts of God, third-party installation,
misuse, limitations of technology, or modification of or to any part of the URC
equipment. This limited warranty does not cover the URC equipment sold as
used, as is, refurbished, so called "B stock" or consumables (such as batteries).
This limited warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been
altered or removed from the URC equipment. This limited warranty
specifically excludes the URC equipment sold by unauthorized resellers.
With the exception of URC’s IR-only, broad-based consumer remotes, none of
URC’s PC programmable remotes or any of our Total Control® whole-house
equipment are authorized for online internet sales. Buying URC’s PC
programmable remotes or any of our Total Control® whole-house equipment
online means buying equipment that does not have a URC’s limited warranty.
Such equipment is not eligible for URC tech support or software support,
either.
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END USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO END USER IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, WHERE SUCH ARE RESTRICTED LIMITED OR
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TO END USER. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES END USER SPECIFIC
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VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
End User Agreement
The terms and conditions of the End User Agreement available at
www.universalremote.com/eua.php shall apply.
Specifications
Memory - 4 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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Federal Communication Commission
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are-
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
aresidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radiofrequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu-
lar installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one more of
the following measures:
u Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
u Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
u Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
u
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note : The manufacturer is not responsible for any Radio or TV interference
caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC Caution
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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