URC MX-490 User manual

MX-490
Owner’s Manual
Complete Control MX-490
Owner’s Manual

Complete Control MX-490
Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Introducing the MX-490
Thank you for purchasing URC’s MX-490 remote control. Its easy
an intuitive use helps to simplify your life while a ing control of
more things than thought possible.
Online upport:
This remote is sol irect only an must be installe /programme
byacertified custom integrator.
End-User upport:
Visit the URC Home Page for pro uct information, owner’s
manuals, an support contact information.
Contact upport:
The MX-490 is a URC pro uct sol irect only. For questions or
assistance contact your Custom Installer/Programmer.
My Installer/Programmer
Technical Suppor t
Toll Free: 800-904-0800
Main: 914-835-4484
[e-mail]
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Congratulations!..................................................... 1
Using the MX-490 ...................................................2
Accessing the etup Menu ..................................3
Basic etup .............................................................4
earch the Database ......................................5
Learn ..................................................................8
Learn: On the Main Menu ..............................9
Learn: Inside a Device..................................10
Delete a Device .............................................11
Review Code et ...........................................12
Advanced etup....................................................13
Copy & Paste ..................................................14
To One Device ................................................15
To All Devices ................................................16
To the Main & Fav..........................................17
Macros ............................................................18
etup a New Macro: On the Main Menu ..19
etup a New Macro: Inside a Device........20
Test/Edit Existing Macro: On the Main
Menu................................................................21
Test/Edit Existing Macro: Inside a Device22
Hide or Display Pages ..................................23
On the Main Menu: Hide or Display Pages
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On the Main Menu: Hide or Display
Devices............................................................25
Inside a Device: Hide or Display Pages....26
Inside a Device: Hide or Display Buttons .27
Edit Labels ......................................................28
On the Main Menu.........................................29
Inside a Device ..............................................30
Edit Main Label..............................................31
Erasing.............................................................32
Macros: One Button ......................................33
Macros: One Button -
On the Main Menu.........................................34
Macros: One Button -
Inside a Device ..................................35
Macros: All on 1 Device...................36
Macros: All Everywhere ..................37
Learned Commands: One Button ....38
Learned Commands: One Button -
On the Main Menu.............................39
Learned Commands:
One Button - Inside a Device ..........40
Learned Commands:
All on 1 Device...................................41
Learned Commands:
All Everywhere ..................................42
RF etup ............................................... 43
All Devices et ame.......................44
Each Device Differs ..........................47
Favorite Channels.......................................50
Add & Edit Favs................................... 51
Delete Favs .......................................... 54
One Fav Channel................................55
All Fav Channels................................56
User ettings...............................................57
Color creen........................................ 58
Brightness...........................................59
Auto Turn Off Timing..........................60
Button Lighting.................................... 61
Automatic On......................................62
Auto Turn Off Timing..........................63
ystem & Battery Info........................ 64
Power Remaining..............................65
ystem Info .........................................66
Factory Default.................................... 67
Display Tips .................................................68
pecifications .............................................69
Parts List ......................................................69
Limited Warranty tatement.....................69

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Congratulations!
Thank you for purchasing the MX-490 remote control. This unit can irectly control
every IR evice in your home. You can also control evices locate in ifferent rooms
by integrating an MRF base station. Controlling your home is simple with the
MX-490 remote.
Brilliant LCD color display with hard button interface
The color LCD (Liqui Crystal Display) screen, as well as the remote buttons, light up.
Once the screen is lit, each of the three buttons on either si e of the screen are labele .
These button labels are base on the evices you want to watch or listen to.
User interface customization for any activity
Each Main Menu button can be customize for activities, such as watching TV or
listening to the ra io. These activities can contain multiple comman s (macros) which
enable a single button press to turn the nee e evices ON or OFF.
Ultra-reliable narrow band RF - compatible with URC 418 MHz RF Base tations
The MX-490 can communicate irectly to RF base stations. This gives the
MX-490 the ability to control your system without being in irect line-of-sight.
Fast setup of complex systems via Complete Control PC editor
To fully automate an au io/vi eo system, the programmer must have a etaile
knowle ge of each component an how the system connects an operates. Only a
traine an certie professional au io/vi eo installer can install an MX-490 remote
control in a timely an efcient manner.
Replacing the Batteries
Remove the cover by lightly pressing own on the grooves along the top an sli ing the
cover away from the remote. Observe the + an – polarity in icators insi e the battery
compartment an the batteries. Place the four AA batteries into their positions in the
battery compartment. Now, replace the battery cover an sli e it into place.

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Using the MX-490
The MX-490 isplays the title (Main or
name of the evice being use ) at the top of
the screen. Below the title, the LCD isplays
the evice’s comman names. All of the
har buttons of the MX-490 are change to
control the functions of the selecte evice.
The Number keypad enters numbers for the evices you’ve
selecte . When watching Cable TV, use the number keypa to
enter channel numbers. When listening to a CD, the number
keypa enters track numbers.
The 4-way cursor buttons enable you to navigate
on screen gui es an menus with ease.
The Volume an Mute buttons always
control the soun regar less of what
screen is isplaye .
Press either of the Page buttons
to see any other available choices.
The Title isplays what the main
page or evice you can control.
The Transport buttons
(Play, top, kip-,
kip+, Rec, Fwd,
Rew and Pause)
operate when the
selecte evice
requires them.
The LCD button labels escribe special
features for this activity.
The Light button activates button backlighting.
The Channel an Previous Channel buttons will change
channels when you have selecte evices like CABLE.
To access Favorite Channels, press an
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Accessing the etup Menu
You can a just settings for the MX-490 whenever you like by pressing an hol ing the
Main button for three (3) secon s. When you o, the screen changes to the Tip screen.
Press the Main button to leave the Tip screen an reach the Setup Menu. To exist the
Setup Menu, press the LCD button under Exit.
If Tips are disabled uring initial setup, hol ing the Main button for three (3) secon s
will take the user directly to the Setup Menu.
If no button is pressed for thirty (30) secon s, the MX-490 returns to the Main Menu.

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Basic etup
The Basic etup section allows for basic programming of the MX-490. This inclu es
adding devices from the built-in atabase, learning IR from other remotes, removing
devices from the remote UI, an the ability to review the code sets use by a evice.

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earch the Database
To a a new device to the remote, perform the following:
1. Highlight earch the Database an select Next.
2. Select a location on the UI for the new evice. Use the Page+ option to
a another six evice locations to the menu.
3. Select the type of device to be a e an select Next.ATV is use in
this example.
4. If esire , use the left an right navigation buttons to select a new icon
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5. Enter a label for the new evice using the number pa an select Next.
6. Before continuing the setup process, manually turn on the evice. Highlight
the brand of the evice. Point the MX-490 at the evice an select Next.
7. If the evice turne off, select Test to continue. If the evice is still on, press
the Down navigation button to select the next co e set. Repeat this step until
the evice turns off an then select Test.
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8. Conrm the co e set works for the evice. For a TV, test the Power,
Volume,Channel, an other buttons to test them. Select Pass if the
buttons are functioning properly.
9. The evice has now been a e . Highlight Yes to a another evice or No
to nish a ing evices, an select Next.
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Learn
The MX-490 is capable of learning IR comman s from another remote. The IR
win ow on the MX-490 is narrower than most of URC’s remotes. Ensure the
MX-490 an the other remote are on a level surface with the IR win ows
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Learn: On the Main Menu
This learn metho is for a ing IR comman s to a evice on the main menu.
1. Highlight On the Main Menu an select Next.
2. Select the device from the menu. Use Page+ to move between pages.
3. Once selecte , the banner will ash “READY” to in icate it is rea y to
learn IR comman s. Point the other remote irectly at the MX-490 an
press a button to learn the IR comman .
4. The banner will ash “ AVED” an return to the evice menu. A
evice with a learne IR comman displays an L in a green box.
Repeat this process for each command to be learne . Select Done
to return to the menu.
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Learn: Inside a Device
This learn metho is for a ing IR comman s within a evice.
1. Highlight Inside a Device an select Next.
2. Select the device from the menu. Use Page+ to move between pages.
3. Select the function button to learn an IR comman to. Use Page+ to move between pages.
4. Once selecte , the banner will ash “READY” to in icate it is rea y to learn IR comman s.
Point the other remote irectly at the MX-490 an press a button to learn the IR comman .
5. The banner will ash “ AVED” an return to the function list. A function button with a
learne IR comman displays an L in a green box. Repeat this process for each command
to be learne . Select Done to return to the menu.
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Delete a Device
To remove a evice from the remote, perform the following:
1. Highlight Delete a Device an select Next.
2. Select the device to be elete . Use Page+ to move between pages.
3. Highlight Yes an select Next.
4. The evice list is isplaye to conrm the removal of the evice. Repeat this
process for each device to be remove . Select Back to return to the menu. 1
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Review Code et
Easily check the co e sets use by each evice on the remote.
1. Highlight Review Code et an select Next.
2. Each evice displays the co e set it is using. Use the Page+ button to
move between menu pages.
3. Select Back to return to the menu.
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Advanced etup
The Advanced etup section allows for more specic, customize programming of the
MX-490. This inclu es copy and pasting comman s, creating and adding macros to
evices, hiding evices an pages on the UI, e iting evice labels, erasing macros an
learne comman s, an RF control configuration.

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Copy & Paste
The MX-490 is capable of copying and pasting several groups of comman s across
evices. When pasting, there are a few options available to the programmer to make
customization easier.
• Volume Group: Inclu es Vol+,Vol-, an Mute comman s.
• Channel Group: Inclu es Ch+,Ch-, an Prev Ch comman s.
• Play Group: Inclu es Play,Pause,top,Rew,Fwd,kip+,
kip-, an Rec comman s.
• Menu Group: Inclu es Menu,Info,Guide,Navigation,
elect, an Exit comman s.
• Power On Only: Inclu es only the Power On comman .
• Power Off Only: Inclu es only the Power Off comman .
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To One Device
This option supports pasting comman s to a single device.
1. Highlight To One Device an select Next.
2. Select a device from the list. Use Page+ to move between evice pages.
3. Select the evice again to conrm. The banner ashes “ AVING” an
returns to the Paste menu when complete.
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To All Devices
This option supports pasting comman s to all devices.
1. Highlight To All Devices an select Next.
2. Select a device from the list to paste the comman s to all evices. The
banner ashes “ AVING” an returns to the Paste menu when complete.
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To the Main & Fav
This option supports pasting comman s to the Main Menu an Favorite Channels.
1. Highlight To the Main & Fav an select Next.
A. Select a device from the list to paste the comman s to the main menu
an favorite channels. The banner ashes “ AVING” an returns to the
Paste menu when complete.
B. Select Page+ to access the option to erase paste comman s from the
Main Menu.
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Macros
The MX-490 macro feature allows for multiple functions an /or button presses
to be assigne to a single button.
A. etup a New Macro: Creates a new macro.
B. Test/Edit Existing Macro: E it an existing macro.
B
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