URC MX HomePro Operating instructions

MX HomePro
Programming Guide

Welcome to the MX HomePro Editor..........................................................................1
Account Registration.....................................................................................................1
Entering the Programming Key....................................................................................2
Add this System to an Existing User’s Account.................................................3
I Need to Create a User Account..........................................................................4
Support Resources.........................................................................................................7
Programming Menu Overview.....................................................................................8
Advanced Menu Overview...........................................................................................9
Home Overview Display..............................................................................................11
Download.......................................................................................................................12
Dealer Control Panel....................................................................................................13
MX HomePro Programming........................................................................................14
Add a Remote to the Room...................................................................................14
Add Entertainment Devices to the System........................................................15
For Network Controlled Devices........................................................................20
Using the Search By Model Button....................................................................21
Favorite Channels..................................................................................................22
Setup Volume Control fro Devices......................................................................23
Add an Additional Controller...............................................................................25
Add Two Way Devices to the System................................................................26
Using the Home Overview Display............................................................................30
Home Overview Description................................................................................30
Download to the System.............................................................................................40
Advanced Programming..............................................................................................41
Automate Activities in the System.....................................................................41
Edit your Automated Activities............................................................................47
Editing Previously Created Automated Activities...........................................60
Adding Additional Rooms.....................................................................................62
Editing the Entertainment Menu.........................................................................63
Editing a Device’s Layout.....................................................................................66
Device Layout Editing Screen.............................................................................70
Learning Codes from an IR Remote....................................................................80
Integrate with an External Service....................................................................85
Program a Different Room....................................................................................86

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Welcome to the MX HomePro Editor
This editor is the cloud-based software used to program the MX HomePro system.
Before reading any further, please ensure that the URC Programming Key has been
obtained. For guidance on obtaining a URC Programming Key, refer to the
MX HomePro Installation Manual.
Use this editor to program all of the audio/video equipment, create automated activities
(macros), automation events, and much more.
This guide is design to teach all the parts of the MX HomePro Editor as well as the
programming steps to get a system running.
Account Registration:
Before programming the system, it must be first registered. In order to register a system,
the following items are required:
●MX HomePro Hub (MXHP-H500)
●MX HomePro Remote Control or MX HomePro Mobile App
●Local Area Network (LAN) with Wi-Fi
●Internet Access
●URC Programming Key (refer to MX HomePro Installation Guide)

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Entering the URC Programming Key:
Follow these steps to complete the registration process:
1. Select the MXHP-H500 from the Base Station Model Name drop-down
menu. This is the default option.
2. Enter the programming key into the Provide a URC Programming Key field.
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Entering the URC Programming Key:
There are three (3) option available after choosing a hub and entering in a valid
Programming Key:
●Add this system to an existing user’s account: Use when the end-user
has an existing MX HomePro account.
●I need to create a user account: Use when the end-user does not posses
an MX HomePro account.
●Add this system to my Dealer/Employee Account (optional): Check
the box to add this to the programmer’s Dealer account.

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Add this System to an Existing User’s Account:
Enter the user’s account information in the field for username and password. If
the system is being installed for someone else, then the log in credentials for their
account must be obtained.
Select Next and the account information is verified. The following screen allows
the system information to be entered. Skip ahead to the Set System Information
section or continue reading to learn how to create a new user account.

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I Need to Create a User Account:
New MX HomePro customers are required to have an MX HomePro account. This
account can be added to a Dealer/Employee account by check the box at the left of
Add this system to my Dealer/Employee Account.
1. Select I need to create a user account.
2. Select Next.
3. Send Temporary Password:
Enter Dealer/Programmer email address, this email MUST be
accessible by the system designer.
Do NOT enter the end-user’s email address here.
A temporary password is sent to the email address provided on this page.
This password is required to register the end-user with an MX HomePro
system account.
4. Select Next.
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5. Create New User Account:
Enter the following information into the corresponding box:
a. Temporary Password: Enter the password sent by URC’s server.
b. End-User Email: Enter the end-user’s email address, assure that the
end-user has access to this email account.
c. Username: Enter a username for the end-user’s account.
d. Password: Enter a password for the new account.
e. Confirm Password: Re-enter the password.
6. Select Next.
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7. Add New System:
On this page, various system properties are entered into the MX HomePro
system. Almost all properties here can be changed from within the
MX HomePro Editor:
a. What Room is it in?: Enter a room name (i.e. Living Room, Master
Bedroom, Guest Room, etc.).
b. Enter a name for the system and Save: Enter a system name (i.e.
Jane’s House).
c. Use 24-Hour Time: Check this box to display the time in the 24-Hour
format, this is optional.
d. Set the time zone for the system: Use the drop-down menu to
select the appropriate time zone.
Use the check box below to automatically adjust the clock for
Daylight Savings Time.
e. Enter address of the installation: enter the address of the
installation, this information displays on the Dealer Account’s
Jobs List.
f. Enter the customer’s phone number: Enter the end-user’s phone
number, this information displays on the Dealer Account’s Jobs List.
g. Enter installer's name: Enter the name of the system programmer.
h. Enter the customer’s name: Enter the name of the end-user.
8. Select Save to complete the account creation process.
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Support Resources:
Embedded within the MX HomePro Editor are all the training resources to aide in
programming a system, all found within the Help button.
Locate the following:
●Contact Information: For additional help beyond what is provided in this
menu, contact URC Technical Support via email or phone.
●System Installation Guide: This downloadable guide walks through the
procedures for installing the MX HomePro equipment and getting it setup for
programming. For information on retrieving a URC Programming Key, look here
for more details.
●Editor Programming Guide: The current document being read, provides
detailed explanations of the various elements involved in programming an
MX HomePro system.
●Owner’s Manual: These cover the essential features and operations of the
hub and the remote control.
●Mobile Application Quick Reference Guide: This guide describes the
features of the MX HomePro Mobile Application, available on iOS and Android.
●Help System Buttons: The Help button appears as a, “?”, and can be enabled
or disabled from this menu. This button is placed over various key areas
throughout the software and can be selected to provide a brief explanation of
the associated item.
●Two Way Devices Quick Reference Guide: Provides a quick reference to
adding 3rd party advanced devices to the system.
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Programming Menu Overview:
This menu has several available options which provide the primary programming
functions for the system:
●Add a remote to the room: Scans the network to identify and add a
remote control to the current room.
●Add Entertainment devices to the system: Choose what is controlled by the
remote or mobile app by selecting from URC’s ever expanding database of
televisions, Blu-ray players, AVRs, and more.
●Setup volume control for devices: Volume control is simplified when buttons
used to control a device, such as a cable box, can be set to operate another
device instead such as a television.
●Add an additional controller: Add another hub to the current room for
situations where more emitter ports are needed.
●Add two way devices to the system: Add devices to the system that provide
advanced control features such as lighting control that displays the dimmer
level or streaming players that show information on the song currently playing.
●Program a different room: MX HomePro supports up to eight (8) rooms to a
system, use this option to select another room for programming.
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Advanced Menu Overview:
This menu houses additional options which can be utilized when programming more
complex systems that require multiple controlled rooms or custom layouts.
The Advanced Menu is displayed the first time you view the editor, but can be hidden
from the interface. To hide it, go to the Help menu and set the Show Advanced
Programming Menu to Off.
●Automate activities in the system: Program automated activities (macros)
that send a series of control commands to the desired devices, providing a one
button setup capability for even the most complicated systems.
●Edit your automated activities: Change any of the automated activities which
have been programmed into the system.
●Add a room to the system: Add a room and a hub to the system to control
additional rooms.
●Edit the Entertainment Menu: Change the appearance of the main page
Entertainment menu so that buttons are in the order of preference, also edit the
text to display as desired.

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●Edit a device’s layout and functions: Change the way a controlled device
looks on the user interface, this included the position and text labels of buttons
on the screen.
●Learn Codes from an IR Remote: Allows the system to learn most infrared
control codes one by one sending them from the original device remote control
into the MXHP-H500's front panel.
●Integrate with an External Service: Program the system to with an external
service such as Amazon Alexa.
●Program a different room: MX HomePro supports up to eight (8) rooms to a
system, use this option to select another room for programming.

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Home Overview Display:
The overall layout and content of the system can be quickly viewed by navigating to the
Home Overview display. It provides a convenient location for accessing critical
information about the system and allows for changes to the system name, room name,
and more.
●System Name: The name given to the system when it was first registered is
displayed at the top of the overview and can be changed.
●Room Name: Each room in the system is listed by name which may be edited.
●Controllers: View the hub(s) and remote control assigned to each room.
●Devices: Each device that is programmed for control is the system is listed by
name, along with the brand, if known, favorite channel info, and permanent
deletion of the device.
●Two way devices: Each advanced device that is programmed in the system is
listed by name.
●Two way Device Options: Options available for editing advanced devices
vary by type and always include name and delete, but sometimes include
information such as MAC address.
●Scheduled Entertainment Events: Each Scheduled Entertainment Event is
listed under the room where it appears.
●Scheduled Entertainment Event Options: Each Scheduled Entertainment
Event can be turned on, off, edited, or permanently deleted from the system.

Download:
Selecting Download starts updating the system with all of the programming contained
within the online editor. Selecting the Start button sends the programming data from
the editor to the MXHP-H500 hub and the remote control.
To begin the download process, select Start.
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Dealer Control Panel:
This option is located at the top of the editor, it is accessed by selecting the username.
This displays the User Control Panel menu, this menu contains the following options:
●Overview: Selecting Overview navigates back to the Home Overview Display.
●Account Settings: Username and associated email address are displayed,
along with options to change the email address or password used to login to the
MX HomePro Editor.
●System Settings: Change the time zone and format settings for the system,
replace a control hub, select a different system to program, or permanently
delete a system from a job list.
●Logout: Select this once all programming has been completed.
●File Explorer: Allows the Dealer to export rooms as a template, export an
entertainment device, import a room template, and/or import an entertainment
device into a system.
●Dealer Jobs List: Displays a list of all registered jobs.

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MX HomePro Programming:
Once the system has been registered, it is ready to begin programming. Start by
selecting the Programming Menu.
1. Add a remote to the room:
Although an optional step, this button is used to assign a remote control
(MXHP-R500 or MXHP-R700) to a room.
Assure that the remote control is powered on and connected to the same
network as the hub in the room.
a. Select an available remote control from the list of discovered devices.
If the remote control is not displayed, assure that it is connected to the
network and select Refresh the List.
Each remote control displayed is provided a unique ID. Use this to
match the information displayed on the screen of the remote control in
order to verify the correct device.
b. Press Finish to add the assign the selected remote to the room.
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●Televisions: TVs, monitors, home
theater projectors.
●Cable and Fios Set Top Boxes:
Set top boxes for receiving television
service.
●Blu-ray & DVD Players: Blu-ray and
DVD players.
●Media & Home: Network streaming
media players and standalone players.
●Soundbars: Surround soundbars,
soundbars, and speaker bars.
●AV Receivers & Amplifiers:
Surround sound receivers, pre-amps,
signal processors.
●Lights: Home lighting control
systems.
●Camera DVR: Security and
surveillance camera DVRs.
●DVR: Standalone television DVRs.
●CD Players: CD players, CD burners,
CD multi-disc changers.
●Matrix Switchers: Video switchers,
AV switchers, matrix switchers.
2. Add Entertainment devices to the system:
This button is used to add devices to control in the system via IR (infrared) or
IP (internet protocol), these are referred to as Entertainment Devices.
a. Use the drop-down menu to locate the Device Type category of the
device being programmed and select it.
b. Select Next.
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c. Enter a custom name for the device, this label displays on the
remote control.
The default name displayed is the category type that was selected on
the previous page.
d. Select Next.
e. Select the device’s manufacturer or brand name.
When the field is selected, scroll down the list or enter text into the
search list to locate that manufacturer/brand name.
f. Select Next.

g. Select How the device will be controlled:
Select the control method being used: IR Controlled (infrared) or
Network Controlled (IP).
Both options are not always available, some devices do not have the
option for network control, while others do not have an option for IR. The
unavailable option is not selectable in software.
h. Quick Setup for Device Control:
The device code sets used most frequently by the manufacturer/brand
selected on the previous page.
The code more frequently used is located at the top ( Code # 1), the next
most commonly used (Code # 2) and so on.
Alternate ways to search the database are the following:
Search by Model: Select this button to search the IR database by the
device’s model number.
Search All Models: Select to display all the model numbers available in
the database for the selected manufacturer/brand.
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i. Test the selected code set:
Select the Test It! button and a window displays which allows the
MX HomePro Editor to send commands over the network to the hub, then
to the device being controlled.
The Test these commands window allows the MX HomePro
programmer to test the Power and Mute commands of the selected
code set.
To test additional commands select Test all IR codes which allows the
programmer to test every function available in the code set.
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j. Select Save.