User manual UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL MRF-350

[. . . ] If the serial number appears as 122905 014054, the first 6 digits indicate that the remote was built on December 29, 2005. 1. MSC System remote controls send radio waves in every direction, so your client enjoys "No More Pointing" operation! 2. The RFX-250 RF Sensor can be freely positioned out of way of the interference the A/V components create, connecting to the MRF-350 via a 10' cable (which can be extended). 3. The MRF-350's built-in Front Blaster sends commands to components in the same cabinet space as the MRF-350. 4. Self-adhesive "Flashers" affix to the Infrared sensors on the front panels of your client's components. [. . . ] Admit defeat and install a "pointing again" IR repeater system. Page 4 MRF-350 BASE STATION 7. Once you have found a location that is absolutely clean with everything on, test to see if the range is adequate and that macro reliability is perfect. Start with the antenna angle set to 45 degrees and positioned so that the long side of the antenna is facing the customer's favorite seating position. When testing, set both the remote and the MRF-350 to the same VALID RF ID#. Keep in mind that zero (0) is not a valid RF ID#. Watch the STATUS LED on MRF-350 - it should light every time you press a button on the remote. This will tell you that the signal was received and understood. You can ignore the RF LED on the RFX-250 (it only indicates that a signal was received, not that it was understood). If the range is inadequate, you may extend wire to any area that is not giving good results and place an additional RFX-250 in that area. Up to three RFX-250s can be connected to one MRF-350. 9. Should you need more than six IR Outputs, connect as many as three different MRF-350s to one RFX-250 in a daisy chain using the supplied cable. To preserve addressibility, set each MRF-350 to a different RF ID number. Remember "0" (zero) is not a valid RF ID. Page 5 MRF-350 BASE STATION Connecting IR and Setting Output Levels 1. Connect an IR emitter to each IR output and run the emitter wire to the front panel of each component. Adjust each of the IR Output levels for best operation. If the component operates best at minimum level, but is still operating sluggishly or intermittently, move the emitter farther away from the components IR sensor. NOTE: TiVo, Replay TV, Satellite Receivers and Cable Boxes are all extremely sensitive to IR overload or saturation. Put up the on screen guide and test the navigation arrows. Compare operation via RF to the original remote control. If operation is inconsistent or sluggish, LOWER the IR line output. If you still have sluggish operation, check that the remote control is set to a particular LINE OUT, rather than ALL. When IR commands are sent to all the flashers in a cabinet, you can have difficulty adjusting the IR Output. Reprogram the remote control to send IR commands only via a specific (1-6) Line Output, then readjust the IR Line Output level. Copper colored conductor is GROUND (Sleeve of the Plug). Silver colored conductor is IR DATA (Tip of the Plug). When connecting to a components rear panel IR Input, cut the flasher off of the wire, strip the two conductors and connect to the rear panel IR Input. The MRF-350 is only compatible with standard IR Inputs, not proprietary control systems offered by some manufacturers. Page 6 MRF-350 BASE STATION Front Blaster Overload A few models of audio/video components can be OVERLOADED by the Front Blaster. [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 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 particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ]