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. [. . . ] If it is glowing or flickering you must relocate the RFX-250 to a location where the LED doesn't flicker. If no buttons are pressed on any remote control, no valid RF transmissions are being received. The flickering or glowing RF LED warns you that the RFX-250 is detecting RF interference generated or reflected near this location. If you see any flickering of this LED, move the RFX250 to a new location. The flickering or glowing STATUS LED warns you that the RFX-250 is detecting RF interference generated or reflected near this location. MOVE the RFX-250 to a new location. If your installation location simply doesn't offer you any choice and you are detecting interference everywhere you place the RFX-250 you have three last resort options: a. This will reduce the range enormously, but may still be enough for this client. 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#. Watch the STATUS LED on MRF-350 - it should light every time you press a button on the remote. 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. 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. 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. 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. If you are having intermittent or inconsistent results with a particular component, try repositioning the MRF-350 and facing the Front Blaster in a different direction. If this improves the situation but is impractical, it may be necessary to utilize the self-adhesive flashers only and follow the steps below to Disable the Front Blaster. This will limit the number of components your MRF-350 can control to six. [. . . ] Products purchased more than 12 months ago. Specifications Power Supply: 9V 300mA IR Flasher Line Outputs: 3. 5mm Mono Mini Jack RF Frequency: 418MHz Size: 8" x 3. 5" x 1. 25" Page 12 Information To The User 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 a residential installation. 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. [. . . ]