Adcom URC-200 - Manual (Page 32)

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T h e A u t o m a t o r
The Optional Expander
You can use the Automator as you would your other
remote controls. It transmits very powerful line-of-sight
output using infrared light commands (invisible to the
naked eye). When you point the Automator at the com-
ponents, expect the range to be between 30 and 50
feet. When the remote is not pointed in the general
direction of the components, the range will vary
(depending on reflective surfaces, lighting, etc.).
However, the Automator also sends radio signals in
every direction. By purchasing the optional Expander
(a radio receiver), you can operate your equipment
with the Automator 50 to 100 feet away (through
walls, doors, cabinets, inside or outside). Since the
Expander picks up the Automator's radio signals from
any direction, regardless of distance, the Automator
doesn’t have to be pointed!
Nothing has to be done to the Automator for this
feature to work. Every time you press a button on the
Automator, it sends both a standard infrared command
AND a radio signal. If you install the Expander kit, the
MRF-100 will receive the Automator’s radio signals
and translate them into the infrared commands that
control your components.
Note: The Automator's radio signals will not control
components directly. You must have an Expander to
receive the Automator's radio signals. Components
that came with "no pointing" radio remote controls cannot
be operated by the Automator unless the component can
be switched to standard infrared control via its internal
menus. Some remote control ceiling fans are radio only and
cannot be operated by the Automator.