Home Theater Direct MX-500 - Manual (Page 7)

K. System Settings
All programming is done by first entering the SETUP
mode in the remote control. Press both the MAIN and
ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds to enter
the SETUP mode. SETUP will be shown at the top of the
LCD screen.
You exit the SETUP mode by simply pressing the MAIN
button.
Important: When using the Preprogramming method
starting on page 13, always use the appropriate button as
shown in the illustration above when asked ÒFROM
TABLEÓ. You may have already changed the labels of the
buttons, but the code tables are in the positions as shown.
For example, the AUDIO Code Table (refer to pages
starting at 58) will ALWAYS be the top-left button. The
SAT Code Table will always be the 4th button down on the
right side of the LCD screen, etc.
WHERE DO I START?
First of all, get all of your original remote controls together.
Find out what brands of components you have. You may
have one or more components that do not have original
remote controls, but can still be controlled by the
MX-500
TM . You must use the preprogrammed method for
those devices. For the rest, you can program the MX-500 TM
to make it compatible with your components by following
the preprogrammed method instructions, by using your
original remote controls to teach the MX-500
TM , or both
methods.
Next, it is a good idea to decide whether you want a
ÒDevice-basedÓ configuration, or if you want an
ÒActivity-basedÓ configuration.
A Ò Device-basedÓ configuration centers on each Device
with its two LCD pages controlling one component. All of
the functions that your original remote control has on it
would be put on to one device. The MX-500
TM comes with
the labels and preprogrammed codes in a ÒDevice-basedÓ
setup.
If you go to the ÒList of Preprogrammed LCD Text by
DeviceÓ on page 53, you will see diagrams of how the
MX-500
TM is set up at the factory. When you choose a
preprogrammed code for a component from the ÒSetup
Code TablesÓ in the Appendix of this manual, that code
will be applied to one device only.
An ÒActivity-basedÓ configuration centers on what you are
doing at the time. If you are watching a DVD on your TV,
and are using your Home Theater receiver to control the
3. Summary of Operations
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4. Programming the MX-500 TM to Control Your Components
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