URC MX-3500 - Manual

4 T h e O s i r i s Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Button Commands Instantly The Osiris can operate ten different devices even though it is only oneremote control. Let’s try it now! Press the MAIN button, then press the TVDEVICE button. The top of the screen changes from MAIN to TV. Now all of t...

5 Basic Setup You can start setting up your Osiris using either the Pre-ProgrammedMethod or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the Osiris aresetup at once with the Pre-Programmed Method, so it is usually faster thanthe one-button-at-a-time Learning Method. Pre-Programmed Method Power o...

6 Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Method. The display changes so that you can select which Device button tosetup. In this step you choose the name of the device you’d like to setup.Use the cursor UP or DOWN buttons to change the flashing name.When it is correct, press the SELECT ...

9 Repeat steps one through nine for each of your devices. If you aremissing any commands, use the learning method, described next Learning Method The Osiris can learn commands from your old remote controls one-but-ton-at-a-time by following these simple steps: Line-up the Osiris with your old remote...

The display will show a list of the first five devices. Select the device you would like to teach commands to by pressingthe Device button. Now, press any button you want to teach a command to. Note: If you don’t see the display button you would like to teach, use the PAGE buttons. The only buttons ...

Volume Control Punch Through In most home entertainment systems, the sound volume is only con-trolled by one device. In some systems, it is the TV speakers that makethe sound, so you would use the TV device on the Osiris to raise andlower the volume. In another system, it might be a surround soundre...

14 Advanced Operation Setting Backlight Options You can adjust the amount of time that the Osiris backlight stays on byentering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page two (using the PAGEUP button), then pressing the LIGHT button on the display (not theBacklight button). Then enter the amount of time ...

15 Adjusting Contrast You can make the text darker by pressing both the MAIN and cursor UPbuttons at the same time. To make the text appear lighter, press both theMAIN and cursor DOWN buttons at the same time. Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear i...

16 Advanced Setup After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make opera-tion easier by customizing the Osiris just the way you want, using theAdvanced Setup features described in this section. Editing Button Labels You can change the name of any of the display buttons (includingFa...

18 When you are finished editing the button, press the button youedited and “SAVED” will flash at the bottom of the display. To change any other button labels on the same device, press the nextbutton, then repeat steps 6-8. If you wish to edit a button on anotherdevice, press the MAIN button once, t...

19 Macro Button Setup Imagine turning on your TV, your DVD player and your surround soundreceiver by pressing a single button on your Osiris! What would nor-mally take three remotes and three button pushes, the Osiris canaccomplish with the press of one button. We call that a “Macro”. Anyof the Disp...

20 Navigate to the Device and Page that has a button you want in yourmacro using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. Then press thebutton with the command you want. Whenever a button is pressed,another Macro step is counted and displayed at the bottom of thescreen. Don’t worry about the number of ste...

21 Favorite Channel Setup Imagine surfing all your favorite channels, without ever typing in achannel number. By simply setting up each of the favorite channel but-tons, you can make TV, cable or satellite operation fun and easy. Tosetup a Favorite Channel button, follow these steps: Enter SETUP mod...

23 Hiding and Adding Pages Each of your Osiris Devices actually contains eight pages. However, onlyfive pages are visible in the factory default setting. Three pages are hid-den in each device. If you wish to use the hidden pages, you can ADDthem. If you don’t want to use some of the existing pages,...

25 Erasing You can erase an individual button with a learned command, a macroor a favorite channel. You can erase an entire Device’s learned com-mand or macro buttons. You can also erase ALL your learned com-mands on all devices or all your macros or favorite channels every-where. If you really want...

26 Erasing the Entire Osiris To erase EVERYTHING, press and hold both the MAIN and the STOPbuttons for 15 seconds. After 15 seconds, the RESET screen appears.Press the SURE button to erase all of your settings and return to the fac-tory default setup. Cloning One Osiris to Another If you own two or ...

27 Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings If you didn’t write down the code numbers you setup your Osiris with,you can recall them via this simple process: Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENTfor three seconds. Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the Osiris will time ...

28 Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations You can use the Osiris as you would your other remote controls. It trans-mits very powerful line-of-sight output using infrared light commands(invisible to the naked eye). When you point the Osiris at the components,expect the range to be between 30 and 50 feet...

30 RF Settings Overview The Osiris is factory set to work out of the box with an MRF-100 base sta-tion, which is not addressable. The only setting that affects operation withan MRF-100 is the RF/IR setting (to operate, the Osiris must be set to IR/RFor RF- it will not operate the MRF-100 in IR mode)...

31 Press the RF button. The RF Settings Menu appears. See the notes on the followingpages for more info on each option. Make your selection by press-ing the button you want: After you’ve made a new setting and SAVED your change, use theEXIT button to return to the RF settings menu to change any othe...

32 From the RF Settings Menu, select IR/RF. Decide whether you are changing the Signal for all devices or justone of the devices of the Osiris. Select ALL to change the signal settings to ALLdevices in the Osiris. Then, go to Step 4. Select DEVIC to change the signal settings tojust one of the devic...

From the RF Settings Menu, select BLAST. Decide whether you are changing the Blaster for all devices or justone of the devices of the Osiris. Select ALL to change the blaster settings toALL devices in the Osiris. Then, go to Step 4. Select DEVIC to change the blaster settings tojust one of the devic...

37 Pre-Programmed Code Tables The Osiris’s Pre-Programmed code library is divided into categories (TV, VCR,AUX, etc.). Each category actually includes many types of components. Forexample, the VCR category includes TV/VCR combo units. Within each category, the code numbers are listed in rows by bran...

40 B R A N D C O D E N U M B E R S TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors TATUNG 056 062TECHNICS 034 080TECHWOOD 004 TEKNIKA 002 003 004 024 028 043 072 101 143TELEFUNKEN 037 046 086 087 TELERENT 072TERA 172 TMK 004 TOSHIBA 015 138 030 007 040 062 101TOTEVISION 143UNIVERSAL 008 009VI...

43 MAGNAVOX 143 PANASONIC 144 SYLVANIA 143 TOSHIBA 164 GO VIDEO 137 PANASONIC 150 PHILIPS 105 (VCR Functions for VCR 067) SAMSUNG 137 159 SANSUI 154 SONY 145 191 TOSHIBA 141 ZENITH 091 (VCR Functions for VCR171) PANASONIC 139 SONY 191 TOSHIBA 188 DENON 206 207 FUNAI 120 KENWOOD 152 013 MAGNAVOX 032 ...

48 AUDIO (continued) - Receivers, Amps, Preamps and Tuners B R A N D C O D E N U M B E R S PIONEER 014 033 039 044 045 050 069 159 168 116 035 078 198 480POLKAUDIO 029 PROCEED 144 268RCA 010 048 117 156 067 288 REALISTIC 019 056 073 075 095REQUEST 351 REVOX 162 ROTEL 074 083 085 RUSSOUND 379 391 392...

49 B R A N D C O D E N U M B E R S SAT (continued) - Satellite Receivers and DSS PANSAT 172 PAYSAT 136 PHILIPS 152 153 156 068 154 136 108 117 PROSCAN 151 106 150 RADIOSHACK 148 RCA 151 106 150 SAMSUNG 123 155 163 169 175 SKY 164 SONY 103 STAR CHOICE 148 TOSHIBA 127 068 154 157 158 UNIDEN 136 ZENITH...

53 Frequently Asked Questions What is a “macro” button? It is an Osiris button you set to make a lot of things happen when youpress it. For example, to watch a DVD in most home theaters requiresseveral remote controls and many button presses (power up the TV,power up the surround sound, power up the...