How far do the infrared (ir) commands go?
The MX-1000 IR commands are rated at 40 to 60 feet. • What is the benefit of the MX-1000 touchscreen? The MX-1000 can operate up to 12 home theater Devices. The Touchscreen provides access to many more functions than a standard button remote. This is because each Device has four display screens associated with it, and each screen, or Page, can have up to 14 distinct buttons and commands. This means you can effectively have 64 commands per device, plus the 13 hard button commands and five joystick commands, for a total of 82 commands per Device. To access a command, you simply touch a button on the touchscreen display. • How would I access the individual devices, if there are so many screens and buttons? The MX-1000’s basic display is the MAIN Page. Here, all Devices buttons are located. You can access this page at any time by pressing the MAIN button under the screen. • Can the MX-1000 learn all my devices? Chances are pretty good. The Library of pre-programmed Device codes is extensiv
The MX-500 IR commands are rated at 40 to 60 feet. The range will vary however depending upon your system’s ability to pick up the IR signal. However, the angle at which you hold the remote may affect the IR strength. And be sure not to have anything obstructing the “line-of-sight” between the remote and the component being controlled. • WITH SO MANY SCREENS AND BUTTONS, HOW WOULD I ACCESS THE INDIVIDUAL DEVICES? The MX-500’s basic display is the MAIN Page. Here, all Devices buttons are located. You can access this page at any time by pressing the MAIN button under the screen. Then, pushing the Page button accesses the two Device pages available to that specific Device. There are 10 labels on each page that can be relabeled; each label can also be taught individual codes from your original remotes. In fact, the master Device code you assigned will already have added some commands to these pages. Once you get used to it, it is very easy. You will have all of your original remotes’ comma
