Utilizing Optional RF Base Stations
You can use the Omega 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 Omega at the compo- nents, 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 Omega also sends radio signals in every direction. By pur- chasing the MRF-100 or the addressable MRF-250 or MRF-300 base sta- tions, you can operate your equipment with the Omega 50 to 100 feet away (through walls, doors, cabinets, inside or outside). Since the RF Base Station picks up the Omega's radio signals from any direction, regardless of distance, the Omega doesn’t have to be pointed!
Using MRF-250 or MRF-300 Addressable Base Stations
By installing an MRF-250 or MRF-300 base station you gain freedom from interference from a nearby room, house or condo where someone else might be using an RF remote control. Addressable base stations are assigned one of 15 unique ID#’s. This allows multiple equipment loca- tions in one house to be controlled by any Omega. In operation it’s simple: when you select a device located in the Den, the Omega only talks to the base station in the Den. When you select a device located in the Family Room, the Omega only talks to it!
When used with an MRF-250 or MRF-300 base station, the Omega can be programmed to control identical components, for example, a media room array of TV’s . The intelligent routing of the MRF-250 or the MRF-300 base station will send your commands only to the TV you want to control. The other identical TV’s will not receive commands. Of course, if your system utilizes identical satellite receivers, cable boxes, VCR’s or disc changers you can utilize IR routing just as easily for them. If you have more than six identical components, up to 15 addressable MRF-250’s or MRF-300’s can be installed to control them (thus allowing up to 90 identical components in one house).
Note: The Omega's radio signals will not control components directly. Components that came with "no pointing" radio remote controls cannot
be operated by the Omega 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 Omega.
