Universal Remote Control MX-500TM

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-500TM. You must use the preprogrammed method for

those devices. For the rest, you can program the MX-500TM

to make it compatible with your components by following

the preprogrammed method instructions, by using your

original remote controls to teach the MX-500TM, or both

methods.

Next, it is a good idea to decide whether you want a

“Device-based” configuration, or if you want an

“Activity-based” configuration.

A “ Device-based” 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-500TM comes with

the labels and preprogrammed codes in a “Device-based”

setup.

If you go to the “List of Preprogrammed LCD Text by

Device” on page 53, you will see diagrams of how the

MX-500TM is set up at the factory. When you choose a

preprogrammed code for a component from the “Setup

Code Tables” in the Appendix of this manual, that code

will be applied to one device only.

An “Activity-based” 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

4. Programming the MX-500

to Control Your Components