[. . . ] Home Theater Master LCD Screen Preprogrammed and Learning Remote Control R MX-500 Operating Manual Table of Contents 1. Programming Macro Functions To M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF Buttons B. You have purchased one of the most sophisticated remote controls on the market. The MX-500TM has been designed to provide a new standard in remote control technology offering a very powerful and flexible preprogrammed and learning product. [. . . ] Just erase any macros you have programmed on to these buttons if you want to restore the original ON and OFF function. See the Tips at the end of this section for help on programming macros. Programming Macro Functions To M1, M2, M3, POWER And SYSTEM OFF Buttons 1. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER button simultaneously for three seconds. Press one of the macro buttons, M1-M3, Power or System Off you wish to store your macro on. 6. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds. Press the functional buttons you wish to store in the device macro button you selected, in the order you want them stored. Important: Do not press the MAIN button at the beginning of your macro, or it will not work. Be sure to end your macro on the Device page that you would like it to remain on when the macro is sent in normal use. Store the commands you programmed into the macro button by pressing the Channel Up button. Return to Step #3 until you have programmed all of the Macros that you require. Once you have completed the programming and wish to exit from this mode, press the MAIN button. Tip: The M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF macros are system-wide, meaning they will function the same no matter what device you are in when you use them. 4. Press the functional buttons you wish to store in the device macro button you selected in the order you want them stored. Important: Do not press the MAIN button at the beginning of your macro, or it will not work. Be sure to end your macro on the Device page that you would like it to remain on when the macro is sent in normal use. Return to Step #4 until you have programmed all of the Macros that you require. Save the commands you selected to the macro button by pressing the CH UP button. Once you complete the programming and wish to exit from this mode, press the MAIN button. Exit from the SET UP mode by pressing the MAIN button once again. 28 27 6. Programming Macro Buttons Tip: Remember that a single push of a Device Button that has a macro connected to it will take you to that device's function pages. You will need to hold the Device Button down for 1 second in order to send out the macro that you have created for that Device Button. [. . . ] The MX-500TM uses very little power with the LCD screen on, so the screen remains on at all times. Preprogrammed: Indicates a library of infrared codes built in to a particular remote. This feature allows a remote to control your equipment without needing to learn individual signals, or replace a particular remote that is lost or broken. The database used for the preprogrammed Device codes may not be able to control all your devices. [. . . ]