GUIDE TO SIMPLE HOME THEATER OPERATION WITH YOUR HOME THEATER MASTER REMOTE CONTROLS
This remote control was Custom Programmed for you by: Table of Contents Finding the MAIN Menu 1 For questions about your Custom Programming call: Custom Programming of a complex home theater is one of the most challenging tasks within a home theater installation. It involves an intimate knowledge of how the components interact and exact details on the proper sequences of control.
1 2 Finding the MAIN Menu Turn On Your Entire System The MAIN Button always takes you to the MAIN Menu. Power on/off your entire system with the MAIN Menu by following these steps: 1. Touch the MAIN button to make sure that you are on the MAIN Menu. It doesn’t matter which page of the MAIN Menu is displayed. The PAGE button switches between two MAIN Menu pages IF you have more than ten remote controls. When the top title bar says MAIN, you are on the MAIN Menu. 2.
3 Using the MAIN Menu The MAIN Menu enables you to either select a new Activity or simply select a new Device to control. When you select a new activity, the Home Theater Master will issue a MACRO (a timed sequence of many commands from many different remote controls). This MACRO was custom programmed for your system by your installer. It will issue all of the commands necessary to switch the sound and picture of your system.
Controlling the Volume For your convenience, the VOLUME Up, VOLUME Down and the MUTE buttons will always control the surround sound system, regardless of what activity or device you are controlling. 6 The Power ON and OFF buttons now operate only the selected device (to turn the entire system on/off, return to the MAIN Menu). The ten screen labeled buttons are now labeled with any commands that do not fit one of the buttons with printed labels.
7 The thumbpad is a Home Theater Master exclusive control for both right and left handed operators. When you are operating a device with any kind of on-screen menu, guide or display, the thumbpad offers you easy one-handed control with your thumb. Simply rock your thumb in the direction you wish to move the onscreen indicator. You don’t have to look at the remote control! To SELECT or say OK, simply press your thumb straight down. You’ll feel the click as the OK/SELECT/ENTER command is sent.
9 Backlighting Turn on the backlighting by pressing the LIGHT button on the right side of the Home Theater Master remote control. The backlighting will stay on briefly, then turn off automatically. If you wish to turn it off without waiting, simply tap the LIGHT button again. * Note that your battery life is reduced by how often you use the backlighting. Changing Contrast Press and Hold BOTH the MAIN and the UP thumbpad button at the same time to make the screen DARKER.
11 Batteries If the batteries are running low, the screen will display a warning at the bottom of the screen whenever you press the Power ON button. You may also experience a slight drop in the operating distance of either the MX700TM or the SideKickTM remote control when the batteries are running low. Please replace all of the batteries with fresh, new AAA batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries.
The Home Theater Master Dual Remote Control system was awarded the prestigious Innovations 2002 Design and Engineering Showcase award. Entries were judged by a panel of prominent industry experts. For the seventh year, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) endorsed and acted as advisors to the Design & Engineering Showcase. Product evaluations are based on weighted criteria: value to user, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of life as well as the product's innovative qualities.
