Operating Your System With The Medius TX-1000
This remote control was Custom Programmed for you by: For questions about your Custom Programming call: Custom Programming of a complex home theater and/or a multi-room system is one of the most challenging tasks within an audio/video installation. It involves an intimate knowledge of how the components interact and exact details on the proper sequences of control.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 LCD Touch Screen 1 Optional RF “No Rules” Operation 2 Installing Batteries 3 Programming the Medius 4 Selecting a New “Activity” 5 Using the Medius to Control an “Activity” 6 Displaying the Setup Screen 7 Selecting from the Setup Screen 7 Setting the TIME 8 Setting the LCD 8 Light Settings 10 Sound Volume 10 System Settings 11 Calibrating the Touch Screen 11 Version Information Displays 12 Warranty 12 End User Agreement 15 Specifications
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Congratulations! You’ve purchased a unique synthesis of hardware and software engineering, the Complete Control Medius. The Medius achieves a magnificent combination of power and flexibility, simplifying and automating operation of even the most complex system. One Touch Multi-Color Backlighting Simply press the LIGHT button to backlight the screen. Integrated Sound Signaling The Medius incorporates a small speaker for beeps.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Optional RF “No Rules” Operation In combination with a Complete Control RF Base Station, the Medius can control your system without being in line-of-sight of the equipment. Any of the Complete Control MRF series of RF base stations is compatible with the Medius. Both incorporate RF addressing. RF Addressing gives you the ability to control equipment locations throughout your home, even if they are concealed in other rooms or are behind closed doors. 1.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Installing Batteries Open the battery cover by depressing the release latch and pulling back the cover on the back of the control. Remove the cover. Observe the + and - polarity indications inside the battery compartment. Place the four AA batteries into their positions in the battery compartment observing the + and - polarity indicators on the batteries. Now, replace the battery cover by inserting the hinged end in first, then snapping the cover back into place.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Programming the Medius The Medius is programmed via a Windows PC equipped with a USB port (programming cable included), using our proprietary software, TX-1000 Editor. You can download this software from our website: www.universalremote.com Basic setup takes only a short time with this software. However, to fully automate an audio/video system the user must have a detailed knowledge of each component, you the user (and your preferences) and how the system is connected and operated.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Selecting a New “Activity” The Medius’s WATCH and LISTEN buttons display the activities you can control with your Medius. When you want to watch something else (a DVD movie, a videotape or an HDTV broadcast), simply press the WATCH button and select the new activity. When you want to listen to the radio or to a CD, touch the LISTEN button and select what you would like to listen to.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Using the Medius to Control an “Activity” Once you’ve selected a new activity, the Medius displays the title of the activity at the top of the screen. Below the title, the LCD displays the customized names of any special features you need for the activity. All the hard buttons of the Medius have now changed to functions optimized for this activity. The Title displays what activity you can control. The touch screen button labels describe special features for this activity.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Displaying the Setup Screen You can adjust the settings of the Medius whenever you like by pressing and holding both the WATCH and the SEL button at the same time for three seconds. When you do, the screen will change to the SETUP screen. If you do not press any button on the SETUP screen within 30 seconds, the Medius will time out and automatically return to normal operation. You can return to normal operation before that by pressing either the WATCH or the LISTEN button.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Setting the TIME You can correct the time displayed by changing the settings on this screen. After activating AM/PM, press this button to change AM/PM. To activate the AM/PM setting, press this button. . To activate the HOUR setting, press this button. After activating them, change the HOURS or MINUTES by observing these buttons and adjusting with the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys. To activate the MINUTE setting, press this button. To SAVE any changes you have made, press SAVE.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Overriding COLOR Settings Your professional installer may have set the color of the backlighting to display different colors when you change activities. You can override the settings he/she made in the TX-1000 software with one constant backlighting color for all activities Normally, this button displays S/W to indicate that the colors are controlled by the software (S/W). To override these settings, after activating the COLOR row, press the S/W button to change it to USER.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Light Settings You can adjust the backlighting of the remote in three additional ways: 1. You can turn on/off the LCD backlighting. 2. You can turn on/off the hard button backlighting. 3. You can select the amount of time the lighting stays on after the last button press. Once the LCD row is activated, change whether the backlighting is on or off by pressing this button. To activate LCD backlighting, first press this button.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL System Settings You can set your Medius to display the Low Battery warning at a power level between 0% and 20% (in 5% increments). The current battery power remaining is displayed here. To activate the battery low warning row, press the WARN button. Once the WARN row has been activated, use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to cycle through the available battery level settings (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% or 20%). The amount of available memory left to utilize is displayed in this row.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL Version Information Displays Should you be curious, the Version indicates what firmware and software versions were used to program your Medius. To exit, press EXIT. Limited Warranty Statement 1. Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Universal Remote Control, Inc. (“URC”) warrants that the URC equipment shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal usage for one (1) year from purchase when such is purchased from URC.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL APPLICABLE LAW, URC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. URC DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, THE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL This limited warranty only covers the URC equipment issues caused by defects in material or workmanship during ordinary consumer use. It does not cover product issues caused by any other reason, including but not limited to product issues due to commercial use, acts of God, third-party installation, misuse, limitations of technology, or modification of or to any part of the URC equipment.
MEDIUS OWNERS MANUAL ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO END USER. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES END USER SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND END USER MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. End User Agreement The terms and conditions of the End User Agreement available at www.universalremote.com/eua.php shall apply.
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