URC MX-600 Owners Manual - Page 52

Signals, Thumbpad, Transport control, Two-way, Glossary

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18. Glossary VCR, while the volume keys may be "punched through" to operate the audio receiver. Signals: See " codes" or " infrared." Thumbpad: A feature on certain remote controls, the thumbpad is a single disc-shaped pointer which replicates five functions for menu control: up, down, left, right and enter. Also referred to as a " joystick." Transport control: A common term for the group of VCR/LD/DVD/DVR media operation controls, such as fast-forward, rewind, play, stop, pause, etc. Two-way: Some devices actually send information back to a remote control during use. This is known as 2-way communications. Most 2-way components can still be controlled via a 1-way remote, although certain workarounds must be used when learning signals. The MX-600 is capable of controlling most 2-way components. RF: Radio Frequency signals. Note that the MX-600's RF signal only communicates with the MRF-100 base station (which converts it to Infrared signals). Components with original RF remote controls cannot be operated by the MX600 unless the component can be switched to Infrared control via it's internal menus. Glossary based, by permission, on the the General Glossary on Remote Central.com c Daniel Tonks 51

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VCR, while the volume keys may be "punched through" to
operate the audio receiver.
Signals:
See “ codes” or “ infrared.”
Thumbpad:
A feature on certain remote controls, the
thumbpad is a single disc-shaped pointer which replicates
five functions for menu control: up, down, left, right and
enter. Also referred to as a “ joystick.”
Transport control:
A common term for the group of
VCR/LD/DVD/DVR media operation controls, such as
fast-forward, rewind, play, stop, pause, etc.
Two-way:
Some devices actually send information back to
a remote control during use. This is known as 2-way
communications. Most 2-way components can still be
controlled via a 1-way remote, although certain
workarounds must be used when learning signals. The
MX-600 is capable of controlling most 2-way components.
RF:
Radio Frequency signals. Note that the MX-600's RF
signal only communicates with the MRF-100 base station
(which converts it to Infrared signals). Components with
original RF remote controls cannot be operated by the MX-
600 unless the component can be switched to Infrared
control via it's internal menus.
Glossary
based, by permission, on the the General
Glossary on Remote Central.com
Daniel Tonks
18. Glossary
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