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Programming the mx-500 – Universal Remote Control (URS) MX-500 User Manual

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sound, you may want to start by setting up the DVD
Device using the preprogrammed method described below,
and then add functions from the other devices you will be
using while watching your DVD video to the DVD device.

For example, while playing a DVD, you will want to adjust
the volume of your receiver. So, you would use the “Punch
Through” method described on page 32 to put the
Receiver's Volume control into your DVD Device. You
may then want to adjust other functions of your Receiver
while staying in the DVD device, so you would use the
learning method described on page 19 to add those
functions to your DVD device, such as surround sound
controls, the receiver's DVD input code, the TV's power
code, etc. Everything that you need for watching a DVD on
your TV without having to jump back and forth from
Device to Device.

You can decide where on the MX-500

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you want your

functions to reside, relabeling the LCD screen buttons
(explained on page 39) for those functions, and choosing
preprogramming, learning, or a combination of both to
fully customize your MX-500

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will give you a remote

totally customized to your needs.

So, let's start with learning how to Preprogram the
MX-500

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.

A. Using Preprogrammed Codes

1. Three-Digit Code Number

You can program the MX-500

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to make it compatible with

your components by using the preprogrammed method:

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4. Programming the MX-500

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to Control Your Components