Hey guys, I currently have a setup where one mrf 260 is plugged into a few devices, and the other into a few others. My problem is that I am trying to incorporate the volume, input change, and mute from the receiver thats connected to one of the mrf 260s, while leaving every other button connected to the other mrf 260. So the receiver im using is connected to one mrf station and the cable box to the other. Is there a way for me to be able to send a signal to both stations through the mx-900 editor or even be able to program a separate button for a certain station? Any tips or help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Why do you have 2 mrf260s? How far away are they?

i have 2 mrf 260s, because im using 1 receiver setup for one of them and one for the other, the only issue is though that we only have 1 cable box so we split the video for that one, however the cable box is attached to 1 mrf base, while the receiver i need is attached to the other. Also they are about 2 feet apart. (i know i could simply switch the bug and plug it into the other base, but then i wouldnt be able to use the other receiver for cable.)

As long as both 260's are in the same CCP file with the 880, I don't see a problem. This is incredibly easy to do. Just make sure they don't have the same ID.

They don't even have to be in the same file. Just add a second base, assign RFID and ports, done.

I know what you mean, but ill try to provide an example. So the cable box is under station id 1 and the receiver is under station id 2. So when im setting the remote up and create a button for Cable under WATCH, i want the volume to be from the receiver thats connected to station 2, and the rest of the buttons for the remote connected to station 1, but when i go to RF control in the program tab, I am unable to use both the receivers at once.

If you're referring to punch through, then no, I don't think you can. Because you have 2 receivers, you have to manually program it. It's still SUPER easy.

Why would you want to use 2 AVR's at the exact same time? (I'm assuming you have 2 AVR's as you refer to receivers and stations)

If you want a hand, PM me.

Send me the file and I can fix it. I charge $125 an hour.


Oh, and throw out those awful 260's and get an mrf350

Fins hits the nail on the head.

Thank you Ernie

You're welcome. I especially like the part where you offer to take him out of our misery by doing it for him at a reasonable price.

You should be able to add 2 mrf's to the project and IR route as needed. Am I missing something?

You're missing that the MRF260 is a very useful product if you're nowhere near any kind of RF transmission except that of the remote.

The MRF260's RF is so poorly done that a solution for interference is to remove the antenna. The only thing that is supposed to pick up a signal... take that off and the rest of the product receives RF just fine. In normal circumstances inside, say, cities and towns, with buildings less than 150 feet from one another, this product is easily overpowered by interference that better products, say the MRF350, or a crystal radio, would reject.

Not to take anything away from the MRF-260 because I have used it with success on many jobs...but I just kind of forget that it even exists and pretend the MRF-350 and MRX-2 are the only RF base units. It's not a crap shot, but sometimes you can't hide those things from the type of interference that is so often found at client sites.

If you do sell them, keep some MRF-350's in the truck.

As discussed you should change over to an MRF350; but regardless you need to create Macro's that Alias the functions from other 'devices' with the proper codes and rf (and emitter) routing info.