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New Title: URC MX-810 was a complete POS; will not try to resurrect or correct its programming, and Thanks to everybody!
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Post 1 made on Friday December 16, 2016 at 21:17
Ernie Gilman
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Edit: Title was "Can MX-810 programming be exported to a newer remote?" New title reflects conclusions after your advice.

I know that a few URC remote setups can be exported, migrated, whatever, to newer models, but cannot find a list of such things.

A drastically non-techie client has a system on an MX-810. We're going to move her to a newer remote and add another of the same model for a second system in another room. I'm hoping to make the change as painless as possible and perhaps keeping the original programming might help.

Can the 810's file be uploaded from it and exported to a newer model?

The 81 is not in the list of components in CCP and the only download I see for it is a wizard-based program.

Last edited by Ernie Gilman on December 17, 2016 15:08.
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Post 2 made on Friday December 16, 2016 at 21:21
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It's only wizard based but I would think you could upload within that program.
Post 3 made on Friday December 16, 2016 at 23:16
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Start from scratch.
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OP | Post 4 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 00:14
Ernie Gilman
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Freddy,
If I can upload but can't convert to a different model, it's of little help. All it would do is reveal any squirrely macros the initial installer had to invent. The remote debuted in 2007 and the system might be nearly that old, I doubt I'll run into any real difficult problems.
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Post 5 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 09:14
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I ran into one of those pos a few years ago. Its a paper weight. Get the customer something/ anything else.
Post 6 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 11:11
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The 810 was incapable of uploading the configuration file to a PC. We sold a few and when we did we set up a gmail account and always emailed the configuration to that gmail account so that the file would be available later.

You will have to start out from scratch or upgrade them to a new remote.
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Post 7 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 12:57
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The MX-810 was a disaster. Even URC regretted it.

Do not try to reprogram it unless you are prepared to lose 4 hours trying to overcome issues. In the end, you would be frustrated, settle for an almost programmed remote, and your end result would be another batch of squirrely macros you will invent.

Post 8 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 14:03
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On December 17, 2016 at 12:57, 24/7 said...
The MX-810 was a disaster. Even URC regretted it.

Do not try to reprogram it unless you are prepared to lose 4 hours trying to overcome issues. In the end, you would be frustrated, settle for an almost programmed remote, and your end result would be another batch of squirrely macros you will invent.

Exactly. It was a soggy turd. Worse than those Nevo C3/C2 Acoustic Research-things.
OP | Post 9 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 15:06
Ernie Gilman
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Clearly, the cost to program this will either go toward a new remote instead, or I'll be a fool and eat the time myself. I choose the first one.

Thanks, everybody. Disaster averted thanks to your knowledge, and I'm sure thanks also to some headaches you guys had to endure. Thanks again.
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Post 10 made on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 23:40
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Replace it with the MX-880 and add the cost to your programming. He probably won't know the difference since it's the same basic remote, but not wizard-hobbled.
Post 11 made on Sunday December 18, 2016 at 09:14
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On December 17, 2016 at 12:57, 24/7 said...
The MX-810 was a disaster. Even URC regretted it.

They sure defended the hell out of it when it debuted.
Post 12 made on Sunday December 18, 2016 at 09:19
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On December 17, 2016 at 23:40, Daniel Tonks said...
Replace it with the MX-880 and add the cost to your programming. He probably won't know the difference since it's the same basic remote, but not wizard-hobbled.

I was going to say the same, but then I would have been flamed a lot....


Yes, there are some new MX880's out there and they have the same look and feel.

No, they do not have a charging base, but I use one at home and it's no big deal to plug the remote in now and then.


I actually like the button layout more than the MX980.





Flame away.
Post 13 made on Sunday December 18, 2016 at 09:57
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On December 16, 2016 at 21:17, Ernie Gilman said...
Edit: Title was "Can MX-810 programming be exported to a newer remote?" New title reflects conclusions after your advice.

I know that a few URC remote setups can be exported, migrated, whatever, to newer models, but cannot find a list of such things.

A drastically non-techie client has a system on an MX-810. We're going to move her to a newer remote and add another of the same model for a second system in another room. I'm hoping to make the change as painless as possible and perhaps keeping the original programming might help.

Can the 810's file be uploaded from it and exported to a newer model?

The 81 is not in the list of components in CCP and the only download I see for it is a wizard-based program.

If the old 810 still lights up but doesn't send the codes (or only sends some of them), about the best thing to do is abandon it, but use the same names for the activities and other buttons, so she doesn't need to learn new names.

You'll be wasting your time if you try to cobble something together- I did two of these and it not only wasted too much time, it forced me to buy a different computer because the one I was using, which worked fine for EVERYTHING ELSE, didn't have the screen resolution to allow viewing the 880's screen because their Wizard is WYSIWYG, so a low-res computer display only showed part of it. It didn't even have a compatibility function that would allow using a low-res display.

The only reason I programmed two of these is because the client's dog killed the first one, so I was able to program the new one and drop it off without other brain damage.
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
Post 14 made on Sunday December 18, 2016 at 09:59
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On December 18, 2016 at 09:14, Bubby said...
They sure defended the hell out of it when it debuted.

That's normal- nobody wants to admit a mistake of this magnitude.
My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."
Post 15 made on Sunday December 18, 2016 at 11:41
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I felt the same way about the POS when I encountered it but dismissed as something someone with more patience than me could handle. I made the customer buy new remotes too.


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