Hello. I have a little problem and was hoping some of you clever people can come up with a solution. My customer wants one remote for two zones and I am using the mx850 with the 300 base station. I am controlling a Xantech multiroom pre. I just realised that in the page where you assign what channel you want the rf to come out of, there is only one choice for Main. Hopefully I can make this a bit more clear. I have page 1 on the main page for zone 1 (bedroom), and page 2 on main for bathroom. I want everything from page 1 to come out of emmiter 1 (to only switch zone 1 on Xantech), and everything out of Main page 2 to come out of emmiter 2 (to switch zone 2 on Xantech). I have doubled up on all of the sources, for example Sat on page 1(only coming out of emitter 1), and Sat2 on page 2,(only coming out of emitter2). I suppose the questions I am asking are
1. If I put a macro on page 2 (Sat2) which says jump to sat2 page then send a code to switch sources on the xantech, will it come out of emitter 2 (if Sat2 is assigned to emitter 2)
2. Does anyone know if when you send a macro from a main page(for example a code from Sat2 ) is the macro sent out of the emitter assigned to the Main page (1)or the emitter assigned to the source (2)
3. Can anyone think of a solution to do two zones from the remote that is easy to use?

I realise this is terribly confusing and I am not being too clear on what I want to do, but I am hoping some of you may understand what I am trying to ask. Thanks in advance

On main Page Label one button "BED" and one button "BATH". Then have those buttons jump to another page that lets you select different devices. Only problem is when you push main it will bring you back to BED and BATH buttons on the Main page. Most customers don't mind this.

Mike

I hope I can help you here threetle, you post is, yes, a little unclear. I don't beleive you have a clear understanding of what is happening with the commands in your macros.

-Don't concern yourself with setting a port setting for "MAIN" in RF control. "MAIN" is not a device as you will notice it is not a selection in IR Database.

1st- make sure all of your devices, sources and your Xantech zone controller are each assigned to a specific port.

2nd- Setup page 1 MAIN for one Zone and page 2 MAIN for the second zone. Build a macro on each source on each page giving the correct zone on commands under each source respectively. Make sure you have that source turn on as well.

I sent you a file. Open it.

On page 1 "Basement" is my tv control and "B-OFF" is my amp control for basement zone control.

On page 2 "HOUSE" is my zone2 house amp control.

Each source under each zone is specefically assigned.

**You don't have to worry weither or not you zone two controls are on page 1 or 2 or MAIN. Just as long as you have the commands going under the correct source buttons***


Check out the file and let me know. I will look for a more recent file that will be better to understand. that one I did a while back and is a little choppy.


goodluck

Hello and thank you for the replys. I did not recieve an email from you Ruddy2, howeverI managed to figure out a solution on site. My problem stemmed from having to send the exact same source commands and same vol, mute....to the different zone ins on the xantech. I have six zones and have assigned the 1- 6 zone inputs to the 1-6 ports on the rf300. In the case of the bed and bath on one remote, my problem was that I needed to send commands (turn zone on, source,volume...) from port 1 to zone 1, for the bedroom, and the exact same commands from port 2 to zone 2 for the bathroom. So what I did is add two instances of the Xantech. On page one (bed control only) in the main it is labled something like sat, cd, dvd,tuner... Xan1. On page 2 under main I labled it sat2,cd2..Xan2. The sources themselves weren't the problem as it didn't matter what port the ir was sent out of, however I assigned Xan1 to port 1 (using macros, I knew volume, source select.... was only coming out of port 1 so only feeding zone 1 in the xantech) and the same with zone two. So the ports in this instance are extremely important, otherwise the xantech would turn the wrong room on. I suppose the layout is questionable as the customer will have to hit main then page to get to page 2(where it says cd2, dvd2... to control zone 2, I am sure some of you must have a more efficient and simple way to run 2 zones off one remote, but this was one way I was able to figure out

ust plan on having a problem if you are using URC products. Then after you have called them 9 times, emailed them your program files, you will find out from another CI firm that they have had a recall. They wont have the courtesy to let you know that is the root of your problems.

The recall is on MRF-250s and only a few select serial numbers. They are replacing them free with MRF-300s. Eric Johnson is a very helpful guy but in all the URC I have done I have never needed him.

IR routing does not work on address "0" (default) --set the mrf 300 to any other address and change it on the editor as well ..and youll be fine.

(i dunno if it's supposed to be that way ... but it's been my findings)