Unfortunetly, yes.

It takes longer to clean out the text you don't want than it does to program what you do want! :-(

Grab a few coctails some evening and it is a little less painful!

You could start a little business by cloning blank 350s. I'll bite on the first one. Maybe you'll be able to retire early.

Nice to see someone else using this method. If I return the Osirus to the factory default setup and then remove all labels the remote should be totally blank then?

Wonder if Eric is watching this thread.

"Wish list for MX-350 Remotes"

Either with PC programmability (a "limited" MX-850) or at least a button series of presses to "erase entire remote and start blank".

I usually start with the default setup, delete unused devices and change text as necessary. The ability to hide unused pages makes it fairly easy to customise the remote for a few components. I can see the value of starting with a blank config in many cases though. Just wish they were all PC programmable. :-(

Mike
www.SurfRemoteControl.com

Pc progammable would be nice!

But I'm easy to get along with.

Just stop filling EVERY PAGE of EVERY DEVICE !!

Please ?!?!

I know you can hide pages. But since you can't 'drag' them over to an unused page, it doesn't help me all that much.

I know what your thinking, just sell them an MX-850!

In a perfect world I think everyone should have at least one. Or at least an MX-700!

But, I live in the wrong 'neck of the woods' for that.

We don't have 'DOT COM' millionare's.

Everyone with money has worked there tail off to get where they are!

And that means they don't like to spend money freely because they can still remember all the years that they were basically broke, trying to make there bussiness a success.

Usually, a year or two after they've 'recovered' from there $15,000 to $40,000 initial expense, they're ready for a 'powerhouse remote' to upgrade from the MX-500 or worse, the 'sort of ' universal remote that came with the receiver.

Sucks to be me, huh?

Well, I cleared out a 350 last night and it took about 20 minutes of deleting labels and devices.

I decided to leave the "audio" device at the bottom of page 1, as well as the DVD and cable devices on the same page.

I picture the remote for bedrooms or lower budget folks. Most will have a DVD and some sort of channel changer, so the cable device will double as either cable or sat. If client has cable, I can try a preprogrammed code or learn it. If he has a sat, I'll learn it, since it's still the cable device hid in memory. Practically speaking, I'll probably save time by learning everything.

The cable pages had some superfluous stuff so I ended up just keeping a single page with FAV, Pg+, Pg-, etc.

Still like to have it button programmable or pc programmable. If pronto can do it, so can URC, only better. I know they like the concept of a remote that a "junior installer" can program without a laptop, but I think if it's really aimed at installers, the laptop should be an option.

Anyway, the basic blank or nearly blank option was a great angle and I cloned two others the same way. Thanks for passing that idea along to us.

Button programmable?

You understand that they like the concept of a remote that a "junior installer" can program without a laptop ("button programmable" if you will) but we wish to add to it "pc programmable".

Kapische?

Io capisco. Grazie.

I got an e-mail from Hank @ URC today.

He pointed out that you can clear out the factory labels in the 350/650 by using the IR data base and then apply Aux 155 codeset to every device.

That was great news for me!!!

Or am I the only person on the planet that was unaware of this?

Thanks Hank!

You made my day!

Hank told me the same thing, but it won't work on the MX-350. I tried it several times and finally called tech support. They told me that it works on the 650 only.

The 350 is still a good performer. If I had never seen a pc programmable remote, I'd probably think it was perfect! The rf capabilitys are a big plus.The macro's and punch through make it a breeze to operate for the end user. And the price is right.

I seem to be getting spoiled by the URC rf capability! I think they are on the right track with multiple code address's. I'm starting to prefer multiple rf remotes for whole house systems over keypad systems! (Did I say that outloud?)!

What he said.


I had done the right thing, asked everybody here the best plasma proof solution and got high praises on the Audioplex and the Niles Plasma Proof (ha) sensors. So, finishing up a project I used one of each on a 42 and 50" Fujitsu plasma.

The Niles works about 95% of the time but when the sun is bright behind the house and lightens the room it reduces its effectiveness. Clients are not unhappy with that although I'm not too keen on it.

The Audioplex works the RCA sat box fair, but the Onkyo HT receiver won't work more than 1/2 the time. Moved emitters all over, tried four different brands of emitter... so today I run over with an MX350 and MRF250 and the thing is flawless, faster... yank out the audioplex. I can't say enough about URC with great remotes, and the RF is a lifesaver.

Anyone on the fence about what remote to buy, get an MX350, 850, or 3000. You won't be sorry.