Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ARRX15G Acoustic Research
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S e t up Guide E verything y ou need to ge t going with your ne w Xsight™ C olor remot e contr ol: >> Out of the Bo x >> Installing the EZ -RC™ R emot e Contr ol Setup Wizar d >>.
2 Out of the Bo x 1 Unpack The r st step is t o make sur e you’ v e got the following p arts in your pack age: Quick Look: > Unpack > Install b atterie s > Get t o know the inter activ e.
Out of the Bo x 3 Out of the Bo x 2 Inst all batt eries The ne xt step is t o install the X sight™ Color ’ s bat teries . Remo ve the bat tery door from the back of the X sight™ Color .
4 Out of the Bo x The t op of the remo te also o ffer s Shortcut ke ys t o give y ou one-touch ac cess to s ome of the remo te’ s advanced functions: (Home/B ack) goes b ack one screen in the menus . Holding this ke y down f or tw o seconds tak es the r emote t o the Home Screen.
Out of the Bo x 5 Out of the Bo x 3 R emote Se tup Once y ou’v e installed the r emote ’ s batt eries, y ou’r e re ady to st art setting it up. T he Xsight™ Color has sens ors that w ake the L CD screen up aut omatically ( y ou can also w ak e it up by pre ssing a ke y ).
6 Out of the Bo x 4 On-R emote De vice Set up The Xsigh t™ Color lets y ou set up y our device s in seconds , right on the remot e, with a built -in library o f codes f or the most popular models o f the most common home the ater devic es: D VD play ers, plasma and L CD HD TV s, and much more .
Out of the Bo x 7 Out of the Bo x Choose y our devic e’ s br and. Use the t oggle bar to go thr ough the pages of br ands f or this devic e. When y ou see y our brand, s elect its on-scr een k e y. Choose the kind o f device y ou w ant to set up . Use the t oggle bar to go thr ough the pages of de vices .
8 Out of the B ox Can’t nd a c ode that works your de vice ( or one that does ev erything you w ant it to do )? Use the EZ -RC™ R emote Con trol Setup Wizar d! The setup wiz ard lets y ou enter your de vice’ s model number to nd ex actly the right code for y our device .
Out of the Bo x 9 Out of the Bo x If you s ometimes use other de vices t o change volume , answ er No in this scr een—you’ll ha ve a chance t o set up mas ter volume f or specic activities (lik e when you’ re w at ching a movie ) later .
10 Installing the EZ R C™ Remot e Contr ol Wizard Quick Look: > S yst em requir ements > Install the EZ -RC™ R emote C ontrol Se tup Wizar d > Launch the EZ -RC™ Remot e Contr ol Setup .
Installing the EZ R C™ Remot e Contr ol Wizard 11 nsta ng What if m y CD doesn’t st art installation automatically ? 1. Open the CD and double-click on the icon shown her e. 2. If you ha ve Window s XP and need Service P ack 3, see the Important Not e for Window s XP users on the pr evious page (Vist a users do not need this kind of updat e).
12 Installing the EZ R C™ Remot e Contr ol Wizard 5 Connect y our remot e when prompt ed If you s ee this error mes sage... Y ou need to change your A ctiveX settings in Internet Explor er for the EZ -RC™ Remote C ontrol Setup Wiz ard to w ork. T o change settings A ctiveX set tings: 1.
Installing the EZ R C™ Remot e Contr ol Wizard 13 nsta ng In the rs t setup scr een after y ou’v e connect ed your r emote , check the Upload and edit a setup fr om your remo te option.
14 Activities Quick Look: > Set up the “Hello ” activity ( all on ) > Set up the “Good Night ” activity ( all of f) > Set up a “W at ch Movie” activit y > Set up a “W at ch S.
Activities 15 Act v t es 1 Add a “Hello ” activit y . Choose Smart Wizar d Then click the Ne xt button t o continue . A scr een appears sho wing you the st eps y ou’ll go through to s et up the activity using the Smart Wizar d. Click the Next butt on at the bott om of the scr een to continue .
16 Activities 2 Con gure the “Hello ” activity f or your de vices . Set the po wer on commands Once y ou’v e given the “Hello ” activity the name y ou w ant ( or left it as “Hello ”), the next W izar d screen let s you se t how each of y our devic es are po wer ed on.
Activities 17 Act v t es 3 T est the “Hello ” activity with y our devic es. Once y our remot e is re ady to te st, the scr een to the right appear s. Car efully disconnect the r emote fr om y our PC. The remot e scr eens guide you through t esting this activit y .
18 Activitie s 12:35 Begin Test Through out the Activity test, point the remote toward your devices. T es t the entire activity The ne xt screen le ts you t est the “Hello ” activity with y our entire s ys tem. IMPORT ANT : Make sur e all your de vices ar e off bef ore y ou st art.
Activities 19 Act v t es 4 Finish up the activity . If the activity w orked with y our remot e, y ou’r e just a st ep from the nish. If the activit y did not work as y ou thought it should, you c an use the EZ -RC™ Remot e Contr ol Setup Wiz ard t o make adjus tments or trouble shoot.
20 Activities Choose Smart Wizar d . Then click the Ne xt button t o continue . A scr een appears sho wing you the st eps y ou’ll go through to s et up the activity using the Smart Wizar d.
Activities 21 Act v t es 2 Con gure the “Good Night” activit y f or your de vices. Use the pull-do wn menu for each de vice to s et that devic e’ s pow er-off command. T he options are: None Use this option if y ou w ant to lea ve a devic e out of the “Good Night” activit y (f or ex ample, if the de vice is in another r oom).
22 Activities Once y our remot e is re ady to te st, the scr een to the right appear s. Car efully disconnect the r emote fr om y our PC. The r emote scr eens guide y ou through te sting this activity . Re ad about the test The r st scr een gives y ou some inf ormation about the tes t.
Activities 23 Act v t es 12:35 Begin Test Through out the Activity test, point the remote toward your devices. T es t the entire activity The ne xt screen le ts you t est the “Good Night ” activity with your en tire sy st em. IMPORT ANT : Mak e sure all y our devic es are on bef ore y ou st ar t.
24 Activities 4 Finish up the activity . If you add d evices late r . . . Do n’ t forg et to co me b a ck to you r “G o od N ig ht ” a ct ivi ty a n d ad d th eir p owe r com ma n ds as wel l to tur n the m of f! If the activity w orked with y our remot e, y ou’r e just a st ep from the nish.
Activities 25 Act v t es Set ting up a “W atch Mo vie ” activity The ne xt activities, “W at ch Movie” and “W atch Satellit e” ( or “Wat ch Cable”), ar e diff erent fr om the “Hello ” and “Good Night” activities . F or these activities, y ou will use the Adv anced Wiz ard.
26 Activities If yo u’re re -ac ces sin g th e EZ-RC ™ Re mo te Co ntro l Set up W iza rd , go to th e Ma in M en u an d cl ick Acti vities . S el ec t Ad d an Ac ti vit y fro m the s ub me nu th at appears. Th en co nti nu e wit h the s tep s tha t fol low to s et up t he “ Watc h Mov ie” a c tiv it y.
Activities 27 Act v t es 4 Build the “W atch Movie ” activity f or your de vices . Once y ou’v e given the “W at ch Movie” activit y the name you w ant ( or left it as “W atch Mo vie”), the ne xt Wizar d scr een asks if you w ant t o build the sequence of c ommands to con gure y our home entertainmen t sys tem t o wat ch a movie .
28 Activities Do n’t see t he key comma nd you want? Fi rs t, m ake su re yo u’ve s el ec te d the co r rec t d evi ce from t he d rop - dow n me nu . T he n, d ou b le ch eck yo u r or igi na l rem ote a nd m ake s ure yo u’ve w ri tte n dow n th e key na me co rre c tly.
Activities 29 Act v t es T o change the timing between c ommands (s ometimes useful if a de vice needs to r espond t o one command befor e it can r espond t o another): click the clock icon in the sec ond line of the c ommand and use the arro ws to adjust the number of s econds to w ait bef ore giving the ne xt command.
30 Activities Set ting up a “W atch Sat ellite ” or “W atch C able” activit y 1 W rite do wn which device s you use t o “W at ch Satellit e/ Cable ”. Look at the f ollowing e xample setup f or “W atch Sat ellite ”, then ll in the inf ormation for this activit y in your home theater .
Activities 31 Act v t es 3 Add a ne w activity in the EZ -RC™ R emote C ontrol S etup Wiz ard. Choose A dvanc ed Wizar d F or the “W atch Sat ellite ” or “Wat ch Cable ” activity , choose the Adv anced Wizar d and click the Next but ton t o continue .
32 Activities 4 Build the “W atch Sat ellite ” or “W atch C able” activit y for y our devic es. Once y ou’v e given this activit y the name you w ant ( or left it as -is), the ne xt Wizar d scr een asks if y ou want t o build the sequence o f commands t o congur e your home en tertainment s yst em to w atch a mo vie.
Activities 33 Act v t es Do n’t see t he key comma nd you want? Se e the “ D on ’t s ee th e key co mm an d you w ant? ” b ox on p a ge 28 fo r Troubl es ho oti ng s ug ge sti on s . 2. Scr oll through the c ommands av ailable for this devic e.
34 Activities IMPORT ANT : Don’t for get to do wnload your activitie s to y our remote . Whe n yo u’v e n ished cust omiz ing y our r emo te u sing t he EZ -RC™ Remo te Cont rol Set up Wi zar d, go to the main menu and click Do wnload to Remo te to sa ve your se ttings to the r emote itself .
Activities 35 Act v t es Using y our activities 3. Choose the home ent ertainment activity y ou w ant to perf orm (f or ex ample, W at ch Movie ). How do I kno w when an activity has nished? When y.
36 Activities T o do another activity: Pre ss the shor tcut k ey . T o go to the home menu: Pre ss and hold the k ey . What if Assis t doesn’t w ork? If the Assist scr eens are not helping y ou n.
F avorit es & Pro les 37 F avor t es & Pro es Quick Look: > How t o make the X sight™ Color r emote y ours > Cre ate a F amily F av orite Channels list > Cre ate individual P.
38 F avorite s & Proles 1 Set up y our fa vorit es. Set the de vice y ou use to change channels If you sub scribe to a sat ellite pr ogr amming service , for e xample , you pr obably use y our satellit e box to change channels , not your TV . Choose the option that work s for y our home theater , then click Next .
F avorit es & Pro les 39 F avor t es & Pro es 2 Choose y our fa vorit e channels. Select a channel Click the scr oll bar to nd a channel y ou w ant to add t o your f avorit es.
40 F avorit es & Pro les T ype in the channel number When the channel icon or label appe ars on the r eplica remo te scr een, type in the number for the channel in y our progr amming. Add the ne xt channel Click the next sp ace in the r eplica remo te scr een to add another channel t o your f a vorite s.
F avorit es & Pro les 41 F avor t es & Pro es 3 Choose the de vice s controlled b y each section o f the remot e. In the nal st ep in creating y our F avorit e channels list, y ou set what diff eren t group s of ke ys c ontrol b y def ault when you’ re using y our fa vorit e channel list.
42 F avorite s & Proles Cr eating Individual Pro les Once y ou’v e cre ated the F av orites list , you c an creat e individual pro le lists for each member o f the f amily . If you s elected No: Choose F av orites from the Main menu and s elect Add Pro le from the submenu.
F avorit es & Pro les 43 F avor t es & Pro es 2 Choose the channels f or this pro le. IMPORT ANT : Only the channels you’ ve chosen as y our fa vorites c an be selected f or a prole .
44 F a vorites & Pr oles 3 Choose the de vice s controlled b y each section o f the remot e. In the nal st ep in creating this pr ole , you se t what differ ent gr oups of k eys contr ol by def ault when y ou’r e using this pro le.
T roubleshooting 45 T roub eshoot ng Most c ommon problems with y our Xsight™ C olor can be re solved b y trying one of the follo wing solutions. If y ou hav e any further ques tions, please c all our help line toll-fr ee at 1-800- 27 6-0509 . T r oubleshooting Initial set up • My remot e doesn’t come on aut omatically when I pick it up.
46 T roubleshooting Window s XP users must ha ve Service P ack 3 and .Net 3.5 T o nd out which service pack ver sion you hav e: 1. Right click on My Comput er on your PC deskt op. 2. Choose Pr operties from the dr op-down menu. 3. In the General T ab, the S ervice Pack is lis ted under Sy stem.
T roubleshooting 47 T roub eshoot ng • My “Hello ” activity didn’t w ork. On the remot e screen, select As sist . Then select P ower On/ Off . Select the ke y for each devic e to turn that de vice on. Use the toggle bar t o acce ss more de vices.
Use of the so ftw are pro vided with this product may r equire the mos t recent Window s® updates in or der to function properly . Any such update s are third p arty softw are which shall be go verned by such thir d party’ s license agreement .
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