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SRM7500
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Instructions for Use
Quick & Easy Setup
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2 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Contents Taking a first look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Preparing Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Configuring the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Enjoying Your
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3 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Press the Music en Mode key simultaneously for 3 seconds to open the Setup menu. Music key See p 7 Mode key See p 11 Power key Battery low icon No connection icon Display with context Sending animation related screens As music controller: Playback Settings menu key See p 9 Back key As universal remote: More key See p 11 Cursor keys and OK key Mute key Volume Up key Channel Up key Volume Down key Channel Down key MC Start key See p 13 Playback keys Device s
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4 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Installing the Remote Control The initial installation of your remote is divided into 2 main parts: � Preparing the PC you want to control with the SRM7500 by installing the MediaControl software and the USB transceiver, enclosed. � Configuring the remote control to set up the connection to the correct PC and define the devices the SRM7500 will work with. Preparing Y our PC Warning It is very important to follow the specified sequence of actions during the instal
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5 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Press the cover inwards Place the 3 batteries Position the cover and and lift it up. into the battery press firmly until you compartment. hear a click. The remote initializes and is now ready to be configured as described below. Note Leave your PC turned on during the configuration of the remote control. You still need to set up the connection between the remote and the PC. Configuring the Remote Control A wizard on the remote’s screen will guide you through the
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6 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to test the codes. ■ When a working code set is found, your device is correctly installed. ■ When no working code is found, ■ You can perform a full database search to find a correct code set. It can take up to 25 minutes to perform this full database search. ■ You can learn the codes from the original remote of the device. Refer to chapter ‘Fix a Key’ on page 17 for more information on how to learn codes. When the device is in
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7 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Enjoying Your Remote Control The SRM7500 has 2 important functions combined in 1 remote control. On one hand you have a music controller that interacts with your media player on the PC and enables you to control the music, available on your PC, without turning the PC screen or player on. Refer to chapter ‘Using SRM7500 as a music controller’ on page 7. On the other hand you have a universal remote control, which replaces the original remote control of 6 AV-devic
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8 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Browsing and playing music With SRM7500 you can browse through the music that is available on your PC. To navigate through different menus on the remote: Press to Press to go to My Music screen return to the the next screen. previous screen. All songs screen Press or to Press to return start playing the song. to the playlists. Now Playing screen To scroll through a list on a screen: ■ Use the digit keys to jump immediately to a specific point in the list. This i
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9 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use On the Now playing screen you get the following information about the song. Title of the song Name of the artist Title of the album Progress indication of Current playback the playing song status Defining the Playback Settings On your remote you can choose to repeat the playing playlist or choose to play the playlist in a random sequence. To enable a playback setting: 1 Press to open the Playback Settings menu. 2 Select one of the following settings and press .
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10 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Creating a queue On your SRM7500 you can easily create a playing queue by adding songs to the ‘Now Playing’ list (for Windows Media Player) or the ‘PartyShuffle’ list (for iTunes). You can always delete the playing queue, but you cannot delete an individual song in the queue. To add a song to the playing queue: 1 Navigate with the cursor keys to the song that you would like to add. 2 Press to add the song to the playing queue. A confirmation message appears on t
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11 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Using SRM7500 as a universal remote control The music, started while using the remote as a music controller, will continue to play even though you pressed to use SRM7500 as a universal remote control. Press on your SRM7500 to use your SRM7500 as a universal remote control. The device icon of your last selected device will appear on the screen. Selecting a Device To select a device, you have installed on your remote control, you press repeatedly until the device
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12 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Device specific keys The device specific keys on the SRM7500 can have different functions, depending on the device you selected via the Mode key. Below you can find a complete overview of the functions for all device specific keys listed for the Windows Media Center, TV, Cable/Satellite and your audio set. Note Other installed devices use the functions that are labeled on the remote. Check your original remote when you are not sure. MC TV Sat/Cable Audio set G
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13 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Selecting Extra Functions Devices can also have extra functions, that are not covered by the hard keys on the SRM7500.You can select these extra functions in the display. 1Press . Extra functions for the selected device appear in the display. 2 Use the Cursor Up key and Cursor Down key to scroll through all extra functions. 3 If you have selected the function you were looking for, press . The remote control sends out the IR signal. For adding extra functions, se
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14 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Starting Up an Activity An activity is a sequence of key presses, you can program. For example, for watching a DVD you normally would have to: ■ Turn on the TV; ■ Turn on the DVD; ■ Turn on the surround sound system; ■ Select the right input on your TV and surround sound system; ■ Press the Play key to start the DVD. By selecting the activity ‘Watch DVD’ all the actions are executed automatically in the predefined sequence. To start up an activity: 1 Press repea
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15 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Advanced features of SRM7500 Via the Setup menu you get accesss to the various advanced features of SRM7500. Press and hold and simultaneously for 3 seconds to open the Setup menu. To select an option from the Setup menu, you scroll the list with your cursor keys and confirm the selection by pressing . The Setup menu provides the following options: Option Description p Add a device Adds a new device 16 Delete a device Removes a programmed device 17 Fix a key
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16 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use When you want to exit the Setup menu and go: ■ Directly to your playlists, press on the remote. ■ To your last selected device, press on the remote. Add a Device To be able to operate your devices with your SRM7500, you have to add these devices to the remote control. You can add up to 6 devices from the list of available devices. You cannot add a device twice. Once you have added a device to your remote control, it disappears from the list. However, the list o
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17 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 4 When you want to add another device, select Yes, press and repeat step 2 and 3. -or- When you added all your devices, select No and press to return to the Setup menu. Delete a Device You can delete a programmed device from your remote control. 1 Select the option Delete a device in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select the device you want to delete and press . 3 Confirm you want to delete that device by selecting Yes and press . The dev
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18 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 2 Select the device for which you want to fix a key and press . 3 Confirm you have a working original remote control available to learn from by selecting Yes and press . Note If you already learned 200 keys, you will be noted that the memory is full and return to the Setup menu. Delete a device with fixed keys to clear memory. Refer to page 17 for more information on how to delete a device. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to fix the key. 1 Point the 2 remotes
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19 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 5 When you would like to fix other keys for this device, select Yes, press and repeat step 4. -or- When all keys are fixed, select No and press to return to the Setup menu. Note Fixing a key overwrites the key’s data that was stored in your SRM7500. This means that if this key is used in an activity this will also change. Add a function You can add extra functions to your SRM7500. 1 Select the option Add a function in the Setup menu and press . 2 Select the dev
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20 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 3 Select Next and press to return to the Setup menu. You will no longer find the option RF settings in the Setup menu. Add an Activity An activity consists of several key presses that will be sent out by your remote control when you select the activity. You can add up to 8 activities to your SRM75000. One activity can contain maximum 25 steps. By default the SRM7500 inserts a delay of 0,6 sec between every key press to make sure your devices are responding co
