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  1. Graphics with a Total Control Driver

    Universal Remote Control Inc. has added the ability to incorporate graphics into any custom driver. This feature adds a greater degree of personalization that allows installers to save time by having drivers that automatically sets a pre-selecte...
  2. Total Control Expansion Pack

    Total Control offers a large variety of icons for buttons that enable installers to add a higher degree of personalization to projects through the Graphics Expansion Pack. Included in the expansion pack are graphics for small (106x64pixels) and larg...
  3. Custom Graphics in Total Control

    Total Control offers various ways to use graphics. Within Accelerator it is possible to pre-select an image in the driver, add images to the software via the Expansion Pack, or custom images not provided by URC. Customization is a key component of T...
  4. Total Control Graphics Icon Sizes

    Total Control allows programmers to customize the graphics on the Main Menu and Sub-menus.  Interfaces have different size dimensions and sometimes two (2) different sizes for one interface.  If creating custom graphic icons, please use the followin...
  5. Offsite Programming Error (Can't get the serial ID -Parsing Error)

    Symptom: When downloading to a base station remotely for Offsite Programming, it is possible that you may get a parsing error message that states: “Start downloading Can’t get the serial ID – Parsing Error”   ...
  6. MX-990 Won't Take a Download (Fails to Download)

    Symptom:  While the MX-990 is connected to the PC, it fails to take program download. Solution: Remove the battery, Wait for 1+ minute Re-insert the battery Connect the remote back to the PC Wait 15+ seconds, then try re-downloading the ...
  7. Denon HEOS Volume Control

    Symptom: While using the volume up and down buttons within the Denon Heos two-way module, volume commands are only sent at 0.5db per button press.  This can make adjusting volume time consuming and frustrating.   Currently,  this is the way t...
  8. Factory Default Complete Control Remotes

    A  factory reset , also known as master  reset , is a software restore of an electronic device to its original system state by erasing all of the information stored on the device in an attempt to restore the device's software to its origina...
  9. Teaching Dish Network Boxes to Work with URC MX Remotes

    Dish Network Boxes require a specified IR address/ID.  If a user adds additional Dish Network remotes to an already installed system, the URC IR frequency must be re-addressed.   To learn a URC MX remote frequency, follow the steps below:...
  10. Controlling Apple TV With a Third Party Remote

    Apple TV can be controlled with any third-party remote such as URC CCP MX-series remotes or event Total Control MRX-X base stations.  Apple TV has the capability to learn any IR code so that it can be used to trigger native commands.  ...