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  1. How To Determine The Stream Number of Your Source

    The DMS Devices (DMS-AV/DMS-100/DMS-1200) all have a certain number of streams. All of the available streams can be selected when creating custom macros. The following depicts how to determine the stream number of your source as wel as use it in a m...
  2. Basic IP Camera Terminology

    Digital Video Recorder (DVR): ​ Uses analog cameras  Easier to install Analog cameras cannot be more than 1000 ft away from DVR Network Video Recorder: Records over the network Uses IP cameras (POE) ...
  3. Settings for Viewing 3rd Party Cameras On URC

    Many 3rd  Party Cameras integrated with a Total Control System can be viewed from any of the fully graphical user interfaces (TRC-1280, TC-1080/820, TKP-7000/5500,7600), iOS, Android)  To view the cameras on the interfaces, there are some required...
  4. How To Manually Add Music Folders To The SNP-2

    Personal Music files can be searched and played on the SNP-2.  These are the steps to add a music folder to the Streaming Network Player. Select Settings . Select My Music Manager . ...
  5. How to Configure Music folders on a Mac To Play On The SNP-2

    This article outlines how to manually  share music  folders from a Mac. Sharing music between the Mac and  SNP-2  requires several steps; locating the username, sharing the Mac and sharing iTunes to communicate with the  SNP-2  During th...
  6. How to Share a Music folder on a PC To Play On The SNP-2

    This article outlines how to manually share music folders from the PC on the Network To share folders, a file path may be required as well as a username and password (this option can be disabled under advanced network settings), if con...
  7. How To Setup External Sensor For the THZ-100

    This article will cover setting up the THZ-100  to use an external sensor for temperature readings. Add the THZ-100 to the project Step 9: URC Subsystems and select URC Thermostats .  in the Remote Tem...
  8. How To Calibrate the TRC-1280's Touch Screen

    This article shows how to calibrate the touch screen of the TRC-1280 . Hold down the main and select buttons simultaneously on the remote for approximately 5 second so enter the setup screen . Select calibration . A wind...
  9. How To update The PSX-2's Firmware

    This article shows the steps for updating the PSX-2's firmware . Using a web browser, access the PSX-2's  interface by browsing to the local IP address of the device. The IP address can be found by discovering it in Step 6: Network Se...
  10. Master System Controllers and Base stations that Require a TRF-UZ1 to Communicate with: TRC-780, THZ-100, MRX-4SEN

    Some Total Control devices use URC's proprietary URC 2.4GHz RF to communicate to the M aster S ystem C ontroller ( MSC ).  Currently, the only MRX unit that has a built-in URC 2.4GHz RF transceiver is the MRX-10.  This means the use of a TRF-...