I bought the MX-3000 after talking to the guys at BEST BUY! Paid $600 online. Said it was the mother of all remotes. (This was before I found this forum). Need help programming.

Any recommendations with programming services? I have two displays, 1 lcd, 1 projector, preamp, 2 zone, dvd, hd dvr, digital video processor.


Thanks

What do you mean programming services?

You didn't buy it from an authorized dealer. Hopefully they sent you a copy of the software because URC won't let you get new updated versions.

I got the software. i'm talking about putting all the cool graphics, setting it up as task driven and not device driven. i appreciate your help.

Ralph

The only thing about the MX-3000 is it involves a lot a custom programming. While you do not have to be software programmer, it definitely takes more work than the Harmony remotes. You have to set up layouts, assign codes to all the buttons, hard button and touch screen buttons, assign which pages to jump to, etc, etc....

I would recommend starting with the base templates and assigning all your IR codes first to the appropriate screens and get a feel for how everything works. Then when you are comfortable, you can look for custom layouts that might better suit your taste.

Macros... these take a little more work, especially if you are using variables. Your life will be a lot simply if all of your devices have discreet codes for everything.

Just post any questions your have or PM me. I am very efficient with this remote and can help. Follow the link in my sig and you can see a couple of the screens on my remote.

The only thing about the MX-3000 is it involves a lot a custom programming. While you do not have to be software programmer, it definitely takes more work than the Harmony remotes. You have to set up layouts, assign codes to all the buttons, hard button and touch screen buttons, assign which pages to jump to, etc, etc....

I would recommend starting with the base templates and assigning all your IR codes first to the appropriate screens and get a feel for how everything works. Then when you are comfortable, you can look for custom layouts that might better suit your taste.

Macros... these take a little more work, especially if you are using variables. Your life will be a lot simply if all of your devices have discreet codes for everything.

Just post any questions your have or PM me. I am very efficient with this remote and can help. Follow the link in my sig and you can see a couple of the screens on my remote.

OMG the MX-3000 has to be awefully good to make up for this. No wonder why some sell for $999 and some for $600. It is wrong of them not to offer software updates though, after all is is still a lot of money to spend, and URC still sold it somewhere along the line.

The MX-3000 is an incredible remote, although I'd have to say it is much more powerful than the common home theater would ever need. It probably was really designed for professional high end systems. It can control 255 different devices. Even those of us who are home theater hobbyist, how many devices do any of us have in our home theater? I'd say 8 at the most. I only have 4 devices being controlled by my MX-3000, although I'll be adding lighting control soon.

Some don't like the two hand grip of the remote either, but that was one of the big selling points for me. I like the fact that you hold it like a Playstation controller.

After getting the remote and getting everything fine tuned the way I like it, I can totally justify the money I spent on it ($650 including MRF-250 RF base). I love it.

Besides, it has a huge WOW factor from friends who come over and see it for the first time. I have two friends who recently purchased the Harmony 880 and they are really impressed with that remote too.

Do you really need a $999 remote? Probably not, but it all depends on what will make you happy about the money you spend. I actually enjoy trying out new templates for the remote and recently purchase one from www.pollensoftware.com and then spent two weeks getting a whole new template programmed.

Either way, enjoy what you purchase. I'd hate to see anyone spend several hundred dollars on a remote and not like it.

disclaimer: I bought from an authorized dealer on eBay. I also bought before URC started putting a lock down on the software. I actually downloaded the software and played with it before I bought the remote. I agree with many and find this an absolute poor business and marketing decision. This would definitely be one big issue that would prevent me from buying the remote. However, buy it from an authorized dealer and it shouldn't be a problem.

I got the software. i'm talking about putting all the cool graphics, setting it up as task driven and not device driven. i appreciate your help.

Ralph

Go to www.remotecentral.com and look in the forums and files area -- thera are lots of preprogrammed samples there (you will have to tweak them for your devices).

This page has a buch of downloadable designs from winners of an MX-3000 design contest --

http://www.remotecentral.com/mx3000/contest.htm

They can give you lots of cool ideas of how this remote can be used.

You can also go to the URC website and download the Programming manual. Printing it out is the best way to go. I did this with the MX-950 and I'd be lost without it.

OMG the MX-3000 has to be awefully good to make up for this. No wonder why some sell for $999 and some for $600. It is wrong of them not to offer software updates though, after all is is still a lot of money to spend, and URC still sold it somewhere along the line.

The MX-3000 is a fantastic remote with very powerful features, but URC never intended any of their PC programmable remotes to be sold to average consumers without professional programming. The same goes for Pronto, RTI, Crestron, AMX, etc.

$999 is the retail price of the remote and is usually what you'll expect to pay at an authorized B&M retail location. My store charges $300-600 to program this remote, depending on the complexity of the system and how much eye candy the client wants.

Programming this remote isn't rocket science, but it does take some patience if you're new to it. Like mentioned before, start out with the default template and program some IR codes onto the buttons. There is also an IR database tool in the MX Editor that allows you to import all the available IR codes for a device in one step (advanced programmers will generally prefer to manually drop codes into buttons since the automatic page layouts can often be unpredictable). Once you get comfortable with how this works, you can start doing more advanced things like macros and variables.

The electronic programming guide included with the MX Editor software is actually pretty well-written, so you'll definitely want to check that out, too.

You can also go to the URC website and download the Programming manual. Printing it out is the best way to go. I did this with the MX-950 and I'd be lost without it.

I was just on the URC website this morning and it looks like they have taken down the MX 3000 programming manual as well as the software. The only thing I found was the little owners manual. Hopefully I was looking in the wrong place.

Go to remotecentral.com>files>MX3000>Documentation...2 choices to get what you want by downloading.
I tried to get to the programming manual for my MX950 again but it looks like they did away with any access. I'm glad I saved a copy to My Dopcuments.
Hope this helps.

Go to remotecentral>files>MX3000>Documentation...2 choices to get what you want by downloading.
I tried to get to the programming manual for my MX950 again but it looks like they did away with any access. I'm glad I saved a copy to My Dopcuments.
Hope this helps.

Thank you, thank you - even though I have been to remote central a zillion times I never thought about looking in their files section - got what I needed!

scott - aka bum

If you need assistance, my comapny will work with you for a nominal fee to get this programmed for you.

The MX-3000 is a fantastic remote with very powerful features, but URC never intended any of their PC programmable remotes to be sold to average consumers without professional programming. The same goes for Pronto, RTI, Crestron, AMX, etc.
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That might be true but URC clearly was not on top of their own dealer network (probably was a good reason not to be). So in the end the consumer gets the shaft by URC!!!

does anyone know how to program the macros on this?


Directv changed my receiver and this thing stopped working ...

HELP!

I think they just took the access off of their website ... so ....

If you bought it from an authorized dealer, call them and they should give you the software. If they can't or won't, call URC, give them your serial number, explain the situation to them, and they'll give you the software.

If you bought from an unauthorized dealer, do some searching with Google and ye shall find.

So the MX-3000 isnt user programmable? You need to go through an authorized custom installer for it?

I understand there was the option to do that in the past, but since the software isnt available anymore, the company doesnt want end users doing this?

The MX-3000 is most certainly user programmable. In fact, it's quite easy to program in spite of what URC wants you to think.

The software is available to anyone who buys it from an authorized dealer. It's also freely available to anyone on the Internet who knows how to search.

So the MX-3000 isnt user programmable? You need to go through an authorized custom installer for it?

I understand there was the option to do that in the past, but since the software isnt available anymore, the company doesnt want end users doing this?

The MX-3000 is pretty easy to program once you figure out how everything works in the editor. I had never programmed a remote before and had a usable rcc file in about 3-4 hours. Wasn't the nicest, but it worked pretty well.

I have since spent a lot of time messing around with variables which can be very powerful and think I have a very good remote. I didn't design my template graphics, used one designed by one of the guys from URC. But, I would guess I spent about 20 hours getting my current template programmed and working properly.

All in all, I am much happier with this remote compared to my Harmony 680. I can do so much more and I was still able to program my own help pages for my devices that don't have discrete codes or for the occasional time the IR codes dont go through properly.

Also, Ralphtomm and c1ag sent you a pm.

I bought a MX-3000 last night from Electronics Expo in NewJersey. And just to let you know, that if you go to http://www.urccontrolroom.com you can registrer your remote control with the serial number and download the MX Editor and manual. However the Live updater doesn't work because URC change software and no longer support MX editor or Live updater.

Can you still register the product to get the software if you not buy it from one of their authorized dealer? (I live in an remote area and there are no dealers here)

Thanks.

The MX-3000 is simple to program. If you want a simple no frills, device based remote it is very simple. With variables ( they are just true/false ) it is easy to get a decent task based remote working. For me the hardest part was making it look pretty. I have the astestic sense of Hellen Keller, so I just copied some templates from remote central. I have since sold my MX-3000 and bought a TX-1000 and MSC-400. Managed to get them for less than what I sold the MX-3000 for. The reson was that I wanted RF / RS-232 / and sensor inputs, and to me the big advantage of the MX-3000 was variables, which the TX-1000 does not have. However, if you use the TX-1000 as just the "front end" for the MSC-400, which does have variables, then the point is moot.

As to the software, it is really a non-issue. The only difference between the live update software and the one freely available on URC's website is some codes for newer equipment. These codes are usually available on remote central. They might be in the URC section. If not, you can dirrectly input the hex codes, which are avialable in the Pronto section. Of course you could also just learn the codes you need from your existing remotes.