Installation manual
5. Observe the Status
LED
of
the MRF-260.
If
it
is
glowing
or
flick-
ering you must relocate the MRF-260 to a location where the
LED
doesn't flicker.
If
your
installation location
simply
doesn't offer you any choice
and you are detecting interference everywhere you place the
MRF-260, you have
two
last resort options:
a.
Remove the MRF-260's antenna. This
will
reduce the
range enormously, but may still be enough for this client.
b.
Admit
defeat and install the
two
piece MRF-350 base
station,
which
can have the
RF
Antenna
module
remote-
ly
located (even in another part
of
the house).
7.
Once
you have found a location that
is
absolutely free
of
RFI
with
everything on, test
to
see
if
the range
is
ade-
~
quate and that macro
reliability
is
perfect. Start
·.·
..
a
with
the antenna angle
set
to 45 degrees and posi-
tioned
so
that the long side
of
the antenna
is
fac- : 45°
ing the customer's favorite seating position.
When
testing,
set
both the remote and the MRF-260 to the same
valid
RF
ID#.
Keep in
mind
that zero
(0)
is
not
a valid
RF
ID#.
Watch the Status
LED
on
MRF-260-
it
should light every time
you press a button on the remote. This confirms that the signal
was received and understood perfectly. If you repeat any button
press
multiple
times and the Status
LED
lights correctly every
time, you have no interference and a very reliable installation. If
some
of
the presses
do
not
light the Status LED, you still have
some
RFI.
Your best strategy
is
return to step 3 and try to find a
better location for the MRF-260.
8.
Now
that the location
is
fixed,
connect
each
of
the emitters to the
appropriate
IR
output
and run the cable
to
the appropriate
com-
ponent.
Do
not
attach the emitters
to
the
front
panel yet!
Utilize
the included preprinted labels to identify
which
emitter
goes to
which
component. If
you'd
like to make your
own,
the
slots for the labels have been sized at
12mm
to enable a Brother
P-Touch
12mm
label to
fit
perfectly.
NOTE: TiVo, Replay
TV,
other DVRs, Satellite Receivers and Cable
Boxes are all extremely sensitive
to
IR
overload
or
saturation. For
this reason,
it
is
recommended that you always
connect
the
IR
flashers
for
these types
of
component
to
the Variable
IR
Outputs
of
the MRF-260.
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