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The Ultimate in Reliability, Flexibility and
Power
Universal Remote Control MSC-400 Narrow Band RF
Remotes Trigger Automation of RS-232, IR and Relay
Controlled Components and Systems.
The Ultimate in Reliability, Flexibility and Power
the MSC-400 Master System Controller
harnesses the power and tames the complexity of a
sophisticated home entertainment system, delivering
ease-of-use and maximum enjoyment for the whole
family. If you are installing a top-of-the-line
component system, odds are your installation
professional is specifying an MSC-400 from Universal
Remote Control.
Today's sophisticated components require system
controllers that do more than merely repeat signals.
The MSC-400 controller has the brains to handle even
the most elaborate systems. Command sequences,
called "macros," allow you to make several devices
work together by pressing one button. Instead of
separately turning on the TV, turning on the DVD
player, changing the input, and turning on the
receiver, these commands are chained together in the
proper sequence in a macro. The macros are
programmed into the MSC-400 and triggered by digital
RF (Radio Frequency) from an MX-900, TX-1000, MX-950
or MX-3000 remote control instead of being
haphazardly broadcast in the direction of the device
(as with some conventional remote controls).
Once triggered, the commands execute without
interruption and without further interaction with
the remote. No pointing necessary! As a result, the
system responds perfectly to your command, as if an
invisible engineer was concealed in the system
cabinet, operating the system for you.
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The MSC-400 tests the status of the devices it
controls and issues commands accordingly. In other
words, it finds out whether your TV is "on" or "off"
for example. In practice, it's the difference
between shouting at someone as you drive past their
house compared to calling them on the telephone to
make sure they are home.
The operative word is interoperability - the
ability to communicate with the hardware from
multiple vendors. Furthermore, the MSC-400 controls
a wide range of disparate devices including IR
(infrared), RS-232 (serial), Relay (contact/voltage
triggered) and even USB Keyboard commands.
Therefore, it can be used to operate sophisticated
home theatre equipment,
audio components, lighting, Media Centre
PCs, even motorized screens, drapes and lifts. It
also gives you complete assurance that it can
control any components you add to your system in the
future-it never becomes obsolete.
The MSC-400 takes advantage of the latest
technology, including Narrow Band RF. It comes
complete with one RFX-250 digital RF receiver which
allows your professional installer to completely
conceal all of the hardware out of sight and still
maintain flawless connection even at distances
approaching 100 feet. The combination of superior
technologies, coupled with redundancy, error
correction algorithms and advanced engineering,
means you will enjoy the most trouble-free system
possible.
There are no controls for you to set, no buttons to
push-just a series of softly glowing green and blue
LEDs that indicate connections, sensor status and
the RF environment. With one glance a professional
installer can diagnose the system. Think of the
MSC-400 as the master system controller that
empowers your remote controls to truly fulfill our
pledge of Entertainment Made Simple.
Software Designed For Professional Installers
Designed to Optimize Programming Flexibility with
SPEED MSC Editor software offers extensive control
options, RS232 Two Way Diagnosis, IF/ELSE nesting
logic and elaborate speed options, like the channel
favourites tool, which
enables installers to program dozens of numeric
keypad macros in seconds. The result, no limits on
your imagination when it comes to dreaming up new
features to make operation easier and fast, fast
programming...
Expands to Control 22 Components
The unique Master/Slave programming options
enables installers to combine two MSC-400’s into one
equipment location with complete integration of all
macros in one Master MSC-400.The two MSC-400’s are
slaved together via the #12 RS-232 Ports on both
units. Thus a combined
system controls 22 components.
Expand RF Range with 3 RF Receivers
The MSC400 includes one RFX-250 RF Receiver. The
receiver is separate from the Master System
Controller to optimize freedom from RF Interference
and speed installation. Via the MSC-400’s RF Inputs,
up to three RFX-250’s can be connected. Since each
RFX-250 typically gives 50-100 feet of range, huge
estates can be given robust, reliable RF via a
network of wired RF receivers.
Control Screens, Drapes
and Lifts
Via the two relay connectors and the convenient 12v
power outlet on the rear of the MSC-400, devices
that are controlled by applying a 12v Trigger
voltage or by contacts opening and closing, can be
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MSC-400 Features:
- Compatible Remotes: MX-810, MX-900,
TX-1000, MX-950, MX-980, MX-3000, MX-6000,
MX-880, KP-900
- Special: Advanced ARM7TDMI
microprocessor enables the MSC-400 to
perform sophisticated logic, with nested IF
ELSE statements
and tests of sensors and
variables.
- Size: 17.25" x 8.5" x 2.5"
- Weight: 77.6 oz.
- Learning Capabilities: Standard
frequencies (15kHz to 460kHz)
- Macro Capabilities: Supports up to
32,640 macros of 255 steps in each macro.
Since Macros can be nested as one step
inside another Macro, there is no
realistic limit for macro steps.
- Memory: 32 Megabytes of SDRAM and 64
Megabytes of NAND Flash Memory enable the
MSC-400 to support vast, complex
configurations.
- RF Freq: 418 or 433 MHZ (Narrow Band)
- Range: 50 to 100 feet, depending upon
the environment
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