SP Controls PixiePro PX2-MP-IR - Cloning Procedure Using CAT5

Final Test of Learned Codes
VerifythattheIRbudhasbeenplaceddirectlyovertheIRdetectoronthedevicethePixieProcon-
trols.PressthePixieProbuttonthatyouwishtotest.AredLED(labeled“IRActivity”insidetheplas-
ticassemblywillblinkwhenthecodeisbeingsent,buttheIRbudwillnotilluminate.
Programming Philips, Magnavox, and Koss Devices
PhilipsandtheirOEMpartnersMagnavoxandKossuseauniqueIRprotocolthatrequiresspecial
handlingduringprogramming.
MostIRremotessendthesamecodeeachtimeabuttonispressed.Philipsremotecontrolsalter-
natecodes,sendingcodeAthefirsttimethebuttonispressed,codeBthenexttimethebuttonis
pressed,codeAthethirdtime,etc.Philipsdevicesonlyrespondtoalternatingcodes.
Forexample,ifyoupresstheVOLUME UP buttononaPhilipsremote,theremotewillsendcodeA
andthedevicewillrespond.IfyouthencovertheremoteandpressVOLUME UP again,theremote
willsendcodeB,butthedevicewillnotreceiveit.IfyouthenpressVOLUME UP again,pointed
towardthedevice,thedevicewillnotrespond.ItwillonlyacceptcodeBatthispoint.
BecausethePhilipsremotecontrolsendsalternatingcommands,roundrobincodesmustbeused
toprogramsinglekeyswithmultiplecodes.Toprogramroundrobincodes,seeComplex
Programming onpage11.
Troubleshooting
IfthecableassemblyLEDblinksandyoucannotcontrolthedevice,BEABSOLUTELYSUREthat
theIRbudislocatedintherightplace.Ifitstilldoesnotwork,testotherprogrammedbuttons.If
someworkbutothersdonot,tryre-programmingthebuttonsthatdonotwork.
Besuretopressthebuttonontheremoteforatleastonesecondwhilelearning.
Ifyouhavegonethroughallofthesestepsandstillcannotcontrolthedevice,itmayhaveanIRfor-
matthatcannotbelearned.NotethatthisisextremelyrareanditismuchmorelikethattheIRis
miswired,thebudisimproperlyplaced,etc.
Ifyouareunabletocontroladevice,verifythattheconfigurationoptionHigh Frequency Carrier
Default isenabled.andtryagain.
Note:AsmallnumberofremotecontrolsuseRFinsteadofIR.ThePixieProcannotlearnorrepli-
cateRFcodes.
PleasecontactSPControlsifyoubelieveyouhaveadevicethatcannotbecontrolled.
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