A couple of other floating windows are also available, one for navigating the preprogrammed code database and a second “Universal Browser” for searching through imported files for device functions. The properties bar can be “undocked” if desired so that it free-floats over the program as a resizable movable window.

On the right side of the screen is a “docked” properties bar which provides quick access to command learning and macro recording facilities. In the center of the screen over a dark grey background is a graphical simulation of the physical remote, previewing how the various screens will look and indicating which buttons hold what type of commands. Just under each of these headers are a few pages not further categorized with a device name: these represent the main menu screens that will list devices and activities. On the left side is a standard tree view of all devices and pages contained in the open configuration, categorized under “Watch” and “Listen” headers. We reviewed version 1.10.108.The program window is divided into three major regions. So, if you’ve ever used one of URC’s programs before, the MX-900’s appropriately titled MX-900 Editor will be instantly familiar. Indeed the core concepts, screen layout and functions between editions are nearly identical all the way from the simplest model to the most complex. MX-900 EditorAlthough Universal Remote Control has close to a dozen different downloadable editions of their PC software – one for every model – this ostensibly unwieldy system isn’t nearly as unmanageable as it sounds since one edition is so similar to the next.

Mx 3000 editor