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Contents 2 Contents Chapter 1 Welcome Now You Can Setup Overvie w What You Need Basic Definitions Remote Lights – Understand What th e Remote is Trying to Tell You Chapter 2 Installing the SuperCombiner Locate Your Cable/Satellite TV Box Locate the Splitter Find the main Cable Feed Connecting the SuperCombiner Chapter 3 Installing the Extender Ty[...]

Welcome 3 Welcome Welcome to the World of Whole-Home Entertainment Choices The BOCS Xtender will allow you and your family to Xtend the entertainment options from your main system to all the TVs in your home. This sounds like a simple proposition, but until now you c ould only do this by adding redun dant equipment or have a very expensive and comp[...]

Welcome 4 What You Need Tools Small pair of pliers Flat-blade scre wdriver What's in the Box? Xtender Xtender Unit SuperCombiner Power Supply for Xtender Universal BOCS Remote Contr ol Xtender Installation Kit Coax Power Adaptor Cable Finder Color Coded Combination Audio/Video Cables (3) IR Blaster Cables (3) Basic Terms used in this manual A/[...]

Welcome 5 Remote Control Lights - When in Programming Mode – The po wer light comes on and stays on. Generally you hav e 10 seconds to enter a comma nd or the remote will exit Programming Mode. Programming Success – The remote flashes the po wer button light two times Programming Error – The remote fast flashes the po wer button light for one[...]

Welcome 6 What’s on the Front Panel? 1. Learning Window Xtender has the ability to learn remote control codes just in case you can’t find one in our remotes tha t works. There is a simple procedure to follow in the “Programming the Remote” section. This window is where you point your remote control during tha t process to allow Xtender to l[...]

Welcome 7 What’s on the Back Panel? 1. Power The AC adapter plugs in here – only use the adapter that came w ith Xtender! 2. Reset Button Pushing this button resets Xtender to its factory default settings 3. Red Channel Input Composite Video (Yellow) and Stereo Audio (Red/ White) input to Xtender – whatever you plug in here will appear on the[...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 8 What’s on the Remote? Those Needing a Little Explanation 1. Xtender Channel Activity Lights – blink when you send a command to one of the dev ices connected to Xtender. For instance if y ou press the Red BOCS channel butto n, then push play the red light flashes letting you kno w that the play command went to the [...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 9 Installation Overview Easy as 1-2-3 Step 1 – Install SuperCombiner The SuperCombiner is a device that is installed just be fore y our main home “root splitter” to distribute y our new BOCS channels all ov er your home. In this step you will: Decide where to put your Xtender. Plug a special Cable-Finder into the [...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 10 Part s Nee de d COAX Power Adapto r X tender Po we r Suppl y Step 1 Installing the SuperCombiner Select Location for the Xtender Minimum Location Requirements • Coaxial cable outlet nearby • AC power nearby Likely Locations – Choose One: • If you already have a stack of A/V equipment in one place (Ti Vo DVR, [...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 11 Parts Neede d SuperCombine r Cable Finder Too l Short COAX Cable room name in your cable splitter box. If not , we provide a tool in the installation kit so you can find the right wire. To find the right wire, we apply po wer to that coax wire so that an indicator light on the other end can identify when the correct [...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 12 Locate the Splitter It will be in your cable box and will likel y look like one of the following. And it will have wires hooked into most or all of its connecto rs, so it might be behind a cluttered mess. Find the Powered Cable The cable that was po wered in the previous step should be connected to one of the outputs[...]

Installing the SuperCombiner 13 Connecting the SuperCombiner • Plug the cable you located with the Cable Finder Tool in the s tep above into the Xtender port of the SuperCombiner. • Unplug the IN cable from your current splitter and connect it to the RF IN on the SuperCombiner. • Connect a short coax wire between the OUT of the SuperCombiner [...]

Installing the Xtender 14 Step 2 Installing the Xtender Connect Xtender Remove the coax adapter and conne ct a coa x cable from the nearby coaxial wire wall jack (usually located on a plastic plat e mounted on a wall) to the “ANT IN” jack on Xtender. Make sure that you rotate the antenna so that it points straight up – this will give you the [...]

Installing the Xtender 15 Red Channel Set Up • TiVo DVR with a cable box that it controls Connect the Device to the Xtender Connect the Audio/Video outpu t of the device to the inputs on the Red c hannel of the Xtender. ( white and red are audio Left and Rig ht, yellow is composite video) Let’s start with a more difficult one – a TiVo DVR tha[...]

Installing the Xtender 16 Connect the “IR Blaster” This cable lets Xtender control the A/ V device – IR Cables come in the optional wiring pack. Locate an IR cable in your Xtender Installation Kit ( sold separ ately). Plug the connector of the IR cable into the “I R Out” on the Xtender Red Chann el. Locate the IR window on the dev ice tha[...]

Installing the Xtender 17 Locate the IR window on the dev ice that you have plugged into the Green Chann el. Peel the back off of the tape on the o ther end and stick it over the IR window of the audio/video device you previously plugged into the Green Channel input. Blue Channel Set Up  Default DVD Player/Chan ger Connect the Device to the Xten[...]

Installing the Xtender 18 Using the RED Channel Out A/V cable connectio n allows you to pass the A/V device through to y our TV for the be s t possible picture – many people connect their cable DVR box to the Red channel and when watching cable on the TV next to Xtender use the “Video” i nput on their TV. You can also simply connect your TV t[...]

Programming the Remotes 19 Step 3 Programming the Remotes Three Steps to Programming the Remotes 1. Pair remotes with your Xtender 2. Pick a room, program a remote to work the TV in that room. 3. Program red, green and blue channels 4. Program the rest of the remotes for each room Step 1 – Pair Remotes Why am I doing this? Just like you only want[...]

Programming the Remotes 20 • Enter the device code while pointing the remote at the TV – the power light should blink twice indicating a successful cod e was selected and a po wer command was sent to the TV. If you get a fast fla sh, there was an error – we suggest you exit program mode (press remote po wer button) and start over. • If the [...]

Programming the Remotes 21 • Identify the device code from the list (Appendix A) • Simultaneously press the Green and Info buttons until the power button lights • Enter the device code – press “Select/OK” to confirm Remote po wer light should flash t wice indicating success Blue Channel • Identify the device code from the list (Append[...]

Programming the Remotes 22 6. Press the Select/OK button to accept the ne w code. Step 4: Program the rest of your remotes for each room This is exactly like step 2 – just grab a new remote, make sure it is Paired to your Xtender, and program it for the TV in the room where you intend to leave that remote. Step 5: Set the master remote Note you o[...]

Programming the Remotes 23 More Programming Options Control other devices in the same room as the remote The Xtender remote is a full universal remote and can con trol other devices that are in the same room as the remote – the three bu ttons on the bottom of the remote (Aux, CBL, and DVD) can each hold the c odes for a device of y our choice •[...]

Programming the Remotes 24  "TV" and "Live TV" - to restore the TV-Input button to its de fault behavior. 2. The power LED will turn on. 3. Press Select/OK to confirm. 4. If successful, the power LED will pulse twice and turn off. If the function failed, the power LED will pulse rapidly for one second, and then turn off. Chan[...]

Programming the Remotes 25 2. Press and hold simultaneously for at least 2 sec onds one of these combinations on the BOCS remote, to select which local device the learned codes will be associated with:  "Local TV" and "Enter/#" for the local TV,  "CBL" and "Enter/#" for the local CBL dev i ce,  "[...]

Programming the Remotes 26  "DVD" and "Delete/*" for the local DVD dev i ce,  "AUX" and "Delete/*" for the local AUX device,  "RED" and "Delete/*" for the BOCS RED channel,  "GREEN" and "Delete/*" for the BOCS GREEN channel, or  "BLUE" and "[...]

Programming the Remotes 27  1 = send two digits for channel 99 or lo wer; send "+100" followed by two digits for channel 100 and abov e. This is the defaul t.  2 = always send three digits. 3. Press Select/OK to confirm. 4. If successful, the power LED will pulse twice and turn off. If error, the power LED will pulse rapidly for a s[...]

Programming the Remotes 28 Using the Remotes Controlling the TV Press the Local TV butto n, the remote will now control the TV. The remote automatically tunes the TV in front o f you to your favorite TV channel. To set your favorite TV channel: • Press "Local TV" (to control the TV in front of y ou). • Enter a two digit channel number[...]

Programming the Remotes 29 When you press a button, one of the follo wing buttons on the remote will light up briefly, indicating which devi ce the remote is tran smitting the button press to: • Red (button sent to the red channel dev ice) • Green (button sent to the green chan nel device) • Blue (button sent to the blue chann el device) • [...]

Programming the Remotes 30 Troubleshooting: General Sometimes while I’m watching an Xtender channel, the channel or program changes It’s possible someone else in the house has pressed the same Xtender channel button and has taken control. Consider splitting the programs – perhaps Blue for kids and Green for adults. The video quality of Xtende[...]

Programming the Remotes 31 is not as good as my Cable TV channels on the TV connected to the LOCAL-TV output on Xtender channels depending on what you want to watch – but Xtender needs to kno w which remote control you are using with this “Local-TV” so it can s witch those signals to the TV properly – simply hold down Menu and VOL+ then pre[...]

Programming the Remotes 32 I found a code for my TV or A/V device and some buttons work but others do not This is fairly common because many manufacturers use a slightly different code for each product they put on the market. So – you might have found a code that worked the po wer button a nd a few others but might not work the menu, or other but[...]

Programming the Remotes 33 pointed there until the TV goes where you want - some TVs take a while to respond. if the TV only sees one digit, wait until that clears before y ou try pushing the Xtender channel button again. One other thing to watch for, some TVs need a long time in between pressing buttons - if you press the Red button (and have the [...]

Programming the Remotes 34 press Select/OK to confirm 1 for a pause time of 1/10th of a seco nd (fastest channel changi ng) 2 for a pause time of 1/5th of a second (a little slower...) 3 for a pause time of 1/2 of a second 4 for a pause time of 3/4 of a second 5 for a pause time of 1 second 6 for a pause time of 2 seconds[...]

Television Device Codes 35 Television Device Codes Television Admiral 00093 00463 Advent 00761 00783 00815 00817 00842 01933 25592 Aiko 00092 Akai 00812 00702 00030 00672 01675 01676 01903 01935 25271 25475 Albatron 00700 00843 Ambassador 00177 America Action 00180 16662 Ampro 00751 Anam National 00055 00180 AOC 00030 00185 01365 Apex Digital 00748[...]

Television Device Codes 36 00178 01347 01919 01926 16624 17419 17621 Petters 01523 Philco 00054 00030 Philips 01454 00054 00690 01154 01961 25430 25836 Pilot 00030 Pioneer 00166 0067 9 00866 01260 Polaroid 00765 00865 01262 01276 01314 01316 01326 01327 01328 01341 01498 01523 Portland 00092 Prima 00761 00783 00815 Prima 00817 01933 25592 Princeton[...]

Television Device Codes 37 TV/DVD Combination Advent 01933 25592 Akai 01675 01935 25271 Apex Digital 01943 25406 Audiovox 01937 01951 01952 Audiovox 25647 25697 25698 Axion 01937 25647 Broksonic 01935 25271 Citizen 01935 25271 Emerson 01394 25251 25844 ESA 25844 Funai 25844 Go Vision 25647 Hitachi 01960 25823 Insignia 25844 Jensen 01933 25592 Konka[...]

Cable & Satellite Box Device Codes 38 Cable & Satellite Box Device Codes Cable Box ABC 04099 04104 04110 04113 Americast 04995 Amino 05698 05918 Bell & Howell 04110 Bell South 04995 Clearmaster 04979 ClearMax 04979 Coolmax 04979 Digeo 05283 Digi 04733 Director 04572 Dumont 04733 Gen.l Instrument 04572 04906 04372 04099 GoldStar 04240 Ha[...]

Video Device Codes 39 Video Device Codes DVD Player Accurian 25648 25992 Advent 25592 Aiwa 25217 Akai 25271 25346 25475 25665 Alco 25366 Allegro 25445 Amphion M.W. 25448 AMW 25448 Apex Digital 25248 25293 25331 25370 25372 25373 25406 25580 25596 25632 25637 25676 Arrgo 25599 Aspire Digital 25744 25983 Audiovox 25366 25647 25648 25697 25698 Axion 2[...]

Video Device Codes 40 Laser Disk Player Carver 20674 Denon 20539 20652 Disco Vision 20503 Harman/Kardon 20674 Hitachi 20503 Magnavox 20674 20697 Marantz 20674 Mitsubishi 20539 NAD 20539 Optimus 20539 Panasonic 20684 Philips 20674 Pioneer 20539 2050 3 Polk Audio 20674 Quasar 20684 Sega 20503 Sony 20673 20681 Technics 20684 Theta Digital 20674 Yamaha[...]

Video Device Codes 41 Teac 16384 1642 5 Technics 16419 16546 Teknika 16419 16421 16384 Thomas 16384 Tivo 17002 17020 17123 17124 17129 17623 17624 18380 17887 TMK 16624 Toshiba 16429 16427 17229 17392 17529 17887 18356 18380 Totevision 16421 16624 Touch 18356 Unitech 16624 Vector 16429 Vector Research 16422 Video Concepts 16429 Videomagic 16421 Vid[...]

Auxiliary Device Codes 42 Auxiliary Device Codes Audio Amplifier Adcom 33345 Bose 33442 Curtis Mathes 33068 Durabrand 34329 Elan 33415 GE 32846 Harman/Kardon 33660 JVC 33099 Left Coast 33660 Lenoxx 34329 Marantz 33660 McIntosh 33019 Optimus 33163 Philips 33660 Pioneer 32781 Polk Audio 33660 RCA 33068 Realistic 33163 Sony 33583 Soundesign 32846 Vict[...]

Auxiliary Device Codes 43 Marantz 29861 29941 28711 28861 29961 MCS 28711 Mitsubishi 30065 NAD 28992 Norcent 30061 Nova 30061 Onkyo 28807 29514 29970 29992 30203 Optimus 29695 28858 29203 29342 29746 Oritron 30038 30169 Panasonic 29980 30190 28711 28981 29960 29988 30220 30305 30435 30436 Philips 29861 29941 28861 29938 Pioneer 29695 2868 6 28822 2[...]

Auxiliary Device Codes 44 Show Current IR Codes programmed into the remotes This function outputs an indica tion of the IR codes current ly set for all the local IR devices and the devices attached to the BOCS red, green, and blue channels, by flashing the corresponding LEDs on the re mote. Once you get your system up and running well, it is a good[...]

Auxiliary Device Codes 45 Remote Control Special Function Quick Reference Function: Key Combination(s) Pair a remote to an Xtender MENU + CH_UP Set IR device type TV + INFO DVD + INFO CBL + INFO AUX + INFO RED + INFO GREEN + INFO BLUE + INFO Scan IR device type T V + GUIDE DVD + GUIDE CBL + GUIDE AUX + GUIDE RED + GUIDE GREEN + GUIDE BLUE + GUIDE L[...]