Universal Remote Control MSC-400 Programming Manual page 41

NOTE - Serial Port Settings must be downloaded to the MSC-400 before attempting to test Embedded RS232
Commands.
g) Click Ok. The command will appear in the smart macro function list, where it can be moved
and used in smart macros and if/else statements as with any other command.
3 If a command is NOT available in the serial database:
a) Double click on the devices function list from the treeview.
b) Inside the Connected Device window, double click on an empty field to open a connected
data serial window.
c) In the Description box, type the Function Name as it is to appear in the smart macro func-
tion list.
d) In the Data Block, select ASCII, HEX or DECIMAL as specified in the manufacturer's proto-
col.
e) Type the Command String into the Data box, up to 256 characters.
f) Check Add a carriage return, if appropriate, per manufacturer's protocol.
g) In the Target Block select master/slave and the serial port as appropriate.
h) To test, with the PC connected to the MSC-400 USB1 Port and the device connected to the
proper MSC-400 Serial port, click the Test button.
NOTE - Serial Port Settings must be downloaded to the MSC-400 before attempting to
test Embedded RS232 Commands.
i) Click Ok. The command will appear in the smart macro function list, where it can be moved
and used in smart macros or if/else statments as with any other command.
Program Menu Step # 5 - Creating Smart Macro Groups and Smart Macros
Macro Groups and Smart Macros are the elements of MSC-400 programming and control that make the user
experience of MSC-400 simple: One button control of System ON/OFF Power; Single button presses to select
Tuner, Cable or Satellite channels; One button to switch from listening to music to activating and configuring
the Home Theater for a specific source, surround mode, video aspect ratio and light settings. All of this is
accomplished with the simplicity of MSC-Editor and flexibility of MSC-400.
Macro Groups
Although all macros can be combined into one Macro Group, it is much easier to keep track of system pro-
gramming by separating similar type macros into different Macro Groups. These groups could include: System
ON/OFF Macros, Source Select Macros, Sensor Triggered Macros, Favorite Channel Macros and Toggle
Macros. Within a Macro Group are individual Smart Macros. That is, within the System ON/OFF Macro Group
would be of course, the System ON Smart Macro and the System OFF Smart Macro. Within the Source Select
Macro Group would be the DVD 1 and DVD 2 Select Smart Macros, Cable Select Smart Macro and so on. The
Smart Macros can be conditioned with IF/ELSE Statements and Action Variables to add intelligence to system
function.
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