Moving Commands In A Smart Macro; Recording Rs232 Commands In Smart Macros; Converting Rs232 Commands To A Smart Macro Group - Universal Remote Control MSC-400 Programming Manual

1 In CCP MSC Editor Model Designer Treeview, click the '+' next to System On/Off macros to expand
the list then click System On macro.
2 The Macro window is defaulted as a Normal macro.
3 In the model designer treeview, click the '+' next to Connected Devices to expand the list.
4 In the Smart Macro window, click the red Record button.
5 In treeiview, double click the first Connected Device (AVR – A/V Receiver). The Connected Device
IR command window for the AVR will appear.
6 In the IR command window, click the AVR Power On command. (If there is no discrete command
for Power On, click Power.) The command will appear in the smart macro function list.
7 In the IR command window, click the AVR cable input command. This will be used to switch the
AVR to the Cable input as part of the System On Macro.
8 Repeat STEPS 5-6 for ALL Connected Device power commands. For the example system, the home-
owners wants all devices On, so Power Commands for all devices will be recorded to the Smart
macro function list.
9 When all commands have been added to the list, click the black Stop button.

Moving Commands in a Smart Macro

When creating Smart Macros, it may be necessary to move commands in the list to have specific commands
execute before others. In the Example System ON Macro, the TV is going to be moved to the top of the list,
because it is a CRT that takes a few seconds to warm up before coming on. Putting it at the top of the list will
allow the TV to come on while the other devices are turning on. Other commands should also be put in logi-
cal order such as placing the AVR Cable Input select command after the Power ON command, etc.
To move commands in a Smart Macro:
1 In the smart macro function list, click the command to be moved, then drag and drop the command
to the desired position in the list.
2 Repeat as needed until commands are organized in the proper sequence.

Recording RS232 Commands in Smart Macros

Once RS232 Commands have been saved for a Connected Device, recording RS232 Commands to Smart
Macros is done using the exact same steps as recording IR Commands to Smart Macros. In fact, it is actually
best to have all Connected Device IR and RS232 Commands saved before creating any Smart Macros if those
macros are going to have both IR and RS232 Commands. By having all commands ready, Smart Macros can
be created in 'real time' by recording commands directly from Connected Devices to the Smart Macros with-
out having to start and stop, search databases and create commands. To use RS232 Commands in Smart
Macros see section: MACRO GROUPS AND SMART MACROS and apply RS232 Commands the same way IR
Commands are recorded, moved and used in IF/ELSE Statements within Smart Macros.

Converting RS232 Commands to a Smart Macro Group

In order for the MSC-400 to output RS232 commands from remote control button presses, RF Triggers must be
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