Programming A System Power On Macro - Universal Remote Control COMPLETE CONTROL MX-980 Programming Manual

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Programming a System Power On Macro

Set up your laptop and the connected remote within operational range of the home theater system
while programming a macro. Macros that the client will use to turn the system on require extensive
testing of delays and you can expect to do a lot of experimenting while programming.
In this example, the WATCH device's ON button is programmed to turn on the system, configure all
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the Inputs and Modes for the client's favorite activity, watching HDTV Cable TV.
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1 In Tree View, navigate to the WATCH device. On the simulator, select the On button.
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2 Click on the RECORD icon
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3 In Tree View, expand all the pages of the devices you are
going to power on. Navigate to the first device you'd like to
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turn on. Since the Plasma TV in the example system takes sev-
eral seconds to warm up, it is the first device we'll turn on.
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With single clicks on the pages inside the Plasma TV device
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we find the P-On command on Page 3.
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4 On the simulator, click on the button with the device's Power On command.
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The new step appears in the Macro spread sheet:
MX-980 Programming Manual Macro Programming
or select Macro from the Program Menu.