Universal Remote Control MSC-400 Programming Manual page 69

PC KEYBOARD EMULATION
As a convenience, a MSC-400 compatible remote can be programmed as a PC Keyboard emulator for alpha
search commands when used with a Windows Media Center PC. The user should have a proper wireless key-
board for use with the PC, but having alpha search capability from the remote allows additional control capa-
bility without having to switch back and forth between the remote and keyboard.
To add this feature, a PC device will need to be created in the remote project and a multi-page 'zooming key-
board' will be created that will provide individual letter buttons using the LCD and Soft Keys. Page 1 of the PC
Device will show the letter buttons available on each page.
Zooming to one of the pages (via a Goto Page Command) makes the individual letters available for use. PC
Keyboard Emulator A Jump Command can be added to each letter, to return to Page 1 after each letter is sent
to speed up letter navigation, or if the user prefers, the letter pages can be navigated manually using the Page
UP/DOWN Buttons.
To Program a Remote for PC Keyboard Emulation
1 In the CCP MSC Editor Menu Bar, click Program, then click Create & Name Devices. Add a device
named PC and add the BLANK SKIN pages via the Layout step. Close the Program window.
2 In CCP Model Designer Treeview, click the '+' next to PC to expand the page list.
3 Double click on PAGE 1 to display in simulator.
4 Make sure the Properties tab is highlighted then click on the very top button within the simulator.
5 Back in the Properties tool box, type PC inside the text box within the Text field. If a blank template
was selected then type the alphabet in using the properties button field. Create a Main keyboard
page by entering text within the Text field for the alphabet as shown above in PC keyboard emulator
page 1 with ABCDEF on Button 1, GHIJKL on Button 2, MNOPQR on Button 3, STUVWX on
Button 4, YZ on Button 5 and SPACE on Button 6. (With each press of a letter button returning to
Page 1, a space can be inserted between words when necessary, before selecting the next letter
page.)
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