Format Of Ir Files For Audio Sources - AMX NXD-CA12 Installer's Manual

Appendix

Format of IR Files For Audio Sources

Design XPress directly supports three types of audio sources using IR: tuners, satellite receivers,
and CD players/changers. AMX has a library of thousands of IR files for equipment. Many of the
files have been captured to a standard template. Design XPress uses this template for its IR codes.
In some cases the IR file for new equipment may not have been captured or is not available for
download from the AMX website. Or perhaps the IR file is available on the web but one or two
codes were not captured in the right channels. In these cases it may be necessary for the installer to
capture the IR codes or, at least, modify the IR file.
When capturing or making changes the installer needs to know in which channel each IR code
should reside. The following tables define the IR channels required by Design XPress for each
equipment type. Only those channels used by Design XPress are represented in these tables. If the
installer needs to capture an IR remote, or make changes to an IR file, the IR functions must be
captured in the correct channels to work properly with Design XPress.
Format of IR Files For Audio Sources
IR Channel
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
27
168
Design XPress was designed with simple audio sources in mind (i.e. tuners, satellites, CD players,
etc). These devices are directly supported by Design XPress. But let's step outside the box for a
moment and think about how we control these devices: IR. Since IR is nothing more than a code
that gets delivered when we pulse a channel does it really matter what device is attached to the IR
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Tuner
Function IR Channel
0 1
1 2
2 10
3 11
4 12
5 13
6 14
7 15
8 16
9 17
Enter 18
Power On 19
Preset + 21
22
23
27
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
53
Satellite
Function IR Channel
Play
Stop
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Enter
Channel +
Channel -
Power On
Select
Up
Down
Left
Right
Menu
Exit
Guide
Design XPress Installer's Guide
CD Player
Function
1 Play
2 Stop
3 Pause
4 Next
5 Previous
6 Scan Forward
7 Scan Reverse
10 0
11 1
12 2
13 3
14 4
15 5
16 6
17 7
18 8
19 9
21 Enter
27 Power On
50 Next Disc
51 Previous Disc
52 Disc
56 Shuffle
69 Continue