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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY R-NET OMNI INFRARED (IR) CONTROL OPERATING MANUAL SK79761-3 SK79761/3...
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS About this manual ................. 5 General ..................7 User Menu .................. 8 IR Set Up .................. 10 Accessing the IR Set Up Menu ............... 10 IR Set Up Menu ..................10 Learning an IR Code ............... 12 Learning an IR Code - Sequence ............
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.5.9 Assign from Library ................. 26 7.5.10 Insert from Library .................. 27 Libraries ....................27 7.6.1 Default Library ..................27 7.6.2 My Library ....................28 7.7.1 Add Appliance ..................30 7.7.2 Edit Appliance ..................32 7.7.3 Delete Appliance................... 32 7.7.4 Clear All ....................
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY General The Omni includes an IR transmitter and receiver that allows the Omni to replicate commonly used IR devices, such as remote controls for TV’s, DVD’s, Cable/Satellite or environmental controls such as automatic door openers. Once an Omni with IR Control is connected to a R-net system, then IR Control can be from a conventional Joystick Module (or other Input Device) or from a Specialty Input Device that is connected to the Omni.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY User Menu IR Mode is accessed in the normal way of Mode selection, i.e. operation of the R-net system’s Mode button or Command. IR Mode will only be available if IR Codes have been stored in the Omni. There are two ways to store IR Codes in the Omni –...
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY To navigate the IR Mode, using a joystick as an example of an Input Device: Forward joystick deflections will highlight the Appliance above. Reverse joystick deflections will highlight the Appliance below. Left or Right joystick deflections will enter the highlighted Appliance’s sub-menu, which will contain all the IR Commands for that Appliance Left or Right joystick deflections will then activate the highlighted IR Command.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY IR Set Up Accessing the IR Set Up Menu There are two methods of accessing IR set up on the Omni. • Holding the + and – keys on the Omni, launches the Settings menu. Use the four (4) navigation keys on the front screen of the Omni. The Up/Down keys scroll up and down the menu.
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY On entering the IR Set Up menu, the default Appliances will appear. By selecting an Appliance, then its Commands will be shown. If a Command is checked, this means it has a stored IR Code. If there is not a check, then there is no stored IR Code for that Command.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Learning an IR Code • Enter the IR Set Up Menu. • Select an Appliance. E.g. TV. • The Commands for the Appliance will appear on the screen as below. • Select the Command to be learnt. In this example, TV > Channel SK79761/3...
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY • Select Learn Code, by using the Right button while the Command is highlighted. • Point the TV remote control at the Omni’s Receiver LED and press the On/Off button twice A check denotes a successful learn operation. A cross denotes an unsuccessful learn operation, please retry.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY The first time an IR Code has been learnt, then it is necessary to cycle the power to the Omni. If other IR Codes are already learnt, then this is not necessary. Learning an IR Code - Sequence Multiple IR Codes can be learnt against one Command in the Omni IR set up menu.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY This time the On/Off Command will have a Tick and 3 Dots beside it, showing a Learnt Sequence. As displayed below. Enabling and Disabling IR Codes IR Codes can be enabled or disabled in the IR Set Up menu. If a Code is disabled it will not transmit and will not appear in the User Menu.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Deleting IR Codes To delete an IR Code for a specific Command, highlight the specific Command in the Appliance menu and press the right button. Then select the Delete Code option. To delete all IR Codes for an Appliance select Delete All Codes within that Appliance’s sub-menu.
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY To delete all IR Codes stored in the Omni, select Delete All Codes within the IR Set Up menu. If the Delete All Codes Command is selected the R-net must be power cycled to actually delete the Codes. SK79761/3...
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Operation Initiation Upon opening the Configuration Tool the following warning window will appear. It is important that this warning is read and understood before programming commences. Clicking Continue opens the IR Configurator Window. To begin using the IR Configurator one of three things must occur: •...
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY The Application Window For ease of description the IR Configurator application will be separated into 4 different sections. These are: • Drop Down Menus. • Toolbars. • User Menu • Libraries. SK79761/3...
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Drop Down Menus 7.3.1 File This menu contains standard Windows functions – New, Open, Save, Save As, Print Preview, Page Setup, Print as well as Email My Library. When opening a new file, this will be the standard PGDT default IR Menu, which is shown in section 9.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Legacy .RnIR files can be read from the Omni and displayed Configurator. They will automatically be saved with a .RnIR2 file extension. RnIR2 files cannot be loaded into legacy versions (V1.3.2 or older )of the IR Configurator. 7.3.3 Help About IR Code –...
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY User Menu This area displays and defines the User Menu structure. The User Menu is the list or Appliances and Commands available to the users when IR Mode is entered. Using the utilities: Insert Appliance, Insert Command, Insert Sequence, Delete, Duplicate, Rename, Move Up, Move Down, Clear IR Code, Assign from Library and Insert from Library the menu structure and content can be changed.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.5.1 Insert Appliance. Inserts a new Appliance in the menu or within a sub-menu. The text for the Appliance name is programmable. 7.5.2 Insert Command Inserts a new Command in the menu or within a sub-menu. The text for the Command name is programmable.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.5.3 Insert Sequence. Inserts a new Sequence in the menu or within a sub-menu. The text for the Sequence name is programmable. Creating a new Sequence enables multiple IR Codes to be assigned against one Command function in the Omni User Menu.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.5.6 Move Down Moves the highlighted Appliance or Command down within the User Menu structure. Move Down operation can also be achieved through standard windows drag and drop functions. 7.5.7 Clear IR Code To remove an IR Code from a Command in the User Menu, highlight that Command and click Clear IR Code.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.5.10 Insert from Library Inserts a highlighted Appliance or Command from the Default Library or My Library to the position beneath the highlighted Appliance or Command in the User Menu. The resultant text in the User Menu will be as per the Library, but can be changed by using the Rename utility.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.6.2 My Library The primary purpose of the My Library tab is to enable Dealers and Therapist’s to supply PGDT with IR Codes that are not included in the default library. IR Codes that are learned through the Omni can be imported and saved via the My Library functions.
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY The Appliance and Command entries in My Library are stored on the PC where the IR Configurator is installed in a file called Mydatabase.sdf. The MyDatabase.sdf file can be used by PGDT to update the Default Library to include new Appliance s and Command s.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY The drop down menu is shown below. The following functions are available via the My Library drop down menu: Add Appliance Adds a new Appliance to the Library structure. Edit Appliance Edits the currently highlighted Appliance. Delete Appliance Deletes the currently highlighted Appliance from the Library structure.
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PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY In this window it is possible to; • Enter a Brand Name • Enter a Type • Enter a Model Description • Select the Code(s) relevant for this application from the User Menu. Use the << and >> Arrow buttons to add or remove Codes from the library structure.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY 7.7.2 Edit Appliance To Edit an Appliance select the Appliance from the list and either double click on the highlighted area or select Edit Appliance from the drop down menu. This will open the Edit Appliance window with the selected Appliance details pre-loaded.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY Configuration Configuration of IR Control Mode PGDT factory programming configures Mode 7 to be IR Control Mode. If this programming has been overwritten, then it may be necessary to re-program as described below. You will know if re-programming is necessary if you cannot access the IR User Menu when it has learnt Codes.
PG D RIVES ECHNOLOGY PGDT Default Menu DVD1 On/Off On/Off Channel Up Play Channel Down Stop Volume Up Pause Volume Down Fast Fwd Channel Selection Fast Rev DVD Record On/Off Play Stop Pause Fast Fwd Fast Rev Menu Down Input Left Select/OK Right...
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