Importing Ir Files; Exporting Ir Files - AMX IREDIT V1.2 Instruction Manual

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Basic Operations

Importing IR Files

You have the option of importing any of your preexisting .IRL files into a user defined database

1. Select the destination database in the Navigation window for the .IRL files.

2. Select File Menu > Import IR File(s).... This launches the Import IR dialog.

3. Select the .IRL files you wish to import and click Open.

4. The new .IRL files appears under the database in the Navigator window. Next is the product

name, then Imported File. Then the hand control model. Followed by category and finally the

address (see below).

FIG. 20 IRL in Navigator Window

Each product name can have an Imported File directory in a given database.

Once you have edited your IR hand control file, you must elect to export it to .IRL format in order

to use it in a control device. From there you could bring it into a NetLinx Studio session.

1. Select the user defined database file to be exported from the Navigator window.

2. Select File Menu > Export IR File(s).... This will launch the Export Dialog.

3. You can select exporting by either:

4. In the Directory to export to window you can designate where you would like the .IRL file

exported. You can browse to a new directory by selecting the ellipses button.

5. After you have decided the method and directory for export, select OK.

When you export in DOS you will only get as many IR files as there are hand controls

for that manufacturer. Conversely, when you export via Generated Filename you get

as many IR files as there are leaf nodes.

the default method of Generated Filename.

(Manufacturer,Device,HandcontrolModel,Category,version.irl)

use the DOS filename (only available when exporting from the AMX database)

or naming the file yourself.

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