How Do I Perform Several Actions At Once - Kenwood Sovereign VR-5900 User Manual

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

PowerTouch III uses sophisticated processing to make it easy for you to
perform several actions at once using the Macro menu. Once you create
the macros, specifying which devices should receive which commands at
what interval, a single touch can lower curtains, dim lights, and turn on
and start devices.
There are a number of macros automatically associated with each device.
These macros will appear on the "More" screen for the device. Although
you can assign any set of actions to a macro, the macro's association will
not change. Each device input supports up to 6 macros.
Any device (including home automation devices such as Lutron, X10,
and Makita) command can be included in a macro.
These macros enable you to group multiple actions onto a single button.
For example:
• You could create a macro to access a specific TV station (such as CNN
or TV Land)—like setting a button on the radio in your car. You would
most likely choose a macro associated with your TV, or one with the
jack set to which you connected your cable or satellite receiver. You
would then define a macro that entered the channel number for that
station.
• You could create a macro to change video input and start a tape in
your VCR. You would most likely choose a macro associated with
your TV or with the video jack to which you connected your VCR. You
would then define a macro that:
• changes the TV channel
• turns on the VCR
• delays 1 second to allow the VCR to power up
• switches the TV input to VCR
• starts the tape playing
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