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AMX VPXImport Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 VPXImport Import Tool Program (Version 2.0 or higher) S o f t w a r e...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    CUSTOMER REMEDIES. AMX Corporation’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at AMX Corporation's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet AMX Cor- poration's Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX Corporation. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE or hardware has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Importing models Working with Manufacturers Adding manufacturers Renaming manufacturers Deleting manufacturers Maintaining the Database Compacting the database Backing up the database Restoring the database Printing Database Reports Print preview Print setup and printing VPXImport Import Tool Program Table of Contents...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents VPXImport Import Tool Program...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    IR (infrared) control files used by the VPXpress ViewPoint System Design/ software program. With the VPXImport program, you stay current with all the Programming Software latest product offerings and can include them in your multimedia, audiovisual,...

  • Page 6: Related Instruction Manuals

    • IRLIB Infrared Library Management Program • VPXpress ViewPoint System Design/Programming Software Program Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements for VPXImport include: • VPXpress ViewPoint Systems Design/Programming software (Version 1.0 Note or higher) installed on the target PC Before you install the ®...

  • Page 7: Installing Vpximport

    1. Put the Panja CD into the CD-ROM drive or disk 1 into the disk drive. 2. Double-click e in the directory window for your CD-ROM drive or disk 1. 3. Follow the instructions that appear on your monitor. VPXImport Import Tool Program Introduction...
  • Page 8 Introduction VPXImport Import Tool Program...

  • Page 9: Overview

    Model and Control Information list. There is also an edit mouse menu you can access to perform common editing operations. Main Window Figure 2 shows the main window that opens when you launch the VPXImport program, and also the common elements. Hotkey...

  • Page 10: Toolbar Buttons

    Status bar • Shows the program’s disposition. Toolbar Buttons The VPXImport program’s toolbar buttons perform common operations with a single mouse click. Figure 3 lists the toolbar buttons and their functions. Toolbar buttons Figure 3 Title Button Click to .

  • Page 11: Model Menu

    Import • Opens a set of dialog boxes that allow you to select VPXImport files containing model data for use with your existing database. Export • Opens a set of dialog boxes that allow you to save the models you have selected as a VPXImport file that can be shared with others.

  • Page 12: View Menu

    • Toggles the status bar on or off in the main window. Help menu The Help drop-down menu (Figure 7) contains options to launch the VPXImport and Windows help programs, and also to open the About VPXImport window. Figure 7...

  • Page 13: Edit Mouse Menu

    Stores the current selection (highlighted) in clipboard memory. Paste • Inserts the contents of clipboard memory into the active field. Delete • Deletes the current selection (highlighted). Select All • Highlights all text in the field. VPXImport Import Tool Program Main Window, Toolbar Buttons, and Mouse Menu...
  • Page 14 Main Window, Toolbar Buttons, and Mouse Menu VPXImport Import Tool Program...

  • Page 15: Using Vpximport

    Model Information options Control Information options Figure 9 Main window Model and Control Information Determine what model information you want to see in the main window listing. VPXImport Import Tool Program Using VPXImport...
  • Page 16 Tascam (TEAC) Carver Knox Parkervision TEAC Denon Kodak Philips Technics Eiki Kramer Pioneer Toshiba Electrohome Leitch (Hedco) Proscan Vidikron Emerson Lutron Proxima Wolfvision Extron Magnavox Quasar Yamaha Fisher Marantz America Zenith General Electric Mitsubishi Samsung Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...

  • Page 17: Working With Models

    To ensure the original database is not inadvertently corrupted, the multimedia, audiovisual, and VPXImport program only allows you to edit and delete new models added to the lighting product iterations database. However, you can copy an original model (non-bold typeface) in the offered by their respective manufacturers.
  • Page 18 To import external IR files (not supplied with the program), go to step 10. Each IR file contains equipment-specific control functions, and each function is assigned to a specific channel number so that the Central Controller performs the correct operation. Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...
  • Page 19 ABC company, read the descriptions of all the IR files that contain ABC like ABC1.irl, ABC2.irl, and ABC3.irl. Then, you can determine the best-suited IR file to assign to the model. Figure 14 IR File Information dialog box VPXImport Import Tool Program Using VPXImport...
  • Page 20 For example, if you assigned an IR file to a new VCR model, you would choose the VCR,CASS,DAT – Generic template to populate the Template Reference column. Then, you could verify whether the assigned IR file’s order is correct or not. Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...
  • Page 21 VPXpress project controls. If the VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 16 appears, click OK to approve Incorrectly ordered IR file the power control setting or Cancel to change the associated channel functions and/or channel assignments.
  • Page 22 Moves the active IR function from the New IR File Function Order list to the Unmapped IR Functions list. Undo button • Reverses up to the last 20 operations. Redo button • Reverses the last Undo operation. Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...
  • Page 23 Moves all assigned IR functions back to the Unmapped IR Functions list. 21. Click Finish to save the IR file to the database. If the VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 18 appears, click OK to approve the power control setting or Cancel to change the associated channel assignment.

  • Page 24: Copying Models

    Copying models You can copy models stored in the database, and modify their configuration to accommodate new product applications. The VPXImport program automatically appends a (Copy X) to the name that you will see in the main window’s list. All model copies appear in bold typeface.

  • Page 25: Editing Models

    If you are editing models that require non-IR control If you add a new model to the methods like AMX Radia, no control, relay, RS-232, RS-422, slide control, and also database and assign it to a volume, you only modify the options in the Basic Model Information dialog box.
  • Page 26 Click OK to return to the Control Information dialog box. You may need to repeat this step several times to find the best-suited IR file for the model. Then, go to step 12. Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...
  • Page 27 16. Click Next to save the control information and open the Custom IR File Function vs. VPXpress Mapping dialog box shown in Figure 25. This dialog box lists the control functions and channel assignments of the IR file you assigned to the model. VPXImport Import Tool Program Using VPXImport...
  • Page 28 If the VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 26 appears, click OK to approve VPXpress project controls. Incorrectly ordered IR file the power control setting or Cancel to change the associated channel functions and/ or channel assignments.
  • Page 29 Figure 26 VPXImport dialog box for power control approval 19. Click Requires Modifications and the Next button to open the Final IR Customization dialog box (Figure 27) to modify the IR file functions and channel assignments. The Final IR Customization dialog box contains buttons that automate the process of reassigning IR file functions and their channel assignments.
  • Page 30 Moves all assigned IR functions back to the Unmapped IR Functions list. 22. Click Finish to save the IR file to the database. If the VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 28 appears, click OK to approve the power control setting or Cancel to change the associated channel assignment.

  • Page 31: Exporting Models

    When exporting model data for another user, be aware that the program being used to import cannot be a higher version than the program that was used for the export process. VPXImport Import Tool Program Using VPXImport...

  • Page 32: Importing Models

    This feature allows you to choose the location where the exported data will be opened. You are also able to select the device models that will be imported from the set of user-defined device models contained in the current exported VPXImport file (*.vpi).
  • Page 33 Note To import new models to the database: 1. Click Import in the File drop-down menu to open a list of VPXImport files You can not import model data that was created in a available in your current directory. VPXImport program with a 2.

  • Page 34: Working With Manufacturers

    All new manufacturer names added to the original database appear in the main window in bold typeface. To ensure the original database is not inadvertently corrupted, the VPXImport program only allows you to edit and delete new manufacturer names added to the database.

  • Page 35: Renaming Manufacturers

    Manufacturers dialog box (Figure 32). 2. Choose the target manufacturer name you want to rename. Then, click Rename to open the VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 34. Enter the new manufacturer’s name and click OK to store the new name in the database.

  • Page 36: Deleting Manufacturers

    The VPXpress program’s database is the depository of all original and new model information you add to it using the VPXImport program. As is the case with most database management systems, it must be cleaned up periodically to ensure it works correctly.

  • Page 37: Backing Up The Database

    1. Click Database and Compact in the File drop-down menu to start compacting the database. The VPXImport dialog box shown in Figure 36 appears when the operation is complete. Figure 36 VPXImport dialog box for compacting the database 2. Click OK to close the dialog box and return to the main window.

  • Page 38: Restoring The Database

    3. Click OK to return to the main window. Restoring the database If for any reason you encounter a problem with the database or VPXImport software program, you can quickly restore the integrity of the database with a backup copy of the .mdb database file. Of course, you must create a backup copy of the database to perform the restore operation.

  • Page 39: Printing Database Reports

    Print Preview dialog box to print the report, browse pages, and also zoom in/out of different views. To preview a report: 1. Click Print Preview in the File drop-down menu to open the VPXImport dialog box for print preview shown in Figure 41.

  • Page 40: Print Setup And Printing

    1. Click Print Setup in the File drop-down menu to open the Print Setup dialog box (Figure 42). Figure 42 Print Setup dialog box 2. Choose the appropriate printer, paper size, paper tray source, and paper orientation. Then, click OK to print the report. Using VPXImport VPXImport Import Tool Program...
  • Page 41 VPXImport Import Tool Program Using VPXImport...
  • Page 42 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto • york • brussels 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...

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