Beginners course on macros

guentjo · Post by **guentjo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:58 pm

Is there a topic/article/sticky on how to get started programming macros? That's a stupid question, of course there is. I just can't find it. The steps for creating macros don't seem to be in the beginner guides.

Mark Pierson · Post by **Mark Pierson** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:03 pm

AFAIK, there isn't anything documented regarding macro how-to. They are nothing more than a series of keystrokes (max of 15) stored to be replayed later. Is there something specific you'd like to know?

guentjo · Post by **guentjo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:09 pm

Thanks for the reply. My question is probably simple: How do "record" the keystrokes for the macros using IR? I'm going to want macros that do a few things at one time on one device, and macros that will cross devices. How do I go about doing that?

Mark Pierson · Post by **Mark Pierson** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:18 pm

The macro tab in IR is pretty self-explanatory. Select the Bound Key (the button used to invoke the macro) and then pick the appropriate buttons from the list.

One important note to remember: macros are global, not device-specific. That means a macro like Power;TV/VCR;Volume+ will send those functions to whatever the current selected device is.

guentjo · Post by **guentjo** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:26 pm

OK, Thanks. If have to 6131, that I plan on applying the extender to.

I'll give IR another shot.

egalus · Post by **egalus** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:30 pm

Mark Pierson wrote: One important note to remember: macros are global, not device-specific. That means a macro like Power;TV/VCR;Volume+ will send those functions to whatever the current selected device is.

Just to add that you can overcome a macro to be global if you create a keymove in each devicesection that you don't want to use the macro to for the button the macro is on to this same buttons-normal-code.

@guentjo:
Just create one or two macros with the remote itself (instructions can be found here: http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/faq.shtml ) and download them with IR, this helps greatly to understand how to create them in IR.

Post by **The Robman** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:59 pm

Except that the 6131 only supports macros programmed using IR.exe, it won't let you program them on the remote itself.

egalus · Post by **egalus** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:02 am

The Robman wrote:Except that the 6131 only supports macros programmed using IR.exe, it won't let you program them on the remote itself.

Ups, sorry, didn't know that. I just thought that a remote that can use macros can program them itself.

Post by **The Robman** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:28 am

THe 6131 supports some sort of macro on the POWER button, so it has the necessary firmware to playback macros, but the wizards at UEI decided that it shouldn't allow macros on any of the other buttons, so they added logic to prevent you from recording them. However, there's nothing in IR that will stop you from programming a macro to whichever button you like.

guentjo · Post by **guentjo** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:43 pm

OK, I've got it. Now I'm experimenting with the 1K extender and key moves instead of upgrades to clear space. for longpress and device specific macros