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Neil P
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:55 am Post subject: Master Power Switch on URC-8810W |
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Can the 8810W be programed like the URC-6131 Master on/off with the 995 code? I know I can generate a macro to do this, but I can't use the Power key as the Macro. Any suggestions?
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johnsfine
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Master Power Switch on URC-8810W |
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| Neil P wrote: | | Can the 8810W be programed like the URC-6131 Master on/off with the 995 code? I know I can generate a macro to do this, but I can't use the Power key as the Macro. |
Why can't you use the Power key as the macro?
I'm pretty sure the 8810w does let you define macros on the power key even without JP1.
Also, a macro on the power key can use the non-macro definition of the power key (actually any key used by any macro is the non macro definition of that key because macros don't nest).
If I'm missing something or you want something more complex, then I'm sure you could do it with JP1 and the extender software, but I think you're asking for something simple enough you don't need JP1. |
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Neil P
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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I guess I should have tried before asking eh? 
But back to the 6131 Master Power, a long 2 second press turns everything on/off and a quick press turns off the last device. Thats a good feature.
Could you splain a bit more what you meants by " a macro on the power key can use the non-macro definition of the power key"
Thanks,
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johnsfine
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Neil P wrote: | | But back to the 6131 Master Power, a long 2 second press turns everything on/off and a quick press turns off the last device. Thats a good feature. |
I think there is an LKP protocol (something that lets you define different long vs. short press behavior for any key) available for use with the 8810 extender.
| Neil P wrote: |
Could you splain a bit more what you meants by " a macro on the power key can use the non-macro definition of the power key" |
A key can be defined by a setup code, by a KeyMove, by a learned signal, or by a macro, or by any combination of those. If defined in more than one way, there are priority rules to say which wins.
But if the key is used inside a macro it won't consider any macro definition of that key, so it may find a setup code definition of the key even though that is lower in the priority rules.
Also a macro can change the device mode, so it may then use its own key and find a KeyMove or learned signal that would have had priority over the macro if the device mode hadn't been something else to begin with.
The common simple example is a macro on the power key that does something like:
TV;power;CBL;power;RCVR;power |
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e34m5
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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I simply set up a macro on the SHIFT+POWER. Actually to make it simpler I've set up SHIFT+DEVICE for power on, video settings,etc nad SHIFT+POWER to turn everything off.
This makes it real simple for the family to follow. |
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