Newbie. Help with 6131 and Macro please.

SBI · Post by **SBI** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:45 pm

I am using URC-6131 JP1 enabled, Apex TV and a Panasonic DVD changer/HT system. I "locked" the volume to the HT and the remote is on SAT device all the time. I set up a "Master Power" so it first turn the TV on and then the HT system.
My problem is that there is a slight delay from the time the TV is on until the HT systems turns on.
Is there a way to shorten or eliminate the delay between the two devices?
All I see in the Macro window in IR.exe is TV;RCVR.

Thanks for your help.

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:56 pm

Using extenders generally speeds up macros.

Also, is the delay a result of startup time of the HT? Does it just take a long time to power up? Maybe you could reorder your "Master Power" macro to turn on the HT first?

SBI · Post by **SBI** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:12 pm

No, it is not the internal delay of the HT (from the time it is turned on till it is actually "active"), what I am refering to is that there is a delay of about two seconds between the signal that is sent to the TV (and turns the TV on) and the next signal that is sent to the HT.
BTW - same on the OFF command as well - the TV is turned off, but I can still hear the TV broadcast through the HT for another 2 seconds.

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:38 pm

Maybe there's something unique to the way the "Master Power" macro works. Have you tried using a "normal" macro, one actually create in IR?

SBI · Post by **SBI** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:07 pm

No, I haven't done that yet.
But, I think I read somewhere (or maybe I was dreaming) about a way to change the timing of a macro...?!

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:29 pm

Installing the extender will most definitely speed up your macros. This is the only way I know to make them go faster. There are a number of different ways to make macros run more slowly, but that isn't what you want.