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[Mark Pierson]

[gfb107]

In RM, "Pause Protocol (Special)" should already be one of the available protocols. You don't have to add it.

Once you've selected it in the Protocol drop-down box, you'll see instructions in the "Protocol Notes" explaining how to use it.
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[The Robman]

If you have to wait 4 seconds, do you really want the power up macro to take care of the input selection for you? Because it would mean that you would have to stand there holding the remote for all of that time.

IMHO, it would be better to program a button as your "input select" button, then have the macros leave the remote in the right mode where that "input select" button is pre-programmed to select the desired input.

For example, in your original IR file I see that you have two TV based macros:

M1 = TV, Power, CBL, Power (needs Comp1 selected)
M3 = TV, Power, CD, Power (needs HDMI2 selected)

My first suggestion would be to move these macros to shift/CBL and shift/CD. Then I'd use the M1 button as the "input select" button.

I gather from the previous conversation that the "1" button in TV mode will select Comp1, and the "3" button will select HMDI2. So, what I would do is keymove (ie, copy) the "1" button from TV mode over to the M1 button in CBL mode. Then I'd keymove the "3" button from TV mode over to the M1 button in CD mode.

Then, when using the remote, you would press SET-CBL to turn on the system for cable, then once the TV has warmed up (ie, the 4 second wait) you would press the M1 button (if needed) to switch the TV to Comp1 mode.

You would press SET-CD to turn the system on for DVD, and then once the TV has warmed up (ie, the 4 second wait) you would press the M1 button (if needed) to switch the TV to HMDI2 mode.

Here's an IR file set up the way I just described:
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=7103

The added benefit of doing it this way is that, when you want to switch from watching the cable to watching the DVD player, assuming it's already turned on, all you have to do is press CBL, M1 and you're all set.
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[radunn]

[vickyg2003]

[The Robman]

[radunn]

[The Robman]

You could absolutely go back to using M1, M2, M3 for your macros if the SET button is too recessed (I use a 15-1994 where it's quite prominent). But if you do, you would need to pick another button to be your all-purpose "input select" button.

The point of doing the keymoves to program M1 (or whichever button you decide to use) is that the button selects the right input based on the device mode that you're in, so the user doesn't need to think about it too much.

Tell me which conversation would be easier. Here's the question:

Hey Ray, the TV's in the wrong mode, what do I do?

answer #1:

Ray: what are you watching?
Wife: cable
Ray: OK then, press TV, then 1, then CBL
Wife: but what if I was watching the DVD?
Ray: then you'd press TV, then 3, then CD

answer #2:

Ray: press M1
Wife: but what if I was watching the DVD?
Ray: press M1
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[radunn]

[The Robman]

I've tried gluing extensions onto the SET button before but it didn't take. Hot glue might work for a while, if you can prevent it from sticking to the casing.

You can convert any button into a SET button by programming a macro to the button which has one step, that being SET.

Or, you could just use a different button for the input select. I don't know how you're using the rest of the buttons, and I see that all 4 learning buttons and all 3 macros buttons are already in use, so I can't make a suggestion.
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[radunn]

Currently I have working macros for my TV, cable box and DVD players etc. The working macro(s) consist of M1 and M3 being replaced with the Shift key for the cable and dvd player (power on/off). Somehow I lost the function of pressing M1 to set the TV to Component for the cable box and HDMI2 for the dvd player. If I press 'TV-3' Component is set; 'TV-2' for HDMI2. I'd like to eliminate these extra key strokes.

I am requesting a macro that will set the TV to the desired mode; component or hdmi2. After reading a few help files for inserting Pause into the macro(s) via RM-IR I was unsuccessful. I can post the files used (unsuccessful and successful) so they can be reviewed. Maybe I don't even need Pause. Thanks for your advice and support

Links to working / non-working macros (Shift-TV was not in 1st amendment; still did not work):
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11550
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11551
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[vickyg2003]

Hi RaDunn,

I have only slept 2 hours in the past 24,so this might not make sense, but let me give you two hints.

1) When making a macro, you want to minimize the time it runs. Using a PAUSE is a last restort. If you need to wait 10 seconds between powering the Cable button on, and changing it to channel 3, rearrange your macro so that you do as many other steps as possible before the 3.

2) Use NOTES liberally. Really it helps to have some idea of what you were trying to accomplish. You put this away for a few years and come back to it, and you'll be totally clueless as to what you did and why.

3)IR has a sorting mechanism for those keymoves, that will make this much easier to read. Click on the column heads and arrange the items. There is also a dragging feature, that only sometimes works for me, but you click on the number in the # column and the line will turn turquoise and then you can drag it where you want to go.

4) IR has a Summary report that really makes debugging easy. I hope someday they add something similar to RMIR.

[radunn]

[vickyg2003]

Radunn, It sounds like you are not making the decisions here. What is "the helper"?
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[radunn]