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yesok
Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 136
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: Suggeston for Activation Sequence of Extenders |
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Hello Bill,
Could you modify the activation sequence(currently pressing Power/TV key) as follows?
1. First activation - as it is, by pressing Power/TV key.
2. Afterwards - automatic, even after battery replacements.
3. Modifying defalut device - Currently the default device is TV. It would be nice if we can designate a macro to the initial activation of Power/TV key. so that we may set the deafult device freely as we want.
I need this to make extended remotes fool proof. I found aged users easily forget the activation sequence after battery replacements. This is critical for Kameleon remotes whose battery use is quite heavy.
Thanks in advance.
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johnsfine Site Admin
Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 4766 Location: Bedford, MA |
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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If we had the choice, we might not have required activation at all.
We aren't in control of what happens after you replace batteries, so we can't make the extender activation automatic at that point.
At significant cost in eeprom space you could modify an extender so that almost any keypress after changing batteries would activate the extender. In a remote with just a 2K eeprom, I don't think the eeprom space cost is acceptable. |
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yesok
Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 136
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: Activation of Extenders |
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Hello Johnsfine,
johnsfine wrote: | If we had the choice, we might not have required activation at all. |
Yes, indeed.
johnsfine wrote: | We aren't in control of what happens after you replace batteries, so we can't make the extender activation automatic at that point. |
I guess just after battery replacements, a remote performs power reset automatically. Do you mean something else?
johnsfine wrote: | At significant cost in eeprom space you could modify an extender so that almost any keypress after changing batteries would activate the extender. In a remote with just a 2K eeprom, I don't think the eeprom space cost is acceptable. |
No doubt.
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