Basic Operations
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IREdit
Creating A New Hand Control File
IREdit utilizes wizards to step assist in creating new IR files.
Select
File > New > Hand Control
to access the There are two approaches to creating a new IR file
via the IREdit wizards:
Read the information on the initial Wizard dialog, and click
Next
to proceed with the
New Hand Control Wizard.
Select the
Please take me to the advanced screen
option, and click
Next
to open the
Advanced Wizard dialog, which allows you to manually enter information for the file in a
single dialog.
Using the New Hand Control Wizard
The New Hand Control Wizard steps you through the process of creating a new hand control file.
To use the wizard:
1.
Select
File > New Hand Control
to open the first wizard dialog ("Welcome to the new hand
control wizard").
2.
Click
Next
to proceed to the next wizard dialog ("
Manufacturer
"). Select the manufacturer of
the hand control from the scrolling list.
3.
Click
Next
to proceed to the "
Category
" dialog. Select a device category that matches the
device to control with the selected hand control. Alternatively, you can type a new category in
the text field above the list, if none of the listed categories adequately describe the target device
type.
4.
Click
Next
to proceed to the "
Model
" dialog. Enter the model number of the device that the
selected hand control will control in the text field.
5.
Click
Next
to proceed to the "
Hand Control
" dialog. Enter the model number of the selected
hand control in the text field.
6.
Click
Next
to proceed to the "
Finished
" dialog, which displays the selections made in the
previous dialogs. Each of these fields can be edited if necessary.
7.
Click
Finish
to save the changes, generate the hand control file and add it to the User Database
file (visible in the Navigator window).
You must have a user-created Database file open in the Navigator to enable the
File > New > Hand Control
option.
Check the
Please take me to the advanced screen
option to use the advanced
wizard options (intended for advanced users). This option allows you to enter all of
the information at once.
