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Controlling Command Macro Access By Port
By default, any Command Macro will work from any Port. There may be times however, where you want to restrict access to a
particular Command Macro to a certain Port or combination of Ports. You can then program which Port(s) to
allow:
*4005 xx yyy where "xx" is the Command Macro number (01 - 90) and "yyy" is the port(s) designation:
1 Port 1 13 Ports 1 & 3
2 Port 2 23 Ports 2 & 3
3 Port 3 123 All Ports*
12 Ports 1 & 2
Note: If a port is unlocked, that port may run any macro, regardless of its access programming.
For example, you may only want users on Ports 1 and 2 to be able to link the two ports. In our example above, we programmed
Command Macro 42 to link Ports 1 and 2 this. To restrict the use of this Command Macro to only Ports 1 and 2, we program:
*4005 41 12
Note: You can change a previously defined port restriction by programming a new one "over the top" of an existing one.
Erasing All Command Macros Port Restrictions
If you ever need to clear all the Command Macro port restrictions , you can use the following programming command and all
Command Macros will be accessible from any Port:
*400699
Message Macros
The RC210 provides 40 Message Macros (70 if the optional RTC module is installed. See the RTC Manual for details) that can be
used to store custom responses to user entered commands, scheduler events, Alarm events and so on. Each Message Macro can
store up to 9 vocabulary words, DVR tracks or any combination of the two.
For example, Command Macro 42 is going to be used to re-map the Port 1 and Port Linking function. When a user uses this macro to
link the ports, we want the controller to speak "Link Port One And Two". In our example, we'll use Message Macro #1. With the
controller unlocked, we program:
*2103 01 139 181 001 063 002 programs Message Macro 1 to speak "Link Port One And Two"
Important: You must always use 3 digits for vocabulary words or DVR tracks, when programming Message Macros. Failure to do so will result
in unpredictable results
.
We now program Command Macro 42 to link the ports and also include Message Macro 1:
*4002 42 187 118
Hint: notice that we entered the Message Macro function number first, then the function that actually connects the ports. You'll find that
when linking ports, it works best if the message is first played then the link established. When unlinking ports, the actual unlinking function
should be first, with the Message Macro being last. The reason being that if you have Monitor Mix and/or Speech Override selected for that
port, any receiver activity will interfere with the Message Macro being spoken.
Note: If you program a Message Macro with a content of 0, it will erase that Message Macro