26
25
Within each macro button, up to 20 steps can be
memorized. In the event that you wish to memorize
more than 20 steps per macro, then press another
MACRO
button
y
, and follow the above operations. A
maximum of 80 steps can be programmed this way.
However, you will probably find that 20 steps is more
than enough to carry out even the most complex
macro instructions to achieve a specific home theater
operating result.
When programming macro steps, note that the
following buttons would not normally be included in
a macro sequence, and are therefore not available
for inclusion in a macro:
MODE
q
,
MACRO
w
,
CLONE
e
,
PAGE
i
,
VOLUME
!1
,
MEMO
!3
,
CLEAR
!4
and
LIGHTING
@0
.
To check to see which MACRO
buttons
y
have been pro-
grammed with macros, at the
beginning of the macro learning
sequence the four numerical (1
through 4) indicators at the
bottom of the LCD window will
show a box around the number
for each macro button that
already has a macro assigned to
it (see Figure 11, which shows
that only macro button number 1
has a macro assigned to it).
In the event that you wish to revise a programmed
macro sequence, search the step number you wish
to change by using the direction keys
and
!6
,
and then re-enter the new command. If you
memorized different commands than have already
been programmed, then the previous macro
sequence will be erased and re-written over with the
new sequence.
If you want to insert a new step between the
programmed steps, press the “
MEMO
” button at the
place that you wish to insert the step.
If you wish to clear a step after programming is
finished, select the step using the cursor keys and
press “
CLEAR
”,
During macro programming, if a button is not
pressed within 1 minutes, the mode will
automatically revert to the “USE” mode.
5.
When you have completed the macro programming
sequence, press the
MACRO
w
operation button with
the paper clip tip. The “END” indication appears in the
LCD display window. When you release the
MACRO
button, all indications will revert to the initial status.
There is one more important point to note about
programming a macro sequence. During a macro
sequence, you may include more than one function
selection button to access some transport and/or other
commands. Depending on the macro sequence, this
might result in the amplifier or receiver’s function
selection to be inadvertently changed as well when the
macro is played back. The RC2000 Mk
w
has a special
feature to prevent this from occurring, allowing you to
access the special commands available under each
RC2000 Mk
w
function button during a macro playback
sequence, while at the same time prevent the amplifier
or receiver from constantly switching its input source
back and forth at the same time.
During the programming sequence, just remember that
if you wish to activate a specific input selector on your
amplifier or receiver, make sure that you press the
desired input selection button FIRST. Subsequent
function button selections can be incorporated in the
macro sequence, but on playback, the RC2000 Mk
w
will only send out a function selection infrared
command to the amplifier or receiver based upon the
first function command used in the macro sequence.
For example, you may wish to have a macro sequence
which activates the laser disc player input on your
amplifier or receiver, and then have additional
commands in the sequence to instruct your TV set to
switch to an external video source to receive the laser
disc video signal.
During the macro programming, make sure that you
press the
LD
function selector button BEFORE you
press any of the other function selector buttons in the
sequence. You can then include any of the TV
commands by pressing the
TV
function selector
button, later in the sequence. When this macro is next
used (played back), the RC2000 Mk
w
will send out the
command to change the amplifier or receiver’s input
selector to laser disc input (since its function selector
button was the first one programmed into that macro
sequence), and will not subsequently change the
amplifier or receiver’s input to TV (but will send out any
special TV commands that you included in the macro
sequence).
OK
To increase step No.
To decrease step No.
Recalling the step number.
3
LEARN
1
4
2
Figure 11
OSD
GUIDE MUTE
4
5
6
7
8
9
M
0
C
OK
Press the MEMO button.
OSD
GUIDE MUTE
4
5
6
7
8
9
M
0
C
OK
Press the CLEAR button.
