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Using a Macro function
A Macro function enables you to program a series of button operations on the remote controller into a single button. For example, you need
to follow the steps below to play a CD player connected to the DTR-5 without using the Macro function:
1: Press the MODE AUDIO button.
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2: Press the POWER ON button.
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3: Press the CD (INPUT SELECTOR) button.
→
4: Press the
MODE CD button.
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5: Use the numeric keys to select the desired song.
This operation will be two button presses away if you program these steps into a macro button.
What is a Macro function?
You may program the desired steps into each of eight MODE but-
tons. The following example explains how to program Steps 1–5
(described above) into the MACRO MODE button under the
MODE CD button (CD mode).
1. Press and hold down the desired MODE button you wish to
program (in this case, MODE CD button), and press the
MACRO MODE button. Then release the buttons.
When you press the MODE CD button, the SEND/LEARN
indicator lights up. When you press the MACRO MODE button,
the indicator turns off.
When you release the buttons, the indicator flashes briefly, then
lights up again.
2. Press the operation buttons in series you wish to program
into the MACRO MODE button.
Press the MODE AUDIO, POWER ON, CD (INPUT SELEC-
TOR), MODE CD buttons, and a numeric key. When you press
the button, the SEND/LEARN indicator turns off. When you
release the button, the indicator lights up.
3. Press the MACRO MODE button to complete program-
ming.
The SEND/LEARN indicator flashes twice slowly.
Repeat Steps 1–3 to program other series of button operations
into another MODE button.
4. Check to see if the series of button operation has been cor-
rectly learned.
Point the remote controller toward the DTR-5, press the MODE
CD button, and press the MACRO MODE button to see if the
unit responds as programmed.
Transmitting the codes in Macro mode takes a while. During
transmission, point the remote controller toward the device to
be controlled.
Note:
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You may program up to 16 button operations into each MACRO
button. If you try to program the 17th step, it will be ignored.
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If you do not press any button for more than 30 seconds during
the procedure, the SEND/LEARN indicator flashes three times
quickly, then the RC-391M exits Learning mode. Resume Step
1.
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If you make a mistake during programming, the SEND/LEARN
indicator flashes three times quickly, then the RC-391M exits
Learning mode. Resume Step 1.
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If you erase one of the operation buttons already programmed in
the MACRO MODE button, or if you program a different code
into such a button, the operation button will no longer work. In
this case, program the buttons again to avoid malfunction.
Programming Macro mode
1, 3
2
1, 2
2
2
2
Tip:
The codes programmed into a MACRO button will be
transmitted with an interval of 0.5 seconds. However,
some devices may not be able to complete one opera-
tion in 0.5 seconds and may miss the next code. In this
case, press one operation button, press the correspond-
ing MODE button, then press another operation button
to extend the interval between the two operations up to
one second.
