Home Automation Interface
Configuring Audio/Video
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Location” button. The location helps you identify where the device is – it is usually
a room or area of the house such as “Living Room”. Establishing locations can
help you sort and view your devices more easily elsewhere in Digital Central.
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When you have completed entering the information for the new lighting device, click
Apply
to save the information.
After you have entered your lighting devices, you can edit the information later by going
to the Lighting Configuration screen and clicking the
Edit
option next to the lighting
device you wish to change.
You can also delete lighting devices on this screen by clicking the
Delete
option next to
the lighting device to be deleted.
Configuring Audio/Video
The Magnia SG20 is capable of interfacing and controlling audio and video equipment
that has been programmed in the home automation controller via an infrared (IR)
extender such as the supported JDS Infrared Xpander.
Specific IR codes are entered into the controller, and can then be referenced and used to
control specific devices. IR codes are entered into the controller with specific numbers.
For example, a television may have its IR codes entered into the controller so that On
could be IR code 1, Off could be IR code 2, Channel up could be IR code 3, and so on.
IR numbers must be unique, so if there were a second TV in the home, its IR codes
would be different (for example, On could be 20, Off could be 21, and so on).
To configure the SG20, you need the codes currently programmed in your home
controller. For the SG20 to communicate with you home controller for IR command, the
SG20 will have to have the identical information input into it’s database.
To access this IR code information, use the software provided with the existing home
controller. The following example applies to the Stargate system.
To configure Magnia SG20 access to your IR extenders and control your audio/video
equipment:
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Select Home Automation in Digital Central.
NOTE: When configuring multi-function devices (such as a TV/VCR or a Tape/CD/
Tuner combination device), you may need to create a separate configuration for
each function (for example, one configuration for the TV, and one of the VCR).