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input. I want the “TV Power ON” button to contain the “Variable”, so I only have to enter once, Any time I ““aalliiaass””
(see explanation below) the “TV Power ON” button, the Variable automatically comes with it, so if for some reason I
have to change the delay from five seconds to six seconds, I only have to change it in one macro, not in every macro
that uses the “TV Power ON” button.
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The next time the TV Power On is aliased, it will not wait five seconds because it now knows the TV is already ON.
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If only one command is programmed in the other button, then the macro step will only perform that command.
However, if the other button has multiple macro steps, the entire macro will be played back as one step in the new
macro.Thus, the Alias feature not only saves memory (since it is not copying the IR commands, only pointing to
them), but enables you to program macros nested inside other macros. See advanced programming on page X
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In the Simulator, click on the button that you want to contain the macro. Click on the “Record” icon in the Macro
window toolbar to start the recording session. Next, click on the buttons you wish to add to the macro;TV Power
On, Receiver Power On,TV input, Receiver Input etc..When the macro is complete, click on the “Stop” icon to end
the recording session.
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For any other kind of macro step (other than Aliases), you do not have to click on record. Simply select an IR com-
mand from the IR Navigator or a sound from the Sound Gallery and drag them into the Macro window.
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You can drag any macro step to a new position by clicking, holding down the left mouse button and dragging it up or
down the list.
Macro Programming
