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1.
Right-Click
on any blank area (no GTL’s) in the SmartPAD LCD Systems window.
2. From the Drop-Down menu, select whether this will be a text
Label
, text-only
Source Button
, or a text-
only
Function Button
.
3. Once the label is placed in the
Systems
window, move the label to its desired location.
4.
Right-Click
on the label and select
Properties
from the drop-down menu to edit the text as outlined in
the previous section.
LEARNING IR COMMANDS (Creating Palette Files)
IR Codes from Manufactures remotes of each of the components you wish to control from the SmartPAD LCD
Keypad, may be
learned
into the Dragon Drop-IR™ software and stored in
Palette
files for placement onto the
Keypads. In order to do this, the SPLCD must be connected to the PC as outlined above (See
Connecting the
SPLCD to the PC
).
NOTE:
Before starting this section, included in the Dragon Drop-IR SmartPAD LCD™ software, is an extensive
IR Code Library. Before learning IR commands from multiple remotes, check the IR Library to see if your IR
commands for each of the components you wish to control are listed.
NOTE:
If you have previously created Palette files in any other versions of Dragon Drop-IR™ Software on your
PC (for programming URC-2’s, MRC88, etc) these files can be Copied and Pasted using Windows Explorer to
the PALETTE folder located under the C:Program Files\Xantech\Dragon Drop-IR (SPLCD) directory on your
PC.
If all of your codes are either located in the IR Code Library or are already
learned
in palettes, please proceed
to the section entitled
Placing Commands onto the GTL’s
.
BUILT-IN IR CODE LIBRARY
The Dragon Drop-IR (SPLCD) software has a built-in IR Code Library. This is basically a large database of
Manufactures IR Commands for a whole assortment of components at your disposal. If your manufacture’s
codes are in our database there might not be any need to ‘teach’ IR commands into the system. To check the
Dragon Drop-IR™ Software’s extensive IR Code Library, do the following:
1. Make sure a SmartPAD LCD™ Project is open.
2. Click on PALETTE in the Dragon Drop-IR menu bar
3. Select IR Library from the drop-down menu
4. Click on the Component Type (i.e. VCR, DVD etc.) and then the Manufacturer.
5. A list of Command Groups for that manufacturer’s components IR codes will be displayed.
6. You
will
need to test commands from these different Command Groups to see which one works with
your component. Please see the next section entitled
Testing IR Commands in the IR Library
.
T
ESTING
IR C
OMMANDS IN THE
IR L
IBRARY
Once you have located all of the Command Group codes for the appropriate Component/Manufacturer, you will
need to test the commands to see which Command Group is associated with your specific component.
NOTE:
To test commands out of the Library, the PC running Dragon Drop-IR software must be connected to
the SmartPAD LCD™ via the RS232 or USB programming port and the IR output of the SPLCD connected to a
Connecting Block as in
Figure 8
.
1. With the IR Library opened to the specific manufacturers list of Command Groups as outlined above,
click on the first Command Group listed (i.e. Cmd Group1). A list of all of commands associated with
this component should be displayed.
2. Connect an Emitter to the emitter port on the connecting block as in –
Figure 8
.
3. Place the emitter over the sensor window of the component to test.
4. With the PC still connected to the SPLCD’s programming port, select the “TEST” button located in the
bottom right of the IR Library window. The TEST button should now be outlined in red.
5. Click on the POWER command or other basic function command as listed in the IR Library. The
controlled component should respond to each command sent. (i.e. “Power” turns the source ON or
OFF, “PLAY” plays the content etc.)
6. If a component does not respond to a command, click on another Command Group listed under that
manufacturer and retest.