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Figure 29 – Learning IR Commands
Using the Palette Editor
NOTE:
The
Palette Editor
for IR Commands is available whether a project is opened or not.
1.
If not already open, in the
View Menu
, click
Palette Editor
or hit
[CTRL+ALT+P]
on your keyboard. The
Palette Editor
will open.
2.
In the
Palette Editor
, change
Mode
to
Edit
, using the
pull-down
.
3.
In the
Palette Editor
, change
Learning Device
to
SPLCD
, using the
pull-down
.
4.
Be sure
Test
and
Show IR Library
are
de-selected
, (normal background).
5.
Scroll the
Brand List
and click the
‘+’
next to the appropriate
Brand
as shown in
Figure 29
(Toshiba). A
sub-directory of components will appear. (If a particular
Brand
does not appear on the
List
, see Section:
Editing Brand, Component and Function Lists/Adding Brands
.)
6.
Click the
‘+’
next to the appropriate
Component
(DVD). (If a particular
Component
does not appear in the
sub-directory, see Section:
Editing Brand, Component and Function Lists/Adding Components and
Functions
.)
7.
A
Function List
for the selected component will appear. Review the
Function List
and compare it to the
source remote. If a particular function is not displayed or not named appropriately, see Section
Editing
Brand, Component and Function Lists/Adding Components and Functions
.)
8.
Click
REC
at the top of the
Palette Editor.
It will
highlight
to indicate
REC Mode
. Universal Dragon is now
ready to learn the IR codes for the specific brand/component selected.
NOTE: Before performing Step 9, read Steps 9-12, as the RECORD process is a timed function. You
will have 5 seconds to perform the process before the system times out.
9.
Place the
Teaching
(source) remote in the optimal position as found above.
10.
Select the
command
to be learned, in the
Function List
. (i.e. Power, Play, Stop etc.). The
Learn IR
Window
will appear. You will have approximately
5 seconds
to learn the
IR command
.
11.
While holding the source remote in the optimal teaching position, typically within 1-2” of the
IR Learning
Eye
,
press and hold
the corresponding
command button
on the
source remote
. When the message
IR
Learning was successful
appears, click
OK
. An
XIR2 Symbol
(
) will appear to the left of the selected
function indicating that an IR code has been learned.
NOTE 1:
If you wait longer than five seconds, a time-out message:
‘Failed To Learn IR Timeout’
will
appear. Click
OK
and try again. If you continue to have problems learning commands, run a
Who Am I
to
confirm PC connection to and communication with the SPLCD.
NOTE 2:
When teaching commands,
press and hold
the button until the
IR Learning was successful
message appears. Not all IR codes are structured the same. Some will be learned with a press and hold
while others may require a quick tap of the original remote button. Some will require a button press duration
somewhere in between.
12.
Repeat
Steps 9-12
for all
source functions
not found in the
IR Library
, that are to be used on the
SPLCD
.
13.
All learned commands can now be utilized for programming. In
Palette Editor
, change
Mode
to
Palette,
select
Show IR Library
and navigate the
Brand/Component List
to the learned commands.