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Figure 38 – Record RS232 Commands Figure 39 – RS232 Command String Editor
ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGS
1.
In the
Palette Editor
select (single click) the appropriate
Brand
(i.e. Sony, Panasonic etc). A
sub-
directory
of
Components
will appear. (If a specific brand is not found, See Section:
Editing Brand,
Component and Function Lists
.)
2.
In the
Brand sub-directory
, select (single click) the appropriate
Component
(DVD, SAT etc). (If a specific
component is not found, See Section:
Editing Brand, Component and Function Lists
.)
3.
The
Palette Editor
will now be open to the
Brand/Component
selected and a sub-directory of
code types
(Hex, RS232, IR) will open. Select
RS232
. A
Function List
for that type of component and code type will
appear
in the right hand column. Review the
Function List
and compare it to the source remote. (If a
specific function is not displayed or not named appropriately, see Section:
Editing Function Names in the
Palette Editor
.)
4.
Right click a
command
in the
Function List
that is to be programmed with an
RS232 Command
(i.e.
Power, Play, Stop etc.) and select
Record
from the
pop-up
. The
RS232 Command String Editor Window
will appear.
(The window will indicate the selected command in the Title Bar to assist in programming the
proper command string to the proper function.)
5.
Click in the
ASCII
or
HEX
row depending upon the type of data to be entered. The
selected row
will
change to
dark blue
.
6.
Enter the
command string
by typing on the
computer keyboard
. Both ASCII and HEX Data will be
shown.
NOTE:
The maximum number of characters that can be entered into a string is
100 characters
.
7.
Click
OK
after the entire string is entered. An
RS232 Command Icon
will appear to the left of the
selected function indicating that an RS232 Command String has been entered.
NOTE:
A
Conversion Utility
is included within this window. Entering commands of any format into this
utility will display the character in all other formats (i.e. Decimal, Hex, Binary, and ASCII).
8.
Repeat
Steps 5-7
for all of the
source functions
to be programmed with
RS232 Commands
.
9.
Test all
RS232 Commands
as described in the following section.
10.
After all
RS232 Commands
have been tested, switch the
Palette Editor Mode
to
Palette
, to place
RS232
Commands
on buttons.