Creating Macros, Here’s how to construct a macro

Creating Macros

A “macro” is simply a series of individual commands triggered by pressing one button. Macros make oper- ating a complex home entertainment system much easier.

For example, think of what you go through to play a videotape: You turn on the TV, turn on the VCR, select the TV input connected to the VCR, and, fi- nally, put the VCR into Play mode. (This assumes, of course, that there’s a tape already in the VCR.) That’s four separate commands — and it may take you as many as six pushes on various buttons to execute them!

A “macro” makes this simpler by executing all the needed commands with just one push of a button!

Here’s how to construct a “macro”:

1.Place the RR-990’s rear panel Function switch to the On position.

2.Press “Learn” at the top of the LCD screen. (The Learn indicator will appear.)

3.Press “Macro” to enter the Macro Learn mode.

4.Select a Control Panel by pressing the corre- sponding Component Selector at the bottom of the screen. (TV, for example.)

5.On the Control Panel you’ve just selected, choose an unprogrammed button and press it. This button becomes the “initiator” of the macro you’re about to program into the RR- 990. (The “Surround” button may be a good choice.)

6.Choose the macro’s first command by pressing the appropriate previously programmed button (“Power,” for example.)

7.Choose the macro’s next command by pressing another programmed button. This button may be in the same Control Panel or a different one. If it’s a different Control Panel, just press the appropriate Component Selector at the bottom of the screen and then press the correct command button.

8.When you’ve programmed all the individual commands you want (up to the RR-990’s limit of 10), touch the “Macro” button once more to finish it.

9.Touch “Learn” again to exit the Macro Learn mode.

10.Return the rear panel Function switch to its Off position.

You can create a additional macros by repeating the steps above. Just make sure that each new macro has a different “initiator” button and there will be no con- fusion.

NOTE: Macros can be incredibly flexible time- savers. We suggest you experiment with different functions. Use a macro to turn on all the compo- nents of your home entertainment system, another to turn on just a TV and VCR for quiet movie viewing, yet another to turn on just your audio components if you want to listen to CD, etc. You can create macros to mute volume, turn down or raise the lights, draw or open the drapes, etc. Of course, you’ll need ancillary equipment to do some of this but the RR-990 is ready and able to create a string of commands for any product that re- sponds to infrared pulses so don’t be afraid to exer- cise your creativity.