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Figure 16 – Source FUNCTION selection in Palette Editor
Other Editing Functions
ξ Help. Gives basic help information for the Palette Editor.
ξ Close. Closes the Palette Editor when you have finished editing.
ξ To access the Delete, Rename and New Function attributes, right click within the list of commands. A pop- up menu showing each of the above appears.
ξ For Delete and Rename, right click the desired command first, then left click either Delete or Rename and follow the prompts.
ξ For New Function, right click on the blank space within the list but not over an existing function, then left click New Function. Follow the prompt.
When finished, click the Close button. Any changes will be saved automatically.
PUTTING CODES TO WORK IN THE MRC44
There are two ways in which the MRC44 can control your audio, video and home control systems; by pressing the buttons on the MRC44 Keypad or from an Infrared (IR) remote control.
There are three types of commands that can be associated with the MRC44 Keypad buttons. ξ Source component commands such as DVD Power, Play, Track Skip, etc.
ξ MRC44 Controller/Amplifier “INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS” such as Zone Source Select, Zone Power, VOL+, VOL- etc.
ξ Xantech (RC68+) commands for triggering macros for controlling other systems and devices such as Lighting, Home Controls, HVAC etc. utilizing the MRC44 Controller’s internal IR Code Sequencer.
PROGRAMMING KEYPADS (BASIC)
With Dragon open, from “FILE” select “NEW PROJECT” and give the project a name. Hit “ENTER” on the keyboard or click “SAVE”. Click on “USER SETTINGS” in the Menu bar. Select “BASIC DRAGON.” Click on the “BASE UNIT” Pull Down in the Menu bar and select “MRC44”.
The MRC44 “BASIC SYSTEM WINDOW” will appear (Figure 17) with a "virtual keypad", default source buttons (SRC1, SRC2 etc.) along with tabs, which allow selection of Keypad, Power Management and Icon Editor. In the menu bar, “USER SETTINGS” will indicate “(Basic)”.
NOTE: A project can be changed from Basic to Advanced or Expanded, but once changed cannot be changed back to Basic. See Programming Keypads (Advanced/Expanded).
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