Using a Macro function

MODE MACRO

MODE buttons

HOME THEATER CONTROLLER

RC-440M

Erasing a macro from the MODE MACRO button

1.Press and hold down the desired MODE button, press the MODE MACRO button, and then release both buttons.

When you press the MODE button, it lights green and the SEND/LEARN indicator lights. When you press the MODE MACRO button, the indicator turns off. When you release the buttons, the indicator flashes once.

2.Press the MODE MACRO button again.

The SEND/LEARN indicator flashes twice slowly. The macro programmed to the MODE button pressed in Step 1 above is erased.

Notes:

If no button is pressed for more than 30 seconds during the erasing procedure, the SEND/LEARN indicator flashes three times quickly, and the remote controller exits the erasing mode. Resume from Step 1.

Be aware that if you press a button other than MODE MACRO button in Step 2, then you will in effect be overwriting the previous macro with a new macro.

DIRECT MACRO

MODE buttons

HOME THEATER CONTROLLER

RC-440M

Erasing a direct macro from the DIRECT MACRO button

1.Press and hold down any one of the eight MODE buttons, press the DIRECT MACRO button, and then release both buttons.

When you press the MODE button, it lights green and the SEND/LEARN indicator lights. When you press the DIRECT MACRO button, the indicator turns off. When you release the buttons, the indicator flashes once.

2.Press the DIRECT MACRO button again.

The SEND/LEARN indicator flashes twice slowly. The macro programmed to the DIRECT MACRO button is erased.

Notes:

If no button is pressed for more than 30 seconds during the erasing procedure, the SEND/LEARN indicator flashes three times quickly, and the remote controller exits the erasing mode. Resume from Step 1.

Be aware that if you press a button other than DIRECT MACRO button in Step 2, then you will in effect be overwriting the previous direct macro with a new direct macro.

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Onkyo TX-DS696 appendix Erasing a macro from the Mode Macro button, Erasing a direct macro from the Direct Macro button

TX-DS696 specifications

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