Contemporary Research SW-DX Manual - Manual (Page 25)

Contemporary Research 25 Display Express System Manual
Macros or Commands
 Use Macro – Choose from a list of named control commands
 Use Commands – Enter commands from list below
Add or change values to an existing or new Preset. Parameters that are checked on the left will be sent, those
unchecked will not be saved or sent. You can start with selecting a Macro, then change one or two of the options
in the Command window. The values in the original Macro won’t be changed.
 Name – Enter a name for a new or copied Preset.
 Zone – Select from 15 Zones or All Zones.
 Single Display – use radio button to select a Preset to a specific display.
 Power - Set Power On or Off. Try not to include Power On with every Preset, use it to power on the
displays at the beginning of the event or day. The controllers have built-in delays after power on, as
display often can’t receive other commands during power-up.
 HDTV Channel – Enter HDTV channel in dashed (XX-X) or CableCard format (XXXXX)
 NTSC Channel – Enter desired analog channel (digital TVs will ignore this Preset)
 Volume - Set volume level 0 (Mute) to 63 (Full)
 Control Lock - Enable or disable display’s front-panel and IR control (not all sets have this feature)
 Tune Ring – For legacy Smart TV control, defines list of channels accessible by user
 Save/Restore - Allows you to create and schedule Alerts. When Save is included, the display controllers
will remember the power state and channel, then activate the new commands in the Preset. When Restore
is included, the controllers will return to the previous channel and power state. Also include a Volume
setting with a Restore command to return the sets to a new audio level. The controllers don’t store volume
level with Save.
 Command String. In addition to typical display commands, there are other rarely used IC-Net commands
that can be sent when needed, provided with system documentation. This includes:
o Set display code - instructs a controller to use a different set of control codes for a different make
and model of display.
o Test basic display operation before presets have been defined. Select a Zone, Group, a named
display, or a display address. Then enter
 P1 turns power on
 P0 turns power off
 TC, nnn tunes in an analog channel (TC,33) tunes in channel 33
 TH,nnn,nnn tunes in a digital channel (TH,15,1 tunes in channel 15-1
 Other special commands are listed on the next page
o Make – specific commands
o LG Typical format will be UX,'kc 0 2',13 (command sets TV to 16:9 ratio). Refer to the set’s manual
for other commands. For most, you will change the values for the command (kc) and the data (2).
o Sharp has a similar (but different) format: UX WIDE9 ,$0D for the standard Full wide screen
command.