English, Volume punch-through, Key mover – Arcam AVR surround amplifier / AV processor AVR600 User Manual

Page 59: Creating macros

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Example: To deassign the Macro associated

with the

h

key

1. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

2. Press 9 9 5.
3. Press h.
4. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

Volume punch-through

Volume punch-through means that, no matter which

Device Mode is selected, the CR102 controls the

AVR500, AVR600 or AV888 volume. You don’t need to

press A on your CR102; this feature is switched on by

default.
There are times, however, when you might want to

control a device’s volume directly when in a specific

Device Mode.

Example: To cancel volume punch-through

for a TV (aV mode)

1. Press a once.
2. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

3. Press 9 9 3.
4. Press -. The power LED blinks four times.

Now, while in TV (AV) mode, you will be able to control

the volume or mute functions of your TV directly.

To completely cancel all volume punch-

through settings

1. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

2. Press 9 9 3.
3. Press +. The power LED blinks four times * *

*

*.

Now, whichever mode you’re in, you will have direct

access to that device’s volume or mute functions,

assuming they are available. You would need to switch to

AMp

mode to alter the AVR500/AVR600/AV888 volume.

Example: To restore default volume punch-

through settings to all device Modes

1. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

* *

.

2. Press 9 9 3.
3. Press A. The power key LED blinks twice: * *.

key Mover

Sometimes you might find that a key you use a lot for

your system is in the ‘wrong’ place on the CR102 keypad

for your comfort. It’s quite easy to reassign a favourite

function to a more accessible key. It is even possible

to move a function from one Device Mode to another

Device Mode.

Example: To assign the

D

function to the

U

key in SaT mode

1. Press z.
2. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

3. Press 9 9 4.
4. Press the key you want to move (e.g. D)
5. Press the key you want to move the key to (e.g. U).

Now, pressing either D or U while in SAT Device

Mode makes the CR102 transmit the D function.
To completely swap over the functionality of the two

keys to put the U functionality on the D key, repeat

the above process again, but swap over the D and U

key presses in the example.
Note that the function that is copied over to the new key

is always the original function of the old key.

Restore a moved key

To restore a key to its previous function, repeat the

example above, pressing the key to be restored twice

(copy it back to itself).

Restore all moved keys for a device Mode

To restore all keys in a Device Mode to their original

functional positions, repeat the example above, but press

the relevant Device Mode key (e.g. A) at points 1,4 and

5 in the example.

Creating Macros

You can program your CR102 to issue a sequence of

commands when you press a single key. Any sequence of

commands you regularly use can be reduced to a single

key press for your convenience.
For example, you might want to turn off your TV, VCR

and Satellite at the same time.

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A key programmed with a Macro is available in all

modes; it will replace that key’s different functions

for all modes.

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A Macro can consist of up to eight key presses.

Example: To assign a Macro to the

h

key

1. Press and hold S until the power LED blinks twice:

*

*.

2. Press 9 9 5.

3. Press h (the Macro will be assigned to this key).
4. Press a, P, w, P, z, P. (These are the Macro

steps you wish to record.)

5. To store the Macro, press and hold S until the

power LED blinks twice: * *.

Now, whenever you press h, the CR102 will toggle the

power to your TV, VCR and Satellite.

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The important word here is ‘toggle’. For example, if

the TV and Satellite devices are currently on, but

the VCR is off, pressing h will switch off the TV

and Satellite and switch on the VCR (rather than

switching all three devices on or off).

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When using Macros, remember that you may need

to change mode or use S, and that each key press

(including changing modes and pressing S) counts

as one of the Macro steps. You cannot use a Macro

key within another Macro.

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If the amount of memory storage for a particular

Macro is exceeded, the power LED comes on for five

seconds. You can, however, save the macro steps up

to that point by pressing S, or you can cancel the

Macro recording by pressing any other key.

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The delay between key presses is recorded as part of

the Macro. A delay of up to 30 seconds is permitted.

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