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Favorites
Favorites allow you to assign common tasks and settings to buttons on the graphical
user interface (GUI) such as a TouchLinX or web browser. Before you can create a
Favorites button, you must create macros. DigiLinX supports an unlimited number of
macros. Each macro can have approximately 20 steps.
Once you have created the macros for your system, you must create and name a button
on the Favorites screen for the consumer to access the macros. DigiLinX supports an
unlimited number of Favorites.
Understanding Macros
Macros contain multiple actions you want to perform in sequence. A macro can be as
simple as turning on the XM radio and switching to a favorite station or as complicated
as turning on the light in one room, turning off the lights and playing three separate
CDs on a timer in three other rooms, and turning on the intercom in the nursery.
Macros can be generic (apply to current room), specific (apply to a certain room), or
global (apply to every room).
Basic Macro Process
Before you write any macro, verify your entire DigiLinX system is functional,
including any integrated components. This includes properly naming all rooms,
devices, and streams, matching devices, and learning all IR codes.
If you cannot control a source from a TouchLinX, you will not be able to successfully
write or test macros.
To write a macro, start by selecting a general category and then drilling-down to get to
the exact function you want to set. The six categories group similar functions.
Audio/Video Player Services: Contains actions applying to a SpeakerLinX.
Controls selecting the source to play, where to distribute the audio, and adjusting
audio settings such as the equalizer.
Control Services: Contains actions for relays and sensors as well as IR and RS-232
controlled devices, like presses and releases for lighting buttons.
Intercom Services: Contains actions applying to the intercom functions of the
DigiLinX system.