Marantz SR-18EX - Manual (Page 33)

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ENGLISH 3. Press the command buttons in the desired sequence. When you
press a command button to be learned into the macro sequence,
its name will appear within the LCD window. Every time you
press another remote command, the macro step number
increases one by one.
4. It is possible during macro programming to adjust the timing of the
interval between several macro steps. Using the cursor keys ⁄6, the
interval between macro playback steps can be increased or
decreased in 1/2 second steps, over the range beginning at 1/2
second up to 10 seconds. For example, when the indicator shows
“0.5 SEC”, if you press the direction key, the interval time would
change to 10 seconds, then with another press of the direction
key, it would change to 9.5 seconds, etc. Use the direction key to
increase the interval time, and use the direction key to decrease
the interval time.
Some equipment may not be able to receive infrared commands in
one-half second steps. If after programming a macro you find that
the sequence was not properly carried out, you may wish to
experiment with different sequence timings to obtain the correct
operation results by using the adjustment method described
above.
Within each macro button, up to 20 steps can be memorized. In
the event that you wish to memorize more than 20 steps per
macro, then press another
MACRO button n , and follow the
above operations. A maximum of 80 steps can be programmed
this way. However, you will probably find that 20 steps is more
than enough to carry out even the most complex macro
instructions to achieve a specific home theater operating result.
Note:
To memorize the cursor button ⁄6 except OK button, press and hold
the LIGHTING button ¤0 before pressing the cursor button.
When programming macro steps, note that the following buttons
would not normally be included in a macro sequence, and are
therefore not available for inclusion in a macro:
MODE z, MACRO x, CLONE c, PAGE ,, VOLUME ⁄1, MEMO ⁄3,
CLEAR ⁄4 and LIGHTING ¤0.
To check to see which
MACRO buttons n have been programmed
with macros, at the beginning of the macro learning sequence the
four numerical (1 through 4) indicators at the bottom of the LCD
window will show a box around the number for each
MACRO button
that already has a macro assigned to it (see Figure 11, which shows
that only
MACRO button number 1 has a macro assigned to it).
Figure 11
In the event that you wish to revise a programmed macro sequence,
search the step number you wish to change by using the cursor
button
and ⁄6, and then re-enter the new command. If you
m e m o r i z e d d i f f e r e n t c o m m a n d s t h a n h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n
programmed, then the previous macro sequence will be erased and
re-written over with the new sequence. To add the new command,
press the
MEMO button at your desired point. To delete the
sequence, press the CLEAR button at your desired point.
During macro programming, if a button is not pressed within 1
minute, the mode will automatically revert to the original mode (USE).
When you have completed the macro programming sequence, press
the
MACRO x operation button with the the tip of a paper clip. The
“END” indication appears in the LCD display window. When you
release the
MACRO button, all indications will revert to the initial
status.
There is one more important point to note about programming a
macro sequence. During a macro sequence, you may include more
than one function selection button to access some transport and/or
other commands. Depending on the macro sequence, this might
result in the amplifier or receiver’s function selection to be
inadvertently changed as well when the macro is played back. The
RC-18SR has a special feature to prevent this from occurring,
allowing you to access the special commands available under each
RC-18SR function button during a macro playback sequence, while
at the same time preventing the amplifier or receiver from constantly
switching its input source back and forth at the same time.
During the programming sequence, just remember that if you wish to
activate a specific input selector on your amplifier or receiver, make
sure that you press the desired input selection button FIRST.
Subsequent function button selections can be incorporated in the
macro sequence, but on playback, the RC-18SR will only send out a
function selection infrared command to the amplifier or receiver
based upon the first function command used in the macro sequence.
For example, you may wish to have a macro sequence which
activates the laser disc player input on your amplifier or receiver, and
then have additional commands in the sequence to instruct your TV
set to switch to an external video source to receive the laser disc
video signal. During the macro programming, make sure that you
press the
LD function selector button BEFORE you press any of the
other function selector buttons in the sequence. You can then
include any of the TV commands by pressing the
TV function selector
button, later in the sequence. When this macro is next used (played
back), the RC-18SR will send out the command to change the amplifier
or receiver’s input selector to laser disc input (since its function
selector button was the first one programmed into that macro
sequence), and will not subsequently change the amplifier or
receiver’s input to TV (but will send out any special TV commands that
you included in the macro sequence).
Programming a macro under a function selector key:
If you wish, you can also program a macro that can be activated by
pressing one of the function selector . keys. The programming
steps are similar to the steps outlined for programming a macro
number button n. The following example shows how to program a
macro under the
LD (laser disc) function selector .:
(activate the main amplifier’s power on, switch the source to laser
disc, switch the amplifier’s surround mode to PRO LOGIC, switch on
the television, switch to the television’s AUX video input, power up the
laser disc player, and begin laser disc playback)
1. Press the MACRO x operation mode button with the tip of a
paper clip.
2. Press the LD function button ..
3. Press the following buttons:
POWER ON, LD, AMP, direct function D-2 (Dolby mode selector)
in page 1, TV*, SOURCE ON, direct function D-3 (VIDEO input
selector) in page 1, LD*, SOURCE ON, and PLAY.
4. Press the MACRO x button with the tip of a paper clip. The RC-
18SR will revert to the normal mode and save the macro under
the
LD function button.
5. To execute the new macro sequence, press and hold the LD
function selector button for 3 seconds.
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