Rose Electronics Orion X-series - Manual (Page 70)

62 Orion X Installation and Operations Manual
To create a macro for the selected console, proceed as follows:
1. Select in the Key field the number (1-16) of the macro you wish to create.
2. Select the respective place on the list (1-16) of the key that has to be set with a macro key.
3. Select for the marked place on the list a macro command in the Macro Data field.
4. Set the necessary parameters P1 and P2 (e.g. CON Devices or CPU Devices) for the selected
macro command.
5. Confirm the inputs by pressing the <Enter> key and repeat the process for further macro
commands, if necessary.
Setting up Console Macros through the Java Tool
 Select in the working area of menu Definition > CON Devices that console for which a console macro
has to be created and open the Macros tab.
Figure 50. Setting up Console Macros through the Java Tool
To create a macro for the selected console, proceed as follows:
1. Select in the Key field the number (1-16) of the macro you wish to create.
2. Select in the Function column the commands that should be part of the macro. The selection list is
opened by a double click on the empty fields.
3. Select in the P1 and P2 columns the respective parameters for the macro functions (e.g.
corresponding consoles and CPUs).
4. Confirm the inputs by pressing the Apply button.
For an efficient macro configuration the following context functions are available:
 By right clicking on the Macros tab, macros can be assigned to other consoles using the Assign
Macros to ... function, and can be copied from other consoles by using the Copy Macros from ...
function.
 By right clicking on the macro list, macros of the selected key can be copied into the cache by using
the Copy Key Macros function. The macros can be pasted from the cache into a key by using the
Paste Key Macros function, and all macros of the selected key can be reset by using the Reset
Key Macros function.