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Again, turn everything to the wrong input, then turn it all off. Select the first step in the list by clicking on
it. Now, click on the TEST
button. Observe the components. Did they all turn on and switch to the
correct input? Continue to revise the macro with delays or changes in order and test until the macro
ALWAYS correctly turns everything on and switches to the correct inputs.
When the macro is perfect, click on the SAVE
shortcut button.
Programming a Power Off Macro
A Power Off macro is much simpler than a Power On macro, since there are rarely any delays to test, etc. Usually, to
give the client some feedback that the macro is working, the TV is turned off first.
When you are forced to “workaround” a DVD player or VCR without a discrete off command, you will make the
macro more reliable if you place the time consuming anchor (the play command) at the beginning of the macro.
Make sure that you turn the DVD player off before testing this kind of workaround. You are testing the worst case,
you know that a toggle type power command will turn the DVD player off, you are concerned about an event that
might happen.The DVD player is already off, but the client presses the MAIN Power Off to turn everything else on. If
you only programmed a toggle Power command, everything else would turn off, but the DVD player would turn on.
This “workaround” ensures that the DVD player turns off.
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Play command turns on DVD player if OFF. If it is
already on, it stays on.
Power command turns off DVD player.
Other power commands provide enough delay
that the DVD player will respond to a Power
command if the play command just turned it off.
