MX700-Newbie

[brianbes]

My MX700 is on the way and been going thru the MX editor and tutorial. Think I'm getting the hang of setting it up but not sure. Have a z2, Comcast 6412 DVR and switching everything thru the Yamaha Rcvr. Also have a dvd player. I have to switch inputs thru the Rcvr and all sound is thru the receiver. So I set up a macro to power all units on and a passthru for all sound thru the rcvr. If i hit the cable button I would assume I need a macro to select the DTV/Cable from the Yamaha. Would also have to do the same for the DVD player to select DVD on the Yamaha. So the macro powers on the 6412 then the next line selects the correct input on the receiver. Am I on the right track? The result I want is pushing the cable button with it automatically selecting the correct input to the Yamaha. Kind of looking for an example as this macro stuff is pretty foreign to me. Actually I don't really want to power up the 6412 at all as I want to leave it on all the time just have it switch to the right input on the Yamaha when I hit the cable button.

[MikeSRC]

When programming a macro, just think of all the steps you currently have to go through with your individual remotes to do a certain task (like watch cable TV). Write them down if that helps. Then record those steps in that order in your macro. Be aware that certain components, like TVs, may not accept an input change immediately after turn on, so you might have to move the input change to the end of the macro list, or add some delay time between turn on and input change.

[SD Diver]

Okay - if the 6412 has discrete power on / power off, turning it on via the macro will be a no-op. If it is toggle-only, then yes, lave it out of the macro. My setup is a little different - when I press, for example, the DVD input on my TV, it
a: sets tv to DVI input,
b: turns Pio 56txi on (discrete - if already on has no effect),
c: switches dvilink switcher to input 2 (for the dvi denon 1910)
d: turns dvd on (again discrete)
e: sets the Pio 56txi to dvd input (optical input 2)
f: has the remote goto DVD page1.

In DVD mode, the volume is set the the receiver's volume controls. My cable is similar except that since it is not discrete, it is not in the macro. Also, I set the main page, power off as a macro that turns off all discrete components (TV, dvd, receiver).

SD Diver

[jackshakes]

another helpful hint, if you add a delay as the first step in the macro, you will have to hold the button down for that long (half a second let's say) before the macro will fire.

I do this on all of my devices ... that way if I am watching a dvd, and I just want to switch over to my tv control to change something (P-in-P, or whatever) I can do so without firing off another macro (or the dvd marco when I return to DVD control). However if I want to go from watching a DVD to watching tv through my dvr ... I just hold the dvr button for .5 secs and it will fire the macro to set it all up.

[brianbes]

SD, could you paste that macro on here. I'm trying to get an idea what a macro would look like to do the functions you are doing. I have a projector so I need it to turn on the proj, turn on the receiver and switch the input on my Yamaha to CATV, don't need to turn on the 6412 DVR as going to leave it on but obviously I need to make sure the controls for the DVR are showing. Don't need the projector functions to display cause you just use on and off. Kind of looking for an example like yours and I think I can figure out the rest. I want Watch TV, Watch Movie, Play Music and Play XBox to be the only choices on the main page so that when my wife hits those buttons its idiot proof.

[SD Diver]

Brian,
PM me with your emal addr - I'll send you my whole file to play with.

SD Diver

[bart745]

I recall someone using Menu-Power and Menu-0.5sec delay-Power-1sec delay-Power macros for discrete On and Off of the Moto cableboxes.