User manual MCINTOSH UR12 UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL

[. . . ] Software Customizing Guide UR12 Designer Software UR12 McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549 Table of Contents Table of Contents and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you click on any other function in the property sheet, a message will tell you Figure 17 which button the function is assigned to, Figure 18 and which Device Page the button is on. It will also inform you that any new buttons you have drawn are currently undefined. 1. Choose the . mdl file you want to import using the Windows File Browser. Note: Another Windows Dialog Box opens asking you to find and select the Button. ini File. 4. Find the Button. ini File associated with the . mdl file you selected, and click it to finish the import procedure. Refer to figure 16. C:\UR12 Operating System\Designer. mdl Figure 16 Notes: A Progress Bar displays during importing and upon completion the program returns to the Workspace screen. If there are any instances of file corruption with older buttons; the UR12 Designer Program will automatically repair any problems it discovers during the import process. How to Import PDT Files 1. Choose the . pdt file you want to import using the Windows File Browser. Enter a name for a new Workspace File and click Save. Choose the . ldt file you want to import using the Windows File Browser. Enter a name for a new Workspace File and click Save. Make any changes you like to the buttons and page layout. Save the file using File Save Workspace, or File Save As Workspace. Download the data to your UR12, refer to Chapter 2. 8 Chapter 3 Figure 19 Button Limits Even though the design interface allows buttons to be placed anywhere on the screen, there is a design limit built in to the software. You will get an error message with the following conditions: · A total of 56 buttons per device can be deployed: 14 per screen. · While it may appear that buttons can be added anywhere on a Figure 20 Page, note the position of the default button command set carefully. With the exception of adding two buttons to the bottom row of each Page, beside the Last Page button, the software actually only remembers the location of the existing 12 buttons. Placing buttons off this "matrix" may lead to unusual results. Not that it cannot be done: just watch for anything out of the ordinary when you download the command set to the UR12. · UR12 Designer can maintain a maximum number of 50 distinct and individual buttons per Workspace. This is true whether the buttons are tiny or large, and is due to the memory structure of the UR12. If you try to add more than 50 buttons you will get an error message. More than 50 can be saved in the Workspace by adding them to the More Buttons Template. [. . . ] This is the key feature of UR12 Designer, and what makes it so desirable for owners of the UR12 Remote Control. This is what can be preformed in the Page Preview Window: · Drag a button from either Button template to add it to any open Device Page. · Right-click any button on any Page, and instantly move it to another Page in the same device, or Delete it Figure 35 altogether (when you delete a button, the label is deleted as well). · Right-click on any button on any Page, and discover what command is assigned to it. 13 Chapter 5 Drawing Buttons The UR12 Designer includes a basic set of drawing and erasing tools for creating your own series of buttons, which can download for use on the UR12 Remote Control. [. . . ]