User manual SHERWOOD MX-500

[. . . ] Home Theater Master LCD Screen Preprogrammed and Learning Remote Control R MX-500 Operating Manual Table of Contents 1. Programming the MX-500TM to Control Your Components 12 A. Programming Macro Functions To M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF Buttons B. Programming Macro Functions To The Ten Device Buttons 7. [. . . ] There are two types of macro functions you can program with the MX-500TM: The M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF buttons are designed to send out up to twenty commands from each of the five hard buttons. The ten device buttons can each send a macro of up to 20 commands when the device button is pressed for more than 1 second while on the MAIN page of the remote control. Important: If you program the POWER or SYSTEM OFF buttons with a macro, they will no longer function as ON and OFF buttons for your components. Just erase any macros you have programmed on to these buttons if you want to restore the original ON and OFF function. See the Tips at the end of this section for help on programming macros. Programming Macro Functions To M1, M2, M3, POWER And SYSTEM OFF Buttons 1. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER button simultaneously for three seconds. Press the MACRO button next to the LCD screen. 26 6. Press one of the macro buttons, M1-M3, Power or System Off you wish to store your macro on. 6. Programming Macro Functions To The Ten Device Buttons 1. Go to the SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN and ENTER buttons simultaneously for three seconds. Press the MACRO button next to the LCD screen. Press the functional buttons you wish to store in the device macro button you selected, in the order you want them stored. Important: Do not press the MAIN button at the beginning of your macro, or it will not work. You can use the MAIN button at any other step in your macro. Be sure to end your macro on the Device page that you would like it to remain on when the macro is sent in normal use. Store the commands you programmed into the macro button by pressing the Channel Up button. Return to Step #3 until you have programmed all of the Macros that you require. Once you have completed the programming and wish to exit from this mode, press the MAIN button. Exit from the SETUP mode by pressing MAIN button once again. Tip: The M1, M2, M3, POWER and SYSTEM OFF macros are system-wide, meaning they will function the same no matter what device you are in when you use them. 4. Press one of the ten device buttons you wish to store your macro on. [. . . ] In this case you can simply use the learning capabilities of the remote. Punch Through: A term coined to represent the ability to use certain functions from one device under another. For instance, when a remote is set to the "Television" device, the transport keys may be "punched through" to operate the 50 49 17. Glossary VCR, while the volume keys may be "punched through" to operate the audio receiver. [. . . ]