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tem. The recorded sequence of “power” buttons is played back.
Unfortunately, since the VCR was already on, it is now off and
everything else is on. Your spouse sees no picture, assumes the
macro didn’t work, so touches the button again. This time, the
macro turns the VCR on and everything else off. Frustrating!
Sometimes, the problem is not with a toggle type “power” com-
mand, but a toggling “input” command that scrolls through multiple
tv inputs. There are some great tricks below, but sometimes, when
there is no secret trick, you must simply leave the toggle type of
command out of the macros and teach everyone in your family how
to do some things manually.
Secrets of Great Macros
Sometimes there is a reliable way to use toggle type commands in
macros. Unfortunately, it will not be written down in your compo-
nent’s instruction manual. You will have to find it through experi-
mentation and imagination. What you are looking for is an “anchor”
command that will put your component in a known state. Once it is
in a known state, you can use toggle commands in your macro.
Powering Up DVD Player Macro:
Most DVD players will turn on when off when they receive a Play
command. Thus a discrete On command is two steps,
1) DVD Play
2) DVD Stop
A discrete off command is constructed by:
1) DVD Play
2) Delay (amount of delay varies with brand and model)
2) DVD Power
Setting Up Your RC3200
