Onkyo TX-NR709 Owner Manual - Page 73

Using Normal Macros You can program the remote controller's ACTIVITIES to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: To play a CD you typically need to perform the following actions: 1. Press RECEIVER to select the Receiver remote controller mode. 2. Press RECEIVER to turn on the AV receiver. 3. Press TV/CD to select the TV/CD input source. 4. Press  to start playback on the CD player. You can program ACTIVITIES so that all four actions are performed with just one button press. Making Macros Each ACTIVITIES can store one macro, and each macro can contain up to 32 commands. ALL OFF MY MOVIE, MY TV, MY MUSIC Running Macros 1 Press MY MOVIE, MY TV, or MY MUSIC. The commands in the macro are transmitted in the order in which they were programmed. Keep the remote controller pointed at the AV receiver until all of the commands have been transmitted. Macros can be run at any time, regardless of the current remote controller mode. Deleting Macros 1 While holding down HOME, press and hold down ALL OFF until ALL OFF lights (about 3 seconds). 2 Press ALL OFF again. ALL OFF flashes twice. Note • When Normal macros are deleted, ACTIVITIES are restored to their default settings, namely the Easy macro commands (➔ page 42). • When using Normal macros, Easy macros cannot be used, which includes changing the source components. RECEIVER 1 While holding down RECEIVER, press and hold down MY MOVIE, MY TV, or MY MUSIC until MY MOVIE, MY TV, or MY MUSIC lights (about 3 seconds). 2 Press the buttons whose actions you want to program into the macro in the order you want them performed. For the CD example above, you would press the following buttons: RECEIVER, TV/CD, . 3 When you've finished, press ACTIVITIES again. ACTIVITIES button flashes twice. If you enter 32 commands, the process will finish automatically. Note • MODE cannot be operated during the macro-making process. • Once you assign new macro commands, the previously registered macro will no longer work. If you wish to retrieve it, you will have to reassign the commands with the macro-making. En 73