Onkyo TX SR805 Owner Manual - Page 112

Controlling Other Components-Continued Using Macros You can program the remote controller's MACRO buttons to perform a sequence of remote control actions. Example: To play a CD you typically need to perform the following actions: 1. Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button to select the Receiver remote controller mode. 2. Press the [ON] button to turn on the AV receiver. 3. Press the [CD] INPUT SELECTOR button to select the CD input source. 4. Press the [CD] REMOTE MODE button to select the CD remote controller mode. 5. Press the Play [ ] button to start playback on the CD player. You can program a MACRO button so that all five actions are performed with just one button press. Making Macros Each MACRO button can store one macro, and each macro can contain up to eight commands. MACRO 1, 2, 3 REMOTE MODE ON STANDBY TV INPUT DVD 1 GAME/TV 4 VCR/DVR 2 AUX1 5 CBL/SAT 3 AUX2 6 + TV CH - TAPE TUNER CD 7 8 9 PHONO D. TUN TV VOL +10 0 CLEAR --/--- 10 11 12 INPUT SELECTOR MACRO 1 2 3 ZONE3 DVD REMOTE MODE VCR CD CDR/MD ZONE2 TV DIMMER + CH DISC ALBUM CABLE SAT TOP MENU DOCK MENU RECEIVER TAPE/AMP SLEEP ENTER VOL Remote indicator RECEIVER 1 REMOTE MODE DVD VCR CD TV CDR/MD CABLE SAT DOCK RECEIVER TAPE/AMP While holding down the REMOTE MODE button of the remote controller mode you want to use at the start of the macro, press MACRO button [1], [2], or [3]. The Remote indicator lights up. For the CD example in the left column, you'd press and hold the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button, and then press MACRO button [1], [2], or [3]. 2 Press the buttons whose actions you want to program into the macro in the order you want them performed. For the CD example in the left column, you'd press the following buttons: [ON], [CD] INPUT SELECTOR, [CD] REMOTE MODE, Play [ ]. 3 When you've finished, press the MACRO button again. The Remote indicator flashes twice. If you enter eight commands, the pro- cess will finish automatically. Note: • If any of the buttons you used to make a macro are taught new commands, the macro will no longer work properly and will have to be made again. Running Macros Press the MACRO [1], [2], or [3] button. 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 RECEIVER While holding down the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button, press the MACRO button whose macro you want to delete. 2 Press the MACRO button again. 112