Just got a RM-VL1000, and it's working great for individual button mapping, and I've been able to duplicate/eliminate the three remotes I had.
I'm getting ready to get my feet wet in macros... currently the family (six people) consults a piece of paper showing the various input/output settings for the TV and HTIB. To achieve these settings on both the TV and the HTIB requires pressing the TV/Video andr Function button until the right setting appears on the display. (e.g. no discretes)
It seems to me it will be impossible to create macros such as "watch TV" or "watch DVD" unless I can either use discretes or force the components into known states so the macro can rotate through the choices a known number of times to land on the desired setting.
It appears discretes are out of the question for this remote. Even if I knew them, I don't know how to get them into the RM-VL1000.
I can't figure out how to get both the TV and the HTIB into a known state. Maybe somebody does?
