I have a client with a Pioneer Kuro that has a very long power on cycle. I need to write a variable that allows him to select his source of choice and have the TV switch inputs as needed. His system requires input switching be cause we ran out of ins/ outs on his AVR.

step 1:   click on the button that you want to assign the variable to
step 2:   in the macro window, select the icon that says V=1
step 3:   Action Variable Setting window opens up, click on Add New
step 4:   Type "TV is On"  inside the name window that pops up, then click OK.
step 5:   click close to close the action variable setting window.
step 6:   at the botton of the macro window, change the Type to Variable
step 7:   notice there are now two tabs, False and True.  click on false
step 8:   insert your TV power on code into the macro followed by the necessary delay
step 9:  click on the V=1 button in the macro window,  click on TV is On, choose True, then click on Set.
step 10:   finish setting up your macro with the neccessary input selection
step 11:   Click on the True tab at the bottom of the macro window
step 12:  create the same macro that you did in step 9, except don't insert the delay this time
step 13:   click on the button that will power off the system
step 14:   add the power off code for the tv to the macro window and any other power off codes that you need to power down the system.
step 15:   click on V=1 in the macro window, select TV is On, this time choose false.

Congrats, you just set up a power tracking variable.


Basically, any time you tell the remote to send the TV Power On command, you need to follow it with setting the TV is On variable to True.  When you send the Power Off command, follow that with TV is On variable set to false.



(edit:  i goofed up on my first list, step 6 was a copy/paste error.  i fixed it.  I hope it didn't confused anyone)

Duct
you rock man. I will reprogram my remote this evening. Do you think I can send the file to you for a quality check. The remote has been up and running for over a year but I have never had a URC expert review any of my files.

sure, just send it to the email address listed in my profile.

Pioneer always had discrete commands. Did they not work? Maybe I am missing something.

when turning on, the tv has a long delay before it will accept an input command.   using a variable he can tell the remote when to use the delay, and when it is not needed.

I always put my variable on the TV power button buried on the TV page. It includes a jump to a please wait page. The delay is set to last until the TV is ready to show an image or accept an input. I always clear the variable with a system off.

In putting the variable there, I am free to build simple macros for sources knowing the delay will always be in play if necessary.

once he gets the hang of it, that is surely the way to go.   this way if he needs to make a change to the delay or switch out the ir code, he only needs to do it in one place, and not a bunch of other buttons that may contain the same variable.

I don't necessarily put the variable right on the actual code in the device though, i will usually have a button on a hidden page of macros that contains my variable.   that way if i want to access the device directly and press the power on command, i don't have to wait for the delay to finish.   it comes in handy when testing/troubleshooting.

I will work on it tonight and get it over to you. I like the logic off the hidden button press.

Another trick I have used is setting your input when powering down. For instance most people use TV or Cable as their main source. If you set it to that input at power down then have it go there at power up then you won't have to wait. Then use input commands only for secondary sources such as BD and others after you have the system powered on. Customers usually don't have a problem with waiting for the TV to turn off only when it turns on. Just a suggestion.

That might be a very good option as only one source is one a second input and everything else is routed through the avr.

that is a good option, so long as you have an emitter on the tv.  otherwise people tend to press the power off button, and set the remote down before the macro is finished.   the power off command might be missed after the delay if you are using direct ir.