OK - here's one that should be simple, but I just can't figure it out. For simple client systems, I want to program the MX-800 to stay on the Main page, yet have hard buttons like the CH+/CH- do different things depending upon the device they've selected on the Main LCD screen.

Example of desired outcome: LCD Main has 4 devices: TV, DVD, VCR, Tuner. User presses TV, the MX-800 does NOT go down a page, and the CH hard buttons now change channels. The user now decides to listen to the Tuner, so they press Tuner button on the LCD Main. Again, the MX-800 stays on the Main page, but the CH hard buttons now move the tuner up and down.

I understand about hiding device pages, BTW, but that doesn't do it.

This is a feature common to even the cheapest remotes - press a device key, and now all of the buttons control that particular device.

What am I missing? I simply don't want my clients to have to push Main to change and control different devices.

How about making all the source pages exact copies of the Main?

But wouldn't you need an infinite number of pages? Example: press DVD, goes to DVD page that looks/programmed just like Main. Press Tuner, it goes down another page, etc.

No, just one per source. The macros for source selection would be in the window on every source page, so even though they are leaving Main, the window would appear that they weren't.

Thanks. Yes - duh on my part - put the source selection macros on each page. Good work-around, although I still don't understand why it can't be done on the Main page.

The Xantech URC, for example, provides that capability. But its lack of dedicated transport buttons tends to make me stay way.

The Xantech is doing the same thing deb has described, you just cant see it due to the fact that there is no Display to change per device.

ALl of these remotes are Layered. one "Page" per device. Pressing DVD brings up the DVD Page, Pressing VCR Brings up the VCR Page etc etc. WHen the pages look exactly the same, it is transparent to the user. Since there is no way to physically change the way the URC-2 looks, every page looks identical. ALl you have to do is match the pages look to achive the functionallity you want.

Like I said, 'duh' on my part - thanks, Impaqt - great explanation.