I have a 2001 Mitz I think it is an ws5503?. I changed my Mitz remote to descrete mode so I could go directly to the correct input. I assigned the imput for cable in the TV menu on the T/V button on the MK500. When I am on the main menu and press TV then T/V the Mitz goes to the correct input.
I set up the MX as follows. Set up mode, Macro; M1 Step 00 is audio, power, main; step 1 is audio, sat, main; step 2 is tv, power, main; step 3 is tv, T/V, main. Then Chanel up. The audio is swiched to the correct source but the TV doesn't switch to the right input. I have to push TV then T/V to switch it.
How do I get everything switched correctly and powered up with one button.
I feel like I'm looking for the Holy Grail. My wife will kill me when she finds out I bought another remote.
Thanks for any help with this

Why are you going back to MAIN after pressing POWER in the TV device? I suspect you need to add a pause to the TV power and then input select. Change the macro to:

1) Turn TV on.
2) Turn Audio On.
3) Change TV input.
4) Set Audio input.

That will give the devices a second to have a chance to react to the input change.

David
www.BlueDo.com

With the Mits, you need about 5-6 seconds before it wil accept an input change after giving it the "On" command. Program your macro as David described, except put the T/V input change last. You can either add a bunch of delay time between the steps or just add a number of T/V input commads at the end of the macro.

Mike
www.SurfRemoteControl.com

How right you are guys! Thanks. Once I put in a long enough delay the TV went right to the correct input. Finally a hard button remote ( My wife doesn't like touch screens) that she can use and she wont holler for me to change the inputs on the Mitz or Denon. I think I am going to like this remote a lot.

I just got my MX-500 and have a similar problem to Joe's - I can't get the remote to change inputs on my Toshiba 65H84 when using a macro.

I've already programmed the MX-500 with the device code for my Toshiba and all the functions are present. Accessing inputs is accomplished by selecting TV device and then T/V - this brings me to my list of inputs where I can go directly to the input I want by selecting the corresponding number.

Initially, I thought I needed a time delay but that didn't do it - what happens is that the TV switches to channel 3 instead of input 3. It appears that pressing T/V within the macro isn't bringing up the input menu, thus, it's not accepting the command to select the desired input.

Is my assesment of the problem accurate, and if so, what's the solution?

Thanks,
Vin

Does the T/V button work fine on its own? If so, it should work in the macro. You just might need to add a little delay time before it, or try repeating it in the macro.

Yes, the T/V button works fine, I'm only having the problem within the macro - I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong.

Adding a delay BEFORE it didn't help but you got me wondering......do you think maybe what I need is a delay AFTER pressing T/V? So, the macro would look something like this:

1) Receiver > Power
2) TV > Power
3) OTA HD receiver > Power
4) Audio > input select
5) TV > T/V
6) Delay
7) Video input selection

When you say "try repeating it in the macro" do you mean that I should press the T/V button several times until I reach the desired input or do you mean something else by this?

Thanks,
Vin

Try the delay after the command first. I was thinking that if it wasn't seeing the first command, then maybe repeating it in the macro would work (ie: two T/V button presses).

OK, I see. I'll try these suggestions and then post back. Thanks Mike.

Vin

OK, I got it. I did in fact need a delay BEFORE executing the T/V command, as you originally said, which I thought I had tried but.......

Anyway, a delay of 0.4 seconds (two presses of the pause button) before pressing T/V solved the problem - the TV is switching inputs fine. I now have fully functioning macros set on all my device buttons: DVD, DTiVo, HD receiver and VCR! What an amazing remote!

Thanks again for your help.

Vin

I have similar problems with the input on my Mitz WT-46809. I have the MX-500 remote. It already has proven to be a wise investment. But I have similar problems with the input on my Mits WT-46809. I have discretes for the TV inputs. I have Input 1 for VCR, component 1 for my DVD player and component 2 for the Comcast cable box. All the devices are programmed and work fine. I renamed the inputs inside the TV menu. And they all work fine manually. But I can't seem to get them to work in the macro, no matter what I do. Here is my procedure:
Macro 1-
Audio- Power, TV (input for DSP-A1), main.
TV- Power (at this point I am on pg 1)
So I hit the input I have labeled cable. I have tried a delay. Ihave tried hitting it twice. I even entered a second discrete on the T/V label and tried that. I even alternated between the 2.
I even switched the macro to turn the TV on first then the receiver, then the cable input.
Also tried a macro on the DVD player to see if that input would change. No luck there either.
I am so close but not there yet. Any ideas on what I should try next?
This is the procedure I thought would work for sure:
Audio
Power
TV
Main
TV
Power
.6 sec
Cable
T/V
Main
Cable
Main
CH Up

You just need more delay time between the TV power on and the input switch. Mitsubishis usually take around 5-6 seconds before they'll respond to an input change after turn on.

Mike
www.SurfRemoteControl.com

I read the 5-6 second part earlier. So another thing I tried was turning the TV on first, then the receiver. And to add more time delay I added another. So here is my latest try:
TV
Power
Main
Audio
TV (imput for cable on receiver)
3 sec
Main
TV
3 sec
Cable
Main
Cable
Main
CH up

No such luck.

So I added another 3 second delay and hit T/V, which also has the cable input programmed. And it worked! Yikes. Guess I'll leave it just like it is. Thanks Mike.

My first successful Macro thanks to Mike. But another strange thing happens. When I hit the macro everything turns off. Hit it again everything is back. But the volume knob on the Yamaha moves up a little. The same thing occurs when I hit Cable on the main page.
Cable, Main (volume increase),
Cable, Main (volume increase)
And so forth. I believe I used punch thru to get the volume from TV to cable. But maybe not.

You could experiment with reducing that macro time a little if you want. You shouldn't need 9 seconds between steps, but if you don't want to mess with it, that's understandable. ;-)

When you say you hit Cable on the MAIN page, is that switching inputs on your receiver? If so, does the volume increase when you switch inputs using the receiver's remote?