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pronto tsu2000 1 button to do more than one function
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Post 1 made on Sunday May 29, 2005 at 16:09
footfukinmasta
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Ok guys I have had this remote for a while and just finished getting it setup for my living room with my HTPC, audio components and tv. What I'd like to do if possible is when I press HTPC on my home page I'd like for my tv to turn to the HTPC input, reciever turn on and go to the HTPC input with the touch of one button. I am using Tonto to do my programming if that matters. While in tonto I go to the button properties and click on actions. Now it says you can add button aliases under one button so what I do is set a 1 second delay then put my tv's alias but nothing happens. Is there another way to do this? Am I doing this wrong?

thanks
Post 2 made on Sunday May 29, 2005 at 16:32
bomberjim
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Sounds like you're doing it right, but I have 4 thoughts.

First, you say a "1 sec" delay, Tonto works in milliseconds, so that would be 1000 ms, not a 1 which may not be enough time delay. You should only need 200 to 400 ms in most situations.

Second, be sure that your aliasing to the correct button (the one that has the TV input code), sometimes it's hard to tell from the list.

Third, do you have discrete codes for the TV inputs?? This is a code that directly selects say input number 3 as opposed to cycling through them sequentially. If not, setting this up may be slightly more difficult - please advise.

Fourth, based on what I think you're trying to do, the action list should be:
Alias to TV power
Delay (200ms)
Alias to TV input (a discrete code)
If this is what you want, does the TV turn on and then the input fails to switch?
Jim L
OP | Post 3 made on Sunday May 29, 2005 at 21:04
footfukinmasta
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On 05/29/05 16:32 ET, bomberjim said...
Sounds like you're doing it right, but I have
4 thoughts.


First, you say a "1 sec" delay, Tonto works in
milliseconds, so that would be 1000 ms, not a
1 which may not be enough time delay. You should
only need 200 to 400 ms in most situations.

Second, be sure that your aliasing to the correct
button (the one that has the TV input code), sometimes
it's hard to tell from the list.

Third, do you have discrete codes for the TV inputs??
This is a code that directly selects say input
number 3 as opposed to cycling through them sequentially.
If not, setting this up may be slightly more
difficult - please advise.

Fourth, based on what I think you're trying to
do, the action list should be:
Alias to TV power
Delay (200ms)
Alias to TV input (a discrete code)
If this is what you want, does the TV turn on
and then the input fails to switch?

For your first question I was actually putting 1000000ms for the delay, my mistake.

Second, I'm sure I'm picking the right button, I'll double check though.

Third, I do have the discrete codes, I learned the input buttons from the remote to the pronto. I have four seperate inputes.

Fourth, basically nothing happens when I even leave the delay at 300 ms.

I'm going to try this again then get back to you guys, thanks.
Post 4 made on Monday May 30, 2005 at 09:57
DrJoe
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If you are turning the device on, you may have to use a longer delay so that the set can turn on. You will need to watch and experiment. 16 minutes (1,000,000 ms) is MUCH too long, and 0.3 sec (300 ms) may be too short.

Experiment.

First, check to see that you can use single buttons to turn the TV on, and once it is on to switch to the right input.

Then, set up a macro button with an alias to those two commands. Initially try a long delay -- 3 seconds (3000 ms). If it works, try shortening it. If it doesn't, try lengthening it. Your TV could be taking 5 seconds or more to warm up to the point of accepting commands. I have found on my system, that 1.2 seconds works for about everything. I try to "stagger" the commands for macro buttons to help -- i.e. turn on A/V receiver; 100 ms; turn on TV; 100ms; turn on DVD player; 1000ms; switch A/V reciver to correct input; 100 ms; switch TV to correct input. This way I have 1.2 seconds between turning on the AV receiver and switching the input and turning on the TV and switching the input. I have a CRT RPTV, and it is the component which takes the longest to turn on to where it accepts commands.

For what it is worth, I also have a delay while turning the system off (after all the "off" commands) for the same reason. The TV needs a few seconds to "turn off" to a state where it will again accept "on" signals.


Joe
OP | Post 5 made on Monday May 30, 2005 at 19:31
footfukinmasta
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Alright guys , I'm back to give you a update. I started to mess with the macros to see what I can do. What I did was, in tonto I would label a macro for what button I wanted it to do the work for. Then in the properties for the macro I would put the button aliases with 300ms delays between them. Next what I did was I went to the button that I wanted to perform all the actions and went under its properties, actions and added the macro I just created as a alias. Boom! They work perfect.
Thanks for the help guys.


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