I programmed my remote w/ specific macro's tied to each component, ie; when on DVD screen, CD, TV, etc., the system powers up or down according to the macro I assigned to that page.
Needless to say, I'm ecstatic! I was under the impression, though, that the "On" and "Off" buttons were system wide. Anyone no if this is a fluke?

No, you have to copy your macros if you want them to be the same on each device.

What I'm trying to say is that I tried to put differing power Off Macros for each device, and it worked. Example:
-For DVD, I have input, then off for tv, power off DVD, and power off receiver. But...
-For TV, I have Power off TV, Power Off VCR, Power off receiver.
These differing macros work, according to the source that I'm on at the time, using the same off button.

Yes. That's the way it is supposed to be. The only way to make all the macros the same is to laboriously go in and program each and every one. Sorry.

You don't actually have to reprogram the macro on each screen. Put the macro on the Main power on/power off, and then for each device put a shortcut to the Main device, power on/off button. Takes a few seconds a device.

I have a global "system off" macro on the main screen and use the shortcut method to use it everywhere. I use the on button for each device to toggle power to that device. (Almost never used since all my devices have discrete codes.)

-Bear

Thanks for the help, guys, but it looks as if I didn't post clearly.

I wasn't attempting to create a global "off" macro, or use the button for a device power button. Rather, I tried to use the button as a device-specific macro; ie, the DVD power off hits tv input, then tv power, then receiver discrete off, then DVD OFF. The TV Macro, on the other hand, has only tv power, then receiver discrete off; no tv input, or dvd off.

This worked, having different Macros on the power Off button according to the device I was in. I simply wanted to know if this was normal, as I read somewhere that if one used the Off button as a macro, it was global. I am happy it is working the way it is.

Thanks for responses, and I hope I made my question more clear.

Jeff, the global Off button behaviour you mentioned applies to the MX-500, not the MX-700.

Thanks for all the help guys. My remote is behaving exactly the way I want it to. I just wanted to know if it was typical, as I had read that the Off button could only carry 1 macro, as opposed to several device-dependent macros, which is the way I wanted the remote to work. I guess my only question is why doesn't everyone use their off button to turn off their entire systems?

I'm guessing that some people want to use a discrete on and off for each device via the power keys. Me, I have a single "all off" macro that is linked to every device, and a device specific discrete on for each device.

-BearKlaw

PS By the way, your earlier posts were quite clear. I just skimmed them and assumed you were asking if you could do it - bet other people made the same mistake.