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| Topic: | MX-500 Or MX-700 & TIVO? This thread has 20 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 21. |
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| Post 16 made on Saturday April 17, 2004 at 14:22 |
DarinC Long Time Member |
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As Rayzz stated, the two are almost the same price if you add in the cost of the IRclone package needed to do more advanced programming from the PC. And personally, I think the MX-700 is better for TiVo... the extra menu, info, exit, and guide buttons are used constantly in TiVo operation. As stated, the 8 sec instant reply is easily put on the unneeded stop button, and the forward skip, rear skip, and 30 second skip are easily integrated into the FF, RR, and play buttons using press & hold macros. Operation ends up being quite intuative, and personally, I like it better than dedicated buttons for these functions cluttering up the critical area around the thumbpad. See my post at [Link: remotecentral.com]
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| Post 17 made on Saturday April 17, 2004 at 19:05 |
Grimdeath Long Time Member |
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See this thread: [Link: remotecentral.com]I vote for the MX-700 as seen in this thread; also listed are my button defs. I mapped the 30 second skip toggle sequence to a LCD button, though I never use skip.
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| Post 18 made on Thursday September 2, 2004 at 04:20 |
Kevinlane Lurking Member |
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On 04/16/04 02:36 ET, Whsbuss said...
programming
OTA channels onto the Fav keys will require entering
a "-". The Tivo remote command for the dash is
the Advance key. The MX-700 allows you to enter
that via the macro to the Fav key. Can't do this
on the MX-500.
I'm returning my MX-500 for the 700. I want to do this also, but I'm confused as the manual for the MX500 says the INFO/PAUSE button can be used as a part of a Favorite macro. I have the Advance Key(from HR10-250 TiVo) programed to INOF/PAUSE, however it doesn't seem to work. When programing the Favorite macro the INFO/PAUSE shows up as a "W" I want those digital OTAs in Favorites! Is this a malfunction or am I reading the manual incorrectly, or am I doing it incorrectly?
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| Post 19 made on Thursday September 2, 2004 at 09:14 |
eakf Long Time Member |
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but when programming macros, the pause button only inserts a pause between commands, regardless of what is learned to it. I know the manual states otherwise for the "Favourites" macros, but I think that's a mistake.
The "W" indicates a pause (Wait) command for favourites.
I could be wrong. I don't have my 500 with me to test.
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| Post 20 made on Thursday September 2, 2004 at 10:27 |
MikeSRC Loyal Member |
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On 09/02/04 13:14 ET, eakf said...
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but when programming
macros, the pause button only inserts a pause
between commands, regardless of what is learned
to it. I know the manual states otherwise for
the "Favourites" macros, but I think that's a
mistake.
The "W" indicates a pause (Wait) command for favourites. That's correct. With the MX-500 (or 600), the "PAUSE" button only inserts delay time into a macro, regardless of what command is placed on it.
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| Post 21 made on Thursday September 2, 2004 at 12:59 |
eakf Long Time Member |
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The manual does mislead the user into believing that you can use a learned command on the Info/Pause button in a favourite macro.
From the manual:
Tip: (For Advanced Users) To make even more powerful
FAV macros, you can learn codes from your original
remote(s) to the 0-9, ENTER, DISPLAY, POWER, SYSTEM
OFF, and INFO/PAUSE buttons in any device, and use
them in your FAV macros.
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