Does anyone know how to write an all on all off macro? For example if i hit the ALL ONN button all my components will turn on and vice versa with the ALL OFF button... I have all the IR codes for the off and on commands for all my remotes... I guess my question is now how do i combine it all to work on 1 button?

Thanks!

If you're using an MX700/800 : I usually set up page 2 on MAIN as a hidden page with my major components that will have functions needed to create a macro ( AMP, TV, AMP2, etc.)

Put all your ons and offs together there and then on main page ON, click the record button and then recall your 2nd page and click each individual componenet's ON button with an appropriate delay between each of them (TV's sometimes take 3 to 10 seconds to finally wake up). Then click the save button. If you can, test it in front of your equipment. This is fairly abbreviated, but hope it gets you in the right direction.

It's the same as programming any other macro, but how you do it depends on which HTM remote you have. An ALL OFF macro is very good to have but you seldom need to turn all of your devices ON at once. You might just want to use a macro on the ON button to just turn on the components necessary for what you do most often (ie: watch cable TV).

This is for the MX-3000!

Good points guys... I guess i'll give it a try with the ON IR's from my remotes and see if i can get it to work...

I'm just getting ready to start macro programming on my new MX-800 and I'm mystified about why one might want to set up a second main page for on/off commands & macros, which a lot of folks here seem to have done...? Why not just have the power-on button on your main page turn on all or most of your components and have the power-off button on your main page turn everything off (assuming you have the proper discretes). Then, if you just want to watch a DVD, for example, have your DVD device button on the main page contain (besides just switching to that device with a quick button press) a press-'n-hold macro that would turn on just the components you need to watch DVD's. Make the first "hold" last for a second or so so that someone doesn't get the two functions on that button mixed up. Add in a "jump" step for last to get to the first page of the DVD device, as you would if you just tapped the button. When it's time to power down, just go back to the main page and hit the power-off button. Is my thinking flawed here somehow?

I always assumed it was just a matter of taste. I am curious, too, if there is something other benefit that I have been missing.

The idea on putting the on and off buttons on a separate page that can be hidden can be used when you have learned or programmed in the discrete on and off code for the device. You can then use a macro with the normal on and off keys for that device.

Here is a simple sample for my URC-200. The macros are actually more involved.

TV
Discrete on and off on a hidden page
Normal On button macro = A/V discrete on, TV discrete on
Normal Off button = TV on/off (infrequently used)
TV device press and hold macro = switch TV to normal inputs, switch A/V to normal inputs

VCR
Discrete on and off on a hidden page
Normal On button macro = A/V discrete on, TV discrete on, VCR discrete on
Normal Off button = VCR on/off

DVD
Unfortunately no discrete on and off codes

A/V
Discrete on and off on a hidden page
Normal On button = A/V on/off (infrequently used)
Normal Off button macro = A/V discrete off, TV discrete off, VCR discrete off

I am sure there are other ways to accomplish the same thing.