I am trying to figure out how to program my MX 3000 remote so I have an introduction played on a separate DVD player while my Sony 777es DVD changer loads the movie I want to watch. Actually I would like to program the remote so I can chose whether to play the introduction or not.

My disk select is similar to the DMX 3000 where you have a before and after macro and the disk slot data is associated with the movie picture button.

The only way I can think to accomplishing this is the before after feature where you hold the button in longer but that will be a lot of programming for each movie because I would have to have the macro programmed twice.

Preferably I would like to press the movie picture--go to a screen where it ask you whether you want to play the intro--select yes or no--if yes the receiver switches to the other DVD player and plays the intro while the macro runs and the disk changer loads the right DVD--select No you just load the right DVD

Sorry for the long post

Thanks in advance

Thanks

you just ansewred your own question!!

Please explain.

There is a way to easily implement this and streamline at the same time. On what ever page you start the DVD automation process, place a single button with perhaps a "Intro Mode"text identifier next to it. Create an IntroMode" variable and tie it to the button. The button text should be ON (Dynamic text) and OFF (Normal Text) and the button should do nothing else but to toggle the value of the variable.

Using this method you can set the IntoMode variables default value (as you enter the page where you select Watch DVD) as you desire and still have the opportunity to change it every time you Play a movie, except that It would not force you to answer the question every time if you don't want to change it from the default.

Now you have a variable that controls whether or not the into macro is executed. So, create a hidden button somewhere based on the variables value, make the associated "1" macro play your into and leave the "0" macro blank. Alias to this button in your before or after macro appropriately.

ksharp,

Playing the intro everytime wouldnt be a problem.

However, selectively playing the into would be.
The press and hold would be the only way of doing that.
The Yes/No is not feasible without using a variable for every movie or having a YES/NO screen for every movie. Reason being that once you press the movie cover, and it jumps to the YES/NO. there would be no way of knowing which movie you had just pressed since that macro is now over, unless you either had a variable or a YES/NO page for every single movie.

If you are using DMX-3000 (or similar macro design) you can play it every time you load a movie, by just adding the appropriate IR commands to the BEFORE button.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,
-3B

Thanks guys--Triple B I have reached the same conclusion as your post--I am thinking of using the press and hold method as that seems easiest. Is there anyway to have dynamic text appear larger then the button size and some place else on the screen?

Thanks

Just an idea...

As the last step of the macro that selects the disc... put a jump page.
Jump to a page that says
"Do you want to see the preview?"
Yes NO

Yes initiates the macro to select the other DVD player and runs the intro.
No Just moves to the Transport / Menu page.

Pick movie (Macro starts to find it in the player)
Query on Intro page
Yes sends Pause command to main player and a play command to intro player.
You can either time the sequence and lock out the remote... or you could have a pass query screen after the fact to reenable the first player and start the disc.

Springs--I think that will work and will be pretty easy to implement. I may play the intro in the beginning and have the yes no to continue through the remainder of the intro. or switch back to the loaded movie immediately.

That will work, but the intro wouldnt start until after the movie was already loading, which in my case is more than half of the time required to load a movie.

Ideally it would start at the beginning of the BEFORE command not at the end of the AFTER command.

After thinking about it a little more, here is what I would do. You say you have a similar setup to DMX-3000, so I assume you arent using DMX, but you still must have a main page that leads to a movie listing, on that page have an option that allows you to choose to play the intro or not. If it is ON then any movie you pick will play the intro, and can remain that way until you turn it off. This way it is more of a setting that remains set until you select to change it instead of it asking you every time. This would be VERY easy to integrate into your existing configuration and wouldnt require any re-work of existing macros.

If you are using DMX, I can very easily send you a sample file that will do exactly this.
If not, I would be more than happy to look at your RCC and will be able to explain how to set this up with your configuration.

-3B

If you could email me the sample file that would be great. My email address is [email protected]

I like to play around with the remote so I will try it a couple different ways. By the way I should have bought your software long ago as I have been adding movies manually which is pretty time consuming.

Thanks for your time.

Preferably I would like to press the movie picture--go to a screen where it ask you whether you want to play the intro--select yes or no--if yes the receiver switches to the other DVD player and plays the intro while the macro runs and the disk changer loads the right DVD--select No you just load the right DVD

The way you describe is not really possible, without having either a variable for every movie, or a YES/NO screen for every movie. Without one of these there would be no way to continue loading the correct disc after pressing the YES/NO button UNLESS you have the YES/NO button be the last thing you do, in which case, the majority of the time waiting on the changer has already happened by the time you press the YES/NO button.

If this is acceptable, just place the YES/NO screen at the end of the "AFTER" button and you will have what you want.

Otherwise, place it at the beginning of the menu, before you ever pick a movie.

example.

Pick up remote

Press "Watch Movie"

Given "YES/NO play intro screen" (Pick one and it just continues on to the movie listing but sends no IR commands)

Now navigate to the correct movie and select it, the beginning of the "BEFORE" macro will selectively play the intro based on your choice above while loading the correct disc.

-3B

Triple B if you could email me the sample file that you mentioned above that would be great. My email address is [email protected]

A sample file is a little difficult since it deals expressly with your file dynamics not ours. If you have questions on how to implement the above name suggestions, email me at [email protected] (with your current rcc file attached) and I will respond with my phone number. Give ma a call and I'll be happy to walk you through it.

Umm here is how I saw the Program...

Have your screen with the Pictures of the movies.
The macro on the picture should look like this
disc
1
4
5
enter
Pause or Stop (depending on your DVD model)
Jump to Yes no screen

So you only need the one Yes no screen and the No simply issues Play command.