I would like to set up a button with a preset sleep time that will run a shutdown macro for a master bedroom system. is this possible.

Yes it is .
I have mine turn off at 2:30 and again at 3:30 so that if I'm cuddlin my pronto it still hits the bedroom tv , it's ir.
I also have another timer for my main system that turns off at 2 am and again at 3 am. And a whole group of vacation , camera and vcr timers that run throuout the day if needed . rf for the main system. (in case I'm resting my eyes zzzzzzz on the couch :-)
Do a search on timers.

This message was edited by kabster on 07/03/02 20:04.45.

if understand you correctly kabster, your timer runs when triggered and then does it job at 230 & 330 regardless of what time you trigger it. is there a way to make it like a countdown timer. after trigger wait 30 min and then shut down no matter what time you start it. Thanks for the reply

There's a way to do what you describe with the use of Delays. Simply put a bunch of delays in a Macro equaling anytime you want with the “OFF” command at the End. This way when you press the button, it will wait the allotted time and then trigger the “OFF” command. The downside to doing it this way would be the Pronto would be useless during this Countdown state.

I was just hoping for a better way. Thanks AV

Jonnyg: Andrew's answer is the only way to do what you asked for. Kabster's method uses a timer, that is setup in advanced (like he said, he has one for 2:30 and one for 3:30 running every day) there is no button to push.

A third idea that I was toying with when I was creating my ProntoPro
CCF is to create a timer (sleep) panel with many timers setup for different times, but no days. Then when you need the sleep timer you just pick the button in edit mode and click on the time. To be able to edit timers, they must be on the macro side, and the buttons cannot contain anything else

Response by Andrew V on 07/03/02 01:50.39
new!

[ Reply to Post | Reply with Quote | View Author's Profile | Edit Message ]
There's a way to do what you describe with the use of Delays. Simply put a bunch of delays in a Macro equaling anytime you want with the “OFF” command at the End. This way when you press the button, it will wait the allotted time and then trigger the “OFF” command. The downside to doing it this way would be the Pronto would be useless during this Countdown state.

The other downside is that the display will stay lit for this entire time, killing your batteries and killing the backlight.

i tried the delay idea. It has one problem other than the remote being useless. The backlight stay "ON" while it runs the delay. Thanks for the input as for anthony I will try your ccf. thanks

jonnyg: don't expect anything as good as some other CCFs. I had said that I was going to enter the contest, and I had to be true to my word, I also wanted it to pass some ideas and concepts (like the timer page, two line buttons...) so I used the little free time I had making it just for the contest.

Anthony, you're one of the most knowledgeable people here. (That's why they consider you to be a Pronto "big cheese" over on the HTM forum!) I'm sure jonnyg will learn a lot by looking at your CCF.

John, my CCF does not compare to yours. But it was fun working on it (until I noticed I was out of time :-)). I am better in "theory" then in "practice"