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Push and Hold Macros

Any macro can be programmed so that nothing will happen if the button is simply tapped. You can force the

client to press and hold for any time between .1 and 99 seconds to issue a macro. For most clients, this would

be a bad idea since it makes things more difficult and more time consuming. However, here is an application

that we think you might find useful for particular clients:

Push and Hold for Activity Macros and Tap to Switch Devices

If you have a hobbyist client, a power user who is constantly switching devices and making adjustments to dif-

ferent components, this can improve operation for him/her.

Here’s how this application works:

Program all of the MAIN Pages Activity Macros with the Macro Window in PRESS TIME Mode. This

ensures that the client will have to Press and Hold the button to issue the Macro.

With the option bar set to BEFORE, program a jump to the device only.

When the client simply taps a MAIN activity button, he/she simply switches devices.

One Button Issues Two Different Macros

Since you can program 255 steps in either the BEFORE or the AFTER macro, you really have com-

plete freedom to program anything you can think of.

Status Messages for Impatient Clients with Long Macros

For clients who have problems waiting for long macros to finish, it is helpful to design the system to give a dra-

matic status message while the macro is working, otherwise they may put the remote down in the middle of the

macro, frustrating themselves. All you need to do is create some extra pages and place big buttons with text or

graphics or even animated graphics on each page. Insert jumps to the appropriate pages in your macro and the

result is that the client sees a slide show with your messages on it as the macro plays back. You can do a smaller

version, by programming text in the macro itself, text shows up only on the button, so may not be visible enough

for clients

Helping Confused Clients

When do clients get confused? When their system is full of old gear they couldn’t afford to replace!

When the salesmen sell components without discrete codes! When the manufacturer of a cool new

product blows it and incorporates hard to use, but vital features!

In any event, by using CCP you can often solve some problems very effectively.

TOAD - TV Input “Scrolls” or “Toggle” and has no Workarounds

When you have a component that is difficult to automate, it helps to call it names (TOAD, for Toggle Only

Actuated Device, has been suggested). Once you have vented your feelings, get out CCP and go to work.

There is a relatively simple way to make operation of a device like this much less confusing. Here’s how to go

about it:

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