NAD L 54 Owner's Manual - page 25
MACRO COMMANDS
A “macro” command is a series of two or more remote codes issued automatically from a single
keypress. You might use a macro to automate a simple command sequence, such as, “Turn on the DVD
player and then press ‘play.’” Or you might compose an elaborate macro to power up an entire system,
select a source, choose a Listening Mode, and begin playback—again, all from a single keypress. The
HTR 4 can store one macro on each of its function keys (these exclude the Device Selector keys).
NOTE
Macrosareindependentofthecurrentlyselecteddevice.
RECORDING MACROS
To record a macro, simultaneously press-and-hold for 3 seconds both the [MACRO] key and the HTR
4 function key to which you wish to assign the macro, until the status LED turns green. The macro
button will also light up.
Press the sequence of function keys to be recorded into the macro, being sure to first press the
requisite Device Selector key for each function (you may switch devices while recording the macro as
many times as necessary), allowing you to create macro containing commands from more than one
Device Selector “page.”
When you have finished entering the desired command sequence, press [MACRO] again
to store the macro; the Learn LED and [MACRO] key illumination will turn off.
NOTE
Eachmacrocanstoreamaximumof64commandsteps.Ifyouexceedthisnumber,themacrowill
bestoredautomaticallyafterthe64thcommandisadded.
Example: Record a Macro to the [0] key to Turn on the L 54, Select the DVD Input, and Commence
Playback:
• On the HTR 4, simultaneously press-and-hold [MACRO] and [0] (numeric zero); the Learn LED turns
steady green.
• Press [AMP]; press [ON]; press [1] (red “DVD”); press [DVD]; press [ ] (Play) - the Learn LED blinks as
each step is added.
• Press [MACRO] again to exit the macro-record mode.
To clear a macro, perform the above steps without entering any functions.
executing macroS
To execute a macro, press and release [MACRO]; its key illumination lights for 5 seconds. While it
remains lit, press an HTR 4 key to which a macro has previously been stored.
The corresponding macro will run; as each step executes, its “parent” Device Selector’s key flashes lights
briefly; when execution is finished, the [MACRO] key illumination goes out. Pressing any other HTR 4
key while a macro is executing will abort the macro. Remember that you must hold the HTR 4 so that
its infrared emitter can activate the target components.
NOTE
Whenamacroexecutes,a1seconddelayisautomaticallyinsertedbetweenitscommands.If
youneedmorethana1seconddelaybetweenparticularcommands—forexample,topermita
componenttopowerupcompletely—youcanrecord“empty”stepsintothemacrobychanging
DeviceSelector“pages”withoutenteringactualcommandfunctions.
OPERATION
uSing the htr 4 remote control
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