Total Remote v2.2 desktop help
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1. Orders for the transmitter module that are not accompanied by the UPC proof of purchase cannot be processed Table of Contents Remote controls Using pre installed device configurations Creating a new remote control profile Creating a copy of a remote control profile Current remote control Renaming a remote control profile Assigning actions to hardware buttons Turning the display off Changing a remote control s appearance Selecting device profiles Deleting devices from the master list Setting the infrared output Setting the screen rotation Sampling mode Sampling mode for remote controls One shot sampling Continuous sampling Silent sampling Rotating screen when sampling Second signal concept Appearance amp Skins Fullscreen mode Selecting skins for remote controls Creating and adding skins Setting device and skin paths Advanced functions Macro functions How macros work Start recording a macro Editing a macro Macro editing window Adding an adjustable delay in macro sequences while recording the macro Cancel recording a macro iPag CIR support Total Remote CCF mode General CCF mode information Engaging disengaging CCF mode Loading a CCF Learning infrared signals in CCF mode Navigating and controlling a CCF What makes the IR dongle so cool Glossary of Total Remote terms Total Remote pre installed device list Total Remote s built in device skins and skin examples Total Remote How To2. because you may use them when the display of your PDA Turning the display off You may turn off the display of your PDA while using it as a remote control This saves battery resources while still allowing you to use the hardware buttons for control To turn the display off select Tools gt Turn Display Off To turn the display back on you should press the Power button on your Pocket PC Changing a remote control s appearance You can easily change the appearance of your virtual remote by using different skins A skin is a set of images representing the functions of your virtual remote control The skins built into Total Remote cover many commonly used devices and many commonly used controls on those devices You can also make your own skins For more i i RT Total Remote 12 06 information refer to the Appearance amp Skins section aad Selecting device profiles es D Sony KW 32TW67 oD Sony Ky 36r v1 You can create and store literally thousands of remote Sony ky 36F 15 C Sony Ky 36xBR400 controls but you may wish to show only a few of them 1 Sony M51 tuner on the Device list of the main menu To do so select Device gt Select You will get to the dialog that enables jed i selecting or deselecting available remote controls Click o e C Sony Ty 3 on the plus minus symbol next to a device category to Sony Ty 4 expand contract the list To select or deselect an item Sony Ty 5 check or unche
3. IR signal interception You must send signals from your original remote control to your PDA while it is in the sampling mode Total Remote will read these signals and link them with certain actions and or selected buttons When the sampling process is finished your PDA is ready to send corresponding IR signals to your TV VCR DVD etc Important Some standard buttons of your remote controls may not produce infrared signals because they are modifiers These buttons could include shift buttons that select alternate functions of a given button like holding down the shift key on a keyboard In this case you are not sampling the individual button presses but instead the command issued by the shift button combination Another very important note is that the standard skins typically have some on screen buttons that cannot be programmed because they are control keys for Total Remote They can include e Shift button This button switches to the next skin page if the current skin has more than one page e Next Previous device panel This panel includes a text bar with the name of the current remote control and two arrows that allow switching between the remote controls you have added to the Device menu e Fullscreen button This button toggles the fullscreen mode where the skin can occupy the whole PDA screen or standard mode where you can access the menu bar and the Windows Start menu One shot sampling If you need to sa
4. Using pre installed device configurations There are hundreds of thousands of device configurations included with Total Remote covering the majority of equipment manufacturers If your original remote is listed in the master device list you can select it by name assign it a skin and you are ready to go Not all of the possible infrared commands are implemented on all of the pre installed devices so if you find that you are missing a function you can add it by sampling your original remote control rather than create a whole new profile from scratch Many manufacturers use the same set of infrared commands for many of their products so even if you don t have your particular model listed you may find that similar ones work just as well For instance during the testing of Total Remote we found that almost all of the Sony VCR profiles work either partially or completely on a Sony VCR we used that was not listed by its specific model number in our master device list Creating a new remote control profile Total Remote comes with thousands of preset devices ET RemoteControl 1 25p ok built in but there may be situations where you have a device that is not included in the list Total Remote allows you to select a configuration based on the type of neve neme device the remote control is created for By specifying Apex AD SOOW the device type you can select a skin that closely arm matches the functions of your original remote You can set up
5. a custom virtual remote and sample all the Skin file commands from your original remote to create your own Standard DYD r personal remote control either using the standard skins or your own custom skin In this example we will set up a custom Apex DVD player remote control 1 Select Device gt New You will get to the adding device dialog Give a name to the new remote control Apex AD 500W 3 Specify the device type Choose one from the list of devices DVD 4 Select the skin for the remote control appearance You may select a skin file from the list of skins available for the chosen device type Standard DVD Click on Finish and your new device profile is ready to program Creating a copy of a remote control profile Sometimes there is no need to create a completely new remote control Instead you may wish to create a remote control based on the current one The current device settings such as skin file device type and all command buttons will be inherited by the new device although you may change any of them as you like If a Total Remote preset has most of the controls of your device but it s missing some of the features you could copy a preset that mostly works and rename it to match your device You could then sample the missing commands from your original remote to your Pocket PC You could also make different configurations of the same remote with names like Sony DVD 1 Sony DVD 2 Sony DVD 3
6. be allowed to assign a function to every button of your virtual remote control Tap the desired button of your virtual remote control that you wish to assign a learned command Align the IR port of your PDA and the IR window of your original remote control the application will wait for a valid infrared signal for only about 10 seconds Press and hold the remote control button for about 0 5 seconds a NORMAL press not too short and not too long Total Remote will read the IR signal analyze it and assign it to the virtual button you selected In case of signal reception failure the program will display an error message and offer to retry When the signal has been assigned correctly you ll be presented with two more buttons Second Signal and Finish Very few remotes require a second signal but Total Remote provides the capability for those that do To provide the second signal tap the Second Signal button follow the same steps for sampling the second signal For more information see Second Signal Concept at the end of this section Tap Finish to finish sampling the current button and to start sampling another one To quit the Sampling mode go to the main menu and select Edit gt Stop sampling Silent sampling If you don t want or need to confirm your learning process you should select Edit gt Start Silent Sampling Total Remote will enter fullscreen mode and you will be allowed to assign a function to a button of your virtu
7. com online They have what may be the largest web site ever dedicated to the sole subject of consumer remote control with a substantial amount of information files graphic clipart tips tricks user forums etc for users of the CCF format Engaging disengaging CCF mode When in Total Remote s native mode go to Tools gt CCF Mode to enter CCF mode When in CCF mode click on the blue Menu button and select Exit CCF Mode to return to native mode ae Total Remote a 11 40 Aono lba i J PLAY Open CCF File CCF Mod aaa Exit CCF Mode Turn Display OFF Options Start One Shot Sampling About Register Start Continuous Sampling Start Silent Sampling Help Ei Device Edit Tools Stop Sampling Loading a CCF From the blue Menu button select Open CCF File which will bring up a file navigator Single click on a CCF to load it Another option would be to press the giant blue button in the middle of the screen that says Open CCF File but that s just too obvious Learning infrared signals in CCF mode Generally when you download a CCF it will be specifically configured for the author s home entertainment system Now unless you happen to own ALL of the components the author does and have them connected in EXACTLY the same way as the author it 1s extremely unlikely that the CCF will do you any good You can get around this particular problem by re learning the buttons
8. Total Remote v2 2 user guide Total Remote allows your favorite Pocket PC to function as one master control for all your remote controlled devices Total Remote comes with device profiles for thousands of devices such as TV VCR DVD and more You can easily make your own device profiles by installing new ones or creating your own You can sample the commands from your hardware remotes and create virtual remotes that look and function the way you want The program provides you with a set of skins that enables you to change the remote control appearance any time you want The Total Remote Transmitter Module allows you to control infrared devices nearly 100 feet away using a typical iPaq Because it uses your PDA s audio hardware its range is up to 3 times greater than that of your current remotes Since some Pocket PCs do not have audio hardware of sufficient quality to use the Total Remote Transmitter Module Total Remote also supports built in Infrared ports IrDA While range is severely limited compared to the transmitter module it is an effective back up in the event that you misplace or damage the transmitter module On 1Pags that have a CIR port you can now use this as a transmitter option in Total Remote Please save the UPC code that is printed on the Total Remote packaging as proof of purchase If you misplace your transmitter module and need to purchase another one you will need to send us the UPC code along with your order
9. al remote control e Tap the desired button of your virtual remote control that you wish to assign a learned command e Align the IR port of your PDA and the IR window of your original remote control the application will wait for a valid infrared signal for only about 10 seconds e Press and hold the remote control button for about 0 5 seconds a NORMAL press not too short and not too long Total Remote will read the IR signal analyze it and assign it to the virtual button you selected In case of signal reception failure the program will display an error message and abort Note that Silent Sampling does not allow for the use of second signals If you need to use second signal capability you must use the other learning modes Rotating screen when sampling It is often useful to rotate the remote control skin screen 180 degrees in sampling mode This can provide a better way of handling both the devices For example using an iPaq or other PDA that has the IrDA window at the top you would have to orient at least one device the PDA or your OEM remote control upside down in order to align the IR port and window Rotating the screen solves this problem so that you will see all the buttons oriented the same way as your physical remote control making the process of continuous sampling a lot easier on the eyes and neck as well as speeding data entry After you quit the sampling mode the screen will be rotated back to normal You can still
10. and set up different functions like macro commands while keeping certain commands like power or volume available at all times To create a copy of the current device select Device gt Create Copy Here s an example You have a Sony N51 VCR You discover that the preconfigured Sony VCR 3 works for your particular model but it only has the basic functionality transport controls channel up down power and little else You can copy the Sony 3 profile and add additional controls to it by using learning mode to capture the data from your original remote control Add a check in the checkbox for Sony VCR 3 to add it to your active devices From the Device menu or by clicking on the next device button onscreen until you get there select the Sony VCR 3 as the current device then select Create Copy from the Device menu This will create a new device Sony VCR 3 Copy Make this the active device then go to the Edit menu and select Rename and give whatever name you d like such as Sony N51 Now you can begin using learning mode to add any additional commands not present in the preconfigured device profile such as onscreen guide controls tape tracking adjustments input and output selectors and so on Current remote control There can be many remote controls created on your PDA but there can be only one currently activated displayed on screen To select another device or switch between several remote
11. ck the corresponding check boxes For Sony TY 6 convenience the devices are grouped by type Note you Sony Tv 7 C Sony WS 32F 65 C Soundesign TY must switch to another device and then deselect the old ISoundesign TY 2 cannot deselect the device you are currently using you device from the menu Deleting devices from the master list You can delete any of the user created devices listed in the Active Devices tree Simply tap and hold on the device you wish to delete and a pop up menu will display the option to remove that device from the list Note that this only works for the user added devices shown in black in the device list the devices marked in red are built in to the IR database and cannot be deleted HF Total Remote mz 11 36 ok Setting the infrared output Total Remote can send IR signals via the IrDA port the Device files folder Total Remote Transmitter Module or the CIR port on E certain 1Paqs This option is set from Tools gt Options under the heading Send signal via If you have any Skin files folder problems using the Total Remote transmitter make sure E you have the output set to use it If you are using the demo version you will only have the option of using Infrared sending device IrDA all options enabled in the full version only OS Griffin Technology IR device Setting the screen rotation B IPAQ native CIR Because some Pocket PCs have their audio port on the bot
12. controls go to the Device menu and select a device you have added to the list It is also possible for skins to display the name of the current remote control in a small window with forward backward arrows to select the next previous device in the Device menu This makes Total Remote even more convenient and intuitive for users Renaming a remote control profile You may rename any device profile with a custom name and change it at any time Make the device you wish to rename to be the current active device and rename it using Edit gt Rename 4 200 Assigning actions to hardware buttons Total Remote Assign Hardware Buttons Some remote control actions can be assigned to hardware buttons as well as to the virtual onscreen ones To assign Button action the actions go to Edit gt Assign Hardware Buttons Assign your actions to the hardware menu You will be taken to the hardware button dialog In buttons it choose a hardware button and assign an action from the drop down menu You may return to default actions Lett Yolurne predefined to each hardware button by tapping the Set volume Default Values button Channel Channel l Power Assigning actions to hardware buttons is especially useful Button 1 Device 1 Cancel Reset to Defaults i is turned off Most used actions volume volume cance es channel channel are default values for the hardware buttons which are sufficient in most cases
13. d Your VCR s infrared sensor window may be dusty you may have a habit of waving the remote around your dog or child may have chewed on it etc Whatever the reason in real life you can easily reduce a remote s performance So using our more powerful transmitter will give you better signal reliability than a weaker remote It also looks really cool Glossary of Total Remote terms IRDB InfraRed DataBase the database of infrared codes for Learning The process of using Total Remote to record the signals from your original remote control so you can then use Total Remote to control your device Learning mode When you use any of the different ways Total Remote offers for learning a remote you are said to be in learning mode Specifically in Total Remote when you select a sampling option like One Shot sampling you are in learning mode the moment the skin goes fullscreen and Total Remote waits for you to press the first button for learning RCDEV The Total Remote device format The RCDEV file stores information about a particular device configuration such as learned IR codes macros device specific options and more Total Remote device files all end with the dot extension RCDEV so they are easy to find on your Pocket PC Sampling This usually mean the same thing as learning but does have a slightly more technical accuracy when discussing certain functions like the whole concept of learning
14. device skins VOLUME VOLUME TE Es MOLUME previous next i DISC DISC r This is the interface screen for the standard CD skin AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE SEARCH MODE he o l INSTANT REPLAY lt a EH l MSPLAY RETURN send SETUP H DISPLAY RETURN E Ei SETUP E These are the two interface screens for the standard DVD skin VOLUME A BAND VL UE CHANHEL REPEAT AUTO TRACKING E These are the two interface screens for the standard VCR skin VOLUME CHANNEL DISPLAY RETURN ms AA TUNER ADM ERA KCD CR a he Of Bosom E aE oe jd ED 7 JJe Just an example of the many different types of skins you could make all images are actual Total Remote skins created by users
15. en combined with our software s particular method of sending signals The IrDA port built in to most handheld computers is entirely the wrong standard for data rate wavelength of light and communications protocol to be used with consumer infrared The result is that while it is possible to hack the port so that you can transmit remote control data it works very poorly compared to the correct standards used in OEM remotes Most people find that transmission via IrDA provides only 10 20 feet of range with most devices and as little as a few feet for some others Because the Total Remote transmitter is designed just like the transmitter on your original remote it works just as well or better than the original Ironically the IrDA port works pretty well for sampling remotes just not for transmitting that signal Coolest of all is the fact that a good audio port can create a signal FAR more powerful than a standard OEM remote control Using a Compaq 1Paq 3600 series Pocket PC we have been able to control most devices over a distance of ONE HUNDRED FEET using the Total Remote transmitter The average operational range of most real remotes is about 40 feet at best with some being as low as 20 feet You may say Hey my living room isn t 100 feet long so who cares When we did our distance tests we used the best possible test environment which showed the best possible performance of the remotes Real life isn t quite so optimize
16. gt Add Delay To Macro and enter 3000 Note 1000 milliseconds 1 second then click OK in the upper right corner Continue along these lines to add more buttons or delays don t forget to go to Edit gt Stop Recording Macro when you re finished Cancel recording a macro You may decide that you wish to abandon any work you have done in creating a macro and simply discard it mid way through creation Go to Edit gt Cancel Recording Macro your current macro will be thrown away and you will be returned to normal operating mode iPaq CIR support Some iPaq Pocket PCs are equipped with a special piece of hardware an extra IR LED specifically designed for consumer infrared control Unlike the IrDA port the CIR port is virtually identical to the infrared emitters in your remote controls and works far better than an IrDA port for controlling all of your home gear like TVs and stereos Not all iPaq have this special piece of integrated hardware only 1Pags that came with the pre loaded Nevo remote control application have the necessary CIR port As of this writing some examples of CIR equipped iPaqs would include e iPaq 3900 series e iPaq 5400 series e iPaq 2200 series The ability to directly control this CIR port is important for a couple of reasons e Some people find working with Total Remote s skin and device interface is easier than Nevo and only Total Remote can load CCFs e You don t have to be limited
17. ith a i rich set of standard skins for most a eat Ei major device types as well as some more specialized skins However DVD style skin you may create your own skins for your remote controls Each skin is represented by a PNG image stored in SkinFiles folder by MOLUME CHANNEL default Program Files Total Remote SkinFiles Full documentation for creating your own skins is provided on our web site in the Total Remote area and is a free download for all Total Remote users Television style skin The Total Remote web site also features an area where you can download skins that other Total Remote users have made In the future we intend to let users upload their skin creations for others to share Setting device and skin paths Total Remote s installation process gives you the choice of installing to either the Main Memory or the Storage Card but it is possible to change the location of the user created device files and skin files to a different directory For example you may want to have Total Remote available to you all the time so you instruct the ActiveSync installer to put Total Remote in main memory but you may want to keep a lot of user created device profiles or skin files on an external storage card In this way you always have the universal IR database and the ability to learn new remotes even if you do not have the external storage card installed and if you do have the external storage card installed yo
18. mode where learning is a concept and sampling is an operation You may find the terms interchanged depending on context Total Remote v2 0 infrared database listed by manufacturer and number of profiles Cable O e gt mm ABC Comcast 2 Videostar 8 O O OOO DWD o Mfg Number of device profiles Mig Number of device profiles E SAT Satellite Do Mfg Number of device profiles Mig Number of device profiles Te eee W OU Mfg Number of device profiles Mig Number of device profiles eee ee Janeil JVC Lodgenet Logik A G m lt wl oD o A AnD o a A nD lo Po po A e a RO Bu o a C UJ DI VON A Oo OT NON LD NR EO DNO Ss DB Oo GIR iN O co AJN lt S ss gt Om S gt o N N O PO Mitsubishi 10 OD X D i NEGO Nike Optonica 2 Pilot 3 York Zenith Zonda Zenith Combo DR lt C C h VOR Pee ae Oe LXI 1 LXI Combo 1 NEC 10 Nikko 1 Optimus TV VCR Combo 7 Proscan Pulsar Sears O3 00 DL DOL ON OTDO MN A S 4 Signature 2000 Sony 8 Do pA Sony STS Teac Technics Vector Research White Westinghouse XR 1000 Yamaha Yamaha SB Zenith Zenith TV VCR Combo ll OTL O R NOD CO PO O iN Total Remote s built in
19. mple just one virtual button you should select Edit gt Start One Shot Sampling The program will be placed into fullscreen mode and you will be asked to perform the following Steps e Tap the desired button of your virtual remote control that you wish to assign a learned command e Align the IR port of your PDA and the IR window of your original remote control the application will wait for a valid infrared signal for only about 10 seconds e Press and hold the remote control button for about 0 5 seconds a NORMAL press not too short and not too long Total Remote will read the IR signal analyze it and assign it to the virtual button you selected In case of signal reception failure the program will display an error message and offer to retry When the signal has been assigned correctly you ll be presented with two more buttons Second Signal and Finish Very few remotes require a second signal but Total Remote provides the capability for those that do To provide the second signal tap the Second Signal button follow the same steps for sampling the second signal For more information see Second Signal Concept at the end of this section Tap Finish to quit the sampling mode Continuous sampling If you need to sample a lot of buttons like copying every function from your original remote to a custom Total Remote device profile you should select Edit gt Start Continuous Sampling Total Remote will enter fullscreen mode and you will
20. n a different page you can press the Shift button to access the other pages just like normal or if you need to access buttons that are hidden by the menubar you can select fullscreen mode to get at them When you have added all the commands you wish to include in the macro go to the menubar and select Edit gt Stop Recording Macro to finish this macro Ei Device Edit Tools E Editing a macro Macros are great but they can get very long and complicated for seemingly simple functions For example if you want to make a macro that sets your home entertainment system for FE watching a DVD you will probably have a minimum of 7 ae individual commands Turn on TV Wait xxx milliseconds Switch TV input to the DVD player Turn on Stereo Wait xxx milliseconds Switch Stereo input to the DVD player i Turn on DVD player py z ENTER i 7 fj Note that the delays are because most devices cannot gt aa A i ji respond instantly to an IR command An example would a K V4 s p gt bea television which often needs 2 3 seconds of delay ni T between the time you turn it on and the time it can recognize the command to switch inputs change channels etc Ei Device Edit Tools E When you go to the menubar and select Edit gt Edit Macro you will be prompted to Select a button to edit Technically all buttons are macros even seemingly single purpose buttons like the power button or channel up are ac
21. nch of items listed in a way that makes no sense This is not a function of Total Remote but a predefined function of the CCF file itself As with CCF usage in general you will probably find that you will need to edit any CCF you might download before it works well with your unique combination of infrared controlled equipment Z T tal Remte Estee x The other major navigation tool is the text labels at the i bottom on either side of the Menu button these text P Home w D v e Macros labels are intended to show what the current function of the hardware keys 1s set to in the CCF also usually dependant on what screen device macro etc you have open In this example you can see the buttons are from left to right Pag Up Down and Pag In this case the first and last buttons are actually set as Page previous and Page nex but the word is too large for the button to display properly This is another example of how a CCF may need to be customized for optimum use with your particular system To see what the label says you can tap and hold on the A onscreen button and a tooltip will fly out with the whole J label text Note that the onscreen buttons are active in addition to the hardware buttons so when you tap and hold the onscreen button it will activate if you lift the stylus off it so as with other Pocket PC programs that show tooltips you can tap and hold then slide off the b
22. nd identical and redundant copy of the remote signal The only likely harm is to make learning take twice as long and your resulting device files be twice as large as necessary Total Remote Appearance amp Skins Fullscreen mode You may switch between fullscreen and menubar mode by tapping the fullscreen button in the bottom left corner of the screen in menubar mode or the fullscreen button on the skin The fullscreen mode is useful when you use the program as a remote control while the menubar mode is useful when you customize preferences or perform the sampling process Fullscreen mode icons the icon to the left is the fullscreen button when in menubar mode and the icon to the right is the fullscreen button used in all of the included standard skins Selecting skins for remote controls Each remote control is supplied with a skin when it is created You can change the remote control skin by selecting Edit gt Change Skin from the main menu You may select a skin from the list of available skins You should choose skins that are specially designed for certain devices because they contain different functions For instance you don t need a record button for a TV so using the VCR skin for a TV remote wouldn t make much sense You may create and add your own skins Put the skin files in the SkinFiles folder They will appear in the list of available skins Creating and adding skins M V j Total Remote provides you w
23. ses the recommended RGB value for the stop button the macro editor knows we pushed the stop button for 148ms On the menubar from left to right Move the currently selected command up blue up arrow Move the currently selected command down blue down arrow Delete the currently selected command red X Add function blue plus symbol The move up down function is straightforward click once on a command to highlight it then click on the arrow s to move the command in the direction you desire FYI commands are executed sequentially from top to bottom The delete command function is equally simple highlight a command click the red X and that command is removed from the list of commands that will be executed Be careful as there is no confirmation step deleted commands are removed immediately and cannot be undone The Add button has a flyout menu as shown here Add Delay Add Infrared Signal and Add Macro e Add Delay lets you insert a user defined delay period the default is 1000ms or second e Add Infrared Signal puts you directly into Press Button Ch for 763 ms learning mode so you can sample other IR Delay for 200 ms raed commands from your original remote and include Press Button E for 148 ms them in a macro without them being present in the Delay for 200 ms device file RCDEV for that device Press Button k for 117 ms e Add Macro allows you to refer
24. to IrDA range or have to use the Total Remote audio transmitter because a consumer remote control transmitter is already built in to your iPaq If you are using an iPaq with a CIR port there will be a new entry in the Infrared sending device dropdown menu which is accessible on the main menubar under Tools gt Options and listed as IPAQ native CIR in the list fis Total Remote a 11 36 ok While it is extremely handy to have control over the iPaq CIR port it will still generally have quite a bit less range than the TR audio transmitter but the tradeoff is that the CIR port is quite a bit more accurate when transmitting very sophisticated signals Device fles folder m Filesi TotalRemote DeviceFiles A Skin fles folder Program Filesi TotalRemote Skin E Infrared sending device ro vw Griffin Technology IR device Ir PAQ native CIR Total Remote CCF mode General CCF mode information CCF is the file format used by the Philips Pronto series of home theater remotes The Pronto can load new graphic layouts infrared codes macro sequences and more using CCF files much in the same way the Total Remote can be customized with appearance skins and infrared device libraries An in depth coverage of the CCF format be far beyond the scope of this manual whole books have been written on the subject so anyone interested in more detail about CCFs would do well to take a peek at Remotecentral
25. to other macros Delay for 200 ms you have previously defined for this device Press Button I for 183 ms RCDEV This can be used to build very complex functions using a modular approach Zr Total Remote f 11 07 ok One other thing that you can do from the main macro editing screen shown here is to change the timing of any command Simply click once on the command you wish Press for ms to change power shown here and you can enter a new value in the Press for ms box shown here as 763 Adding an adjustable delay in macro sequences while recording the macro As mentioned before there are some cases where you have to wait a period of time between commands in order to allow the device you are controlling to perform one task before proceeding to the next When you are creating a macro you can insert an adjustable delay period between commands to account for this busy time For example if you want to turn on your TV wait 3 seconds for it to come on change to channel 56 wait 0 5 seconds for it to change and mute the volume you could do something like this tae ig Total Remote M ok Begin recording a macro Edit gt Start Recording Macro Add delay to recording macro Press a button flashes Add delay 3000 milliseconds Select the button you wish to use for the macro Rec starts flashing Press an onscreen button that has an IR signal associated such as power channel up etc Go to Edit
26. toggle fullscreen mode using the fullscreen button on the skin so that when you have finished sampling you can access the menu bar and Edit gt Stop sampling To rotate the skin screen in sampling mode go to the Tools menu and make sure to have the Rotate screen when sampling item selected Second signal concept Some electronic standards require that each button of the remote control send two IR signals which alternate each time you press a button For these types of equipment you can make each virtual button learn a pair of signals in order to maintain the same functionality as the original remote If you program a button successfully into your Pocket PC and it works once and only once you need to sample a second signal If you are certain that your remote control does not support two signals for each button you may skip the second signal sampling and tap Finish right after sampling the first one NOTE There is virtually no chance of running into a problem if you use Second signal in learning mode even if your equipment doesn t need or use a second signal If you are using a remote that does not use a unique second command signal then you will simply be learning the same command twice When you use it say to channel up on your TV the first time you press the button on Total Remote you will send the first copy of the remote signal and the second time you press the same button on Total Remote you will send the seco
27. tom of the unit we now include an option to rotate the onscreen skins 180 degrees Only the skin and device label are rotated all menus and such will be oriented normally To enable disable screen rotation go to Options and check uncheck the Rotate screen box Note that you will have to shut down Total Remote CTRL Q from the keyboard and restart it before the change occurs Device database changes for Total Remote v1 0 and v1 01 users The old database of infrared device commands that was included with previous versions of Total Remote has been removed from Total Remote v1 1 forward in favor of the new database Users upgrading from a previous version of Total Remote will still have the use of the original 371 devices in the old format and the installer will not remove them Unless you actually need one of the devices from the old database we would suggest deleting them as they increase the time required to load and run Total Remote The simplest way to delete them is to navigate to the DeviceFiles directory with a file explorer Pocket PC or desktop computer via Activesync and delete them all CAUTION If you have created any device profiles of your own they are also kept in this directory Make sure you only delete what you don t need Total Remote Sampling mode Sampling mode for remote controls Each device profile can learn to send custom IR InfraRed signals The sampling process 1s based on the principle of
28. tually a single command macro While the conventional use of this function is to edit macro sequences we have no doubt that there are lots of interesting tricks that are possible by editing normal buttons When the prompt is flashing in the lower left corner tap any onscreen button to being editing its command list Macro editing window e 41104 Here we see the primary macro editing window The Press Button 5 for 763 ms example shown is a very basic macro it doesn t Delay for 200 ms actually do anything useful just to show how Press Button E for 148 ms commands are displayed The first line shows that the Delay for 200 ms power button was pressed for about 3 4 of a second Press Button for 117 ms the third line shows that the stop button was pressed Delay for 200 ms for a little over a 1 10 of a second and so on The Press Button I for 163 ms way that the macro editor decides the function of the send Infrared Signal button is by comparing it to the standard skin mask colors the recommended mask color for power is RGB 160 64 64 as indicated in the documentation for Add Delay skin creation so Total Remote s macro editor will call Add Infrared Signal that power this is why all custom skins should be Add Macro made using our mask color guidelines instead of randomly using any color for any button Since this example uses the standard DVD skin and the standard skin u
29. u can select from any of your skins or devices The only real reason to do this is because skin files can take up a comparatively large amount of storage space and keeping a few dozen skins in main memory would probably fill up your Pocket PC very quickly Let s say you do a standard installation to main memory and you intend to keep a LOT of skins or very large skins on your storage card Copy the Total Remote DeviceFiles and SkinFiles directories to your storage card i e Storage Card Total Remote stuff DeviceFiles or SkinFiles In Total Remote go to Tools gt Options AF Total Remote 4 11 36 0 Change the Device files folder to the new location by either browsing to it click on the icon to bring up a file navigator or type in the full path name in the text Device fles folder box m Filesi TotalRemote Deviceriles EA Skin files folder You may need to do a soft reset before Total Remote Program Filesi TotaR emotet Skin recognizes the change Infrared sending device mA Griffin Technology IR device IrDA PAQ native CIR Cancel Do the same for the Skin files folder entry Advanced Functions How macros work In Total Remote a macro 1s a seguence of commands that are sent using only one button press For example you have a TV VCR DVD player CD changer and AV receiver in your home theater If you want to watch a DVD you have to follow a pretty specific seguence T
30. urn on DVD player Turn on AV receiver Select the DVD input on the AV receiver Turn on TV Select the input from your AV receiver Additionally you are required to wait for some equipment to warm up before you can use it which means you may have to wait 4 seconds before your AV receiver will allow you to switch to the DVD input as an example Let s see how we could do this with macros Press the Turn everything on and switch to DVD button Much easier Of course you have to have all of the commands already programmed in Total Remote but once they are there you have a lot of flexibility in how you queue them up to create long command sequences ae Total Remote a 3 36 63 ddm J Start recording a macro Once you have a device profile set up the way you want you can create a command macro and assign it toa button Go to Edit gt Start recording macro to begin a new macro You will see Press a button flashing in the lower left corner press the Total Remote button you wish to assign a macro to You will now see Rec flashing in the corner indicating that you are actually creating the macro command sequence press the onscreen buttons you wish to add to the macro Note that certain buttons do not get recorded in a macro command such as the fullscreen mode button or the on skin shift button but they retain their normal function For example if you are making a macro and you need to use buttons that are o
31. utton to avoid activating it FYI the hardware buttons may have the following equivalents Button 1 Calendar Button 2 Contacts Button 3 E mail Button 4 Home Your Pocket PC s buttons may be ordered differently or labeled differently so if you cannot figure out what button does what function just experiment a little This button placement order function is valid for the Dell Axim X3 Toshiba e800 and others Actually we are guessing what the label says since we didn t load it into a CCF editor and look up the exact label Why is the Transmitter Module so cool The Total Remote infrared Transmitter Module 1s a marvel of clever engineering When talking about infrared control there are a few things you need to know Infrared signals are usually modulated at about 35KHz 60KHz which means the digital data is sent inside a high frequency tone similar to the way radio signals work The apparent problem is that the audio output of most high fidelity consumer gear is limited to 20KHz which is far too low to create an infrared control signal The Total Remote transmitter effectively doubles the data rate of an audio port so it can generate a 38KHz signal out of a 19KHz signal Infrared LEDs like the kind in your original remote or the Total Remote transmitter require more power to turn on than an audio port normally delivers Our transmitter s design allows it to effectively double the power output wh
32. you need to use if the author had a Yamaha DVD player but you have a Sony DVD player then you should use learning mode to overwrite the Yamaha commands with the equivalent Sony commands Using learning mode while in CCF mode is not much different than using learning mode in native Total Remote mode for additional information about learning please consult the relevant sections of the manual that discuss normal native mode operation Navigating and controlling a CCF There are two main areas of interest the Home Device Macros tab interface at the top of the screen and the button labels and Menu at the bottom When you click on a tab it comes to the front and on the right edge of each tab there is a flyout menu button tiny down pointing triangle that displays the options available in the CCF As shown in this example the Device tab of P this CCF has several components listed a DSS receiver a m SE TiVO a television an audio receiver and a DVD player fn J Pediat You can click on any device in the list to go to its control interface directly or you can cycle through all the devices in the list by clicking the next device and previous device arrows at the edges of the Device name Bear in mind that the items listed are entirely dependant on the CCF itself some CCFs have no additional items listed in any category some are well organized and contain clear item lists and some may have a bu
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