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Question: I have a media room with a screen & projector that use the same sources as wall-mounted TV. Will it control 2 displays with similar sources w/o macros
Document: The learning feature is very similar and a great tool for getting the buttons to function as desired. My preference is too primarily use the hard buttons for device functions and I hardly ever use the screen functions within the different devices.The quick setup feature of the R40 found all my components although I had to use a 2nd device code for the Samsung TV to get all the buttons working right.
To hook up any of the sources requires the TV input to be set, receiver input, Matrix switch connection, and power to all the proper devices. This gives you an idea of the programming ease as I went from first getting the remote to having all these devices added with macro's and punch-thru for everything in 2 hours.My favorite feature which I did not have on the R50, was the Macro Edit feature.
You can also add the device menu button to the end of a macro to have it switch to that mode when finished. In my example above, if the last command is the DVD menu, it will switch to that menu once it turns on all the equipment.You could also use those features to create duplicate system pages that all look alike, but have different macros for switching to other system menus. For instance, the LCD screen could always show TV, DVD, and Cable.
I had my entire setup programmed and tested by 10PM including on/off macros as well as device macro's to connect various sources to the right audio/video channels. The on-screen instructions are far easier to follow than any off-line instructions ever could be.
Not only is that tedious, in some cases it just won't work. The remote control for my Samsung television has a SOURCE button to cycle through active input sources, but no button (such as HDMI1) to go directly to a given source. That's a command my TV understands and can be set through a proper device setup, but not with learning mode. * The Harmony remotes try to remember the state of your system, the R40 does not.
It takes about 5 minutes to learn from a remote completely): 1) TV 2) Home Theatre 3) Apple TV 4) BluRay 5) Cable Box 6) A/C. All of these devices work like a charm with this remote.So in my current setup, I have various devices on the main screen. When I select a particular device, lets say home theatre, I have various physical buttons on this remote mapped to buttons from original remote.
The IR range is excellent. You don't have to point directly at components in an average sized room (nice when you forget where the button is). The only other minor negative is some of the button placement could be a little better (volume, channel, and back light buttons). Overall, I'm very happy with it. You can set it up for the way you use it, and easily control all of your components.
For example, Multi-Eq function in the orignal remote of home theatre is mapped to a 'screen button' called multieq.In addition, in each device menu, I have a few macros defined as screen macros. For my own convenience, I have them named as 'M-ON' etc. (begin with M- so that I know it's a macro). For example, if I select appletv from main menu, I have a macro defined M-ON which does the following: It turns on my TV.
I suppose they could have saved a few cents per package and just used generic batteries.Okay... I just programmed it to turn my TV on and off. That was easy enough. The setup instructions it turns out are not all that friendly after all.They leave a lot out and you have to figure it out on the tiny remote screen. A quick note on the remote screen. This is the COOLEST remote control I have ever seen.
Not surprisingly, my wife cannot figure out how to click on all the necessary menus and buttons to turn on the big screen plasma TV, the stereo and one of the DVRs to watch a single program (while being able to control channels and volume). She needs what I refer to as the "easy" macro. Okay - let's just say she is "technology-challenged".Hence, I programmed a macro into the Power ON button on the R40 Main page, as follows:1.
Answer: Yes. If you spend the time, it's not that hard. I haves several devices on tis remote and I'm still using it, several years later. You do have to spend some time getting familiar with it, but it really isn't that difficult.