ChadEdit User Guide
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ChadEdit User Guide Contents Introduction 5 What is ChadEdit? 5 What is ChadEmulator? 6 ChadEdit system requirements 7 ChadEdit installation 7 What is a CCF? 8 Why would I use ChadEdit? 9 How can this guide help me use ChadEdit? 9 A note on menus 9 Loading and Saving 11 How do I upload a configuration from my USR-5? 11 How do I download a configuration into my USR-5? 12 How do I load a configuration from a CCF into ChadEdit? 13 How do I save the configuration in ChadEdit in a CCF?
ChadEdit User Guide How do I assign a source switch IR code? 19 How do I change the RF Settings? 20 How do I let a button jump to a panel? 21 How do I move a panel? 21 How do I copy a panel? 21 How do I add a panel? 22 How do I move a device or macro group? 22 How do I copy a device or macro group? 22 How do I add a device or macro group? 23 How do I update the software in my USR-5? 23 Timers 24 How do I create – add a Timer Group? 24 How do I create – add a Timer Action? 24 How d
ChadEdit User Guide Introduction What is ChadEdit? ChadEdit is the visual editor for USR-5 configurations. A USR-5 configuration fully defines a USR-5 user interface including all devices, macro groups, panel layouts, button appearances, and button, direct-access and left/right key behaviors (including all IR codes). ChadEdit always has a single configuration open, the current configuration. See What is a CCF? for more information on USR-5 configuration files.
ChadEdit User Guide panel as it is defined in the current configuration. Panel views provide an up to date view on the current configuration, and any changes to a panel view are immediately incorporated into the current configuration. What is ChadEmulator? ChadEmulator is a separate application, although part of the ChadEdit package, which emulates every aspect of a real USR-51. You can use ChadEmulator to test drive your configuration without the need to download it to your USR-5.
ChadEdit User Guide ChadEdit system requirements • PC with a 486DX/66 MHz or higher processor • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or higher operating system • 16 megabytes of RAM • 15 megabytes of free disk space • Super VGA or higher graphics card and monitor • Available serial port which supports 115200 baud ChadEdit installation We recommend that you close all programs before installing ChadEdit. Installing from the web site 1. Open your internet browser. 2. Browse to the ONKYO website: www.
ChadEdit User Guide What is a CCF? A CCF, or USR-5 configuration file, stores a single USR-5 configuration. A USR5 configuration fully defines a USR-5 user interface including all devices, macro groups, panel layouts, and button appearances and behaviors (including all IR codes).
ChadEdit User Guide Why would I use ChadEdit? One of the best features of the USR-5 is its adaptability: you can make buttons and whole panels appear and disappear, change button labels, learn IR codes, and create and edit your own macros. But if you want to personalize your USR-5 even more, ChadEdit is the perfect tool for you. With ChadEdit you can make all the changes you can make on your USR-5.
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ChadEdit User Guide Loading and Saving You need to choose the type of USR-5 first. Before beginning to program, you should tell ChadEdit whether you are programming a USR-5 or a USR-5RF. After you have set this property once and cleared the “Show this dialog at startup” check box, you can forget about it, ChadEdit will remember your choice in any future programming session. The Title Bar shows your current settings. If you want to change your settings, click RF User Interface from the Settings menu.
ChadEdit User Guide How do I download a configuration into my USR-5? 1. Start ChadEdit. 2. Connect one end of the USR-5 serial cable to your USR-5 and connect the other end to a serial port of your PC. 3. Make sure you have a configuration in ChadEdit either by uploading one from your USR-5 (see How do I upload a configuration from my USR5?) or by loading one from a file (see How do I load a configuration from a CCF into ChadEdit?). 4. Click on menu.
ChadEdit User Guide 8. ChadEdit will now download the configuration into your USR-5. After downloading, your USR-5 will tell you when it is ready to be used again by beeping twice. You can cancel the download at any time by clicking on the Cancel button, but doing so may result in a corrupted configuration in your USR-5 (you can fix this by fully downloading a configuration). It is best to not touch your USR-5’s screen or use any of your USR-5’s direct access buttons, while downloading is in progress.
ChadEdit User Guide How do I save the configuration in ChadEdit in a CCF? If the current configuration in ChadEdit is not empty, you can save it in a CCF by clicking on or selecting Save Configuration or Save Configuration As... from the File menu. in the toolbar, If a saved configuration would not fit in your USR-5, ChadEdit will tell you it is too large and cancel the save.
ChadEdit User Guide Basic Tasks In this section we assume ChadEdit is running and contains the configuration you want to change. How do I start with the factory default CCF? The ChadEdit distribution comes with a single sample CCF in /Samples where is the directory where ChadEdit has been installed. This sample CCF is called default_udb.ccf and it contains the factory default configuration loaded in your USR-5. Load this CCF to start with the factory default CCF.
ChadEdit User Guide How do I add a button to a panel? 1. Open the panel view of the panel to which you want to add a button. 2. If the button and frame gallery is not visible, open it by clicking on the toolbar or selecting Gallery from the Tools menu. in 3. Select a group of frames and buttons by clicking on the group’s name in the list on the left side of the gallery window. Alternatively, you can use the cursor UP and DOWN keys to change the selection. 4.
ChadEdit User Guide ChadEdit does not support copying from one running copy of ChadEdit to another. How do I rename a button? 1. Open the panel view of the panel with the button you want to rename. 2. Select the button you want to rename by clicking on it. A red frame will appear around the selected button. 3. Press F2 and a name dialog with an on-screen keyboard will open. Click on the Shift button to change from one keyboard layout to another (the keyboard layouts are equal to the ones on your USR-5).
ChadEdit User Guide How do I assign an IR code to a button? 1. Open the panel view of the panel with the button to which you want to assign an IR code. 2. Double-click on the button you want to assign an IR code to, or select the button by clicking on it and press the INSERT key. 3. The button property sheet appears. Select the Action tab. 4.
ChadEdit User Guide • USR-5 not connected or not responding. You can click on the Details >> button to open a window listing all the serial ports on your PC. • If another application is using the serial port to which your USR5 is connected you can either try another serial port or have the other application release the serial port.
ChadEdit User Guide How do I change the RF Settings? The USR-5RF can be set to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals, which allows you to operate your devices inside closets or in an adjacent room. To receive these RF signals and convert them to infrared signals, you will need an RF Receiver (RFR-5 : optional). In the RF settings you can set Extender IDs and Channels. Both have to be identical to the ID- and CH-dials on the RF Receiver(s). Refer to the RF Receiver User Manual for more details.
ChadEdit User Guide How do I let a button jump to a panel? Any button (or key) can jump to any panel (or be a link to that panel). This is a very powerful feature which allows you to create your own USR-5 user interface structure. 1. Open the panel view of the panel with the button to which you want to assign a ‘jump action’. 2. Double-click on the button to which you want to assign a ‘jump action’ or select a button by clicking on it and press the INSERT key. 3. The button property sheet appears.
ChadEdit User Guide 2. Press CTRL + C or select Copy from the Edit menu to copy the selected panel into ChadEdit’s clipboard. 3. Select HOME, or the device or macro group you want to copy the panel to and press CTRL + V or select Paste from the Edit menu. ChadEdit does not support copying from one running copy of ChadEdit to another. How do I add a panel? Select a panel, HOME, or the device or macro group to which you want to add a panel and click on in the toolbar or select Add Panel from the Panel menu.
ChadEdit User Guide 3. Select DEVICES or MACRO GROUPS and press CTRL + V or select Paste from the Edit menu. 4. If you copy a template device (a device with ()’s around its name), the copy will also be a template device. Select Is Template in the Device menu to change a template device into a regular device. ChadEdit does not support copying from one running copy of ChadEdit to another. How do I add a device or macro group? Click on in the toolbar or select Add Device from the Device menu to add a device.
ChadEdit User Guide Timers On your USR-5 there is the possibility to execute a certain action at a predefined time and day. This functionality is called a timer. In ChadEdit it is possible to add a timer to every button, device or macro that is defined. On your USR-5 however timers can only be edited in macro buttons. This means that you can add a “hidden” timer to a device button, which cannot be edited by the user. A timer can have a START and a STOP action, each with their own time and day of execution.
ChadEdit User Guide Advanced Tasks In this section we assume ChadEdit is running and contains the configuration you want to change. We also assume that you know how to open specific panel views. How do I resize a button or a frame? Buttons and frames can only be resized if they do not have any bitmaps. If a button has one or more bitmaps, the width of the button is fixed to the smallest width of all its bitmaps and the height of the button is fixed to the smallest height of all its bitmaps.
ChadEdit User Guide A button is active when it has a non-empty action list. It is inactive when it has no action list or its action list is empty. A button is selected when you push on it on the USR-5. It is unselected when it is waiting to be pushed. To set a bitmap of a button, take the following steps: 1. Double-click on the button you want to set a bitmap for, or select the button by clicking on it and press the INSERT key. 2. The Button Properties sheet appears. Select the Icons tab. 3.
ChadEdit User Guide All macros can be used on your USR-5, but only macro buttons in a macro group panel can be edited on your USR-5. To create a macro, take the following steps: 1. Double-click on a button or select a button by clicking on it and press the INSERT key. 2. The Button Properties sheet appears. Select the Action tab. 3. The currently assigned list of actions is displayed on the right side of the property page. The currently assigned jump panel is displayed underneath the list of actions.
ChadEdit User Guide 4. Repeat step 3 to add up to 255 actions to the action list. 5. If you want your USR-5 to ‘jump to’ a specific panel when it is done executing the action list, select the panel to jump to in the Jump drop-down list. When executing an action list, your USR-5 ignores panel jumps in aliases. Actions can be moved up or down the action list, by selecting the action to be moved, holding down a CTRL key and using the cursor UP or DOWN keys.
ChadEdit User Guide • By default ChadEdit snaps the top left corner of a button or frame to the nearest grid location. However, you can instruct ChadEdit to snap to any corner or the center of a button or frame using the Snap Mode submenu of the Grid submenu. Note that the snap mode does not affect resizing, only placement or moving.
ChadEdit User Guide How can I make a screenshot in ChadEmulator? Simply press the PRINT SCREEN button to save the currently displayed screen of ChadEmulator in a Windows bitmap file. ChadEmulator will tell you the full path of the file it saves (the screen shots usually go into directory C:\OnkyoScreens). ChadEmulator saves up to 100 screenshots before it starts using the same filenames again. How can I create my own gallery? ChadEdit loads the gallery from /Usr-5/gallery.
ChadEdit User Guide How can I copy a device from one CCF to another? Running copies of ChadEdit do not share a clipboard. This means that you cannot copy a device from one CCF to another by running two copies of ChadEdit and simply copying the device. Here is a workaround: 1. Load the CCF from which you want to copy a device. 2. Delete all but the device you want to copy. 3. Load the CCF to which you want to copy the device, and merge it with the current configuration. 4.
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