Specifications

DStv PVR Remote Control Manual Page 16
5.4 Macros
Quick Programming Summary
Press and hold SHIFT until the mode window blinks 3 times.
Press the WHITE button.
Press the colour button to which you want to assign the macro.
Enter the command sequence.
Press HELP to complete the process.
5.4.1 What is this used for?
A macro is used to store a series of commands that you use regularly, for example : you check the
5-day weather forecast for Cape Town every day.
You can store the commands and then recall them using a macro. Macros are activated by
pressing SHIFT and then the assigned colour button.
Examples are provided for programming macros to navigate the DStv Audio channels as well as
switching on all the equipment used to watch DStv.
5.4.2 Programming Macros
You can set macros for each of the viewing environments. The settings for TV1 (red mode) will not
impact TV2 (blue mode) and vice versa, thus allowing you to set up separate macros for each
environment.
Note
X Macros are stored on colour buttons and accessed by pressing SHIFT followed by the
assigned colour button. As there are 5 colour buttons on the PVR Remote Control, you can
set 5 macros on TV1 (red mode) and another 5 macros on TV2 (blue mode).
X You are only able to use macros in the red and blue modes, ie. macros cannot be activated
on X, Y or Z modes. However, macros may contain commands from these modes, eg. a
command that switches the Hi-Fi on mode Z to digital input.
X Macros are recorded and replayed in real time, ie. if it took 25 seconds to record the
commands in a macro, that macro will take 25 seconds to complete.
X The maximum allowed pause between commands is 20 seconds.
X A macro can include up to 8 commands, ie. you cannot set a macro for something which
takes 9 or more commands to complete.
X Changing the mode on the remote control by turning the dial, is allowed during a macro, but
is counted as 1 command.
X Each button press is counted as 1 command, so SHIFT P+ is counted as 2 commands.