Onkyo ChadEdit User Manual

ChadEdit

User Guide

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ChadEdit User Guide

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version 1.0 – October , 2001

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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? 14

Basic Tasks 15

How do I start with the factory default CCF? 15

How do I open a panel view? 15

How do I add a button to a panel? 16

How do I remove a button from a panel? 16

How do I move a button in a panel? 16

How do I copy a button? 16

How do I rename a button? 17

How do I change the font used in a button? 17

How do I copy all bitmaps from one button to another? 17

How do I assign an IR code to a button? 18

How do I assign an IR code to a direct-access or left/right key? 19

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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 do I repeat a timer action weekly? 24

Advanced Tasks 25

How do I resize a button or a frame? 25

How do I use my own bitmaps? 25

How do I create a macro? 26

How can I use panel view grids? 28

How can I better select in a panel view? 29

How can I make ChadEmulator faster? 29

How can I make a screenshot in ChadEmulator? 30

How can I create my own gallery? 30

How can I create my own default panels? 30

How can I write-protect a configuration? 30

How can I copy a device from one CCF to another? 31

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configuration view

panel view

Underneath DEVICES is a list of devices, and underneath MACRO GROUPS is a list of macro groups.
Underneath HOME, every device and every macro group is a property item and a list of panels. The property
item underneath HOME provides access to the USR-5 system properties, and the property item underneath a
device or macro group provides access to the properties of that device or macro group.
Included in these properties are the definitions of the direct-access and left/right keys.

On the right side of ChadEdit’s main window you’ll find panel views. A panel view displays the contents of a

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 provides two complementary views on the current configuration. On the left side of
ChadEdit’s main window you’ll find the configuration view, a typical tree view of the overall structure of the
current configuration. At the top level of this tree view you’ll find HOME, DEVICES and MACRO GROUPS.
These top levels are associated with the home section, the right hand side device menu and the left hand side
macro group menu on your USR-5.

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When the cursor is over ChadEmulator’s window, press the right mouse button to display a pop-up menu to get
access to the following ChadEmulator functions: Help, About, Transparent, Minimize and Close. Function
Transparent is discussed in How can I make ChadEmulator faster?.

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The speed of the emulator depends on your PC configuration and may differ from the speed

of the real USR-5.

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. At any time you can launch ChadEmulator from ChadEdit by clicking on in the toolbar or
selecting Run Emulator from the Tools menu.

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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.onkyousa.com

3. Download ChadEditSetup.exe.

4. Double-click ChadEditSetup.exe.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions that will guide you through the
installation procedure.
The first time you run ChadEdit, you have to accept the license

agreement. Otherwise ChadEdit will not run.

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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). CCFs have file extension ‘ccf’ and icon

, and contain the following

kinds of information:

•A Panel defines the rectangular area of your USR-5’s screen between the
menu bars at the top of the screen and the gray bar at the bottom of the
screen.

A panel consists of up to 255 frames or buttons, and in turn every frame
can contain up to 255 frames or buttons. Frames are inactive user interface
elements with either a background color or a bitmap, and a name. Buttons
are active user interface elements with a background color or a bitmap for
each of four different states, a name, and an action list. An action list is a
list of up to 255 actions. An action can be a delay, an IR code, or a reference
to another action list. The last action of every action list can be a jump to a
specific panel.

•A Device is a list of panels plus an action list for every USR-5 direct-
access and left/right key. A single device usually defines the control buttons
for a single ‘real live’ device, but this is not required. Devices appear in the
right hand side device menu of your USR-5.

•A Macro Group is a list of panels plus an action list for every USR-5
direct-access key (in a macro group, the left/right keys cannot have an
action list). A single macro group usually defines a number of related
macros, but this is not required. Macro groups appear in the left hand side
macro group menu of your USR-5.

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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. In addition, ChadEdit allows you
to perform a range of powerful tasks, including:

• upload and download configurations from and into your USR-5

• add buttons to panels

• rearrange panels

• add panels to devices

• add new devices

• use your own bitmaps

• create your own custom devices

• make any button into a macro

• create macros in macros

• let any button take you to any panel

• replace the home panels with your own panels

How can this guide help me use ChadEdit?

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for a range of common ChadEdit tasks and is only intended to get
you started with ChadEdit. This guide is not meant to be a ChadEdit reference guide and we encourage you to
investigate the range of features offered by ChadEdit which are not covered by this guide.

A note on menus

Most ChadEdit menu items are accessible both through the regular menus at the top of ChadEdit’s window and
through so-called context menus. Click on your right mouse button to open a context menu for the currently
selected item.

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