Remote Technologies RTI0100 Users Manual

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TheaterTouch

System Controller

User’s Guide and Programming Manual

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION NOTICE

This equipment h as be e n tested and found to c o mply with the limits for a C lass B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide re a so n a ble pro tectio n a ga in st h armful interfere n ce in a r esiden t ia l in sta lla tio n .

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio commun ic a t ion s. Howe ver, t h ere is no guar a n t e e tha t interfer enc e will not o c cur in a part ic ula r installatio n .

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Re o r ient o r relo c a te the rece iving an tenn a.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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Conn e c t th e equipment into an outle t o n a c irc uit differ e n t fro m tha t to whic h the

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receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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This de vic e complies with Pa rt 15 o f th e FCC Rules. Opera tio n is sub ject t o t h e followin g two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For environmental reasons, your TheaterTouch unive rsal syste m c o n t r o lle r uses “environmentally sound” nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries. The batteries do not contain any poisonous heavy metals that can damage the environment.

In the in te r e st of r e c yc ling, ple ase do n ot dispose o f these batte r ie s in th e household waste at the end of their useful life. Instead, dispose of them an a ppropiat e colle c tio n sit e .

Part No. 70-210009-19

Prin ted in th e Unit ed Sta t e s

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SAFETY SUGGESTIONS

Read Instructions.

Re a d all sa fety an d o perat in g in st r uc t io n s befor e o pera tin g th e unit.

Retain I ns tructions. Heed Warnings. Follow Instr uc tions . Heat.

Keep the un it awa y fr o m h e a t so ur c es such a s r a diato r s, he a t r egister s, stove s, etc .,

inclu din g a mplifiers th a t pr o duce h eat.

Power Source s .

ope r a tin g in structio n s, or a s ma r ked on t h e unit.

Power C o r d Protec t ion.

on or pinched by items placed on or against them, paying particular attention to the cords at plugs, a t c onven ient r ece pt a c les, a n d a t th e poin t a t which th ey exit fr o m th e unit.

Nonuse Pe r i ods .

for a long period.

Water and Moisture.

basement, near a swimming pool, near an open window, etc.

Objec t a nd Liquid Entry.

enclosure through openings.

Cleaning. Servicing.

Re fer all o th er servic e n eeds t o qu alified service personne l.

The unit should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.

Do not atte mpt an y se r vice beyond that de scr ibe d in th e o pe r atin g instr uction s.

Keep the safety and operating instructions for future reference.

Adhe re to a ll wa r n in g s o n th e unit and in th e ope r a t in g in st r uction s.

Follow op e ratin g in structio n s a n d in st r uctions for use.

Conn e c t th e un it on ly to a powe r supply of the type desc r ibe d in th e

Route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be walked

Unplug the power supply from the outlet when the unit is to be left unused

Do not use the unit near water—for e xample, near a sink, in a wet

Do no t allo w o bj e cts to fall o r liquids to be spilled in t o t h e

Dam a ge R e quiring Service .

when:

The powe r supply c ord or the plug has be e n damage d.

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Objects have falle n o r liqu id h as b een spilled into th e unit.

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The unit has been exposed to rain.

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The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in

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performance. The unit has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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WARNING !

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LIMITED WARRA NTY AND DISCLAIMER

Remote Technologies Incorporated warrants its products for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase from Remote Techn ologies Incorporated or an authorized Re mote Technologies Incorporated dealer.

This warranty may be enforced by the original purchaser and subsequent owners during the warranty period, so long as the original dated sales receipt or other pr oof of warranty coverage is presented when warranty service is required.

Exce pt as sp e cified below, t h is warra n ty cove r s a ll defec t s in ma terial a n d wo r k ma n sh ip in this pr o duc t . The fo llo win g a r e

Damage resulting from:

1. Accident, misuse, abuse, or neglect.

2. Failur e t o fo llo w in st r uc t io n s c o n ta in ed in yo ur User’s Guide.

3. Repa ir o r atte mpte d r e pair by a nyo n e oth e r th a n R emote Tec h n ologie s Incorporated.

4. Failure to perform recommended periodic maintenance.

not

covered by the warranty:

5. Caus e s o t h e r tha n product de fects, inc ludin g la c k o f skill, comp e t e nce o r experience of user.

6. Sh ipment o f th is p r o duc t (claims must be made to th e ca r r ier).

7. Bein g a lt e red o r which th e se r ia l n u mber h a s b e en defac e d, modifie d o r remove d.

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Re mo te Tec hnolo gies Inc o r p orate d’ s lia bilit y fo r a n y de fective pro duct is limite d to r epair o r replacement of the product, at our option.

If your TheaterTouch system controller needs service, please contact Remote Technologies Incorporated by telephone, fax or E-mail for return information (See

not r e t ur n product s t o R e mot e Te c hnologie s Incor por at e d without r e t urn author iz at ion.

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TheaterTouch and the RTI logo are property of Remote Technologies Incorporated.

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Table of Contents

Federal Communications Commission Notice .......................................................................IV

Safety Suggestions .............................................................................................................V

Limited Warranty and Disclaimer.........................................................................................VI

CHAPTER 1. WELCOME................................................................................................... 1

Note..................................................................................................................................1

Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................................................... 1

Important........................................................................................................................... 1

Product Contents................................................................................................................2

Software Requirements....................................................................................................... 2

CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTIO N..........................................................................................3

Features............................................................................................................................ 3

Important Notes..................................................................................................................4

Cleaning ............................................................................................................................. 4

Batteries and Charger......................................................................................................... 5

Getting Started................................................................................................................... 6

Remote Reference..............................................................................................................7

The Touchscreen Display .................................................................................................... 8

The Control Panel Page...................................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER 3. THEATERTOUCH DESIGNER

Inst a lling Theat e rTouch Designer ........................................................................................15

Programming Overview......................................................................................................15

TheaterTouch Designer Screen...........................................................................................16

Touchscreen Grid..............................................................................................................18

Design Hints......................................................................................................................19

Getting Help......................................................................................................................19

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SOFTWARE ........................................15

CHAPTER 4. THEATERTOUCH DESIGNER BA SICS.................................................. 21

How to Add a Page............................................................................................................21

How to Delete a Page........................................................................................................21

How to Add Buttons...........................................................................................................22

How to Delete Buttons .......................................................................................................22

How to Add Text to Buttons ................................................................................................23

How to Place a Bitmap.......................................................................................................24

How to Link Pages.............................................................................................................25

How to Remove Page Links................................................................................................26

How to Add Commands to Buttons......................................................................................26

How to Delete Commands from Buttons ..............................................................................28

How to Save a File.............................................................................................................28

How to Open an Existing File..............................................................................................28

How to Preview your File....................................................................................................29

How to Setup Communications............................................................................................30

How to Send a File to the TheaterTouch..............................................................................31

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CHAPTER 5. THEATERTOUCH DESIGNER A DVANCED FEATURES......................33

How to Rename a Page.....................................................................................................33

How to Duplicate a Page....................................................................................................33

How to Merge Pages.........................................................................................................34

How to Use the PageWizard...............................................................................................35

How to Change Button Styles .............................................................................................35

How to Select Buttons........................................................................................................36

How to Cut or Copy Buttons ...............................................................................................36

How to Paste Buttons ........................................................................................................36

How to Move a Button........................................................................................................37

How to Resize a Button......................................................................................................37

How to Place a Custom Button...........................................................................................37

How to Use the Macro Editor..............................................................................................38

How to Delete a Macro......................................................................................................43

How to Edit an IR Command in a Macro..............................................................................44

How to Use the Channel Macro Wizard................................................................................47

How to Edit the Remote Properties.....................................................................................50

How to Edit Button Properties.............................................................................................54

How to Edit the Properties of M ultiple Butt ons......................................................................59

How to Print Screenshots...................................................................................................62

How to Print System Configuration Reports .........................................................................62

How to Check Memory Usage............................................................................................63

How to Create a “Self- Dow nloading .EXE”...........................................................................64

How to Use the “Send” Command.......................................................................................64

CHAPTER 6. IR LIBRARY MANAGER............................................................................ 65

Infrared Codes ..................................................................................................................65

How th e

Hints for Learning IR Codes................................................................................................67

How to Open the IR Library Manager..................................................................................68

How to Create a New IR Library.........................................................................................68

How to Open an Existing IR Library.....................................................................................70

How to Add a New Remote to an IR Library........................................................................71

How to Use the New Remote Wizard...................................................................................72

How to Align a Donor Remote Control.................................................................................73

How to Capture Infrared Commands...................................................................................75

How to Test Infrared Commands ........................................................................................77

How to Edit Infrared Commands.........................................................................................78

TheaterTouch

Learns IR Codes .............................................................................66

CHAPTER 7. IMAGE EDITORS.......................................................................................81

The Difference Between Custom Buttons and Bitmaps..........................................................81

Button Bitmap Editor Screen...............................................................................................82

Custom Button Editor Screen..............................................................................................82

Toolbar.............................................................................................................................83

Tool Palette.......................................................................................................................87

Up Image-Down Image Tool (Custom But ton Editor O nly):....................................................90

New Bitmap Size Dialog Box (Button Bitmap Editor Only):.....................................................92

CHAPTER 8. TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................93

Display is Dim, Blank or Unreadable....................................................................................93

Communication Problems...................................................................................................93

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Infrared Problems ..............................................................................................................95

Unable to Lear n Commands................................................................................................96

Macro Problems................................................................................................................96

CHAPTER 9. SERVICE AND SUPPORT........................................................................ 97

Updates and New Products ................................................................................................97

Contacting Remote Technologies Incorporated....................................................................97

RTI Technical Support........................................................................................................97

Shipment of Remote for Service..........................................................................................99

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 100

APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................... 102

Software License Agreement............................................................................................102

Software License.............................................................................................................102

Chapter 1. Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the TheaterTouch unive r sa l syst e m c o n t r o lle r. The TheaterTouch combines the powe r and flexibility o f a gr a p h ic LCD touchsc r een with an ergonomic design that permits effortless one-handed operation. This design overcomes the need for compromise between form and function. Sleek and perfectly balanced, the TheaterTouch is infinit e ly fle xib le and expan dab le.

TheaterTouch takes co mplete c o ntr o l of the home th e a te r , r eplacing all othe r r emotes. It features an intuitive, easy to read LCD that can display custom buttons, text, graphics and symbols. In addition to the backlit display, 25 “Hard” keypad buttons allow e asy a c c ess to frequen tly used funct ion s.

Prog r a mmin g is easy an d convenie n t th a n k s to the built -in in frared lea r ning ab ility and th e W in dows® ba sed softwar e . TheaterTouch is capable of both infrared and radio freque n c y output. A se pa r ate R F to IR c o nve r ter is available for tr a n smission thr ough walls an d c a bin ets. Th e converter will also mo n ito r the p ower sta t us o f mo st A /V equipment thru the use of voltage and video sensors.

Chapter 1 • Welc om e

NOTE

The TheaterTouch and TheaterTouch Designer software a r e co mpa tible with in frared (IR) commands with carrier frequencies betwee n 15kHz and 460kHz, as well as those commands that do no t use a c ar r ie r . This cover s the vast major ity of r e motes available to date, including Bang & Olufsen® (most of which use 455kHz) and Vidikron® (some of which use 333kHz).

Despite every effort to make the TheaterTouch unive rsal syste m c o n trolle r wo r k wit h all IR-syst ems, so me IR-contro lle d p r o duc t s a r e unab le to be lea r n ed by th e

TheaterTouch due to in c o mp at ible fre q uenc ie s o r non-st an da rd IR formats. Th e TheaterTouch cannot learn non -IR formats such as RF and ultrasonic.

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

After un pa c king yo ur n e w TheaterTouch univer sa l system co n tr o ller, sa ve all of the packing mate rials in c a se you e ver h a ve t o ship the unit.

Thoroughly inspect the TheaterTouch and packin g ma terials for signs of dama ge . Report any damage to the carrier immediately. Report any equipment malfunctions to Re mote Te ch n ologie s Inc o r por ated or an a utho r ize d Remote Tec h n ologie s Incorporated dealer.

IMPORTANT

After un pa c king yo ur n e w TheaterTouch universal system controller for the first time, charge e ach battery pack for at least 12 hours.

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PRODUCT CONTENTS

Contents within the box include the following items:

Owner’s Manual

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Warranty and Registration card

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TheaterTouch™ System Controller

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Two (2) r e char g e a ble Nickel Me t al-Hy dr ide battery pa c k s

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Smart battery ch ar ge r

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Wall-mount power supply for battery charger

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TheaterTouch Designer™ software CD-ROM

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Serial cable for programming

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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

TheaterTouch Designer software min imu m system re quireme nts:

Windows 95, Windows 98,Windows NT 4.0 or higher oper ating

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system IBM or compatible PC with 486DX2/66Mhz or higher

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processor 16 Megabytes (MB) of RAM

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8 Me ga byt e s o f fr ee disk space for minimum inst alla tio n

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(16 MB recommended) A mouse is r equired

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VGA monitor (256 color Super VGA rec ommended)

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CD-ROM drive

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Open RS-232 serial port

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Optional printe r for printing setup r e po r ts

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Chapter 2. Introduction

The TheaterTouch is a programmable touchscreen computer that is designed to provide wireless control of audio/video and automation systems. Like other “universal” or “learning” remote controls, the TheaterTouch allows you to c o n so lidat e the func tion s of man y inde pe n de nt in fra r e d r e mote c o ntr o ls into on e un it. The TheaterTouch also in c o r po r a t e s a u n ique pro gr a mma ble use r in t e rfac e , allowin g it to provide a simple , intuit ive , an d c ust omiz ed inte rface for a n y syst em. Be fo re usin g th e TheaterTouch, please r ead an d fo llow a ll in st r uc t io n s in this manua l.

FEATURES

The TheaterTouch provide s superio r qua lity and re lia bilit y a s well as th e se spe c ific features:

A replacement for all of your system’s remote controls. The TheaterTouch can

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reproduce all of the commands of almost any other infrared remote control.

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

A progr ammable gr aph ic display. The TheaterTouch uses power ful W indo ws

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based software that makes it easy to place buttons, text, graphics and symbols anywhe r e on the display.

A backlit LCD with digital matrix touchsc r e en. W h e n you wan t to pe r for m a

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comma n d, simply touch th e display wh ere t h a t c o mma n d is displa y e d. The touchscreen never needs calibrating.

25 backlit “hard” keypad buttons that allow easy access to frequently used

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functions. Two det a c h a ble, lo w-p r o file re chargea ble batt e ry pac k s. The TheaterTouch can

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run c on t inuo usly for severa l h our s betwee n c h arges. Be c a use th e re mote is nor ma lly used only a few minutes per sessio n , the unit typic ally will r un fo r a week or more between charges. A built-in low battery indicator warns you when it’s time to r e c h ar ge the battery.

A macro function. This featur e allows th e TheaterTouch to perform a series of

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commands by pressing a single button. For example, you can create a macro called “Mo vie” th at tur n s on th e TV, sets the c or r e c t c h an n e l, tur n s on th e VCR, dims the lights, and starts playing a movie.

Two output o ptio n s fo r c o n t r o llin g y ou r equipmen t : infr ared (IR ), ra dio

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fre quenc y (R F ), a n d t h e a b ility t o u se b ot h in the sa me syst em.

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Automatic power on an d off. The TheaterTouch turns itself off whene ve r it is

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not used for a pre-set amount of time. Touching any area of the display or a har d bu tt on will t urn it on again , also a built in tilt se nsor can tu r n t h e unit o n whe n it is picked up.

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A serial port for communication with the TheaterTouch Designer programming

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software. Non-vo la tile flash memor y. The TheaterTouch will not lo se any p r o gramme d

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data when the batteries are exchanged. One-year parts and labor warranty.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Please r e a d the se impor tan t no te s abo ut the TheaterTouch:

The TheaterTouch should be placed in an area where it is around normal room

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temperature (between 60°F to 90°F). If the tempera tur e is too h ot, the display appears dim. If the temperature is too cold, the display appears dark and may re spon d slo wly.

CLEANING

Occasional cleaning may be required, depending on use. To clean y o ur TheaterTouch:

Do not use sharp objects on the touchscreen. It is designed to operate with a

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touch o f your fin ge r . Do not let th e TheaterTouch get wet. It should not be h an dle d with wet h an ds

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or placed in an area where it could get wet. Do not subjec t th e TheaterTouch to smoke, dust, or vibrations. The display may

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be damaged from excessive shock or vibration. Use only the power supply that is pro vided with the TheaterTouch. Using the

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wrong type of power supply may result in battery leakage or other damage. Do no t disa sse mb le t h e unit. Th e TheaterTouch contains high voltage circuits

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that ma y c a use inju r y if c o n ta c t ed.

1. Remove th e battery pack fr om the TheaterTouch.

2. Lightly dampen a lint-fre e c loth with wate r o r mild deter ge n t an d wipe th e

touchscreen , keypad and outer surfaces.

BATTERIES A ND CHARGER

The follo win g r ecommendat io n s will a ssur e the best ba t tery perfo r ma n c e.

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

1. Operate the unit until you receive a

Low Battery

warn in g in th e uppe r left

hand corner of display.

2. At tha t po in t, you will h a ve appr o xima tely 10 - 2 0 min utes of r un t ime re ma in in g b e fo r e the unit sh u ts do wn . At an y p oint afte r the

Low Battery

icon appears, you can exchange the depleted battery with a charged batter y fro m the c h a r ge r . If you operate th e ba tte r y past a usable le ve l, you will receive a warnin g sta t in g

Battery must be recharged

Recharge the TheaterTouch batteries for about 3 -4 ho ur s. (The light on th e ba tte r y cha r g e r will stop flas h in g a n d sta y o n wh en th e ch a r ge cyc le is co mple t ed).

The batte r ie s ca n remain in the c h ar ge r in definite ly without damage to th e ba tte r ie s.

Charging Status

Light

(1)

(2)

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Custom Installation Note:

The TheaterTouch battery charger’s power can be hardwired through the back of the charger for permanent mounting on a wall or other flat surface. This is done by removing the bottom plate of the char ger an d har d wirin g the wall mount power supply direc tly to th e terminal str ip. R e plac e th e bo ttom plate be fo r e moun ting.

Use only the original po we r supply.

Power Connection - (J2) 9VDC 0.5A

Battery Charger with bottom plate removed.

Warning!

Watch th e po lar ity.

GETTING STARTED

Star t by snappin g a fully cha r ge d batte r y o n th e ba c k of the TheaterTouch. This is don e by insertin g the end of th e battery with the c o nta c ts in first, a nd th e n ge n tly pushing th e end with th e clip un til it sn a ps in t o p lace.

(1)

(2)

The TheaterTouch is powered-up by touc hin g an y a r e a of th e display or an y ke ypa d button as well as p ic kin g up t h e unit if th e tilt se n s or is act ive .

REMOTE REFERENCE

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

Transmitting and Learning Window

Rechargeable Battery Pack

PWR

MAIN MENU

C H A N

SELECT

GUIDE

123

456

789

EXIT

ENTER

MUTE

Transmitting and Learning Window

Touchscreen

V O L

Programmable Keypad Buttons

Serial Port

Backlight Key

(Glows in the Dark)

FrontBack

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THE TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY

The TheaterTouch touchscreen display is organized as a series of pages and frames. A page can consist of up to 12 frames of information having one frame displayed on the screen at a time.

Normally each frame on a page contains objects (buttons, text, graphics, and symbols) that are r elate d in some way . F o r in st an ce, the y ma y a ll displa y in fo r ma tio n ne c e ssa ry for controlling a pa rticula r V C R.

By defa ul t, the TheaterTouch has one Main Menu page—all other pages are con sidere d su bmenus. A n y p ag e can c o n t ain a butto n t h a t will displa y a n y ot h er page when selected.

Normally the Main Menu page is used to display the names of the submenus (e.g., the equipment being controlled). The submenus may consist of one or more pages. The TheaterTouch will support 63 p ag e s plu s th e Main Men u pa ge; each page c a n consist of up to 12 frames.

A repre sen tation of a programmed Main Menu page is shown below.

Pre ssin g th e differe n t pa ge is assign ed using the TheaterTouch Designer software).

THE CONTROL PANEL PAGE

Main Menu

key a t a n y t ime will return you to th is pa ge (unless a

The Control Panel page can be displayed by pressing the backlight key for

seconds

You c a n a lso acce ss t h e Cont r o l Pa n el page by assig n in g a “ C o n t r o l Pa n e l” pa ge link to a button using th e TheaterTouch Designer software.

at least 3

The C o n t r o l Pa n el con sist s o f th e followin g th ree frame s:

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

To change frames, press the frame the botto m of the to uc hsc r e e n .

To return to your TheaterTouch progr a m, pr e ss th e

ADJUST CONTRAST

This button displays a window that allows you to adjust the LC D c on tr a st. Pre ss th e button in the window to c lose .

Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Left

or frame

Right

buttons on

Main Manu

key.

keypad buttons to a djust. Press the

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BEEPER

This button displays a window that allows you to turn the audible bee p o n o r off. The beeper provides feedback that a button was pressed. Press the button in the window to c lose .

TIME OUT

This button displays a window that allows you to adjust the amoun t of time the un it stays awake afte r th e last button pre ss. The time is variable fr om 1 sec on d to 6 0 secon ds (default is 10 se c o n ds). Pre ss th e arrows to th e left o r right of the

Tim e Out

setting to adjust the time. Press the OK button in the window to close. During Sleep mode, the TheaterTouch uses virtua lly no battery power.

TILT SWITCH

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

This button displays a window that allows you to adjust the se ttings for th e built in t ilt switch, wh ic h is a de vic e tha t tu r n s t h e remo te on when tilt ed passed a 45 degree angle.

mean s t h e tilt switc h is a c tive an d will turn on disp lay a n d ba c k ligh t when

picked up.

Off

mean s t h e tilt switc h is in a c t ive .

Pre ss th e OK button in the window to c lose .

PROGRAM LOCKOUT

This button displays a window that allows you to turn th e pr o gr am loc kout featur e on an d off. This is used to loc ko ut un -auth o r ized users from the

Com pute r Link

If the before you can c ha n ge th is settin g.

the passcode.

Off

a passco de . Pre ss th e OK button in the window to c lose .

Lockout

mean s t h e

means the

mode, so th at th e pr ogr a m can n ot be altered.

feat ur e is en a bled, y ou will n e ed to e n t e r the cur r ent pa ssc o de

Com pute r Link

mode is locked and can only be accessed with

mode is unlocked and can be accessed without

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CHANGE PASSCODE

This button displays a window that allows you to set th e pa ssco de th a t is used to limit access to the con trol pan el page, a s well as th e all butto n s.

Com pute r Link

Button Lo c kout

mode a nd

Clear All

function that is available on

function on the

When you press the ente r th e keypad.

(The default co de is

old

passcode using the hard keys, then press the

Now en te r a

You will b e p r o mpt e d t o enter the confirmation , th e n pr e ss

Change Passcode

0000)

new

four-digit passc o de , the n pr ess

Enter

button , the scr e en will pr o mpt yo u to

new

Enter

key on th e

Enter.

four-digit passc o de a ga in for

When new code is entered successfully, the will pop up to let you know you h a ve ch a n ged the passc ode.

Code Changed

Do not forget the passcode!

window

COMPUTER LINK

Chapter 2 • Introduc tion

This button displays a window that allows you to put the TheaterTouch into

Com pute r Link

This is used for RS-232 communications between a personal computer and the TheaterTouch for lo a din g a progr am into th e TheaterTouch or e xtra ctin g a program from the TheaterTouch.

The two options available for the tr ansfer of a program in the TheaterTouch Designer software a r e:

Send File to Rem ote ,

♦

to the r emote, ove r wr iting the existing progr am.

Receive File from Remote,

♦

the r e mote to the software , le aving th e pr ogr a m in the remote intact

Pre ss th e OK button to close th e window afte r th e tr an sfe r is complete.

mode.

which sends the new program fr om the software

which e xtr ac ts a c opy o f the pr o gr am fro m

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IR CAPTURE

This butt on disp la ys a win do w th a t allo ws the TheaterTouch to align, lea rn, and test infra r e d co mmands from donor r emotes. Use d toge th e r with th e TheaterTouch Designer Infrare d Libra r y M an a ge r so ftwar e you can c r e a te a custom da ta ba se of infr a r ed comma n ds.

The use of the IR Capture command is described in chapter 6 “IR Library Manager”.

CLEAR ALL

WARNING

To e xit

IR C APTURE

mode, press th e Main Menu button on the remote.

This butt on displays a window tha t will allo w y ou to e rase the c urre nt progra m in the TheaterTouch re mo t e . Wh e n t h e button is pressed, you will be prompted to enter the current passcode. If the proper code is entered, the entire program in the TheaterTouch will be era se d.

This will e r a s e the c omplete program in the

TheaterTouch

restore it, except by reloading the program fr om the

with no way to

TheaterTouch Designer

software!

If you inadvertently press the

CLEAR ALL

button, simply pre ss t h e

ENTER

button wit h o ut enterin g th e passc o de a n d y ou will be re t ur n ed to th e Co n trol Pane l page .

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Chapter 3. TheaterTouch Designer

TheaterTouch Designer allows you to create the entire gr aph ic al inte r fa ce for a R TI TheaterTouch System Controller on your computer. Once the interface has been

cr e a ted, it is do wn lo a de d t o t h e TheaterTouch using the included programming cable. Existing programming can a lso be e xtra c te d, modified, a nd r e -se n t to an y TheaterTouch system c o n tr o ller.

Soft ware upda tes will be ava ila ble for do wn lo ad a t www.rticorp . com

INSTALLING THEATERTOUCH DESIGNER

1. Close any open programs.

2. Place the TheaterTouch Designer compact disc into the C D- R OM dr ive.

3. If the in st a llat io n do e sn’t app e a r automa t ic a lly, clic k

Run,

drive ). Click OK.

4. Follow th e on-sc reen inst r uctions.

PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW

d:\setup\setup.exe

type

(For d, type th e le tter for your C D -ROM



Software

Start

and choose

Here is an overview of the process of programming a TheaterTouch fro m sc r at c h .

Instructions on carrying out these tasks can be found in chapters 4 and 5.

1. Cre a te a new page an d add buttons for each sour c e component in a

system.

2. Place a button on the main menu to access each one of the source

components.

3. Use the Assign Page too l to link the buttons on th e main me n u to th e ir

re spe c tive sourc e compon ent pages.

4. Assign infrared code s a n d o th er co mma n ds to butt on s usin g th e

Comma n d Lib r a ry.

5. Create macros using the macro editor (if needed).

6. Check the Remote Properties.

7. Save the file.

8. Sen d the file to the TheaterTouch using the communications commands.

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

THEATERTOUCH DESIGNER SCREEN

Menu Bar Toolbar

Page List Touchscreen

Design Window

grid

Chapter 3 • TheaterTouch Des i gner S oftware

Frame Left and

Right arrows

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Tool Palette Keypad Buttons

TOUCHSCREEN GRID

The touchscreen grid is where the buttons, text, graphics and symbols are placed. Click on the frame

touchsc r e e n gr id to plac e button s on o ther fra me s.

Left

or frame

Right

buttons at the botto m of the

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DESIGN HINTS

1. Be con sisten t with th e loc ation o f similar buttons. For example, if you

2. It’s not necessary to re-create each donor remote in its entirety on the

3. Use macros to hide complex command sequences from the user. For

GETTING HELP

TheaterTouch Designer includes an extensive on-line help system. If you need help

have a DVD player and a VCR in your system, try to make the transport controls (Play, Pause, Stop, etc.) on both pages look similar.

TheaterTouch. Th in k o f t h e func tio n s t h e user will be u sin g da ily.

example, instead of presenting the user with only the key pad for changing channels on their TV, make a set of macros for CBS, HBO, etc. that sen d the pr o pe r c ha n nel numbers automatic ally. The

Wizard

makes it easy to c r e a te th is type of mac r o.

Channel Macro

Help

Toolbar

button in

with any tool or command, click the If you need an explanation of any item in a dialog box, click the

the dialog’s title bar , a nd th e n c lick on th e c on tr ol you would like to le a r n a bout.

What’s this?

button on th e

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Chapter 4. TheaterTouch Designer Basics

The TheaterTouch system co n trolle r is divided into two sectio n s: the touc h sc reen an d the keypad. Y ou c a n assign co mman ds, mac r os a nd pa ge links to an y button yo u cre ate on the touchsc r e en or o n th e keypad button s.

The ke ypad button layout o f the TheaterTouch follows the page s, n ot th e fr a mes, so all 12 fr a me s o f a pa ge will ha ve t h e same c o mma n ds, ma c ros an d p ag e links on t h e keypad buttons. Each frame of the touchscreen can have different commands, macros and page links.

PAGES

he individual screens on the TheaterTouch system co n tr o ller are c a lled page s. Page s on the to uch sc r e e n c a n c o nta in butto ns, links to othe r page s, a title, text, co mmands, and macros.

The page links, commands and macros associated with the keypad buttons on the TheaterTouch are also stored with each page.

Each page can have up to 12 frames on the touchscreen, and usually has the controls for ju st o n e compo n ent. Each frame is acce ssed by scr o llin g le ft and righ t wit h th e arrows at th e bo ttom of the TheaterTouch touchscreen. With TheaterTouch Designer, you c a n a dd and delete pa ges, duplicate p a ges, etc.

All TheaterTouch pages have a page title . Th e page title is the n a me th a t appe a r s in the title bar above the Touchscreen grid and in the Page List.

HOW TO ADD A PAGE

1. Clic k t h e

2. Enter a n ame for th e pa ge in th e name of th e compon ent, such a s: CD , Satellite, Lights and so on .

3. Click OK.

Repeat this procedure for each page you wish to add.

HOW TO DELETE A PAGE

Create New Page Command

New Page T itle

on the

Toolbar

dialog, t h is is usu ally th e

1. Sele c t th e pa ge to be delete d fro m the

2. Clic k t h e

3. Click

Delete C urre nt Pa g e C omma nd

Yes

in th e

Delete Page

confirmation box.

Page List

on the

Toolbar

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BUTTONS

Buttons are the functional elements of the TheaterTouch system c o n tr o ller. Ea c h button can be associated with commands, macros, and page links. Creating buttons in the touc h sc r e e n gr id con sists of making the button itself and th e n adding te xt, bitmaps, or symbols to th em.

HOW TO ADD BUTTONS

1. Select a page from the frame le ft an d righ t ar r ows on th e bo ttom of the touchsc r e en grid.

2. Sele c t th e style of butto n fr om th e button dr awing to ols on th e left side of

Tool Palette

the

3. Place the mouse cursor over the cell in the touchscreen grid where one cor n er o f the bu tto n will b e .

4. Click and h old the le ft mouse butto n a n d drag th e mouse to the opposite cor n er o f wh ere t h e b utt o n will be.

5. Release the left mouse button when the button has the desired shape and size.

Repeat this proc edure for each butto n you wish to a dd.

HOW TO DELETE BUTTONS

1. Select the

2. Place th e mouse c ur sor ove r th e button to dele te.

Delete B utton

Page List

tool

, and th e n th e fr ame on th at page with the

from th e

Tool Palette

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

HOW TO ADD TEXT TO BUTTONS

Chapter 4 • Theater Touch Des igner Basics

1. Select the

2. Place the mouse cursor over the button you want to add or edit text on.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

4. Enter th e text in the

You can use any of the options in the button.

Edit Text

tool

Edit Button Tex t

from th e

Edit Button Tex t

Tool Palette

dialog and click OK.

dialog to customize the

Make th e text bold. Justify the text to le ft side of the button.

Cen te r th e text horizon tally in th e button . Justify the text to th e r ight side of the button. Shift the text to the top o f the button.

Cen te r th e text vertica lly in the button . Shift the te xt to th e bo ttom of the button. Enable the auto-comple te fea ture, whic h will a uto ma tic a lly finish typin g

the name for commonly use d buttons.

Click on an y o f the symbols at the bottom the dialog box to inse r t th e m into the active line.

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

HOW TO PLACE A BITMAP

Bitmap Library

The cre ate new bitmap button s by dragging th e bitmaps fro m the Touchscreen grid. Hold the mouse over any bitmap in the see its title and the

If you drop the bitmap onto an e mpty se c tion of th e Touc h scr een gr id, a n ew button is automatically cre ate d with th e de fault style, and the bitmap is place d on th a t button.

If you drop the bitmap on to a n e xisting button, any te xt or bitmap already on that button is re plac e d with the bitmap that you drop.

window allows you to assign bitmaps to buttons in your file or to

Bitmap Library

it is stor e d in .

Bitmap Library

to the

window to

1. Select the

2. When the

Bitmap Library

Place Bitmap

Bitmap Library

onto the Touchscreen grid.

tool

window appears, drag any bitmap from the

on the

Tool Palette

HOW TO LINK PAGES

The TheaterTouch Designer softwar e gives y ou th e ability t o lin k pa ges. W h e n a b utt on with a pa ge link is pushed on the TheaterTouch, the linked page becomes active, in essence turning the page.

Page links are indicated by a small green box containing the number of the linked-to page in th e lowe r le ft c or n e r o f the butto n .

Chapter 4 • Theater Touch Des igner Basics

1. Select the

2. Place th e mouse c ur sor o ve r the button to whic h you wish to a ssign a page.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

4. Se le ct th e page n ame yo u wish to link to fr o m the po p-up me nu.

Assign Pages

tool

from th e

Tool Palette

5. Notice the green square in the lower left corner of the button corresponds to th e linked p ag e in the list.

Two additional options are available for linking:

♦

♦

will take yo u b ack to th e last pag e t h a t wa s displa yed.

will switch to th e built-in

Contr o l Pa ne l

page.

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HOW TO REMOVE PAGE LINKS

1. Select the

2. Place the mouse cursor over the button from which you wish to remove the page link.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

4. Select the

HOW TO ADD COMM ANDS TO BUTTONS

IR commands are indicated by a small re d box with the le tte r ‘C’ in the uppe r r ight corn e r o f buttons.

1. Select the

2. Clic k t h e select a different r emote tha n disp lay e d.

Assign Pages

<none>

Com mand Libr a ry

Select Ne w R emote

tool

item from the bo ttom of the pop-up menu.

from th e

tool

button in the

from th e

Tool Palette

Com mand Libr a ry

window to

Chapter 4 • Theater Touch Des igner Basics

Remote s a r e listed by man ufac tur e r , type, an d model in th e

Library

Re mo tes tha t have alrea dy b e en used in th e curre n t r emote file will be move d t o t h e top of t h e list and t h eir ic o n will turn r ed for easy ide n t ific a tio n .

window; use th is to se le c t th e r emote you would like to a ssign c ode s fr om.

Select Remote from

3. If the remo te is in a differe nt libra ry or n o lib r a r y is o pen, c lick on t h e

Open Libr a ry

4. Click on th e re mote you wo uld like to assign c ode s fr om an d th e

Com mand Libr a ry

5. Place the mouse cursor over the function in the you want to a ssign.

6. Clic k a n d h o ld the left mouse butto n .

7. Drag the mouse cur sor to the button on whic h you wan t to plac e the command.

8. Release the left mouse button.

If you drag a command to a spot on the touchscreen grid where there are no buttons, TheaterTouch Desig n e r will auto mat ic a lly c rea te a butto n a n d in sert t h e text fo r that command.

command button to find the library you a r e lookin g for .

will ope n a ga in .

Com mand Libr a ry

that

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HOW TO DELETE COMMANDS FROM BUTTONS

1. Select the

2. Place th e mouse c ur sor ove r th e butto n with the command you wish to delete.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

HOW TO SAVE A FILE

The files created with TheaterTouch Designer hold all the elements that make up an individual remo te file. They ha ve t h e ext ension directory.

Default directory is: [C:\Program Files\TheaterTouch Designer\My Remotes]

Note:

If a file already exists on the disk, the current copy is backed up in a file

with the e xte n sion

Delete C om mand

.rtb

and the n e w file is saved with the

tool

from th e

.rti

Tool Palette

and may be stored in any

.rti

extension.

1. Clic k t h e

2. Specify the name and directory for the file when saving for the first time and c lic k

HOW TO OPEN AN EXISTING FILE

1. Clic k t h e

2. Clic k o n th e file yo u wish to open.

3. Click

Save Fi le C omma nd

Save

Open File Com mand

Open

on the

from th e

Toolbar

HOW TO PREVI EW YOUR FILE

The Preview mode in TheaterTouch Designer allows you to see e xac tly wh at yo ur file will look like whe n it is sent t o t h e TheaterTouch remote.

Chapter 4 • Theater Touch Des igner Basics

Clic k t h e

Prev ie w M ode C o mma nd

from th e

Toolbar

Use the mouse to press the buttons in the preview window. The buttons will push-in just like they would on the TheaterTouch, and if they are linked to another page , the linked page will b e come th e curre nt page in th e Preview W in do w.

Clic k t h e finished testing your file .

Previe w Mode Command

from th e

Toolbar

again when you are

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HOW TO SETUP COMMUNICATIONS

Com munica tio ns Se tup

The TheaterTouch and your PC.

dialog box is for setting up communication s be twe e n th e

To open the

Choose

Com Port gr o up box -

to.

Com munica tio ns Se tup

Set COM Po r t

dialog bo x:

from th e

Choose th e COM Port tha t th e TheaterTouch is connected

Options

menu.

Auto Detect -

automatically locate the corr ect COM por t. Th e TheaterTouch must be connected to the c ompute r with th e pr o gr amming ca ble a n d in

Maximum Comm Speed -

problems co mmunicating with th e TheaterTouch system c on t r o ller. The default is High.

Click this button to ha ve TheaterTouch Designer attempt to

Com pute r Link

Cho o se a lowe r speed from this list if you are h a vin g

mode.

Chapter 4 • Theater Touch Des igner Basics

HOW TO SEND A FILE TO TH E THEA TERTOUCH

1. Clic k t h e

2. Choose

All buttons, commands, bitmaps, and macros are sent. Any existing program in the TheaterTouch is re pla c ed with th e file yo u send.

All communications take plac e on th e C OM por t se le c te d with th e comma n d fr o m th e

Com munica tio ns C o m mand

Send File

Options

men u.

on the

Toolbar.

Set COM Po r t

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Chapter 5. TheaterTouch Designer Advanced Features

HOW TO RENA ME A PAG E

1. Make sur e t h e desired pa g e is displa yed in the to u c h scre en grid.

2. Select the

3. Place the cursor over the page title area at the top of the touchscreen grid and c lic k th e left mo use butto n .

4. Spec ify the new pa ge title a n d click

HOW TO DUPLICATE A PAGE

Page s c a n be insta n tly duplic a t e d. This is useful whe n p ag e s share commo n b utt ons like channel macros or transport controls. One page can be created with these buttons and duplicated as many times as needed.

1. Make sur e t h e desired pa g e t o be duplic at ed is displayed in th e touchscreen grid.

2. Clic k t h e

3. Give the new page a different name and click OK.

The new page appears at the end of the page list.

Edit Text

Duplica te Pa ge C omm and

tool

from th e

Tool Palette

on the

Toolbar

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

HOW TO MERGE PAGES

The Merge Pages dialog makes it possible to move groups of pages from another file to the c ur r e n t r e mote file.

1. Clic k t h e

2. Select the remote file from which you wish to merge pages from. Choose from the list locate d in th e

Open

Merge Pages

tool

on the

Select file to merge from

Toolbar.

dialog box and click

.rti

3. Place a check next to each page you would like to merge into the current file.

4. You can click the frame left and frame right arrows to see the individual frames on a page.

5. Whe n finishe d se lectin g p ag e s, clic k OK.

All of the marked pages in the list are placed at the end of the current file.

Chapter 5 • TheaterTouch Des i gner Ad vanced Features

HOW TO USE THE PAGEWIZARD

TheaterTouch Designer comes wit h a libr a ry of pr e-built pag e s fo r many common ty pes of eq uipment t h a t yo u can in sert into you r file and customize as de sired. The p ag e library is accessed through the

To add a p r e-built pa g e t o yo ur file:

PageWizard

tool.

1. Clic k t h e

2. Sc r o ll th rough th e list of a vaila ble pages and selec t th e one you wa n t. Yo u can use the pages if there are more than one.

3. Clic k t h e

Page W iz a rd Com mand

Insert

button to add the page(s) to your file.

and

Prev Pa ge

on the

buttons to see pr eviews of all the

Toolbar

4. Clic k t h e

The new page(s) appear at the end of the page list. Use the e diting too ls to customize th e button style to fit the rest o f your file an d to

place co mmands, pa ge links a n d ma c ros on t h e butto n s.

HOW TO CHANGE BUTTON STYLES

1. Sele c t th e style of button fr om th e

2. Place the mouse cursor over the button you wish to change.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

button to close th e dialog box.

Tool Palette

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HOW TO SELECT BUTTONS

Select B utton

The resizing, or property editing. When buttons are selected, they are painted in red.

To select a single button or a group of buttons next to each other:

tool

is used to select buttons for cutting, copying, moving,

1. Clic k t h e

2. Place the mouse over one corner of the button(s) and click the left mouse button.

3. Draw a r e c ta ngle a r oun d the buttons you wish to se le c t in th e de sign window (either in the touchscreen area or the keypad buttons).

To select multiple button s at on e time tha t ar e n ot n e xt to each o ther:

1. Clic k t h e

2. Hold down th e

3. Click the butto ns yo u wish to se le c t (e ith e r in th e to uc h scr een a r e a o r th e keypad button s).

Note:

Many TheaterTouch Designer comma n ds c a n b e u se d o n selec t ions as we ll a s individual bu tt ons. Click th e righ t mo use butto n o n a se lectio n fo r a list of ava ila ble commands.

HOW TO CUT OR COPY BUTTONS

Select B utton

Ctrl

tool

key on your ke ybo ard.

on the

Tool Palette .

1. Use the button(s).

2. Choose either the the too lbar.

3. The button(s) are now on the clipboard.

HOW TO PASTE BUTTONS

1. Sele c t th e page you wan t to paste th e butto n (s) on fr om th e page list.

2. Choose the

3. Drag the button(s) to the pr o pe r plac e on th e pa ge .

Select B utton

tool

Cut Command

Paste C o m mand

from th e

or the

from th e

Tool Palette

Copy C omma nd

Toolbar

to selec t th e

from

HOW TO MOVE A B UTTON

Chapter 5 • TheaterTouch Des i gner Ad vanced Features

1. Use the button(s).

2. Hold down the left mouse button to drag th e selection to a n e w loc ation .

3. Rele ase the le ft mouse button to plac e the butto ns.

HOW TO RESI ZE A BUTTON

Existing buttons on the to uc hsc r e en grid may be r e -size d using TheaterTouch Designer. The te xt on a button may be c lippe d if the size is reduced, but an y assoc iate d comma n d o r ma c r o will n o t be lost.

1. Use the Note tha t to r e size a button , o n ly one butto n ca n be se le c te d. If the sele c t io n c a n be resize d, sma ll b oxes will appear in the red bo rder o n a ll four side s.

2. Position the mouse over th e edge o f the button tha t you would like to resize.

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

Select B utton

tool

from th e

Tool Palette

, to select the

to selec t th e button .

4. Drag the mouse to change the size.

5. Release the mouse button when you have the desired size.

HOW TO PLACE A CUSTOM BUTTON

Cust om Butto n Librar y Brow s e r

The onto the Touchscreen grid.

1. Select the

2. Se lect t h e lib r a r y in wh ic h t h e custo m but to n yo u wa n t is lo c a ted by click in g t h e

Default director y is: [C:\Program Files\TheaterTouch Designer\Custom Buttons]

3. Clic k o n a bu tto n name and a pr eview of th e butto n will a pp e a r in th e

Cust om Butto n Librar y Brow s e r

4. Click

Cust om Butto n Librar y Brow s e r

the

5. Drag the custom button to th e pr o pe r plac e o n th e page.

Place Custom Button

Open Library

to inser t th e c ustom button on th e Touc hsc r e en grid and c lose

allows you to se lect a n d p lace C u sto m Butt ons

tool

button , selecting the libra r y and clic kin g

from th e

Tool Palette

Open

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HOW TO USE THE MACRO EDITOR

Macros are a se quence of commands placed on any single button. Macros are placed by using the

Buttons with macros c an be move d, c ut, c opie d, a nd paste d to o th e r pages without discarding the c o des atta c hed to them.

Macr os ar e in dicate d by a small black box with the letter ‘M ’ in th e upper left co r n e r of buttons.

EDITING MACROS

Edit Macr o

To add a new macro or e dit an existing macro on a button:

applic at io n fo un d o n the

Tool Palette

1. Select the

2. Clic k the bu tt on t o wh ic h y ou wo uld like to add a n ew mac r o o r edit an existing macro.

3. Use the tools in the commands.

4. Click OK in th e click

Edit Macr o

Cancel

tool

Macro Editor

to disc a r d t h em.

from th e

window to a dd, insert, an d de lete

window to save cha n ge s to th e mac r o, or

Tool Palette

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Report

opens up your default web browser for viewing and printing of the open macro.

Tr a s h C a n

dele t e comman ds fr o m a ma c r o . Left c lic k and hold t h e comman d yo u wa n t to delete and dr a g it t o t h e

output an Infrared command. Any number of Infrared commands can be added to the macro by selecting the proper library and then dragging the desired function(s) from the list on th e right side to th e mac r o display on th e le ft side of the Macr o Editor.

If you do not have ac c e ss to th e C o mmand Librar y with th e de sired function, but it is assigned to a button in th e curr e n t file, use the Infrar e d fro m Page ste p type to add it to the mac r o.

comma n d – Th e

– The

Tr a s h C a n

Report

Infrared from Library

The

command button at th e bo ttom of the macro e ditor

located at the bo ttom of the mac r o editor is used to

and release.

macro step type causes the macro to

Infrared from Page

The output an Infrared command. The command is taken from a button in the current file. Selec t the pa g e cont a in in g th e des ir ed co de , an d then drag th e co de f r o m t h e

Available B uttons

This sho uld b e u se d fo r ma in t aining file s fo r which th e Co mmand Libra r y is not available. If the desired command is in a Command Library, use the Infrared from Library step type.

spec ified by th e

list on the r ight to the macro display on th e le ft.

Tim e De la y

The

Delay Time

spin box. The time can be adjusted from 0.1 to 9.9

step causes the macro to pause for the time

macro step type causes the macro to

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sec on ds. After you have set yo ur desire d de la y time , drag t h e the r ight to the macro display on th e le ft.

Release the mouse button at the location where you would like to add the time delay step.

Button Test

The steps ONLY IF the button th at th e mac r o is attac h e d to is Held Down for a spe c ified amoun t o f t ime o r Double-Clic k e d wit h in a specified amoun t of time, depending on the option se le cted.

Button Test

The the c o n dit ion is met t h e first c o mma n d will be sent and if t h e condition is not met th e sec ond comma n d will be sen t .

steps a r e co n ditio n a l sta temen t s or “Else ” comman ds me a n in g th a t if

step causes the macro to execute the following

Tim e De la y

icon from

Held Down ON

comma n d will e xecute. If t h e button is not held down fo r 0. 3 seconds, th e

comma n d will n o t execute . This can be used to make a source button that switches pages if pressed briefly, or

switches pages and turns equipment on if held down for the specified amount of time. This can also be used to send a command when pressed briefly, or send a differe nt command when held down.

In the example above, if the button is held down for 0.3 seconds, the

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Double-C licked –

sec onds, th e ON co mma n d will e xecute. If t h e button is not do ub le -clicke d wit h in 0 .3 sec onds, th e comma n d will n o t e xecute.

This can be used to make a source button that switches pages if pressed once, or switch e s p a ges and tu r n s equipme n t o n if do ub le -c licked wit h in the specifie d a mo un t of time. This can also be used to send a command when pressed once, or send a differ ent comman d wh en dou ble-clic k e d.

In th e example a b ove, if t h e butto n is do uble-clic ked within 0 .3

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

Button Pa us e –

exe cuting until the butto n it is a t ta c h ed to is r elea se d.

In the example above, if you press an d ho ld the button th at th e mac r o is attac hed to, the ma c ro will e xecute the first comman d a n d pa use unt il th e butto n is r elea sed, t h en execute the rest of the commands in the macro. This works well for commands like Scan on some VCR’s and DVD players, which you need to send the play command to stop the scan fun c tio n .

The Button Pause step causes the macro to stop

Stop Macro -

executing at the point where it is inserted. Macr os auto matically stop whe n th e y r each th e end, so you sh ould not n o r mally

need to insert a Stop Macro step. It is intended for use in conjunction with the Button Test step, where you can have the macro stop if a condition is met.

Toggle I R C ode -

altern ate between two differe n t IR co de s e ver y o th e r time th e butto n is pr e sse d.

The Stop Macro step causes the macro to stop

The Toggle IR Code step causes the macro to

In the example above, each time the button tha t the macro is attac h e d to is pressed, the commands alternate. The initial button press executes the A comma n d a n d t h e second button press executes the B command.

If you have equipment that uses toggle codes, you must learn each code twice, and then place the two codes within the Toggle IR Code step. Every time the macro is run , it will send out o n ly o n e of th e t wo c o des inside o f the To ggle IR C o de ste p, switching back an d for th e ac h time the button is pre sse d.

Toggle I R Code

The feature, contact Technical Support for help.

HOW TO DELETE A MACRO

command is an advanced feature. If you have trouble with this

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To delete a mac r o fr om a button :

1. Select the

2. Place th e mouse c ur sor ove r th e butto n with the macro yo u wish to de le te .

3. Clic k the left mouse b utt o n .

Delete Ma c ro

tool

from th e

Tool Palette

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HOW TO EDIT AN IR COMMAND IN A MACRO

1. To edit a n in dividua l comman d in a ma c ro you mu st h a ve the mac r o displaye d in the Mac ro Edito r .

2. Double click o n the command in th e mac r o yo u wan t to e dit to open the

Edit Infrared Command

Note:

Not all o f th e co n trols will be a va ilab le simu lta n eously. Only the optio n s

re levant to th e defa ult se t tin g s and comma n d being edited will b e shown.

dialog bo x.

Edit Infrared Command

The

Minimum Repeats -

part of the IR code is sent by the remote. Some infrared receivers need a command to be repeated a certain number of times to work properly, and some may not work properly if the command is repeated at all. Even if a comma n d works pro perly, inc rea sin g the n umb e r of r e p e a t t imes may be necessary if the command is to be used in a macro. Since macro commands are no t automatic ally sustained while a butto n is pr e sse d, they may need to automatically re pe at mor e time s to be r ecognize d.

Fre que nc y –

set automatically. Y ou sh ould not n eed to ch an ge this value unle ss dire ct e d to do so by Technical Support.

Repeat while button is pr e s s e d -

repeated for as long as the button is held down.

Note:

options are:

Enter in this box the number of times th at th e r e peating

Sh own in th is bo x is the c a r rier frequenc y o f th e IR c o de, this is

Che c k th is box to ca use th is IR co de to be

Only one command in any macro can have this property set.

Output Type :

Unle ss th e syste m c on t a in s a mixt ur e of direct IR a n d IR F-6 /R F c o mma n ds, this op tio n will n o t norma lly need to be chan g e d.

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Defa ult -

command to the butto n de fault. Th e button de fault is the o ption selected on the

IR -

the infr ar ed window on the fr on t of th e r emote, r e gar dle ss of the system se ttin g.

RF -

thro ugh th e IRF-6, re ga r dle ss o f th e system setting.

RF ID Code:

Unle ss t h e sy stem con t ains more tha n o n e IRF-6 , t h is o ptio n will n o t norma lly need to be changed.

Defa ult -

command to the butto n defa ult. The button de fault is the ID c ode selected on the

Code -

command to transmit a specific RF ID code when in RF mode, re gardless of th e system de fa ult setting.

Che c k th is option to se t the default output type fo r this

Output

Che c k th is box to forc e this command

Che c k th is box to forc e this command button to tra n smit IR via RF

Che c k th is option to set the de fault R F ID co de for this

Output

Che c k th is option an d e n te r an ID C ode in th e bo x to for c e th is

tab of the

Edit Button Proper tie s

to transmit IR directly out

Edit Button Proper tie s

comma n d.

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IR Outputs

Send this c ode

group box:

Che c k th e bo x(s) that c or r e spon ds with the output(s) you wish to send the c ommand(s) on th is button o ut of th e IRF-6 . Note that the labels for the output c an be chan ge d with th e comma n d o n t h e

The default is to ha ve the command(s) come out of all of the outputs on th e IRF- 6. This o pt ion will not n ormally n e ed to be ch a n ged unless you ha ve multiple identical co mpo n ents o r are using one o f the po wer sen sor module s.

The op tio n s in t h is se ction require th a t a p ower sensor module be plugged into the a ppr opr ia te por t on th e IR F-6.

Always -

power sensor state. This option should also be checked if no power sensor is connected to the selected IR output.

Only when device is ON -

if the power sensor in the specified port detects that the equipment it is monitoring is ON.

Edit Remote Pr ope r tie s

Edit

men u.

group box:

Che c k th is option to send the IR c ode r e ga r dless of th e

Che c k th is option to se n d the IR code on ly

Only when device is OFF -

if the power sensor in the specified port detects that the equipment it is monitoring is OFF.

Note:

In order to use the power sensor options, e xactly one IR output must be selec ted in th e IR F-6 IR Out puts b ox, and th e powe r sensor must be plugged into th at IR output por t.

Che c k th is option to se n d the IR code on ly

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HOW TO USE THE CHANNEL M ACRO WIZARD

TheaterTouch Designer comes with a feature called the Chan ne l Macr o Wizard. The Ch anne l M a c r o W iz ard allows yo u t o qu ic kly a n d easily c r eate ma c ros for sa t e llit e and cable channel presets.

To start using the Channe l Macr o Wizard:

1. Select

2. Clic k t h e to enter to e nter the c h an n e l numbe r s an d click th e

3. You have the option of adding commands before and/or after each macro for things such as an IR router before each command or an Enter comma n d a ft e r.

Channel Macro Wizard

Select Ne w R emote

from th e

button t o select the remote that you will use

Edit

menu.

Next >>

button.

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4. Clic k t h e

5. Clic k t h e

6. Select the page you wish to place macros on from the

Add/Edit

comma n ds. This will open the comma n ds usin g th e these commands, see the “

Next >>

and then select the frame by clicking on the Left and Right frame arrows.

in th e BEF OR E o r A FTER sec tio n if choo se to add

Macro Editor

Marco Editor

How to Use the M ac ro Editor”

command button.

commands. If you need help with

where you can select the

section.

Page

drop-down list

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7. Se lect t h e number of digits in the cha n nel ma c r o from the Sp in bo x in t h e lower right corner. If you enter more digits than selected the numbers will wrap around.

8. Click the fir st button fr om the touchsc r e en grid on wh ich yo u wan t to place a macro.

Click

9. Enter the channel numbers by either clicking the numbers in the

Macro Wizard

on the ke ybo ar d.

10. Click

when finished with all your channel macros.

Save

with the mouse or you can e n te r th e m with th e n umbe r s

after yo u e n te r each mac r o .

Channel

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HOW TO EDI T THE REMOTE PROPERTIES

Rem ote Propertie s

The remote.

dialog box allows you to change settings that affe c t the entir e

To open the

POWER TAB

The

Choose

Rem ote Propertie s

Edit Remote Pr ope r tie s

dialog bo x:

from th e

Edit

menu.

Power

Power Down T im e :

tab options are :

This allows you to adjust the to time the unit stays awake after th e last button pr e ss. The time is variable fr om 1 se c on d to 60 se c o nds (default is 10 seconds). During sleep mode, the TheaterTouch uses virtually no battery power.

Display Mode:

The option butto n s allows you to adjust the se ttin gs of the display

and keypad backlight.

MISC. TAB

The options are:

Any keypres s (default)

, which tur n s the display and button backlight on

when an y button is pressed.

Touc hs cre e n or bac klig ht ke y

, which tur n s the display and button back ligh t on only when the to uchsc r een o r b a c klight ke y is pressed. Th is allows the volume/ch a nn el/etc. ke ys to be use d without tur n ing o n th e display an d b a c klig h t eac h time.

Tilt Switch: (default is : active )

The Tilt Switch che ck box allo ws y ou to tu r n t h e tilt switch o n o r o ff. When th e box is c h ecked, it means t h e tilt switc h is a c tive and will turn o n the displa y a n d b utt o n ba c k ligh t when picked up .

The

Misc.

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tab options are :

Enable Beeper:

TheaterTouch will beep every t ime a bu tto n is p r essed.

Scroll R a te :

the frame scroll arrows are pressed.

SECURITY TAB

Security

The

Passcode: (default is 0000)

limit acc ess to th e panel page a s well as th e

Enable Progr a m ming Loc kout :

entered before the TheaterTouch will go into used to pre ve n t un auth or ize d modification s to the TheaterTouch pro gramming.

Check the box to enable the beeper. If this box is checked, the

Slide t h is c o n tr o l to set ho w fast th e frames scr o ll left and right wh en

tab options are :

That allows you to set th e passc ode th at is needed to

Com pute r Link

Button Lo c kout

mode, th e

Clear All

function on the control

funct io n th a t is a va ila ble on a ll but to n s.

Che c k th is box to require tha t th e passc ode be

Com pute r Link

mode. This can be

OUTPUT TAB

Output

The

tab options are :

Defa ult Output Type :

IR – (default)

1. Ever y k e y on the remo te will outpu t IR sig n a ls dir ectly o ut th e windo w on the fr on t of th e r e mote un le ss the button pro pe r tie s for the individual button are set to output R F.

2. on th e remote will o utp ut IR signals via RF to th e IRF-6 un less the butto n proper tie s for th e in dividual button are se t to o utput IR directly.

Che c k th is option to set the r e mote's default output to IR .

- Che c k th is option to se t th e remote's default output to R F. Ever y key

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IRF-6 TAB

Defa ult RF ID Code:

be used for a ll R F but to n s un less it is se t differe n t ly in the pr o perties for e a c h button. The ID code switch on th e bac k of th e IR F-6 must also be se t to this setting.

Use this to set the default RF ID code. This RF ID code will

IRF-6

The the IR F -6 ID code for whic h yo u wish t o mo dify th e labe ls. Yo u c a n mo dify t h e la b e ls of all ten possible IRF-6 ID codes independently. The labels are optional and are only used to make it easier for you to remember what equipment is plugged into each IRF6 output.

Send -

Click this button to send the c ur r e n t se ttings dire c tly to th e r e mote.

tab lets you labe l the o utputs of the IR F-6. Use th e pull down list to choose

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HOW TO EDI T BUTTON PROPERTIES

Edit Button Proper tie s

The button or a group of buttons.

dialog allows you to edit many different attributes of a

To open the

Note:

option s rele va n t to the but to n b e in g e dit e d will b e shown.

GENERAL TAB

Edit Button Proper tie s

1. Select the

Palette

2. Click the butto n you wan t to edit, eith e r touc h sc r e en or keypad buttons

Not all o f th e tabs a n d/o r con t r o ls will be availa ble simultan eously. Only the

Edit Button Proper tie s

dialog bo x:

tool

from th e

Tool

The options on the

Disabled -

re versin g/p ush in g in) whe n it is t o uc h ed.

Note:

disabled proper ty r e fe r s on ly to th e a ppe ar a nc e of the butto n, not the functionality.

Reversed -

pushed-in state when the button is not pushed and the normal state when the button is p ush ed. Th e re versed state is: filled in for Rec ta n g ula r , Ra dius, Oblong and Bo r derless butto n s ; a n d D o wn fo r Cust o m But to n s.

Note:

General

Che c k th is box to pr e ve n t the button from r e spon ding (be e pin g or

Disabled buttons can st ill h a ve comma n ds, mac r o s a n d pa ge links. The

Che c k th is box to ca use th e button to be displayed in a r everse d or

This proper ty doe s n ot a pply to 3D button s.

tab are :

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Secured -

action (command, macro, or page link) associated with this button is run. The security c ode is set with th e

Specia l F unc ti ons g r o up box

None Power Down -

immediat e ly wh e n this but to n is pressed, in st e a d o f wa itin g for the timer to time out.

Contrast Up -

con tr a st wh en it is pr essed.

Contra s t Down -

display con tr a st wh en it is pr essed.

Pause -

button is release d. This valu e will n o t usua lly need to be chan g e d from 0.

Che c k th is box to require tha t the secur ity co de be entered be for e th e

Edit Remote Pr ope r tie s

Che c k th is option to c a use th is button to h a ve n o spe cial func tion .

Che c k th is option to ca use th e r e mote to power down

Che c k th is option to c a use th is button to in c r e ase th e display

Che c k th is option to c a use th is button to de c r e a se th e

Enter in th is box the n umber o f se co n ds for th e r e mote to pause a fte r the

comma n d o n t h e

Edit

men u.

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OUTPUT TAB

The options on the

Output Type :

Unle ss the system con ta in s a mixture o f dir e c t IR a n d IR F-6 /R F comman ds, t h is option will not n ormally n e ed to be ch a n ged.

Defa ult -

system default. The system default is the option se le c te d with the

Rem ote Propertie s IR -

Sele c t th is option to for c e th is button to tr an smit IR dire ct ly out the

infrared window on the fr on t of th e r e mote, r e gar dle ss of the syste m settin g.

RF -

Sele c t th is option to for ce this button to tr an smit IR via RF thr o ugh the

IRF-6, regardless of the syste m setting.

RF ID Code:

Unle ss t h e sy stem con t ains more tha n o n e IRF-6 , t h is o ptio n will n o t norma lly need to be changed.

Defa ult -

system default. The system default is the ID code selected with the

Rem ote Propertie s

Output

Sele c t th is option to se t th e de fault output type for th is button to the

Sele c t th is option to se t the default RF ID co de for th is button to th e

tab are :

comma n d o n t h e

Edit

men u.

Edit

Code -

when in RF mode, r egardless of the system default se ttin g.

System De f a ults -

ID code, for reference. If you wish to change these values, use the

Properties

Sele c t th is option to for c e th is button to tr an smit a spec ific R F ID code

This section sh ows th e globa l defaults for th e output type and RF

comma n d o n t h e

Edit

men u.

Edit Remo te

IRF-6 TAB

IRF-6

The

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tab options are :

IR Outputs

Che c k th e box(s) tha t c or r e spon ds with the output(s) you wish to send the commands on th is button out o f the IRF-6. No te th at th e labels for the output can be changed with the

The default is to ha ve the commands come out o f all of the outputs on th e IRF-6 . This option will not n o r ma lly n eed t o b e ch anged unless yo u h a ve multiple ide n t ic a l c o mpo n ents o r are using o n e of th e powe r sen so r mo dules.

Send this c ode

The op tio n s in t h is sectio n r equire tha t a po wer se n so r module be plugge d into the appropriate port on the IRF-6.

Always -

sensor state. This option should also be checked if no power sensor is connected to the selected IR output.

Only when device is ON -

power se n sor in the specifie d port de tects that th e equipment it is monitoring is ON.

Only when device is OFF -

power se n sor in the specifie d port de tects that th e equipment it is monitoring is OFF.

group box:

Edit Remote Pr ope r tie s

group box:

Che c k th is option to se nd th e IR c ode r e gardless of the po we r

Che c k th is option to se n d the IR code on ly if the

comma n d o n t h e

Edit

men u.

Note:

In order to use the power sensor options, e xactly one IR output must be selec ted in the IRF-6 Output b ox, and th e powe r sensor must b e plugged into that IR o utput por t.

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INFRARED TAB

Infrared

The

tab options are :

Min. Repeats -

the IR code is sent by the remote. Some infrared receivers need a command to be repeated a ce r tain number of times to work properly, and some may not work prop e rly if the comma n d is r epe at ed at all. Ch a n ge this setting o n ly if yo u a r e having trouble with a command.

Fre que nc y -

automatically. Y ou sh ould not n eed to ch an ge this value unle ss dire c te d to do so by Technical Support.

Sustain -

the b utt on is he ld do wn . Most infrared c o des will tra n smit c o n t in uo usly as lo n g as the butto n is h eld down, but some infr a r ed re ceivers may n ot wo r k p r o perly if the c o mma n d is r epe a ted at all. If the Sust ain button is ch e cked, the code will be transmitted for as long a s the button is he ld down, o r the Minimum Repe a t times, which ever is greate r . If the Su sta in bu tto n is n o t c h ecked, th e co de will b e transmitted on ly the M inimum Re peat number of time r e gar dle ss of how lon g the button is held down.

Enter in th is box the n umber of times that the repeating part o f

This box shows the carrier frequency of the IR code. This is set

Che c k th is box to co ntr o l whe th e r o r no t th e IR c o de sh ould repeat if

COMMAND TAB

Command

The number and function of the command on a button.

WAVEFORM TAB

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tab displays the manufacturers name, type of equipment, model

Waveform

The

tab displays the waveform of a command for advanced

trou bleshoo tin g or if you wou ld just like to se e what In fr a r ed data lo o ks like.

HOW TO EDI T THE PROPERTIES OF MULTIPLE BUTTONS

The Edit Button Prope r tie s dialog allows you to e dit many different attribute s o f a button or a group of buttons.

To edit the properties of multiple buttons at once:

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1. Sele c t th e butto n s using the

Tool Palette

2. Click the r igh t mouse button on on e o f the selec ted buttons, e ith e r touchsc r e e n o r ke ypad button s an d c h oose

For an explanation of all the button properties, see the “

Properties

Note:

option s rele va n t to th e butto n (s) being edited will b e sh o wn .

A note about Multiple Sele c tions

” section.

Not all o f th e tabs a n d/o r con t r o ls will be availa ble simultan eously. Only the

If you ha ve more tha n o n e butto n selec t e d, it is possible tha t t h ey will initia lly have different settings.

The following mea nin gs apply to option s with a c h e c k bo x:

Select B utton

tool from th e

Edit Propertie s

How to Edit Button

All butto n s in t h e sele ction will r etain th eir o r iginal values for

the se tting.

All butto n s in t h e selection will h ave the set tin g se t to TR U E

All butto n s in the selec tio n will have th e sett in g set to FA LSE

If option s wit h n umeric a l fie lds have diffe ren t va lues, t h ey will be le ft bla n k. If you DO NO T e nter a nu mber, all th e b ut to n s will reta in t h eir o r iginal settin g . If you DO enter a numbe r , all th e b utt o n s will be set to th a t valu e .

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If options with radio buttons h ave differ ent settings, NONE of the r adio button s will have a do t n ext to th em. In that c a se, each b ut to n will r etain its original function. If you do wish to assign the SAME function to EVERY button, select one of the functions from the dialog.

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HOW TO PRI NT SCREENSHOTS

TheaterTouch Designer comes wit h th e ability to pr int scr een sh o t s of t h e individual frames of your remote file for reference purpose s.

To print screenshots of the open remote file:

1. Choose

2. Choose whether you want to a)

3. Click OK.

HOW TO PRI NT SYSTEM CO NFIGURATION REPORTS

TheaterTouch Designer comes wit h th e ability t o c r eate Syste m C o n figu r a tio n R epor ts. This report is for archival purposes as well as a visual refere nce guide of the system options and each IRF-6 c onfigura t ion.

from th e

Print Cur r e nt Page Only

of the curre n t ly disp lay e d p a ge.

Print All Pages on One Shee t

page s in th e cur ren t file o n a sin gle she et of pa per, scaling t h e m if necessary.

Print A ll Pa ge s, 1 Pe r Sheet

pages in the current file, with all of the frames from each page grou ped together o n in dividu al sh eet s o f pa per.

File

men u.

– Prints a life-sized image of all of the frames

– Prin t s a ll of t h e frames fro m all o f the

– Prin t s life-size d ima ges of all o f t h e

To print the Co n fig uration Repo rt of th e open r emote file:

1. Choose

2. Clic k t h e

3. Click

To copy the C o nfigur ation R e po r t of th e ope n r emote file to th e W indows clipboar d:

1. Choose

2. Clic k t h e

3. The

4. Click

Syste m Config uration R e port

command button.

to close.

Syste m Config uration R e port

Copy

command button.

Syste m Config uration R e port

to close.

from th e

is now on the W in do ws c lipb o ard.

File

menu.

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HOW TO CHECK MEMORY USAGE

It is possible , tho ug h n o t likely, to c r eate a file in TheaterTouch Designer with more infor ma tio n than the TheaterTouch can hold. To make sure this does not happen, use

Check Memory Usage

the file is.

Remote Memory Used

The bitmaps, custom buttons, commands, and macros take up in the TheaterTouch system controller’s 128KB of memory. The pie chart in the dialog represents the amount of memory tha t e a ch o f the o bje c t type s use s.

comma n d o n t h e

dialog displays the amount of space that buttons,

Edit

menu to see how large the current

If the memory is more than 100% full, the memory, a n d will b e fla sh ing red. In this case, t h e followin g wa r n ing will be displaye d in t h e dialog b o x:

You will h a ve to de lete e n o ug h o bj e cts so th a t the you can se n d th is file to the TheaterTouch.

Free

line will sh o w a n e g at ive amoun t o f

Free

line is not flashing red before

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HOW TO CREATE A “SELF-DOWNLOADING . EXE”

This co mma n d c rea tes an executable from t h e cur ren t file tha t will au to ma tic a lly download itself to the remote when run. These executables can be distributed to client site s to simplify the pr oc e ss of updating r e motes in the fie ld.

TheaterTouch Designer does not need to be installed for the self-contained executable to work.

To make a Self-Downloading .EXE of the current file:

1. Choose

2. Choo se the location yo u wan t to save th e file in the

3. Enter th e n ame o f the file in the

4. Clic k t h e

You can now put the

HOW TO USE THE “SEND” COMMAND

This co mma n d sends th e cur ren t file through elec t r o n ic ma il. This c o mmand is only availab le if y ou r c o mpu ter h a s a pr o perly config ur ed e-ma il c lient t h a t is c o mp at ible with the Microsoft MAPI specification. Microsoft Exchange an d Microsoft Outlook are two e xa mples of M API-complian t e-mail c lie nts.

TheaterTouch Designer does need to b e in st a lle d fo r t h e file to wo r k .

To send the curr ent file via E-Ma il:

Cre ate Self-Downloading .EXE

Save

button to save a nd c lose .

.EXE

from th e

File Nam e

file on a disk e t te or E-Mail it.

Communications

box.

Save in

menu.

address box.

1. Choose

2. The de fa ult E-M a il progr am will o p e n wit h the c urre nt file inser t e d a s a n attachme n t with the exten sion

3. Se n d t h e E-Mail a s r equired by you E-Mail pr og r a m.

Send

from th e

File

menu.

.rti

Chapter 6. IR Library Manager

The TheaterTouch reproduces the infrared commands of other remote controls. Each of these infrared commands must be captured (learned) and placed into the TheaterTouch Designer Comman d Lib r a r y .

This is don e by usin g t h e orig in a l r emote cont r o l (the donor ) fr o m a piece o f equipment to te ac h its comman ds to the TheaterTouch. The TheaterTouch then transfers the captured command to the Infrared Library Manager software through its RS-232 serial port. Once a command is placed in the infrared library, it never has to be captured again.

Before yo u c an se n d infra r e d c ommands to th e PC , you ne e d to c r e a te a new remote file by going to the IR Librar y Ma n age r in the TheaterTouch Designer software.

INFRARED CODES

There are two types of infrared codes that are commonly used for consumer electronics products: Fre que nc y M o d ula te d and Pulsed.

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FREQUENCY MODULATION

This type of transmission modulates the IR energy at a fixed carrier frequency. The vast majority of consumer electronics remote controls use a carrier frequency around 40kHz, although the carrier can ran ge from 15kHz to 455kHz or higher. The TheaterTouch is designed to reproduce car rie r fre quenc ies betwee n 15kHz and 460kHz.

The actual code consists of bursts of IR energy modulated at the carrier frequency, separ ated by pauses.

The code is defined by the length of each burst and each pause, as well as by the carrier frequency.

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PULSED IR CODES

This type of transmission does not use a carrier frequency.

Pulsed codes are quite common in cable TV converter boxes.

HOW THE

There are many different encoding schemes used for IR codes. The burst and pause times h a ve fixed length s, var ia ble len gt h s, or some co mbin a tio n o f t h e two. To learn the c ode , th e TheaterTouch “records” a sample of the code in a manne r similar to the way a tape recorder records sound. Once a sample of the code has been taken, it is analyzed to find any repeating patterns.

Some codes co n tin u ous ly r epea t th emselves for a s lo n g a s t h e button is p r essed. Others send a code followed by a “keep alive” pattern. Some c odes don’t repeat at all. Any of the above types of codes can also have some sort of preamble in front of them. It is very important to capture the preamble in this type of code. The IR learning buffer of the TheaterTouch

When a re pe ating pattern is found, extra repeats are stripped off before the code is stored in memory. The number of repeats is also stored so the code can be reproduce d accurately.

If the bu ffe r was fille d up during le a rning , it is a ssumed that th e pattern sh o uld b e repeated for as long as the key is pressed. This is common for commands such as Volume, Balance, and Scan— functions that may need to be continuously repeated. For these types of commands, not filled,

Repeats

THEATERTOUCH

Sustain

is set

LEA RNS IR CODES

is large enough to accommodate the preamble.

Sustain

OFF

and the r e pe a t pattern is displayed as the

is set ON as the Edit IR default. If the buffer is

Minimum

The default

Minimum Repeats

for a code with

Sustain ON

is one . This means t h e re peatin g pa t tern will r epea t at least on e time wh e n the b ut to n is presse d. Yo u c a n edit this if necessary, in the Edit IR mode of Infrared Library Manager software.

If the code uses a carrier frequency, that frequency is also stored with the code.

HINTS FOR LEARNING IR CODES

Always place the TheaterTouch and the donor re mote contr ol on a flat surface. You may find it necessary to elevate the donor or the TheaterTouch with a book or similar obje ct to a lign t h em ver t ic a lly.

Once you h ave le a r n e d an d te ste d a c ode fr om a r emote, tr y n ot to move it un til you have lea r n ed all th e codes. If yo u do a c c identa lly mo ve eit h e r remote , you sh o uld realign t h em.

VERY IMPORTANT

It is TheaterTouch needs a strong IR signal to properly learn a code. If the fre quency r e adout in the ALIGN mode is 0.0 kHz, then the code is a pulsed type. In this case, you should transmit the c omman ds to the TheaterTouch from the longest distance you can without getting an e r r o r me ssage .

If you always get an e rror me ssage when tr yin g to le a r n a c o de , yo u sh ould try moving the donor remote up and down or back and forth. If this does not help, try tapping the button s on the donor in ste ad of h olding them down.

to make sure th e donor r emote is using fre sh ba tte r ie s. Th e

Chapter 6 • IR Library Man ager

Man y comman ds c a n b e ma de more reliable if t h e number o f r epe at times is increa se d. This is e s pecially t r ue for c o mma n ds assig n ed to butt ons tha t a r e likely to be briefly “tapped” or for commands that are part of a macro.

Increa sin g t h e number of r e p e a t times inc r ease s th e pro ba b ility o f t h e comman d “ge tting thr o ug h .” This is essen t ially a t r a de-off be t we en in c rea se d relia bilit y a n d a n incre a se in th e le n gth o f time r e quire d to tr a nsmit a co mmand. This can take a bit of fine -tuning on complicate d ma c r o s.

Kee p in mind tha t the IR tran smit LEDs may not be loc ate d in th e c e n te r o f the don or re mot e . It may be n ece ssa r y t o pla c e the remot e o ff-c ente r to ge t a r e lia ble capt ur e .

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HOW TO OPEN THE IR LIBRARY MANAGER

1. Choose TheaterTouch Designer toolb ar.

2. From here, you can decide to create a new library of commands or add to an e xist in g lib r a r y b y c h o o sin g from th e

HOW TO CREA TE A NEW IR LIBRARY

1. Choose open.

2. Enter th e n ame o f the n e w librar y in the

3. Be sure to save your new file in the TheaterTouch Designer software fo lde r.

4. Clic k t h e

IR Library Manager

New

from th e

Save

button to cr e a te th e libra r y.

from th e

File

menu, the Create IR Library dialog box will

Library

Com mand Libr a ries

menu from the

File

menu either

File name

box.

New

folder of the

Open

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Once yo u clic k th e remotes that are in that particular library. If there are no remotes in that library, such as after c r eatin g a n ew libra r y, the fields will b e empty.

Save

button , the Edit View dialog bo x will o pen sh o win g yo u th e

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HOW TO OPEN AN EXISTING IR LI BRARY

Once yo u clic k th e remotes that are in that particular library.

1. Choose

2. When the Open IR Library dialog box opens, select the file you wish to open.

3. Clic k t h e

Open

from th e

button.

button , the Edit View dialog bo x will o pen sh o win g yo u th e

File

menu.

HOW TO ADD A NEW REMOTE TO AN IR LIBRARY

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1. Clic k o n the dialog bo x.

2. This will open th e

3. Enter the manufacturer’s name, type of equipment, (such as TV, VCR, Dra pes, Ligh t s a n d so o n ) a nd mode l n umb er of th e co mpo n ent o r re mo t e in the appropriate fields.

4. In the fun c tion fie ld, e n te r th e n ame o f the a c tual c ommands you ar e going t o lear n (suc h a s Chan nel+, Ch a n n el-, V o lume +, Volu me -, Powe r, 1 , 2, 3 and so on).

5. After you enter each func tion n ame c lick on th e save, you can always edit the name of a function later if you make a mistake or add a function.

New

button on th e upper righ t ha n d side of the

Cre a te Ne w R emote

dialog bo x.

Add

Edit View

command button to

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each button on the re mote.

7. When done entering information about new remote, click on the command button to save a nd c lose .

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HOW TO USE THE NEW REMO TE WIZARD

If you are entering a commonly used component to the IR Library, you can use the

New Remote Wiza r d

equipment.

to enter the title s of c ommonly use c ommands for th at type o f

1. Open the

2. Enter the information on th e e quipme nt yo u ar e about to lea r n c o mmands from. The manufacturers name, type of equipment, (such as TV, VCR, Dra pes, Ligh t s a n d so o n ) a nd mode l n umb er of th e co mpo n ent o r re mo t e in the appropriate fields.

3. Clic k t h e

Wizard

4. Che c k o r unc h e c k th e function title s you wish to in se r t a nd c lick OK.

5. You can always edit the name of a function later if you make a mistake or add a function.

6. When done entering information about new remote, click on the command button to save a nd c lose .

Cre a te Ne w R emote

Wizard

dialog bo x.

comma n d but to n ; this will o pen th e

dialog bo x.

New Remote

HOW TO ALIGN A DONOR REMOTE CONTROL

To ensure t h a t a va lid sign a l is b e ing rece ived, a ll do n o r r emote con t r o ls must be prop erly a lign ed with t h e TheaterTouch learning window. This is the window located on the front of the unit.

Chapter 6 • IR Library Man ager

The TheaterTouch has an front of th e le ar n ing window, a n d dete r mine th e modulation freque n c y of th e don or remote’s infrared signal. This function is invoked upon entering the mode f r o m t h e CONTROL PANEL pa g e .

IMPO R T A NT: The Alig n f unction dete rmine s the m odul at ion fre que nc y of the donor remote’s infrared signal; so all donor remote controls must be aligned before being c a ptured.

ALIGN

function to h e lp determine th e c o r r e c t position in

IR CAPTURE

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To pro p e rly align a do n o r remo te co n trol with the TheaterTouch:

1. Make sure the donor remote has fre sh batteries then line up donor remote so that is at the same height as the learning window on the TheaterTouch. It may be necessary to place the donor remote control on a higher surface than the TheaterTouch, or vice-versa.

2. Press any key on the donor remote control, moving the remote back and forth in front of the learning window. The donor remote control is located at the proper distance from the TheaterTouch whe n the (darkened) and the frequency read-out is stable. The fre quency r e adout should not be 0.0kHz if it is possible to get it to read any other number by moving the donor remote around. If the TheaterTouch is not detecting any infrared signal.

Signal

box is off (wh ite ), the

box is on

3. If the

Overload

TheaterTouch. Move the donor r e mote a way fro m the TheaterTouch until

Overload

the

box is darkene d, th e dono r r e mote is too c lose to th e

indicator tur n s white .

HOW TO CAPTURE INFRARED COMMANDS

Once a don o r remo te co n trol is pr o perly a lign ed, t h e TheaterTouch is ready to start capturin g the IR commands an d tra n sfer ring the m to the Infrar e d Librar y M an a ge r Software.

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1. Make sure the TheaterTouch is in th e IR CAPTUR E frame 2 of the IR CAPTURE page an d says STATUS:

The last frequency measured with the ALIGN function should be displayed at the bo ttom of the scre en. If it is not, yo u must go thr ough th e Align Procedure again.

2. The communications cable should be connected to the TheaterTouch and the PC. The TheaterTouch Designer software needs to be running with the

Infrared Library Manager

The dialog box should say infra red libr a ry you a r e work in g in a ft e r it.

window open.

Edit View

on the title ba r with the name of th e

LEARN M ODE

READY

3. Clic k o n the aligned, you are ready to start capturing codes.

Learn IR

comma n d but to n a n d if y ou are st ill pr o perly

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Now press an d ho ld the ke y o n the donor remote c on tr ol th at tr a nsmits

the c omman d that yo u wan t th e TheaterTouch to learn.

the key down until the

After the command has been processed, the TheaterTouch will display

Captured

donor remote control and try again. If the IR comman d wa s c a ptu r ed pro perly, it will be sto r ed in a t e mp orar y

memory buffer, and transferred to the Infrared Library Manager software automa tically. A red do t will b e p la c ed in fr ont of th e func tio n t e xt to let you know that th e function h as been le a r ned.

The c o mma n d will r emain in memor y (fo r t esting) until it is ove rwritt e n by the ne xt c ap tured c o mma n d. Th e softwa r e will pro mpt yo u fo r ea c h function command to be learned.

then

Sending

Continue to ho ld

TheaterTouch

. If an error message is displayed, realign the

displays OK.

5. To close the

6. To close the on th e ke ypa d. The remo te will stay in t h e manua lly press th e

IR C a pture IR C a pture

Main Menu

window in th e software c lic k o n t h e page on th e r e mote, press the

button.

IR C a pture

Main Menu

mode u n til y o u

button.

button

HOW TO TEST INFRARED COMMANDS

After the TheaterTouch has learned a command, you can test it to make sure it behave s pr operly.

Chapter 6 • IR Library Man ager

SELECT

button while in the IR Capture Test Mode on frame 3 of

SELECT

button.

SELECT

MAIN MENU

Button

1. Pre ss th e IR C a ptu r e page , this will t e st th e last c a ptu r ed IR c o mman d.

The c o mma n d will r emain in memor y (fo r t esting) until it is ove rwritt e n by the next captured command.

2. Make sur e you po int th e TheaterTouch at the equipment to be controlled when you press the

If the command does not work properly, it may need to be edited or relearned.

3. To close the IR Capture window on the remote press the button.

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HOW TO EDIT INFRA RED COMMANDS

Most in frared co mmands will tra n smit c o n t in uo usly as lo n g as th e remote c o n t r o l key is held down. This means that either the entire command or some part of it is being repeated over and over.

The Infrared Library Manager software allows you to adjust the number of command re pe a t t ime s a n d to e n a ble or disable con tinuous tra n smissio n .

Min. Repeats -

code is sent by the remote. Some infrared receivers need a command to be repeated a certain number of times to work properly, and some may not work properly if the command is repeated at all. Change this setting only if you are having trouble with a command.

Fre que nc y -

automatically. Y ou sh ould not n e ed to chan ge th is value un le ss dire c te d to do so by Technical S upport.

Enter in th is box the n umber o f times tha t th e r e peating part o f the IR

This box shows the carrier frequency of the IR code. This is set

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Sustain -

button is h eld down . M o st in fr a r ed codes will tr an smit c o n tinuously a s long as th e button is h eld down, but so me in frared rece ivers may n o t wo r k p r o perly if t h e comma n d is r epea t e d a t a ll. If the Sust a in but to n is c hec ked, t h e code will be transmitted for as long a s the butto n is held down, or th e which ever is greate r . If the Su sta in bu tto n is n o t c h ecked, th e co de will b e transmitted only th e button is held down.

Apply – Test –

the TheaterTouch hooked up to the computer with the serial cable and have the remote in

Che c k th is box to co ntr o l whe th e r o r no t the IR code sho uld re pe a t if the

Minimum Repeat

Use this to sa ve an y c h a nges you have made .

Use this to test any changes you have made to a command. Make sure to have

Test IR

Mode on frame 3 of the

number of time regardless of how long the

IR C a pture

page in t h e Co n trol Pan el.

times,

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Chapter 7 • Im age Ed itors

Chapter 7. Image Editors

The TheaterTouch Designer software c ome s with two additional pro gr ams for c r e a ting custom graphics. These programs are ver y similar in appearanc e and functionality and both programs can be accessed from the Designer program.

Button Bitm a p Editor

The as channel and transport icons.

Custom B utton Editor

The as compan y logo s or c o mple x gr oups o f c on tr o ls.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CUSTOM BUTTONS AND BITMAPS

Custom Buttons have several fundamental differe nces from Bitmaps:

1. Custom Buttons must specify an image of th e e n tir e button . Bitmaps are smaller, and therefore can be placed on buttons with the standard border styles.

is for cre a ting an d e diting button bitmaps for such th ings

is for c r eatin g a n d editing c ust om b utt on s fo r such th in g s

Library

menu within the TheaterTouch

2. Custom Buttons can contain more than one active button area, so a whole group of related controls can be created as a single Custom Button. Bitmaps a r e indivisible, a n d mu st b e plac ed sepa rate ly onto in dividua l buttons.

3. Custom Buttons must provide an image for both th e Up (no r mal) and Down (pressed) states of the button. Bitmaps provide only the Up image. The D own image o f a Bitma p is cre a t e d b y simp ly in vertin g it.

4. Custom Buttons can be any size, up to the entire display size. Bitmaps are limited to a h a n dful o f pre-define d siz es.

Given these char acte ristics, Custom Buttons are most appropriate for complex or large groups of controls, such as a customized set of transport controls for a VCR, or a large company logo.

Bitmaps are most appropriate for small pictures that don’t need a full button to display, suc h a s TV c h a n n e l ic o n s o r sma ll lo gos. Sin c e Bitmaps don ’t h ave a Do wn image, they take half as much memory to store in the TheaterTouch, so more Bitmaps can be created.

Both Custom Bu tt ons and Bit ma ps a re sto red within Libr a ries, no t a s in dividu al f ile s . Before you can design your own Custom Buttons or Bitmaps, you must create a new library file u sin g t h e can have many Custom Buttons or Bitmaps within it.

Custom B utton Editor

Button Bitm a p Editor

. Th e libra r y file

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

BUTTON BITMAP EDITOR SCREEN

To open the men u in t h e TheaterTouch Designer program.

CUSTOM BUTTON EDITOR SCREEN

To open the men u in t h e TheaterTouch Designer program.

Button Bitm a p Editor

Custom B utton Editor

, select

Button Bitm a p Editor

Custom B utton Editor

from th e

Library

TOOLBAR

The toolbar provides instant access to commonly used Button Bitmap Edi to r and Custom Bu tto n Ed it o r funct ion s.

Chapter 7 • Im age Ed itors

Create New Library Comm and

library to h o ld yo ur custo m but to n s o r b itma ps. The built in lib r a ries that c ome with t h e software are read-only and new images cannot be saved to them. This command should only be used when a new library is desired. If you want to create a new image, use the

libra r ies. Th e cur r ently op e n libra r y , if a n y , will be close d.

custo m but to n o r bitmap in a lib r a r y th a t yo u c rea ted. The bu ilt in lib r a r ies th at c o me with the software are read-only and images cannot be edited. This command is not available unless a Bitmap Library is open.

Create New Image Command

Open Libr a ry Comma nd

Edit Libra ry Comma nd

– Use this command to open existing

– Use this command to r e n ame or de lete a

– Use this command to c r e ate a

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

Create New Image Command

image in the cur r ently op e n libra r y in th e dialog will be displaye d, whe re yo u c a n selec t th e size fo r t h e ne w Bitma p. The built in libraries tha t come wit h the so ftwa r e are read-on ly a n d n ew image s c a n n o t be saved to them.

Open Image Command

image in the currently open library for editing. When you choose the comma n d, the image to edit. Th is comman d is n o t a va ila ble unle ss a Bit map Library is o pen.

image to the currently open library. If the image has already been saved, this command updates the existing version. If the image has never been saved before, this command is the same as the Image

Edit Title

library is open an d a n ima ge is be in g edite d.

Open Image

Save Image Command

dialog for you to enter a name. This command is not available unless a

dialog bo x is displa yed to allo w yo u t o select whic h

– Use this command to open an existing

– Use this command to save the c ur r e n t

Save Im a ge As

– Use this command to c r e ate a new

Bitm ap Editor ,

comma n d, and dis pla ys t h e

New Bitm a p Size

the

Open Image

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Undo Comma nd

you made to the image. Choose the change. A maximum of 64 changes are r e versible with the

Undo

command can only reverse editing changes to the current image. It cannot undo changes to a library, and the closed or the view is toggled between the Up and Down images in the Custom Butto n

Editor.

Redo C o m mand

Undo

command. Choose the maximum of 6 4 chan g e s can be ca n c eled with the command can only cancel Undo commands to the current image. The Redo information is destroyed when the image is closed, when the view is toggled between the Up and Down images, or when other editing changes are made to the image.

– Use this command to r e ve r se th e last c ha n ge

Undo

command again to reverse the previous

Undo

command. The

Undo

infor ma tio n is destro yed whe n the ima ge is

– Use this command to cancel the effect of the last

Redo

command again to cancel the next Undo. A

Redo

command. The

Redo

Cut Command

sec tio n s t o t h e Clipbo a r d, this repla c es the selection with solid white. Yo u c a n use this to move images betwe en the Button Bitmap Editor and the Custom Button Editor.

Copy Command

to the C lipboar d. This c ommand doe s no t alte r th e c ur r e n t image . Y o u ca n use this to move images betwe e n th e Button Bitmap Editor and the Custom Button Editor.

– Use this command to move th e se le c te d

– Use this command to copy selected sections

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

copied sections from the clipboard back onto the touchscreen grid and switches the Button Bitmap Editor or Custom Button Editor into pasted sec tion s to th e de sired position on th e page. Y ou c an use th is to move image s betwee n th e Button Bitmap Editor and the Custom Button Editor. This co mmand is not a va ila ble if the data o n the C lip bo a r d is n o t in bit map format.

dialog box for more help.

Paste C o m mand

Help Topic s

– Use this command to ope n th e

– Use this command to place previously cut or

Selection

mode. Yo u c a n drag th e

Help Topic s

TOOL PALETTE

The Tool Palette provides ac cess to all the dra wing too ls used by the Button Bitma p Editor and Cus to m But to n Ed itor.

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Selection T ool

sele ction regio n o n t h e image . To de fin e a se le ction , click th e left mo use butto n in th e Drawing Area where one corner of the selection rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button.

Button Selection T ool

Selection

button selection, click the left mouse button in the Drawing Area where one corner of the selection rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and re le ase th e mouse butto n . To r e move an e xisting button se le c tion , plac e th e mouse c ursor in side o f t h e selectio n yo u wish to r e mo ve and click th e right mouse button.

image. Click the left mouse button over a spot in the Drawing Area to “Zoom In” (make the image lar ge r ) or c lick th e r igh t mouse button ove r a po int to “Z oo m Out” (make the image smaller). The to chan ge th e Z o om le ve l.

Tool defines the a c tive button ar eas on a C ustom Button image. To define a

Zoom Tool

- The

Zoom

Selection T ool

- The

(Custo m But to n Ed itor o n ly) - The

Zoom

Tool is used to magnify portions of the

comma n ds on the

is used to define a rectangular

Button

View

menu can also be used

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Pencil T oo l

the image . C lick th e left mouse button in th e Drawing Ar e a to tur n th e pixe l unde r the Pe n c il point blac k, an d c lick th e r ight mouse butto n to tur n th e pixel wh ite .

Br us h Tool

larger portion of the image. The Brush Size, the size of the shape that the Brush draws, can be changed by clicking on a different sized brush in the rec tangular area below the drawing tools, or by choosing a size from the Brush Size menu under the View men u. C lick th e le ft mouse button in the Drawing Ar e a to tur n th e pixe ls under the Brush black, and click th e r igh t mouse button to tur n th e pixels white.

Fill Tool

Se vera l Fill Pa t tern s a r e availa ble in th e recta n gula r area below the dra win g to o ls. To use the Fill To o l, ch o os e t h e desir ed Fill Patt ern , and t h en c lic k t h e left mo u se b ut to n inside o f th e ar ea to fill. The Fill Tool will c o lo r t h e image wit h th e Fill Pat tern in a ll dire c t ions until it e ncounters a black line o r the edge of th e image . If the fill is to be contained to the inside of a shape, be sure that there are no gaps in the shape’s border.

- The

Fill

Pencil

Brush

Tool is used to c olo r individual pixe ls o n

Tool acts like the Penc il To o l, but c o lors a

Tool is used to c olo r larg e p o r t ion s of th e image .

Eraser Tool

that c lic k in g the left mouse b ut to n dr a ws in white, an d c lic king the righ t mou se button draws in blac k.

Line To ol

image . To dra w a b lack line, c lick and hold th e left mouse butto n in the Dra wing Area where one end of the line should go, move the mouse to the other end of the

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Eraser

Tool is ide ntica l to t h e Brush To o l exce p t

Tool is used to draw straight lines on the

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line, and release the mouse button. To draw a white line, follow the same steps but click the r ight mouse butto n inste a d of the le ft.

Text Tool

place text, click the left mouse button in the Drawing Area, and the will appe a r . Enter the desire d t e xt in the dia log a n d c lic k OK. The text will a ppear in a blue selection rectangle, where it can be placed precisely on the image.

Recta ngle T ool

the image. Click the left mouse button in the Drawing Area where one corner of the rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button. To draw a white rectangle, follow the same steps but click the right mouse button instead of the left. The portions of the image in the center of the rectangle are not affected by this tool.

Rounded R e ctangle T o ol

draw rectangles with rounded corners on the image. The radius of the corners is the same as that of “Radius” buttons on the TheaterTouch. Clic k t h e left mo use butto n in the Drawing Area where one corner of the rounded rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button. To draw a white rounded rectangle, follow the same steps but click the right mouse button instead of the left. The portions of the image in the center of the rounded rectangle are not affec t e d by th is to o l.

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Text

Tool is used to place text on the image. To

Place Text

Rectangle

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Tool is used to draw rectangles on

Rounded R e ctangle

Tool is used to

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Circ le Tool

the image. Click the left mouse button in the Drawing Area where one corner of the imaginary rec tangle that bounds the circle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button. To draw a white circle, follow the same steps but c lick the right mouse button instead of the le ft. Th e por tion s of th e image in the center of the circle are not affected by this tool.

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Circ le Tool

is used to draw circles and ovals on

Theat er Touch S y s tem Con troller

Filled Recta ngle T ool

re c t angles filled with a Fill P at tern o n t h e ima g e . Several Fill Pat tern s a r e availa ble in the rectangular area below the drawing tools. To use the cho o se the desir ed Fill Patt ern , clic k the left mouse b ut to n in t h e Dra win g Area where one corner of the rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button. To draw a solid white rectangle, follow the same steps but c lick th e r ight mouse butto n inste a d of the le ft.

Filled Rounde d R e c ta ngl e Tool

Tool is used to dr aw r ecta n gles with roun de d corn ers filled with a Fill Pa t tern o n the image . Severa l Fill Pa t tern s a r e availa ble in th e recta n gu lar area below th e drawing tools. To use the click the left mouse button in the Drawing Area where one corner of the rectangle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button . To dr a w a so lid wh it e roun de d rec t an g le , follow t h e same steps but c lic k t h e right mouse butto n inste ad of th e le ft.

Filled Rounde d R e c ta ngl e

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Filled Rec tangle

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Tool, choo se the desired Fill P at tern ,

Filled Rounde d R e c ta ngl e

Tool is used to draw

Filled Rec tangle

Tool,

Filled Circ le T ool

and o vals filled with a Fill P at tern o n the ima ge. Several F ill Pa tt e rns are a vaila b le in the rectangular area below the drawing tools. To use the the desired Fill Pattern , clic k t h e left mo us e b utt o n in the D r a win g A r ea wh e re o n e corner of the imaginary rectangle bounding the circle should be placed, drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and release the mouse button. To draw a solid white circle , follow the same ste ps but click th e right mouse button inste a d of the left.

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Filled Cir c le

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(Custom Button Editor Only):

Tool is used to draw circles

Filled Cir c le

Tool, choose

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