Everyone knows that the hardest part of home theater control is getting all the right black boxes on at the right time. In the past you had two choices, an expensive touchscreen system like Crestron or AMX at $4500+ or some less than adequate universal remote.

Adding a Pronto Touchscreen Learning Remote to my CPUXA and SECU16, I was able to get Crestron magic without Crestron cost.

First I programmed my Pronto to initiate two different modes, the "Watch Something Mode" and the "Listen to Something Mode". When you press the "Watch Something" button on the Pronto, it sends out IR code 001 to the CPUXA and then jumps to page with a list of video sources.

Pronto Home Screen

Pressing a source on the Pronto sends out the IR input code to the
A\V receiver for the source. Then jumps to that sources control page.

Pronto Video Screen

I'm sure you can all see how this works.

Pronto DVD Screen

For power management I used the digital inputs on the SECU16 and a Digital BOB with sensors from Smartlinc.For the purposes of this example I am using only two components (TVand A\V Receiver)  it can easily by adapted for as many as you need.

Programming Notes

• Digital Input 0-A\V Receiver Power Status
  
• Digital Input 1-TV Power Status
  
• Variable 0- Receiver On Flag
  
• Variable 1-TV on flag
  
• IR 001- Pronto "Watch Something"
  
• IR 002 -Pronto "Listen to Something"
  
• IR-100-TV power
  
• IR 101- Receiver power
  

Program Flow

If receive Pronto watch something mode
   and the A\V receiver is off
      turn A\V receiver on

If receive Pronto watch something mode
   and the TV is off
      turn TV receiver on

If receive Pronto listen to something mode
   and the A\V receiver is off
      turn A\V receiver on

If receive Pronto listen to something mode
   and the TV  is on
      turn TV off

This is great way to make a home theater more enjoyable for the whole family and it's pretty easy to change this configuration to suit your own needs. Many thanks to Dale Crawford for the great pronto graphics, if you want them they're available at www.remotecentral.com 

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