User manual B&K CK1.2 - PROGRAMMING MANUAL

B & K COMPONENTS, LTD. Guide To Programming The B & K CK1.2 Keypad 2004 Customizing Automating Saving Installation Time REV B 0104 GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING THE B & K CK1.2 KEYPAD © 2004 B & K Components Ltd. All rights reserved. The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from B & K Components, Ltd. B & K Components Ltd. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERATIONAL,TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS/OMISSIONS MADE IN THIS MANUAL. The information in this manual may be subject to change without prior notice. SIMPLY BETTER is a registered trademark of B & K Components, Ltd. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. B & K Components, Ltd. sells its products through authorized dealers. Buying from an authorized B & K Components, Ltd. dealer insures that you have a FACTORY WARRANTY on your B & K Components, Ltd. product. A warranty on B & K Components, Ltd. products is NOT VALID if the products have been purchased from an unauthorized dealer or an E-tailer or if the factory serial number has been removed, defaced or replaced in any way. S IMPLY B ETTER! B & K Components, Ltd. 2100 Old Union Road Buffalo, New York 14227 1.800.543.5252 In NY: 716.656.0026 Fax: 716.656.1291 E-mail: info@bkcomp.com On the web: www.bkcomp.com B&K Table of Contents i 1 1 1 1 1 1 BEFORE YOU START Read This First! You Need a Personal Computer With Serial Port Close ALL Applications That Use Serial Ports - Use B&K Task Manager! You Need an RS232 Connecting Cable & Adapters As Necessary Keep Your Database Up to Date -- USE LIVE UPDATE OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS 2 2 3 3 4 FOR THE T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E The Goal - Minimize Training Time and Effort Keypad Basic Controls and Displays Standard Keypad Operations Customize The Operation Manual Utilizing FAV - Favorite Macros PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS Keypad Feedback CT610/310/600 5 5 6 8 Programming the CT610/310/600 for Keypad Feedback BKcSuite Determines Device Layout for the CK1.2 PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW WINDOWS, MENUS AND TOOLS The Menu Bar and the Menus File Menu Program Menu Communications Menu Help Menu The Toolbar and Shortcut Buttons The Simulator and the Phantom Hard Buttons Navigating and Selecting Buttons Button Capabilities and Flags Tree View 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K ii Devices and Pages Table of Contents 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 The Edit and Label Buttons Window U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M The Edit and Label Buttons Toolbar The Delete Window Labels Shortcuts - Copying Buttons The Macro/Favorite Window The Macro Toolbar Re-Ordering Macro Steps Macro Details PROGRAMMING TUTORIAL Creating, Naming and Arranging Devices Open the Create and Name Devices Window Creating Devices Using the IR Database Discrete Codes,Toggles and other New Words Selecting a Code Set from the Database Hidden Codes in Keypad Database Shortcutting To Hidden Codes and Other Device IR commands Testing Downloading to TEST Pre-Programmed IR Commands From The Database Preparing the List of Buttons to be Learned Using LCD Button Editor Labeling and Deleting Buttons Dragging and Dropping Buttons Hiding Pages Moving Through Pages In Favorites Shortcuts - Copying Existing Buttons 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Table of Contents iii 26 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 Learning Tips Learning IR Codes One at a Time Learning a Batch of Buttons Efficiently Download and Test All Learned Buttons Copying and Pasting Devices Importing and Exporting Device Importing Step by Step Macro Programming What is a Macro? What Buttons Can Playback a Macro? Discrete IR Codes vs Toggle IR Codes Toggle Commands create "Point & Pray" Macros Finding Workarounds for Toggle Commands in Macros Programming the Power On Macro Programming a Power Off Macro Programming Activity Macros on MAIN LCD "Device" Buttons Programming FAVORITE Macros Inserting Macros (Copying or Cloning a Macro) Programming Punch Through Backlight On Time Downloading to CK1.2 Keypad Download Failures Uploading from the Keypad to the PC T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E ADVANCED PROGRAMMING TIPS Push and Hold Macros Push and Hold for Activity Macros and Tap to Switch Devices Two Functions on One LCD Button 44 44 44 44 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K iv Table of Contents Status Messages for Impatient Clients with Long Macros Helping Confused Clients With BOBS and LISTS 45 47 47 48 49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M BOBS for Scrolling or Toggling Commands LISTS - When You Have Lots of Components WITHOUT Discrete Power Commands Controlling the CK1.2 Via RS232 Overview Examples of RS232 Macros Purpose of Keypad ID Numbers ID# FF(255) is the Global Default Resetting Keypad Unit ID Sending Messages To A CK1.2 Via RS232 Need for Delay Between Messages Enter Keypad ID# In Hexadecimal Device Number Mapping Button Number Mapping S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Before You Start 1 Read This First! You Need a Personal Computer With Serial Port CKEditor will run on any Pentium II or faster Windows PC. Your PC should be equipped with an adequate amount of RAM for the operating system you use. CKEditor is compatible with the Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and XP Pro operating systems. It is not compatible with Windows 95 or previous versions of windows. Note that many modern laptops do not come equipped with a serial port. If there is no serial port, purchase a USB to Serial adapter. Although many manufacturers supply adapters or hubs for this purpose, we can vouch for the operation of Belkin and Keyspan hubs and adapters. CKEditor is installed via a self extracting installer file downloadable from www.bkcomp.com. You need a connection to the internet to download the file or to update CKEditor. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Close ALL Applications That Use Serial Ports - Use B & K Task Manager! Although you may be using an adapter with multiple serial ports (or your PC may be equipped with more than one), don't use more than one at a time. Doing so will overtask many system's resources and cause errors and problems. B & K 's Task Manager will only open CKEditor after you have closed BKcSuite or SR10.1 Remote Editor (and vice versa). However, you must manually close such programs as Hotsync for the Palm Pilot and LapLink if they are running (right click on any icons in the windows task bar representing these programs and exit them). You Need an RS232 Connecting Cable & Adapters As Necessary B&K include a pre-made cable suitable for connecting a Serial port to the CK1.2 keypad. However, if this is lost or misplaced here is the pin configuration for a serial cable: DB 9 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 5 DB25 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 7 Function Host Transmit Host Receive Host Ground Stereo 3.5mm Plug Connection To Tip To Middle Ring To Base Ring Keep Your Database Up to Date -- USE LIVE UPDATE CKEditor includes a vast library of IR codes for hundreds of brands and models of A/V components.This database is constantly growing with the inclusion of new devices every month. Keep your software up to date by using the Live Update feature. Rather than un-installing and re-installing the software, you download updates to the software from the internet. Simply follow these steps: 1 Connect to the Internet normally. 2 Open CKEditor 3 From the Help Menu, select Live Update 4 In the Live Update window, click on Update Now. 5 Wait for the window to indicate the download is completed. Close the Window. 6 Close and re-open CKeditor. You do not need to restart Windows S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 2 Overview of Operations Overview The Goal - Minimize Training Time and Effort U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Training clients has traditionally taken too much of an installer's time and effort. Creating hand written summary sheets and instruction books for customers is a waste of time.The CK1.2 Keypad is designed to save time.With each keypad, B & K includes a pre-printed customizable Operation Manual. Unlike other keypads, this manual has nothing to do with setup or programming. It is a guide to operating the client's home theater! Although the flexibility of the CKEditor software enables you to program keypads in thousands of different ways, the operations manual will show the customers how to operate their home theater if you follow a few tips as you program. AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM OPERATION IN YOUR _____________ WITH YOUR B & K CK1.2 KEYPAD S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K TIP - Program To Operate As Shown In The Guide to Operation The Owner's Manual 1 You must create a DEVICE (a set of 1 to 4 dedicated LCD pages) for each remote control you want the keypad to replace. Use the IR database or IR learning so that the CK1.2 Keypad can control all needed functions. 2 The MAIN Power On and Power Off buttons turn on and off the entire zone (including any local components or devices) with a macro. 3 Each of the MAIN LCD Device buttons issues a macro that reconfigures the system inputs and modes as necessary for the client to watch or listen to the selected source. 4 Punch Through Volume and Mute have been programmed for all devices so that the client can always adjust the volume regardless of which device has been selected. Keypad Basic Controls and Displays Page 1 Page 2 Basic Controls and Displays LCD Buttons - Labels on the Screen change depending on what you activity you have selected. For example, when you select CD listening as the activity, you'll see the labels change to Play, Stop etc. so that you can control the CD. Volume/Mute Buttons control the level of the sound. Change Buttons Change to the next channel, chapter, song or B & K sound preset; depending on your activity. Backlight Button lights the keypad display. Screen Title - Main indicates that you are looking at the Main Menu, which enables you to select what you want to watch/listen to in this zone. When you have selected a new activity, the screen title will display the change (for example: "CD" indicates you can control the CD player). MAIN CD SAT DVD TAPE NEWS JAZZ CLASS ROCK MAIN CD SAT DVD TAPE NEWS JAZZ CLASS ROCK Power LED Lights up when this Zone/Room is ON. HOUSE AUDIO PAGE 1 HOUSE AUDIO PAGE 1 Remote Control Target conceals an IR (Infrared) Sensor which relays commands from your remote controls to your components. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Page Button When other pages of functions are available, pressing the page button will display them. Main Button - The Main button always returns you to the Main Menu so that you can select a new activity or turn the system on or off. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Overview of Operations Standard Keypad Operations Page 5 Page 6 3 Automatic One Touch Operation 1. Press the MAIN button to make sure that you are on the MAIN Menu. Control the Device You Are Listening To... 1. After selecting a new activity, the screen will change and display the basic commands of the device you are listening to. Simply press any button to issue the command. 2. If there are more than 10 commands, pressing the Page button will display any other features or controls you have asked your installer to provide. STOP REW PLAY FF DISC- DISC+ RNDM PAGE 1 Touch the PAGE button if you don't see the activity you want. 2. Press the activity button next to the desired screen label. For example if you wish to watch a DVD movie, press the DVD button. MAIN CD SAT DVD NEWS JAZZ CLASS ROCK T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Control a Device Without Listening To It 1. Touch the MAIN button to make sure that you are on the MAIN Menu. Touch the Page button if you don't see the activity you want. 2. Press and hold the MAIN button. While holding the MAIN button down, touch the button next to the desired screen label. The remote control will now display the name of the selected device and all buttons will operate the device, however, the sound and the picture of your system have not been changed. 3. Return to normal operation by touching the MAIN button and reselecting the activity you were using. S IMPLY B ETTER! When you simply PRESS a MAIN Menu button, the keypad issues MACROS that reset the sound and picture of all of the components you need for the new activity. TAPE HOUSE AUDIO PAGE 1 TIP ­ The keypad will not respond to any other button pushes until the macro indicator in the top right corner of the screen stops flashing. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K B&K Customize The Operation Manual AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM OPERATION IN YOUR _____________ Kitchen WITH YOUR B & K CK1.2 KEYPAD On the cover page of the manual, write in the Client's name for the room the keypad controls. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Page 3 Your Main Menu Button Descriptions In the center spread, write in the names of each device/activity and clarify anything that might confuse the client. ON Button: TV, DSS and Sound System On OFF Button: ______________ _________________ Turns the Kitchen OFF! You are watching DSS! _______________ (TV and Sound System ______________ only!) TV and DSS are turned on if off, DSS is tuned to the Food channel! TV and DSS are turned on if off, DSS is tuned to the Cooking channel! TV is turned off if on, CD is turned on and starts playing. TV is turned off if on, Tape is turned on and starts playing. MAIN S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 4 Utilizing FAV - Favorite Macros Overview of Operations U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Although this is typically programmed as channel or radio station macros, you should keep in mind that a channel lineup change in the future will require a service call to reprogram a few pages of channel macros for your client. If the client approves the costs of reprogramming whenever the channel lineup changes, then by all means program channel macros in FAV. However, there are many other uses for FAV that will not be affected by channel lineup changes. It is easy to write macros that recall B & K presets to give the client one touch macros that reset the tone, enable loudness compensation, set surround modes and speakers etc. Remember the advantage of FAV. Whenever you press the FAV button, the CK1.2 Keypad remembers the device you were last on. So, when you are finished using FAV, you simply tap the MAIN button. The CK1.2 Keypad will return to the device and page you were last using! FAV LCD buttons can do a macro with 1 to 190 steps. Thus it can issue (by programming a MACRO of one step) any single IR command that is learned or preprogrammed with one exception. FAV LCD buttons cannot store learned or pre-programmed IR commands.This makes them incompatible with commands that have to be pressed and held (like volume up or bass+). However, by utilizing B&K presets you can recall particular settings for bass, treble etc.The best approach is to program some useful presets with BKcSuite then recall them with a short two digit macros in FAVS. Page 7 Using FAV - Favorites The favorites menu is created uniquely for you by your custom installer. The screen labeled buttons now issue MACROS that will reset your system with one touch. Typically, the favorites menu is programmed with one touch "shortcut" buttons that issue all of the necessary commands to change the channel of your satellite dish or television. Thus, instead of entering a two or three digit number (which you must remember) and the enter command, you simply select the favorite button labeled HBO, CNN, TNT etc. FAV HBO SHOW VH1 TNN AMC CNN DISCO PBS MTV TNT PAGE 1 To use the FAVORITE Menu: 1. Press the FAV button. The top title bar will now display FAV. Use the FAV button and the PAGE button to navigate through your various pages of FAVORITES. The FAV button scrolls up and the PAGE button scrolls down through the pages available. To EXIT Fav and return to the last activity/device selected, press the MAIN button ONCE. To EXIT Fav and go to the MAIN Menu, press the MAIN button twice. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Considerations for the CT610/310/600 Type in Section Title 5 Programming Considerations for the CT610/310/600 Keypad Feedback Whenever the user selects a new zone input, the CT610/310/600 will/can update the keypad. This has a lot of advantages to the user, since the keypad will stay synchronized even if the user selects a new input via a remote control, the front panel, a slave keypad, an RS232 macro or someone in the house uses a global command. Zone status feedback is accesible by pressing the backlight button. TIP - Use Keypad Feedback in your systems, so that the keypad displays zone input 1 The keypad is displaying the currently selected source. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E SAT HBO CNN RADIO 103.7 NEWS 92.1 JAZZ SHOW MSNBC MOVIE WEATH CINE DISC 88.5 CLASS 104.5 ROCK 105.9 POP PAGE 1 DISNY LEARN PAGE 1 3 2 The USER selects RADIO on the remote control.The remote sends an IR command to the CT610/310/600 and the Zone Input is changed to FM radio. The CT610/310/600 sends an RS232 message to all the keypads in this ZONE to jump to the RADIO device, page 1. Even when multiple slave keypads are daisy-chained to a single zone terminal on the CT610/310/600, keypad feedback works.Whenever the zone input is changed, all keypads will stay in "Sync"! S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 6 Programming Considerations for the CT610/310/600 Type in Section Title Programming the CT610/310/600 for Keypad Feedback You are completely free to assign keypad feedback as you like. The flexibility of the CK1.2 enables you to make the system as intuive and user friendly as you can imagine. Each zone has eleven potential input changes and twenty possible keypad status positions.You must assign each input you use the correct keypad status jump. An unused input should have it's keypad status TURNED OFF. 1 Connect the B&K to your PC, open BKcSuite and select BASIC SETUP for the CT610/310/600. U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M 2 On the Basic Setup tab, name the zones and the inputs (including the dedicated inputs). S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Considerations for the CT610/310/600 Type in Section Title 3 Now, select the Keypad Feedback tab and choose the position each source will occupy on the Keypad's MAIN MENU pages. Simply pull down the list box for each position and select one of the CT610/310/600 sources. As each source is assigned a position, it dissapears from the list boxes of the other positions. If you wish to reposition a source, first set the old position to NONE, then the source name you want will reappear in the lists for the other positions. Important Note! Only assign a keypad position to an input that will be used by the keypads. If an input does not have a source connected to it, don't assign a keypad position to it. 7 T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E The dedicated inputs in this example system have all been connected to a stack of six satellite receivers, so the keypad itself will be labeled SAT in this position. 4 Record the list of sources, the names and the Keypad positions on your worksheets. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 8 Type in Section Title Programming Considerations for the CT610/310/600 BKcSuite Determines Device Layout for the CK1.2 Open up CKEditor and go to program step #1, Create and Name Devices (described in detail on the following pages). Simply refer to your notes and create devices in the same positions you recorded in your worksheets. U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Source Devices Created In this example, the devices corresponding to the settings you made for the receiver are made.This master file will be used as a starting point for every keypad. In the empty device spots you may insert devices for local TV's etc. In this example, the Dedicated Input is labeled SAT since each zone has it's own dedicated DSS receiver connected to the dedicated inputs. Local Devices Added In this example, the bedroom zone incorporates a television set, a Lutron Graphic Eye (IR controlled lighting), and Makita IR controlled drapes. Other zones will not have these devices added to them. Only the bedroom keypads need them. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Overview Type in Section Title 9 Programming Overview A. Start with a New File, Existing File on PC or in an Installed Keypad NEW - Starting from scratch on a new job, go to the File Menu, choose New from the File Menu and pick the type of template you would like to use to program with. The B&K Default file has CT610/310/600 specific IR commands pre-loaded in.This is particularly useful for testing operation before any programming has begun.Typically, it is easiest to just start with an empty configuration. OPEN - Open a configuration that you have worked on before and saved onto the PC hard drive. UPLOAD - Get a file from a client's keypad that another installer created. Now, you can save the file on your laptop, make any edits or changes as the client requests or the jobsite requires. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E B. Use SAVE AS to Name and Save First! The templates files are simply configuration files that have been preprogrammed for you. They will keep any changes you make. Utilize Save As to make a new file with a new file name. All configuration files are saved with the file extension .mxf; all device files are saved with the extension .mxd (see D. Save and Export, below). C. Use the Program Menu In Order The Program Menu is your lifeline to a fast, easy programming experience. It is important that you do all of the tasks for each step before moving on to the next step. In the tutorial you will see how important it is to download between several of the steps. D. Save and Export Your Work Archive and save your customer files. In addition, you can export devices as .mxd files. Programming systems with similar components gets even faster when you don't have to redo your work over and over. You have your own ideas about what buttons should be labeled and how they should be arranged. You'll save all of your work in a unique and time saving way by exporting the device stand alone.That way, you can import just the device in any new configuration. E. Download to Each Keypad For once, you have a pre-printed summary sheet and an instruction manual for the entire Home Theater! Enjoy a brief training with your client and get home on time tonight! S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 10 Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions The Programming Window A U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M A B C D E F B C D E F Menus and Shortcut buttons for common tasks. The Program Menu activates each task in the correct order. Tree View of the CK1.2 Keypad configuration. Tree View enables quick navigation and powerful right click context menus. The CK1.2 Keypad Simulator is used to navigate and to select a button to learn to, shortcut to or edit or record a macro to. Floating Edit and Label Buttons window is used to label buttons and move IR commands via shortcuts. The floating Macro and Favorite window is used to view and edit macros. The floating Hard Button window displays "Phantom" buttons that are useful for storing commands to be utilized in macros. The important thing to remember as you program is that most Windows conventions hold true in CKEditor. Explore the program menus. Hover your mouse over most of the buttons and controls and a balloon will appear with a hint as to purpose. Navigate around the program window and explore a little before you begin programming. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions 11 The Menu Bar and the Menus Like all Windows programs, the menu bar reveals menus of commonly used tasks. Simply click on the menu title and the menu appears. Move the mouse cursor over the menu choice you wish to select and click. File Menu Configurations for particular clients are saved as files on your PC.Thus the file menu enables you to open, save and save copies of configurations. New - Use this to start programming a file from scratch. Open - Use this to open a file anywhere on your computer. Close - Closes only the current file, not CKEditor. Save - If you wish to save your work to the current file. Save As - If you wish to save a new copy of the current file with a new file name. Recently opened files appear here for you to reopen with a click. Exit - To exit CKEditor completely. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Program Menu Many of the Program Menu steps will open a new window in front of the main window. Simply click on Cancel to close these windows if you open them in the course of exploring CKEditor. 1. Create & Name Devices - Opens a new floating window for creating and naming Devices. You'll need a grouping of hard buttons and LCD pages for every keypad that you are replacing. That is called a Device. With the Create & Name Devices window, you will be able to create, name and rearrange up to twenty devices. 2. IR Database - Opens a new floating window to test and program IR code sets from the B & K IR database 3. LCD Button Editor - Opens a new floating window that allows you to arrange, label and program the LCD buttons for MAIN, Devices and your Favorites. 4. Learn - Grayed out until you select a button. Once you have selected a button, selecting LEARN on the Programming Menu activates the LEARNING function (which is a button on the Edit and Label buttons window) on whatever button is currently selected. 5. Macro - This menu choice is grayed out until you select a button capable of being programmed with a macro (Power On, Power Off or an LCD button only). Once you have selected a button, selecting Macro activates the MACRO recorder. Now, use the CK1.2 Keypad Simulator to select each step of your macro. The recorded steps appear in the Macro window. 6. Punch Through - Opens a floating window that enables you to program a button to "punch through" to S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 12 Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions another device.Typically used to program Volume Up, Down and Mute to always operate the surround sound receiver/preamp. 7. Backlight On Time - Opens a new window for adjusting the amount of time the backlighting will stay on. U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Communications Menu Upload - Get the programming from a keypad and open it in CKEditor as a new file. Once it is uploaded, you can save it, edit it and/or export the devices in it. Download - Send the currently open file to the keypad. Settings - Choose a different com port for the cable connecting the keypad to your computer. Help Menu Go to website - This will open your internet browser, connect to the internet and link you to the B & K website for additional technical support and resources. Live Update - Click on this after connecting to the Internet to download the newest version of CKEditor. Firmware Version - Connect your keypad to the PC and click on this to identify the firmware version of the keypad when asked to do so by technical support. The Toolbar and Shortcut Buttons Hover your mouse over the Shortcut buttons, you will see a popup flag displaying the function of the shortcut. Click on the button to activate it. The most common functions of the menus are displayed on the toolbar, plus the two icons for displaying the Edit & Label Buttons Window , the Macro Window and the Hard Buttons window . When you click on these shortcut buttons you turn the corresponding windows display on and off. Edit and Label Buttons Macro & Favorites Hard Buttons (Phantom) S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions 13 The Simulator and the Hidden Hard Buttons Navigating and Selecting Buttons This is the center of programming. Click on a button to SELECT it for programming. When a button is SELECTED it has a green circle around it. Once a button is SELECTED, you can use the Edit and Label Buttons Window or the Macro Window to program it. When you want to switch to a new device, first, click on the MAIN button. Choose the new device from the MAIN MENU by double clicking on it. On a real CK1.2 Keypad, the double click is not necessary. But within CKEditor you sometimes will want to program an LCD button on the MAIN page and single clicking the button enables you to select it for editing or macro programming. Cycle through Pages 1 to 4 of any device by clicking on the PAGE button. Navigate to the FAV device by clicking on the FAV button. Hover your mouse over a button to see the drag and drop flag. Click on a button to SELECT it. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Button Capabilities and Flags A button with no flag will not do anything when pressed. It is empty and has no programming yet. A red dot indicates that the button is programmed with an IR database code. An IR database code can be tapped or pressed and held for a sustained burst. All buttons except the hard buttons within the MAIN or FAV devices can be programmed with IR database codes (you cannot program the navigation buttons-PAGE, MAIN or FAV either) . An L flag indicates that the button is programmed with a learned IR code. A learned code can be tapped or pressed and held for a sustained burst. All buttons can be programmed with learned codes (including all MAIN buttons, hard and LCD) except the buttons on FAV pages and the navigation buttons themselves. An M or F flag indicates that the button is programmed with a Macro (the F flag indicates the Macro is on one of the Favorites pages). Only the LCD buttons and the Power ON and Power OFF buttons can be programmed with MACROS. Hard buttons cannot be programmed with MACROS directly (they can issue a macro, if you program the macro on an LCD button and create a shortcut from the hard button to the LCD button). A macro with a single step cannot be pressed and held for a sustained burst. A black arrow on yellow indicates that the button is programmed with a shortcut to another button. A shortcut programs the button to do whatever is programmed on the button the shortcut points to (thus if it shortcuts to a learned or preprogrammed code, the button can be pressed and held for a sustained burst; while if it points to a macro with a single step, it cannot). A shortcut can point to any kind of button. FAV buttons cannot be programmed with shortcuts. A PT flag indicates that the button is programmed to "Punch Through" to another device. The drag and drop flag appears when you hover your mouse over a button. It will reveal the device and the button label plus indicators for pre-programmed, learned, etc. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 14 Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions Tree View Devices and Pages U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Tree View controls what you see in the Simulator. It serves as the quickest way to navigate (especially when programming macros) and enables you to cut, copy and delete devices and/or pages via the right click context menus. A Page refers only to a group of ten LCD buttons, not to the hard buttons in the same device. A Device is comprised of up to four pages of LCD buttons and one set of functions for the hard buttons. Click on a device to SELECT it (the highlighting indicates it is selected) and the corresponding MAIN LCD button (the green circle indicates that a button is selected). Double Click on a device to expand or collapse your view of its pages (or you can single click on the +/-). Collapsed Expanded A single click on a page in Tree View will change the SIMULATOR to the selected PAGE and DEVICE. Right click on a device to reveal the Device Context Menu: Insert Page will insert an additional page to the device (to a maximum of 4). Cut will copy the entire device and when pasted will delete the original. Copy will copy the entire device without changing the original. Paste will paste the copied or cut device into the selected device, completely replacing whatever previous programming you had. Import Device will enable you to import a device you have previously exported, replacing the selected device. Export Device will allow you to save the selected device for future import. Delete Contents will delete all labels and codes but not the pages of a device or the name of the selected device. Delete will delete everything about the selected device. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions Right click on a page to reveal the Context Menu for pages: 15 T H E You can delete the contents of a page, or delete the entire selected page.When you select the last page (4 of 4, 3 of 3, 2 of 2 or 1 of 1) you can HIDE a page. A page that is hidden can still be used to hold commands that are used for macros. However, the end user will not be able to navigate to a HIDDEN page, so he/she will never accidentally issue codes that you place there. Cut, copy and paste are always grayed out, you cannot cut, copy and paste PAGES. B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E The Edit and Label Buttons Window If the Edit and Label Buttons Window is closed, reopen it by clicking on the shortcut button on the toolbar. Whenever you SELECT a button, the Edit and Label Buttons window displays the button name (editable), the Device and the IR Code from the database. If you change the button name, the IR Code list box displays both the name you created and the original database name for the code (in paranthesis). The Edit and Label Buttons Toolbar Like the main toolbar, the shortcut buttons will display a hint if you hover your mouse over them. A single click activates their function. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 16 Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions TEST - For learned codes. Will only test pre-programmed codes if you have downloaded to the remote. LEARN - Puts the software into learning mode, if an CK1.2 Keypad is connected to the PC (See p. 23). U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O CONTINUE - When you are learning a number of IR codes, use CONTINUE mode to automatically save and select the next button of that device. This saves tremendous time. See the section on LEARNING on p. 24. IR DATABASE - Another way to open the IR Database window. DELETE - Opens up the DELETE window, which enables you to selectively delete any part of a button's programming. The Delete Window Simply click on the function you want to delete. For example, you can selectively delete just a MACRO, leaving the button to perform a previously programmed learned IR command. Or, you can delete all programming by selecting Button. Labels You can change the name of any button.When you change the name of a button, it not only affects how the button appears in an LCD display, it also changes how the button displays in the pull down Code list (although the original name still appears beside the new label). Shortcuts - Copying Buttons P R O G R A M You can create a SHORTCUT to another button by selecting it via the pull down lists under Device and IR Code. A SHORTCUT is simply a duplicate of whatever is programmed in the button you select via the two pull down lists. TIP - Make a hard button issue a macro by shortcutting to a macro on an LCD button somewhere. 1 On the simulator, select the button you want to program with a shortcut. 2 Select the DEVICE from the first pull down list. 3 Select the IR Code from the second list. 4 Click on the SAVE button in this window to make the shortcut symbol appear. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Windows, Menus,Tools and Definitions Type in Section Title 17 The Macro/Favorite Window If the Macro Window is closed, reopen it by clicking on the The Macro Toolbar TEST RECORD SAVE DELAY You must select the first step you want played back first, then connect the remote to the PC. All steps after the selected step will play back, including any delays. This starts and stops the recording of macro steps. Any macro programming you do will be discarded unless you press the SAVE button. Opens the Delay window so that you can specify a delay in between macro steps. If you shortcut button on the toolbar. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E place a delay as the first step in a macro, the user has to hold down the button for that much time before the macro will be issued. If the user does not hold down the button for the specified delay, the macro is not issued. JUMP INSERT Enables you to jump to any PAGE of any DEVICE at the end of a MACRO. You must select the button you want the macro inserted in, click on the INSERT button, then click on the button containing the macro you want copied. All of the macro steps are inserted into the new button in one step. Make any changes you want to the new macro, it is independent of the original (the original is not affected by any changes you make, nor is the copy affected by changes you make in the original). You must select the first step you want deleted first, then click on DELETE. DELETE Re-Ordering Macro Steps You can simply drag and drop steps to any order once they are programmed. Just click on changes you made SAVED. Macro Details if you want the The location (Device/Page/Name) of the button that will issue the macro when pressed. A Macro Step indicates the type of step with an icon, the # of the step, the function (name) of the step, and the Device it is actually taken from. Tip - There is more information on Programming Macros in the Tutorial on p. 30. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 18 Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title Step 1 - Creating, Naming and Arranging Devices Before beginning, you should have powered up a CK1.2, connected it to the serial port of your PC, closed any other open Windows applications that use the serial port, opened CKEditor via the B & K Task bar, started a new file, used Save As to save the file with a new name. Now you are ready to create new Devices for each of the remote controls you intend to replace. Open the Create and Name Devices Window You can open the Create and Name Devices window by clicking on the first item of the Program Menu or by clicking on the Toolbar icon as shown here. U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M TIP - Hover the mouse over the Toolbar buttons and a pop-up label identifies it! Creating Devices 1 Click on the position you would like to create a new device in.Type the new name and hit either the ENTER or the TAB key on your keyboard, then type another name in. If you wish to leave a position blank, simply TAB past it. 2 You must hit the SAVE button to create all the new devices in the order you selected. 3 Tree View reveals the new devices you've created and the simulator shows the new MAIN MENU LCD button names. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title 4 Try the simulator out now. If you click once a MAIN MENU button, you'll simply select the button, if you click again you will jump-link to the device group. Once at the new device group, you can touch the MAIN button to return to the MAIN MENU, etc. Both Tree View and the CK1.2 Keypad Simulator show the newly created devices. 19 T H E 5 Open the Create and Name Device window again, and experiment with rearranging devices by simply dragging them to an empty location. Remember to match your CT610/310/600 source positions to the ones you selected in BKcSuite's Keypad Feedback settings. B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E You cannot drag and drop to an occupied space. In this example the TV device is dragged to the empty spot.The mouse cursor changes to indicate you are dragging a device.When you release the mouse, the device positions are swapped. TIP - When all positions are filled, you must delete one to do any rearranging of devices. 6 To delete a device, simply select it by clicking on it once, then click on the DELETE key of your keyboard or the Delete Device button. To delete a device, select it first, then click on the Delete Device button. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 20 Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title Using the IR Database Discrete Codes,Toggles and other New Words U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M The CKEditor database is unique in the industry because it includes "secret" discrete codes that are not on the actual keypads for many components. These codes are highly sought after by professional installers because they make automation of the home theater possible via reliable macros! Here are the facts you need to know: Discrete Commands versus Toggle Commands When a keypad's only button to turn on and off a TV set is labeled Power, it is usually a "toggle" command.Test it by pressing the button twice. If the power button turns on the TV, then turns it off, it is a toggle command. If the component stays on, it is a discrete (vital for reliable macros). "Secret" Discrete Codes exist for some components. Why are they secret? Because the manufacturer wants the keypad that accompanies the component to have the simplest appearance (fewest buttons). Since toggles reduce the number of buttons, they make the keypad appear easier to operate. Many manufacturers understand the needs of custom installers and build their components to also respond to discrete codes. They distribute the discrete codes via service remotes, etc. For the first time, those codes are collected and integrated into our database. Not all components respond to the discrete codes in the Database. A component has to be BUILT to respond to discrete codes.The fact that other models from the same manufacturer do respond to discrete codes is the reason the codes are added to a code set. However, some models will not respond, because the manufacturers did not build it to respond through budgetary considerations, time constraints or a simple oversight. Selecting a Code Set from the Database 1 Open the Database Window - Select IR Database from the Program Menu or the Toolbar. 2 Select the Device - selecting it from the list box as shown: TIP - Start with the top Device first, so that after you have programmed the first device, you can avoid pulling down the menu again, simply tap the Next Device button. 2 Category - Select the type or category of component (i.e.TV, VCR or DVD player). IMPORTANT Use the B & K CATEGORY NOT AUDIO! Because of the large number of B & K codes available, there is a separate CATEGORY for B & K . Although some codes are available under the AUDIO category, they are not complete. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title 3 Brand - If B & K, select between Home Theater, Zone ID, Multi-Zone Receivers (CT610/310/600) or B & K ALL commands. If another brand, select the company that made the component (i.e. Sony, Panasonic etc.) 4 Model - Select the Model or the Code Set number (sometimes the actual model, sometimes a generic # assigned by us to a code set that operates many models over the years). 21 1 2 6 5 T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E 3 4 WARNING! USE B&K MULTIZONE 128 ONLY FOR BASIC SYTEMS!!! 5 Test the Code Set A.Verify the CK1.2 Keypad is connected to the PC and an emitter attached to the component. B.Turn the component ON. C. Click on the Test button. D. Observe the component. If it stays on, click on another Model and continue until you find the Code Set that turns the component off. When it turns off, click on Save. E. After you find the correct Code Set, click on SAVE. When you do, the LCD Button Editor window pops open. You can correct any labels that you think could be more user friendly. Feel free to rearrange buttons as you wish. Moving LCD buttons with the LCD button Editor is exactly like moving Devices, simply click and drag to an empty location. Once you are reasonably satisfied with the arrangement, click on the Apply button. 6 Continue with the rest of the devices you need, using the Next Device button to move to the next device (or manually picking them from the Device list box).When you have finished all of your devices, click on the Close button. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 22 Hidden Codes in Keypad Database Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M The database used in CKEditor is the same as the one for the SR10.1 remote control. However, the CK1.2 keypad has many fewer buttons available since it's role is to automate a system and perform basic functions only. To speed up programming, the first one to two pages of every device in the database have been updated for keypad operation. Thus, for any device programmed from the database from the CABLE or SAT categories, you will see the Number commands on Page 1, and the Menu commands on Page 2.The commands that were on Page 1 and 2 in the SR10.1 will be moved to Page 3 and 4. Commands that were in Page 3 ad 4 will be inserted in the Hidden Code list for Shortcuts if you need one. Similarly you will see hard button commands that are deemed the most commonly used moved to page 1 and 2 in other categories.The missing commands are located in the Hidden code list for shortcuts if you need one. Shortcutting To Hidden Codes and Other Device IR commands You can create a SHORTCUT to another button with a Learned or pre-programmed command OR a HIDDEN Code by selecting it via the pull down lists under Device and IR Code in the Edit and Label Buttons window. TIP - Discrete On and Off codes are listed in the Hidden Code lists as P-ON and P-OFF 1 On the simulator, select the button position you want to program with a new command. 2 Select the DEVICE from the Device list box. 3 Select the IR Code from the IR Code list box. 4 Click on the SAVE button in this window to make the shortcut symbol appear. Remember you can shortcut to ANY command that has been assigned to a device Learned or Pre-Programmed. Because the CK1.2 has fewer buttons than the SR10.1 remote control, the missing commands, including powerful discrete Input, Mode and Power ON and Power OFF commands are often placed in the bottom of the IR Code list for a device. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title 23 Testing In most home theater systems, you will find that some codes have to be learned. You may have a brand new component whose codes are not yet in the B & K Database or you may have most of the codes for a component, but a few are missing. To find out what you'll need to learn, you must rigorously test all of the codes you have programmed using the IR Database and correctly label the buttons that have to be learned. Of course you can simply test a button and if it doesn't work, go into learn mode, test the command, relearn as necessary and so on. However, this wastes time. The best approach is to download, test all the commands, make a list, then use CKEditor to modify labels, and delete unnecessary codes. Downloading to TEST Pre-Programmed IR Commands From The Database When you choose Download from the File Menu or click on the Download button on the Toolbar, the Download window appears.There are two choices for downloading: Partial Download - This quickly downloads all of the pre-programmed codes from the database.This stage of programming (before any learning or macro programming has been accomplished) is really the only time you can use this option. It does save you time! Full Download - This is the normal download you will use most of the time. It takes a little longer, but all commands, macros and programming are downloaded to the keypad. T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Once you've selected a Partial or Full download, click on the Download button. Preparing the List of Buttons to be Learned 1 Test ALL Buttons Begin testing the codes you downloaded to the CK1.2 Keypad. Make sure that you test all buttons (hard buttons and the LCD buttons on each page or every device). Don't try to learn new commands yet, wait until you can do all of them at once systematically. Make a List of all buttons that don't work. Compare the original keypad to the CK1.2 Keypad. Add missing functions that need to be learned to the List. 2 3 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 24 Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title Using LCD Button Editor A U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M B C D E F G A B C D E F G Add, Edit & Delete Buttons - Select the button location where you would like to add, edit or delete a button, then simply single click on the desired action. In fact, there is no difference in function between Add and Edit.There are two buttons to prevent confusion. Symbol Shortcuts - Click on one of these buttons to type a symbol instead of a letter or number. Device List - Select the device whose pages you would like to edit. Scroll Pages - Since you can only view four pages at a time, the scroll pages buttons become active in FAV, which has five pages. Button Labels - Select the button you would like to rename by double clicking.To delete, single click then click on the Delete button in E. Hide Page Check Boxes - You must hide pages back to front. If you want page 1 hidden, move the buttons to page 4, then hide page 4. See Hiding pages section on the next page for more detail on HIDDEN pages. Save and Cancel - Only by clicking on SAVE, will your work be saved. No matter how many buttons you move or edit, hitting CANCEL will discard all the work you have done. Labeling and Deleting Buttons Use the LCD Button Editor to correct labels for LCD buttons on each of the devices you've created. Label empty buttons for codes that you need to learn.To LABEL a button, SELECT it by single clicking on it, then begin typing. Delete a button by selecting it with a single click and then clicking on either the DELETE key on your keyboard or the Delete button. Pressing the TAB or ENTER buttons on your keyboard will select the next position. TIP - If you label a button on a blank page, a new page will be added after you save. S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Type in Section Title Programming Tutorial 25 Dragging and Dropping Buttons You can drag and drop a programmed button/label to any empty button. If there are no empty buttons, simply delete unused buttons first, then re-arrange as desired. Drag and drop requires that you click and hold on a button, then move to the new location and let go of the mouse button. Hiding Pages A hidden page is accessible during MACRO programming but the end user cannot manually access the page using the PAGE button. If all pages are hidden, the end user cannot access the hard buttons of the device either, essentially creating a HIDDEN DEVICE. This is the only way to prevent the automatic jump action that occurs on the MAIN menu for any DEVICE LCD button. You HIDE pages using the HIDE checkbox. However, you must hide pages from THE BACK TO THE FRONT. You cannot hide page 1, you must move buttons to page 4 and hide page 4. Once page 4 is hidden, you are allowed to hide page 3; after page 4 and page 3 is hidden, you may hide page 2. Only after page 4, 3 and 2 are hidden may you hide page 1. Tip - You can still program a Macro to jump to a HIDDEN page for special purposes! T H E B & K A U T O M A T E D H O U S E Moving Through Pages In Favorites FAV or the Favorites device has five pages, thus you cannot view all pages at once in LCD button editor. However, two scroll buttons (normally grayed out) become active when you are editing FAV. By utilizing these buttons, you can edit and view pages 1 through 4 or 2 through 5. Shortcuts - Copying Existing Buttons Any button on MAIN or a Device (not FAV buttons) can be programmed with a shortcut to another button. When you program a shortcut the icon will appear next to the button. When a button is programmed with a shortcut, it is essentially an exact copy of the other button regardless of how it is programmed (Learned IR, IR Database or Macro). Since a shortcut can copy a macro, it is the only way you can get a hard button to issue a macro (you program the macro on an LCD button on a hidden page somewhere, but the end user issues it by pressing a hard button programmed with a shortcut).To program a shortcut: 1 Select the button you want to program. 2 Open the Edit and Label Buttons window if it is closed. 3 Pull down the Device list and select the device where the button you want to copy is located. 4 Pull down the IR Code list and select the button you want by clicking on it. 5 Click on SAVE. 3 4 5 2 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K 26 Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title Learning Tips Start with the remote control about an inch apart from the keypad. Vary the learning distance from one inch to as much as four feet if the code doesn't test correctly. Make sure the remote is pointed at the red lens of the CK1.2's IR sensor. Fresh Batteries in the Original Remote Control - Weak batteries will cause CKEditor to fail to correctly learn. Note that EVEN if the original remote still operates the component, the batteries can be too weak to produce a strong enough carrier for any learning keypad to detect!!!! When you have learning problems, replace the batteries FIRST! Tap instead of Pressing and Holding - With normal short burst codes (buttons the user would simply tap, rather than press and hold), this will produce better results. Normally, you should press and hold. The "Flutter" Technique - If you are having problems with a "Press and Hold" Code (like volume up or down a button the user would press and hold), sometimes fluttering the button while in learn mode will work. The "Semaphore" Technique - Typically only used when you are trying to isolate one command from a remote with a pre-programmed macro. Use a book or another opaque object in between the two remotes. Press the button on the original remote, then remove the obstruction for a moment, then put it back. Experiment with different timings. U S I N G C K E D I T O R T O P R O G R A M Learning IR Codes One at a Time 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 Select the Button - Select the button that you want to teach to by single clicking it. Click on the LEARN Shortcut Button - The Learn shortcut button stays depressed to indicate that you have selected LEARN mode. Wait for READY to Appear - The CK1.2 Keypad must be connected to the PC. Once you see the READY indicator, press and hold the corresponding button on the original keypad while pointing it at the TOP of the CK1.2 Keypad. When the code is successfully learned, the window will say GOOD, confirming that the code learned "correctly." Actually, the GOOD means that the code might be good.... Press the test icon and point the connected CK1.2 Keypad at the component to test if it really is good! Reteach as necessary. Click on SAVE - You must click on SAVE to save the LEARNED command. ` 4 S IMPLY B ETTER! B&K Programming Tutorial Type in Section Title