[. . . ] The program can be launched from its system tray icon or the configuration menu of the TV software. In the configuration menu, select the "Options" tab and click the "Remote Control" icon under "Miscellaneous". Remote Control Editor icon in the system tray Remote Control (English) 3 The menu If you have not made any changes, the window displayed above appears, with similar contents. This overview shows the currently loaded settings for various applications. Of course, some of the applications which appear in the screenshot may not be set up on your system. [. . . ] To do so, click the icon we mentioned above in your taskbar. 6 Remote Control (English) 1. Select the application In order to allow the Windows Calculator to be operated via remote control, we must first icon in the upper area, or right-click an create a new command set. To do this, click the existing list entry to open the context menu and select New. Context menu New Copy Edit Delete Reset Information Icon Meaning New command set Copy command set Copy command set (or double-click a command set) Delete command set Reset command set to original settings Show assignment as an HTML file. In the window that appears, you can enter detailed information about the application that you want to operate by remote control. After entering a name and description of your choice, you can enter the path to the executable file by clicking [>>]. In all probability, the file name will vary depending on the program description in the start menu or the name of the icon. At that time, the name of the executable files could have no more than eight characters. To make it easier for you to navigate using the program icons, you can change the view so that the icons are displayed larger, if this is not already configured by default. From the "Open" dialog, it is best to select "Thumbnails" as the menu view. Using the optional input for command-line parameters, you can, for example, send the parameter C:\My Music\Hits. m3u to WinAmp (as the selected application), which calls up a playlist when WinAmp starts. If you enter a window caption under "Window identification", this may help to identify the application more quickly, allowing you to control it more efficiently. However, please note that many applications change this title, and integrate, for example, the document name of the last file loaded into the title. Program the remote control Illustration similar. This takes you to the most important window for assigning functions to buttons. Because this software is also included with the delivery of other products, you can use the "Remote control" pulldown menu to select the TerraTec product you want to use right now. Below it, you see the name of the button you have just pressed, in this case Channel + . This is also indicated by a red outline around the image of the remote control. The various outline colors have the following additional meanings: Green ­ default assignment; Orange ­ user-defined, i. e. created or changed by you; and Blue ­ preset. 8 Remote Control (English) Unfortunately, things now become a little more complicated. Because of the wide range of options provided for command assignments, we won't try to provide a thorough description of every parameter here, but just an overview of them in table form. The possible commands can be subdivided into five areas using the "Command type" and "Parameters" pulldown menus: · · · · · On-screen display menu (OSD) . . . "On Screen Display" functions such as the clock etc. Functions that are familiar from usual window menus, such as maximize etc. [. . . ] For the calculator in our example, this basically means assigning key combinations with the digit block from 0 to 9; the AV button of the remote control could be assigned the plus key, the '-/--' button assigned the minus key, the Mute button assigned the key code of the Enter key, and so on. However, we hope that it clearly illustrates how the process itself works. In the description field, you can then insert a description of your own creation (for example, "ultimate number cruncher") and test the assignment you have chosen by pressing "Test", which starts the calculator. Check the assignments The following window now gives you the opportunity to check all the settings you have configured. [. . . ]