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24.3 Keystroke Macros
Keystroke Macros are a series of keystrokes, screen events, and encoder movements that
are recorded into an object similar to a cuelist. When the Keystroke Macro is executed, the
recorded key presses and actions are regenerated. Keystroke Macros can be executed
manually or triggered by Comment Macros.
24.3.1 Recording Keystroke Macros
Key presses, screen events, and encoder movements can be recorded interactively and are
always recorded into Keystroke Macros in the Macro directory. To begin recording key
presses:
1. Re cord , Macro: the Macro Directory opens.
2. [Macro 2]: choose a location in the directory
Or, using the commend line, press:
Record , Macro , 2 , Enter
If you leave out the Macro location:
Record , Macro , Enter
The Keystroke Macro will be recorded in the next available location. If the destination Macro
already exists, a pop-up will offer options: Inse rt , Merge , Replace.
When the Keystroke Macro begins recording, the Macro key LED will flash red and the
keystroke macro status icon on the status toolbar will turn red to signify that recording has
commenced.
All subsequent button presses, screen events, and encoder movements will be recorded into
the specified Keystroke Macro. The time interval between the previous and current button
press will also be recorded. Only one macro can be recorded at a time; the console will not
allow you to record another macro while one is being recorded.
To stop the recording of a Keystroke Macro:
Pig + Macr o key.
The Ma cro key LED will stop flashing and the keystroke macro icon on the status toolbar will
turn grey.
24.3.2 Naming Keystroke Macros
You can give a Macro a name that will be displayed in the Macro Directory window:
1. Open + Macro : open the Macro Directory
2. Check that the G ua rd button is selected, so that you don't accidentally active a Macro
when pressing its button in the directory.
3. Select the Macro.
4. Set, [ N a m e ] , En ter: type in the name
Tip: To name a Macro immediately after recording it, press the Set key to open a
Quickname window. Enter the Macro name and press OK to select.
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