Gefen EXT-GAVA - Learning a New Device

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Appendix
Learning a New Device
The GAVA is shipped with a library of various devices. Even if your specic model is not
listed, each manufacturer supplies a standard set of IR commands that are common to their
product. For example, both the Sony XBR4 and XBR7 share a set of similar IR commands.
When learning a new device, the GAVA automatically provides you with a template based
on the type of device that is being “learned.”
The GAVA requires that IR commands have specic name conventions that are matched
to the GAVA User Interface buttons. Templates provide an easy way to ensure that new
devices have the proper names. Using a template also allows you to just push buttons on
your IR remove as prompted, without having to simultaneously enter names and navigate
the screen on your computer.
The GAVA comes with several pre-congured templates which are needed to build a GAVA
library. Each of these templates correspond to a different class of IR-controlled device.
In the following example, we have just purchased the Jurassic 80” LED display from
DinoSystems, Inc. The GAVA does not offer this display device as part of its library, so we
will need to dene the control for this (monstrous) display.
1. Open the Rooms tab on the left side of the screen.
2. Select the desired room. We will be adding this display to the “Living Room”.
3. Select the device category, from the tabs on the left side of the screen. Since this
device is a display, click the Display sidebar button.
4. Under the Basic tab, click the Learn new device button.
5. Type the Name, Manufacturer, Model, and Controller.
6. Select the controller from the PACS drop-down list. The available choices will be
dened by what Control Gateways were dened (PACS and/or Mini PACS).