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Remote Trigger in Express

The remote trigger function allows you to program a macro to send an On or Off signal to any external device that responds to a remote contact closure. This signal can control any external event (for example, a sound machine or a bubble machine).

To create a simple remote trigger macro, follow these steps:

Keystrokes: Action:
1. Press [Setup]. Selects Setup display screen
2. Select 8, Macro Editing, and press [Enter]. Selects Macro display screen Prompt reads:
Select macro number, then press ENTER
3. Press [1][0] [Enter]. Macro 10 created
Prompt reads:
Select operation(s) for this macro – press ENTER MACRO when done (Wheels and sliders are not valid entries in macros)
4. Press [S7] More Softkeys, [S3], On Trigger. Enters an On Trigger command Macro contents line reads: OnTrigger
5. Press [S8], Macro Wait, [5] [Enter]. Enters a macro wait of 5 seconds Macro contents line reads:
OnTrigger Mwait-5
6. Press [S4], Off Trigger. Enters an Off Trigger command Macro contents line reads:
OnTrigger Mwait-5 OffTrigger
7. Press [Enter Macro]. Saves macro. Macro 10 sends an On Trigger command, waits five seconds, then sends an Off Trigger command
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