User Guide

Using the Design XPress Project Wizard
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Design XPress Programmer’s Guide
Design XPress was designed with simple audio sources in mind (i.e. tuners, satellites, CD players,
etc). These devices are directly supported by Design XPress. But let's step outside the box for a
moment and think about how we control these devices: IR. Since IR is nothing more than a code
that gets delivered when we pulse a channel does it really matter what device is attached to the IR
emitter? Not really. In lab and field-testing of Design Xpress, many other types of products were
connected, most of them video. These included DVD players and VCRs. As long as the IR function
code for play on a DVD player is placed in the proper channel (1) in the IR file, Design XPress
doesn't know any different. Just tell Design XPress that your VCR is a CD player, make sure the IR
channels match the above specification for a CD player, and it will work.
Similarly, a Satellite receiver can be used for a Dish Network receiver. The lower numbered
channels are standard functions for all devices, with some deviation in the higher numbered
channels. Typically AMX has a standard for the lower IR channels and device functions.
Video Inputs dialog
Use the Video Inputs dialog (FIG. 6) to define the video sources to be used in this project. Design
XPress allows you to assign up to 24 video inputs for display in specified Rooms/Locations in the
system.
Click the down arrow to select from a list of available Room/Locations for each video input. The
names in the drop-down list are based on the Audio Zones for which you have selected the "Use
Video" option in the Audio Sources dialog.
 Input names must be unique, up to 10 characters, and cannot include a single quote (') or
a pipe character (|).
 If an input is not used, leave the label blank.
FIG. 6 Video Inputs dialog