User Guide
Table Of Contents
- DXP v1.5 - Programmer's Guide
- Introduction
- Using the Design XPress Project Wizard
- Overview
- Launching the Design XPress Project Wizard
- Using the Design XPress Project Wizard
- User Information dialog
- System Information dialog
- System Configuration dialog
- Which Screens? dialog
- Audio Zones dialog
- Audio Sources dialog
- Video Inputs dialog
- HVAC Zones dialog
- DMS Keypads dialog
- SB2 Keypads dialog
- Door Phones dialog
- Touch Panel Declarations dialog
- Choose Background Images dialog
- Choose Button Colors dialog
- Choose Button Text Colors dialog
- Choose Bargraph Color dialog
- Touch Panel Control dialogs
- House Lighting Scenes dialog
- Control Button Labels dialog
- CD Titles dialog
- DSS TV Favorites dialog
- DSS Music Favorites dialog
- Tuner Presets dialog
- Finishing a Project
- Understanding the Report File
- Transferring Preset Button Text to the Master via FTP
- Opening an Existing Design XPress Project
- Copying a Design XPress Project
- Importing a Design XPress Project
- Exporting a Design XPress Project
- Deleting a Design XPress Project
- Using NetLinx Studio

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Design XPress Programmer’s Guide
Table of Contents
Using the Design XPress Project Wizard .............................................................15
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 15
Required Information.............................................................................................................. 15
Launching the Design XPress Project Wizard ................................................................ 16
Project Wizard Navigation Controls ....................................................................................... 16
Using the Design XPress Project Wizard........................................................................ 17
User Information dialog ................................................................................................... 17
System Information dialog............................................................................................... 18
To add a new Room/Location name ...................................................................................... 19
To rename an existing Room/Location name ........................................................................ 19
System Configuration dialog ........................................................................................... 20
Which Screens? dialog ................................................................................................... 21
Audio Zones dialog ......................................................................................................... 22
Setting Up Audio/Video Zones ............................................................................................... 23
Audio Sources dialog ...................................................................................................... 25
Selecting Audio Sources ........................................................................................................ 26
Format of IR Files For Audio Sources.................................................................................... 27
Video Inputs dialog.......................................................................................................... 28
HVAC Zones dialog......................................................................................................... 29
Naming HVAC Zones............................................................................................................. 30
DMS Keypads dialog....................................................................................................... 30
Specifying a location for each keypad.................................................................................... 31
Configuring audio, HVAC and intercom zone control for each keypad .................................. 32
Configuring lighting zone control for each keypad ................................................................. 32
Copying a lighting scene layout from another DMS keypad in the system ............................ 32
SB2 Keypads dialog........................................................................................................ 33
Configuring SB2 Keypads ...................................................................................................... 34
Edit Rooms/Locations dialog.................................................................................................. 34
Door Phones dialog......................................................................................................... 34
Configuring Door Phones....................................................................................................... 35
Touch Panel Declarations dialog .................................................................................... 36
Creating Touch Panel Declarations ....................................................................................... 37
Adding a New Touch Panel Interface:.................................................................................... 37
Choose Background Images dialog ................................................................................ 38
Choose Button Colors dialog .......................................................................................... 39
Choose Button Text Colors dialog .................................................................................. 40
Choose Bargraph Color dialog........................................................................................ 41
Touch Panel Control dialogs ........................................................................................... 42
Address Formats For Supported Lighting Systems ............................................................... 43