Switching from Live TV to Satellite TV for a recent Samsung TV with help of MyTifi
As described in my previous post the app MyTifi let's define macro's as a series of commands which are send to the TV in such a way that all the buttons pressed at the remote are recorded and saved. I try to explain ( both do and dont's ) how to configure a macro yourself and here we 'switch' from Live TV to Satellite TV
Of utmost importance in this example is the starting point; The TV should be at a Live TV channel with no other popup windows open. No smarthub menu bar, program guide or channel list should be visible on the screen; only the TV channel you're watching.
This is important, as the series of command start from the active window and if i.e. the program guide is active, the starting point is from the program guide and the commands then give an unwanted result.
So, the Cable TV channel is now only active and you want to switch to Sat TV.
In MyTifi ( only the Premium version ) we connect to the Samsung TV and then choose 'slim' at the bottom of the MyTifi start screen.
The next step is to choose Macros found almost at the right top. We press + and you enter a name for your macro i.e. Cable TV -> Satellite TV. If done, you press 'Continue' and the macro recording starts.
Now we press 'Standard' at the bottom left, showing you the remote control on your smartphone.
In the following sequence you press the following buttons:
CH.LIST , → , ↓, ↓, ↓, ↓ ( 4 times ↓*) , ENTER ( in middle of touchpad arrows) , ↓ , ENTER , EXIT , EXIT
* Although in some cases 2 down arrows already highlight the Antennasymbol on the right side bottom of the Channel List, it is wise to program 4 times a down arrow because if you only programmed 2 down arrows and the 'Favourite' icon is highlighted, you would ending up at the 'Sorting' icon and the macro will end up somewhere else when the sequence is finished.
The two EXIT programmed are optional, because both the Channel List and Menu Bar are
now gone and only the Satellite TV channel is displayed. However if you want the Channel List to be displayed to choose another Satellite Channel, you do not program the two times EXIT.
Now you press stop recording and done.
The next macro you probably will program is the reversed one from Satellite to Cable and you simply follow the above steps, but the last 'down arrow' now becomes an 'up arrow'.
When you're ready, you will find your own macros when tapping the Macros button in MyTifi.
You will notice a circled i right to your own macro and by tapping, there is an option to play the macro in the 'standard time' ( this is the exact time frame you've needed for programming ) You will also see a Fast option.
However if the sequence is send too fast, the Samsung probably cannot deal with these high speed command series and ending up somewhere else.
In my case I re-programmed several times, as by practicing you learn to program faster and nowadays I use the Standard time myself.
Maybe there is a difference in the response time from the various Samsung TV series, depending on the processor build inside, but just play around to haveyour best results.
Enjoy !
I do not have any relationship with the company which produced the MyTifi app, other than having a very quick and friendly response from Martijn about my questions.
Therefore I am a happy user of MyTifi and recommend this great app !
