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- 1: Hotkey Remote Control
- 2: MIDI
- 3: Serial Port
1 - Hotkey Remote Control
This article covers the configuration of hotkeys for the remote control of mAirList.
Local and Global (System-Wide) Hotkeys
mAirList supports two kinds of hotkeys, represented by two distinct remote control interfaces:
- Local: Hotkeys only work when mAirList application is in the foreground and focused.
- System-wide: Hotkeys work regardless of whether the mAirList application is in the foreground or background. System-wide hotkeys are always routed to mAirList, so they cannot be used by any other application anymore.
As a thumb rule, use system-wide hotkeys only for very special shortcuts
(e.g. Alt+Ctrl+F1) that are not used in any other software.
System-wide hotkeys are often used with programmable POS keyboards.
Configuration
In the configuration app or Control Panel, go to Remote Control and add an interface of the desired type (local or system-wide hotkeys).
To add a new shortcut, click the Shortcut field first, then press the desired key or key combination. It will appear in the Shortcut field. Click Add to add it to the list of hotkeys in the upper part of the dialog.
To assign a remote control command to the shortcut, select it from the drop down menu, or type it manually in the table cell next to the shortcut.
2 - MIDI
3 - Serial Port
The serial port remote control allows you to receive raw remote control commands over a serial port.
Configuration
Before you can set up this remote control, you must first configure the serial port parameters (baut rate etc.) in the Miscellaneous section of the configuration.
Thereafter you can add the Serial Port remote control interface, and select the appropriate serial port from the list.
Usage
Commands - e.g. PLAYER 1-1 START - must be sent as plain ASCII text,
terminated with a CR character (ASCII 13) each.