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Other keys send a generic CONTINUE event.

Other keys (such as digits) have no continue functionality.

You can use the monitoring tools in order to check for continue functionality on a specific key.

MLGW will keep track of which was the original key-press that lead to a CONTINUE - KEY_RELEASE sequence, so

that you may trigger different macros depending on which key was released.

This is done via the extra fields when defining a BeoLink event.

The typical usage is for a CONTINUE event to start a home-automation action like dimming the lights. The

KEY_RELEASE will stop dimming.

For example, in order to execute a macro when the GO key is released, you should define a BeoLink event for the

corresponding room, and for the KEY_RELEASE event. Then choose to also match against the original command, and

select GO from the original command list.

Short key-presses: Note that for short key presses (without holding the key), most products will add a

KEY_RELEASE for keys with continue functionality, but some older products (e.g. BlPassive) won't. So, for example, a

short key-press on PLAY will produce:

On BeoSystem 3: PLAY followed by KEY_RELEASE (PLAY)

On BlPassive: PLAY

So take this into account when designing your macros that respond to press, continue and release events.

BeoLink Commands

Commands to products are any Beo4/Beo5 command, the same way as when setting up Beo5.

BeoLink commands have an optional spacer measured in tenths of seconds after the command is transmitted.

Some products may fail to power up (via a source selection command) and immediately accept further commands

(for example, a program selection). If this happens, adding a small pause after the source selection command will

most likely solve the issue without the need to set up a scheduler. Another case where the spacer can help is when

controlling some set-top boxes which cannot handle a fast succession of commands.

BeoLink products supporting Beo4 navigation button commands can be configured for using either the new

commands (UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SELECT and BACK), or the legacy alternatives (STEP_UP, STEP_DOWN, WIND,

REWIND, PLAY and EXIT). Mobile applications that control BeoLink products through MLGW need to know in which

of these modes the product is in order to send the right commands.

This configuration is done via the Beo4NavButton column in the BeoLink products list. If the checkbox is checked,

MLGW will tell the mobile application that the product is controlled via the Beo4 navigation button commands UP,

DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SELECT and BACK. Otherwise it will instruct the mobile application to use the legacy

commands previously mentioned.

Beo5 configuration loader

The setup for BeoLink products can be imported from the XML file produced by the Beo5 configuration tool. Rooms,

products, sources and favourite lists can be obtained this way.

On the BeoLink resources screen (

Programming / Devices / BeoLink

) select the file and press "Load Resources

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