#### Automated Activities

Automated Activities, also sometimes referred to as macros, are essentially a recording of several commands which may be played back at any time with the press of one single button. You can program one to any button on the Entertainment Menu. To begin, click on Automate activities on the Entertainment Menu.

1. The first step is to choose the room where the Entertainment Menu is that you would like the automated activity to appear on.

1. Now choose what type of automated activity you would like to add. The choices are:

- Turn off all devices in this room:
  - Turn off all programmed devices in the room with only one press of the Off button.
- Build an automated activity on an Entertainment Menu device:
  - This type is intended to send multiple commands to one or more devices so that they are ready to use. This automated activity can be programmed to any device button on the Entertainment Menu. When the automation completes the remote control screen will change to displaying the device commands for the primary device.
- Build an automated activity on a new Entertainment page button:
  - This type is nearly identical to the previous one, with two main differences. First, this type is programmed onto a new Entertainment Menu button which you will create for it when you start. Second, it can be programmed to make the remote control screen change to any device in the room when the automation completes, or it may remain on the Entertainment Menu.

1. Construct the automated activity by using the Automated Activity Editing Screen to select which commands from the various devices in the room you would like to record, and adding them to the command list.

1. Finally, you will have the option to create an automated activity Done Screen which will appear after the automation completes. Think of this like a helpful safety net which can be used to correct issues that may result if devices miss one or more power and/or input commands.