This activity-based system file was designed to make the system user friendly for anyone who wants to use it. The help menu system will walk the user through steps to correct whatever is wrong to allow the user to do what they want to. I think it's perfect for the guys with a wife that hates technology, and only wants to watch TV, a DVD or use the HTPC to surf the web...

There is nothing special with this system file but I like it!

A setup for the Pronto NG RU950.

An update to David Shaw's Midnite PCF. The buttons are mostly from his PCF. I have included additional buttons for my devices, and included a bunch of DVD covers for my DVD jukebox. All devices have discrete power. I have also setup this PCF to use PIP with both my satellite and cable connections.

Building upon Daniel Tonks' graphics and overall design, with some design elements from David Shaw (a few graphics) and Jon Linville (his clean screen program is effective, as well as his pre-made DVD macros which I used for my DVD changer). I have made the PCF very user - and wife - friendly, and easy to code with a dedicated section for IR codes and macros.

A mixture of quite a few pre-existing templates, plus some new stuff. Graphics taken from Daniel Tonks' template.

In this configeration i used some of the icons from Daniel Tonks version of the 6000 and 7000 and combined so you can see through the device buttons into the background. I also have Australian FTA TV channels and radio icons for melbourne. There is a sleep section which guides you through the steps and set the timer on the reciever and tv, and a zone 2 section to activate the second set of speakers smoothly.

A frameless tabbed design. Includes color PNGs with transparent layer for most of the Dish Network Stations as of 10/28/2006, however it does not include Dish Network PPV stations. This configuration is not based on "action pages," and the station logos could be better in my opinion. However I think it is an effective design for what we use it for which is mainly for viewing video rather than listening to audio. Thus, the design is video based and uses "watch" macro buttons on video source device tabs to turn the system on and off.

Since the TV is used as a monitor and my primary video source is the PVR (which uses the cursor pad for channel +/- functionality), I have used the "hard" channel +/- buttons as power/standby. Standby is only used on those devices that have discrete standby buttons, i.e., the receiver and the VCR. The chael macros for the PVR are our prime means of tuning various stations, and I have added macros (beyond the remote's default functions) for accessing common things like "Schedule" and "Recordings" for the PVR.

A simple design where you can switch to any device at any time.

This clean and simple design was based mainly on "OS X" graphics, device images from "Daniel's TSU3000" together with some of my own images. System begins on the "power" page where you can turn on/off TV, home theater (DVD) & cable with one button, go the the "lighting" page or go the specific device power controls. Across each page are shortcuts to "power", "DVD", "cable", "TV", "lights", "surf" and "activities". "Surf" includes 9 pages classifying channels into favorites, nets, learn, fun, news, sports and music.