XBOX Manager: group remote control

Use this tool to view and edit gamepad input for a group of consoles from the Remote Control tab of XBOX Manager. The Remote Control tab displays real-time gamepad input for each console that’s in the selected group. For more information, see Thumbnail display of the console screens in this topic. Controller input and macros are applied to every console that’s in the console group. For more information, see Sending input to the consoles in this topic. In Group remote control, you can view thumbnails of each console, control the layout of the thumbnails, view real-time connection statuses, review console errors, and control how button presses are sent to the group. You can view a subset of consoles at the maximum frame rate from the High FPS console view. Input is sent via one of the following:

• a physical XBOX 360 or XBOX One controller plugged into the development PC
• the virtual gamepad: To use this option, select Controller + Keyboard from the Input menu: . When this option is selected, the Virtual Controller sends button presses to all consoles that are in the console group.

Controller input can be recorded as input macros for playback.

• Thumbnail display of the console screens
• Streaming panel
• Remote group view settings
• Sending input to the consoles
• Controller drivers

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Thumbnail display of the console screens

Select a console group from the CONSOLE SELECTOR panel, and then use the Remote Control tab to show what’s on each console’s screen within that group. If the Console View switch is set to On, the console’s screen is mirrored in XBOX Manager. Thumbnails for each console are displayed in a two-column configuration by default. Change the number of columns from the Consoles per row option by entering the number of columns or by using the plus and minus buttons. A green border appears around a console’s thumbnail when the console is selected. You can simultaneously apply certain actions to all the selected consoles. The number of consoles that are selected is shown at the top of the Console View window. Some of the consoles might appear below the frame and require scrolling to see the full list. Use Select All or Clear selection for bulk actions that are taken within the console group. To conserve bandwidth, thumbnails are displayed at a frame rate of 0.5 to 1 FPS. If you want to see a subset of consoles at the maximum frame rate, and if you haven’t already selected some consoles for High FPS, do the following:

1. In the Console list view, click the consoles you would like to view at the maximum FPS.
2. Click on the expand button in the top right hand corner to view selected console at high FPS. The selected console will be popped out into a separate window at full fidelity.

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Remote group view settings

The Remote group view settings panel on the right is used to sort, filter, and control audio for the console group. You can filter this setting by console connection statuses, console errors, and selection statuses. The audio settings simultaneously mute and unmute all consoles that are in the group.

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Sending input to the consoles

Use the Remote Control tab to send controller input. However, raw keyboard input will not work in group remote view.

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Gamepad input

Select Controller + Keyboard. You can then generate gamepad input with XBOX Manager by using one of the following three ways.

• Connect a controller to the development PC, and then XBOX Manager can pass button presses from that controller to the console.
• Use the mouse to interact with the Virtual Controller image in the Remote Control tab.
• Use the keyboard that’s plugged into your development PC to emulate gamepad button presses by using the following steps.
  1. Select the remote console view (the image of the console), or the Virtual Controller image.
  2. Emulate gamepad input by pressing the appropriate key on your keyboard that coincides with the button press on the gamepad as shown in the following table.

Use the following table to emulate gamepad button presses with your connected keyboard.

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Controller drivers

See Connect an XBOX Wireless Controller to a Windows device for information on connecting an XBOX Controller to the PC. The XBOX Controller drivers automatically download from Windows Update.

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See also

Remote control