I am now a pro with everyones help. I can program everything and do the macros. took some time, but everything works. They need help in writing down the methodology for doing their programing of their remote. customer service not very good. It is pretty straight forward
1. try your items
2 if not work go to learn process and place your remote to the BACK OF THE X10 AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SCREEN
3 for macros, you have to use sides of one of the devices. pick a number and macro them throught the learning processes. just make sure you change name to macro and then do the macros to the name.
4. on onkyo you have to do the work around by setting up another device and put the off button on it. seems to be a different code.
hope this short note helps other beginners.