Philips COLOR TOUCH SCREEN REM CONT W-DATABASE TSU6000, ProntoProEdit 3.0 User Manual

3.0
User Manual
User Manual ProntoProEdit
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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................... 5
Installation ............................................................................................6
System Requirements..............................................................7
Installation.............................................................................7
Updating Your ProntoPro ..........................................................8
About
ProntoProEdit
..............................................................................9
About CCFs...........................................................................................10
Basic CCF Actions.................................................................................12
Opening a CCF .......................................................................... 13
Loading a CCF into ProntoProEdit ............................................13
Uploading a CCF from Your ProntoPro ......................................15
Creating a New CCF...............................................................15
Modifying a CCF........................................................................ 16
Opening and Closing Panels....................................................16
Creating Devices and Macro Groups ........................................18
Creating Panels.....................................................................21
Creating Frames and Buttons..................................................24
Using the Gallery ..................................................................27
Using Bitmaps ...................................................................... 29
Using Grids ..........................................................................32
Viewing and Testing a CCF ....................................................... 36
Previewing with ProntoProEmulator .........................................36
Downloading a CCF into Your ProntoPro ...................................38
Saving a CCF............................................................................. 40
Saving a CCF........................................................................4 0
Replacing and Merging a CCF..................................................42
Configuring a CCF ................................................................................43
Properties................................................................................. 44
System Properties.................................................................4 4
Frame Properties...................................................................45
Button Properties ..................................................................46
Device Properties ..................................................................47
Macro Group Properties..........................................................48
Programming............................................................................ 49
Actions ................................................................................49
Jumps..................................................................................56
RF Settings ..........................................................................57
Hard Key Actions ..................................................................58
Macros.................................................................................60
Modifying Frames and Buttons ................................................. 61
Identifying Frames and Buttons .............................................. 61
Designing Frames and Buttons................................................65
Setting the System Properties for the ProntoPro...................... 67
Write-protecting a CCF ..........................................................6 7
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Automatically creating device aliases .......................................67
Troubleshooting...................................................................................68
List of Shortcuts ..................................................................................70
Glossary ...............................................................................................71
Index....................................................................................................74
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Introduction
ProntoProEdit is a visual editor for cre ating and configuring ProntoPro screens. With ProntoProEdit you have complete control over the user inter face of your Pronto Pro.
ProntoProEdit can perform a range of powerful tasks: creating and modifying all screen elements, importing new graphics, previewing and testing your screens on the ProntoProEmulator, communic a ting w i th the ProntoPro for exchanging configuration files, and so on.
ProntoProEdit is the tool that really allow s you to optimize the use and the lay-out of your ProntoPro. We advise you to carefully read this user manual in order to benefit from all possibilities this software package provides.
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Installation
Contents of this chapter
System Requirements..............................................................7
Installation.............................................................................7
Updating Your ProntoPro ..........................................................8
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System Requirements
PC with a Pentium 166 MHz or higher processorWindows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or higher operating system16 megabytes of RAM (recommended : 32 MB )15 megabytes of free disk spaceCD-ROM playerSuper VGA or higher graphics card and monitorAvailable serial port wh i ch supports 115200 baud
Installation
Note
We recommend that you close all programs before installing ProntoProEdit.
Installing from the CD-ROM
1 Place the ProntoProEdit CD-ROM in your co mpute r.
ProntoPro setup will start. If not, you can install ProntoProEdit.exe by double-clicking it in Windows Explor e r.
2 Follow the instructions on screen that w ill guid e yo u thro ugh the
installation procedure. The first time you run ProntoProEdit, you have to accep t the licens e
agreement. Otherwise ProntoProEdit will not run.
Installing from the web site
1 Open your internet browser. 2 Browse to the PHILIPS website: www.pronto.philips.com 3 Download ProntoProEdit.exe. 4 Double-click ProntoProEdit.exe. 5 Follow the instructions on screen that w ill guid e yo u thro ugh the
installation procedure. The first time you run ProntoProEdit, you have to accep t the lic e nse
agreement. Otherwise ProntoProEdit will not run.
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Updating Your ProntoPro
ProntoProEdit is distributed with a s tand ard Pro ntoPro Update File with the latest available ProntoPro softw are . This software can easily be updated to a later version. You can check the version information of your ProntoPro in the third panel in Setup mode. Please refer to the Pronto Pro User Manual for more information about the Setup panels.
Future updates are available on the PHILIPS website at
www.pronto.philips.com. You need to store the ProntoPro update file s in the
Update folder in the directory where ProntoProEdit is installed.
Note
It is best not to touc h your ProntoPro’s touch screen or use any of your ProntoPro’s direct access butto ns, while updating is in progress.
1 Copy the ProntoPro update files to the Update folder in the directory
where ProntoProEdit is installed.
2 Go to Start > Programs > ProntoProEdit > ProntoEdit.
ProntoProEdit opens.
3 Select Update Firmware from the Tools menu and select the update
file you want to use from the list. The ‘Firmware Update’ window appears.
4 Plug one end of the ProntoPro serial cable in the serial po rt of your
ProntoPro.
5 Plug the other end of the ProntoPro serial cab l e in the serial p or t of yo ur
computer.
6 Click Start.
After connecting to your Pronto Pro the upd a ting process starts.
7 Follow the instructions on scree n.
It is possible that after updating your Pronto Pro, you will be asked to calibrate the touch screen. Please refer to your ProntoPro User’s Manual for detailed instructions o n calibration.
Note
You can also run update files directly from the website . Double-click the update file and follow the instructio ns on scr een.
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About
ProntoProEdit
ProntoProEdit is the visual editor for creating and configuring CCFs. A CCF or configuration file defines the user interface on the ProntoPro.
ProntoProEdit allows you to perso nalize your ProntoPro and to perform a range of powerful tasks:
Uploading CCFs from your ProntoPro;Adding, deleting, modifying and rearranging panels, devices, macro
groups, frames and bu t t on s ;
Importing new graphics, creating your ow n custom devices, using your
own bitmaps, repla ci n g th e home panels with you r own pa n el s ;
Letting any button take you to any panel, making any button into a
macro, creating macros within macros;
Saving, duplicating and sharing CCF files, code s or devices w ith another
ProntoPro;
Previewing new CCF files on ProntoProEmulator;Personalizing CCF files to optimize the use of your ProntoPro;Downloading CCFs into your ProntoPro.
ProntoProEdit
views
ProntoProEdit main window provides two views.
Configuration view: displays the overall structure of the current CCF
with its most important elements in a tree view:
HOMEDEVICESMACRO GROUPS
Panel view: displays the contents of a panel as it is defined in the
current CCF. Panel views provide an up-to-date view on the current CC F: changes are
immediately incorporated into the curr e nt CC F.
Panel view
Configuration view
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About CCFs
A CCF or a configuration file stores a ProntoPro configuration. It fully defines the ProntoPro user interface :
devices and macro groups;panel layouts and button appearances;the behavior of all buttons, direct-access k eys and actio n butto ns
(including all IR codes).
CCFs are files with the extension ‘ccf’ and are represente d by the
icon.
HOME, DEVICES and MACRO GROUPS are the three major building blocks to define CCFs. They consist of a number of panels and an action list.
HOME
In most cases the Home pa ne l is used to access the most frequently used devices and macros. The Home panel contains a number of buttons that jump to specific panels of devices and macros.
DEVICES
A device usually contains a number of panels with different buttons to execute commands on the actual device. By tapping the buttons on the ProntoPro IR codes are sent out to operate your devices.
MACRO GROUPS
A macro Group can contain macros and timers.
A macro allows you to execute a sequence of commands, for instance IR
commands, using one single button. A macro can also contain several macros.
With a timer you can activate a device or a macro at the time you
prefer.
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Panels
A panel defines the rectang u lar are a of yo ur ProntoPro’s touch screen between the system area at the top of the touch screen and the bar at the bottom of the touch screen.
A panel consists of up to 255 frames or buttons. Every frame can contain up to 255 frames or buttons.
Frames are inactive user interface elements. They contain a background
color or a bitmap, and a name. Frames can be tapped, but they never contain an action. Frames are primarely used for grouping buttons and other frames.
Buttons are active user interface elements. They contain a background
color or a bitmap for each of four different states, and a name. A butto n can contain an action that is executed when you tap it.
An action can be a delay, an IR code, or an alias (a shortcut) to another
action list (see “Programming” on p. 49 for more details )
An action list is a list of up to 255 actions. The last action to execute
can be a jump to a specific panel.
Button:
containing an action
Button:
not containing an action
Frame
Panel
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Basic CCF Actions
Contents of this chapter
Opening a CCF .......................................................................... 13
Loading a CCF into ProntoProEdit ............................................13
Uploading a CCF from Your ProntoPro ......................................15
Creating a New CCF...............................................................15
Modifying a CCF........................................................................ 16
Opening and Closing Panels....................................................16
Creating Devices and Macro Groups ........................................18
Creating Panels.....................................................................21
Creating Frames and Buttons..................................................24
Using the Gallery ..................................................................27
Using Bitmaps ...................................................................... 29
Using Grids ..........................................................................32
Viewing and Testing a CCF ....................................................... 36
Previewing with ProntoProEmulator .........................................36
Downloading a CCF into Your ProntoPro ...................................38
Saving a CCF............................................................................. 40
Saving a CCF........................................................................4 0
Replacing and Merging a CCF..................................................42
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Opening a CCF
ProntoProEdit comes with three default CCFs :
ph1_default.ccf (grayscale design)ph2_default.ccf (color design)xt1_default.ccf (fancy design)
These CCFs are located in the Samples folder in the directory where ProntoProEdit is installed.
Note
Ph1_default.ccf is the factory default CCF loaded in your ProntoPro. In this User Manual the ph1_default.ccf will be used for examples and screens hots.
When you want to create your own user interf ace, it is advis e d to s tart from an existing CCF and modify the panels. When starting from a new and empty CCF, you will have to define all devices, macro groups and panels fr om scratch.
Loading a CCF into
ProntoProEdit
Loading a CCF into ProntoProEdit means that you open a file that is locate d on your computer.
1 Go to Start > Programs > ProntoProEdit > ProntoEdit.
ProntoProEdit opens.
2 Select Open Configuration from the File menu.
-or­Click
in the toolbar.
The ‘Open’ window appears.
3 Browse to the Samples folder in the director y wh er e P rontoProEdit is
installed.
4 Select ph1_default.ccf (or any other CCF). 5 Click Open.
ph1_default.ccf is loaded into ProntoProEdit.
If another CCF is already loaded in ProntoProEdit when you want to load a new CCF, the following message appears: “Merge with current configuration or replace it?”.
Click Merge to add all home panels, devices and macro groups from the
loaded CCF to the current CCF. You will merge both CCFs.
Click Replace to remove the curr e nt CCF and replac e it with the loaded
CCF. You will replace one CCF by the other. If the current CCF has been modified, you will be allo wed to sa ve it first
before it is replaced with the loaded CCF.
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The CCFs from ProntoEdit version 2.0 or older are compatible with the CCFs used in ProntoProEdit. When you load an older CCF into ProntoProEdit, the following message appears: “You are loading a 4-colors based ccf-file. Would you like to modify these 4 colors ?”.
Click Skip to load the CCF without converting the colors. The CCF will be
loaded with the default grayscale colors.
Click Modify to convert the default grayscale colors. A panel collapses
with the 4 default grayscale colors and a button prev ie w .
Converting the colors
1 Click the grayscale color you want to convert.
A context menu with 44 colors appears. With the More butto n yo u can pick from 216 websaf e col ors.
2 Select the color you want to use.
When you move your mouse over the colors, the color in the field and in the button preview changes dynamically.
3 Click OK to accept the changes.
The CCF will be loaded with the colors you selected .
-or­Click Cancel to return without changing the colors.
The CCF will be loaded with the default grayscale colors.
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Uploading a CCF from Your ProntoPro
Uploading a CCF from your ProntoPro means copying the CCF from your ProntoPro to your computer and displaying it in ProntoProEdit.
Note
It is advised not to touch your ProntoPro ’ s touc h screen or use any of your ProntoPro’s direct access butto ns while uploading is in progress.
1 Plug one end of the ProntoPro serial cable in the ser ial po rt on your
ProntoPro.
2 Plug the other end of the ProntoPro serial cab le in the serial p ort on your
computer.
3 Select Upload from ProntoPro from the File menu.
-or-
Click
in the toolbar.
ProntoProEdit detects yo ur ProntoPro.
Note
If ProntoProEdit cannot detect your ProntoPro, the following message appears: “ProntoPro not connecte d or not responding”.
See “Troubleshooting” on page 68 for connection problems. If there is another CCF loaded in ProntoProEdit when you want to upload the
CCF from your ProntoPro, the follow ing mess age app e ars: “Merge with current configuration or replac e it? ”.
Click Merge to add all home panels, devices and macro groups uploaded
from your ProntoPro to the curre nt CCF . You will me rg e both CC Fs .
Click Replace to remove the curr e nt CCF and replac e it with the CCF
uploaded from your ProntoPro. You will rep lac e o ne CCF by the other . If the current CCF has been modified, you will be allo wed to sa ve it first
before it is replaced with the CCF upload ed fro m yo ur ProntoPro.
Creating a New CCF
1 Go to Start > Programs > ProntoProEdit > ProntoEdit.
ProntoProEdit opens.
2 Select New Configuration from the File menu.
A new CCF is created.
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Modifying a CCF
The scenario to modify a CCF includes several steps:
Creating d evices and macro groups;Creating panels;Creating frames and buttons;Using bitmaps.
When you have created or modified all the elements, you can start configuring them as described in “Configuring a CCF” on page 43.
Opening and Closing Panels
The buttons of the devices and the macro groups on your ProntoPro are organised into panels:
Home panels;Panels for the different devices;Panels for the different macro groups.
Opening the list of DEVICES and MACRO GROUPS
Click on next to DEVICES or MACRO GROUPS in the Configuration view on the
left side of the ProntoProEdit window. The list of all devices or macro groups is
displayed.
Opening a panel
1 Click on next to HOME, or a device or
macro group in the Configuration view. The list of panels is displayed.
2 Double-click the panel you want to open.
-or­Right-click the panel and select Open Panel
from the context menu.
-or­Select the panel in the Configuration view
and select Open Panel from the Panel menu.
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The panel appears in the Panel view on the right side of the ProntoProEdit window.
Closing a panel
Click to close the panel.
Note
Closing a panel will not undo any changes made to that panel. A panel is merely a view on the current CCF: changes are immediately incorporated into the current CCF.
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Creating Devices and Macro Groups
A device in ProntoProEdit, for instance a TV, usually contains a number of panels with different buttons to execute commands on the actual d ev ic e .
A macro group allows you to execute a sequence of commands, for instance IR commands, using one single button.
In ProntoProEdit devices and macro groups are essentially equal. It is the location, in the list of DEVICES or in the list of MACRO GROUPS, which distinguishes a device from a macro group. You can move a device from DEVICES to MACRO GROUPS to turn that device into a macro group, and vice versa.
Note
Both the devices and the macro groups contain panels. You have to create and organise devices and macro groups before you start creating panels, frames and buttons.
Indicators
ProntoProEdit uses indica tors in the list of DEVICES and MACRO GROUPS to provide information on the status of the device or macro group. You cannot type the indicators in the labels of the dev ic es or macro gr oups.
+
The device needs programming. When you download the configuration into the Pr o ntoPro and you use the
device for the first time, you will have to define the brand fo r the selected device.
 ( )
The device is a template. A template does not appear in the Device menu on the ProntoPro but it is available when you add a new device on your ProntoPro.
 -
The device or macro group has a separator. The separator is displayed in the Device menu or Macro menu, above the selected device or macro group.
Separator indicator s o nly occur in older CCFs.
< >
The macro grou p is a timer group. With a timer you define on e or more actions th at have to be executed at a pr edefined day a n d t i me.
*
The device is Read Only. It cannot be modified, renamed, learned or deleted on your ProntoPro .
Copying a device or macro group
1 Select the device or macro group you want to copy in the Configuration
view.
2 Select Copy from the Edit menu.
The selected device or macro group is copied onto the clipboard.
3 Select DEVICES or MACRO GROUPS. 4 Select Paste from the Edit menu.
The selected device or macro group is copied into DEVICES or MACRO GROUPS.
Note
ProntoProEdit does no t support copying from one running copy of ProntoProEdit to another.
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Moving a device or macro group
1 Select the device or macro group you want to move in the Co nfiguration
view.
2 Drag and drop the selected device or macro group to its new location.
If you drop a device or macro group on ano t h er device or macro gr oup, it will be inserted before that device or macro group.
If you drop a devic e or macro group on DEVICES or MACRO GROUPS, it will be appended to the list of devices or macro group s.
-or­Press and hold CTRL and use the UP or DOWN key to the move the
selected device or macro group up or down its current list.
Renaming a device or macro group
1 Select the device or macro group and select Rename from the Edit
menu.
-or­Right-click the device or macro group and select Rename from the
context menu.
2 Type the new name for the device or macro group in the text field.
-or­Use the keyboard on screen to edit the name for the device or macro
group:
To display a keyboard with capital letter s or sy mbols, click Shift.To enter a character or symbol, click the character or symbol you
want to use.
3 Click OK to save the new name.
Removing a device or macro group
1 Select the device or macro group you want to remov e in the
Configuration view.
2 Press DELETE to remove the selected device or macro group.
Adding a device
Select Add Device from the Device menu.
-or­Click
in the toolbar.
An empty device is added.
Changing a device into a template
Select the device and select Is Template from the Device menu.
-or­Right-click the device and select Is Template from the context menu. The name of the device is displayed between ( ) brackets indicating that
the device has been changed into a template.
You can change the template back to a ‘regular’ device at any time.
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Removing a template
If you use ProntoProEdit instead of yo ur ProntoPro to add new devices, you can remove all templates. This speeds up saving and loading and leaves more space in your ProntoPro’s memory.
Note
Make sure not to overwrite ph1_default.ccf when you have deleted all your templates. So you can always restore the templates.
Adding a macro group
Select Add Macro Group from the Macro Group menu.
-or­Click
in the toolbar.
An empty macro group is added.
Changing a macro group into a timer group
Select the ma cro group and se l ect Is TimerGroup from the Macro Group menu.
-or­Right-click the macro group and select Is TimerGroup from t h e context
menu. The name of the macro group i s di spl a yed between < > brackets
indicating that the macro group has been changed into a timer group.
You can change the timer group back to a macro group at any time.
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Creating Panels
Panels are the basic elements of a CCF. They are used to organise the buttons and actions of the devices and the macro groups o n your Pro nto Pro.
Copying a panel
1 Select the panel you want to copy in the Configuration view. 2 Select Copy from the Edit menu.
The selected panel is copied onto the clipboard.
3 Select HOME, or the device or macro group where you want to copy
the panel to.
4 Select Paste from the Edit menu.
The selected panel is pasted into HOME, the device or the macro group you selected.
Note
ProntoProEdit does no t support copying from one running copy of ProntoProEdit to another.
Moving a panel
1 Select the panel you want to move in the Configuration v iew. 2 Drag and drop the selected panel to its new locatio n.
If you drop a panel on another panel, it will be inserted before that panel. If you drop a panel on HOME, a device or a macro group, it will be
appended to the list of panels of HOME, that device or that macro group.
-or­Press and hold CTRL and use the UP or DOWN key to the move the
selected panel up or down its current list.
Renaming a p a nel
1 Select the panel and select Rename from the Edit menu.
-or­Right-click the panel and select Rename Panel from the context menu.
2 Type the new name for the panel in the text field.
-or­Use the keyboard on screen to edit the name for the panel:
To display a keyboard with capital letter s or sy mbols, click Shift.To enter a character or symbol, click the character or symbol you
want to use.
3 Click OK to save the new name.
Hiding a panel
If you do not want a panel to be displayed when you scroll on your ProntoPro, you can hide the panel. For instance, it might be useful to hide a panel containing a number of frequently used commands. You can use these ‘hidden’ commands by creating aliases (shortcuts) from other panels. The hidden panel can only be viewed by creating a jump to it from within another panel.
Select the panel (in HOME, of a device or a macro group) and select Is
Hidden from the Panel menu. The panel is hidden. The panel name is displayed between [ ].
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Adding a panel
1 Select HOME, a device or a macro group to which you want to add a
panel. You can also select a panel where you want to add a new panel.
2 Select Add Panel from the Panel menu.
-or-
Click
in the toolbar.
A new panel is added.
New panels have the default contents of a HOME, DEVICE or MACRO GROUP panel. ProntoProEdit loads default panels from one of these CCFs :
home.ccfdevice.ccfmacro.ccf
Note
To add an empty panel, press and hold SHIFT while adding the panel.
Changing the defaul t pa nel s
1 Load one of th e following CCFs:
home.ccf to change the default Home panel;device.ccf to change the default device pane l;macro.ccf to change the default macro panel.
The selected CCF is loaded in ProntoProEdit. HOME has been renamed into DEFAULT in the default panel CCFs.
2 Click on
next to DEFAULT in the Configuration view.
3 Open the panel.
The panel is called home, device or macro depending on the default CCF you loaded.
4 Modify the panel as you want. 5 Save the modified CCF with the same name.
ProntoProEdit ignores all but the firs t DEFAULT panel of a default panel CCF.
6 Restart ProntoProEdit.
The next time you add a panel ProntoProEdit uses the modified default panel as you defined it.
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Warning
Do not delete macro.ccf. If you delete this file you cannot add macros to the device anymore.
Note
The default macro panel will not only be used in ProntoProEdit to add a default macro panel, but also on your ProntoPro to add a new macro group.
When adding devices on your ProntoPro, te mplates are us e d. See “Changing
a device into a template” on page 19 for more information about templates.
Creating your own Home panels
By default, ProntoPro’s Home panels contain aliase s to all dev ices in the Device menu on the ProntoPro. The ProntoPro auto matic a lly ad ds alias e s to all devices on the Home panels if all of the following conditions are met:
There is at least one Home panel.The first Home panel is named ‘home’ (all lowercase).The Home panels are write-protected.
If you want to create your own Home panels, you have to make sure that at least one of these conditions is not met so that the automatic alias creation is disabled.
Rename the first Home panel
Rename the first Home panel into something other than ‘home’
(lowercase), for instance to ‘Main’. See ‘Renaming a panel’ on p. 21.
If you rename the first Home panel to ‘Main’ and leave the ‘write­protected’ option enabled, the Pro ntoPro will boot up to the first Home panel. If you don’t rename the first Home panel ProntoProEd it will auto matic ally add aliases to all devices on the Home panels. ProntoProEdit will generate its own Home panels based on your buttons.
Remove the write-protection of the Home panels
Deselect “The Home panels are write-protected” check box in the
‘System Properties’ of the Home pane ls . If you remove the ‘write-protection’ of the Home panels, the ProntoPro
will boot up to the first Home panel of the first devic e , no matter what the Home panel is labeled. ProntoProEdit will not add aliases automatically.
Note
When creating your own Home panel buttons, make sure to add aliase s to the devices and to create a page jump to a panel in the device.
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