Philips SBCRU960, TSU3500, TSU3500-17B User Manual

Pronto

User Guide

Pronto User Guide

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Table of Contents

Taking a First Look 4

Pronto: The Home Theater Control Panel 4

The Device 5 The Touch Screen 7 The Docking Station 8 What’s New for Pronto? 8

Before You Start 10

Installing the Battery Pack 10 Charging the Pronto 11

Getting Started 13

Turning on Pronto 13 Setting the Contrast 13 Setting Time and Date 14

Changing the Time Format 14 Changing the Time 14 Changing the Date 15 Setting the Language 16

Operating Pronto 17

Device Overview 17 Page Overview 18

Customizing Pronto 19

Using the Tools 19

Defining the Brand for a Device 20 Learning Commands 23 Labeling Elements 25 Adding Devices 28 Deleting Elements 30 Moving Devices 31

Adjusting the Settings 32

Setting the Brightness of the Backlight 33 Setting the Timeout of the Button Backlight 33 Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen 34 Setting the Volume Level 34 Setting the Navigation for Pronto 35 Setting the Animation Mode 35 Calibrating the Touch Screen 35 Adjusting the Screen Activation Settings 36

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Using the Power Features 38

Creating and Editing Macros 38

Creating a Macro 38 Editing a Macro 40

Creating and Editing Timers 41

Activating Timers 47 Operating Pronto with the Cursor 48 Operating Pronto with RF 50

Selecting RF to Operate your Devices 51

Selecting IR to Operate your Devices 52

ProntoEdit 53

FAQ 55

Tr oubleshooting 57

General Problems 57 Customizing Problems 58 Memory Storage Problems 59 Pronto error messages 59 Connection to the PC 59

Maintaining Pronto 60

Important Notices 60 Cleaning Pronto 60 Upgrading Pronto 60

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List of Symbols 61

Specifications 64

Glossary 65

Index 68

Taking a First Look

Pronto: The Home Theater Control Panel

Pronto is a Home Theater Control Panel that allows maximum flexibility and customization for even the most sophisticated home entertainment system. It can control almost any device that works with infrared (IR) remote control signals. Its intuitive interface makes it a perfect remote control for every user.

Pronto is easy to configure. It contains a huge universal database where IR codes are stored to control different brands for all kinds of video, audio devices and even home automation equipment. By default Pronto is set up to control Philips and Marantz devices. For other brands you simply choose the brands of your devices when you use Pronto for the first time.

Pronto offers you some extra powerful features:

■ You can create and edit macros, allowing you to send a series of commands

with one single touch.

■ You can set timers for certain actions to be carried out at predefined times,

e.g. switching on your lights or recording your favorite daily TV-show with your VCR.

■ You can choose to have Pronto working with radio frequency (RF) signals to

operate devices from a distance or from an adjacent room. To do this, you need an optional RF Extender that converts Pronto RF signals into IR signals.

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With ProntoEdit software you can create your own screens and define a personal look. ProntoEdit’s Online Help system (accessible via the ‘Help’ icon in ProntoEdit) will guide you through the process. See ‘ProntoEdit’ on page 53 for more information. You can find ProntoEdit on the included CD-ROM and on the Philips website www Downloads section of the website you can also find the latest upgrades for your Pronto software.

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Taking a First Look

The Device

Pronto has several hard buttons. Most are freely programmable, some have a predefined function:

■ The buttons on the left side of the Pronto screen have predefined functions:

Page up, Page down and Backlight.

■ The 4 firm keys below the touch screen are freely programmable. You can

reprogram the function of these buttons and change the label on the touch screen.

■ The cursor and the OK and Home buttons on the right side of the cursor are

programmed to operate devices (e.g. navigating through the on screen menu of your TV). With the Toggle button you can change the working of the cursor. The free programmable button is meant for future purposes.

■ The buttons on the right side of the screen are used to control the volume and

channel: Channel up, Channel down, Mute, Volume up and Volume down. Although these buttons each have a predefined function, you can

program them yourself. If you learn one of these buttons or assign a macro to it, its predefined function will be permanently lost.

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LCD touch screen

Firm keys

Toggle button

Free programmable

Channel up

Channel down

Mute

Volume up

Volume down

Home

Cursor

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Backlight Page up Page down

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Reset button

Connection to docking station

Battery compartment

USB port

The Touch Screen

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Device

Soft

buttons

Pronto Icon

Device Overview button

Labels for the firm keys

Page Overview button

Next Device

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Taking a First Look

The Docking Station

The docking station is used to charge the Pronto’s battery pack.

When your Pronto is placed in the docking station, you can connect Pronto to your computer via the USB port of the docking station, instead of the USB port of the Pronto.

Connector for

Pronto

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USB port

Adapter Connector

What’s New for Pronto?

This new Pronto offers several new features compared to the previous model of Pronto. The most important ones are:

■ Transparency

Pronto supports transparency in buttons and other objects. This makes it easier to create complex user interfaces. You can now place buttons with a transparent background on top of a background image and let transparent buttons overlap.

■ 16 gray scales

The number of gray scales has increased from 4 to 16. Therefore the buttons look much more natural.

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■ USB

Pronto has a USB port to make downloading and uploading easier.

■ 4 MB of Memory

Pronto has 4 Megabyte of memory. This enables you to download larger configuration files to Pronto.

■ Integrated Macros

Macros are now better integrated in the configuration file. Each button can be a macro, this means each button can contain more than one action.

■ More advanced Timers

Your Pronto is able to set timers for certain actions to be carried out at any time you choose. Timers are not an entirely new feature of Pronto, but they are easier to use and better integrated with the configuration file. You can activate and deactivate the timers you created and you can also set them to repeat daily or weekly. For instance, you can have the lights switched on every day at sunset. You can also create a timer to set your VCR to record your favorite TV-show on Wednesday and Saturday.

■ RF

By default, Pronto operates your devices with IR signals. However, you can choose to have Pronto working with radio frequency (RF) signals to operate devices from a distance or from an adjacent room. An RF Extender (not included) is therefore required.

■ Page Overview

The Page Overview offers you a list of all the pages for one device. Every device comes with a Page Overview, making it easier and faster to browse through the device pages.

■ Cursor Navigation

By default the cursor is programmed to operate devices. The functions assigned to the cursor button depend on the device active on Pronto. Pronto also offers you the possibility to use the cursor for navigating through devices and pages on the screen. The Left and Right cursor buttons allow you to scroll through the devices, with the Up and Down cursor buttons you scroll through the different pages.

■ Animation Mode

Pronto provides navigation feedback through graphical animations of mode transitions and page transitions. You can enable and disable the animations of your Pronto in the Settings Pages.

■ Multi Language Support

Pronto now supports besides English also Spanish, French, German and Dutch.

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Before You Start

Installing the Battery Pack

1Press the latch on the battery cover with your thumb and then slide the

cover forward firmly.

2 Lift up the battery cover.

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3 Place the battery pack in the battery compartment.

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4 Plug the cable of the battery pack in

the connector.

5 Slide the battery cover back on.

Make sure the wires of the battery pack do not get stuck while sliding the cover on. After a few seconds, the Pronto starts up automatically and an introduction screen appears. The Pronto beeps twice to indicate that it has finished starting up.

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Because the battery pack is not fully pre-charged, you need to charge it as described below.

Charging the Pronto

For charging the Pronto, you have to place it in the docking station. When the battery pack is running low, the Low Battery icon will appear on the Pronto.

You can charge the Pronto at any time; the battery pack does not have to be entirely empty before recharging.

Note You can continue using the Pronto while it is being charged.

When the battery pack is empty, the Pronto’s settings are retained. You only need to set the clock. However, you should recharge the Pronto as soon as possible to ensure perfect performance.

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1Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet and connect it to the docking

station.

2 Slide the Pronto in the

docking station until it clicks.

Charging starts immediately. The blue charging LEDs on the front of the docking station indicate that the battery pack is being charged.

When the Pronto is fully charged, the charging LEDs switch off. Normal charging time is 2 to 3 hours, depending on the condition of the battery pack.

When the charging LEDs are flashing, an error has occurred. Try one of the following:

■ Make sure the battery pack is properly installed in your Pronto.

■ Make sure the Pronto is placed properly in the docking station.

■ Check if the connector in the docking station is clean and free of obstructions.

■ Cool down the battery pack.

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3 When the Pronto is fully charged, take it out of the docking station.

Make sure that you first tilt the Pronto to an angle of 30° to 45° and then take it out of the docking station.

30° to 45°

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Turning on Pronto

Pronto can be turned on in three different ways:

Tap the touch screen.

Note Only use your finger, a stylus or a blunt soft object like a pencil eraser to

operate the touch screen.

Press one of the 4 firm keys below the screen to activate the display.

Note When you press a hard button on Pronto, the according function will be

executed immediately, while the 4 firm keys below the touch screen will activate the display.

Press the Backlight button.

Setting the Contrast

You can set the contrast level and switch on the backlight of Pronto NG using the hard buttons on the left side of the device.

■ To decrease the contrast, press and hold the Backlight button and at the

same time press the ‘-’ hard button. To increase the contrast, press and hold the Backlight button and at the same time press the ‘+’ hard button.

■ To switch on the backlight, press the Backlight button.

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Backlight & contrast

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Setting Time and Date

When you have placed the battery pack and turned on Pronto, you have to set the current time.

Attention Every time you reset your Pronto you will have to set the time again.

Changing the Time Format

1Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch

screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears.

2Tap button in the Tools Menu.

The first Settings Page appears.

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3Tap the Time Format button in the first Settings Page.

The Time Format button toggles between the three time formats:

■ 12 hour (AM/PM): This is the default format;

■ 24 hour;

■ No time.

4Tap the Pronto icon to exit the Settings Tool.

Changing the Time

1Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch

screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears.

2Tap in the Tools Menu.

The first Settings Page appears.

3Tap the Time button in the first Settings Page.

The Time button is selected. The labels ‘+’ and ‘-’ appear for the two middle firm keys.

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4To increase the time, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘+’.

-orTo decrease the time, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘-’.

5Tap the Time button again.

The new time is set.

6Tap the Pronto icon to exit the Settings Tool.

Changing the Date

1Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch

screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears.

2Tap in the Tools Menu.

The first Settings Page appears.

To change the day

1Tap the Day button in the first Settings Page.

The Day button is selected. The labels ‘+’ and ‘-’ appear for the two middle firm keys.

2To increase the days, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘+’.

-orTo decrease the days, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘-’.

3Tap the Day button again.

The new day is set.

4 When you have changed the date, tap the Pronto icon to exit the

Settings Tool.

To change the month

1Tap the Month button in the first Settings Page.

The Month button is selected. The labels ‘+’ and ‘-’ appear for the two middle firm keys.

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2To increase the months, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘+’.

-orTo decrease the months, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘-’.

3Tap the Month button again.

The new month is set.

4 When you have changed the date, tap the Pronto icon to exit the

Settings Tool.

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To change the year

1Tap the Year button in the first Settings Page.

The Year button is selected. The labels ‘+’ and ‘-’ appear for the two middle firm keys.

2To increase the years, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘+’.

-orTo decrease the years, press (and hold) the firm key labeled ‘-’.

3Tap the Year button again.

The new year is set.

4 When you have changed the date, tap the Pronto icon to exit the

Settings Tool.

Setting the Language

You can change the language used on your Pronto.

1Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch

screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears.

2Tap in the Tools Menu.

The first Settings Page appears.

3Press the Page down hard button.

The second Settings Page appears.

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4Tap in the second Settings Page.

The Language button toggles between five languages:

■ English;

■ German;

■ French;

■ Dutch;

■ Spanish.

5Tap the Pronto icon to exit the Settings Tool.

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Operating Pronto

Pronto contains a series of customizable devices, each consisting of several device pages. All active devices on your Pronto are listed in the Device Overview. All the available device pages are listed per device in the Page Overview.

Device Overview

The Device Overview offers you a list of all the devices you can control with Pronto. To view the Device Overview, press the Device Overview button at the top of the touch screen.

Device Overview button

Device Left button

Device Right button

You can navigate between the devices in two different ways:

■ Tap the device you want to operate from the Device Overview.

■ Tap the Device Left button at the top of the touch screen to navigate to

the previous device.

Tap the Device Right button at the top of the touch screen to navigate to the next device.

By default you navigate through Pronto, using this touch screen navigation. When cursor navigation is enabled, the Device Left and Device Right button disappear

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and the Cursor Navigation icon appears at the top left. You then navigate through the devices and pages using the cursor. For more information on changing the touch screen navigation to cursor navigation, see ‘Operating Pronto with the Cursor’ on page 48.

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Page Overview

The Page Overview offers you a list of all the pages for one device. To view the Page Overview, tap the Page Overview button, that displays the page number in the upper area of the touch screen.

You can navigate between the different pages in two different ways:

■ Tap the page you want to operate from the Page Overview.

■ Press the Page Up or Page Down hard button on the left side of

Pronto.

Page Overview button

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Customizing Pronto

What makes Pronto so powerful, is the ability to extend its functionality in multiple ways, like programming additional functions, adding supplementary devices and changing the interface as it suits you best.

For full editing you can use ProntoEdit software. See ‘ProntoEdit’ on page 53 for more information.

Using the Tools

Pronto provides different tools. For customizing Pronto you have to switch to the appropriate tool. Pronto offers 10 different tools in the Tools Menu, each providing different functionalities:

Settings Tool:

Defining the settings of your Pronto (p. 32)

Brand Tool:

Defining the brands of your audio/video equipment (p. 20)

Label Tool:

Labeling buttons, devices and pages (p. 25)

Delete Tool:

Deleting buttons or devices (p. 30)

Macro Tool:

Programming a sequence of commands for one single button (p. 38)

To enter the Tools Menu, you have to tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds.

You can exit all Tools by tapping the Pronto icon . Keep in mind that your latest changes to the current page will not be saved automatically.

Defining timer actions to be carried out at predefined times (p. 41)

Learning IR codes from other remote controls (p. 23)

Adding new devices or copying existing devices (p. 28)

Moving devices in the Device Overview (p. 31)

Defining to operate Pronto with IR signals or RF signals (p. 50)

Timer Tool:

Learn Tool:

Add Tool:

Move Tool:

RF IR Tool:

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Customizing Pronto

In general, in the Tools:

■ Tap to start using the Tool.

■ Tap to go back to the Tools Menu.

■ Tap to confirm an action and save the changes you made.

■ Tap to cancel an action without saving the changes.

■ Press the firm key labeled to end a series of actions and go back to

the Tools Menu.

Defining the Brand for a Device

Pronto contains a huge list of brands and their corresponding IR codes in its database. Pronto uses these IR codes to control devices. Because there are several brands using specific IR codes, you have to define the brands and the corresponding code sets for each device. You can either have Pronto autosearch the brand or select it yourself. If a device’s brand contains more than one IR code set, you also have to select it.

On the Device Overview you find buttons for the most common video and audio devices. Pronto is set by default to operate Philips and Marantz devices. For all devices other than Philips or Marantz, you first have to define the brand before you can operate them with Pronto.

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Selecting the Brand and Code Set for your Device

1Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch

screen for 3 seconds.

The Tools Menu appears.

2Tap in the Tools Menu.

The ‘Brand Tool’ screen appears.

3Tap in the ‘Brand Tool’ screen.

The Device Overview appears.

4 In the Device Overview, tap the Device for which you want to define

the brand.

A message screen appears.

5Tap .

The ‘Brands’ screen appears.

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Selecting the brand

1Tap the Scroll Down button or the Scroll Up button next to the

Brands list.

The Brands list scrolls down/up.

Note You can also select the brand via the virtual keyboard by tapping one or more

of the brand’s name characters.

2Tap the brand for the selected Device in the Brands list.

3Tap in the ‘Brands’ screen.

If there is only one code set, the ‘Installing the Brand’ screen appears. Go to ‘Installing the brand’ below.

-orIf there is more than one possible code set, a message screen appears.

4Tap .

The ‘Code sets’ screen appears.

Selecting the code set

1 If necessary, tap the Scroll Down button or the

Scroll Up button next to the Code Sets list.

The Code Sets list scrolls down/up.

2Tap the code set for the selected Device in the Code Sets list.

3Tap in the ‘Code Sets’ screen.

The ‘Installing the Brand’ screen appears.

Installing the brand

1Tap in the ‘Installing the Brand’ screen.

The first Page of the selected Device appears.

2Tap different buttons to see if the device is responding to the IR codes

for the selected brand and code set.

3Press the left firm key, labeled .

The ‘Installing the Brand’ screen appears again.

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4Tap in the ‘Installing the Brand’ screen.

The IR codes for the selected brand and code set are installed.

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