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- Page 1 SBC RU SBC RU User Guide Benutzeranleitung Mode d’emploi Gebruiksaanwijzing Guía del Usuario Home Theatre Control Panel...
- Page 3 Regulations according to R&TTE English Hereby, Philips Consumer Electronics, Remote Control Systems, declares that this Pronto NG is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Finnish Philips Consumer Electronics, Remote Control Systems vakuuttaa täten että...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Taking a First Look Pronto NG: The Home Theatre Control Panel The Device The Touch Screen What’s New for Pronto Next Generation? Before You Start Placing the batteries Getting Started Turning on Pronto NG Setting the Contrast... - Page 5 Creating a Macro Editing a Macro Creating and Editing Timers Creating and Editing Timers Activating Timers Operating Pronto NG with the Cursor Operating Pronto NG with RF Selecting RF to Operate your Devices Selecting IR to Operate your Devices ProntoEdit NG...
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Page 6: Taking A First Look
IR codes are stored to control different brands for all kinds of video, audio devices and even home automation equipment. By default Pronto NG is set up to control Philips and Marantz devices. For other brands you simply choose the brands of your devices when you use Pronto NG for the first time. -
Page 7: The Device
Taking a First Look The Device Pronto NG has several hard buttons. Most are freely programmable, some have a predefined function: The buttons on the left side of the Pronto NG screen have predefined functions: Page up, Page down and Backlight. - Page 8 Taking a First Look Backlight Page up Page down Reset button Battery compartment Connection to docking station USB port User Guide...
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Page 9: The Touch Screen
Taking a First Look The Touch Screen Device Page Overview Overview Pronto NG Icon button button Previous Next Device Device Soft buttons Labels for the firm keys User Guide... -
Page 10: What's New For Pronto Next Generation
More advanced Timers Your Pronto NG 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 NG, but they are easier to use and better integrated with the configuration file. - Page 11 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 NG. Pronto NG 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.
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Page 12: Before You Start
See ‘Setting the Contrast’ on page 11 and ‘Changing the Time’ on page 12 for more information. You can also use a docking station and a battery pack to recharge your Pronto NG. The docking station and the battery pack are optional. -
Page 13: Getting Started
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 ‘-’... -
Page 14: Setting Time And Date
Getting Started Setting Time and Date When you have placed the batteries and turned on Pronto NG, you have to set the current time. Attention Every time you reset your Pronto NG you will have to set the time again. -
Page 15: Changing The Date
To decrease the days, press (and hold) the firm key labelled ‘-’. 3 Tap the Day button again. The new day is set. 4 When you have changed the date, tap the Pronto NG icon to exit the Settings Tool. -
Page 16: Setting The Language
To decrease the years, press (and hold) the firm key labelled ‘-’. 3 Tap the Year button again. The new year is set. 4 When you have changed the date, tap the Pronto NG icon to exit the Settings Tool. -
Page 17: Operating Pronto Ng
Operating Pronto NG Pronto NG contains a series of customisable devices, each consisting of several device pages. All active devices on your Pronto NG are listed in the Device Overview. All the available device pages are listed per device in the Page Overview. -
Page 18: Page Overview
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 NG. User Guide... -
Page 19: Customising Pronto Ng
49 for more information. Using the Tools Pronto NG provides different tools. For customising Pronto NG you have to switch to the appropriate tool. Pronto NG offers 10 different tools in the Tools Menu, each providing different functionalities: Settings Tool:... -
Page 20: Defining The Brand For A Device
Tools Menu. Defining the Brand for a Device Pronto NG contains a huge list of brands and their corresponding IR codes in its database. Pronto NG 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. - Page 21 Customising Pronto NG Selecting the brand 1 Tap 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.
- Page 22 2 Tap and point Pronto NG at the device. The ‘Searching’ screen appears. Pronto NG searches through the list of code sets for the selected brand, by sending out an IR code for each code set. 3 When the device for which you are defining the brand, turns off, in the ‘Searching’...
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Page 23: Learning Commands
4 To install the brand and code set, follow the instructions described in ‘Installing the brand’ on page 19. Learning Commands If an IR code is not in the database, you can program Pronto NG commands by transmitting IR signals from your existing remote control to Pronto NG’s learning eye. - Page 24 5 Position Pronto NG and the remote control as illustrated above. Note Make sure that you aim Pronto NG’s learning eye at the remote control’s IR window. The distance between Pronto NG and the remote control should be between 10 and 20 cm (4 and 8 inches).
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Page 25: Labelling Elements
Customising Pronto NG 4 Position Pronto NG and the remote control as illustrated above. Note Make sure that you aim Pronto NG’s learning eye at the remote control’s IR window. The distance between Pronto NG and the remote control should be between 10 and 20 cm (4 and 8 inches). - Page 26 -or- The last visited page appears again, without changing the label of the selected button. 10 You can select other buttons on Pronto NG to label. 11 Press the left firm key labelled below the touch screen to exit the Label Tool.
- Page 27 Customising Pronto NG Labelling a Device 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. 2 Tap in the Tools Menu. The ‘Label Tool’ screen appears.
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Page 28: Adding Devices
The Add Tool allows you to add a new device or copy an existing device. When you add a new device, a device template stored on your Pronto NG is used to create the device pages, buttons and functions. By default Philips IR codes are used when you add a new device. - Page 29 Customising Pronto NG 6 Tap in the ’Actions’ screen. The Device is added to Pronto NG with its actions like IR codes, beeps and delays. -or- in the ‘Actions’ screen. The Device is added to Pronto NG without its actions like IR codes, beeps and delays.
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Page 30: Deleting Elements
5 Tap the button you want to delete. A message screen appears. 6 Tap The button is deleted. 7 You can select other buttons on Pronto NG to delete. -or- Press the right firm key labelled to undo the deletion. -
Page 31: Moving Devices
4 Tap the Device you want to delete. A message screen appears. 5 Tap The Device is deleted. 6 You can select other Devices on Pronto NG to delete. -or- Press the right firm key labelled to undo the deletion. -
Page 32: Adjusting The Settings
Set the timeout of the LCD screen; Set the level of the light sensor; Set the volume level; Set the language of the Pronto NG, as described earlier, on page 14; Set Pronto NG to operate with the Cursor; Set the animation mode;... -
Page 33: Setting The Timeout Of The Lcd Screen
Shortening the active time will increase Pronto NG’s battery life. Note The LCD screen will only time out when you are not using Pronto NG. 1 Tap in the first Settings Page. The LCD Timeout button is selected. The ‘+’ and ‘-’ labels appear on the two middle firm keys below the touch screen. -
Page 34: Setting The Volume Level
NG with the touch screen buttons. However, you can also set the cursor to browse through Pronto NG’s devices and pages. For more information on operating the Pronto NG with the cursor, see ‘Operating Pronto NG with the Cursor’ on page 44. To set the navigation for the Pronto NG, tap... -
Page 35: Setting The Animation Mode
When changing pages with the ‘Page Only’ animation, one page seems to slide out of the screen, while the second page slides in. The ‘Mode Only’ animation shifts the Pronto NG icon at the top area of the touch screen. -
Page 36: Using The Power Features
After creating the macro, all actions you added to the action list are executed when you tap the button. Creating a Macro 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. - Page 37 Note You can assign a macro to most buttons of your Pronto NG. The hard buttons on the left side of Pronto NG (Backlight, Page Up and Page Down) are fixed. The Toggle and Home button (around the cursor) can only be reprogrammed with ProntoEdit NG.
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Page 38: Editing A Macro
In the ‘Macro’ screen, press the left firm key labelled Pronto NG executes the actions in the action list. Note Make sure that you keep Pronto NG aimed at your Home Theatre equipment during the macro execution. To finish the macro in the ‘Macro’... -
Page 39: Creating And Editing Timers
When a timer is executed, you will hear a beep and a Timer message appears on screen. If Pronto NG is performing another task (sending out IR codes, testing a macro, ...) when a timer is due to be executed, Pronto NG first continues performing the current task. - Page 40 Using the Power Features Deleting a Timer 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. 2 Tap in the Tools Menu. The ‘Timer Tool’ information screen appears.
- Page 41 8 In the ‘Timer’ screen, tap The Tools Menu appears again. Editing a Timer 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. 2 Tap in the Tools Menu.
- Page 42 Using the Power Features 4 Set the Stop Time. See ‘Setting the Start Time or Stop Time’ below for more information. 5 Define the Stop Action. See ‘Defining the Start Action or Stop Action’ on page 41 for more details. 6 Define the Repeat Settings.
- Page 43 Defining the Start Action or Stop Action Pronto NG uses a similar procedure to define the Action List for the Start Action or the Stop Action of the selected timer as in the Macro Tool. See ‘Creating and Editing Macros’...
- Page 44 Using the Power Features Defining the Repeat Settings If you want the timer to repeat itself on more than one occasion, you can use the repeat settings. 1 In the ‘Editing Timer’ screen, tap the button. The ‘Repeat Settings’ screen appears. Repeat toggle 2 Tap the repeat toggle button By default ‘No’...
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Page 45: Activating Timers
You can only activate timers if the start time is in the future and a start action is defined for the timer. 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. -
Page 46: Operating Pronto Ng With The Cursor
Left Down Right The cursor can also be used to navigate through devices and pages on Pronto NG’s touch screen. When you enable the cursor navigation in the Settings Pages, the touch screen navigation with the Left Device and Right Device buttons at the top area... - Page 47 3 seconds. The Tools Menu appears. 2 Select the The first Settings Page appears. 3 Press the Page Down hard button at the left side of the Pronto NG. The second Settings Page appears. 4 Tap in the second Settings Page.
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Page 48: Operating Pronto Ng With Rf
The SBC Li900 is an RF Extender that can be used in combination with Pronto NG. The RF Extender receives RF signals from Pronto NG and converts them into IR signals, sent out to the device. Therefore, the RF Extender has to be placed near the device you are operating with the RF Extender’s sending eye pointed... -
Page 49: Selecting Rf To Operate Your Devices
The RF settings are saved. Pronto NG will send out RF signals for the selected device. Note Try to keep Pronto NG and the RF Extender away from metal objects, as this will have a negative impact on the range. User Guide... -
Page 50: Selecting Ir To Operate Your Devices
The ‘Select IR or RF’ screen appears. RF is selected in the Sending Signals list. 5 Choose IR in the Sending Signals list. The ‘Define RF’ button is disabled. 6 Tap in the ‘Select IR or RF’ screen. Pronto NG will send out IR signals for the selected device. User Guide... -
Page 51: Prontoedit Ng
You do this with the PC cable included with your Pronto NG: 1 Plug one end of the cable in the USB port on your computer. 2 Plug the other end of the cable in the USB port on Pronto NG. USB port Add, delete, modify and move control panels, devices and commands anywhere on the touch screen;... - Page 52 ProntoEdit NG Some example screens of what you can accomplish with ProntoEdit NG: User Guide...
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Page 53: Faq
Calibration is necessary when you notice that tapping a button activates one of the adjacent buttons or when you have to tap next to a button to activate it. Calibration enables Pronto NG to place the icons on the touch screen in line with their predefined functions. - Page 54 Why does a device respond to some RF signals and not to others? Not all commands for all devices work properly with RF signals. If a device does not respond properly to RF signals sent out by Pronto NG, you have to reconfigure Pronto NG to operate the device with IR signals.
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Page 55: Troubleshooting
General Problems Pronto NG shuts off automatically This is a timeout feature of Pronto NG to save power. You can change the time Pronto NG stays active in the Settings Tool. See ‘Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen’ on page 31 for more information. -
Page 56: Customising Problems
Taken into account that all your customised commands, devices and macros will be lost and you will have to reprogram your Pronto NG. Therefore it is recommended to save the configuration by uploading it to the PC with ProntoEdit NG. -
Page 57: Memory Storage Problems
Check if the timer has been activated. (Activating Timer, p. 43) Make sure a Start Action for the timer has been defined properly. (p. 41) Check whether the date and time of your Pronto NG are set properly. (p. 12) Memory Storage Problems Memory storage problems can be the cause of Pronto NG not saving a macro. -
Page 58: Maintaining Pronto Ng
Pronto NG should not be exposed to rain or moisture. Do not store or use Pronto NG in any location that is extremely damp or wet. When you have spilled water on Pronto NG, you have to take out the batteries and let Pronto NG dry for 48 hours before you insert the batteries again. -
Page 59: List Of Symbols
List of Symbols Pause Stop Normal run; normal speed Normal run; normal speed Fast run; fast speed Fast run; fast speed Slow run; slow speed Slow run; slow speed Eject Recording, general Navigate Still mode Tape running direction Next track Previous track Fast forward to index Rewind to index... - Page 60 List of Symbols Page number up Page number down Page enlargement TV and text mixed 1st or 2nd language Last view; previous program Stand-by Zone focus: long distance Zone focus: very short distance Single or multi-digit selection Brightness; brilliance Contrast Brightness/contrast Colour saturation Lamp;...
- Page 61 List of Symbols Read data from store Write data into store Page hold Sound muting Additional information on screen Spatial sound effect Television; video Sound; audio Surround sound Dolby Digital Digital Theatre Systems Active control User Guide...
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Page 62: Specifications
Interface USB 1.1-port connector Software Database with IR codes to operate more than 800 brands Built-in Philips IR codes Total number of devices only limited by memory Infrared (IR) 4 high performance IR-sending LEDs, 1 receiver LED Operating distance of approximately 10 m (33 ft) -
Page 63: Glossary
Glossary Action An action is a command that will be executed by Pronto NG. An action can be an IR code, a link, a delay or a beep. You can assign one or more actions to a button or a hard button. It is the same as a macro. - Page 64 A macro is a sequence of actions executed when pressing a single button on Pronto NG. Every button or hard button can act as a macro and perform a list of commands. It is the same as an action list.
- Page 65 Glossary Page A page of a device is the area of 320 by 240 pixels on Pronto NG’s touch screen containing buttons or other objects. When you switch from one page to another, the first page slides out of Page animation the screen and the second page slides in the screen.
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Page 66: Index
Index action, 35 calibrating the touch screen, 33 action list changing action, 34 date, 13 beep, 34 language, 14 delay, 34 time, 12 time format, 12 activating timer, 43 channel Add Tool, 26 channel down, 5 adding channel up, 5 action, 35 clock settings. - Page 67 46 troubleshooting, 54 Remote Control, 4 Macro Tool, 34 repeat settings, 42 memory, 9 resetting the Pronto NG, 51 mode animation, 33 RF Extender, 46 move action in a macro, 36 RF IR Tool, 46 Move Tool, 29...
- Page 68 5, 7 LCD screen timeout, 31 switch level, 30 touch screen calibration, 33, 51 time, 12 transparency, 9 time format, 12 turning on Pronto NG, 11 volume level, 32 Simulator, 49 upgrading, 56 specifications, 60 upload, 49 start action, 41...