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User Guide

Turning on Pronto NG

Pronto NG 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 NG, 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.

■

decrease the contrast

, press and hold the

Backlight

button and at the

same time press the ‘

’ hard button.

increase the contrast

, press and hold the

Backlight

button and at the

same time press the ‘

’ hard button.

■

switch on the backlight

, press the

Backlight

button.

Getting Started

Backlight
& contrast

Pronto TSU3000v3 US 18-02-2004 16:02 Pagina 11

Summary of Contents for Pronto NG

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Page 3: ...cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from the receiver C...

Page 4: ...ng the Date 13 Setting the Language 14 Operating Pronto NG 15 Device Overview 15 Page Overview 16 Customizing Pronto NG 17 Using the Tools 17 Defining the Brand for a Device 18 Learning Commands 21 Labeling Elements 23 Adding Devices 26 Deleting Elements 28 Moving Devices 29 Adjusting the Settings 30 Setting the Timeout of the LCD Backlight 30 Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen 31 Setting the S...

Page 5: ...the Cursor 44 Operating Pronto NG with RF 46 Selecting RF to Operate your Devices 47 Selecting IR to Operate your Devices 48 ProntoEdit NG 49 FAQ 51 Troubleshooting 53 General Problems 53 Customizing Problems 54 Memory Storage Problems 55 Pronto NG error messages 55 Connection to the PC 55 Maintaining Pronto NG 56 Important Notices 56 Cleaning Pronto NG 56 Upgrading Pronto NG 56 List of Symbols 57...

Page 6: ... 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 NG working with radio frequency RF signals to operate devices from a distance or fro...

Page 7: ...ammed 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...

Page 8: ...User Guide 6 Taking a First Look Backlight Page up Page down USB port Reset button Connection to docking station Battery compartment ...

Page 9: ...User Guide 7 Taking a First Look Labels for the firm keys Next Device Previous Device Pronto NG Icon Device Overview button Page Overview button Soft buttons The Touch Screen ...

Page 10: ...etter 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 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 You can activate and deact...

Page 11: ...es 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 NG provides navigation feedback through graphical animations of mode transitions and page transitions You can enable and disable the animations of your Pronto NG in the Settings Pages Multi Language Sup...

Page 12: ...the Pronto NG starts up automatically and an introduction screen appears The Pronto NG beeps twice to indicate that it has finished starting up Notes When the batteries are running low the Low Battery icon appears over the battery icon in the upper left corner of the screen Pronto NG retains all its settings when the batteries have run out You will only have to set the contrast and the time See Se...

Page 13: ... 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 pres...

Page 14: ... Tools Menu The first Settings Page appears 3 Tap 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 4 Tap the Pronto NG icon to exit the Settings Tool Changing the Time 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools Menu appe...

Page 15: ...appear for the two middle firm keys 2 To increase the days press and hold the firm key labeled or To decrease the days press and hold the firm key labeled 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 To change the month 1 Tap the Month button in the first Settings Page The Month button is selected The labels and app...

Page 16: ...ou have changed the date tap the Pronto NG icon to exit the Settings Tool Setting the Language You can change the language used on your Pronto NG 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 first Settings Page appears 3 Press the Page down hard button The second Settings Page appears 4 Tap in the se...

Page 17: ...fferent 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 NG using this touch screen navigation When cursor navigation is enabled the Device Left and Device Right ...

Page 18: ...age 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 NG Page Overview button ...

Page 19: ...User Guide 17 What makes Pronto NG 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 NG software See ProntoEdit NG on page 49 for more information Using the Tools Pronto NG provides different tools For customizing Pronto NG...

Page 20: ...search 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 NG 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 NG Sele...

Page 21: ... appears 4 Tap 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 2 Tap the code set for the selected Device in the Code Sets list 3 Tap in the Code Sets screen The Installing the Brand screen appears Installing the brand 1 Tap in the Installing the Brand screen The firs...

Page 22: ...nd on page 19 Searching the code set 1 Tap in the Code Sets screen The Searching the Code Set screen appears 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 tap in the Searching screen The Installin...

Page 23: ...d screen appears 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 The Learn Tool allows you to learn a button or a device action A device action is an action that is...

Page 24: ...Tap the button you want to learn A Learning indication appears in the upper right corner of the touch screen 7 Press and hold the key on the other remote control for 1 second Make sure you press the key within 5 seconds If learning succeeded you will get an OK message If learning failed you will get a Failure message See Pronto NG will not learn commands on page 54 for more information 8 When you ...

Page 25: ... get an OK message If learning failed you will get a Failure message See Pronto NG will not learn commands on page 54 for more information 7 When you want Pronto NG to learn other device actions repeat steps 5 and 6 8 Press the left firm key labeled below the touch screen to stop learning Labeling Elements The Label Tool allows you to label a button a device or a page In the Label Tool you can fin...

Page 26: ... out again To zoom out without adding a character to the label press The character is not added to the label The keyboard is zoomed out To use other characters and symbols press The character set on the keyboard switches You can choose from four different character sets To remove characters press the firm key labeled The character in front of the cursor is removed 8 You can add other characters to...

Page 27: ...ppears again or Tap The Device Overview appears again without changing the label of the selected device 7 You can select other Devices in the Device Overview to label 8 Press the left firm key labeled below the touch screen to exit the Label Tool Labeling a Page 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 Me...

Page 28: ...f device you then have to program the new device using the Brand Tool page 20 or the Learn Tool page 23 Copying an existing device saves time The personal settings you defined for that device will also be copied For instance if you want to add a second VCR player you do not have to define the brand learn or create macros again You can just copy them from the existing VCR player already programmed ...

Page 29: ... page 29 for more information Copying an Existing 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 Add Tool screen appears 3 Tap in the Add Tool screen The Adding screen appears 4 Tap the Device you want to copy in the Devices list The IR Code screen appears 5 Tap The Actions screen appears 6 Tap ...

Page 30: ...to 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 Delete Tool screen appears 3 Tap The last visited page on the Pronto NG appears 4 Navigate to the Device and the Page that contains the button you want to delete 5 Tap the button you want to delete A message screen appears 6 Tap The button is deleted 7 You can select other butto...

Page 31: ...he Device is restored 7 Press the left firm key labeled below the touch screen to exit the Delete Tool Moving Devices The Move Tool allows you to move a device up or down the Device Overview enabling you to put your most used devices at the top of the list 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...

Page 32: ...ttings Page you can consult the version information and the available memory 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 Select The first Settings Page appears Setting the Timeout of the LCD Backlight The timeout of the LCD backlight determines how long the backlight of the touch screen and the buttons stays active Shortenin...

Page 33: ...t press and hold the firm key labeled 3 Tap again The new LCD screen timeout is set Setting the Switch Level for the Backlight You can set the backlight of your Pronto to switch on or off according to the ambient light of your home theater environment By positioning the threshold indicator you define when the backlight switches on or off Setting the switch level 1 Tap in the first Settings Page Th...

Page 34: ...he volume of the hard buttons tap in the second Settings Page You can either select 1 of the 3 volume levels or choose to mute Every time you press the volume level increases with one step up to level 3 Setting the Volume Level of the Touch Screen To adjust the volume level of the touch screen tap in the second Settings Page You can either select 1 of the 3 volume levels or choose to mute Every ti...

Page 35: ...ime Calibrating the Touch Screen When you first use your Pronto NG the touch screen is already calibrated However if you notice that your Pronto NG does not send out the commands in accordance with what is indicated on the touch screen it is advised to recalibrate the touch screen Attention Never use an actual pen pencil or other sharp object on the touch screen Use a pointy object like a plastic ...

Page 36: ...button You can do this by Selecting another button and adding its actions to the action list of your target button Adding a delay to the action list Adding a beep to the action list 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 T...

Page 37: ...list You can add a delay to the action list e g to insert a short pause between turning on a device and sending commands to it allowing the device to warm up 1 Tap in the Macro screen The button and button appear on the two middle firm keys below the touch screen 2 To increase the delay tap and hold the firm key labeled or To decrease the delay tap and hold the firm key labeled Note You can still ...

Page 38: ...n Creating a Macro on page 34 2 Tap the action in the action list you want to move in the Macro screen The selected action is highlighted 3 In the Macro screen tap the Move Up button or the Move Down button below the action list The selected action moves up down in the action list 4 You can select other actions to move Deleting an action from the action list 1 To display the Macro screen with the ...

Page 39: ...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 3 Tap The Timer screen appears 4 In the Timer screen tap to add a new timer to the list A new timer is added to the Timers list By default a new timer is labeled Timer and a number It has no start and stop actions defined 5 To label the timer t...

Page 40: ...en appears 6 In the message screen tap The timer is deleted from the list 7 In the Timer screen tap The Timer screen closes and the Tools Menu appears again The timer is deleted or In the Timer screen tap The Timer screen closes without deleting the Timer Labeling a Timer The default name for a timer is Timer followed by a number for example Timer 5 1 Tap and hold the Pronto NG icon in the upper l...

Page 41: ...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 3 Tap The Timer screen appears 4 Tap the label of the timer you want to edit The timer is highlighted 5 In the Timer screen tap The Editing Timer screen appears 6 To edit the timer execute the following steps 1 Set the Start Date See Setting the Start Date on page ...

Page 42: ...tart Date the Start Time and the Stop Time To change the Start Date 1 In the Editing Timer screen tap the Day button The Day button is selected The labels and appear for the two middle firm keys 2 To increase the value press and hold the firm key labeled or To decrease the value press and hold the firm key labeled 3 Tap the Day button again The Day is set 4 Repeat step 1 to 3 for the Month and the...

Page 43: ...show with your VCR 1 In the Editing Timer screen tap the or button The Macro screen appears Note You have to define a Start Action before you can define a Stop Action The Stop Action button is grayed out until a Start Action is set 2 In the Macro screen tap The last visited page appears again 3 Navigate to the Device and the Page that contains the button you want to add to the macro 4 Tap the butt...

Page 44: ...ttings No This is the default setting Daily Weekly 1 To change the setting to Daily tap the button again Every day of the week is automatically selected 2 If you want to set an end date for the repeating timer select the End Date check box The End Date is enabled 3 Define the End Date as described in Setting the Start Date on page 40 The End Date is defined or 1 To change the setting to Weekly tap...

Page 45: ...Editing Timer screen appears again Feedback about the repeat settings is provided below the button Activating Timers Note 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 2 Tap in the Tools Menu The Timer Tool information scr...

Page 46: ...vices e g to navigate through an on screen TV menu The cursor contains 4 cursor keys Right Left Up and Down Each cursor key contains an action list This list depends on the device that is being operated 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 D...

Page 47: ...d 5 Tap the Pronto NG icon in the top center of the touch screen to exit the Settings Tool To use the cursor for navigating the Pronto NG 6 Press the Left and Right buttons of the cursor Pronto NG navigates through the devices 7 Press the Up and Down buttons of the cursor Pronto NG navigates through the pages 8 Press the Toggle button to easily switch from navigating on Pronto NG to control audio ...

Page 48: ...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 The RFX6000 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 ar...

Page 49: ...e RF Channel ID list you use for the RF Extender The RF Channel on the RFX6000 has to be the same as the RF Channel on Pronto NG 8 Select the Extender ID in the Extender ID list you use for the RF Extender The Extender ID on the RFX6000 has to be the same as the Extender ID on Pronto NG Note You can use several RF Extenders with your Pronto NG For each RF Extender you use for your devices you need...

Page 50: ...pears 2 Tap in the Tools Menu The RF IR Tool screen appears 3 Tap The Device Overview appears 4 Tap the Device for which you want to select IR 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 ...

Page 51: ...n your computer 2 Plug the other end of the cable in the USB port on Pronto NG Add delete modify and move control panels devices and commands anywhere on the touch screen Save duplicate and share configuration files codes or devices with other Pronto NG users Import new graphics to create new buttons and designs Use BMP graphic files You can now place buttons with a transparent background on top o...

Page 52: ...User Guide 50 Some example screens of what you can accomplish with ProntoEdit NG ProntoEdit NG ...

Page 53: ...ed pen or a stylus intended for use with touch screens How do I calibrate the touch screen 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 Select The first Settings Page appears 3 Press the Page Down button at the left side of the Pronto NG The second Settings Page appears 4 Tap in the second Settings Page The Calibration screen...

Page 54: ...ed paperclip or a sharp pencil to carefully press the Reset button Pronto NG restarts Pronto NG beeps twice to indicate it is ready for use 4 Set the time again See Changing the Time on page 12 for more information Note If you reset Pronto NG all personal changes like saved and programmed commands IR codes timers and macros are retained Why does a device respond to some RF signals and not to other...

Page 55: ...entation of your device Make sure you have defined the correct brands for your devices p 18 Make sure you have defined the correct code set for your devices p 19 Check if the button you are trying to use is assigned properly via Brand Tool or via Learn Tool p 21 Check if your device is in RF mode Switch your device back to IR mode p 48 If you have set up your Pronto NG to operate devices with RF s...

Page 56: ...d the remote control are positioned correctly When the sending eye of your existing remote control is not pointed towards the learning eye of the Pronto NG Pronto NG might not receive the signals properly Align the remote controls as correctly as possible When the distance between your existing remote control and the Pronto NG is too short or too long Pronto NG might not receive the signals proper...

Page 57: ...the battery icon at the top of your screen to check the battery status Replace the batteries if necessary p 10 Pronto NG error messages If one of the following error messages occurs please contact your dealer or the Philips customer service Invalid CF version or corrupt flash Incorrect software version When your Pronto NG does not respond and the screen stays blank 1 Download the configuration fil...

Page 58: ...ake out the batteries and let Pronto NG dry for 48 hours before you insert the batteries again The touch screen of Pronto NG contains a glass element Do not drop Pronto NG or subject it to any strong impact Cleaning Pronto NG Use a soft damp cloth to clean Pronto NG If the touch screen of Pronto NG is spoiled clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window cleaning solution Do not use a...

Page 59: ...n slow speed Eject Recording general Key Navigate Still mode Tape running direction Next track Previous track Fast forward to index Rewind to index Frame by frame general Frame by frame general Subtitle Cancel picture Picture in picture mode Menu Picture in picture shift Picture in picture swap Multi picture display Picture in picture select Teletext mode ...

Page 60: ... digit selection Brightness brilliance Contrast Brightness contrast Color saturation Lamp lighting illumination Split screen freeze double screen freeze Split screen swap double screen swap Split screen double screen Movie expand Personal preference Picture in picture freeze Main index page Picture freeze Programmable timer general Enter Application assistance Actual time on screen EPG Electronic ...

Page 61: ...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 Theater Systems Active control ...

Page 62: ...arning frequency up to 78 KHz and 455 KHz Radio frequency Band 418 MHz RF 16 Extender ID s and 4 Channels Memory 4 Mbytes Power Power on by tapping the touch screen or by pressing a button Power off automatically Dimensions 6 07 inch x 3 64 inch x 1 10 inch HxWxD 154 2 mm x 92 4 mm x 27 8 mm Operating 41 113 F temperature 5 45 C Accessories Included USB cable for PC connection CD ROM with ProntoEd...

Page 63: ...fferent code sets A device can only receive and execute functions from the correct code set Cursor navigation There are two ways of navigating through Pronto NG using the touch screen or using the cursor for navigation When you select cursor navigation the cursor can only be used for navigating through devices and pages on Pronto NG touch screen not for controlling audio video equipment Delay A de...

Page 64: ... assigning them to buttons and hard buttons you can program your Pronto NG to operate your equipment When IR codes are not present in the database you can always learn them from the conventional remote control of your equipment Label A label is the text you want to put on a soft button or a firm key LCD Short for liquid crystal display LCD backlight LCD backlight is a special light source that is ...

Page 65: ... Extender receives them and sends out IR codes to your devices RFX6000 The RFX6000 is an RF Extender that can be used in combination with Pronto NG Settings Tool The Settings Tool allow you to consult and adjust several settings for instance consulting the battery level setting the date and time calibrating the touch screen Simulator Pronto NG simulator is a separate application in ProntoEdit NG p...

Page 66: ...abeling 24 learning 22 Page down 6 Page up 6 reset 6 Toggle 46 button action deleting 28 C calibrating the touch screen 33 changing date 13 language 14 time 12 time format 12 channel channel down 5 channel up 5 clock settings See time code set searching 20 selecting 19 connection to docking station 6 contrast 11 copying existing device 27 creating macro 34 cursor 5 44 cursor navigation 9 32 D date...

Page 67: ...a macro 36 Move Tool 29 Moving a Device 29 multi language support 9 N navigation cursor 9 32 44 touch screen 32 44 O operating the Pronto NG cursor navigation 44 RF signals 46 touch screen navigation 44 troubleshooting 53 Overview Device 15 Page 16 P page animation 33 page labeling 25 Page Overview 9 16 Pronto NG 4 adjusting the settings 30 appliance 5 customizing 17 Device Overview 15 IR signals ...

Page 68: ... specifications 60 start action 41 start date 40 start time 40 stop action 41 stop time 40 storage problems 55 symbols 23 24 57 T testing the macro 35 time 12 time format 12 timer 9 activating 43 adding 37 deleting 37 editing 39 labeling 38 repeat settings 42 start action 41 start date 40 start time 40 stop action 41 stop time 40 Timer Tool 37 Toggle button 44 Tool 17 Add 26 Brand 18 Delete 28 Lab...

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