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User Guide

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

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Digital Theater Systems

Active control

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Summary of Contents for Pronto SBCRU960/00

Page 1: ...opyright owner Royal Philips Electronics is not liable for omissions or for technical or editorial errors in this manual or for damages directly or indirectly resulting from the use of the TSU 3500 SBC RU960 Pronto The information in this user guide may be subject to change without prior notice All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or orga...

Page 2: ...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 Timeo...

Page 3: ...nto 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 Troubleshooting 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 List of Symbols 61 Specific...

Page 4: ...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 fro...

Page 5: ...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 functio...

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

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

Page 8: ...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...

Page 9: ...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 Navi...

Page 10: ...stalling the Battery Pack 1 Press the latch on the battery cover with your thumb and then slide the cover forward firmly 2 Lift up the battery cover Before You Start 3 Place the battery pack in the battery compartment ...

Page 11: ...rged 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 ...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...ecuted 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 a...

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 icon to exit the Settings Tool Changing the Time 1 Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools Menu appears 2 ...

Page 15: ...ppear 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 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 appear ...

Page 16: ...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 1 Tap and hold the Pronto 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 secon...

Page 17: ...erent 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 butto...

Page 18: ... 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 ...

Page 19: ... p 50 User Guide 19 EN 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 h...

Page 20: ...osearch 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 Selecting...

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: ...rand on page 21 Searching the code set 1 Tap in the Code Sets screen The Searching the Code Set screen appears 2 Tap and point Pronto at the device The Searching screen appears Pronto 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 Installing th...

Page 23: ...and screen appears 4 To install the brand and code set follow the instructions described in Installing the brand on page 21 Learning Commands If an IR code is not in the database you can program Pronto commands by transmitting IR signals from your existing remote control to Pronto s learning eye The Learn Tool allows you to learn a button or a device action A device action is an action that is exe...

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 will not learn commands on page 58 for more information 8 When you wan...

Page 25: ...l get an OK message If learning failed you will get a Failure message See Pronto will not learn commands on page 58 for more information 7 When you want Pronto 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 find a v...

Page 26: ...s 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 t...

Page 27: ...w appears 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 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: ...sing the Brand Tool page 22 or the Learn Tool page 24 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 on your Pronto Adding a New Device 1 Tap and hold ...

Page 29: ...pears 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 in the Actions screen The Device is copied to Pronto with its actions like IR codes beeps and delays or Tap in the Actions screen The Device is copied to Pronto withou...

Page 30: ...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 buttons on Pronto to delete or Press the right firm key labeled to undo the deletion The button is restored 8 Press the left firm key labeled below the touch screen to exit the Delete Tool Deleting a Device 1 Tap and hold the Pronto icon in the upper left corner of the touch sc...

Page 31: ...ice 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 icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools Menu appears 2 Tap in the Tools Menu The Move Tool screen appears 3 Tap the Device you want to move in the Devices list 4 Tap the Move Up or Move Down button below the Devices list in the Moving scre...

Page 32: ... Set the brightness of the backlight Set the timeout of the LCD screen Set the volume level Set the language of the Pronto as described earlier on page 16 Set Pronto to operate with the Cursor Set the animation mode Calibrate the touch screen Adjust the screen activation settings In the fourth Settings Page you can consult the version information and the available memory ...

Page 33: ... the brightness press and hold the firm key labeled 3 Tap the button again The new Backlight Brightness is set Setting the Timeout of the Button Backlight The timeout of the Button backlight determines how long the backlight of the buttons stays active Shortening the active time will increase Pronto s battery life The button backlight timeout and the LCD screen timeout can work independently 1 Tap...

Page 34: ...p again The new LCD screen timeout is set Setting the Volume Level You can set the volume level for the hard buttons as well as for the touch screen buttons The volume of the button refers to the loudness of the beep you hear when you press or tap a button Setting the Volume Level of the Hard Buttons To adjust the volume of the hard buttons tap in the second Settings Page You can either select 1 o...

Page 35: ...ur Pronto in the second Settings Page You can disable the animations by choosing None no animations By disabling all animations you use the absolute maximum of your Pronto s processing speed 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 icon at the top area of the touch screen Wit...

Page 36: ... Firm Keys Settings You can set the firm keys settings to 3 different states The firm keys are located below the touch screen of your Pronto To adjust the firm keys settings of the Pronto tap in the third Settings Page You can now toggle between the following 3 firm keys states This setting implies that when you press one of the 4 firm keys your Pronto will send out the IR code or perform the acti...

Page 37: ...ies that when you press one of the cursor keys the LCD backlight will be activated The Pronto will not send out an IR code nor perform the button action This setting implies that when you press one of the cursor keys your Pronto will send out the IR code or perform the action assigned to this key The LCD backlight will not be activated when pressing a cursor key This is the default setting of your...

Page 38: ...t 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 icon in the upper left corner of the touch screen for 3 seconds The To...

Page 39: ...t 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 cha...

Page 40: ...reating a Macro on page 38 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 act...

Page 41: ...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 tap ...

Page 42: ...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 icon in the upper left...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...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 46: ...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 44 The End Date is defined or 1 To change the setting to Weekly tap...

Page 47: ...he 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 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 48: ...een 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 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 ...

Page 49: ...tivated 5 Tap the Pronto icon in the top center of the touch screen to exit the Settings Tool To use the cursor for navigating the Pronto 6 Press the Left and Right buttons of the cursor Pronto navigates through the devices 7 Press the Up and Down buttons of the cursor Pronto navigates through the pages 8 Press the Toggle button to easily switch from navigating on Pronto to control audio video equ...

Page 50: ... 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 RF Extender receives RF signals from Pronto 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 towards the device IR signals Pr...

Page 51: ...annel in the RF Channel ID list you use for the RF Extender The RF Channel on the RF Extender has to be the same as the RF Channel on Pronto 8 Select the Extender ID in the Extender ID list you use for the RF Extender The Extender ID on the RF Extender has to be the same as the Extender ID on Pronto Note You can use several RF Extenders with your Pronto For each RF Extender you use for your device...

Page 52: ...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 will send out IR signals for the selected device ...

Page 53: ...your computer 2 Plug the other end of the cable in the USB port on Pronto 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 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 of a back...

Page 54: ...User Guide 54 Some example screens of what you can accomplish with ProntoEdit ProntoEdit ...

Page 55: ...ipped pen or a stylus intended for use with touch screens How do I calibrate the touch screen 1 Tap and hold the Pronto 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 The second Settings Page appears 4 Tap in the second Settings Page The Calibration screen ap...

Page 56: ...lded paperclip or a sharp pencil to carefully press the Reset button Pronto restarts Pronto beeps twice to indicate it is ready for use 4 Set the time again See Changing the Time on page 14 for more information Note If you reset Pronto 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 others Not a...

Page 57: ...ion of your device Make sure you have defined the correct brands for your devices p 20 Make sure you have defined the correct code set for your devices p 21 Check if the button you are trying to use is assigned properly via Brand Tool or via Learn Tool p 23 Check if your device is in RF mode Switch your device back to IR mode p 52 If you have set up your Pronto to operate devices with RF signals C...

Page 58: ...onto and 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 Pronto 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 is too short or too long Pronto might not receive the signals properly Tr...

Page 59: ...or the battery icon at the top of your screen to check the battery status Recharge the batteries if necessary p 11 Pronto 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 does not respond and the screen stays blank 1 Download the configuration file ...

Page 60: ... take out the batteries and let Pronto dry for 48 hours before you insert the batteries again The touch screen of Pronto contains a glass element Do not drop Pronto or subject it to any strong impact Cleaning Pronto Use a soft damp cloth to clean Pronto If the touch screen of Pronto is spoiled clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window cleaning solution Do not use a corrosive deter...

Page 61: ...run 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 62: ... 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 63: ... 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 64: ...arning frequency up to 78 KHz and 455 KHz Radio frequency 16 Extender ID s and 4 Channels RF TSU3500 Band 418 MHz SBC RU960 Band 434 MHz 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 ...

Page 65: ...cute functions from the correct code set Cursor navigation There are two ways of navigating through Pronto 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 touch screen not for controlling audio video equipment Delay A delay is a pause between two actions A delay gives the devi...

Page 66: ...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 placed behind the LCD screen enhancing the visibility of the screen Link A link also called a button alias is a shortcut from the action list of one button to the action list of another button Instead of adding the same actions to sev...

Page 67: ... calibrating the touch screen Simulator Pronto simulator is a separate application in ProntoEdit package which simulates every aspect of your Pronto You use Pronto simulator to test your PCF without the need to download it to your Pronto When you make changes in Pronto simulator they will not be saved in the configuration file Soft button A soft button is a button that can be found on the touch sc...

Page 68: ...g 26 learning 24 Page down 6 Page up 6 reset 6 Toggle 49 button action deleting 30 Button backlight timeout 33 C calibrating the touch screen 35 changing date 15 language 16 time 14 time format 14 channel channel down 5 channel up 5 charging Pronto 11 clock settings See time code set searching 22 selecting 21 connection to docking station 6 contrast 13 copying existing device 29 creating macro 38 ...

Page 69: ... multi language support 9 N navigation cursor 9 35 48 touch screen 35 48 O operating the Pronto cursor navigation 48 RF signals 50 touch screen navigation 48 troubleshooting 57 Overview Device 17 Page 18 P page animation 35 page labeling 27 Page Overview 9 18 Pronto 4 adjusting the settings 32 appliance 5 charging 11 customizing 19 Device Overview 17 IR signals 52 maintaining 60 operating 17 Page ...

Page 70: ...4 timer 9 activating 47 adding 41 deleting 42 editing 43 labeling 42 repeat settings 46 start action 45 start date 44 start time 44 stop action 45 stop time 44 Timer Tool 41 Toggle button 48 Tool 19 Add 28 Brand 20 Delete 30 Label 25 Learn 23 Macro 38 Moving 31 RF IR 50 Timer 41 touch screen 5 7 touch screen calibration 35 55 transparency 9 turning on Pronto 13 U upgrading 60 upload 53 USB 9 USB c...

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