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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 Number
in the upper area of touch screen.

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Page Overview.

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User Guide

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Getting Started

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Summary of Contents for Pronto

Page 1: ...d for a Device 14 Learning Commands 19 Labeling Elements 21 Adding Devices 23 Deleting Elements 25 Moving Devices 26 Adjusting the Settings 27 Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen 28 Setting the Timeout of the LCD Backlight 28 Setting the Switch Level of the Light Sensor 28 Setting the Volume Level 28 Setting the Animation Mode 29 Operating Pronto with the Cursor 29 Calibrating the Touch Screen 2...

Page 2: ...FAQ 38 Troubleshooting 40 General Problems 40 Customizing Problems 40 Storage Problems 41 Pronto error messages 41 Maintaining Pronto 42 Important Notices 42 Cleaning Pronto 42 List of Symbols 43 Specifications 46 Glossary 47 Index 50 Copyright 52 ...

Page 3: ... 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 choose to have Pronto working with radio frequency RF signals to operate devices from a distance or from an adjacent room To do this...

Page 4: ...ction 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 for instance for navigating through the on screen menu of your TV All these buttons are freely programmable However these buttons each have a predefined function If you learn one of these buttons or assign a macro to it its predefi...

Page 5: ...User Guide 5 Taking a First Look Backlight Page up Page down USB port Reset button Connection to docking station Battery compartment ...

Page 6: ...User Guide 6 Taking a First Look The Touch Screen Labels for the hard buttons Next Device Previous Device Pronto Icon Device Overview button Page Overview button Soft buttons ...

Page 7: ...s programmed to operate devices The functions assigned to the cursor button depend on the device active on the 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...

Page 8: ...s When the batteries are running low the Low Battery icon appears over the battery icon in the right upper corner of the screen Pronto retains all its settings when the batteries have run out You will only have to set the contrast and the time See Setting the Contrast on page 9 and Changing the Time on page 10 for more information You can also use a docking station and a battery pack to recharge y...

Page 9: ...e the buttons below the touch screen will activate the display Press the Backlight button Getting Started Setting the Contrast You can set the contrast level and switch on the backlight of Pronto 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 Ba...

Page 10: ...Changing the Time Note When the batteries are replaced the time is reset to 12 00 a m 1 Tap the Time button in the first Setup Page The Time button is selected The labels and appear for the two middle hard buttons 2 To increase the time press and hold the hard button labeled or To decrease the time press and hold the hard button labeled 3 Tap the Time button again The new time is set Changing the ...

Page 11: ... button labeled or To decrease the months press and hold the hard button labeled 3 Tap the Month button again The new month is set To change the day 1 Tap the Day button in the first Setup Page The Day button is selected The labels and appear for the two middle hard buttons 2 To increase the days press and hold the hard button labeled or To decrease the days press and hold the hard button labeled ...

Page 12: ...tton at the top of the touch screen 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...

Page 13: ... Overview tap the Page Number in the upper area of 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 Up or Down hard button on the left side of Pronto User Guide 13 ht Page Overview button Getting Started ...

Page 14: ...ete Tool Deleting button actions or devices page 25 Move Tool Moving devices in the Device Overview page 26 Macro Tool Programming a sequence of commands for one single button page 30 RF IR Tool Defining to operate Pronto with IR signals or RF signals page 34 Defining the Brand for a Device Pronto contains a huge list of brands and their according IR codes in its database Pronto uses these IR code...

Page 15: ...Overview tap the Device for which you want to define the brand The Brand Tool screen appears 5 Tap in the Brand Tool screen The Brands screen appears 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 2 Tap t...

Page 16: ...there is more than one possible code set the Code Sets screen appears Selecting the code set 1 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 ...

Page 17: ...vice 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Brand in the Tools Menu The Brand Tool screen appears 3 Tap 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 The Brand Tool screen appears 5 Tap in the Brand Tool screen The Brands screen appears 6 Select the brand of...

Page 18: ...e Device Overview appears 4 In the Device Overview tap the Device for which you want to define the brand The Brand Tool screen appears 5 Tap in the Brand Tool screen The Brands screen appears Searching the brand 1 Tap in the Brands screen The Searching the Brand screen appears 2 Tap and point Pronto at the device The Searching screen appears Pronto searches through the list of brands by sending ou...

Page 19: ...our Pronto to switch on the TV at the same time You can also use the Learn Tool to relearn commands that do not work properly Note Once you have learned a button the button will not be overwritten if you select another brand in Brand Mode Learning a Button 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Learn in the Tools Menu The Learn Tool screen ap...

Page 20: ...Tool Learning a Device Action 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Learn in the Tools Menu The Learn Tool screen appears 3 Tap The Device Overview appears 4 Position Pronto and the remote control as illustrated above Note Make sure that you aim Pronto s learning eye at the remote control s IR window The distance between Pronto and the remot...

Page 21: ...e Shift button to switch between the four character sets on the keyboard For a complete list of the symbols see List of Symbols on page 43 Labeling a Button 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Label in the Tools Menu The Label Tool screen appears 3 Tap The page you last visited appears 4 Navigate to the Device and the Page that contains th...

Page 22: ...the selected button is changed The last visited page appears again 10 You can select other buttons on Pronto to label 11 Press the left hard button below the touch screen to exit Label Tool Labeling a Device 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Label in the Tools Menu The Label Tool screen appears 3 Tap The Device Overview appears 4 Tap the...

Page 23: ...llows you to add a new device or copy an existing device When you add a new device a device template stored on your Pronto is used to create the device pages buttons and functions Philips IR codes are used when you add a new device Then you have to program the new device using the Brand Tool page 14 or the Learn Tool page 19 Copying an existing device saves time The personal settings you defined f...

Page 24: ...6 for more information Copying an Existing Device 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Add 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 The IR Code screen appears 5 Tap in the IR Code screen The Device is copied to Pronto with IR codes or Tap in the IR...

Page 25: ... the Page that contains the button you want to delete 5 Tap the button you want to delete The Delete Button screen appears 6 Tap The button is deleted The label Undo appears above the right hard button 7 You can press the right hard button to undo the last action i e you restore the button The button you just deleted is restored 8 You can select other buttons on Pronto to delete 9 Press the left h...

Page 26: ...ow 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 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Move in the Tools Menu The Move Tool screen appears 3 Tap the Device you want to move in the Device List 4 ...

Page 27: ...center of the touch screen Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen The timeout of the LCD screen determines how long the LCD touch screen stays active before turning off Shortening the active time will increase Pronto s battery life Note The LCD screen will only time out when you are not using Pronto 1 Tap in the first Setup Page The LCD Timeout button is selected The and labels appear on the two mi...

Page 28: ...o switch on automatically according to the ambient light of your home theater environment The light level is indicated in the bar The indicator is the threshold you set while the gray area indicates the actual light level measured by the light sensor When actual light level reaches the threshold you set the backlight on your Pronto will switch on 1 Tap in the first Setup Page The Light Level butto...

Page 29: ...m 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 makes a page drop out of the top of the touch screen With the option Full you can enable both animations at the same time Operating Pronto with the cursor The cursor is used by default to operate your devices However ...

Page 30: ... another brand in the Brand Tool Possible actions you can use in a macro are Adding an IR code Creating a link to another button Adding a delay Adding a beep Creating a Macro 1 Press the left hard button below the touch screen for 3 seconds The Tools menu appears 2 Tap Macro in the Tools Menu The Macro Tool screen appears 3 Tap in the Macro Tool screen The last visited page appears 4 Navigate to t...

Page 31: ...ands to it allowing the device to warm up 1 Tap in the Macro screen The button and button appear on the two middle hard buttons below the touch screen 2 To increase the delay tap and hold the button or To decrease the delay tap and hold the button To add a beep to the action list To determine when the macro execution is finished it is useful to add a beep as final command in the action list 1 Sele...

Page 32: ...scribed in Creating a Macro on page 30 2 Tap the action in the action list you want to delete in the Macro screen The selected action is highlighted 3 Tap in the Macro screen The selected action is deleted from the action list 4 You can select other actions to delete Testing the Macro You do not have to exit the Macro Tool to try out the macro you created or edited From within the Macro Tool you c...

Page 33: ... navigating and not for operating your devices until you disable the cursor navigation again 1 Navigate to the second Setup Page as described in Adjusting the Settings on page 27 2 Tap in the second Setup Page The cursor navigation is enabled The Toggle hard button is activated 3 Exit the Setup Pages 4 Press the Left and Right buttons of the cursor Pronto navigates through the devices 5 Press the ...

Page 34: ...tance 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 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 U...

Page 35: ...list you use for the RF Extender The RF Channel on the RFX6000 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 RFX6000 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 devices you need to set the RF Channel an...

Page 36: ...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 Pronto will send out IR signals for the selected device Using the Power Features ...

Page 37: ...s with the PC cable included with your Pronto Plug one end of the cable in the USB port on your computer Plug the other end of the cable in the USB port on your 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 Prontos Import new graphics to create new buttons and designs Perso...

Page 38: ...er left corner on the touch screen 4 Tap the lower right corner on the touch screen The touch screen is calibrated How do I reset Pronto Normally resetting Pronto is not necessary However if Pronto s touch screen freezes or if you notice unusual behaviour you need to perform a reset to get Pronto running again 1 Slide the battery cover off the back of Pronto You can find the Reset button in the ba...

Page 39: ...ls and not to others Philips cannot guarantee that all commands for all devices work properly with RF signals If a device does not respond properly to RF signals sent out by Pronto you might better reconfigure Pronto to operate the device with IR signals FAQ ...

Page 40: ...erly via Brand Tool or via Learn Tool p 19 Check if your device understands Philips Marantz RC codes Normally you can find this in the documentation of your device If you have set up your Pronto to operate devices with RF signals Check in the RF IR Tool if the devices you want to operate are set up properly p 35 Check if the Extender ID and the Channel on your Pronto match the ID and the Channel o...

Page 41: ...ong Pronto might not receive the signals properly Try out several distances between 4 and 8 inches 10 and 20 centimeters to learn the commands Avoid programming Pronto under bright fluorescent light it might affect the infrared signals Make sure the batteries in the Pronto are not low The configuration file is corrupted When the configuration file is corrupted you can use Pronto Edit to upload a n...

Page 42: ...use Pronto in any location that is extremely damp or wet When you have spilled water on your Pronto you have to take out the batteries and let Pronto dry for 48 hours before you replace the batteries When you have spilled other liquids on your Pronto you can clean it with distilled water The touch screen of Pronto contains a glass element Do not drop Pronto or subject it to any strong impact Clean...

Page 43: ...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 44: ... 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 45: ... Read data from store Write data into store Page hold Sound muting Additional information on screen Viewing angle Spatial sound effect Television video Sound audio Surround sound Dolby Digital Digital Theater Systems Active control ...

Page 46: ...ng frequency up to 78 KHz and 455 KHz Radio frequency Band 418 MHz RF 16 Extender ID s and 4 Channels Memory 4 MByte Batteries AAA batteries 4x1 5 V Power Power on by tapping the touch screen by pressing a button management Power off automatically Dimensions 6 07 inch x 3 64 inch x 1 10 inch 154 2mm x 92 4mm x 27 8mm HxWxD Accessories Included USB cable for PC connection CD ROM with ProntoEdit sof...

Page 47: ... 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 device enough time to execute the first action before it receives an impulse to execute a second action Device Every device in the configuration file appears on the Dev...

Page 48: ...erred to by that link is executed Macro A macro is a sequence of actions executed when pressing a single button on Pronto 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 A page of a device is the area of 320 by 240 pixels on Pronto s touch screen containing buttons or other objects Page animation When you switch from one page to a...

Page 49: ...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 screen The layout and the visual aspects of a soft button can be changed You can also configure the functions of the soft buttons Template You can create a template from a device in Pr...

Page 50: ...ns 4 labeling 21 learning 19 Page down 5 Page up 5 reset 5 Toggle 33 button action deleting 25 C calibrating the touch screen 29 changing date 10 time 10 time format 10 channel channel down 4 channel up 4 clock settings See time code set searching 17 selecting 16 connection to docking station 5 contrast 9 copying existing device 24 creating macro 30 cursor 4 33 cursor navigation 7 33 D date 10 del...

Page 51: ...n cursor navigation 7 33 touch screen navigation 33 O operating the Remote Control cursor navigation 33 RF signals 34 touch screen navigation 33 troubleshooting 40 Overview Device 12 Page 13 P page labeling 23 Page Overview 7 13 page animation 29 ProntoEdit 37 ProntoEdit Simulator 37 R radio frequency 34 Remote Control 3 adjusting the settings 27 customizing 14 device 4 Device Overview 12 maintain...

Page 52: ...screen 29 date 10 LCD backlight timeout 28 LCD screen timeout 28 light sensor 28 time 10 time format 10 volume level 28 setup 27 Simulator 37 specifications 46 storage problems 41 symbols 21 43 T testing the macro 32 time 10 time format 10 Toggle button 33 Tool 14 Add 23 Brand 14 Delete 25 Label 21 Learn 19 Macro 30 Moving 26 RF IR 34 touch screen 4 6 calibrating 26 38 transparancy 7 turning on Pr...

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