User manual PHILIPS SBCBM120

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User Guide 1 Table of Contents Taking a First Look ProntoPro NG: The Home Theater Control Panel The Device The Touch Screen The Docking Station What's New for ProntoPro Next Generation?Before You Start Installing the Battery Pack Charging the ProntoPro NG Getting Started Turning on ProntoPro NG Setting Time and Date Changing the Time Format Changing the Time Changing the Date Setting the Language Operating ProntoPro NG Device Overview Page Overview Customizing ProntoPro NG Using the Tools Defining the Brand for a Device Learning Commands Labeling Elements Adding Devices Deleting Elements Moving Devices Adjusting the Settings Setting the Brightness of the Backlight Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen Setting the Volume Level Setting the Navigation for ProntoPro NG Setting the Animation Mode Calibrating the Touch Screen Adjusting the Screen Activation Settings 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 23 25 28 30 31 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 User Guide 2 Table of Contents Using the Power Features Creating and Editing Macros Creating a Macro Editing a Macro Creating and Editing Timers Activating Timers Creating and Editing Timers Operating ProntoPro NG with the Cursor Operating ProntoPro NG with RF Selecting RF to Operate your Devices Selecting IR to Operate your Devices ProntoProEdit NG FAQ Troubleshooting General Problems Customizing Problems Memory Storage Problems ProntoPro NG error messages Connection to the PC Maintaining ProntoPro NG Important Notices Cleaning ProntoPro NG Upgrading ProntoPro NG List of Symbols Specifications Glossary Index 38 38 38 40 51 41 42 48 50 51 52 53 55 57 57 58 59 61 59 60 60 60 60 61 64 65 68 User Guide 3 EN Taking a First Look ProntoPro NG: The Home Theater Control Panel ProntoPro NG is a Home Theater Control Panel that allows maximum flexibility and customization for even the most sophisticated home entertainment system. It can control almost any device that works with infrared (IR) remote control signals. Its intuitive interface makes it a perfect remote control for every user. [. . . ] You can also set when or if you want the ProntoPro NG to send out IR codes or perform button actions. You can adjust the following screen activation settings: Firm keys settings; Cursor keys settings; Pickup sensor settings. Tip You can adjust the timeout for the LCD backlight. For more information, see `Setting the Timeout of the LCD Screen' on page 33. Adjusting the 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 ProntoPro NG. To adjust the firm keys settings of the ProntoPro NG, 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 ProntoPro NG will send out the IR code or perform the action assigned to this key. The LCD backlight will not be activated when pressing a firm key. : This setting implies that when you press one of the 4 firm keys, the LCD backlight will be activated and your ProntoPro NG will send out the IR code or perform the action assigned to this key. : This is the default setting of your ProntoPro NG. It implies that when you press one of the 4 firm keys, the LCD backlight will be activated. The ProntoPro NG will not send out an IR code nor perform the button action. User Guide 36 Customizing ProntoPro NG Adjusting the Cursor Keys Settings You can set the cursor keys settings to 3 different states. Only the hard buttons on the left side of ProntoPro NG (Backlight, Page Up and Page Down) cannot be programmed. To add an action to the action list 1 Tap in the `Macro' screen. 2 Navigate to the Device and the Page that contains the button you want to add to the macro. 3 Tap the button with the action(s) you want to add to the macro. The name of the selected button is added at the bottom of the Action List. The macro will execute all the actions that are assigned to this button. 4 You can select other buttons to add to the macro. EN To add a delay to the action 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. 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 `+'. -orTo decrease the delay, tap (and hold) the firm key labeled `-'. Note You can still change the delay later on. 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 Select the action in the action list, where you want to add a beep. [. . . ] 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 several buttons or hard buttons, you can create a link and reuse the action list. When your ProntoPro NG is executing an action list and comes across a link, the action list referred to by that link is executed. A macro is a sequence of actions executed when pressing a single button on ProntoPro NG. [. . . ]