![]() PERFORMANCE Merely sitting in its charging station, with its clear base bathed in a soft white glow, the TSU9600 just looks cool. A compromise is a feature called PackAndGo that lets installers e-mail executable files to clients to update their remotes. This prevents users from heisting the custom graphics and templates developed by installation firms and posting them on the Web for public consumption - but it also means that if you lose touch with your programmer and need a change, you may have to start over from scratch. One "feature" that will likely be loved by some and lamented by others is that the TSU9600 no longer allows programming stored within the remote to be uploaded to a computer. When you hear about companies partnering, this is the kind of synergy you hope for. This interface is included with the Lutron Chronos system and sold separately for other RA systems. Lighting control requires an RFX9600 extender along with an RS-232 interface from Lutron. Controlling a Lutron RadioRA system requires slightly more work, but not much. You simply type in the Escient's IP address, and it's done. I was shocked and thrilled to see that full integration required little more than a mouse click on the "Insert Escient Music Server" or "Insert Lutron Lighting System" icon. ![]() While Philips bragged of "out-of-box control" over these company's systems, I assumed that it would require a good bit of programming to marry them together. Two of the Pronto's real "gee whiz!" features come from Philips's partnerships with Escient (media servers) and Lutron (lighting control systems). ![]() Also slick is the ability to add WAV-file button sounds. This adds a custom look to the remote in mere seconds. Another is a channel-macro design wizard that quickly creates station-logo graphics for channel selection. One is a Fast Learn and Fast Test mode for IR codes. ![]() The ProntoEdit software incorporates several timesaving features that will bring smiles to installers' faces. ![]()
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