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    6101 Gateway Drive, Cypress, CA 90630-4841, USA. www .uei.com User Manual[...]

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    Nevo™ User Manual Table of Contents About Ne vo........................................................................................... 2 Understanding infrar ed te chnology ........................................................... 3 The home page explained ....................................................................... 4 Quick refer[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 2 About Nevo Congratulations, your PDA now includes Nevo, the n e w e v olut i on in ho m e control from U niver s al Elect r onics, the l e a d er in wir e l ess c on t rol tec h n o l o gy. Nevo trans f o rms your PDA i nto a so p hi s t icated a n d ea s y-to-us e wi r el e ss home cont r o l a n d automation device. W ith Nev[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 3 Understanding i nfrared technology Infrared (IR) technology allows devices to communicate without wires. Using the beam of infrared light from an electro n ic display, such as your PDA , Nevo can connect with any office, ente r t a inm e nt or h o me automat i o n equ i p ment that supports infrared technology, giving you the f[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 4 The home page explained The device wheel in the middl e of the home page shows all the avail able devices. The Power button ( ) turns on the device a t the top of the wheel. Above the device wheel are ic ons for the page types: home ( ), control screen(s) ( ), and favorites ( ). Below the device wheel are ic ons for the configu[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 5 Quick reference to icons and buttons Page type icons Device wheel icons Configuration icons Key icons defined Program hardware buttons Main contents Page type icons These icons are located a t the top of the ho me page. Home icon. This icon retu rns you to the home page. Control screen(s) icon. This ic on displays the keys avai[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 6 Add devices icon. This icon st ar ts the device setup wizard, wh ich allows you to tell Nevo which device you want to control. Add activities icon. This icon starts the activities wizard, w hich allows you to set up a one touch macro to issue commands to multiple devices when s witchin g activities like watching DVD. The rest o[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 7 Cycle button ( on the KeyGuide). Thi s button changes pag e types and cycles between home ( ), control screen(s) ( ) and favorite(s). Page button ( on the KeyGuide). This button changes control screen pages. Another way to change pages is to tap one o f the arrow icons at the bottom of the control screen. Keys button ( on the K[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 8 Setting up a device Before you can use Nevo to control a devic e, you must add the d evice to the device wheel . Each device has a control code t hat id entifies its characterist ics. Nevo provides device control codes for thousands of brands of devices. You can download more device control codes from MyNevo.com. The first time[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 9 Select the setup method This page lets you choose one of four ways to identify your dev ice to Nevo: • By Brand: Use this method if you know the brand of your device. • By Device ID : Use this me thod if you kn ow the specif ic device ID. • By stepping through device IDs: Use this method if you don't know the brand. [...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 10 Setting up a room With Nevo, your handheld device c an control each room separatel y. By tapping , you can set up different devices and pr eferences for each room. Quick reference to icons and buttons Main contents Adding a room Tap > Add Room... to start the Room Wizard. The Room Wizard displays its introductory page. Usin[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 11 Defining devices for the room Tap the room icon a t the bottom of your scr een and select the r oom, for example Home Office. Tap the add devices icon ( ) or tap > Add Device... to start the Device Wizard. Add the devices for your room. F or help adding devices, tap the help ic on in the Device Wizard. Setting up a room Set[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 12 Setting up a favorite The first time you tap the favorites icon ( ) none of the network c hannels are set up. To change the setup for a cha nnel, tap the c hannel logo. After setting up more than one page of favorites, tap or to scroll through the pages. Adding a favorite Adding a new page for favorit es Main contents Adding a[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 13 Tap and test to see if the key sequence works. Then tap and select Finis h Wizard. Type a label for the favorite, for example the name of the chan nel. Main contents Add favorite - select channel In this page, you associate the channel number with the name, s ource, and icon you defined i n the previous steps. Tap the correct [...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 14 Creating an activity After setting up individual devices, you can pr ogram Nevo to turn on more than one device at a time. For example, Nevo can turn on your CD player, be gin playi ng your favorite track, turn on the lights, and dim them all i n one continuous operation. (Of c ourse, your favorite CD has to be ready to play!)[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 15 After entering your keystrokes, tap and select Stop. Tap Test to test your keystrokes. Tap Finish Wizard to cont inue the activity setup. Creating an activity Changing an activity Main contents Activity setup - finish Type a label for your activity , for example Turn on TV and DVD. Tap the arrow to view the image menu and sele[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 16 Accommodating preferences If you live in a family, you know t hat each family member has h is or her favorite chann els and CD tracks. By setting up multiple users, you can share Nevo wit h each member of your family. Tap the users icon to add , edit or delete us ers. Main contents User setup - Configuring your personal prefer[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 17 Downloading device codes and key functions If you cannot find the correct setup code or key functions for your device in Nevo, you c an download additional cod es and functions from MyNevo.com. To download device codes and key functions, register as a user at http://www.MyNevo.com. You will need to provide yo ur han dheld devi[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 18 Downloading key functions See the instructions on MyNevo .com's device advanced keys downl oa d center. The first time you set up Nevo to synchronize with ActiveSync, you need to perform the following steps to ensure a smoot h synchronization with MyNevo. com: • If your ActiveSync is not yet already synchronizing with y[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 19 Once you've downloaded the grap hics and your Compaq iP AQ Pocket PC has synchronized up the files, go to your devic e. If you downloaded new buttons and activate any of the key wizards (add, edit, etc.) your dow nloaded key gr aphic will appe ar on the pu ll-down list in the key button selection area. Sel ect the new key[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 20 Making changes If you upgrade or replace a device you can c hange its setup inf ormation. You can also change a stored favorite channel or track, change room informati on, ed it keys to perform different functions, edit user preferences o r chan ge a key sequence that you set up as an activity. Changing a device Changing a cur[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 21 In the Activity Wizard, make su re you check the "Record a new s equence of keystrokes?" box if you want to change keystrokes. After entering your keystrokes, tap and select Stop. Tap Test to test your keystrokes. Tap Finish Wizard to continue the favorites setup. Label the favorite. To change the image, tap the arro[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 22 To enter keystrokes, tap the de sired device i con again or tap . If you are setting up an activity for more than one device, tap to return to the device wh eel and se lect the next device. After entering your keystrokes, tap and select Stop. Tap Test to test your keystrokes. Tap Finish Wizard to cont inue the activity setup. [...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 23 Learning key functions from other remotes Tap the room icon a t the bottom of your scr een and select the r oom to which the activity applies, for exampl e, Living Room. Tap the icon for the activity on the device wh eel and tap . Tap and selec t Express Learning fr om the Customize Home menu. Follow the on-screen instructio n[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 24 Moving keys Tap and select Move Key from t he Customize Home menu. Follow the on-screen instructio ns for moving a key and then pla cing it on your custom pa ge. NOTE: You need to have a blank spac e on your page to drop your moved key to. Main contents Deleting keys Tap and selec t Delete Key from the Customize Home menu. Fol[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 25 Deleting devices, act ivities and rooms To delete a device , tap its icon, tap and select Delete Device... To delete an activit y, tap its icon, tap and select Delete Activity... To delete a room, tap the room icon at the bottom of your scree n and select the room you want to delete, for example, Master Bedroom. Tap the room i[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 26 Key Icons Defined TV/Video Last Channel Up Channel Down Mute Volume Down Volume Up Wide Screen Menu Exit Picture in Picture On Picture in Picture Swap Picture in Picture Off Right Left ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics In c. www.MyNevo.com[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 27 Up Down Audio Input Play Stop Rewind Forward Previous Track Next Track Pause Record/Eject Record Eject Guide Page Up Page Down ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics In c. www.MyNevo.com[...]

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    Nevo™ User Guide 28 Info Select Display Enter SAP Dim Brighten All On All Off Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics In c. www.MyNevo.com[...]