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A2−01, Unofficial philips pronto & marantz rc5000 faq – Philips Pronto TS1000 User Manual

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The Ultimate Pronto Guide − a must−have for every Pronto owner!

Unofficial Philips Pronto & Marantz RC5000 FAQ

Section A2: Hardware Questions:

Physical Characteristics

A2−01 What are the hardware differences between models?

North American Pronto TS−1000: 1 megabyte of memory. Case color is solid dark blue/green
(something I've coined as "Midnight Sea Foam"). Optional silver desktop charger. Note: All Prontos
no longer include the light sensor!

North American Pronto TSU2000: 2 megabytes of memory. Color is painted silver over gray plastic.
Otherwise, hardware is the same as the TS−1000.

North American ProntoPro TSU6000: 8 megabytes of memory. Features a 256−color LCD screen,
pickup sensor, two additional hard buttons, newly designed case, RF capabilities plus packaged NiMH
rechargable batteries and docking station.

European Pronto RU−890: 1 megabyte of memory. Color is painted silver over gray plastic.
Optional silver desktop charger includes an appropriate AC/DC converter depending on region.
Otherwise identical to the TS−1000.

European Pronto RU−940: 2 megabytes of memory. Otherwise identical to the RU−890.

European Pronto RU−970: 8 megabytes of memory. Otherwise identical to the TSU6000.

OEM Pronto TS−1003: 1 megabyte of memory. Color is solid black. This is only available with
high−end Philips HDTV sets. It is not 100% compatible with other Pronto models.

Worldwide Marantz RC5000: 1 megabyte of memory. Color is painted gold over white plastic. Base
package includes a gold desktop charger plus an appropriate AC/DC converter. Models no longer
include the light sensor.

Worldwide Marantz RC5000i: 2 megabytes of memory. Hardware is otherwise identical to the
RC5000.

Worldwide Marantz RC5200: 2 megabytes of memory. Features a newly designed case, upgrades
total number of hard buttons from the RC5000i's 8 to 16 and adds RF capabilities (RF basestation is
optional).

Worldwide Marantz RC9200: 8 megabytes of memory. Features a 256−color LCD screen, 8
additional hard buttons, newly designed case, RF capabilities and is packaged with NiMH rechargable
batteries, docking station and RF basestation.

Worldwide Onkyo CHAD USR−5RF: 2 megabytes of memory. New physical case design plus RF
capabilities (basestation is optional). Hardware is otherwise identical to the Pronto TSU2000.

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