Philips Multimedia Control Panel - Manual (Page 30)

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Getting the Most Out of It
Good To Know: Combined Control Screens
Combined Control screens are the core elements of the Activity-Based Control concept.
They allow you to control the involved devices and their content during the activity.
You can cycle through the various control screens with the Page hard key.
For example, in the scenario above, the combined control screens for a cable box
hooked up to a TV appear. The first screen shows the most frequently used control
buttons for both devices. By pressing the Page hard key, you have access to additional,
less frequently used controls.
An example page of a combined control screen:
The following elements are part of a combined control screen:
■ The page number and the total number of pages available for this particular
activity:
■ The ‘activity’ bar with all the activities that the TV can participate in. The selected
activity is highlighted:
: TV, VCR, cable box (current selection), DVD;
You can switch from one activity to another by simply tapping the icon of your
choice. Below is a list of all activities.
The most frequently used
controls for the television
and the cable device.
Watching broadcast TV
Watching Cable TV
Watching Satellite TV
Watching PVR
Watching Video Tape
Watching DVD/DVDR(+HDD)
Watching PC content
Playing Games
Listening to CD
Listening to DVD
Listening to Broadcast Radio
Listening to Cable Radio
Listening to Satellite Radio
Listening to PC content
Note The number and nature of activity icons that are shown depend on the activities
that you configured during set up. To add activities, first add the appropriate device,
see ‘Add/Edit AV Devices’ on page 44.