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Nevo™ User Manual Table of Contents About Nevo........................................................................................... 2 Understanding infrared technology ........................................................... 3 The home page explained ....................................................................... 4 Quick reference to icons and buttons ........................................................ 5 Setting up a device .............................................................
2 Nevo™ User Guide About Nevo Congratulations, your PDA now includes Nevo, the new evolution in home control from Universal Electronics, the leader in wireless control technology. Nevo transforms your PDA into a sophisticated and easy-to-use wireless home control and automation device. With Nevo, accessing every infrared (IR) controlled device in the home or office has never been easier or faster.
3 Nevo™ User Guide Understanding infrared technology Infrared (IR) technology allows devices to communicate without wires. Using the beam of infrared light from an electronic display, such as your PDA, Nevo can connect with any office, entertainment or home automation equipment that supports infrared technology, giving you the freedom to wirelessly access and control your devices. Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
4 Nevo™ User Guide The home page explained The device wheel in the middle of the home page shows all the available devices. The Power button ( ) turns on the device at the top of the wheel. Above the device wheel are icons for the page types: home ( and favorites ( ), control screen(s) ( ). Below the device wheel are icons for the configuration menus: customize ( rooms ( ), ), and KeyGuide ( If you press the KeyGuide icon ( ), user ( ), ).
5 Nevo™ User Guide 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 at the top of the home page. Home icon. This icon returns you to the home page. Control screen(s) icon. This icon displays the keys available for the device shown at the top of the wheel on the home page. Tap the arrows ( ) to see all of the pages of keys for this device. Favorites icon.
6 Nevo™ User Guide Add devices icon. This icon starts the device setup wizard, which allows you to tell Nevo which device you want to control. Add activities icon. This icon starts the activities wizard, which allows you to set up a one touch macro to issue commands to multiple devices when switching activities like watching DVD. The rest of the icons on the device wheel represent specific devices you have set up for the room shown at the bottom of the home page.
7 Nevo™ User Guide Cycle button ( between home ( Page button ( on the KeyGuide). This button changes page types and cycles ), control screen(s) ( ) and favorite(s). on the KeyGuide). This button changes control screen pages. Another way to change pages is to tap one of the arrow icons at the bottom of the control screen. Keys button ( on the KeyGuide). This button changes the KeyGuide type, which defines what happens when you use the hard keys.
8 Nevo™ User Guide Setting up a device Before you can use Nevo to control a device, you must add the device to the device wheel. Each device has a control code that identifies its characteristics. Nevo provides device control codes for thousands of brands of devices. You can download more device control codes from MyNevo.com. The first time you run Nevo, you'll see only two icons in the device wheel: • • The add devices icon The add activities icon Tap the add devices icon ( ) or tap > Add Device...
9 Nevo™ User Guide Select the setup method This page lets you choose one of four ways to identify your device to Nevo: • • • • By Brand: Use this method if you know the brand of your device. By Device ID: Use this method if you know the specific device ID. By stepping through device IDs: Use this method if you don't know the brand. By updating brands from the Web site: Use this method to locate additional manufacturers and models downloaded from MyNevo.com.
10 Nevo™ User Guide Setting up a room With Nevo, your handheld device can control each room separately. By tapping , you can set up different devices and preferences 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. Using Nevo's wizards Main contents Room setup - name, region and country Tap the arrow to open the regions list and select the region, for example, US. Tap Next.
11 Nevo™ User Guide Defining devices for the room Tap the room icon at the bottom of your screen and select the room, for example Home Office. Tap the add devices icon ( ) or tap > Add Device... to start the Device Wizard. Add the devices for your room. For help adding devices, tap the help icon in the Device Wizard. Setting up a room Setting up a device Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
12 Nevo™ User Guide Setting up a favorite The first time you tap the favorites icon ( ) none of the network channels are set up. To change the setup for a channel, tap the channel 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 favorites Main contents Adding a favorite Tap Add Favorite ... to start the favorites wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions.
13 Nevo™ User Guide Tap and test to see if the key sequence works. Then tap and select Finish Wizard. Type a label for the favorite, for example the name of the channel. Main contents Add favorite - select channel In this page, you associate the channel number with the name, source, and icon you defined in the previous steps. Tap the correct key sequence for the channel you are adding, for example 0 4.
14 Nevo™ User Guide Creating an activity After setting up individual devices, you can program Nevo to turn on more than one device at a time. For example, Nevo can turn on your CD player, begin playing your favorite track, turn on the lights, and dim them all in one continuous operation. (Of course, your favorite CD has to be ready to play!) An activity is a sequence of commands that Nevo performs when you tap (for instance) .
15 Nevo™ User Guide After entering your keystrokes, tap and select Stop. Tap Test to test your keystrokes. Tap Finish Wizard to continue 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 select an activity image. Creating an activity Changing an activity Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
16 Nevo™ User Guide Accommodating preferences If you live in a family, you know that each family member has his or her favorite channels and CD tracks. By setting up multiple users, you can share Nevo with each member of your family. Tap the users icon to add, edit or delete users. Main contents User setup - Configuring your personal preferences This function allows you to activate and change your own personal preferences. Main contents User setup - introduction You can set up multiple users for Nevo.
17 Nevo™ User Guide Downloading device codes and key functions If you cannot find the correct setup code or key functions for your device in Nevo, you can download additional codes 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 your handheld device's serial number and library code.
18 Nevo™ User Guide Downloading key functions See the instructions on MyNevo.com's device advanced keys download center. The first time you set up Nevo to synchronize with ActiveSync, you need to perform the following steps to ensure a smooth synchronization with MyNevo.com: • • • • • If your ActiveSync is not yet already synchronizing with your desktop files, go to Tools > Options and under the Sync Options tab ensure that Files is selected for synchronization.
19 Nevo™ User Guide Once you've downloaded the graphics and your Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC has synchronized up the files, go to your device. If you downloaded new buttons and activate any of the key wizards (add, edit, etc.) your downloaded key graphic will appear on the pull-down list in the key button selection area. Select the new key and follow the rest of the wizard. The same goes for new favorites.
20 Nevo™ User Guide Making changes If you upgrade or replace a device you can change its setup information. You can also change a stored favorite channel or track, change room information, edit keys to perform different functions, edit user preferences or change a key sequence that you set up as an activity.
21 Nevo™ User Guide In the Activity Wizard, make sure you check the "Record a new sequence 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 arrow to open the Favorite Image Selection menu and select the new image.
22 Nevo™ User Guide To enter keystrokes, tap the desired device icon again or tap activity for more than one device, tap . If you are setting up an to return to the device wheel and select the next device. After entering your keystrokes, tap and select Stop. Tap Test to test your keystrokes. Tap Finish Wizard to continue the activity setup.
23 Nevo™ User Guide Learning key functions from other remotes Tap the room icon at the bottom of your screen and select the room to which the activity applies, for example, Living Room. Tap the icon for the activity on the device wheel and tap Tap . and select Express Learning from the Customize Home menu. Follow the on-screen instructions for learning key functions from other remotes.
24 Nevo™ User Guide Moving keys Tap and select Move Key from the Customize Home menu. Follow the on-screen instructions for moving a key and then placing it on your custom page. NOTE: You need to have a blank space on your page to drop your moved key to. Main contents Deleting keys Tap and select Delete Key from the Customize Home menu. Follow the on-screen instructions for Deleting a key on your custom page. Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
25 Nevo™ User Guide Deleting devices, activities and rooms To delete a device, tap its icon, tap To delete an activity, tap its icon, tap and select Delete Device... and select Delete Activity... To delete a room, tap the room icon at the bottom of your screen and select the room you want to delete, for example, Master Bedroom. Tap the room icon at the bottom of your screen again and select Delete Room... Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
26 Nevo™ User Guide 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 Inc. www.MyNevo.
27 Nevo™ User Guide 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 Inc. www.MyNevo.
28 Nevo™ User Guide Info Select Display Enter SAP Dim Brighten All On All Off Main contents ©1999-2002 Universal Electronics Inc. www.MyNevo.
