OK... well, the Pronto is a fair bit quicker to operate than the Take Control, even with the drawn out scrolling effect.

The buttons you mention can't be learned because they're macro buttons. This means they send out multiple signals - VCR will turn eveything on and set the proper inputs. Nothing can learn that because it's too long.

The Pronto managed to learn the very first command from those buttons on my Sony system (turn the amp on to the proper input) but that's it. Easier programming came when I used the input buttons from the RM-AV2000 remote - single codes only. Much better.