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SPECIFICATIONS
DisplayMonochrome touch screen LCD with 4 gray levels and
digital contrast control.
Resolution: 160 x 100 pixels
Blue EL backlighting for LCD and hard buttons
Interface3-wire (RS232) serial port connector
SoftwareBuilt-in Marantz RC codes
Total number of devices limited only by memory
Infrared (IR)Infrared sending LED and learning eye
Operating distance of 33 feet (10 meters)
Learning frequency up to 56 kHz and 455 kHz
Learning distance 1 inch (2 cm) up to 4 inch (10 cm)
2-way communication with specific marantz equipment
Memory1 MB non-volatile flash memory
Batteries3 AA-batteries (3 x 1,5V): primary or rechargeable
Power managementPower on by tapping the LCD touch screen or by pressing
the Backlight button
Power off automatically
Dimensions7.8 inch x 3 inch x 1.3 inch (177mm x 74mm x 33mm)
Operating temperature 41°F to 1 13°F (5°C to 45°C)
Accessoriesonly for RC3200/U1S/M1S only RS3200/A
RS232 cable for PC connectionNone
IFU RC3200
3 AA-batteries
SERVICE HINTS
-RC3200 information
Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds -Tap SETUP - go to page3/3 with page up or page down button.
This page contains following information:
Free memory :
Boot version :
System version :
Application version :
Configuration file :
-Cleaning RC3200
Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the RC3200
If the LCD touch screen is dirty, clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window-cleaning solution.
After a repair please make the LCD touch screen always clean !
-Update the RC3200
Please check after each repair the RC300 application version.
Check the version on the website. Is the version higher on the website, please download the new version from
the Firmware.
You can find this on the Marantz website http://www.marantz.com
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DISMANTLING HINTS
1. Remove battery lid
2. Remove label a little. see picture1
3. Remove 3 x screw as shown in picture 1
2 x 8mm
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2 x 8mm
2 x 8mm
picture 1
4. Put a sharp knife between toppart and bottompart
and use this as lever to separate the two parts. see picture 2
picture 2
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CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
1Power supply
Components: 7201
The power supply makes use of the LT1761 low drop linear regulator of Linear Technologies. The output voltage is 3.3V.
2Reset & delayed reset.
Components:-reset: 7202
-delayed reset: around 7203, 7204
The S-809 (Panasonic) detects the hardware reset level of the batteries. Below this level (2.8V) reset is passed to the
“delayed reset” circuit.
The “delayed reset circuit” is activated by the S-809 or the reset switch 1203. It will delay the reset signal by approx. 80ms and
has a hysteresis of 200mV
3Battery level measurement
Components: around 7206, 7207
The battery voltage is measured via a 1:2 divider by the master microcontroller. This divider is switched on/off by the master
by means of 7206 and 7207.
4EL-foil driver
Components: around 7205
The EL-sheet is driven by the D371 (Durel). This component generates a high-voltage semi sinewave by switching a coil of
2.2mH. It contains 2 oscillators: a high-frequency oscillator switching into the inductor at approx. 17kHz. A low-frequency
oscilator drives the EL-sheet at approx. 500Hz. The EL-sheet is driven with approx. 75Vpeak.
Zener diodes 6208 and 6209 limit the sinewave voltage when no sheet is attached (during repair of the unit).
5+/- 17V generator
Components: around 7210
The + and - 17V are generated by the MC64063A, a DC-to-DC converter who is used in a step-up configuration.
The switching frequency ranges up to 150kHz (depending on the load) with ringing on the edges of approx. 3MHz.
The generator is switched on/off via 7208 and 7209 from the master microcontroller.
6Master microcontroller & memories
Components: 7101, 7115, 7103, 7102
The master is the main microcontroller in the system (M30800, Mitsubishi). It uses external flash program memory
(AM29LV800BT, AMD) and SRAM (CY62256V, Cypress). Address selection is performed with 74LV139.
The master runs from two crystals: 7.3728MHz, onlu runing when active. The other crystal of 32.768kHz is always running,
even in sleep mode.
7Buzzer
Components: around 1103
The sound function is made by a piezo-electric buzzer. The steering frequency range is 200Hz ~ 8kHz.
8RS232 transmitter
Components: around 7105, 7106
This circuit converts the RS232 outgoing signal from the master between 0 and 3.3V to -15 and +15V levels.
RS232 communication is set at 115kBaud both directions.
9RS232 receiver & detection.
Components: around 7107, 7108, 7109
Transistor 7107 converts the incoming RS232 signals between -/+15V into 0-3V levels towards the master.
Transistors 7108 and 7109 perform a RS232 incoming signal detection and interrupt the master during sleep mode when
communication starts from a connected PC.
10 Touchscreen.
Components: around 7111, 7112, 7113, 7114
A resistive touchscreen is used, composed of two layers of resistive material. Pressing the screen causes a short-circuit
between the two layers.
The touchscreen is operated in two steps:
1. detection of a touch
2. reading of the actual position of the touch
Detection is done by connecting one layer to ground and the second layer to 3.3V with a pull-up resistor. The voltage on the
second layer will change from 3.3V to 0V when touching.
Readout is performed in 2 phases, each determining one coordinate.
First, layer 1 is connected between 3V3 and ground. The potentiometric position of the touch location can be read by
measuring the voltage on the layer 2.
The other coordinate is read by interchanging the layers in previous procedure.
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CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
11 LCD
Components: 1101
The LCD module (Wintek) is a STN type 100x160 pixel including the driver HD66421 of Hitachi. The touchscreen is glued on
top the the LCD module.
The LCD module uses a 8 bit bus directly iterfacing to the databus of the master.
It uses two voltages: 3.3V for the logic and 17V for the LCD glass drive.
The LCD driver uses a clock of approx. 190kHz to generate all timing.
12 Keyboard
Components: 0102, etc...
The keyboard is a matrix of 6 x 3 keys. It is static when no key is pressed, and scanned when a key is applied.
13 Slave microcontroller
Components: 7301
The slave microcontroller M37540M4 (Mitsubishi) takes most of the real-time functions: IR-sending, IR learning and steering
the database microcontroller.
Sending IR is performed via pins 28 and 29, combining envelope and carrier with AND-gate 7302.
Transistors 7303 and 7304 combine the IR-sending signals from slave uC and database uC towards the IR-transmitter circuit.
The salve uC also switches on/off the power of the learing circuit via 7305.
Bidirectional communication to the master uC goes via a UART at 57kBaud.
Communication to the database uC goes via a 3-line dedicated bus.
14 Infrared transmitter
Components: around 7307, 7308
The IR-transmitter transmits any IR-code coming from slave or database uC.
It steers two IR-transmission diodes with a peak current of approx. 300mA in each of them.
The IR-diodes transmit invisible infrared light at 940 nm in an angle of 2 x 25 degr.
An electrolytic capacitor of 100uF smoothen-out the carrier frequency in order to have only the average current flowing from
the batteries (envelope of the IR-code).
There are many many brands with each several IR-codes. Basically, all codes consist of a low bitrate burst (around 1kbit or
slower) modulated on a carrier of 30 - 60kHz, and repeated at a rate of 5 - 20Hz.
15 Learning circuit
Components: around 7309, 7310
This circuit is used for learning IR-codes. It uses signals captured by the IR-transmission LEDs 6301and 6302. Transistor
7309 amplifies the signal. Opamp LM393-B puts a minimum threshold and amplifies further. The output of LM393-B contains
the carrir frequency and is fed to the slave IC for carrier frequency measurement. The output is also fed onto a detector. This
has a time constant suitable to detect to the envelope signal of the IR-code. Opamp LM393-A cleans up and its output is fed
also into the slave uC for envelope recording.
16 IR - Receiver
Infrared receptor 6306 and surrounding components
17 Not impemented functions (in circuit diagram)
Some of the parts in the circuit diagram are actually not stuffed on the board.
RS transmitter module 1301
·The data & address busses of the master uC to the Flash, SRAM and LCD module
·The IR-transmitter (high current)
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General Problems
The display stays blank or becomes black
• Make sure the batteries are properly installed.
• Press the Backlight button to make sure RC3200 and the backlight are
turned on.See ‘Turning on the Display and the Backlight’
• Adjust the contrast using the Backlight button and the Page Up or Page Downbuttons on the left side of RC3200 See
‘Changing the LCD Contrast’
The display is too light or too dark
• Adjust the contrast using the Backlight button and the Page Up or Page Down buttons on the left side of RC3200. See
‘Changing the LCD Contrast’
RC3200 shuts off automatically
• This is a timeout feature of the RC3200 to save power. You can change the time RC3200 stays on in the Settings.See
‘Adjust the LCD Timeout’
Devices do not respond to commands from RC3200
• Make sure RC3200 is in Use mode. See ‘Working with Modes’
• Make sure RC3200’s sending LED is pointed towards the device you’re operating.
• Check if the battery level is low. If so, replace the batteries.
• Check that you have correctly learned the IR commands. See ‘Tricks for Remote Controls that are “Difficult”’
• If the button is programmed with a macro, and all other buttons are working correctly, reprogram the macro See‘Recording
Macros’
RC3200 does not learn commands from an existing remote control
• Do not learn commands directly under fluorescent lights.
• Do not learn commands on a reflecting table surface.
• Check if the battery level is low. If so, replace the batteries.
RC3200 is not recognized by the RC3200 Setup Programmimg Software software
• Make sure the serial cable is properly connected. See ‘RC3200 Setup Programming Software’
• Disconnect other equipment connected to the serial ports, e.g. PDA’s.
• Plug the serial cable in another serial port.
• Try to connect multiple times.
Programming Problems
Buttons are not sending the correct commands
• Check whether the button of the device is learned properly. See ‘Learning From Other Remotes’
• Check whether the macro is recorded properly. See ‘Recording Macros’
RC3200 will not switch modes
• Replace the batteries. When the batteries are low RC3200 prevents you from switching to customizing modes so that no
customization can get lost.
RC3200 is low on memory
• Revert the RC3200. See ‘Revert’
The configuration file is corrupted
• When this unlikely event occurs, you have to revert to the original configuration or use RC3200 Setup Programming
Software to download a new configuration file. All your customized commands and devices will be lost and you will have to
reprogram your RC3200. If you use RC3200 Setup Programming Software, it is advised to make backup copies of your
customized configurations. See ‘Revert’ and ‘RC3200 Setup Programming Software’
RC3200 error message
If the error message ‘Invalid CF version or corrupt Flash!’ occurs:
• Use the Reset button on the back of the RC3200. See ‘How do I reset the RC3200?’
• Try to recover the RC3200 Configuration File (NCF) by downloading a backup copy or the default file from RC3200 Setup
Programming Software. See ‘RC3200 Setup Programming Software’
• Go to the Marantz website http://www.marantz.com for more information.
- Turning on the Display and the Backlight
RC3200’s display can be activated in three different ways:
Tap the touch screen gently with your finger or a blunt, soft object like a pencil eraser.
The display is activated. Press any button on the RC3200.
The display is activated. Press the Backlight button on the left side of the RC3200.
The display and the backlight are activated.
If the LCD touch screen stays blank or becomes black when turning on the display, read the next section ‘Changing the LCD
Contrast’ to adjust the contrast of the LCD touch screen.
Note: RC3200 has a timeout feature: the LCD touch screen and the backlight
automatically turn off to save power. See ‘Adjusting the Settings’ to adjust the timeout for the LCD and the backlight.
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- Changing the LCD Contrast
To adjust the LCD contrast on the touch screen:
1 Press and hold the Backlight button.
The screen lights up.
2 While still holding the Backlight button, press the Page Up button once
to increase the LCD contrast one level.
The LCD contrast is adjusted one level up.
–or–
Press the Page Down button once to decrease the LCD contrast one
level.
The LCD contrast is adjusted one level down.
3 Release the Backlight button when the contrast is satisfactory.
The LCD contrast can be adjusted 16 levels.
Note: To adjust the contrast multiple levels, you have press the Page Up or Page Down button multiple times. When you press
and hold the Page Up or Page Down button, the LCD contrast will only change one level.
- Operating Devices
To operate devices on your RC3200 you have to switch to the Device overview. This screen displays the available devices like
TV, VCR, DVD, PreAmp and so on.
- Adjusting the Settings
The RC3200 settings can be adjusted in the Setup mode.
Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds.
- Adjust the LCD Timeout
The LCD timeout indicates how long the LCD touch screen stays active before it turns off. The LCD will only time out when
you don’t touch any buttons. You can set the timeout between 1 second and 120 seconds.
Press ‘+’ to increase or ‘-’ to decrease the time the LCD stays active.
Tap ‘+’ or ‘-’ once to adjust the timeout 1 second up or down.
Press and hold ‘+’ or ‘-’ to adjust the timeout per 10 seconds up or down.
- Working with Modes
RC3200 starts up in Use mode. In this mode you operate your devices. For customizing the RC3200 (adjusting the settings,
defining brands, learning buttons, labeling buttons and devices or recording macros) you have to switch to the appropriate
mode via the menu that appears when you press and hold the mode button.
The RC3200 can be put into 4 different modes. These modes are:
Use mode: Normal operating. See ‘Operating Devices’
Setup mode: For changing the RC3200 system settings. See ‘Adjusting the Settings’ for more details.
Learn mode: For learning commands from other remote controls. See ‘Learning Commands’ for more details.
Macro mode: For recording macros. You can assign multiple commands to one single button. See ‘Recording Macros’ for
more details.
Note :Learning commands and recording macros is not possible from either of the Home pages. You must select a device or
the Macro group first, then press and hold the Mode button perform.
- Learning From Other Remotes
If you own any non-Marantz components, you can program RC3200 to reproduce IR signals from your existing remote
controls via RC3200’s learning eye. To do this, place RC3200 and the device’s remote control on a flat surface, 1 to 4 inches
(2 to 10 cm) apart.
To learn commands from other remote controls, RC3200 has to be in Learn mode. Switching to Learn mode is only possible
from a specific device, not from the Home Page. See ‘Working with Modes’
Per device you can learn all soft and hard buttons on the RC3200, except for:
• the Backlight button;
• the Back and FWD buttons;
• the Page Up and Page Down buttons;
• the “S” (Status) button;
• the Home button.
The Learn Sequence
1 From the Home page, select the device, e.g. TV, with the buttons you want to teach new commands to.
2 Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds. The Mode screen appears.
3 Tap Learn on the Mode Menu. RC3200 is now in Learn Mode. ‘Learn’ and the label of the selected device appear at the top
of the touch screen.
4 Use, if necessary, the Page Up or Page Down button to go to the next button you want to learn.
5 Press the soft or hard button you want to learn on theRC3200. The Learn label changes to Learning, which means RC3200
is ready to receive commands from an existing remote control. The RC3200 will wait for 3 seconds to receive an IR code from
another remote control.
Note: When a hard button is pressed to learn, there is no on screen feedback to indicate which button is pressed.
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6 Press and hold the button on the existing remote control you want to learn to the RC3200.When the RC3200 receives an IR
code:
• You hear a confirmation beep;
• The label changes from Learning to OK. The Learn sequence has been successful. When the RC3200 does not receive an
IR code in 3 seconds:
• You will hear an error beep;
• The label changes from Learning to Failed. The Learn sequence has failed.
• RC3200 will return to Learn mode. Return to step 5 of the Learn sequence to relearn the button.
Tip You do not have to wait for the OK or Failed to disappear. If you press another button (soft or hard button), the RC3200
Learn sequence immediately goes back to step 5.
7 Go to other pages of the selected device with the Page Up and Page Down buttons. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you have
copied all the commands of the existing remote control.
8 Press Done when you have finished learning commands to the buttons of your choice. RC3200 returns to Use Mode. You
can try out the new IR codes or select another device to learn.
- Recording Macros
A macro allows you to send a sequence of commands using one single button. You can for instance, switch on your TV, turn to
a movie channel and prepare your VCR for recording by rewinding the videotape. All this can be done be pressing a single
button on your RC3200.
To record macros, RC3200 has to be in Macro mode.
1 Set the RC3200 in Use Mode. See ‘Working with Modes’
2 Select the device, e.g. TV, with the buttons you want to program as a macro.
The device screen appears.
Note Basically, you can assign any button as a macro button. However, it is recommended to assign only the reserved macro
buttons on the last page of every device. Use the Page Up and Page Down buttons to go to the last page of the device.
3 Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds. The Mode screen appears.
4 Tap Macro on the Mode screen. A message screen appears. RC3200 is now in Macro Mode.
5 Tap Next. The device screen with the Macro label appears. With the Page Up and Page Down buttons you can go to other
screens of the selected device.
6 Tap the soft or hard button you want to select as a macro. A message screen appears.
7 Tap Start. The Device Overview appears with the ‘Recording’ label at the top of the screen. The buttons you tap on this
screen will not be recorded. From the Device Overview you can go to the different devices or you can press the Extra hard
button to go to the Extra screen with delays and beeps.
8 Tap the button of the device you want to go to.The device screen appears.
9 Tap the soft or hard buttons with the commands you want to record.
10 Press the Page Up and Page Down buttons to go to different screens of the same device. –or– Press the Device button to
go to the Device Overview again.
11 To add delays and beeps to the macro, press the Extra hard button on the Device Overview. The Extra screen appears.
— 1 To add a delay, tap one of the Delay buttons.By tapping several Delay buttons, the duration of the delay will be
increased.
— 2 To add a beep, tap the Beep button.
— 3 Press the Device button to go to the Device Overview again.
12 Press Stop to stop recording. A message screen appears.
13 Press OK to save the macro and return to the Mode screen.The existing command of the selected button is replaced by the
macro. –or– Press Cancel to return to the Mode screen without saving the macro.
The button retains its previous command.
14 Set the RC3200 in Use mode to test the recorded macro.
- Tricks for Remote Controles that are “Difficult”
• Replace the batteries in your original remote control. Poor battery charge in the original remote will still operate original
component from long range, but will corrupt carrier frequency learning
• Change distance. Try increasing distance up to 4 feet. Start in the normal 1” to 4” , then double the distance to 8” and so on.
• Use a short “Tap” instead of a press and hold. A press and hold is only really necessary when you are learning a button that
in actual operation you would sometimes press and hold (e.g. volume up and down, fast forward scan). If your system is large
and you are concerned about memory, try teaching most commands as taps rather then extended press and holds.
• The “Flicker” technique - rapidly tap the button while learning (7x per sercond or faster). This is very useful for difficult
volume up and volume down commands from some manufacturers.
• The “Swoop” - Start from 2’away and swoop the remote towards the learning remote. Use in absolute desperation, out of
sight from anyone who might see you. Reportedly works occasionally.
• The “Flasher” - Hold an opaque object in front of the remote and remove it then quickly replace it. This is especially useful
when you want to capture one part of a macro from another remote.
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- RC3200 Information
This page contains information that may be important to the dealer in case of a defect. The following information is displayed
on this screen:
• Free memory (in percentage), which gives you an indication on how much memory is left to (further) customize the RC3200;
• Boot version;
• Application version;
• Configuration file.
- Revert
Warning When you revert the RC3200, all customization is lost permanently. You loose all RC3200 settings, defined brands,
learned codes and recorded macros.
By tapping the Revert button the RC3200 will be reverted to the default configuration. Reverting to the original configuration
restores the RC3200 to its initial state. You might have to revert when you notice that scrolling through pages is slowing down.
This might be the case when you have added a lot of commands to the RC3200.
1 Tap the Revert button. A message screen appears to confirm or cancel the revert process.
2 Press OK or Cancel.
- RC3200 Setup Programming Software
If you want to personalize your RC3200 even more beyond its standard programming features,RC3200 Setup Programming
Software is the tool for you to use.
You can find more information and updates of the software on http://www.marantz.com.
RC3200 Setup Programming Software is the visual editor for creating and configuring RC3200 Configuration Files (windowes
file extention NCF) on your computer. An NCF is a file that is used to define the RC3200 behaviour and look for the LCD touch
screen.
Note It is advised to make backup copies of your own configurations. This can be done with RC3200 Setup Programming
Software.
With RC3200 Setup Programming Software you can:
• define the types and brands of your devices;
• generate the Home Page;
• design the page layout and the appearance of buttons;
• configure the behavior of the hard buttons and soft buttons;
• save, duplicate and share NCFs, devices, buttons, bitmaps or codes with another RC3200;
• preview the NCF on the RC3200 emulator;
• download the new configurations to your RC3200 by means of the included serial cable;
1 Plug one end of the serial cable in the serial port on your computer. see picture 1
2 Plug the other end of the serial cable in the serial port on the RC3200.
Note When the RC3200 is connected to the PC, the battery lifetime may be reduced.
Minimum System Requirements
• PC with a Pentium 166 MHz or higher
• Windows 95/98/ME/XP or NT 4.0/2000
• 32 MB of RAM
• 16 MB of free hard disk space
• Free serial port
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How do I reset the RC3200?
Under normal circumstances, you will never have to reset the RC3200.
However, on rare occasions, if the RC3200’s touch screen freezes or if you notice unusual behavior, you need to perform a
reset to get the RC3200 running again. All customized commands and devices are retained.
1 Slide the battery cover off the back of the RC3200.You will see the Reset button in the battery compartment.
2 Use an unfolded paperclip or a sharp pencil to carefully press the Reset button.
The RC3200 restarts and an Introduction screen appears.
The RC3200 beeps twice to indicate it is ready for use.
Reset button
Picture 1
•For more information go to the Marantz website http://www.marantz.com