Philips RC5200, RC9200 User Manual

User Guide

To the RC9200/RC5200

Touch Screen Remote Controls

Automating Your

Home Theater

With Marantz

Automating Your Home Theater With The Marantz RC9200/5200 RC9200/5200 Remote Control User Guide

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FCC NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rule. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and , if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is not guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

n Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

n Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

n Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from the receiver. n Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Note	If serial or parallel ports are configured, a filtered/shielded serial or paral-
	lel cable is recommended to minimize EMI and ensure FCC class B
	compliance.

Table of Contents

Introduction		2
1.	The Marantz RC9200/5200	2
2.	Battery	3
Getting Started		6
1.	Activating the RC9200/5200	6
2.	Navigating Control Panels	7
3.	Operating a Device	12
4.	Adjusting the Settings	13
5.	The Mode Menus	15
6.	Managing Memory	17
Customizing Your RC9200/5200		18
1.	Introduction	18
2.	Programming Remote Codes	18
3	Deciding between Macros or Help Lists	20
4.	Programming Help Lists	22
5.	Macro/Panel Jump Capabilities	23
6.	Programming Macros & Panel Jumps	24
7.	Programming Macros as a Device Action	26
8.	Protecting Your Work from Changes	27
Reference		28
1.	Programming Buttons	28
2.	Labeling Buttons, Frames and Menu Items	32
3.	Working with Device and Macro Groups	35
4.	Deleting and Restoring	40
5.	Recording Macros	43
6.	RC5000 Setup	47
Troubleshooting		49
Frequently Asked Questions		52
Overview of Symbols		54
Specifications		56
The Revert Configuration		57

Index	58
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Introduction

1.The Marantz RC9200/5200

	The RC9200/5200 is designed to control most devices that understand
	infrared remote control signals. Its easy-to-use touchscreen and its intuiti-
	ve interface make it a perfect remote control for every user. The
	RC9200/5200 is completely customizable and programmable. You can
	add devices and functions, relabel buttons, record macros and animate
	your macros. Although the RC9200/5200 is pre-programmed for Marantz
	components, a vast collection of built-in tab guided panels with pre-arran-
	ged button art enables you to easily choose the perfect interface for any
	non-Marantz component. The RC9200/5200 easily learns commands
The Infrared Eye	from the vast majority of manufacturers remote controls.
The Infrared Eye
transmits to your		The INFO button
devices and learns		enables you to check batte-
devices and learns		ry life.
from your existing		ry life.
from your existing
remotes.
		The Volume, Channel
The Contrast Dial		and Mute buttons are
adjusts the appe-		typically programmed to
arance of the		always work the same
screen.		way regardless of what
		panel is displayed.
The Backlight but-		The Touchscreen
ton lights up the		The Touchscreen
ton lights up the
screen (you can		Scroll Up and Scroll Dn but-
adjust the length of		tons duplicate the function
time it stays on,		of the scroll arrows and are
see page 13).		easier to find in the dark
		(they navigate between
The Serial Port ena-		panels when there are more
bles you to program		than one panel for control-
the RC9200/5200		ling a specific devicde).
on a Windows PC.

The Home B utton
always takes you
back to the Main	\Menu, Enter, Exit and 4
Home Panel Control	way navigator buttons will
Screen (think of it	change their function
as the Start button).	depending on what device
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Introduction

Tap the Scroll Arrows:

to scroll to other panels within the
	active group.	Tap the Device
		Tap the Device
		menu bar:
Tap the Macro menu Bar:		menu bar:
		to operate devices.
to use your one touch		to operate devices.
to use your one touch		Tap again and a
Macro buttons. Tap again		Tap again and a
Macro buttons. Tap again		menu of all your
and a menu of all of your		menu of all your
and a menu of all of your		devices appears.
Macro groups appears.		devices appears.
Macro groups appears.		Tap again to select:
Tap again to select:		Tap again to select:
Tap again to select:

	Use the Control Panel
		Buttons:
to operate your compo-
		nents			Panel number:

					shows active
	Tap the Scroll Arrows:		Tap the Mode Button:		shows active
	Tap the Scroll Arrows:		Tap the Mode Button:		control panel

	to scroll to other		to access the Mode	Macros Home Devices
	panels within the acti-		Menus. They are diffe-
		ve group.	rent based on the type
			of panel you last dis-
			played. Use the Mode
			Menus to customize
			your remote.

2.The Battery

When you use the Remote Control for the first time, you will have to:

¥install the battery pack;

¥place the Remote Control in the docking station and charge the Remote Control.

¥tap the INFO button on the Home Panel to check battery life.

Warning Use the docking station only with the Philips NiMH rechargeable battery pack.

We strongly advise you not to plug other appliances (like mobile phones, PDAs, ) into the docking station. This will damage both the connector and the appliance.

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Installing the Battery Pack

1Press the latch on the battery cover and remove the battery cover from the Remote Control.

2 Place the battery pack in the battery compartment.

3 Plug the cable of the battery pack in the connector as illustrated.

4 Place the battery cover back on.

Note Make sure the cable of the battery pack does not get stuck between the molded interior and the battery cover.

After a few seconds, the Remote Control starts up automatically and an Introduction screen appears. The Remote Control beeps twice to indicate that it has finished starting up.

Because the battery pack of the Remote Control is not fully precharged, you will have to charge it as described below.

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Charging the Remote Control

For charging the Remote Control you use the docking station.

1Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet and connect it to the docking station.

2Place the Remote Control in the docking station. Make sure you hold the Remote

Control at an angle of 30¡ to 45¡ when you place the it in the

docking station.

Charging starts immediately. The green charging LED on the front of the docking station indicates charging takes place. When the Remote Control is fully charged, the LED goes off.

Note Normal charging time is 2 to 3 hours, depending on the condition of the battery pack.

You can operate the Remote Control while it is being charged. The battery pack does not have to be entirely empty before recharging.

You can place the Remote Control in the docking station at any time.

When the battery pack is running low, the Low Battery icon flashes at the top of the screen. Recharge the Remote Control as soon as possible to ensure perfect performance.

Note	The RC9200/5200 retains all settings when the AA batteries have
	run out. You will only have to reset the clock.

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Getting Started

1.Activating the RC9200/5200

Turning on the Display

Tap the screen gently with your finger or a blunt, soft object like a pencil eraser.

The display is activated and you see the Home panel.

Notes ÆIf the display stays blank or becomes black, adjust the contrast dial on the left side.

ÆIf another panel is displayed, tap the Home button . ÆThe RC9200/5200 shuts down automatically.

Using the Backlight

Press the backlight button on the left side.

The backlight shuts off after a few seconds to save power.

Note	In the settings (see page 13) you can choose to activate the
	backlight automatically when you turn the RC9200/5200 on.

Use Mode

The RC9200/5200 has different modes. When you activate the RC9200/5200 for the first time, it starts up in Use mode allowing you to immediately operate your devices.

In Use mode the menu bar at the top of the screen is visible . If a label (like or ) covers the icon, just tap the label. A menu will pop up with USE as an option. Tap the USE to return to normal operating mode.

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2.N avigating Control Panels

Three Divisions of Control Panel Types

Your RC9200/5200 is capable of displaying hundreds of different control screens. By grouping them into sensible divisions, it is easy to navigate to the control panel you want. The three main divisions are:

H o m e The Home group displays convenient instant jump buttons to the main control panels of your system devices (your VCR, TV, CD player etc.). These buttons

also select the Input of your Home Theater Receiver or Preamp (Home buttons are linked to the Device pull down menu, which also selects inputs on your receiver).

Access Home by tapping the Home button at the bottom left of the remote.

D evices The Device side displays the control panels of your components, one device group at a time. A button on a Device panel will act just like the buttons on the original remote control.

You can always select the Device

side of the RC9200/5200 by tapping the menu bar to the right of the remote icon.

Tap to select the Device side of your

RC9200/5200 .

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Macros The Macro side of your RC9200/5200 displays Macro buttons. Macro buttons play back a sequence of up to 255 different commands (and panel jumps, which can be programmed to give status during the Macro).

You can always select the Macro side of the RC9200/5200 by tapping the bar to the left of the remote icon.

Tap to select the Macro side of your

RC9200/5200.

Using Menus to Jump to a Panel Group

1Navigate to either the Macro (left) or the Device (right) side of the remote by tapping the left or right menu bar.

2 Tap the Menu bar again. A menu will pop into view, enabling you to choose which group of panels you want. If you have a large system with more than seven groups, scroll arrows enable you to select those that are out of sight.

Macro Groups	Device Groups

3After using the scroll arrows to view all of the choices, simply tap the label of the group you would like.

Note	When you jump to a Device, the RC9200/5200 will change the
	input of your home theater receiver/preamp (using the pull down
User Guide	menus is exactly the same thing as pressing a Home button).
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Home Buttons Jump to Device Panel Groups

and Change Your Receiver s Inputs

Each of the Device Panel Groups has a matching Device button on the home panel. These Device buttons perform two actions when pressed:

1 Jumps to the main panel of the Device Group.

2Changes your home theater receiver/preamp to the appropriate input. See page 30 to program for a non-Marantz receiver/preamp.

Jump to a Device Panel Group

Without Changing Inputs

1Pop up the Device menu, by tapping the Device Menu bar.

2Look at the labels for the Left and Right hard buttons. Now, they are labeled NO IR.

3Press and hold either of the two Left and Right hard buttons, then select the device you would like to jump to. No input commands will be sent to your receiver/preamp.

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Using the Scroll Arrows or the Left and Right Hard

Buttons to Jump to Panels

You can browse all of the panels within a Device or Macro group by using the scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the screen. When you are on the macro side, the arrows are on the left; when you are on the device side, the arrows are on the right.

The Left and Right Hard buttons are programmed to duplicate the scroll arrow functions.

Tap the Scroll arrows to navigate to other panels within the active group (home, macros or devices).

Opposite the scroll arrow on the bottom of the screen, the Panel display shows you which panel you are viewing.

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Using Tab Buttons to Jump to Panels

All of your device groups have been programmed with onetouch jump buttons to all of the panels for that device. Simply touch the tab label and the RC9200/5200 will jump to the appropriate panel.

1.To view the TV s Effects panel, press the EFX tab.

2.The RC9200/5200 will jump to the TV Effects panel.

Your Macro Groups have also been programmed with onetouch jump buttons and tab style navigation to make it easy to sort your macros out.

1.To view the channel macros for sports channels, press

the sports tab.

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2.The RC9200/5200 will jump to the panel displaying Sports Channel macros.

You operate devices using two kinds of buttons: Touchscreen buttons

Hard buttons - nine buttons below the screen (Home is not programmable and doesn t count) and five to the right of the screen (Vol, Channel and Mute).

Using Touchscreen Buttons

Sending commands

Infrared commands are invisible. However, when you send a command, an animated icon appears at the top of the panel to show that a command is being sent. While RC9200/5200

Transmits

The name of the device you are controlling is always displayed on the device menu tab.

Using the Hard Buttons

Hard buttons can be operated at any time, even without turning on the touchscreen. These buttons can be programmed to always do the same thing regardless of the panel displayed (teach commands on Home Panel) or they can change their function depending on which device is active (teach commands only to the specific device). For example:

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3.Operating a Device

Since Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute are typically

receiver/preamp commands in most home theaters, these direct

access buttons have been pre-programmed to always operate a

Marantz receiver/preamp. Should you own another brand, see the

programming instructions on page 31-32. Menu, 4 Way Arrows,

Channel Up and Channel Down are typically programmed to chan-

ge with the device selected. So when you are operating your DVD

player, you use them to navigate DVD menus and change chapters,

while when you are watching TV, the Menu buttons operate the TV

menus and the Channel buttons change channels.

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4.The INFO Panels

Access INFO panel display by navigating to the Home panel (tap the Home button), then tapping the INFO button.

The Percentage of battery life.

The Percentage of free memory available for new programming.

There are two configurations built in to your RC9200/5200. If your info screen says:

MZE EV2.0 You are using the factory default file.

MZE REV You are using the memory saving, strippeddown file. See pages 17 and 57.

To exit INFO panel display:

Tap the INFO button again.

5The Setup Panels

Most of the RC9200/5200 s features can be set to your own wishes.

1 Tap the Mode button at the bottom of the screen

2 Choose SETUP.

The first setup panel appears. You can display the second and third setup panel by using the scroll buttons.

3 Tap the button of the setting you want to adjust.

The button becomes black.

4 Use the Left and Right buttons to adjust the setting.

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First setup panel

Setting	Function	Adjusting

LCD Sleep	Sets how long the touchscreen	Tap the LCD button and use
	stayson.	theLeftandRightbuttons.
LCD Light	Setshowlongthebacklightof	Tap the LCD Light button and
	the touchscreen stays on.	usetheLeftandRightbuttons.
ButtonLight	Setshowlongthebacklightof	TaptheButtonLightbuttonand
	thedirect-accessandLeft/Right	usetheLeftandRightbuttons.
	buttonsstayson.
Touch	Selects the beep volume (Off,1,2,3)	Tap the LCD button.
	for Touch Screen buttons
Button	Selects the beep volume (Off,1,2,3)	Tap the LCD button.
	forHardbuttons.

Note Use the down scroll arrow to move to the second setup panel.

Second setup panel

Setting	Function	Adjusting
Macro Menu Active	DeActiveTurnsoff Macro Navigation.Tap the LCD button
	Active-Turns on Macro Navigation.	repeatedly.
Device Menu Active	DeActiveTurnsoff Device Navigation.Tap the LCD button
	ActiveTurnson Device Navigation.	repeatedly.
Calibrate	Calibrates the touchscreen.	Tap the Calibrate button and
		followtheon-screen
		instructions.
Revert*	Reverts the RC9200/5200 to	Tap the Revert button and
	theRevert2.01configuration	followtheon-screen
	(see pages 15, 17 and 57).	instructions.

*The Revert button will only appear if one change has been made to the RC9200/5200.

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6.The Mode Menus

To help you plan how your RC9200/5200 will operate your home theater system, you should practice using the three mode menus.

Working with Modes

All customization is done via the three Mode menus. They differ in their capabilities:

Macro Side - No IR learning is possible, so

Macros Home Devices

there is no LEARN ability.

Home Panels - Since there is only one Home group, there is no ability to add or move groups.

Device Side - No Macros can be programmed, so there is no EDIT button.

The mode menus are utilized like this:

1Select either the Home, Device or Macro divisions of panels by touching the appropriate tabs or the Home Icon.

2 Touch the Mode icon at the bottom of the screen.

3Select the mode you wish to use to customize your RC9200/5200 by touching the appropriate button on the Mode Menu.

When you operate your devices, the RC9200/5200 is in Use mode. For actions other than operating (like programming buttons, recording macros, adding devices, and so on) you have to switch to the appropriate mode:

For operating devices.

For learning commands from other devices.

For recording macros and jumping to other panels.

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For labeling buttons and commands.

For adding new devices.

For deleting buttons, devices and macros.

For changing the order in a menu.

For selecting the correct ID for the RF Extender

To switch to another mode

1Tap the Mode button at the bottom of the touchscreen or the label of the mode you are using.

The Mode menu pops up.

2Tap the mode you want to use.

The label of the active mode appears on the RC9200/5200 icon. You can now work in the selected mode.

Note	USE mode is the normal operating mode for the
	RC9200/5200. The RC9200/5200 will not time out and automa-
	tically return to USE mode. You must redisplay the Mode Menu
	and select USE.

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7.Managing Memory

As you customize your remote, the RC9200/5200 will manage memory automatically. It will keep deleted groups of panels restorable as long as possible. When you need additional memory, it will notify you that it needs to do Memory Cleanup, which will permanently erase everything you have deleted so far. See page 50.

You can choose to manually manage your memory by choosing a smaller template file to program with. There are two configurations built-in. The default Marantz file and the memory saving strippeddown Revert file. The default Marantz file offers these unique features:

43 pre-programmed templates for home theater components. All have the option of adding pre-programmed Marantz remote codes for your convenience. See creating new devices on page 36.

FAV TV - Macro groups for surfing channels with one touch via customizable labels. See recording macros on page 43.

ADJUST - a macro group with one touch jumps to all of the power user features of a Marantz system.

POWER - a group of control panels that will help your family power up a home theater system. See Deciding on Macros or Help Lists on page 20-21.

Should you feel that you do not need all of these features or you know your configuration requires lots of memory (i.e. you are planning hundreds of animated macros), we provide the Revert configuration. It provides 13 styles of component templates and one macro example. Permanently deleting the factory configuration and using the Revert configuration will add 800kb to your free memory space. See The Revert Configuration on page 57.

Customizing Your RC9200/5200

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Customizing Your RC9200/5200

1.Introduction

It is best to proceed with customizing in several stages. The first stage is to teach all of your existing remote codes to the RC9200/5200. The second stage is to practice using your home theater system with the RC9200/5200. As you gain familiarity with your system, you ll notice that many operations in a home theater require several steps. In the third stage of customization, you will record multiple step operations as either a Macro that you can play back with one button push or as a list of numbered steps recorded in a Help device group.

In the next few pages you ll find step by step guidelines on each of the three stages. When a more detailed explanation can be found in the Reference section, we ve noted the page.

2.Cloning All Your Existing Remotes

1 Gather all of your remote controls in front of you.

2Play with all of the example device groups. Compare the device groups with your existing remote controls. Can you use any as templates for non-Marantz components?

3Use DEL mode to delete all of the device groups that you don t like (see page 40).

4Use ADD mode to add the device groups for each Marantz component (see page 35-40).

When you are prompted to add with or without RC codes, choose WITH RC CODES.

5Use ADD mode to add a device group for each non-Marantz component (see page 38).

Choose WITHOUT RC CODES.

6 Switch to LEARN Mode to evaluate the panel layouts of the new device group (in Use Mode, you cannot see buttons that have

no RC codes).

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7Switch back to DEL mode and delete the group if it is not a good match to your component. Repeat steps 4 through 6 until all of your remote controls have a matching device group.

8Switch to LABEL mode to relabel each device group (see page 32-34).

9Switch to MOVE mode to re-order your devices, so that your home panel is arranged the way you want (see page 39-40).

10Switch to LABEL mode to personalize the greeting on your home panel (see page 32-34).

11Still in LABEL mode, navigate to the DEVICE side of the RC9200/5200. Relabel any buttons as needed to match your existing remote controls. Check all of your devices.

12Switch to LEARN mode and teach the RC9200/5200 all of your non-Marantz components RC Codes (see page 28-32).

13Switching back and forth between USE and LEARN modes, test all codes and reteach as necessary.

Note	Should you need to delete a command, use the DEL mode. Be
	very careful to NEVER delete the navigational tabs; they can
	only be restored with a personal computer (see page 52).