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Automating Y our Home Theater With The Marantz RC5000i RC5000i Remote Control User Guide The information in this manual is copyright-protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Marantz America, Inc.
User Guide 1 Introduction 2 1. The Marantz RC5000i 2 2. Battery 3 Getting Started 6 1. Activating the RC5000i 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 Y our RC5000i 18 1.
User Guide 2 The RC5000i can be used for all devices that understand infrared remote control signals. Its easy-to-use touchscreen and its intuitive interface make it a perfect remote control for every user . The RC5000i is completely customizable and programmable.
User Guide 3 Introduction RC5000i icon: press and hold to enter the Setup Mode. T ap the Mode Button: to access the Mode Menus. They are different based on the type of panel you last displayed. Use the Mode Menus to customize your remote. Devices Macros Home Home Icon: to jump to the Home group of shortcut buttons.
User Guide 4 2 Remove the AA tray if necessary (see step 2, page 5). 3 Insert the battery pack (included with the RC5000i but an optional accessory with the SR14EX) as indicated on the side of the battery pack.
User Guide 5 Using Non-Rechargeable AA Batteries W arning Use the recharging dock only with the Philips NiMH rechargeable battery pack. It cannot be used with AA batteries. 1 Slide the battery door of f the back of the RC5000i. 2 Install the plastic AA battery tray in the battery compartment.
User Guide 6 T urning on the Display T ap 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 · If the display stays blank or becomes black, adjust the contrast dial on the left side.
User Guide 7 Three Divisions of Control Panel T ypes Y our RC5000i 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.
User Guide 8 Macros — The Macro side of your RC5000i displays Macro buttons. Macro buttons play back a sequence of up to 255 different commands (and panel jumps, which can be pro- grammed to give status during the Macro). Y ou can always select the Macro side of the RC5000i by tapping the menu bar to the left of the remote icon.
User Guide 9 Home Buttons Jump to Device Panel Groups and Change Y our 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.
User Guide 10 Using the Left and Right Hard Buttons (Back and Ahead) to Browse Y our Last Six Panels The RC5000i always remembers the last six panels you’ve viewed. By using the Left and Right hard buttons at the base of the remote, you can navigate freely back and forth among the six panels.
User Guide 11 Using T ab Buttons to Jump to Panels All of your device groups have been programmed with “one- touch” jump buttons to all of the panels for that device.
Y ou operate devices using two kinds of buttons: T ouchscreen buttons Direct-access buttons (to the right of the touchscreen) Using T ouchscreen Buttons Sending commands By tapping the touchscreen buttons, you send commands to the device you have selected.
User Guide 13 4. Adjusting the Settings Most of the RC5000i’s features can be set to your own wishes. 1 T ouch and hold the RC5000i icon for a few seconds. The first setup panel appears. Y ou can display the second and third setup panel by using the scroll buttons.
User Guide 14 Second setup panel Setting Function Adjusting Hide/Show Macro Hide - Turns off Macro Navigation. T ap the Hide/Show button Show- T urns on Macro Navigation. repeatedly . Hide/Show Device Hide - T urns off Device Navigation. T ap the Hide/Show button Show- T urns on Device Navigation.
Third setup panel displays: The Percentage of free memory available for new programming. There are two configurations built in to your RC5000i. If your third setup screen says: Marantz V201 Y ou are using the factory default file. Revert V201 Y ou are using the memory saving, stripped- down file.
User Guide 16 3 Select the mode you wish to use to customize your RC5000i by touching the appropriate button on the Mode Menu. When you operate your devices, the RC5000i is in Use mode.
User Guide 17 Getting Started As you customize your remote, the RC5000i 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 .
User Guide 18 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 RC5000i.
7 Switch 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.
User Guide 20 If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC5000i manually for a few days before programming any macros. Y ou’ll find that your home theater requires many operations that require multiple steps to do.
User Guide 21 The problems don’t stop with powering up a system. Often, you will want to construct a macro to watch or listen to a specific source. This may require that both the T elevision and the Surround Receiver be set to new inputs.
User Guide 22 4. Programming Help Lists Customizing Y our RC5000i 1 W rite a list of all of the actions in the operation you want to record. 2 Gather all of the remote controls you will need for the operation. 3 Navigate to the Device side of the RC5000i.
User Guide 23 Macros can range from a one step navigational jump to any device or home panel to multiple step processes with up to 255 steps. In order to plan your macros, you should understand the capabilities and limitations of macro programming as follows.
User Guide 24 Macros Send RC Commands T o Y our System Y ou can make any or all of the 255 steps send an RC command to your system. The step is actually just a recording of the location of any button on any device panel. T o record an RC command, you simply navigate to the panel and button you want, then touch it.
User Guide 25 examples adaptable to your purposes? If you have only a few macros to program, you may be better off deleting all of them and creating a new Macro group. 3 Use DEL mode to delete all of the macro groups that you don’t like (see page 40-42).
User Guide 26 Note Use the Scroll arrows to navigate; the tab style navigational jumps will not work. If you accidentally record a tab button as a macro step, it will do nothing because you cannot alias to a button that jumps. Since it will confuse you to see it in the Macro Edit window , it is best to delete it.
User Guide 27 Customizing Y our RC5000i 2 T ap the mode button and press the LEARN mode button. 3 T ap the Device T ab and reveal the Device Menu. 4 While bracing the RC5000i with your right hand, press and hold the Backlight button with a left hand finger .
User Guide 28 Y ou program the RC commands (RC for Remote Control) by transmitting infrared signals from your existing remote controls to the RC5000i’s learning eye. T o do this, place the RC5000i and the device’s remote control on a flat surface, 1 to 100cm (1/2 to 36 inches) apart.
User Guide 29 Reference buttons, Device menu items and Direct Access buttons. Y ou cannot program Home menu buttons directly . Y ou have to program them via the Device menu (see page 30). The RC5000i also offers empty control panel buttons which you can program and label as existing buttons.
User Guide 30 Programming Device Action (Home Buttons) Note When you teach a command as a Device Action, this command is automatically assigned to the corresponding button in the Home menu and to the act of selecting the Device from the pull down Device Menu.
User Guide 31 Programming Direct Access Buttons Globally And/Or Locally Per Device Direct Access buttons are defined as the five hard buttons on the right side of the screen (Mute, Channel Up/Down, V olume Up/Down). W ARNING It is possible to teach commands to the LEFT and RIGHT hard buttons.
User Guide 32 Programming a Direct Access Button Globally 1 T ap the Home menu button . 2 Complete steps 2 to 7 in “Programming device panel buttons” on page 29. Instead of tapping a button on the touchscreen, press the Direct Access button you want to program.
User Guide 33 Labeling a Button or a T ext Frame 1 Navigate to the panel containing the button/frame you want to label. 2 Switch to Label mode via the Mode button . 3 T ap the button/frame you want to label. The display shows a “virtual auto-zooming” mini-keyboard.
User Guide 34 n For capital letters and symbols, press the Left hard button repeatedly to display the keyboard you want. 5 T ap Enter to save the changes and return to the panel you were at. -or- T ap Cancel to return to the panel you were at without saving changes.
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User Guide 36 Reference Each time you touch the scroll arrow down, more devices will appear as follows: All of the devices shown are Marantz model #’s with the exception of the first division, called “Other .” Below the “Other” division are four device templates that are meant for other purposes.
User Guide 37 Status - This template is used to provide status screens you can jump to during a macro. Five panels are created with the device name “Status.” If you add additional Status devices, they will be named Status2, Status3, Status4 and so on.
User Guide 38 Creating a New Device From a Marantz T emplate If you have the exact Marantz model # in the list, add the device with RC codes. If you have a Marantz component not listed, or your component is not Marantz, add the device without RC codes and use the LABEL and LEARN modes to customize it to your liking.
User Guide 39 Copy Existing Device Choose this option to copy a device that is already active (you are already using it). TIP It is often useful to have two almost identical device groups for your T elevision.
User Guide 40 Note The device or macro tab is active when the name of a device or macro is displayed. 2 Switch to Move mode via the Mode button . The RC5000i displays the menu. 3 T ap the menu item of your choice. The menu item is highlighted. 4 Use the Left and Right buttons to move the menu item up or down.
User Guide 41 n Control panel button: The button disappears from the display . n Left or Right button command: The corresponding label disappears from the display . n Direct-access button: The button becomes inactive. 4 Delete all the items you want and return to Use mode via the Mode button.
User Guide 42 Reference W arning Do Not Delete the Left and Right hard Buttons! Remember , your RC5000i is programmed at the factory with the Browse feature. If you accidentally reprogram the Left/Right hard buttons from the home panel, you cannot restore them with the remote control.
User Guide 43 Reference 5. Recording Macros Edit Window Notation Before you begin to program a Macro, study the notation used in the EDIT Window . Each type of action has its own notation.
User Guide 44 Recording A Macro Step By Step Note T o record a macro, there must be at least one macro group in the Macro menu. T o create these groups, see page 35-40. Read the instructions for Adding Device Groups (see page 35-36), then note the differences when Adding Macro Groups (see page 39).
User Guide 45 8 T ap Save and assign a label to the macro. The macro is ready to be used. There are two extra commands you can record as any step in a macro: Recording a Device Action (Source Switchin.
User Guide 46 Reference commands to it, allowing the device to warm up): 1 T ap Delay . 2 T ap or to decrease or increase the length of the delay . 3 Use the arrow buttons and to move the delay to the right place. 5 Press the Left button to close the macro.
User Guide 47 Reference 6. RC5000 Setup If you want to personalize your Remote Control even more, beyond its standard programming features, RC5000 Setup is the tool for you to use. RC5000 Setup is the RC5000i’s companion software that you can download from the following internet address: http://www .
User Guide 48 Reference When you become familiar with RC5000 Setup, you can achieve results like these: Internet Fun Daniel T onks (the illustrator who created the button art for your RC5000i) maintai.
User Guide 49 T roubleshooting General Problems The display is blank n T ap the screen to make sure the RC5000i is turned on. n Adjust the contrast dial on the left side. n Make sure the batteries are properly installed. n Install new batteries or recharge the battery pack using the recharging dock.
User Guide 50 T roubleshooting store commands, they store button locations. If you reprogram a button, the button executes the new command assigned to the button. The TV goes blank or the input source changes n The Device menu item might be programmed to switch the input source.
User Guide 51 T roubleshooting Remote Control error messages n If one of the following error messages occurs, please contact your Marantz dealer or Marantz customer service: n Can’t open configurati.
User Guide 52 Frequently Asked Questions Can I program a device button to execute more than one command? No, you can’t. However , you can program a button on the macro side of the remote to execute a sequence of commands (see page 24). How do I program source switching? See “Programming device items” on page 16.
User Guide 53 Frequently Asked Questions 800kb of memory by using the REVERT feature. By using REVERT , you will delete the majority of Marantz RC codes and all of the pre-programmed example macros.
User Guide 54 Overview of Symbols Pause Stop Play , Normal run, normal speed Reverse Play , Normal run, normal speed Fast Forward, Scan Forwards, Fast run, fast speed Rewind, Scan Backwards, Fast run,.
User Guide 55 Overview of Symbols Page number up Page number down Page enlargement TV and text mixed 1st or 2nd language Last view , previous program Power , Stand-by Zone focus: long distance Zone fo.
User Guide 56 Hardware Adjustable high-resolution (320 x 240) liquid crystal display (LCD) Large touchscreen Seven programmable direct-access buttons Backlighting for LCD and direct-access buttons Bui.
User Guide 57 The Revert Configuration Why Use The Revert Configuration By deleting the Marantz factory default, you will add 800K of free memory . The Revert configuration includes all of the button .
User Guide 58 Index A add a device, 35 A Marantz T emplate, 38 restoring groups, 39 add a macro group, 35 procedure, 39 restoring groups, 39 Add Mode, 16 Adjusting the Settings, 13 Anchored Macros, 21.
User Guide 59 Index Programming Direct Access Buttons Globally , 31 source switching, 30 I Input Selection, 30 Internet Resources, 48 Invisible Button Art, 37 J Jump Capabilities, 23 Jump T o A Device.
User Guide 60 Programming, 18 Buttons, 28 Help Lists, 22 input changes, 30 macro fundamentals, 43 source selection, 30 with a PC, 47 Protecting Y our Work, 27 R RC5000 Setup 47 Internet, 48 RC5000i ic.
Service and Support For service and support, please contact Marantz customer service at 1-800-447-1970. When you contact Marantz customer service, you will be asked for the technical information listed on the third panel of Setup. T o view this information, follow these steps.
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