Marantz RC9500 manual

Model RC9500 User Guide T ouch Screen Remote Control DFU RC9500 Ver1_2.qxd 5/28/2004 10:32 AM Page 1[...]

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Automating Y our Home Theater With The Marantz RC9500 RC9500 Remote Control User Guide The information in this manual is copyright-protected. No part of this user guide may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Marantz. MARANTZ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS OR FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS CONT AINED IN THIS[...]

User Guide 1 Introduction 2 1. The Marantz RC9500 2 2. The Battery 3 Getting Started 6 1. Activating the RC9500 6 2. Navigating the RC9500 7 3. Operating a Device 11 4. Check Battery Life - The Information Page 12 5 The Setup Pages 12 6. Setting T ime and Date 14 7. The Mode Menus 16 8. Adjusting the T ouch Screen Brightness 17 Customizing Y our RC[...]

User Guide 2 The RC9500 is designed to control most devices that understand infrared (IR) remote control signals. Its Easy-to-Use T ouch Screen and its Intuitive Interface makes it a perfect remote control for every user . The RC9500 is completely customizable and programmable. Y ou can add devices and functions, re-label buttons, record macros and[...]

The T ouch Screen When you use the RC9500 for the first time, you will have to: • Install the battery pack. • Place the RC9500 in the docking station (DS9500) and charge the RC9500. • T ap the INFO button on the UPPER T OOL BAR to check battery life. W arning Use the docking station only with supplied NiMH rechargeable battery pack. We strong[...]

Installing the Battery Pack 1 Press the latch on the battery cover and remove the battery cover from the RC9500. 2 Plug the cable of the battery pack in the connector as illustrated. 3 Place the battery pack in the battery compartment. 4 Place the battery cover back on. Note Make sure the cable of the battery pack does not get stuck between the mol[...]

Charging the RC9500 For charging the RC9500, you use the docking station DS9500. 1 Connect the power adapter to the docking station and plug it into a wall outlet. Note Use only the supplied power adapter with the docking station. 2 Slide the RC9500 into the docking station until it clicks. Charging starts immediately . The blue charging LEDs on th[...]

User Guide 6 T urning on the T ouch Screen T ap the T ouch Screen gently with your finger or a blunt, soft object like a pencil eraser , press the hard buttons or pick the RC9500 up. The display is activated and you will see the Home page. Notes · If the display stays blank or becomes black, adjust the brightness using the buttons on the left side[...]

Modes The RC9500 has different “ Modes ”. When you activate the RC9500 for the first time, it starts up in USE mode allowing you to immediately operate your devices. In USE mode, the center of the LOWER TOOL BAR displays the MODE icon .T ap and hold the MODE icon more than 3 seconds. The Mode Menu page will appear . If the center of the LOWER T[...]

Device Ov er view — The Device Overview page displays a list of all the devices you can control. Y ou can jump to the main control page of your device by tapping the device button in the list. Access the Device Overview page by tapping the DEVICE OVERVIEW button at the middle of the UPPER TOOL BAR. When you jump to a Device by tapping the device [...]

User Guide 9 Device Scroll — Y ou can also navigate the devices by tapping the DEVICE SCROLL buttons on the left and right side of the UPPER TOOL BAR. T ap the Right arrow button to navigate to the next device. T ap the Left arrow button to navigate to the previous device. Note This function is not able to use in the Device Overview page. Cursor [...]

Page Scroll — Y ou can navigate through the pages by pressing the Page + and Page - buttons on the left side of RC9500. Cursor Navigation — This function allows you to navigate through the different pages as well as through the devices by pressing the Up and Down direction of the 4-way Cursor button . Note This function is deactivated by the de[...]

IR/RF sending icon Y ou can operate the devices using two type of buttons: Soft buttons - Virtual buttons on the T ouch Screen. Hard buttons - T en buttons below the screen and five buttons next right to the screen. Using the Soft Buttons By tapping the Soft buttons on the T ouch Screen you send Infrared (IR) / Radio frequency (RF) commands to the [...]

4. Check Battery Life - The Information Page Access the Information page by tapping the INFO button in the UPPER TOOL BAR. Y ou can check: The battery life. The percentage of the free memory available for new programming. Software version information installed on to your RC9500. T o exit the Information page, T ap the INFO button again or press the[...]

First Setup page Setting Function Adjusting T ime mode Sets the time display mode. T ap the T ime Mode button (AM/PM, 24H, No T ime) Repeatedly . T ime, Day , Month Sets the T ime, Day , Month T ap each label, and then adjust and Y ear and Y ear separately . by tapping + and - buttons. Pickup sensor T urns the Pickup Sensor On/Off. T ap the “Pick[...]

User Guide 14 When you have installed the battery pack and turned on RC9500, you have to set the current time. Note Every time you reset your RC9500 you will have to set the time again. Changing the T ime Format 1 T ap the INFO button in the UPPER TOOL BAR. The Information page appears. 2 T ap the “ SETUP ” button in the Information page. The f[...]

User Guide 15 6 T ap the Left Function button labeled " Exit " to exit the Setup page. Changing the Date 1 T ap the INFO button in the UPPER T OOL BAR. The Information page appears. 2 T ap the “ SETUP ” button in the Information page. The first Setup page appears.  T o Change the Day 1. T ap the Day button in the first Setup page. [...]

User Guide 16 RC9500 provides different modes. For customizing your RC9500 you have to switch to the appropriate mode via the Mode Menu page. The mode menus are utilized as follows: 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon more than 3 seconds in the LOWER TOOL BAR. The Mode Menu page will appear . 2 Select the mode you wish to use to customize your RC9500 by [...]

User Guide 17 T o switch to another mode 1 T ap the label of the mode (i.e ) that you are using in the LOWER TOOL BAR. The Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the appropriate mode button you want to use. The label of the active mode appears in the LOWER TOOL BAR. Y ou can now work in the selected mode. Note RC9500 will not return automatically to the US[...]

User Guide 18 It is best to proceed with customizing in several stages. The first stage is to teach all your existing remote codes to the RC9500. The second stage is to practice using your home theater system with the RC9500. As you gain familiarity with your system, you’ll notice that many operations in a home theater require several steps. In t[...]

User Guide 19 Customizing your RC9500 7 Switch back to DELETE mode and delete the device if it is not a good match to your component. Repeat steps 4 through 7 until all of your remote controls have matching devices. 8 Switch to LABEL mode to relabel each device. (see page 32) 9 Switch to MOVE mode to re-order your devices, so that your Device Overv[...]

User Guide 20 Customizing Y our RC9500 If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC9500 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. Y ou have to decide whether to use a: Macro - The entire operation happens in an automated sequ[...]

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. Some components have “discrete” commands to select sources (meaning the command will only have one effect on the compon[...]

User Guide 22 1 W rite a list of all of the operation you want to record. 2 Gather all of the remote controls you will need for the operation. 3 Select ADD from the Mode menu. Choose “ Copy existing device ” when prompted. (see page 35) In the device list, there is a device labeled “ Help ”. T ap it to add the “Help” device and “ Sele[...]

User Guide 23 Macros allow you to send a sequence of commands, jumps, delays and beeps with up to 250 steps using one single touch. Basically , you can assign any button as a macro button. However , it is recommended that you use the macro buttons in the reserved macro device. In order to plan your macros, you should understand the capabilities as [...]

User Guide 24 Customizing Y our RC9500 Macros Send Commands T o Y our System Y ou can make any or all of the 250 steps send a remote control command to your system. The step is actually just a recording of the location of any button on any device page. T o record an Remote Control (RC) command, you simply navigate to the panel and button you want, [...]

User Guide 25 Y ou will do all of your Macro/Jump programming within a screen that will appear after you press the Macro button on the Mode menu page. Before proceeding with programming, make sure that you understand how to move around in the MACRO mode and how to read the RC9500’s shorthand notation for each macro step. (see page 42) 1 W rite a [...]

User Guide 26 9 Navigate to your new macro device and press your newly named macro button to enter the MACRO edit page. The MACRO edit page will appear . If you had any previously programmed commands in this button, they will appear for you to edit. 10 W orking from your written list, navigate through the desired device and page to program all of t[...]

User Guide 27 12 T ypically you will need to adjust the timing of the macro. Simply putting in lots of delays will make the macro work, but it may make the macro unnecessarily long. T ry moving commands, so that a TV command alternates with another component command before another TV command is issued. T o move a command, simply select it and use t[...]

Y ou program the Remote Control (RC) commands by transmitting IR (infrared) signals from your existing remote controls to the RC9500’s learning IR eye. T o do this, place the RC9500 and the device’s remote control on a flat surface, 1 to 10cm (0.5 to 3.6 inches) apart. For each new remote control, you have to find the correct learning distance.[...]

Y ou cannot program the buttons in the Device Overview page directly . Y ou have to program them using “ Learn device action ” function. (see page 30) The RC9500 also offers empty (non-command programmed) control buttons which you can program and label as existing buttons. They are visible in USE mode as grayed-out. Programming T ouch Screen Bu[...]

Reference 8 Return to the Mode Menu page by tapping label in the LOWER TOOL BAR. 9 Return to USE mode by pressing the Left Function button labeled “ Exit ” via the Mode Menu page. Programming The Device Buttons (Device Action) Note When you teach a command as a Device Action, this command will be sent when you select the Device from the Device [...]

User Guide 31 Reference Notes · It is possible to teach commands to the LEFT (labeled “Back”) and RIGHT (labeled “Ahead”) Function buttons on the remote. But those commands can be re-programmed only via a PC using the editor software. · It is not possible to teach commands to the HOME button on the remote. Unless those commands were re-pr[...]

User Guide 32 The following elements can be labeled: Buttons on a device page and Home page, Page (the name that appears on the Page Overview page), and Device (the name that appears on the Device Overview button and Device Overview page). Labeling a Button 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appe[...]

User Guide 33 6 Edit the label.  T o delete a character , press the Right Function button labeled “ Del ”.  T o change the font size, T ap the “ + ” or “ - ” buttons beside the “ Font ” label on the page. Note If the font size does not fit in the button, the font size cannot increase.  T o enter a character , tap the keyboa[...]

User Guide 34 Labeling a Device Y ou can label all devices which are displayed in the Device Overview page. 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ LABEL ” button to switch to the LABEL mode. 3 T ap the “ Label device ” button on the page. The Device Overview page appears[...]

If you have a device that is not provided in the Device Overview page, you can add it to the RC9500. There are two possible ways to add a device:  Create New Device  Copy Existing Device In the following sections we’ll discuss what these options offer you. Description for the Device T emplate Y ou will be able to choose from a list of prepr[...]

Receivers are both A/V Amps and T uners - Since you typically use the two sections of your Marantz receiver at different times, we have separated them into two devices. Y ou will find the amp section in Amp and the T uner section in T uner . All of the devices display Marantz model names with the exception of the first device type divider , called [...]

HELP - This template is used to create a Help List that will help users through a multiple step process that cannot be reliably programmed as a macro. See page 22 for more information about help lists. DSS - Since Marantz does not make a DSS receiver , we included a template. Simply teach the RC9500 from your original remote. Creating a New Device [...]

User Guide 38 Reference 5 Y ou can add the device with or without RC codes.  Create with RC codes : Choose this option if you have the exact Marantz component listed. The new device is added with operational buttons.  Create without RC codes : If you choose this option, the new device is added with grayed-out buttons. Program them using LEARN[...]

Y ou can delete the Buttons in device pages and the Device itself. Note Left, Right Function buttoms, Home button, Pages and Frames (texts with non-button function) can not be deleted. Deleting a Button 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ DELETE ” button to switch to the [...]

User Guide 40 Deleting a Device 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ DELETE ” button to switch to DELETE mode . 3 T ap the “ Delete device ” button. The Device Overview page appears. 4 T ap the device name you want to delete. 5 T ap “ Ye s ” to delete or “ No ”[...]

Y ou can change the order of device buttons in the Device Overview pages. 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER T OOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ MOVE ” button to switch to the MOVE mode. The RC9500 displays the Device list box. 3 T ap the device name of your choice. The check box next to the selected devi[...]

Macro Page Notation Before you begin to program a Macro, study the notation used in the MACRO mode. Each type of action has its own notation. User Guide 42 Reference 6. Programming Macros DVD/... - When the device name with “/...” is listed, the macro step will be a Device Action (the action that occurs when the Device is selected, which is typ[...]

Recording a Macro to a Operation Button Step By Step 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ MACRO ” button to switch to MACRO mode. The RC9500 displays first Macro mode page . 3 T ap the “ Macro to BUTTON ” button to proceed to the next step. 4 Navigate to the device and[...]

User Guide 44 Reference There are two extra commands you can record as any step in a macro; Recording a Device Action (Source or Input Switching) T o record a Device Action containing a source switching command, open the Device Overview page, hold down the Right Function button (labeled “ Action ”) and tap the device you want to record the devi[...]

User Guide 45 Reference Editing Macros Y ou can edit any macro you have recorded. 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ MACRO ” button to switch to MACRO mode. The RC9500 displays first Macro mode page . 3 T ap the “ Macro to button ” button if you want to edit the macr[...]

With the T imer Mode, you can define actions to be carried out at predefined times. For instance, you can switch on the lights or program your VCR to record your favourite daily TV-show . Note When a timer is executed, you will hear a beep and a T imer message appears on screen. If RC9500 is performing another task (sending out IR codes, testing a [...]

8 Return to USE mode by pressing the Left Function button labeled " Exit ". Activating T imers 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ TIMER ” button to switch to the TIMER mode. 3 T ap " Go " button to proceed to the next step. The T imer List page appear[...]

User Guide 48 Deleting a T imer 1 T ap and hold the MODE icon in the LOWER TOOL BAR more than 3 seconds. Mode Menu page appears. 2 T ap the “ TIMER ” button to switch to the TIMER mode. 3 T ap " Go " button to proceed to the next step. The T imer List page appears. 4 T ap the label of the timer you want to delete. The color of the sel[...]

3 T ap " Go " button to proceed to the next step. The T imer List page appears. 4 T ap the label of the timer you want to label. The color of selected timer is changed. 5 T ap " Label " button in the T imer List page. The Labelling page appears. 6 Label the timer as described in “ Labeling buttons, Pages and Devices ” on pag[...]

User Guide 50 6 T o edit the timer , execute the following steps: 1. Set the Start Date . See 'Setting the Start Date' on page 51 for more information. 2. Set the Start Time . See 'Setting the Start T ime or Stop T ime' on page 51 for more information. 3. Define the Start Action . See 'Defining the Start Action or Stop Acti[...]

Setting the Start Date When you add a new timer , the Start Date is the current date by default. The Stop Date is calculated automatically based on the Start Date, the Start T ime and the Stop T ime. T o change the Start Date: 1 T ap the Day button in the Editing T imer page. The color of Day button is changed. 2 T ap the and buttons to adjust the [...]

Defining the Start Action or Stop Action RC9500 uses a similar procedure to define the Action List for the Start Action or the Stop Action of the selected timer as in the Macro T ool. See 'Programming Macros' on page 42 for more information. Example Some examples of timer actions are: switching on and off your lights at a specific time 1 [...]

2 T ap the repeat toggle button. By default ' No ' is selected. The Repeat button toggles between the three settings:  No : This is the default setting  Daily  Weekly 1. T o change the setting to “ Daily ”, tap the button again. Every day of the week is automatically selected. 2. If you want to set an end date for the repeati[...]

User Guide 54 W arning T o use the Remote Control with Radio Frequency (RF) you need a Marantz RX-77 RF Extender . This is an optional accessory for the RC9500. By default, the RC9500 uses infrared (IR) signals to operate devices. This means that you have to point the RC9500’s IR sending eye towards the devices you’re operating. IR signals have[...]

User Guide 55 3 Select the device for which you want to change the IR / RF settings. The IR / RF setting page appears. The reversed color button labeled “ IR ” indicates that the selected device is currently operated with IR signals. 4 T ap “ RF ” button. The IR/RF settings for the selected device are changed from IR to RF . When you have s[...]

User Guide 56 Reference Choosing Another Channel When you notice RF interference or unreliable operation you should try choosing another channel to operate your devices. Note All devices you want to operate with RF signals use the same channel. If you choose another channel for one device, the Remote Control will automatically change the channel fo[...]

Upload and download new configurations to and from your RC9500. Y ou do this with the supplied USB cable connected to the USB port on the left side of the RC9500. Convert the RC9200/5200/5000’s CCF files and RC5400 PCF file for your RC9500. Import new graphics to create new buttons and designs. Personalize configuration files to optimize the use [...]

User Guide 58 Maintaining Y our RC9500 Important Notice T ake care not to scratch the T ouch Screen Use your finger to tap the T ouch Screen or use plastic-tipped pens intended for use with other touch screen products. Never use an actual pen, pencil or other sharp object on the T ouch Screen. Protect the RC9500 from extreme temperatures Keep the R[...]

User Guide 59 T roubleshooting General Problems The display is blank  T ap the screen to make sure the RC9500 is turned on.  Adjust the screen brightness using the buttons on the left side. (page 17)  Make sure the battery pack is properly installed. (page 4)  Recharge the battery pack using the docking station. (page 5) The display is [...]

User Guide 60 T roubleshooting Programming Problems Hard buttons are not sending the correct commands  Check whether the button is programmed per device or globally . (page 30) The MACRO mode is useful to confirm the programmed commands for buttons. (page 45) Macros or T ab Style Jump buttons do not work  Make sure the RC9500’s IR sending e[...]

User Guide 61 T roubleshooting The TV goes blank or the input source changes  The buttons in the Device Overview page might be programmed to switch the input source. Select the device without issuing IR codes using the “No IR” function. (page 8) The configuration file is corrupted  When this very unlikely event occurs, you can use Wizz.it[...]

User Guide 62 Frequently Asked Questions Can I program a device button to execute more than one command? Y es, you can. Y ou can program a macro to the device button in the MACRO mode. (see page 42) How do I program source switching? See “Programming The Device Buttons ...” on page 30. How can I edit macros that are programmed in the button of [...]

User Guide 63 Frequently Asked Questions How do I calibrate the T ouch Screen? The RC9500 is calibrated when it leaves the factory , so normally you do not have to calibrate it yourself. It is possible that the RC9500 displays a message to calibrate the T ouch Screen. If this message appears do the following. 1 T ap the INFO button in the Upper T o[...]

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, Fast Speed Slow Motion Forwards, Slow Run, Slow Speed Slow Motion Backwards, Slow Run, Slow Speed Eject, Open/Close Record, General Key , Lock Navigate in the direction of the arrow S[...]

Page Number Up Page Number Down Page Enlargement TV and T ext Mixed 1st or 2nd Language Last View , Previous Program Power , Stand-By Zone Focus: Long Distance Zone Focus: V ery Short Distance Single or Multi-Digit Selection Brightness, Brilliance Contrast Brightness / Contrast Color Saturation Lamp, Lighting, Illumination Split Screen Freeze / Dou[...]

User Guide 66 Specifications Display 64k color 3.8” TFT touch screen LCD 320x240 pixels (QVGA) resolution White LED backlighting for LCD and Blue LED for hard buttons Interface USB 1.1-port for PC connection Infrared Sending LED (x4) and learning LED (x1) (IR) Operating distance of approximately 10m (33 ft) Learns from the vast majority of remote[...]

Index User Guide 67 A Activating 6 Adding Device 35 Macro 43 T imer 47 ADD mode 35 Copy Existing Device 37 Create New Device 37 Device T emplate 35 Device T ype Divide 35 Help 37 Status 36 With RC Codes 38 Without RC Codes 38 Adjusting Brightness 17 Delay 24, 40 Animation 13 Auto Button Light 6, 13 B Backlight Button 2, 6 Button T imeout 13 Battery[...]

User Guide 68 Index D Day 13, 15 Delay 24, 42 Deleting Button 39 Device 40 Macro 45 T imer 48 DELETE Mode 39 Button 39 Device 40 Undo 39 Device Action 8, 30, 44 Device Menu 13 Device Overview Button 3 Device Overview Page 8 Device Scroll 9 Device Scroll Buttons 3 Device T emplate 35 Device T ype Divider 35 Discrete Command 20 Docking Station 3, 5 D[...]

User Guide 69 Index J Jump 44 L LABEL Mode 32 Button 32 Device 34 Font Size 33 Page 34 Symbols 33 LEARN Mode 29 Button 29 Device 30 Globally 31 Locally 31 Learning 28 T ap T echnique 28 Locally 31 Lower T ool Bar 3 Low Battery Icon 5 M Macro-Friendly 20 MACRO Mode 43 Add 43 Adjusting Delay 24, 43 Anchor Command 21 Beep 24, 42 Button 43 Command 26, [...]

User Guide 70 O Operating 1 1 Device 1 1 Hard Button 1 1 IR Command 1 1 RF Command 1 1 Soft Button 1 1 Optional Accessory 54 Original Configuration 62 P Page + , - Button 2, 9 Page Jump 23, 26 Page Menu 13 Page Notation 42 Page Overview Button 3 Page Overview Page 9 Pickup Sensor 6, 13 Programming 22 Command 26 Device Action 26 Help List 22 Macro 2[...]

User Guide 71 T T ab Button 10 T ap T echnique 28 T each 19 T est 26, 43 T ime 13 T ime Mode 13 TIMER Mode 46 Add 47 Delete 48 Edit 49 Start Action 50, 52 Start date 50, 51 Start T ime 50,51 Stop Action 50, 51 Stop Date 50, 51, 53 Stop T ime 50, 51 Repeat Setting 50, 53 T oggle Command 21 T ouch Screen 2, 3 Brightness 17 Lower T ool Bar 3 Upper T o[...]

Service and Support For service and support, please contact your Marantz authorized dealer or Marantz customer service. On the Marantz internet site you can find more contact details. When you contact Marantz customer service, you will be asked for the technical information listed on the Information page. T o view this information, follow these ste[...]

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