Philips 9800i manual

User Manual 1 RC9800i T ouch Screen Remote Control User Manual © Copyright 2004 Royal Philips Electronics, Interleuvenlaan 72 - 74, 3000 Leuven (Belgium). Remark: All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior consent of the copyright owner . Royal Philips Electronics is not liable for omissions or for techni[...]

User Manual 2 Important Information ■ Please read this guide carefully before using the RC9800i. Keep it for future reference. ■ Install and connect the RC9800i T ouch Screen Remote Control only in the order described in this manual. This ensures optimal installation results. Y ou must set up your RC9800i before you can actually use it to contr[...]

User Manual 3 Contents of the Box The RC9800i T ouch Screen Remote Control box contains the following items: ■ The RC9800i; ■ A cradle and an adapter; ■ A USB cable; ■ A User Manual that helps you to start using the RC9800i and getting the most out of it; ■ A Quick Start Guide that supports you in getting the device up and running; ■ A [...]

User Manual 4 Contents Pick Up Y our RC9800i and T ake a Good Look 6 On and Off 6 First-T ime Power On 6 Everyday Use 6 The T ouch Screen 7 The Hard Keys 7 The Network Activity Indicator 8 Charging the RC9800i 8 The Cradle as Digital Music Media Adapter 8 The USB Connector 9 Learning the Basics 10 Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices 10 What Y ou[...]

User Manual 5 Contents Playing Games 36 Listening to a CD 36 Listening to a DVD 37 Listening to Broadcast Radio 37 Listening to Cable Radio 37 Listening to Satellite Radio 37 Listening to Audio Files From Y our PC via the Audio System 38 Listening to MP3 Files From Y our PC via the RC9800i 38 Synchronization Wizard 39 Individual Device Control 40 ?[...]

User Manual 6 Pick Up Y our RC9800i and T ake a Good Look Congratulations on the purchase of your new RC9800i T ouch Screen Remote Control! This device is a “must have” if you want to enjoy a real state-of-the-art home entertainment experience. Y ou will see that using the RC9800i is very easy. Before going into details, let’ s first have a l[...]

User Manual 7 Pick Up Y our RC9800i and T ake a Good Look After you have properly set up the RC9800i, you can use the hard keys for the following functions: ■ Channel: Press this hard key to go one TV Channel up or down. ■ V olume: Press this hard key to control the volume. ■ Mute: Press this hard key to mute the device that is being controll[...]

User Manual 8 Pick Up Y our RC9800i and T ake a Good Look ■ The Network Activity Indicator At the top of your RC9800i there is an area that emits a blue light whenever the device is communicating in a wireless network. ■ Charging the RC9800i The battery level of the RC9800i is displayed on the touch screen. At any time you can charge the device[...]

User Manual 9 Pick Up Y our RC9800i and T ake a Good Look To turn the cradle into a digital music Media Adapter , proceed as follows: 1 Plug one end of the audio extension cable (not included) into the analog 3.5 mm Line Out port of the cradle. 2 Plug the other end of the cable into an audio input of your audio system’ s amplifier and select this[...]

User Manual 10 Learning the Basics In this chapter , you will get to know more about: ■ Controlling legacy audio/video devices; ■ Home networking; ■ Activity-Based Control. ■ Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices Legacy audio-video devices are non-networked devices that are typically operated by means of a remote control. Y our TV , for ex[...]

User Manual 11 Learning the Basics ■ What Y ou Should Know About Home Networking Home Networking and Connected Devices The RC9800i goes one step further than ordinary universal remotes. The RC9800i is revolutionary in that it can also operate most of the connected devices in your home network. Connected devices are devices that comply with the UP[...]

User Manual 12 Learning the Basics Wireless Connectivity Connected devices can be wired, yet nowadays they are becoming more and more part of a wireless network. There are various technologies used for wireless networking. Most of them are WiFi 802.11 variants, e.g. ‘802.11a’, ‘802.11b’ and ‘802.11g’. The RC9800i can be operated in both[...]

User Manual 13 Learning the Basics devices that are used for an activity on and off, and how to select the appropriate inputs (sources). Y ou, as a user , will not have to bother with any of this: The RC9800i will take care of it all. Activity-Based Control falls into two categories: watch activities and listen activities . W atch Activities Y ou c[...]

User Manual 14 Getting the Settings Right When you start the RC9800i for the first time, a sequence of screens will guide you through the initial setup process . During this setup process, you will be guided through the most important settings concerning: ■ The RC9800i; ■ Y our home situation, more specifically the rooms where you are going to [...]

User Manual 15 Getting the Settings Right Selecting Y our Location Next, you will be prompted to indicate what region you live in. Attention! The location you select in this screen affects applications like the Electronic Programming Guide, the remote control codes database and the questions asked during setup. 1 Select either North America or Euro[...]

User Manual 16 Getting the Settings Right Change Network Settings 1 In the screen, ‘RC9800i Network Settings’, enter the SSID number of your wireless network. 1 Choose Find to find all available wireless networks. 2 Select the SSID of the network you want the RC9800i to connect to. 2 Select the appropriate Security settings that apply to your w[...]

User Manual 17 Getting the Settings Right Date & T ime Settings Y ou can have the RC9800i retrieve date and time information from dedicated time servers on the Internet , or you can set the date and time yourself . Use a dedicated time server on the Internet 1 Select Get time from Internet . 2 Choose NTP settings . The NTP settings appear: 3 Se[...]

User Manual 18 Getting the Settings Right Set date and time yourself 1 Make sure that Get time from Internet is not selected. 2 Select 12 hour (AM/PM) if you want to use this time format. Otherwise the RC9800i will use the 0-24 hours time format. 3 Select a time zone . 4 Set the date and time . 5 Choose Next . The RC9800i will now proceed with the [...]

User Manual 19 Getting the Settings Right The name of the room is filled out automatically . If desired, you can rename the room. T ip If you have a room that is not in the list, select a room that most closely matches your room and rename it. 4 Choose OK . The screen ‘Set Up Rooms’ appears again. The newly added room is displayed in the list. [...]

User Manual 20 Getting the Settings Right 3 Choose Add . The screen ‘Set Up A/V Devices l Add a Device’ appears: Y ou can choose from the list below: ■ Amplifier ■ CD (CDR) player ■ Cable Box ■ DVD Player ■ DVDR (+HDD) ■ DVD - VCR ■ Game Console ■ Home Cinema / Home Theater ■ Media Adapter ■ Media Center PC ■ PVR (DVR, T i[...]

User Manual 21 Getting the Settings Right Determining Remote Control Codes There are 3 different ways to learn the remote control codes used by your device: ■ If you have the original remote control for the device, choose Learn & Match ; ■ If you don’t have the original remote control or if Learn & Match didn’ t find matching remote[...]

User Manual 22 Getting the Settings Right When the RC9800i has determined the appropriate remote control codes, the ‘T ry & Learn Codeset’ screen will appear . Y ou can try the functions mentioned in the list, to check whether the selected codes work properly . Note Buttons with text in red have no remote control code assigned to them. If y[...]

User Manual 23 Getting the Settings Right Note Buttons with text in red have no remote control code assigned to them. If you want to use these functions with your RC9800i, you can learn the codes individually using your original remote control. Some functions may not be available on your original remote; you can then safely disregard them. 4 Select[...]

User Manual 24 Getting the Settings Right Power on, channel switching and input selection After having determined the correct remote control codes for a device, the RC9800i will now determine the most appropriate methods for powering on, switching channels and selecting inputs on the device. Note In the following paragraph, the example of a TV is d[...]

User Manual 25 Getting the Settings Right 6 Choose Input to make the TV switch to an input. Indicate whether your TV shows the signal from its tuner (i.e. broadcasted programs) or an input. Repeat this step until all inputs, including the TV’ s internal tuner , have been added. T ip Y ou can add inputs with exactly the same name as they are worde[...]

User Manual 26 Getting the Settings Right 3 Choose Next and follow the on-screen instructions to configure all the activities you have selected. This means indicating which devices are involved in an activity , what A/V inputs are being used and, if applicable, what channels the device(s) must tune to. If you have configured devices in more than on[...]

User Manual 27 Getting the Most Out of It ■ System Management Area By choosing on the Homepage, you go to the System Management Area. The System Management Area contains the following items: ■ Activities displays the Home Page with the available activities: Watch, Listen and Browse. Depending on the room and the devices located in that room, th[...]

User Manual 28 Getting the Most Out of It Controlled room Possible activities you can perform in this room Homepage: Level 1 Remote Control screen, first page: Level 2 Remote Control screen, second page: Level 2 Remote Control screen, Level 3 Choose Search . Press the Home hard key . Press the Page hard key to cycle through the different remote con[...]

User Manual 29 Getting the Most Out of It ■ Activities In ‘What Y ou Should Know About Activity-Based Control’ on page 12, you can read the basics about Activity-Based Control. This will now be described in more detail. W atching Cable TV T onight, a great movie is being broadcast. Y ou’re going to have a cinema experience by watching it on[...]

User Manual 30 Getting the Most Out of It Good T o Know: Combined Control Screens Combined Control screens are the core elements of the Activity-Based Control concept. They allow you to control the involved devices and their content during the activity . Y ou can cycle through the various control screens with the Page hard key. For example , in the[...]

User Manual 31 Getting the Most Out of It ■ The ‘battery status’ indicator: . This indicator goes through 4 stages (full, 2/3, 1/3, minimum). When your RC9800i is docked and charging, the battery status indicator is animated. ■ The ‘T ime’ indicator: The time is indicated in HH.MM or HH.MM PM/AM format. To change the time or time format[...]

User Manual 32 Getting the Most Out of It W atching V ideo T ape To watch a videotape, perform steps 1 and 2 as described in Watching DVD. Instead of selecting the DVD as the applicable source, select the VCR . In the combined control screen for TV-VCR, choose the desired function. W atching a Program Using EPG Let’ s go back to the situation whe[...]

User Manual 33 Getting the Most Out of It ■ TV station call signs are listed vertically according to their channel number . In grids, the horizontal axis represents time in 2-hour slots. In lists, time slots are displayed in 30-minute slots. ■ Color coding is used for the various program genres . ■ Program information : Y ou can get additiona[...]

User Manual 34 Getting the Most Out of It Searching Programs To search for programs of a specific genre, proceed as follows: 1 In the EPG grid/list screen, choose Search . The following screen will appear . 2 Y ou can search on the basis of day, time and genre. Refine the search criteria by selecting the appropriate day , time and genres. T ip Y ou[...]

User Manual 35 Getting the Most Out of It 4 Browse through the PC folders and open the folder that contains the photos of your child’ s birthday party . 5 Choose a picture to be displayed on your television. Select one of the following options to browse through the pictures: ■ Choose each picture individually that you want to display from the l[...]

User Manual 36 Getting the Most Out of It Playing Games To play Games, perform steps 1 and 2 as described in ‘Watching DVD’. Instead of selecting the DVD as the applicable source, select Games . Note The activity ‘Playing Games’ mainly serves the purpose of switching your display device to the appropriate input, so that you can view the con[...]

User Manual 37 Getting the Most Out of It 3 Select Bedroom . The Homepage reappears. Note that the room indication now reads ‘Bedroom’. Now , you’re all set to start listening to the CD on your bedroom’ s audio system. To listen to the CD in the bedroom, proceed as follows: 1 On the Homepage, choose Listen . Note If you have multiple audio [...]

User Manual 38 Getting the Most Out of It Listening to Audio Files From Y our PC via the Audio System Note Listening to audio files on your non-networked audio system requires a UPnP- compliant Media Adapter to convert the digital signals from your PC to analogue signals for your audio system. For more information on Media Adapters, see ‘What Y o[...]

User Manual 39 Getting the Most Out of It Note Enjoying music via the RC9800i can best be done via the cradle, connected by means of an audio extension cable to your audio system. See ‘The Cradle as Digital Music Media Adapter’ on page 8. To listen to MP3 files from your PC via the Docked RC9800i, repeat steps 1 - 6 as described above and dock [...]

User Manual 40 Getting the Most Out of It ■ Individual Device Control With Individual Device Control you can control a single device outside of the context of activities . Individual Device Control screens offer you more and less frequently used functions than the combined control screens that you get when controlling activities. Follow the steps[...]

User Manual 41 Getting the Most Out of It 3 To check the remote control functions of a device, choose the device. A series of screens with remote control functions for that device will become available. For example the following screen is one of the screens for a VCR: 4 To move through the series of screens, use the Page hard key . For each device,[...]

User Manual 42 Adjusting the Settings After the initial setup, whenever necessary , you can change the settings regarding: ■ Y our RC9800i; ■ Y our equipment e.g. editing, deleting or adding devices and rooms; ■ The available Internet services. ■ Accessing the Settings 1 The Settings section can be accessed from the System Management Area. [...]

User Manual 43 Adjusting the Settings Screen Settings Adjusting the Brightness In the Screen Settings you can adjust the brightness of your touch screen by choosing or . Calibrating If you notice that after some time the touch screen no longer responds accurately to the screen areas you are touching, you can recalibrate the touch screen. T o do so,[...]

User Manual 44 Adjusting the Settings Add/Edit Rooms 1 On the ‘Rooms & A/V Devices’ screen, choose Add/Edit Rooms . The ‘Set Up Rooms’ screen will appear . 2 To add a room , choose Add . A screen will appear in which you can select a room type and optionally rename it. -or - To edit room information , select a room from the list and cho[...]

User Manual 45 Adjusting the Settings Moving a Device 1 Select a device and choose Edit . The ‘Modify a Device’ screen will appear . 2 Choose Name/Room . The ‘Modify Device Assignment’ screen will appear . 3 In the Room list, select the room to which you want to reassign the device to. Note If you want, you can optionally also rename the de[...]

User Manual 46 Adjusting the Settings Changing other device settings 1 On the screen ‘Set Up A/V Devices’, select a device and choose Edit . The ‘Modify a Device’ screen will appear . 2 Choose Device Info . The ‘Modify Device Details’ screen will appear . The Device Info Wizard will guide you through a number of settings for the device [...]

User Manual 47 Adjusting the Settings 4 Choose the link to create a subscription and follow the instructions. 5 In the screen that summarizes your subscription details, choose Next . The ‘Create a subscription – Activation Key’ screen will appear . This screen contains your activation key . Make a note of this key and choose Proceed to Person[...]

User Manual 48 Adjusting the Settings 1 On the Homepage, choose . The System Management Area will appear . 2 Choose Settings . The ‘Settings’ screen will appear . 3 Choose Services Setup . The ‘Services Setup’ screen will appear . 4 Choose Program Guide . The ‘Electronic Program Guide Service Setup’ screen will appear . 5 Choose Activat[...]

User Manual 49 Adjusting the Settings Note If you receive a message saying that the EPG activation has failed, choose Done. The ‘Setup Program Guide Service’ screen will appear again. In this case, consult ‘T ips and T roubleshooting’ on page 54. If you have only one TV signal source, your RC9800i will now be ready to download program data [...]

User Manual 50 Adjusting the Settings Assigning Lineups to Devices If you have multiple TV signal sources and accordingly defined multiple lineups when personalizing your EPG subscription, you should now assign your chosen lineup IDs to the corresponding devices in your home. Note Before attempting to assign lineups to devices, make sure that you h[...]

User Manual 51 Installing the Software Note Y ou need Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your PC to use this software. ■ Installing Philips Media Manager This software makes the music, photo and movie files on your computer available for transfer to a Philips Connected Planet device. 1 Place the RC9800i CD in your PC’ s CD or DVD drive. The CD will [...]

User Manual 52 Upgrading the Firmware Y ou can upgrade the RC9800i firmware via USB. Attention! Dock the RC9800i into its cradle while upgrading its firmware. 1 On your PC, open your Internet browser and go to http://www .homecontrol.philips.com. Follow the link to the software upgrades section. 2 Download the RC9800i Firmware Update T ool onto you[...]

User Manual 53 List of Symbols Pause Stop Play; normal speed Play reverse; normal speed Fast forward Fast reverse Slow forward Slow reverse Eject Recording Navigate (down, right, left, up) Next track Previous track Fast forward to index Rewind to index Forward Frame by frame Reverse Frame by frame Picture-in-picture shift Picture-in-picture swap T [...]

User Manual 54 T aking a First Look T ips and T roubleshooting Y ou can quickly solve most problems that you encounter with the RC9800i by following the advice in this chapter . ■ RC9800i device My RC9800i switches off automatically If your RC9800i is not being used, it will switch to standby mode. T o wake the RC9800i, see ‘Everyday Use’ on [...]

User Manual 55 T ips and T roubleshooting I don’t have a WiFi network at home. Can I use the RC9800i as a remote? Of course you can. The RC9800i can also be used as a remote control for your non-networked audio-video devices. For further information, please check ‘Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices’ beginning on page 10. Can I recharge th[...]

User Manual 56 T ips and T roubleshooting When upgrading software, the messages appear in the wrong language 1 On your PC, open your Internet browser and go to http://www .homecontrol.philips.com. Follow the link to the software upgrades section. 2 Download and start the RC9800i Firmware Upgrade T ool; 3 Connect the RC9800i to your PC via the USB c[...]

User Manual 57 T echnical Specifications General Specifications Operating temperature: 5°C to 45°C ( 41°F to 113°F) Storage temperature: -25°C to +60°C (13°F to 140°F) Dimensions: 102 (W) x 150 (L) x 26 (H) mm 4.01 (W) x 5.90 (L) x 1.02 (H) inch W eight: 225 g (7.94 oz) Display Color active matrix touch screen TFT LCD with white LED backlig[...]

User Manual 58 Environmental Information All redundant packaging has been omitted. We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into two materials: Cardboard and PET . Y our set consists of materials that can be recycled if disassembled by a specialized company . Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packa[...]

User Manual 59 Communications Regulation Information Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Royal Philips Electronics hereby declares that this universal remote control is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Radio & T elecom T erminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE Directive) 1999/5/EC: ■ Radio:[...]

User Manual 60 Glossary Bridge device Bridge devices are devices that convert signals. For example, a Media Adapter is a bridge device. It converts PC residing digital video, pictures or audio files to analogue signals. The Media Adapter receives input from the PC and transforms it into a number of analogue video and audio outputs that feed into cl[...]

User Manual 61 Glossary WAP Wireless Access Point or WAP is the center of a wireless home network. All communication between devices in a wireless network is carried out via the W AP . WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol that provides a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a high level of security and privacy by encoding al[...]

User Manual 62 Index Netmask, 61 Network Activity Indicator , 8 Network settings, 15, 43 Network T ime Sync, 17 On/Off Switch, 6 Online, 57 Peer -to-peer , 12, 15 Power power adapter , 8 power on, 6 settings, 42 Power on, 24 Proxy server , 16 settings, 16 PVR, 60 Red buttons, 23 Remote control codes autoscan, 22 change, 45 determine, 21 learn, 21 s[...]