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    User Guide T o The R C3200 T ouch Screen Remote Control Automating Y our Home Theater With Marantz[...]

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    Automating Y our Home Theater With The Marantz RC3200 RC3200 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. MARANTZ AMERICA, INC. CORPORA TION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OMIS- SIONS OR FOR TECHNICAL [...]

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    User Guide 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1. Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using Y our RC3200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1. Buttons and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    User Guide 2 The RC3200 is an intelligent remote control designed to control virtually all audio video devices that understand infrared (IR)remote control signals. Its easy-to-use LCD touchscreen and its intuitive interface make it a perfect remote control for every user . The RC3200 is completely customizable and pro- grammable. Although the RC320[...]

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    User Guide 3 Introduction 1. Installing the Batteries Before you use the RC3200 (and whenever the batteries run out), you will have to install three fresh AA batteries (3 x 1.5V). Y ou can utilize conventional disposable or rechargeable batteries. 1 Release the catch to the battery cover by pressing it down. 2 Remove the battery cover by pulling it[...]

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    User Guide 4 Using Y our RC3200 1. Buttons and Features The T ouchscreen Sending LED sends the invisible Infrared commands to your components Learning Sensor learns any non-Marantz commands. The two center hard buttons are labeled “Back” and “FWD”. These buttons enable you to quickly navigate the last six screens you’ve dis- played. Home [...]

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    T ouch the Home button to operate another compo- nent. The RC3200 will immeadiatly display one of two Home pages listing all of the components in your system. Switch between the two pages using the page up and page down buttons on the side of the RC3200. When you see the name of the component you want to operate, press its button. The RC3200 will d[...]

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    User Guide 6 3. Controlling the LCD Display Using Y our RC3200 T urning on the Display and the Backlight RC3200’s display can be activated in two dif ferent ways: 1 T ap the touch screen gently with your finger or a blunt, soft object like a pencil eraser . OR 2 Press the Backlight button on the left side of the RC3200. If the LCD touch screen st[...]

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    User Guide 7 Changing the LCD Contrast T o adjust the LCD contrast on the touch screen: 1 Press and hold the Backlight button. 2 While still holding the Backlight button, press the Page Up but- ton once to increase the LCD contrast one level. The LCD con- trast is adjusted one level up. Or , press the Page Down button once to decrease the LCD contr[...]

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    User Guide 8 The Battery Status The battery icon indicates the status of your batteries. When the battery status is low , the Low Battery icon appears at the top of the touch screen. Y ou can still operate your devices, but you cannot adjust the set- tings, learn commands or record macros anymore. When you try to perform these actions, a message sc[...]

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    User Guide 9 Y ou operate devices using the buttons on your RC3200: • Soft buttons (touch screen buttons); • Hard buttons. Using the Soft Buttons By tapping the soft buttons on the LCD touch screen you send IR commands to the device you have selected. The name of the active device is indicated at the top of the touch screen. Note Y ou can opera[...]

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    User Guide 10 Setting Up Y our RC3200 1. The Mode Button and the Mode Menu RC3200 starts up in Use mode. In this mode you operate your devices. For customizing the RC3200 (adjusting the settings, learn- ing buttons or recording macros) you have to switch to the appropri- ate mode via the menu that appears when you press and hold the mode button. Th[...]

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    User Guide 11 2. Adjusting the Settings The RC3200 settings can be adjusted in the Setup mode. 1 Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds. The Mode screen appears. 2 T ap Setup in the Mode screen. The first Setup page appears. The RC3200 settings consist of 3 setup pages with several settings per page. Use the Page Up and Page Down buttons to n[...]

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    Adjust the Backlight Timeout The backlight setting indicates how long the backlight of the LCD touch screen and the buttons stays active. The backlight timeout can be set between 1 second and 120 seconds. Note The backlight cannot stay active longer than the LCD. If you increase the backlight timeout, the LCD timeout will automatical- ly increase a[...]

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    Second Setup Page On the second setup page you can adjust: • the date • the time Adjust the Date Y ou can set the year , the month and the day in the date settings. Press ‘+’ to increase or ‘-’ to decrease the value for the year , month and day . T ap ‘+’ or ‘-’ once to adjust the year , month and day one value up or down. Press[...]

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    User Guide 14 Third Setup Page 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; • Applicatio[...]

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    User Guide 15 3 Learning From Other Remotes Overview of Learning 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. T o do this, place RC3200 and the device’s remote control on a flat surface, 1 to 4 inches (2 to 10 cm) apart. T o learn commands fro[...]

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    User Guide 16 The Learn Sequence 1 From the Home page, select the device, e.g. TV , with the but- tons you want to teach new commands to. The device screen appears. 2 Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds. The Mode Menu appears. 3 T ap Learn on the Mode Menu. RC3200 is now in Learn Mode. ‘Learn’ and the label of the selected device appea[...]

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    User Guide 17 T ip Y ou 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 r[...]

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    User Guide 18 Overview A macro allows you to send a sequence of commands using one single button. Y ou can for instance, switch on your TV , select the external input, switch on your surround receiver , select the DVD input, switch on your DVD player and begin play . All this can be done be pressing a single “W atch DVD” button on your RC3200. [...]

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    User Guide 19 tem. The recorded sequence of “power” buttons is played back. Unfortunately , since the VCR was already on, it is now off and everything else is on. Y our spouse sees no picture, assumes the macro didn’t work, so touches the button again. This time, the macro turns the VCR on and everything else off. Frustrating! Sometimes, the [...]

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    User Guide 20 Selecting Source on a TV Macro: Many televisions will return to a particular input with either a chan- nel up or down command or by selecting a particular channel. Thus, to construct a macro that selects the EXT1 input: 1) Channel Up (selects the Antenna A input) 2) Input (toggles to the Antenna B input) 3) Input (toggles to the EXT 1[...]

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    User Guide 21 5. Recording Macros Remember , you can assign any button as a macro button. However , it is recommended that you use the reserved macro but- tons in the Macro Group since they are conveniently labeled with popular Macro titles. However , any button (except those on the Home pages) can be reprogrammed to be a Macro. 1 Navigate to the s[...]

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    User Guide 22 6 T ap the soft or hard button you want to select as a macro. A message screen appears instructing you that the RC3200 is now recording the buttons you press as macro steps. 7 T ap Start. The Home Pages appears with the ‘Recording’ label at the top of the screen. The buttons you tap on this screen will not be recorded. From the Ho[...]

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    User Guide 23 12 Press Stop to stop recording. A message screen appears. 13 Press OK to save the macro and return to the Mode Menu. The existing command of the selected button is replaced by the macro. -or- Press Cancel to return to the Mode Menu without saving the macro. The button retains its previous command. 14 Set the RC3200 in Use mode to tes[...]

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    User Guide 24 Programming V ia PC 1. RC3200 Setup Programming Software If you want to personalize your RC3200 even more beyond its stan- dard programming features, RC3200 Setup Programming Software is the tool for you to use. Y ou can find more information and updates of the software on http://www .marantz.com. RC3200 Setup Programming Software is [...]

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    User Guide 25 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 The first time you run RC3200 Setup Programming Software, you have to accept the license agreement. Otherwise RC3200 Setup Programming Software will not run.[...]

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    User Guide 26 In Important Notices T ake care not to scratch the touch screen Use your finger to tap the LCD touch screen or use plastic-tipped pens intended for use with touch screens. Never use an actual pen, pencil or other sharp object on the LCD touch screen. Protect RC3200 from extreme temperatures Keep RC3200 away from heaters and other heat[...]

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    User Guide 27 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[...]

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    User Guide 28 General Problems The display stays blank or becomes black • Make sure the batteries are properly installed. See “The Batteries” on page 3. • Press the Backlight button to make sure RC3200 and the back- light are turned on. See ‘T urning on the Display and the Backlight’ on p. 6. • Adjust the contrast using the Backlight [...]

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    User Guide 29 RC3200 is not recognized by the RC3200 Setup Programming Software software • Make sure the serial cable is properly connected. See ‘RC3200 Setup Programming Software’ on p. 24. • Disconnect other equipment connected to the serial ports, e.g. PDA ’s. • Plug the serial cable in another serial port. • T ry to connect multip[...]

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    User Guide 30 The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice. Display Monochrome touch screen LCD with 4 gray levels and digital contrast control. Resolution: 160 x 100 pixels Blue EL backlighting for LCD and hard buttons Interface 3-wire (RS232) serial port connector Software Marantz Digital Learning to operate [...]

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    User Guide 31 A Ahead 4 Anchor macro technique 19 Application version 14 Adjusting Backlight timeout 12 Beep volume 13 Date 13 LCD Contrast 7 LCD Timeout 12 Settings 1 1 time 13 B Back 4 Back and Ahead buttons: 9 Backlight 6 adjusting 12 Switching off 6 Switching on 6 Backlight button 4, 6, 10 Batteries 3 Battery cover 3 Battery indicator 5, 8 Batt[...]

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    User Guide 32 beeps in 22 delays in 22 Maintaining 26 Menu buttons 9 Mode button 4, 9, 10 Mode Menu 10 Modes 10 Learn 10 Macro 10 Setup 10 Use 10 P Page Down 4 Page Up 4 Page Number 4 PC Programming 24 PC System Requirements 25 Power On Delays 20 R RC3200 Setup 24 Recording Macros 21 Reset 27 Revert 27 RS232 Programming 24 S Sending LED 4 Sequences[...]

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    User Guide 33 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 Info panel. T o view this information, follow these steps. 1 In Use mode, press and hold the Mode button. 2 T ouch the Setup bu[...]

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    Printed in the USA[...]