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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. MARANTZ AMERICA, INC. CORPORA TION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS OR FOR TECHNICAL [...]

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. Introduction 18 2. Programming Remote Codes 18 3 Deciding between Macros or He[...]

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. Y ou can add devices and functions, relabel buttons, record macros and animate your m[...]

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. T ap the Macro menu Bar: to use y[...]

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. 4 Slide the battery door back on. After a few seconds, the RC5000i starts up automatically and beeps twice to indicate that it is ready to [...]

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. 3 Insert four AA batteries as indicated on the bottom of[...]

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. · If another panel is displayed, tap the Home button . · The RC5000i shuts[...]

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. The three main divisions are: Home — The Home group disp- lays convenient instant jump buttons to the main control panels[...]

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. Using Menus to Ju[...]

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. 2 Changes your home theater receiver/preamp to the appropriate input. See pa[...]

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. Getting Started Using the Scroll Arrows to Jump to Pan[...]

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. Simply touch the tab label and the RC5000i will jump to the appropriate panel. Y our Macro Groups have also been programmed with “one- touch” jump buttons and tab style naviga[...]

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. When you send a command, the RC5000i icon changes to show that it is transmitting signals. Th[...]

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. 2 T ap the button of the setting you want to adjust. The button becomes black. 3 U[...]

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. repeatedly . W arning! Both Macro and Device should[...]

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. See pages 17 and 57. T o exit Setup Mode T ap the Se[...]

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. 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 d[...]

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 . See page 50.[...]

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. The second stage is to practice using your home theater system with the RC5000i. As you gain familiarity with your system, you’ll notice that many operations in a home theater requir[...]

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. 8 Switch to LABEL mode to relabel each device group (see page 32-34). 9 Switch to MOVE mode to re-order your devices, so that your home panel is arranged the way you wan[...]

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. Y ou have to decide whether to use a: Macro - The entire operation happens in an automated sequence when you touch one [...]

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

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. 4 Select ADD from the Mode menu. Choose “Create New Device” when prompted (see page 35-40)[...]

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. Device Panel Buttons Can’t Perform Jumps/Macros Y ou can program a macro to be played ba[...]

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. Thus, all RC commands in a Macro m[...]

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). 4 Use ADD mode to add a new macro group empty of any programming (see page 35-40). 5 Switch t[...]

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. 1 1 Once all steps have been progra[...]

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 . 5 Press and hold the Left hard button with your left hand thumb. 6 While still bracing, pre[...]

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. With each new remote control, you have to find the correct le[...]

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. They are only visible in Learn and Label mode and appear [...]

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. T ypically , you teach the preamp/receiver source selection or “input” command to the [...]

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. This is NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. The label of the button you have pressed (e.g. chan+ or vol-) starts flashing on the[...]

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. The button/frame you want to label is displayed above the keyboard. 4 Edit the l[...]

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. 6 Label all other items you want and return to Use mode via the Mode button. Labeli[...]

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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. DSS - Since Marantz does not make a DSS re[...]

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. Each panel is named according to its numbered position (1/5, etc.), so that if you are editing[...]

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. Note When you add a device witho[...]

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. The only difference between the two is one would have the V ol+ and Vol- Direct Access buttons programmed locally with the televisions inter[...]

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. 5 T ap Accept to save the changes. Y ou[...]

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. Deleting a device or macro menu item 1 Switch to Delete [...]

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. The only way to restore deleted back and ahead global buttons is[...]

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. TV - When only a device name is listed, the macro step will be a Device Action (the action that occurs when the Device is selected, which is typically the preamp[...]

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). 1 T ap the Macro menu button . 2 Open the macro me[...]

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 Switching or Input) T o record a Device menu item containing a source switching command, open the Device menu, hold down the Right button (labeled Action) and[...]

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. A confirmation screen appears where you can save or cancel the macro. 6 T ap Save. 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 .marantzamerica.com/rcsetup.htm. With RC5000 Set[...]

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) maintains a superb site about remote controls with a dedicated RC5000 bulletin board and lots of file sharing and swapping from hundreds of downloadable RC50[...]

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. The display is too light or too dark n Adjust the[...]

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. Operate the device without affecting the input source (see page 9). Th[...]

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 configuration file n Configuration file error n No configuration file found n Invalid configuration file version T ip The bulletin boards and friendly users at w[...]

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. How can I edit, label or delet[...]

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. The template files that remain after you revert will allow you to program any system by customizing the templates and teaching RC codes to the relabled[...]

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, fast speed Slow Motion Forwards, Slow run, slow speed Slow Motion Backwards, Slow run, slow speed Eject, Open/Close Record, general Key , Lock Naviga[...]

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 focus: very short distance Single or multi-digit selection Brightness, brilliance Contrast Brightness/contrast Color saturation Lamp, lighting, illumina[...]

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 Built-in Marantz codes Infrared sending and learning eyes 3-wire (RS232) serial port connector Software Dynamic, animated interface Editable macros (up t[...]

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 art and fundamental features of the Default configuration; however , it does not have all of the pre-programmed Marantz RC codes, nor does it have all[...]

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 B Back and Ahead Buttons, 10 location, 2 re-programming, 31 Backlight button, 2 Battery , 3 AA batteries, 5 battery level, 13 battery tray , 5 charge[...]

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 Group, 8 w/oChanging Inputs, 9 Jump to a Macro Group, 8 L Label Mode, 16 Switch Modes, 17 Labeling, 32 LCD T imeout, 13 Learn Mode, 16 Switch Modes, [...]

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 icon, 3 Recharging Contacts, 2 Recharging dock, 4 Reset Button, 2 Restore Deleted Device, 39 Restore Marantz Default, 57 Restoring, 41 Revert The Revert[...]

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. 1 In Use mode, press and hold the icon for 2 seconds to enter Setup. 2 S[...]

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