Marantz RC5200 manual

User Guide T o The R C9200/R C5200 T ouch Screen Remote Controls Automating Y our Home Theater With Marantz[...]

Automating Y our Home Theater With The Marantz RC9200/5200 RC9200/5200 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 TE[...]

User Guide 1 Introduction 2 1. The Marantz RC9200/5200 2 2. The Battery 3 Getting Started 6 1. Activating the RC9200/5200 6 2. Navigating Control Panels 7 3. Operating a Device 12 4. Check Battery Life - The INFO Panels 13 5 The Setup Panels 13 6. The Mode Menus 15 Customizing Y our RC9200/5200 17 7. Managing Memory 17 1. Introduction 18 2. Cloning[...]

User Guide 2 The RC9200/5200 is designed to control most 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 RC9200/5200 is completely customizable and programmable. Y ou can add devices and functions, relabel buttons, record macros an[...]

User Guide 3 Introduction 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 T ap the Scroll Arrows: to scroll to other panels within the active group. T ap the Macro menu Bar: to use your one touch Macro buttons. T ap aga[...]

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

User Guide 5 Charging the Remote Control For charging the Remote Control you use the docking station. 1 Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet and connect it to the docking station. 2 Place the Remote Control in the docking station. Make sure you hold the Remote Control at an angle of 30° to 45° when you place the it in the docking station. Ch[...]

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 RC9200/5200 s[...]

User Guide 7 Three Divisions of Control Panel T ypes Y our RC9200/5200 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 pa[...]

User Guide 8 Macros — The Macro side of your RC9200/5200 displays Macro buttons. Macro buttons play back a sequence of up to 255 different commands (and panel jumps, which can be pro- grammed to do crude animations or to give messages during the Macro). Y ou can always select the Macro side of the RC9200/5200 by tapping the menu bar to the left. [...]

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 Scroll Arrows T o Scroll to Panels T ap the Scroll arrows to navigate to other panels within the active group (home, macros or devices). Getting Started Opposite the scroll arrow on the bottom of the screen, the Panel display shows you which panel you are viewing. Using the Back & Ahead Hard Buttons T ap the Back hard bu[...]

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 RC9200/5200 will jump to the appropriate panel. Y our Macro Groups have also been programmed with “one- touch” jump buttons and tab style na[...]

Y ou operate devices using two kinds of buttons: T ouchscreen buttons Hard buttons - nine buttons below the screen (Home is not programmable and doesn’t count) and five to the right of the screen (V ol, Channel and Mute). Using T ouchscreen Buttons Sending commands Infrared commands are invisible. However , when you send a command, an animated ic[...]

User Guide 13 4. Check Battery Life - The Info Panels Access INFO panel display by navigating to the Home panel (tap the Home button), then tapping the INFO button at the top of the screen. The Percentage of battery life. The Percentage of free memory available for new programming. There are two configurations built in to your RC9200/5200. If your [...]

User Guide 14 First setup panel Setting Function Adjusting LCD Sleep Sets how long the touchscreen T ap the LCD button and use stays on. the Left and Right buttons. LCD Light Sets how long the backlight of T ap the LCD Light button and the touchscreen stays on. use the Left and Right buttons. Button Light Sets how long the backlight of T ap the But[...]

6 The Mode Menu User Guide 15 Getting Started T o help you plan how your RC9200/5200 will operate your home theater system, you should practice using the three mode menus. Working with Modes All customization is done via the three Mode menus. They differ in their capabilities: Macro Side - No IR learning is possible, so there is no LEARN ability . [...]

User Guide 16 For labeling buttons and commands. For adding new devices. For deleting buttons, devices and macros. For changing the order in a menu. For selecting the correct ID for the RF Extender T o switch to another mode 1 T ap the Mode button at the bottom of the touchscreen or the label of the mode you are using. The Mode menu pops up. 2 T ap[...]

User Guide 17 Getting Started As you customize your remote, the RC9200/5200 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[...]

User Guide 18 Customizing Y our RC9200/5200 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 RC9200/5200. The second stage is to practice using your home theater system with the RC9200/5200. As you gain familiarity with your system, you’ll notice that ma[...]

device group (in Use Mode, you cannot see buttons that have no RC codes). 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 [...]

User Guide 20 If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC9200/5200 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 [...]

User Guide 21 the example ALL ON and ALL OFF macros preprogrammed in the default configuration. 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 “dis[...]

User Guide 22 4. Programming Help Lists Customizing Y our RC9200/5200 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 RC9200/5200. 4 Select ADD from the Mode menu. Choose “Create New Device” when prompted (see pag[...]

User Guide 23 Macros can range from a one step jump to any device or home panel to sequences with up to 255 steps. In order to plan your macros, you should understand the capabilities as follows. Device Panel Buttons Can’t Perform Jumps/Macros Y ou can program a macro to be played back when any button on the Macro side of the RC9200/5200 is press[...]

User Guide 24 Macros Send Commands T o Y our System Y ou can make any or all of the 255 steps send an remote control 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 [...]

User Guide 25 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 to LABEL mode to relabel your Macro group (see page 32-34). 6 Switch to MOVE mode to re-order your Macro groups, so that th[...]

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 RC9200/5200 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 RC9200/5200 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 brac[...]

User Guide 28 Y ou program the RC commands (RC for Remote Control) by transmitting infrared signals from your existing remote controls to the RC9200/5200’s learning eye. T o do this, place the RC9200/5200 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 co[...]

User Guide 29 Reference The following buttons can be programmed: control panel 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 RC9200/5200 also offers empty control panel buttons which you can program and label as existing buttons[...]

User Guide 30 Programming The HOME Buttons to Switch Sources 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 t[...]

User Guide 31 Programming Hard Buttons Globally And/Or Locally Per Device The Hard buttons are defined as the five hard buttons on the right side of the screen (Mute, Channel Up/Down, V olume Up/Down) and the nine buttons below the screen (don’t count Home, since you cannot program it). W ARNING It is possible to teach commands to the LEFT and RI[...]

User Guide 32 Programming a Hard Button Globally 1 T ap the Home button to navigate to the Home Panel. 2 Complete steps 2 to 7 in “Programming device panel buttons” on page 29. Instead of tapping a button on the touchscreen, press the Hard button you want to program. The label of the button you have pressed (e.g. chan+ or vol-) starts flashing [...]

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[...]

User Guide 35 3. W orking with Device and Macro Groups Reference If you have a device that is not provided in the Device menu, you can add it to the RC9200/5200. Y ou cannot add devices to the Home menu directly . Y ou have to add them via the Device menu. There are three possible ways to add a device: Create New Device Copy Existing Device Restore[...]

User Guide 36 Reference Each time you touch the scroll arrow down, more devices will appear as follows: Note If you try to Create New Device and you cannot use a scroll arrow to reveal all of these devices, you have the Revert configuration loaded (see pages 15,17 and 60). Receivers are both AMPS and TUNERS - Since you typically use the two section[...]

User Guide 37 All of the devices shown are Marantz model #’s with the exception of the first division, called “Other .” Below the “Other” division are three device templates that are meant for other purposes. DSS - Since Marantz does not make a DSS receiver (yet!), we included a template. Simply teach the RC9200/5200 from your original re[...]

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 V ol- Direct Access buttons programmed locally with the televisions inte[...]

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 RC9200/5200 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 [...]

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 RC9200/5200 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 button[...]

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 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 Navigate to the Macro side by tapping the Macro icon.[...]

User Guide 45 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 tap the device you want to switch to. This a[...]

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 W arning T o use the Remote Control with radio frequency (RF) you need an RF-77 RF Extender , which is only included with the RC9200. It is an optional accessory for the RC5200. By default, the Remote Control uses infrared (IR) signals to operate devices. This means that you have to point the Remote Control’s sending eye towards the[...]

User Guide 48 Changing the Remote Control’s RF IR Settings All devices are set up by default to work with IR signals. T o be able to operate one or more devices with RF signals, you have to change the Remote Control’s RF IR settings for those devices. 1 Make sure the Device tab is active.The Device tab is active when the name of a device is dis[...]

User Guide 49 8 Repeat instructions 1 to 3 for all devices for which you want to change the RF IR settings. 9 T ap Close. The Remote Control switches back to Use mode. The Remote Control is configured to operate the devices you have set with RF signals. 10 T ry out the devices for which you just changed the RF IR settings. Note It is possible that [...]

User Guide 50 Reference If you want to personalize your Remote Control even more, beyond its standard programming features, RCEdit T ouch Screen Setup is the tool for you to use. RCEdit T ouch Screen Setup is the RC9200/5200’s companion software that you can download from the following internet address: http://www .marantz.com With RCEdit T ouch [...]

User Guide 51 Import new graphics to create new buttons and designs. Personalize configuration files to optimize the use of your Remote Control. Make any button a macro. Share your work with other enthusiasts on the internet. Create animated slide shows using your own photos or art. When you become familiar with RCEdit, you can achieve results like[...]

User Guide 52 T roubleshooting General Problems The display is blank n T ap the screen to make sure the RC9200/5200 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[...]

User Guide 53 T roubleshooting n Insert delays to allow devices to start up properly (see page 26). n Check if you have included inactive buttons in your macro. n Check if you haven’t reprogrammed the buttons. Macros do not store commands, they store button locations. If you reteach a button, the macro will execute the newly learned code, not the[...]

User Guide 54 T roubleshooting need the Marantz factory default configuration, you will have to use RCEdit with a Windows PC to restore it (see page 57). 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 fil[...]

User Guide 55 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 56 Frequently Asked Questions W ARNING Should you use the REVER T button, the only way to recover the factory configuration is by using RCEdit and a Windows PC. Procedure for reverting to the memory saving REVERT file: 1 Navigate to the HOME panel. 2 T ouch the Mode button. The Mode Menu appears. 3 T ouch the Setup button. The first setu[...]

User Guide 57 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 58 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 59 Hardware Adjustable high-resolution (320 x 240) liquid crystal display (LCD) Large touchscreen Fourteen 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 (u[...]

User Guide 60 The Revert Configuration Why Use The Revert Configuration By deleting the Marantz factory default, you will add 400K 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 61 Index A Add Mode 16 Switch Modes, 16 Anchored Macros 21 B Backlight button, 2 Button Light T imeout 14 C Calibrate 14 Cloning 18 Contrast Dial, 2 Control Panel Buttons, 3 Control Panel, 7 customizing, 18 D Delays 24 Delete Mode, 16 Switch Modes, 16 Device menu bar , 3 Devices, 7 Direct Access buttons, 2 Discrete Codes 20 E Edit Mode 1[...]

User Guide 62 Index from a home button 26 From Device Buttons 23 jumps to panels 23 moving commands 26 RC Commands 24 Step by Step 24 Use the Scroll arrows 26 Mode Button, 3 Switch Modes, 16 Modes, 6 Switch Modes, 16 Working with Modes, 15 Move Mode 16 Switch Modes, 16 multiple step operations 20 N Navigating Control Panels, 7 NO IR, 9 O On Command[...]

User Guide 63 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, navigate to the HOME panel by touching the Home butto[...]

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