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Automating Your 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. CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS OR FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL. MARANTZ AMERICA, INC. SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM T
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Table of Contents 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 Your RC5000i 18 1.Introduction 18 2. Programming Remote Codes 18 3 Deciding between Macros or Help Lists 20 4. Programming Help Lists 22 5. Macro/Panel Jump Capabilities 23 6. Programming Macros & Panel Jumps 24 7. Programming Macros as a Devi
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Introduction
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. You can add devices and functions, relabel buttons, record macros and animate your macros. Although the RC5000i is pre-programmed for Marantz components, a vast collection of built-in tab guided panels with pre-
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Introduction Home Icon: RC5000i icon: to jump to the Home group of press and hold to enter the Setup Mode. shortcut buttons. Tap the Device menu bar: Tap the Macro menu Bar: to operate devices. to use your one touch Tap again and a Macro buttons. Tap again menu of all your and a menu of all of your devices appears. Macro groups appears. Tap again to select: Tap again to select: Use the Control Panel Tap the Scroll Buttons: Arrows: to operate your to scroll to other components panels within th
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Introduction Using Non-Rechargeable AA Batteries Warning Use the recharging dock only with the Philips NiMH rechargeable battery pack. It cannot be used with AA batteries. 1 Slide the battery door off 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 the battery compartment. 4 Slide the battery door back on. After a few seconds, the RC5000i starts up automatically and beeps twice to indicate that
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Getting Started
Turning on the Display Tap 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 down automatically. Using the Backlight Press the backlight button on the left side. The backlight shuts off after a few secon
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Getting Started Three Divisions of Control Panel Types Your 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: — The Home group disp- lays convenient instant jump buttons to the main control panels of your system devices (your VCR, TV, CD player etc.). These buttons also select the Input of your Home Theater Receiv
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Getting Started — 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). You can always select the Macro side of the RC5000i by tapping the menu bar to the left of the remote icon. Tap to select the Macro side of your RC5000i. Using Menus to Jump to a Panel Group 1 Navigate to either the Macro (left) or the Device (right) side of the remote
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Getting Started Home Buttons Jump to Device Panel Groups and Change Your 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 page 30 to program for a non-Marantz receiver/preamp. Jump to a Device Panel Group Without Changing Inputs 1 Pop up the Device menu, by tapping the Dev
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Getting Started Using the Left and Right Hard Buttons (Back and Ahead) to Browse Your 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. 1. To view the previous screen, 2. The RC5000i will jump to press the Back button. the last panel you viewed. Using the Scroll Arrows to Jump to Panels You can browse all of the panels within a Device or M
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Getting Started Using Tab 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. 1. To view the Setup panel, 2. The RC5000i will jump to press the Setup tab. the Setup panel. Your Macro Groups have also been programmed with “one- touch” jump buttons and tab style navigation to make it easy to sort your macros out. 1. To view the cha
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Getting Started 3. Operating a Device You operate devices using two kinds of buttons: Touchscreen buttons Direct-access buttons (to the right of the touchscreen) Using Touchscreen 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. Before Touching While RC5000i The Screen Transmits The name of the device you are controlling is always displayed on
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Getting Started 4. Adjusting the Settings Most of the RC5000i’s features can be set to your own wishes. 1 Touch and hold the RC5000i icon for a few seconds. The first setup panel appears. You can display the second and third setup panel by using the scroll buttons. 2 Tap the button of the setting you want to adjust. The button becomes black. 3 Use the Left and Right buttons to adjust the setting. First setup panel Setting Function Adjusting Battery Shows the battery level. Clock Turns the clock
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Getting Started 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 You are using the factory default file. Revert V201 You are using the memory saving, stripped- down file. See pages 17 and 57. To exit Setup Mode Tap the Setup label on the RC5000i icon. 5. The Mode Menus To help you plan how your RC5000i will operate your home theater system, you should prac
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Getting Started 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 devices. For learning commands from other devices. For recording macros and jumping to other panels. For labeling buttons and commands. For adding ne
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Getting Started 6. Managing Memory 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. You can choose to manually manage your memory by choosing a smaller template file to program with. There are two configurations built-in. The default
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Customizing Your RC5000i 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 require several steps. In the third stage of customization, you will record multiple step operations as either a “Macro” that you can play back wit
