User Guide To The RC3200 Touch Screen Remote Control Automating Your Home Theater With Marantz
Automating Your 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 Europe B.V. MARANTZ EUROPE B.V. CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OMISSIONS OR FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL. MARANTZ EUROPE B.V.
Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1. Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using Your RC3200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Buttons and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Details of the Touch Screen Display . . . 3. Controlling the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . Turning on the Display and the Backlight Changing the LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . The Battery Status . . .
Introduction 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 programmable.
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). You 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 away from the body of the remote control. 3 Place the batteries in the compartment.
Using Your RC3200 1. Buttons and Features Learning Sensor learns any non-Marantz commands. Sending LED sends the invisible Infrared commands to your components The Serial Port enables you to program vua a Windows PC. The Backlight button lights up the screen. Page Up and Page Down buttons scroll between control pages of each device.
Using Your RC3200 2. Details of the Touch Screen Display When in normal operating mode, the top row displays day, date and time. The panel display indicates which of the control page you are viewing (in this case, the 1/4 means you are looking at the first of four page you’ll use to control the TV). The name of the device you can control is always displayed in the center. In this case TV(US) indicates that a Marantz TV made for the American market can be controlled.
Using Your RC3200 3. Controlling the LCD Display Turning on the Display and the Backlight RC3200’s display can be activated in two different ways: 1 Tap 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 stays blank or becomes black when turning on the display, read the next section ‘Changing the LCD Contrast’ to adjust the contrast of the LCD touch screen.
Using Your RC3200 Changing the LCD Contrast To 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 button once to increase the LCD contrast one level. The LCD contrast is adjusted one level up. Or, press the Page Down button once to decrease the LCD contrast one level. The LCD contrast is adjusted one level down. 3 Release the Backlight button when the contrast is satisfactory.
Using Your RC3200 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. You can still operate your devices, but you cannot adjust the settings, learn commands or record macros anymore. When you try to perform these actions, a message screen appears. Replace the batteries to make the RC3200 fully functional again. See ‘The Batteries’ on p. 3 to replace the batteries. 4.
Using Your RC3200 You 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 You can operate the soft buttons in the same way you operate hard buttons on a conventional remote control.
Setting Up Your 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, learning buttons or recording macros) you have to switch to the appropriate mode via the menu that appears when you press and hold the mode button. The RC3200 can be put into 4 different modes. These modes are: Use mode Normal operation. See ‘Operating Devices’ on p. 8. Setup mode For changing the RC3200 system settings.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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 Tap 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 navigate to the appropriate setup page.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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 automatically increase as well. Press ‘+’ to increase or ‘-’ to decrease the time the backlight stays active.
Setting Up Your RC3200 Second Setup Page On the second setup page you can adjust: • the date • the time Adjust the Date You 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. Tap ‘+’ or ‘-’ once to adjust the year, month and day one value up or down. Press and hold ‘+’ or ‘-’ to adjust the values for the year and the month more rapidly. The value for the day settings will change per 5 days.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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; • Application version; • Configuration file; • The Revert button. The Revert Button Warning When you revert the RC3200, all customization is lost permanently.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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. To do this, place RC3200 and the device’s remote control on a flat surface, 1 to 4 inches (2 to 10 cm) apart. 1 to 4 inches (2 to 10 cm) To learn commands from other remote controls, RC3200 has to be in Learn mode.
Setting Up Your RC3200 The Learn Sequence 1 From the Home page, select the device, e.g. TV, with the buttons 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 Tap Learn on the Mode Menu. RC3200 is now in Learn Mode. ‘Learn’ and the label of the selected device appear at the top of the touch screen. 4 Use, if necessary, the Page Up or Page Down button to go to the next button you want to learn.
Setting Up Your RC3200 Tip You 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 remote control. 8 Press Done when you have finished learning commands to the buttons of your choice. RC3200 returns to Use Mode.
Setting Up Your RC3200 4. Macro Planning Overview A macro allows you to send a sequence of commands using one single button. You 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 “Watch DVD” button on your RC3200. Basically, you can assign any button as a macro button.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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. Your 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 problem is not with a toggle type “power” command, but a toggling “input” command that scrolls through multiple tv inputs.
Setting Up Your RC3200 Selecting Source on a TV Macro: Many televisions will return to a particular input with either a channel 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 input) The Ultimate “Watch DVD” Macro Another secret of recording great macros is to automate processes that typically frustrate casual users.
Setting Up Your RC3200 5. Recording Macros Remember, you can assign any button as a macro button. However, it is recommended that you use the reserved macro buttons 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 second Home page by pressing the Home button, then using either the Page Up or the Page Down buttons.
Setting Up Your RC3200 6 Tap 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 Tap 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 Home Pages you can go to the different devices or you can press the Extra hard button to go to the Extra screen with delays and beeps.
Setting Up Your RC3200 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. -orPress 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 test the recorded macro. If you need to make changes, re-record the macro from the beginning.
Programming Via PC 1. RC3200 Setup Programming Software If you want to personalize your RC3200 even more beyond its standard programming features, RC3200 Setup Programming Software is the tool for you to use. You can find more information and updates of the software on http://www.marantz.com. RC3200 Setup Programming Software is the visual editor for creating and configuring RC3200 Configuration Files (windows file extention .NCF) on your computer.
Programming Via PC Minimum System Requirements • • • • • PC with a Pentium 166 MHz or higher Windows 95/98/ME 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.
Maintaining RC3200 In Important Notices Take 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 sources. RC3200 is not waterproof RC3200 should not be exposed to rain or moisture.
FAQ 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 off the back of the RC3200. You will see the Reset button in the battery compartment. 2 Use an unfolded paperclip or a sharp pencil to carefully press the Reset button.
Troubleshooting 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 backlight are turned on. See ‘Turning on the Display and the Backlight’ on p. 6. • Adjust the contrast using the Backlight button and the Page Up or Page Down buttons on the left side of RC3200. See ‘Changing the LCD Contrast’ on p. 7.
Troubleshooting 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. • Try to connect multiple times. Programming Problems Buttons are not sending the correct commands • Check whether the button of the device is learned properly. See ‘Learning Commands’ on p. 15.
Specifications 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.
Index A D 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 11 time 13 Date 13 Delays 22 Device name 5 Difficult remote control tricks 17 Discrete Codes 18 DVD Movie Macro 20 DVD Off Macro 19 DVD On Macro 19 Flasher technique 17 Flicker technique 17 Function button 9 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 co
Index 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 T Tap technique 17 Teaching 16 Time 13 timeout 6 Toggle codes 18 Touchscreen 4 Tricks for Learning 17 TV Input Macro 20 U Use mode 10 W S User Guide Date 13 LCD Timeout 11 Revert 14 Time
Service and Support Service and Support For service and support, please contact your dealer, nearest Marantz distributor or Marantz service center in your country. When you contact Marantz customer service, you will be asked for the technical information listed on the Info panel. To view this information, follow these steps. 1 In Use mode, press and hold the Mode button. 2 Touch the Setup button on the Mode Menu.
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