Page 3 - Table of Contents
User Guide 1 Introduction 21. 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 182. Programming ...
Page 4 - Introduction
User Guide 2 The RC5000i can be used for all devices that understand infraredremote control signals. Its easy-to-use touchscreen and its intuitiveinterface make it a perfect remote control for every user. TheRC5000i is completely customizable and programmable. You can adddevices and functions, relab...
Page 5 - Battery; Installing the Battery Pack
User Guide 3 Introduction RC5000i icon: press and hold to enter the Setup Mode. Tap the Mode Button:to access the ModeMenus. They aredifferent based on thetype of panel you lastdisplayed. Use theMode Menus tocustomize your remote. Devices Macros Home Home Icon: to jump to the Home group of shortcut ...
Page 6 - Recharging Dock
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 optionalaccessory 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...
Page 7 - Using Non-Rechargeable AA Batteries
User Guide 5 Using Non-Rechargeable AA Batteries Warning Use the recharging dock only with the Philips NiMHrechargeable 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 ...
Page 8 - Turning on the Display; Using the Backlight; Getting Started
User Guide 6 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...
Page 9 - Three Divisions of Control Panel Types; Navigating Control Panels
User Guide 7 Three Divisions of Control Panel Types Your RC5000i is capable of displaying hundreds of different controlscreens. By grouping them into sensible divisions, it is easy tonavigate to the control panel you want. The three main divisionsare: Home — The Home group disp- lays convenient inst...
Page 10 - Using Menus to Jump to a Panel Group
User Guide 8 Macros — The Macro side of your RC5000i displays Macro buttons. Macro buttons play back a sequenceof up to 255 different commands (and panel jumps, which can be pro-grammed to give status during theMacro). You can always select the Macro sideof the RC5000i by tapping the menu bar to the...
Page 11 - Home Buttons Jump to Device Panel Groups; Jump to a Device Panel Group
User Guide 9 Home Buttons Jump to Device Panel Groups and Change Your Receiver’s Inputs Each of the Device Panel Groups has a matching Device button onthe home panel. These Device buttons perform two actions whenpressed: 1 Jumps to the main panel of the Device Group. 2 Changes your home theater rece...
Page 12 - Using the Left and Right Hard Buttons (Back and; Using the Scroll Arrows to Jump to Panels
User Guide 10 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. Getting S...
Page 13 - Using Tab Buttons to Jump to Panels
User Guide 11 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. Simplytouch the tab label and the RC5000i will jump to the appropriatepanel. Your Macro Groups have also been programmed with “one-touc...
Page 14 - Using Touchscreen Buttons; 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 commandsBy tapping the touchscreen buttons, you send commands to thedevice you have selected. When you send a command, theRC5000i icon changes...
Page 15 - Adjusting the Settings; First setup panel
User Guide 13 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 andthird setup panel by using the scroll buttons. 2 Tap the button of the setting you w...
Page 16 - Second setup panel
User Guide 14 Second setup panel Setting Function Adjusting Hide/Show Macro Hide - Turns off Macro Navigation. Tap the Hide/Show button Show- Turns on Macro Navigation. repeatedly. Hide/Show Device Hide - Turns off Device Navigation. Tap the Hide/Show button Show- Turns on Device Navigation. repeate...
Page 17 - The Mode Menus; Working with Modes
Third setup panel displays: The Percentage of free memory available for new programming. There are two configurations built in to your RC5000i. If yourthird setup screen says: Marantz V201 You are using the factory default file. Revert V201 You are using the memory saving, stripped-down file. See pa...
Page 18 - To switch to another mode
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. Foractions other than operating (like programming buttons, recordingmacros, adding devices, and so on) you have to...
Page 19 - Managing Memory
User Guide 17 Getting Started As you customize your remote, the RC5000i will manage memoryautomatically. It will keep deleted groups of panels restorable aslong as possible. When you need additional memory, it will notifyyou that it needs to do “Memory Cleanup,” which will permanentlyerase everythin...
Page 22 - Deciding Between Macros or Help Lists
User Guide 20 If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC5000imanually for a few days before programming any macros. You’ll findthat your home theater requires many operations that require multiplesteps to do. You have to decide whether to use a: Macro - The entire operation happens i...
Page 24 - Programming Help Lists
User Guide 22 4. Programming Help Lists Customizing Your RC5000i 1 Write 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 “Creat...
Page 25 - Device Panel Buttons Can’t Perform Jumps/Macros; Macro/Panel Jump Capabilities
User Guide 23 Macros can range from a one step navigational jump to any deviceor home panel to multiple step processes with up to 255 steps. Inorder to plan your macros, you should understand the capabilitiesand limitations of macro programming as follows. Device Panel Buttons Can’t Perform Jumps/Ma...
Page 26 - Macros Send RC Commands To Your System; Programming Macros & Panel Jumps
User Guide 24 Macros Send RC Commands To Your System You can make any or all of the 255 steps send an RCcommand to your system. The step is actually just a recordingof the location of any button on any device panel. To record anRC command, you simply navigate to the panel and button youwant, then to...
Page 28 - Programming Macros as a Device Action
User Guide 26 Note Use the Scroll arrows to navigate; the tab style navigationaljumps will not work. If you accidentally record a tab button as amacro step, it will do nothing because you cannot alias to abutton that jumps. Since it will confuse you to see it in the MacroEdit window, it is best to d...
Page 29 - Protecting Your Work From Changes
User Guide 27 Customizing Your RC5000i 2 Tap the mode button and press the LEARN mode button. 3 Tap the Device Tab 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 you...
Page 30 - Reference; Programming Buttons
User Guide 28 You program the RC commands (RC for Remote Control) bytransmitting infrared signals from your existing remote controls tothe RC5000i’s learning eye. To dothis, place the RC5000i and thedevice’s remote control on a flatsurface, 1 to 100cm (1/2 to 36inches) apart. With each new remote co...
Page 31 - Programming Device Panel Buttons
User Guide 29 Reference buttons, Device menu items and Direct Access buttons. You cannot program Home menu buttons directly. You have toprogram them via the Device menu (see page 30). The RC5000i also offers empty control panel buttons which youcan program and label as existing buttons. They are onl...
Page 33 - Programming Direct Access Buttons Globally
User Guide 31 Programming Direct Access Buttons Globally And/Or Locally Per Device Direct Access buttons are defined as the five hard buttons on theright side of the screen (Mute, Channel Up/Down, VolumeUp/Down). WARNING It is possible to teach commands to the LEFT and RIGHT hard buttons. This is NO...
Page 34 - Programming a Direct Access Button Globally; Programming a Direct Access Button Locally; Labeling Buttons, Frames and Menu Items
User Guide 32 Programming a Direct Access Button Globally 1 Tap 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 ...
Page 35 - Labeling a Button or a Text Frame
User Guide 33 Labeling a Button or a Text Frame 1 Navigate to the panel containing the button/frame you want to label. 2 Switch to Label mode via the Mode button . 3 Tap the button/frame you want to label. The display shows a “virtual auto-zooming” mini-keyboard. The button/frame you want to label i...
Page 36 - Labeling a Home Button, a Device or a Macro Group
User Guide 34 n For capital letters and symbols, press the Left hard buttonrepeatedly to display the keyboard you want. 5 Tap Enter to save the changes and return to the panel you were at.-or-Tap Cancel to return to the panel you were at without savingchanges. 6 Label all other items you want and re...
Page 40 - Creating a New Device From a Marantz Template; Creating a New Device Step by Step
User Guide 38 Creating a New Device From a Marantz Template If you have the exact Marantz model # in the list, add the devicewith RC codes. If you have a Marantz component not listed, or your component isnot Marantz, add the device without RC codes and use the LABELand LEARN modes to customize it to...
Page 41 - Copy Existing Device; Restore Deleted Device; Adding Macro Groups
User Guide 39 Copy Existing Device Choose this option to copy a device that is already active (you arealready using it). TIP It is often useful to have two almost identical device groups foryour Television. The only difference between the two is onewould have the Vol+ and Vol- Direct Access buttonsp...
Page 42 - Deleting and Restoring; Deleting; Deleting a button or button action
User Guide 40 Note The device or macro tab is active when the name of a device ormacro is displayed. 2 Switch to Move mode via the Mode button . The RC5000i displays the menu. 3 Tap the menu item of your choice. The menu item is highlighted. 4 Use the Left and Right buttons to move the menu item up ...
Page 43 - Deleting a device or macro menu item; Restoring
User Guide 41 n Control panel button: The button disappears from the display. n Left or Right button command: The corresponding labeldisappears 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 ...
Page 44 - Reteaching Control panel buttons
User Guide 42 Reference Warning 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 fromthe home panel, you cannot restore them with the remotecontrol. The only way to res...
Page 45 - Recording Macros; Edit Window Notation
User Guide 43 Reference 5. Recording Macros Edit Window Notation Before you begin to program a Macro, study the notation used inthe EDIT Window. Each type of action has its own notation. TV - When only a device name islisted, the macro step will be aDevice Action (the action that occurswhen the Devi...
Page 46 - Recording A Macro Step By Step
User Guide 44 Recording A Macro Step By Step Note To record a macro, there must be at least one macro group inthe Macro menu. To create these groups, see page 35-40. Readthe instructions for Adding Device Groups (see page 35-36),then note the differences when Adding Macro Groups (see page39). 1 Tap ...
Page 47 - Editing macros
User Guide 45 8 Tap 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 amacro: Recording a Device Action (Source Switching or Input)To record a Device menu item containing a source switchingcommand, open the Device menu, ho...
Page 48 - Organizing macros into groups
User Guide 46 Reference commands to it, allowing the device to warm up): 1 Tap Delay. 2 Tap 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 sa...
Page 50 - Internet Fun; ng
User Guide 48 Reference When you become familiar with RC5000 Setup, you can achieveresults like these: Internet Fun Daniel Tonks (the illustrator who created the button art for yourRC5000i) maintains a superb site about remote controls with adedicated RC5000 bulletin board and lots of file sharing a...
Page 51 - Troubleshooting; General Problems
User Guide 49 Troubleshooting General Problems The display is blank n Tap 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 therecharging dock. Th...
Page 52 - The TV goes blank or the input source changes; The configuration file is corrupted
User Guide 50 Troubleshooting store commands, they store button locations. If you reprogram abutton, the button executes the new command assigned to thebutton. The TV goes blank or the input source changes n The Device menu item might be programmed to switch the inputsource. Operate the device witho...
Page 53 - Remote Control error messages; Recharging Problems; The batteries won’t recharge
User Guide 51 Troubleshooting Remote Control error messages n If one of the following error messages occurs, please contactyour 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 Ti...
Page 54 - Frequently Asked Questions; How can I free up more memory?
User Guide 52 Frequently Asked Questions Can I program a device button to execute more than onecommand?No, you can’t. However, you can program a button on the macro sideof the remote to execute a sequence of commands (see page 24). How do I program source switching?See “Programming device items” on ...
Page 56 - Overview of Symbols
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 Eje...
Page 58 - Specifications
User Guide 56 Hardware Adjustable high-resolution (320 x 240) liquid crystal display (LCD) Large touchscreenSeven programmable direct-access buttonsBacklighting for LCD and direct-access buttonsBuilt-in Marantz codesInfrared sending and learning eyes3-wire (RS232) serial port connector Software Dyna...
Page 59 - The Revert Configuration; Why Use The Revert Configuration
User Guide 57 The Revert Configuration Why Use The Revert Configuration By deleting the Marantz factory default, you will add 800K of freememory. The Revert configuration includes all of the button art andfundamental features of the Default configuration; however, it doesnot have all of the pre-prog...
Page 60 - Index
User Guide 58 Index A add a device, 35 A Marantz Template, 38restoring groups, 39 add a macro group, 35 procedure, 39restoring groups, 39 Add Mode, 16Adjusting the Settings, 13Anchored Macros, 21 B Back and Ahead Buttons, 10 location, 2re-programming, 31 Backlight button, 2Battery, 3 AA batteries, 5...
Page 63 - Service and Support; Updates and New Products
Service and Support For service and support, please contact Marantz customer serviceat 1-800-447-1970. When you contact Marantz customer service,you will be asked for the technical information listed on the thirdpanel of Setup. To view this information, follow these steps. 1 In Use mode, press and h...
