Marantz RC9200, RC5200 manual Complex Operation? Macros or Help

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Customizing Your RC9200/5200

3	Complex Operation? Macros or Help...

If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC9200/5200 manually for a few days before programming any macros. You’ll find that your home theater requires many operations that require multiple steps to do. You have to decide whether to use a:

Macro - The entire operation happens in an automated sequence when you touch one button.

Help List - The operation happens manually but is prompted by large sequentially numbered buttons with friendly labels on one sequence of panels linked together.

Some multiple step operations require you to make decisions before you proceed. An example is turning on a non-Marantz home theater system. Many components turn on and off with a single “Power” button. Before you press a “Power” button, the manufacturer expects you to look at the component to see whether it is on or off. If you want it on and it’s off, you press the “Power” button. If you forget to look, and it is already on, you will turn it off when you press the “Power” button. The RC9200/5200 cannot “look” at your components to see if they are on or off. So, if you recorded a macro intended to power up a non-Marantz home theater, it wouldn’t be very reliable. Here’s an example:

Your spouse goes out to the local video store and rents a videotape. When he/she gets home, they pop the tape in the VCR (most VCR’s automatically turn on when a tape is inserted). Your spouse touches the macro button you programmed to power up the system. 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!

	Marantz builds components that are “macro-friendly”. Instead of a
	single “power” button, the remote controls have a discrete “On” and a
	discrete “Off” button. With a Marantz system, you can record a Macro
User Guide	that is very reliable from a series of “On” commands. Take a look at
User Guide

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Contents Page Page Table of Contents Introduction Marantz RC9200/5200Battery Installing the Battery Pack Charging the Remote Control Turning on the Display Using the BacklightGetting Started ModesNavigating Control Panels Three Divisions of Control Panel TypesUsing Menus to Jump to a Panel Group Jump to a Device Panel Group Without Changing Inputs Using the Scroll Arrows To Scroll to Panels Using the Back & Ahead Hard ButtonsUsing Tab Buttons to Jump to Panels Operating a Device Setup Panels Check Battery Life The Info PanelsTo exit Info panel display, Tap the Info button again First setup panel Mode Menu Working with ModesTo switch to another mode Customizing Your RC9200/5200 Managing MemoryIntroduction Cloning All Your Existing RemotesShould you need to delete a command, use the DEL mode. Be Complex Operation? Macros or Help Tip Programming Help Lists Device Panel Buttons Can’t Perform Jumps/Macros Macro/Panel Jump CapabilitiesMacros Perform Jumps to Any Device Panel Macros Can Delay Between Steps Macros Send Commands To Your SystemProgramming Macros & Panel Jumps Customizing Your RC9200/5200 Use the Scroll arrows to navigate the tab style navigational Macros From Your Home Buttons Reference Programming ButtonsProgramming Touch Screen Buttons Navigate to the Device panel buttons you want to programProgramming The Home Buttons to Switch Sources Programming Hard Buttons Globally And/Or Locally Per Device Programming a Hard Button Globally Labeling Buttons, Frames and Menu ItemsProgramming a Hard Button Locally Labeling a Button or a Text Frame Labeling a Home Button, a Device or a Macro Group Create New Device Working with Device and Macro GroupsDevice Type Divider If you try to Create New Device and you cannot use a scroll Reference Creating a New Device From a Marantz Template Creating a New Device Step by StepAdding Macro Groups Restore Deleted DeviceCopy Existing Device Moving Groups and Re-Ordering The Home ButtonsDeleting Deleting and RestoringDeleting a button or button action Restoring Deleting a device or macro menu itemReteaching Control panel buttons Restoring Device or Macro menu itemsRecording Macros Edit Window NotationRecording a Macro Step By Step Editing macros Recording a Device Action Source Switching or InputJumping to a device control panel Organizing macros into groups Using the Remote Control with Radio Frequency Changing the Remote Control’s RF IR Settings Choosing Another Channel RC Edit Touch Screen Setup Program Internet Fun System requirementsGeneral Problems TroubleshootingProgramming Problems Configuration file is corrupted RC9200/5200 won’t edit, label or delete commandsRC9200/5200 won’t switch modes TV goes blank or the input source changesIndicator light flashes Recharging ProblemsRemote Control error messages Batteries won’t rechargeFrequently Asked Questions How do I calibrate the touchscreen? Overview of Symbols Video outputSpecifications Specifications How To Use The Revert Configuration Revert ConfigurationWhy Use The Revert Configuration Restoring The Default Marantz File Via PCIndex Index Service and Support Service and SupportUpdates and New Products