Marantz RC9500 manual Complex Operation? Macro or Help

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Complex Operation? Macro or Help...

If your entire system is new to you, practice using the RC9500 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 pages 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 Remote 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 video tape. 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 he/she touches the button again. This time, the macro turns the VCR on and every thing 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 that is very reliable from a series of “On” commands. Take a look at the example ALL ON and ALL OFF macros preprogrammed in the default configuration.

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Contents Model RC9500 User Guide FCC Compliancy Declaration of Conformity N V04ECRC9500DFU RC9500 Ver12.qxd 5/28/2004 1032 AM RC9500 Remote Control User Guide Automating Your Home Theater With The Marantz RC9500Table of Contents Introduction Marantz RC9500Battery IntroductionInstalling the Battery Pack Charging the RC9500 Using the Backlight Getting StartedActivating the RC9500 Turning on the Touch ScreenNavigating the RC9500 ModesNavigating the Devices Device Overview Navigating the Pages OverviewOther Navigation Using the Soft Buttons Using the Hard ButtonsSending commands Operating a DeviceSetup Pages To exit the InformationFirst Setup Setting Time and Date Changing the Time FormatChanging the Time Changing the Date „ To Change the Day„ To Change the Month „ To Change the YearMode Menu So on, you have to switch to the appropriate modeAdjusting the Touch Screen Brightness To switch to another modeCustomizing your RC9500 IntroductionCloning All Your Existing Remotes Congratulations Complex Operation? Macro or Help Tip Tap Copy without RC codes when it prompted. see Programming Help ListMacro/Page Jump Capability Any Button Performs Macros/JumpsMacros Perform Jumps to Any Device Macros Send Commands To Your System Macros Can Contain Delay and Beep Between StepsProgramming Macros & Page Jumps Customizing Your RC9500 You are now a Home Theater Automator Learning IR command ReferenceProgramming Touch Screen Buttons Programming The Device Buttons Device Action Programming the Hard Buttons per DeviceReference Labeling Buttons, Pages and Devices Labeling a ButtonReference Labeling a Device Labeling aAdding Devices Description for the Device Template„ Create New Device „ Copy Existing Device Device TemplateReference Creating a New Device Step by Step Copy Existing Device Deleting Buttons and Devices Deleting a ButtonDeleting a Device Moving Devices Adjusting Delays Programming MacrosMacro Page Notation DVDRecording a Macro to a Operation Button Step By Step Tap the Macro to Button button to proceed to the next stepRecording a Device Action Source or Input Switching Recording a Jump to a DeviceEditing Macros Creating and Editing Timers Adding a TimerActivating Timers Deleting a Timer Labeling a TimerEditing a Timer Define the Repeat Settings Set the Start DateSet the Start Time Setting the Start Date Setting the Start Time or Stop TimeTo change the Start Date Defining the Repeat Setting Defining the Start Action or Stop Action„ Daily „ Weekly Using the RC9500 with Radio Frequency Changing the IR / RF SettingsReference Software Choosing Another ChannelInternet Fun PC RequirementsCleaning the RC9500 Maintaining Your RC9500Important Notice Troubleshooting General ProblemsProgramming Problems Recharging Problems Frequently Asked Questions How do I calibrate the Touch Screen? Overview of Symbols Overview of Symbols Specifications DisplayVolume IndexDSS ADD Operating Other Service and Support Service and SupportUpdates and New Products Memo Japan