Learning the Basics
devices that are used for an activity on and off, and how to select the appropriate inputs (sources). You, as a user, will not have to bother with any of this: The RC9800i will take care of it all.
Watch Activities
You can enjoy a whole range of ‘Watch’ Activities. Just a few examples:
■Tonight, you’re going to watch a DVD movie on your flat screen TV. With the RC9800i, you select the flat screen TV as the device on which you’ll be watching the movie and the DVD player as the source that holds the content. Next, the RC9800i will show you a screen with all of the relevant TV and DVD control buttons, as if it were the TV’s and DVD’s remotes in one.
■You want to watch television, but don’t know what is on. Take your RC9800i and launch the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). You can select any program from the EPG; the RC9800i will take care of tuning your TV to the appropriate channel.
■Some friends are coming over to see your summer holiday pictures. It won’t be easy for everyone to gather around the PC to view the photos. Why not view them on the flat screen TV in the living room? With a Media Adapter connected to the TV, you are all set, and with the RC9800i, you can control the whole viewing session, including previewing photos on the RC9800i’s screen and setting up a slide show.
■A couple of weeks ago, you went snowboarding with some friends. Now you would love to see those pictures again. You can do that right away on the RC9800i’s screen.
Listen Activities
You can also perform various ‘Listen’ activities:
■When you want to listen to a CD on your audio system, you no longer need to look for the right remote. With your RC9800i you can control both your
■Instead of listening to a CD, you would like to enjoy some MP3
Note The undocked RC9800i features only a speaker intended for
To learn more about the activities you can perform with your RC9800i, please check ‘Activities’ beginning on page 29.
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