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RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control User Manual
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Important Information ■ Please read this guide carefully before using the RC9800i. Keep it for future reference. ■ Install and connect the RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control only in the order described in this manual. This ensures optimal installation results. You must set up your RC9800i before you can actually use it to control other devices. ■ During set-up and installation, we recommend that you have available the original remote controls for your audio/video equipment, and other wireless n
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Contents of the Box The RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control box contains the following items: ■ The RC9800i; ■ A cradle and an adapter; ■ A USB cable; ■ A User Manual that helps you to start using the RC9800i and getting the most out of it; ■ A Quick Start Guide that supports you in getting the device up and running; ■ A CD with the following contents: ■ This manual in English, Finnish, Dutch, French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (in US only in Engli
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Contents Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look 6 On and Off 6 First-Time Power On 6 Everyday Use 6 The Touch Screen 7 The Hard Keys 7 The Network Activity Indicator 8 Charging the RC9800i 8 The Cradle as Digital Music Media Adapter 8 The USB Connector 9 Learning the Basics 10 Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices 10 What You Should Know About Home Networking 11 Home Networking and Connected Devices 11 Wireless Connectivity 12 What You Should Know About Activity-Based Control 12 Watch Activi
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Contents Playing Games 36 Listening to a CD 36 Listening to a DVD 37 Listening to Broadcast Radio 37 Listening to Cable Radio 37 Listening to Satellite Radio 37 Listening to Audio Files From Your PC via the Audio System 38 Listening to MP3 Files From Your PC via the RC9800i 38 Synchronization Wizard 39 Individual Device Control 40 “Device Off”, “Activity Off” and “Room Off” 41 Adjusting the Settings 42 Accessing the Settings 42 RC9800i Setup 42 Power Settings 42 Screen Settings 43 Network Settin
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Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look Congratulations on the purchase of your new RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control! This device is a “must have” if you want to enjoy a real state-of-the-art home entertainment experience. You will see that using the RC9800i is very easy. Before going into details, let’s first have a look at the RC9800i itself. In this chapter you will get acquainted with the various elements of the RC9800i. You will learn: ■ how to turn the RC9800i on and off; ■ how to op
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Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look ■ The Touch Screen The RC9800i has a landscape-oriented touch screen. You can operate the touch screen either with your fingers or with a small stylus-like object with a blunt tip. Attention! Never use a ballpoint pen tip or other sharp object. These objects can damage the touch screen. ■ The Hard Keys At the right-hand side of your RC9800i’s touch screen you will find several hard keys. Volume Channel Mute Page Cursor Home Back After you have properly s
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Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look ■ The Network Activity Indicator At the top of your RC9800i there is an area that emits a blue light whenever the device is communicating in a wireless network. ■ Charging the RC9800i The battery level of the RC9800i is displayed on the touch screen. At any time you can charge the device as follows: 1 Plug the power adapter into the cradle. 2 Dock the RC9800i in the cradle. The RC9800i is being charged and an animation of the battery icon appears on th
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Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look To turn the cradle into a digital music Media Adapter, proceed as follows: 1 Plug one end of the audio extension cable (not included) into the analog 3.5 mm Line Out port of the cradle. 2 Plug the other end of the cable into an audio input of your audio system’s amplifier and select this input on your amplifier as the current signal source. 3 3 Dock the RC9800i in the cradle. If the RC9800i is playing music via its speaker, the RC9800i will be muted. T
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Learning the Basics In this chapter, you will get to know more about: ■ Controlling legacy audio/video devices; ■ Home networking; ■ Activity-Based Control. ■ Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices Legacy audio-video devices are non-networked devices that are typically operated by means of a remote control. Your TV, for example, is such a device. When you press a button on the TV’s remote control (e.g. Mute), the remote control sends an Infrared (IR) signal to the TV. The TV receives this signal
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Learning the Basics ■ What You Should Know About Home Networking Home Networking and Connected Devices The RC9800i goes one step further than ordinary universal remotes. The RC9800i is revolutionary in that it can also operate most of the connected devices in your home network. Connected devices are devices that comply with the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) A/V Protocol. UPnP allows various devices like PCs and intelligent networked appliances (e.g. Media Adapters) to communicate with each othe
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Learning the Basics Wireless Connectivity Connected devices can be wired, yet nowadays they are becoming more and more part of a wireless network. There are various technologies used for wireless networking. Most of them are WiFi 802.11 variants, e.g. ‘802.11a’, ‘802.11b’ and ‘802.11g’. The RC9800i can be operated in both 802.11b and 802.11g networks. The RC9800i uses wireless technology to: ■ connect to networked entertainment devices, such as Philips Connected Planet TVs or audio systems; ■ co
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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. Activity-Based Control falls into two categories: watch activities and listen activities. 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 f
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Getting the Settings Right When you start the RC9800i for the first time, a sequence of screens will guide you through the initial setup process. During this setup process, you will be guided through the most important settings concerning: ■ The RC9800i; ■ Your home situation, more specifically the rooms where you are going to use the RC9800i; ■ The audio-video devices that you want to control with the RC9800i. Setting up the RC9800i may take between 30 minutes and 2 hours, depending on the amou
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Getting the Settings Right Selecting Your Location Next, you will be prompted to indicate what region you live in. Attention! The location you select in this screen affects applications like the Electronic Programming Guide, the remote control codes database and the questions asked during setup. 1 Select either North America or Europe. The RC9800i will automatically restart to configure the location settings and will then display the following welcome screen. 2 Choose Next to start the setup pro
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Getting the Settings Right Change Network Settings 1 In the screen, ‘RC9800i Network Settings’, enter the SSID number of your wireless network. 1 Choose Find to find all available wireless networks. 2 Select the SSID of the network you want the RC9800i to connect to. 2 Select the appropriate Security settings that apply to your wireless network: Tip Check the settings of your WAP. ■ None: Communication over your network will not be encrypted and can therefore be captured and understood by other
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Getting the Settings Right Date & Time Settings You can have the RC9800i retrieve date and time information from dedicated time servers on the Internet, or you can set the date and time yourself. Use a dedicated time server on the Internet 1 Select Get time from Internet. 2 Choose NTP settings. The NTP settings appear: 3 Select RC9800i Default Time Server from the list. -or- Select a Custom Server and fill in the server’s address. 4 Select 12 hour (AM/PM) if you want to use this time format. Oth
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Getting the Settings Right Set date and time yourself 1 Make sure that Get time from Internet is not selected. 2 Select 12 hour (AM/PM) if you want to use this time format. Otherwise the RC9800i will use the 0-24 hours time format. 3 Select a time zone. 4 Set the date and time. 5 Choose Next. The RC9800i will now proceed with the setup of rooms and A/V devices. ■ Set Up Rooms and A/V Devices Next, the RC9800i will prompt you with questions to find out which rooms contain audio-video equipment th
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Getting the Settings Right 3 Select the room type of your choice, for example Living Room. You can choose from the list below: Living room Garage Bedroom Gym, Exercise room Bar Library, Study Dining room, Kitchen Office Family room Theater, Movie room Game room, Kids room Other The name of the room is filled out automatically. If desired, you can rename the room. Tip If you have a room that is not in the list, select a room that most closely matches your room and rename it. 4 Choose OK. The scre
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Getting the Settings Right 3 Choose Add. The screen ‘Set Up A/V Devices l Add a Device’ appears: You can choose from the list below: ■ Amplifier ■ Home Cinema / ■ Receiver (Amplifier + Home Theater Tuner) ■ CD (CDR) player ■ Media Adapter ■ Satellite Receiver ■ Cable Box ■ Media Center PC ■ TV ■ DVD Player ■ PVR (DVR, Tivo, ■ Tuner (Radio) ■ DVDR (+HDD) Replay TV, …) ■ VCR ■ DVD - VCR ■ Projector ■ Game Console 4 Select a device located in the room currently selected that you want to control w
