User manual MARANTZ RC2000MKII

ENGLISH CONTENTS ENGLISH: INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 2 BUTTON NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ......................... 3 RC2000 Mk w BASIC OPERATION ......................... 11 PROGRAMMING THE RC2000 Mk w ...................... 12 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES ........ 22 OTHER FUNCTIONS ............................................... 35 DIRECT COMMAND FUNCTIONS LISTING ............ 38 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Marantz RC2000 Mk w learning remote control. We developed this remarkable component so that you can easily control an entire A/V system, with many more features than are typically offered with other learning remote controls. Conventional remote controls that are usually supplied with audio and video components are often difficult to use, and may be designed with many small buttons identically sized and positioned too close together. Button labels are often not very legible, especially in low light (home theater) settings. Today, a typical home theater system might include a number of components, such as audio amplifier, CD player, tape deck, TV, VCR, a laser disc player, AM/FM radio tuner, satellite receiver, and others. Usually, the remote that is supplied with a central component, such as the amplifier or the TV set, has sufficient capacity to operate its own unit, but may be difficult and/or cumbersome to use for controlling the entire A/V system. The Marantz RC2000 Mk w is designed to take the place of all of your existing remotes. Now you have one easy to use remote to control your entire A/V system, and you can customize the RC2000 Mk w with your favorite command functions, regardless of the brands and models of the various components in your system. For ease of use, the RC2000 Mk w features button "groups", logically placed to eliminate "hunting" around the keypad to find a particular button. With only 58 buttons, the RC2000 Mk w can actually provide over 400 different infrared commands, enough to control virtually any fully equipped home theater system. For home theater viewing in darkened rooms, the RC2000 Mk w features a backlit keypad and backlit liquid crystal display (LCD) window, with automatic features to prevent battery exhaustion and to preserve the memory contents. At the heart of the RC2000 Mk w is a sophisticated microprocessor which has the ability to "learn" remote codes from a variety of A/V components, and can even be "taught" to send a "string" of remote codes in a specific sequence at the touch of a button. The ergonomically designed RC2000 Mk w provides buttons of different size and shape, with many buttons able to output different commands, depending on the source selected. The large, clear LCD window features alphanumeric display of functions in easy to read text, and the backlighting feature means that you'll easily and quickly find the right button even when the room is dark. FRANÇAIS: INTRODUCTION .......................................................47 NOMS ET FONCTIONS DES TOUCHES ................ 48 FENETRE D'AFFICHAGE A CRISTAUX LIQUEDES (LCD) ....... 11 OPERATIONS DE BASE DE LA RC2000 Mk w ...... 54 PROGRAMMATION DE LA RC2000 Mk w .............. 58 TECHNIQUES DE PROGRAMMATION AVANCEES ....... 70 AUTRES FONCTEONS ............................................ 83 INDICATEUR SONORE ........................................... 84 ILISTE DES FONCTIONS DE COMMANDE DIRECTE ........ 84 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 96 FIGURE .................................................................... 97 1 2 Finally, the smart power conservation feature means that towards the useful end of the battery life, you'll be advised when to change the batteries. We suggest that before you begin using your RC2000 Mk w that you take a few minutes to read this manual, so that you can become familiar with its many features. If you already have one or more Marantz components in your A/V system, you'll find that the RC2000 Mk w is already preprogrammed with hundreds of functions, and you can begin using it immediately with no additional programming required. Then, when you feel comfortable using the RC2000 Mk w and its provided commands, you may wish to "customize" it for your own system, by "learning" other remote commands for your other A/V components, and take advantage of other features, such as the macro capability. Now, let's take a few minutes to become familiar with the basic layout of the RC2000 Mk w, and introduce you to its features. Some buttons are intentionally small and usable only with a small pointed object, such as the tip of a paper clip, so that they cannot be inadvertently activated in normal use. You'll use these small programming buttons only if you wish to activate the various learning and programming features, which we suggest you use only after you have become comfortable using the RC2000 Mk w in your system for a while. r POWER ON and OFF These two buttons are used to turn the main component's (preamp or receiver) AC power on and off. We provide both ON and OFF commands so that your A/V system is remote compatible with external infrared controllers, such as in-wall keypads, etc. t SOURCE ON/OFF This button is used to turn the AC power on and off to any of your A/V source components that have their own remote control power commands, such as TV, DVD player , laser disc player, VCR, etc. y MACRO 1-4 Each of these 4 buttons can be programmed with a "string" of commands, called a macro, to initiate a sequence of remote codes to achieve a particular result. For example, a macro button could be programmed to: 1. Turn on the main system power 2. Turn on a particular source component (such as a laser disc player) 3. Turn on the TV set 4. Set the TV to its video input 5. Adjust the surround processor to the home theater surround decoding mode 6. Activate the laser disc player's PLAY function. This means that by pressing one macro button, you can achieve the same result as pushing up to 20 buttons in sequence. BUTTON NAMES AND FUNCTIONS q MODE (operating mode) This button is used to change from normal operation to the learning mode, and is used when "learning" commands from other brands of A/V components. Each time this button is pressed (using a small pointed instrument such as a paper clip tip) the mode changes as follows: LEARN USE NAME. As the mode changes, the LCD display will show which mode is currently selected. u DIRECT With today's high performance A/V systems, it is not unusual for each component in your system to have dozens of specialized command functions. If we were to duplicate all of those commands for each component onto the RC2000 Mk w keypad, we could easily exceed 300 buttons for an entire home theater system, which would result in either a huge keypad, or buttons of infinitesimal size. The DIRECT command buttons (4 on each side of the LCD display, 8 total) work with the PAGE buttons (4 pages for each source component) to provide up to 32 dedicated specialized functions for each of the 10 function selectors. Each DIRECT function may also be provided with an alphanumeric function indicator visible in the LCD display. You may even change the displayed name of each function to another name, if you wish. w MACRO (for multiple step macro functions) This button is used to memorize a series of functions. When this button is pressed, the RC2000 Mk w changes to macro programming mode, and is ready to learn a sequence of remote control commands. e CLONE The RC2000 Mk w has the ability to "replicate" itself, downloading some or all of its internal commands to another RC2000 Mk w. This button is used when you wish to "teach" another RC2000 Mk w some or all of the customized commands you've already programmed into the first RC2000 Mk w. Each time the button is pressed, the mode changes as follows: CLONE TX CLONE RX OFF. i PAGE Used to select any 1 of the 4 pages of 8 functions for each DIRECT button, as explained above. 3 4 o FUNCTION These buttons select either the source component that you wish to operate or the input that will be selected on the preamp or receiver. This is accomplished by the use of a single or double click. To simply operate a source component without changing the input on the receiver or preamp, click that source component's function button once. To change the input on the receiver or preamp, click twice. This offers the ability to cue up a particular CD or maybe a favorite laser disc without changing the source that you are listening to. For example, to operate the laser disc player, press the LD button once. To set the amplifier or receiver to the laser disc input, press the LD button twice. Once a source has been selected, the transport function and PAGE keys will directly operate the chosen component. If you wish, you may even re-program the status indicators in the LCD window to reflect your own particular function name whenever that source (function) button is selected. In addition, the function buttons can be programmed to activate a macro. Here are the button names and their functions: LD TV VCR DSS/MD AUX TUNER CD TAPE DVD AMP Laser disc player Television Videocassette recorder Digital satellite TV decoder or MD component Can be used for an auxiliary source component AM/FM tuner, or AM/FM tuner section of a receiver Compact disc player or changer Audio tape deck, or digital audio recorder DVD Player Amplifier or receiver control functions !0 LCD window The LCD window provides a wealth of information, including function selection name, DIRECT function names, learning and programming steps, as well as useful indicators for battery status, and other indicators. The LCD window features backlighting, making it easy to view when the room ambient light is very low. !1 Volume UP / DOWN Used to raise and lower the main system volume level. Note that these buttons are clearly the largest size, and are conveniently located and contoured for easy operation, even in low lighting. !2 Ten Keypad Like a telephone keypad, the ten number buttons (0-9) are used to enter numeric digits, useful for finding a specific track on a CD, or to tune a pre-set radio station, etc. !3 MEMO This button is used to program your CD player's track memory, or to enter a VCR recording program, and can be used to provide the MEMO function included with other components in your system. !4 CLEAR This button is used to cancel certain memory or programming operations. !5 TRANSPORT CONTROL functions These buttons provide transport commands for your source components, such as laser disc player, CD player, DVD player, VCR, audio tape deck, etc., and are dependent on the function source selected. For example, when the RC2000 Mk w is set to LD (laser disc) mode, the transport keys will operate the laser disc player's PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, FAST FORWARD, FAST REVERSE, NEXT and PREVIOUS track functions. Change the RC2000 Mk w function selector to VCR, and these keys will then operate the VCR's transport command functions, etc. Remember, when you press a function selector button once, the RC2000 Mk w will not transmit commands to change the function of amplifier, only change to operate the functions of the selected source component. We have provided 10 popular function command selector buttons, based upon the typical input selections available with most quality A/V amplifiers (or receivers) including popular Marantz models. The function button DSS/MD is a little different from the others, in that, the remote can be configured for either the US or the rest of the world. When the remote is configured for the US, the DSS/MD button will switch to the DSS input on the receiver of preamp and will control RCA / GE brand DSS equipment. If you have another brand of DSS, you can "teach" the RC2000 Mk w with the remote control codes of your equipment. If the remote is configured for the rest of the world (discussed later), the DSS/MD button will switch to and issue MD commands. !6 CURSOR buttons Some components feature menus that are navigated with up, down, left and right direction commands. The cursor buttons can be used to navigate within on-screen menus, for components such as amplifier or receiver, TV set, DSS/satellite tuner, etc. These buttons are also used for certain RC2000 Mk w programming functions. !7 MUTE For those components (such as amplifier or receiver, TV, etc.) with a mute function, this button can be used to mute the sound temporarily. 5 6 !8 OSD (On Screen Display) Some components, such as an amplifier or receiver, TV set, etc., feature on screen display for operation and/or programming. The OSD button can be used to activate the on screen display, or turn it off if desired. LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) WINDOW Within this display, all operating messages (function name, mode names, etc.) are shown. When a particular button is pressed (such as a transport command, like PLAY), its status will be shown in the display for 1 minute. The display will continue to show the source function selected continuously, however. !9 SPEAKER This opening is for the speaker used for audible confirmation of button presses. This function may be toggled off and on, and the volume is adjustable. Note: Do not insert a pen tip or a paper clip into this opening! A @0 CHANNEL For components that offer the ability to change channels, these buttons will control the up/down scanning of channels. @1 GUIDE This button is intended for owners of DSS (digital satellite system) or similar equipment, to activate the on-screen programming guide, used when changing channels etc. B E D F G LOW LEARN USE NAME H I @2 LIGHTING Press this button to activate the backlit LCD screen and backlit keys. A quick touch is all that is necessary. The backlighting will remain on for 2 seconds. If you wish, you can even re-program the RC2000 Mk w to shorten or lengthen the amount of time the backlighting is activated when this button is pressed. C @3 Transmitter window Infrared signals will emanate from behind this window. Simply aim the RC2000 Mk w towards the component(s) you wish to control. You may find that the RC2000 Mk w works fine when placed on a coffee table pointing towards your A/V system components. 1 2 3 4 J @4 Receiving window Used when learning commands from other remotes, this window is placed at the bottom of the RC2000 Mk w, so that the two remotes are vertically oriented for easy transfer of remote control information. All of the above buttons can be programmed with the exception of 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 22. A Function indication The selected source function is displayed, such as LD, TV, etc., up to 6 characters maximum. B Status indication The selected status of the present page, or other items, is displayed, up to 9 characters maximum. C Direct commands 8 DIRECT commands are available in each page, up to 4 characters maximum. 7 8 D Battery indicator When the batteries are running low, this indicator will become visible. At this point, it will not be possible to learn any new remote codes, but normal remote control operation is still provided (including the use of any previously learned codes). At this point, you should consider changing the batteries soon. As time goes on, and the battery power diminishes further, this indicator will begin blinking. At this point, no remote commands will be transmitted. This is your signal to replace the batteries with fresh ones as soon as possible. Eventually, if you ignore the blinking battery indicator and do not install fresh batteries, then the batteries may eventually be totally exhausted, and the LCD display window will be completely blank. Even at this point, and during the time when the batteries are removed for replacement, any learned commands will remain in memory, along with customized labels, macros, settings, etc. Installing the batteries: The battery compartment is located on the rear panel. Please use only alkaline or lithium batteries, "AA" size. The RC2000 Mk w requires four AA batteries. There are markings in the battery compartment to show you the proper battery orientation. If after installing the batteries, you cannot see any indication in the LCD window when a button is pressed, re-check to ensure that the batteries are properly positioned in the compartment. Loading batteries The life of the batteries used with the remote control unit is about 4 month with normal use. Also be sure to replace batteries earlier when you notice that they are getting weak. (1) Remove the back cover E Transmit indicator When a button is pressed, this indicator shows that an infrared code is being transmitted. F USE indicator For normal operation, the USE indicator should be visible. G LEARN indicator Visible when the RC2000 Mk w is set to LEARN mode. (2) Insert batteries (AA type) with correct (+) and (-) polarity H Indicator Visible when the RC2000Mk w is set the beep function. I NAME indicator Visible when the RC2000 Mk w is in the learning mode, and function naming is being changed. J PAGE display This shows the current page of each function. When the macro function is activated, this display shows the macro number. (3) Close the back until it clicks Note: ¼ Even when the batteries are removed for replacement, the learned codes are held in memory. ¼ Do not use old and new batteries together, for this may lead to battery corrosion, and / or improper operation. 9 10 RC2000 Mk w BASIC OPERATION USE mode: As supplied from the factory, the RC2000 Mk w is already permanently programmed with many pre-set commands common to Marantz and Philips equipment, as well as other brands of components that utilize the Philips RC-5 remote control language. 1. If the RC2000 Mk w is in another mode (NAME, LEARN, etc.), press the operation mode button q with the tip of a paper clip, until the USE indication appears. Press one of the function buttons o to change to another component's commands, such as LD (refer to Figure 1). If you wish to change the receiver or preamplifier's input selection to the desired source, press the function button twice. ¼ At this point, you may wish to put this guide aside temporarily, and begin using the RC2000 Mk w with your A/V system. If you already have any Marantz components, or Philips and/or other brands of components that use the RC-5 remote control language, you can begin controlling those components with the RC2000 Mk w right away. Take some time to become comfortable with the operation of the RC2000 Mk w. We think that its intuitive keypad layout and easy to read LCD window will permit you to quickly become familiar with its operation. If you do not have any Marantz or other brands of components that use the Philips RC-5 remote control language, then you may wish to proceed to the next section. That section will describe the steps necessary to "teach" your RC2000 Mk w the remote codes from other components. 2. PROGRAMMING THE RC2000 Mk w LOW USE LEARN mode: The RC2000 Mk w has the ability to learn remote codes for just about any component in your A/V system. If the original component was supplied with an infrared remote control, its commands can be learned by the RC2000 Mk w. If you have another brand of laser disc player, for example, you can program the RC2000 Mk w with its codes. ¼ For example, we'll show you how to "teach" the RC2000 Mk w commands from another brand of laser disc player. 3. "LD" will be indicated within the 1 2 3 4 LCD window, and the function codes will be set to operate the Figure 1 laser disc player, and if you double clicked the LD button, the preamplifier or receiver's input will be changed as well. Now you can operate the laser disc player. When a button is pressed, the symbol indicates that a remote code is being transmitted. Using the DIRECT buttons D-1 through D-8, PAGEs 1 through 4, up to 32 different specialized commands are available for each FUNCTION, up to a total of 320 specialized commands (32 direct commands times 10 functions). Note that for any particular function selector, not all 32 direct commands may be provided and/or named as supplied from the factory. For example, the RC2000 Mk w is supplied from the factory with 3 pages of DIRECT commands for the LD (laser disc) function. To change pages, press the page direction or buttons i: The RC2000 Mk w is factory pre-programmed with 2 different preset codes. One is for the US (North America), and the other is for other countries (REST). Initially it is set for US codes at the factory. To change to other countries, see the section describing the SETUP screen. Page 1: MODE: Side A/B laser disc playback functions Page 2: LD: Specialized laser disc functions Page 3: REC: Recording from laser disc to VCR functions Page 4: VCD: Video CD Operation (REST) 4. 1. Using a sharp point (such as the tip of a paper clip), press the operation mode button q. Each time you do this the mode will change from USE LEARN NAME. Stop when the LEARN indicator starts to blink Place the laser disc player's supplied infrared remote controller so that its transmitter window (usually at the top) is facing the infrared sensor window of the RC2000 Mk w (at the bottom), about 5 cm (2 inches) apart. LD remote control unit M 5. 2. RC2000 Mk w TUNER 6. CH 7 8 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE 4 1 MD Approx. 5 cm (2 inches) 3. Press the LD function button o on the RC2000 Mk w DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR 0 C 5 6 OK 2 3 VOL CD TAPE AUX AMP TV LD DVD VCR TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP 4. Press the PLAY button !5 on the RC2000 Mk w. TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP CH VOL 11 12 5. Press and hold the corresponding PLAY button on the laser disc player's remote transmitter until the "OK" indicator appears in the RC2000 Mk w LCD LEARN window (see Figure 2). If the LOW audible indicator is toggled on, you will hear a beep at this point. SCAN PLAY SCAN Helpful tips about programming 1. Do not program the RC2000 Mk w under fluorescent lighting or sunlight. Fluorescent lights (including "energy saving" types that screw into incandescent sockets) contain energy in the infrared spectrum, and this energy is "noise floor" of infrared, making it harder for the learning device to separate the signal from the noise. At the worst, it can confuse the learning to teach it, or even not learn at all. Additionally, sunlight can saturate the RC2000 Mk w with infrared, making learning very difficult. D-LEVEL CTRL DISC SIDE A B SCAN / CTRL 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 Press and hold the PLAY button of the LD remote. ¼ If the "AGAIN" indicator appears in the RC2000 Mk w LCD window, it means that for some reason the command was not properly learned. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 above. ¼ In the unlikely event that an infrared command cannot be learned by the RC2000 Mk w, "NG" (no good) will appear in the LCD window, meaning that the command is not "learnable". The RC2000 Mk w has been tested for compatibility with a very wide range of infrared remote control frequencies and data word lengths, but in some very rare instances, it may not be possible to learn a particular remote control command. 2. Experiment with different programming distances. Even though the specification for the distance between the RC2000 Mkw and the teaching remote during programming is 2 inches, this may be different depending on the remote that you are learning from. Some remotes are very powerful, or have lenses on their emitter whose focal length is very long. In these cases, if the remotes are too close together, you can "saturate" the RC2000 Mkw . In these cases, you should adjust the distance between the two. Experiment with different length of button pushes. Even though you normally would press and hold the button on the "teaching" remote until the RC2000 Mk w responds, in some cases a short push might work better. Difficult remote codes. There might be some codes that the RC2000 Mkw will not be able to learn. We have tried to maintain compatibility with as many products as possible, even expanding the bandwidth to accept commands from some of the new high frequency remotes. However, there is no way we can account for every possibility. However, you will most likely find out that the RC2000 Mk w will learn virtually every command that it is taught, by following the above tips. Above all, be patient during programming. 3. 6. Continue to "teach" the RC2000 Mk w the rest of the source transmitter's transport function commands, such as STOP, PAUSE, NEXT, PREVIOUS, FAST FORWARD and REWIND, by repeating steps 3, 4 and 5 above. Proceed to learn the numeric "10 keys" from the source transmitter to the RC2000 Mk w 's 10 key numeric pad !2 by repeating steps 3, 4 and 5 above. For each additional function, such as TV, VCR, etc., repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 above. During the LEARN operation, if any button is not pressed within 1 minutes, the RC2000 Mk w will revert back to the USE mode. ¼ To make a function button learn a code, switch the input function then press the button again. After memorizing all desired remote codes, press the operation mode button q with the paper clip, and select the USE mode. The LCD display window will continue to display the USE indicator, and all of the newly memorized codes will be available (see Figure 3). For any button for which a new code was not learned, the factory programmed RC-5 code will still be transmitted as usual. 4. 7. 8. Programming and renaming the DIRECT mode buttons u: Each of the DIRECT buttons may be reprogrammed for specific functions that may not be in the factory preset programming. During this reprogramming, the RC2000 Mk w allows each newly programmed button to be renamed immediately. This prevents having to rename all of the buttons that will be reprogrammed ahead of time, or trying to remember which button were reprogrammed and with which command in order to try to rename later. The following example will show how to memorize the SIDEA function command of another brand of laser disc player into the D1 direct button and rename the button LD-A. 9. LOW USE 1 2 3 4 Figure 3 1. Using a sharp point (such as the tip paper clip), press the operation mode button q to switch the RC2000 Mk w to LEARN mode. 14 13 2. Place the laser disc player's supplied infrared remote controller so that its transmitter window is facing the infrared sensor window of the RC2000 Mk w about 5 cm (2 inches) apart. LD remote control unit M 0 C OSD GUIDE MUTE 6. Choose the desired letter or number by pressing the 10 numeric keypad buttons. Each button has various characters assigned to it as follows: 10 Numeric Keypad 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Toggles between... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A D G J M P S V Y B E H K N Q T W Z SPACE , C F I L O R U X / ' RC2000 Mk w TUNER CH Approx. 5 cm (2 inches) 3. Press the LD function button o on the RC2000 Mk w. DSS MD 7 8 9 4 5 6 OK 1 2 3 MD CD TAPE AUX TV LD DVD VOL AMP VCR 7. TV LD DVD VCR CD TAPE AUX AMP Using the or cursor buttons will choose the position to overwrite. Continuing along, rewrite the characters. After completion, press the OK button in the middle of the cursor buttons. Now, proceed to program the other commands from the laser disc player's remote transmitter to the other DIRECT function buttons (D2-D8). TUNER 8. 4. Using the direct function page keys and i, set the direct function to Page 1. Press the D-1 button u on the RC2000 Mk w. At this point, both the LEARN and NAME indicators will flash. 2 RC-5 LEARN USE NAME 9. 4 D1 D2 D3 D5 D6 D7 10. When you have "taught" all 8 direct functions for Page 1, press the page direction key i to go to Page 2, and you can program more direct function keys. Press the D1 button. 11. After memorizing all codes to all DIRECT function buttons, press the operation mode button q with the pen tip and return the RC2000 Mk w to the USE mode. Now, the newly memorized codes are usable from the RC2000 Mk w. 5. Press and hold the corresponding SIDE-A button on the laser disc player's remote transmitter until the "OK" indicator appears in the RC2000 Mk w LCD window. D-LEVEL CTRL DISC SIDE A B SCAN / CTRL VE POWER SOURCE R SE Press and hold the SIDE-A button of the LD remote. E FO RW AR MACRO ON ON/OFF CLONE MACRO OFF MODE LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL RC2000MK MACRO If the AGAIN indicator lights, it means that for some reason, the command was not learned. Try steps 3, 4 and 5 again. Press the MODE button to switch to USE. Renaming DIRECT keys during programming At this point you have taught the function, now it is time to rename. The remote will switch to the RENAME mode automatically after teaching the command. This is indicated by the left side of the D1 indicator blinking, meaning that you can re-write that character. If you wish to skip re-writing, press the OK button within the cursor keys or other keys except ten keys. If you wish, you can re-write the names for each function name, status name, and the direct function as follows: For our example, you can change the LCD display window indication from "LD" to "LV-520" (which is the model number for a Marantz laser disc player). Remember that you can re-name a function selector button with a new name of up to six characters of letters and numbers in any combination. 15 16 1. Using a paper clip tip, press the operation mode button q until the NAME indicator appears and begins to blink in the LCD window. 5. POWER SOURCE Continuing along, re-write the remaining letters "V", "-", "5", "2", and "0". By pressing the cursor keys and , each character is confirmed in place. When you go to other DIRECT function pages by using the page function keys i, characters in the previous page are also confirmed in place. 1 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE ON ON/OFF CLONE MACRO OFF MODE MACRO LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL RC2000MK MACRO 4 OK Press the MODE button to switch to NAME. 7 2. Choose a button that you wish to re-name, in this case, press the "LD" function button o DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR M C Press i twice. Press to establish the entry. These buttons are also used when entering the status name or direct mode name by moving the cursor. TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP OK Press LD. 3. In the LCD window, the first character of the six function character display indicators starts blinking. How to re-write the STATUS name: 6. Using the same steps as outlined above, you can rewrite the 9-character status name. During step 5 above, by pressing the up and down cursor keys !6 the left side of the status indicator begins blinking, and you can change its display according to the same method outlined above, using the 10 keypad character generator. Remember, to confirm each character change, use the cursor keys and . As above, when you change the direct function page by pressing the page direction keys i, this will confirm the re-written characters in place as well for the page you just finished re-naming. You have up to 9 letters, numbers or other characters available for each status name. OK Press either key to move the character entry position. 1 4 7 M 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE OK C Press "4" four times. Status name 4. Choose the desired letter or number by pressing the 10 keypad buttons !2. So, by pressing the 10 keypad number 4 four times, you get the LOW NAME letter "L" to appear in the display (see Figure 4). You use the cursor buttons and !6 to move to the next character in the display. By pressing the right 1 2 3 4 cursor button , the letter "L" is confirmed in the first character Figure 4 space in the LCD window and the next character position begins blinking. If you wish to erase a previously memorized character, position the cursor over the character and put the SPACE character in its place (the SPACE character is ten keypad number 0 pressed four times, from the above character chart). LOW Direct mode name How to re-write the DIRECT function button names: 7. You can change the name for each of the 8 direct function buttons by using the steps described above to change main function name and status name. Remember, each main function has 8 direct function buttons on each of the 4 pages, so you have up to 32 direct functions that can be re-named, if you wish, for each of the 10 main function selection buttons o. 17 18 ¼ You have up to four characters available for each direct function button name. To change the page D4 D8 ¼ Erasing by button(s) ¼ Erasing by function(s) ¼ Erasing by direct buttons (Pages) ¼ Erasing all memory contents (complete erasure) ¼ Note: The factory-programmed RC-5 codes are not stored in RAM, and are therefore not erasable. DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR Press the page button. 1. For any of these memory erasure options, you must first set the RC2000 Mk w to LEARN mode. 8. After completing all re-writing of any of the names, press the OK button within the cursor keys !6. To change the function POWER SOURCE DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR ON ON/OFF CLONE MACRO OFF MODE TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP Press the MODE button to switch to LEARN. Press any of these buttons. 2. 9. If, during re-naming, a button has not been pressed for 1 minute, the RC2000 Mk w will revert to the prior operating mode automatically. 10. If re-writing of all of the desired direct mode functions has been completed, use the paper clip tip to press the operation mode button q, and select the "USE" mode. Now, all of the re-written names are available for use. Erasing the commands assigned to pages 1-4 of each direct button: Press and hold the "CLEAR" botton and press or button twice. You will see "DIR CLR" indicated in the LCD window. At that point, if you press "OK" in the cursor keys, you will erase all four pages in that particular direct function. After clearing, the RC2000 Mk w will restore any factory programmed codes. If you do not wish to clear the pages, press any other key other than the "OK" button. Erasing the memory assigned to a particular button: First check the current function. (In this example, let us assume that it is LD.) Press and hold the "CLEAR" button !4 and press the button that you wish to erase 2 times. The code previously learned by that button will be erased, and will then be either empty, or the original factory provided RC-5 codes will re-appear in its place. TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP 3. POWER SOURCE ON ON/OFF CLONE MACRO OFF MODE MACRO LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL RC2000MK MACRO Press the MODE button to switch to USE. Note: The status and direct mode names of each page that are not rewritten remain without being erased. CH VOL How to clear (erase) the memorized codes (and any re-written names): The RC2000 Mk w has a high capacity RAM, which ordinarily will allow the learning of several hundred remote codes (and their associated new names, if desired). However, due to the fact that some remote codes occupy more memory space than others, it is possible that the available RAM fills up completely, and the "FULL" indicator appears in the LCD window. In this case, it will not be possible to learn any new remote codes without first deleting some or all of the previously learned remote codes and/or re-written names. There are 4 ways to erase learned remote codes from memory: 1 4 7 M 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE OK C While holding the CLEAR button depressed, press PLAY twice. The LD PLAY code is cleared and the original RC-5 code is recalled. 19 20 4. Erasing the memory assigned to each function command set: All codes and names, which were previously memorized for each of the functions (such as TV, LD, VCR, etc.), can be erased. Press and hold the CLEAR button !4, and press the function button that you want to erase 2 times. You will see the "FNC - CLR?" (function - clear?) indication in the LCD window (see Figure 5). If you wish to go ahead and clear all of the memorized codes for that function button, press the "OK" button within the cursor keys !6. After clearing the memory contents for that function, the RC2000 Mk w will restore any factory programmed RC-5 codes for the function, if any, or will simply be empty. DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR 7 M 8 0 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE C LEARN While holding the CLEAR button depressed, POWER SOURCE ON ON/OFF CLONE MACRO OFF MODE 1 MACRO 2 3 4 MACRO LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL RC2000MK Figure 6 1 3 pressing simultaneously displays [ALLCLR?]. NOTE: The RC-5 codes as supplied from the factory cannot be erased from memory, but they can be replaced with different codes as you wish. By now, you have learned how to memorize codes from other brands of components, including changing the various function, status, and direct function names. TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP LOW LEARN CH VOL 1 4 7 M 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OSD GUIDE MUTE 1 OK 2 3 4 Figure 5 C While holding the CLEAR button depressed, press LD twice; [FNC-CLR?] will be displayed. If you want to cancel the memory clear operation, do not press the "OK" button, but instead simply touch any other button. When you clear all the commands associated with a function button, all of the learned direct function commands (D-1 through D-8, pages 1 through 4) are cleared as well. ¼ Before continuing on to the more advanced RC2000 Mk w programming techniques, you may wish to continue "teaching" the RC2000 Mk w remote control with any or all other commands for other components in your system. When you feel you've transferred as many different commands from other components into the RC2000 Mk w as you'd like, and possibly changed some or all of their names as well, then feel free to proceed to the next section. ¼ The all-clear operation takes about 15 seconds after the OK button is pressed. ADVANCED PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES Macro mode: The word "macro" is used to describe a series of specific steps carried out in sequence. For example, a word processing program can use macros to carry out common repetitive typing tasks. During the day to day operation of an A/V system, you might find yourself pressing the same combination of remote control buttons often. The RC2000 Mk w features the ability to "learn" a sequence of infrared commands, and "assign" that sequence to a single button, called a MACRO button y. Then, when you want to achieve a specific result, you can activate a macro button to begin sending out a series of commands. For example, suppose you wish to activate your A/V system, and watch a movie on laser disc. A single macro button could send out the following commands in this suggested sequence: Cleared buttons: In addition to the FUNCTION button, the codes stored in the following buttons are cleared. ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ All of the direct mode buttons u for 4 pages. All of the numeric keypad buttons !2. All of the CONTROL buttons !5. All of the CURSOR buttons !6. MEMO!3, CLEAR!4, VOL !1, MUTE !7, OSD !8 and GUIDE !9 buttons. Complete erasure: While holding the CLEAR button !4 depressed, press both of the ON and OFF POWER buttons r simultaneously. "ALL-CLR?" is displayed on the LCD window (see Figure 6). If you wish to finalize the complete erasure process, press the OK button within the cursor keys !6. If you do not wish to proceed with the complete erasure process, simply press any key other than OK button. 21 5. 22 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Turn the main amp power on Turn the TV power on Switch the TV to the AUX video input Change the amp to the laser disc (LD) input Turn the LD player power on Activate the LD play command Set the amp surround sound mode to Dolby Pro Logic. The above 7 step sequence can be programmed into a single macro button, and can be used anytime you want to watch a LD movie. Other macro functions could be used for CD listening, or any other sequence of steps that you regularly perform while controlling your A/V system. After the first macro step is programmed, two additional digits (with a decimal in between) become visible at the end of the status line, showing the timing value for each step (see Figure 9) Press the MACRO button. MACRO LEARNING REMOTE CONTROL RC2000MK MACRO LEARN 1 2 RC-5 LEARN USE NAME 3 4 D1 D5 1 2 3 4 Figure 9 Press the MACRO button. 3. To program a macro, first identify which commands you wish to memorize, and note if any commands must be in a specific order (for example, before you can activate an amplifier's surround mode, it must be turned on). Macro programming may be assigned to the function buttons, as well as Macro 1-4. Press the command buttons in the desired sequence. When you press a command button to be learned into the macro sequence, its name will appear within the LCD window. Every time you press another remote command, the macro step number increases one by one. If you wish to program one of the cursor buttons as part of the macro sequence, press and hold the "LIGHTING" button, then press the desired cursor button. DSS MD TV LD DVD VCR 1. Press the MACRO w operation mode button with the tip of a paper clip. Within the LCD window, the MACRO indication appears, then the LEARN indicator starts blinking LEARN (see Figure 7). If a macro was previously programmed, one or more of the numeric indicators at the bottom of the LCD window will appear with a box around it. 1 2 3 4 Figure 7 POWER SOURCE TUNER CD TAPE AUX AMP