User manual PHILIPS SRM7500-10

SRM7500 Instructions for Use Quick & Easy Setup www.philips.com/urc EN 2 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Contents Taking a first look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Preparing Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Configuring the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Enjoying Your Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using SRM7500 as a music controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using SRM7500 as a universal remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Advanced features of SRM7500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Need Help?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Service - Website & Helpline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Help Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 IFU Approbation/Safety Content SRM7500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 FCC Compliancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CE Regulations According to R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Taking a first look Thank you for purchasing the Philips SRM7500 universal remote control. With this remote, you do not only have a universal remote control but also a music controller that enables you to control the media player, installed on your PC, via the screen of the remote. SRM7500 operates like a universal remote control that can control up to 6 AV-devices and your PC Media Center, if available. You can also configure 8 activities. By selecting an activity you automatically start a sequence of maximal 25 key presses to start watching TV or listening to your CD collection. Thanks to the interactive feature of the SRM7500 it is possible to receive the music information of your media player on the screen of your SRM7500. This makes it possible to control your media player without having your PC screen turned on or your media player active. In the box you find your SRM7500, a USB transceiver to set up the connection to your PC and an installation CD that contains the software needed to operate the SRM7500 and the manuals in diverse languages. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Press the Music en Mode key simultaneously for 3 seconds to open the Setup menu. 3 Music key See p 7 Power key Mode key See p 11 Battery low icon No connection icon Display with context related screens Sending animation As music controller: Playback Settings menu key See p 9 As universal remote: More key See p 11 Mute key Back key Cursor keys and OK key Volume Up key Volume Down key Channel Up key Channel Down key MC Start key See p 13 Playback keys Device specific keys See p 12 Device specific keys MC TV - Sat/Cable Audio set Digit keys Digit keys Input source keys Device specific keys MC TV - Sat/Cable Audio set Color keys Color keys See p 12 © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 4 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Installing the Remote Control The initial installation of your remote is divided into 2 main parts: · Preparing the PC you want to control with the SRM7500 by installing the MediaControl software and the USB transceiver, enclosed. · Configuring the remote control to set up the connection to the correct PC and define the devices the SRM7500 will work with. Preparing Your PC Warning It is very important to follow the specified sequence of actions during the installation. First you need to install the software. This software controls the connection of the SRM7500 to the host PC and will allow you to use the features of your media player. Only then you can insert the USB transceiver. 1 Insert the installation CD enclosed. An installation wizard appears on your PC screen. 2 Install the MediaControl software by following the onscreen instructions. When the software is installed, the MediaControl icon appears in the taskbar on your PC screen. 3 When requested in the installation wizard, insert the USB transceiver in the dedicated port on your PC. The USB transceiver will be recognized and installed automatically. When the USB transceiver is correctly installed, the MediaControl icon turns orange: . 4 After the USB transceiver is installed, insert the batteries in the remote control, as shown. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 5 Press the cover inwards and lift it up. Place the 3 batteries into the battery compartment. Position the cover and press firmly until you hear a click. The remote initializes and is now ready to be configured as described below. Note Leave your PC turned on during the configuration of the remote control. You still need to set up the connection between the remote and the PC. Configuring the Remote Control A wizard on the remote's screen will guide you through the different steps of the initial configuration of your SRM7500. 1 Select the language for your instructions on the remote using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select Next and press . Make sure the remote is within a range of 6 feet (2 meters) of the PC. When the connection between the remote and the PC is installed successfully, a confirmation message appears on the SRM7500 screen and the MediaControl icon in the taskbar on your PC screen turns green: . The name of the PC you want to control with your SRM7500 appears. player, by selecting Yes and press . In doing so, you replace their original remote control with SRM7500. The installation of 4 devices typically takes up to 20 minutes. 3 Confirm that you want to add other devices, like your TV or DVD 4 Select the device and brand of the device you want to add using the cursor keys and press . The remote searches the database for available code sets. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 6 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to test the codes. When a working code set is found, your device is correctly installed. When no working code is found, You can perform a full database search to find a correct code set. It can take up to 25 minutes to perform this full database search. You can learn the codes from the original remote of the device. Refer to chapter `Fix a Key' on page 17 for more information on how to learn codes. When the device is installed, the following screen appears. 6 When you want to add another device, select Yes, press step 5 and 6. -orWhen you added all your devices, select No and press wizard. and repeat to exit the Note You can adjust the settings of SRM7500 via the Setup menu. Refer to page 15 for more information on these advanced features. Replacing the batteries When the batteries are almost empty, the Battery Low icon appears. Please replace the batteries with new LR6 or AA type alkaline batteries and follow the local regulations for disposal of the empty batteries. Warning When you replace the batteries, do not mix different brands of batteries or place zinc carbon batteries in the remote. This can trigger unpredictable behavior. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 7 Enjoying Your Remote Control The SRM7500 has 2 important functions combined in 1 remote control. On one hand you have a music controller that interacts with your media player on the PC and enables you to control the music, available on your PC, without turning the PC screen or player on. Refer to chapter `Using SRM7500 as a music controller' on page 7. On the other hand you have a universal remote control, which replaces the original remote control of 6 AV-devices and your PC Media Center. You select the device and SRM7500 changes into that specific remote. Refer to chapter `Using SRM7500 as a universal remote control' on page 11. Using SRM7500 as a music controller Press on your SRM7500 to connect to your media player on your PC and to see your playlists on the SRM7500. If you did not install a PC during the initial installation, pressing starts the wizard to set up the connection to your PC. Refer to chapter `Configuring the Remote Control' on page 5 for more information on how to set up the connection. Note When you see the No Connection icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen blinking, the remote is not able to connect to your PC. Refer to chapter `Troubleshooting' on page 24 to solve the problem. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 8 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Browsing and playing music With SRM7500 you can browse through the music that is available on your PC. To navigate through different menus on the remote: Press to return to the previous screen. My Music screen Press to go to the next screen. All songs screen Press to return to the playlists. Press or to start playing the song. Now Playing screen To scroll through a list on a screen: Use the digit keys to jump immediately to a specific point in the list. This is the most efficient way to scroll through a list very fast. For example, when you press 3 times, you automatically jump to the first item in the list that starts with `r'. Use the Cursor Up key and Cursor Down key to select the previous or following item in the list. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use On the Now playing screen you get the following information about the song. 9 Title of the song Name of the artist Title of the album Current playback status Progress indication of the playing song Defining the Playback Settings On your remote you can choose to repeat the playing playlist or choose to play the playlist in a random sequence. To enable a playback setting: 1 Press to open the Playback Settings menu. . 2 Select one of the following settings and press Repeat: to repeat the playing playlist. Shuffle: to play the selected playlist in a random sequence. The corresponding icon will appear on the remote's screen. Note When you are using iTunes, you can repeat a single song by selecting Repeat in the Playback Settings menu and pressing The icon appears on the remote's screen. twice. To disable a playback setting: 1 Press to open the Playback Settings menu. 2 Select the setting you would like to disable and press again. The corresponding icon will disappear from the SRM7500 screen. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 10 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Creating a queue On your SRM7500 you can easily create a playing queue by adding songs to the `Now Playing' list (for Windows Media Player) or the `PartyShuffle' list (for iTunes). You can always delete the playing queue, but you cannot delete an individual song in the queue. To add a song to the playing queue: 1 Navigate with the cursor keys to the song that you would like to add. 2 Press to add the song to the playing queue. A confirmation message appears on the screen and the song is added to the list. Notes · You can only add a song to the queue while another song is playing. When there is no song being played, the selected song will immediately start to play. · Pressing will stop the currently playing song and start the selected song. To delete a playing queue: 1 Navigate with the cursor keys to the Now Playing list (for Windows Media Player) or the PartyShuffle list (for iTunes) and press . The playing queue appears on the screen. 2 Select Clear List and press . The playing queue is deleted and the currently playing song stops. Note A playing queue is not the same as a playlist on your media player. Unlike the playlist on your PC, you are not able to save the playing queue created on your remote. This playing queue is more like an on-the-spot playlist. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Using SRM7500 as a universal remote control The music, started while using the remote as a music controller, will continue to play even though you pressed to use SRM7500 as a universal remote control. 11 Press on your SRM7500 to use your SRM7500 as a universal remote control. The device icon of your last selected device will appear on the screen. Selecting a Device To select a device, you have installed on your remote control, you press repeatedly until the device icon appears on the screen of the SRM7500. The hard keys on your SRM7500 then get the same function as the corresponding keys on the original remote control of the selected device. Notes · Some specific keys that are available on the original remote will not be available on SRM7500 or vice versa. Check your original remote for the available functions. · You can learn functions from the original remote. Refer to chapter `Fix a Key' on page 17 for more information on how to learn codes. · When you awaken the remote after a time out, the last selected device before time out will be active. You can add up to 6 AV-devices and your PC Media Center, if available, to your SRM7500. Refer to chapters `Add a Device' and `Delete a Device' on pages 16 and 17 for more information about adding and deleting devices on your remote. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 12 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Device specific keys The device specific keys on the SRM7500 can have different functions, depending on the device you selected via the Mode key. Below you can find a complete overview of the functions for all device specific keys listed for the Windows Media Center, TV, Cable/Satellite and your audio set. Note Other installed devices use the functions that are labeled on the remote. Check your original remote when you are not sure. MC 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 TV Guide Exit Menu Sat/Cable Guide Return to Live TV Exit Menu Audio set Band Scan Menu Guide Live TV Recorded TV DVD menu 5 5 6 7 6 9 10 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 Digit keys * # Digit keys -/-AV input Digit keys -/-TV/SAT input Input sources Surround Surround Mode 8 11 Text Clear Enter 16:9 Color key Color key Color key Color key Text Text off PIP 16:9 Color key Color key Color key Color key Text Help Enter Home Color key Color key Color key Color key RDS Clear Enter GEQ Front Centre Rear Test © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Selecting Extra Functions Devices can also have extra functions, that are not covered by the hard keys on the SRM7500.You can select these extra functions in the display. 13 1 Press . Extra functions for the selected device appear in the display. 2 Use the Cursor Up key and Cursor Down key to scroll through all extra functions. 3 If you have selected the function you were looking for, press The remote control sends out the IR signal. . For adding extra functions, see chapter `Add a Function' on page 19. Tip If you cannot find the extra function you are looking for, you can exit the More menu by pressing again. Note Some devices do not have any extra functions available in the onboard database. However, you can copy additional functions from your original remote by learning keys. See `Add a Function' on page 19. Opening Your PC Media Center To open your PC Media Center on your PC, press . The PC Media Center main menu appears on your PC or TV screen, according to your configuration. You browse the content of your PC Media Center with the cursor keys and OK key. To switch back to your PC Media Center again after controlling another device with your SRM7500, you can: Press Press . This will take you back to the main menu. repeatedly until the PC icon appears on the remote's screen. This will take you to the state the PC Media Center was in before you switched to the other device. pressing enables you to control the music content on your PC, while enables you to control all multimedia content on your PC. Note Pressing © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 14 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Starting Up an Activity An activity is a sequence of key presses, you can program. For example, for watching a DVD you normally would have to: Turn on the TV; Turn on the DVD; Turn on the surround sound system; Select the right input on your TV and surround sound system; Press the Play key to start the DVD. By selecting the activity `Watch DVD' all the actions are executed automatically in the predefined sequence. To start up an activity: 1 Press repeatedly until the Activity name appears in the header of the SRM7500 screen. 2 Confirm your selection by pressing . The activity starts up. You can add up to 8 activities to your SRM7500. Refer to the chapters `Add an Activity' and `Delete an Activity' on pages 20 and 21 for more information about adding and deleting activities on your remote. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 15 Advanced features of SRM7500 Via the Setup menu you get accesss to the various advanced features of SRM7500. Press and hold and simultaneously for 3 seconds to open the Setup menu. To select an option from the Setup menu, you scroll the list with your cursor keys and confirm the selection by pressing . The Setup menu provides the following options: Option Add a device Delete a device Fix a key Add a function RF Settings Show Details RF Settings Reconnect to PC Add an activity Delete an activity Change language Display time out Copy volume Full reset Exit Setup Description Adds a new device Removes a programmed device Fixes a key that is not working correctly, by learning it from your original remote control Adds an extra function by learning it from your original remote control p 16 17 17 19 Shows an indication of the strenght of the connection to your PC 19 Reestablishes the connection from your SRM7500 to your PC Programs a sequence of different key presses Removes a programmed activity Changes the language of the instructions on the remote control Changes the time out of the remote control Copies the volume keys from one source device to another device Deletes all your settings on SRM7500 Leaves the Setup menu and returns to the last state the remote was in before entering the Setup menu. 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 16 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use When you want to exit the Setup menu and go: Directly to your playlists, press To your last selected device, press on the remote. on the remote. Add a Device To be able to operate your devices with your SRM7500, you have to add these devices to the remote control. You can add up to 6 devices from the list of available devices. You cannot add a device twice. Once you have added a device to your remote control, it disappears from the list. However, the list of devices contains `TV-2' or `VCR-2' when you want to program a second TV or a second VCR. 1 Select the option Add a device in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . Note If you already added 6 devices on the remote, apart from your PC Media Center, you will be asked to delete a device. Refer to page 17 on how to delete a device. 2 Select the device and brand you want to add and press . The remote will search for available codes for the brand. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to test the codes. When a working code set is found, your device is correctly installed. When no working code is found, You can perform a full database search to find a correct code set. This means that the remote will send out all codes available in the database until a working code is found. Keep in mind that it can take up to 25 minutes to scan the entire database. You can learn the codes from the original remote of the device. Refer to chapter `Fix a Key' on page 17 for more information on how to learn codes. When the device is installed, the following screen appears. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 17 4 When you want to add another device, select Yes, press step 2 and 3. -orWhen you added all your devices, select No and press the Setup menu. and repeat to return to Delete a Device You can delete a programmed device from your remote control. 1 Select the option Delete a device in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select the device you want to delete and press . 3 Confirm you want to delete that device by selecting Yes and press . The device is deleted and becomes available again in list of devices you can add. 4 Select Exit and press to return to the Setup menu. Notes Keys of the deleted device that are used elsewhere, e.g. in an activity or the volume keys you copied, will be deleted as well. Check the activities you programmed and volume keys for your devices and reprogram them if necessary. Fix a Key If a hard key is not working properly with your device, you can fix the key by learning it from your original remote control. You can fix all keys on SRM7500 except the Mode key, the Music key and the MC Start Key. SRM7500 can store up to 200 learned keys. 1 Select the option Fix a key in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 18 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 2 Select the device for which you want to fix a key and press . 3 Confirm you have a working original remote control available to learn from by selecting Yes and press . Note If you already learned 200 keys, you will be noted that the memory is full and return to the Setup menu. Delete a device with fixed keys to clear memory. Refer to page 17 for more information on how to delete a device. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to fix the key. 1 Point the 2 remotes towards each other at a distance of 0.5 - 2 inch (2-5 cm). 0.5 - 2 inch (2-5 cm) 2 Select the hard key or extra function you want to fix on the SRM7500. Extra functions can be selected by pressing the key, selecting the function with the Cursor Up key or Cursor Down key and pressing . 3 Press the corresponding key on the original remote until you hear a beep. The key is learned and fixed. The following screen appears. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 5 When you would like to fix other keys for this device, select Yes, press and repeat step 4. -orWhen all keys are fixed, select No and press menu. 19 to return to the Setup Note Fixing a key overwrites the key's data that was stored in your SRM7500. This means that if this key is used in an activity this will also change. Add a function You can add extra functions to your SRM7500. 1 2 3 4 Select the option Add a function in the Setup menu and press Select the device you want to add a function to. Select the label you want to use for the extra function. Learn the function from your original remote. . The extra function is added to your remote control. You can access the extra functions by pressing . Show details You can check the status of the connection of your SRM7500. 1 Select the option RF Settings in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select Show details and press 3 Select Next and press . The name of the connected PC and the strength of the signal appear. to return to the Setup menu. Note When the details of the RF Settings show No Connection, the remote was unable to connect to your PC. Refer to chapter `Troubleshooting' on page 24 to solve the problem. Reconnect to PC When you want to use your remote with another PC or in case of technical problems, you plug out the dongle, plug it in the (new) PC, install the software and reconnect the remote to the PC. 1 Select the option RF Settings in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . . 2 Select Reconnect to PC and press © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 20 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 3 Select Next and press to return to the Setup menu. You will no longer find the option RF settings in the Setup menu. Add an Activity An activity consists of several key presses that will be sent out by your remote control when you select the activity. You can add up to 8 activities to your SRM75000. One activity can contain maximum 25 steps. By default the SRM7500 inserts a delay of 0,6 sec between every key press to make sure your devices are responding correctly to the signals. You can overwrite this default delay. If one of your devices needs a longer delay before receiving the next IR signal, you can insert a delay of 1 or 3 seconds. Replacing the default delay counts as a step in the activity. If an activity needs no delay between the different key presses to simulate a long key press, you can add the option `no delay'. For example: When you would like to turn the volume up during an activity by pressing 4 times the Volume Up key, you do not need to insert delays between these 4 key presses. Between each step you add the option `no delay'. 1 Select the option Add an Activity in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . Note If you already added 8 activities, you will be asked to delete an activity. Refer to page 21 on how to delete an activity. 2 Select the label you want to use for the activity and press . 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to create an activity. 1 Select the device, press and press the required key, to insert a key press. 2 Select the delay you want to add and press . After adding a step to your activity, the following screen appears. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 4 When you want to add another key press to the activity, select Yes, press and repeat step 3. Keep in mind that an activity contains maximum 25 steps. -orWhen you added all key presses and delays, select No and press The activity is installed on your remote control. 21 . 5 Select Exit and press to return to the Setup menu. repeatedly until the activity name . Tip You start up the activity by pressing appears in the header of the SRM7500 screen and press Delete an Activity You can delete an activity from your remote control. 1 Select the option Delete an activity in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select the activity you want to delete and press . 3 Confirm you want to delete the activity by selecting Yes and press . The activity is deleted and becomes available again in the list of activities you can add. 4 Select Exit and press to return to the Setup menu. Change Language You can change the language of the instructions on your remote to one of the following languages: English Español Français Deutsch Nederlands Italiano . 1 Select the option Change language in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press 2 Select your preferred language and press . The Setup menu appears on the screen in your preferred language. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 22 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Change Display Time Out To save power, your SRM7500 will switch off when it is not used for a while. This is the display time out. You can change this time out to one of the following: Short Medium Long 1 Select the option Display time out in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . 2 Select the preferred display time out and press . The time out is changed for your remote control. The Setup menu appears on the screen. Note The display time out has an impact on the lifetime of the batteries, the longer the backlight stays on, the faster the batteries will be drained. Copy Volume After adding devices, the SRM7500 automatically copies the Volume keys and Mute key, as follows: Video devices, like DVD, DVDR, VCR and Satellite box, use the Volume keys of the TV (provided that you have programmed a TV). Audio devices, like CD, DMR and Tuner, use the Volume keys of the Amplifier or Receiver (provided that you have programmed an Amplifier or Receiver). Note By default your PC uses the Volume settings of Microsoft Windows. These Volume keys cannot be copied to another device. You can, however, copy the Volume keys of another device, e.g. amplifier, to the PC. When no TV or amplifier are installed, the Volume keys will not send codes. When the source device is added later on, the Volume keys will be automatically updated. You can change which Volume keys are used, for instance when you want to use the Volume keys of the Amplifier for the DVD. 1 Select the option Copy volume in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press . . 2 Select the device you want to copy the Volume keys from (e.g. TV or AMP or RECEIVER) and press © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 3 Select the device you want to copy the Volume keys to (e.g. DVD or SAT) and press . . 23 4 Confirm you want to copy the Volume keys from one device to the other by selecting Yes and press The Volume keys and Mute key are copied. 5 Select Exit and press to return to the Setup menu. Full Reset You can reset the SRM7500 completely, deleting all programmed devices, activities, learned keys and other settings. After the reset, you will have to configure your remote again. 1 Select the option Full reset in the Setup menu by using the cursor keys and press press . . 2 Confirm you want to perform a full reset by selecting Yes and 3 Press to reconfirm. The remote control deletes all settings. When the full reset is ended, the remote re-initializes. If you will use the same PC you used before the full reset, you can start immediately configuring the remote, as described on page 5, just press . If you will use a new PC, you need to prepare the PC you would like to control with the SRM7500, as described on page 4. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 24 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Support Troubleshooting Preparing your PC Problem I cannot install MediaControl Software Cause You need administrator rights to install the software. The PC is not configured to connect to the remote. Solution The software needs to be installed by an administrator account. Once the software is installed, all accounts can use the remote. The MediaControl icon is orange: If the RF Settings option is not available in the Setup menu, press on your SRM7500 to start the wizard and follow the onscreen instructions. If the RF Settings option is available in the Setup menu, reconnect the remote to the PC. Refer to chapter `Reconnect to PC' on page 19. Configuring the SRM7500 Problem `No PC found' Cause Your remote is not close enough within range of the PC. Your PC is not configured to connect to the remote. Solution Move closer, up to 3 feet (1m) of the PC and press to try again. Reconnect the remote to the PC. Refer to chapter `Reconnect to PC' on page 19. `Cannot connect to PC' appears on the SRM7500 screen. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 25 Problem I cannot find my brand in the list of the selected device. Cause Not all brands are available in the database. Solution When your brand is not in the list, you select Not in list and You can perform a full database search. This way the remote will test all codes that are available on the remote. This can take up to 25 minutes. You can learn the keys from the original remote control of the device to SRM7500. Refer to chapter `Fix a Key' on page 17. I cannot find my brand in the list of the selected device. The brands are divided per device and you could be looking in the wrong device. STB contains the different settop boxes for Satellite and DVB-T AUDIO SET contains the tuner-amplifier combination and CD or DVD in some cases HTS contains the home theater systems PVR contain personal video recorders and hard disc recorders DMR contains Digital Media receivers TV-VCR, TV-DVD, DVD-VCR DVD-HDD contain combination devices GAME contains the DVD playback functions of the game consoles e.g. Xbox and Play Station © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 26 SRM7500 - Instructions for Use Problem I want to quit the installation wizard. Cause Solution To quit the installation wizard you press or once. When you did not yet install a connection to the PC, the remote will restart the wizard on your SRM7500. When you installed the connection to the PC already, the remote will turn into the music controller. To install a device, you need to add each device individually like described in chapter `Add a Device' on page 16. Enjoying Your SRM7500 Problem Cause Solution The SRM7500 should be maximum 33 ft (10 m) from the PC. Obstructions in the path from the remote to the PC can reduce this distance. Turn on your PC. The No Connection The SRM7500 is too far from the PC to icon blinks in the upper right-hand set up a connection. corner of the screen. The PC is not powered. The PC is in standby mode. It can take a while for the PC to start up after standby mode. During start-up, you will see the No Connection icon blinking on the remote. Check the icon in the taskbar. When the icon is blue, the software is disabled. To enable the software, right-click the icon in the taskbar and select Enable. The icon will turn green . The MediaControl software is disabled. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use SRM7500 - Instructions for Use 27 Problem Cause Solution When the MediaControl icon in the taskbar is red, the USB transceiver is disconnected from the PC. Remove the USB transceiver from your PC, wait a few seconds and insert it again. The icon should change color. The No Connection The USB transceiver is disconnected. icon blinks in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Another radiant device, e.g. a microwave oven, is placed near the PC and interferes with the signals of the remote. The connection to the remote on your PC may be lost because you formatted your PC or uninstalled the driver. Turn off the devices placed in the neighborhoud of the PC that could cause the interference and try connecting again. Renew the connection to the remote. 1 2 Prepare your PC by installing the software and USB transceiver again. Refer to chapter `Preparing Your PC' on page 4. Reconnect the remote to the PC. Refer to chapter `Reconnect to PC' on page 19. One or more keys are not working correctly. The specific function is not available on the original remote control. Keep in mind that SRM7500 has only hard keys. This means that only the hard keys on SRM7500 that have a function in the device will work. You can fix keys from your original remote control. Refer to chapter `Fix a Key' on page 17. Refer to chapter `Device specific keys' on page 12 for more information. The code behind the key is defect. Some keys have device specific functions. © 2007 - Philips Innovative Applications, Interleuvenlaan 74-76, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) SRM7500 - Instructions for Use