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RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control User Manual
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  • Page 1 All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior consent of the copyright owner. Royal Philips Electronics is not liable for omissions or for technical or editorial errors in this manual or for damages directly or indirectly resulting from the use of the RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control.

  • Page 2: Important Information

    Do not expose the product to excessive moisture, rain, sand or heat from heating equipment or direct sunlight. Do not open the product. Consult the website http://www.philips.com/support if you experience technical difficulties. If your problems cannot be solved by consulting the website, contact your Philips retailer.
  • Page 3 The Quick Start guide in English, Finnish, Dutch, French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (in US only in English, Spanish and French); The Philips Media Manager Software. Warranty Information; A Warranty Registration Card (only in US and Canada);...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Pick Up Your RC9800i and Take a Good Look On and Off First-Time Power On Everyday Use The Touch Screen The Hard Keys The Network Activity Indicator Charging the RC9800i The Cradle as Digital Music Media Adapter The USB Connector Learning the Basics Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices What You Should Know About Home Networking...
  • Page 5 Philips Media Manager on More PCs Organizing Media Files Creating Playlists Upgrading the Firmware List of Symbols Tips and Troubleshooting Online Information Support for Your Philips Connected Planet Product Technical Specifications Environmental Information Communications Regulation Information Glossary User Manual Index...

  • Page 6: Pick Up Your Rc9800I And Take A Good Look

    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.

  • Page 7: The Touch Screen

    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.

  • Page 8: The Network Activity Indicator

    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.

  • Page 9: The Usb Connector

    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.

  • Page 10: Learning The Basics

    TVs, VCRs, DVD players and so on. In the home plan above, you can see the RC9800i functioning as a universal remote control: it is controlling the audio system, the flat screen TV, the VCR and the DVD.

  • Page 11: What You Should Know About Home Networking

    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.

  • Page 12: Wireless Connectivity

    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; connect to PCs (the PC should be equipped with appropriate UPnP A/V compliant software);...

  • Page 13: Watch Activities

    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.

  • Page 14: Getting The Settings Right

    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;...

  • Page 15: Selecting Your Location

    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.
  • Page 16 Getting the Settings Right Change Network Settings 1 In the screen, ‘RC9800i Network Settings’, enter the SSID number of your wireless network. Choose Find to find all available wireless networks. 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.

  • Page 17: Date & Time Settings

    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.

  • Page 18: Set Up Rooms And A/V Devices

    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.

  • Page 19: Set Up Devices

    3 Select the room type of your choice, for example Living Room. You can choose from the list below: 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.
  • Page 20 6 Select the brand of the device and choose Next. For example, let’s select Philips as the TV’s brand. A screen, where you can optionally enter a model number, appears.
  • Page 21 Determining Remote Control Codes Good To Know: About Remote Control Codes Your RC9800i sends infrared (IR) signals to your devices to trigger an action, e.g. to make the VCR start recording. For every action/function, the RC9800i sends a specific IR signal, called a ‘remote control code’.
  • Page 22 Getting the Settings Right When the RC9800i has determined the appropriate remote control codes, the ‘Try & Learn Codeset’ screen will appear. You can try the functions mentioned in the list, to check whether the selected codes work properly. Note Buttons with text in red have no remote control code assigned to them. If you want to use these functions with your RC9800i, you can learn them individually using your original remote control.
  • Page 23 Note Buttons with text in red have no remote control code assigned to them. If you want to use these functions with your RC9800i, you can learn the codes individually using your original remote control. Some functions may not be available on your original remote;...
  • Page 24 Getting the Settings Right Power on, channel switching and input selection After having determined the correct remote control codes for a device, the RC9800i will now determine the most appropriate methods for powering on, switching channels and selecting inputs on the device. Note In the following paragraph, the example of a TV is discussed.

  • Page 25: Set Up Activities

    6 Choose Input to make the TV switch to an input. Indicate whether your TV shows the signal from its tuner (i.e. broadcasted programs) or an input. Repeat this step until all inputs, including the TV’s internal tuner, have been added.

  • Page 26: Getting The Most Out Of It

    Getting the Settings Right 3 Choose Next and follow the on-screen instructions to configure all the activities you have selected. This means indicating which devices are involved in an activity, what A/V inputs are being used and, if applicable, what channels the device(s) must tune to. If you have configured devices in more than one room, steps 1-3 will be repeated for every room.

  • Page 27: System Management Area

    System Management Area By choosing The System Management Area contains the following items: Activities displays the Home Page with the available activities: Watch, Listen and Browse. Depending on the room and the devices located in that room, the available activities may differ. Select a Different Room allows you to select a different room.
  • Page 28 Getting the Most Out of It Press the Home hard key. User Manual Homepage: Level 1 Remote Control screen, first page: Level 2 Remote Control screen, second page: Level 2 Remote Control screen, Level 3 Controlled room Possible activities you can perform in this room Choose Watch.

  • Page 29: Activities

    Activities In ‘What You Should Know About Activity-Based Control’ on page 12, you can read the basics about Activity-Based Control. This will now be described in more detail. Watching Cable TV Tonight, a great movie is being broadcast. You’re going to have a cinema experience by watching it on your living room’s flat screen TV.
  • Page 30 Getting the Most Out of It Good To Know: Combined Control Screens Combined Control screens are the core elements of the Activity-Based Control concept. They allow you to control the involved devices and their content during the activity. You can cycle through the various control screens with the Page hard key. For example, in the scenario above, the combined control screens for a cable box hooked up to a TV appear.

  • Page 31: Watching Satellite Tv

    The ‘battery status’ indicator: 1/3, minimum). When your RC9800i is docked and charging, the battery status indicator is animated. The ‘Time’ indicator: The time is indicated in HH.MM or HH.MM PM/AM format. To change the time or time format, see page 43. The ‘IR active’...

  • Page 32: Watching Video Tape

    Getting the Most Out of It Watching Video Tape To watch a videotape, perform steps 1 and 2 as described in Watching DVD. Instead of selecting the DVD as the applicable source, select the VCR control screen for TV-VCR, choose the desired function. Watching a Program Using EPG Let’s go back to the situation where you want to watch a movie on your flat screen TV in the living room.
  • Page 33 TV station call signs are listed vertically according to their channel number. In grids, the horizontal axis represents time in 2-hour slots. In lists, time slots are displayed in 30-minute slots. Color coding is used for the various program genres. Program information: You can get additional program information by choosing the highlighted program, or choosing OK.

  • Page 34: Watching Digital Pictures From Your Pc On Your Tv

    For more information on Media Adapters, see ‘What You Should Know About Home Networking’ on page 11. You must also install the Philips Media Manager software. For further information, please check ‘Installing the Software’ on page 51. 1 On the Homepage of your RC9800i, choose Watch.

  • Page 35: Watching Digital Pictures From Your Pc On The Rc9800I

    Watching Digital Pictures From Your PC on the RC9800i Note To be able to watch digital pictures, you must install the Philips Media Manager software first. For further information, please check ‘Installing the Software’ beginning on page 51.

  • Page 36: Playing Games

    Getting the Most Out of It Playing Games To play Games, perform steps 1 and 2 as described in ‘Watching DVD’. Instead of selecting the DVD as the applicable source, select Games Note The activity ‘Playing Games’ mainly serves the purpose of switching your display device to the appropriate input, so that you can view the content of your game console.

  • Page 37: Listening To A Dvd

    3 Select Bedroom. The Homepage reappears. Note that the room indication now reads ‘Bedroom’. Now, you’re all set to start listening to the CD on your bedroom’s audio system. To listen to the CD in the bedroom, proceed as follows: 1 On the Homepage, choose Listen.

  • Page 38: Listening To Audio Files From Your Pc Via The Audio System

    The song will start playing. Listening to MP3 Files From Your PC via the RC9800i Note To be able to listen to MP3 files, you must first install the Philips Media Manager software. For further information, please check ‘Installing the Software’ on page 51.

  • Page 39: Synchronization Wizard

    Note Enjoying music via the RC9800i can best be done via the cradle, connected by means of an audio extension cable to your audio system. See ‘The Cradle as Digital Music Media Adapter’ on page 8. To listen to MP3 files from your PC via the Docked RC9800i, repeat steps 1 - 6 as described above and dock the RC9800i into the cradle.

  • Page 40: Individual Device Control

    Getting the Most Out of It Individual Device Control With Individual Device Control you can control a single device outside of the context of activities. Individual Device Control screens offer you more and less frequently used functions than the combined control screens that you get when controlling activities.

  • Page 41: Device Off", "Activity Off" And "Room Off

    3 To check the remote control functions of a device, choose the device. A series of screens with remote control functions for that device will become available. For example the following screen is one of the screens for a VCR: 4 To move through the series of screens, use the Page hard key.

  • Page 42: Adjusting The Settings

    Adjusting the Settings After the initial setup, whenever necessary, you can change the settings regarding: Your RC9800i; Your equipment e.g. editing, deleting or adding devices and rooms; The available Internet services. Accessing the Settings 1 The Settings section can be accessed from the System Management Area. To go to the System Management Area, choose 2 Choose Settings.

  • Page 43: Screen Settings

    Screen Settings Adjusting the Brightness In the Screen Settings you can adjust the brightness of your touch screen by choosing Calibrating If you notice that after some time the touch screen no longer responds accurately to the screen areas you are touching, you can recalibrate the touch screen. To do so, tap very precisely the center of the crosshairs that appear in the four corners of the screen.

  • Page 44: Add/Edit Rooms

    Adjusting the Settings Add/Edit Rooms 1 On the ‘Rooms & A/V Devices’ screen, choose Add/Edit Rooms. The ‘Set Up Rooms’ screen will appear. 2 To add a room, choose Add. A screen will appear in which you can select a room type and optionally rename it. -or- To edit room information, select a room from the list and choose Edit.
  • Page 45 Moving a Device 1 Select a device and choose Edit. The ‘Modify a Device’ screen will appear. 2 Choose Name/Room. The ‘Modify Device Assignment’ screen will appear. 3 In the Room list, select the room to which you want to reassign the device Note If you want, you can optionally also rename the device.

  • Page 46: Electronic Program Guide (Epg)

    2 To edit the delays, click on the field. Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Your RC9800i comes with a 1 year free-of-charge subscription to the Philips Internet EPG Service. Before you can use the EPG application on the RC9800i, you first must perform a few service-related settings.

  • Page 47: Settings On The Rc9800I

    4 Choose the link to create a subscription and follow the instructions. 5 In the screen that summarizes your subscription details, choose Next. The ‘Create a subscription – Activation Key’ screen will appear. This screen contains your activation key. Make a note of this key and choose Proceed to Personalization.
  • Page 48 Adjusting the Settings 1 On the Homepage, choose The System Management Area will appear. 2 Choose Settings. The ‘Settings’ screen will appear. 3 Choose Services Setup. The ‘Services Setup’ screen will appear. 4 Choose Program Guide. The ‘Electronic Program Guide Service Setup’...
  • Page 49 If you have only one TV signal source, your RC9800i will now be ready to download program data from the Philips Internet EPG Service. See ‘Downloading EPG Data’ below. If you have multiple TV signal sources, you should first assign to each of these sources the lineup IDs that you defined when personalizing your subscription.
  • Page 50 Adjusting the Settings Assigning Lineups to Devices If you have multiple TV signal sources and accordingly defined multiple lineups when personalizing your EPG subscription, you should now assign your chosen lineup IDs to the corresponding devices in your home. Note Before attempting to assign lineups to devices, make sure that you have properly set up the RC9800i to control the activities that involve the TV signal sources to which you are going to assign lineup IDs (e.g.

  • Page 51: Installing The Software

    3 To start the program, choose Start > Programs > Philips Media Manager. When opening the Philips Media Manager for the first time, you will be asked if you want to add a folder and scan for media files.

  • Page 52: Upgrading The Firmware

    Attention! Dock the RC9800i into its cradle while upgrading its firmware. 1 On your PC, open your Internet browser and go to http://www.homecontrol.philips.com. Follow the link to the software upgrades section. 2 Download the RC9800i Firmware Update Tool onto your PC.

  • Page 53: List Of Symbols

    List of Symbols User Manual Pause Stop Play; normal speed Play reverse; normal speed Fast forward Fast reverse Slow forward Slow reverse Eject Recording Navigate (down, right, left, up) Next track Previous track Fast forward to index Rewind to index Forward Frame by frame Reverse Frame by frame Picture-in-picture shift...

  • Page 54: Tips And Troubleshooting

    Taking a First Look Tips and Troubleshooting You can quickly solve most problems that you encounter with the RC9800i by following the advice in this chapter. RC9800i device My RC9800i switches off automatically If your RC9800i is not being used, it will switch to standby mode. To wake the RC9800i, see ‘Everyday Use’...

  • Page 55: Remote Control Codes

    I don’t have a WiFi network at home. Can I use the RC9800i as a remote? Of course you can. The RC9800i can also be used as a remote control for your non-networked audio-video devices. For further information, please check ‘Controlling Legacy Audio/Video Devices’...

  • Page 56: Online Information

    Philips products have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the highest quality standards. If your Philips Connected Planet product is not working correctly, we recommend that you check your user manual to verify that your product is properly connected and configured. The website for Connected Planet support (http://www.philips.com/support) offers you all of the...

  • Page 57: Technical Specifications

    Analog 3.5 mm Audio Line Out port on cradle IEEE 802.11b WiFi module embedded Up to 11 megabits per second (Mbps) 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) 1750mAH capacity (replaceable by a Philips Service Center) 3.7 V (Li-Pol battery pack) + 4.2 3.0 V (Li-Pol battery pack) 3hrs continuous use...

  • Page 58: Environmental Information

    Environmental Information All redundant packaging has been omitted. We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into two materials: Cardboard and PET. Your set consists of materials that can be recycled if disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging, exhausted batteries and old equipment.
  • Page 59 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Royal Philips Electronics hereby declares that this universal remote control is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Radio & Telecom Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE Directive) 1999/5/EC: Radio: EN 300 328...

  • Page 60: Glossary

    TVs and audio systems. DNS DNS stands for Domain Name Server. A domain name is a meaningful and easy-to- remember name for an Internet address e.g. www.homecontrol.philips.com. A Domain Name Server translates domain names to IP addresses. (see IP address) EPG EPG stands for Electronic Program Guide.

  • Page 61: Index

    WAP Wireless Access Point or WAP is the center of a wireless home network. All communication between devices in a wireless network is carried out via the WAP. WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol that provides a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a high level of security and privacy by encoding all communication in the network WiFi WiFi or Wireless Fidelity is a term that is used for certain types of wireless local area...
  • Page 62 Index Netmask, 61 Network Activity Indicator, 8 Network settings, 15, 43 Network Time Sync, 17 On/Off Switch, 6 Online, 57 Peer-to-peer, 12, 15 Power power adapter, 8 power on, 6 settings, 42 Power on, 24 Proxy server, 16 settings, 16 PVR, 60 Red buttons, 23 Remote control codes...

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