Learning The Basics; Controlling Your Legacy Audio/Video Devices - Philips rc9800i User Manual

RC9800i Touch Screen Remote Control - User Manual

Learning the Basics

Controlling Your Legacy Audio/Video
Devices
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Now that your RC9800i is ready for use, you're ready to learn the basics of its
operation. In this chapter, you get to know more about controlling your legacy
devices, home networking and Activity-Based Control.
Legacy audio-video devices are devices that are typically operated by means
of a remote control. Your TV, for example, is such a device. When you press a
button on the TV's remote control (e.g. Mute), the remote control sends an
Infrared (IR) signal to the TV. The TV receives this signal and executes the
command (in this case: mute the speakers).
Today, most households own many legacy A/V devices. As most, if not all, of
these devices come with their own remote control, the coffee table is getting
pretty crowded.
When you encounter this situation, the RC9800i is the perfect solution for
you.
The RC9800i is a universal remote control that can control a virtually
unlimited number of devices, such as the TV, the VCR, the DVD and so on.
The RC9800i is even more advanced: it allows you, by means of Activity-
Based Control, to automate and substantially simplify your listening and
viewing experience. To learn the ins and outs of this powerful functionality,
see What You Should Know About Activity-Based Control on page 30.
In the figure above, you can see the RC9800i functioning as a universal
remote control, controlling the audio system and the LCD TV.
Learning the Basics
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