Enjoying Streaming Content; What You Should Know About Activity-Based Control; Watch Activities - Philips rc9800i User Manual

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What You Should Know About
Activity-Based Control
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Enjoying Streaming Content

In addition to the content of connected devices, your RC9800i can also control
ustreaming content from the Internet (e.g. Internet Radio, Internet Repositories
with audio files, pictures or movie files). If your WAP is connected to the
modem of a broadband Internet connection, you can make use of Internet
streams.
Note
To make use of Internet streams, you need a Philips Connected Planet device
equipped with an audio output..
For example, you want to listen to your favorite Internet Radio station. With
the RC9800i you can easily initiate the stream. You need only browse the list
of stations, select your favorite one and use the RC9800i to select the audio
system in the living room.
Note
The user manual concerning Internet streams will be available in 2005.
Your RC9800i comes equipped with a very powerful feature called
Activity-Based Control. Activity-Based Control allows you to automate and
substantially simplify your listening and viewing experience. When using
Activity-Based Control you no longer have the hassle of switching on/off
several devices and selecting the appropriate inputs. Instead, you indicate the
activity you want to do, e.g. watch DVD on your LCD TV.
The RC9800i will take care of switching on your LCD TV and DVD while
tuning the TV to the appropriate input.
Whether the controlled devices are connected or are legacy A/V devices does
not really matter. The RC9800i blends them into a single unified control
concept: Activity-Based Control.
To control all of your audio-video devices, the RC9800i needs to know where
they are located and how they are connected to each other. This is tackled
during a one-time set-up. During set-up, you tell your RC9800i by means of
an easy-to-use wizard which devices are available in a room and how they are
connected. Your RC9800i then knows, each time you use it, which devices are
available in a specific room. Moreover, the RC9800i also knows how to
switch them on and off, and how to select the appropriate inputs. You, as a
user, will not have to bother with all of this: the RC9800i will take care of it
all.
For further information on set-up, see Getting the Settings Right beginning on
page 19.
Activity-Based Control falls into two categories: watch activities and listen
activities.

Watch Activities

You can enjoy a whole range of 'Watch' Activities. Just a few examples:
Learning the Basics
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