Philips Multimedia Control Panel - Manual (Page 13)

User Manual
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Learning the Basics
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.
Watch Activities
You can enjoy a whole range of ‘Watch’ Activities. Just a few examples:
■ Tonight, you’re going to watch a DVD movie on your flat screen TV. With the
RC9800i, you select the flat screen TV as the device on which you’ll be watching
the movie and the DVD player as the source that holds the content. Next, the
RC9800i will show you a screen with all of the relevant TV and DVD control buttons,
as if it were the TV’s and DVD’s remotes in one.
■ You want to watch television, but don’t know what is on. Take your RC9800i and
launch the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). You can select any program from the
EPG; the RC9800i will take care of tuning your TV to the appropriate channel.
■ Some friends are coming over to see your summer holiday pictures. It won’t be easy
for everyone to gather around the PC to view the photos. Why not view them on the
flat screen TV in the living room? With a Media Adapter connected to the TV, you
are all set, and with the RC9800i, you can control the whole viewing session,
including previewing photos on the RC9800i’s screen and setting up a slide show.
■ A couple of weeks ago, you went snowboarding with some friends. Now you would
love to see those pictures again. You can do that right away on the RC9800i’s
screen.
Listen Activities
You can also perform various ‘Listen’ activities:
■ When you want to listen to a CD on your audio system, you no longer need to look
for the right remote. With your RC9800i you can control both your CD-player and
your audio system.
■ Instead of listening to a CD, you would like to enjoy some MP3 audio-files from your
PC. With the RC9800i you can browse through your PC folders, select your favorite
songs and play them on the RC9800i or on any connected audio system.
Note The undocked RC9800i features only a speaker intended for pre-listening. Enjoying
music via the RC9800i can be done best via the cradle, connected by an audio extension
cable to your audio system. For further information, please check ‘The Cradle as Digital
Music Media Adapter’ beginning on page 8.
To learn more about the activities you can perform with your RC9800i, please check
‘Activities’ beginning on page 29.