3-242-704-14(1) Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions RM-AV3000 © 2002 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. For the customers in the USA Owner’s Record The model number is located on the front panel. The serial number is located on the inner side of the battery compartment. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. RM-AV3000 Serial No. NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. 2 Features The RM-AV3000 Remote Commander provides centralized control of all your AV components from a single remote commander and saves the trouble of operating different AV components with different remote control devices. The following are its main features. Customizing 258 labels of control keys in the dot matrix LCD with dot matrix makes label customizing possible. A total of 258 labels on the LCD, such as component labels, macro labels, etc., can be customized. A label of up to 8 letters with digits, characters or symbols can be selected and displayed. Control of 18 components Control of a maximum of 18 components (TV, STB, VCR, DVD, CD, AMP, etc.) is possible. Components are selectable with 6 buttons on the Commander for the components frequently used and 12 keys on the LCD (displayed by pressing the OTHER button). Component Select buttons of light storage type are easy-tooperate and visible in the dark. Setting a maximum of 45 macro commands of a maximum of 32 successive steps A maximum of 45 macro commands which provide a maximum of 32 successive steps by pressing a single button can be set (15 system control macros, 18 component macros, and 12 timer macros). Macro execution speed is changeable. All power on/off macro commands for Sony components are preset at the factory. Centralized control of Sony AV components with this one remote commander This Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand components, so you can use it out of the box as a control center for your Sony AV components. Remote control signals for non-Sony components are also preset This Commander is preset for most major brands components including Sony. You can remote control your components by setting their code numbers (page 12). Learning function for programming other remote control signals you need This Commander has a learning function, to learn remote control signals to operate non-preset components or functions (page 19). In addition, the Commander can learn remote control signals (infrared signals only) of non Audio Visual components such as air-conditioners, lights, etc. (some specific appliances or functions may not be available) (page 49). Channel macro function allows you to select a channel with a single key Up to 4 key steps can be programmed on macro keys (Label keys). If you set the key operations for entering a channel number on a macro key, you can select the channel by pressing that macro key (page 58). Easy-to-operate touch key LCD with blue back light This Commander has a touch key LCD that changes the key display according to the selected component. The Commander is easy to operate as only the keys necessary to operate the selected component are displayed. The display backlight allows operation even in the dark. Clock display and timer function Using a maximum of 12 timer macros, timer control of automatic on/off and other controls (such as recording, stopping, etc.) of each component are possible. 3 Table of Contents Getting Started Location and Function of Controls ....................................................................................... 6 Installing the Batteries ......................................................................................................... 7 When to replace the batteries .............................................................................................. 8 Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................. 8 Setting the clock for the first time after installing batteries ............................................ 8 Adjusting the clock after setting the clock ...................................................................... 10 Basic Operations Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components ............................................... 12 Setting a component code ................................................................................................. 12 Checking if the code number works ................................................................................ 15 Finding a component code with the Search function .................................................... 16 Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander .............................................. 18 To control the volume ........................................................................................................ 19 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function ................................ 19 For accurate learning ......................................................................................................... 25 Changing or erasing the function of a taught key or button ....................................... 25 Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System ................. 29 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions ......................................... 31 Programming a series of commands for the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or the Label keys .............................................................................................................. 32 Notes on System Control Operations .............................................................................. 37 Programming a series of commands for the Component Select buttons or the Label keys .............................................................................................................. 38 Changing the interval between operation steps ............................................................ 40 To change the component macro executing time ........................................................... 42 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons ............................................. 43 Programming the Power-On command of the selected component (for Sony components only) ........................................................................................... 43 Adding a command that is required when selecting a component ............................ 45 Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons or the Label keys .......... 47 Copying the settings of a Component Select button or a Label key to another button or key ....................................................................... 47 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons or Label Keys .................................................................................................................... 49 Notes on learning the signals of an air-conditioner ...................................................... 52 4 Transferring Data between Commanders ........................................................................... 52 Transferring data ................................................................................................................ 52 Receiving the data .............................................................................................................. 56 Selecting a Channel with a Single Key Press — Channel Macro Function ......................... 58 Setting the Timer ................................................................................................................ 61 Setting the new timer program ......................................................................................... 61 Changing the program already set or changing another program that you select ................................................................................................................... 65 Using Other Functions Locking the Controls — Hold Function ............................................................................... 71 Protecting your settings — Setting Lock Function ............................................................. 72 Setting the Automatic-Off Time of the Display Window .................................................... 73 Adjusting the Backlight of the Display Window ................................................................. 74 Setting the Key-Touch Beep ................................................................................................ 77 Adjusting the Contrast of the Display Window .................................................................. 78 Changing the Names of the Label Keys or the Component Names on the Mode Display Key ................................................................................................. 79 Erasing All the Settings ....................................................................................................... 81 Additional Information Precautions ......................................................................................................................... 83 Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 83 Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 83 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 84 Appendix Table of Preset Functions .................................................................................................... 88 TV .......................................................................................................................................... 88 STB (Digital satellite) .......................................................................................................... 89 STB2 (Digital cable box) ..................................................................................................... 90 VCR, VCR2, VCR3 .............................................................................................................. 91 DVD, DVD2 ......................................................................................................................... 92 CD ......................................................................................................................................... 93 AMP ...................................................................................................................................... 94 MD ........................................................................................................................................ 95 TAPE A, TAPE B ................................................................................................................. 96 CABLE (Cable box) ............................................................................................................ 97 LD (Laser disc player) ........................................................................................................ 97 DVR (Digital video recorder) ............................................................................................ 98 DAT ....................................................................................................................................... 99 LIGHTING ......................................................................................................................... 100 Quick Reference of Operations ......................................................................................... 101 Full display ........................................................................................................................ 103 Index 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Back cover 5 Getting Started Location and Function of Controls 1 2 3 4 TV qk qj STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME qh OTHER AMP CHANNEL 0 OK MENU 5 6 7 8 9 EXIT MUTING RECALL qg qa qs qd qf 1 Clock Display key (page 8) Displays the clock, the transmission mark, the battery mark and the timer mark. 2 Mode Display key (page 8, 13, 20, 30, 32, 40) Displays the status of the selected mode. Function of the key changes according to the selected mode. 3 LCD touch key display The keys used for operating each component and setting the Commander are displayed. Note Do not press the touch keys using sharp objects such as pins or ball-point pens. 4 Label keys (page 8, 13, 20, 23, 30, 32, 40, 79) The selected modes (up to 8 characters in each Label key) are displayed. Labels change in the order from the first stage to the third stage and come back to the first, and so on, each time you press the Mode Display key, OTHER, MORE, or TIMER button according to the selected mode. 5 Component Select buttons (page 12) Selects the component to control. 6 OTHER button (page 13) Label keys change in the order from the first stage to the third stage and come back to the first, and so on, each time you press the OTHER button when the selected component name is displayed on the Label keys. 7 TIMER button (page 68) Used to set the timer program, and to set the timer program on or off. 8 LIGHT button (page 76) Used to light up the LCD display in the dark. Press the button once to turn on the light, and once again to turn it off. 9 COMMANDER OFF button Turns the power of the Commander off. Then all the display contents are turned off. 0 CHANNEL +/– buttons (page 88, 89, 90, 91) Select the channel. qa RECALL button (page 88) qs VOLUME +/– buttons* (page 19, 29) Adjust the volume. qd MUTING button* (page 19, 31) Mutes the audio. Press the button once again to resume at the previous volume. 6 qf EXIT button (page 89) Used to exit the setting menu. qg MENU button (page 88) Calls up the menu display of the buttons or keys that have menu function. qh OK button and Cursor Control buttons (page 9, 64, 88) Installing the Batteries Slide open the battery compartment lid and insert four size AA (R6) alkaline batteries (not supplied). Be sure to line up the + and – on the batteries with the + and – on the battery compartment. qj SYSTEM CONTROL buttons (page 31) You can program up to 32 consecutive key operations to each of the three SYSTEM CONTROL buttons . You can automatically carry out the entire program by pressing one button. qk MORE button (page 32) Label keys change in the order from the first stage to the third stage and come back to the first, and so on, each time you press the MORE button in the system mode. * Note on the VOLUME +/– and MUTING buttons The Commander controls or mutes the TV’s volume when you select a visual component. The Commander controls or mutes the amplifier’s volume when you select an audio component. You can change this setting also (page 29). Note on the power on and off of the display of the Commander To turn on the display, press any button except the COMMANDER OFF button. To turn off the display, press COMMANDER OFF, or if you don’t use the Commander, the display automatically turns off after 10 minutes. This interval can also be changed (page 74). Continued 7 Installing the Batteries (continued) Setting the Clock When to replace the batteries Batteries for remote control operation and backlight (four size AA (R6) batteries) Under normal conditions, alkaline batteries will last up to 5 months. If the Commander does not operate properly, alkaline batteries might be worn out and E is displayed on the LCD touch panel. When the display dims or the backlight for the touch keys grows dim, replace the alkaline batteries with new ones. Setting the clock for the first time after installing batteries For the first time after installing batteries, the Commander is in the clock setting mode. “CLOCK” is displayed on the Mode Display key, and “ –:– –” flashes on the Clock Display key, and “STD TIME” and “DS TIME” on the Label keys are flashing. Notes on batteries • Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of batteries together. • If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak, wipe the contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and replace the old batteries with new ones. To prevent the electrolyte from leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not to use the Commander for a long period of time. • After replacing batteries, set the clock (page 8). 1 Select STD TIME (standard time) or DS TIME (daylight saving time). If the summer time (daylight saving time) is used in your area, press the DS TIME key when it is in the summer time. If not, press the STD TIME key. If the summer time is not used in your area, press the STD TIME key. or The selected STD TIME or DS TIME key lights. “SET” and “SU” flash and “12:00 AM” lights on the Clock Display key. 8 2 Set the day of the week. Select the day of the week by pressing the or button. Selected day of the week flashes. SU MO TU WE TH FR SA : : : : : : : Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday button 3 Set the hour and AM (or PM) by pressing the or button. The selected hour and AM (or PM) flash. button button button Then press the button. The hour and AM (or PM) are set. “00”(minute) and “SET” flash. Then press the the week is set. button. The day of “12”, “ AM” and “SET” flash. Note If you press the button, the hour and AM (or PM) are set and the setting mode returns to Step 2. Note If you press the button, the day of the week is set and setting mode skips to Step 4. Continued 9 Setting the Clock (continued) Adjusting the clock after setting the clock 4 Set the minute by pressing the or button. 2 3 TV button STB VCR DVD CD OTHER AMP button SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 1 OK MENU EXIT The selected minute flashes. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING Notes • If you press the button, the minute is set and the setting mode returns to Step 2. • If you press the button, the minute is set and the setting mode returns to Step 3. • If you want to finish the clock setting, go to Step 5. 5 Press the SET key. The clock starts from 0 second. Note If you press the SET key in any step above, the clock is set then. The clock starts from 0 seconds. 10 “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice. Each time the SET key is pressed, the Label keys change as follows. “CLOCK” appears and flashes on one of the Label keys on the display. To select STD TIME (standard time) or DS TIME (daylight saving time) When the Commander enters the clock setting mode when the clock is already set, the time mode previously set (STD TIME or DS TIME) stays lit and the other time mode flashes, and the setting mode goes to Step 4. If you want to change the time mode, press the flashing key (STD TIME or DS TIME). The selected STD TIME or DS TIME key lights, and the setting mode goes to Step 4. If you do not want to change the time mode, press the or button. The setting mode goes to Step 4. When the time mode is changed from STD TIME to DS TIME The time of the clock returns by one hour. 3 Press the CLOCK key. When the time mode is changed from DS TIME to STD TIME The time of the clock advances by one hour. 4 To set the clock, follow Steps 2 - 5 The Commander enters clock setting mode. “CLOCK” appears on the Mode Display key, and the current time flashes. on page 9-10. Note If you press the SET key in Step 3 or 4, the clock is set then. The clock starts from 0 second. 11 Basic Operations Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand AV components (see the table below). If you are using the Commander with a factory-set Sony components, skip the following procedures. You can use the Commander with other preset AV components also. To use with other AV components, you need to follow the procedures to set the correct codes for each component. CompoPreset nent Select component Button Factory setting TV TV Sony TV STB Digital satellite Sony digital satellite VCR VCR Sony VHS VCR (VTR3) Label key Preset component Factory setting DVD2 DVD player Sony portable DVD player LD LD player Sony LD player DAT DAT deck Sony DAT deck LIGHTING Light * Analog audio compact cassette deck See “Table of Preset Functions” (page 88) for the functions of keys and buttons as for each component. Setting a component code 5 3 4 TV STB DVD player Sony DVD player CD CD player Sony CD player AMP Amplifier Sony amplifier 2 12 Preset component Factory setting MD MD deck Sony MD deck TAPE A Cassette deck* Sony cassette deck TAPE B Cassette deck* Sony cassette deck CABLE Cable box Cable box VCR2 VCR Sony 8mm VCR (VTR2) VCR3 VCR Sony Beta VCR (VTR1) STB2 Digital cable box Sony digital cable box DVR Digital video recorder Sony digital video recorder DVD CD 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU Label key VCR SYSTEM CONTROL 1 DVD Light EXIT 7 2 Example: To set up a Philips’ TV 1 See the tables in the supplied “Component Code Numbers,” and find the four-digit code number for the desired component. If more than one code number is listed, use the number that is listed first. For example, to set up a Philips ’TV, you would use the code number 8056. The first digit of the component code number means the component category (TV, VCR, etc.). For further details, see the tables in the supplied “Component Code Numbers.” 4 Select the desired component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. TV To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. Each time you press the OTHER button, the display of the Label keys changes as follows. 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. When the desired component is selected, the component name previously preset to the Component Select button or the Label key (in this case, TV), and the four-digit component code number previously set to the component are displayed. “0” - “9,” “ENTER,” “CLEAR” and “POWER” flash. 3 Press the PRESET key. “PRESET” appears on the Mode Display key. Continued 13 Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components (continued) 5 Press the four-digit component code number followed by the ENTER key on the touch-key display. 6 If you want to set a code for another component, repeat Steps 4 and 5. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Example: To enter “8056” Input “8,” “0,” “5,” “6,” and press “ENTER”. If you press the CLEAR key during inputting the digits Input digits are canceled. The fourdigit component code number previously set is displayed, and the cursor returns to the first digit. When the setting of the code succeeded The selected component name, the preset four-digit component code number and “OK” light while a beep sounds. And the display returns to Step 3. 14 Notes • If you press a component code number that is not on the table in the supplied “Component Code Numbers”, the Commander beeps five times and “NG” flashes after you press the ENTER key. The setting returns to the previous one. If this happens, check the component code number, and try setting again. • If you don’t input anything into the Commander for over two minutes between each step, the setup procedure will be canceled. To set the code, you must again press MUTING while pressing COMMANDER OFF. • The first digit of the component code number means the component category (TV, VCR, etc.). The component corresponding to the four-digit component code number is preset in Step 5. If you preset the component of which category is different from that preset previously to the Component Select button or the Label key, you can, if necessary, change the component names on the Mode Display key or the Label keys (see page 79). • If you preset a component code after you input character contents to the Mode Display key (page 24) or the Label keys (page 23), they are cleared and return to the original display. Edit the characters after you decide the component to be used by presetting a code. Checking if the code number works 1 Press the corresponding Component Select button or the Label key for the component you have set up. To display and change the Label keys, press the OTHER buttons repeatedly. 4 If you have succeeded, check that the Commander is operating the other functions of your component, such as channel and volume control. See page 18 for details. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF TV The Commander turns on and the touch-keys appear on the display. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. If the Commander does not seem to be working 2 Turn on the component by its power switch. 3 Aim the Commander at the component and press the POWER key in the touch-key display. When the remote control signal is sent, is shown on the display. Try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes listed for your components (see page 12). Notes on keys which have “learned” a remote control signal already If another signal has already been programmed on that key or button by the learning function (page 19), that “learned” signal will apply even after you set the component code number. To use it as a preset component key or button, first erase its learned signal (page 25). The component should turn off. Continued 15 Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components (continued) “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. Finding a component code with the Search function You can find a code number available for a component that doesn’t have one in the supplied “Component Code Numbers”. 2 Press the PRESET key. Before starting the Search function Set each component to the following status to enable the Search function. TV, AMP: Power-on CD, MD, TAPE, DAT: Power-on with a playback source (disc, cassette tape, etc.) LIGHTING: Light-on Other components: Power-off 6 2 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 4 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU EXIT 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF 16 MUTING 7 1 “PRESET” appears on the Mode Display key. 3 Select the desired component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. TV To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. Each time you press the OTHER button, the display of the Label keys changes as in Step 4 on page 13. When the desired component is selected, the component name previously preset to the Component Select button or the Label key (in this case, TV) and the four-digit component code number previously set to the component is displayed. 6 Press the ENTER key. A beep sounds, and the selected component name, the preset fourdigit component code number and “OK” light for two seconds. And the display returns to Step 2. 4 Press CHANNEL + or CHANNEL – to search component code numbers in the same category (in this case, code numbers which begin with “8”). Press CHANNEL + to go to the next code number. Press CHANNEL – to go back to the previous code number. CHANNEL Note It is recommended to write down the code number. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. Note To search component code numbers in another category, return to Step 3, or input a four-digit component code number of another category (for example, a code number which begins with “3”, “4”, etc.) before Step 4. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous set mode. 5 Aim the Commander at the component and press the POWER key. When the remote control signal is sent, is shown on the display. If it successfully works (power-off for TV, AMP, playback for CD, MD, DAT, TAPE, light-off for LIGHTING and power-on for other components), go to Step 6. If it doesn’t, repeat Steps 4 to 5. 17 To change the Label keys, press the Mode Display key (in this case, DVD) repeatedly. Each time you press the DVD key, the display of the Label keys changes as follows. Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander DVD When you operate a non-Sony component, make sure you set the component code first (page 12). TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 1 3 2 Press the desired key in the touch-key display. When the remote control signal is sent, is displayed on the display. OK MENU EXIT Example: To play a DVD player 1 Press the corresponding Component Select button or the Label key for the component you have set up. To display and change the Label keys, press the Mode Display key repeatedly. DVD The Commander comes on and the keys for operating the selected component are displayed. 18 If necessary, you can also use buttons on the Commander, such as the VOLUME +/– buttons, the MUTING button or the CHANNEL +/– buttons, other than LCD touch-keys. See “Table of Preset Functions” (page 88) for the functions of keys and buttons for each component. 3 When you are done using the Commander, press COMMANDER OFF to turn the Commander off. COMMANDER OFF Note The remote control signals may be different for some components or functions. In this case, program the remote control signals with the learning function (see page 19). Note, however, that components and functions that do not support the remote control of infrared signals will not work with this Commander. To control the volume Press the VOLUME +/– buttons to control the volume, and the MUTING button to mute. When you select a visual component, the TV’s volume will be controlled, and when you select an audio component, the amplifier’s volume will be controlled. You can change this setting also (page 29). Notes • If you have programmed any signal for the VOLUME or MUTING button for any component using the learning function (page 19), that signal will be transmitted instead of controlling the volume of the TV or amplifier once you select that component. • If you have programmed any signal for the VOLUME +/– buttons or the MUTING button of TV or AMP using the learning function, that signal will be also transmitted when you select another component. However, if you have programmed any signal for the VOLUME +/– buttons or the MUTING button of another component, that signal will be transmitted only after you select that component. • If you have assigned another component to the TV or AMP button, the volume of the TV or amplifier cannot be controlled even when you select other components. Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function To operate non-preset components or functions, use the following “learning” procedure to “teach” any of the programmable buttons and keys to operate the functions of another remote control. You can also use the learning function to change the signal of individual keys and buttons after setting the component code number (page 12). To “teach” to the Component Select buttons or Label keys, see page 45. To “teach” to the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or Label keys, see page 49. Note Some specific remote control signals may not be learned. 5 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 4 8 2 OK MENU EXIT Continued 19 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) 3 Press the LEARN key. LEARN Example: To program the N (Play) signal of your component to the VCR N (Play) key of the Commander “LEARN” appears on the Mode Display key. 1 Place the RM-AV3000 head to head with your component’s remote control. Remote control for your component 4 Select the desired component of which signals are to be learned by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. about 2 – 4 inches (5 – 10 cm) away RM-AV3000 VCR 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. Each time you press the OTHER button, the display of the Label keys changes as follows. All the learnable keys flash. 20 To change the Label keys, press the Mode Display key (in this case, VCR) repeatedly. Each time you press the VCR key, the display of the Label keys changes as follows. VCR When teaching on the button that is not on the LCD Only “LEARN” flashes. 6 Press and hold down the button on the other remote control until you hear a beep. (If you release the button before you hear a beep, the signal may not be learned correctly.) Note on the flashing display The keys or buttons that are already preset for that component flash twice while those that are not preset flash once. To change the name of the Label key Follow the procedure on page 23. To change the component name on the Mode Display key See page 24. To change the function display of the key Follow the procedure on page 23. 5 Press the key or button on the “LEARN” stops flashing and stays lit. When the command has been learned successfully, the learned keys stay lit and the other learnable keys flash. If “NG” flashes on the display Learning did not succeed. Try Steps 5 and 6 again. 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to teach functions to other keys or buttons. To learn another component’s remote control signal Select the component in Step 4, and then follow Steps 5 and 6 to perform learning. 8 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF Commander you want to “teach”. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. “LEARN” flashes and the only pressed key remains on the display. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously by set mode. Continued 21 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) Notes • If you do not perform learning steps within two minutes, learning mode ends. • If you do not perform Step 6 within 10 seconds after Step 5, the display turns back to the display in Step 4. (All the learnable keys flash.) In this case, perform Step 5 again while the display is flashing, • If you touch a key by mistake in step 6, while pressing the DEL key, press the mistaken key. Then repeat from Step 5 to continue learning. If the Commander does not seem to be working If the learned key or button does not operate properly, teach once again. (For example, if the volume becomes very loud after pressing the VOLUME+ button only once, noise may have interfered during the learning procedure.) If you set a component code after learning a signal If you have programmed any signal for a key or button using the learning function, that signal will remain assigned to that key or button even after you set a component code. When you teach the REC (record) signal If you have to press two buttons at the same time (for example, z and B) to start recording on your cassette deck or VCR, teach the REC signal in one of the following ways. To operate with two keys on the Commander In Step 5 (page 21), while pressing the REC key, press the B key to display both keys. Then press the two buttons on your component’s remote control in Step 6. To operate with one key on the Commander In Step 5 (page 21), press only the REC key. Then press the two buttons on your component’s remote control in Step 6. 22 When you teach signals to the VOLUME +/ – or MUTING buttons •If you have programmed any signal on the VOLUME +/– or MUTING button for components other than TV and AMP using the learning function, that signal will be transmitted only when you select that component. •If you have programmed any signal for the VOLUME +/– buttons or the MUTING button of TV or AMP using the learning function, that signal will be also transmitted when you select another component. However, if you have programmed any signal for the VOLUME +/– buttons or the MUTING button of another component, that signal will be transmitted only after you select that component. When you teach the signals of an air-conditioner See the notes on page 52. To display only the frequently used keys You can hide keys you do not use. After Step 4 on page 20, while pressing the DEL key, press the key you want to hide (flashing). The pressed key changes to slower flashing and will no longer be displayed during remote control operations. To display it again, perform the same procedure again. Note You cannot hide a key which has “learned” any signal. To change the function display of a key You can select the most suitable function display among all the displays the key has, and set it to the key. 1 After Step 4 (page 20), while pressing the Mode Display key (in this case, VCR), press the key you want to teach repeatedly. VCR Each time the key is pressed, the display is changed in order. Notes • You can change the display of a key only when you program it using the learning function. If you want to change the display of the key that has learned a signal, clear the signal first (page 25). Then teach the key again using the above procedure to change its display. • If you don’t change the display of a key, the default display is used. • You cannot change the display of the area of the numeric keys 1 to 9. To change the name of the Label key You can change the display of the Label key to the most suitable name using up to 8 characters or digits. 1 After Step 4 (page 20), hold the Label key of which name you want to change (for example, COUNTER) pressed for more than 2 seconds. COUNTER 2 When the desired display appears, release the Mode Display key. The Commander enters the Label Input mode. 3 Then follow Steps 6 to 8 (page 21). Continued 23 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) 2 Input digits or characters on the Label key by pressing the number keys (0 - 9), SYMBOL 1 key or SYMBOL 2 key on the LCD display. The cursor flashes in the left end of the Label key. Begin inputting digits or characters from the left. Press repeatedly the number key until you obtain the desired digit or character. The digits or characters are assigned to the keys as follows. 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 1 AtBtCtatbtct2 DtEtFtdtetft3 GtHtItgthtit4 JtKtLtjtktlt5 MtNtOtmtntot6 PtQtRtStptqtrt st7 8: T t U t V t t t u t v t 8 9: W t X t Y t Z t w t x t y tzt9 0: 0 SYMBOL 1 :!, &, /, ?, p, P, O, o, +, -, :, ,, ., ", ', ~, *, #, |, space SYMBOL 2 :space, , 9, , , , , (, ), <, >, b, B, t, T, x, W, X, x, $ If you make a mistake, move the cursor to the digit or character you want to correct by pressing the or button, and input again. If you press the CLEAR key, the Label key returns to the previous display. 24 3 Decide the digit or the character you input by pressing the button or another number key. The cursor moves to the right. When the button is pressed, the cursor moves to the left. You can input a digit or character to the place where the cursor flashes. 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you input a suitable name to the Label key. When the cursor reaches to the right end, if the button or another number key is pressed, the cursor returns back to the left end. 5 Decide the display of the Label key by pressing the RETURN key. The LCD display goes to Step 5 on page 21. For accurate learning •Do not move the remote units during the learning procedure. •Be sure to keep holding down the button of the other remote control until you hear the confirmation beep. •Use fresh batteries in both remote control units. •Avoid learning in places under direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light. •The remote control detector area may differ depending on each remote unit. If learning does not work, try changing the positions of the two remote control units. •When you teach signals of an interactive signal exchange system remote control unit (supplied with some of Sony’s receivers and amplifiers) to the Commander, the response signal of the main unit may interfere with the learning of the Commander. In such a case, move to a place where the signals will not reach the main unit (e.g. other rooms, etc.). IMPORTANT Be sure to place the Commander out of the reach of small children or pets. Also set the Hold function to lock the all buttons on the Commander (page 71) when it is not used. Components such as air conditioners, heaters, electric appliances, and electric shutters or curtains receiving an infrared signal can be dangerous if misused. Changing or erasing the function of a taught key or button To change the learned function, clear it first and perform learning again. To clear the learned function of a single key or button 1 After Step 4 (page 20), while pressing the DEL key, press the key or button you want to erase. The cleared key flashes together with other learnable keys. 2 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. Continued 25 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) 3 Press the RESET key. RESET To clear all signals learned for a specific component 1 While pressing COMMANDER “RESET” appears on the Mode Display key. OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 4 Press the COMPO key COMPO 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once Component names appear on the Label keys. “RESET” appears and flashes on one of the Label keys on the display. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. Each time you press the OTHER button, the display of the Label keys changes as in Step 4 on page 13. 26 5 Press the Component Select button or the Label key of which preset settings you want to erase. The component name is displayed on the left Label key. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. 6 Press the YES key. YES During erasing, “c c ” stays lit. When erasing finishes, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. To clear all signals learned for all Component Select buttons or corresponding Label keys 1 Follow Steps 1 - 3 on page 26. 2 While pressing the DEL key, press If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 4. the COMPO key. COMPO If you want to erase the learned signals for other Component Select buttons or corresponding Label keys Repeat Steps 5 - 6. Continued 27 Using Non-Preset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 3 Press the YES key. YES If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. “REALLY?” stays lit. “YES” and “NO” flash. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 4 Press the YES key. YES While erasing, “c c c c” stays lit. When all settings programmed for the Component Select buttons and corresponding Label keys are erased, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 28 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you hear the sound of your visual components from your TV speakers, and that you hear sound of your audio components from the loudspeakers connected to your amplifier. This feature enables you to control the volume of your TV or amplifier without having to select TV or AMP each time you want to control the volume. For example, to control the volume while using a VCR, you don’t need to press the TV button to control the TV volume. You can switch the volume of all the visual components to the amplifier at the same time. The following table shows the factory setting of which volume would be controlled for each component. Component Select button Controls the volume of TV TV STB TV VCR TV DVD TV CD amplifier AMP amplifier Label key Controls the volume of MD amplifier TAPE A amplifier TAPE B amplifier CABLE TV VCR2 TV VCR3 TV STB2 TV DVR TV DVD2 TV LD TV DAT amplifier LIGHTING –––––––– However, if your visual components are connected to an audio system, you probably hear TV or VCR sound from the loudspeakers via your amplifier, not from your TV speakers. In this case, you need to change the factory preset so that you can control the volume of your visual components without first having to switch to the amplifier. To change the Factory Preset of the Volume Control 2 SET 4 3 5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 6 1 OK MENU EXIT Continued 29 Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System (continued) “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 4 Press the VOLUME key. VOLUME 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice. Each time the SET key is pressed, the Label keys changes as in Step 2 on page 13. “MODE” appears and flashes on one of the Label keys. “VOLUME” appears on the Mode Display key, and “AMP” flashes on one of the Label key. 5 To change the volume control setting of visual components (TV, STB, STB2, DVR, VCR, VCR2, VCR3, DVD, DVD2, LD and CABLE) press the AMP key. With a beep sound, the volume control setting of visual components is switched to the amplifier. 3 Press the MODE key. MODE To return the volume control setting to "TV", press the TV key. 30 6 Hold COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds to turn the Commander off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds, the display returns to the previous setting mode. COMMANDER OFF Notes • If you have already programmed any signal for the VOLUME or MUTING button of each component by “learning”, the procedure above will not change the function of the VOLUME and MUTING buttons. • If you have programmed volume control signals on VOLUME or MUTING buttons of TV or AMP, you can only use that signal when you select TV or AMP. For other component, the preset volume control signals for TV or AMP (depending on the above setting procedure) will be transmitted. To use the new signals, you need to program each button for each component by the learning procedure (page 20). Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions With the System Control function, you can program a series of operating commands, and execute them by pressing just one button. For example, when you watch a video, a series of operations like the ones below are necessary. Example: 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Turn on the video (VCR). 3 Turn on the amplifier. 4 Set the input selector of the amplifier to VIDEO 1. 5 Set the input mode of the TV to VIDEO 1. 6 Start video playback You can program up to 32 consecutive operation steps to each of the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons (1-3) or the Label keys (SYSTEM 4-15). If you have set the System Control function for a Component Select button or a Label key (page 38), the execution of the programmed commands begins when you press the Component Select button for more than 2 seconds. The component macro executing time is variable by changing the setting (page 42). While executing the programmed commands, at the same time that each remote control signal is transmitted, the corresponding key is displayed. Preset programs for the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 and 3 buttons The SYSTEM CONTROL 1 and 3 buttons are preset at the factory to execute each program as follows. SYSTEM CONTROL 1 button: Turn off all the Sony components that could receive the signal from the Commander at the same time. SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button: Turn on all the Sony components that could receive the signal from the Commander at the same time. Continued 31 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) 2 Press the SYSTEM key. SYSTEM Programming a series of commands for the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or the Label keys “SYSTEM” appears on the Mode Display key. SET 5 2 4 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 AMP TIMER OTHER COMMANDER LIGHT OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 7 1 3 Select the system number by pressing the SYSTEM CONTROL button (in this case, SYSTEM CONTROL 2) or the Label key. OK MENU EXIT Example: To program the procedure above for the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button To change label keys, press the MORE button repeatedly until you obtain the desired system number. Each time you press the MORE button, the display of the Label keys changes as follows. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 32 The selected system number is displayed on the Mode Display key. To program a new series of operations for the buttons which have already been set SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 button: Erase the factory preset program. See page 37. Other buttons: Erase the program. See page 35. 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 and program the buttons and keys for the series of operations. In this example, press the following buttons and keys. 4 Select the component to operate by pressing the Component Select button (in this case, TV) or the Label key. To change label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly until you obtain the desired component name. TV The selected component name is displayed on the Mode Display key, and the keys for the selected component flash. 7 When you have programmed all the keys and buttons, press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 5 Press the key(s) or button(s) for the desired operation. With a beep sound, a series of operating commands is registered and displayed in order. When the display of keys for the component of which key you programmed last appears, the System Control setting finishes. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you want to turn on the TV, press the POWER key. When you have programmed the buttons on the Commander The names of buttons on the Commander which are not on the LCD touch key display (VOLUME +/ -, MUTING, CHANNEL +/-, RECALL, MENU, OK, EXIT, , , , and ) are displayed on the right Label key. Continued 33 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) Notes • If you interrupt the procedure at any point for over two minutes, the setting mode ends and the series of commands will be programmed to that point. In this case, clear the program (page 35) and start again from Step 1 to set the entire program from the beginning. You cannot continue from where you let off. • If a SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key has already “learned” a remote control signal (page 49), “NG” flashes and you cannot program on this button. Clear the learned contents first (page 51). •If you change the component code number (page 12) or program a new signal by learning (page 19) on a key or button that has been programmed in the series of commands of the System Control function, the new signal will be transmitted when you press the corresponding SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key. • During programming of a series of operating commands, the DEL key is not displayed and you cannot clear any operation step you have programmed. If you have programmed an incorrect operation by mistake, start again from Step 1. • If you try to program more than 32 steps, the System Control setting finishes, and the 32 steps you have programmed are registered. If you want to program again, clear the program (page 35) and start again from Step 1. • When programming a power-on command for the System Control function, if you select the Component Select button or the Label key for which you programmed the Power-on setting (page 43), the Power-on setting is also available. So, the power of the selected component turns off if the POWER key of the component is programmed. In this case, clear the Power-on setting, or do not program the POWER key of the component. About the interval between operation steps 34 • You can change the interval between operation steps (page 40). • If you cannot receive signals successfully during consecutive operation steps, program the interval between steps by pressing the TIMER button between operation steps in Step 6 on page 33. This operation of programming an interval is counted also as a step. To change the display of the component name on the Mode Display key When you program a series of operating commands, you can change the display of the component name to the most suitable name using up to 8 characters or digits. After Step 3 (page 32), hold the Mode Display key pressed for more than 2 seconds. Then follow the same procedure as that for changing the name of the Label key in “To change the display of the Label key”, Steps 2 - 5 on page 24. If you press the CLEAR key, the Label key returns to the previous display. About the order of operation steps • Some of the components may not accept consecutive remote control signals. For example, a TV generally does not react to next signal right after the Power-on signal. So, a series of commands such as TV Poweron and input select may not work properly. In this case, insert other signals like the example below; TV Power-on t VCR Power-on t VCR play back t TV input select • After the series of input commands is executed, the Commander displays the touch-keys of the component in the final step. By programming an often-used component’s command as the final step, you can save the step of pressing a Component Select button or a Label key when you start operating that component. (In the example on page 33, the touch-keys of TV are displayed.) • If a series of commands is programmed for the Component Select button or the Label keys (page 38), the display of that component is shown after the program is executed. To clear programmed commands for a specific SYSTEM CONTROL button or corresponding Label key System numbers appear on the Label keys. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once to display “RESET” on one of the Label keys on the display. To change Label keys, press the MORE button repeatedly until you obtain the desired system number. Each time you press the MORE button, the display of the Label keys changes as in Step 3 on page 32. 5 Press the SYSTEM CONTROL button (1, 2 or 3) or the Label key (SYSTEM4 - SYSTEM15) of which programmed commands you want to erase. The selected system number is displayed on the left Label key. 3 Press the RESET key. RESET “RESET” appears on the Mode Display key. 6 Press the YES key. YES 4 Press the SYSTEM key. SYSTEM Continued 35 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) 2 While pressing the DEL key, press the SYSTEM key. SYSTEM If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 4. While erasing, “c c” stays lit. When erasing finishes, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. 3 Press the YES key. YES 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF “REALLY?” stays lit, and “YES” and “NO” flash. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 4 Press the YES key. To erase all programmed commands for all SYSTEM CONTROL buttons and corresponding Label keys 1 Follow Steps 1 - 3 in the left. 36 YES While erasing, “c c c c” stays lit. When all settings programmed for the Component Select buttons and corresponding Label keys are erased, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 2 Clear again the System Control function programmed on SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 (page 35). Select SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3, in Step 5 on page 35. Note If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The interval setting (page 40) is not reset to the factory setting, even if you perform these steps. The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. To erase the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 button At the factory, the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 button is preset with a series of power-off commands for Sony components and the SYSTEM CONTROL 3 button with a series of power-on commands for Sony components. To erase the programmed commands for each button, follow the steps below. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. 2 Press the SYSTEM key on the display. 3 While pressing the DEL key, press the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 button. The program for the selected button is erased. To set the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 button back to the factory setting To reset them to the factory settings, follow the steps below. 1 Clear the “learned” function (See “To clear the learned function of a single key or button,” page 25.) or the System Control function (See “To clear programmed commands for a specific SYSTEM CONTROL button or corresponding Label key,” page 35.) programmed on SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3. Notes on System Control Operations •If the remote control detectors of the components are too far apart, or if something is blocking them, some of the components may not operate consecutively even after you press the SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key. •If some of the components did not operate correctly because of the above or for any other reason, always set all the components back to the states they were in before you pressed the SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key. Failure to do this can result in incorrect operation when you press the SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key again. •Some components may not always be powered on by the System Control function. This is because the power of the component goes on and off alternatively when receiving the power on/off signal. In this case, check the operating component’s power on/off state before using the system control function. Continued 37 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) Programming a series of commands for the Component Select buttons or the Label keys As with the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or the Label keys, you can also program a series of operating commands for the Component Select buttons (up to 32 steps). To execute the commands programmed on a Component Select button or a Label key by the System Control function, press the button or key for more than 2 seconds. The component macro executing time is variable by changing the setting (page 42). Notes • The programmed commands are executed when you press a Component Select button or a Label key for more than 2 seconds. When you press the button or the Label key for less than 2 seconds, it works as the normal Component Select button or key, and the corresponding touch-keys are displayed. • See also “About the interval between operation steps” on page 34 and “Notes on System Control Operations” on page 37. Example: To program the procedure on page 31 for the TV button 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 on page 32. If a series of commands is already programmed for that button The programmed operations are displayed in order. To program a new series of operations, clear the program first (page 39). 2 Press the Component Select button for which you want to program a series of commands. TV The selected component name appears on the Mode Display key. Other component names are displayed on the Label keys. You can select the Label key for programming a series of commands by pressing the desired Label key. To change the component names of the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. Each time you press the OTHER button, the display of the Label keys changes as in Step 4 on page 13. 3 Follow Steps 4 to 7 on pages 33. 38 Notes • You can program the System Control functions for a Component Select button or a Label key on which the Power-On function (page 43) has been programmed. In this case, the Power-On function is overwritten and cannot be used. If you clear the System Control functions for the button, the PowerOn function is resumed, and you can use it again. • You cannot program the System Control functions for a Component Select button or a Label key for which a signal has been programmed by “learning” (page 45). (“NG” flashes on the display.) • You can program the Power-On function (page 43) for a Component Select button or a Label key for which a System Control function has been programmed, but the Power-On function cannot be used. If you clear the System Control function from the button, you can use the Power-On function. • If you interrupt the procedure at any point for over two minutes, the setting mode ends and the series of commands will be programmed to that point. In this case, clear the program and start again from Step 1 to set the entire program from the beginning. You cannot continue from where you let off. •If you change the component code number (page 12) or program a new signal by learning (page 19) for a key or button that has been programmed with the series of commands of a System Control function, the new signal will be transmitted when you press the corresponding Component Select button or a Label key. To clear a System Control function programmed for Component Select buttons and Label keys 1 Follow Steps 1-4 on page 26. 2 While pressing the DEL key, press the Component Select button (or Label key) of the System Control function you want to clear. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. 3 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Continued 39 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) 3 Press the MODE key. “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. Changing the interval between operation steps You can control the interval from 100900ms in units of 50ms. 2 4 3,6 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 4 Press the SYSDELAY key. SYSDELAY 5 8 “SYSDELAY” is displayed on the Mode Display key. OK MENU EXIT 1 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys on the display. 5 Select the system number, the component name or the timer program number of the interval you want to change by pressing the SYSTEM CONTROL button, the Component Select button or the Label key. To change the Label keys for system numbers Press the MORE button repeatedly. To display and change the Label keys for component names Press the OTHER button repeatedly. 40 To display and change the Label keys for timer program numbers Press the TIMER button repeatedly. For timer settings, see page 61. When you select the Component name, go to Step 6. 8 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. When you select the system number or the timer program number, go to Step 7. 6 Press the INTERVAL key. The current interval setting stays lit, and (+) and (-) flash. 7 Press the (+) or (-) key to change the interval. You can control the interval from 100 to 900ms in units of 50ms. Each time you the (+) key is pressed, the interval increases by 50 ms. Each time you the (-) key is pressed, the interval decreased by 50 ms. (ms: 1/1000 second) Continued 41 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) To change the component macro executing time 1 Follow the procedure of Steps 1 5 on page 40. 2 Press the TIME key. The current component macro executing time stays lit, and (+) and (-) flash. 3 Press the (+) or (-) key to change the component macro executing time. You can control the time from 0 to 2 sec (seconds) in units of 1 sec. Each time you the (+) key is pressed, the time increased by 1 sec. Each time you the (-) key is pressed, the time decreases by 1 sec. 42 4 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Example: To program the TV button Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF Programming the Power-On command of the selected component (for Sony components only) MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) When using Sony components, you can program the Power-on signal for each component on a Component Select button or a Label key. You can select the desired component and turn it on by just pressing that Component Select button or a Label key. 2 3,4 twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys on the display. 3 Press the MODE key. “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. 5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 1 OK MENU EXIT Continued 43 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons (continued) To clear the Power-on command Repeat the procedure above. The following display appears. 4 Press the PowerON key. PowerON “PowerON” appears on the Mode Display key. 6 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. The display of the component names (preset by Sony) for which you can program the Power-on signal flashes. The display of the other components stays lit. 5 Select the desired component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. (To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly.) TV The selected component name appears on the Mode display key and “POWER ON” appears on the display with a beep sound. 44 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Notes • If the component code of a non-Sony product has been set for a Component Select button or a Label key, you cannot program the Power-On function for it. • Even if you have programmed a signal by “learning” (See “Adding a command that is required when selecting a component”, page 45) or a System Control function (page 38) for a Component Select button or a Label key, you can program the Power-On function for that button, but it cannot be used. If you clear a “learned” signal or the System Control function from the button or key, you can use the Power-On function. • You can program a signal by “learning” (page 45) or a System Control function (page 38) for a Component Select button for which the Power-On function has been programmed. In this case, the Power-On function is overwritten and cannot be used. If you clear the “learned” signal or the System Control function from the button or key, the PowerOn function is resumed, and you can use it again. • You can set the learning function (page 46) or the System Control function (page 31) to the Component Select button or the Label key for which you programmed the Power-on signal. In this case, the Power-on setting is also available and the Power-on signal is output. So check the setting of Power-on signal before setting the learning function or the System Control function. Adding a command that is required when selecting a component In addition to the original function of selecting the operating keys and buttons of the desired component, the Component Select button or the Label key can have another remote control signal by “learning.” For example, if you always have to change input select of the amplifier to CD when listening to the CD player, program the signal of “changing the amplifier’s input select” to the CD button of this Commander. Then whenever you press the CD button, it automatically works as the original CD Component Select button and changes also the amplifier input select to CD. (In this case, the amplifier should be turned on first.) Note Some specific remote control signals may not be learned. 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 AMP TIMER OTHER COMMANDER LIGHT OFF 5 MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU EXIT Continued 45 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons (continued) Example : To program the input select signal of your amplifier to the CD button 1 Place the RM-AV3000 head to head with your component’s remote control. 3 While pressing the Mode Display key (LEARN), press the Component Select button or the Label key you want to “teach,” and release both keys. (To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly.) The selected component name appears on the Mode Display key, and “LEARN” begins to flash. Remote control of your component about 2 – 4 inches (5 – 10 cm) away RM-AV3000 2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 on page 20 in “Learning Function”. 4 Press and hold down the button on the component’s remote control (amplifier in this example) until you hear a beep. (If you release the button before you hear a beep, the signal may not be learned correctly.) “LEARN” stops flashing and stays lit. If “NG” flashes on the display Learning did not succeed. Try Steps 3 and 4 again. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 46 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. To clear the learned function of the Component Select button 1 Follow Steps 2 and 3 on page 20 in “Learning Function.” 2 While pressing the DEL key, press the Component Select button which you want to clear. Notes • You can program a signal by “learning” for a Component Select button or a Label key for which the Power-On function (page 43) has been programmed. In this case, the Power-On function is overwritten and cannot be used. If you clear the “learned” signal from the button, the Power-On function is resumed, and you can use it again. • You cannot program a System Control function (page 38) for a Component Select button or a Label key for which a signal has been programmed by “learning.” • You can program the Power-On function for a Component Select button for which a signal has been programmed by “learning,” but then the Power-On function cannot be used. If you clear a “learned” signal from the button, you can use the Power-On function. Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons or the Label Keys Copying the settings of a Component Select button or a Label key to another button or key You can copy the entire settings of a Component Select button or a Label key to another Component Select button or a Label key. The settings of the component code (page 12), the channel macro function (page 58), the learned functions (page 19) and character contents are copied to a new button or key. Notes • You cannot copy the settings to a Component Select button or a Label key for which any learning function or channel macro function has been programmed. (“NG” flashes.) • The character contents are overwritten to a new button or key. 2 3 4,5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 6 1 OK MENU EXIT Continued 47 Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons or the Label Keys (continued) Example: To copy the settings of the DVD button to the VCR button 1 While pressing COMMANDER 4 Press the Component Select button or the Label button of which contents are to be moved. (To change the Label buttons press the OTHER button.) DVD OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once to display “COPY” on one of the Label keys on the display. The component name of which contents are to be moved appears on the Mode Display key. 5 While pressing the Mode Display 3 Press the COPY key. COPY “COPY” appears on the Mode Display key. 48 key (in this case, DVD), press the Component Select button or the Label key to which the contents are to be moved (in this case, VCR). (To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button.) “COPY” appears on the Mode Display key. In this case, “DVD c c VCR” flashes on the Label keys and moving finishes with a beep sound. And the keys for VCR appears. 6 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. To return to the original setting Follow steps in “To clear all signals learned for a specific component”, page 26. Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons or Label Keys In addition to their original System Control functions (see page 31), SYSTEM CONTROL 1, 2 or 3 buttons or SYSTEM 4 - 15 Label keys can be programmed to “learn” any remote control signal. As they operate independently from other buttons, SYSTEM CONTROL 1, 2 or 3 buttons can work as one-touch buttons without any preceding operation such as pressing a Component Select button to select a component. This is useful if you prefer having the SYSTEM CONTROL button as a “onetouch” button for a single operation rather than executing a series of commands. Note Some specific remote control signals may not be learned. Refer to the operating instructions supplied to the specific remote control as well. 3 4 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 6 OK MENU EXIT 2 Continued 49 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons or Label Keys (continued) Example: To store the On/Off signal of an air-conditioner to the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button 3 Press the LEARN key. LEARN “LEARN” appears on the Mode Display key. 1 Place the Commander head to head with the remote control of the air-conditioner. Remote control of your air-conditioner If a signal has been learned on that button, the display stays lit. If you want to program on that button, clear the signal first (page 51). about 2 – 4 inches (5 – 10 cm) away RM-AV3000 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 4 Press the SYSTEM CONTROL button (in this case, 2). Or press the MORE button to display the SYSTEM (4-15) Label keys. To change the Label keys press the MORE button repeatedly. Then press the Label key you want to teach. 2 The display for the pressed SYSTEM CONTROL button or Label key appears on the Mode Display key. “LEARN” flashes for 10 seconds, and the Commander enters receiving mode. 50 5 Press and hold down the button of the remote control until you hear a beep. (If you release the button before you hear a beep, the signal may not be learned correctly.) While receiving the signal, “LEARN” stays lit. If “NG” flashes on the display and “NG” sound is heard five times Learning did not succeed. Try Steps 4 and 5 again. 6 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF To clear the learned remote control signal 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. 2 Press the LEARN key. “LEARN” appears on the Mode Display key. 3 While pressing the DEL key, press the SYSTEM CONTROL button or the Label key of which learned signals are to be cleared. The learned signals are cleared. 4 Press COMMANDER OFF. If you want to program a new signal for that button, follow Steps 4 to 6 in the left column. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds Note You cannot program a remote control signal for a SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key by “learning” for which the System Control function have been programmed. If you want to program a remote control signal for that button, clear programmed commands first (page 35). The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Continued 51 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons or Label Keys (continued) Notes on learning the signals of an air-conditioner About seasonal adjustments If you change the settings of the airconditioner for the season, you have to program the remote control signals of the new settings on the Commander. If the power-on/off operation does not work correctly The air-conditioner may not be turned on or off properly with the button or key of this Commander, for which you have programmed its power-on/off signal. If the Commander can operate only “ON” with one button or key and “OFF” with another, while your airconditioner’s remote control can operate “ON/OFF” with a single button or key, program the signal on two buttons or keys of the Commander as follows. Transferring Data between Commanders You can transfer data, such as learned signals and component code settings, between this Commander and another Sony RM-AV3000. Transferring data You can transfer all the data of this Commander or the data of a Component Select button or a Label key on this Commander to another Sony RM-AV3000. To transfer all the data of the Commander 3 9 4,7 5 TV 1 Clear the learned power-on/off signal. (In the example on page 51, clear the learned signal from the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button.) 2 Program the signal (transmitted from the power-on/off button of the airconditioner’s remote control) for the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button again. 3 Program the signal from the same button of the remote control for another button or key (for example, the SYSTEM CONTROL 3 button). The two buttons or keys of the Commander have been programmed with the power-on signal and the poweroff signal of the air-conditioner, respectively so that you can operate the air-conditioner with the Commander. 52 STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU EXIT 6 10 2 1 Place the RM-AV3000 head to head with another RM-AV3000. 4 Press the MODE key. “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. Another RM-AV3000 about 2 – 4 inches (5 – 10 cm) away RM-AV3000 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF 5 Press the “TRANSFER” key. TRANSFER MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. “TRANSFER” appears on the Mode Display key. 3 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys on the display. 6 Press the X key. X : Transfer data x : Receive data Continued 53 Transferring Data between Commanders (continued) 7 Press the ALL key. ALL Note If “NG” appears while sending the data, go back to Step 5 and continue the operation or press COMMANDER OFF to stop the operation. 10 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF ALL: All data of the Commander COMPO: Data of a Component Select button or a Label key If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds “ALL X” appears on the Mode Display key, and “ALL” appears on the left Label key. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Note Be sure that the receiving Commander is ready to receive data. 8 Confirm that the receiving Commander is ready for data. (To set the receiving commander, follow the procedure on page 56.) 9 Press the “ENTER” key. To transfer the data of a Component Select button or a Label key The data of a Component Select button or a Label key on this Commander (the settings and learned signals programmed on the keys and buttons) can be transferred to a Component Select button or key on another Sony RM-AV3000. 1 Follow Steps 1 to 6 on page 53. During transferring the data, “c c c c c c c c” flashes. When the all data has been successfully transferred, “END” appears on the right Label key. 2 Press the COMPO key. COMPO 54 “COMPO X” appears on the Mode Display key, and the selected component name appears on the left Label key. 5 Press the “ENTER” key. During transferring the data, “c c c c” flashes. When the data has been successfully transferred, “END” appears on the right Label key. 3 Press the Component Select button of which data you want to send. Or press the Label key of which data you want to send. (To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly.) TV The component name of which contents are to be transferred appears on the left Label key. Note If “NG” appears while sending the data, go back to Step 6 and continue the operation or press COMMANDER OFF to stop the operation. 6 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds 4 Confirm that the receiving remote commander is ready to accept data. (To set the receiving commander, follow the procedure on page 56.) The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Notes • The data of the System Control function programmed for a Component Select button cannot be transferred. • Be sure that the receiving Commander is ready to receive data. Continued 55 Transferring Data between Commanders (continued) Receiving the data “ALL x” appears on the Mode Display key, and “ALL” appears on the left Label key. This Commander can receive the data of another Sony RM-AV3000. To receive all the data from another remote commander 1 Follow Steps 1 to 5 on page 53. 4 Press the ENTER key. During receiving the data, “cccc cccc” flashes. When all the data has been successfully transferred, “ALL” appears on the right Label key. 2 Press the x key. X : Transfer data x : Receive data 3 Press the ALL key. ALL ALL: All data of the Commander COMPO: Data of a Component Select button or a Label key 56 Notes • If the Commander is not ready for receiving the data, press the CLEAR key, then press the RETURN key to clear all the learned signals. • If “NG” appears during data transfer, go back to Step 3 and continue the operation or press COMMANDER OFF to stop the operation. If you continue the operation, you have to set the sending Commander again to send data. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 3 Press the Component Select button to which you want to assign the data. Or press the Label key to which you want to assign the data. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button repeatedly. TV The selected component name appears on the left Label key. To receive the data of a Component Select button or key from another remote commander 1 Perform Steps 1 and 2 on pages 56. 2 Press the COMPO key. COMPO 4 Press the ENTER key. During receiving the data, “c c c c” flashes. When the data has been successfully received, the selected component name appears on the right Label key. “COMPO x” appears on the Mode Display key. Continued 57 Transferring Data between Commanders (continued) Notes • If the Commander is not ready for receiving the data, press the CLEAR key, then press the RETURN key to clear the learned signal on all or one of the Component Select buttons. • If “NG” appears during data transfer, go back to Step 3 and continue the operation or press COMMANDER OFF to stop the operation. If you continue the operation, you have to set the sending Commander again to send data. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. Selecting a Channel with a Single Key Press — Channel Macro Function You can program the Channel Macro function of the components of which the first digit of the four-digit preset component code number is 3 (STB), 8 (TV) or 9 (CABLE). And you can program the Channel Macro function for the macro keys (Label keys) when the selected component name is displayed on the Mode Display key in Step 4, page 59. If you program the operation of entering the 1, 2, 3 and ENTER keys for a macro key (Label key), you can select channel 123 by pressing that single key. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 2 6 3 5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU 58 EXIT 4 8 1 Example: To program TV channel 123 for the VIDEO4 key 1 While pressing COMMANDER 4 Select the component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF TV MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) The selected component name appears on the Mode Display key. The macro keys (Label keys) flash. To change the Label keys, press the Mode Display key (in this case, TV). once to display “CHMACRO” on one of the Label keys. If you select the component name for which the Channel Macro function cannot be programmed 3 Press the CHMACRO key. CHMACRO “NG” flashes twice and “NG” sound is heard. 5 Select the macro key by pressing the Label key. “CHMACRO” appears on the Mode Display key. VIDEO4 The selected label lights on the Label key. The numeric keys and “ENTER” flash. The component names on the Label keys for which the Channel Macro function can be programmed flash. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button. Continued 59 Selecting a Channel with a Single Key Press — Channel Macro Function (continued) If you press the Label key for which the Channel Macro function cannot be programmed “NG” flashes twice and “NG” sound is heard. To change the name of the macro key (Label key) Keep the macro key (Label key) pressed for more than 2 seconds, and follow Steps 2 - 5, page 24. 6 Press the keys for the operation in order (1t 2 t 3 t ENTER). Note If you enter more than four keys, the last four keys are programmed for the macro key. 7 Press the macro key (in this case, VIDEO 4). “1,” “2,” “3,” and “ENTER” appear twice. 8 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 60 Note You cannot program the Channel Macro function for a macro key that has “learned” a signal. Try again with another macro key, or clear the “learned” signal (page 25) from the button and program the Channel Macro function on it. To clear the Channel Macro function 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. 2 Press the SET key. 3 Press the CHMACRO key. 4 Select the component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key. 5 While pressing the DEL key, press the macro key. Note You can also clear the character contents you input by following the procedure above repeatedly. “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. Setting the Timer Up to 12 timer setting programs can be set on this commander. You can program the timer setting of the day of the week, the hour, the minute and the contents of the program (Timer Macro). You can set each program of the timer to be executed or not. There are two ways for the timer setting as below. - Setting the new timer program - Changing the program already set or changing another program that you select (page 65) 6,4 7,2 3 8 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF 11 MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL OK MENU EXIT TIMER “TIMER” appears on the Mode Display key. Setting the new timer program 5 2 Press the TIMER key. 1 Example: To set the timer program at 7:30 AM on Saturday to the PROG4 key The program numbers “PROG1” “PROG4” appears on the Label keys. To change the Label keys, press the TIMER button on the Commander repeatedly. The program numbers having timer setting programs which are set to be executed (stand-by mode) stay lit. The program numbers having timer setting programs which are set not to be executed flash. The program numbers without timer setting programs flash. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING Continued 61 Setting the Timer (continued) 3 Select the program number to which you want to set the timer by pressing the Label key. PROG4 The selected program number appears on the Mode Display key. (If the pressed Label key has character contents you input, the character contents appear on the Mode Display key.) “ON/OFF,” “TEST,” “SETUP,” and “COPY” flash on the Label keys. “SU” and “12:00 AM” are displayed on the Clock Display key. If the day of the week and the time for the timer program are set in this setting mode, or if you try changing the program already set (page 65), the set contents are displayed on the Clock Display key. 62 4 Press the SETUP key. SETUP “DAY,” “TIME” and “MACRO” flash on the Label keys. 5 Press the DAY key, and set the timer-on day(s) of the week by pressing the or button. Each time the or button is pressed the display of day(s) of the week changes as follows. button button 6 Press the TIME key. Set the timer-on hour by pressing the or button. Then press the button so that the minute flashes. (You can switch the mode between the hour setting and the minute setting by pressing the or button.) Set the minute by pressing the or button. Then press the ENTER key. The time of the timer setting is decided. The display returns to step 4. SU MO TU WE TH FR SA : : : : : : : Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 Press the MACRO key. The Commander enters the Timer Macro setting mode. Then press the ENTER key to decide the day(s). The display returns to step 4. Continued 63 Setting the Timer (continued) 8 Press a Component Select button, a SYSTEM CONTROL button, or a Label key to program the information of that button or key as a procedure to be executed by the timer. When selecting a Label key for a component name, press the OTHER button to change the Label keys. When selecting a Label key for a system number, press the MORE button to change the Label keys. If you select a component name Function keys for the component are displayed. Go to Step 9. If you select a system number Go to Step 10. 9 Press a button or a key of which function you want to program as a step. 10 Repeat Steps 8 and 9. When 32 steps are input, the Macro step programming finishes with a beep sound, and a series of Macro procedure appears on the display window. And the display returns to step 3. 11 When you have programmed a series of Timer Macro setting, press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF With a beep sound, a series of Timer Macro setting is registered and displayed in order. When you have programmed the buttons on the Commander The names of buttons on the Commander which are not on the LCD touch key display (VOLUME +/-, MUTING, CHANNEL +/-, RECALL, MENU, OK, EXIT, , , and ) are displayed on the right Label key. , The display returns to Step 3. If you want to check the execution of the timer setting or set the timer program to the standby mode See page 67. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The timer setting of the program is decided, and the Commander turns off. In this case, the timer program is not set to the standby mode. Notes • You can input up to 32 steps for one timer program number. • A System Macro can be input as a step. • A macro programmed for the Component Select button or the Label key is available as the same setting as its output setting. • The step of the TIMER button has an interval of 250ms. • The Mode Display key, the OTHER button, the LIGHT button and the MORE button are not counted as steps. 64 Note Some programs cannot be executed at the set time because the execution time of the remote control output is different depending on the contents of the timer execution. Or, if the execution time arrives while the previous timer program is outputted, the timer program begins after the execution of the previous one. In this case also, the program cannot be executed at the set time. So, set the timer regarding the contents and the duration of the timer execution. To change the program name on the Mode Display key After Step 3, hold the Mode Display key pressed for more than 2 seconds. The Commander enter the Label Inputting mode. Then follow the same procedure as that for changing the name of the Label key in Steps 2 - 5 on page 24. To change the interval between timer operation steps See page 40. Changing the program already set or changing another program that you select 1 Follow Steps 1 - 3 on page 61, 62. 2 Press the COPY key. If you want to change the program already set, go to Step 6 without pressing the COPY key. Notes • When using the timer setting on this Commander, only one setting can be assigned to one program. If you want to set the timer to turn on at a programmed time, and to set the timer to turn off at another time, program the two settings separately. • If there are some programs set to be executed at the same time, they start in order from the lowest program number. • According to the status of the component operated by the timer program, the next program might not function successfully. When setting a timer program, check carefully the setting of other programs. The program number appears on the left Label key, and “COPY” flashes on the right Label key. 3 Press the COPY key repeatedly until the program number of which contents you want to change appears. (Each time the COPY key is pressed, the program number which has the timer setting information appears in order.) Continued 65 Setting the Timer (continued) 4 When the program number of which contents you want to change appears on the left Label key, press that Label key. With a beep sound, the contents of selected program is copied to the program number on the Mode Display key (in this case, PROG4). The day of the week and the time for the copied timer program are displayed on the Clock Display key. “ON/OFF,” “TEST,” “SETUP,” and “COPY” flash on the Label keys. 6 Press the key of which contents you want to change. DAY: See Step 5 on page 62. TIME: See Step 6 on page 63. MACRO: The display turns as below. 7 Press the OK key. With a beep sound, the Timer Macro setting is cleared, and the Commander enters the Timer Macro setting mode (Step 7 on page 63). If you press the NG key The display returns to Step 5. 5 Press the SETUP key. “DAY,” “TIME,” and “MACRO” flash. 66 Note You cannot change the Timer Macro setting partially. If you want to change the program without clearing the frequently used procedure, use the System Control function (page 31). For example, if Steps A to D are frequently used when you want to program Steps A, B, C, D and E, program Steps A to D using the system macro. Then program Step E in the Timer Macro adding to that system macro. To check the execution of the timer program or set the timer program to the standby mode 1 Follow Steps 1 - 3 on page 61, 62. 3 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 2 Press the TEST key or the ON/ OFF key. TEST: You can check the timer program setting by transmitting the Timer Macro signals. ON/OFF: The display turns as below. With a beep sound, “ON” appears, and the Commander enters the timer standby mode. The display returns to Step 2 on page 61. To reset the timer standby mode, press the ON/OFF key again. Continued 67 Setting the Timer (continued) To switch quickly the timer standby mode to on or off using the TIMER button 1 Press the TIMER button. 4 Keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds to turn the Commander off. To reset the standby mode to off, follow Steps 1 - 3 again. Notes The program numbers of which timer program is set to the standby mode stay lit, and the other program numbers flash on the Label keys. To change the Label keys, press the TIMER button repeatedly. 2 Select the program number of which timer standby mode you want to switch to on by pressing the Label key. If you select the program number which has no timer program data, the “NG” sound is heard and “NG” flashes twice. 3 Press the ON OFF key. With a beep sound, “c” mark lights and the standby mode of the selected timer program is set to on. The display returns to Step 1. 68 • If the TEST key or the ON/OFF key is pressed when the timer program is not set, the “NG” sound is heard twice and “NG” flashes. • When you finish the timer setting mode after you set the timer standby mode, “c” mark stays lit beside the clock. This means that one or more timer programs are set to the timer standby mode. • The timer program contents you have set on this Commander repeat every week until you set the timer standby mode to OFF (weekly timer). If you want to execute the timer program once, set the timer standby mode to OFF after the execution of the timer program. IMPORTANT The timer function of this Commander is designed for the timer operation of AV components. Do not use the timer function to operate an air-conditioner or electrical appliances. It may cause a fire or a serious injury. To clear timer settings programmed for a specific PROG (1-12) Label key 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. “PROG1” - “PROG4” are displayed. To change the Label keys, press the TIMER button. 5 Press the Label key of which timer settings you want to erase. The selected program number is displayed on the left Label key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once to display “RESET” on one of the Label keys on the display. 6 Press the YES key. During erasing, “c c” stays lit. When erasing finishes, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. 3 Press the RESET key. “RESET” appears on the Mode Display key. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 4. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds 4 Press the TIMER button. The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. Continued 69 Setting the Timer (continued) 4 Press the YES key. To clear all timer settings programmed for all PROG (1 - 12) Label keys 1 Proceed Steps 1 - 3 on page 69. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 2 While pressing the DEL key, press the TIMER key. During erasing, “c c c c” stays lit. When all timer settings programmed for all PROG (1 - 12) Label keys are erased, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. 5 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you hold COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds 3 Press the YES key. “REALLY?” stays lit, and “YES” and “NO” flash. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1. 70 The Commander turns off. If you hold COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Using Other Functions When the controls are locked Locking the Controls — Hold Function To prevent accidental operation, you can lock all the buttons with the Hold function. However, the timer functions while the controls are locked. When you press a button on the Commander, the “NG” sound is heard twice, and “LOCK”, the clock, and “c” mark (when the timer is set to be executed) are displayed for a second. To unlock the controls Keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds. COMMANDER OFF TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER With a key-touch sound, the display returns to the status before setting of the Hold function. LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 1 OK MENU EXIT 1 While pressing the Clock Display key, press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF With a beep sound, “LOCK” appears on the Mode Display key, and every LCD display disappears except the clock and “LOCK.” After a second, every LCD display disappears. 71 2 While pressing the LOCK key, Protecting your Settings — Setting Lock Function You can lock the Commander so that you cannot change, add, or clear any of your data in each setting mode. 2 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL PRESET The selected setting mode is locked and the display of the locked setting mode on the Label key stays lit. To lock other setting modes, repeat Step 2. OTHER AMP press the Label key on which the setting mode you want to lock is displayed. (To change the Label keys, press the SET key.) 3 1 3 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF OK MENU EXIT When the setting is locked 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key, “LOCK” flashes and setting modes flash on the Label keys. 72 If you try to display the locked setting mode by pressing the Label key, “NG” will flash and the “NG” sound is heard twice. To unlock the setting Follow Steps 1 and 2. And while pressing the LOCK key, press the Label key on which the setting mode you want to unlock is displayed. (To change the Label keys, press the SET key.) When the setting is unlocked, the display of the setting mode on the Label key flashes. Setting the AutomaticOff Time of the Display Window The Commander is preset at the factory to turn off the LCD display window automatically if you do not operate for more than 10 minutes. (Then all the display contents are turned off.) To change this setting, perform the following procedure. You can adjust the Automatic-Off time of the LCD display window (from 1 minute to 30 minutes in units of 1 minute). 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys. 2,4 5 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME 3 Press the MODE key. 7 4 Press the Mode Display key OTHER AMP TIMER 6 CHANNEL (MODE) once to display “DISPOFF” on one of the Label keys. OK MENU “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. EXIT MUTING RECALL 1 Each time you press the MODE key, the Label keys changes as follows. 5 Press the DISP-OFF key. “DISP-OFF” appears on the Mode Display key. Continued 73 Setting the Automatic-Off Time of the Display Window (continued) 6 Press the (+) or (–) key to change the Automatic-Off time of the LCD display window. You can adjust from 1 minute to 30 minutes. Each time the (+) key is pressed, the minute increases by one. Each time the (–) key is pressed, the minute decreases by one. For example, “2min” on the Label key means 2 minutes. Adjusting the Backlight of the Display Window The Commander is preset at the factory to brighten backlight, and to switch off the backlight automatically if you do not operate for more than 10 seconds. To change this setting, perform the following procedure. You can adjust the backlight AutomaticOff time (from 1 second to 60 seconds in the units of 1 second), the brightness (bright or dim) and the setting of the buttons to lighten the Display Window. Note When you set the Automatic-Off time of the display window longer than 10 minutes (factory setting), the battery life may be short. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 2 4-9 3 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 10 OK MENU EXIT 1 The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 74 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “LIGHT” on one of the Label keys. 3 Press the LIGHT key. “LIGHT” appears on the Mode Display key. 5 Press the (+) or (–) key to change the Automatic-Off time of the backlight. Then press COMMANDER OFF to decide the Automatic-Off time of the backlight. The display returns to Step 3. You can adjust from 1 second to 60 seconds. Each time the (+) key is pressed, the second increases by 1. Each time the (–) key is pressed, the second decreases by 1. For example, “20sec” on the Label key means 20 seconds. Note When you set the Automatic-Off time of the backlight longer than 10 seconds (factory setting), the battery life may be short. If you hold COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds 4 Press the OFF TIME key. The display becomes in the setting mode of the Automatic-Off time of the backlight. The setting is decided, and the Commander turns off. 6 Press the LEVEL key. The display becomes in the brightness setting mode. The current setting (BRIGHT or DIM) stays lit. The other flashes. Continued 75 Adjusting the Backlight of the Display Window (continued) 7 Press the BRIGHT or DIM key to select the brightness. Then press COMMANDER OFF to decide the brightness. The display returns to Step 3. BRIGHT: bright DIM: dark 8 Press the ON MODE key. The commander enter the setting mode to select the buttons to lighten the display window. The current setting (LIGHT or ALL) stays lit. The other flashes. 9 Press the LIGHT or ALL key to select the buttons on the Commander to light the display window. If you press COMMANDER OFF, the display returns to Step 3. LIGHT: The Display Window is lit by pressing the LIGHT button only. ALL: The Display Window is lit by pressing any button on the Commander except the VOLUME +/-, MUTING, CHANNEL +/-, RECALL and COMMANDER OFF. Note If you use the Commander frequently with the “ALL” position, the battery life may be short. In this case, shorten the AutomaticOff time (page 73, 74). 10 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. 76 Setting the Key-Touch Beep 3 Press the MODE key. The Commander is preset at the factory to turn on the key-touch confirmation beep. You can turn on or off the keytouch confirmation beep. 4 Press the Mode Display key “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. (MODE) once to display “BEEP” on one of the Label keys. 5 Press the BEEP key. 2,4 3,5 “BEEP” appears on the Mode Display key. 6 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 7 OK MENU EXIT 6 Press the ON (or OFF) key. Each 1 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF time you press the key, the display changes between “ON” and “OFF” with a beep sound. The display of the current setting flashes. ON: Turns on the key-touch beep. OFF: Turns off the key-touch beep. MUTING 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys. COMMANDER OFF If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. 77 Adjusting the Contrast of the Display Window 2,4 3 5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 6 OTHER AMP TIMER LIGHT COMMANDER OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 7 EXIT 1 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF (MODE) once to display “CONTRAST” on one of the Label keys. 5 Press the CONTRAST key. “CONTRAST” appears on the Mode Display key. “ ****” appears on each Label key. The DVD display appears on the other part of the display window. 6 Press the CHANNEL + or CHANNEL - button to adjust the contrast of the display window. OK MENU 4 Press the Mode Display key MUTING Each time you press the button the contrast changes as follows. CHANNEL +: Deeper than the actual contrast setting CHANNEL -: Lighter than the actual contrast setting 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) twice to display “MODE” on one of the Label keys. 3 Press the MODE key. “MODE” appears on the Mode Display key. 78 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode. Changing the Names of the Label Keys or the Component Names on the Mode Display Key You can change the display of the Component names on the Mode Display key or on the Label keys, the function displays of components, the SYSTEM4 SYSTEM15 and PROG1 - PROG12 on the Label keys to the most suitable name using up to 8 characters or digits. 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once to display “LABEL” on one of the Label keys on the display. 2 6 4 3 5 TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 AMP TIMER 3 Press the LABEL key. OTHER COMMANDER LIGHT OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 7 “LABEL” appears on the Mode Display key. OK MENU EXIT 1 Continued 79 Changing the Names of the Label Keys or the Component Names on the Mode Display Key (continued) 4 Select the sort of Labels by pressing the COMPO, SYSTEM or TIMER key. COMPO: Displays component names. To change the Label keys, press the OTHER button. Press the component select button or the Label key of which the name you want to change. 5 Press the Label key of which the name you want to change. The commander enters the Label name changing mode. COMPO:(Example : TV-VIDEO2) SYSTEM:(Example : SYSTEM6) To change the component name on the Mode Display key Keep the Mode Display key on which the component name is displayed pressed for more than 2 seconds. The Commander enters the component name changing mode. Input the name on the Mode Display key. Follow Steps 2-5, on page 24. SYSTEM: Displays SYSTEM4 SYSTEM7. To change the Label keys, press the MORE button. TIMER: 80 Displays PROG1 - PROG4. To change the Label keys, press the TIMER button. TIMER:(Example : PROG10) 6 Input the name of the Label key. Follow Steps 2 - 5, on page 24. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF Erasing All the Settings You can erase all the settings to reset the Commander to its factory settings. 2 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds 4 3,5,6 The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. TV STB VCR DVD CD SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 AMP TIMER OTHER COMMANDER LIGHT OFF MORE VOLUME CHANNEL MUTING RECALL 7 1 OK MENU EXIT 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF, press MUTING. COMMANDER OFF MUTING “SET” appears on the Mode Display key. 2 Press the Mode Display key (SET) once to display “RESET” on one of the Label keys on the display. Continued 81 Erasing All the Settings (continued) 3 Press the RESET key. “RESET” appears on the Mode Display key. 6 Press the YES key. During erasing, “ALL c c c c c c c c” stays lit. When all the settings on the Commander are erased, “OK” is displayed with a beep sound. The Commander is reset to its factory settings. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 3. 7 Press COMMANDER OFF. COMMANDER OFF 4 Press the ALL key. ALL If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off. “ALL RESET?” stays lit, and “YES” and “NO” flash. 5 Press the YES key. “REALLY?” stays lit, and “YES” and “NO” flash. If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 3. 82 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode. Additional Information Precautions •Do not drop the unit or give a shock to the unit, or it may cause a malfunction. •Do not leave the unit in a location hear heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or sand, moisture, rain or mechanical shock. •Do not put foreign objects into the unit. Should any liquid or solid object fall into the unit, have it checked by qualified personnel before operating the unit any further. •Do not expose the remote control detectors of your components to direct sunlight or other strong illumination. Too much light there can interfere with remote control operations. •Be sure to place the Commander out of the reach of small children or pets. Components such as air conditioners, heaters, electric appliances, and electric shutters or curtains receiving an infrared signal can be dangerous if misused. Maintenance Specifications Operating distance Approx. 32.8 ft. (10 meters) (varies depending on components of different manufacturers) Power requirements Remote control and backlight: Four size AA (R6) batteries Battery life Approx. 5 months (varies depending on frequency of use) Dimensions Approx. 4 3/4 × 7 × 1 1/2 in. (w × h × d) (120 × 175 × 38 mm) Mass 13 oz. (380 g) (not including batteries) Learnable signals* Capacity par signal: up to 300 bit Signal frequency range: up to 500 kHz Signal interval: up to 1 second * Some signals cannot be learned by the Commander, even though the signals comply with these specifications. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. The CE mark on the unit is valid only for products marketed in the European Union. Clean the surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent such as alcohol, benzine or thinner as they may damage the finish of the surface. 83 Troubleshooting If you have problems setting up or using the Remote Commander, first check the batteries (page 7), then check the items below. 84 Symptom Remedy You cannot operate the components. • Go closer to the component. The maximum operating distance is approximately 32.8 ft. (10 m). • Check that you are aiming the Commander directly at the component, and that there are no obstructions between the Commander and the component. • Turn on the components first, if necessary. • Check that the component has infrared remote capability. For example, if your component didn’t come with a remote commander, it probably isn’t capable of being controlled by a remote commander. • You have assigned a different component to the Component Select button or Label key. A corresponding component is fixed by presetting a component code number. Therefore, the name of component you have preset may be different from that of the Component Select button or the Label key. In this case, it is recommended to preset again (page 12) and change the component name on the Mode Display key or the name of the Label key (page 23, 24). You cannot operate the components even after setting the component code numbers. • Set the component code correctly. If the code that is listed first for your component doesn’t work, try all the codes for your component in the order in which they are listed in the supplied “Component Code Numbers”. • Some features may not be preset. If some or all of the keys do not function correctly even after you have set the component codes, then use the learning function to program the remote control signals for the component (page 19). You cannot control the volume. • If your visual components are connected to an audio system, make sure you’ve set up the Commander as described in “Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System” (page 29). • You have assigned another component to the TV or AMP button (page 45, 46). In this case, the volume cannot be controlled when you select a component other than TV or AMP. The Commander fails to learn the remote control signals. • When you teach signals of an interactive signal exchange system remote control unit (supplied with some of Sony’s receivers and amplifiers) to the Commander, the response signal of the main unit may interfere with the learning of the Commander. In such a case, move to a place where the signals will not reach the main unit (e.g. other rooms, etc.). You cannot operate a component even after you programmed the remote control signals with the “learning” function. • Make sure that the Remote Commander has learned the correct signals. If not, see “For accurate learning” (page 25) and try the learning procedure again (page 19). Symptom Remedy “NG” flashes five times. • Leaning has not succeeded. After checking the follows, try learning procedure again (page 19). - Change the distance between remote commanders. - See “For accurate learning” (page 25). • The component codes cannot be set. See the supplied “Component Code Numbers” and try setting the component codes again (page 12). • The data have not been transferred. See “Transferring data” (page 52) and try transferring the data again. • The data has not been received. See “Receiving the data” (page 56) and try receiving the data again. “NG” flashes twice. • Learned signals have been programmed for the button or key to which you want to set the learning, System Control or Channel Macro function. Clear the learned signals (page 35, 60) and try setting again. • Learned signals or the Channel Macro function have been programmed for the Component Select button or the Label key to which you want to copy the settings of another Component Select button or the Label key using the copying function (page 47). Clear the contents (page 25, 60) and try the copying procedure again. • The key for which you want to program the Channel Macro function is not a Channel Macro key. You can program the Channel Macro function only for the Label keys. • You may try to clear the learned signals in the Channel Macro setting mode (page 60). In this mode, only Channel Macro settings can be cleared by pressing the macro key while keeping the DEL key pressed. To clear the learned signals, see page 46. • Learned signals have been programmed for the Label key to which you want to set the Channel Macro function. Clear the learned signals (page 25) and try setting again. Or set to another Label key. • There are some keys, for which learned signals have been programmed, on the display for the Component Select button or the Label key when the Commander receives the data from another Commander. Clear the learned signals using the CLEAR key and the RETURN key on the display of the receiving mode (page 56). Or see “Changing or erasing the function of a taught key or button” (page 25), and clear the learned signals. • The program contents you want to change are set to be executed by the timer. Set the timer setting in which that program is included not to be executed (page 65), and edit the program contents. • You may try to program the Power-On function (page 43) for a Component Select button or the Label key to which the component code of a non-Sony product has been set. This function is only for Sony components. • You may try to operate the preset function (page 12) after operating the learning function (page 19). You cannot operate the preset function after operationg the learning function. Preset after clearing the learned signals (page 25), or preset to another Component Select button or Label key that is not used. Continued 85 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom Remedy “NG” appears during learning. • The memory is full. Clear infrequently used learned keys (page 25), then carry out learning operations. “NG” flashes if you try to • There are some keys, for which learned signals or the Channel Macro copy the settings of the function have been programmed, on the display for the Component Component Select button Select button or the Label key. Copy the settings to another Component or the Label key to another Select button or the Label key, or clear the learned signals (page 25) or Component Select button the Channel Macro function (page 60). or Label key. A system control program does not function correctly. • Make sure that you have programmed the commands in the correct order (page 31). • Try changing the orientation of the Commander. If that does not help, try placing the components as close to each other as possible. • Check the status of the components and make sure that you have set the components properly to receive commands (page 37). • The component codes are changed or a new signals have been learned for a key or button that has been programmed with a series of commands. In this case, the new signals are transmitted when the series of commands is executed. • The interval may be too short. See “Changing the interval between operation steps” (page 40) and set a longer interval, or adjust the series of commands by changing the order of buttons and keys. (When programming the system control function, you can make an interval of a while by pressing the TIMER button.) Your Commander does not work as expected after data transfer. • Data transfer to/from a single Component Select button or Label key cannot transfer System Control functions set to each button or key. Either set up the receiving Commander from the start, or perform whole data transfer (page 52). The component set to be • The component could not receive the signal from the Commander operated by the timer of successfully. When using the timer, check the following. the Commander does not - Check that the timer macro program functions correctly by pressing function as expected. the TEST key, after programming the timer (page 66). - Check the location of the Commander. • The status of each component is not suitable for operation. (For example, you program the power-on setting, assuming that power of the component is off when the timer turns on. However, if power of the component is on when the component receives the timer signal from the Commander, the component will turn off.) The timer program is executed in the next week though that program has been already executed. • The timer program contents you have set on this Commander repeat every week (weekly timer). If you want to execute the timer program once, set the timer standby mode to OFF after checking the execution of the timer program (page 67). The character contents • If you preset a component code after inputting character contents, they you have input return to are cleared and return to the original display. Edit the characters after the original display. you decide the component to be used by presetting a code. The character contents you have input are not displayed. 86 • If you input characters to the Label keys which have no data (displayed “∗∗∗∗”), the input characters are not displayed. In this case, first input data to the Label keys by learning function (page 19) and input characters. However, the input characters are displayed during the learning operation. Symptom Remedy The display of the • This Commander is preset at the factory to turn the display off Commander turns off by automatically if you do not operate for more than 10 minutes. You can itself. change the Automatic-Off time from 1 to 30 minutes (page 74). E is displayed only when transferring the data and lighting the LCD display window. • The batteries begin to be exhausted. Replace the batteries as early as possible (page 7). The Commander enters • The batteries might have been replaced, or the batteries are worn out. the clock setting mode by Replace the batteries with new ones (page 7). After replacing the itself. batteries, the set contents remain. So, to use the Commander with the previous set contents, you should only set the clock (page 8). “LOCK” is displayed on • The Hold function is on. Unlock the Hold function (page 71). the LCD and the display for operation does not appear when you press a button. For the customers in the U.S.A. Customer Support Information After you have read through this manual, if you still cannot get the Remote Commander to work properly, call the Sony Customer Support Helpline at 1-800-822-2217. 87 Appendix Table of Preset Functions KEY DISPLAY Channel down: – RECALL To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the TV depending on the setting of the TV’s manufacturer VOLUME +/– Volume up: + Note There may be some components or functions that cannot be operated with this Commander. TV Volume down: – MUTING To mute the volume on the TV. Press again to turn muting off. VIDEO1 To select the input source: VIDEO 1 VIDEO2 To select the input source: VIDEO 2 VIDEO3 To select the input source: VIDEO 3 VIDEO4 To select the input source: VIDEO 4 TV TUNER To return to the TV (to reset the external input) NORMAL To return the picture and sound quality to the standard status PIP AUDIO To change the sound of the main display and sub display PIP OFF To turn off the “window” picture To move the cursor downward AU MODE To select the sound adjusting mode To move the cursor to the right PIC MODE To select the picture adjusting mode To move the cursor to the left CAPTION To display the CRT screen subtitle KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER) INPUT To change the input mode DISPLAY To display the current channel on TV SLEEP To operate SLEEP function on the TV (works only for a TV with SLEEP function) MAIN/SUB To switch the sound of the duplex broadcast ANT/SW To switch the multiplex antenna input WIDE To switch to WIDE MENU To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward 88 FUNCTION CHANNEL +/– Channel up: + OK To enter the selection of the MENU display PIP ON/OFF To turn on/off the “window” picture PIP CH+/– To change the TV channel in the “window” picture PIP INPUT To change the input mode of the “window” picture PIP MOVE To move the location of the “window” picture PIP STILL To freeze the “window” picture PIP SWAP To swap the “window” picture STB (Digital Satellite) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off EXIT To exit the setting menu 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER) INPUT To switch the output of the SAT receiver to the TV (When connecting a TV cable or antenna to the receiver, the output switches between a TV and SAT program) DISPLAY To turn on the display S.INDEX To bring up the Station Index INFO To display program information FAVORITE To use the “FAVORITE” function GUIDE To bring up Master Guide ANT/SW To switch the antenna input in order *1 m To rewind *1 N To play *1 M To fast-forward *1 REC To record, press B while pressing REC. First release B, then release REC. *1 x To stop *1 X To pause MENU To call up the MENU display CHANNEL +/– Channel up: + Channel down: – RECALL To select the channel previously selected OUTPUT Cyclic HDTV output resolution REPLAY To replay the built-in DVR CATEGORY Category guide DOT Decimal point for channel number *1 The operation of the built-in DVR or the video on demand To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left OK To bring up the Station Index when a program guide is not displayed To select the channel that is highlighted Continued 89 Table of Preset Functions (continued) STB2 (Digital Cable box) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off EPG To call up the title bar and toggle the title bar on/off in CABLE mode VIEWER To display a drop menu and toggle to change the user HOME To return to the home display from any display BACK To return to the just previous display from any display FWD To forward the display returned by the BACK key 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER) INPUT To switch the output of the SAT receiver to the TV (When connecting a TV cable or antenna to the receiver, the output switches between a TV and SAT program) DISPLAY To turn on the display FAVORITE To use the “FAVORITE” function 1 * m To rewind *1 N To play *1 M To fast-forward *1 REC To record, press B while pressing REC. First release B, then release REC. *1 x To stop *1 X To pause MENU To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left OK To bring up the Station Index when a program guide is not displayed To select the channel that is highlighted EXIT To exit the setting menu CHANNEL +/– Channel up: + Channel down: – 90 RECALL To turn on the display of a shortcut menu OPTION To display the function tag *1 The operation of the built-in DVR or the video on demand VCR, VCR2, VCR3 KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off SP/LP To switch the tape speed H.S.REW To rewind at high speed PLAY x2 To play at double speed LINE1 To select the input source: LINE 1 LINE2 To select the input source: LINE 2 DVin To select the input source: DV TVTUNER To return to the TV (to reset the external input) 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER) INPUT To change the input mode DISPLAY To activate the on-screen display ANT/SW To switch the antenna output MAIN/SUB To switch the sound of the duplex broadcast MENU To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward *2 In order to avoid recording by mistake, the REC key does not work by itself. You can assign this operation (record) to a single key using the learning function (page 19). To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left OK To enter the selection of the MENU display m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward REC To record, press N while pressing REC.*2 First release N, then release REC. x To stop X To pause Z To eject a cassette CHANNEL +/– Channel up: + Channel down: – COUNTER To change the counter display Q.TIMER To select the recording time by 30 minutes and begin recording TSEARCH REVIEW locked picture search SEARCHt CUE locked picture search COMMERCL To skip over commercials Continued 91 Table of Preset Functions (continued) DVD, DVD2 KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn to the power on/off REV SLOW 1 – 9, 0 Number buttons: To set items selected from the screen Slow playback in the reverse direction FWD SLOW +10 To select numbers 10 and above Slow playback in the forward direction REPEAT To go into the repeat mode ENTER To enter a setting or to set items selected from the screen EDIT To switch the edit mode to on/off AUDIO To change the sound PLAYMODE To change the playback mode DISPLAY To show the current play status on the screen DISC To change a disc SEARCHt To search in the forward direction ANGLE To switch angle CLEAR To clear the selected characters from the screen TSEARCH To search in the reverse direction RETURN (RECALL) To return to the last previous screen DNR To change the level of the Digital Noise Reduction TITLE To display the title menu VES SUB TITLE To switch the subtitle To change the mode of the Virtual Enhanced Surround A/B To decide the distance between A and B MENU To display the DVD menu To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left 92 OK To execute items selected from the screen m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward x To stop X To pause > (CH+) To proceed to the next location or song . (CH–) To proceed to the previous location or song Z To open or close the tray TIME To change the time display SET UP To call up the setting up menu CD KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off DISC 1 – 9, 0 To select the track number (0 selects track 10) To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. To decide the numeric key operation TRACK To decide the numeric key operation GROUP To decide the numeric key operation EDIT To go into the setting mode of automatic program and time fade +10 To select numbers 10 and above ENTER To enter the setting D.SKIP To select next disc DSP MODE DISPLAY To switch the display of the CD player to on/off To toggle the mode of DSP added to the CD DSP OFF To turn the DSP off CLEAR To clear the setting FADER m To rewind To toggle the fade-in/fadeout operation N To play PLAYMODE M To fast-forward To change the play mode cyclically x To stop X To pause Z To open/close > (CH+) To select the next track . (CH–) To select the previous track CONTINUE To select continuous play mode SHUFFLE To play in random order PROGRAM To use for program play REPEAT To select repeat play mode Continued 93 Table of Preset Functions (continued) AMP KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off SHIFT To shift band or preset select 1 - 9, 0 Keys to use the tuner directly BAND To select FM/AM ENTER To enter the setting EXIT To return to the basic MENU VIDEO 1 To select the input source: VIDEO 1 CHANNEL +/– Presetting or tuning frequency to a higher: + VIDEO 2 To select the input source: VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 To select the input source: VIDEO 3 VOLUME +/– Volume up: + AUX To select the input source: AUX MUTING DVD To select the input source: DVD To mute the volume on the AMP Press again to turn muting off TV To select the input source: TV S.FIELD To turn on/off the sound field CD To select the input source: CD GENRE To select a sound field genre MD/DAT To select the input source: MD MODE To select a sound field mode TUNER To select the input source: TUNER T.TONE To output a test tone CENTER+ To adjust the center speaker level: + Volume down: – TAPE To select the input source: TAPE CENTER- PHONO To select the input source: PHONO To adjust the center speaker level: - REAR+ 5.1 INPUT To change the multi-channel of 5.1ch and above To adjust the rear speaker level: + REAR- MENU To call up the MENU display, or return to the previous MENU To adjust the rear speaker level: - SUB WOOFER+ To adjust the subwoofer level: + SUB WOOFER- To adjust the subwoofer level: - To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right TD.INPUT To switch the digital input: T To move the cursor to the left D.INPUTt To switch the digital input: t To move the cursor upward OK 94 Presetting or tuning frequency to a lower: – To enter the selection of the MENU display MD KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off CONTINUE 1 – 9, 0 To select the track number (0 selects track 10) To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. To select continuous play mode SHUFFLE To play in random order PROGRAM To use for program play REPEAT To switch the repeat play of a single or all track(s) to on/off DECK A To select a deck of the dual MD deck: A DECK B To select a deck of the dual MD deck: B RECMODE To toggle the recording mode CD-SYNC To start synchronizing with the CD FADER To select the fade-in/fade-out +10 To select numbers 10 and above ENTER To enter the setting D.SKIP To select the next disc DISPLAY To change the display mode or turn the display on/off CLEAR To clear the setting m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward REC To record, press N while pressing REC. First release N, then release REC. x To stop X To pause Z To open/close > (CH+) To select the next track . (CH–) To select the previous track Continued 95 Table of Preset Functions (continued) TAPE A, TAPE B 96 KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off REC MUTE Record muting 1 – 9, 0 To select the track number DOLBY NR ENTER To enter the setting To toggle the Dolby Noise Reduction m To rewind REC LEVEL+ n To reverse To make the recording level higher N To play REC LEVEL– To make the recording level lower M To fast-forward C.RESET To reset the tape counter REC To enter the record standby mode, press REC. To record, press N while pressing REC. To record in reverse, press n while pressing REC. C.MEMORY To switch the position memory operation according to the tape counter to on/off PROGRAM To go into the program mode by first pressing, and start program play by second pressing x To stop X To pause DISPLAY To change the display mode A/B To select a tape deck: Deck A or B (dual cassette deck only) REW AMS To search the beginning of a track in the rewind direction FF AMS To search the beginning of a track in the fast forward direction FADER To stop after fading out and fade in after starting CABLE (Cable box) LD (Laser disc player) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off POWER To turn the power on/off 1 – 9, 0 To select the track number (0 selects track 10) To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below Channel down : – +10 To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function To select numbers 10 and above ENTER To enter the setting DISPLAY To show the current play status on the screen CLEAR To clear the selected characters from the screen ANT/SW To switch between the TV and the video m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward x To stop X To pause > (CH+) To proceed to the next location or song . (CH–) To proceed to the previous location or song Z To open or close the tray SIDE A To select disc side A, when the side is selectable SIDE B To select disc side B, when the side is selectable x2/x3 To go into the double or triple speed mode PROGRAM To go into the program mode 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or , press 5 and ENTER) CHANNEL +/– Channel up :+ RECALL Continued 97 Table of Preset Functions (continued) DVR (Digital video recorder) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off OK To bring up the Station Index when a program guide is not displayed To select the channel that is highlighted EXIT To exit the setting menu 1 – 9, 0, ENTER To change the channel For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER) INPUT To switch the output of the SAT receiver to the TV (When connecting a TV cable or antenna to the receiver, the output switches between a TV and SAT program) Channel down: – *3EPG To access to all aspects of the service *3REPLAY To replay Or to go into REC/REVIEW mode during play (After about 5-second rewind, replay begins.) *3Live TV To bring up Master Guide DISPLAY To turn on the display CLEAR To clear the setting GUIDE To bring up Master Guide INFO To display program information *3THUMBS+ To select the desired recorded program (It is necessary to have recorded the desired program.) *3LIST To call up the title of the recorded program CUE SKIP To skip over commercials *3ADVANCE To end the recorded program instantly To select the desired recorded program (It is necessary to have recorded the desired program.) *3PAGE+ Page up: + *3PAGE– Page down: – 3 * THUMBS– m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward REC To record, press N while pressing REC. First release N, then release REC. To stop recording, perform the same procedure. x To stop X To pause MENU To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right 98 CHANNEL +/– Channel up: + To move the cursor to the left *3 This key corresponds to Tivo service or the replay service. Refer to its instruction manual for details. DAT KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on/off HIGH REV High speed review 1 – 9, 0 To select the track number (0 selects track 10) To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. HIGH CUE High speed cue FADER To select the fade-in/fade out REC MUTE Record muting +10 To select numbers 10 and above ENTER To enter the setting D.SKIP To select the next disc DISPLAY To change the display mode or turn the display on/off CLEAR To clear the settings m To rewind N To play M To fast-forward REC To record, press N while pressing REC. First release N, then release REC. x To stop X To pause Z To open/close > (CH+) To select the next track . (CH–) To select the previous track Continued 99 Table of Preset Functions (continued) LIGHTING KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION (Key display of other remote commanders) Lutron Spacer X10 Spacer System Grafik Eye RadioRA HomeWorks Interactive OFF OFF OFF ALL OFF 1 SCENE1 SCENE1 SCENE1 MACRO1 SCENE1 2 SCENE2 SCENE2 SCENE2 MACRO2 SCENE2 3 SCENE3 SCENE3 SCENE3 MACRO3 SCENE3 4 SCENE4 SCENE4 SCENE4 MACRO4 SCENE4 5 SCENE5 SCENE5 MACRO5 SCENE5 6 SCENE6 SCENE6 MACRO6 SCENE6 7 SCENE7 SCENE7 MACRO7 SCENE7 8 SCENE8 SCENE8 MACRO8 SCENE8 9 SCENE9 SCENE9 MACRO9 SCENE9 10 SCENE10 SCENE10 MACRO10 SCENE10 11 SCENE11 SCENE11 MACRO11 SCENE11 12 SCENE12 SCENE12 MACRO12 SCENE12 SCENE13 SCENE13 SCENE13 MACRO13 SCENE13 SCENE14 SCENE14 SCENE14 MACRO14 SCENE14 SCENE15 SCENE15 SCENE15 MACRO15 SCENE15 SCENE16 SCENE16 FULL ON ALL ON ALL OFF MACRO16 SCENE16 ALL ON ALL ON ALL OFF ALL OFF ON ON OFF OFF CHANNEL + Raise Raise Raise Raise Raise CHANNEL – Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower RECALL 100 OFF Toggle Quick Reference of Operations To Enter the setting mode Enter the learning mode Enter the setting mode of the System Control function Enter the timer program setting mode Input the character contents to each Label key for the component Input the character contents to each Label key for the System Control Input the character contents to each Label keys for the timer program Program the Power-on command Press COMMANDER OFF For details, see + page 12 MUTING (If you do not perform any step within two minutes, the mode ends.) COMMANDER OFF + + OTHER COMMANDER OFF + SYSTEM CONTROL (1, 2, 3) COMMANDER OFF + MORE COMMANDER OFF + TIMER COMMANDER OFF MENU COMMANDER OFF + + MENU COMMANDER OFF + MENU + MORE COMMANDER OFF + MENU + TIMER COMMANDER OFF + + VOLUME– COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF Component Select page 19 page 32 page 61 + Component Select + OTHER VOLUME– + + Component Select page 79 page 79 page 79 page 43 OTHER (To reset the command, repeat the procedure.) Set the Channel Macro function page 58 COMMANDER OFF + CHANNEL+ + Component Select COMMANDER OFF + CHANNEL+ + OTHER Transfer/receive the data COMMANDER OFF + VOLUME– + CHANNEL– page 52 Change the volume control setting COMMANDER OFF + VOLUME+ + VOLUME– page 29 Copy the setting of a Component COMMANDER OFF + page 47 Continued 101 Quick Reference of Operations (continued) To Set the interval between operation steps of the System Control Set the component macro executing time Adjust the contrast of the LCD display window Turn the key-touch beep on/off Press For details, see COMMANDER OFF + EXIT page 40, 42 COMMANDER OFF + OK page 78 COMMANDER OFF + MUTING page 77 x (ON) MUTING (OFF) MUTING Set the Automatic-Off time of the LCD display window 102 + + VOLUME+ VOLUME– + page 73 COMMANDER OFF + VOLUME– Set the Automatic-Off time COMMANDER OFF + LIGHT Set the brightness of the backlight COMMANDER OFF + LIGHT + VOLUME+ page 74 Select the buttons to light the LCD display window COMMANDER OFF + LIGHT + VOLUME– page 74 CHANNEL+ page 74 Set the STD (standard) time Clock Display + CHANNEL– page 8, 11 Set the DS (daylight saving) time Clock Display + CHANNEL+ page 8, 11 Set the clock Clock Display + RECALL page 10 Lock the Remote Commander Clock Display + COMMANDER OFF Unlock the Remote Commander COMMANDER OFF (Keep the button pressed for more than 2 seconds.) page 23 page 71 Full Display 103 Index A Automatic-Off of the backlight 74 of the display window 73 B Backlight adjusting 74 Automatic-Off 74 Batteries 7 C, D Changing component name on the Mode display key 24 function display of keys 23 interval of the System Control function 40 name of the Label key 23 CHANNEL button 6 Channel Macro function 58 Clearing/Changing Channel Macro function 60 learned signal 25, 46, 51 System Control function 35, 39 timer setting 67, 70 Clock setting 8 DS time 8, 11 STD time 8, 11 Code number 13 Printed in Malaysia 104 Component Select buttons assigning other components 47 copying settings 47 programming a signal 43 programming System Control function 38 receiving data 56 setting Power-On function 43 transferring data 52 COMMANDER OFF button 6 Copying settings of Component Select buttons 47 M, N, O E K Setting Lock function 72 SYSTEM CONTROL buttons 7 programming a signal 49 programming System control function 31 System Control function changing interval 40 clearing 35, 37, 39 System Power-Off function SYSTEM CONTROL 1 button 37 Key touch beep 77 T, U L Timer setting 61 Transferring data 52 Troubleshooting 84 Erasing all the settings 81 See “Clearing/ Changing” F, G Factory setting 12, 29, 37 H Hold Function 71 LCD brightness 74 full display 103 Learning Function 19, 45, 49 LIGHT button 6, 74 Locking control of Commander 71 settings on Commander 72 MUTING button 6, 19, 22 P, Q Power-On function setting 43 SYSTEM CONTROL3 button 37 Power-Off function See “System Power-Off function” Preset components 12 R Receiving data 56 S V, W, X, Y, Z VOLUME buttons 6, 19, 22 Volume Control 19, 29
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