Sony rm v 18 a owners manual

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SONY

Remote Commander
Operating Instructions

3»864v372-12(1)

RM-V18A

Manual cle instrucciones (parte posterior)

to 1998 by Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia

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For the customers in the U.S.A.
WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class 8 digital device, pursuant to Part l5 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are desrgned 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. it this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which an be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is aicouIaged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
I Reorient or relocate the receiving anteruiac
- Irmrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
0 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.

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Setting Up the Remote Commander

Before you can start using the Commander, you must first set it up.

This manual describes everything you need to know to set up the

Commander, including:

- installing the batteries. _ .

- Presetting the Commander with the codes for your TV, VCR, Cable
box and other audio components.

About Presetting the Commander

The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand
components.

If youre using the Commander with a Sony component, you wont
need to preset the Commander before you start using it.

' To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony)
manufacturers components, or to use with a component that is not
preset at the factory, you'll need to follow the instructions in this
manual to preset the Commander with the correct code number for
your components (See the supplied "Component Code Numbers"
also.)

WM that can be preset Button Factory sonlng
TV 11! Sony TV
VCR VCR Sony VHS VCR
Cable box/ Receiver/ CD player/ CABLE -
Tape dECk/Tv/VCR AVl Sony Receiver
AVZ Sony CD player
Notes

' The Commander can be setup to opqlte only one component per
button - unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For
example, you cannot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV
and a Panasonic W simultaneously (because they use different
code numbers).

0 You may not be able to operate eVm a Sony brand component with
the factory presetting. in such a case, follow the procedure in

Setting the Code."

Installing the Batteries
Slide open the battery compartment and insert two SlZC AA (R6)

batteries (not supplied).
Be sure to line up the + and - on the batteries with the + and , on the

battery compartment.

When to replace the batteries

Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to six months If the
Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be worn
out, Replace the batteries with new ones.

Notes

0 Replace both batteries with new ones.

- Do not take more than 20 minuta to replace the batteries;
otherwise, your setting of the code numbers will be erased.

Notes on Batteries

' Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of
batteries together.

I 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.

Setting the Code
Follow the steps 1 and 2 below for each component you plan to use
with the Commander.

Step 1: Entering the Code Number

1 See the supplied Component Code numbers, and find the code
number in double figures for the desired component.
If more than one code number is listed, use the number thats
listed first to complete the steps below.
For example, if youre setting up a Philips' VCR. you would use
the code number 13.
If your compcltent snt listed, see Searching for the Correct

Code. " '

2 Press and release the 5 (set) button
vcn CABLE TV

3 Press the button of the component that
you want to set up.

Note

On the AV1, AVZ, and CABLE buttons, 1 AV
receiver", "CD player, and "cable box

are assigned respectively at the factory, But

you can also assigt other components on

thse buttons. For details. see "Changing

the Component Type on the AV1, AV2, and

CABLE buttons,