Sony rm v 8 a owners manual

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SONY

Remote Commander

Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior)

© 1998 by Sony Corporation Printed in China

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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 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. it 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:
0 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
0 Increase 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 tlm Commander, you must first set it up.

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

Conunanderfincludmg:

- Installing the batteries.

I Presetting the Commander with the codes for your TV, VCR and
Cable box.

About Presetting the Commander

The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand TVs
and Sony brand VHS VCRs.

If youre using the Comrmmder with a Sony brand TV and a Sony
brand VHS VCR, you wont need to preset the Commander before
you start using it.

To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sorry)
manufacturers components, or to use with a cable box, youll need
to follow the instructions in this manual to preset the Commander
with the correct code number for your components.

Button Factory setting Component that can
be preset
TV Sony TV TV
VCR Sony VHS VCR VCR
CABLE Cable box
Notes

. The Commander can be set up to operate 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 TV simultaneously (because they use different code
numbers).

0 You may not be able to operate even a Sony brand component with the
factory setting. In such a case, follow the procedure in Setting the
Code

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Installing the Batteries

Slide open the battery compartment and insert two size AA (R6)
batteries (not supplied).

Be sure to line up the 9 and e on the batteries with the 0 and O on
the battery compartment.

when to replace the batteries

Under nomtal 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

I Replace both batteries with new ones.

I Do not take more than 20 minutes 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 electroler
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 tables in "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 that's
listed first to complete the steps below,
For example, if you're setting up a Philips VCR, you would use
the code number 13.
If your component isnt listed, see Searching for the Correct

Code.
2 Press and release the 5 (Set) button. (CE)
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Your Code Number

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

4 Enter the component's code number.
For example, if youre entering the code
for a Philips VCR. you would press and
release 1, then press and release 3.

5 Press and release the ENTER button to
store the code number in the
Commanders memory.

5 Go to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works to finish
setting up.

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If you press a wrong button in step 4
lress and release the 5 (Set) button and then go back to step 3,

Step 2: checking if the Code Number Works
1 Power on the component you want to set up.

2 Aim the Remote Commander at the component and press a button
to check it ilktl button works.
For example, press the POWER button to see it it works on your
component .

3 Check that the other buttons of the Commander is operating the
corresponding functions of the component.

If the Commander Doesn'tSeem to Be Working...

I First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes
listed for your component (see the tables in "Component Code
Numbers").

0 If - after trying all the codes listed for your component - you still
cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search
method described in "Searching for the Correct Code."

Searching for the Correct Code

If you've tried all the code numbers listed for your component and
you still cannot get the Commander to work (or if your components
is not listed in the Component Code Numbers tables). try these
steps.

1 Power on the component you want to set up. Insert a tape if

necessary,
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2 Press and release the 5 (Set) button.
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3 Press the button of the component on
the Commander that you want to set
up.

4 Press and release the CH 4- button. Then
press and release the POWER button.

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5 Repeat step 4 until the correct code number is found.
Each time you press the CH + button and then the POWER button,
a new code number will be transmitted.
Keep trying until your component operates by receiving the
transmitted signal from the Commander (eg, the power turns off,
the CH 4- function works, playback starts, etc). Be patient as you
do this; it rriay také 50 or 60 tries until the correct code number is

located.

1 Check that the Commander is operating the other functions of
your component by pressing the consponding buttons on the
Commanderr If they seem to be working properly, youre done
setting up the Commander.

6 When the correct code is found, press and
release the ENTER button to'store the code
number in the Conunanders memory.

If the component does not operate properly, repeat steps 1 to 6 and
search for another code. As the searching always starts from 01, it
will stop again at the same code as the last searching. Pass the code
and continue searching until the next code by which the component
operates.

If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see
"Troubleshooting.
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Operating a Component

1 Press the button of the desired
component on the Commander,

2 Point the Commander directly at the component.
3 Press the button for the function you want to use.

See "Remote Button Descriptions" for complete descriptions of the
buttons on the Commander,

Notes on using the Remote Commander

liasicalh, use this t nmmander in the same way as theCmninanders

supplied it till \mtr components.

I Lstng this Commander will not increase the tunclious ol your
components. The functions of the Commander are limited to the
tunctions of the components themseli s. For example, if your TV does
not hai it a MUTING function, the MUTING button on this Commander
will not tuticlinu with your TV.

0 Some functions of the component may not work with this Commander

' If your cable hm can control volume, be sure to set its volume switch to
.1 medium posrtion. If the volume on the cable box is turned down
completely, you will not be able to adjust your TV: volume with the
Commander.

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Specifications

Operable distance Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending of the
component of each manufacturer)

Power requirements Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied)

Battery life Approx. 6 months (varies depending on
frequency of use)

Dimensions Approx, 61 x 191 x 30 mm (w/h/d)
(2/z x7/xx l /rin.)

Mass Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including batteries)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Component No.
TV

Cable Box

VCR

It will be useful to write down the code numbers of your components in
the chart above, so that you can refer to them when registering the code
numbers with the Commander.

Remote Button Descriptions

Operating a TV

El To set up the Commander.

El To turn on/offa window"
picture (Picture-in-Picture).

[3' To change the input mode.

[El To change the channel. For
example, to change to
channel 5, press!) and 5 (or,
press 5 and ENTER).

El To display the current
channel on TV.

L-SJ To move the cursor upward,
downward. to the right, or to

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[E l + 0 -{E Volume up: +
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v E To turn on and off.

Press before operating a TV.

, [E To operate SLEEP function
on the TV. (Works only for a
TV with the SLEEP function).

[E To enter the selection.

[E Channel up: 4»

Channel down: -

To operate JUMP,
FLASHEACK or CHANNEL
RETURN function on the TV
depending on the setting of
the TVs manufacturer.