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Sony RM-AV3000T User's Manual

1. 1 2 Ty Serta Ss CJUO JUL f Vf Vf WIDE PIP ONOFF f PIP CH rere P Siar PIP OF Ba J L JL GREEN YELLOW BLUE SSS 4 5 7 8 0 RED ETTI Press the key s or button s for the desired operation POWER If you want to turn on the TV press the POWER key 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 and programme the buttons and keys for the series of operations In this example press the following buttons and keys gt 69 gt be 2 gt te gt gt When you have programmed all the keys and buttons press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF Ice a aja 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 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 PROGRAM RECALL MENU OK EXIT 4 and are displayed on the right Label key Continued 33 34 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions continued Notes e If you interrupt the procedure at any point for over 2 minutes the setting mode ends and the series of commands will be programmed to that point In this case clear the programme page
2. 1 9 0 1 To change the programme Also to turn on To select double digit numbers Works in same way as the TV s commander INPUT To switch the output of the SAT receiver to the TV When you connect a TV cable or aerial to the receiver the output switches between a TV and SAT programme GUIDE To bring up Master Guide INFO To turn on off the delailed information of the GUI Graphic User Interface display related to the EPG mode To turn on off the language switching function for a normal broadcast display TELETEXT To switch to teletext FAVORITE To switch up down among the favourite programmes only Option A of the GUIDE mode Option B of the GUIDE mode Option C of the GUIDE mode Option D of the GUIDE mode Hja gt The help display which explains in sequence how to use the key display A to pr 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 enter the selection of the MENU display PROGRAM Programme up Programme down rm gt To operate JUMP FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the TV depending on the setting of the TV s manufacturer PILOT To turn on off the EPG display PERSONAL To display the setting modes SERVICE To perform the
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 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 1Clear 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 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 The interval setting page 40 is not reset to the factory setting even if you perform these steps Notes on System Control Operations e If
4. K gt L gt j gt k gt l gt 5 N gt O gt m gt n gt o gt 6 Q gt R gt S gt p gt q gt r gt s gt 7 8 T U gt V gt t gt u gt v gt 8 8 9 W gt X gt Y gt Z gt w gt x gt y gt z gt 9 0 0 SYMBOL 1 amp 7 2 gt 1 4 t rye 4H space SYMBOL 2 space 0 gt A T lt gt lt gt lt 41 I gt E O ILx NQQE ONE DPZ QUR If you make a mistake move the cursor to the digit or character you want to correct by pressing the or gt button and input again If you press the CLEAR key the Label key returns to the previous display 3 Decide the digit or the character you input by pressing the gt 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 To change the component name on the Mode Display key When you programme a signal for a Label key you can also change the component name on the Mode Display key to the
5. 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 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 77 ee eee Adjusting the Contrast of the Display Window 4 Press the Mode Display key MODE once to display CONTRAST on one of the 78 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER OFF SET appears on the Mode Display key x Press the Mode Display key SET twice to display MODE on one of the Label keys Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key Label keys 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 Press the PROGRAM or PROGRAM button to adjust the contrast of the display window Each time you press the button the contrast changes as follows PROGRAM Deeper than the actual contrast setting PROGRAM Lighter than the actual contrast setting Press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF If you keep COM MANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off If you keep COM MANDER OFF pres
6. 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 Power On function is resumed and you can use it again e You cannot programme 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 e You can programme 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 e If you interrupt the procedure at any point for over 2 minutes the setting mode ends and the series of commands will be programmed to that point In this case clear the programme and start again from Step 1 to set the entire programme from the beginning You cannot continue from where you left off eIf you change the component code number page 12 or programme 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
7. CONTROL button or Label key appears on the Mode Display key LEARN flashes for 10 seconds and the Commander enters receiving mode JEL SYSTEM2 rns 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 AIR CONDITIONER q 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 Note You cannot programme 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 programme a remote control signal for that button clear programmed commands first page 35 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 clear the learned remote control signal 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X 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 programme a new signal for
8. Hea To select the previous track PROGRAM CONTINUE To select continuous play mode SHUFFLE To play in random order PROGRAM To use for programme play REPEAT To select repeat play mode 92 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 10 To select numbers 10 and above EXIT To return to the basic MENU ENTER To enter the setting PROGRAM Presetting or tuning frequency VIDEO 1 To select the input source to a higher VIDEO 1 Presetting or tuning frequency VIDEO 2 To select the input source to a lower VIDEO 2 ai Volume up VIDEO 3 To select the input source Volume down VIDEO 3 oX To mute the volume on the AUX To select the input source AMP AUX Press again to turn muting off DVD To select the input source DVD S FIELD To turn on off the sound field TV To select the input source TV GENRE To select a sound field genre CD To select the input source CD MODE To select a sound field mode MD DAT To select the input source MD T TONE To output a test tone TUNER To select the input source CENTER To adjust the centre speaker TUNER level TAPE To select the input source CENTER To adjust the centre speaker TAPE level PHONO To select the input source REAR To adjust the rear speaker level PHONO E 5 1
9. 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 COM MANDER 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 MM Selecting a Programme with a Single Key Press Channel Macro Function You can programme 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 programme 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 programme the operation of entering the 1 2 and 3 keys for a macro key Label key you can select programme 123 by pressing that single key Example To programme TV programme 123 for the BLUE key 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press OX CONNANDER Oto SET appears on the Mode Display key amp 2 Press the Mode Display key SET once to display CHMACRO on one of the Label keys SET NSELTEE LEP ITt trated t COPY CHMACRO RESET _ LABE TOT Tt t t Fr 3 Press the CHMACRO key SIJALI
10. PAY PER VIEW or the programme download service function EPG To show or hide the EPG display RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Fastext buttons Continued 89 90 Table of Preset Functions continued VCR VCR2 VCR3 KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on off SP LP To switch the tape speed 1 9 0 1 To change the programme H S REW To rewind at high speed a Also to turn on PLAY x2 To play at doubl d To select double digit x oye spe numbers LINE1 To select the input source Works in same way as the LINE 1 TV s commander LINE2 To select the input source To select a number between LINE 2 20 and 29 7 P DVin To select the input source DV D Tochange the mputmode TVTUNER To return to the TV to reset DISPLAY To activate the on screen the external input display ANT SW To switch the aerial output In order to avoid recording by mistake the REC key does not work by itself You can MENU To call up the MENU display assign this operation record to a single key D To move the cursor upward using the learning function page 19 v To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left OK To enter the selection of the MENU display lt lt To rewind a To play gt gt To fast forward REC To record press B gt while pressing REC Fi
11. contents to each Label keys for the timer programme ee COMMANDER OFF Component Select page 43 ower on command COMMANDER OFF OTHER To reset the command repeat the procedure Set the Channel COMMANDER OFF PROGRAM Component Select Page 58 Macro function COMMANDER OFF PROGRAM OTHER Transfer receive the COMMANDER OFF PROGRAM page 52 data Change the volume COMMANDER OFF a a page 29 control setting Copy the setting ofa COMMANDER OFF 4 page 47 Component Continued 97 Quick Reference of Operations continued To Press For details see Set the interval page between operation COMMANDEROFT evr 40 42 steps of the System Control Set the component macro executing time Adjust the contrast of page 78 the LCD display COM MANDER OFF OK window Turn the key touch COM MANDER OFF aX page 77 beep on off V ON X a OFF x a Set the Automatic Off E page 73 time of the LCD COM MANDER OFF 21 PROGRAM display window Set the Automatic Off COMMANDER OFF W page 74 time Set the brightness of KA page 74 the backlight COM MANDER OFF a Select the buttons to W z page 74 light the LCD display COMMANDER OFF window Set the STD
12. e 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 e The component codes cannot be set See the supplied Component Code Numbers and try setting the component codes again page 12 e The data have not been transferred See Transferring data page 52 and try transferring the data again e The data has not been received See Receiving the data page 56 and try receiving the data again NG flashes twice e 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 e The key for which you want to programme the Channel Macro function is not a Channel Macro key You can programme 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
13. standard page tine Clock Display PROGRAM 8 11 Set the DS daylight page saving time Cock Display PROGRAM 8 11 Set the clock Clock Display S page 10 Lock the Remote Clock Display COMMANDER OFF page 23 Commander Unlock the Remote COM MANDER OFF page 71 Commander Keep the button pressed for more than 2 seconds OOOO Full Display BS ABC DEF SUTLET EF PAA 6070 00 PM 1 2 3 co ARE M LEARN GHI JKL MNO INPUT DISPLAY f SLEEP MANUE MODE Bees tae ie ttt DSKP vineo7 vipeo 2 Tres DVD PQRS TUV wxyz BS ia WDE eae PIP CH 7 8 Q ANGLE TIT X tecerexr UAW ON en TAPE 4z 0 EEGA EPG s E SAT cela 10 es GUIDE Sy INPUT TUNER PHONO gt See Index ES Automatic Off of the backlight 74 of the display window 73 Backlight adjusting 74 Automatic Off 74 Batteries 7 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 PROGRAM 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 http www sony net Printed in Malaysia Component Select buttons assigning other components 47 copying settings 47 programming a signal 43 programming System Control function 38 receiving data 56 setti
14. 35 and start again from Step 1 to set the entire programme from the beginning You cannot continue from where you left off e Ifa SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key has already learned a remote control signal page 49 NG flashes and you cannot programme on this button Clear the learned contents first page 51 eIf you change the component code number page 12 or programme 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 e 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 e If you try to programme more than 32 steps the System Control setting finishes and the 32 steps you have programmed are registered If you want to programme again clear the programme page 35 and start again from Step 1 e 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 set
15. 38 for a Component Select button or a Label key you can programme 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 e You can programme 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 Power On 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 programme the signal of changin
16. 4 To set the clock follow Steps 2 5 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 12 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 Compo Preset Factory setting nent Select component Button TV TV Sony TV STB Digital satellite Sony digital satellite VCR VCR Sony VHS VCR VTR3 DVD DVD player Sony DVD player DVD1 CD CD player Sony CD player AMP Amplifier Sony amplifier Label key Preset Factory setting component STB2 Analogue Sony analogue satellite satellite MD MD deck Sony MD deck TAPE A Cassette deck Sony cassette deck TAPE B Cassette deck Sony cassette deck VCR2 VCR Sony 8mm VCR VTR2 VCR3 VCR Sony Beta VCR VCR1 STB3 Digital terrestrial Sony digital terrestrial LD LD player Sony LD player Label key Preset Factory setting component DVD2 DVD player Sony DVD player DVD2 DVD3 DVD player Sony portable DVD player DAT DAT deck Sony DAT deck CABLE C
17. CHMACRO CHMACRO appears on the Mode Display key CHMACRO LI s1a2 MD TAPEQ TOPE B AES 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 4 Select the component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label key 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 Oe NOR eee S RED GREEN YELLOW rot tt tert If you select the component name for which the Channel Macro function cannot be programmed NG flashes twice and NG sound is heard Select the macro key by pressing the Label key The selected label lights on the Label key The numeric keys flash NT 111 Tt 1 TV oOo w CA E E E E E E D 4 7 o oo a N N y BLUE Continued 59 60 Selecting a Programme 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 1 2 3 Note If you enter more than 5 keys the last 5 key
18. 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 The Commander turns on and the touch keys appear on the display SY ear PM rower 1 2 3 555 TV 4 5 6 E CN ANANN p r A PPr Pre bak RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE 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 POWER A When the remote control signal is sent is shown on the display Power ae Z PM 1 2 3 555 TV The component should turn off 4 If you have succeeded check that the Commander is operating the other functions of your component such as programme position and volume control See page 18 for details 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 If the Commander does not seem to be working 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
19. NLETELL SYSTEM2 RESET YES a en E E E E 6 Press the YES key Continued 35 36 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions 2 continued If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 4 While erasing gt gt stays lit When erasing finishes OK is displayed with a beep sound RESET Nl 3 SYSTEM2 RESET Acs 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 4 To erase all programmed commands for all SYSTEM CONTROL buttons and corresponding Label keys 1 Follow Steps 1 3 in the left While pressing the DEL key press the SYSTEM key SIILIN TEL ERN ii 71N JEL RESET system aL ves noe Att Press the YES key Sea YES REALLY stays lit and YES and NO flash TEL RESET REALLY Mes not z a D A S E E If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1 Press the YES key While erasing gt gt gt gt stays lit When all settings programmed for the Component Select buttons and corresponding Label keys are erased OK is displayed with a beep sound RESET SYSTEM ALL If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1 5 Press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF
20. O E DS E O E E E E O O D E E E Continued 43 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons continued 4 Press the PowerON key VEEL tid PowerON PowerON appears on the Mode Display key PowerON STB2 MD TAPE A CS OO O O O D DO GA D S D DOA ONDA E a D A O B D O O S O BO B B E E The display of the component names preset by Sony for which you can programme 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 The selected component name appears on the Mode display key and POWER ON appears on the display with a beep sound To clear the Power on command Repeat the procedure above The following display 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 Notes e If the component code of a non Sony product has been set for a Component Select button or a Label key you cannot programme the Power On function for it Even if you have programmed a signal by earning See Adding a command that is required when selecting a component page 45 or a System Control function page
21. PROGRAM Hea To proceed to the previous HIGH REV High speed review PROGRAM location or song HIGH CUE High speed cue 2 To open or close the tray FADER To select the fade in fade out SIDE A To select disc side A when REC MUTE Record muting he side is selectable SIDE B To select disc side B when he side is selectable x2 x3 To go into the double or triple speed mode PROGRAM To go into the programme mode 96 es a SS Quick Reference of Operations To Press For details see a he setting COMMANDER OFF 0X page 12 mode If you do not perform any step within 2 minutes the mode ends Se he learning COMMANDER OFF Component Select page 19 COMMANDER OFF OTHER Enterfhe sening COMMANDER OFF SYSTEM CONTROL 1 2 3 page 32 mode of the System Control iunctio COMMANDER OFF MORE Enterthe timer COMMANDER OFF TIMER page 61 programme setting mode Input the character COMMANDER OFF MENU Component Select page 79 contents to each Label key for the COMMANDER OFF MENU OTHER componen Input the character page 79 contents to each COMMANDER OFF MENU MORE Label key for the System Control Input the character COMMANDER OFF MENU TIMER page 2
22. SELECT cD 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 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 e You can programme 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 e You cannot programme a System Control function page 38 for a Component Select button or a Label key for which a signal has been programmed by learning e You can programme 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 boo E au Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons or the L
23. SYSTEM CONTROL button as a one touch 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 LEARN 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 1 Place the Commander head to head with the remote control of the air conditioner Remote control of your air conditioner about 2 4 inches 5 10 cm away RM AV3000T 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER OFF ox SET appears on the Mode Display key SELITEI Litter t bt Lit PRESET LEARN SYSTEM TIMER 3 Press the LEARN key LEARN appears on the Mode Display key JEL CS AO OO O O D DO O D S S DO A AL STB2 MD TAPE A tit TAP a E D S O T B D O D O B D E E aM w If a signal has been learned on that button the display stays lit If you want to programme on that button clear the signal first page 51 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 The display for the pressed SYSTEM
24. 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 Adjusting the clock after setting the clock CLOCK Bay 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER ox One SET appears on the Mode Display key SET Jet 2 Press the Mode Display key SET twice SET Ww 3 Each time the SET key is pressed the Label keys change as follows LIP tt Lit deed PRESET LEARN SYSTEM TIMER ee HEE Ete ede A S A A MODE LIGHT cLOCK Pree rrrrrerrnes CLOCK appears and flashes on one of the Label keys on the display Press the CLOCK key til clock Il Init The Commander enters clock setting mode CLOCK appears on the Mode Display key and the current time flashes CLOCK 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 4 or lt gt button The setting mode goes to Step 4
25. 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 programme contents you want to change are set to be executed by the timer Set the timer setting in which that programme is included not to be executed page 65 and edit the programme contents You may try to programme 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 86 Troubleshooting continued Symptom Remedy NG
26. appears during learning e The memory is full Clear infrequently used learned keys page 25 then carry out learning operations NG flashes if you try to copy the settings of the Component Select button or the Label key to another Component Select button or Label key e There are some keys for which learned signals or the Channel Macro function have been programmed on the display for the Component Select button or the Label key Copy the settings to another Component Select button or the Label key or clear the learned signals page 25 or the Channel Macro function page 60 A system control programme does not function correctly Make sure that you have programmed the commands in the correct order page 31 e 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 contro
27. code number To use it as a preset component key or button first erase its learned signal page 25 Continued 15 16 Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components continued 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 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 Other components Power off eN U O 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER ox Qrtoa SET appears on the Mode Display key NSELETEP Litter itt iit PRESET LEARN SYSTEM TIMER Press the PRESET key PRESETS i thy gt PRESET appears on the Mode Display key PRESET SN IIIIIIINI CELLINI STB2 MD TAPE A TAPE B Tt ttt ttt ttt ret Select the desired component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label 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 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 c
28. component name of which contents are to be moved appears on the Mode Display key While pressing the Mode Display 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 SEE E E S E E E E E E a E bie R Set In this case DVD gt gt 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 E 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
29. 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 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 centre 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 programme position with a single key Up to 5 key steps can be programmed on macro keys Label keys If you set the key operations for entering a programme position number on a macro key you can select the programme position by pressing that macro key page 58 Easy to operate touch key LCD with blue back light This Commander has a touc
30. display returns to Step 1 4 Press the YES key JEL RESET sly TIMER ALL 0K Ts If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1 During erasing gt gt gt gt 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 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 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 9000000 cansos 1 While pressing the Clock Display key press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF PM nt ka With a beep sound LOCK appears on the Mode Display key and every LCD display disappears except the clock and LOCK 655 LOCK After a second every LCD display disappears When the controls are locked When you press a button on the Commander the NG sound is heard twice and LOCK the clock and 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 CO
31. less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode Notes e The data of the System Control function programmed for a Component Select button cannot be transferred e Be sure that the receiving Commander is ready to receive data Continued 55 Transferring Data between Commanders continued Receiving the data This Commander can receive the data of another Sony RM AV3000T To receive all the data from another remote commander 1 Follow Steps 1 to 5 on page 53 TRANSFER SIII T Transfer data v Receive data TRANSFER ALL All data of the Commander COMPO Data of a Component Select button or a Label key ALL appears on the Mode Display key and ALL appears on the left Label key ALL sity wit leur Zren a AT stu pa exten j Tis ALL 4 Press the ENTER key Stil Z ENTER _ ty During receiving the data 399 3999 flashes When all the data has been successfully transferred ALL appears on the right Label key ALLI SI en a O D D E E B D D E Iz T Notes e 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 e 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 sendin
32. most suitable name using up to 8 characters or digits page 79 For accurate learning e Do not move the remote units during the learning procedure e Be sure to keep holding down the button of the other remote control until you hear the confirmation beep e Use fresh batteries in both remote control units e Avoid learning in places under direct sunlight or strong fluorescent light e 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 e 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 sin
33. no timer programme data the NG sound is heard and NG flashes twice 3 Press the ON OFF key With a beep sound mark lights and the standby mode of the selected timer programme is set to on The display returns to Step 1 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 e If the TEST key or the ON OFF key is pressed when the timer programme 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 mark stays lit beside the clock This means that one or more timer programmes are set to the timer standby mode The timer programme 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 programme once set the timer standby mode to OFF after the execution of the timer programme 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 OX SECU Li ttt trite S PRESET LEARN SYSTEM TIMER 2 Press the Mode Display k
34. 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 The Commander returns to the previous setting mode Continued 51 52 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 air conditioner for the season you have to programme 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 air conditioner s remote control can operate ON OFF with a single button or key programme the signal on two buttons or keys of the Commander as follows 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 Programme the signal transmitted from the power on off button of the air conditioner s remote control for the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button again 3 Programme the signal from the same button of the remote control for another
35. 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous set mode 17 LSE ee To change the Label keys press the 0 pe rati ng Yo ur Mode Display key in this case DVD repeatedly Each time you press the Com po nents w ith the DVD key the display of the Label Remote Commander keys changes as follows When you operate a non Sony DVD component make sure you set the h component code first page 12 TIME SETUP REVSLOW FWDSLOW Vv REPEAT EDIT PLAYMODE DISC SEARCH SEARCH DNR VES 2 Press the desired key in the touch key display When the remote control signal is sent gt is displayed on the display o If necessary you can also use buttons Example To play a DVD player on the Commander such as the A buttons the 1X button or the 1 Press the corresponding PROGRAM buttons other than Component Select button or the LCD touch keys Label key for the component you See Table of Preset Functions page have set up 88 for the functions of keys and To display and change the Label keys buttons for each component press the Mode Display key repeatedly 3 When you are done using the Commander press COMMANDER OFF to turn the Commander off The Commander comes on and the one keys for operating the selected component are displayed su PC ER al PM 2 1 2 3 555 DUD 4 5 6 PP orean a Vnetuan eej JUO J JUJ lane a E a To Bi 1o CCEE ie ENTER o l Jlsverme e
36. APE A amplifier TAPEB amplifier VCR2 TV VCR3 TV STB3 TV LD TV DVD2 TV DVD3 TV DAT amplifier CABLE TV 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 Fo uv fF N Continued 29 30 Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System continued 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER D GEG SET appears on the Mode Display key i SET I vie 2 Press the Mode Display key SET twice SET ey Each time the SET key is pressed the Label keys changes as in Step 2 on page 11 MODE appears and flashes on one of the Label keys x ox SET a eee D O S D GS SA MPA MODE LIGHT CLOCK terete ttt MODE appears on the Mode Display key MODE LSA O oe DD S OG A IA A PowerON TRANSFER VOLUME SYSDELAY TTT TTT Tt ttt ttt ttt 4 Press the VOLUME key tite Rg VOLUME appears on the Mode Display key and AMP flashes on one of the Label key VOLUME Lb VISUAL TU AMP 4ttts To change the volume control setting of visual components TV STB STB2
37. CRB e ZIP EEEP eee eS v SELPUPLELEEELEE Ett tind Suz CBLE PEEP Ere ees 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 ENT CLEAR and POWERO flash CO E a E E L f 2 3 Trower z SPE 2 Z4 5 6 CLEAR ITS 7 8 gam 711z Zo ENT E D slz TU 8091 Ts Continued 13 14 Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components continued 5 Press the four digit component code number followed by the ENT key on the touch key display SANATI 2 3 2 Z4 5 6L 7 8 g o ent 777 UVES Example To enter 8086 Input 8 0 8 6 and press ENT NI A M wlan wlan x r ENT SBEDEOEPEBED BEA oS If you press the CLEAR key during inputting the digits Input digits are cancelled The four digit 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 6 If you want to set a code for another component repeat Steps 4and 5 7 Press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF If you keep COM
38. Display key SELITIIP LIT ttt ttt PRESET _ LEARN SYSTEM TIMER TOT ttt 2 Press the SYSTEM key shud tt gt SYSTEM Il tt h SYSTEM appears on the Mode Display key JEL SYSTEM CSSA O DO D O DOS OS DONA O D DOSS OSA DONA S G IS OS A OG SYSTEM4 SYSTEMS _SYSTEMG _SYSTEM7 OE O B A E D TTT tt ttt tt Select the system number by pressing the SYSTEM CONTROL button in this case SYSTEM CONTROL 2 or the Label key 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 Sititririie titititt dl SSYSTEMB SYSTEMS SYSTEM1O SYSTEMI1 7TITPr eri tbr es The selected system number is displayed on the Mode Display key SYSTEM2 CSO D O D D S DO O S S D DO A A E OA AA l MD TAPE A TAPE B ATTA TTT tt tt tt 7 To program anew 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 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 The selected component name is displayed on the Mode Display key and the keys for the selected component flash J
39. 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 SS Sao ee 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X COMMANDER A ox SET appears on the Mode Display key 2 Press the Mode Display key SET twice to display MODE on one of the Label keys ox YF SET Tit SEELIEDELETIELEE I MODE LIGHT _CLOCK ret ts 3 Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key 4 Press the Mode Display key MODE once to display DISP OFF on one of the Label keys 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 DISP OFF 10min NIL ALL OFF TIME err A Continued 73 Setting the Automatic Off Time of peeo a the Display Window continued Adjusting the Backlight of the Display Window Press the or key to change the Automatic Off time of the The Commander is preset at the factory LCD display window to brighten backlight and to switch off You can adjust from 1 minute to 30 the backlight automatically if you do not minute
40. Erasing All the Settings continued 3 Press the RESET key RESET appears on the Mode Display key ALL RESET stays lit and YES and NO flash JEL RESET SLELIEELL ALL RESET YES NO tTrtttttT 5 Press the YES key REALLY stays lit and YES and NO flash DEL RESET REALLY Ses Noe z Tht If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 3 Press the YES key During erasing ALLI gt 93 gt gt gt gt gt 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 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 Additional Information Precautions Do not drop the unit or give a shock to the unit or it may cause a malfunction e 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 e 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 e Do not exp
41. INPUT To change the multi channel of REAR To adjust the rear speaker level 5 1ch and above a MENU To call up the MENU display SUB To adjust the subwoofer level or return to the previous WOOFER MENU SUB To adjust the subwoofer level a To move the cursor upward WOOFER Vv To move the cursor downward D INPUT _ To switch the digital input lt gt To move the cursor to the right D INPUT To switch the digital input To move the cursor to the left OK To enter the selection of the MENU display Continued 93 Table of Preset Functions continued MD KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on off CONTINUE To select continuous play 1 9 0 To select the track number 0 mode selects track 10 SHUFFLE To play in random order To select track numbers PR above 10 see the descriptions acces Heiss for programine play on the 10 button below REPEAT To smite the repeat play of a 10 To select numbers 10 and single or all frackis toon ot above DECK A To select a deck of the dual ENTER To enter the setting DECKE ME Redes D SKIP To select the next disc a pata RRS EMA DISPLAY To change the display mode Setuenthe display onjo N toggle os mode 7 a is it CLEAR To clear the setting HEC SR Nee lt lt To rewind FADER To select the fade in fade out To play SCROLL To display DISC NAME that gt gt To fast forwar
42. MANDER 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 Notes e 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 ENT key The setting returns to the previous one If this happens check the component code number and try setting again e If you don t input anything into the Commander for over two minutes between each step the setup procedure will be cancelled To set the code you must again press X while pressing COMMANDER OFF e 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 e 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
43. MMANDER OFF With a key touch sound the display returns to the status before setting of the Hold function 71 72 E 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 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER OFF ox SET appears on the Mode Display key LOCK flashes and setting modes flash on the Label keys NSELVIEEE LID Pt bit tt PRESET _ LEARN SYSTEM TIMER Torr ttt tt ttt 2 While pressing the LOCK key press the Label key on which the setting mode you want to lock is displayed To change the Label keys press the SET key Al LII Lly SE PRESTS aus h 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 3 Press COMMANDER OFF COMMANDER OFF When the setting is locked 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 ere Setting the Automatic Off Time of the
44. MOVE To move the location of the programme on TV window picture SLEEP To operate SLEEP function on PIP STILL Freeze the window picture a ee only fora TV PIP OFF Turn off the window with SLEEP function picture MAIN SUB To switch the sound of the ZOOM To zoom a picture duplex broadcast OO 7 7 ras o scroll upward a picture TELETEXT To switch to teletext enlarged by the zoom TV ON To turn on function To return from teletext to TV CENTER To centre the picture enlarged WIDE To switch to WIDE by the zoom function EPG To turn on off the ZOOM To scroll downward a picture programme guide enlarged by the zoom SHIFT To toggle between Key function functions Using Fastext MENU To call up the MENU display With Fastext you can access pages with one key D To move the cursor upward stroke a Tomoye the cursor nn a ai pages ma is Proana x downward colour coded menu will appear at the bottom of the screen To move the cursor to the The colours of this menu correspond to the red right green yellow and blue keys on the Remote To move the cursor to the left Commander Press the key which corresponds to the colour OK To enter the selection of the coded m nu MENU display The page will be displayed after some seconds PIP ON OFF Turn on off the window picture STB Digital satellite Analogue satellite Digital terrestrial KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn on and off
45. R Sout eoo S114 a A TY Continued 53 54 Transferring Data between Commanders continued 7 Press the ALL key ALL All data of the Commander COMPO Data of a Component Select button or a Label key ALL 4 appears on the Mode Display key and ALL appears on the left Label key ALLt sbi I enter ALL 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 s ENTER _ ac During transferring the data 2333 gt gt gt flashes When the all data has been successfully transferred END appears on the right Label key ALL NIIIIIIICILNIN ALL i ae E D E O B S B E E E B sm N 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 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 Note Be sure that the receiving Commander is ready to receive data 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 c
46. S ONY 3 245 133 12 1 Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions RM AV3000T 2002 Sony Corporation SSS Features The RM AV3000T 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 to operate and visible in the dark Setting a maximum of 45 macro commands of a maximum of 32 successive steps Amaximum 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 Clock
47. STB3 VCR VCR2 VCR3 DVD DVD2 DVD3 LD and CABLE press the AMP key With a beep sound the volume control setting of visual components is switched to the amplifier VOLUME VISUAL To return the volume control setting to TV press the TV key 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 e If you have already programmed any signal for the 4 or 1X button of each component by learning the procedure above will not change the function of the 4 and 1X buttons e If you have programmed volume control signals on 4 or 1X 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 programme each button for each component by the learning procedure page 20 E Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions With the System Control function you can programme 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 selecto
48. 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 40 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions continued Changing the interval between operation steps You can control the interval from 100 900ms in units of 50ms 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER n ox 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 Ock SET vii m 3 Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key MODE SA OOA O O S D O DAG S D D IOS IO IO O A IO GS E A PowerON TRANSFER VOLUME _SYSDELAY ttttttttttttt ttt 4 Press the SYSDELAY key VSI LEI eS SYSDELAY is displayed on the Mode Display key SYSDELAY Ne IIILCIILIIDO DIILI EI ZSYSTEM4 SYSTEMS SYSTEM6 SYSTEM TTT HTT Tt tt ttt ttt 5 Select the system number the component name or the timer programme number of the interval you want to change by pressing the SYSTEM CONTROL button the Compone
49. abel 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 e 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 e The character contents are overwritten to a new button or key Continued 47 48 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 OFF press 0X COMMANDER ox OTO 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 SET COPY appears on the Mode Display key COPY CSO OO SA N S O SIBZ MD TAPE A TAPE B ATT TTT ttt ttt ttt tt 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 DUD Se ee D D D DO O U DO DOS O OA DAL MD TAPE A batt SERIE BL Litt TAPE B4 a The
50. able box Cable box Analogue 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 PRESET NN BW UI 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 8086 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 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER O ax GD SET appears on the Mode Display key NSELELEP Lit trib ttt tit PRESET LEARN SYSTEM TIMER 3 Press the PRESET key SLE LI ah e PRESET appears on the Mode Display key PRESET ESOO A I E S D DO OS D D D O D A alte MD TAPE A i TAPE B TOT TTT Tt ttt tt tt 4 Select the desired component by pressing the Component Select button or the Label 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 SULEEPPETEEEEEEi tii DstB2 MD TOPE Q TAPE BC FITTI eee eee ees 4 IIIIIILCCICICCCCIDINN ACR U
51. an be transferred to a Component Select button or key on another Sony RM AV3000T 1 Follow Steps 1 to 6 on page 53 TRANSFER SaL coot i Sz t am ad COMPO appears on the Mode Display key and the selected component name appears on the left Label key COMPOt ee O D D DO DO O D D DOS O D DAL N E STB2 MD TAPE A i TAPE B s D T O O O O O O O S B E E T 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 The component name of which contents are to be transferred appears on the left Label key COMPOt tit I enter a TV Confirm that the receiving remote commander is ready to accept data To set the receiving commander follow the procedure on page 56 5 Press the ENTER key Kinks Z ENTER _ ty During transferring the data gt gt flashes When the data has been successfully transferred END appears on the right Label key COMPOt aay SETTER E E a E a a yA AIT TTT Tt tt E 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
52. and so on each time you press the MORE button in the system mode Note on the 4 and 1X 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 E 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 Continued 7 Installing the Batteries continued 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 amp 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 Notes on batteri
53. ather TIME SETUP _REVSLOW FWOSLOW Note The remote control signals may be different for some components or functions In this case programme 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 4 buttons to control the volume and the 1X 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 e If you have programmed any signal for the A or X 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 A buttons or the 1X 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 4 buttons or the X 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 EE Using Non Preset Re
54. 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 power off signal of the air conditioner respectively so that you can operate the air conditioner with the Commander breee a ey Transferring Data between Commanders You can transfer data such as learned signals and component code settings between this Commander and another Sony RM AV3000T 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 AV3000T To transfer all the data of the Commander 1 Place the RM AV3000T head to head with another RM AV3000T Another RM AV3000T about 2 4 inches 5 10 cm away RM AV3000T 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER OFF ox SET 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 f tock y an vit 4 Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key PEtCrberrr etree heed rir tt D D B D B S D E 5 Press the TRANSFER key Ne ne TRANSFERT ul hy Pi TRANSFER appears on the Mode Display key TRANSFER sil ALL COMPO i 2 ATT 6 Press the key Al Zaio ey 1 Transfer data v Receive data TRANSFE
55. d are not shown REC To record press B gt while pressing REC First release B then release REC To stop H To pause A To open close PP To select the next track PROGRAM Hea To select the previous track PROGRAM 94 TAPE A TAPE B KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION CABLE Cable box 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 1 9 0 ENTER To change the programme 10 To select numbers 10 and For example to change to above programme 5 press 0 and 5 x or press 5 and ENTER ENTER To enter t tti a S PROGRAM Programme up Aa To rewind Programme down a To reverse m co To operate JUMP a To play FLASHBACK or CHANNEL gt gt To fast forward RETURN function REC To enter the record standby mode press REC To record press B gt while pressing REC To record in reverse press while pressing REC a To stop ll 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 REC MUTE Record muting DOLBY NR To toggle the Dolby Noise Reduction REC LEVEL To make the recording level higher REC LEVEL To make t
56. e 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 1X PROGRAM 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 Automatic Off time page 73 74 10Press 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 Setting the Key Touch Beep The Commander is preset at the factory to turn on the key touch confirmation beep You can turn on or off the key touch confirmation beep GSD 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER O O SET appears on the Mode Display key x 2 Press the Mode Display key SET twice to display MODE on one of the Label keys sr 2 itl SELLULELEPEItit MODE LIGHT _ CLOCKS ttt 3 4 Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key Press the Mode Display key MODE once to display BEEP on one of the Label keys Press the BEEP key BEEP appears on the Mode Display key BEEP BEEP am is Press the ON or OFF key Each time you press the key the display changes between
57. e 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 lt 1 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 and P 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 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 When you teach signals to the lt 1 H or X buttons e If you have programmed any signal on the 4 or 1X button for components other than TV and AMP using the learning function that signal will be transmitted only when you select that component e If you have programmed any signal fo
58. e 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 e See also About the interval between operation steps on page 34 and Notes on System Control Operations on page 37 Example To programme 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 programme a new series of operations clear the programme first page 39 2 Press the Component Select button for which you want to programme a series of commands The selected component name appears on the Mode Display key Other component names are displayed on the Label keys TU Se STB2 MD TAPE A TAPE B Trt tt tt ttt ttt tt 1 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 Notes e You can programme the System Control functions for a Component Select button or a Label key on which the Power On function
59. e stays lit and and flash se TIME Isec 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 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 SSS esl Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons Programming the Power On command of the selected component for Sony components only When using Sony components you can programme 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 Example To programme the TV button 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X COMMANDER One SET appears on the Mode Display key x Press the Mode Display key SET twice to display MODE on one of the Label keys on the display tock SET 7it Press the MODE key MODE appears on the Mode Display key MODE Le O I A OA DG O OS DO SO O D S IO I IS D PowerON TRANSFER VOLUME SYSDELAY ONA OE S
60. er 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 programme is executed To clear programmed commands for a specific SY STEM CONTROL button or corresponding Label key 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press OX COMMANDER 7 ORRE SET appears on the Mode Display key x 2 Press the Mode Display key SET once to display RESET on one of the Label keys on the display RESET appears on the Mode Display key Al E T l OM t System numbers appear on the Label keys RESET NIIIIIIILIIDIIICLI LI SSYSTEM4 SYSTEMS _ SYSTEM SYSTEM a S O OA D B B D A O D B A B B O O B 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 RESET
61. es e Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of batteries together e 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 Setting the Clock 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 TTT a AE E vi lIililiiliiliilil SET STO TIME DS TIME ttt trt 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 LIIIN DS TIMES a The selected STD TIME or DS TIME key lights SET and SU flash and 12 00 AM lights on the Clock Display key Ne wn oO lt m 7 o Aly vir su VOD aw CLOCK STD TIME 2 Set the day of the week Select the da
62. esteseeteseeness 16 Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander ssssssssssssrnsasnsnsunnsnnnnnannnnnanannna 18 Toveontrol the yol me poseeraa vee eE EREA EEE ER RE EE 19 Using Non Preset Remote Control Operations Learning Function sssrinin 19 For accurate learning ope eean aae E Aa eaaa iane rea E En eri Ranan 25 Changing or erasing the function of a taught key or button ss sssssssssssssrssrssrssrssssstess 25 Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System sssri 29 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions wuss 31 Programming a series of commands for the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or the Label keys ccccecseneseeeees wu 32 Notes on System Control Operations ccccsccsessesseseeseseeseseseesesteseesesnesesesnesesneseeneaeeness 37 Programming a series of commands for the Component Select buttons or the Label keys c ccceccssessestesesteeteseesesteseeeanes 38 Changing the interval between operation steps 40 To change the component macro executing time cceceseesesesceseesstesesteseeseeteseeneaeesees 42 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons ssssssssssssssssssnrsnnsnnsannannnsnnnnnnnns 43 Programming the Power On command of the selected component for Sony components only scscescesesesteseeeseeseesestesesteseesesteseene 43 Adding a command that is required when selecting a component wee 45 Assign
63. ey SET once to display RESET on one of the Label keys on the display NSELTEPTEITIE TEE ttt tit COPY CHMACRO RESET LABEL 3 Press the RESET key RESET appears on the Mode Display key 4 Press the TIMER button BEL RESET PROGI PROG4 are displayed To change the Label keys press the TIMER button Press the Label key of which timer settings you want to erase The selected programme number is displayed on the left Label key SELEEE IL PROG4 CLEAR YES NO rot ts Press the YES key During erasing gt gt stays lit When erasing finishes OK is displayed with a beep sound PROG4 CLEAR mee If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 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 previously set mode Continued 69 Setting the Timer continued To clear all timer settings programmed for all PROG 1 12 Label keys 1 Proceed Steps 1 3 on page 69 DEL RESET Ne COMPO ttt 2 While pressing the DEL key press the TIMER key JEL RESET l TIMER ALL ALS NO 3 Press the YES key REALLY stays lit and YES and NO flash TEL RESET REALLY Ses Wot a If you press the NO key The
64. eys press the MORE button TIMER Displays PROG1 PROG4 To change the Label keys press the TIMER button 80 5 Press the Label key of which the name you want to change The commander enters the Label name changing mode COMPO Example TV GREEN ABC DEF 1 2 3 TU hy 5 g Comoe smoelf crear rerurw LL JL PQRS TUVWXYZ o vl WGREEN SYSTEM Example SYSTEM6 ABC DEF 1 2 3 LABEL Ory KM lomo man czas ma L JL JL J L J paas tuv wxyz 7 8 9 o liz SYSTEMS d TIMER Example PROG10 ABC DEF 1 3 3 LABEL e e ome eee oe an e C 8 ie vl gt afROG10 am i 6 Input the name of the Label key Follow Steps 2 5 on page 24 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 Erasing All the Settings You can erase all the settings to reset the Commander to its factory settings 3 5 6 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER y OFF ux 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 SET Pete ede D edt CHMACRO RESET LAI L O D a a A B B E E E SLI COPY E 40 I L Tt Continued 81 82
65. g 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 To receive the data of a Component Select button or key from another remote commander 1 Perform Steps 1 and 2 on pages 56 TRANSFER Sat towpa 42 I A A A DA A A E BA E B E B 2 Press the COMPO key COMPO appears on the Mode Display key COMPO PEPE t reed treat tt s7B2 MD TAPE A TAPE B 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 The selected component name appears on the left Label key COMPO slit xLil EIN 7mm chit ewer j Ty fits Press the ENTER key ls N a During receiving the data gt gt gt flashes When the data has been successfully received the selected component name appears on the right Label key COMPO SOE E E E E E a a a a yA A Continued 57 58 Transferring Data between Commanders continued Notes e 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 e If
66. g 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 Continued 45 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons continued Example To programme the input select signal of your amplifier to the CD button 1 Place the RM AV3000T head to head with your component s remote control Remote control of your component about 2 4 inches 5 10 cm away RM AV3000T 2 Follow Steps 2 and 3 on page 20 in Learning Function DEL LEARN Se O D D S DO O S S D D A A D E DA NA l STB2 MD TAPE A TAPE B ce R T B S B B T BO O B D B B E E B B 7 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 JEL 4 EL cD 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 INPUT
67. gle key or button 1 After Step 4 page 20 while pressing the DEL key press the key or button you want to erase gt Ko The cleared key flashes together with other learnable keys JEL 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 To clear all signals learned fora specific component 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER R Hig SET appears on the Mode Display key Sent SET viii 2 Press the Mode Display key SET once SET We RESET appears and flashes on one of the Label keys on the display tock L_J vit SET LTPP ELEPUE PEt COPY CHMACRO RESET LABEL rrr ttre tit 3 Press the RESET key RESET appears on the Mode Display key Component names appear on the Label keys RESET CSSS A O A O S DO O S OA D M 7 Pirird STB2 MD TAPE A TAPE B ATT rt tt tt ttt tt ttt 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 5 Press the Component Select button or the Label key of which preset setti
68. gramme that you select page 65 Setting the new timer programme Example To set the timer programme at 7 30 AM on Saturday to the PROG4 key 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press OX COMMANDER oy CO A a X SET appears on the Mode Display key NJIIIIIIIDIIII PRESET _ LEARN SY OTT Tt ttt Press the TIMER key TIMER appears on the Mode Display key TIMER Pritt PROG3 PROG4 TTT ttt The programme numbers PROG1 PROG4 appears on the Label keys To change the Label keys press the TIMER button on the Commander repeatedly The programme numbers having timer setting programmes which are set to be executed stand by mode stay lit The programme numbers having timer setting programmes which are set not to be executed flash The programme numbers without timer setting programmes flash Continued 61 62 Setting the Timer continued 3 Select the programme number to which you want to set the timer by pressing the Label key vil ls si The selected programme 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 1200 aw PROG SU and 12 00 AM are displayed on the Clock Display key If the day of the week and the time for the t
69. h 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 Ee a A a a Table of Contents Getting Started Location and Function of Controls sssssssssssssssnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnn 6 Installing the Batteries scssssses nnananann nannaa eanna ae annaa nanara aeann naaawa nanana ndana aaan anaana aaaaaiaa 7 When to replace the batteries c ccecccccsccsessesseseesesseseeseseesesneseesessesseseseeseseseeseeneseseseeneanes 8 Setting the ClOCK sssssssssossssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnannunnannnnnnnnnnnnnnannannanannnnnnnnnnnnannanaanaanannnannannannan 8 Setting the clock for the first time after installing batteries c ccccsesseesesteseeeeeees 8 Adjusting the clock after setting the clock cccscssesssseesesseseesesseseseseeseseseesesteseeeseeness 10 Basic Operations Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components ssssssssssssssinsssnrnnanannnunnnnnnnnanannnas 12 Setting a component code eecescesecseseeseesesesessesteseeseseesesseseesssesesseseesesseseesssneseeseseeseanesestes 12 Checking if the code number works cccsccseeseesesseseeseseesesseseeseeeseesssesesseseeseeeseeneaeneas 15 Finding a component code with the Search function ccccsessesceseesestesees
70. hat 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 Notes e When using the timer setting on this Commander only one setting can be assigned to one programme 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 programme the two settings separately e If there are some programmes set to be executed at the same time they start in order from the lowest programme number e According to the status of the component operated by the timer programme the next programme might not function successfully When setting a timer programme check carefully the setting of other programmes Changing the programme already set or changing another programme that you select 1 Follow Steps 1 3 on page 61 62 2 Press the COPY key If you want to change the programme already set go to Step 6 without pressing the COPY key PROG4 cb vA til pro PY Sa rl The programme number appears on the left Label key and COPY flashes on the right Label key 3 Press the COPY key repeatedly until the programme number of which contents you want to change appears Each time the COPY key is pressed the programme number which has the timer setting information appears in order Continued 65 Setting the Timer continued 4 When the programme number of which contents y
71. he recording level lower C RESET To reset the tape counter C MEMORY To switch the position memory operation according to the tape counter to on off PROGRAM To go into the programme mode by first pressing and start programme play by second pressing i Continued 95 Table of Preset Functions continued LD Laser disc player KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION DAT 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 1 9 0 To select the track number 0 selects track 10 selects track 10 To select track numbers To select track numbers above 10 see the descriptions above 10 see the descriptions on the 10 button below on the 10 button below 10 To select numbers 10 and DISPLAY To change the display mode above or turn the display on off ENTER To enter the setting lt lt To rewind DISPLAY To show the current play a To play status on the screen gt gt To fast forward CLEAR a clear me seeen REC To record press B gt while characters from the screen pressing REC ANT SW To switch between the TV First release B then release and the video REC lt lt To rewind a To stop a To play H To pause gt gt To fast forward A To open close a To stop PP To select the next track T To pause PROGRAM laa To select the previous track gt gt To proceed to the next P PROGRAM location or song
72. imer programme are set in this setting mode or if you try changing the programme already set page 65 the set contents are displayed on the Clock Display key 4 Press the SETUP key SELL ae DAY TIME and MACRO flash on the Label keys Press the DAY key and set the timer on day s of the week by pressing the or button 1200 1 PROG4 i ENTER DAY Each time the lt or button is pressed the display of day s of the week changes as follows SUMOTUWETHERSA lt A Y MOTUWETHFRSA A Y MOTUWETHFR A AA SU SA A AA SU A AA lt button MO 4 button t Vv TU A Vv WE A R TH A AA FR A Y gt sa SU Sunday MO Monday TU Tuesday WE Wednesday TH Thursday FR Friday SA Saturday Then press the ENTER key to decide the day s The display returns to step 4 6 Press the TIME key Set the timer on hour by pressing the amp or button Then press the gt 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 x button Then press the ENTER key The time of the timer setting is decided fs iim PROGA tiig l7 tid ENTERS TIME The display returns to step 4 Press the MACRO key The Commander enters
73. ing 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 c cccceececeeeeeeseesesessssesesessssesesssesseseeneesees 47 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons OF Label KeYS wutwie eerie 49 Notes on learning the signals of an air conditioner 152 Transferring Data between Commanders sssssssssssssssususunnsnnnnnannnnnunnnnnnnnannnnnannnnanananannnannnnnnana 52 Transferring datana 02 20 dosttehe BN asad nea loseat cease aa E Nike 52 Receiving the data cccccccscecessessesssescessssesesseseeseeseseessssesessesnesesseseessseesesseseesesneseeneaneness 56 Selecting a Programme position with a Single Key Press Channel Macro Function 58 Setting the Timer cssscseeecceceeeeee cece eee secenenee nena naana dadaan aadaianaada daadaa nnana adabna 61 Setting the new timer programme ccscececseseesesesteseseseesesseseeseseesesseseeseseseeseseeseaneseenes 61 Changing the programme already set or changing another programme that yOu Select P TAE TEE EE A E E 65 Using Other Functions Locking the Controls Hold Function sssssssssssssssnsnsnnnnunnnnnnnnanannnnnnnnannnnnanannnnnnanannnanannnnnnanaa 7 L Protecting your settings Setting Lock Function wo 72 Setting the Automatic Off Time of the Display WindOW sssssssssssssnsnsnnnnnnnnnannnnnannnnnannannnnnanaa 73 Adju
74. isted 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 programme 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 e 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
75. 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 ee gt STB2 MD TAPE A TAPE B gt 7TTTUP PPP rere rrr v NEDESESENSEERRNEEEEE EP VCR2 UCR3 STB3 LD 7IETEUUUEUEEPe ers SEPT PELITECEEr rte DVD2 DUD3 DAT CABLE TUTTE PP PPE eee ees All the learnable keys flash J 1 ty 1 2 87 F641 YRS 4 5 6 a 7 8 9 mong tA ee SG nc Cee COUNTER TIMER SEARCH SEARCH TTT TT Tt TT tt Trt 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 UCR S D A O DO D etree ded COUNTER Q TIMER SEARCH SEARCH PEP eee reed reed Y ESS U O O S O S OO DA DSA A S tb bt COMMERCL SP LP H S REW PLAY x 2 7EPTETPP Pees Vv NEELEDECIEEEE IPP trib LINEI LINE2 DVin TUTUNER a tied tid CE D E a 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 Press the key or button on the Commander you want to teach gt d LEARN flashes and the only pressed ke
76. 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 The setting is decided and the Commander turns off Press the LEVEL key The display becomes in the brightness setting mode The current setting BRIGHT or DIM stays lit The other flashes LIGHT Nills LEVEL BRIGHT DIM ttt Continued 75 76 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 LIGHT Nills ON MODE LIGHT ALL 9 Press the LIGHT or ALL key to select the buttons on the Commander to light the display window If you press COMMANDER OFF th
77. l function you can make an interval of a while by pressing the TIMER button Your Commander does not work as expected after data transfer e 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 operated by the timer of the Commander does not function as expected e The component could not receive the signal from the Commander successfully When using the timer check the followings Check that the timer macro programme functions correctly by pressing 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 programme 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 programme is executed in the next week though that programme has been already executed e The timer programme contents you have set on this Commander repeat every week weekly timer If you want to execute the timer programme once set the timer standby mode to OFF after checking the execution of the timer programme page 67 The character contents y
78. lay of a key only when you programme 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 e If you don t change the display of a key the default display is used e 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 amp The Commander enters the Label Input mode ABO DEF 1 2 3 JEL UCR aay a STEE E L JL Paas tuv wxyz 8 9 oO I COUNTER Continued 23 24 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 B C gt a b c 2 E F gt d gt e gt f gt 3 H gt I gt g gt h gt i gt 4
79. ly for products marketed in the European Union 33 84 EEE Troubleshooting If you have problems setting up or using the Remote Commander first check the batteries page 7 then check the items below Symptom Remedy You cannot operate the components e Go closer to the component The maximum operating distance is approximately 32 8 ft 10 m e 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 component 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 l
80. mme or set the timer programme to the standby mode 1 Follow Steps 1 3 on page 61 62 555 PROGA Pititin a ON OFF TEST SETUP coPY t t i 2 Press the TEST key or the ON OFF key TEST You can check the timer programme setting by transmitting the Timer Macro signals ON OFF The display turns as below 555 PROG4 w 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 555 PROG4 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 67 68 Setting the Timer continued To switch quickly the timer standby mode to on or off using the TIMER button 1 Press the TIMER button TIMER sa oe SLEEP D SS EP UO O iti birt PROG1 PROG2 PROG3 PROG4 THT TTT TT Tt 4 tt The programme numbers of which timer programme is set to the standby mode stay lit and the other programme numbers flash on the Label keys To change the Label keys press the TIMER button repeatedly 2 Select the programme number of which timer standby mode you want to switch to on by pressing the Label key S55 TIMER If you select the programme number which has
81. mote 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 Continued 19 20 Using Non Preset Remote Control Operations Learning Function continued Example To programme the B Play signal of your component to the VCR B Play key of the Commander 1 Place the RM AV3000T head to head with your component s remote control Remote control for your component i A E R 5 10 cm away RM AV3000T 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER j X SET appears on the Mode Display key NESSSSSRNEEENNENEE NN EP PRESET _ LEARN SYSTEM TIMER 3 Press the LEARN key LEARN appears on the Mode Display key JEL LEARN CSSS A O D D O DO O S A D G It STB2 TAPE A TAP ATT rt ttt ttt tt tt l AZ m Select the desired component of which signals are to be learned by pressing the Component Select button or the Label
82. nd the display for operation does not appear when you press a button The Hold function is on Unlock the Hold function page 71 Helpline available Customer Service If you have any questions or problems concerning the Remote Commander that are not covered in this manual please call the customer remote helpline The number is mentioned in the warranty card 87 88 Appendices Table of Preset Functions Note There may be some components or functions that cannot be operated with this Commander TV KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION PIP CH To change the TV programme in the window picture PIP SWAP To swap the main picture and the window picture PROGRAM Programme up Programme down To operate JUMP FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the TV depending on the setting of KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION the TV s manufacturer POWER To turn on and off 44 Volume up 1 9 0 1 To change the programme Volume down a Also to turn on yi To select double digit ox To mute the volume on the TV fh tmbers Press again to turn muting off Works in same way as the RED GREEN Fastext buttons TV s commander YELLOW To select a number between BLUE 20 anid 29 PIP TEXT To switch to teletext in the INPUT To change the input mode window picture DISPLAY To display the current PIP
83. ng Power On function 43 transferring data 52 COMMANDER OFF button 6 Copying settings of Component Select buttons 47 LE Erasing all the settings 81 See Clearing Changing Factory setting 12 29 37 LH Hold Function 71 LK Key touch beep 77 LCD brightness 74 full display 99 Learning Function 19 45 49 LIGHT button 6 74 Locking control of Commander 71 settings on Commander 72 MUTING button 6 19 22 Power On function setting 43 SYSTEM CONTROL3 button 37 Power Off function See System Power Off function Preset components 12 Receiving data 56 E 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 Timer setting 61 Transferring data 52 Troubleshooting 84 V W X Y Z VOLUME buttons 6 19 22 Volume Control 19 29
84. ngs you want to erase The component name is displayed on the left Label key RESET TAPE A RESET Press the YES key SELL oy During erasing gt gt stays lit When erasing finishes OK is displayed with a beep sound RESET Al RESET ad TAS TAPE A If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 4 If you want to erase the learned signals for other Component Select buttons or corresponding Label keys Repeat Steps 5 6 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 To clear all signals learned for all Component Select buttons or corresponding Label keys 1 Follow Steps 1 3 on page 26 JEL RESET 2 While pressing the DEL key press the COMPO key SIII IEL p JEL RESET V UER EE EE P2 COMPO ALL NO t l ES t Continued 27 28 Using Non Preset Remote Control Operations Learning Function continued 3 Press the YES key REALLY stays lit YES and NO flash TEL RESET REALLY Nes uF oe a D B E E ES If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1 4 Press the YES key While erasing gt gt gt gt stays lit When all settings programmed for the Component Select butt
85. nnannnnnnnnananananannanananana nana 97 Full display scisiascciscvececssiceverecesvesscesvesessvecesusestsencvvecsscassiecdtauecdeusdvGesvedecsvesdusvesdsevdsecyacassudeders 99 WMO iets cascsdcascsacadueacsdcaacnataacsasaacnasaacsdsuachasnacrassasadanacrasaastasaaczdsrassassaardsuaszassacrasianra BACK COVER Getting Started Location and Function A of Controls 1 2 3 4 5 OOOOOOOTS 17 SOI Ie SSO g 16 10 x 7 11 15 12 13 14 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 ballpoint pens 10 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 Component Select buttons page 12 Selec
86. nt 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 To display and change the Label keys for timer programme numbers 8 Press COMMANDER OFF Press the TIMER button repeatedly For CONNANDER timer settings see page 61 lis If you keep COMMANDER OFF go to Step 6 pressed for more than 2 seconds The Commander turns off When you select the Component name i If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previous setting mode titi NIL INTERUAL STINE When you select the system number or the timer programme number go to Step 7 Press the INTERVAL key Wi i INTERVAL 100ms gt 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 Ty It SH The current component macro executing tim
87. 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 PROGRAM RECALL MENU OK EXIT and 9 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 programme to the standby mode See page 67 If you keep COMMANDER OFF pressed for more than 2 seconds The timer setting of the programme is decided and the Commander turns off In this case the timer programme is not set to the standby mode Note Some programmes 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 programme is outputted the timer programme begins after the execution of the previous one In this case also the programme cannot be executed at the set time So set the timer regarding the contents and the duration of the timer execution To change the programme 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 t
88. omponent is displayed rower o NTTTITTT M 2 3 PRESET stile Fm 4 5 67 aE a tits 7 8 9z 7117 Zo ENT m AS sliz TV 8881 Press PROGRAM or PROGRAM to search component code numbers in the same category in this case code numbers which begin with 8 Press PROGRAM to go to the next code number Press PROGRAM to go back to the previous code number PROGRAM 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 Aim the Commander at the component and press the POWER O key POWER 0 6 When the remote control signal is sent gt is shown on the display 1 2 3 ssw w If it successfully works power off for TV AMP playback for CD MD DAT TAPE and power on for other components go to Step 6 If it doesn t repeat Steps 4 to 5 Press the ENT key A beep sounds and the selected component name the preset four digit component code number and OK light for 2 seconds And the display returns to Step 2 SELLI y Note It is recommended to write down the code number 4 N l 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
89. ons and corresponding Label keys are erased OK is displayed with a beep sound COMPO ALL ete SOKS If you press the NO key The display returns to Step 1 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 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 Controls the volume of Select button TV TV STB TV VCR TV DVD TV CD amplifier AMP amplifier Label key Controls the volume of STB2 TV MD amplifier T
90. ose the remote control detectors of your components to direct sunlight or other strong illumination Too much light there can interfere with remote control operations e 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 ry Maintenance 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 Sar a Specifications Operating distance Approx 32 8 ft 10 metres 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 43 4 7x 11 2 in w x hx d 120 x 175 x 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 cE The CE mark on the unit is valid on
91. ou have input return to the original display e If you preset a component code after inputting character contents they are cleared and return to the original display Edit the characters after you decide the component to be used by presetting a code The character contents you have input are not displayed e If you input characters to the Label keys which have no data displayed sx 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 Commander turns off by itself e This Commander is preset at the factory to turn the display off automatically if you do not operate for more than 10 minutes You can change the Automatic Off time from 1 to 30 minutes page 74 amp is displayed only when transferring the data and lighting the LCD display window e The batteries begin to be exhausted Replace the batteries as early as possible page 7 The Commander enters e 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 LCD a
92. ou want to change appears on the left Label key press that Label key With a beep sound the contents of selected programme is copied to the programme number on the Mode Display key in this case PROG The day of the week and the time for the copied timer programme are displayed on the Clock Display key ON OFF TEST SETUP and COPY flash on the Label keys 555 PROGA 5 Press the SETUP key DAY TIME and MACRO flash 555 PROG4 SA E DO O O E D O O D E OS GA A PA DAY TIME MACRO 4 144 4 44 4 4 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 555 PROG4 SELIT TILL MACRO CLEAR YES NO At Press the YES 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 NO key The display returns to Step 5 Note You cannot change the Timer Macro setting partially If you want to change the programme 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 programme Steps A B C D and E programme Steps A to D using the system macro Then programme Step E in the Timer Macro adding to that system macro To check the execution of the timer progra
93. ove the cursor downward gt To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left OK To execute items selected from the screen lt lt To rewind a To play gt gt To fast forward amp To stop ll To pause gt gt To proceed to the next PROGRAM location or song Hea To proceed to the previous PROGRAM location or song 2 To open or close the tray TIME To change the time display SET UP To call up the setting up menu Continued 91 Table of Preset Functions continued cD KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn the power on off DISC To decide the numeric key 1 9 0 To select the track number 0 operation selects track 10 TRACK To decide the numeric key To select track numbers operation above 10 see the descriptions GROUP To decide the numeric key on the 10 button below operation 10 select numbers 10 and EDIT To go into the setting mode of TRONE automatic programme and ENTER To enter the setting time fade D SKIP To select next disc DSP MODE To toggle the mode of DSP DISPLAY To switch the display of the added to the CD CD player to on off DSP OFF To turn the DSP off CLEAR To clear the setting FADER To toggle the fade in fade qa To rewind out operation To play PLAYMODE To change the play mode cyclically gt gt To fast forward To stop i To pause To open close PP To select the next track PROGRAM
94. r the 4 buttons or the 1X 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 4 buttons or the X 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 INPUT y Each time the key is pressed the display is changed in order UCR EL UCR tog SAI OS AZ SUA INPUT SYMBOL1 lt AUDIO D SKIP uN Zay 2a Zay 2 When the desired display appears release the Mode Display key JEL UCR AUDIO 3 Then follow Steps 6 to 8 page 21 Notes e You can change the disp
95. r of the amplifier to VIDEO 1 5 Set the input mode of the TV to VIDEO 6 Start video playback You can programme 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 32 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Functions continued Programming a series of commands for the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons or the Label keys Example To programme the procedure above for the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 0X COMMANDER Gye amp SET appears on the Mode
96. rst release B then release REC To stop i To pause A To eject a cassette PROGRAM Programme up Programme down COUNTER To change the counter display Q TIMER To select the recording time by 30 minutes and begin recording SEARCH REVIEW locked picture search SEARCH CUE locked picture search COMMERCL To skip over commercials DVD DVD2 DVD3 KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION POWER To turn to the power on off REV SLOW Slow playback in the reverse 1 9 0 Number buttons To set items direction selected from the screen FWD SLOW Slow playback in the forward 10 To select numbers 10 and direction above REPEAT To go into the repeat mode ENTER To enter a setting or to set EDIT To switch the edit mode to items selected from the screen on off AUDIO To change the sound PLAYMODE To change the playback mode DISPLAY To show the current play DISC To change a disc status on the screen SEARCH To search in the forward ANGLE To switch angle direction CLEAR To clear the selected SEARCH To search in the reverse characters from the screen direction RETURN To return to the last previous DNR To change the level of the screen Digital Noise Reduction TITLE To display the title menu VES To change the mode of the SUBTITLE To switch the subtitle Virtual Enhanced Sucound MENU To display the DVD menu D To move the cursor upward v To m
97. s operate for more than 10 seconds To Each time the key is pressed the change this setting perform the minute increases by one following procedure Each time the key is pressed the You can adjust the backlight Automatic minute decreases by one Off time from 1 second to 60 seconds in For example 2min on the Label key the units of 1 second the brightness means 2 minutes 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 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 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X COMMANDER 0 Ore SET appears on the Mode Display key x 2 Press the Mode Display key SET twice to display LIGHT on one of the Label keys or SET lt SELLEGELEPELt dt MODE LIGHT _CLOCK Potts 3 Press the LIGHT key LIGHT appears on the Mode Display key itt ON MODE 4 Press the OFF TIME key The display becomes in the setting mode of the Automatic Off time of the backlight LIGHT AIL N OFF TIME 10sec 5 Press the or
98. s are programmed for the macro key 7 Press the macro key in this case BLUE 1 2 and 3 appear twice la Nts Sey sec gsa e 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 Note You cannot programme 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 programme the Channel Macro function on it To clear the Channel Macro function 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X 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 Setting the Timer Up to 12 timer setting programmes can be set on this commander You can programme the timer setting of the day of the week the hour the minute and the contents of the programme Timer Macro You can set each programme of the timer to be executed or not There are two ways for the timer setting as below Setting the new timer programme Changing the programme already set or changing another pro
99. sed for less than 2 seconds The Commander returns to the previously set mode ER 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 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press 1X ae el ny A GAG SET appears on the Mode Display key Press the Mode Display key SET once to display LABEL on one of the Label keys on the display 3 Press the LABEL key LABEL appears on the Mode Display key LABEL 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 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 SYSTEM To change the Label k
100. sting the Backlight of the Display WiNdOW ssuset ee 1A Setting the Key Touch Beeps sssssasisuninsaanannunanaunaannanana nanaawan nanea aan haana mawana wnan banaa anaana 77 Adjusting the Contrast of the Display WindOW ssssssssusususnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnannnnnannnnnnnnanananannnnanana 78 Changing the Names of the Label Keys or the Component Names on the Mode Display Key sssassssnrssnsnannuunannnnnnananntnnnanananunann aanas anaa anan nawada naaanan nannan ndanani 79 Erasing All the Settings ssssssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannannanannnnnnannannannnnaan 81 Additional Information Precautions siana ianraiaianaeareta aa aaidanaa ria enanada daenda akaa akasa aradin anaran saaana nandiak aiaa artanda 83 Maintenance sssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnannnnnnnnnnnnnnannannannnnunnnnnnnnnnnannannanannnnnnannannannannanannaannannannanaanaan 83 Specifications iiss aniiinvai onanii auina iiinn ava nakai naranai anaiei anaandaa wana nawon danada na Eana aa i nawan danaa AnKa 83 Troubleshooting wwii eens 84 Appendices Table of Preset FUNCTIONS vu 88 AVEREA NE FANE SS CRE RROD E OT EE TORE PAT NEESER ORLA MENA E AEE E FURR 88 STB Digital satellite Analogue satellite Digital terrestrial cccsccscesesseeeees 89 VCR VCR2 VCR3 TAPE AS TAPE Bia ost 2005 sla a ell ae teed BNES ba hana etd uber lace CABLE Cable box Quick Reference of Operations sssssssssssssnsssnnnnsnnnnunnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnannn
101. t the component to control 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 TIMER button page 68 Used to set the timer programme and to set the timer programme on or off gt 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 COMMANDER OFF button Turns the power of the Commander off Then all the display contents are turned off PROGRAM buttons page 88 89 90 91 Select the programme position lt button page 88 lt buttons page 19 29 Adjust the volume 1X button page 19 31 Mutes the audio Press the button once again to resume at the previous volume A EXIT button page 89 Used to exit the setting menu 15 MENU button page 88 Calls up the menu display of the buttons or keys that have menu function 16 OK button and Cursor Control buttons page 9 64 88 17 SYSTEM CONTROL buttons page 31 You can programme up to 32 consecutive key operations to each of the three SYSTEM CONTROL buttons You can automatically carry out the entire programme by pressing one button 18 MORE button page 32 Label keys change in the order from the first stage to the third stage and come back to the first
102. the Timer Macro setting mode TIA an PROGA CSO O O O O S DO O S S D D O A S E OA OA l STB2 MD TAPE A _ TAPE B e O S O E E B O BO B O BE O 4444 7 Continued 63 64 Setting the Timer continued 8 Press a Component Select button a SYSTEM CONTROL button or a Label key to programme 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 programme 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 Notes e You can input up to 32 steps for one timer programme number e A System Macro can be input as a step e A macro programmed for the Component Select button or the Label key is available as the same setting as its output setting e The step of the TIMER button has an interval of 250ms e The Mode Display key the OTHER button the gt en button and the MORE button are not counted as steps 11 When you have programmed a series
103. 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 e 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 e 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 38 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 programme 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 e Th
104. ting or do not programme the POWER key of the component About the interval between operation steps e You can change the interval between operation steps page 40 e If you cannot receive signals successfully during consecutive operation steps programme 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 programme 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 e 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 Power on and input select may not work properly In this case insert other signals like the example below TV Power on VCR Power on VCR play back TV input select After the series of input commands is executed the Command
105. y of the week by pressing the 4 or xy button 3 Set the hour and AM or PM by pressing the or button The selected hour and AM or PM Selected day of the week flashes flash _ r a ae SU Sunday ee MO Monday TU Tuesday WE Wednesday TH Thursday FR Friday SA Saturday xy button Cc ores ale gt Ey ute IO ale en bale C lt Ores I lt N gt button 4 button Then press the gt button The hour and AM or PM are set ste pemn hi N 00 minute and SET flash T r Hillu CLOCK lt A M ule 0 n gt gt po ws Then press the gt button The day of the week is set STD TIME 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 STD TIME Note If you press the button the day of the week is set and setting mode skips to Step 4 Continued 9 10 Setting the Clock continued 4 Set the minute by pressing the lt or button slits button 4 button The selected minute flashes N T t yam CLOCK STD TIME Notes If you press the button the minute is set and the setting mode returns to Step 2 e If you press the button the minute is set and the setting mode returns to Step 3 e If you want to finish the clock setting go to
106. y remains on the display B UCR When teaching on the button that is not on the LCD Only LEARN flashes 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 6 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 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 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 by set mode Continued 21 22 Using Non Preset Remote Control Operations Learning Function continued Notes e If you do not perform learning steps within 2 minutes learning mode ends e 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 e If you touch a key by mistake in step 6 while pressing th

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