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SONY

Remote Commander

Operating Instructions
0 1956 by Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia

WARNING

Th'sequipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits {or
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 attire FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonlble Tprotect-ion against harmful
interference in a residential installation rs equipment generates.
uses. and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception. which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more 0! the following measures.-
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
' Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
0 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician (or help.
You are cautioned that any changes or modificatimrs not expressly
approved in this manual could void your authority to operate mi:
equipment.

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Setting Up the Remote Commander

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

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

Commander, including:

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' Presetting the Commander with the codes for your TV VCR, Cable
box and other audio componens

Presetting the Remote Commander

The Commander is preset at the lactory to operate Sony brand TVs ,
VHS VCRs, receivers, and CD players (using code No. 01 for each
component). If youre using the Commander with a Sony TV, VHS
VCR. receiver, and CD player, you wont need to preset the
Commander before you start using it.

To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony) manufacturer's
components, you'll need to follow the instructions in this manual to
preset the Commander with the correct code number for your
components.

Note

The Commander can be set up to operate only one component ofeach
category (VCR, AVl, AVZ, CBL, or TV position of the slide switch) at a
time - unless their code numbers happen to he the same. For example,
you cannot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV and a
Panasonic TV at the same time (because they use drflerent code
numbers).

installing the Batteries

Slide open the battery compartment and inserl hvo size AA (R6)
batteries (not supplied).

Be sure to line up the + and - an the batterres with the + and -on the
batterycompartment.

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Notes on Batteries . , ~~ ll

0 Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to six months ll the
Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be worn
out, when replacing batteries, replace both of them with new ones.

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

- it you take time to insert the batteries or press the buttons when
replacing the batteries, the code numbers will be erased.

- 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
irom leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not touse the
Commander for a long period of time.

Setting the Code
Step 1: Entering the Code Number

1 Set the slide switch on the Commander to
the position that correspond to the desired
(omponent.

2 See the tables in "Component Code numbers, and find the code
number in double figures {or the desired component.

It more than one code number is listed. use the number that's listed
first to complete the steps below.

For example, if youre setting up a Philips' VCR, you would use the ;
cod e number 10. g

If your component rsn't listed. see "Searching tor the Correct Code."
3 Press the SET button with a hall-point pen an
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Phrlips' VCR. you would press and release
1, then press and release 0.
6 Go to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Warts" to finish setting
up.

tip etc, and release it.
5 Press and release the ENTER button to

4 Enter the component's code number. For
example, if youre entering the code for a
store the code number in the Commander's
memory

Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Work:

1 Power on the component you want to set up with its powcr switch.
2 Aim the commander at the component and 6

press the POWER button.
The component should power off.
3 When the Componenl powers oft, check m
that the commander is operating the other [Q
firnttlons of your component, such as a 9
channel and volume control.
If the Commander Doesnt Seem to Be Working...
I First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes
listed for your component (sec Component Code Numbers ')
lI- after trying all the codes listed ton our component- mu so"
cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search method
described In Searching for the Correct Code"

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If the Commander Seems to Be Working Properly...
' You're finished setting up the Commander (or your component.
I if you're setting up more than one component, youll need to
\ complete these procedures for each component you plan to use with
l the Commander.
- Use the label (supplied) to write down the code numbers of your
mmponenb Then affix the label to the back of the Commander,

Changing the Component Type on the AV1

and AV2 Positions of the Slide Switch

On the positions AV1 and AW of the slide switch, the Functions to

operate Sony brand recelvers and CD player are preset at the factory

(using cord No, 4 and 5 respectively).

When you change the component type on the positions AV] and AVZ

of the slide switch, complete the following procedures:

1 Set the slide switch to the AV1 or AVZ m g ..
position *->

2 Press the SET button with a ball-point pen sci
tip etc, and release it.

2 Brier one of the codes from the following table, correspond to the
component type you're setting up:

Component type Code No.
VCR I
Receiver
CD player
Tape deck
TV
Cable box

«amorous.

For eaample. if you're setting up a CD player, you would press and

release 5.

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

To firush setting up the component, go to Step 1: Entering the Code

Number" and complete the procedures that are described,

Searching for the Correct Code

If youve tried all the code numbers listed [or your component and you

still cannot gel the Commander in work (or if your component is not

listed in this manual), try these steps

1 Power on the component you want to set
up with its power switch. Then set the
slide switch on the commander to the
position that corresponds to the
component.

2 Press the SET button with a ball-point pen 5

tip etc, and release it.
3 Press and release the CH+ button. Then

press and release the POWER button. i® @
Repeal step 3 until your component powers off.
Pressing the CH+ and POWER bultons repeatedly will try every
available code until the correct one is found. lt may take up to about 50
to 60 mes until the correct codenurnber is located.

5 When the component powers off, press and
release the ENTER button to store the code
number In the Commanders memory.

6 Check that the Commander is operating rm.
the other function at your component, @
Tum on the component again: then press , t
the CH and VOL buttons it the
Conunander seems to be working
properl}, ynu have Complfled setting up
the Commander,

If the component does not operale properly, repeat steps 2 and 5 and

search {or another code. As the searching always start from 01, it will

stop again at the same code as the last searching. Pass the code and
continue searching until the nest code Which the component turns oi!

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ll you still cannot get the Commander Io work properly, see
"Troublahnot-ing,"

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Controlling theVolume of Video
Components Connected to an Audio System

The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you
hear the sound 0! your video componens from your TVs speakers,
and that you hear the sound of your audio componeno from the
loudspeakers via your receiver (or amplifier).

Even if you arr.- operating a video or audio component, this feature
enables you to control die volume of your TV or receiver without first
having to change the Commanders slide switch to the TV or AV1.

Position of the slide swltdi Controls the volume of

VCR TV

CBL TV

TV TV

AV1 Component whose type is set on the
AV1 position',

AV: ' Component whOse type is set on the
AV1 position .

For example, to control the volume for your VCR channels, you dont

need to change the slide switch from VCR to TV.

' On the AV1 position, the receiver is preset at the factory (using code
No, 4). The commander controls the receivers volume, even it you
assign a component which has no volume control itself (eg. CD
player, VCR) on the AW position, when the slide switch is set to the
AV1 position

changing the Factory Preset of the Volume Control
lf your video components are connected to an audio system, you
probably hear your TV or VCR '5 sound from the loudspeakers via your
receiver, not from your TV speakers. In this case, you need to change
the factory preset so that you can control the volume of your video
components without first having to switch to the receiver (lactory set
on AV] position). To change the factory preset of the volume control,
follow the procedures below.
You can change this either belore or after you set up the Commander to
work with your component. m
1 Set the slide swuch to the position that you ($7
want to set up.
2 Press the SET button with a ballpoint pen 5
tip etc, and release it. ©
3 GT0 control the component's sound from .
the loudspeakers via your receiver which E
is assigned to AV1, prtsfi the VOL- button.
(970 control the components sound from
the loudspeakers via your receiver which (E
is assigned to AVZ, press the MU'UNG

the TV speakers, press the VOL-r button.
memory.

button.
©To control the components sound from
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4 Press and release Ihe ENTER button lo
store your selling in the Commanders
5 If you haven't already done so, finish setting up the component by
completing the procedures in "Step 1: Entering the Code Number".

Using the Remote Commander

Operating a Component

1 Make sure that the slide switch is set to the
position that correspond to your desired
componcnti

2 Point the Commander directly at the component,

3 Press the button {or the function you want to use.

See Remote Butlm Descriptions" [or complete descriptions ol the
buttons on the Commander.

Notes on Using the Remote Commander

- Using the Commander will not increase the thKilm'IS of your TV or
other components. The functions of the Commander are limited to
the functions of the TV or other components. For example, if your TV
doesnt have a MUTE function. the MUTE button on the Commander
will not function With your TV.

0 Using the LIGHT function frequently at the Conunander will shortcn
the battery life.