Sony rm v 40 a owners manual

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SONY

Remote Commander
Operating Instructions

3-864-374-12(1)

RM-V40A

Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior)

© 1998 by Sony Corporation Printed In Malaysia

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

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

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

Command er, including:

0 Installing the batteries.

0 Presetting theCommander with the codes for your TV, VCR, Cable
box, DBS tuner, and other audio components,

About Presetting the Commander

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

if you're using the Commnder with a Sony component, you wont
need to preset the Commander before you start using it.

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

Position Factory setting Component that can be preset

TV Sony TV TV

VCR Sony VHS VCR VCR

CBL Cable box/DES luner/

, . Receiver/CD player/Tape deck/

A 5°) Receve' MD deck/DAT deck /TV /VCR

AVZ/DBS Sony DBS tuner .
Notes

0 The Commander canbe set up to operate only one component on
each position of the slide switch , unless their code numbers
happen to be the same. For example, you cannot set up the
Commander to operate a Sony TV and a Panasonic TV
simultaneously (because they use different code numbers).

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

Installing the Batteries

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

Be sure to line up the + and , on the batteries with the + and - on the
battery compartment.

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When to replace the batteries

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

Notes

I Replace both batteries with new ones.

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

Notes on Batteries

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

0 If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak, wipe the
contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and
replace the old batteries with new ones. To prevent the electrolyte
from leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not to use the
Commander for a long period of time.

Setting the Code

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

Step 1: Entering the Code Number

1 See the supplied Component Code Numbers", and find the code
number in double figures for the desired component.
If more than one code number is listed, use the number thats
listed first to complete the steps below.

For example, if youre setting up a Philips VCR, you would use
the code number 13.
if your component isnt listed, see "Searching for the Correct
Code." .
2 Set the slide switch on the Commnder (
to the position that correspond to the fi
desired component.
Note
On 'the AV1, AVZ/DBS, and CBL positions, "receiver, DBS tuner",
and "cable box are assigned respectively at the factory. But you can
also assign other components on these positions. For details, see
Changing the Component Type on the AVI, AVZ/DBS, and CBL
positions.
3 Press the SET button with a ball-point 5:!
pen tip etc., and release it.

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4 l'nter the components code number,
for t\r\l\lplt, if you're entering the code
tor .i Philips" VCR. nu. would pl'tss rind
release 1, then press and release 3.

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Your Code Number

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

6 Co to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works to finish
setting up,

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

2 Aim the Remote Commander aube component and press a button
to check if that button works.
For example, press the POWER button to see if il works on your
component .

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

If the Commander Doesn't Seem to Be Working...

- First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes
listed for your component (see the supplied Component Code
Numbers). .

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

Tip

Use the label (supplied) to write down the code numbers of your

components Then affix the Label to the back of the Commander.

Searching for the Correct Code

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

1 Power on the component you want to set up. Insert a tape or disc
if necessary,

2 Set the slide switch on the commander
to the position that corresponds to the
component.

3 Press the SET button with a hall-point SET

pen tip etc, and release it.

4 Press and release the 01+ button. Then
press and release the POWER button. ® ®

5 Repeat step 4 until the correct code number is found.
Each time you press the CH+ button and then the POWER button,
a new code number will be transmitted.
Keep trying until your component operates by receiving the
transmitted signal from the Commander (e.g., the power turns off,
the 0-H function works, playback starts, etc). Be patient as you
do this; it may take 50 or 60 tries until the correct code number is
located.

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

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

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

If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see
Troubleshooting,

Changing the Component Type on the AV1,

AVZIDBS and CBL Positions

At the hictor), "receiver is signed on the AV1 position, "BBS

tuner" on the AVZ/DBS position , and "cilhle llo\" on the CBL

position. By cnniplulinp the following procedure, ynn uni change

this setting so that you can set up any component on these positions.

1 Set the slide switch to the AV1, AVZ/DBS 7
or CBL position.

2 Press the SET button with a ballpoint
pen tip etc, and release it

3 Press and release the I (stop) button,

4 Press and release one of the following
buttons;
1 to assign a VCR
4 to assign a receiver
5 to assign a CD player
6 to assign a tape deck
7 to assign an MD deck or a DAT deck
8 to assign a TV
9 to assign a Cable box
0 to assign a DBS tuner

5 Press and release the ENTER button.

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6 Enter the component's code number by following steps 3 to 6 of
Entering the Code Number, or steps I to 7 of Searching for the
Correct Code."

Control 9 the Volume of Video
Components Connected to an Audio
System

The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you
hear the sound of your video components from your TVs speakers,
and that you hear the sound of your audio components from the
loudspeakers connected to your receiver (or amplifier).

Factory Setting:
Position of the slide switch Controls the volume of
TV TV
VCR TV
CBL' TV
AV1 Receiver (or amplifier)
AVZ / DBS TV

[f you assign an audio component on the CBL or szmss position, you can
control the volume of the receiver (or amplifier) on the AV1 position. If you

assign video components on these positions, you can control the volume of

the TV.

Thus you can control the Volume of your TV or receiver (or
amplifier) while operating a video or audio component without first
having to change the slide switch to TV or AV1 position. For
example, to control the volume for your VCR channels, you dont
need to change the slide switch to the TV position,

However, if your video components are connected to an audio
system, you probably hear your TVS or VCRs sound from the
loudspeakers connected to your receiver (or amplifier), not from
your TV speakers. In this case, you need to change the factory setting
sogthat you can control the volume of your video components
without first having to switch to the receiver (or amplifier).

To change the factory setting for the volume control, follow the
proced ures below.

Note

This feature is effective only when a receiver or amplifier is set up or
the AV1 position. You cannot control the volume of a receiver (or
amplifier} set up on CBL or AVZIDBS position while operating a
component of another position.