If you press a wrong button in step 4, Step 2: checking if the code number works, If the commander doesn'tseem to be working – Sony RM-V8A User Manual
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If you press a wrong button in step 4
Press .\nd release the
S
(St't) button and then go back to step 3.
Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works
1
Power on the component vou want to set up.
2
Aim the Remote Commander at the component and press a button
to check it that button works.
For example, press the
POWER
button to see if it works on your
component.
3
Check that the other buttons of the Commander is operating the
corresponding functions of the component.
If the Commander Doesn'tSeem to Be Working...
• First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes
listed for your component (see the tables in "Component Code
Numbers").
• If - after trying all the codes listed for your component - you still
cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search
method described in "Searching for the Correct Code."
Searching for the Correct Code
If you've tried all the code numbers listed for your component and
you still cannot get the Commander to work (or if your components
is not listed in the "Component Code Numbers" tables), try these
steps.
1
Power on the component you want to set up. Insert a tape if
necessary.
2
Press and release the
S
(Set) button.
c
CH
0 (
power
)
3
Press the button of the component on
VCR CABLE
the Commander that you want to set
up.
4
Press and release the
CH
+ button. Then
press and release the
POWER
button.
5
Repeat step 4 until the correct code number is found.
Each Hme 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
CH
+ function works, playback starts, etc.). Be patient as you
do this; it rnay 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 Commander's memory.
7
Check that the Commander is operating the other functions of
your component by pressing the corrsponding buttons on the
Commander. If they seem to be working properly, you're 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
"T roubleshooting."
(
enter
)
Operating a Component
VCR CABLE TV
D
1
Press the button of the desired
component on thé Commander.
2
Point the Commander directly at the component.
3
Press the button for the function you want to use.
See "Remote Button Descriptions" for complete descriptions of the
buttons on the Commander.
Notes on Using the Remote Commander
, uso tliis c. ommandor in the same wav as the Commanders
supplied witli vour components.
• Using this Commander will not increase the functions of your
components. The functions of the Commander are limited to the
functions of the components themseU es. For example, if your TV dix's
not have a MUTING function, the
MUTING
button on this Commander
will not function with \’our TV.
• Some functions of the component may not work with this Commander.
• If \ our cable box can control volume, be sure to set its volume switch to
a medium position. If the volume on the cable box is turned down
completely, you will not be able to adjust your TV's \’olume with the
Commander.
Specifications
Operable distance
Power requirements
Battery life
Dimensions
Mass
Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending of the
component of each manufacturer)
Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied)
Approx. 6 months (varies depending on
frequency of use)
Approx. 61 X 191 X 30 mm (w/h/d)
(2'/2
x
7V«
x
1'/4 in.)
Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including batteries)
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Component
No.
TV
Cable Box
VCR
It will be useful to write down the code numbers of your components in
the chart above, so that you can refer to them when registering the code
numbers with the Commander.
Remote Button Descriptions
Operating a TV
m To set up the Commander.
[2] To turn on/off a "window"
picture (Picture-in-Picture).
[3] To change the input mode.
[4] To change the channel. For
example, to change to
channel 5, press
0
and
5
(or,
press
5
and
ENTER).
U] To display the current
channel on TV.
f6l To move the cursor upward,
downward, to the right, or to
the Içft.
[Tl To call up the MENU display
Ul Volume up: +
Volume down: -
[9]
To mute the volume on the
TV.
IÏÔI To turn on arid off.
[ÏÏI Press before operating a TV.
3^ To operate SLEEP function
on the TV. (Works only for a
TV with the SLEEP function.)
03 To enter the selection.
03 Channel up: +
Channel down: -
01 To operate
JUMP,
FLASHBACK
or
CHANNEL
RETURN
function on the TV
depending on the setting of
the TV's manufacturer.