Sony sl-hf600 Owner's Manual page 19

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
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SEITINO THE COMMAND MODE SELECTOR
You can control almost all the functlons of thls video
cassette recorder from your armchalr using the sup For
remote control of tMs VCR, set the COMMAND
plled Remote Commander.
MODE selector Inslde the tuning compartment and on
the back of the Remote Commander to the same
BATTERY INSERTION
"VTR-1" or "VTR-2 posltlon as Illustrated below.
Battaly Ilia
In normal operation, batteries wlll last for about slx
months. If the range of the Remote Commander
becomes noticeably shorter, replace the batterlea wlth
new ones. When the batterles are exhausted, the In-
dicator will not llght when the buttons on the Com-
mander are pressed.
For detalls on the difference between the "VlR-1" and
If tho Remote Cmmsnder Is not to be used for a
long
"VTR-2" remote control mode, read "FOR OWNERS OF
porlod
of t l m , remove the batterles to avold posslble
ANOTHER SONY VIDEO EQUIPMENT' below.
damage from battery leakage.
OR OWNERS OF ANOTHER SONY VIDEO
QUIPMENT
The COMMAND MODE selector on the
Remote Commander selects the mode (code)
the signals of the Commander wlll be sent.
On the other hand, the wneapondlng selector on the
VCR selects the mode In whlch the VCR detects the
slgnals. This VCR wlll accept only signals In the mode
(VTR-1 or VTR-2) selected by thls selector. Most Sony
Betamax Infrared remote control VCRs detect slgnals
In the VTR-1 mode and therefore, can be controlled by
the supplied RMT-125 Remote Commmander when the
COMMAND MODE selector of the Commander Is set
to "VTR-1". If you deslre to avoid havlng thls VCR and
the other VCR to functlon slmultaneously, set the
COMMAND MODE selector in the tuning compartment
of this VCR to "VTR-2". (If, such as the Sony TT-V8U
tuner tlmer unlt, the other Sony vldeo equlpment
detects VTR-2 mode signals, set the selector to
"VTR-I7'.)Then, by slmply switching the posltlon of the
selector on the back of the Remote Commander, you
wlll be able to remote control thls VCR and the other
video equlpment separately.
The
buttons on the Remote Commander that can be used to
control other video equipment are limlted by the functions of
the other equlpment.
If you have set M . VCR' s COMMAND MODE rdector
at 'WR-2"
As the remote control mode will automatically be
VTR-1 when the remote control TVlVTR selector Is set
to "TV", always set the Remote control WNTR selec-
tor to "VTR" whenever wntrolllng the VCR.