Sony RM-V8 Operating Instructions

RM-V8.3-856-605-32 (1). No.1
3-856-605-32 (1)
Remote Commander
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior)
RM-V8
Sony Corporation © 1996 Printed in China
English
Notes on Batteries
•Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to
WARNING
six months. If the Remote Commander does not
operate properly, the batteries might be worn out.
This equipment has been tested and found to
When replacing batteries, replace both of them
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
with new ones.
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
•Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix
are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential different types of batteries together.
•Whenever you remove the batteries – to replace
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and
them, for example – the code numbers you've set
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
are automatically erased and must be reset.
installed and used in accordance with the
•If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak,
instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no wipe the contaminated area of the battery
compartment with a cloth and replace the old
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
batteries with new ones. To prevent the
particular installation. If this equipment does
electrolyte from leaking, remove the batteries
cause harmful interference to radio or television
when you plan to not use the Commander for a
reception, which can be determined by turning the
long period of time.
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.
•Increase the separation between the equipment Setting Up the
and receiver.
Commander
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV S
technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in this
Press TV, VCR CABLE TV
manual could void your authority to operate this
VCR
equipment. or CABLE
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About This Remote
Commander
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This Remote Commander can operate any of the
following video components. If you're using this
Commander with a Sony brand TV and a Sony
Aim at your
POWER
brand VHS VCR, you won't need to preset the
component
Commander before you start using it. However,
you will need to set up the Commander if it cannot
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operate even a Sony brand component and you OK?
have a cable box. Each component is assigned a
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different button on the Commander:
Done
Component Button Factory
Type Preset
Step 1: Entering the Code
TV TV* Sony TV
Number
VCR VCR* Sony VHS VCR
1
Press and release the S (Set) button.
Cable box CABLE –
S
* You can assign your TV/VCR combo on either of 2
Press the button of the component that you
these buttons.
want to set up. VCR CABLE
If You Do Not Have Sony
3
Refer to "Component Code Numbers" and find
Components...
the two-digit code number for your component.
You'll need to follow the instructions in this manual
If more than one code number is listed, use the
to preset the Remote Commander with the correct
number that's listed first to complete the steps
code numbers for each of your components.
that follow.
For example, if you're setting up a Philips VCR,
you would use code number 13.
Installing the
Brand Component Code No.
Batteries
Philips VCR 13, 11, 12
Slide open the battery compartment and insert two
If your component is not listed, see "Searching
size AA batteries (not supplied).
for the Correct Code".
Be sure to line up the ] and } on the batteries with
the ] and } on the battery compartment.
4
Enter the component's code number.
For example, if you're entering the code for a
Philips VCR, you would press and release 1,
then press and release 3.
Your Code Number
5
Press and release the ENT (Enter) button to store
the code number in the Commander's memory.
6
Go to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number
Works" to finish setting up.
If you press a wrong button in step 4
Press and release the S (Set) button and then go
Using the Remote
back to step 2.
Commander
Step 2: Checking if the Code
Number Works
Turning On/Off a Component
1
Power on the component you want to set up
1
Press the button of the component on the
using the component's power switch.
Commander that you want to turn on/off.
2
Aim the Remote Commander at the component VCR
and press the POWER button.
POWER
2
Point the Commander directly at the
The component should power off.
component.
3
When the component powers off, check that the
3
Press the POWER button to power on/off the
Commander is operating the other functions of
component.
your component, such as channel and volume
control.
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Note: There may be cases you may turn on/off the
cable box by pressing the CH + or CH – button on
the Commander.
If the Commander Doesn't
Operating a Component
Seem to Be Working...
1
•First, try repeating these setup procedures using
Press the button of the component on the
the other codes listed for your component.
Commander that you want to operate.
•If – after trying all the codes listed for your
2
component – you still cannot get the Commander
Point the Commander directly at the
to work properly, try the search method described
component.
under "Searching for the Correct Code".
3
•If you still cannot get the Commander to work
Press the button for the function you want to
properly, see "Troubleshooting".
use.
See "Remote Button Descriptions" for complete
descriptions of the buttons on the Commander.
If the Commander Seems to
Be Working Properly...
•You're finished setting up the Commander for this
component.
•If you're setting up more than one component (or
a TV/VCR combination), you'll need to complete
these procedures for each component you plan to
use with the Commander.
•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, try these steps.
1
Using the component's original remote control
(or the power switch on the component itself),
power on/off the component.
Turn the power of the TV or cable box on and
the VCR off.
2
Press and release the S (Set) button.
S
3
Press the button of the component on the
Commander that you want to set up.
VCR CABLE TV
4
Press and release the CH + button. Then press
and release the POWER button.
CH
POWER
5
Repeat step 4 until your component powers on/
off.
Pressing CH + and POWER repeatedly will try
TV
every available code until the correct one is
found. Be patient as you do this; it may take 40
or 50 tries until the correct code number is
located.
6
When the power of the TV or cable box goes off
or the power of the VCR comes on, press and
release the ENT (Enter) button to store the code
number in the Commander's memory.
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Check that the Commander is operating the
other functions of your component. Press the
channel and volume control buttons. If it seems
to be working properly, you're done setting up
the Commander.
VOL CH
If you still cannot get the Commander to work
properly, see "Troubleshooting".
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Remote Button
Descriptions
Remote Operates Function
Button
TV Changes the input
mode
TV/VIDEO
CABLE TV VCR Switches the signals
supplied to the TV
(from the antenna or
from the VCR)
TV Used for setting up the
VCR Commander to operate
S
Cable box your TV, VCR or cable
box
POWER
TV Turns on and off the
POWER VCR component
Cable box
VCR Use this button to
VCR change to the specific
component that you
want to operate.
Cable box
CABLE
TV
TV
TV Changes the channel.
VCR For example, to go to
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Cable box channel 5, press 0 and 5
to
(or, press 5 and ENT.)
0
You can also change the
channel with CH +/–.
TV Displays the current
channel on TV
DISP
VCR Displays the on-screen
menu (Sony VCR only)
TV Used with 0-9 buttons
VCR to change channels. For
Cable box example, to go to
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channel 5, press 5 and
ENT. You can also
change the channel
with CH +/–.
0 VCR Rewind
VCR Play
(
VCR Fast-forward
)
VCR Record
To record, press (
R E C
while pressing r. First
release (, then release
r .
VCR Stop
p
VCR Pause
P
TV Channel up: +
VCR Channel down: –
Cable box
TV Volume up: +
Volume down: –
TV Mutes volume on TV
MUTING Press again to turn
muting off.
TV Functions as the JUMP,
Cable box FLASHBACK or
RECALL CHANNEL RETURN
button, depending on
the TV's manufacturer.
TV Used for operating a
Sleep function on TV
SLEEP
(works only for TV with
a Sleep function)
Notes on Using the Remote Commander
•Using this Commander will not increase the
functions of your TV, VCR or cable box. The
functions of the Commander are limited to the
functions of the components themselves. For
example, if your TV does not have a Recall
function, the RECALL button on this Commander
will not function with your TV.
•If your 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 volume with the Commander.
Brand Component
Component Code
Mitsubishi/MGA VCR
Numbers
TV
Multitech VCR
TV and VCR Codes NEC VCR
TV
Brand Component Code No.
Olympic VCR
Sony VCR 01 (VTR1: Beta)
Optimus VCR
02 (VTR2: 8 mm)
03 (VTR3: VHS) Panasonic VCR
TV 01 TV
Admiral VCR 30 TV/VCR Combo
(M.Wards)
TV 02, 14, 09 Pentax VCR
Aiwa VCR 41 Philco VCR
AOC TV 12 TV
Audio Dynamic VCR 17, 40 Philips VCR
Bell & Howell VCR 33, 46 TV
(M. Wards)
TV 14, 09, 38 Pioneer VCR
Brocsonic VCR 20, 22, 17 TV
TV 03, 12 Portland TV
Canon VCR 12, 11 Quasar VCR
Citizen VCR 35 TV
Craig VCR 18, 35 TV/VCR Combo
TV 22, 23, 20, 21 Radio Shack TV
Croslex TV 11 RCA/PROSCAN VCR
Curtis Mathis VCR 07, 41, 12
TV
TV 03, 19, 23
Daewoo VCR 44, 15, 12
TV/VCR Combo
TV 35, 36, 03, 41
Realistic VCR
TV/VCR Combo 36 & 44
Sansui VCR
Daytron TV 13
Singer VCR
DBX VCR 17, 39, 40
Samsung VCR
Dimensia VCR 07
TV
Emerson VCR 44, 22, 23, 19, 20,
21, 41
TV/VCR Combo
TV 22, 13, 20, 21, 23,
Sanyo VCR
03, 15, 42
TV
TV/VCR Combo 21 & 23, 22
Scott VCR
Fisher VCR 33, 37, 38, 36
TV 25
TV
Funai VCR 41
Sharp VCR
General Electric VCR 32, 07, 12
TV
TV 02, 18, 03, 07
Shintom VCR
TV/VCR Combo 27 & 24, 25
Signature 2000 VCR
(M. Wards)
Goldstar VCR 35
TV
TV 03, 13, 12, 30, 46
Sylvania VCR
TV/VCR Combo TV code & 35
TV
Hitachi VCR 11, 07, 08
Symphonic VCR
TV 31, 13, 03, 32
TV
HQ VCR 15
TV/VCR Combo
Instant Replay VCR 12, 11
Tashiro VCR
JC Penny VCR 12, 08, 07, 33, 17,
Tatung VCR
39, 40
Teac VCR
TV 03, 02, 30, 07
Technics VCR
JVC VCR 17, 47, 48, 49, 39,
40
Toshiba VCR
TV 28, 29
TV
Kenwood VCR 17, 39, 35, 40
Videch TV
KTV TV 33, 13, 03, 23, 34
Wards VCR
LXI (Sears) VCR 41, 35, 08, 36, 37,
TV
33, 38
Yamaha VCR
TV 02, 03, 11, 25, 19,
12 Zenith VCR
Magnavox VCR 13, 11, 12, 10 TV
TV 11, 12, 13, 03, 43,
47
TV/VCR Combo 11, 18, 47 & 12, 13
Marantz VCR 17, 39, 40
Marta VCR 35
Memorex VCR 12, 38
Minolta VCR 08, 07
Code No. Cable Box Codes
26, 27, 28, 29
Brand Code No.
24, 03, 12
28, 41, 24 Hamlin/Regal 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
17, 39, 40
Jerrold/G.I. 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08,
18
03, 12
Oak 27, 28, 29
12, 11
Panasonic 19, 20, 21
27
Pioneer 14, 15
09, 10, 11, 12
Scientific Atlanta 09, 10, 11
18, 16, 17, 07, 49
18 & 11, 12 Tocom 16, 17
08, 07 Zenith 12, 13
11, 12
11, 13, 03
13, 11, 12
Troubleshooting
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If you're having problems
37, 18, 19
setting up or using the
03, 08
Remote Commander:
11, 12, 09, 10, 06
18, 07, 48
• When setting up the Commander, carefully go
through the procedures described under "Setting
18, 48 & 12, 09, 10
Up the Commander". If the code that's listed first
02, 12, 24, 23
for your component doesn't work, try all the
codes listed for your component – in the order in
07, 08, 11, 12, 13,
which they're listed. If all the codes fail to work
14, 15, 16
(or if your component is not listed in this manual),
02, 03, 04, 05, 06,
try using the procedures under "Searching for the
07, 08, 44, 45
Correct Code".
18 & 11
• When setting up the component, if you press the
wrong button, press and release the S (Set) button.
12, 33, 31, 38, 27,
41 Then enter the correct code number again.
• Check that you're aiming the Commander directly
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at the component, and that there are no
18 obstructions between the Commander and the
component.
25, 16, 24
• Make sure the batteries you're using are not worn
26, 12, 13, 03 out, and that they're inserted correctly. Note that
whenever you remove the batteries – to replace
23, 27 & 24, 25, 29
them, for example – the preset codes are erased
33, 38 from memory and must be reset.
• Check that the component has infrared remote
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capability. For example, if your component
15, 16, 24, 38, 26, didn't come with a remote, it probably isn't
27, 28, 29
capable of being controlled by a Remote
Commander.
23, 12
30, 31
14, 13, 15
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Specifications
41, 30
14, 09
Operable distance Approx. 7 m (23 ft.) (varies depending
on the component of each
13, 11, 12, 41
manufacturer)
Power requirements Two size AA batteries (not supplied)
11, 12, 03
Battery life Approx. 6 months (varies depending
41 on frequency of use)
Dimensions 61 x 191 x 30 mm (w/h/d)
23, 39, 40 (2 1 / x 7 5 / x 1 1 / in.)
2 8 4
Mass Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including
23 & 41
batteries)
Supplied Accessories
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Label (1)
17, 39, 40
Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
17, 39, 41, 40
12, 11
Component No.
15, 14
TV
19, 14
Cable Box
31, 03, 12
VCR
30, 31, 38, 34, 35
13, 03, 15, 12
It will be useful to write down the code numbers of your
33, 17, 39, 40
components in the chart above, so that you can refer to
them when registering the code numbers with the
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Commander.
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