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Sony RM-VL900 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Sony RM-VL900 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

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Integrated Remote
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RM-VL900
© 2000 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-048-656-12 (1) Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions RM-VL900 © 2000 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 Centralized control of Sony AV components with this one remote commander This Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand components, so you can use it out of the box as a control center for your Sony AV components.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons ... 30 Programming the Power-On Command of the Selected Component (for Sony Components only) ... 30 Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons ... 32 Copying the settings of a Component Select button to another button ... 34 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons ...
  • Page 5 Using Other Functions Locking the Controls — Hold Function ...45 Additional Information Precautions ...46 Specifications ...46 Troubleshooting ...47 Appendix Table of Preset Functions ... 50 TV ... 50 VCR ... 51 CBL (Cable box) ... 51 SAT ... 52 DVD ... 52 VD (LD player) ...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Installing the Batteries Slide open the battery compartment lid and insert four size AA(R6) batteries (not supplied). Be sure to match up the + and – indications on the batteries with the + and – indications on the battery compartment.

  • Page 7: Location Of Controls

    Location of Controls NOTE The function of control buttons vary depending on settings/operating modes. “Table of Preset Functions” (page 50) shows how the Commander generally operates for each component at preset mode. These settings can be changed, and some buttons are used specifically in the setup procedure as described in the following pages.

  • Page 8: Basic Operations

    Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand AV components (see the table below). If you are using the Commander with a factory-set Sony components, skip the following procedures.
  • Page 9 Press the Component Select button for the desired component. The selected Component button lights up, and all other buttons turn off. Press the Number buttons to enter the three-digit component code number. The selected Component button turns off each time you press a Number button.

  • Page 10: Checking If The Code Number Works

    Setting the Code for Preset Audio and Visual Components (continued) Checking if the code number works Press the corresponding Component Select button for the component you have set up. The Component button lights up when you press it, and turns off when you release it. Power on the component with its power switch.

  • Page 11: Setting A Component Code By The Search Function

    Setting a component code by the Search function You can find a code number available for a component that doesn’t have one in the supplied “Component Code Numbers”. Before starting the Search function Set each component to the following status so that the Search function works effectively.

  • Page 12: Operating Your Components With The Remote Commander

    10. To cancel setup, press S (set). Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander When you operate a non-Sony component, make sure you set the component code first (page 8). Example: To play a CD player Press the desired Component Select button.

  • Page 13: To Control The Volume

    Press any Player Control button. See “Table of Preset Functions” (page 50) for the functions of buttons for each component. Note The remote control signals may be different for some components or functions. In this case, program the remote control signals with the Learning function (see page 15).

  • Page 14: Notes On Operating Your Components

    “TV/VIDEO” + “2” : LINE2 “TV/VIDEO” + “3” : LINE3 “TV/VIDEO” + “4” : LINE4 “TV/VIDEO” + “5” : DV in When you use a Sony VCR, the above commands are preset. For other brands, it is possible to “teach” the above sequential button operations using the Learning function (see page 15).

  • Page 15: Using Unpreset Remote Control Operations - Learning Function

    Using Unpreset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function To operate unpreset components or functions, use the following Learning procedure to “teach” any of the programmable buttons to operate the functions of another remote control. You can also use the Learning function to change the signals of individual buttons after setting the component code number (page 8).
  • Page 16 Using Unpreset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) Press the Component Select button for the component whose signals are to be “learned”. Both the S (set) indicator and the selected Component button light up, and all other buttons turn off. If another signal has already been programmed on that Component button, the...
  • Page 17 Press and hold the button on the other remote control, until both the S (set) indicator and the Component button light up again. During data transfer, only the S (set) indicator stays lit, and the Component button turns off. After data transfer is complete, the Commander returns to its state in Step 3.

  • Page 18: For Accurate Learning

    •When you teach signals of an interactive signal exchange system remote control unit (supplied with some of Sony’s receivers and amplifiers) to the Commander, the response signal of the main unit may interfere with the learning of the Commander.

  • Page 19: Changing Or Erasing The Function Of A "Learned" Button

    Changing or erasing the function of a “learned” button To change the “learned” function, clear it first and perform Learning again. To clear the “learned” function of a single button Example: To erase the “learned” function from the Number button 1 in VCR mode. Press and hold S (set) for over 3 seconds.
  • Page 20 Using Unpreset Remote Control Operations — Learning Function (continued) To clear all function signals “learned” for a specific component Example: To erase all functions “learned” by VCR button. Press and hold S (set) for over 3 seconds. The S (set) indicator lights up, and all Component Select buttons flash.

  • Page 21: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you hear the sound of your visual components from your TV speakers, and that you hear sound of your audio components from the loudspeakers connected to your amplifier.
  • Page 22 Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System (continued) Press S (set). All Component Select buttons flash. While holding MUTING pressed, press VOL + or VOL –. To set all volume controls to Press VOL+ while holding MUTING pressed.

  • Page 23: Executing A Series Of Commands - System Control Function

    Notes • If you have already programmed the VOL +/– or MUTING button for each component with any signals using the Learning function, the procedure above will not change the function of the VOL +/– and MUTING buttons. • If you have programmed volume control signals on VOL +/–...

  • Page 24: Programming A Series Of Commands To The System Control Buttons

    (At the factory, the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 button is preset with the System Power-Off function for Sony components, and the SYSTEM CONTROL 3 button is factory preset with standard Power-On command for nearly all Sony components.)
  • Page 25 Press the button(s) for the desired operation. The selected Component button lights up every time you press a function button, and turns off when you release Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to program the buttons for the series of operations. In this example: Press the following buttons.
  • Page 26 Sony components, and the SYSTEM CONTROL 3 button is factory preset with standard power-on command for nearly all Sony components. To reset them to the factory settings, clear the “learned” commands on the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 or 3 button. The System Control functions will...

  • Page 27: Notes On System Control Operation

    Notes on System Control Operation • If the remote control detectors of the components are too far apart, or if something is blocking them, some of the components may not operate consecutively even after you press the SYSTEM CONTROL button. •...
  • Page 28 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Function (continued) If a series of commands is already programmed on that button To program a new series of operations, clear the program first (page 28). Follow Steps 3 to 6 on pages 24 and 25 To execute the series of commands...

  • Page 29: Changing The Interval Between Operation Steps

    Changing the interval between operation steps You can control the interval in 4 steps (approx. 127 ms, 408 ms, 708 ms, 974 ms). For the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons Press S (set). All Component Select buttons flash. While holding one of the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons (1, 2 or 3) whose interval you want to change...

  • Page 30: Adding An Extra Function To The Component Select Buttons

    Buttons Programming the Power-On Command of the Selected Component (for Sony Components only) When using Sony components, you can program the Power-On signal for each component on a Component Select button. You can select the desired component and power it on by just pressing that Component Select button.
  • Page 31 Component Select button that lights up when you press POWER. Notes • If the component code of a non-Sony brand has been set on a Component Select button, you cannot program the Power-On function on it. The selected Component button flashes twice, and the Commander returns to its state in Step 1.

  • Page 32: Assigning Other Components To The Component Select Buttons

    Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons You can assign another component to any of the Component Select buttons. Notes • Once you assign another component to a Component Select button, the setting of the component code number (page 8) will be erased. The component code number will not return even if you reset the newly assigned component and turn back to...
  • Page 33 In this example, press the Number 5 button to select CD. 1: VCR 7: MD 2: VD 8: TV 3: SAT 9: CBL 4: AMP 0: DVD 5: CD 6: TAPE Note Only the function to this step is assigned. Other “learned” functions are not assigned.

  • Page 34: Copying The Settings Of A Component Select Button To Another Button

    Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons (continued) Copying the settings of a Component Select button to another button You can copy the entire settings of a Component Select button to another Component Select button. The settings of the component code (page 8), the Channel Macro function (page 43), and the “learned”...

  • Page 35: Programming A Frequently Used Key Operation For System Control Buttons

    Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons In addition to their original System Control functions (see page 23), SYSTEM CONTROL 1, 2 or 3 buttons can be programmed to “learn” any remote control signal. As they operate independently from other buttons, SYSTEM CONTROL 1, 2 or 3 buttons can work as one-touch buttons...
  • Page 36 Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation for SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons (continued) Press SYSTEM CONTROL 2. The S (set) indicator flashes (Learning function standby). If other functions have already been “learned” by that button The S (set) indicator flashes twice, and the Commander returns to its state in Step 2.

  • Page 37: Notes On The "Learned" Signals Of An Air-Conditioner

    To clear the “learned” remote control signal While holding S (set) pressed, press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL 1, 2 or 3 button. The S (set) indicator and all Component Select buttons light up when you press these buttons, and turn off when you release them.

  • Page 38: Transferring Data Between Remote Commanders

    You can transfer the data, such as “learned” signals and component code settings, between this Commander and another Sony RM-VL900 or a Sony RM-AV2100 remote commander. If you want to exchange data with a Sony RM-AV2100 Refer to “Data Transfer”...
  • Page 39 The data of a Component Select button on this Commander (the settings and “learned” signals programmed on the buttons) can be transferred to a Component Select button on another Sony RM-VL900 or RM-AV2100. Perform Steps 1 to 2 on page 38. While holding cursor v...

  • Page 40: Receiving The Data

    • Be sure that the receiving remote commander is ready to receive data. Receiving the data This Commander can receive the data of another Sony RM-VL900 or RM-AV2100. To receive the all data from another remote commander Place the RM-VL900 head to head with another remote commander.
  • Page 41 While holding cursor V pressed, press the Number 1 button. The S (set) indicator flashes and all Component Select buttons light up. Confirm that the sending remote commander is ready for data transfer. (To set the sending commander, follow the procedure on page 38.) Note Be sure that the sending remote...
  • Page 42 Transferring Data between Remote Commanders (continued) To receive the data of the Component Select button from another remote commander Perform Steps 1 to 2 on page 40. While holding cursor V pressed, press the Component Select button to which want to set the data. The S (set) indicator flashes, and the selected Component button lights up.

  • Page 43: Selecting A Channel With A Single Button - Channel Macro Function

    Selecting a Channel with a Single Button — Channel Macro Function You can program the Channel Macro function on the buttons listed below (macro keys). If you program the operation of entering 1, 2 and 3 on a macro key button, you can select the channel 123 by pressing that single button.
  • Page 44 Selecting a Channel with a Single Button — Channel Macro Function (continued) While holding the desired macro key button pressed, press the buttons for the operation in order. The selected Component button lights up and stays lit while you keep holding down the macro key.

  • Page 45: Using Other Functions

    Using Other Functions Locking the Controls — Hold Function To prevent accidental operation, you can lock all the buttons with the Hold function. While holding POWER pressed, press MUTING and RECALL. The S (set) indicator lights up when you press these buttons, and turns off when you release them.

  • Page 46: Additional Information

    Additional Information Precautions •Do not drop the unit or give a shock to the unit, or it may cause a malfunction. •Do not leave the unit in a location hear heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or sand, moisture, rain or mechanical shock.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Search function. • When you teach signals of an interactive signal exchange system remote control unit (supplied with some of Sony’s receivers and amplifiers) to the Commander, the response signal of the main unit may interfere with the learning of the Commander.
  • Page 48 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom The S (set) indicator or the Component Select buttons flash five times All Component Select buttons flash twice during an operation A System Control program does not function correctly. All Component Select buttons flash twice Your Commander does not work as expected after Data Transfer Note on Commanders with the...
  • Page 49 SYSTEM CONTROL 1 and 3). For the customers in the U.S.A Customer Support Information After you have read through this manual, if you still cannot get the Remote Commander to work properly, call the Sony Customer Support Helpline at 1-800-822-2217.

  • Page 50: Appendix

    Appendix Table of Preset Functions Note There may be some components or functions that cannot be operated with this Commander. KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION 0POWER To turn on and off. To change the channel. 1 – 9, 0, ENT For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENT).

  • Page 51: Vcr

    KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION To turn on and off. 0POWER To change the channel. 1 – 9, 0, ENT For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENT). 4DISPLAY To expose the on-screen display. To switch the antenna 3TV/VIDEO output.

  • Page 52: Sat

    Table of Preset Functions (continued) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION To turn on and off. 0POWER To change the channel. 1 – 9, 0, ENT For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 ( or, press 5 and ENT) 3TV/VIDEO To switch the output of the SAT receiver to the...

  • Page 53: Vd (Ld Player)

    VD (LD player) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION To turn on and off. 0POWER 11 – 9, 0 To select the track number. 0 selects track To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. 2PIP To select numbers 10 and above.

  • Page 54: Dat

    Table of Preset Functions (continued) KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION To turn on and off. 0POWER 11 – 9, 0 To select the track number. 0 selects track To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. 2PIP To select numbers 10 and above.

  • Page 55: Deck

    DECK KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION To turn on and off. 0POWER To rewind. To play. To reverse. To fast-forward. 5REC z To record, press N while pressing REC z. First release N, then release REC z. To stop. To pause. qgRECALL To select the tape deck : Deck A or B (dual cassette deck only).

  • Page 56: Index

    Locking control of Commander 45 MUTING button 10, 13, 18, 22, 45 N, O Number buttons 9, 14, 29, 30, 32, 33, 38, 41, 44 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia P, Q Power-On function setting 30 SYSTEM CONTROL3 button 24 Power-Off function See “System Power-Off function”...

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