Sony RM-V8A Operating Instructions

RM-V8A
Remote Commander
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior)
© 1998 by Sony Corporation
Printed in China
English
Installing the Batteries
For the customers in the U.S.A. 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
WARNING
the battery compartment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
1 2
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 When to replace the batteries
interference by one or more of the following measures: Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to six months. If the
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be worn
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. out. Replace the batteries with new ones.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
Notes
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Replace both batteries with new ones.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
• Do not take more than 20 minutes to replace the batteries; otherwise,
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly your setting of the code numbers will be erased.
approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this
Notes on Batteries
equipment.
• Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of
batteries together.
• If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak, wipe the
Setting Up the Remote Commander contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and
replace the old batteries with new ones. To prevent the electrolyte
Before you can start using the Commander, you must first set it up.
from leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not to use the
This manual describes everything you need to know to set up the Commander for a long period of time.
Commander, including:
• Installing the batteries.
• Presetting the Commander with the codes for your TV, VCR and Setting the Code
Cable box.
Follow the steps 1 and 2 below for each component you plan to use
About Presetting the Commander with the Commander.
The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand TVs
Step 1: Entering the Code Number
and Sony brand VHS VCRs.
If you're using the Commander with a Sony brand TV and a Sony
1 See the tables in "Component Code numbers", and find the code
brand VHS VCR, you won't need to preset the Commander before
number in double figures for the desired component.
you start using it.
If more than one code number is listed, use the number that's
To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony)
listed first to complete the steps below.
manufacturers' components, or to use with a cable box, you'll need
For example, if you're setting up a Philips' VCR, you would use
to follow the instructions in this manual to preset the Commander
the code number 13.
with the correct code number for your components.
If your component isn't listed, see "Searching for the Correct
Code."
Button Factory setting Component that can
be preset 2 Press and release the S (Set) button.
TV Sony TV TV
3 Press the button of the component that
VCR Sony VHS VCR VCR you want to set up.
CABLE – Cable box
4 Enter the component's code number.
Notes
For example, if you're entering the code
• The Commander can be set up to operate only one component per
for a Philips VCR, you would press and
button – unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For
release 1, then press and release 3.
example, you cannot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV and a
Panasonic TV simultaneously (because they use different code 5 Press and release the ENTER button to
numbers). store the code number in the
• You may not be able to operate even a Sony brand component with the Commander's memory.
factory setting. In such a case, follow the procedure in "Setting the
6 Go to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works" to finish
Code."
setting up.
If you press a wrong button in step 4 Notes on Using the Remote Commander
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Basically, use this Commander in the same way as the Commanders
Press and release the S (Set) button and then go back to step 3.
supplied with your components.
• Using this Commander will not increase the functions of your
Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works components. The functions of the Commander are limited to the
functions of the components themselves. For example, if your TV does
1 Power on the component you want to set up.
not have a MUTING function, the MUTING button on this Commander
will not function with your TV.
2 Aim the Remote Commander at the component and press a button
• Some functions of the component may not work with this Commander.
to check if that button works.
• If your cable box can control volume, be sure to set its volume switch to
For example, press the POWER button to see if it works on your
a medium position. If the volume on the cable box is turned down
component .
completely, you will not be able to adjust your TV's volume with the
Commander.
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
Specifications
listed for your component (see the tables in "Component Code
Numbers"). Operable distance
• If – after trying all the codes listed for your component – you still
Power requirements
cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search
Battery life
method described in "Searching for the Correct Code."
Dimensions
Searching for the Correct Code Mass
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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
Component
steps.
TV
1 Power on the component you want to set up. Insert a tape if
Cable Box
necessary.
VCR
2 Press and release the S (Set) button.
S
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
3 Press the button of the component on
numbers with the Commander.
the Commander that you want to set
up.
CH
4 Press and release the CH + button. Then
POWER
press and release the POWER button. Troubleshooting
5 Repeat step 4 until the correct code number is found.
If you have problems setting up or using the Commander:
Each time you press the CH + button and then the POWER button,
• When setting up the Commander, carefully go through the
a new code number will be transmitted.
procedures described in "Setting the Code." If the code that's
Keep trying until your component operates by receiving the
listed first for your component doesn't work, try all the codes for
transmitted signal from the Commander (e.g., the power turns off,
your component - in the order in which they're listed. If all the
the CH + function works, playback starts, etc.). Be patient as you
codes fail to work (or if your component is not listed in this
do this; it may take 50 or 60 tries until the correct code number is
manual), try using the procedures in "Searching for the Correct
located.
Code."
6 When the correct code is found, press and • Check that you're aiming the Commander directly at the
release the ENTER button to store the code component, and that there are no obstructions between the
ENTER
number in the Commander's memory. Commander and the component.
• Make sure the batteries you're using are not worn out, and that
7 Check that the Commander is operating the other functions of
they're inserted correctly.
your component by pressing the corresponding buttons on the
• Check that the button of the TV, VCR, or CABLE is pressed to
Commander. If they seem to be working properly, you're done
choose your desired component.
setting up the Commander.
• Check that the component has infrared remote capability. For
If the component does not operate properly, repeat steps 1 to 6 and example, if your component didn't come with a remote
search for another code. As the searching always starts from 01, it
commander, it probably isn't capable of being controlled by a
will stop again at the same code as the last searching. Pass the code
remote commander.
and continue searching until the next code by which the component
• Should any problem persist, reset the Commander to the factory
operates. setting by pressing the POWER, TV/VIDEO and VOL– buttons
simultaneously.
If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see
S
"Troubleshooting."
For the customers in the U.S.A.
Customer Support Information
If – after you've read through this manual – you still cannot get the
Operating a Component
Remote Commander to work properly, call the Sony Customer
Support Helpline at 1-800-822-2217.
1 Press the button of the desired
Your Code Number
component on the Commander.
2 Point the Commander directly at the component.
ENTER
3 Press the button for the function you want to use.
See "Remote Button Descriptions" for complete descriptions of the
buttons on the Commander.
Remote Button Descriptions
Operating a TV
3 To change the input mode.
4 To change the channel. For
S POWER
VCR CABLE TV example, to change to
channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or,
TV/VIDEO PIP SLEEP
press 5 and ENTER).
1 2 3 5 To display the current
channel on TV.
4 5 6
6 To move the cursor upward,
downward, to the right, or to
7 8 9
the left.
7 To call up the MENU display.
0
DISP ENTER
8 Volume up: +
Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending of the
Volume down: –
component of each manufacturer)
9 To mute the volume on the
Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied)
MENU OK
VOL CH TV.
Approx. 6 months (varies depending on
0 To turn on and off.
frequency of use)
Approx. 61 × 191 × 30 mm (w/h/d) !¡ Press before operating a TV.
× 7 × 1 !™ To operate SLEEP function
(2 1 / 5 / 1 / in.)
2 8 4 MUTING RECALL
on the TV. (Works only for a
Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including batteries)
TV with the SLEEP function.)
!£ To enter the selection.
!¢ Channel up: +
Channel down: –
No. !∞ To operate JUMP,
FLASHBACK or CHANNEL
1 To set up the Commander.
RETURN function on the TV
2 To operate the Picture-in-
depending on the setting of
Picture function.
the TV's manufacturer.
Pressing each button while
pressing the PIP button
operates as the table below.
PIP operations
Press To
PIP and DISP Turn on/off the "window" picture.*
PIP and ENTER Turn off the "window" picture.
PIP and CH+ or CH– Change the TV channel in the "window" picture.
PIP and TV/VIDEO Change the input mode of the "window" picture.
PIP and 1 Move the location of the "window" picture.
PIP and 2 Swap the "main" picture and the "window"
picture.
PIP and 3 Freeze the "window" picture.
* If the "window" picture does not turn off this way, try pressing ENTER
while pressing PIP.
Operating a VCR
1 To set up the Commander.
2 Press before operating a VCR.
S POWER
VCR CABLE TV 3 To switch the signals
TV/VIDEO PIP SLEEP
supplied to the TV (from
antenna or VCR).
1 2 3
4 To change the channel.
4 5 6 For example, to change to
channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or,
7 8 9
press 5 and ENTER).
5 To display the on-screen
0
DISP ENTER
menu (Sony VCR only).
6 To play.
7 To rewind.
MENU OK
8 To record, press " while
VOL CH
pressing r.
9 To turn on and off.
0 To fast-forward.
MUTING RECALL
!¡ To stop.
!™ To pause.
!£ Channel up: +
Channel down: –
Operating a Cable box Brand Component Code No.
Dimensia VCR 07
1 To set up the Commander.
2 Press before operating a Emerson VCR 44, 22, 23, 19, 20, 21, 41
S POWER
Cable box.
VCR CABLE TV TV 22, 13, 20, 21, 23, 03, 15, 42
3 To change the channel. For
TV/VIDEO PIP SLEEP
TV/VCR Combo 21 & 23, 22
example, to change to
Fisher VCR 33, 37, 38, 36
1 2 3
channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or,
press 5 and ENTER). TV 25
4 5 6
4 To turn on and off.
Funai VCR 41
5 Channel up: +
7 8 9
General Electric VCR 32, 07, 12
Channel down: –
0
DISP ENTER 6 To operate JUMP, TV 02, 18, 03, 07
FLASHBACK or CHANNEL
TV/VCR Combo 27 & 24, 25
RETURN function on the
Goldstar VCR 35
MENU OK Cable box depending on the
VOL CH
TV 03, 13, 12, 30, 46, 50, 51
setting of the manufacturer.
TV/VCR Combo TV code & 35
Notes
• There may be causes you may GO VIDEO VCR 51, 42, 43
MUTING RECALL
turn on/off the cable box by
Hitachi VCR 11, 07, 08
pressing the CH+ or CH– buttons
on the Commander. TV 31, 13, 03, 32
• If your cable box can control
HQ VCR 15
volume, be sure to set its volume
Instant Replay VCR 12, 11
control to a medium position. If
the volume on the cable box is
JC Penny VCR 12, 08, 07, 33, 17, 39, 40
turned down completely, you
TV 03, 02, 30, 07
will not be able to adjust your
TV's volume with the
JVC VCR 17, 47, 48, 49, 39, 40
Commander.
TV 28, 29
Kenwood VCR 17, 39, 35, 40
KTV TV 33, 13, 03, 23, 34
Component Code Numbers LXI (Sears) VCR 41, 35, 08, 36, 37, 33, 38, 52
TV 02, 03, 11, 25, 19, 12
Magnavox VCR 13, 11, 12, 10
TV and VCR Codes
TV 11, 12, 13, 03, 43, 47
Brand Component Code No. TV/VCR Combo 11, 18, 47 & 12, 13
Marantz VCR 17, 39, 40
Sony VCR 01 (VTR1: Beta)
02 (VTR2: 8 mm)
Marta VCR 35
03 (VTR3: VHS)
Memorex VCR 12, 38
04 (VTR4: DV)
05 (VTR5: DV)
Minolta VCR 08, 07
06 (VTR6: DV)
Mitsubishi/MGA VCR 26, 27, 28, 29, 56, 57
TV 01
TV 24, 03, 12
Admiral VCR 30
Multitech VCR 28, 41, 24
TV 02, 14, 09
NEC VCR 17, 39, 40
Aiwa VCR 41, 50
TV 03, 12
Akai VCR 52, 53, 54
Olympic VCR 12, 11
AOC TV 12
Optimus VCR 27
Audio Dynamic VCR 17, 40
Orion VCR 55
Bell & Howell VCR 33, 46
Panasonic VCR 09, 10, 11, 12
TV 14, 09, 38
TV 18, 16, 17, 07, 49
Brocsonic VCR 20, 22, 17
TV/VCR Combo 18 & 11, 12
TV 03, 12
Pentax VCR 08, 07
Canon VCR 12, 11
Philco VCR 11, 12
Citizen VCR 35
TV 11, 13, 03
Craig VCR 18, 35
Philips VCR 13, 11, 12
TV 22, 23, 20, 21
TV 11
Croslex TV 11
Pioneer VCR 11
Curtis Mathis VCR 07, 41, 12
TV 37, 18, 19
TV 03, 19, 23
Portland TV 03, 08
Daewoo VCR 44, 15, 12
Quasar VCR 11, 12, 09, 10, 06
TV 35, 36, 03, 41
TV 18, 07, 48
TV/VCR Combo 36 & 44
TV/VCR Combo 18, 48 & 12, 09, 10
Daytron TV 13
DBX VCR 17, 39, 40
Brand Component Code No.
Radio Shack TV 02, 12, 24, 23
RCA/PROSCAN VCR 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
TV 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 44, 45, 53
TV/VCR Combo 18 & 11
Realistic VCR 12, 33, 31, 38, 27, 41
Sansui VCR 17
Singer VCR 18
Samsung VCR 25, 16, 24
TV 26, 12, 13, 03
TV/VCR Combo 23, 27 & 24, 25, 29
Sanyo VCR 33, 38
TV 25
Scott VCR 15, 16, 24, 38, 26, 27, 28, 29
TV 23, 12
Sharp VCR 30, 31
TV 14, 13, 15
Shintom VCR 18
Signature 2000 VCR 41, 30
TV 14, 09
Sylvania VCR 13, 11, 12, 41
TV 11, 12, 03
Symphonic VCR 41
TV 23, 39, 40
TV/VCR Combo 23 & 41
Tashiro VCR 35
Tatung VCR 17, 39, 40
Teac VCR 17, 39, 41, 40
Technics VCR 12, 11
Toshiba VCR 15, 14, 52
TV 19, 14
Videch TV 31, 03, 12
Wards VCR 30, 31, 38, 34, 35
TV 13, 03, 15, 12
Yamaha VCR 33, 17, 39, 40
Zenith VCR 34
TV 09, 10
Cable Box Codes
Brand Code No.
Hamlin/Regal 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Jerrold/G.I. 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 18
Oak 27, 28, 29
Panasonic 19, 20, 21
Pioneer 14, 15
Scientific Atlanta 09, 10, 11
Tocom 16, 17
Zenith 12, 13