Sony RM-EZ4 Operating Instructions

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Setting Up the Remote Commander
About Presetting the Commander
The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand
components.
If you're using the Commander with a Sony component, you won't
need to preset the Commander before you start using it.
To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony)
Remote Commander manufacturers' components, or to use with a component that is not
preset at the factory, you'll need to follow the instructions in this
manual to preset the Commander with the correct code number for
your components. (See "Component code numbers" also).
Operating Instructions
Component that can be preset
Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior) TV
Cable box/Digital satellite receiver/
TV
Notes
• The Commander can be set up to operate only one component per
button – unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For
example, you cannot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV
and a Panasonic TV simultaneously (because they use different
code numbers).
• You may not be able to operate even a Sony brand component with
the factory presetting. In such a case, follow the procedure in
"Setting the Code."
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Installing the Batteries
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Before replacing the batteries, have new ones ready beforehand.
Push 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 the
battery compartment.
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English
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
When to replace the batteries
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to one year. If the
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be worn
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is out. Replace the batteries with new ones.
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
Notes
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
• Replace both batteries with new ones.
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
• Do not take more than 3 minutes to replace the batteries; otherwise,
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
your setting of the code numbers will be erased.
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Notes on Batteries
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
• Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of
that to which the receiver is connected.
batteries together.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
• If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak, wipe the
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly
contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and
approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this
replace the old batteries with new ones. To prevent the electrolyte
equipment.
from leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not to use the
Commander for a long period of time.
Setting the Code
Follow the steps 1 and 2 below for each component you plan to use
with the Commander.
Step 1: Entering the Code Number
SET
1 See the supplied "Component code
numbers", and find the four-digit code
TV
number for the desired component.
If more than one code number is listed, use
the number that's listed first.
For example, if you're setting up a Sony
TV, you would use the code number 8201.
If your component isn't listed, see
Button Factory setting
MUTING
"Searching for the Correct Code."
TV Sony TV
CBL/SAT Sony Cable box
SET
2 Press SET more than two
seconds.
The SET indicator lights up.
3 Press the button of the
component that you want to
TV CBL/SAT
set up.
The SET indicator lights up.
4 Press the Number buttons to enter the four-digit
component code number.
5 Press ENT. The SET indicator turns off. If the SET
indicator flashes five times before lighting up, it
means that the setup is incomplete. Confirm the
component code number and start over from Step 4.
If the code setting is not finished properly
If you do not input anything into the Commander within 20 seconds
between each step, or if you press SET while setting the component
code, the setup procedure will be canceled.
Start over from Step 2.
2
Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works
1 Power on the component you want to set up.
2 Aim the Remote Commander at the component and press a button
to check if that button works.
For example, press the 1 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.
You can write down the code number on the label inside the
battery compartment lid.
If the Commander Doesn't Seem to Be Working...
• First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes
listed for your component (see the supplied "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
You can find a code number available for a
SET
component that doesn't have one in

"Component code numbers."

TV
Before starting the Search function
Set each component to the following status so
that the Search function works effectively.
TV, DVD Home Theater: Power-on
Other components: Power-off
MUTING
* If any of these components are assigned to any
of the Component Select buttons, you can set a
component code using the Search function.
1 Press SET more than two seconds. The SET indicator lights up.
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2 Press the Component Select button for the desired component.
The SET indicator lights up.
3 Press CH + or CH – and 1 in turn until the component reacts as
follows:
TV: Powers off
2
Other components: Powers on
INPUT
3 Press CH + to go to the next code number.
CBL/SAT
Press CH – to go back to the previous code number.
The SET indicator flashes once after the numbers have turned one
4
cycle.
One cycle means, for example, that the commander finishes
5
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searching all the component code numbers allocated to the
VOL CH
component.
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4 Press ENT.
The SET indicator and the Component button turn off.
If the SET indicator flashes five times before turning off, it means
SET
that the setup is incomplete. Start over from Step 3.
If the component does not operate properly, repeat steps 1 to 4 and
search for another code.
If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see
SET
"Troubleshooting."
Operating a Component
1 Press the button of the desired component on the Commander.
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TV CBL/SAT
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
Basically, use this Commander in the same way as the Commanders
supplied with your 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 themselves. For example, if your TV
does not have a MUTING function, MUTING on this Commander
will not function with your TV.
• Some functions of the component may not work with this
Commander.
• 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.
Remote Button Descriptions
SET indicator
General
1 To set up the Commander,
SET INPUT
press SET more than two
TV CBL/SAT
seconds.
5 Volume up: +
Volume down: –
6 To mute the volume on a
ENT TV.
1
VOL CH 7 To turn on and off the
INPUT
3 power of the selected
MUTING RECALL
component.
2
CBL/SAT
8 Component select buttons.
Press to select a component
to operate.
4
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VOL CH About tactile dots
3
The number 5 button and CH+ each have a tactile dot for convenient use.
RECALL
Note on the VOL+/- and MUTING buttons
The Commander controls or mutes the TV's volume when you select a visual
component. The Commander outputs the signals to control or to mute a TV
volume when you have set one of these components.
Operating a TV
Component code numbers /
2 To change the input mode.
Números de código de componentes
3, 4 and 9
To change the channel. For example, to change to channel 5, press 0
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and 5 (or press 5 and ENT).
SAT (digital satellite receiver), Cable box, TV
q; CH+: Channel up.
The following tables show brand names and their corresponding code numbers.
CH–: Channel down.
qa To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the
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TV.
SAT (Sintonizador de recepción vía satélite digital), adaptador para
cablevisión, televisor
Operating a cable box
Las tablas que se presentan a continuación muestran las marcas y los números de código
correspondientes.
2 To change the input mode.
To set a Component Code (see the instruction manual for details)
3, 4 and 9
Para introducir un código de componente (consulte los detalles en el manual
To change the channel
de instrucciones)
(for example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5, or press 5 and
SET
ENT).
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q; CH+: Channel up.
CH–: Channel down.
qa To toggle the current /previous channel.
SAT(Digital satellite receiver)/
Notes
SAT(Sintonizador de recepción vía satélite digital)
• There may be cases you may turn on/off the cable box by pressing CH+ or
CH– on the Commander.
DirecTV
• If your cable box can control volume, be sure to set its volume control to a
Brand Code No.
medium position. If the volume on the cable box is turned down completely,
Sony 3001,3011,3012
you will not be able to adjust your TV's volume with the Commander.
DirecTV 3013, 3017, 3018,
3019, 3023, 3024
Dish Network —
Operating a digital satellite receiver General Electric 3019
Hitachi 3005
2 To switch the output of the digital satellite receiver to the TV. (When
Hughes 3004
you connect a TV cable or antenna to the receiver, the output switches Humax —
between a TV and SAT program.) JVC —
3, 4 and 9 Magnavox 3018
Panasonic 3003
To change the channel. For example, to change to channel 5, press 0
Philips 3018
and 5 (or press 5 and ENT).
Proscan 3002, 3007, 3019
q; Channel up: +
RCA 3002, 3007, 3019, 3021 —
Channel down: –
Samsung 3017, 3022
qa To tune to the last tuned station.
Sylvania —
Toshiba 3006
Usdigital —
Specifications
Cable box/Adaptadores para cablevisión
Brand
Operable distance Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending of the
Sony
component of each manufacturer)
Power requirements Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) ABC
Battery life Approx. 1 year (varies depending on frequency of Adelphia
button use - up to approx. 300 times per day.) Advanced Newhouse
Altrio
Dimensions Approx. 63 149 30 mm (w/h/d)
Americast
(2 1 / 5 7 / 1 3 / in.)
2 8 16
Atlantic Broadband
Mass Approx. 86 g (3.0 oz.) (not including batteries)
Bell South
Blue Ridge
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Brigth House
Cablevision
Charter
Comcast
Troubleshooting Cox
General Instrument
If you have problems setting up or using the Commander: Gnc
• When setting up the Commander, carefully go through the procedures Hamlin
described in "Setting the Code." If the code that's listed first for your Illico
component doesn't work, try all the codes for your component - in the order Jerrold
in which they're listed. If all the codes fail to work (or if your component is
Memorex
not listed in this manual), try using the procedures in "Searching for the
Motorola
Correct Code."
NET
• Check that you're aiming the Commander directly at the component, and that
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there are no obstructions between the Commander and the component.
Pace
• Make sure the batteries you're using are not worn out, and that they're
Panasonic
inserted correctly.
Paragon
• Check that the button of the TV or CBL/SAT is pressed to choose your desired
Philips
component.
Pioneer
• Check that the component has infrared remote capability. For example, if
Pulsar
your component didn't come with a remote commander, it probably isn't
Regal
capable of being controlled by a remote commander.
Rodgers
• Should any problem persist, reset the Commander to the factory setting by
Runco
pressing the 1, INPUT and VOL– buttons simultaneously.
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For the customers in the U.S.A.
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Susquehanna
Customer Support Information
Time Warner
If – after you've read through this manual – you still cannot get the
Tocom
Remote Commander to work properly, call the Sony Customer Toshiba
Support Helpline at 1-800-822-2217.
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TV CBL/SAT
Dish Network Digital TV Tuner
Code No. Code No.
— —
— —
3010, 3014, 3025 —
— —
— —
— —
— 3402
3010, 3014 —
— —
— —
— —
— —
—
— 3404
— 3403
— —
— 3401
Code No.
3101
9405
3107, 3110
3107
3107
3105
3107
3105
3107
3107
3107
3107
3107
3107
3103, 9002, 9003, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9018,
9022, 9043, 9044
3105
9022, 9023, 9024, 9025, 9026
3107
3103, 9002, 9003, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9018,
9022, 9043, 9044
3106
3103, 3110, 3111
9042
9027, 9028, 9029
3107
9019, 9020, 9021
3106
3104
3107, 9014, 9015
3106
9022, 9023, 9024, 9025, 9026
3107
3106
3102, 3107, 3108, 3109, 9009, 9010, 9045, 9046
3107
3107
3107
3107
9016, 9017, 9043
3106
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