Sony RM-LJ312 User Manual

Remote Commander

Operating Instructions

4-247-235-11(1)

RM-LJ312

Precautions

On safety

Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

On operation

Before connecting other components, be sure to turn off and unplug the receiver.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

Before you use your remote

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert three R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and – properly oriented in the battery compartment.

If you have any question or problem concerning your remote, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Tip

Under normal conditions, the batteries should last for about 3 months. When the remote no longer operates the receiver, replace all the batteries with new ones.

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.

• Do not use a new battery with old ones.

• Do not mix the alkaline batter ies and other kinds of batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor of the receiver to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. Doin g so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

When you use the remote for the first time, be sure to perform the AMP REGIST operation (page 6). Some functions may not be displayed depending of the model.

Table of Contents

Location of parts and basic remote operations

Parts description......................................4

Table of buttons used to control each

component ........................................7

Using the lists

Chart of lists................ ..........................11

Selecting a component..........................13

Listening to multi channel sound..........14

— MULTI CH IN

Selecting a sound field..........................15

Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS

NEO:6.............................................15

Programming the remote.......................16

Performing several commands in

sequence automatically...................17

— Macro Play

Using the RECEIVER menu.................20

Learning the commands of your

components.....................................20

Downloading data from the receiver.....22

Other operations....................................24

Additional Information

Troubleshooting......................Back cover

Specifications..........................Back cover

Location of parts and basic remote operations

This chapter provides information on the location of buttons and how to use them to perform basic operations. However, some functions explained in this section may not operate depending on the receiver. For the functions of the receiver you purchased, refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with the receiver.

Parts description

?/1

SOUND FIELD

.> m M

wd ws

TOP MENU/GUIDE AV MENU

wa w; ql

DISPLAY

TV VOL TV CH TV/VIDEO

+–+

?/1 1

Press to turn the receiver on or off. For STR-DA5000ES, if the 2ND ZONE or 3RD ZONE is selected, only the main receiver is turned on or off with this button. To turn off all components including the

AV ?/1TV ?/1

SYSTEM STANDBY

RM SET UP

INPUT SELECTOR

4 5

6 7

HX x

MASTER

VOL

–

RETURN/EXIT

–

WIDE

MAIN MENU

ON SCREEN

MUTING

8 9

qs qd

qf qg

amplifier in the 2nd or 3rd zone, press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (2) at the same time (SYSTEM STANDBY).

AV ?/1 2

Press to turn on or off the components that the remote is programmed to operate. For details on programming procedure, see “Programming the remote” on page 16.

If you press the ?/1 switch (1) at the same time, it will turn off the main component and other Sony audio/video components (SYSTEM STANDBY).

Note

The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes automatically each time you press INPUT SELECTOR (4). Depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described.

AV MENU ws

Press to display the menus of the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then use the control button to perform the menu operations.

Control button w;

After pressing MAIN MENU, TOP MENU/GUIDE, or AV MENU, move the control button up, down, left or right to select the settings. When you press TOP MENU/GUIDE or AV MENU, press the button to enter the selection. To perform menu operations on the VCR, DVD player, or SAT tuner, do the procedure below. If you do not do this, the cursor buttons merely operate the receiver.

1 Press INPUT SELECTOR and move the

easy scroll key to select the input, then press the key to enter the selection.

2 Press MAIN MENU, TOP MENU/

GUIDE, or AV MENU. The CURSOR TYPE list appears. If the list has disappeared before you go on to step 3, press any of the cursor buttons to restore the list.

3 Move the easy scroll key to select the

component that you selected in step 1, then press the key to enter the selection.

DISPLAY

Press to select information displayed on the TV screen.

Display window 3

The current status of the selected component or a list of selectable items appears here.

Note

Characters other than letters of the alphabet or numbers may be displayed incorrectly on the remote, even if they appear correctly in the display window on the main unit.

Easy scroll key wg

While displaying a list, move up or down to select an item from the list, and then press to enter the selection.

INPUT SELECTOR 4

Press to display the input (component) list. See the table on page 7 for information on the buttons you can use to control each component. If you want to change the contents of the input list to match your particular components, see “Programming the remote” on page 16.

MAIN MENU qd

Press repeatedly to select a menu (SURROUND, etc.) for the receiver.

MASTER VOL +/– qa

Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time.

MUTING q;

Press to mute the sound.

ON SCREEN qf

Press to display the menus of the receiver on the TV screen.

RETURN O/EXIT qk

Press to return to the previous menu or exit the menu while the menu or guide of the VCR, DVD player, or satellite tuner is displayed on the TV screen.

RM SET UP 5

Press to display the set up list.

SOUND FIELD wh

Press to display the sound field list. For details, see page 15.

TOP MENU/GUIDE wa

Press to display the menu or guide of the DVD player or satellite tuner on the TV screen. Then use the control button to perform the menu operations.

TV ?/1 wj

Press to turn TV on or off.

TV/VIDEO qs

Press to change the input mode of the TV.

TV CH +/– qh

Press to switch the channel of TV.

TV VOL +/– qj

Press to adjust the volume of TV.

WIDE qg

Press to switch the TV to the wide mode.

I/i 6

Press to change the information displayed on the display. Press the I button repeatedly to display the RECEIVER menu, press the i button repeatedly to display the SUB menu (page 8) or NUM menu.

In the NUM menu, move the easy scroll key to select the numeric value, then press the key to enter the selection.

Press to start play of the playback medium.

Press to pause play or recording, or press to start recording when the component is in recording standby.

Press to stop play.

./>

Press to skip tracks.

m/M

Press to fast-forward or rewind, or search tracks in the forward or backward direction.

Location of parts and basic remote operations

continued

* See the table on page 7 for information on the buttons

that you can use to control each component.

Before using the remote for the first time

Be sure to turn on the receiver and point the remote towards the receiver when performing the following procedure.

1 Press RM SET UP.

The set up list appears.

cIR SET

LEARNING DOWNLOAD INPUT LIST

2 Move the easy scroll key to select

“AMP REGIST”, then press the key to enter the selection.

The AMP REGIST list appears. When the receiver name is already registered, it appears on the second line.

< AMP REGIST >

? ? ?

cSTART

Exit

3 Move the easy scroll key to select

“START”, then press the key to enter the selection.

After “SEARCHING” appears, the model name appears. The remote is optimized for the model. (For TA-DA9000ES, VIDEO4, VIDEO5, and i.LINK are added in the input list.) If the model name does not appear, check the followings and start over from step 1.

• The power is turned on.

• The remote is kept pointing toward the receiver until the model name appears.

Table of buttons used to control each component

Location of parts and basic remote operations

When you program the remote to control the following Sony or non-Sony components, you can use the buttons on the remote that are marked with circles. Note, however, that some buttons may not operate your component.

Component

Button

VCR TV LD

AV ?/1 zzzzzzz z z z H z zzzzzzz X z zzzzzzz x z zzzzzzz ./> z zzzzz z* z m/M z zzzzzzz

Control button zz zz TOP MENU/

GUIDE AV MENU zz zz DISPLAY zzzzzzz z EXIT z** RETURN Ozzz

* Deck B only. **Not available depending on the component.

DVD

Video

player

MD deck Tape

deck

(A and

DAT deck

Tuner Cable

box

Satellite

tuner

Projector

continued

Table of SUB menu operations

Press the i button repeatedly to display a list of operations (SUB menu) that the corresponding buttons are not found on the remote. The contents of the lists will vary according to the currently selected component. The following table shows the items in each list and the function of each item. “D.CS” and “BSD” are not available with this receiver.

Component Item(s) Function

VCR CH + Selects preset

CH – INPUT

SELECT AUDIO Changes the sounds. ANT TV/

VIDEO

SP/LP Selects the playback

REC Starts recording. COUNTER/

REMAIN

channels. Changes the input

mode of the VCR.

Selects the signal to be output from the antenna terminal of the VCR (TV signal or video signal).

speed.

Displays the playing or remaining time.

Component Item(s) Function

TV CH + Selects preset

CH – MUTING Mutes the sound. VOL + Raises the volume. VOL – Lowers the volume. JUMP Toggles between the

TV/VIDEO Changes the input

MPX/DUAL Changes the audio

WIDE Selects the wide-

P IN P Activates the

POSITION Changes the position

SWAP Swaps the small and

SUB CH + Selects preset SUB CH –

SLEEP Activates sleep

LD player SIDE A

SIDE B

PROGRAM Programs the tracks. REPEAT Repeats current track

channels.

previous and current channels.

mode of the TV.

setting.

picture mode.

picture-in picture function.

of the small picture.

large pictures.

channels for the small picture.

timer.

Selects side A of the disc.

Selects side B of the disc.

or programmed tracks.

Component Item(s) Function

DVD player AUDIO Changes the sounds.

ANGLE Changes the angles. SUBTITLE Changes the Subtitle

SUBTITLE ON OFF

TIME Changes the time

SEARCH MODE

CLEAR Returns to the

INDEX + Selects a index. INDEX – DISC SKIP + Selects a disc. DISC SKIP – SET UP Displays the Set up

Video CD player

CD Player DISC Selects a disc.

DISC SKIP + Selects a disc. DISC SKIP – TIME Changes the time

INDEX + Selects a index. INDEX – DISC Selects a disc.

TRACK Selects a track. CONTINUE Selects Con tinuous

SHUFFLE Selects Shuf fl e Pl ay. PROGRAM Selects Program

REPEAT Selects Repeat Play. TIME Changes the time

DISC SKIP + Selects a disc. DISC SKIP –

Language. Turns the Subtitles

on or off.

information. Changes the search

mode.

Continuous Play etc.

menu. For details on the menu operation, see page 10.

information.

Play.

information.

Component Item(s) Function

MD deck DISC SKIP + Selects a disc.

DISC SKIP – TIME Changes the time

CONTINUE Selects Continuous

SHUFFLE Selects Shuffle Play. PROGRAM Selects Program

REPEAT Selects Repeat Play. MENU/NO Selects editing

YES Performs editing

CLEAR Erases a track in the

REC Pauses for recording.

Tape deck REVERSE

PLAY A-REC Makes deck A pause

B-REC Makes deck B pause

PROGRAM/ START

DAT deck REPEAT Starts Repeat Play.

CLEAR Erases a track in the

REC Pauses for recording.

Tuner PRESET + Selects a preset

PRESET – DIRECT

TUNING FM/AM Selects the FM or

SHIFT Switches the

Cable box

information.

Play.

operation or cancels editing.

operation.

program etc.

Plays the reverse side.

for recording.

for recording. Selects Program

Play.

program etc.

station. Enters Direct Tuning

mode.

AM band.

memory page.

Location of parts and basic remote operations

continued

+ 19 hidden pages