Sony RM-PP402 User Manual

Remote

Commander

Operating Instructions

3-866-296-11(2)

RM-PP402

© 1999 by Sony Corporation

Precautions About This Manuai

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.

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

The instructions in this manual are for model RM-PP402.
Check your model number by looking at the lower right
comer of the front side.

Conventions

The following icon is used in this manual:

Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.

Before You Use Your Remote

Table of Contents

Check that you received the following item with the
remote:
R6 (size-AA) batteries (2)

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and ­properly oriented in the battery compartment. When
using the remote, point it at the remote sensor B on the
receiver.

9 When to replace batteries

Under normal conditions, the batteries should last for about 6
months. When the remote no longer operates the receiver,
replace both batteries with new ones.

Notes

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

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

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

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

Location of Parts and Basic Remote
Operations 4

Parts Description 4

Advanced Remote Operations 11

changing the Factory Setting of a Function

Button 12

Operating Non-Sony Components 13

Additional Information 16

Troubleshooting 16
Specifications 17

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.

Parts Description

H] SLEEP button

Press repeatedly to activate the sleep function and the
duration which the receiver turns off automatically.

[2] SYSTEM STANDBY switch

Press to turn off the receiver and other Sony audio/
video components at the same time.

[3] AV 1/6 switch

Press to turn the audio and video components on or
off.

5] Function buttons

Press one of the buttons to select the component you
want to use. When you press a button, the receiver
turns on.

To select

VCR VIDEOl (VCR mode 3), VIDE02

DVD
TV
Tape deck TAPE

MD deck MD
CD player
Built-in tuner
Turntable PHONO

the component connected
to the 5.1CH INPUT jacks
on the receiver

a) Sony VCRs become operable when you press the VIDEOl, 2, or

3 button. These buttons correspond to VHS, Beta, and 8mm,
respectively.

Press

(VCR mode 1), or VIDE03 (VCR
mode ^

DVD
TV

CD
TUNER

5.1CH

Note.that the function buttons are factory-set as
described in the table above. If you want to change
the factory setting of the buttons to match your
particular components, do the procedure "Changing
the Factory Settings of a Function Button" on page 12.

Notes

• Before you turn on the receiver, make sure that you have
turned the MASTER VOLUME control on the receiver to
the leftmost position to avoid damaging your speakers.

• After you have selected VCR or DVD player, turn on the
TV and set the TV's video input to match the component
you selected.

I MASTER VOLUME +/- buttons

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

If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:
Press to adjust the volume level of the TV speakers.

I MUTING button

Press to mute the sound. The MUTING indicator on

the receiver lights up when the sound is muted.

If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:

Press to mute the sound from the TV.

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To select an LD player or satellite tuner (etc.) press the
button for the function to which you connected the

component.

See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons
you can use to control each component.

Parts Description

[3 BASS BOOST button

Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The
BASS BOOST indicator on the receiver lights up when
the function is turned on.

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[8] CURSOR MODE button

Press repeatedly to select a cursor mode, SURROUND,
BASS/TREBLE (EQ), etc. The indicator for the
selected cursor mode lights up on the receiver.

[9] EQ/TONE ON/OFF button

Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE
indicator on the receiver lights up while the tone effect
is turned on.
Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the
CURSOR MODE button and cursor buttons, the
adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on
the tone effect.

H TEST TONE button

Press to output a test tone.

0 LEVEL CENTER +/- buttons

Press to adjust the volume level of the center speaker.

01 LEVEL REAR +/- buttons

Press to adjust the volume level of the rear speakers.

01 SHIFT >10-/- button

If you have selected tuner:
Press repeatedly to select a memory page for
presetting radio stations or tuning to preset stations.

If you selected VCR, TV, LD player, tape deck, MD
deck, or CD player:
Press before inputting a channel or track number of
eleven or higher.

m Numeric buttons (1 to 0)

Inputs the corresponding numeric value. When
inputting a channel, disc, or track number, 0 selects 10.

Ill ENTER D.TUNING button

If you have selected tuner

Press to enter direct tuning mode.

If you have selected VCR, DVD player, LD player,
TV, satellite tuner, tape deck, MD deck, or CD

player:

After selecting a channel, disc, or track using the
numeric buttons, press to enter the value.

[ll Tape/disc operation buttons

The following table describes the component operated
by each button and the function of the buttons.

Button(s) Component(s)

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Tape deck

VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck,
MD deck, CD player,
DAT deck

VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck,
MD deck, CD player,
DAT deck

VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck,.
MD deck, CD player,
DAT deck

VCR, DVD player,
LD player, MD deck,
CD player, DAT deck

VCR, LD player, tape
deck, MD deck, DAT
deck

DVD player, CD
player

Function

Starts play on the reverse
side of the cassette

Starts play on the front
side of the cassette

Pauses play or recording
or starts recording when
the component is in
recording standby

Stops play

Skips tracks

Fastwinds or rewinds

Searches tracks in the
forward or backward
direction

Button(s)

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• + ► (if
pressed
together)

DISC CD player Selects a disc (CD player

D.SKIP

Component(s) Function

tape deck, MD deck,
DAT deck

VCR, Tape deck, DAT
deck

CD player

Sets the tape deck in
recording standby

Starts recording. You
can press for the tape
deck or DAT deck
instead of ►.

with a multi-disc
changer only)

Skips a disc (CD player
with a multi-disc
changer only)

See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons
that you can use to control each component.

07| CH/PRESET +/- buttons

Press repeatedly to select a preset station or channel.

m SOUND FIELD A.F.D. button

Press to set the receiver to automatically select the
appropriate sound field for the input signal.
This button can be used only with receivers that have
digital inputs.

SOUND FIELD 2CH/OFF button

Press to turn the sound field off and listen to 2 channel
stereo sound.

m MODE +/- buttons

Press to select sound fields.

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DVD MENU button

Press to display the DVD menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see "HI Cursor buttons {♦/♦/♦/•►), ENTER button,
and EXIT/RETURN button" on this page).

I VCR MENU button

Press to display the VCR menu on the TV screen.
Then use the cursor buttons on the remote to perform
the menu operations (see "H Cursor buttons (♦/♦/
♦ /♦), ENTER button, and EXIT/RETURN button" on
this page).

Note

After you press the VCR MENU button, the remote is set to
control the VCR that corresponds with VCR 1. Before
pressing the button, make sure to set the VCR input mode to
VCRl.

I Cursor buttons {♦/♦/♦/♦), ENTER button, and

EXIT/RETURN button

After pressing the CURSOR MODE button or SET UP
button on the receiver, use the cursor buttons to make
specific settings (see page 6).

After pressing the VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD
TITLE, SAT MENU, or SAT GUIDE button, use these
buttons to perform the following operations:

Cursor buttons: To select a menu item
ENTER button: To enter the selection
EXIT/RETURN button: To return to the previous

menu or exit the menu

Some of these buttons do not operate after a particular
button is pressed. See the table below to find out
which buttons operate after which button is pressed.

The button pressed first

CURSOR SAT

Operable\

MODE MENU

buttons GUIDE TITLE
Cursor

buttons
ENTER
EXIT/

RETURN

SAT DVD

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VCR

MENU MENU

•

•

DVD

• •

•

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Note

Be sure to press the cursor buttons right after you press the
VCR MENU DVD MENU, DVD TITLE, SAT MENU, or SAT
GUIDE button. The cursor buttons become inactive for menu
operations when;

— They are not pressed within five seconds

— You dose the top cover of the remote
In either cases, the cursor buttons revert back to receiver
operations.

i DVD TITLE button

Press to display the DVD title menu. Then use the
cursor buttons on the remote to perform the menu
operations (see Cursor buttons (♦/♦/♦/♦),
ENTER button, and EXIT/RETURN button" on page

8).

! TVA/IDEO button

Press to change the input mode of the TV.

P IN P button

Press to activate the picture-in-picture function’*'.

SWAP button

Press to swap the small and large pictures*.

POSITION button

Press to change the position of the small picture*.

JUMP button

Press to toggle between the previous and the current
channels.

I ANT TVATTR button

Press^epeatedly to select the signal to be output from
the antenna terminal of the VCR (TV signal or video
signal).

I TV CONTROL button

If you are using a Sony TV, you can use this remote to

operate the TV without turning on the receiver. When

you press this button, the TV turns on and switches to

TV input.

I IR SET button

Use this button to program the remote with the signals
to control non-Sony components (see page 13).

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I SAT GUIDE button

Press to display the SAT guide. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see Cursor buttons (♦/♦/♦/♦), ENTER button,
and EXIT/RETURN button" on page 8).

j SAT MENU button

Press to display the SAT menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations

(see "112 Cursor buttons (♦/♦/♦/♦), ENTER button,

and EXIT /RETURN button" on page 8).

j Program indicator

Lights up whenever any button on the remote is
pressed. Also lights up during programming (see
page 13).

Parts Description

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ANT TV/VTR

• CD player with a multi-disc changer only.

i If you press the TV CONTROL button

The remote is set to operate only Sony TVs. In this case, only the
following buttcms are operable:

• TV/VIDEO button

• CH/PRESET+/-buttons

• MASTER VOLUME +/- buttons ^

• MUTING button

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Advanced

Remote
Operations

This chapter describes how to change
the factory setting of a function button
and how to set the remote to control
non-Sony components.

■ SYSTEM

STANDBY

■ AV 1/(1)

Numeric
buttons

- ENTER

DTUNING

Function
buttons

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Briaf descriptions of buttons used for
advanced remote operations

Program indicator: Lights up during programming
operations.

Changing the Factory Setting of a Function Button

SYSTEM STANDBY:

• Press this switch together with the AV l/Cl) switch and
MASTER VOLUME - button to reset all the function

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buttons to the factory settings or to clear the
programmed signals.

• Press this switch together with the TUNER button to set
SYSTEM STANDBY switch to turn only the receiver on
or off. Press this switch together with the 5.1CH button
to return the SYSTEM STANDBY switch to normal
operation.

AV l/Cl): Press this switch together with the SYSTEM
STANDBY switch and MASTER VOLUME - button to
reset all the function buttons to the factory settings or to
clear the programmed signals.

Numeric buttons: Used when changing the factory
settings of the function buttons or specifying the make of
the component that you want to control using the remote.

ENTER D.TUNING: Used when changing the factory
settings of the function buttons or programming the
remote.

Function buttons: Comes with factory settings that you
can change.

IR SET: Press to program the remote.

MASTER VOLUME -: Press this button together with the

SYSTEM STANDBY and AV l/(!) switches to reset all the
function buttons to the factory settings or to clear the
programmed signals.

SHIFT >10 Used when changing the factory settings

You can change the factory settings of the function
buttons (page 5) to suit the components in your system.
For example, if you connect a Sony LD player to the
VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver, you can set the V1DE02
button on this remote to control the LD player.

Note, however, that the settings of the TUNER and
PHONO buttons cannot be changed.

1 Press down the button corresponding to the

component you want to assign to a function
button (button 6 for the LD player, for example).

Each button and its corresponding components are
shown below.

Button

1

2.
3
4
5
6
7
8
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ENTER D.TUNING
D.SKIP

Component

CD player
DAT deck
MD deck
Tape deck A
Tape deck B
LD player
VCR (Beta)
VCR (8 mm)
VCR (VHS)
TV
Satellite tuner, cable box
DVD player
Video CD

of the function buttons.

While pressing down the button corresponding to
the component, press down the function button
whose setting is to be changed (the VIDE02
button, for example).

The VIDE02 button is now set to control the Sony LD
player.

To reset a button to its factory setting

Repeat the procedure above.

To reset all function buttons to their factory
settings

First press down MASTER VOLUME -, then AV l/C!),

and then SYSTEM STANDBY.

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Operating Non-Sony Components

You can program the remote to control non-Sony
components. Once the control signals have been
memorized, you can use those components as part of your
system.
Furthermore, you can also program this remote for Sony
componenfs thaf the remote is unable to control. Note
that the remote can control the components that accept
infrared wireless control signals only.

1 Do the procedure of “Changing the Factory Setting

of a Function Button“ on page 12, if necessary.

2 Press IR SET.

The program indicator lights up.

3 Press the function button for the component you

want to control.

For example, if you are going to control a CD player,
press CD.

4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the numeric

code (or one of the codes if more than one code
exist) corresponding to the component and the
make of the component you want to control.

See the tables on pages 14 and 15 for information on
the numeric code(s) corresponding to the component
and the make of the component.

5 Press ENTER D.TUNING.

When the prograip indicator goes off, the
component(s) can then be controlled using this
remote.

Oearii^ all iMogramnwd signals

To clear all the programmed signals, do the following
procedure. The remote is reset to its factory-setting.

1 Press IR SET to turn on the program indicator.

2 First press down MASTER VOLUME then AV l/c!),

and then SYSTEM STANDBY until the program
indicator flashes twice, then goes off.

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6 Repeat Steps 2 to 5 to control other components.

*9* If programming is unsuccessful, check the following:

• If the program indicator does not light up, the batteries are
weak. Replace both batteries.

• If you do not do Step 3 within one minute after pressing the IR

SET button in Step 2, the remote automatically exits learning
mode. Start again from Step 2.

Notes

• The numeric codes are based on the latest information available

for each brand. There is a chance, however, that your
component will not respond to some or all of the codes.

• All of the functions on this remote may not be available when

used with your particular component.

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Operating Non-Sony Components

The numeric codes OMTespondlng to the

component and the make of the
component

Use the numeric codes in the tables below to control non­Sony conponents and also Sony components that the
remote is normally unable to control. Since the remote

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for each brand. There is a chance, however, that your
component will not respond to some or all of the codes.

• All of the functions on this remote may not be available when
used with your particular component.

To control a CD player

Make

DENON 03,04
FISHER
JVC
KENWOOD 10,11, 12
MAGNAVOX
MARANTZ
ONKYO 14,15,16
PANASONIC 17
PHILIPS 18
PIONEER
RCA 20, 21, 22
SONY
TECHNICS 17, 23, 24
YAMAHA

Code(s)

05, 06
07, 08, 09

13, 18
18

19

01, 02

25, 26, 27

To control an MD deck

Make Code(s)

DENON 02

JVC 03

KENWOOD 04
SONY

01

To control a tape deck

Make

DENON 02
FISHER 03

JVC 04, 05

KENWOOD 06, 07
NAKAMICHI
PANASONIC 13
PHILIPS 09,10

PIONEER 11
SONY 01
TECHNICS 12, 13

YAMAHA 14,15

Code(s)

08

To control an LD player

Make Code(s)

PANASONIC 05, 06, 07

PIONEER
SONY

08
01, 02, 03, 04

To control a DAT deck

Make Code(s)

PIONEER 02
SONY 01

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To control a VCR

Make

AIWA
AKAI
BLAUPUNKT
EMERSON
FISHER
GENERAL ELECTRIC 21, 22, 30
GOLDSTAR
GRUNDIG
HITACHI
ITT/NOKIA
JVC
MAGNAVOX
MITSUBISHI/MGA 32, 33, 34, 35
NEC
PANASONIC 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40
PHILIPS 29, 30,31
PIONEER
RCA/PROSCAN
SAMSUNG
SANYO '17,20,46
SHARP
SONY
TELEFUNKEN 51, 52
TOSHIBA 47
ZENITH

Code(s)

04, 05,10, 50
06, 07, 08, 09
40 GOLDSTAR 02, 03,11,12, 15, 34
11,12,13,14,15,16, 50
17,18,19, 20

23, 53
24
22, 25, 29, 41
17
26, 27, 28, 36
30, 31, 38

36

29 SHARP
22, 29, 30, 31, 41, 47
42, 43, 44, 45

48, 49
01, 02, 03

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To control a DVD player

Make

PANASONIC 02
PIONEER
SONY
TOSHIBA

Code(s) PIONEER 17,18

03
01
04

To control a TV

Make Code(s)

DAEWOO
FISHER 08

GRUNDIG 17,34
HITACHI 02,13,14,15
nr/NOKIA 21,22
JVC 16
MAGNAVOX 02, 03,18
MITSUBISHI/MGA
NEC 02, 03, 20
PANASONIC 09,24
PHILIPS 15,18
PIONEER 09, 25, 26, 40
RCA/PROSCAN 02,10, 27, 28, 29
SAMSUNG 02,03, 15, 31, 32, 33, 34
SANYO 08

SONY 01
TELEFUNKEN 23, 36,37, 38
THOMSON
TOSHIBA 35, 40, 41
ZENITH 42,43

lo control a satellite tuner, or caoie oox

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РАНАЮМС 03,15, iS

RCA
SONY 01, 02
TOCOM 19,20
ZENITH 21,22

02, 04, 05, 06, 07,15

02, 03,19

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30, 37, 39

06, 07, 08, 09,10,11,12,13,14JERRoLD / c.l.

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Additional

Troubleshooting

Information

If you experience any of the following difficulties while

using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to help
you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.

The remote does not function.

^ Point the remote at the remote sensor S on the

receiver.

^ Remove any obstacles in the path between the

remote and the receiver.
Replace both batteries in the remote with new
ones, if they are weak.

^ Make sure you select the correct function on the

remote.

^ Pressing the TV CONTROL button sets the remote

to operate the TV only. If this mode is on, press a
function button on the remote or one of the
FUNCTION buttons on the receiver before
operating the receiver or another component.

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Specifications

General

Remote control system Infrared control

Power requirements

Dimensions

Mass (approx.) 125 g (4.4 oz) excluding batteries

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

3 V DC with two R6 (size-AA)
batteries

210 X 56 X 26.8 mm (8 V«x 2 ‘Ax
1 Vii' inches)

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