Sony RM-PP412 User Manual

Remote
Commander

Operating Instructions

4-247-244-11(1)

RM-PP412

©2003 Sony Corporation

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.

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

Before you use your remote

Inserting batteries into the remote

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

Tip

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

Notes

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

• Do not use a new battery with old ones.

• Do not expose the remote sensor of the receiver to
direct sunlight or lightin g apparatuses. D oing 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.

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Table of Contents

Location of Parts and Basic
Remote Operations

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

Table of buttons used to control each

component ........................................8

Advanced Remote Operations

Programming the remote.......... ...............9

Selecting the mode of the remote..........11

Additional Information

Troubleshooting...................... back cover

Specifications.......................... back cover

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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 work depending on the model of
the receiver.
For the functions of the receiver you purchased,
refer to the Operating Instructions supplied with
the receiver.

Parts description

TV ?/1 AV ?/1

w;

ql
qk

qj
qh

qg
qf

qd

VIDEO1 VIDEO2

AV1 AV2

TV/SAT

2CH A.F.D.

TEST

TONE

AUDIO

.

0/10 >10/11 12

SHIFT

m

ANT

N

TOP MENU/

GUIDE

G

DISPLAY

TV VOL TV CH

?/1 1

Press to turn the receiver on or off.

?/1

P

USE MODE

SLEEP

SYSTEM STANDBY

VIDEO3 DVD

MD/TAPE CD/SACD

TUNER

AUXPHONO

MULTI CH SOURCE

MUSIC

MOVIE

123

AAC

SB

DIRECT

DECODING

BI-LING

456

PRESET/

SWAP/

JUMP/

CH/D.SKIP

ANGLE

TIME

789

SUBTITLE ENTER

>

D.TUNING

DISC ALT

-

M

CLEAR

SEARCH MODE

X

x

MUTING

AV MENU

MASTER

F

VOL

g

f

O

RETURN/EXIT

TV/

MAIN

VIDEO

MENU

WIDE ON SCREEN

1

2

3
4

5
6
7
8

9
q;

qa

qs

A.F.D. ql

Press to set the receiver to automatically
select the appropriate decoding mode for
the input signal.

ALT 7

Press to change remote key function to
activate those buttons with orange printing.

ANT* (After pressing ALT) qg

When you selected VCR, press to select
output signal from antenna terminal: TV
signal or VCR program.

AUDIO qj

Changing the sound to Multiplex, Bilingual
or Multi channel TV sound.

AV MENU q;

Press to display the menus of the VCR,
satellite tuner, or DVD.

AV ?/1 switch w;

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

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

Note

The function of the AV ?/1 switch changes
automatically each time you select the input wi th
the input buttons (2). Depend ing on the
component, the above operation may not be
possible or may operate differently than
described.

CLEAR* (After pressing ALT) qf

When you selected CD player or DVD
player, press if you made a mistake when
you press the numeric buttons or press to
return to the continuous play, etc.

D.TUNING* qf

When you selected tuner, press to enter
direct tuning mode.

DIRECT qk

Press to select DIRECT function.

DISC* 8

When you selected CD player or video CD
player, press to select a disc directly (multi­disc changer only).

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DISPLAY

*

qd

Press to select the information displayed on
the display of the receiver or TV screen.

ENTER (After pressing ALT) 6

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

Input buttons 2

Press to select the input. Use AV 1 and AV
2 to select the command mode of the
remote.

The components are factory assigned to the
inputs as follows. When you want to assign
other components, program the remote
following the steps on “Programming the
remote” on page 9.

Input(s) Assigned component(s)

VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3

DVD DVD player
TV/SAT TV tuner
MD/TAPE MD deck / Tape deck (B)
CD/SACD CD player
TUNER Built-in tuner
PHONO Turntable
AUX Other audio component
MULTI CH Component connected to the

VCR (VTR mode 3)
VCR (VTR mode 1)
VCR (VTR mode 2)

multi channel input jacks on the
receiver

MAIN MENU qs

Press to select the menu of the receiver.

MASTER VOL +/– qa

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

MOVIE 3

Press to select the sound fields for movies.

MUSIC 4

Press to select the sound fields for music.

MUTING 9

Press to mute the sound.

Numeric buttons (1–9, 0/10)* (After
pressing ALT) qh

If you selected tuner:

Use with SHIFT to select tuner preset
station numeric input during DIRECT
TUNING or MEMORY mode.

If you selected CD player, video CD
player, DVD player, MD deck, or DAT
deck:

Press to select track numbers. 0/10 selects
track 10.

If you selected TV, VCR, or satellite
tuner:

Press to select channel numbers.

* The function of these buttons switch automatically

each time you select the input (2). Depending on
the component, the above operation may not be
possible or may operate differently than described.

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

See the table on page 8 for information on
the buttons that you can use to control each
component.
Note that the inputs are factory-set

described in the table above. If you want to
change the factory setting of the buttons to
match your particular components, do the
procedure “Programming the remote” on
page 9.

*

JUMP/TIME

5

If you selected TV:

Press to toggle between the previous and
the current channels.

If you selected CD player, video CD
player, or DVD player:

Press to display the time information.

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r;
el

ek

ej

eh
eg

ef

ed
es

ea

TV ?/1 AV ?/1

VIDEO1 VIDEO2

AV1 AV2

TV/SAT

2CH A.F.D.

TEST

TONE

AUDIO

.

0/10 >10/11 12

SHIFT

m

ANT

N

TOP MENU/

GUIDE

G

DISPLAY

TV VOL TV CH

?/1

PL

USE MODE

SLEEP

SYSTEM STANDBY

VIDEO3 DVD

MD/TAPE CD/SACD

TUNER

MULTI CH SOURCE

AUXPHONO

MUSIC

MOVIE

123

AAC

SB

DIRECT

DECODING

BI-LING

456

PRESET/

SWAP/

JUMP/

CH/D.SKIP

ANGLE

TIME

789

SUBTITLE ENTER

>

D.TUNING

DISC ALT

-

M

CLEAR

SEARCH MODE

X

x

MUTING

AV MENU

MASTER

F

VOL

g

f

O

RETURN/EXIT

TV/

MAIN

VIDEO

MENU

WIDE ON SCREEN

e;

ON SCREEN wk

Press to display the menus of the receiver
on the TV screen (only for the models with
on screen function).

PRESET/CH/D.SKIP +/–* ws

If you selected tuner:

Press to scan and select preset stations.

If you selected TV, VCR, or satellite
tuner:

Press to select preset channels.

If you selected CD player, video CD
player, DVD player, or MD deck:

Press to skip discs (multi-disc changer
only).

RETURN O/EXIT* wh

After pressing MAIN MENU, AV MENU,
or TOP MENU/GUIDE, press to return to
the previous menu or exit the menu.

SB DECODING wa

Press to select surround back decoding
mode.

wa

ws
wd

wf
wg

wh

wj
wk

wl

SEARCH MODE* 8

When you selected DVD player, press to
select the search mode. Press to select the
unit for search (track, index, etc.).

SHIFT* qg

When you selected tuner, press repeatedly
to select a memory page for presetting radio
stations or tuning to preset stations.

SLEEP (After pressing ALT) 1

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

SUBTITLE* (After pressing ALT) eg

When you selected DVD player, press to
change the subtitles.

SWAP

**

/ANGLE

*

eh

If you selected TV:

Press to swap the small and large pictures
(only for Sony TVs with picture-in-picture
function).

If you selected DVD player:

Press to select viewing angle or changing
the angles.

TEST TONE ej

Press to output a test tone.

TOP MENU/GUIDE* ed

Press to display DVD titles or guide menus.

TV/VIDEO wj

Press to select the TV to input signal: TV
input or video input.

TV CH +/– e;

Press to select preset TV channels.

TV VOL +/– ea

Press to adjust the volume of TV.

TV ?/1 el

Press to turn the TV on or off.

USE MODE r;

Press to set up the remote.

WIDE wl

Press to switch the TV to the wide mode.

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2CH ek

Press to turn the sound field off and listen to
2 channel stereo sound. Multi channel
source is also downmixed to a 2 channel
stereo sound.

>10/11* (After pressing ALT) eg

When you selected CD player, video CD
player, LD player, MD deck, or tape deck,
press to select track number over 10.

-/--* 8

When you selected TV, press to select the
channel entry mode, either one or two digit.

V/v/B/b/ENTER/EXECUTE es

After pressing MAIN MENU, AV MENU,
or TOP MENU/GUIDE, use the button to
make specific settings, then press the button
to enter the selection.

H ef

Press to start play. (Press to start play on the
front sides of the cassette.)

X wg

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

x wf

Press to stop play.

./> wd

Press to skip tracks.

m/M qfqg

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

backward direction.

*

The function of these buttons s witch automatically
each time you select the input (2). Depending on
the component, the above operation may not be
possible or may operate differently than described.

**

Only for Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture
function.

Notes

• The AAC BI-LING, SOURCE and 12 buttons are not
available.

• Some buttons may not be used depending on the
model.

• The above explanation is intended to serve as an
example only. Therefore, depending on the
component the above operation may not be possible
or may operate differently than described.

• To activate the buttons with orange printing, press
ALT first before pressing the buttons.

• Before you use the V/v/B/b/ENTER/EXECUTE
button for receiver operation, press MAIN MENU.
To operate other components, press TOP MENU/
GUIDE or AV MENU after selecting the input.

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

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Table of buttons used to control each component

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(s)

AV ?/1 zzz zzzzzz
Numeric buttons zzzzzzzzzz

H zzzzzz zz
X zzzzzz zz
x zzzz zz zz
./> zzz z
m/M zzzzzz zz

ANT z
D.SKIP**

PRESET/CH +/–
SUBTITLE

>10/11
AUDIO zz z
SWAP

ANGLE
JUMP

TIME zz
DISC**

-/-­SEARCH MODE

ENTER zzzzzzzz z
AV MENU zzz
TOP MENU/GUIDE zz
DISPLAY z z zzzzzz
RETURN O

EXIT

V/v/B/b/

EXECUTE
CLEAR z z

ENTER/

CD

player

DAT

deckMDdeck

zz

zzzz zz

z

Tape
deck

(A and B)

*

LD

player

VCR TV

zz zz

zzz

z

zzz

Satellite

tuner/
Cable

box

z

zz

zz

z

Video

DVD

CD

player

player

zz

z

z

zz
z

z

zz

* B deck only.
**With a multi-disc changer only.

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Advanced Remote Operations

This chapter describes how to set the remote to
control non-Sony components.

Programming the remote

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

Note

You cannot program the SOURCE button.

1 Press AV ?/1 while holding down USE

MODE.

The USE MODE button lights.

2 Press one of the input buttons to select

the input you want to control.

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

You can also select the TV ?/1 button.

3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the

numeric code (or one of the codes if
more than one code exists)
corresponding to the component and
the maker of the component you want
to control.

See the tables starting from page 10 for
information on the numeric code(s)
corresponding to the component and the
maker of the component. (The first digit and
the last two digits of the numeric code
correspond to the category and the maker’s
code respectively.)

4 Press ENTER.

Once the numeric code has been verified,
the USE MODE button slowly flashes
twice and the remote automatically exits the
programming mode.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to control other

components.

To cancel programming

Press USE MODE during any step. The remote
automatically exits the programming mode.

To use the programmed input

Press the programmed input buttons.

If programming is unsuccessful, check the following:

•If the USE MODE button does not light up in step
1, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries.

•If the

USE MODE button flashes 4 times in quick

succession while entering the num eric code , an er ror
has occurred. Start again from step 1.

• In step 1, the remote automatica lly exits the
programming mode if 60 seconds has passed after
pressing USE MODE. Start again from step 1.

Notes

• The USE MODE button turns off while a valid
button is pressed.

• In step 2, if you press the input buttons several times,
only the last selected input is valid.

• In step 2, if you press TV ?/1, only TV VOL +/–,
TV CH +/–, TV/VIDEO and WIDE bu ttons are
reprogrammed.

• In step 3, if you press the input buttons, the new input
is selected and the programming procedure returns to
the beginning of step 3.

• For the numeric codes, only the first three numbers
entered are valid.

To clear the memory of the remote

Press ?/1, AV ?/1 and MASTER VOL – at the
same time. The USE MODE
times, then goes off.

The numeric codes corresponding to the component and the maker of the component

Use the numeric codes in the tables below to
control non-Sony components and also Sony
components that the remote is normally unable
to control. Since the remote signal that a
component accepts differs depending on the

button flashes 3

Advanced Remote Operations

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model and year of the component, more than one
numeric code may be assigned to a component.
If you fail to program your remote using one of
the codes, try using other codes.

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 c omponent.

To control a tuner

Maker Code(s)

SONY 002, 003, 004, 005

To control a CD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 101, 102, 103
DENON 104, 123
JVC 105, 106, 107
KENWOOD 108, 109, 110
MAGNAVOX 111, 116
MARANTZ 116
ONKYO 112, 113, 114
PANASONIC 115
PHILIPS 116
PIONEER 117
TECHNICS 115, 118, 119
YAMAHA 120, 121, 122

To control a DAT deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 203
PIONEER 219

To control a tape deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 201, 202
DENON 204, 205
KENWOOD 206, 207, 208, 209
NAKAMICHI 210
PANASONIC 216
PHILIPS 211, 212
PIONEER 213, 214
TECHNICS 215, 216

Maker Code(s)

YAMAHA 217, 218

To control an MD deck

Maker Code(s)

SONY 301
DENON 302
JVC 303
KENWOOD 304

To control a DVD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 401, 402, 403
PANASONIC 406, 408
PHILIPS 407
PIONEER 409
TOSHIBA 404
DENON 405

To control a TV

Maker Code(s)

SONY 501, 502
DAEWOO 504, 505, 506, 507, 515, 544
FISHER 508
GOLDSTAR 503, 511, 512, 515, 534, 544
GRUNDIG 517, 534
HITACHI 513, 514, 515, 544
ITT/NOKIA 521, 522
JVC 516
MAGNAVOX 503, 518, 544
MITSUBISHI/

MGA
NEC 503, 520, 544
PANASONIC 509, 524
PHILIPS 515, 518
PIONEER 509, 525, 526, 540
RCA/PROSCAN 510, 527, 528, 529, 544
SAMSUNG 503, 515, 531, 532, 533, 534, 544
SANYO 508, 545, 546, 547
SHARP 535
TELEFUNKEN 523, 536, 537, 538
THOMSON 530, 537, 539
TOSHIBA 535, 540, 541
ZENITH 542, 543

503, 519, 544

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To control an LD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 601, 602, 603
PIONEER 606

To control a video CD player

Maker Code(s)

SONY 605

To control a VCR

Maker Code(s)

SONY 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706
AIWA 710, 750, 757, 758
AKAI 707, 708, 709, 759
BLAUPUNKT 740
EMERSON 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 750
FISHER 717, 718, 719, 720
GENERAL

ELECTRIC
GOLDSTAR 723, 753
GRUNDIG 724
HITACHI 722, 725, 729, 741
ITT/NOKIA 717
JVC 726, 727, 728, 736
MAGNAVOX 730, 731, 738
MITUBISHI/

MGA
NEC 736
PANASONIC 729, 730, 737, 738, 739, 740
PHILIPS 729, 730, 731
PIONEER 729
RCA/PROSCAN 722, 729, 730, 731, 741, 747
SAMSUNG 742, 743, 744, 745
SANYO 717, 720, 746
SHARP 748, 749
TELEFUNKEN 751, 752
TOSHIBA 747, 755, 756
ZENITH 754

712, 722, 730

732, 733, 734, 735

To control a satellite tuner or cable box

Maker Code(s)

SONY 801, 802, 803, 804
JERROLD/G.I. 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811,

812, 813, 814
PANASONIC 818
RCA 805, 819
S.ATLANTA 815, 816, 817

Selecting the mode of the remote

You can switch the command mode (AV1 or
AV2) of the remote. If the command mode of the
receiver and the remote is different, you cannot
use the remote to operate the receiver.

1 Press AV1 (or AV2) while holding down

USE MODE.

The USE MODE button lights once (or
twice for AV2), then the command mode
switches.

To reset the remote to factory settings

Press ?/1, AV ?/1, and MASTER VOL – at
the same time. The USE MODE button lights 3
times, then goes off.

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

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.

• The AAC BI-LING, SOURCE and 12 buttons are
not available.

• Check that the mode of the remote corresponds to
that of the receiver (page11).

• Point the remote at the remote sensor on the
component.

• 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 input on the
remote.

• When you operate a programmed non-Sony
component, the remote may not function properly
depending on the model and the maker of the
component.

• Press MAIN MENU before you use the V/v/B/
b/ENTER/EXECUTE button for receiver
operation (page 7).

Specifications

General

Remote control system Infrared control
Power requirements 3 V DC with two R6

(size-AA) batteries
Dimensions 210 × 49 × 25 mm
Mass (approx.) 85 g excluding batteries

Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.

Sony Corporation

Printed in Malaysia