Sony RM-TP2 User Manual

Interactive Remote Commander

4-249-351-11(1)

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. Serial No.

GB FR

RM-TP2

WARNING

For customers in the United States 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 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 interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and

control amplifier.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the control amplifier is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call; Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800222-7669. The Number below is for the FCC related matters only.

Regulatory Information

Declaration of Conformity

Trade name: SONY Model No.: RM-TP2 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell,

Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

NJ. 07649 USA

Table of Contents

Features ................................................. 4

Preparations

Compatible components and functions .....

Preparing the commander......................5

Screen hierarchy .................................... 7

Location of Parts and Controls

Front panel.............................................8

Rear panel..............................................9

Basic Operations

Registering the components ................10

Operating the components...................12

Operations for Sony Amplifiers/Receivers

Operating the amplifier/receiver ......... 19

2 Way Remote Operations

Operating the amplifier/receiver ......... 21

Operating the tuner .............................. 22

Operating the CD player or MD deck ....

Advanced Operations

Performing several commands in

sequence automatically

(Macro Play).................................. 23

Learning the commands of other remote

commanders ..................................26

Switching the input on the amplifier/

receiver automatically

(AMP LINK) ................................. 29

Changing the name of the remote

(component) ..................................29

Adjusting the commander’s operating

environment .................................. 30

Additional Information

Safety regulations ................................ 32

Precautions .......................................... 34

Troubleshooting................................... 35

Specifications ......................................36

Maker compatibility list ......................37

Features

The RM-TP2 Interactive Remote Commander provides centralized control of all your AV components from a single remote commander and saves you the trouble of operating different AV components with different remote control devices. Its main features are as follows:

Centralized control of Sony AV components with this one remote commander

This Commander is preset to operate Sony brand components, so you can use it right out of the box as a control center for your Sony AV components. This Commander also incorporates a variety of operations especially for Sony amplifiers/receivers (page 19).

2 way remote operations

This Commander is of a 2 way remote system. You can operate Sony 2 way components (with Control A1/A1

Preset remote control signals for non-Sony components

This Commander also contains presets for most other major component manufacturers. You can remote control your components by registering them (page 10).

Macro Play Function for one-touch operation of several commands

You can program the Commander to execute a series of operations (up to 24 steps) from a single key (page 22). You can program up to 16 Macro Plays.

Learning Function for programming additional remote control signals

This Commander has a Learning Function, to learn the signals from other remotes and operate non-preset components or functions (page 26). The Learning Function can be used with preset operation keys and USER RESERVE KEYS.

Easy-to-operate touch sensitive LCD and the jog dial

This Commander has a touch sensitive LCD that displays operation keys according to the selected component. You can operate components by touching the displayed keys or turning the jog dial. The display backlight allows operation even in the dark.

Name Editing Function for remote (component) names and MACRO names

You can edit the remotes (components) names and the Macro Play names (pages 24 and 29). This function is useful for distinguishing each component or Macro Play.

Frequently used amplifier/receiver and TV control buttons are on the front panel

The frequently used amplifier/receiver and TV control buttons are located on the front panel, so that you can easily operate the amplifier/receiver and TV while operating other AV components.

control system) with this Commander (page 20).

Preparations

This chapter describes how to prepare the remote commander for operation. Be sure to read this section before operating.

Compatible components and functions

This unit is a remote control system that utilizes infrared rays to control amplifiers/ receivers and AV components.

Compatible Components

This unit can be used to operate Sony AV components as well as AV components made by other manufacturers. Setup is necessary in order to operate components made by other manufacturers (page 10).

Note

Depending on the component, control may not be possible using this unit.

Functions

This commander operates under the 1 way and the 2 way remote system. As a 2 way remote commander, you can operate the Sony components compatible with the 2 way remote system. Under the 2 way remote system, not only does it transmit infrared rays for operation of the amplifier/receiver, it also receives infrared rays emitted by the amplifier/receiver to display characters and other information from components connected to the amplifier/ receiver with a CONTROL A1/A1 commander can also exchange data directly with 2 way CD players (page 20).

In addition, this commander is equipped with 2 remote code transmitter/receiver sections in order to provide a greater operating range.

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Preparing the commander

Charging the battery

Before you use the commander, charge the battery. The exclusive rechargeable battery is built-in.

1 Connect the AC adapter to the battery

charger.

2 Place the commander on the battery

charger.

The indicator lights in red while charging. Charging is finished when the lights turns to green. It takes about 6 hours to fully charge the battery.

Charger terminals

Charge switch

Battery charger

Notes

• The contrast and the touch panel is adjusted correctly when shipped. If the LCD shifts from the normal operating position, or the LCD is too bright or dark to see, use RM SETUP screen to adjust them (page 30).

• The LCD turns on when touched. The LCD also turns on when the BACK LIGHT button is pressed.

• ?/1/SYSTEM STANDBY, MASTER VOL +/–, MUTING, SLEEP, TV INPUT, TV CH +/–, and TV VOL +/– buttons can be used even when the LCD is not lit.

• Pressing the BACK LIGHT button turns the backlight on or off. Holding it down for about 2 seconds turns the LCD off.

• If the commander is not used for 60 seconds, the LCD turns off automatically (Auto Off function). The Auto Off function can be changed between 10 and 90 seconds under “Setting the LCD turn off time” in the RM SETUP screen (page 31).

Preparations

Indicator

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Preparing the commander (continued)

When to recharge the battery

When the battery become weak, E appears. Recharge the battery.

Tip

Under normal conditions, the battery should last approximately 5 days per charge*. However, depending on how the commander is used and the initial voltage of the battery, the actual period of use per charge may be shorter or longer than that mentioned above. *

This value is based on 60 key operations a day with the backlight on. If the backlight is turned off, the battery should last much longer. In order to extend the life of the battery, it is recommended to keep the backlight off when operating the commander in a well lit area.

Caution

If E appears, recharge the battery as soon as possible. If you leave the commander uncharged for more than 2 months, the adjusted settings may be cleared.

Notes

• When E appears, the backlight turns off automatically.

• If the operation period after recharging becomes extremely short, the battery should be replaced. On replacing the battery, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Using the touch pen

The commander’s panel is touch sensitive and can be operated simply by touching it.

Remove the touch pen.

When returning the touch pen, always slide it in tip first.

Touch pen holder

Remove by sliding out.

Caution

Use only the touch pen provided with this unit or the soft tip of your finger to operate the touch panel. Using a commercially available writing utensil may damage the panel and make correct operation impossible. If the tip of the touch pen is damaged, or the touch pen is lost, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

RECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES (For customers in the United States and Canada)

Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest to you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel Metal Hydride batteries.

Screen hierarchy

The following diagram shows the basic composition of this unit’s screen hierarchy.

RM SELECT screen

Appears when RM SELECT is touched. When you select the remote (component), the component operation screen appears.

MACRO screen

Appears when MACRO is touched. This screen is for performing several commands in sequence automatically (page 23).

Preparations

RM SETUP screen

Appears when RM SETUP is touched. This screen is for setting up the operation environment (page 30).

Location of Parts and Controls

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 component you are controlling.

Front panel

0 9

1 BACK LIGHT button

Press to turn the backlight on or off. Hold down for about 2 seconds to turn the LCD off. When the LCD is off, press to turn on the LCD and backlight.

• To prolong use of the battery, the LCD automatically turns off if there is no command entered in the touch panel for 60 seconds.

• To view the LCD display without turning on the backlight, touch the touch panel when both the backlight and LCD are off.

2 ?/1/SYSTEM STANDBY button*

Normally used to turn the amplifier/receiver on or off. When the amplifier/receiver in the 2nd or 3rd zone is on use, only the main receiver turns on or off.

When pressed for more than 2 seconds, it turns off all Sony components (SYSTEM STANDBY) by executing the Macro Play function SYSTEM OFF program (page 23), even when the amplifier/receiver in the 2nd or 3rd zone is on use.

2 4

5 6

3 Jog dial

Rotate to scroll through items in a list (etc.). Push to select the highlighted item.

4 MUTING button*

Use to mute the sound of the amplifier/ receiver.

5 MASTER VOL +/– buttons*

Use to adjust the volume of the amplifier/ receiver.

6 Touch panel

Touch to operate. The commander turns on automatically.

7 Stereo mini jack

Use to upgrade the firmware in the future.

8 TV VOL +/– buttons*

Use to adjust the volume of the TV.

9 TV CH +/– buttons*

Use to select the channel of the TV.

0 TV INPUT button*

Use to select the input of the TV.

qa SLEEP button*

Use to operate the amplifier/receiver’s sleep timer function. The sleep timer settings appear in the amplifier/receiver’s display, not the commander’s LCD.

* The commander emits the remote code for

operating the AMP (amplifier/receiver) or TV that is registered to this commander using the IR SETUP function (page 10). If you register two or more AMPs or TVs, the commander emits the remote code for the component (icon) that appears first (on the left top side) in the RM SELECT screen.

Rear panel

1 Touch pen 2 Touch pen holder

Keep the touch pen here when not in use.

3 Transmitter/receiver section

Remote code receiver section

Transmits and receives infrared signals to and from the component.

When using the Learning function, this section receives the remote codes from other remote controls.

To reset the commander

Normally, you never have to reset the commander. However, if the commander does not respond when you press the buttons or touch the screen, do the following to reset the commander. You will not lose any Macro function settings or commands programmed with the Learning function.

Carefully press the reset button on the back of the commander with a paperclip or a pen.

Location of Parts and Controls

Basic Operations

Registering the components

The following procedure lets you set up the commander to operate the components.

RM SELECT screen setup (HOOK UP)

You can set the RM SELECT screen not to display the remotes (components) you do not use.

1 Touch RM SELECT.

The RM SELECT screen appears.

RM SELECT

Touch here to display the pull-down menu.

4 Select the component not to be

displayed and touch NO.

To display other items, use the jog dial, or touch v or V to scroll through the list.

To display the components in the RM SELECT screen

Touch YES instead of NO in step 4.

Tip

Components that have been registered (see below) are set to “YES” automatically.

Registering the components (IR SETUP)

1 Touch RM SELECT.

The RM SELECT screen appears.

2 Touch the remote (component) you

want to register (“VIDEO1” for example).

Or, turn the jog dial to select the remote (component), then press the jog dial to enter the selection. The screen for operating the component appears. To display other items, use the jog dial, or touch v or V to scroll through the list.

2 Touch .

The pull-down menu appears.

3 Touch HOOK UP in the pull-down

menu.

The HOOK UP screen appears.

Pull-down menu

3 Touch .

The pull-down menu appears.

4 Touch IR SETUP in the pull-down

menu.

The IR SETUP: CATEGORY screen appears.

5 Select the component category (“VCR”

for example).

To display other items, use the jog dial, or touch v or V to scroll through the list. The IR SETUP: MAKER CODE screen appears.

6 Select the maker and the command

mode for the component (“Sony VTR1” for example).

See “Maker compatibility list” on page 37. The component selected in steps 5 and 6 will be registered at the remote (component) selected in step 2, and the screen for the selected category appears. The IR setting is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

A long beep sound is emitted to indicate that registration was successful. Operation is now possible from the RM SELECT screen.

To stop registration at any time

Touch EXIT or CANCEL during any step.

Notes

• Depending on the maker, certain remote codes may not exist and cannot be operated with the keys (icons) on the screen. These keys are dimmed.

• When registering components made by certain manufacturers, some commands may not function even though they are displayed.

• Depending on the model or the model year, you cannot operate the component even it is listed in the “Maker compatibility list”. In this case, you can use the Learning function to program the commands of the remote supplied with the component (page 26).

• To operate the amplifier in the 2nd room, select “AMP” in the IR SETUP: CATEGORY screen and select “Sony MULTI ROOM1” in the IR SETUP: MAKER CODE screen. This is initially registered in the RM SELECT screen (2/2) as “2ND ZONE”.

• To operate the amplifier in the 3rd room, select “AMP” in the IR SETUP: CATEGORY screen and select “Sony MULTI ROOM2” in the IR SETUP: MAKER CODE screen. This is initially registered in the RM SELECT screen (2/2) as “3RD ZONE”.

The following tables explain the component categories for Sony amplifier/receiver (AMP) and tuner (TUNER).

AMP

Sony AV SYSTEM 1

Sony AV SYSTEM 2

Sony AV SYSTEM 3

Sony AMP

Sony AV PRE AMP

Sony AV MASTER

Sony MULTI ROOM1

Sony MULTI ROOM2

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV1 (AV SYSTEM1).

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV2 (AV SYSTEM2). (Default setting of AMP in the RM SELECT screen.)

Select this when the amplifier/receiver operates under AV SYSTEM3. (Home theater system, etc.)

Select this when you use the Sony pure amplifier.

Select this when you use the Sony pre amplifier. (TA-E9000ES, etc.)

Select this when you use the former Sony AV amplifier.

Select this when you use the 2nd zone function of the AV amplifier/ receiver. (Initially registered in the RM SELECT screen (2/2).)

Select this when you use the 3rd zone function of the AV amplifier/ receiver. (Initially registered in the RM SELECT screen (2/2).)

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Basic Operations

Registering the components (continued)

TUNER

Sony TUNER (AU1)

Sony TUNER (AU2)

Sony TUNER (SYS1)

Sony TUNER (SYS2)

Sony TUNER (MLT1)

Sony TUNER (MLT2)

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV1 (AV SYSTEM1). Also, select this when the tuner does not operate under Sony TUNER (SYS1).

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV2 (AV SYSTEM2). Also, select this when the tuner does not operate under Sony TUNER (SYS2).

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV1 (AV SYSTEM1).

Select this when the command mode of the amplifier/receiver is AV2 (AV SYSTEM2). (Default setting of TUNER in the RM SELECT screen.)

Select this when you control the tuner in the main room from the 2nd zone. The tuner operations you can control depend on the receiver in the main room. (Some receivers does not receive this code.)

Select this when you control the tuner in the main room from the 3rd zone. The tuner operations you can control depend on the receiver in the main room. (Some receivers does not receive this code.)

Operating the components

Selecting the remote (component)

To operate the registered components, first display the RM SELECT screen, then select the remote (component) you want to operate (CD/ SACD, MD, etc.).

1 Touch RM SELECT.

The RM SELECT screen appears.

2 Touch the remote (component) you

want to operate.

Or, turn the jog dial to select the remote (component), then press the jog dial to enter the selection. The screen for operating the component appears. Touch B or b to display other screens. See the tables on pages 12–17 for information on the displayed keys. To display other items, use the jog dial, or touch v or V to scroll through the list.

Tips

• You can change the name of remotes (components) (page 29).

• On the last screen for each remote (component), there are 8 keys specially for use with the Learning function (USER RESERVE KEYS). You can use these keys for programming additional remote codes (page 28).

Operation examples

Tables of preset functions

Operating a CD/SACD (CD player)

Touch to start playback.

Selected maker and category (page 10)

Operating a tuner

Touch to select the FM or AM band.

Touch to scan the radio stations.

Notes

• Depending on the registered component, certain keys (icons) may not function. These keys are dimmed.

• These tables explain the major functions of the keys. Depending on the registered component, the keys may operate differently.

AMP

Key Function

POWER1)To turn the power on/off. VIDEO 1 To select the input source: VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 To select the input source: VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 To select the input source: VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 To select the input source: VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 To select the input source: VIDEO 5 LD To select the input source: LD DVD To select the input source: DVD TV/SAT To select the input source: TV/SAT TAPE To select the input source: TAPE MD/DAT To select the input source: MD/DAT CD/SACD To select the input source: CD/SACD TUNER To select the input source: TUNER PHONO To select the input source: PHONO i.LINK To select the input source: i.LINK

2CH

A.F.D. To select the decoding mode. MOVIE To select the sound fields for movies. MUSIC To select the sound fields for music. DIRECT To turn off the sound field or equalizer. SURR BACK

DECODING NIGHT To turn on or off the NIGHT MODE

MODE function. MULTI 1 To select “MULTI CH IN 1”. MULTI 2 To select “MULTI CH IN 2”.

To turn off the sound field or select 2CH STEREO mode.

To select the surround back decoding setting.

Basic Operations

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