Sony RM-U401 User Manual

Remote
Commander

3-864-028-11(1)

Operating Instructions

RM-U401

 1998 by Sony Corporation

Precautions

About This Manual

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-U401.
Check your model number by looking at the lower right
corner of the front side.

Conventions

The following icon is used in this manual:

z Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.

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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 g on the
receiver.

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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.

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Location of Parts and Basic Remote
Operations 4

Parts Description 4

Advanced Remote Operations 11

Changing the Factory Setting of a Function

Button 12

Additional Information 13

Troubleshooting 13
Specifications 14

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.

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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.

Parts Description

AV

SLEEP

1
4
7

SHIFT

10 - / - -

+

D.SKIP

VIDEO2VIDEO1

TAPETV

PHONOTUNER

SOUND FIELD

GENRE

1/u

2
5
8

ENTER

D.TUNING

0

P(9

0

ANT

TV/VTR

VIDEO3

MD

5.1 IN

MODE

MASTER
VOLUME

++
––

6

5

=

DISC

ON/OFF

BASS

BOOST

MUTING

>

SYSTEM
STANDBY

3
6
9

p

)

r

DVD

CD

TV CONTROL

CH/PRESET

3
2

1

4

4

1 Function buttons

Press one of the buttons to select the component you
want to use. When you press a button, the receiver
and the selected component turn on. If the component
does not turn on, press the power switch on the
component.

To select Press

2 AV 1/u switch

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

3 SYSTEM STANDBY switch

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

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

VCR

DVD player DVD
TV, DBS tuner, or LD

player
Tape deck TAPE
MD deck MD
CD player CD
Built-in tuner TUNER
Turntable PHONO
the component connected

to the 5.1/DVD INPUT
jacks on the receiver

Sony VCRs become operable when you press the VIDEO1, 2, or

*

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

VIDEO1 (VCR mode 3), VIDEO2
(VCR mode 1), or VIDE3 (VCR

*

mode 2)

TV

5.1 IN

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

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 Setting of a Function Button” on page 12.

4 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.

5 MUTING button

Press to mute the sound. The indicator to the left of
the MUTING button 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.

6 SLEEP button

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

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.

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Parts Description

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

0

MENU

GUIDE

TV/VIDEO

POSITION

DVD
MENU

DBS

DBS

TV

EFFECT/

EXECUTE

ENTER

EXIT/RETURN

DELAY

SWAPP IN P

JUMP

VCR

MENU

CURSOR

MODE

DVD
TITLE

EQ/TONE

TEST

ON/OFF

TONE

LEVEL

+

+

REAR

CENTER

–

–

Lift up the top cover.

V

SYSTEM
STANDBY

AV

SLEEP

1/u

!•

!™!£
8

9

7 SOUND FIELD ON/OFF button

Press to turn the sound field on or off.

GENRE button

Press to select the sound field group you want.

MODE button

Press to select a sound field from the group you
selected.

8 TEST TONE button

After selecting the PRO LOGIC sound field, press to
output a test tone.

9 LEVEL CENTER +/– buttons

Press to adjust the volume level of the center speaker.

!º LEVEL REAR +/– buttons

Press to adjust the volume level of the rear speakers.

!¡ 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.

!∞

7
!¡

=

DISC

ON/OFF

BASS

BOOST

MUTING

1
4
7

SHIFT

10 - / - -

>

(9

+

D.SKIP

VIDEO2VIDEO1

TAPETV

PHONOTUNER

SOUND FIELD

GENRE

2

3

5

6

8

9

ENTER

D.TUNING

0

P

0

ANT

TV/VTR

VIDEO3

MD

TV CONTROL

5.1 IN

MODE

MASTER
VOLUME

++
––

p

)

r

DVD

CD

CH/PRESET

!§

!¢

!ª

!¶

!™ 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.

!£ EFFECT/DELAY button

Press the button repeatedly to adjust the amount of
effect or delay time

“DELAY” appears on the display window on the receiver only

*

when the PRO LOGIC sound field is selected; “EFFECT”
appears when a sound field except PRO LOGIC is selected.

*.

Note

The EFFECT/DELAY button does not operate on receivers
that have the CURSOR MODE button.

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!¢ 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, DBS tuner, tape deck, MD deck, or CD player:

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

!∞ 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.

!§ Numeric buttons (1 to 0)

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

!¶ CH/PRESET +/– buttons

Press repeatedly to select a preset station or channel.

!ª Tape/disc operation buttons

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

Button(s) Component(s) Function

9 Tape deck Starts play on the reverse

( VCR, DVD player,

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

P VCR, DVD player,

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

p 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

0/) VCR, LD player, tape

deck, MD deck, DAT
deck

DVD player, CD
player

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

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

!• CURSOR MODE button

Press this button repeatedly to select any of the
following three cursor modes. The indicator for the
selected cursor mode lights up to the left of the display
window on the receiver. The indicator turns off when
you press the SET UP button on the receiver.

When the cursor mode is You can

SURROUND Change the delay time and the

effect level

BASS/TREBLE or EQ Adjust the tone (bass/treble) of

the front speakers. Press the EQ/
TONE ON/OFF button to
activate the tone effect.

INDEX Enter an index name for a preset

station or program source

Note

The CURSOR MODE button does not operate on receivers
that have no cursor buttons.

r VCR, tape deck, MD

r + ( (if

pressed
together)

DISC

D.SKIP CD player Skips a disc (CD player

deck, DAT deck
VCR, Tape deck,

DAT deck

CD player Selects a disc (CD player

Sets the tape deck in
recording standby

Starts recording. You can
press 9 for the tape
deck or DAT deck
instead of (.

with a multi-disc changer
only)

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.

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Parts Description

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

@¢ @£

@§
@¶ @∞

@¡

MENU

GUIDE

TV/VIDEO

POSITION

DVD
MENU

DBS

DBS

TV

EFFECT/

EXECUTE

ENTER

EXIT/RETURN

DELAY

SWAPP IN P

JUMP

CURSOR

EQ/TONE
ON/OFF

+

REAR

–

VCR
MENU

MODE

DVD
TITLE

LEVEL

TEST

TONE

+

CENTER

–

@•

@º 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.

@¡ TV/VIDEO 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*.

=

DISC

ON/OFF

BASS

BOOST

MUTING

>

V

SLEEP

1
4
7

SHIFT

10 - / - -

(9

+

D.SKIP

VIDEO2VIDEO1

TAPETV

PHONOTUNER

SOUND FIELD

GENRE

Lift up the top cover.

SYSTEM
STANDBY

AV

1/u

2

3

5

6

8

9

ENTER

D.TUNING

0

P

p

0

)

ANT

TV/VTR

r

VIDEO3

DVD

MD

CD

TV CONTROL

5.1 IN

MODE

MASTER
VOLUME

CH/PRESET

++
––

@™

@º

JUMP button

Press to toggle between the previous and the current
channels.

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

*

@™ ANT TV/VTR button

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

@£ 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 “@• Cursor buttons (V/v/
B/b), ENTER button, and EXIT/RETURN button” on
page 9).

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
VCR 1.

8

@¢ DVD MENU button

Press to display the DVD menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/RETURN button” on this page).

@∞ 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 (V/v/B/b),
ENTER button, and EXIT/RETURN button” on this
page).

@§ DBS MENU button

Press to display the DBS menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/RETURN button” on this page).

@¶ DBS GUIDE button

Press to display the DBS guide. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/RETURN button” on this page).

Note

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

— They are not pressed within five seconds

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

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), 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 7).

After pressing the VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD
TITLE, DBS MENU, or DBS 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

Operable
buttons

Cursor

CURSOR
MODE

DBS
MENU

VCR

MENU
DBS
GUIDE

rrr r

DVD MENU
DVD TITLE

buttons
ENTER
EXIT/

rr r

rr

RETURN

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Parts Description

Table of buttons that you can use to control each ccomponent

Component CD player DAT deck MD deck Tape deck

Button(s)

Location of Parts and Basic Remote Operations

AV 1/ur r rrrrr
Numeric buttons rrrrr rrrr
SHIFT >10 -/-- rrrrrr
ENTER D.TUNING rrrrrrrr

9r

( r rr rr r r

P r rr rr r r

p r rr rr r r
=/+ r rr rr r r
0/) r rr rr r r

DISC r*
D.SKIP r*
ANT TV/VTR rr

rrrrr
r + (rrr
r + 9rr

(A and B)

LD player VCR (VHS,

Beta,

8mm)

TV DBS tuner DVD player

* CD player with a multi-disc changer only.

z

If you press the TV CONTROL button

The remote is set to operate only Sony TVs. In this case, only the
following buttons 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.

SHIFT

>10 -/- -

DISC

SHIFT

10 - / - -

>

1
4
7

SLEEP

+=

D.SKIP

2
5
8
0

AV

1/u

P(9

0

ANT

TV/VTR

SYSTEM
STANDBY

3
6
9

ENTER

D.TUNING

)

SYSTEM

Advanced Remote Operations

STANDBY
AV 1/u

Numeric
buttons

ENTER
D.TUNING

p

r

TV

ON/OFF

BASS

BOOST

MUTING

VIDEO2VIDEO1

PHONOTUNER

SOUND FIELD

GENRE

VIDEO3

DVD

MDTAPE

CD

TV CONTROL

5.1 IN

MODE

MASTER
VOLUME

CH/PRESET

++
––

Function
buttons

MASTER
VOLUME –

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Brief descriptions of buttons used for
advanced remote operations

SYSTEM STANDBY: Press this switch together with the
AV 1/u switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to reset
all the function buttons to the factory settings.

AV 1/u: Press this switch together with the SYSTEM
STANDBY switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to
reset all the function buttons to the factory settings.

Numeric buttons: Used when changing the factory
settings of the function buttons.

Advanced Remote Operations

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

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

MASTER VOLUME –: Press this button together with the
SYSTEM STANDBY and AV 1/u switches to reset all the
function buttons to the factory settings.

SHIFT >10 -/--: Used when changing the factory settings
of the function buttons.

Changing the Factory Setting of a Function Button

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 VIDEO2
button on this remote to control the LD player.

Note, however, that the settings of the TUNER, PHONO,
and 5.1 IN buttons cannot be changed.

1 Press 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 Component

1 CD player
2 DAT deck
3 MD deck
4 Tape deck A
5 Tape deck B
6 LD player
7 VCR (Beta)
8 VCR (8 mm)
9 VCR (VHS)
0TV
SHIFT >10 -/-- DBS tuner
ENTER D.TUNING DVD player

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2 While pressing down the button corresponding to

the component, press down the function button
whose setting is to be changed (the VIDEO2
button, for example).

The VIDEO2 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 1/u,
and then SYSTEM STANDBY.

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 g 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 TV CONTROL 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.

Additional Information

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Specifications

General

Remote contr ol system Infrared control

Power r equir ements 3 V DC with two R6 (size-AA)

Dimensions 210 × 56 × 268 mm (8

Mass (appr ox.) 125 g (4.4 oz) excluding batteries

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

Additional Information

batteries

11

/16 inches)

3

/8 × 21/4 ×

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