Sony RM-V18A User Manual [en, es]

SONY

3-864-372-12(1)

Remote Commander

RM-VI8 A

Operating Instructions Manual de instrucciones (parte posterior)

English

For the customers in the U.S.A.

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 receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is coimected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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

Setting Up the Remote Commander

Before you can start using the Commander, you must first set it up. This manual describes everything you need to know to set up the Commander, including:

• Installing the batteries.

• Presetting the Commander with the codes for your TV, VCR, Cable

box and other audio components.

About Presetting the Commander

The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand components. If you're using the Commander with a Sony component, you won't

need to preset the Commander before you start using if. To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony) manufacturers' components, or to use with a component that is not preset at the factory, you'll need to follow the instructions in this manual to preset the Commander with the correct code number for your components. (See the supplied "Component Code Numbers"

also.)

Component that can be preset

'TV VCR VCR

Cable box/Receiver/CD player/ CABLE

Tape deck/TV/VCR

Notes

• The Commander can be set up to tqjerate only one component per button - unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For

example, you carmot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV

and a Panasonic TV simultaneously (because they use different

code numbers).

• You may not be able to operate even a Sony brand component with

the factory presetting. In such a case, follow the procedure in "Setting the Code."

Button TV

AVI

AV2 Sony CD player

Factory setting

Sony TV Sony VHS VCR

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Sony Receiver

Installing the Batteries

Slide open the batter)' compartment and insert tw'o size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied). Be sure to line up the + and - on the batteries with the + and - on the battery compartment.

When to replace the batteries

Under normal conditions, batteries will last up to six months. If the Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be worn out Replace the batteries with new ones.

Notes

• Replace both batteries with new ones.

• Do not take more than 20 minutes to replace the batteries; otherwise, your setting of the code numbers will be ereised.

Notes on Batteries

• Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of batteries together.

• If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak, wipe the contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and replace the old batteries with new ones. To prevent the electrolyte from leaking, remove the batteries when you plan not to use the Commander for a long period of time.

Setting the Code

Follow the steps 1 and 2 below for each component you plan to use with the Commander.

Step 1: Entering the Code Number

1 See the supplied "Component Code numbers", «md find the code

number in double figures for the desired component. If more than one code number is listed, use the number that's listed first to complete the steps below. For example, if you're setting up a Philips' VCR, you would use the code number 13. If your component isn't listed, see "Searching for the Correct

Code."

2 Press and release the S (set) button.

3 Press the button of the component that

you want to set up.

Note

On the AVI, AV2, and CABLE buttons, "receiver", "CD player", <md "cable box" are tissigned respectively at the factory. But you can also assign other components on these buttons. For details, see "Changing the Component Type on the AVI, AV7, and

CABLE buttons."

VCR CABLE

AVI

AV2

l-titcr the comp^>nont's axle numbor. Гог ovamplo. it you're entering the axle tor a Philips VCK. you would press and release 1, then press and release 3.

Press and release the ENTER button to store the axle number in the Commander's memory.

6 Go to "Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works" to finish

setting up.

if you press a wrong button in step 4

Press and release the S (set) button and then go back to step 3.

Step 2: Checking if the Co^ Number Works 1 Power on the component you want to set up.

2 Aim the Remote Commander at the component and press a button

to check if that button works. For example, press the POWER button to see if it works on your component.

3 Check that the other buttons of the Commander is operating the

corresponding functions of thé component.

if the Commander Doesn't Seem to Be Working...

• First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes listed for your component (see the supplied "Component Code Numbers").

• If - after trying all the codes listed for your component - you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search method described in "Searching for the Correct Code."

Tip

Use the label (supplied) to write down the code numbers of your

components. Then affix the label to the back of the Commander.

Your Code Number

(enter)

Searching for the Correct Code

If you've tried all the code numbers listed for your component and you still cannot get the Cormnander to work (or if your component is not listed in the "Component Code Numbers" tables), try these steps.

1 Power on the component you want to set up. Insert a tape or disc

if necessary.

2 Press and release the S (set) button. 3 Press the button of the component on vcR CABLE TV

the Commander that you want to set up. (Г

4 Press and release the CH+ button. Then

press and release the POWER button.

5 Repeat step 4 until the correct code number is found.

Each time you press the CH+ button and then the POWER button, a new code number will be transmitted. Keep trying until your component operates by receiving the transmitted signal from the Commander (e.g., the power turns off,

the CH+ function works, playback starts, etc.) Be patient as you do this; it may take 50 or 60 tries until the correct code number is

located.

6 When the correct code is found, press

the ENTER button to store the code number in the Commander's memory.

7 Check that the Commander is operating the other functions of

your component by pressing the corresponding buttons on the Commander. If they seem to be working properly, you're done setting up the Commander.

If the component does not operate properly, repeat steps 1 to 6 and search for another code. As the searching always starts from 01, it will stop again at thesame code as the last searching. Pass the code and continue searching until the next code by which the component operates.

If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see "Troubleshooting. "

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Changing the Component Type on the AV1, AV2, and CABLE buttons

At the factory, "receiver" is assigned on the AVI button, "CD plaver" on the AV2 button, and "cable box" on the CABLE button. B completing the following prcx’edure, you can change this setting so that you can set up any con^ponent on these buttons.

1 Press the S (set) button and release it.

2 Press the AVI, AV2, or CABLE button.

3 Press and release the ■ (stop) button.

4 Press and release one of the following

buttons; 1 to assign a VCR

4 to assign a receiver

5 to assign a CD player 6 to assign a tape deck 8 to assign a TV 9 to assign a Cable box

5 Press and release the ENTER button.

Enter the component's code number by following steps 2 to 6 of "Entering the Code Number", or steps Ito 7 of "Searching for the

Correct Code."

Controlling the Volume of Video Components Connected to an Audio System

The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you hear the sound of your video components from your TV's speakers,

and that you hear the sound of your audio components from the loudspeakers connected to your receiver (or amplifier).

Factory Setting:

Button Controls the volume of

TV TV VCR TV CABLE* AVI Receiver (or amplifier) AV2*

* If you assign an audio component on the CABLE or AV2 button, you can

control the volume of the receiver (or amplifier) on the AVI button. If you assign video components on these buttons, you can control the volume of th TV.

Thus you can control the volume of your TV or receiver (or

amplifier) while operating a video or audio component without firs having to press the TV or AVI button. For example, to control the volume for your VCR channels, you don't need to press the TV button first. However, if your video components are cotmected to an audio system, you probably hear your TV's or VCR's sound from the loudspeakers connected to your receiver (or amplifier), not from your TV speakers. In this case, you need to change the factory settin so that you can control the volume of your video components without first having to switch to the receiver (or amplifier). To change the factory setting for the volume control, follow the procedures below.

Note

This feature is effective only when a receiver or amplifier is set up o

the AVI button. You cannot control the volume of a receiver (or amplifier) set up on CABLE or AV2 button while operating a component of another button.

Receiver (or amplifier) on the AV1 button

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Changing the Factory Setting for the Volume Control

1 Prt'ss and release the S (set) button. s") 2 Press the AVI button. AVI

3 Press the VOL+ button.

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4 Press the ENTER button.

The volume control setting is changed to "Receiver/amplifier." You can control the volume of the receifcer (or amplifier) of the AV1 button while selecting any component.

Notes

• If you are using more than one receiver (or amplifier) and have set it on the CABLE or AV2 button, when selecting these buttons you cannot control the volume of the receiver (or amplifier) of the AVI button.

• If you change the setting of the AVI button to a component other than a receiver or amplifier, the volume control setting of video components will return to "TV" even if you have changed the factory preset volume control. In this case, you will not be able to control the volume from audio components other than a receiver or amplifier.

To reset to factory preset volume control

In step 3 above, press VOL- instead.

Operating a Component

1 Press button of the desired

component on ti\e Commander.

2 Point the Commander directly at the

component.

3 Press the button for the function you want to use.

See "Remote Button E>escriptions" for complete descriptions of the buttons on the Commander.

Notes on Using the Remote Commander

Basically, use this Commander in the same way as the Commanders supplied with your components.

• Using this Cbmmartder will not increase the functions of your components. The functions of the Commander are limited to the functions of the components themselves. For example, if your TV does not have a MUTING function, the MUTING button on this Commander will not function with your TV.

• Some functions of the component may not work with this Commander.

• If your cable box can control volume, be sure to set its volume switch to a medium position. If the volume on the cable box is

turned down completely, you will not be able to adjust your TV's

volume with the Commander.

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Remote Button Descriptions

Operating a TV

PIP operations

Press To

PIP and DISP PIP and ENTER PIPandCH+orCHPIP and TV'/VIDEO PlPandl PIP and 2 PIP and 3

• If the "window" picture does not turn off this way, try pressing ENTER whik pressing PIP.

Operating a VCR

in 1 o set up the Commander.

To change the input mode.

S] To change the channel. For example, to

change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER). To display the current channel on TV. To move the cursor upward, downward, to the right, or to the left. To call up the MENU display.

f7l Volume up: +

Volume down: -

8] To mute the volume on the TV. ^ To turn on and off. 19 To switch to TV operation. Press the

button on which the TV is assigned.

[ll] To operate the Picture-in-Picture

function. Pressing each button while pressing the

PIP button operates as the table below,

in To operate SLEEP function on the TV.

(Works oi\ly for a TV with the SLEEP function.)

09 To enter the selection

03 Channel up: +

Channel down: -

01 To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or

CHANNEL RETURN function on the TV

depending on the setting of the TV's manufacturer.

Turn on/off the "window" picture.* Turn off the "window" picture. Change the TV channel in the "window" picture. Change the input mode of the "window" picture. Move the location of the "window" picture. Swap the "main" picture and the "window" picture. Freeze the "window" picture.

m To set up the Commander. IS To switch to VCR operation. Press the

button on which the VCR is assigned.

5] To switch the signals supplied to the TV

(from antenna or VCR).

[4] To change the charmel.

For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER).

ISl To display the on-screen menu (Sony

VCR only). 6] To play. T\ To rewind. 51 To record, press ► while pressing •. ^ To turn on aiul off.

To fast-forward.

To stop.

Ï9 To pause. Ü Channel up: +

Channel down: -

Operating a Cable box

Operating a Receiver

Operating a CD player

Q]To sc't up tlio Commander. ID To switch to Cable box operation. Press

the button on which the Cable box is assigned.

[3l To change the channel. For example, to

change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5 and ENTER).

[3 To turn on and off.

[J] Channel up: +

Channel down: -

[6] To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or

CHANNEL RETURN function on the

Cabl^box depiending on the setting of

the manufacturer.

Notes

• There may be causes you may turn on/off

the cable box by pressing the CH+ or CH- buttons on the Commander.

• If your cable box can control volume, be sure to set its volume control to a medium position. If the volume on the cable box is turned down completely, you will not be able to adjust your TV's volume with the Commander.

To set up the Commander. To switch to Receiver operation. Press the button on which the Receiver is assigned. To select the input source: 1 selects VIDEO 1 2 selects VIDEO 2 3 selects AUX

4 selects TUNER

5 selects CD 6 selects TAPE 1 7 selects TAPE 2

8 selects TV

9 selects PHONO

(0 switch to another input source by

each pressing).

Volume up: + Volume down; To mute the volume on a receiver.

To turn on and off.

Presetting frequency up: +, down: Tuning frequency up: +, down; To shift band (FM/AM).

|1 To set up the Commander. 2l To switch to CD player operation. Press

the button on wtdch the CD player is assigned.

[3] To select the track number. 0 selects

track 10.

To select track numbers above 10, see

the descriptions on the DISP button

below.

H] To select numbers 10 and above.

For example, to select track 15, press

DISP and then press 5.

To play. To select the previous track. To turn on and off. To select next track. To stop.

H To pause.

Next track: +

Previous track: -

To select next disc.

Operating a tape deck

[T] To sot up tho Commander. [2] To switch to tape deck operation. Press

the button on VN’hich the tape deck is assigned.

[3] To select the tape deck and direction;

1 selects Deck A (dual cassette deck

only*)

2 selects Deck B (dual cassette deck

only*)

0 functions as -^reverse button, or

switches play sides.

3 To play.

6] To rewind. 6] To record, press ► while pressing • /

First release ►, then release #.

3 To fast-forward.

8] To stop. 9] To pause.

S To select the tape deck: Deck A or Deck

B (dual cassette deck only**)

* If your tape deck's commander has two sets

of tape operating buttons and has no A/B button for deck selection, use the numeric buttons (1 and 2); button 1 selects Deck A, and button 2 selects Deck B.

•* If your tape deck's commander has one set of tape operating buttons, and has an A/B button for the deck selection, use the RECALL button to select Deck A or Deck B.

Troubleshooting

If you have problems setting up or using the Commander:

• When setting up the Commander, carefully go through the procedures described in "Setting the Code." If the code that's listed first for your component doesn't work, try all the codes for your component - in the order in which they're listed. If all the codes fail to work (or if your component is not listed in this manual), try using the procedures in "Searching for the Correct Code."

• Check that you're aiming the Conunander directly at die component, and that there are no obstructions between the Commander and the component.

• Make sure the batteries you're using are not worn out, and that they're inserted correctly.

• Check that the button of the TV, VCR, CABLE, AVI or AV2 is pressed to choose your desired component.

• Check that the component has infrared remote capability. For example, if your component didn't come with a remote commander, it probably isn't capable of being controlled by a remote commander.

• If your video components are connected to an audio system, make sure you've set up the Commander as described in "Controlling the Volume of Video Components Connected to an Audio System."

• Should any problem persist, reset the Commander to the factory setting by

pressing die POWER, TV/VIDEOand VOL-buttons simultaneously.

For the customers in the U.S.A.

Customer Support Information

If - after you've read through this manual - you still cannot get the Remote Commander to work properly, call ttre Sony Customer Support Helpline at 1.800-822-2217.

Specifications

Operable distance Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending-of the Power requirements Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied)

Battery life Approx. 6 months (varies depending on frequency of Dimensions Approx. 61 x 191 x 30 mm (w/h/d) Mass

Supplied accessory

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice

component of each manufacturer)

use)

(272x778x1 ’/Ain.) Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including batteries) Label (1)

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