Sony RM-V8A User Manual [en, es]

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Remote Commander

RM-V8A

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 radiocommunications. 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 connected.

• 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 Commanderjlncludthg:

• Installing the batteries.

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

About Presetting the Commander

The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand TVs and Sony brand VHS VCRs. If you're using the Commander with a Sony brand TV and a Sony brand VHS VCR, you won't need to preset the Commander before you start using it. To set up the Commander to use with other (non-Sony) manufacturers' components, or to use with a cable box, you'll need

to follow the instructions in this manual to preset the Commander

with the correct code number for your components.

Button Factory setting

TV Sony TV VCR CABLE

Notes

• The Commander can be set up to operate only one component per button - unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For example, you cannot 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 setting. In such a case, follow the procedure in "Setting the

Code."

Sony VHS VCR VCR

Component that can be preset

Cable box

Installing the Batteries

Slide open the battery compartment and insert two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied). Be sure to line up the O and O on the batteries with the O and O 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 erased.

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 tables in "Component Code numbers", and find the code

number in double figures for the desired component.

Jf 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.

4 Enter the component's code number.

For example, if you're entering the code

for a Philips VCR, you would press and

release 1, then press and release 3.

5 Press and release the ENTER button to

store the code number in the Commander's memory.

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

setting up.

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Your Code Number

(ENTER^

If you press a wrong button in step 4

Press .\nd release the S (St't) button and then go back to step 3.

Step 2: Checking if the Code Number Works

1 Power on the component vou want to set up.

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

to check it 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 the component.

If the Commander Doesn'tSeem to Be Working...

• First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes listed for your component (see the tables in "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."

Searching for the Correct Code

If you've tried all the code numbers listed for your component and you still cannot get the Commander to work (or if your components

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 if

necessary.

2 Press and release the S (Set) button.

3 Press the button of the component on VCR CABLE

the Commander that you want to set up.

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 Hme 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 rnay take 50 or 60 tries until the correct code number is located.

6 When the correct code is found, press and

release 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 corrsponding 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 the same 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 "T roubleshooting."

0 (power)

(enter)

Operating a Component

1 Press the button of the desired

component on thé Commander.

2 Point the Commander directly at the component. 3 Press the button for the function you want to use.

See "Remote Button Descriptions" for complete descriptions of the buttons on the Commander.

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Notes on Using the Remote Commander

, uso tliis c. ommandor in the same wav as the Commanders

supplied witli vour components.

• Using this Commander will not increase the functions of your components. The functions of the Commander are limited to the functions of the components themseU es. For example, if your TV dix's not have a MUTING function, the MUTING button on this Commander will not function with \’our TV.

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

• If \ our 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 \’olume with the Commander.

Specifications

Operable distance

Power requirements

Battery life Dimensions Mass

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Component No.

TV Cable Box VCR

It will be useful to write down the code numbers of your components in the chart above, so that you can refer to them when registering the code

numbers with the Commander.

Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending of the component of each manufacturer) Two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) Approx. 6 months (varies depending on frequency of use) Approx. 61 X 191 X 30 mm (w/h/d) (2'/2x7V«x1'/4 in.) Approx. 100 g (3.5 oz.) (not including batteries)

Remote Button Descriptions

Operating a TV

m To set up the Commander. [2] To turn on/off a "window"

picture (Picture-in-Picture). [3] To change the input mode. [4] To change the channel. For

example, to change to

channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or,

press 5 and ENTER). U] To display the current

channel on TV. f6l To move the cursor upward,

downward, to the right, or to

the Içft. [Tl To call up the MENU display Ul Volume up: +

Volume down: -

[9] To mute the volume on the

TV. IÏÔI To turn on arid off. [ÏÏI Press before operating a TV. 3^ To operate SLEEP function

on the TV. (Works only for a

TV with the SLEEP function.) 03 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.

Operating a VCR

Operating a Cable box

m To set up the Commander. [2] Press before operating a VCR. [3] To switch the signals

supplied to the TV (from antenna or VCR).

[4I To change the channel.

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

[5} To display the on-screen

menu (Sony VCR only). [§ To play. [t1 To rewind.

[8] To record, press ► while

pressing •.

[9] To turn on and off. [TÔI To fast-forward. [ìli To stop. 03 To pause. 03 Channel up: +

Channel down: -

m To set up the Commander. [2] Press before operating a

Cable box.

[3] To change the channel. For

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

l4l To turn on and off.

[5] Channel up: +

Channel down: -

[6Ì To operate JUMP,

FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the

Cable box depending 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.

Component Code Numbers

TV and VCR Codes

Brand

Siiny

Admiral

Aiwa VCR Akai AOC Audio Dynamic Bell & Howell

Brocsonic VCR 20, 22,17

Canon Citizen Craig VCR

Croslex TV Curtis Mathis VCR 07,41,12

Daewoo VCR

Daytron TV DBX VCR 17, 39,40 Dimensia VCR Emerson VCR 44, 22, 23,19, 20, 21,41

Fisher

Funai General Electric VCR 32,07,12

Goldstar VCR 35

GO VIDEO VCR

Hitachi VCR 11,07,08

• Instant Replay VCR 12,11 JC Penny VCR 12,08, 07, 33,17,39,40

JVC VCR

Kenwood VCR KTV TV 33,13, 03, 23,34

Component

VCR 01 (VTRl: Beta)

TV VCR TV

VCR TV VCR

VCR 33, 46 TV

TV VCR 12,11

VCR 35

TV 03,19, 23

TV 35, 36, 03, 41

TV/VCR Combo

TV/VCR Combo 21 & 23, 22

VCR

TV 25

VCR

TV 02,18, 03,07

TV/VCR Combo 27 & 24, 25

TV 03,13,12,30, 46, 50, 51 TV/VCR Combo

TV 31,13, 03, 32 VCR 15

TV 28,29

Code No.

02 (VTR2: 8 mm) 03 (VTR3: VHS) 04 (VTR4: DV) 05 (VTR5: DV) 06 (VTR6: DV)

01 30 02,14,09 41,50 52, 53, 54

12 17,40

14, 09, 38

03,12

18, 35

22, 23, 20, 21

44,15,12

36&44 13

22,13, 20, 21, 23, 03,15, 42

33,37,38, 36

TV code & 35

51,42,43

03, 02, 30,07

17, 47, 48, 49, 39, 40

17, 39, 35, 40

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