Sony RM-VL610 Operating Instructions

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    4-117-851-11 (1) Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions RM-VL610 ©2008 Sony Corporation
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    installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes
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    brands components as well as Sony. You can remote control your non-Sony components by setting the type and code number of each component (page 10). Learning function for programming various other remote control signals This Commander has a Learning function, to "learn" the remote control signals
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    Guide This guide shows you how to set the Remote Commander to operate your components. First, find the four-digit component code number for your component, referring to the supplied "Component code numbers." If you have the code number If you cannot find the code number Example: To set up a TV
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    even if the code number is set, make the RM-VL610 "learn" the functions of your component's remote control. Example: To "teach" the H (play) signal of your video cassette recorder to the VCR H button of the RM-VL610 1 Place the RM-VL610 head to head with your VCR's remote control. 4 Press the
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    if the code number works 12 Setting a Component Code by the Search Function 13 Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander 14 To control the volume 15 Programming Signals of Another Remote Control - Learning Function ... 16 For accurate Learning 19 Programming remote control signals to
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    Additional Information Precautions 36 Maintenance 36 Specifications 36 Troubleshooting 37 Appendixes Table of Preset Functions 39 TV ...39 VCR ...41 CBL (Cable box 41 SAT ...42 DVD ...42 DVR (Digital video recorder 43 CD ...44 MD ...44 DECK ...45 AMP ...45 DAV (
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    1 year. If the Commander does not operate properly, the batteries might be drained. When this happens, replace the batteries with new ones. Note Do not take more than one hour to replace the batteries. Otherwise, your code number settings (page 10) and "learned" remote control signals (page 16) will
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    button About tactile dots The number 5 button, the G button and CH + button each have a tactile dot for ease of use. * Note on the VOL +/- and MUTING buttons The Commander controls or mutes the TV's volume when you select a visual component. The Commander controls or mutes the amplifier's volume
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    1 See the tables in the supplied "Component Code Numbers," and find the four-digit component code number for the desired component. If more than one code number is listed, use the number that is listed first. For example, to set up a Philips' TV, you would use the code number 8011. 2 Press and while
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    it again. • If you don't input anything into the Commander within 20 seconds between each step, the setup procedure will be canceled. To set the code, start over from Step 2. • If you press SET while setting the component code, all code numbers will be lost, and the setup procedure will be canceled
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    setting up any other components. Note on buttons that have already "learned" remote control signals If another signal has already been programmed on a button using the Learning function (page 16), that "learned" signal will continue to work even after you set the component code number. To use it as
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    by the Search Function You can find a code number available for a component that doesn't have one in the supplied "Component code numbers." Before starting the Search function Set each component to the following status so that the Search function works effectively. TV, AMP: Power-on CD player, MD
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    Commander When you operate a non-Sony component, make sure you set the component code first (page 10). If the Component Select button flashes five times before turning off, it means that the setup is incomplete. Start over from Step 1. 5 Check if the code number works by following the instructions
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    . In this case, program the remote control signals with the Learning function (page 16). Note, however, that components and functions that do not support the remote control of infrared signals will not work with this Commander. To control the volume Press VOL +/- to control the volume. Press MUTING
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    on the back of the supplied "Component code numbers.") Notes • Some specific remote control signals may not be "learned." • You can also use a display monitor for computer display (including a built-in tuner type), if the Commander is "learned." Example: To program the H (Play) signal of your video
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    the button on the Commander you want to "teach." The SET indicator flash. The SET indicator flashes and the selected Component Select button lights up. (Learning function standby). 3 Press the Component Select button for the component whose signals are to be "learned." The SET indicator flashes
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    Select button turns off. After data transfer is complete, the Commander returns to its state in Step 3. remote control of component Notes • If you do not perform Learning steps within 20 seconds at any point during the process, Learning mode ends. • If you do not perform Step 5 within 10 seconds
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    units. • When you teach signals of an interactive signal exchange system remote control unit (supplied with some of Sony's amplifiers) to the Commander, the response signal of the main unit may interfere with the learning of the Commander. In such a case, move to a place where the signals will not
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    first be turned on.) Example: To "teach" the DVD input remote control signal of your amplifier to the DVD Component Select button of the Commander 2 Press and hold the Component Select button for the component whose signals are to be "learned" for over 3 seconds. To teach signals to the SYSTEM
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    2. Either "teach" to another free button, or clear the already "learned" function (page 22) and start over from the beginning. 3 Press and hold the button on the other remote control, until the SET indicator lights and all the Component Select buttons flash again. During data transfer, only the SET
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    remote control - Learning Function (continued) Changing or erasing the function of a "learned" button To change the "learned" function, clear it first and perform Learning again. To clear the "learned" function of a single button Example: To erase the "learned" function from the Number button
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    erase the learned function of the Component Select button and System Control buttons Example: To erase the function "learned" by the TV button To clear all function signals "learned" for a specific Component Select button 1 While holding SET pressed, press and hold the TV Component Select button
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    "OFF" with another, while your air-conditioner's remote control can operate "ON/OFF" with a single button, program the signal on two buttons of the Commander as follows. 1 Clear the "learned" power-on/ off signal on the programmed button of the Commander. 2 Reprogram only the power-on signal of the
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    Audio System To change the Factory Preset of the Volume Control The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you hear the sound of your visual components from your TV speakers, and that you hear sound of your audio components from the loudspeakers connected to your amplifier. For
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    components are: TV, video cassette recorder, analog cable box, digital cable box, digital satellite tuner, DVD player, digital video recorder Audio components are: CD player, MD player, cassette deck, amplifier, DAV To cancel setting, press SET. Notes • If you used the Learning function to program
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    : To clear the Power-on command 1 Press and while holding SET, press MENU. Programming the Power-On command of the selected component just by pressing that Component Select button (for Sony components only) When a code number of a Sony component is set to a Component Select button, the Power-On
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    To cancel the setting, press SET. To program the Power-On command Repeat the same procedure, pressing the desired Component Select button. Notes • If the component code of a non-Sony brand has been set on a Component Select button, you cannot program the Power-On function on it. If you change the
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    If you have set the System Control function for a Component Select button (page 33), the execution of the programmed commands begins when you press the Component Select button for more than 2 seconds. When executing the programmed commands, each remote commander signal is transmitted. Example: To
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    " button" on page 22. • If you change the component code number (page 10) or program a new signal by using the Learning function (page 16) on a key or a button that has been programmed with a series of commands using the System Control function, the new signal will be transmitted when you press
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    you to program a consecutive operation steps. About the order of operation steps Some of the components may not accept consecutive remote control signals. For example, some TVs generally may not respond to the next signal right after the Poweron signal. So, a series of commands such as TV Power-on
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    a Series of Commands on the Component Select Buttons As with the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons, you can also program a series of operating commands for the Component Select buttons (up to 16 steps). To execute the commands programmed on a Component Select button by the System Control function, press the
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    of commands will be programmed up to that point. In this case, clear the program (page 33) and start again from Step 1 to set the entire program from the beginning. You cannot continue programming once the setting mode ends. • If a Component Select button has already "learned" a remote control
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    is set. x All the buttons are locked. x (once) While the Hold function is on, no function can be operated. (The SET button and the Component Select button currently selected flash twice.) (twice) To unlock the control Press and while holding POWER, press INPUT and CH -. The SET button and the
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    its factory settings You can erase all remote control signals programmed by the "learned" function to reset the Commander to its factory settings. 1 While holding POWER pressed, press INPUT and VOL -. When pressing the POWER button and the INPUT button, all the Component Select buttons go off. When
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    before operating the unit any further. •Do not expose the remote control detectors of your components to direct sunlight or other strong illumination. Too much light there can interfere with remote control operations. •Be sure to place the Commander out of the reach of small children or pets
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    when you press a button. You cannot operate a component even after setting the component code numbers. The Commander fails to learn the remote control signals. You cannot operate a component even after you programmed the remote control signals with the Learning function. Remedy • Move closer to the
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    Sony components only. The System Control function or Control Program function does not work properly. • When you program a System Control function or Control Program function, make sure to follow the correct steps (pages 29, 32). • Change the direction the Remote Commander is aimed. If the problem
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    Functions Note There may be some components or functions that cannot be operated with this Commander. TV KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION qd POWER To turn 6 MUTING To mute the volume on the TV. Press again to turn muting off. q; GUIDE (EPG) To use the program guide. qa EXIT To exit the mode. wd
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    change the input mode. qf INFO To turn on the display. (DISPLAY) 0 GUIDE (EPG) To switch the EPG display to on/off. qa EXIT To exit the button. qlPAGE + Page up. w;PAGE - Page down. 8 LIST To call up the title of the recorded program. 9 FAV To use the "FAVORITE" (FAVORITE) function.
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    TV and SAT program.) qf INFO To turn on the display. (DISPLAY) 9FAV To use the "FAVORITE" (FAVORITE) function. wd TOOLS (Station Index) To bring up the Station Index. q; GUIDE To bring up Master Guide 7A 7B 7C 7D qlPAGE + w;PAGE - 8 LIST FUNCTION To stop. To pause. Replay Advance RED
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    and off. Number buttons: To set items selected from the screen. To select numbers 10 and above TV) To bring up Master Guide. qlPAGE - (THUMBS+) To select the desired recorded program (It is necessary to have recorded the desired program). qlPAGE + (THUMBS-) To select the desired recorded program
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    +/- 7A (REPLAY*1) 8 LIST*1 7 B*1 (Live TV) qlPAGE +*1 (THUMBS+) qlPAGE program). To select the desired recorded program. (It is necessary to have recorded the desired program). To call up "Tivo" menu. *1 This key corresponds to Tivo service or the replay service. Refer to its instruction manual
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    track number. 0 selects track 10. To select track numbers above 10, see the descriptions on the +10 button below. 4 DOT (+10) To select numbers 10 and (DISPLAY) To switch the display of the CD player to ON/ OFF. q; GUIDE (CLEAR) To clear the setting. wd TOOLS To change the play (PLAY MODE
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    * Activated when using a double cassette deck (for deck A of Sony component) AMP KEY DISPLAY qd POWER 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 SHIFT) qj CH+/- 5VOL +/- 6 MUTING qh ENTER q; GUIDE (BAND) FUNCTION To turn on and off. To select source: MD To select the input source: TV To select the input source: PHONO To
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    the power on/ off 31 - 9, 0 Number buttons: To set items selected on the screen 4 DOT (+10) To select numbers 10 and above qh ENTER To enter the setting select FM/AM. qgSLEEP To operate SLEEP function. q; GUIDE To operate SURROUND (SURROUND FIELD function. FIELD) 9 FAV To operate MEMORY
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    Digital TV TUNER KEY DISPLAY FUNCTION qd POWER To turn on and off. 34qh To change the channel. 1 - 9, + Channel down: - qk RECALL To operate JUMP, FLASHBACK or CHANNEL RETURN function on the TV depending on the setting of the TV's manufacturer. q; GUIDE (EPG) To use the program guide. 47
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    -On command 27 Code numbers 10, 13 Component Select buttons assigning other components 33 programming a signal 16 programming a series of commands 32 setting the Power-On function 27 E Erasing 35 F, G, H, I, J, K Factory setting 35 L Learning Function 16 Locking control of the Commander 34 M MUTING
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4-117-851-
11
(1)
Integrated Remote
Commander
Operating Instructions
©2008
Sony Corporation
RM-VL610