Toshiba 42TL515U Owners Manual - Page 19

Connecting remote IR devices

Using

the

IR OUTterminal

You

can

use

the

TV's

IR OUT

terminal

to

remotely

operate

many

infrared

remote-controlled

devices

enclosed

in

an entertainment

center

or similar

cabinet.

You

will

need:

• Dual-wand

IR blaster

cable

(_¢' p.

15)

• Other

cables

as required

to connect

the device(s)

to the

TV (_¢'

p.

17-18)

To

set

the

IR

OUT

mode:

1

4_,_

> Settings

>

PREFERENCES

>

IR Control.

2

Press

<

or •

to select Out.

To

connect

the

IR

blaster

cable:

1

2

3

Locate

the

infrared

sensor

on the

front

of your

device.

This

sensor

is marked

on

some

devices.*

Align

one

of the

IR blaster

cable's

wands

about

1

inch

away

from

the infrared

sensor

on the

front

of

the

device

and

attach

it using

double-sided

mounting

tape.

If you

have

a second

device,

attach

the

second

wand

in

a similar

manner.

Note:

If you do not have a second

device,

coil

the

second

wand

with a rubber

band

and leave it behind

the TV.

Plug

the IR blaster

cable's

plug

into

the TV's

IR OUT

terminal.

FrontofIR-controlledDVDplayer

(for

example)

Front

of

IR-controlled

audiodevice

(forexample)

sensor

IR blaster cable wand

(approx.1 inch from device)

TVbackpanel

Dual-

wand

IR

blaster

cable

To

control

the

d evice(s):

Point

either

the

device's

remote

control

or the

TV

remote

control

(that

you

previously

programmed

to

operate

the

device;

_¢

p. 88) toward

the

front

of the

TV

and

press

the button

for the

desired

function.

The

signal

passes

from

the

remote

control

through

the

TV to

the

device

via

the

IR blaster

cable.

Note:

•

To program

the remote

control to operate

the device(s),

see

"Programming

the remote

to operate

other devices"

(_ p, 88),

• The IR pass-through

feature

does not support

all IR-

controlled

devices.

Satisfactory

quality may not be

attainable

with certain

devices.

*If you

cannot

locate

the

device's

infrared

sensor:

1

Turn

off the

device.

2

Starting

at the

device's

lower-left

corner,

place

the

end

of the

device's

remote

control

(with

the

infrared

emitter)

so it touches

the front

of the

device.

Press

POWER.

(Do

not

use

the TV's

remote

control

for

this

step.)

3

If the

device

turns

on, the sensor

is located

where

the

remote

control

touched

the

device.

4

If the

device

does

not

turn

on,

move

the

remote

control

slightly

to

the

right

and

press

POWER

again.

5

Repeat

the

previous

steps

if necessary.

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