Sony RM-AV2000 Operating Instructions (primary manual), Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 861 979 11 1 Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions 1997 by Sony Corporation RM AV2000 ...

Page 2: ...at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or televison 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 re...

Page 3: ...to operate non preset components or functions In addition the Commander can learn remote control signals infrared signals only of non Audio Visual components such as air conditioners lights etc some specific appliances or functions may not be available Adding or reassigning new components You can use the OPTION button as an extra Component Select button What s more you can assign other Component S...

Page 4: ...e of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System 18 Executing a Series of Commands System Control Function 20 Programming a series of commands to the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons 20 Executing the programmed commands 22 Changing the programmed commands 23 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons 24 Programming the Power On Command of the Selected Component for Sony Components only 24 A...

Page 5: ... the Backlight of the Display Window 33 Additional Information Precautions 34 Maintenance 34 Specifications 34 Troubleshooting 35 Appendix Table of Preset Functions 37 TV 37 VCR 1 2 3 37 DVD 38 VD LD player 38 DBS 39 CBL Cable box 39 AMP 40 CD 40 MD 41 DAT 41 DECK B A 42 TUNER 42 DSP Digital Surround Processor 42 LCD Touch Key Display Table 43 Quick Reference of Operations 51 Index back cover ...

Page 6: ...th new ones Note Do not take more than one hour to replace the batteries otherwise your setting of the code numbers page 8 and learned remote control signals page 13 will be erased Batteries for backlight Two size AA R6 batteries When the backlight for the touch keys grows dim replace its batteries Notes on batteries Do not mix old batteries with new ones or mix different types of batteries togeth...

Page 7: ...ss COMMANDER OFF or if you don t use the Commander it automatically turns off after 10 minutes This interval can also be changed page 32 To turn off the key touch confirmation beep Press the key OFF is displayed and the Commander no longer makes the key touch confirmation beep To switch the key touch confirmation beep back on press the key again Location and Function of Controls 1 Component displa...

Page 8: ...mander with a factory set Sony components skip the following procedures You can use the Commander with other preset AV components also To use with other AV components you need to follow the procedures to set the correct codes for each component COMMANDER OFF MUTING TV VCR123 DBS TUNER CBL CD OP MD DECK AMP DVD AB Analog audio compact cassette deck Component Select Button TV VCR1 VCR2 VCR3 DVD DBS ...

Page 9: ... number is set Press the DISPLAY key The code number and ENTER appear twice To set a component code on the OPTION button Assign a component to the OPTION button first see page 17 and then follow the procedure on page 8 to 9 3 Press the Component Select button for the desired component The selected component remains displayed and the 0 9 ENTER and DISPLAY keys flash When you set the component code ...

Page 10: ...o be working Try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes listed for your components see page 8 Notes on keys which have learned a remote control signal already If another signal has alreday been programmed on that key or button by the learning function page 13 that learned signal will work even after you set the component code number To use it as a preset component key or button fir...

Page 11: ...ent for some components or functions In this case program the remote control signals with the learning function see page 13 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 the VOLUME buttons to control the volume and the MUTING button to mute When you select a visual component the TV...

Page 12: ...ress DECK B A to switch the display between DECK A and DECK B If the remote control for your cassette deck has only one set of operating buttons and has an A B button for selecting a deck press the D SKIP key in the touch key display instead Operating Your Components with the Remote Commander continued About the input select of a TV It is also possible to select directly as follows when you are co...

Page 13: ...rned key functions in the LCD touch key display table See page 43 Note Some specific remote control signals may not be learned Continued Example To program the Play signal of your component to the VCR1 Play key of the Commander 1 Place the RM AV2000 head to head with your component s remote control 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press the Component Select button for the component whose signals are...

Page 14: ...earning If the Commander does not seem to be working If the learned key or button does not operate properly teach once again For example if the volume becomes very loud after pressing the VOLUME button only once noise may have interfered during the learning procedure Using Non Preset Remote Control Operations Learning Function continued 3 Press the key or button on the Commander you want to teach ...

Page 15: ...frared signal can be dangerous if misused When you teach the signals for a double cassette deck Press DECK B A to select deck A or B When you teach the REC record signal for VCR1 2 or 3 In Step 3 while pressing the REC key press the key to display both keys then follow Steps 4 to 6 The Commander can not learn the remote control signal with just the REC key lit up When you teach signals on the VOLU...

Page 16: ...he component return to their original states before learning Note If you perform the steps above when no signal is learned the component code setting page 8 will be reset to the factory setting Note that for DECK B A if you reset either deck A or B the component code for both A and B will be reset to the factory setting Changing or erasing the function of a learned key or button To change the lear...

Page 17: ...sign a cassette deck DECK B A You cannot assign both decks A and B to the OPTION button at a time If the desired deck A or B is not displayed finish the procedure by pressing COMMANDER OFF and press DECK B A to select the desired deck and then start over from Step 1 COMMANDER OFF OPTION OPTION CD Using the OPTION button You can use the OPTION button as an extra Component Select button For example ...

Page 18: ...ON Controls the volume of TV TV TV TV amplifier amplifier amplifier amplifier amplifier TV amplifier depending on the assigned component Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System 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 compon...

Page 19: ...ing to switch to the amplifier SYSTEM CONTROL COMMANDER OFF LIGHT TV VCR1 VCR2 VCR3 DVD DBS CBL AMP CD MD DAT DECK B A TUNER OPTION CHANNEL VOLUME MUTING 1 2 3 1 COMMANDER OFF VOLUME 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press VOLUME and VOLUME You hear a beep and the volume control setting of visual components TV VCR1 2 and 3 DBS CBL and DVD changes to the displayed component Notes If you have already p...

Page 20: ...MD DECK AMP DVD AB Executing a Series of Commands System Control Function With the System Control function you can program a series of operating commands and execute them by pressing just one button For example when you watch a video a series of operations like the ones below are necessary Example 1 Power on the TV 2 Power on the video VCR 1 3 Power on the amplifier 4 Set the imput selector of the...

Page 21: ...s If you interrupt the procedure at any point for over two minutes the setting mode ends and the series of commands will be programmed to that point In this case clear the program and start again from Step 1 to set the entire program from the beginning You can not continue from where you let off If a SYSTEM CONTROL button has already learned a remote control signal see page 29 NG flashes and you h...

Page 22: ...mponents may not accept consecutive remote control signals For example a TV generally does not react to next signal right after the Power on signal So a series of commands such as TV Power on and input select may not work properly In this case insert other signals like the example below TV Power on n VCR Power on n VCR play back n TV input select Tip for programming on SYSTEM CONTROL button After ...

Page 23: ...EM CONTROL 1 SYSTEM CONTROL 1 RESET To set SYSTEM CONTROL 3 back to the factory setting Power on commands for Sony components 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press SYSTEM CONTROL 3 The programmed key operations are displayed in order 2 While pressing the RESET key press SYSTEM CONTROL 3 The contents of its program are cleared and all the components names flash 3 While pressing the RESET key again p...

Page 24: ...dy programmed the learned signal overwrites the Power on command If the learned signal is cleared afterward the Power on command will also be erased and the button will return to its status before being programmed POWER ON POWER SYSTEM CONTROL COMMANDER OFF LIGHT TV VCR1 VCR2 VCR3 DVD DBS CBL AMP CD MD DAT DECK B A TUNER OPTION CHANNEL VOLUME MUTING 1 2 3 1 LEARN NG C C V V TV OFF RESET 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 25: ...D player program the signal of changing the amplifier s input select to the CD button of this Commander Then whenever you press the CD button it automatically works as the original CD Component Select button and changes also the amplifier input select to CD Example To program the input select signal of your amplifier to the CD button 1 Place the RM AV2000 head to head with your component s remote ...

Page 26: ...ower Off function is disabled POWER OFF POWER 4 Press and hold down the button on the component s remote control amplifier in this example until you hear a beep 5 Press COMMANDER OFF To clear the learned function of the Component Select button 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press VOLUME and CHANNEL 2 While pressing the RESET key press the Component Select button which you want to clear Note Even i...

Page 27: ...n back to the original component Example To assign a CD player to the VCR3 button 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press VCR3 The keys for that component VCR3 flash 2 While pressing VCR3 press CD The Commander beeps and the keys for the new component CD flash The new component name CD flash and the original component name VCR3 stays lit When you assign a cassette deck DECK B A on another Component S...

Page 28: ...keys for operating a CD player VCR 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER D SKIP SHUFFLE REPEAT CONTINUE CLEAR POWER PGM 3 If the newly assigned component is a Sony component press COMMANDER OFF to finish this procedure If you need to set the component code follow the steps on pages 8 and 9 If you need to program some signals by the learning function follow the Steps 1 and 3 to 6 on pages 13 and 14 Notes ...

Page 29: ...if you prefer having the SYSTEM CONTROL button as a one touch button for a single operation rather than executing a series of commands Example To store the On Off signal of an air conditioner to the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 button 1 Place the Commander head to head with the remote control of the air conditioner 2 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press CHANNEL and VOLUME LEARN appears and the display that stan...

Page 30: ...Programming a Frequently Used Key Operation to SYSTEM CONTROL Buttons continued SYSTEM CONTROL 2 AIR CONDITIONER ON OFF LEARN SC2 If the key is not displayed press any button before you start 1 While pressing the key press COMMANDER OFF The Commander beeps and OFF is displayed To unlock the control While pressing the OFF key press COMMANDER OFF OFF disappears from the display SYSTEM CONTROL COMMAN...

Page 31: ... System Power off setting page 26 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press MUTING All the component names flash and OFF key appears COMMANDER OFF MUTING 2 Press the OFF key All the component names stop falshing and stay lit and ON flashes 3 Press COMMANDER OFF When the preset lock is on If you try to set a component code number page 8 or perform learning page 13 you will hear beeps and NG flashes on t...

Page 32: ...ng the Auto Power Off Time of the Commander The Commander is preset at the factory to switch the power off automatically after 10 minutes if left unused Auto Power Off To change this time perform the following procedure You can set the Auto Power Off time up to 90 minutes in units of 10 minutes or disable the Auto Power Off function Note The Auto Power Off function only turns off the power of the ...

Page 33: ...econds in the units of 10 seconds and the brightness bright or dim 1 While pressing COMMANDER OFF press LIGHT LIGHT COMMANDER OFF The number which shows current Automatic Off time and the arrow indicating the current brightness of the backlight stay lit Other numbers and the opposite arrow will flash 2 Press one of the 1 9 keys to select the Off time For example to set the Automatic Off time to 20...

Page 34: ... reach of small children or pets Components such as air conditioners heaters electric appliances and electric shutters or curtains receiving an infrared signal can be dangerous if misused Maintenance Clean the surface with a soft cloth sightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of solvent such as alcohol benzine or thinner as they may damage the finish of the sur...

Page 35: ...tly page 8 If the code that is listed first for your component doesn t work try all the codes for your component in the order in which they are listed in the supplied Component Code Numbers Some features may not be preset If some or all of the keys do not function correctly even after you have set the component codes then use the learning function to program the remote control signals for the comp...

Page 36: ...t you have set the components properly to receive commands from the SYSTEM CONTROL buttons This Commander is preset at the factory to switch the power off automatically after 10 minutes if left unused Auto Power Off page 32 You can change the power off time from 10 to 90 minutes or set the Commander not to power off automatically Troubleshooting continued For the customers in the U S A Customer Su...

Page 37: ...N function on the TV depending on the setting of the TV s manufacturer To move the cursor to the left To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right Channel up Channel down Volume up Volume down To mute the volume on the TV Press again to turn muting off Continued KEY DISPLAY POWER 1 9 0 ENTER TV VIDEO DISPLAY 0 REC p P ANT SW CH VCR 1 2 3 FUNCTION To turn on and off To change the cha...

Page 38: ...move the cursor upward To execute items selected from the screen To clear the selected characters from the screen To return to the last previous screen To move the cursor to the left To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To proceed to the next location or song To proceed to the previous location or song KEY DISPLAY Power 1 9 0 10 ENTER DISPLAY 0 p P CLEAR CH CH VD LD player F...

Page 39: ...nnel 5 press0 and 5 or press 5 and ENTER To turn on the display To bring up Master Guide To use the FAVORITE function To switch the output of the DBS receiver to the TV When you connect a TV cable or anntenna to the receiver the output switches between a TV and DBS program To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward To bring up the Station Index when a program guide is not displayed To s...

Page 40: ...M To move the cursor to the left To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right Presetting frequency up down Tuning frequency up dwon Volume up Volume down To mute the volume on the AMP Press again to turn muting off KEY DISPLAY POWER 1 9 0 10 ENTER D SKIP 0 p P PGM CLEAR SHUFFLE CONTINUE REPEAT CH CH CD FUNCTION To turn on and off To select the track number 0 selects track 10 To sele...

Page 41: ...9 0 10 ENTER 0 REC p P PGM CLEAR SHUFFLE CONTINUE REPEAT CH CH MD FUNCTION To turn on and off To select the track number 0 selects track 10 To select track numbers above 10 see the descriptions on the 10 button below To select numbers 10 and above To enter the setting To rewind To play Too fast forward To record press while pressing REC First release then release REC To stop To pause To use for pr...

Page 42: ... 9 0 10 ENTER BAND CH CH TUNER FUNCTION To turn on and off Number buttons To select numbers 10 and above To enter the setting Tuning down Tuning up To select FM AM Preset tuning Preset tuning KEY DISPLAY AUDIO DISPLAY SOUNDFIELD ON OFF GENRE MODE T TONE DSP Digital Surround Processor FUNCTION To select the DPC mode To change the display Input select Input select To turn on off the sound fields To ...

Page 43: ... you use them as a memorandum of learned keys TV LCD Touch Key Display Table Memo for component select buttons If you assign other components on Component Select buttons use the space below as your meno New component n New component n Continued C C V V MU TV RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TV VIDEO ANT SW RECALL P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE WIDE SLEEP REC MENU ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 44: ...SPLAY POWER EXECUTE WIDE SLEEP REC MENU ON OFF SOUND FIELD C C V V MU VCR12 RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TV VIDEO ANT SW CLEAR P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE WIDE SLEEP REC MENU ON OFF SOUND FIELD C C V V MU VCR1 3 RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TV VIDEO ANT SW CLEAR P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE WIDE SLEEP REC MENU ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 45: ... 0 9 ENTER TITLE AUDIO RETURN DVDMENU CLEAR DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE ANGLE MENU SUBTITLE ON OFF SUBTITLE C C V V MU VD RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER D SKIP GENRE MODE SHUFFLE REPEAT CONTINUE CLEAR P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE ANGLE PGM WIDE SLEEP ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 46: ...Y POWER EXECUTE FAVORITE GUIDE ANGLE INPUT SELECT TUNER WIDE SLEEP MENU C C V V MU CBL RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TV VIDEO TITLE ANT SW RECALL P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE WIDE SLEEP REC MENU C C V V MU AMP RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VDP TV TAPE DAT MD CD PHONO GENRE SHIFT MODE T TONE POWER EXECUTE TUNER ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 47: ...SLEEP ON OFF SUBTITLE SOUND FIELD MD DAT C C V V MU MD RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TAPE DAT MD D SKIP RETURN GENRE MODE SHUFFLE REPEAT CONTINUE CLEAR DISPLAY POWER PGM REC ON OFF SOUND FIELD C C V V MU MD RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TAPE DAT MD D SKIP RETURN GENRE MODE SHUFFLE REPEAT CONTINUE CLEAR DISPLAY POWER PGM REC ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 48: ...CK B C C V V MU DECK RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TAPE D SKIP RETURN GENRE MODE CLEAR POWER SLEEP REC ON OFF SOUND FIELD A C C V V MU DECK RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TAPE D SKIP RETURN GENRE MODE CLEAR POWER SLEEP REC ON OFF SOUND FIELD B ...

Page 49: ...T ANT SW BAND DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE FAVORITE ANGLE TUNER WIDE SLEEP MENU ON OFF SOUND FIELD Digital Surround Processor DSP C C V V MU TUNER RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER AUDIO TV TAPE DAT MD CD PHONO GENRE SHIFT MODE T TONE DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE INPUT SELECT TUNER ON OFF SOUND FIELD ...

Page 50: ... TUNER CBL CD OP MD DECK AMP DVD OFF RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0 9 ENTER TV VIDEO TV DBS TITLE AUDIO VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VDP TV TAPE DAT MD CD PHONO D SKIP RETURN GENRE SHIFT MODE SHUFFLE REPEAT CONTINUE ANT SW DVDMENU RECALL T TONE CLEAR BAND P IN P DISPLAY POWER EXECUTE FAVORITE GUIDE ON OFF ANGLE INPUT SELECT TUNER PGM WIDE SLEEP REC MENU ON OFF SUBTITLE ON OFF SUBTITLE SOUND FIELD AB LEARN NG ...

Page 51: ...mponent Select buttons Set the Auto Power Off time Set the Auto Off time brightness of the Backlight Lock the Remote Commander Select the input select of a TV directly Start recording For details see page 8 page 13 page 17 page 27 page 18 page 20 page 26 page 24 page 25 29 page 32 page 33 page 30 page 12 page 12 Press COMMANDER OFF MUTING COMMANDER OFF Component Select COMMANDER OFF OPTION Compone...

Page 52: ... See Clearing Changing H I J Hold Function 30 L LCD auto off time 33 brightness 33 touch keys 43 Learning Function 13 LIGHT button 7 33 Locking the controls 30 M MUTING button 7 19 O OPTION button 17 P Q R Power On command System Control Function 20 Adding to the Component Select button 24 Power off command See System Power Off function 20 Preset components 8 Preset Lock Function 31 S SYSTEM CONTR...