Sony RM-VL710, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...2 588 574 12 1 Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions 2005 Sony Corporation RM VL710 ...

Page 2: ...at 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 recei...

Page 3: ...ing the type and code number of each component page 8 Learning function for programming various other remote control signals This Commander has a Learning function to learn the remote control signals needed to operate other non preset components or functions To teach such signals to this Commander use the remote control supplied with the non preset components page 14 In addition the Commander can ...

Page 4: ... learned button 20 Notes on programming the signals for an air conditioner 22 Advanced Features Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System 23 Adding an Extra Function to the Component Select Buttons 25 Programming the Power On Command of the Selected Component just by pressing that Component Select button for Sony Components only 25 Executing a Series of Commands Syst...

Page 5: ...ons 34 Miantenance 34 Specifications 34 Troubleshooting 35 Appendix Table of Preset Functions 37 TV 37 VCR 38 CBL Cable box 38 SAT 39 DVD 39 DVR Digital video recorder 40 CD 41 MD 41 DAT 41 DECK 41 AMP 42 Digital Cable Box 42 Index 43 ...

Page 6: ...lace the batteries with 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 14 will be erased Notes on batteries Do not use an old battery with a new one or mix different types of batteries together If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak wipe the contaminated area of the battery c...

Page 7: ...5 6 8 9 3 SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR POWER ENT qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w ws wa 1 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa 2 wd 3 4 About tactile dots The number 5 button the B button CH button and MAIN SUB button each have a tactile dot for ease 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 when yo...

Page 8: ...MD player and a cassette deck can be set to any of the above Component Select buttons You can assign Component Select buttons to freely set signals of your desired components For further information see Assigning Other Components to the Component Select Buttons page 30 For the functions of buttons as for each component see Table of Preset Functions page 37 Basic Operations Setting the Code for non...

Page 9: ...s If you press a component code number that is not on the table in the supplied Component Code Numbers or if you press a button in the wrong order the Component Select button flashes five times and then turns off Check the component code number and try setting 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...

Page 10: ...s not seem to be working Try repeating the setup procedures using the other codes listed for your component or try setting the code number using the Search function page 11 Note on the VOL and MUTING buttons When you operate a visual component the TV button lights up to indicate that the Commander is controlling or muting the TV s volume When you operate an audio component the AMP button lights up...

Page 11: ...u can set a component code using the Search function Continued CBL DVD AMP TV VCR CBL DVD AMP TV VCR 1 Press and while holding SET press MENU All Component Select buttons flash 2 Press the Component Select button for the desired component The selected Component Select button lights up and all other buttons turn off 3 Press CH or CH and POWER in turn until the component reacts as described in the f...

Page 12: ...To set the code start over from the beginning If you press any button other than CH and POWER while setting the component code all code numbers will be lost and the setup procedure will be canceled Start over from the beginning To cancel setup press SET Setting a component code by the Search function continued Example To operate a video cassette recorder 1 Press the desired Component Select button...

Page 13: ...o program the VOL or MUTING buttons for the TV or AMP to send a signal to any other component that signal will be transmitted only when you select TV or AMP When you select another component the preset volume control signals for TV or AMP will be transmitted If you have assigned another component to the TV or AMP buttons page 30 the volume of the TV or amplifier cannot be controlled even if you se...

Page 14: ...h do not work even if you set a component code number use the following Learning procedure to teach any of the programmable buttons or the Commander to operate the functions of another remote control You can also use the Learning function to change the signals of individual buttons after setting the component code number page 8 It is recommended that you make a note of the learned key functions It...

Page 15: ...ter the Component Select button was pressed in Step 3 Either teach to another free button or clear the already learned function page 20 and start over from the beginning 2 Press and hold SET for over 3 seconds The SET indicator lights up and all Component Select buttons flash SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR 3 Press the Component Select button for the component whose signals are to be learned Both the SET i...

Page 16: ...ata transfer complete 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 after Step 4 the learning procedure returns to Step 3 Repeat Step 4 while the Component Select button lights To cancel setup press SET If the Commander does not seem to be working If the learned button does not operate ...

Page 17: ...ommander reacts as described Use fresh batteries in both remote units Avoid Learning in places subject to direct sunlight or a strong fluorescent light Noise may interfere during the Learning procedure The remote control detector area may differ depending on each remote unit If Learning does not work try changing the positions of the two remote control units When you teach signals of an interactiv...

Page 18: ...r from the beginning SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR Programming signals of another remote control Learning Function continued Programming remote control signals to the Component Select buttons You can teach one operating procedure to a Component Select button so that when you press the Component Select button the operation is also automatically done For example if it is necessary to...

Page 19: ... five times It means that learning is incomplete Repeat Steps 2 and 3 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to teach remote control signals to other buttons 5 Press SET to finish learning 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 3 within 10 seconds after Step 2 the Learning procedure returns to Step 1 Repeat from St...

Page 20: ...r button 1 in VCR mode 1 Press and hold SET for over 3 seconds The SET indicator lights up and all Component Select buttons flash 2 While holding the desired Component Select button pressed press the button you want to erase When erasing of learned function is completed the selected Component Select button light turns off Note Be sure to press the button you want to erase while pressing the Compon...

Page 21: ... buttons flash SET To erase the learned function of the Component Select button that is TV VCR CBL DVD or AMP Example To erase the function learned by the TV button While holding SET pressed for over 3 seconds press and hold the TV Component Select button When erasing of a learned function is completed the SET indicator light turns off SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR x 1 4 7 2 5 6 8 ...

Page 22: ...ve to program the remote control signals of the new settings on the Commander If the power on off operation does not work correctly If the Commander can only operate ON with one button and 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 p...

Page 23: ... For example to control the volume while using a VCR you don t need to press the TV button to control the TV volume The following table shows the factory setting of which volume would be controlled for each component 1 4 7 2 5 6 8 9 3 SET 1 2 1 0 CBL DVD AMP TV VCR POWER ENT However if your visual components are connected to an audio system you may want to hear TV or VCR sound from the loudspeaker...

Page 24: ...t Select buttons light up when you press these buttons and then turn off when you release them Press and while holding VOL press MUTING Volume control setting complete To cancel setting press SET Notes If you used the Learning function to program the VOL or MUTING buttons to send a signal to a component the procedure above will not change the function of the VOL and MUTING buttons If you set a Lea...

Page 25: ...ght up Example If the Power On command has been programmed on the VCR and DVD buttons these buttons light up when you first press POWER To cancel setting press SET To clear the Power On command Repeat the same procedure pressing the desired Component Select button that lights up when you press POWER Notes If the component code of a non Sony brand has been set on a Component Select button you canno...

Page 26: ...e set the a System Control function for a Component Select button page 30 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 when you watch a video and you can set a series of operations you want to set as follows Power on the TV r Power on the ...

Page 27: ...nt In this case clear the program page 28 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 SYSTEM CONTROL button has already learned a remote control signal page 14 you can program a System Control function System Control Macro but the function does will not work until you clear the Leaning function To clear th...

Page 28: ...control signals For example a some TVs generally may not react respond to the 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 to other components like such as in the example below TV Power ontVCR Power ont VCR playbacktTV input select To clear programmed commands 1 Press and while holdi...

Page 29: ...nctions on page 28 Example To program the procedure on page 26 for the VCR Component Select button 1 Press and while holding SET press the VCR Component Select button The SET indicator and the VCR Component Select button lights turn on If a Control Program function Component Macro has already set on the button the button flashes twice The setting procedure is automatically canceled 2 Set the Contr...

Page 30: ...rol Program function Component Macro but the function does will not work until you clear the Learned Function To clear the Learning Learned Function see Changing or erasing the function of a learned button on page 20 While you are setting a program you can insert a 0 4 second interval to before the next step is executed by pressing the same Component Select button again For the example above in th...

Page 31: ...nnot copy other Component Select button settings other than for a TV to the TV Component Select button You cannot copy the Control Program function Component Macro to another Component Select button To return the setting of the Component Select button to the original component setting Clear the learned function page 20 and perform the original component setting following the procedure on page 31 C...

Page 32: ...ing POWER press TV VIDEO and CH The SET indicator and all the Component Select buttons flash once and the Hold function is set While the Hold function is on no function can be operated The SET indicator and all the Component Select buttons flash twice To unlock the control Press and while holding POWER press TV VIDEO and CH The SET indicators and all the Component Select buttons flash once and the...

Page 33: ...WER ENT 1 1 While holding POWER pressed press TV VIDEO and VOL The SET indicator and all Component Select buttons light up Then the Component Select buttons turn off one by one from the left followed by the SET indicator When the SET indicator turns off at last all settings are cleared and Commander returns to its original state SET SET SET SET CBL DVD AMP TV VCR CBL DVD AMP TV VCR CBL DVD AMP TV ...

Page 34: ... moisture rain or mechanical shock Do not put foreign objects into the unit Should any liquid or solid object fall into the unit have it checked by qualified personnel 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 t...

Page 35: ... 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 buttons 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 component p...

Page 36: ...onents are too far apart or if something is blocking the signals between them some of the components may not operate in sequence even after you press the programmed button If some of the components do not operate correctly because of the above or any other reason position the components back to the way they were before you set the System Control function or Control Program function Failure to do t...

Page 37: ...CALL 3VOL 5MUTING FUNCTION To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left To enter the selection of the MENU display To turn on off the window picture To change the TV channel in the window picture To change the TV channel in the window picture To change the input mode of the window picture To freeze the window picture To swap t...

Page 38: ...or upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left To enter the selection of the MENU display To rewind To play To fast forward To record press N while pressing REC z First release N then release REC z To stop To pause Channel up Channel down In order to avoid recording by mistake the REC z button does not work by itself KEY DISPLAY 9POWER 1qa 1 9 ...

Page 39: ... stop To pause To proceed to the next location or song To proceed to the previous location or song KEY DISPLAY 9POWER 1qaw 1 9 0 ENT DOT q TV VIDEO TV SAT 6DISPLAY qkTOOL FAVORITE qsSLEEP Station Index 4GUIDE 8N EXIT qhMENU qjf qjF qjG qjg qjOK qdCH qgRECALL SAT FUNCTION To turn on and off To change the channel For example to change to channel 5 press 0 and 5 or press 5 and ENT To switch the outpu...

Page 40: ...wind To play To fast forward To record press N while pressing REC z 2 First release N then release REC z To stop To pause To call up the MENU display To move the cursor upward To move the cursor downward To move the cursor to the right To move the cursor to the left KEY DISPLAY qjOK qdCHANNEL qgREPLAY 1 FUNCTION To bring up the Station Index when a program guide is not displayed To select the chan...

Page 41: ...s song Activated when using a double cassette deck for deck A of Sony component KEY DISPLAY 9POWER 11 9 0 w DOT 10 qaENT qgRECALL D SKIP 8m 8N 8M 8x 8X qdCH qdCH CD 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 select next disk To rewind To...

Page 42: ...el For example to change to channel 5 press 0 and 5 or press 5and ENT Select either TV or Cable for viewing By pass mode Alls up title bar and toggles title bar on off To switch the FAVORITE TV channel list programmed by a customer to ON OFF The operation is possible when using the built in HDD type STB or in Video on demand mode qsSLEEP Exit Clear 4GUIDE EPG qhMENU qjf qjF qjG qjg qjOK qdCH PAGE ...

Page 43: ...4 programming a series of commands 29 setting Power On function 25 Copying settings of Component Select buttons 31 E Erasing 33 F G H I J K Factory setting 33 L Learning Function 14 Locking control of Commander 32 M MUTING button 10 13 19 24 N O Number buttons 9 20 31 P Q R S Power On function setting 25 Preset components 8 System Control Functions 26 T U Troubleshooting 35 V W X Y Z VOL buttons 1...

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