Sony RM-VL600 manuale d’uso

2-674-860- 12 (1) Integrated Remote Commander Operating Instructions © 2006 Sony Corporation RM-VL600[...]

2 F or the customers in the U .S.A. W ARNING 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 pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r[...]

3 F eatur es The RM-VL600 Remote Commander provides centralized contr ol of all your A V components from a single r emote commander and saves the trouble of operating dif ferent A V components with differ ent remote control devices. The following ar e its main features. Centralized control of Sony A V components with this one r emote commander This[...]

Startup 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.” Example: To set up a TV of the code number “801 1” 1 Set the Remote Commander for code input mode. 2 Press the desir ed Compon[...]

1 Place the RM-VL600 head to head with your VCR’ s r emote contr ol. 2 Set the RM-VL600 for “learning” mode. Press and hold SET for at least 3 seconds until the SET indicator flashes. 3 Press the desir ed Component Select button. If your component does not work as supposed even if the code number is set, make the RM-VL600 “learn” the func[...]

6 T able of Contents Getting Started Installing the Batteries ................................................................................. 8 When to replace the batteries ............................................................................ 8 Location of Controls ..........................................................................[...]

7 Additional Information Precautions ................................................................................................. 36 Maintenance ............................................................................................... 36 Specifications ......................................................................................[...]

8 Getting Started Installing the Batteries Slide open the battery compartment lid and insert two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied). Be sure to match up the + and – indications on the batteries with the + and – indications on the battery compartment. When to replace the batteries Batteries for remote contr ol operation (two size AA (R6) batt[...]

9 Location of Contr ols 1 SET indicator 2 SET button 3 Component Select buttons Light or flash during operation. 4 Number buttons 5 DIGIT AL/ANALOG button 6 VOL +/– buttons * 7 INFO button 8 MUTING button * 9 GUIDE button 0 EXIT button qa Player Control buttons qs TV/VIDEO button qd POWER button qf ENT (enter) button qg TWIN VIEW button qh CH (ch[...]

10 SET POWER SA T DVD TV CBL TA P E CD VCR 1 VIDEO1 2 VIDEO2 3 AUX 4 TUNER 5 CD 6 T APE 7 MD 8 TV 9 PHONO VOL C H 0 DVD DIGIT AL /ANALOG TWIN VIEW SLEEP INFO GUIDE MENU EXIT TOOLS SYSTEM CONTROL RECALL MUTING AMP ENT OK ABC D TV/VIDEO 2 4 5 2 3 2 Press and while holding SET , press MENU. The SET indicator lights up. Example: T o set up a Philips’[...]

11 3 Press the Component Select button for the desired component. The SET indicator and the selected Component Select button lights up. 4 Press the Number buttons to enter the four-digit component code number . 5 Press ENT . The SET indicator and the Component Select button light turns off. If the Component Select button flashes five times before t[...]

12 Setting the Code for non-Sony Preset Audio and Visual Components — Setting component codes (continued) Checking if the code number works 1 Power on the component with its power switch. 2 Press the corr esponding Component Select button for the component you have set up. The Component Select button lights up when you press it, and turns off whe[...]

13 1 Press and while holding SET , press MENU. The SET indicator lights up. 2 Press the Component Select button for the desired component. The SET indicator and the selected Component Select button lights up. 3 Press CH + or CH – and POWER in turn until the component reacts as described in the following. TV : Powers off VCR, CBL, DVD, AMP: Powers[...]

14 Example: T o operate a video cassette recor der 1 Press the desir ed Component Select button. The Component Select button lights up when you press it, and turns off when you r elease it. 4 Press ENT . The SET indicator and the Component button turns off. If the Component Select button flashes five times before turning off, it means that the setu[...]

15 To control the volume Press VOL +/– to control the volume. Press MUTING to mute the sound. When you select a visual component, the TV’s volume will be controlled (TV Component Select button lights up), and when you select an audio component, the amplifier ’s volume will be controlled (AMP Component Select button lights up). Y ou can change[...]

16 Example: T o program the N (Play) signal of your video cassette recor der to the VCR N (Play) button of the Commander 1 Place the RM-VL600 head to head with your component’s remote control. SET POWER SA T DVD TV CBL T APE CD VCR 1 VIDEO1 2 VIDEO2 3 AUX 4 TUNER 5 CD 6 T APE 7 MD 8 TV 9 PHONO VOL C H 0 DVD DIGIT AL /ANALOG TWIN VIEW SLEEP INFO G[...]

17 4 Press the button on the Commander you want to “teach.” The SET indicator flashes and the selected Component Select button lights up. (Learning function standby). If another signal has already been “learned” by that button The SET indicator flashes twice, and the Commander takes no action returning to its state after the Component Selec[...]

18 Programming Signals of Another Remote Control — Learning Function (continued) 5 Press and hold the button on the other remote contr ol, until both the SET indicator and the Component Select button lights up again. During data transfer , only the SET indicator stays lit, and the Component Select button turns off. After data transfer is complete[...]

19 Continued When you “teach” signals to V OL +/– or MUTING • If you used the Learning function to program the VOL +/– or MUTING buttons to send any signal to components other than the TV or AMP , that signal will be transmitted only by pressing VOL +/– or MUTING when you select that component. • If you used the Learning function to p[...]

20 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 CONTROL buttons, pr ess and hold the desired SYSTEM CONTROL button for over 3 seconds. Both the SET indicator and the selected Component Select button light up. When you “teach” signals to th[...]

21 Continued 3 Press and hold the button on the other remote contr ol, until the SET indicator lights and all the Component Select buttons flash again. During data transfer , only the SET indicator stays lit, and the Component Select button turns off. If the SET indicator flashes five times It means that “learning” is incomplete. Repeat Steps 2[...]

22 Example: T o erase the “learned” function from the Number button 1 in VCR mode 1 Press and hold SET for over 3 seconds. The SET indicator flashes. 2 While holding the desired Component Select button pressed, pr ess the button you want to erase. When erasing of the “learned” function is completed, the selected Component Select button ligh[...]

23 SET SA T DV D TV CBL T APE CD VCR AMP SET SA T DV D TV CBL T APE CD VCR AMP x SET SA T DV D TV CBL T APE CD VCR AMP To clear all function signals “learned” for a specific Component Select button Example: T o erase all functions “learned” by the VCR button 1 Press and hold SET for over 3 seconds. The SET indicator flashes. SET To erase th[...]

24 Programming signals of another r emote contr ol — Lear ning Function (continued) 2 While holding x pressed, press the Component Select button you want to erase. When erasing of a “learned” function has completed, all the other Component Select button lights turn off. Notes •W ith this operation, you can only erase the “learned” funct[...]

25 1 Press and while holding SET , press MENU. The SET indicator lights up. Component Select button TV VCR CBL DVD SAT AMP CD TAPE Controls the volume of TV TV TV TV TV amplifier amplifier amplifier Advanced Features Contr olling the V olume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption th[...]

26 SA T DV D TV CBL T APE CD VCR AMP SA T DV D TV CBL T APE CD VCR AMP To set only the audio components’ volume controls to AMP Press VOL – while holding MUTING pressed. Only AMP lights up when you press these buttons, and then turns off when you r elease them. Press and while holding VOL–, press MUTING. V olume control setting complete. V is[...]

27 Example: T o clear the Power -on command 1 Press and while holding SET , press MENU. The SET indicator lights up. Adding an Extr a Function to the Component Select Buttons Progr amming the Power -On command of the selected component just by pr essing that Component Select button (for Sony components only) When a code number of a Sony component i[...]

28 To cancel the setting, pr ess SET . To progr am the Power -On command Repeat the same procedur e, pressing the desir ed 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 component code (page 10) after setting th[...]

29 SET POWER SA T DVD TV CBL T APE CD VCR 1 VIDEO1 2 VIDEO2 3 AUX 4 TUNER 5 CD 6 T APE 7 MD 8 TV 9 PHONO VOL C H 0 DVD DIGIT AL /ANALOG TWIN VIEW SLEEP INFO GUIDE MENU EXIT T OOLS SYSTEM CONTROL RECALL MUTING AMP ENT OK ABC D TV/VIDEO 1,3 1 2 Executing a Series of Commands — System Contr ol Functions W ith the System Control function, you can pro[...]

30 Example: To pr ogram the procedur e above to the SYSTEM CONTROL B button 1 Press and while holding SET , press the SYSTEM CONTROL B button. The SET indicator light turns on. If a System Control function (System Control Macr o) has already been set on the button, the SET indicator flashes twice. The setting procedur e is automatically canceled. 2[...]

31 Executing a Series of Commands — System Control Functions (continued) T ips for pr ogramming the System Control functions The following information helps you to program a consecutive operation steps. About the order of operation steps Some of the components may not accept consecutive remote contr ol signals. For example, some TVs generally may[...]

32 Progr amming 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, pr ess the button for more than 2 seconds. Not[...]

33 Programming a Series of Commands on the Component Select Buttons (continued) To clear programmed commands 1 Press and while holding SET , press and hold for more than 3 seconds the Component Select button you want to clear . Notes •Y ou can program a Contr ol Program function (Component Macro) for a Component Select button on which the Power-O[...]

34 1 Press and while holding POWER, press TV/VIDEO and CH +. The SET button and the Component Select button currently selected flash once, and the Hold function is set. While the Hold function is on, no function can be operated. (The SET button and the Component Select button currently selected flash twice.) To unlock the control Press and while ho[...]

35 1 While holding POWER pressed, pr ess TV/VIDEO and VOL –. When pressing the POWER button and the TV/VIDEO button, all the Component Select buttons go off. When pressing the VOL – button while holding down the POWER button and the TV/ VIDEO button, the SET indicator lights up and the Component Select buttons light up one by one. When the SET [...]

36 Specifications Operating distance Approx. 32.8 ft (10 m) (varies depending on components of different manufactur ers) Power requir ements T wo size AA (R6) batteries Battery life Approx. 1 year (varies depending on frequency of button use - up to approx. 300 times per day .) Dimensions Approx. 2 1 / 8 × 8 3 / 4 × 1 3 / 16 in (53 × 220 × 29 m[...]

37 Tr oubleshooting If you have problems setting up or using the Remote Commander , first check the batteries (page 8), then check the items below . Remedy • Move closer to the component. The maximum operating distance is approximately 32.8 ft. (10 m). • Check that you are aiming the Commander directly at the component, and that there are no ob[...]

38 Symptom The SET indicator flashes five times during the Learning procedure. A Component Select button flashes five times during setting. The SET indicator flashes twice during the Learning procedure. All Component Select buttons flash twice. After programming the Power-On command of a component, pressing that Component Select button does not fun[...]

39 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qaw; 1 – 9, 0, ENT, DOT q; TV/VIDEO 4 INFO (DISPLAY) qf SLEEP qh MENU TV(ANALOG) 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 change the input mode. To display the current channel on TV. To operate SLEEP function on the TV (works only for a[...]

40 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qaw; 1 – 9, 0, ENT, DOT q; TV/VIDEO 4 INFO (DISPLAY) qf SLEEP qh MENU qj f qj F qj G qj g qj OK qs TWIN VIEW (PIP ON/OFF) 8 M (VIDEO 3) 8 m (VIDEO 1) 8 REC z (VIDEO 4) 8 X (VIDEO 6) 8 N (VIDEO 2) 8 x (VIDEO 5) qd CH +/– qg RECALL 3 VOL +/– TV(DIGIT AL) FUNCTION To turn on and off. To change the channel. For example, to[...]

41 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qa 1 – 9, 0, ENT 4 INFO (DISPLAY) q; TV/VIDEO (ANT/SW) qf SLEEP (INPUT SELECT) qh MENU qj f qj F qj G qj g qj OK 8 m 8 N 8 M 8 REC z 8 x 8 X qd CH +/– 7 EXIT qg RECALL (DRIVE SELECT) VCR 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 expose[...]

42 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1 1 – 9, 0 w; DOT (+10) qa ENT 4 INFO (DISPLAY) 6 GUIDE (CLEAR) 7 RETURN (EXIT) qf SLEEP (SUBTITLE) qh MENU (DVD MENU) qj f qj F qj G qj g qj OK 8 m 8 N 8 M 8 REC z 8 x 8 X qd > (CH +) qd . (CH –) qk TOOLS (TOP MENU) qg DRIVE SELECT (RECALL) DVD FUNCTION To turn on and off. Number buttons: To set items selected from th[...]

43 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qaw; 1 – 9, 0, ENT, DOT q; TV/VIDEO (INPUT) 4 INFO (DISPLAY) 7 CLEAR 6 GUIDE (EPG) 8 m 8 N 8 M 8 REC z 8 x 8 X qh MENU qj f qj F qj G qj g qf SLEEP (FAVORITE) qs TWIN VIEW (S. INDEX) qg RECALL D VR ( Digital v ideo recorder) FUNCTION To turn on and off. To change the channel. For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 an[...]

44 T able of Preset Functions (continued) KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1 1 – 9, 0 w; DOT (+10) qa ENTER qg RECALL (D.SKIP) 8 m 8 N 8 M 8 x 8 X qd CH + ( > ) qd CH – ( . ) 4 INFO (DISPLAY) 6 GUIDE (CLEAR) qk TOOLS (PLAY MODE) CD FUNCTION To turn on and off. To select the track number. 0 selects track 10. To select track numbers above 10, see the descr[...]

45 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 8 m 8 N w; DOT ( n ) 8 M 8 REC z 8 x 8 X qg RECALL (A/B) 7 EXIT ( z ) qj f ( N ) qj F ( x ) qj G ( M ) qj g ( m ) qa ENT ( n ) qk TOOLS ( X ) DECK FUNCTION To turn on and off. To rewind. To play. To reverse. To fast-forward. To record, press N while pressing REC z . First release N , then release REC z . To stop. To pause. To[...]

46 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qa 1-9, 0, ENT q; TV/VIDEO (INPUT) 4 INFO qf SLEEP (Favorite) 6 GUIDE (EPG) qh MENU qj f qj F qj G qj g qj OK qd CH + (PAGE +) CH – (PAGE –) qg RECALL 7 EXIT qk TOOLS (OPTION) Digital Cable Box FUNCTION To turn on and off. To change the channel. For example, to change to channel 5, press 0 and 5 (or, press 5and ENT). Sel[...]

47 KEY DISPLAY 9 POWER 1qaw; 1 – 9, 0, ENT, DOT 4 INFO (DISPLAY) qf SLEEP (FAVORITE) qh MENU qj f qj F qj G qj g qj OK qd CH +/– qg RECALL 6 GUIDE (EPG) Digital TV TUNER 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 display the current channel. To use the “FAVO[...]

48 Index A, B Batteries 8 C, D Changing 22 CH (CHANNEL) button 13 Clearing/Changing learned signal 22, 23 Power-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 Learn[...]

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