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Contents

Check the contents of the package before using the
Remote Commander.

• Remote Commander “RM-AX5000” (1)

• Rear Cover (1)

• USB Cable (1)

• Battery Charging Stand “BCA-RMAX5K” (1)

Getting Started

• AC Power Adaptor (1)

• Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery Pack (1)

• CD-ROM* (1)

– RM-AX5000 Custom Setup Tool software
– Operating Instructions (PDF file)

• Quick Start Guide (1)
• Warranty Card (1)

* Do not attempt to play this CD-ROM on an audio CD

player.

Summary of Contents for RM-AX5000

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Integrated Remote Commander 2008 Sony Corporation Getting Started Operating Setting by On Remote Setup Additional Information Appendix RM AX5000 Hardware Settings ...

Page 2: ...the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that 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 mea...

Page 3: ...r responsibility The software provided with this unit cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated Please note that due to continued efforts to improve quality the software specifications may be changed without notice Operation of this unit with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty On copyrights Microsoft Windows and Windows vista are trademarks ...

Page 4: ...ns can memorize the power on off and input status of each Component and send a corresponding signal all with a single button press Clock display and Timer function Up to 12 Timer Actions can be programmed to automatically turn on off Components and other controls such as recording stopping etc Learning function lets you program other remote control signals you may need The Remote Commander can lea...

Page 5: ... Remote Commander in the dark 17 Locking the controls Hold function 17 To turn off all Components at one time ALL OFF function 18 Setting the ALL OFF Timer 18 To quickly switch the Timer on or off 19 To synchronize with the status of a Component STATUS SYNC function 20 Hardware Settings Setting the display 21 Setting the button illumination 22 Setting the beep 23 Setting the clock 23 To adjust the...

Page 6: ...00 1 Rear Cover 1 USB Cable 1 Battery Charging Stand BCA RMAX5K 1 Getting Started AC Power Adaptor 1 Ni MH Rechargeable Battery Pack 1 CD ROM 1 RM AX5000 Custom Setup Tool software Operating Instructions PDF file Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty Card 1 Do not attempt to play this CD ROM on an audio CD player ...

Page 7: ... few seconds the display is turned on 4 Charging is completed when the CHARGE indicator turns off Disconnect the AC Power Adaptor 5 Slide to close the Rear Cover When to recharge the battery The Ni MH Rechargeable Battery Pack will last up to 7 days a Sony TV turned on off up to approx 300 times per day If the Remote Commander does not operate properly the battery is becoming weak and will appear ...

Page 8: ...er on the Battery Charging Stand Charging starts when the CHARGE indicator is lit with a beep sound Charging is completed when the CHARGE indicator turns off This unit can be placed on the Battery Charging Stand either face down or face up When the Remote Commander is placed on the Battery Charging Stand display and button illumination automatically turn off with a beep sound Note Place the Batter...

Page 9: ... to set the Hardware Settings On Remote setup page 26 and other functions If any Hardware buttons are pressed while pressing and holding this button the button signal will be shifted and another signal sent About the function to shift this button signal see Help of RM AX5000 Custom Setup Tool 7 Hardware buttons For details see Table of Preset Functions page 37 8 SYSTEM CONTROL buttons You can auto...

Page 10: ...nt Non Sony component Non Son Non Sony component y component Non Sony component Non Son Non Sony component y component Non Sony component How to set up the Remote Commander There are two ways to make setups for the Remote Commander On PC Setup with PC software and On Remote Setup directly on the Remote Commander On PC Setup Recommended On PC Setup uses the supplied software RM AX5000 Custom Setup ...

Page 11: ...f commands carried out in a preset order By programming a macro you can operate your Components easily An XPRESS function one type macro is an executed series of actions to operate several A V Components by pressing one button Usually an XPRESS function makes multiple Components active Accordingly an active XPRESS function must be exited so as to execute another XPRESS function If you try to execu...

Page 12: ...d Drive Capacity 100 MB or more Display High 16 bit Color or higher 1 024 768 dots or better Does not operate with a display of under 1 024 768 dots CD ROM drive USB port We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System Requirements The following environments are not supported Personally constructed computers or operating systems An environment that is an upgrade ...

Page 13: ...nected to the PC We recommend connecting the AC Power Adaptor to the Remote Commander If is shown in the display the Remote Commander will not be recognized by your PC In this case connect the AC Power Adaptor to the Remote Commander before connecting the Remote Commander to your PC Do not disconnect the USB cable from your PC while your PC is communicating with the Remote Commander as a malfuncti...

Page 14: ...te a Custom Setup file then click OK The RM AX5000 Custom Setup Tool starts up Note Depending on the setting Windows XP may automatically delete icons from the desktop if they have not been used for a certain period of time Using RM AX5000 Custom Setup Tool Help You can set up the Remote Commander by operating RM AX5000 Custom Setup Tool referring to the detailed instructions provided in Help Star...

Page 15: ...HER C2 C3 MOVIE MUSIC INPUT POWER ALL OFF For example to select TV from the Label buttons press the A button adjacent to TV To select VCR from the Label buttons press the B button adjacent to VCR If a display number such as 1 2 appears in the bottom line of the display the C D buttons adjacent to the switch to the previous next display Hardware buttons Label buttons OTHER button LIGHT TV C1 C2 C3 ...

Page 16: ...rdware button the Remote Commander is ready to operate the assigned Component only by pressing the button To control the volume PAGE GUIDE EXIT MENU INFO RECALL VOL CH MUTING PAGE H m m z X x b B V v Press the VOL buttons to control the volume and the MUTING button for silence When you select a visual Component the TV s volume will be controlled when you select an audio Component the amplifier s v...

Page 17: ... To operate the Remote Commander in the dark LIGHT TV C1 UTILITY OTHER C2 C3 MOVIE MUSIC INPUT POWER ALL OFF Press the LIGHT button to turn on the button illumination Pressing any button also activates this by default If no button is pressed within a set time the button illumination turns off Default settings Display Full Display 10 seconds Dim Display 20 seconds See Setting the display page 21 to...

Page 18: ...ired Component page 15 ALL OFF button Setting the ALL OFF Timer LIGHT TV C1 UTILITY OTHER C2 C3 MOVIE MUSIC INPUT POWER ALL OFF You can enjoy falling asleep to music etc using the ALL OFF Timer function that turns off Components automatically after a preset duration 1 Press and hold the UTILITY button 2 Press the ALL OFF button repeatedly while pressing the UTILITY button You can set the ALL OFF T...

Page 19: ...on repeatedly until UTILITY 1 appears on the display title UTILITY 1 appears on the display title STATUS SYNC 2 Press the Label button TIMER TIMER appears on the display title and the programmed Timer macro TIMER1 appears in the display 3 Press the Label button TIMER1 TIMER1 appears highlighted with a beep sound and the selected Timer is set to on Also appears in the display When you press the Lab...

Page 20: ...mponent or XPRESS function you want to synchronize by pressing the Function select button 2 Press the UTILITY button repeatedly until UTILITY 1 appears on the display title UTILITY 1 appears on the display title STATUS SYNC 3 Press the Label button STATUS SYNC STATUS SYNC appears on the display title And the Component s power on off or input select status to be synchronized appears on the display ...

Page 21: ...P DISPLAY appears as the display title 3 Press the Label button FULL FULL DISPLAY appears as the display title 2 3 1 4 7 5 8 4 Press the Label button UP or DOWN to change the Full Display You can set the Full Display from 1 to 60 seconds Each time the Label button is pressed the time increases decreases by 1 second For example 10 sec on the display means 10 seconds 5 Press the Label button bOK DIS...

Page 22: ...bel button UP or DOWN to change the auto off time of the button illumination You can set the auto off time of the button illumination from 1 to 60 seconds Each time the Label button is pressed the time increases decreases by 1 second For example 5 sec on the display means 5 seconds 5 Press the Label button bOK LIGHT appears as the display title 6 Press the Label button ON MODE ON MODE appears as t...

Page 23: ...mation beep set to on To change this setting perform the following procedure 1 Press the UTILITY button repeatedly until UTILITY 2 appears on the display title UTILITY 2 appears as the display title 2 Press the Label button BEEP BEEP appears as the display title 3 Press the Label button ON or OFF to select the beep setting ON Turns on the beep OFF Turns off the beep The setting changes and a beep ...

Page 24: ... 7 Press the Label button UP or DOWN to change the day Each time the Label button is pressed the day changes in order of the days of the week 8 Press the Label button bOK twice To change the display to daylight saving time summer time indication LIGHT TV C1 UTILITY OTHER C2 C3 MOVIE MUSIC INPUT POWER ALL OFF You can select the standard time STD TIME or daylight saving time DS TIME 1 Press the UTIL...

Page 25: ...OFF You can change the clock style which the 12 hour and 24 hour 1 Press the UTILITY button repeatedly until UTILITY 2 appears on the display title UTILITY 2 appears as the display title 3 1 2 3 4 5 2 Press the Label button CLOCK CLOCK appears as the display title 3 Press the Label button CLOCK STYLE CLOCK STYLE appears as the display title 4 Press the Label button 12HOUR CLOCK or 24HOUR CLOCK to ...

Page 26: ...ess the UTILITY button repeatedly until UTILITY 3 appears on the display title UTILITY 3 appears as the display title 2 Press the Label button PRESET PRESET appears as the display title and preset Components appear on the display 3 Select the Component s name you want the Remote Commander to preset by pressing the Label button Then press the Label button CHANGE PRESET The brand name and Preset cod...

Page 27: ...ind your Component brand or Preset code number you can search the appropriate Preset code number using the AUTO SEARCH function 1 Set each Component to the following status so that the SEARCH function works effectively TV DVR Digital Video Recorder Receiver Amplifier LIGHT Lighting Power on CD player MD deck Cassette tape deck Power on with a playback source Other Component Power off 2 Perform ste...

Page 28: ...e and preset Components appear on the display 3 Select the Component name you want the Remote Commander to delete by pressing the Label button or pressing the Function select button The selected Component s name appears as the display title 4 Press the Label button DELETE DELETE OK appears as the display title and asking you to confirm deleting 5 Press the Label button YES A beep sounds and PRESET...

Page 29: ... preset Component by pressing its Function select button 1 Place the Remote Commander head to head with your Component s remote control 2 Press the UTILITY button repeatedly until UTILITY 3 appears on the display title UTILITY 3 appears as the display title 3 Press the Label button LEARN LEARN appears as the display title and preset Components appear on the display 4 Select the Component name you ...

Page 30: ...ess any button on the Remote Commander for 60 seconds between each step the setup procedure will be canceled and the set mode will close Start over from the beginning If you program remote signals on the TV or Receiver Amplifier volume control buttons using the Learning function page 29 those buttons will also send the learned signal to control Components other than a TV or Receiver Amplifier If y...

Page 31: ...gnal exchange system supplied with some Sony receivers and amplifiers to the Remote Commander the response signal of the Component may interfere with the learning of the Remote Commander In such a case move to another room etc where the signals will not interfere If the learning cannot be executed by connecting an AC adaptor disconnect the AC adaptor and execute the learning again IMPORTANT Be sur...

Page 32: ...ve dust or sand 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 ...

Page 33: ...d the CHARGE indicator goes off If it does not light up even though the Remote Commander is installed in the Battery Charging Stand check that the AC Power Adaptor is connected to an AC outlet The rechargeable battery is not connected b Connect the rechargeable battery If the rechargeable battery is connected reconnect and charge it If the CHARGE indicator still flashes the rechargeable battery is...

Page 34: ...nt has infrared remote capability For example if your Component did not come with a Remote commander it probably is not capable of being controlled by a Remote Commander Make sure that you have programmed the commands in the correct order Try changing the orientation of the Commander If that does not help try placing the Components as close to each other as possible Check the status of the Compone...

Page 35: ...earning near TVs or turn off the TVs when learning The Remote Commander may fail to learn remote control signals under strong fluorescent lighting or sunlight The Remote Commander may fail to learn remote control signals if too near to a Laptop PC In this case move away from the Laptop PC If the learning has been executed by connecting an AC Power Adaptor disconnect the AC Power Adaptor and execut...

Page 36: ...nnect the USB cable from your PC once then reconnect the USB cable to your PC after about 5 seconds Disconnect the USB cable and restart your PC Then reconnect the USB cable Does the low battery icon light up If the battery is depleted the Remote Commander automatically exits the USB mode Perform setting by charging the battery or connecting the AC Power Adaptor to the Remote Commander Timer Macro...

Page 37: ... CD Player RCVR 4001 Receiver Amplifier The Remote Commander memorizes the remote control signal in accordance with Sony A V Components Therefore when another brand s A V Component is set the function of a button may differ from its name Refer to the following tables for each button function Change the functions corresponding to Label buttons and function Note after setting the Preset code if nece...

Page 38: ...on the TV Press again to return to the previous volume level To use the program guide To call up the menu To exit the menu To display the current channel on the TV To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To switch to WIDE mode To operate the SLEEP function on the TV works only for a TV with sleep function To switch the sound of the duplex broadcast To turn on off the Twin View mode To ...

Page 39: ...up the menu To return to the previous display on the menu To display the current play status on the display To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To briefly replay the scene go to the previous frame To briefly fast forward the scene go to ...

Page 40: ... previous volume level To use the program guide To call up the menu To exit the menu To display program information To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To briefly replay the scene go to the previous frame To briefly fast forward the scen...

Page 41: ...on the TV To silence the sound on the TV Press again to return to the previous volume level To use the program guide To call up the menu To exit the menu To display program information To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To briefly replay the scene go to the previous frame To briefly fast forward the scene go to the next ...

Page 42: ...it the menu To display program information To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To briefly replay the scene go to the previous frame To briefly fast forward the scene go to the next frame Page up down To select the desired recorded progra...

Page 43: ...return to the previous volume level To call up the menu To exit the menu To activate the on screen display To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To search in the reverse direction To search in the forward direction To skip over commercials To play at double speed To rewind at high speed REVIEW locked picture search CUE lock...

Page 44: ...the display of the CD player to turn on off To rewind To play To fast forward To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To select the next disc To open or close the tray To clear the setting To toggle the fade in fade out operation To scroll the message in the display To select repeat play mode To play in random order To use for program ...

Page 45: ... previous volume level To call up the menu To exit the menu To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To shift band or preset select To select the tuner band To turn on off the surrounnd mode To select a sound field mode To select a sound field genre To output a test tone To adjust the center speaker level To adjust the center speaker level To adjust the rear speaker level To adjust the ...

Page 46: ...und on the DVD Home Theater Press again to return to the previous volume level To call up the DVD menu To return to the previous display on the DVD menu To show the current play status on the display To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To rewind To play To fast forward To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To briefly ...

Page 47: ... screen display To move the cursor To enter a selection in the menu To switch to WIDE mode To return the picture quality to the standard status To activate the Keystone To adjust the picture quality automatically To hide the input picture Press again to open the previous input picture To pause the input picture To select the input source VIDEO1 To select the input source VIDEO2 To select the input...

Page 48: ...er Press again to return to the previous volume level To show the current play status on the display To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To proceed to the previous track To proceed to the next track To select the next disc To open or close the tray To clear the setting To toggle the fade in fade out operation To scroll the message in the display To select repeat play mode ...

Page 49: ...olume level To show the current play status on the display To rewind To play To fast forward To record To pause To stop To proceed to the previous track To proceed to the next track To reverse Record muting To record in the forward direction To record in the reverse direction To lower the recording level To raise the recording level To select a tape deck Deck A or B dual cassette deck only To stop...

Page 50: ... the display To select numbers 10 and above Volume up down on the TV To silence the sound on the TV Press again to return to the previous volume level To display the current play status on the display To rewind To play To fast forward To pause To stop To proceed to the previous location or track To proceed to the next location or track To enter double or triple speed mode To open or close the tray...

Page 51: ...e 2 3 Page 3 3 Brand Lutron RadioRA ALL OFF SCENE1 SCENE2 SCENE3 SCENE4 SCENE5 SCENE6 SCENE7 SCENE8 SCENE9 SCENE11 SCENE12 SCENE10 RAISE LOWER ALL ON ALL OFF SCENE13 SCENE14 SCENE15 Sapcer System OFF SCENE1 SCENE2 SCENE3 SCENE4 FULL ON RAISE LOWER FULL ON OFF HomeWorks Interactive MACRO1 MACRO2 MACRO3 MACRO4 MACRO5 MACRO6 MACRO7 MACRO8 MACRO9 MACRO11 MACRO12 MACRO10 SCENE13 SCENE14 SCENE15 SCENE16...

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