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Note

You may not be able to operate even a Sony brand component with the
factory presetting.  In such a case, follow the procedure in “Setting the
Code”.

Entering the Code Number

1

See the supplied “Component Code Numbers” table, and find the
two-character code number for your component.
If more than one code number is listed, use the number listed first
to complete the steps that follow. For example, if you’re setting
up a Philip’s TV, you would use 

11

 as the code number.

If your component is not listed, see “Searching for the Correct
Code”.

2

Set the 

VISUAL/AUDIO

 selector to 

VISUAL

(to set up on the 

TV

SAT

AUX1

 or 

VCR

position) or 

AUDIO

 (to set up on the 

AMP

,

TAPE

AUX2

 or 

CD

 position).

3

Set the slide switch to the position of the
desired component.

Notes

• At the factory, VCR is preset on the 

AUX1

 position and MD deck is

preset on the 

AUX2 

position, but you can set any component on the

AUX1 

and 

AUX2 

positions. For details, see “Entering the Code

Number for Another Components”.

• You can also set any components on 

SAT

 and 

TAPE

 positions.  For

details, see “Entering the Code Number for Another Components”.

4

Press and release the 

S

 (Set) button.

5

Enter the component’s code number.
For example, if you’re entering the code for
a Philip’s TV, you would press and release

1

, then press and release 

1

.

6

Press and release the 

 button to store the

code number in the Commander’s memory.

Note

Be sure to proceed to each next step in the above procedure within 10
seconds; otherwise setting mode will be canceled.

If the Commander Doesn’t Seem to Be Working...

• First, try repeating these setup procedures using the other codes

listed for your component (see “Component Code Numbers”).

• If — after trying all the codes listed for your component — you still

cannot get the Commander to work properly, try the search
method described under “Searching for the Correct Code”.

Position

 AUDIO

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

Factory setting

Sony amplifier

Sony tape deck

Sony MD deck

Sony CD player

Component that can be preset

Amplifier (or receiver)

CD player

TV, satellite tuner, VCR, amplifier (or
receiver),  tape deck, CD player, MD
deck

If the Commander Seems to Be Working Properly...

• You’re finished setting up the Commander for this component.
• If you’re setting up another component, you’ll need to complete

the procedure above for each component you plan to use with the
Commander.

• Use the label (supplied) to write down the code numbers of your

components. Then affix the label to the back of the Commander.

Note

The Commander can be set up to operate only one component on each
position of the slide switch (TV, SAT, AUX1, VCR, AMP, TAPE, AUX2, or
CD) at a time — unless their code numbers happen to be the same. For
example, you cannot set up the Commander to operate a Sony TV and a
Panasonic TV at the same time (because they use different code numbers).

Searching for the Correct Code

If you’ve tried all the code numbers listed for your component and
you still cannot get the Commander to work (or if your component is
not listed in this manual), try the following.

1

Turn on the component you wish to set up
using its power switch, then set the

VISUAL/AUDIO

 selector and the slide

switch to the position of the desired
component.
To select 

TV

SAT

AUX1

 or 

VCR

, set the

selector to 

VISUAL

.

To select 

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

 or 

CD

, set the

selector to 

AUDIO

.

2

Press and release the 

S

 (Set)

 

button.

3

Press and release the 

PROGR+

 button. Then

press and release the 

u

 button.

4

Repeat step 3 until the correct code number
is found.
Each time you press the 

PROGR+

 button and then the 

u

 button, a

new code number will be transmitted.
Keep trying until your component operates as follows:
• TV, VCR, satellite tuner or amplifier (or receiver) : the power

turns off.

• Tape deck, MD deck CD player (whose power cannot be turned

off using the remote commander): playback starts.
(Make sure that the power is already turned on and that a tape
or disc is inserted.)

• TV without a power switch: the C function works.

Be patient as you do this; it may take up to about 90 tries for a TV
or VCR, and 40 tries for other components until the correct code
number is located.

5

When the correct code is found, press and
release the 

 button to store the code

number in the Commander’s memory.

6

Turn on the component again, and press the

PROGR 

and 

Á

 buttons.  Check that the

Commander can control the other functions
of your component such as channel and
volume control.

If the component does not operate properly, repeat steps 2 to 5 and
search for another code.  As the searching always start from 01, it
will stop again at the same code as  the last searching.  Pass the code
and continue searching until the next code by which the component
operates.

If you still cannot get the Commander to work properly, see
“Troubleshooting”.

Note

Be sure to proceed to each next step in the above procedure within 10
seconds; otherwise setting mode will be canceled.

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To switch to SAT operation.

To turn on and off.

To select a number between
20 and 29.

To enter the selection.

!∞

Programme up:+
Programme down: –

To operate JUMP,
FLASHBACK or CHANNEL
RETURN function on the
satellite tuner, depending on
the manufacturer’s setting.

Entering the Code Number for Another Component

When you have two or more components of the same type (for
example, three VCRs), or when using an MD deck, you can set the
code number of the component’s type on an empty position of the
slide switch of the Remote Commander (AUX1, AUX2, SAT, or
TAPE position only).
You can set up either a visual or audio component regardless of the
position of the VISUAL/AUDIO selector.
The following procedure explains how to set a code number for
another component on the AUX1 or AUX2 position.

1

Set the 

VISUAL/AUDIO 

selector to 

VISUAL

(to set up on 

AUX1 

position) or 

AUDIO 

(to

set up on 

AUX2 

position)

2

Set the slide switch to the 

AUX1/AUX2

position.

3

Press and release the 

S

 (Set) button.

4

Press and release the 

p

 button.

5

Press and release one of the following
buttons;

1

to set up a VCR

4

to set up an amplifier (or receiver)

5

to set up a CD player

6

to set up a tape deck

7

to set up a MD deck

8

to set up a TV

9

to set up a satellite tuner

Note

You can set another component on the SAT and TAPE positions as
well as the AUX1 and AUX 2 positions.  Just select SAT or TAPE in
steps 1 and 2.

6

Press the 

 button.

7

Enter the component’s code number by
following steps 4 to 6 of “Entering
the Code Number”, or steps 2 to 6 of
“Searching for the Correct Code”.

Controlling the Volume of Video
Components Connected to an
Audio System

The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you
hear the sound of your video components from your TV’s speakers,
and that you hear the sound of your audio components from the
loudspeakers connected to your amplifier (or receiver).

Factory setting:

Thus you can control the volume of your TV or amplifier (or
receiver) while operating a video or audio component without first
having to change the slide switch to the TV or  AMP position.
For example, to control the volume for your VCR channels, you
don’t need to change the slide switch to the TV position.
However, if your video components are connected to an audio
system, you probably hear your TV’s or VCR’s sound from the
loudspeakers connected to your amplifier (or receiver), not from
your TV speakers.  In this case, you need to change the factory
setting so that you can control the volume of your video components
without first having to switch to the amplifier (or receiver). To
change the factory setting for the volume control, follow the
procedures below.

Remote Button Descriptions

Operating a TV / Satellite Tuner

Satellite Tuner

TV

1

To set up the commander.

2

To switch to Teletext.

3

To change the input mode.

4

To change the programme.
Also to turn on.

5

To select double-digit
numbers. Works in the same
way as the TV’s commander.

6

Fastext button.

8

Volume up: +
Volume down: –

9

To mute volume on TV.

To switch to TV operation.

To turn off.

!™

To turn on.
To return from Teletext to
TV

To select a number between
20 and 29.

!∞

Programme up: +
Programme down: –

1

To set up the commander.

2

To switch the signals
supplied to the TV.

3

To change the programme.

4

To select double-digit
numbers. Works in the same
way as the VCR’s
commander.

5

Play

6

Rewind

7

Record
To record, press 

(

 while

pressing 

r

8

To switch to VCR operation.

9

To turn on and off.

To select a number between
20 and 29.

Fast forward

!™

Stop

Pause

Programme up: +
Programme down: –

Changing the Factory Setting for the Volume
Control

By following the procedure below, you can change the volume
control of visual components.  This setting is effective also if you set
other visual components in the AUX1/AUX2 or SAT/TAPE
position.  However, you cannot change the volume control of audio
components.
You can perform this operation either before or after you set up the
Commander to work with your component.

1

Press and release the 

S

 (Set) button.

2

a

To control the component’s sound from
the loudspeakers connected to your
amplifier (or receiver), press the 

Á

+

button.

b

To control the component’s sound from
the TV’s speakers, press the 

Á

– button.

3

Press and release the 

 button to store

your setting in the Commander’s
memory.

4

 If you haven’t already done so, finish
setting up the component by completing the
procedures in “Entering the Code Number”.

Note

Be sure to proceed to each next step in the above procedure within 10
seconds; otherwise setting mode will be canceled.

Using the Remote Commander

Operating a Component

1

Make sure that the VISUAL/AUDIO selector and the slide switch
are set for the component you wish to operate.

2

Point the Commander directly at the component.

3

Press the button for the function you wish to use.

See “Remote Button Descriptions” for a complete description of the
buttons on the Commander.

Using Fastext

With Fastext you can access pages with one key stroke. When a
Fastext page is broadcast, a colour-coded menu will appear at the
bottom of the screen. The colours of this menu correspond to the red,
green, yellow and blue buttons on the Remote Commander.
Press the coloured button which corresponds to the colour-coded
menu. The page will be displayed after some seconds.

Notes on Using the Remote Commander

• Using this Commander will not add new functions to your components.

The functions of the Commander are limited to the functions of the
components itself. For example, if your TV does not have a mute
function, the 

¤

 button on this Commander will not function with your

TV.

• Do not forcibly remove or tear off the corner protector.

Specifications

Operable distance

Approx. 7 m (23 ft) (varies depending on the component of each
manufacturer)

Power requirements

Vanadium-Lithium Rechargeable Battery (3.0 V, 50 mAh)
Flexible Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Dimensions

Approx. 74 

×

 210 

×

 25 mm (w/h/d) (3 

×

 8 

×

 1 in.)

Mass

Approx. 150 g (5 oz.)

Supplied accessory

Label (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

1

To set up the Commander.

2

To select the input source:
1 switches to VIDEO 1
2 switches to VIDEO 2
3 switches to AUX
4 switches to TUNER
5 switches to CD
6 switches to TAPE 1
7 switches to TAPE 2
8 switches to TV
9 switches to PHONO
0 switches to another input

source by each pressing

3

Volume up: +
Volume down: –

4

To mute volume on an
amplifier (or receiver).

5

To switch to AMP operation.

6

To turn on and off.

7

Presetting frequency up: +,
down: –
Tuning frequency up: +,
down: –

8

To switch bands (FM/AM).

Operating an Amplifier (or Receiver)

CD Player

1

To set up the Commander.

2

To select the track number.
0 selects track 10.

3

To select numbers 10 and
above.
For example, to select track
15, press -/-- and then press
5.

4

To play

5

To select the previous track.

7

To switch to CD operation.

8

To select the next track.

9

To stop

To pause

To select the next disc.

Operating a CD Player / MD deck

Position of the VISUAL/AUDIO
selector

VISUAL

AUDIO

Controls the volume of

TV

Amplifier (or receiver)

Operating a Tape Deck

3

To play

4

To rewind

5

To record, press 

(

 while

pressing 

r

/First release 

(

,

then release 

r

.

6

To switch to TAPE
operation.

7

To fast-forward

8

To stop

9

To pause

0

To select the tape deck, Deck
A or Deck B (dual cassette
deck only**).

* If your deck’s commander has

two sets of tape-operating
buttons and has no A/B button
for deck selection, use the
numeric buttons (1 and 2).
Button 1 selects Deck A, and
button 2 selects Deck B.

**If the deck’s commander has one

set of tape-operating buttons, and
has an A/B button for the deck
section, use the 

 button to

select Deck A or B.

1

To set up the Commander.

2

To select the track number.
0 selects track 10.

3

To select numbers 10 and
above.
For example, to select track
15, press -/-- and then press
5.

4

To play

Troubleshooting

If you’re having problems setting up or using the Remote
Commander:
• When setting up the Commander, carefully go through the

procedures described under “Setting the Code”. If the code that’s
listed first for your component doesn’t work, try all the codes for
your component — in the order in which they’re listed. If all the
codes fail to work (or if your component is not listed in this
manual), try using the procedures under “Searching for the Correct
Code”.

• Check that you’re aiming the Commander directly at the

component, and that there are no obstructions between the
Commander and the component.

• Make sure the internal rechargeable battery is not discharged.
• Check that your desired component is selected with the VISUAL/

AUDIO selector and the slide switch of the Remote Commander.

• If you cannot preset a component to the SAT/TAPE or AUX1/

AUX2 position of the slide switch, a component type different from
that of the component you intend preset may be preset to that
position.  In such a case, enter the code number first, following the
procedure in “Entering the Code Number for Another
Component”.

• Check that the component has infrared remote capability.  For

example, if your component didn’t come with a remote control, it
probably isn’t capable of being controlled by the Remote
Commander.

• If your video components are connected to an audio system, make

sure you’ve set up the Commander as described in “Controlling
the Volume of Video Components Connected to an Audio System”.

• Should any problem persist, reset the Commander to the factory

setting by pressing the 

u

 and 

Á

– buttons simultaneously.

If you have any questions or problems concerning the Remote
Commander that are not covered in this manual, please call the
telephone number in the warranty.

Operating a VCR

AUDIO

VISUAL

S

#

#

AUDIO

VISUAL

S

PROGR

PROGR

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

p

1

4

8

9

5

7

6

S

1

2

3

4

7

8

0

9

5

6

PROGR

MENU

OK

1-

2-

0

÷

(

p

r

P

)

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

TAPE  2

TV

PHONO

TAPE  1

CD

TUNER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

AUX

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

1

2

3

4

7

8

0

9

5

6

PROGR

MENU

OK

1-

2-

0

÷

(

p

r

P

)

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

TAPE  2

TV

PHONO

TAPE  1

CD

TUNER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

AUX

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

1

2

3

4

7

8

0

9

5

6

PROGR

MENU

OK

1-

2-

0

÷

(

p

r

P

)

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

MD

CD

TAPE  2

TV

PHONO

TAPE  1

CD

TUNER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

AUX

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

1

2

3

4

7

8

0

9

5

6

PROGR

MENU

OK

1-

2-

0

÷

(

p

r

P

)

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

TAPE  2

TV

PHONO

TAPE  1

CD

TUNER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

AUX

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

1

2

3

4

7

8

0

9

5

6

PROGR

MENU

OK

1-

2-

0

÷

(

p

r

P

)

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

MD

CD

TAPE  2

TV

PHONO

TAPE  1

CD

TUNER

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

AUX

S

AUDIO

VISUAL

1

To set up the commander.

3

To change the input mode
(H/V)

4

To change the programme.

5

To select double-digit
numbers.  Work in the same
way as the satellite tuner’s
commander.

6

To move the cursor upward,
downward, to the right, or
to the left.

7

To call up the MENU
display.

1

To set up the Commander.

2

1 selects Deck A (dual
cassette deck only*).
2 selects Deck B (dual
cassette deck only*).
0 functions as 

9

REV

button, or switches play
sides.
(The other numeric buttons
do not have assigned
functions).

MD deck

5

To select the previous
track.

6

To record, press 

(

 while

pressing 

r

/First release

(

, then release 

r

.

7

To switch to MD
operation.

8

To select the next track.

9

To stop

0

To pause

To select the next disc.

Remote Commander

Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi 

(au verso)

Sony Corporation © 1998  

Printed in Malaysia

English

Setting Up the Remote
Commander

Before operating the Commander

Be sure to set the start switch at the rear to ON.

Do not attempt to change the position of the switch after you have
set it.  Doing so may erase the preset manufacturers’ codes stored in
the memory of the Commander.

Charging the internal rechargeable battery with
the Solar Cells

This Commander is equipped with a solar cell that charges the
internal rechargeable battery if you keep the Commander in a well-
lighted place such as by a window.
Therefore, you will not need to replace the battery.

Notes

• Be sure to keep the Commander with the front facing upward and in a

well-lighted place. If you keep the Commander placed upside down or
in a dark place for an extended period of time, the internal rechargeable
battery will not be charged. If you continue using it without charging,
the rechargeable battery will be completely discharged.

• When the rechargeable battery becomes discharged, the operating range

of the Commander becomes narrower. Be sure to charge the battery
periodically by placing the Commander in a place such as a window
that lets in sufficient light.

• Do not place the Commander in a place subject to direct sunlight.

Setting the Code

The Commander is preset at the factory to operate Sony brand
components.
If you’re using the Commander with a Sony component, you won’t
need to preset the Commander before you start using it.
To set up the Commander to use with other manufacturers’ (non-
Sony) components, you’ll need to follow the instructions in this
manual to preset the Commander with the correct code number for
your components.  (See the supplied “Component Code Numbers”
also.)

Start switch

O N

Position

VISUAL

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

Factory setting

Sony TV

Sony satellite tuner

Sony  DV

Sony VHS VCR
(VTR3)

Component that can be preset

TV

VCR

TV, satellite tuner, VCR, amplifier (or
receiver),  tape deck, CD player, MD
deck

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

TV

SAT

AUX1

VCR

AMP

TAPE

AUX2

CD

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