78Chapter 6. NetCommand Functions

NetCommand-Controlled Devices and the Input Selection Menu

For devices under NetCommand control, the Input Selec- tion menu allows you to:

Select the device for viewing

Switch audio between the TV speakers and A/V receiver

Power compatible devices on or off

Verify the destination of signals.

Connection Input Audio

Section Section Section

Figure 1. The Input selection menu for a NetCommand- controlled device.

Input Section

Press to highlight an input icon and press ENTER to select the input to view and hear. “Learned” inputs on a compatible A/V receiver are automatically changed at the same time.

Connection Section

The Connection section shows if there is a recording in progress and the device that is recording from the source. For example, if the Digital VCR (D-VCR) is currently recording from ANT 1, when you move the highlight to the Ant-1 icon, the D-VCR icon appears in the Connection Section. This icon disappears when you move the high- light to another icon or press CANCEL to stop recording.

Audio Section

ANetCommand-controlled A/V receiver connected to the TV appears as an AVR icon in the Audio section. Press AUDIO to change navigation to the Audio section. Then

press to select either the TV speakers icon or the A/V receiver icon. Press ENTER to change the audio selection or press INPUT to return navigation to the Input section.

The Remote Control and NetCommand

Point the TV’s remote control at the TV when operat- ing NetCommand-controlled devices. See the chart in chapter 3, “TV Setup,” to review device functions you can “learn” for the device. Further information on some func- tions is included here.

The Input Selection Menu and NetCommand

Power Devices On/Off

First “learn” the power key(s) for the device. Press INPUT to display the Input Selection menu. If you press POWER without first displaying the Input Selection menu, the TV will turn off.

Devices with separate ON and OFF remote control keys. These devices power on automatically when you select the device in the Input Selection menu and will power off when you turn off the TV.

Devices that do not power on or off automatically. To power on: Highlight the device icon in the Input Selection menu and press POWER. Press ENTER to select the device.

To power off: Press INPUT to open the Input Selection menu and highlight the device icon. Press POWER on the TV’s remote control.

A/V receiver. Open the Input Selection menu and press AUDIO to move navigation to the Audio section. Highlight the A/V receiver icon and press POWER on the TV’s remote control.

Additional Functions

1.Close Split Screen, if active.

2.Highlight the device icon in the Input Selection menu and press ENTER to select the device.

3.Re-open the Input Selection menu and press the “learned” key to execute “learned” functions (indicated in the table below).

“Learned” Key for the Device

Action

 

 

MENU

Press MENU to open the

 

device’s menu. Use

 

to navigate the menu.

 

 

GUIDE (“Learned” to change

Press GUIDE repeatedly to

VCR inputs)

cycle through the VCR’s

 

inputs.

 

 

IMPORTANT

If a device does not respond to separate ON or OFF signals from the remote control, the manufacturer has not provided that capabil- ity for the device.

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Mitsubishi Electronics LT-37132, LT-46231 manual Power Devices On/Off, Additional Functions