Mitsubishi Electronics WD-73C8 Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices, Special Operation Methods

54 6. NetCommand IR Control (736 and 835 Series TVs)

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NetCommand Specialized Device Keys

Refer to this chart when “learning” device keys. “Learn” some, all, or none of the keys used for each device type. The chart has space for you to write in functions you assign to the F1–F4keys.

See the following page for more on keys marked in the “Special Operation Method” column.

Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices

Controlling Most Device Types	Controlling an A/V Receiver
As an example of NetCommand control, if you are
	Switching Audio to and from the A/V Receiver
watching your cable box and you wish to tune to the
next channel higher, press CH/PAGE . NetCommand	1.	Press AUDIO.
then sends the “learned” channel-up control signal to	2.	Press to show the Speakers option.
the cable box.

Key Name in		Name on TV	See Special
	Function	Remote Con-	Operation
Learning Screen
		trol	Method Table
Power On	Power On or Power ON/OFF (toggle)	POWER	*
Guide	On Screen Program Guide or DVD Disc Menus	GUIDE	*
Channel Up	Next Channel Higher	CH/PAGE
Channel Dn	Next Channel Lower	CH/PAGE
Page Up	Page Up in Guides	CH/PAGE	*
Page Dn	Page Down in Guides	CH/PAGE	*
Menu	Setup menu for device	MENU	*
Adjust Up	Adjust or arrow up
Adjust Dn	Adjust or arrow down
Adjust Lt	Adjust or arrow left
Adjust Rt	Adjust or arrow right
Enter	Enter or Select (menus)	ENTER	*
Cancel	Cancel or erase (menus)	—/CANCEL	*
Play	Start playback
Stop	Stop playback
Forward	Fast Forward
Rewind	Rewind/Fast Reverse
Pause	Pause playback
Record	Start Recording
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0	Digit functions	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
Enter (digits)	Use after digits to directly access channels by	ENTER	*
	number
- (separator)	Add digital channel separator between main channel	—/CANCEL	*
	number and sub-channel number
Recall (QV)	Last Channel Recall	QV
Info	On-screen status display or information display	INFO	May require two
			keypresses
F1	ASSIGN YOUR	F1
F2	CHOICE OF	F2
F3	SPECIALIZED	F3
F4	FUNCTIONS	F4
Power Off	Power Off	POWER

1. With an IR emitter properly positioned in front of the			3.	Press			to select either AV Receiver or TV.
	device, use the Inputs > Learn screen to perform		Controlling A/V Receiver Power
	NetCommand setup for the device.
			1.	Press AUDIO.
2. When you wish to use the device, press INPUT to
			2.	Press			to show the Speakers option.
	display the Input Selection menu.
3.	Press	to highlight the icon for the device.	3.	Press			to select AV Receiver.
4.	Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device.		4. Point the remote control at the TV (not the A/V
Note: if you have set up automatic input switching for the				receiver) and press POWER to power the A/V receiver
				on or off
	A/V receiver, the A/V receiver will automatically
	switch to the correct input for the device.		Controlling Other A/V Receiver Functions
5. To operate the device using the TV’s remote			With the A/V receiver powered on and selected, the
	control, set the slide switch to the TV position.		TV’s remote operates the volume and mute functions.
6. Point the remote control at the TV (not the device)			Also, when you switch to a device in the Input Selec-
	and press the key for the desired function.		tion menu, the A/V receiver automatically switches to
Special Operation Methods			the correct audio input for the device.
Key Name in		Special Operation Description and Setup			How to Use
Learning Screen
Power On		Manual Power On/Off		1.		Press INPUT to display the Input Selection
		Use for devices that have only one POWER key.				menu.
				2.		Press		to highlight the icon for the
						device to be powered on or off.
					3. With the Input Selection menu still displayed,
						press POWER to send the power signal; you may
						need to press POWER twice.
					Note: If you press POWER without the Input Selec-
							tion menu displayed, the TV will turn off.
					4. Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device.
Power On		Automatic Power On/Off			• To Power On the Device
Power Off		This feature is only for devices that have separate				1.	Press INPUT to display the Input Selection
		Power On and Power Off keys on their original remote					menu.
		controls. If your device does not have a separate				2.	Press	to highlight the icon for the
		Power Off key, do not use the Power Off learn-					device to be powered on or off.
		ing position; use only the Manual Power ON/OFF
						3.	Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device
		method described above.
							and NetCommand will send the Power On
		In the NetCommand Learn screen:
							command to the device.
		a. “Learn” the Power On command in the Power •				To Power Off the Device
		On learning position.				When you turn the TV off, the TV sends all
		b. “Learn” the Power Off command in the
						learned Power Off commands to all devices.
		Power Off learning position.
Menu		Displaying the Menu for a Device		1.		While watching a device, press INPUT to display
						the Input Selection menu with the device icon

highlighted.

2. Press MENU to send the menu signal to the device. The Input Selection menu will auto- matically clear from the screen.