Using the OPTION button (continued)

3•If the newly assigned component is a Sony component, press COMMANDER OFF to finish this procedure.

•If you need to set the component code, follow the steps on pages 8 and 9.

•If you need to program some signals by the “learning” function, follow the Steps 1 and 3 to 6 on pages 13 and 14.

To change the component assigned to the OPTION button

Follow Step 1 to 3 above.

Note

If you leave the Commander with the component names flashing for over two minutes, the operation will be cancelled. To assign a component to the OPTION button, start over the procedure from the beginning.

Advanced Features

Controlling the Volume of Visual Components Connected to an Audio System

The Commander is factory preset based on the assumption that you hear the sound of your visual components from your TV speakers, and that you hear sound of your audio components from the loudspeakers connected to your amplifier.

The following table shows the factory setting of which volume would be controlled for each component.

Component

 

Controls the volume of

Select button

 

 

TV

 

TV

VCR1,2,3

 

TV

DBS/CBL

 

TV

DVD

 

TV

AMP

 

amplifier

CD

 

amplifier

MD/DAT

 

amplifier

DECK B/A

 

amplifier

TUNER

 

amplifier

OPTION

 

TV/amplifier (depending

 

 

on the assigned component)

This feature enables you to control the volume of your TV or amplifier without having to select TV or AMP each time you want to control the volume.

For example, to control the volume while using a VCR, you don’t need to press the TV button to control the TV volume.

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