Preparing and Using the Remote

3When “PUSH YOUR COMMANDER” appears on the TV screen, press the button on your VCR’s remote that corresponds to the control button highlighted on the TV screen (see step 6 for details).

–/–– 2– CODE SETTING

1

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CODE

 

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2

CODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 –

 

 

PUSH

YOUR

COMMANDER

 

 

 

 

 

CODE CLEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6When “PUSH YOUR COMMANDER” appears on the TV screen, press the button on your audio/ video equipment’s remote that corresponds to the control button highlighted on the TV screen.

is the POWER switch.

 

 

IR CODE SETTING

 

 

 

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2

3

4

5

6

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REC

 

 

 

 

 

PUSH

 

YOUR

 

COMMANDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

CODE CLEAR

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

EXIT

 

When programing the IR code, point the remote at the IR sensor on the receiver from a distance no greater than 10 cm and hold down the button on the remote for about 5 seconds until the instruction “RELEASE YOUR COMMANDER” appears and the IR code setting indicator turns off.

IR sensor

Keep the remote pointed horizontally at the IR sensor until the code is programed.

If you tilt or move the remote during the programing process, the IR code may not be recorded correctly.

Repeat this procedure for the remaining buttons

After you’ve programed all the IR codes, the IR CODE SETTING menu reappears.

To program special IR codes that do not appear as on-screen controls

See “Programming Other Infrared (IR) Codes (USER IR setting)” on page 22.

7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to program IR codes from other program sources.

To exit to the main menu

Click EXIT.

To return to a previous menu

Click RETURN.

To erase IR codes

Click CODE CLEAR.

• To erase a specific IR code

1Click SINGLE IR CODE CLEAR

2Click the button you want to clear.

“Are you sure?” appears for confirmation.

3Click YES to erase the code.

“CODE CLEAR!” appears in the display. To stop before erasing a code, click NO.

To erase another code repeat steps 2 and 3.

To erase all the IR codes for the current component (e.g., OTHER CD).

1Click (OTHER CD) CODE CLEAR.

“Are you sure?” appears for confirmation.

2Click YES to erase the codes.

“CODE CLEAR!” appears in the display. To stop before erasing the codes, click NO.

To erase all the IR codes.

1Click ALL IR CODE CLEAR.

“Are you sure?” appears for confirmation.

2Click YES to erase the codes.

“CODE CLEAR!” appears in the display.

To stop before erasing all the codes, click NO.

If the IR codes do not operate as expected

Perform the programing operation(s) again to make sure the IR codes were programmed correctly.

If you experience difficulty operating the INPUT, number, or ENTER buttons of a video deck or laserdisc player after automatic registration from the manufacturer list in step 5. Program the IR codes for that equipment manually as shown in step 6.

On some laser disc players made by other manufacturers, the ) and 0 buttons may not operate correctly even after automatically registration from the manufacturer list in step 5. If this happens, perform step 6 to manually program the IR codes for the )and 0buttons, as well as any other buttons that you want to use with the laser disc player.

If you register a playback source as TOSHIBA 2 or RCA 2, you cannot turn the TV set on or off using the receiver’s remote (the power will not go on when you click TEST).

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Sony STR-DE905G manual 21EN, Repeat this procedure for the remaining buttons, To erase IR codes

STR-DE905G specifications

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