Sony Universal Remote RM U401 User Manual

3-864-028-11(1)  
Remote  
Commander  
Operating Instructions  
RM-U401  
1998 by Sony Corporation  
 
Be fo re Yo u Use Yo u r  
Re m o t e  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Location of Parts and Basic Remote  
Operations 4  
Check that you received the following item with the  
remote:  
R6 (size-AA) batteries (2)  
Parts Description  
4
In se rt in g b a t t e rie s in t o t h e re m o t e  
Advanced Remote Operations 11  
Changing the Factory Setting of a Function  
Button 12  
Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and –  
properly oriented in the battery compartment. When  
using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the  
receiver.  
Additional Information 13  
Troubleshooting 13  
Specifications 14  
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When to replace batteries  
Under normal conditions, the batteries should last for about 6  
months. When the remote no longer operates the receiver,  
replace both batteries with new ones.  
Notes  
• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.  
• Do not use a new battery with an old one.  
• Do not expose the remote sensor of the receiver to direct  
sunlight or lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a  
malfunction.  
• If you dont use the remote for an extended period of time,  
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery  
leakage and corrosion.  
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Pa rt s De scrip t io n  
Location of  
Parts and Basic  
Remote  
Operations  
SYSTEM  
STANDBY  
1A/Vu  
SLEEP  
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This chapter provides information on  
the location of buttons and how to use  
them to perform basic operations.  
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SHIFT  
ENTER  
>10 - / - -  
D.TUNING  
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DISC  
D.SKIP  
TV/VTR  
VIDEO1  
TV  
VIDEO2  
TAPE  
PHONO  
VIDEO3  
MD  
DVD  
1
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CD  
TV CONTROL  
TUNER  
5.1 IN  
SOUND FIELD  
ON/OFF GENRE MODE  
MASTER  
BASS  
BOOST  
VOLUME CH/PRESET  
+ +  
– –  
MUTING  
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1 Function buttons  
2 AV 1/u switch  
Press one of the buttons to select the component you  
want to use. When you press a button, the receiver  
and the selected component turn on. If the component  
does not turn on, press the power switch on the  
component.  
Press to turn the audio and video components on or  
off.  
3 SYSTEM STANDBY sw itch  
Press to turn off the receiver and other audio/ video  
components at the same time.  
To select  
Press  
VCR  
VIDEO1 (VCR mode 3), VIDEO2  
(VCR mode 1), or VIDE3 (VCR  
mode 2)  
4 MASTER VOLUME +/– buttons  
Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the  
same time.  
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DVD player  
DVD  
TV  
If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:  
Press to adjust the volume level of the TV speakers.  
TV, DBS tuner, or LD  
player  
Tape deck  
MD deck  
TAPE  
MD  
5 MUTING button  
Press to mute the sound. The indicator to the left of  
the MUTING button on the receiver lights up when  
the sound is muted.  
CD player  
Built-in tuner  
Turntable  
CD  
TUNER  
PHONO  
If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:  
Press to mute the sound from the TV.  
the component connected 5.1 IN  
to the 5.1/ DVD INPUT  
6 SLEEP button  
jacks on the receiver  
Press repeatedly to activate the sleep function and the  
duration which the receiver turns off automatically.  
Sony VCRs become operable when you press the VIDEO1, 2, or  
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3 button. These buttons correspond to VHS, Beta, and 8mm,  
respectively.  
See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons  
you can use to control each component.  
Note that the function buttons are factory-set as  
described in the table above. If you want to change  
the factory setting of the buttons to match your  
particular components, do the procedure “Changing  
the Factory Setting of a Function Button” on page 12.  
Notes  
• Before you turn on the receiver, make sure that you have  
turned the MASTER VOLUME control on the receiver to  
the leftmost position to avoid damaging your speakers.  
• After you have selected VCR or DVD player, turn on the  
TV and set the TVs video input to match the component  
you selected.  
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Pa rt s De scrip t io n  
7 SOUND FIELD ON/OFF button  
Press to turn the sound field on or off.  
GENRE button  
Press to select the sound field group you want.  
DVD  
MENU  
VCR  
MENU  
MODE button  
Press to select a sound field from the group you  
selected.  
EXECUTE  
ENTER  
DBS  
MENU  
CURSOR  
MODE  
!•  
8 TEST TONE button  
DBS  
GUIDE  
DVD  
TITLE  
EXIT/RETURN  
After selecting the PRO LOGIC sound field, press to  
output a test tone.  
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!™  
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EFFECT/ EQ/TONE  
TEST  
TV/VIDEO  
DELAY  
ON/OFF TONE  
LEVEL  
P IN P  
SWAP  
+
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9 LEVEL CENTER +/– buttons  
REAR CENTER  
POSITION JUMP  
TV  
0
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Press to adjust the volume level of the center speaker.  
LEVEL REAR +/– buttons  
Press to adjust the volume level of the rear speakers.  
Lift up the top cover.  
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BASS BOOST button  
Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The  
BASS BOOST indicator on the receiver lights up when  
the function is turned on.  
SYSTEM  
STANDBY  
1A/Vu  
SLEEP  
!™ EQ/TONE ON/OFF button  
1
2
3
Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE  
indicator on the receiver lights up while the tone effect  
is turned on.  
Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the  
CURSOR MODE button and cursor buttons, the  
adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on  
the tone effect.  
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!§  
!¢  
!ª  
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SHIFT  
ENTER  
>
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D.TUNING  
!∞  
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DISC  
D.SKIP  
TV/VTR  
EFFECT/DELAY button  
Press the button repeatedly to adjust the amount of  
effect or delay time*.  
VIDEO1  
TV  
VIDEO2  
TAPE  
PHONO  
VIDEO3  
MD  
DVD  
CD  
TV CONTROL  
TUNER  
5.1 IN  
“DELAY” appears on the display window on the receiver only  
SOUND FIELD  
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ON/OFF GENRE MODE  
when the PRO LOGIC sound field is selected; “EFFECT”  
appears when a sound field except PRO LOGIC is selected.  
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MASTER  
BASS  
VOLUME CH/PRESET  
BOOST  
+ +  
– –  
MUTING  
!¶  
Note  
The EFFECT/ DELAY button does not operate on receivers  
that have the CURSOR MODE button.  
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ENTER D.TUNING button  
Tape/disc operation buttons  
The following table describes the component operated  
by each button and the function of the buttons.  
If you have selected tuner:  
Press to enter direct tuning mode.  
Button(s) Component(s)  
Function  
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Tape deck  
Starts play on the reverse  
side of the cassette  
If you have selected VCR, DVD player, LD player,  
TV, DBS tuner, tape deck, MD deck, or CD player:  
After selecting a channel, disc, or track using the  
numeric buttons, press to enter the value.  
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VCR, DVD player,  
LD player, tape deck, side of the cassette  
MD deck, CD player,  
Starts play on the front  
DAT deck  
!∞ SHIFT >10 -/-- button  
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VCR, DVD player,  
LD player, tape deck, or starts recording when  
MD deck, CD player, the component is in  
Pauses play or recording  
If you have selected tuner:  
Press repeatedly to select a memory page for  
presetting radio stations or tuning to preset stations.  
DAT deck  
recording standby  
VCR, DVD player,  
LD player, tape deck,  
MD deck, CD player,  
DAT deck  
Stops play  
If you selected VCR, TV, LD player, tape deck, MD  
deck, or CD player:  
Press before inputting a channel or track number of  
eleven or higher.  
=/ + VCR, DVD player,  
LD player, tape deck,  
MD deck, CD player,  
DAT deck  
Skips tracks  
Numeric buttons (1 to 0)  
Inputs the correponding numeric value. When  
inputting a channel, disc, or track number, 0 selects 10.  
0/ )  
VCR, LD player, tape Fastwinds or rewinds  
deck, MD deck, DAT  
deck  
DVD player, CD  
player  
Searches tracks in the  
forward or backward  
direction  
CH/PRESET +/– buttons  
Press repeatedly to select a preset station or channel.  
!• CURSOR MODE button  
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VCR, tape deck, MD Sets the tape deck in  
deck, DAT deck  
recording standby  
Press this button repeatedly to select any of the  
following three cursor modes. The indicator for the  
selected cursor mode lights up to the left of the display  
window on the receiver. The indicator turns off when  
you press the SET UP button on the receiver.  
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pressed  
together)  
Starts recording. You can  
press 9 for the tape  
deck or DAT deck  
instead of (.  
DAT deck  
CD player  
CD player  
DISC  
Selects a disc (CD player  
with a multi-disc changer  
only)  
When the cursor mode is You can  
SURROUND  
Change the delay time and the  
effect level  
D.SKIP  
Skips a disc (CD player  
with a multi-disc changer  
only)  
BASS/ TREBLE or EQ  
Adjust the tone (bass/ treble) of  
the front speakers. Press the EQ/  
TONE ON/ OFF button to  
activate the tone effect.  
See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons  
that you can use to control each component.  
INDEX  
Enter an index name for a preset  
station or program source  
Note  
The CURSOR MODE button does not operate on receivers  
that have no cursor buttons.  
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TV CONTROL button  
If you are using a Sony TV, you can use this remote to  
operate the TV without turning on the receiver. When  
you press this button, the TV turns on and switches to  
TV input.  
DVD  
MENU  
VCR  
MENU  
TV/VIDEO button  
@¢  
@£  
@•  
Press to change the input mode of the TV.  
EXECUTE  
ENTER  
DBS  
MENU  
CURSOR  
MODE  
P IN P button  
@§  
@¶  
Press to activate the picture-in-picture function*.  
DBS  
DVD  
EXIT/RETURN  
GUIDE  
TITLE  
@∞  
EFFECT/ EQ/TONE  
TEST  
ON/OFF TONE  
TV/VIDEO  
DELAY  
SWAP button  
LEVEL  
Press to swap the small and large pictures*.  
P IN P  
SWAP  
+
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REAR CENTER  
POSITION JUMP  
TV  
POSITION button  
Press to change the position of the small picture*.  
JUMP button  
Lift up the top cover.  
Press to toggle between the previous and the current  
channels.  
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SYSTEM  
STANDBY  
Only with Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture function.  
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1A/Vu  
SLEEP  
@™ ANT TV/VTR button  
Press repeatedly to select the signal to be output from  
the antenna terminal of the VCR (TV signal or video  
signal).  
1
2
3
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5
8
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7
9
VCR MENU button  
SHIFT  
ENTER  
>
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D.TUNING  
Press to display the VCR menu on the TV screen.  
Then use the cursor buttons on the remote to perform  
the menu operations (see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/  
B/ b), ENTER button, and EXIT/ RETURN button” on  
page 9).  
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DISC  
D.SKIP  
TV/VTR  
@™  
@º  
VIDEO1  
TV  
VIDEO2  
TAPE  
PHONO  
VIDEO3  
MD  
DVD  
Note  
CD  
After you press the VCR MENU button, the remote is set to  
control the VCR that corresponds with VCR 1. Before  
pressing the button, make sure to set the VCR input mode to  
VCR 1.  
TV CONTROL  
TUNER  
5.1 IN  
SOUND FIELD  
ON/OFF GENRE MODE  
MASTER  
BASS  
BOOST  
VOLUME CH/PRESET  
+ +  
MUTING  
– –  
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Note  
DVD MENU button  
Be sure to press the cursor buttons right after you press the  
VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD TITLE, DBS MENU, or DBS  
GUIDE button. The cursor buttons become inactive for menu  
operations when:  
Press to display the DVD menu. Then use the cursor  
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations  
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,  
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).  
— They are not pressed within five seconds  
You close the top cover of the remote  
In either cases, the cursor buttons revert back to receiver  
operations.  
@∞ DVD TITLE button  
Press to display the DVD title menu. Then use the  
cursor buttons on the remote to perform the menu  
operations (see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b),  
ENTER button, and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this  
page).  
DBS MENU button  
Press to display the DBS menu. Then use the cursor  
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations  
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,  
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).  
DBS GUIDE button  
Press to display the DBS guide. Then use the cursor  
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations  
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,  
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).  
@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), ENTER button, and EXIT/  
RETURN button  
After pressing the CURSOR MODE button or SET UP  
button on the receiver, use the cursor buttons to make  
specific settings (see page 7).  
After pressing the VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD  
TITLE, DBS MENU, or DBS GUIDE button, use these  
buttons to perform the following operations:  
Cursor buttons: To select a menu item  
ENTER button: To enter the selection  
EXIT/RETURN button: To return to the previous  
menu or exit the menu  
Some of these buttons do not operate after a particular  
button is pressed. See the table below to find out  
which buttons operate after which button is pressed.  
The button pressed first  
CURSOR DBS  
VCR  
DVD MENU  
MODE  
MENU  
MENU DVD TITLE  
DBS  
GUIDE  
Operable  
buttons  
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buttons  
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ENTER  
EXIT/  
RETURN  
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Component CD player DAT deck MD deck Tape deck LD player VCR (VHS,  
TV  
DBS tuner DVD player  
(A and B)  
Beta,  
8mm)  
Button(s)  
AV 1/ u  
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ENTER D.TUNING  
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If you press the TV CONTROL button  
The remote is set to operate only Sony TVs. In this case, only the  
following buttons are operable:  
• TV/ VIDEO button  
• CH/ PRESET +/ – buttons  
• MASTER VOLUME +/ – buttons  
• MUTING button  
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Advanced  
Remote  
Operations  
This chapter describes how to change  
the factory setting of a function  
button.  
SYSTEM  
STANDBY  
1A/Vu  
SLEEP  
SYSTEM  
STANDBY  
AV 1/u  
1
2
3
Numeric  
buttons  
4
5
8
0
6
7
9
SHIFT  
ENTER  
>10 - / - -  
D.TUNING  
SHIFT  
>10 -/- -  
ENTER  
D.TUNING  
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DISC  
D.SKIP  
TV/VTR  
VIDEO1  
TV  
VIDEO2  
TAPE  
PHONO  
VIDEO3  
MD  
DVD  
Function  
buttons  
CD  
TV CONTROL  
TUNER  
5.1 IN  
SOUND FIELD  
ON/OFF GENRE MODE  
MASTER  
BASS  
BOOST  
VOLUME CH/PRESET  
+ +  
MUTING  
– –  
MASTER  
VOLUME –  
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Brie f d e scrip t io n s o f b u t t o n s u se d fo r  
a d va n ce d re m o t e o p e ra t io n s  
Ch a n g in g t h e Fa ct o ry  
Se t t in g o f a Fu n ct io n  
Bu t t o n  
SYSTEM STANDBY: Press this switch together with the  
AV 1/u switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to reset  
all the function buttons to the factory settings.  
You can change the factory settings of the function  
buttons (page 5) to suit the components in your system.  
For example, if you connect a Sony LD player to the  
VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver, you can set the VIDEO2  
button on this remote to control the LD player.  
AV 1/u: Press this switch together with the SYSTEM  
STANDBY switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to  
reset all the function buttons to the factory settings.  
Numeric buttons: Used when changing the factory  
settings of the function buttons.  
Note, however, that the settings of the TUNER, PHONO,  
and 5.1 IN buttons cannot be changed.  
ENTER D.TUNING: Used when changing the factory  
settings of the function buttons.  
1 Press the button corresponding to the component  
you w ant to assign to a function button (button 6  
for the LD player, for example).  
Function buttons: Comes with factory settings that you  
can change.  
Each button and its corresponding components are  
shown below.  
MASTER VOLUME –: Press this button together with the  
SYSTEM STANDBY and AV 1/u switches to reset all the  
function buttons to the factory settings.  
Button  
Component  
CD player  
DAT deck  
MD deck  
1
2
SHIFT >10 -/--: Used when changing the factory settings  
of the function buttons.  
3
4
Tape deck A  
Tape deck B  
LD player  
VCR (Beta)  
VCR (8 mm)  
VCR (VHS)  
TV  
5
6
7
8
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0
SHIFT >10 -/ --  
DBS tuner  
DVD player  
ENTER D.TUNING  
2 While pressing dow n the button corresponding to  
the component, press dow n the function button  
w hose setting is to be changed (the VIDEO2  
button, for example).  
The VIDEO2 button is now set to control the Sony LD  
player.  
To re se t a b u t t o n t o it s fa ct o ry se t t in g  
Repeat the procedure above.  
To re se t a ll fu n ct io n b u t t o n s t o t h e ir fa ct o ry  
se t t in g s  
First press down MASTER VOLUME –, then AV 1/u,  
and then SYSTEM STANDBY.  
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Tro u b le sh o o t in g  
Additional  
If you experience any of the following difficulties while  
using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to help  
you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,  
consult your nearest Sony dealer.  
Information  
Th e re m o t e d o e s n o t fu n ct io n .  
/ Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the  
receiver.  
/ Remove any obstacles in the path between the  
remote and the receiver.  
/ Replace both batteries in the remote with new  
ones, if they are weak.  
/ Make sure you select the correct function on the  
remote.  
/ Pressing TV CONTROL sets the remote to operate  
the TV only. If this mode is on, press a function  
button on the remote or one of the FUNCTION  
buttons on the receiver before operating the  
receiver or another component.  
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Sp e cifica t io n s  
Ge n e ra l  
Remotecontr olsystem  
Infrared control  
Powerr equir ements  
3 V DC with two R6 (size-AA)  
batteries  
Dimensions  
210 × 56 × 268 mm (83/ 8 × 21/ 4 ×  
11/ 16 inches)  
Mass(appr ox.)  
125 g (4.4 oz) excluding batteries  
Design and specifications are subject to change without  
notice.  
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