5. NetCommand IR Control 53
TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnected
tothe
IR
–
NetCommand Output
jacktocontrolother
devicessuchasDVDplayers,cableboxes,satellite
receivers,andVCRs.
IR emitter cables are available for purchase from
Mitsubishi.
Call(800)553-7278and
requesteitherpart
number242D483020(two-endedcable)orpartnumber
299P254020(four-endedcable).
ConnecttheplugendoftheIRemittercabletothe
1.
IR—NetCommand Output
jackontheTVbackpanel.
Whenthe
2.
New Device Foundscreendisplays,
leave
IR—NetCommand Output selected.
Highlight
3.
EXITandpress
ENTER
.
The New Device Found screen displays when you
connect the IR emitter.
Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing
4.
thedevice’sremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemits
infraredlightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethe
bulbfarenoughfromthesensortoallowthecone
patterntoreachthesensor.
Insomecases,theemitterworksbetterfacing
downwardfromthetopofthedevice.Experiment
tofindwhatworksbest.
Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-
5.
sidedtape.
Placeanyunusedendsbehindthedevicesto
6.
preventstraysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
R
L
Pr
TV
DIGITAL
SURROUND
S
CH
A/V Receiver
Other A/V Device
Connecting IR–NetCommand Output
In front of a
single average-
sized device
On top of a single
tall device
In front, shared
by two average-
sized devices
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
In front of a single
average-sized device
On top of a single tall
device
In front, shared by two
average-sized devices
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
In front of a single
average-sized device
On top of a single
tall device
In front, shared by
two average-sized
devices
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
IR sensor
Place IR emitters so the signal can be “seen” by the IR
sensor on each device.
If You are Unable to Locate
a Device’s IR Sensor
TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow•
ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Usingaflashlight,you
maybeabletoseeitasaroundorsquarecutout.
Ifyoucannotseethesensorandthedevice’s•
Owner’sGuidedoesnotspecifythelocation,do
thefollowingusingthedevice’sremotecontrol.
Startingatoneendoftheplasticwindow,hold1.
thedevice’sremotecontrolaboutone-half
inchfromthefrontofthedeviceandpressthe
POWER
key.
Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movethe2.
remotecontroloneinchtowardthecenterand
tryagain.Repeatuntilthedeviceresponds.
Repeatthepreviousstepsstartingattheother3.
endofthewindow.Thesensorwillbebetween
thesetwopoints.
IMPORTANT
Position IR emitters so that each device’s
sensor “sees” the signal from only one emitter.
Otherwise, a device receiving signals from
multiple sources (remote controls, IR emitters)
may not respond at all.
IR Emitter Placement