Mitsubishi Electronics LT-40153 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
5. NetCommand IR Control 53
TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnected
tothe
IR
NetCommand Output
jacktocontrolother
devicessuchasDVDplayers,cableboxes,satellite
receivers,andVCRs.
IR emitter cables are available for purchase from
Mitsubishi.
Call(800)553-7278and
requesteitherpart
number242D483020(two-endedcable)orpartnumber
299P254020(four-endedcable).
ConnecttheplugendoftheIRemittercabletothe
1.
IR—NetCommand Output
jackontheTVbackpanel.
Whenthe
2.
New Device Foundscreendisplays,
leave
IR—NetCommand Output selected.
Highlight
3.
EXITandpress
ENTER
.
The New Device Found screen displays when you
connect the IR emitter.
Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing
4.
thedevice’sremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemits
infraredlightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethe
bulbfarenoughfromthesensortoallowthecone
patterntoreachthesensor.
Insomecases,theemitterworksbetterfacing
downwardfromthetopofthedevice.Experiment
tofindwhatworksbest.
Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-
5.
sidedtape.
Placeanyunusedendsbehindthedevicesto
6.
preventstraysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.
AVR AUDIO OUTPUT
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DIGITAL
SURROUND
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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
TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow•
ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Usingaflashlight,you
maybeabletoseeitasaroundorsquarecutout.
Ifyoucannotseethesensorandthedevice’s•
Owner’sGuidedoesnotspecifythelocation,do
thefollowingusingthedevice’sremotecontrol.
Startingatoneendoftheplasticwindow,hold1.
thedevice’sremotecontrolaboutone-half
inchfromthefrontofthedeviceandpressthe
POWER
key.
Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movethe2.
remotecontroloneinchtowardthecenterand
tryagain.Repeatuntilthedeviceresponds.
Repeatthepreviousstepsstartingattheother3.
endofthewindow.Thesensorwillbebetween
thesetwopoints.
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