Chapter 2. TV Connections 31
IR Emitter NetCommand® and TV
Guide On Screen
An IR emitter cable is included with the TV.
TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnectedto
the
IR EMITTER
jacktocontrolotherdevicessuch
asVCRs,DVDplayers,cableboxes,andsatellitereceiv-
ers.ThiscontrolsystemissharedwiththeTVGuideOn
Screensystem.
1. ConnecttheplugendofthesuppliedIRemittercable
tothe
IR EMITTER NetCommand®
jackonthe
TVbackpanel.
2. Runthecableforeachoftheemitterendsunder,
alongside,orovereachdevicetobecontrolledsothat
theemitterendisinfrontoftheareawheretheremote
controlsensorislocated.
3. Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing
theremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemitsinfrared
lightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethebulbfar
enoughfromthesensortoallowtheconepatternto
reachthesensor.
TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow
ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Itissometimesvisible
withtheaidofaflashlightandisnormallyaroundor
squarecutoutbehindtheplastic.Ifyoucannotsee
thesensorandthedevice’sOwner’sGuidedoesnot
specifythelocation,youcanfinditbyfollowingthese
stepsusingthedevice’sremotecontrol:
a. Holdtheremoteaboutone-halfinchfromthe
frontofthedevice.Startingfromoneendofthe
displaywindowplastic,pressthe
POWER
button.
b. Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movetheremote
controloneinchtowardthecenterandtryagain.
c. Repeatthisuntilthedeviceresponds.
d. Notethislocationandthenstartoverfromthe
otherendofthedisplaywindowplastic,repeating
untilthedevicerespondsagain.
Theremotecontrolsensorissomewherebetween
thesetwopositions.Thisisusuallyenoughaccu-
racyforplacementoftheIRemitters.
Withsomedevices,theemitterworksbetter
facingdownwardfromthetopofthedevice.
Experimentifneeded.
4. Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-sided
tape.
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straysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.
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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.