48 6. NetCommand
IR Emitter Placement (NetCommand®)
An IR emitter cable is included with the TV.
TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnectedto
the
IR EMITTER
jacktocontrolotherdevicessuchas
DVDplayers,cableboxes,satellitereceivers,andVCRs.
1. ConnecttheplugendofthesuppliedIRemitter
cabletothe
IR EMITTER NetCommand®
jackonthe
TVbackpanel.
2. Runthecableforeachoftheemitterendsunder,
alongside,orovereachdevicetobecontrolledso
thattheemitterendisinfrontoftheareawherethe
remotecontrolsensorislocated.
3. Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing
theremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemitsinfrared
lightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethebulbfar
enoughfromthesensortoallowtheconepattern
toreachthesensor.
TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow
ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Itissometimesvisible
withtheaidofaflashlightandisnormallyaround
orsquarecutoutbehindtheplastic.Ifyoucannot
seethesensorandthedevice’sOwner’sGuide
doesnotspecifythelocation,youcanfinditby
followingthesestepsusingthedevice’sremote
control:
a. Holdthedevice’sremoteaboutone-halfinch
fromthefrontofthedevice.Startingfromone
endofthedisplaywindowplastic,pressthe
POWER
button.
b. Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movethe
remotecontroloneinchtowardthecenterand
tryagain.
c. Repeatthisuntilthedeviceresponds.
d. Notethislocationandthenstartoverfromthe
otherendofthedisplaywindowplastic,repeat-
inguntilthedevicerespondsagain.
Theremotecontrolsensorissomewhere
betweenthesetwopositions.Thisisusually
enoughaccuracyforplacementoftheIRemit-
ters.
Withsomedevices,theemitterworksbetter
facingdownwardfromthetopofthedevice.
Experimenttofindwhatworksbest.
4. Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-
sidedtape.
5. Placeanyunusedendsbehindthedevicesto
preventstraysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
L
(MONO) R
AUDIO
ANT 2/ AUX
ANT 1 / MAIN
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
HDMI
1
2
Y
Pb
Pr
AVR
AUDIO
OUTPUT
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
3
L (MONO) - AUDIO - R
Y Pb Pr (480i/480p/720p/1080i)
VIDEO: 480i /480p /720p /1080i /1080p
AUDIO: PCM STEREO
PC: VGA / W-VGA / SVGA / W-SVGA /
XGA / W-XGA / SXGA / 720p /1080p
IR EMITTER
NetCommand
R
PC/DVI
AUDIO
INPUT
COMPONENT 1
COMPONENT 2
IR EMITTER
NetCommand
R
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Place IR emitters so the signal can be “seen” by the IR
sensor on each device.
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.