12
Basic Operations
Setting the Code for
Preset Audio and Visual
Components
The Commander is preset at the factory
to operate Sony brand AV components
(see the table below). If you are using the
Commander with a factory-set Sony
components, skip the following
procedures.
You can use the Commander with other
preset AV components also. To use with
other AV components, you need to follow
the procedures to set the correct codes for
each component.
* Analog audio compact cassette deck
See “Table of Preset Functions” (page 95)
for the functions of keys and buttons as
for each component.
Setting a component code
Compo-
nent Select
Button
TV
STB
VCR
DVD
CD
AMP
Factory setting
Sony TV
Sony digital
satellite
Sony VHS VCR
(VTR3)
Sony DVD
player
Sony CD player
Sony amplifier
Preset
component
TV
Digital satellite
VCR
DVD player
CD player
Amplifier
Label key
DVD2
MULTI
DAT
LIGHTING
Factory setting
Sony portable
DVD player
Sony TV
Sony DVD player
Sony DAT deck
Light
Preset
component
DVD player
TV, DVD player
DAT deck
Light
MENU EXIT
COMMANDER
OFF
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TV STB VCR DVD CD AMP
OTHER
TIMER LIGHT
MUTING RECALL
CHANNELVOLUME
SYSTEM CONTROL
OK
3
4
5
2
7
Label key
MD
TAPE A
TAPE B
CABLE
VCR2
VCR3
STB2
DVR
Factory setting
Sony MD deck
Sony cassette
deck
Sony cassette
deck
Cable box
Sony 8 mm
VCR (VTR2)
Sony Beta VCR
(VTR1)
Sony digital
cable box
Sony digital
video recorder
Preset
component
MD deck
Cassette deck*
Cassette deck*
Cable box
VCR
VCR
Digital cable box
Digital video
recorder
Example: To set up a Philips TV
1 See the tables in the supplied
“Component Code Numbers,”
and find the four-digit code
number for the desired
component.
If more than one code number is
listed, use the number that is listed
first.