3-864-028-11(1)
Remote
Commander
Operating Instructions
RM-U401
1998 by Sony Corporation
Be fo re Yo u Use Yo u r
Re m o t e
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Location of Parts and Basic Remote
Operations 4
Check that you received the following item with the
remote:
R6 (size-AA) batteries (2)
Parts Description
4
In se rt in g b a t t e rie s in t o t h e re m o t e
Advanced Remote Operations 11
Changing the Factory Setting of a Function
Button 12
Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries with the + and –
properly oriented in the battery compartment. When
using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the
receiver.
Additional Information 13
Troubleshooting 13
Specifications 14
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When to replace batteries
Under normal conditions, the batteries should last for about 6
months. When the remote no longer operates the receiver,
replace both batteries with new ones.
Notes
• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place.
• Do not use a new battery with an old one.
• Do not expose the remote sensor of the receiver to direct
sunlight or lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a
malfunction.
• If you don’t use the remote for an extended period of time,
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery
leakage and corrosion.
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Location of
Parts and Basic
Remote
Operations
SYSTEM
STANDBY
1A/Vu
SLEEP
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2
This chapter provides information on
the location of buttons and how to use
them to perform basic operations.
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SHIFT
ENTER
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D.TUNING
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D.SKIP
TV/VTR
VIDEO1
TV
VIDEO2
TAPE
PHONO
VIDEO3
MD
DVD
1
4
CD
TV CONTROL
TUNER
5.1 IN
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF GENRE MODE
MASTER
BASS
BOOST
VOLUME CH/PRESET
+ +
– –
MUTING
5
4
1 Function buttons
2 AV 1/u switch
Press one of the buttons to select the component you
want to use. When you press a button, the receiver
and the selected component turn on. If the component
does not turn on, press the power switch on the
component.
Press to turn the audio and video components on or
off.
3 SYSTEM STANDBY sw itch
Press to turn off the receiver and other audio/ video
components at the same time.
To select
Press
VCR
VIDEO1 (VCR mode 3), VIDEO2
(VCR mode 1), or VIDE3 (VCR
mode 2)
4 MASTER VOLUME +/– buttons
Press to adjust the volume level of all speakers at the
same time.
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DVD player
DVD
TV
If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:
Press to adjust the volume level of the TV speakers.
TV, DBS tuner, or LD
player
Tape deck
MD deck
TAPE
MD
5 MUTING button
Press to mute the sound. The indicator to the left of
the MUTING button on the receiver lights up when
the sound is muted.
CD player
Built-in tuner
Turntable
CD
TUNER
PHONO
If you have pressed the TV CONTROL button:
Press to mute the sound from the TV.
the component connected 5.1 IN
to the 5.1/ DVD INPUT
6 SLEEP button
jacks on the receiver
Press repeatedly to activate the sleep function and the
duration which the receiver turns off automatically.
Sony VCRs become operable when you press the VIDEO1, 2, or
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3 button. These buttons correspond to VHS, Beta, and 8mm,
respectively.
See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons
you can use to control each component.
Note that the function buttons are factory-set as
described in the table above. If you want to change
the factory setting of the buttons to match your
particular components, do the procedure “Changing
the Factory Setting of a Function Button” on page 12.
Notes
• Before you turn on the receiver, make sure that you have
turned the MASTER VOLUME control on the receiver to
the leftmost position to avoid damaging your speakers.
• After you have selected VCR or DVD player, turn on the
TV and set the TV’s video input to match the component
you selected.
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7 SOUND FIELD ON/OFF button
Press to turn the sound field on or off.
GENRE button
Press to select the sound field group you want.
DVD
MENU
VCR
MENU
MODE button
Press to select a sound field from the group you
selected.
EXECUTE
ENTER
DBS
MENU
CURSOR
MODE
!•
8 TEST TONE button
DBS
GUIDE
DVD
TITLE
EXIT/RETURN
After selecting the PRO LOGIC sound field, press to
output a test tone.
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!™
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EFFECT/ EQ/TONE
TEST
TV/VIDEO
DELAY
ON/OFF TONE
LEVEL
P IN P
SWAP
+
+
9 LEVEL CENTER +/– buttons
REAR CENTER
POSITION JUMP
TV
0
9
–
–
Press to adjust the volume level of the center speaker.
!º LEVEL REAR +/– buttons
Press to adjust the volume level of the rear speakers.
Lift up the top cover.
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!¡ BASS BOOST button
Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The
BASS BOOST indicator on the receiver lights up when
the function is turned on.
SYSTEM
STANDBY
1A/Vu
SLEEP
!™ EQ/TONE ON/OFF button
1
2
3
Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE
indicator on the receiver lights up while the tone effect
is turned on.
Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the
CURSOR MODE button and cursor buttons, the
adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on
the tone effect.
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ENTER
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D.TUNING
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!£ EFFECT/DELAY button
Press the button repeatedly to adjust the amount of
effect or delay time*.
VIDEO1
TV
VIDEO2
TAPE
PHONO
VIDEO3
MD
DVD
CD
TV CONTROL
TUNER
5.1 IN
“DELAY” appears on the display window on the receiver only
SOUND FIELD
*
ON/OFF GENRE MODE
when the PRO LOGIC sound field is selected; “EFFECT”
appears when a sound field except PRO LOGIC is selected.
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!¡
MASTER
BASS
VOLUME CH/PRESET
BOOST
+ +
– –
MUTING
!¶
Note
The EFFECT/ DELAY button does not operate on receivers
that have the CURSOR MODE button.
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!¢ ENTER D.TUNING button
!ª Tape/disc operation buttons
The following table describes the component operated
by each button and the function of the buttons.
If you have selected tuner:
Press to enter direct tuning mode.
Button(s) Component(s)
Function
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Tape deck
Starts play on the reverse
side of the cassette
If you have selected VCR, DVD player, LD player,
TV, DBS tuner, tape deck, MD deck, or CD player:
After selecting a channel, disc, or track using the
numeric buttons, press to enter the value.
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VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck, side of the cassette
MD deck, CD player,
Starts play on the front
DAT deck
!∞ SHIFT >10 -/-- button
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VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck, or starts recording when
MD deck, CD player, the component is in
Pauses play or recording
If you have selected tuner:
Press repeatedly to select a memory page for
presetting radio stations or tuning to preset stations.
DAT deck
recording standby
VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck,
MD deck, CD player,
DAT deck
Stops play
If you selected VCR, TV, LD player, tape deck, MD
deck, or CD player:
Press before inputting a channel or track number of
eleven or higher.
=/ + VCR, DVD player,
LD player, tape deck,
MD deck, CD player,
DAT deck
Skips tracks
!§ Numeric buttons (1 to 0)
Inputs the correponding numeric value. When
inputting a channel, disc, or track number, 0 selects 10.
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VCR, LD player, tape Fastwinds or rewinds
deck, MD deck, DAT
deck
DVD player, CD
player
Searches tracks in the
forward or backward
direction
!¶ CH/PRESET +/– buttons
Press repeatedly to select a preset station or channel.
!• CURSOR MODE button
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VCR, tape deck, MD Sets the tape deck in
deck, DAT deck
recording standby
Press this button repeatedly to select any of the
following three cursor modes. The indicator for the
selected cursor mode lights up to the left of the display
window on the receiver. The indicator turns off when
you press the SET UP button on the receiver.
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pressed
together)
Starts recording. You can
press 9 for the tape
deck or DAT deck
instead of (.
DAT deck
CD player
CD player
DISC
Selects a disc (CD player
with a multi-disc changer
only)
When the cursor mode is You can
SURROUND
Change the delay time and the
effect level
D.SKIP
Skips a disc (CD player
with a multi-disc changer
only)
BASS/ TREBLE or EQ
Adjust the tone (bass/ treble) of
the front speakers. Press the EQ/
TONE ON/ OFF button to
activate the tone effect.
See the table on page 10 for information on the buttons
that you can use to control each component.
INDEX
Enter an index name for a preset
station or program source
Note
The CURSOR MODE button does not operate on receivers
that have no cursor buttons.
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@º TV CONTROL button
If you are using a Sony TV, you can use this remote to
operate the TV without turning on the receiver. When
you press this button, the TV turns on and switches to
TV input.
DVD
MENU
VCR
MENU
@¡ TV/VIDEO button
@¢
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@•
Press to change the input mode of the TV.
EXECUTE
ENTER
DBS
MENU
CURSOR
MODE
P IN P button
@§
@¶
Press to activate the picture-in-picture function*.
DBS
DVD
EXIT/RETURN
GUIDE
TITLE
@∞
EFFECT/ EQ/TONE
TEST
ON/OFF TONE
TV/VIDEO
DELAY
SWAP button
LEVEL
Press to swap the small and large pictures*.
P IN P
SWAP
+
+
@¡
REAR CENTER
POSITION JUMP
TV
–
–
POSITION button
Press to change the position of the small picture*.
JUMP button
Lift up the top cover.
Press to toggle between the previous and the current
channels.
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SYSTEM
STANDBY
Only with Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture function.
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1A/Vu
SLEEP
@™ ANT TV/VTR button
Press repeatedly to select the signal to be output from
the antenna terminal of the VCR (TV signal or video
signal).
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@£ VCR MENU button
SHIFT
ENTER
>
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D.TUNING
Press to display the VCR menu on the TV screen.
Then use the cursor buttons on the remote to perform
the menu operations (see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/
B/ b), ENTER button, and EXIT/ RETURN button” on
page 9).
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VIDEO1
TV
VIDEO2
TAPE
PHONO
VIDEO3
MD
DVD
Note
CD
After you press the VCR MENU button, the remote is set to
control the VCR that corresponds with VCR 1. Before
pressing the button, make sure to set the VCR input mode to
VCR 1.
TV CONTROL
TUNER
5.1 IN
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF GENRE MODE
MASTER
BASS
BOOST
VOLUME CH/PRESET
+ +
MUTING
– –
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Note
@¢ DVD MENU button
Be sure to press the cursor buttons right after you press the
VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD TITLE, DBS MENU, or DBS
GUIDE button. The cursor buttons become inactive for menu
operations when:
Press to display the DVD menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).
— They are not pressed within five seconds
— You close the top cover of the remote
In either cases, the cursor buttons revert back to receiver
operations.
@∞ DVD TITLE button
Press to display the DVD title menu. Then use the
cursor buttons on the remote to perform the menu
operations (see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b),
ENTER button, and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this
page).
@§ DBS MENU button
Press to display the DBS menu. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).
@¶ DBS GUIDE button
Press to display the DBS guide. Then use the cursor
buttons on the remote to perform the menu operations
(see “@• Cursor buttons (V/ v/ B/ b), ENTER button,
and EXIT/ RETURN button” on this page).
@• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b), ENTER button, and EXIT/
RETURN button
After pressing the CURSOR MODE button or SET UP
button on the receiver, use the cursor buttons to make
specific settings (see page 7).
After pressing the VCR MENU, DVD MENU, DVD
TITLE, DBS MENU, or DBS GUIDE button, use these
buttons to perform the following operations:
Cursor buttons: To select a menu item
ENTER button: To enter the selection
EXIT/RETURN button: To return to the previous
menu or exit the menu
Some of these buttons do not operate after a particular
button is pressed. See the table below to find out
which buttons operate after which button is pressed.
The button pressed first
CURSOR DBS
VCR
DVD MENU
MODE
MENU
MENU DVD TITLE
DBS
GUIDE
Operable
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EXIT/
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Ta b le o f b u t t o n s t h a t yo u ca n u se t o co n t ro l e a ch cco m p o n e n t
Component CD player DAT deck MD deck Tape deck LD player VCR (VHS,
TV
DBS tuner DVD player
(A and B)
Beta,
8mm)
Button(s)
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If you press the TV CONTROL button
The remote is set to operate only Sony TVs. In this case, only the
following buttons are operable:
• TV/ VIDEO button
• CH/ PRESET +/ – buttons
• MASTER VOLUME +/ – buttons
• MUTING button
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Advanced
Remote
Operations
This chapter describes how to change
the factory setting of a function
button.
SYSTEM
STANDBY
1A/Vu
SLEEP
SYSTEM
STANDBY
AV 1/u
1
2
3
Numeric
buttons
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5
8
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9
SHIFT
ENTER
>10 - / - -
D.TUNING
SHIFT
>10 -/- -
ENTER
D.TUNING
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VIDEO1
TV
VIDEO2
TAPE
PHONO
VIDEO3
MD
DVD
Function
buttons
CD
TV CONTROL
TUNER
5.1 IN
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF GENRE MODE
MASTER
BASS
BOOST
VOLUME CH/PRESET
+ +
MUTING
– –
MASTER
VOLUME –
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a d va n ce d re m o t e o p e ra t io n s
Ch a n g in g t h e Fa ct o ry
Se t t in g o f a Fu n ct io n
Bu t t o n
SYSTEM STANDBY: Press this switch together with the
AV 1/u switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to reset
all the function buttons to the factory settings.
You can change the factory settings of the function
buttons (page 5) to suit the components in your system.
For example, if you connect a Sony LD player to the
VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver, you can set the VIDEO2
button on this remote to control the LD player.
AV 1/u: Press this switch together with the SYSTEM
STANDBY switch and MASTER VOLUME – button to
reset all the function buttons to the factory settings.
Numeric buttons: Used when changing the factory
settings of the function buttons.
Note, however, that the settings of the TUNER, PHONO,
and 5.1 IN buttons cannot be changed.
ENTER D.TUNING: Used when changing the factory
settings of the function buttons.
1 Press the button corresponding to the component
you w ant to assign to a function button (button 6
for the LD player, for example).
Function buttons: Comes with factory settings that you
can change.
Each button and its corresponding components are
shown below.
MASTER VOLUME –: Press this button together with the
SYSTEM STANDBY and AV 1/u switches to reset all the
function buttons to the factory settings.
Button
Component
CD player
DAT deck
MD deck
1
2
SHIFT >10 -/--: Used when changing the factory settings
of the function buttons.
3
4
Tape deck A
Tape deck B
LD player
VCR (Beta)
VCR (8 mm)
VCR (VHS)
TV
5
6
7
8
9
0
SHIFT >10 -/ --
DBS tuner
DVD player
ENTER D.TUNING
2 While pressing dow n the button corresponding to
the component, press dow n the function button
w hose setting is to be changed (the VIDEO2
button, for example).
The VIDEO2 button is now set to control the Sony LD
player.
To re se t a b u t t o n t o it s fa ct o ry se t t in g
Repeat the procedure above.
To re se t a ll fu n ct io n b u t t o n s t o t h e ir fa ct o ry
se t t in g s
First press down MASTER VOLUME –, then AV 1/u,
and then SYSTEM STANDBY.
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Tro u b le sh o o t in g
Additional
If you experience any of the following difficulties while
using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to help
you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Information
Th e re m o t e d o e s n o t fu n ct io n .
/ Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the
receiver.
/ Remove any obstacles in the path between the
remote and the receiver.
/ Replace both batteries in the remote with new
ones, if they are weak.
/ Make sure you select the correct function on the
remote.
/ Pressing TV CONTROL sets the remote to operate
the TV only. If this mode is on, press a function
button on the remote or one of the FUNCTION
buttons on the receiver before operating the
receiver or another component.
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Sp e cifica t io n s
Ge n e ra l
Remotecontr olsystem
Infrared control
Powerr equir ements
3 V DC with two R6 (size-AA)
batteries
Dimensions
210 × 56 × 268 mm (83/ 8 × 21/ 4 ×
11/ 16 inches)
Mass(appr ox.)
125 g (4.4 oz) excluding batteries
Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
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