Adding a component – Sony RM-AX4000 User Manual
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Adding a component (Advanced mode)
When you buy a new compatible component, etc., you can add it to the Remote Commander's control list using AX Remote Editor.
Note
If 16 components are already programmed, you cannot add another component.
1.
Click the "Advance d" tab in the low e r le ft of the s cre e n to s w itch to Advance d m ode .
2.
Click an e m pty k e y pos ition in the com pone nt lis t in the uppe r le ft of the s cre e n.
3.
Click "Add."
The "Select Component Category" screen in the "New Component" w izard appears.
4.
Click the com pone nt type you w ant to add, the n click "Ne xt."
The "Confirming the Label of a Component Key" screen appears.
Hint
When you are not sure w hich component to select, see "
." (Clicking "Help" on the "Select Component Category" screen
also displays the same information.)
5.
If you w ant to change the labe l, e nte r the ne w labe l in the te xt box to the right of "Labe l."
You can enter up to eight characters. The label preview in the center of the screen updates the information.
Hints
o
If you don't w ant to change the label, skip to step 6.
o
By clicking "Symbol," the "Symbol select" dialog box appears, allow ing you to enter symbols such as
.
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The "Label" text box allow s you to copy and paste characters by using the shortcut menu (right-click menu) or the shortcut keys.
Note
The label cannot be left blank. Be sure to enter at least one character.
6.
Afte r e nte ring the labe l, click "Ne xt."
The "Selecting a Method to Program a Preset Code" screen appears. Preset code refers to the IR code of a component's remote control.
7.
Se le ct the m e thod of s e tting the pre s e t code from the follow ing options :
o
SOLUTION (re com m e nde d)
o
Reads the preset code from the remote control signal of the AV component. If you don't know the number, use this method.
o
BRAND
o
Selects the manufacturer and the preset code. Refer to the supplied "Preset code lists."
8.
Click "Ne xt."
One of the follow ing screens appears:
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If you s e le ct "SOLUTION" in s te p 7
o
The "Programming the Preset Codes of Components (SOLUTION)" screen appears. Go to step 9.
o
If you s e le ct "BRAND" in s te p 7
o
The "Programming the Preset Codes of Components (BRAND)" screen appears. Skip to step 15.
9.
Conne ct the Re m ote Com m ande r (RM -AX4000) to your PC w ith the USB m ini cable .
10.
Follow ing the on-s cre e n ins tructions , place the Re m ote Com m ande r (RM -AX4000) he ad to he ad w ith the AV com pone nt's re m ote
control w hos e pre s e t code you w ant to program .
11.
Click "Pre s e t."
The "Preset" dialog box appears, and the Remote Commander C goes to standby mode.
Note
The "Learn signal in Order" dialog box appears if you select "None" in step 4. This dialog box allow s you to make each of the keys/buttons learn the
preset code of the selected component from its remote control.
12.
Ope rate the re m ote control according to the on-s cre e n ins tructions .
"The preset code of "component name" is programmed." appears w hen the programming is complete.
Hints
o
If 60 seconds passes in standby mode, or if the Remote Commander (RM-AX4000) cannot define the preset code, a dialog box appears for you to
confirm redoing the operation. If you click "Yes," the Remote Commander goes to standby mode again and you can redo the operation. If you click
"No," the "Learn signal in Order" dialog box appears, allow ing you to make each of the keys/buttons learn the code of the selected component from
its remote control.
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If "The Remote Commander is not connected or not responding." appears, the Remote Commander (RM-AX4000) may not be connected to your PC
properly. After checking the connection, click "Retry" to repeat the operation.
13.
Click "OK" in the m e s s age box.
The message box closes, and the screen returns to "Programming the Preset Codes of Components (SOLUTION)."
14.
Click "Ne xt."
The "Checking the Operations" screen appears. Skip to step 18.
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