Operating netcommand-controlled devices – MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 148 Series User Manual
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6. NetCommand IR Control
Key Name in
Learning Screen
Special Operation Description and Setup
How to Use
Power On
Manual Power On/Off
Use for devices that have only one
POWER key.
Press
1.
INPUT to display the Input Selection
menu.
Press
2.
to highlight the icon for the
device to be powered on or off.
With the
3.
Input Selection menu still displayed,
press
POWER to send the power signal; you may
need to press
POWER twice.
Note: If you press POWER without the Input Se-
lection menu displayed, the TV will turn
off.
Press
4.
ENTER to switch the TV to the device.
Power On
Power Off
Automatic Power On/Off
This feature is only for devices that have separate
POWER ON and POWER OFF keys on their original remote
controls. If your device does not have a separate
POWER OFF key, do not use the Power Off learn-
ing position; use only the Manual Power ON/OFF
method described above.
In the NetCommand
Learn screen:
a. “Learn” the
Power On command in the Power
On learning position.
b. “Learn” the
Power Off command in the
Power Off learning position.
To Power On the Device
•
Press
1.
INPUT to display the Input Selection
menu.
Press
2.
to highlight the icon for
the device to be powered on or off.
Press
3.
ENTER to switch the TV to the device
and NetCommand will send the
Power
On command to the device.
To Power Off the Device
•
When you turn the TV off, the TV sends all
learned
Power Off commands to all devices.
Menu
Displaying the Menu for a Device
While watching a device, press
1.
INPUT to display
the
Input Selection menu with the device
icon highlighted.
Press
2.
MENU to send the menu signal to the
device. The
Input Selection menu will auto-
matically clear from the screen.
Special Operation Methods
Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices
Controlling an A/V Receiver
See page 60 to set up control of an A/V receiver.
Switching Audio to and from the A/V Receiver
Press
1.
AUDIO.
Press
2.
to show the Speakers option.
Press
3.
to select either
AV Receiver or TV.
Controlling A/V Receiver Power
Press
1.
AUDIO.
Press
2.
to show the Speakers option.
Press
3.
to select
AV Receiver.
Point the remote control at the
4.
TV (not the A/V receiver)
and press
POWER to power the A/V receiver on or off.
Controlling Other A/V Receiver Functions
With the A/V receiver powered on and selected, the
TV’s remote operates the volume and mute functions.
Also, when you switch to a device in the
Input Selec-
tion menu, the A/V receiver automatically switches to
the correct audio input for the device.
Controlling Most Device Types
As an example of NetCommand control, if you are watch-
ing your cable box and you wish to tune to the next
channel higher, press
CH/PAGE . NetCommand then sends
the “learned” channel-up control signal to the cable box.
With an IR emitter properly positioned in front of the
1.
device, use the
Inputs > Learn screen to perform
NetCommand setup for the device.
When you wish to use the device, press
2.
INPUT to
display the
Input Selection menu.
Press
3.
to highlight the icon for the device.
Press
4.
ENTER to switch the TV to the device.
Note: if you have set up automatic input switching for the
A/V receiver, the A/V receiver will automatically
switch to the correct input for the device.
To operate the device using the
5.
TV’s remote
control, set the slide switch to the
TV position.
Point the remote control at the
6.
TV (not the device)
and press the key for the desired function.