Advanced Remote Operations
Operating One Component
While Using Another
(background operation)
You can temporality operate other components while
listening to or watching a program.
Numeric
buttons
BACKGROUND
1
Hold down BACKGROUND.
2
Press both the corresponding numeric button of
the component you're going to use (see the table
below) and one of the following buttons at the
same time; VISUAL POWER, TV/VIDEO, CH
PRESET +/–, ANT TV/VTR, D.SKIP, (, 9, p,
0/), =/+, P, r.
Example: To start recording on a tape deck while
listening to a CD
While holding down BACKGROUND,
press 4 (or 5) and press r + ( at the
same time.
The numeric buttons are assigned to select the
functions as follows:
Numeric button
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
*
Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setting.
These correspond to Beta, 8mm and VHS respectively.
20
EN
0
)
=
+
Operates
CD player
DAT deck
MD deck
Tape deck A
Tape deck B
LD player
VCR (remote control mode VTR 1*)
VCR (remote control mode VTR 2*)
VCR (remote control mode VTR 3*)
TV
Changing the Factory Setting
of a FUNCTION Button
If the factory settings of the FUNCTION buttons (page
10) don't match your system components, you can
change them. For example, if you connect a Sony LD
player to the VIDEO 2 jacks, you can assign the VIDEO
2 button to set the remote to control the LD player.
Note that the settings of the TUNER and PHONO
buttons cannot be changed.
Numeric
buttons
0
)
=
1
Holding down the SYSTEM CONTROL/
FUNCTION button whose function you want to
change (VIDEO 2, for example).
2
Press the corresponding numeric button of the
component you want to assign to the SYSTEM
CONTROL/FUNCTION button (6 - LD player,
for example).
For the numeric buttons, see the table in
"Operating One Component While Using
Another."
Now you can use the VIDEO 2 button to control
your Sony LD player.
To reset the setting to the factory setting
Repeat the above procedure.
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
+