Operation Manual

48 6. NetCommand
IR Emitter Placement (NetCommand®)
An IR emitter cable is included with the TV.
TheNetCommandsystemusesemittersconnectedto
the IR EMITTER jacktocontrolotherdevicessuchas
DVDplayers,cableboxes,satellitereceivers,andVCRs.
1. ConnecttheplugendofthesuppliedIRemitter
cabletothe IR EMITTER NetCommand® jackonthe
TVbackpanel.
2. Runthecableforeachoftheemitterendsunder,
alongside,orovereachdevicetobecontrolledso
thattheemitterendisinfrontoftheareawherethe
remotecontrolsensorislocated.
3. Positiontheemitterendwiththeemitterbulbfacing
theremotecontrolsensor.Thebulbemitsinfrared
lightinacone-shapedpattern.Placethebulbfar
enoughfromthesensortoallowtheconepattern
toreachthesensor.
TheIRsensorisusuallybehindtheplasticwindow
ofthefrontdisplaypanel.Itissometimesvisible
withtheaidofaflashlightandisnormallyaround
orsquarecutoutbehindtheplastic.Ifyoucannot
seethesensorandthedevice’sOwner’sGuide
doesnotspecifythelocation,youcanfinditby
followingthesestepsusingthedevice’sremote
control:
a. Holdthedevice’sremoteaboutone-halfinch
fromthefrontofthedevice.Startingfromone
endofthedisplaywindowplastic,pressthe
POWER button.
b. Ifthedevicedoesnotrespond,movethe
remotecontroloneinchtowardthecenterand
tryagain.
c. Repeatthisuntilthedeviceresponds.
d. Notethislocationandthenstartoverfromthe
otherendofthedisplaywindowplastic,repeat-
inguntilthedevicerespondsagain.
Theremotecontrolsensorissomewhere
betweenthesetwopositions.Thisisusually
enoughaccuracyforplacementoftheIRemit-
ters.
Withsomedevices,theemitterworksbetter
facingdownwardfromthetopofthedevice.
Experimenttofindwhatworksbest.
4. Securetheemitterendsinplaceusingdouble-
sidedtape.
5. Placeanyunusedendsbehindthedevicesto
preventstraysignalsfromreachingtheIRsensors.
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
L
(MONO) R
AUDIO
ANT 2/ AUX
ANT 1 / MAIN
DIGITAL
AUDIO
OUT
HDMI
1
2
Y
Pb
Pr
AVR
AUDIO
OUTPUT
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
3
L (MONO) - AUDIO - R
Y Pb Pr (480i/480p/720p/1080i)
VIDEO: 480i /480p /720p /1080i /1080p
AUDIO: PCM STEREO
PC: VGA / W-VGA / SVGA / W-SVGA /
XGA / W-XGA / SXGA / 720p /1080p
IR EMITTER
NetCommand
R
PC/DVI
AUDIO
INPUT
COMPONENT 1
COMPONENT 2
IR EMITTER
NetCommand
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Place IR emitters so the signal can be “seen” by the IR
sensor on each device.
IMPORTANT
Position IR emitters so that each device’s
sensor “sees” the signal from only one emitter.
Otherwise, a device receiving signals from
multiple sources (remote controls, IR emitters)
may not respond at all.