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42 Chapter 3. TV Setup
3. IntheAutoInputsensingscreen(seefigure8),high-
lighttheLearnbuttonandpress
ENTER
toopenthe
Learnscreenforthedevice(seefigure9).
NetCommand
“Learn” button
Name you select
for the device
Figure 8. Highlight the Auto Input Sensing screen’s Learn
button and press ENTER to open the NetCommand Learn
screen.
Figure 9. In the NetCommand Learn screen, you tell the
TV to remember key commands to send to another device
via an IR emitter.
4. ThefirstfunctionhighlightedintheLearnscreenis
alwaysPower (On).AimtheTV’sremotecontrolat
theTVandpress
ENTER
tobeginlearningforthatfunc-
tion.
5. WhenthePower (On)textstartsflashing,aimthe
device’sremotecontrolattheTVandpressandhold
the
POWER
keyuntilacheckmarkappearsinthebox.
Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark
appears,repeatthisstep.
6. Ifthedevicehasaseparate
POWER OFF
key,press to
highlightthecheckboxforPower Off.Repeatthe
precedingstepto“learn”the
POWER OFF
key.
If device has no
POWER OFF
key, skip this step.
By completing “learning” for the power keys, the TV’s
remote control now operates the power function for
the device when you set it as the current viewing
device in the Input Selection menu. Point the remote
control at the TV to control the device.
Initial NetCommand® Setup
What You Need to Know About NetCommand
• NetCommandsetupisoptional.
• NetCommandoperatesbysendingsignalsfromthe
TVtoyourotherdevicesviatheIRemitters,tellingthe
devicestoplay,record,changeinputs,adjustvolume,
changechannelsandmanymorefunctions.Allthis
isaccomplishedwiththeTV’sremotecontrolandthe
slideswitchleftinthe
TV
position.
• TheIR“Learning”featureofNetCommandallowsthe
TVtolearntheremotecontrolsignalsforyourA/V
devices.
• NetCommand®cancontrolIEEE1394devicesby
sendingcontrolsignalsoveraFireWire®cable.
• YoucanchoosethelevelofNetCommandcontrolfor
yourhometheater.
Limited Setup. Performalimitedsetupifyou:
WantNetCommandtocontrolonlyafew
devices,suchastheTV,aplaybackdevice
(likeaDVDplayer),andacablebox.Withthis
setup,youcanusetheTV’sremotecontrolto
operatethesedevices.
WanttouseTVGuideOnScreen®tocontrol
yourcableboxandVCRand/orA/Vdisc.
Afterperformingthissetup,youcanusethe
TV’sremotecontroltooperatethesedevices.
WanttheeaseandflexibilityofNetCommand-
controlledrecording,withseamlesssetupof
time-delayedorimmediaterecordingsamong
networkeddevices.
Full Setup. Performafullsetupifyouwantto
giveNetCommandthefollowingadditonalcontrol:
ControlasurroundsoundA/Vreceiver.
Automaticallychangeinputselectionsforthe
A/Vreceiver.
Initial NetCommand Setup for Most Device
Types
• TosetupanA/Vreceiver,see“AdditionalSetupUsing
theNetCommandMenu”laterinthischapter.
• Forsetuplater,ortomakechangestothesetup,see
“AdditionalSetupUsingtheNetCommandMenu”later
inthischapter.
1. ConnectandpositiontheIRemittersasdescribedin
chapter2,“TVConnections.”
2. HavetheremotecontrolsfortheTVandtheother
devicereadybeforebeginning.SettheTVremote
control’sslideswitchtothe
TV
position.