- Customizable LCD screen allows you to re-label buttons to suit your system
- Easy-to-use joystick makes scrolling through menu items a delight
- Compatible with nearly all major brands of electronics, not just Sony
Essential Info
This deluxe Sony 12-Component Universal Remote offers all the features of the 8-component model (#8036), including pre-programmed operation, learning ability and one-touch macros, but adds a sleek dot-matrix LCD screen that you can re-label to match your specific system and an ergonomic 5-way joystick controller that makes it easier than ever to scroll through DVD menus, satellite or digital cable program guides or any other menu-based applications. And thanks to a built-in digital clock, the remote opens a whole new realm of control with the ability to activate timed macros — strings of commands initiated with the touch of a single button or automatically at specific times that you determine!
Just leave the remote pointing towards your equipment and you can use timed macros for dozens of features, from waking up to music from your stereo system to automatically changing the channels of your cable box at preset times. Macros (timed or otherwise) are great for multi-component home theater systems. For example, press a macro button once, and the remote will turn the TV on, turn it to the A/V mode, fire up the home theater receiver, set it to DVD mode and turn on the DVD player. Simply insert the DVD and press play! Or create a "shut-down" macro that turns off all the components by pressing the "Off" button just once.
Macros are ideal for homes where multiple family members use the entertainment center. Set it up once and every time someone wants to watch a DVD, use the TiVo or listen to a CD, all they have to do is press one of the dedicated macro buttons, and the system sets itself up. Now the kids won't have to bother Dad every time they want to pop in Lord of the Rings. Altogether the remote supports 12 system control macros, 12 component macros and 12 timer macros, in any of four macro execution speeds for maximum effectiveness.
The remote also diminishes clutter by replacing remotes for 12 different components (i.e. TV, VCR, DVD Player, satellite receiver, cable box, home theater receiver, stereo, CD player, X10 lighting control, air conditioning systems, etc.). Although it's pre-programmed to work with nearly all brands of audio/video gear (not just Sony), it also learns codes from existing remotes. This feature is crucial if you want to retain some of the advanced features of your original remotes, like the VCR timer, the DVD "change angle" function, etc. Nearly all buttons have learning capability for a total of 450 possible learned functions.
Fitting comfortably in your hand, the remote's ergonomic joystick makes it a delight to scroll through the menus of TVs, VCRs or electronic program guides. A high-range emitter and dual-beam infrared projection give the remote a greater range than ordinary remotes. Plus, non-volatile memory helps retain your custom settings when you change batteries. Requires two AA batteries (sold separately).
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