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Operating distance
Approx. 32.8 ft. (10 meters) (varies depending
on components of different manufacturers)
Power requirements
Remote control and backlight: Four size AA
(R6) batteries
Battery life
Approx. 5 months (varies depending on
frequency of use)
Dimensions
Approx. 4 3/4
× 7 × 1 1/2 in. (w × h × d)
(120
× 175 × 38 mm)
Mass
13 oz. (380 g) (not including batteries)
Learnable signals*
Capacity par signal: up to 300 bit
Signal frequency range: up to 500 kHz
Signal interval: up to 1 second
*
Some signals cannot be learned by the
Commander, even though the signals comply
with these specifications.
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
RM-AV3000
US Model
Canadian Model
INTEGRATED REMOTE COMMANDER
Sony Corporation
Personal Audio Company
Published by Sony Engineering Corporation
9-874-032-02
2004I16-1
© 2004.09
SPECIFICATIONS
SERVICE MANUAL
Ver 1.1 2004. 09


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RM-AV3000
1.
GENERAL ······································································ 3
2.
DISASSEMBLY
2-1.
Case (lower) ········································································ 8
2-2.
SUB Board ········································································· 8
2-3.
MAIN Board and LCD Unit ··············································· 9
3.
TEST MODE
3-1.
EEPROM Check ······························································· 10
3-2.
LCD, All Keys and EL Check ·········································· 10
4.
DIAGRAMS
4-1.
IC Pin Function ································································ 11
4-2.
Printed Wiring Board ­ MAIN Board ­ ··························· 12
4-3.
Schematic Diagram ­ MAIN Board ­ ······························ 13
4-4.
Printed Wiring Board ­ SUB Board ­ ······························ 14
4-5.
Schematic Diagram ­ SUB Board ­ ································· 14
5.
EXPLODED VIEWS ·················································· 15
6.
ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST ··································· 16
Notes on chip component replacement
·Never reuse a disconnected chip component.
· Notice that the minus side of a tantalum capacitor may be
damaged by heat.
Flexible Circuit Board Repairing
·Keep the temperature of soldering iron around 270°C
during repairing.
· Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the
circuit board (within 3 times).
· Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering
or unsoldering.


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SECTION 1
GENERAL
This section is extracted
from instruction manual.
Location and Function
of Controls
1 Clock Display key (page 8)
Displays the clock, the transmission
mark, the battery mark and the timer
mark.
2 Mode Display key (page 8, 13, 20, 30,
32, 40)
Displays the status of the selected
mode.
Function of the key changes according
to the selected mode.
3 LCD touch key display
The keys used for operating each
component and setting the
Commander are displayed.
Note
Do not press the touch keys using sharp
objects such as pins or ball-point pens.
MENU
EXIT
COMMANDER
OFF
MORE
3
2
1
TV
STB
VCR
DVD
CD
AMP
OTHER
TIMER
LIGHT
MUTING
RECALL
CHANNEL
VOLUME
SYSTEM CONTROL
OK
2
1
5
7
qk
qh
qg
qj
8
9
q;
3
4
6
qa
qs
qd
qf
4 Label keys (page 8, 13, 20, 23, 30,
32, 40, 79)
The selected modes (up to 8 characters
in each Label key) are displayed.
Labels change in the order from the
first stage to the third stage and come
back to the first, and so on, each time
you press the Mode Display key,
OTHER, MORE, or TIMER button
according to the selected mode.
5 Component Select buttons (page 12)
Selects the component to control.
6 OTHER button (page 13)
Label keys change in the order from
the first stage to the third stage and
come back to the first, and so on, each
time you press the OTHER button
when the selected component name is
displayed on the Label keys.
7 TIMER button (page 68)
Used to set the timer program, and to
set the timer program on or off.
8 LIGHT button (page 76)
Used to light up the LCD display in
the dark. Press the button once to turn
on the light, and once again to turn it
off.
9 COMMANDER OFF button
Turns the power of the Commander
off. Then all the display contents are
turned off.
q; CHANNEL +/­ buttons (page 88, 89,
90, 91)
Select the channel.
qa RECALL button (page 88)
qs VOLUME +/­ buttons* (page 19, 29)
Adjust the volume.
qd MUTING button * (page 19, 31)
Mutes the audio. Press the button
once again to resume at the previous
volume.
Getting Started
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qf
EXIT button (page 89)
Used to exit the setting menu.
qg
MENU button (page 88)
Calls up the menu display of the
buttons or keys that have menu
function.
qh
OK button and Cursor Control
buttons (page 9, 64, 88)
qj
SYSTEM CONTROL buttons (page 31)
You can program up to 32 consecutive
key operations to each of the three
SYSTEM CONTROL buttons . You can
automatically carry out the entire
program by pressing one button.
qk
MORE button (page 32)
Label keys change in the order from
the first stage to the third stage and
come back to the first, and so on, each
time you press the MORE button in
the system mode.
* Note on the VOLUME +/­ and
MUTING buttons
The Commander controls or mutes the TV's
volume when you select a visual component.
The Commander controls or mutes the
amplifier's volume when you select an audio
component.
You can change this setting also (page 29).
Note on the power on and off of the
display of the Commander
To turn on the display, press any button except
the COMMANDER OFF button.
To turn off the display, press COMMANDER
OFF, or if you don't use the Commander, the
display automatically turns off after 10
minutes. This interval can also be changed
(page 74).
Setting the Clock
Setting the clock for the first
time after installing batteries
For the first time after installing batteries,
the Commander is in the clock setting
mode. "CLOCK" is displayed on the
Mode Display key, and " ­:­ ­" flashes on
the Clock Display key, and "STD TIME"
and "DS TIME" on the Label keys are
flashing.
1 Select STD TIME (standard time)
or DS TIME (daylight saving time).
If the summer time (daylight saving
time) is used in your area, press the
DS TIME key when it is in the
summer time. If not, press the STD
TIME key.
If the summer time is not used in your
area, press the STD TIME key.
The selected STD TIME or DS TIME
key lights.
"SET" and "SU" flash and "12:00 AM"
lights on the Clock Display key.
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2 Set the day of the week.
Select the day of the week by pressing
the
or
button.
Selected day of the week flashes.
SU : Sunday
MO : Monday
TU : Tuesday
WE : Wednesday
TH : Thursday
FR : Friday
SA : Saturday
Then press the
button. The day of
the week is set.
"12", " AM" and "SET" flash.
Note
If you press the
button, the day of the week
is set and setting mode skips to Step 4.
3 Set the hour and AM (or PM) by
pressing the
or
button.
The selected hour and AM (or PM)
flash.
Then press the
button. The hour and
AM (or PM) are set.
"00"(minute) and "SET" flash.
Note
If you press the
button, the hour and AM
(or PM) are set and the setting mode
returns to Step 2.
button
button
9
Continued
button
button