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Guide: Remote


Configuration

To configure the remote for use with your SLIMP3 press "S, DVD, 0, 0, 7, ENT, DVD" You can also configure the remote to adjust the SLIMP3 vloume. To configure the remote to adjust the SLIMP3 volume press "S, TV, 0, 2, 8, ENT, DVD, S, TV, VOL+, ENT".

Layout

* The remote must be configured to adjust the SLIMP3 volume as explained in here.


POWER - Press POWER to turn off the SLIMP3 player (stopping music and dimming display. Press again to turn on. While the SLIMP3 is in standby mode, you can use CH+/CH- to adjust the brightness of the alarm clock display, down as far as completely dark.

PIP - Press PIP to view the current song playing in the playlist. Use UP and DOWN to scroll through the song list. Press PIP again to switch between display of number of minutes and seconds into the current song, number of minutes and seconds remaining in a song, a bar graph of progress through the song, or a combination of time and progress.

REW - Press REW to start the currently playing song again. Press REW again immediately to skip to the previous song.

PLAY - Press PLAY to play the currently displayed item. If the currently displayed item is a directory, play all songs in that directory recursively. If the currently displayed item is a song that song. If the currently displayed item is a playlist file, play all songs within that playlist.

FFWD - Press FFWD to skip to the next song currently playing.

RECORD - Press RECORD to add the currently displayed item to the list of songs to play. If the currently displayed item is a directory, add all songs in that directory recursively. If the currently displayed item is a song, add that song only. If the currently displayed item is a playlist file, play all songs within that playlist.

STOP - Press STOP to stop playing all songs and clear the current playlist.

PAUSE - Press PAUSE to pause the currently playing song. Press PAUSE again to continue. Press PLAY to start the currently playing song again.

DISP - Press DISP to toggle between displaying the standard sized characters and extra-large characters on the display.

UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT - Use these buttons to navigate within the music library. UP displays the previous item in a directory, DOWN the next item. Press LEFT to go up one level in the directory structure. Press RIGHT when displaying a directory or playlist file to view the items in that directory or playlist. Press RIGHT when viewing a song to display additional information about that song.

MENU - Jump to the top level 'SLIMP3 Home' directory.

OK - Press OK to shuffle the current playlist. Press OK again to put the songs back in the original order. Each time you shuffle the playlist the order is different.

VOL+, VOL- - Increase or decrease the volume. The remote needs to be configured to send volume commands to the SLIMP3, instead of to a Sony TV, as it is by default. To program the remote to control the SLIMP3's volume, first press the following sequence: "S TV 0 2 8 ENT". Then, to make the volume also work when in DVD (SLIMP3) mode, press "DVD S TV VOL+ ENT".

CH+, CH- - Press CH+ to brighten the display. Press CH- to dim the display.

RECALL - Press RECALL to stop at the end of the currently selected song list. Press RECALL again to repeat the current list of songs when the end is reached.

SLEEP - Not used (yet)

GUIDE - Not used (yet)

MUTING - Press MUTE to mute the audio on the player. Press MUTE again to return the previous volume level.

0-9 - Press a number button to jump within a list instead of using the up/down buttons. In lists with fewer than 10 items, press the number of the item you wish to jump to. Lists that have more than 10 items, use the numbers to jump to the first item that starts with the corresponding letter on a telephone keypad. Press again to jump to the next letter on the telephone keypad. You can also use the number buttons to enter text for searching in a fashion similar to entering text with a cell phone.

ENTER - Not used (yet)

TV/VIDEO - Not used. (The Sony Remote doesn't send anything when this key is pressed while it's using the JVC DVD settings.)

Additional Information

In addition to controlling the SLIMP3, this remote may be used to operate the volume controls on your receiver, or any other equipment you may have. See the instruction manual that comes with the remote for more information on its additional features.


Reference sheet designed by Benjamin Scott. Photo by Amos Hayes