Manufacturer's Description
Exciting and convenient, the RM-VL600 controls up to 8 components, and with the one-touch system control, synchronizing operational status on remote and alternate components is done with ease. Also a Learning function for programming from other remotes. Being in the driver's seat of your living room sofa is made easy with the RM-VL600 remote control from Sony.
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Sony RM VL600 - universal remote control
Customer Reviews
The best URC I have used!
The Sony RM VL600t is the best Universal Remote Control I have owned, all previous models I have used have had flaws of one sort or another but this Sony has done all I have asked of it so far. The illustration currently provided by Amazon is of the RM VL600, which is the version for the U.S. market; the "t" suffix is the European version and has extra features such as colour coded buttons. If buying from another seller be sure to get the correct version - Amazon themselves supply the European model.
The device looks like a proper Sony TV remote control with VCR function buttons and is solidly constructed. It has selectors for programming up to eight devices and comes preset for Sony products as may be expected. It comes with built in codes for many other manufactures and devices and is very easy to set up from the list provided. Many more codes, especially for DVD players, are available online - search for Sony RM VL600 or 600t codes.
If a suitable code for a device cannot be found the remote can "learn" the functions of another remote control by a fairly straightforward process of point and shoot from one to the other. Additionally, if some of the functions from a pre-programmed code do not work, or additional features are required, individual buttons can be made to learn the missing functions. After about ten minutes playing with the remote control the programming functions will become second nature - it is a very intuitive device to use.
It requires 2 AA batteries which are NOT provided. My son gave me a couple which he thought were new - they weren't! Everything worked fine - except the learning function. I was on the verge of returning it to Amazon as faulty when I thought to change the batteries - everything was then OK! So beware, the learning function needs good batteries even if all other functions are working well.
It comes with codes for Sky and Sky+ built in, if using Sky+ press "tools" also if using colour buttons! I have used it for TVs, DVDs, WiFi Radios, Lights and Sky boxes all with perfect results. It has twin LEDs and works over a good distance, it looks and feels like a real remote control and is highly recommended.
sony universal remaote rm 600t
I have had this remote for well over a year now. It controls my Bravia TV, RDR-hxd995 dvd-hdd recorder, BDP350 Bluray player, FoxsatHD receiver, SACD player, CD Player, Preamplifier and still got one more button free!
Make sure you get the T version though. This is the one with the colour coded teletext buttons. The US version is without these and is useless.
To set it up is very easy once you read the booklet well. Then your life becomes so easy. Most useful feature probably is the "system control" buttons at the bottom of the remote unit. You can programme multi functions on these buttons. you can with the touch of a single button get your TV to turn on and go to say channel 5 and turn on your hdd recorder and then turn on your amplifier and switch it to auxiliary then get back to HDD position. All with one touch of a button. Up to 16 moves can be programmed on to each one of these buttons. these buttons have other uses as well. If you have run out of buttons on a component button then you may programme one of these so that an idle component position and it's buttons are utilised as well. Say you want to eject disc on your HDD player and have run out of buttons to programme. But you have say Cable position free. Then you may programme one of these buttons so that it will first switch to cable and use one of the cbl buttons to eject the disc then switch back to hdd component.
The top 8 component buttons can also be programmed and used as "System Control" buttons as well so that you may have more flexibility of control.
Over all a very good sturdy and well built and highly capable remote that I can recommend to everyone looking for a universal remote.
The only small criticism I would have is that on a HDD-DVD player the colour coded buttons are already used as play-stop-rrw-frw so teletext colour buttons can not be used. If sony had put separate teletext colour buttons then it would be good enough for 5 stars. As it is 4.5 stars!
NOT TELETEXT Version
Although this Sony remote is well made and robust it is advertised as the suffix 't' model.( 't' for Teletext I presume ). However,when it arrived (viaUSA?) it DOES NOT have dedicated Teletext oolour coded buttons.This might not bother some customers,but I would prefer the UK version for ease of use.
