Patent ID: 7733428

Claim:
An audio-visual apparatus comprising: a controlled apparatus; and a remote controller, the controlled apparatus comprising: an infrared ray receiver configured to receive a command using infrared rays; a radio wave receiver configured to receive a command using radio waves; a controller configured to accept the command received by at least one of the infrared receiver and the radio wave receiver, and to control a plurality of modules to a state corresponding to the command; and a radio wave transmitter configured to transmit a response signal via radio waves, the response signal being indicative that the infrared receiver has received the command, the remote controller comprising: an infrared transmitter configured to transmit a command using infrared rays; a radio wave transmitter configured to transmit a command using radio waves; a radio wave receiver configured to receive a response signal transmitted from the controlled apparatus; and a setting controller configured to automatically switch the remote controller to a temporary infrared only mode transmitting a command by the infrared transmitter from a combination mode when the radio wave receiver receives the response signal within a predetermined time after the command is transmitted while the remote controller is in the combination mode transmitting the command from both the infrared transmitter and the radio wave transmitter.