Panasonic multi-function remote control
date: label: date made
content: ca 1998
name: label: maker
content: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A programmable multi-function remote control for audio and video devices made by most manufacturers. Unit includes an "Action" button on the front that allows the user to program pre-set channels and other functions when using many different manufacturers' equipment. Equipment includes video tape players, digital video disc players, cable television converters, and television sets. Infrared transmitter. Power switch, numeric keypad, scroll keys, and select buttons on the front. Unit uses two AA cell batteries. Molded in battery bay: ">PS< / UR51EC975". A code book (not found with this unit) includes the codes by which the user can specify the make of a given piece of equipment.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Controlling equipment from a distance has been a key feature of electrical and electronic devices since Joseph Henry’s remotely operated bell in 1832. Wireless remote controls for television were developed in the late 1950s and over the following decades these devices have become ubiquitous, allowing users to remotely operate audio equipment, lights, window shades, and myriad devices. Remote controls demonstrate a wide range of user interfaces, and are becoming automated as the “Internet of Things.” This unit includes a unique slide switch on the side that allows the user to select device types.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2022.0278.28
label: accession number
content: 2022.0278
label: catalog number
content: 2022.0278.28
objectType: label: Object Name
content: remote control
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 17.4625 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm