^^^^^^^
Ok, thanks for that info
Well, I found the remote I had kept from my KV-36FV300 (RMY182), and I was able to do everything with just that one! including full normal menu operation on top of service. awesome!
I was afraid I couldn't save my settings, since I had seen someone state in a thread on here that you need the button ''12'' to save a setting change. But it's just not true, I was able to save by hitting ''write'' and then ''enter''. It even kept my change after unplugging the monitor (I tried this, because on my FV300, there was 2 levels of saving : one where it sticks until you unplug the TV, and another one where it sticks even when you unplug the TV).
Only command I didn't find, is : how do you move backwards in the service menu? I would select options and advance deeper in the menu, but when came time to move back a step or two to select another feature to adjust, I had to simply shut the TV off since I didn't find any command to move back. (But you know, reading about Sony service menu commands, I can't seem to find any mention of ''go back'' (or ''return'' etc) actually
Maybe the option is just not there on those TVs?)
That remote happens to be nice to use, it's got weight and feels good to the touch, and it's got everything for normal menu too. the knob at center is used to scroll up and down through menu items and it feels nicer than having 2 little chiclet buttons to press instead.
Awesome now I can access menu and change screen size/position without getting off the couch, and it didn't even cost me a penny.
EDIT : figured out that if I press a line input button on the monitor, it takes me back to top of service menu. but I couldn't figure out how to exit service menu without turning off the monitor