Digital Command Center

The main feature of the Digital Command Center was that it was universal amongst many RCA components, including VCRs, CED players, tuners, amplifiers, CD players, etc., on top of controlling the monitor itself.

The Digital Command Center took four AA batteries to power, due to its extensive and ahead-of-its time functionality.

The initial Digital Command Center released in 1984 with the Dimensia system, the CRK35A, had 52 buttons, had onboard memory, and weighed nearly a pound with its batteries.

This remote had 8 device keys on it; TV, VCR, VID2 (DISC), AUX, AM/FM, PHON, TAPE, and CD.

In 1987, the Dimensia Intelligent Audio Video was replaced with a wedge-shaped remote (CRK45A)[3] shown at the bottom of the picture above.