When everything is set up as you want, press GUIDE again to back out of the Easy Guide System. If you do not use the cable box, you need to set items 1 and 8 the first time you set up your VCR. If you receive all channels from the cable box, you need to set item 1 and item 7 the first time you set your VCR (See page 44). The rest of the items can be set later as needed. Here is what the options mean: 1 CHANNEL Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have: Internal or external antenna Ordinary cable Alternate cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect) Getting Started (Initial Setup) 2 MOVIE Press 2 to select whether you want prerecorded movies (safety tab removed) to play automatically when loaded, and then rewind, eject and turn off the power when done. Options are and . 3 CODE Press 3 to enable the remote control to control a second VCR. Options are and . 7 CABLE BOX SET Press 7 to set up your cable box if you receive all channels through a cable box. 8 AUTO CHANNEL SET Press 8 to automatically program the VCR to receive all the channels that come in on your antenna or cable. 9 ADD/ERASE CHANNEL Press 9 to bring up a screen that lets you add new channels or limit the channels to the ones you most often watch. Note: Option 7 CABLE BOX SET is not enabled unless CATV 1 or CATV 2 has been selected in option 1 CHANNEL setting. Setting the Clock This is easy to do and important for your later timed recordings. You'll need to set the clock when first hooking up your VCR, and any time the power goes out more than 1 hour. When you first plug in the VCR or after a power outage, the clock display will read "--:-". To set the clock, press GUIDE, then press 6 to bring up the Clock Set screen: Press the number buttons on the remote control to set the current time - two digits for the hour and two for the minutes. Then press 1 or 2 for AM or PM, respectively. For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and minutes, and press 2 for PM. Continue pressing buttons to set the date. For example, if today is July 8, 1994, press 0, 7, 0, 8, 9, and 4 to get 07/08/94. When you're done, press GUIDE twice to return to regular viewing. If the SETUP VCR PLUS message continues flashing, set VCR Plus+ channels referring to the procedure in "Matching Broadcast CH numbers to VCR Plus+ channels" on page 43. You may set the VCR Plus+ channels after you are familiar with your VCR. Getting Started (Initial Setup) Tips: The item to be changed will blink on the screen as you go. The clock uses the 12-hour system. You set it for AM or PM. An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 for the month) will not be accepted. A question mark displays instead of the illogical number. If you press the wrong digit, exit the screen by pressing GUIDE and recall the screen to enter the correct setup. The day of the week is set automatically. More About Channel Selections Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and 125 cable channels (CATV 1-125). When you press 8 on the Initial Setup screen, the tuner automatically cycles through all available channels in your area and places them in memory. This takes 2-3 minutes. You can watch the progress on the VCR's display - when the channel numbers stop changing, programming is complete. Only when the power goes out for more than 24 hours do you need to preset the channels again. In some areas channels cannot be switched when CATV1 is selected. Then, select CATV2 in your Initial Setup screen. For convenience, the TV channel numbers should match those programmed into the VCR. If your TV has automatic channel programming, set it on the same mode - ANT, CATV1 or CATV2 - and let it reprogram to match the VCR. Once channels are preset, you can use the up and down CHANNEL buttons to move through the active channels. Or you can press the number buttons to move quickly between channels that are far apart. Removing Channels You may not want to keep all the stations the auto-programmer selects, since you may prefer to have only a few favorite channels in the tuner's memory. Or, you may want to delete from memory a weak or unused channel that the tuner picked up. Erased channels cannot be selected by the up and down CHANNEL buttons but can still be selected by using the numbered buttons 0 to 9 and 100/ENT. Adding Channels Occasionally the auto-programming may skip an active channel because the antenna was pointed in the wrong direction or the channel had a weak signal or was "off the air" at the time of programming. Or you may change your mind about a channel you Getting Started (Initial Setup) removed from memory. To Add or Erase Channels Press GUIDE, then press 5 to bring up the Initial Setup screen. Item 9 lets you add or delete channels. Use the number buttons to enter the channel you want to change, then press STOP to delete it or press PLAY to add it. Getting Started (Videotapes) Ge...
