Turning on Your VCR for the First
When you have finished connecting the cables to your antenna and TV, plug in the VCI_s power cord and
press POWER.
-Programming Active Channels into VCR's- Tuner
The AUTO PROG (Automatic Programming) button makes it easy and convenient to program TV stations into the VCWs scan list. The scan list is the list of
channels that your VCR tuner stops on when you
press the CH,4NNEL • or CHANNEL • button.
The scan list is empty, however, until you program active channels as described below.
Note: You must program the tuner as described below
before you can use CHANNEL g/V bunons. Automatic programming is usually a
procedure, but you will need to repeat it if you move to a location that has different channels, or if power is interrupted.
To program active channels:
1.Turn on VCR by pressing the POWER button.
2.Set the NORM/CATVswitch on the back of the VCR.
NORM CA'IN'
•Set to NORM position if your VCR is
connected tO a home antenna system.
•Set to CA TV position if your VCR is connected to a
3.Press and release the AUTO PROG button.
AUTO PROG ADD ERASE
The tuner will automatically cycle through all available channels in the area and place them in the scan list. This takes about a minute.
The channel numbers will stop changing
•,,,,hen the tuner is finished cycling. Programming is now complete and you can
use the CHANNEL A/• buttons to select channels.
4.If you want to erase or add individual channels from the scan list, refer to the instructions at the right.
-Erasing Channels from the Scan List
You may want to have only a few favorite channels in the scan list so you can select them more quickly with the CHANNEL • and • buttons. (Use the numbered
buttons on the remote control to select channels you erased from the scan list.)
Occasionally Automatic Programming may include a vacant channel in the scan list if there happened to be some sort of "noise" or "stray signal" on the channel
when the tuner was programmed. This procedure
explains how to erase any unwanted channels from the scan list.
1.Use the CHANNEL • or • button to select the
channel that you want to remove from the scan list.
2.Press ERASE.
3.Repeat the procedure for each channel you want to erase from the scan list.
-Adding Channels to the Scan List
You may have erased a channel from the scan list and
want to put it back. Occasionally Automatic
Programming may "miss" an active channel because
the signal is very weak or because the channel
happened to be "off the air" when the tuner was
programmed. Use this procedure to put any channel in the scan list.
1. Use the numbered buttons on the remote
control to select the channel you want to add to the scan list.
2.Press ADD.
3.Repeat the procedure for each channel you want to add to the scan list.
Note: Channel 91 is used to access other devices you may have connected to the AUDIO/ VIDEO IN jacks on the back of your VCR. You can add Channel 91 to the channel scan list.
1.Press "9" then "1" on the remote control.
2.Press the ADD button on the VCR.
The LINE indicator will appear in the VCR display when Channel 91 is used to access a device
you have connected to the AUDIO/ VIDEO IN jacks; ; such as a satellite receiver, camera, or anotLer VCP,.
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