Sony SLV-685HF manual Setting up VCR Plus+, How VCR Plus+ works, How to set up your VCR

Setting up VCR Plus+

How VCR Plus+ works

Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you need to do is look up the program’s “PlusCode,” a number assigned to each program that’s published in the TV section of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE magazine. Then, just enter the PlusCode of the program you want and the VCR is automatically programmed to record that show. It’s that simple.

How to set up your VCR

Setting up your VCR involves coordinating the TV channel number (the number you turn to on your TV or VCR to watch a program) with the guide channel (the number that’s assigned to that channel in your program guide). To get the guide channel numbers, find the “Channel Line-up Chart” in the program guide for your area that features VCR PlusCodes. It usually looks like the example to the right.

For each channel your VCR receives, use the Channel Line-up Chart to check that the channel numbers match. For example, if HBO is listed in the Channel Line-up Chart on channel 33, and your VCR receives HBO on channel 5, you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure. For channels in which the numbers are the same, you can skip this procedure.

Example of “PlusCode”

								PlusCode
5:30		MOVIE			Musical (2hrs.)
	14							33044
	2	SPORT				Golf (1hr. 25min.) 42060
				WS 9974
6:30	CNN
				DRAMA			Comedy (2hrs.) 17390
	2	3	4

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Example of “Channel Line-up Chart”

		CABLE	CABLE TV		VCR Plus+
		CH			GUIDE CH
16			AMC American Movie Classics		35
17			BRV Bravo (program grid only)		54
20			CNN Cable News Network		42
21			CSP C-SPAN		28
22			DIS	The Disney Channel	53
25			DSC	The Discovery Channel	37
34			ESN ESPN		34
35			FAM The Family Channel		47
5			HBO Home Box Office		33
27			LIF	Lifetime	46
29			MAX Cinemax		45
		30	MTV Music Television		48
31			NIK	Nickelodeon	38
	38		SC	Sports Channel	59
39			SCA Sports Channel America		70
45			SHO Showtime		41
17			TBS TBS SuperStation		43
44			TMC The Movie Channel		58
49			TNN The Nashville Network		49
50			TNT Turner Network Television		52
51			USA USA Network		44

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