
26 Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV
Your VCR remote control may operate your TV. Follow these steps to set the remote control code.
1
Point the remote control at your TV. Press the TV but- ton, then press the POWER button. If your TV turns on or off, try the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons. If your TV doesn’t turn on or off, or if the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons don’t work, go to step 2. If your TV does work, you’re finished.
2
Find the brand of your TV on the list below, and remem- ber the 
  | TV CODES | 
EMERSON  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  | 
GOLDSTAR  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04  | 
HITACHI  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  | 
JVC  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05  | 
MAGNAVOX . . . .  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01, 02, 03  | 
MITSUBISHI  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  | 
PANASONIC . . . .  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07, 17  | 
PHILIPS  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01  | 
RCA  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  | 
SAMSUNG  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  | 
SANYO  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  | 
SHARP  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  | 
SONY  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09  | 
TOSHIBA  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08  | 
ZENITH  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06, 15  | 
3
Press the MUTE button, then press the TV button. Then use two Number buttons to enter the 
2 Find the code for your TV.
4 Repeat step 1.
1  | CBL/DSS  | VCR  | TV  | 
  | 
EJECT  | POWER  | MUTE  | 3  | |
VOL  | F.ADV  | CHANNEL  | 
PAUSE/STILL
PLAY
REWFF
VCR PLUS+  | LIGHT  | 
/ENTER  | |
STOP  | 
  | 
EXIT/STATUS MENU  | CLEAR  | 
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
100 0 
REC/OTR  | INDEX  | MEMORY  | 
  | ...  | 
  | 
  | ...  | 
  | 
  | VAR. SLOW  | TRACKING SKIP  | 
SPEED VCR/TV SLOW  | SEARCH  | |
REMOTE LOCATOR
4
Try step 1 again. If the remote control works your TV, you’re finished. If the remote control still doesn’t work your TV, repeat steps 2 - 3, using a different code.
There is no guarantee that the remote
control will work your TV.
Helpful Hints
•If you had to program the remote control to operate your TV, whenev- er you replace the batteries in the remote control, you will have to pro- gram the remote control again.
•If you have a Philips TV or a Magnavox TV, you can use the remote control to operate other TV functions. Press the TV button before pressing other TV operation buttons. Details are on pages 20 - 21.