Turning on Your VCR 11
Before turning on your VCR, make sure batteries are in the remote control and you have connected the VCR and TV correctly.
●You can not program channels if you are using a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System.
●If you are not using a Cable Box/DBS, the clock may set itself automatically after you connect the antenna/Cable signal to the VCR and plug in the power cord. The time will appear on the display panel.
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Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.
The VCR light and the PWR. (power) light will appear on the VCR display panel.
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Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR. The display shown below will appear on the TV screen. (If the display does not appear, check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to set up channels and page 15 to select a language.)
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→ ENGLISH | ON |
ESPAÑOL |
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MAKE SELECTION OR
PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE
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Within 60 seconds, press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select English or Spanish
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Press the MENU button. The display shown below will appear.
CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE
TO VCR
THEN . . .
PUSH CH UP KEY
OR . . .
FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP
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Within 60 seconds, press the CH(annel) o button to begin automatic channel programming. AUTO CH PRO- GRAMMING IN PROCESS PLEASE WAIT will appear on the screen. The VCR will memorize all available channels. The channel numbers will appear on the display panel as the VCR scans chan- nels. When all channels are memorized, CHANNELS ARE SET will appear on the screen briefly, then TV programming will appear. Now, when you press the CH(annel) o/p buttons, you’ll only scan through channels that you receive. You can still select other channels using the Number buttons.
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3 | REC |
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/OTR |
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| VCR | TV | CBL | ENTER |
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Helpful Hints
•To skip this feature and play a tape immediately, insert a tape with its record tab removed. Or, to skip step 3, press the MENU button. All on- screen displays will be in English. To skip step 5, press the STOP/p but- ton. Channels will not be pro- grammed, and CHANNELS NOT SET will appear on the screen.
•When you turn on the VCR again later, you may see a message regarding AUTO CLOCK. Details are on pages
•If you try to program channels when no antenna or cable is con- nected to the VCR, programming will appear to take place. Eventually, a NO TV SIGNALS mes- sage will appear. Connect an anten- na or cable to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack and press the CH(annel) o button again. You may need to fol- low the steps on page 12.
•You may need to repeat the steps on this page if the power fails.