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Setting up your VCR

Once you have connected your VCR and put batteries in the
remote control, you are ready to use the VCR. Before you start,
however, you must be certain to do the following:
• Turn on the television.
• Tune the television to channel 3 or 4 (whichever
channel you selected when connecting the VCR).

Turning the VCR on

1Press POWER on the remote control. You can also
press POWER on the VCR’s front panel.
2Set the VCR to VCR mode by pressing TV/VCR on the
remote control if the VCR indication is not lit.

Changing the on-screen menu language

You may select the language in which you would like the
VCR’s menu to be displayed: English, Spanish, or French.
1Press MENU to display the main menu.
2Press 5 to select Language.
3Press 1 to select English, 2 to select Español
or 3 to select Français.
4Press MENU once to return the main menu, which
will be displayed in the language you selected. Press
MENU again to exit the menu system and return to
normal viewing.
LANGUAGE SELECT
Select a language.
1 > English
2 Español
3 Français
MENU Continue
MENU
1 TIMER RECORDINGS
2 CLOCK SET
3 CHANNEL SET
4 FUNCTIONS
5 LANGUAGE SELECT
MENU Exit
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•If your cable system requires you to use a
converter box for all channels,connect the
incoming cable to the IN terminal on the converter
box. Connect another cable between the OUT
terminal on the converter box and the ANT. IN
terminal on the VCR. Keep your VCR tuned to channel
3 or 4 and change channels using the converter box.
•If your cable system only requires you to use a
converter box for some channels (i.e., pay-TV
channels), follow these steps: Find the primary
incoming coaxial cable. Plug this cable into a splitter
(available at your local electronics store.) Connect
one coaxial cable between one OUT terminal on the
splitter and the IN terminal on the converter box.
Connect another coaxial cable between the other
OUT terminal on the splitter and the A-IN terminal on
an A/B switch (available at your local electronics
store.) Connect a third coaxial cable between the
OUT terminal on the converter box and the B-IN
terminal on the A/B switch.
Connect a coaxial cable between the OUT terminal on
the A/B switch and the ANT. IN on your VCR.
When the A/B switch is in the B position, use the
converter box to change channels ; when the A/B
switch is in the A position, use the VCR to change
channels.
Connecting your VCR, continued