Use Event Timers
•To use VCR Event Timers, you must set up the receiver to control the VCR (see below). If the receiver can’t control the VCR, use an Auto- Tune Event Timer to tune the receiver to the channel you want to record. Use the timers built into the VCR to start and stop the VCR at the right times.
•The receiver’s front panel IR BLASTER sends an IR signal to control the VCR. This signal can bounce off walls or other objects on its way to the VCR. This works in most home setups. But, shelves or smoked glass doors between the receiver and the VCR can block the signal. If the signal has to cross a very large room, or bounce off curtains, it may not be strong enough to control the VCR. Make sure nothing blocks the signal, and the signal can bounce off nearby,
•If you can’t set up the IR BLASTER to control the VCR, maybe you can use an IR extender you connect to the receiver ACCESSORY JACK. An IR extender is a cable that carries the infrared signal from the receiver to the IR sensor on the VCR. You can buy extenders from the Customer Service Center. You must set up the receiver to send the right signals out via the ACCESSORY JACK. Please see Set Up the Accessory Jack on page 81.
Here’s what to do:
The receiver starts the VCR to record, but doesn’t
turn the VCR on. So, you must leave the VCR turned on!
1.Get the VCR device code from the table in Device Codes starting on page 121.
2.Press the MENU button.
3.Select the System Setup option.
4.Select the Installation option.
5.Select the VCR Setup option.
6.Use the number buttons to enter the VCR device code.
7.Make sure you turn on the VCR. If you are using the TV Set Out on the receiver to provide audio/video to the VCR, set its channel switch to 3 or 4 to match the receiver back panel channel 3/4 switch and make sure the VCR is set to record on this channel. Put in a rewound videotape that you can record on.
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