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Appendix A - Advanced Connections
Follow these steps to activate Cable Box Control, which
uses the supplied “Cable Mouse” to automatically select
channels on your cable box when programming VCR
Plus+ or standard Timer Recordings.
CABLE BOX CONTROL
1PLUG IN CABLE MOUSE
Plug the supplied Cable Mouse into the
Cable Box Control jack on the back of your
Dual-Deck VCR.
2PEEL OFF TAPE COVERING
Peel off the tape covering from the bottom
of the Cable Mouse.
3ATTACH CABLE MOUSE
Position the Cable Mouse on top of the
Cable Box directly over the IR (Infrared)
sensor. Make sure the front half of the Cable
Mouse extends over the front of the Cable
Box (see illustration).
4OPEN “MAIN MENU”
Press MENU.
5SELECT “RECORD/EDIT SETTINGS”
Press 3.
6SELECT “VCR PLUS+ SETUP”
Press 7.
7TURN “CABLE BOX CONTROL” ON
Press the down arrow key until “Cable Box
Control” is selected, then press the right
arrow key to turn Cable Box Control on.
8ENTER “CABLE BOX CODE”
Press the down arrow key until “Cable Box
Code” is selected, then use the number
keys on the remote control to enter the 2-
digit code for your brand of cable box from
the list on page 38.
•If the code is valid, the cable box will
change to Channel 09.
•If the code is invalid try all codes for that
brand.
•This VCR may not operate all brands of
Cable Box.
press
press
MAIN MENU
1Copy Settings
2Playback Settings
3Record/Edit Settings
4Channel Settings
5VCR Settings
6Timer Recording
7Language/Langue
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
MENU
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RECORD/EDIT SETTINGS
1 Dual Recording Off
2 Date/Time Stamp Timer
3 Deck 1 Rec Source Auto
4 Deck 2 Rec Source Auto
5 8-Scene Edit List
6 Setup Titler Message
7 VCR Plus+ Setup
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
Position the Cable Mouse
directly over the IR (infrared)
remote sensor.