Getting Started (Initial Setup)

Getting Started (Initial Setup)

 Setup for First-Time Operation

Before you use your VCR to watch or record from your TV, you need to "tell" the VCR whether your TV uses cable or antenna input and let it program itself to receive your TV's channels. It's also a good idea to set the clock so you can do timed recording later. With your TV and VCR hooked up, turn them both on and follow these steps using the remote control.

Setup Options

Press GUIDE, then press 4 to bring up the Setup screen.

At the screen are the default settings on your VCR. The default settings are the ones that are preset at the factory. They come up on the VCR every time the power goes out for more than 1 minute - for example, during a storm or when you unplug the VCR.

Look at each item to see if it matches your own setup:

To change a setting, press the button that has the same number as that item. This will cycle you through several options.

When everything is set up as you want, press GUIDE again to back out of the Easy Guide Menu.

You need to set items 1 and 2 the first time you set up your VCR and any time you have a lengthy power interruption. The rest of the items can be set later as needed.

Here is what the options mean:

1 CHANNEL

Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have:

ANT.

Internal or external antenna

CATV1

Ordinary cable

CATV2

Alternate cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you

expect)

 

2 CODE

Press 2 to enable the remote control to control a second VCR. Options are VCR1 and VCR2.

3 MOVIE RETURN

Press 3 to select whether you want prerecorded movies (safety tab removed) to play automatically when loaded, and then rewind, eject, and turn off the power when the movie is over and no prerecorded signals exist. Options are ON and OFF.

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