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Setting up the VCR Plus+ feature

Depending on the broadcast stations that are receivable in your area, or the cable stations offered by your cable supplier, you may have to make certain changes in your VCR's "Guide Channel Set" menu to get proper results. Please read on and find out what you need (and don't need) to do. (After host station scanning, Guide Channel Setting is accomplished automatically, so there's no need for you to do it manually. Refer to page 6 of the INDEX Plus+manual).

Make sure that you have already...

set the VCR's clock set the VCR's tuner.

set the Cable Box Controller (p. 12) if using a Cable Box.

(If NOT using Cable Box)

+

VCR

Example of non-matching channels

Broadcast Station

VCR Plus+ Assigned

The channel your VCR

Guide Channel

receives the station on

 

 

 

 

WNYB (TBN)

67

49

 

 

 

WSBK Boston, MA

15

38

 

 

 

WXTV Paterson, NJ

12

41

 

 

 

WNJU (Ind.)

6

47

 

 

 

WEDW Bridgeport, CT

14

49

 

 

 

WLIG Riverhead

10

55

 

 

 

WFXV (FOX)

33

28

 

 

 

(If using Cable Box)

Then...

COMPARE CHANNEL NUMBERS

Most TV listings will have a chart indicating the "Guide Channel" number that each TV station has been assigned for purposes of VCR Plus+ programming. Check in your TV listing and see whether that number is the same as the channel number you receive that station on with your VCR or Cable Box.*

If the numbers match, you don't have to do anything. You can go directly to "Timer-Recording with VCR Plus+" p. 26.

If there are stations where the numbers are different, and you want to be able to timer-record them, you will have to

"tell" the VCR about the mismatch. Go to step 1.

If there are stations where the numbers are different, but you don't want to timer-record them, you can go directly to

"Timer-Recording with VCR Plus+" p. 26.

* SPECIAL NOTE FOR CABLE SUBSCRIBERS

In many instances, cable TV stations have VCR Plus+ Guide Channel numbers that DO NOT match the actual channel number the station is received on. Check your TV listing, or check with your cable supplier for details.

In many instances, normal broadcast TV stations can be viewed on cable. Check your TV listing, or check with your cable supplier for details.

Example of

 

 

 

 

Cable Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-matching channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR Plus+ Assigned

The channel your

Cable Station

 

Cable Box receives the

 

Guide Channel

 

 

station on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WNJU (Ind.)

 

6

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

WLIW (PBS)

 

21

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

Music Television

 

48

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

Cable News Network

 

42

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

Home Box Office

 

33

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Cinemax

 

45

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE CH: CABLE CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

45 :

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS

PR(SELECT, SET +/–, DIGIT)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

TURN ON THE VCR

1 If the VCR is off, press POWER to turn it on.

If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the video mode. The VCR's VIDEO indicator will light.

ACCESS THE ON-SCREEN MENU

2 Press MENU, SET and SELECT as many times as necessary to access the "TUNER SET" screen. (p.7)

3 Press SET to move the cursor to "GUIDE CHANNEL SET", and then press SELECT.

The Guide Channel Set screen will appear.

If you have set the Cable Box Controller feature CABLE CH is displayed instead of VCR CH.

TUNER SET

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

BAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFC

GUIDE CH: VCR CH

AUTO CHANNEL SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL CHANNEL SET

 

 

1

:

1

 

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDE CHANNEL MAP

PRESS

PRESS (SELECT, SET +/–)

PR(SELECT, SET +/–, DIGIT)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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