CABLE BOX SET
OFF
PRESS (5,), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END

16 EN

 

 

 

 

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR

Access Main Menu screen on VCR

 

channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.

32Press MENU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Access Initial Set screen

 

 

 

 

 

Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight

 

 

 

 

bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or

 

 

 

 

4SHUTTLE PLUS #.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access Cable Box Set screen

 

1

2

3

 

Press SHUTTLE PLUS

INITIAL SET

 

 

 

2

%fi to move the

 

 

4

5

6

 

CLOCK SET

 

 

highlight bar (arrow) to

 

 

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

7

8

9

 

 

“CABLE BOX SET”,

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

 

 

=CABLE BOX SET

 

 

0

 

 

 

then press OK or

DBS RECEIVER SET

 

 

4

 

5SHUTTLE PLUS #.

SELECT WITH (5,) AND (OK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

Select cable box output channel

1

2

3467

 

5

Setting cable box output channel & brand

Your selection depends on how your cable box is connected to your VCR.

If your cable box is

connected to your VCR’s ANTENNA IN terminal on the rear

Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi on the Remote until the channel number representing the cable box’s output (CH2 – CH9) appears on the screen.

If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the front panel Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi on the Remote until “ON F-1 (FRONT)” appears on the screen.

If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the rear panel Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi on the Remote until “ON L-1 (REAR)” appears on the screen.

After installation, set the cable box output’s channel and its brand correctly; otherwise, the Controller cannot work1correctly.

If you do not use a cable box

Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi on the Remote until “OFF” appears on the screen.

Turn on cable box

Select a channel other than channel 9 on your cable box.

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JVC HR-S5900U, HR-5910U Access Cable Box Set screen, Select cable box output channel, Turn on cable box, Cable BOX SET

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