
Setting UpYourVCR
Selecting a Channel
Now that you have memorized channels, and added or deleted some, you will want to be able to select channels. If you have not yet memorized channels, see page 13, Memorizing Channels Automatically. (If you selected digital cable box, you cannot select any satellite channels.)
Antenna/Cable selections indoor/outdoor antenna cable antenna without box cable box only
digital cable box
Satellite Receiver selections Sony, RCA, GE,Toshiba, Panasonic, Hughes, DISH Network™
Your VCR can receive VHF/UHF channels
Your VCR can receive
any channel from
(cable channels
Satellite Receiver selections | Your VCR can receive |
PRIMESTAR® | any channel from |
| by your satellite service |
| (cable channels |
| selected) |
If you try to select a channel number that theVCR cannot receive, the VCR will not change channels.
selecting antenna, cable or digital cable channels sequentially
Press CHANNEL on the remote control or on the VCR front panel. This will cycle through the channels in sequential numerical order.
When you select the digital cable channels from 100 to 999, holding down the CHANNEL on the remote will advance the channels in 10 channel increments.
selecting antenna, cable or digital cable channels directly
Use the number buttons on the remote control. For example, to choose channel 23, press
To select a single digit channel, such as channel 5; press
selecting satellite channels sequentially
Press CHANNEL on the remote or on the VCR front panel. When pressing the up arrow, the lowest satellite channel will follow the highest antenna or cable channel. When pressing the down arrow, the highest satellite channel will follow the lowest antenna or cable channel. The other satellite channels will follow in numerical order. Continuously holding down CHANNEL on the remote will advance the channels in 10 channel increments.
selecting satellite channels directly
For Sony, RCA, GE,Toshiba, Panasonic, Hughes and DISH Network; press the number buttons on the remote. For example, to go to channel 263, press
For PRIMESTAR channels, press INPUT until the channel number with the PRIMESTAR light ( ) appears on the front panel display. Then press the number buttons on the remote.
For one or two digit channel numbers, press the number buttons, then press ENTER. For example, to go to channel 29, press
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