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BASIC OPERATION

WATCHING TV

Using the TV’s Tuner

1. Turn off the VCR, or press TV/VCR so VCR
disappears from the VCR’s display.
2. Set the TV to the TV mode.
The antenna or cable signals pass through the
VCR unaffected, as if the antenna or cable
were connected directly to the TV.

Using the VCR’s Tuner

1. Press TV/VCR until VCR appears on the
VCR’s display.
2. If you connected the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO
OUT jacks to a TV/monitor’s audio/video
input jacks, set the TV to the VIDEO mode.
If you connected the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO
OUT jacks to a TV/monitor’s single VHF/
UHF input F-connector or separate VHF F-
connector and UHF input screw terminals:
a. Set the TV to the same channel (3 or 4)
as OUTPUT CHANNEL.
b. Set the TV to the TV mode.

Selecting Channels

Your VCR can receive up to 68 VHF and UHF
channels, and up to 125 cable channels. The
VCR displays the channels as 1–125.
Notes:
• Channels 2–13 are the same for VHF and
cable TV, and cable companies usually
number them as they appear on the dis-
play.
• Since cable companies sometimes desig-
nate cable channels with letters or letter-
number combinations, a channel number
you see on the VCR’s display might differ
from the channel number displayed on
your cable box. You might need to experi-
ment to determine the proper cable chan-
nel designations for your cable system. For
more information, contact your local cable
company.
To change the channel, press CH or CH .
The tuner changes to the next higher or lower
channel stored in its memory.
Note: If you press CH when the tuner is at
the highest programmed channel or CH
when the tuner is at the lowest programmed
channel, the VCR enters the audio/video mode
and AV appears on the VCR’s display. Contin-
ue to press CH or CH until the highest or
lowest programmed channel appears.
To directly select a channel, press the number
buttons on the remote control for the desired
channel.
Notes:
• Always precede single-digit numbers with
a 0 — for example, 01, 02, etc.
• To enter a three-digit number, first press
100 then enter the second and third digits
of the channel number.
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