To Prepare the Satellite Receiver
To make it possible for the VCR to control the satellite receiver, the satellite receiver must be left in a certain condition. This condition is called standby type, and it differs depending on the make and model of satellite receiver. There are five standby types (A, B, C, D, E) as listed below.
Find your satellite receiver in the enclosed list of compatible satellite receivers and note its standby type. Then look up this standby type in the chart below and determine which action(s) you need to take to prepare your satellite receiver so that this VCR can control it.
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Action 1: Switch the satellite receiver on.
Action 2:
(Please also refer to the satellite receiver’s operating instructions.)
Action 3: Switch the satellite receiver’s channel display to the
≥Some satellite receivers offer less than 99 channels. In this case, the number of the satellite channels that can be controlled from the VCR is the same.
≥Some satellite receivers offer more than 99 satellite channels, but even in this case, only the satellite channels 1 through 99 can be controlled from the VCR.
≥With some satellite receivers, it is necessary to wait a few seconds between selecting one channel and selecting another one with the remote control of the VCR.
≥If the display on the satellite receiver does not indicate the channels, refer to its operating instructions and follow the procedure for displaying the channels.
To Check that the Satellite Channels Can Be Selected Correctly
Preparation
≥Set the VCR/TV switch P to “VCR”.
Operations
1 Press the Numeric buttons 2 to select the satellite channel.
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To select “SAT 9”: | Enter |
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To select “SAT 19”: | Enter | 0 | 1 | 9 . |
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To select “SAT 129”: Enter | 0 | 2 | 9 . | ||
2Check that the channel on the satellite receiver has been changed to the channel that you selected.
Notes:
≥After you have finished all settings and preparations, use the VCR’s remote control to check that the satellite programmes can be selected correctly and timer recordings of satellite broadcast can be performed correctly.
≥With some satellite receivers, correct control from the VCR may not be possible.
≥There may be a slight delay between pressing the Numeric buttons 2 on the remote control and the changing of the channel on the satellite receiver. This is due to the need for signal conversion.
≥The range of satellite channels available for selection is 1 through 99.
Advanced Operations
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