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Getting Started (continued)

Step 4: TV channel

programming

Before the DVD recorder can start
recording the TV channel programmes,
you need to search for the available TV
channels and store them in the recorder.
Note: Make sure you have successfully
made all the required connections to the
DVD recorder, the TV and Satellite
Receiver/ Cable Box (if any) and switched
them on.
Tuner settings can only be changed
when there is no disc in the disc tray.
Automatic TV channel search
This will automatically scan all the
receivable TV channels and the cable
programmes from the Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver and store these channels on the
DVD recorder.
A Press SYSTEM-MENU on the remote
control.
The system menu appears on the TV.
B Use  keys to highlight
{ System Menu - Channel Setup }
and press .
System Menu - Channel Setup
Modify Channel Information
Sort Channel
Channel Search Search
Edit
Sort
C Use  keys to highlight { Channel
Search } and press OK.
The automatic TV channel search starts.
This process may take several minutes.
Once complete, the total number of
channels found appears on the TV.
Modifying Channel Information
You can set a TV channel to your
preference and improve the reception
and the sound quality of the TV channel.
A Press SYSTEM-MENU.
The system menu appears.
B Use  keys to highlight { System
Menu - Channel Setup } and press .
C Use  keys to highlight { Modify
Channel Information } and press OK.
The channel menu appears.
Channel
Scan mode
Frequency
TV System
NICAM
Audio
OK
Frequency
PAL B/G
Name
On
OK
Dual A
Off
Skip
Fine tune
P001/Ch003
55.26MHz
Cancel
Decoder
No
D Use  keys to select one of the
options and press OK.
{ Name }
You can use the numeric keypad 0-9
to select the channel preset number
which you wish to change.
– Use  keys to change alphabet/
number and use keys to select
different entry fields, then press OK to
confirm.
{ Scan Mode }
Select TV channel search mode based on
channel allocation or frequency.
– Use  keys to select { Channel },
{ S-Channel } (Special Channel) or
{ Frequency }, then press OK to confirm.
{ Frequency }
Shows the frequency of the current TV
channel.
– If required, use keys to start the
automatic frequency search and press
OK to confirm.
{ TV System }
Set the TV system that produces the
least distortion of picture and sound.
– Use  keys to select a suitable sound
mode, then press OK to confirm.
(See chapter “TV System Guide” at the
back of this manual for more information).
{ NICAM }
Turn on or off the digital sound
transmission system which improves the
sound quality of the TV channel.
– Use  keys to select { On } or
{ Off }, then press OK to confirm.
{ Audio }
For bilingual TV programmes, you can
switch between stereo (original) and
additional audio language.
– Use  keys to select { Dual A } or
{ Dual B }, then press OK to confirm.
{ Decoder }
If you have connected the DVD recorder
with an external decoder, set it to { On }
and press OK to confirm.
{ Skip }
Select this to set the channel to be
skipped.
The skipped channels can only be
accessed by pressing the corresponding
number button on the remote control.
– Use  keys to choose { Yes } if you
wish to skip this channel, then press OK
to confirm.
{ Fine Tune }
Select this to fine-tune the TV channel
manually if the reception is poor.
– Use keys to adjust the frequency.
E Once complete, select
OK
in the
menu and press OK to confirm and exit
to the previous menu page.
If you do not wish to save any
changes, select
CANCEL
and press OK.
TIPS: Press to go back to previous menu item.
Press SYSTEM-MENU to exit the menu.
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