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22 Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System (DBS). If the remote control doesn’t operate your Cable Box or DBS now, follow the steps below.

1

Turn on the Cable Box/DBS. Then, point the remote con- trol at your Cable Box/DBS and press the CBL/DBS button. Then, press the POWER button. If your Cable Box/DBS turns off, try the other Cable Box/DBS buttons (see pages 23-24). If your Cable Box/DBS doesn’t turn off, or if the other buttons don’t work, go to step 2.

2

Find the brand of your Cable Box or DBS on the lists below and remember the two-digit number beside it.

CABLE BOX CODES

ARCHER..01, 05, 06, 44			MAGNAVOX..............26		SAMSUNG.............05, 06,
CABLETENNA.....01,		44	MATSUSHITA			40, 42
CABLEVIEW	........04,	30,	.......................16, 17, 97		SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA
	42, 44, 52		MOVIETIME	42, 44	...............................08, 09
CENTURY		44	NOVAVISION........08, 09		SIGNAL........................26
CITIZEN	04, 30,		NSC/NEC...................40		SL MARX.........06, 40, 42,
	42, 44, 52		OAK......................11, 46			44, 52
CURTIS	08, 09		OAK SIGMA.........11, 46		SPRUCER	16, 17, 97
DIAMOND	01, 44		PANASONIC..16, 17, 97		STANDARD COMPONENTS
EAGLE	26, 40,	62	PHILIPS.........07, 23, 50		...............................42, 44
EASTERN/REGENCY			PIONEER	05, 06	STARGATE......04, 06, 30,
...................................		28	PULSAR.........04, 30, 42,			40, 42, 44, 52
GC BRAND	04, 30,			44, 52	TELEVIEW.......06, 40, 42
	42, 44, 52		QUEST	05, 06	TOCOM......01, 33, 34, 42
GEMINI/JASCO		04	RCA................16, 17, 97		UNIKA....................01, 44
GENERAL ELECTRIC			REALISTIC	44	UNIVERSAL.....42, 44, 52
.............................	01, 57		RECOTON.................44		VIDEOWAY......07, 23, 50
GENERAL INSTRUMENT			REGAL.....14, 15, 28, 41		VIEWSTAR......26, 40, 62
.....01, 02, 03, 04, 34,		83	REMBRANDT		ZENITH............07, 23, 50
HAMLIN....14, 15, 28, 41			.........................01, 42, 44
JERROLD.......01, 02, 03,
	04, 34, 83

DIRECT BROADCAST SYSTEM CODES

MAGNAVOX 94,95 RCA.........................97 SONY.......................98

3

Press the MUTE button.

4

Within 30 seconds, press the CBL/DBS button.

5

Within 30 seconds, press the Number buttons to enter the two-digit code for your Cable Box or DBS. For example, if you have a Zenith Cable Box, press Number buttons 0,7.

6

Repeat step 1. If the remote control works your Cable Box or DBS, you’re finished. If the remote control still doesn’t work your Cable Box or DBS, repeat steps 3-5, using a different code for your brand, if available.

2code.				1&6
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	EJECT	POWER
	MENU	STATUS/EXIT		CLEAR
5	1	2		3
	4	5		6
	7	8		9
	MEMORY			ALT.CH
		0
	REC			PAUSE
	/OTR			/STILL
		PLAY
	REW		F.FWD
3		STOP
	CH.	MUTE		VOL.
	VCR	TV		CBL/DBS	4
	VCR/TV	SPEED	TIME SEARCH
		ENTER		SLOW

There is no guarantee

that the remote

will work your

Cable Box or DBS.

Helpful Hints

•The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box/DBS. For example, the remote control may turn off the Cable Box/DBS power, but it may not change channels at the Cable Box/DBS.

•If you can not change the channels at the Cable Box by using the Number buttons, press the ENTER button after you press the Number buttons. It may change channels at the Cable Box.

•When you replace the batteries in the remote control, you may have to program the remote control again.

•Remember to point the remote con- trol toward the Cable Box/DBS dur- ing steps 1-6.

•Some Cable Boxes can only be turned on at the Cable Box.