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Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System 23

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 24-25). If your Cable Box/DBS doesn’t turn off, or if the other buttons don’t work, go to step 2.

2

1&6 2Find

your code.

POWER VCR/TV EJECT

VCR	TV	CBL/DBS	4
	PLAY
REW		F.FWD
	STOP
MENU	STATUS/EXIT	CLEAR

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

5	1	2	3
	4	5	6
	7	8	9
	VCR PLUS+/ENTER		ALT. CH
		0
	SPEED	TIME SEARCH PAUSE/STILL
	REC/OTR	MEMORY	SLOW

CH

VOL

MUTE3

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.

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 VCR PLUS+/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 will 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.