Basic Operation (continued)
-Setting Your TV to the VCR Channel
The "VCR Channel"is the TV channel you use for viewing
what the VCR is recording or playing, and for viewing the signal from the VCR tuner when it is stopped. Your TV
must be set to this channel, and the light above the VCR/ TVswitch on your VCR must be on.
Selecting the VCR channel is normally a
dure, since there is little reason ever to change it. Pro- ceed as follows:
1.Be sure the TUNER/LINE Switch behind the auxiliary control door is set to TUNER.
2.Decide whether you want to view your VCR on Chan- nel 3 or Channel 4 of the TV. If one of these channels
is vacant in your area, you should use it. Otherwise, pick the channel you view less.
3.Set the channel switch on the back of the VCR to
whichever channel you have chosen, and then turn on your TV and tune it to the same channel. This is the "VCR channel,"
1.Push the VCR/TV switch so that the indicator light above the switch is on. When the light is on, the VCR is in the "VCR mode" and your TV must be tuned to the VCR Channel (channel 3 or 4). Your TV will then display whatever tape the VCR is playing or whatever channel the VCR is tuned to.
2.Push the VCR/TVswitch again so that the indicator light above the switch is out. When the light is out, the VCR is in the "TV mode" and your TV will work like it always did before you connected the VCR.
The VCR/TV switch allows you to record one program with the VCR while you watch another program on your TV. To do this, first put the VCR in the "VCR mode" (light on) and start recording the program. Then press the VCR/TV switch to the "TV mode" (light out) and tune ,,our TV to the other channel you want to watch.
Simplified Installation Checklist
This simplified checklist will help you quickly determine if you have completed all the basic installation steps.
] Make sure your VCR is connected properly as explained on pages
] Press POWER to turn on VCR.
] Set NORM/CATV switch on the back of the VCR to the NORM position if you have a home antenna sys- tem. Set the switch to the CATVpositlon if you have
] Program active channels into VCR'sscan list (press SELECT LOCK, then press AUTO PROG, wait about one minute, and then press SELECT LOCK again).
] Delete or add individual channels into scan list as desired. (Detailed instructions on page 11.)
] Select "VCR Channel".
First set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to either channel 3 or 4 and then tune your TV to the same channel. This is called the "VCR Channel".
[ ] Learn how to use the VCR/TV switch.
•When you press the VCRITV switch and the indi-
cator light above the switch turns on. the VCR is in the "VCR mode" and your "IV must be tuned to the
VCR Channel (channel 3 or 4). Your TV will then display on channel 3 or 4 whatever tape the VCR is playing or whatever channel the VCR is tuned to.
•When the indicator light above the VCR/TVswitch is out, the VCR is in the "TV mode" and your "IV
will work like it always did before you connected the VCR.
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