RCA VR618HF manual Recording While You’re Away VCR Plus+* Recording, Recording a Program

Recording a Program

Recording While You’re Away (VCR Plus+* Recording)

VCR Plus+ Setup for Antenna or Unscrambled Cable Systems (Not Requiring a Cable Box)

A VCR Plus+ channel number is assigned for each broadcast or cable channel. These numbers are listed in most publications that list PlusCode* numbers.

1.Prepare the worksheet on the opposing page for the VCR Plus+ channels that are different than the channels you receive them on. Refer to the chart below for standardized VCR Plus+ channel numbers.

Broadcast or Cable-TV	VCR Plus+	Channel Number You
Station Name	Channel Number	Receive This Station On
HBO	33	See Note 1
ESPN	34	See Note 1
ABC	See Note 2	See Note 1
FOX	See Note 2	See Note 1

Note 1: Check your local or cable listing for the channel number you receive this station on.

Note 2: Check your local listing for the broadcast or VCR Plus+ channel number assigned to this station.

2.Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen.

3.Press 4 to display CHANNELS menu.

4.Press 4 to display VCR Plus+ Channel List menu.

5.Using your worksheet, press two numbers to enter each channel number you receive on a different channel than the assigned VCR Plus+ channel number.

Press CHANNEL up or down to move the numbers up or down on the menu.

Press CLEAR on the remote to erase a number.

6.Press MENU when you are finished.

Auto channel search must be performed before setting the VCR Plus+ channel list.

VCR MAIN MENU

1 VCR Plus+

2 Timer Recordings

3 Set Clock

4 Channels

CHANNELS

1 Auto Channel Search

2 Add/Remove Channels

3 Signal Type: CABLE

4 VCR Plus+ Channel List

VCR+ Channel My Channel

5--

4--

3 -> -> -> --

2--

1--

Use CHAN up/dn to select Press 0-9 to change Press MENU to exit

Standardized VCR Plus+ Channel Numbers for Cable-TV

U.S.A. List		58	The Movie Channel
35	American Movie Classics	48	Music Television
39	Arts & Entertainment	49	The Nashville Network
57	Black Entertainment	38	Nickelodeon
54	Bravo	64	Nostalgia Television
42	Cable News Network	99	Quality Value Cable
45	Cinemax	41	Showtime
98	Cinemax 2	97	Showtime 2
37	The Discovery Channel	59	Sports Channel
53	The Disney Channel	52	Turner Network Television
63	Entertainment Television	44	USA Network
34	ESPN Sports Network	62	Video Hits 1
47	The Family Channel	93	Viewer’s Choice 1
33	Home Box Office	94	Viewer’s Choice 2
95	Home Box Office 2	55	WGN Chicago
96	Home Box Office 3	43	WTBS Atlanta
51	The Learning Channel	60	WWOR New York
46	Lifetime

Canadian List		65	MeteoMedia/The Weather Network
67	Allarcom Pay Television/Superchannel	48	MuchMusic Network
44	Arts & Entertainment	55	MusiquePlus
72	Cable News Network-Headline News	52	Nashville Network
61	Cable News Network	73	Newsworld/CBC
70	Canadian Home Shopping Network	53	Le Reseau des Sports
56	Canal Famille	43	The Sports Network
69	Cathay International Television Inc	64	Super Ecran
68	Chinavision Canada Corp	37	Super Ecran B
60	Country Music Television	98	Super Ecran C
63	Family Channel	66	Telatino Network
62	First Choice	46	TV5 Montreal
96	First Choice Two	92	Viewer's Choice 1
97	First Choice Three	93	Viewer's Choice 2
99	First Choice Four	94	Viewer's Choice 3
90	House of Commons	95	Viewer's Choice 4
91	La Chaine Francaise	71	Vision TV: Canada’s Faith Network
51	The Learning Channel	38	Youth TV, Canada Inc

*VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.

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