System Setup

DVD-Recorder

 

Cable Box Control

No Disc

 

 

 

 

 

Timer Rec.

 

 

 

 

 

Control

 

Off

 

 

Setup

Connection

 

On

 

 

 

CH Digit Lock

 

: Off

 

Mode for SET button

: Off

 

Brand Code

 

: 0000

MOVE

ENTER

RETURN

EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-Recorder

 

Cable Box Control

No Disc

 

 

 

 

 

Timer Rec.

Control

 

: Off

Setup

Connection

 

AV1

 

 

 

CH Digit Lock

 

AV2

 

 

 

Mode for SET button

: Off

 

Brand Code

 

: 0000

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVE

ENTER

RETURN

EXIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable Box Control

If you have your cable box/satellite receiver (set top box) connected as shown on page 15, it can be controlled after setting up this menu.

1.With the unit in Stop mode/No Disc mode, press the MENU button.

2.Press the ▲▼ buttons to select Setup, then press the ENTER or ► button.

3.Press the ▲▼ buttons to select System, then press the ENTER or ► button. System menu will be displayed.

4.Press the ▲▼ buttons to select Cable Box Control, then press the ENTER or ► button.

Cable Box Control menu will be displayed.

5.Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the desired option, then press the ENTER or ► button.

6. Press the ▲▼ buttons to select the desired item, then press the ENTER or ► button.

▌Control

Select the sub item(Off or On) using the ▲▼ buttons, then press the ENTER button.

Off : Turns off the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) control function. Select this if you do not want to use the supplied cable box controller (IR Blaster).

On : Turns on the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) control function.

▌Connection

Select the sub item (AV1 or AV2) using the ▲▼ buttons, then press the ENTER button.

If you connect your cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) to the recorder's audio/video input. (page15)

AV1 : Select this when the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) is connected to the DVD Recorder & VCR's AV1 IN jacks.

You can watch the output of the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) connected to AV1 when the Recorder is powered off.

AV2 : Select this when the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) is connected to the DVD Recorder & VCR's AV 2 IN jacks.

S-Video : Select this when the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) is connected to the DVD recorder's S-Video IN jack. You can't select AV1 when the cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) is connected to the S-Video input.

■ See the instruction supplied with your cable box or satellite receiver (set top box) to confirm the box's antenna output channel.

The DVD-VR357 dose not have a TV tuner.

Recording TV broadcasts is possible via Connection to Cable/ Satellite boxes and Multi Channel Video Services.

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Samsung DVD-VR357 instruction manual Cable Box Control, Connection

DVD-VR357 specifications

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