To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN or < according to the display.

zHint

If you want to run “Initial Setup” again, select the relevant setup items from the Setup menu (page 62).

Setting up the cable box/satellite receiver control

1 Turn on the recorder and the cable box/ satellite receiver.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System Menu.

3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.

4

The Setup display appears.

Select

[Video] and press ,.

5

Select [Set-Top Box Control] and press

 

,.

 

 

 

 

Disc Record Mode

 

 

 

DV Input

 

 

 

Auto Chapter

 

 

 

Set-Top Box Control

Off

 

 

Set-Top Box Edit

On

6 Select [On] and press ENTER.

The display shows the current setting for the cable box/satellite receiver control.

7 Select [Edit] and press ENTER.

The display for setting the cable box/satellite receiver control appears.

Set-Top Box Edit

Device Type

 

 

 

Cable Box

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite Box

Brand

 

A

 

 

Number of Digits

 

 

 

Digital Video Recorder

ENTER Key

 

 

 

Other Set-Top Boxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Speed

 

 

 

 

Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Select an option and press ENTER.

 

 

[Device Type]: Selects the type of cable box/

 

 

satellite receiver.

 

 

[Brand]: Selects the brand name of cable box/

 

 

satellite receiver. Press </, to select the

 

 

brand name initial and press ENTER. Then

 

 

 

 

select the brand and press ENTER.

Hookups

 

[Number of Digits]: Selects the number of

 

 

 

digits for your cable box/satellite receiver’s

 

 

channel.

and

 

[ENTER key]: Selects whether you need to

 

Settings

 

press the ENTER button each time after

 

 

 

entering the channel number.

 

 

[Key Speed]: Selects the speed to send

 

 

commands to the cable box/satellite receiver.

 

 

[Test]: Checks that the control works

 

 

correctly (see below).

 

 

 

Checking the cable box/satellite

 

 

receiver control setting

 

 

1

Select [Test] in step 8 above and press

 

2

ENTER.

 

Check the overall connection and press

 

3

ENTER.

 

Check that the cable box/satellite receiver

 

4

is turned on, and press ENTER.

 

Press </, to select a code for the

 

5

recorder’s remote and press ENTER.

 

Press </M/m/, to enter a channel (any

 

6

channel), select [OK], and press ENTER.

 

Check if the same channel is selected on

 

 

the cable box/satellite receiver.

 

 

• If the same channel is not selected, return to

 

 

step 4 by pressing O RETURN repeatedly

 

 

and try one of the other code(s) until you

 

7

find the one that works.

 

Select [Yes] and press ENTER.

 

8

Select [Exit] and press ENTER to close the

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

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