If you connect the satellite receiver or cable box to the recorder’s antenna input (page 14), select “Ch2,” ‘Ch3,” or “Ch4” and press ENTER, then go to step 13. See the instructions supplied with your cable box to confirm the cable box’s antenna output channel.

11Select whether or not you have a cable connection.

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Select the way in which you will receive channels.

Antenna

Cable

“4:3 Letter Box”: For standard TVs.

 

Displays “wide screen” pictures with bands

 

on the upper and lower sections of the screen.

 

“4:3 Pan Scan”: For standard TVs.

 

Automatically displays “wide screen”

 

pictures on the entire screen and cuts off the

 

 

sections that do not fit.

 

 

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“16:9”: For wide-screen TVs or standard TVs

 

with a wide screen mode.

 

 

 

For details, see “TV type” on page 74.

and

14Press ENTER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings

jack used to connect to your amplifier

The Setup Display for selecting the type of

 

(receiver) appears.

 

 

 

 

 

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If you use an antenna only (no cable TV), select “Antenna.”

If you use a cable connection without a cable box, select “Cable.”

12Press ENTER.

The Tuner Preset function automatically starts searching for all of the receivable channels and presets them.

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Searching for receivable channels.

Is this recorder connected to an amplifier (receiver)?

Select the type of jack you are using.

Yes : LINE OUT(R-AUDIO-L)

Yes : DIGITAL OUT

No

15Select the type of jack (if any) you are using to connect to an amplifier (receiver), and press ENTER.

If you did not connect an AV amplifier (receiver), select “No,” then go to step 19. If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using just an audio cord, select “Yes: LINE

Please wait.

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OUT (R-AUDIO-L),” then go to step 19.

If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using either a digital optical or coaxial cord, select “Yes: DIGITAL OUT.”

To set the channels manually, see page 71. After the Tuner Preset is finished, the Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the connected TV appears.

13Select the setting that matches your TV type.

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Select your TV screen type.

16 : 9

4 : 3 Letter Box

4 : 3 Pan Scan

16Select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier (receiver).

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Dolby Digital

D-PCM

Dolby Digital

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital decoder, select “Dolby Digital.” Otherwise, select “D-PCM.”

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