If the program information signal in your area has several channel map patterns, the Choose your Cable CH MAP menu appears, and you must select the channel map. See “To select the channel map” on this page.

Choose your Cable CH MAP

MAP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

KABC

1

2 5

CNN

9 8

KCBS

 

 

4

MTV

5 5

KAET

 

 

1 4

– – – –

– –

WNET

3 5

– – – –

– –

Use

 

 

t o

 

s e l e c t

 

Th e n

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EXECUTE

 

Pu s h

MENU

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4 Press POWER to turn off the VCR.

• POWER

The VCR sets the program guide channels from 0:00 am to 5:00 am while the VCR is turned off. (It takes about 1 hour to complete channel mapping.)

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To select the channel map

If the program information signal in your area has several channel map patterns (up to 8), the Choose your Cable CH MAP menu appears:

the first time you turn on the VCR after completing channel mapping

after selecting AUTO and pressing the Joystick (EXECUTE) on the SMART CHANNEL MAPPING menu

Choose your Cable CH MAP

MAP

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 

KABC

 

 

1

2 5

 

CNN

 

 

9 8

KCBS

 

 

 

4

 

MTV

 

5 5

KAET

 

 

 

1 4

– – – –

 

 

 

– –

WNET

 

3 5

– – – –

 

 

 

– –

Use

 

 

 

t o

 

s e l e c t

 

 

 

 

Th e n

p u s h

 

EXECUTE

 

 

 

Pu s h

MENU

t o

 

q u i t

 

 

 

In this case, you have to select the channel map on the Choose your Cable CH MAP menu.

1 Find the VCR Plus+ Channel Listing in your program guide. For details, see page 47.

2 Push Joystick to ?//to select the channel map number you want by checking the guide channel number in the program guide.

3 Press the Joystick (EXECUTE).

Notes

It takes about 1 hour to complete channel mapping.

The VCR can receive the program information signal only while the VCR is turned off and no timer recordings are set.

The VCR cannot set the guide channels correctly unless you enter the ZIP CODE in your area.

When you move to a different area, you must set up the VCR again and enter your new ZIP CODE in the EASY SET UP procedure.

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