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Chapter3: Operating YourVCR
Programrnin 9 theVCRto Receiv TV Channels (cont.)
Your
choices
are:
_'Prosram
to
record
_Customize
choices
Your
choices
are:
OSet
the
clock
d delete
channels
n:ter
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To program
channels
automatically:
O
Set the VCR's input to tuner.
To do this, press the INPUT
button
on the remote
control
until a channel
number
appears
on the screen or on the front panel
fluorescent
display.
Press the MENU button
on the remote control.
You will see
the "VCR Main Menu" on the TV screen.
O
O
Use tbe ADJUST
buttons
on the remote
to select
"First Time
Set-Up."
Press
the ENTER
button.
The "First Time Set-Up"
menu appears
on your screen.
Press
the ADJUST
buttons
to select "Memorize" channels."
Press the
ENTER
button.
[_Important:
If you are recording,
playing
back a tape or receiving
a video
Hhat
type
of
sourcBs
are
connected
to
the
VCR?
Indoor/outdoor
ant.
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Now
memorizin9
all
the
stations
you
can
receive
Channel
3
Stand
by
this
_ay
take
a few
minutes
_0 oancel
memorlzatlon
signal from an external
input,
the words "Not available"
will
flash. To correct
this, stop the tape or switch
the VCR's input to
tuner.
O
You will see the menu for automatically
memorizing
chan-
nels. Using the list below as a reference,
press
the ADJUST
buttons
to select the kind of antenna
you connected.
• If you are using any other cable combination,
including
a
cable box with an A/B switch,
choose "Cable."
• If you are using
an antenna
that receives
only over-the-air
broadcasts,
such as "rabbit
ears" or a roof-mounted
an-
tenna,
choose "Indoor/outdoor
ant."
After you have selected,
press the ENTER
button.
O
You will see an on-screen
message
and the display
on the
front of your VCR will show you that the VCR is memorizing
the stations
you can receive. You can cancel the memorization
at any time by pressing
CANCEL
on the remote
control.
After the VCR has programmed
all the channels,
the screen will
return
the VCR's picture.
D Important:
Automatic
programming
may include
vacant
channels
if there are
stray
signals
or noise on those channels.
If this occurs, you can
manually
delete the channels
using the procedure
in the section
"Adding and deleting
channels."
Using video mute
When you turn video mute ON, any blank section
of tape, or any
station
with a weak signal, will be replaced
by a blue screen.
The
sound will also be turned
off. If there is a time when you would
like to try to tune in a weak station,
turn
video mute OFF.
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