1
Turn on the TV. Set it to the same channel as the
CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR.
2
Press the VCR button, then the POWER button. The VCR
light will appear on the display panel and the language select display
screen shown below will appear. (If the display does not appear,
check your hookups, then follow the steps on page 12 to program
channels and page 19 to select a language.)
3
Press the Number 1 button to select English on-screen dis-
plays. ON will appear to the right of ENGLISH on-screen. Or,
press the Number 2 button for Spanish on-screen displays. SI
will appear to the right of ESPAÑOL on-screen.
4
Press the MENU button. The channel program display shown
below will appear. The display will disappear after about 60 sec-
onds if you do not press any buttons.
TO SELECT PUSH NO. SHOWN
1 ENGLISH ON
2 ESPAÑOL
MAKE SELECTION OR
PUSH MENU TO CONTINUE
Turning on Your VCR 11
5
Press the CH(annel) Up button to begin automatic chan-
nel programming. AUTO SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT
will appear on-screen. The VCR will place all of the channels you
receive into its memory, so when you scan through channels using
the CH(annel) Up/Down buttons, you’ll only scan through chan-
nels that you receive. When all channels are programmed, CHAN-
NELS ARE SET will appear on-screen briefly. Then the TV will go
to the lowest channel programmed.
• To skip this feature and play a tape
immediately, insert a tape with its
record tab removed. Or, to skip step
3, press the MENU button. All on-
screen displays will be in English. To
skip step 5, press the STOP button.
Channels will not be programmed,
and CHANNELS NOT SET will
appear on-screen.
• If you try to program channels
when there is no antenna or cable
connected to the VCR, programming
will appear to take place, but even-
tually a NO TV SIGNALS message
will appear on-screen. Connect an
antenna or cable to the VCR’s
ANT(enna) IN Jack and try again.
You may need to follow the steps
on page 12.
Helpful Hints
2
3
4
Before turning on your VCR, make sure there are batteries in the
remote control and the VCR and TV are connected correctly.
● Follow the steps on this page only when you plug the VCR
power cord into the wall outlet for the first time.
● You may not be able to program channels at step 5 if you are
using a Cable Box. In this case, press the Number 1 button at
step 5. You can go to step 5 on page 38 to set up the VCR’s
internal Cable Box Controller.
1
Turn on the TV.
5
CBL/DSS VCR TV
PAUSE
/STILL
POWER
VCR PLUS+
/ENTER
F.ADVSLOW
STATUS/EXIT
CLEAR
MENU
VOL CH
1
4
7
100
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
A.CH
REC/OTR
SPEED
INDEX
SEARCH
SKIP
SEARCH VCR/TV
MEMORY
EJECT X2 PLAY
VAR.SLOW TRACKING
TIME SEARCHREC END SEARCH
MUTE
JOG & SHUTTLE
C
C
V
V
CABLE BOX USER : PRESS 1
OTHERS :
CONNECT ANTENNA
OR CABLE TO VCR
THEN . . .
PUSH CH UP KEY
OR . . .
FOR PLAY ONLY – PUSH STOP