Getting Started (Initial Setup)
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<ANT> Internal or external antenna
<CATV1> Ordinary cable
<CATV2> Alternate cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect)
2 MOVIE
Press 2 to select whether you want prerecorded movies (safety tab removed) to play
automatically when loaded, and then rewind, eject and turn off the power when done.
Options are <ON> and <OFF>.
3 HIFI/LINEAR
Press 3 to control how the audio signal is processed by the VCR. Options are <HIFI>
and <LINEAR>.
4 STEREO/MONO
Press 4 to control how the audio signal is recorded and sent to the TV. Options are
<STEREO> and <MONO>.
5 SAP
Press 5 when you are ready to record a second audio program. Options are <OFF>
and <ON>.
7 AUTO CHANNEL SET
Press 7 to automatically program the VCR to receive all the channels that come in on
your antenna or cable.
8 ADD/ERASE CHANNEL
Press 8 to bring up a screen that lets you add new channels or limit the channels to the
ones you most often watch.
Setting the Clock
This is easy to do and important for your later timed recordings.
You'll need to set the clock when first hooking up your VCR, and any time the power
goes out more than 1 hour.
When you first plug in the VCR or after a power outage, the clock display will read "--:--
".
To set the clock, press GUIDE, then press 1 to bring up the Clock Set screen:
Press the number buttons on the remote control to set the current time--two digits for
the hour and two for the minutes. Then press 1 or 2 for AM or PM, respectively.
For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and minutes, and press