Hitachi VT-M273A VCR User Manual


 
Basic Operations (VCR Plus + Recording)
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being used with the VCR for all channels?" You do not receive all channels through the
cable box.)
2. When you come to one of the channels that you receive through the cable box, enter
the cable box's output channel number (03 to 04). This will assigne the scrambled cable
channels.
For example, suppose you receive Home Box Office (HBO) through the cable box. Its
cable channel is 2 and its VCR Plus+ channel code is 33. Your cable box output
channel is 4. You would assign HBO like this:
3. Press GUIDE to end the setup procedure.
4. You are ready to begin timed recording with VCR Plus+. But you will need to use the
A-or-B switchbox to select whether you will record from the unscrambled or scrambled
channels.
Using VCR Plus+ to Record a Program
Now that your channels are set up, you can take advantage of this quick and easy
method of delayed recording. You will use the on-screen Easy Guide System, following
the basic procedure for delayed recording outlined on page 37. See the section on
Recording a Program for recording tips and programming priorities.
You set up the delayed recording using the on-screen Easy Guide System.
1. Press GUIDE, then press 1 to select VCR PLUS RECORDING and bring up this
screen:
2. Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode of the program you want to record.
This code can be up to eight digits. Do not enter a zero at the beginning of a code -- the
VCR will not accept it. If you enter a wrong digit, press CLEAR and enter the correct
one.
3. If you accidentally enter a nonexistent PlusCode, the VCR gives you an error
message that disappears from the screen in about 10 seconds.