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Selecting a Channel
Now that you have memorized channels, and added or deleted some, you will want
to be able to select channels. If you have not yet memorized channels using
ALLSET, see page 16. (If you selected digital cable box, you cannot select any
satellite channels.)
Antenna/Cable selections Your VCR can receive
indoor/outdoor antenna VHF/UHF channels 2–69
cable antenna without box cable channels 1–125
cable box only cable box channels 0–99
digital cable box digital cable box channels 0–999
Satellite Receiver selections Your VCR can receive
Mitsubish, Sony, RCA, GE, any channel from 100-999 provided
Toshiba, Panasonic, Hughes, by your satellite service
DISH Network
™
(cable channels 100-125 cannot be selected)
Satellite Receiver selections Your VCR can receive
PRIMESTAR
®
any channel from 1-999 provided
by your satellite service
(cable channels 100-125 cannot be selected)
If you try to select a channel number that the VCR cannot receive, the VCR will not
change channels.
selecting antenna, cable or digital cable channels sequentially
Press CHANNEL on the remote control or turn the jog dial on the VCR front panel.
This will cycle through the channels in sequential numerical order.
When you select digital cable channels from 100 to 999, holding down the CHAN-
NEL on the remote or turning the jog dial on the front panel quickly will advance the
channels in 10 channel increments.
selecting antenna, cable or digital cable channels directly
Use the number buttons on the remote control. For example, to choose channel
23, press 2-3. If you select digital cable channels, you can select the three digits
channels directly by using the number buttons. For example, to choose digital
cable channel 157, press the 1-5-7.
To select a single digit channel, such as channel 5; press 0-5. You can also press
5, then press ENTER.
selecting satellite channels sequentially
Press CHANNEL on the remote or turn the jog dial on the VCR front panel. When
pressing the up arrow or turning the jog dial to the right, the lowest satellite channel
will follow the highest antenna or cable channel. When pressing the down arrow or
turning the jog dial to the left, the highest satellite channel will follow the lowest
antenna or cable channel. The other satellite channels will follow in numerical
order. Continuously holding down CHANNEL on the remote or turning the jog dial
on the front panel quickly will advance the channels in 10 channel increments.
selecting satellite channels directly
For Mitsubishi, Sony, RCA, GE, Toshiba, Panasonic, Hughes and DISH Network;
press the number buttons on the remote. For example, to go to channel 263, press
2-6-3.
For PRIMESTAR channels, press INPUT until the channel number with the
PRIMESTAR light ( ) appears on the front panel display. Then press the num-
ber buttons on the remote.
For one or two digit channel numbers, press the number buttons, then turn the
SHUTTLE ring to the right. For example, to go to channel 29, press 2-9-ENTER.
Setting Up Your VCR