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Quick reference to using the VCR
Hookup 1
To play a tape
1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4
(or to video input, if you
made A/V connections).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY. If there’s no
picture on your TV, press the
VCR’s TV/VIDEO button
until the VCR indicator
appears in the display
window.
To record a program
1 Press MENU and select
“Timer set/check.”
2 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
3 Press OK.
4 Insert a tape.
5 Press ?/1 to turn off the
VCR.
To watch TV
1 Turn off the VCR, or press
the VCR’s TV/VIDEO
button until the VCR
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Set the TV to the channel you
want to watch.
Hookup 2
To play a tape
1 If you made A/V
connections, set the TV to
video input. If you didn’t use
A/V hookup:
• Turn on the cable box.
• Set the cable box to channel
3 or 4.
• Set the TV to the output
channel of the cable box
(usually 2, 3, or 4).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY.
To record a program
1 Press MENU and select
“Timer set/check.”
2 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
3 Press OK.
4 Insert a tape.
5 Press ?/1 to turn off the
VCR.
To watch TV
1 Turn off your VCR, or press
the VCR’s TV/VIDEO
button until the VCR
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Select the channel with your
cable box (if you have one)
or with your TV.
Hookup 3
To play a tape
1 Set the TV to channel 3 or 4
(or to video input, if you
made A/V connections).
2 Insert a tape and press
H PLAY.
To record a program
1 Turn on the cable box.
2 Set the cable box to the
channel you want to record.
3 Press MENU and select
“Timer set/check.”
4 Set the channel, time, date,
and tape speed.
5 Press OK.
6 Insert a tape.
7 Press ?/1 to turn off the
VCR.
Leave the cable box on.
To watch TV
1 Turn off your VCR, or press
the VCR’s TV/ VIDEO
button until the VCR
indicator in the display
window turns off.
2 Turn on your cable box.
3 Set the TV to the cable box
output channel (usually 2, 3,
or 4).
4 Set the cable box to the
channel you want to watch.