Model 96 (160-0534) Programming the Tuner's Memory Faxback Doc. # 7851 You can program the tuner's memory so when you press CHANNEL - or +, the VCR's tuner scans only the active channels in your area. 1. Press MENU on the remote control. The main menu appears on the TV screen. ┌───────────────────┐ │ PUSH NUMBER SHOWN │ │ 1 CLOCK SET │ │ 2 NORMAL PROGRAM │ │ 3 DAILY PROGRAM │ │ 4 WEEKLY PROGRAM │ │ 5 PROGRAM REVIEW │ │ 6 SET UP │ │ TO END PUSH MENU │ └───────────────────┘ 2. Press 6 to select SET-UP. The set-up menu appears on the TV screen. ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ PUSH NUMBER SHOWN │ │ 1 TV SYSTEM (TV) │ │ 2 AUTO CHANNEL SET │ │ 3 LANGUAGE SELECT │ │ TO END PUSH MENU │ └─────────────────────────┘ 3. Press 1 to select the TV (antenna) or CATV bands. TV or CATV appears on the TV screen. If you have cable service and the cable wire is connected directly to the VCR without a cable box, select CATV. If you have cable service and use a cable box between the cable wire and the VCR, or if you do not have cable and want to receive up to 68 VHF/UHF channels, select TV. 4. Press 2 to enter the auto channel set mode. . The tuner scans through and memorizes all the active channels in your area. After scanning all the channels, the tuner automatically exits the set-up and channel set modes and stops on the lowest-numbered active channel. ┌──────────────────┐ │ AUTO CHANNEL SET │ │ PROCEEDING │ │ │ │ CHANNEL: 02 │ │ TO END PUSH MENU │ └──────────────────┘ 5. Press MENU to return to the TV screen. ADDING OR DELETING A CHANNEL If the tuner stores a channel that you do not want or misses a weak channel you do want, follow these steps to manually add or delete the channel. 1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR's CH.3/4 switch. 2. Press POWER to turn on the VCR. 3. Press the remote control's number buttons to select the channel you want to add. Press CHANNEL - or + to tune to the channel you want to delete. 4. Press ADD/ERASE to add or erase the channel. The channel number flashes on the TV screen and is either added or erased. SELECTING A CHANNEL To scan for a channel, set TV/CATV to the desired TV system and press CHANNEL - or +. The tuner automatically advances in the direction of the arrow to the next programmed channel. NOTE: If you press CHANNEL + when the tuner is at the highest programmed channel, the tuner returns to the lowest programmed channel. If you press CHANNEL - when the tuner is at the lowest programmed channel, the tuner returns to the highest programmed channel. To directly select a channel, press the remote control's number buttons for the desired channel. You must precede one-digit channel numbers with 0 (01, 02, 03, and so on). For three-digit channel numbers, press 100. Then enter the second and third digits in the channel number. NOTE: If you enter a valid but inactive channel number, you see the blue screen until you enter an active channel number. CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS Your VCR can receive up to 113 cable channels. The VCR displays the channels as 1-125. Channels 2-13 are the same for VHF and cable TV, and cable companies usually number them as they appear on the display. However, cable companies often designate other cable channels with letters or letter-number combinations. The following chart shows common cable channel designations. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Alternate Channel VCR Tuner Alternate Channel VCR Tuner │ │ Designations Display Designations Display │ ├────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┤ │ Mid Band Channels │ Hyper Band Channels │ │ │ │ │ A 14 │ W+1 37 │ │ B 15 │ W+2 38 │ │ C 16 │ W+3 39 │ │ D 17 │ W+4 40 │ │ E 18 │ W+5 41 │ │ F 19 │ * * │ │ G 20 │ through through │ │ H 21 │ * * │ │ I 22 │ W+58 94 │ │ │ │ │ Super Band Channels │ W+59 100 │ │ │ │ │ J 23 │ * * │ │ K 24 │ through through │ │ L 25 │ * * │ │ M 26 │ W+84 125 │ │ N 27 │ │ │ O 28 │ VHF Low Band Channels │ │ P 29 │ │ │ Q 30 │ 4A or A8 01 │ │ R 31 │ │ │ S 32 │ Mid Low Band Channels │ │ T 33 │ A-5 95 │ │ U 34 │ A-4 96 │ │ V 35 │ A-3 97 │ │ W 36 │ A-2 98 │ │ │ A-1 99 │ └────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────┘ For more information, contact your cable company. You still might have to experiment to determine the proper cable channel designations for your cable system. (ALL-10/31/94)