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Getting Started (Initial Setup)
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Getting Started (Initial Setup)
• Setup for First-Time Operation
Before you use your VCR to watch or record from your TV, you need to "tell" the VCR whether
your TV uses cable or antenna input and let it program itself to receive your TV's channels. It's
also a good idea to set the clock so you can do timed recordings later. With your TV and VCR
hooked up, turn them both on and follow these steps using the remote control.
Initial Setup Options
Press GUIDE, then press 5 to bring up the Initial Setup screen.
At the right of the screen are the default settings on your VCR. The default settings are the ones
that are preset at the factory. They come up on the VCR every time the power goes out for more
than 30 minutes - for example, during a storm or when you unplug the VCR.
Look at each item to see if it matches your own setup:
• To change a setting, press the button that has the same number as that item. This will cycle you
through several options.
• When everything is set up as you want, press GUIDE again to back out of the Easy Graphic
Menu.
You need to set items 1 and 2 the first time you set up your VCR and any time you have a
lengthy power interruption. The rest of the items can be set later as needed.
Here is what the options mean:
1 ANTENNA/CABLE
Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have:
<ANT.> Internal or external antenna
<CATV1> Ordinary cable
<CATV2> Alternate cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect)