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.

                       Ú-------------------¿
                       | 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  |
                       À-------------------Ù

2.  Press 6 to select SET-UP.  The set-up menu appears on the TV screen.

                       Ú-------------------------¿
                       | PUSH NUMBER SHOWN       |
                       | 1 TV SYSTEM (TV)        |
                       | 2 AUTO CHANNEL SET      |
                       | 3 LANGUAGE SELECT       |
                       |    TO END PUSH MENU     |
                       À-------------------------Ù

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.

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| 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    |
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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)

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