Video Cassette Recorder User Guide MV5100

• If your Cable Box does not respond
to any of the codes at step 7,the
Controller will not change channels
at the Cable Box during a timer
recording.You must select the chan-
nel to be recorded at the Cable Box
before a timer recording begins.
Enter the Cable Box output channel
(03 or 04) at step 3 on page 42.
Leave the Cable Box on for the
timer recording. See page eight for
details.You may want to exchange
your current Cable Box for one that
can be controlled by the VCR’s
Controller.
• The Controller can change channels
at the Cable Box only during a timer
recording.
Helpful Hints
SELECT CODE NUMBER
OF YOUR CABLE BOX
12
DID CABLE BOX DISPLAY
CHANGE TO CHANNEL 09?
A YES
NO
SELECT: 89 CONFIRM:OK
END:MENU
6
Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to set the code for
your Cable Box (see list below), then press the OK/STA-
TUS button.
7
Wait for a few seconds.
• If the Cable Box changes to channel 09,go to step 8.
• If the Cable Box doesn’t change to channel 09, press the PLAY
8 or STOP 9 button to select NO,then press the OK/STATUS
button.Repeat steps 6-7 using a different code for your brand,if
available.
• If the Cable Box does not respond to any of the codes, press
the MENU button to remove the menu.CABLE BOX CON-
TROL IS OFF will appear on the screen briefly.
8
Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select YES, then
press the OK/STATUS button. “CABLE BOX CONTROL IS
ON” will appear for five seconds.“AS A RESULT AUTO CLOCK
WILL BE TURNED OFF” also may appear on the screen.
52 Setting the Controller to Operate a Cable Box (cont’d)
ARCHER . . . . . . . . .01,05, 17
CABLETENNA . . . . . . .01, 17
CABLEVIEW .15, 16,17, 21, 25
CITIZEN . . . .15, 16, 17, 21, 25
CURTIS . . . . . . . . . . . . .02,08
DIAMOND . . . . . . . . . .01,17
EASTERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
GC BRAND .15, 16,17, 21, 25
GEMINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
GENERAL INSTRUMENTS
. . . . . . . .01,04, 06, 11,12, 15
HAMLIN . . . . . .10, 18,19, 23
JASCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
JERROLD
. . . . . . . .01,04, 06, 11,12, 15
NOVAVISION . . . . . . . .02, 08
OAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .07, 20
PANASONIC . . . . . . . .13,14
PULSAR . . . .15,16, 17, 21,25
RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14
REGAL . . . . . . . .10,18, 19, 23
REGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
REMBRANDT . . . . .01, 16, 17
SAMSUNG . . . . . . .05, 16,24
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA .02, 08
SIGMA . . . . . . . . . . . . .07,20
SL MARX . . .05, 16, 17, 24, 25
SPRUCER . . . . . . . . . . .13,14
STARGATE . . . .05, 15, 16, 17,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,24, 25
TELEVIEW . . . . . . . .05, 16, 24
TOCOM . . . . . . . . .01,04, 16
UNIKA . . . . . . . . . . . . .01,17
UNIVERSAL . . . . . . .16, 17,25
VIDEOWAY . . . . . . .03, 09,22
ZENITH . . . . . . . . .03,09, 22
CABLE BOX CODES
6-8
VCRTV
VCR/TV
QUICK PROGRAMMING
POWER
STILL/SLOW
SMARTPICTURE
CHVOL
MENU
TIMER
JOG/SHTL
TURBO
TIMER
AUDIO/
MUTE
SKIP
SEARCH
TAPE
MANAGER
OK/STATUS
-
.......... ..........
+
CBL/DBS
1
–+
*
2
ABC
3
DEF
4
GHI
5
JKL
6
MNO
7
PQRS
8
TUV
9
WXYZ
START STOP DATE
VPS/PDC DAILY
SPEED DBS/SAT
PLAY
REW FF
STOP
WEEKLY
/OTR
REC
-
+
-
+
ALT
0
CLEAR
SAT/
REV
FWD
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