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APPENDIX: REFERENCE
How to Find Your TV's Video
Input Channel
You need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel if you are
using the VCR's AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks to connect to the TV' s
AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT jacks. Y ou must select this "channel" befor e
you can see the VCR' s menus, the cable or antenna r eception,
and the content that' s on a tape.
The video channel on TVs varies for dif ferent brands and
different models. Below ar e some steps to tr y:
•
If your TV brand is GE, RCA, or PROSCAN, press the TV
button on the remote control that came with the VCR. Then
press the INPUT button on the remote.
•
If you have another brand of TV, consult the section, VCR
Basics , to see if the VCR's remote control can be set to
control your TV. If so, follow the step above.
If those options do not work, try the following ideas. You might
access the V ideo Input Channel by:
•
pressing a button on the remote (see table below)
•
selecting the channel from the TV's menu system
(see table below)
•
tuning directly to the channel by selecting a specific channel
number (see table below)
•
going through all the channels in the channel list by
pressing the channel up or down buttons on the TV.
Some common scenarios ar e listed in the Video Input Channel
Variations table that follows:
Video Input Channel Variations
Button/Switch
on the TV
VIDEO
SIGNAL
VID 1
VID 2
S-VID
S-VIDEO
Button on the
Channel
TV Remote
Number
VID 1
00
LINE
90
VID
91
VIDEO
92
S-VID
93
INPUT
VID 1
S-VIDEO
VID 2
SOURCE
AUX
TV
Button
ON OFF
REVERSE
RECORD
INFO
MUTE
CLEAR
1
4
7
INPUT
Button
TRACKING
NISH SPECIFICATION
TV
VCR
PLAY
FORWARD
STOP
PAUSE
SEARCH
GO BACK
MENU
SPEED
2
3
5
6
8
9
0
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