Sony SLV-D550P Operating Instructions - Page 30

Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-D550P only) How the VCR Plus+ system works Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you need to do is look up the "PlusCode" number, a number assigned to each program published in the TV section of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE magazine. Then, just enter the PlusCode number of the program you want and the VCR is automatically programmed to record that show. It's that simple. How to set up your VCR Setting up your VCR involves coordinating the TV channel number (the number you turn to on your TV or VCR to watch a program) with the guide channel (the number that is assigned to that channel in your program guide). To find the guide channel numbers, look at the "Channel Line-up Chart" in the program guide for your area that features VCR PlusCode numbers. It usually looks like the example to the right. To set the guide channels, use the Channel Line-up Chart to check that the guide channel numbers match the TV channel your VCR receives. For example, if HBO is listed in the Channel Line-up Chart as channel 33, and your VCR receives HBO on channel 5, you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure. If the guide and TV channel numbers are the same, you can skip this procedure. Example of "PlusCode" PlusCode 5:30 14 MOVIE Musical (2hrs.) 33044 2 SPORT Golf (1hr. 25min.) 42060 CNN WS 9974 6:30 2 3 4 DRAMA Comedy (2hrs.) 17390 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (1hr. 15min.) 73457 Example of "Channel Line-up Chart" CABLE CH CABLE TV SAMPLE 16 AMC American Movie Classics 17 BRV Bravo (program grid only) 20 CNN Cable News Network 21 CSP C-SPAN 22 DIS The Disney Channel 25 DSC The Discovery Channel 34 ESN ESPN 35 FAM The Family Channel 5 HBO Home Box Office 27 LIF Lifetime 29 MAX Cinemax 30 MTV Music Television 31 NIK Nickelodeon 38 SC Sports Channel 39 SCA Sports Channel America 45 SHO Showtime 17 TBS TBS SuperStation 44 TMC The Movie Channel 49 TNN The Nashville Network 50 TNT Turner Network Television 51 USA USA Network VCR Plus+ GUIDE CH 35 54 42 28 53 37 34 47 33 46 45 48 38 59 70 41 43 58 49 52 44 30 Setting up the VCR Plus+® system (SLV-D550P only)