Sony SLV-777HF Operating Instructions - Page 49

Getting Started Setting up VCR Plus+ How VCR Plus+ works Whenever you want to record a TV program, all you need to do is look up the program's "PlusCode," a number assigned to each program that's published in the TV section of most newspapers, cable TV listings, and even TV GUIDE magazine. Then, just enter the PlusCode 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's assigned to that channel in your program guide). To get the guide channel numbers, find the "Channel Line-up Chart" in the program guide for your area that features VCR PlusCodes. It usually looks like the example to the right. For each channel your VCR receives, use the Channel Line-up Chart to check that the channel numbers match. For example, if HBO is listed in the Channel Line-up Chart on channel 33, and your VCR receives HBO on channel 5, you need to coordinate these numbers using the following procedure. For channels in which the 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 continued Getting Started 49