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The Main Menu: Channel Setup
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Channel Setup
On this page, you select which channels will be available when you press the channel up/down
buttons on the remote control. In addition, you can choose a group of channels to appear as
Favorites - a subset of your entire channels list.
Channels in your setup can be saved in one of three states:
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- The channel is not available from the remote control channel up/
down arrows, but
is
saved in your channel list.
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- The channel is available from the remote control channel up/down
arrows. The channel is not available when you switch to Favorites mode.
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- The channel is available from the remote control channel up/down
arrows at all times. It is in the group of channels that will be available when
using Favorites mode.
Adding Channels
Managing your channels is very easy. Channels can be added directly from this page. A chan-
nel’s status can also be set, allowing it to be Active, Hidden, or selected as a Favorite.
To scan for occupied channels:
1. Press the
Menu
button.
2. Select
Options
.
3. Select
Channel Setup
from the Options menu.
4. The Channel Setup page opens.
5. If you have no channels defined, Digital VCR will offer to add the current channel. Press
Enter
to accept or
Back
to delete.
6. When the channel list is displayed, press
Find
to scan for occupied channels.
7. When the scan is complete, the channel list will be displayed allowing you to edit individ-
ual channels.
To add a channel:
1. Press the
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button
2. Select
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.
3. Select
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from the Options menu.
4. The Channel Setup page opens.
5. Press the
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button to add a channel.
6. Type in the channel number you want to add using your PC keyboard.
7. Press the
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key on your keyboard.
8. Another text box opens. Type in the name (if desired) for this channel. The text field here
is only large enough to accept a few letters. Use something easy to recognize, like the
network name (i.e., PBS, NBC, ESPN, etc.).
9. Press the
(QWHU
key on your keyboard.
10. Continue adding channels until finished.
The status for each channel is also edited on this page. You can change these settings at any
time.