Caution
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In order to begin to receive your listings, power Off the TV when not in use. Within 24 hours, you will begin to 
receive TV show listings. It may take up to six days to receive the full eight days of initial show listings.
INITIAL GUIDE SETUP for TV Guide (Continued)
If you want to use TV Guide On Screen Listings to schedule recordings to your 
VCR, answer Yes, set up VCR control.
Additional screens ask you to
• Confirm remote control options 
• Confirm the external connections.
• Select the VCR brand. 
• Test and confirm the remote code.
If you do not want the Guide to control recording to your VCR, answer No, end 
setup and go to Step 6.
Configure Your VCR
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The Helpful Information screen is displayed when you successfully complete 
Guide setup.
Complete Setup
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The setup progress screen appears each time you enter the Guide prior 
to receiving your initial eight days of show listings. To close the screen 
press Ż or [OK].
View Setup Progress Screen
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Watching TV
Switch to TV mode
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up
down
or
Insert the CableCARD™ when watching cable TV. (p. 11)
Select a channel number
Ŷ
To directly input the digital channel number
Turn power on
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POWER button on 
unit should be On.
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When tuning a digital channel, press the button to enter 
the minor number in a compound channel number.
To not display TV Guide when turning power On
TV Guide open up
select
 Select  "SETUP"
 Select "Change default options" and press "OK" button
 Select "General defaults" and press "OK" button
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 Select "auto guide" and set "off"
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 Select "done" and press "OK" button
Close TV Guide
Note
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Reselect “Cable” or 
“Antenna” in “ANT 
In” of “Auto program” 
to switch the signal 
reception between 
cable TV and antenna. 
(p. 14)
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The channel number 
and volume level 
remain the same even 
after the TV is turned 
off.
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