Philips VRB661AT - Manual (Page 22)

Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box or Direct
Broadcast System (DBS). If the remote control doesn’t operate
your Cable Box or DBS now, follow the steps below.
22 Setting the Remote to Operate a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
Turn on the Cable Box/DBS.Then, point the remote control
at your Cable Box/DBS and press the CBL/DBS button.
Then, press the POWER button. If your Cable Box/DBS turns
off, try the other Cable Box/DBS buttons (see pages 23-24). If your
Cable Box/DBS doesn’t turn off, or if the other buttons don’t work,
go to step 2.
2
Find the brand of your Cable Box or DBS on the lists
below arid remember the two-digit riumber beside it.
CABLE BOX CODES
ARCHER-01,05, 06,44
CABLETENNA......01,44
CABLEVIEW.........04, 30,
42, 44, 52
CENTURY.................. 44
CITIZEN.................04, 30,
42, 44, 52
CURTIS................. 08, 09
DIAMOND............. 01,44
EAGLE............26, 40, 62
EASTERN/REGENCY
..................................... 28
GC BRAND........... 04, 30,
42, 44, 52
GEMINI/JASCO........... 04
GENERAL ELECTRIC
...............................01,57
GENERAL INSTRUMENT
.....01,02, 03, 04,34, 83
HAMLIN--14, 15,28, 41
JERROLD....... 01,02, 03,
_____________04, 34, 83
MAGNAVOX.......
MATSUSHITA
......................... 16, 17, 97
MOVIETIME.......... 42, 44
NOVAVISION......... 08, 09
NSC/NEC....................40
OAK....................... 11,46
OAK SIGMA.......... 11,46
PANASONIC-16, 17, 97
PHILIPS.......... 07, 23, 50
PIONEER.............. 05, 06
PULSAR........ 04, 30, 42,
44, 52
QUEST...................05, 06
RCA....................... 16, 17, 97
REALISTIC.................44
RECOTON..................44
REGAL.....14, 15, 28, 41
REMBRANDT
.......................... 01,42, 44
26 SAMSUNG- -05, 06,
40,42
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA
................................. 08, 09
SIGNAL..........................26
SL MARX..........06, 40, 42,
44, 52
SPRUCER.........-|0 -]7 97
STANDARD COMPONENTS
................................. 42, 44
STARGATE...... 04, 06, 30,
40, 42, 44, 52
TELEVIEW........ 06, 40, 42
TOCOM.......01,33, 34, 42
UNIKA..................... 01,44
UNIVERSAL..... 42, 44, 52
VIDEOWAY....... 07, 23, 50
VIEWSTAR........26, 40, 62
ZENITH..............07, 23, 50
DIRECT BROADCAST SYSTEM CODES
MAGNAVOX- -94,95 RCA.............................. 97 SONY.................................98
3
Press the MUTE button.
4
Within 30 seconds, press the CBL/DBS button.
5
Within 30 seconds, press the Number buttons to enter the
two-digit code for your Cable Box or DBS. For example, if you
have a Zenith Cable Box, press Number buttons 0,7.
6
Repeat step I. If the remote control works your Cable Box or
DBS, you’re finished. If the remote control still doesn’t work your
Cable Box or DBS, repeat steps 3-5, using a different code for your
brand, if available.
There is no guarantee
that the remote
will work your
Cable Box or DBS.
Helpful Hints
The remote control may only operate
some features of your Cable Box/DBS.
For example, the remote control may
turn off the Cable Box/DBS power, but
it may not change channels at the
Cable Box/DBS.
If you can not change the channels
at the Cable Box by using the
Number buttons, press the VCR
PLUS+/ENTER button after you
press the Number buttons. It may
change channels at the Cable Box.
When you replace the batteries in the
remote control, you will have to pro­
gram the remote control again.
Remember to point the remote con­
trol toward the Cable Box/DBS dur­
ing steps 1-6.
Some Cable Boxes can only be
turned on at the Cable Box.