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Setting up the VCR Plus+ system (SLV-N60/AX20 only)
Setting up the VCR Plus+ system (SLV-N60/
AX20 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’s 
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 
PlusCodes.  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.
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6:30
PlusCode
14
2
CNN
2 3 4
5
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(1hr. 15min.) 73457
DRAMA
WS 9974
SPORT
MOVIE
Musical (2hrs.)  33044
Golf (1hr. 25min.) 42060
Comedy (2hrs.) 17390
SAMPLE
CABLE TV
AMC
BRV
CNN
CSP
DIS
DSC
ESN
FAM
HBO
LIF
MAX
MTV
NIK
SC
SCA
SHO
TBS
TMC
TNN
TNT
USA
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
American Movie Classics
Bravo (program grid only)
Cable News Network
C-SPAN
The Disney Channel
The Discovery Channel
ESPN
The Family Channel
Home Box Office
Lifetime
Cinemax
Music Television
Nickelodeon
Sports Channel
Sports Channel America
Showtime
TBS SuperStation
The Movie Channel
The Nashville Network
Turner Network Television
USA Network
CABLE
CH
16
17
20
21
22
25
34
35
5
27
29
31
38
39
45
17
44
49
50
51
30
Example of “PlusCode”
Example of “Channel Line-up Chart”
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