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Most of the following notes was made to help the television service engineers speed up the time taken to tune in television and video recorders, and also set other things like, the personal preference (P.P.) level. Some were very easy to "work out" that you would not need these notes, however, if you are not sure, and there is a fault on the set, valuable time can be wasted trying out different combinations before one comes to the conclusion that there must be a fault on the appliance.

Most of these notes were made by trying out different combinations, writing them down, then trying out again from the notes to see if I had worked them out correct. Most times, If I had to do another "tune in" after a few weeks the notes paid for it's self.

Television Service Engineers living in rural New Zealand should also find these notes handy and may be able to talk customers though a television or video recorder set up without have to waste time and money on a service call, therefore any feedback is welcome, not for me as this gives me more work to do, but for them.
Eric Richards.

• AKAI

(1) Press C.P.
(2) Press + or - (next to CP on right) until station comes up
(3) Press C.P. again
(4) Press + or - until indicator displays program number
(5) Press C.P. again
(6) Press + or - for fine tuning
(7) Press "M" twice

Press AFC on to store tuning Adjustment.

• AWA

To store Press

>>

 until you get correct channel, then press
        

 
Then the program number you wish to use, then press  

again
Sometimes when you use the program up button the program
number may go 1,2,4,5,6 meaning that the program skips over
program 3. To use program number 3 you have to clear that
number that gets skipped.

To clear a program number that skips put the set into
program mode then get the number that skips then

Press  

then press   

 again while the word 
"CLEARED" is displayed on the screen

    

 
(1)  Press 

 to start tuning

(2)  Press  -   to tune down
     Press  +   to tune up

(3)  Press 

to store in memory.

(4)  Press 

to finish tuning

PERSONAL PREFERENCE
(1) Adjust controls for good Sound and Picture.
(2) Press button. The word "STORE" should appear.
(3) Press Button.
(4) Press button. The word "STORE" should change colour

Search for station

(1) Press "STORE" button. The word "STORE -" in red will appear
(2) Use Programme buttons to select programme number.
(3) Press "STORE" button. The data on the screen will change to green

• CONDOR

       (colour of) display on the screen
(1) Press "P"                 (Green) H    >>      2
                                    H=High Band,  2=Program 2
If the word "PASS" is displayed Press "B" for band or pass..
(2) Press search up or down   (Red)   H    >>>>    2
(3) Press "M"                 (Green) H    >>>>  2
(4) Press "P" to finish

• FUJITSU GENERAL

Automatic channel scanning ">>"
Fine Tune down "<"
Fine Tune up   "<"
Memorize       "M"
                                         (FGS-250)
Channel number 1 Displayed number  14        {16}
               2                   16   {08} {18}
               3 ................. 17   {11} {21}
               4                   08 or 18
               5                   09 or 19
               6 ................. 10 or 20
               7                   11 or 21
               8                   22
               9 ................. 23
               10                  24
               11                  25
               34 ................ 36
               43                  45
               47                  51
               49 ................ 52
               51                  54
               55                  59
To put a station on program 11
Press "1-"           "  1-" displayed below screen
Press "1"            "  11" displayed
Press "CH"           " 'wx" displayed  (wx is any number)
press "tens" number  " 'y-" displayed
press "units" number " 'yz" displayed

If you can not get a station by using the search " >> "

Press the " CH " button, then put in the number you think it might be,
Then press " M ".
Then adjust your Fine tune down or up,
When you get a good picture press " M " again.

Automatic channel scanning ">>"
Fine Tune down "<"
Fine Tune up   "<"
Memorize       "M"

Channel number 1 Displayed number  14
               2                   16
               3 ................. 17
               4                   08 or 18
               5                   09 or 19
               6 ................. 10 or 20
               7                   11 or 21
               8                   22
               9 ................. 23
               10                  24
               11                  25
               31 ................ 31
               43                  46
               47                  40 or 50
               49 ................ 52
               51                  54

To put a station on program 11
Press "1-"           "  1-" displayed below screen
Press "1"            "  11" displayed
Press "CH"           " 'wx" displayed  (wx is any number)
press "tens" number  " 'y-" displayed
press "units" number " 'yz" displayed

Personal Preference note: The colour level can be adjusted and memorized at different levels from program to program, I was totality confused one day when I had to tune in a second video to SCART input and could only get a monochrome picture, that SCART program input was set at minimum colour level.

Also be careful that the program number have a wide fine tune range, when you are searching for the station and you are not to sure where the station is, it can quite easy be lost. In that case you might have to step though the channels one by one and adjust the fine tune up and down until you find it.

PERSONAL PREFERENCE
Adjust picture and sound to preferred level then press both
"M" buttons on the remote at the same time.

...........Program/Display/Signal............../Input........
Program number P1  P 1   For TV stations        RF Input
       to      P27 P27    "  "     "            "  
 "

Program number P27 =S=   For S-VHS              SCART
   "      "    P28 P   =

   For Red,Green,Blue     SCART
   "      "    P29 P29   VCR (for no flag wave)  RF
   "      "     0  PAU   Audio,Composite Video  SCART

Note: When you press "0" (see line above on table) on the
     remote for Audio & Video signal (from a VCR for example)
     PAU is displayed on the seven segment display.
If there is two SCART inputs on the back of the TV, when you
press "0" the first time you get PR1 when you press

"0" again
you get PR2.

To program a station on Channel 39 on to program 25
On the remote
Press "2-" Button      P2- Displayed
then  "5"     "        P25    "
 "    "P/C"   "        C??    "      ?? is any number
 "    "3"     "        C3-    "

 "    "9"     "        C39    "
Then press both "M" buttons together. "MEMO"
appears on screen

     Programme number  1,2,3,4       Tunes in band 1
     Programme number  5,5a,6 to 13  Tunes in band 3
     Programme number  14 to 69      Tunes in UHF

Warning: 
The tuning may take for ever to tune in, If you think you 
have been holding the up (or down) button too long, 
try the other one.

• GOLDSTAR

To unskip a program number press "SEARCH" (up or down). you
will see the program number flashing.
Use the program up or down button to get the number that gets
skipped over, then tune in as normal

	Normal
B/S	Bandswitch
	Search + Up - Down
	Memory
	Program up Program down

(1) Press B/S                       I,III, or U appears
(2) Press Search up or down         I,III, or U flashes
(3) Press MEMORY                    "- -"  is displayed
(4) Enter program number on remote



At the request of a visitor Dukie, CBT2168 same as (CBZ9822) GOLDSTAR TUNE IN. 

Dukie told me he had trouble un-skipping a program number, well so did I the first time.
So pressing the channel up button it might go 1,4,6,7,.. meaning 2,3,5,.. would be skipped

The program number on CBZ 8922 goes from 0 to 39.   

To skip or clear program number 39, go, Clear - (select 39) - Clear.
To un-skip program number 39, go, Store - Search - (select 39) - Store.        

Normally program number 0 on televisions is reserved for the VCR viewing. 

 (1) Adjust for best Sound and Picture. 
 (2) Press  " STORE "      (RED)   STORE -  (YELLOW)
 (3) Press  " PP "         (RED)   STORE PP (GREEN)
 (4) Press  " STORE "      (GREEN) STORE PP (GREEN)

 (1) Adjust Sound and Picture
 (2) Press MEMORY button             "- -" is displayed
 (3) Press NORMAL button             Program number displayed

To memorize numbers to Red, Green, Yellow & Blue fast text
 (1) Press the Red, Green, Yellow or Blue button, on remote
 (2) Enter 3 digit number for Teletext page, on remote
 (3) Press "STORE" button on the TV set until. The Red, Green,
     Yellow & Blue background colours will go White for a
     about a second

• HITACHI

STEP PRESS (on remote)    DISPLAY (on TV)      NOTES
(1)  "C"            C _ _          To enter 2 digit Number
                                        miss step 2
(2)  "C"            C _            To enter 1 digit Number
(3)  "1"            C 1            To start searching at channel one                         
(4)  "F1/F2"            }             To select 2nd function key
(5)  "-/|-}|"       C 1            Starts searching C 2 though each channel, and
                         	C 3       will stop at a TV station
                         	C # (etc)
(5a) "-/|-}|" again if it stops at a station you do not want

(6)  "+/M"          P _ _          You have to enter the program number

(7)  "0"            P 0            Say "0" for VCR

• JVC

(1) Press "Channel"      Time goes off and is replaced by
      or  "CH SET"       "CH ##" (## is a number 00 to 99)
(2) Kept pressing "Search" button until you get the correct
                         station
(3) Press "Store"        The colon (:) will go out
(4) Press "Counter/Lap/Clock" Button to finish
(5) Do next one (2) & (3)

• KAMBROOK

	Normal
B/S	Bandswitch
	Search + Up - Down
	Memory

(1)  Press BANDSWITCH
(2)  Press & hold SEARCH up or down for TV station
(3)  Press MEMORY

(1) Press "Autotuning"
(2) Press "store"  "STORE-" appears on screen (red
    or (green when stored))  
(3) Press correct program number 
(4) Press "store" button again

• MGA

(1) On remote press "NOR/PRE".
(2a) For auto tuning press "AUTO".
(2b) For manual tune press "BAND" for correct band.
(3) Keep pressing "MPS" until correct station appears.
(4) Press "NOR/PRE" when finished.

• MITSUBISHI

Early models like HS-306 you have to set time before you can
tune in the channels to the program.

• NEC

Put "Nor/Pre" switch to "Pre"   "P-"

Appears

use "Channel/set"  "v"  " " for down/up
tuning

press "Memory/Shift" to memorize and shift to next program

Next tune-in Use "Channel/Set" buttons to tune in next
program

When finished put "Nor/Pre" switch back to "Nor"

• PANASONIC

To tune use the buttons "-" "+" next to the
"NEXT" button
Not the "-" "+" buttons next to the

"TRACKING/SLOW" BUTTON
as you might do with other PANASONIC VCR'S

 MOST BUTTONS SELF EXPLANATORY
But for tuning use TRACKING "-" "+" For tuning down
or up
(fast) For fast tune press "NEXT" simultaneously
(unclear) Press the "CLEAR" button to unclear a program
          number, or to make the program number appear.
          (I hope this note appears clear)

 Press "TUNER PRESET" for a few seconds

The b:III will blink for search, The b:III could be b:I or b:U

 
If the program number is winking you can adjust the program number,
If the Band display "I","III","U" is
winking you adjust the band,
If nothing is winking or whole display except the program number 
   is winking then you can do a search or it is doing a search.

(fast) Press "SHIFT" as well to fast tune it.

Press "Pre" button to following display on the screen

(screen display)         #         Search (VL,VH,U)
                       AUTO

Press Volume up   to search up
  &   Volume down to search down

Press "Pre" button until the following is on the screen
(screen display)         #
                       AUTO

• PHILIPS

14 GR 1021  (GR1-AX)               Hotel Mode, P.P., Tune in.
14 GR 1221  (GR1-AX)               Hotel Mode, P.P., Tune in.
14 GR 6425              P.P.
14 GX 8310  (ANUBIS)               Tune
20 GR 1250  (GR1-AX)               Hotel Mode, P.P., Tune in.
2B-S                               P.P.,Tune in, Teletext
CTO 14",    370mm                  P.P.
CTO 20"-26",510mm-670mm            P.P.
& CTO 16CT6425                      "
G8                                 Tune in note
KL9                                P.P.
KT3                                P.P.
L7.1A
L9.2A
NCF-CR                             Tune in
PYE CTO                            P.P.
Philips VCR, VR588 & VR999

On Friday 3rd May 2002 I noticed step (1) and (6) was missing, maybe it is missing from my 
book at work, Then on Saturday night I got a E-mail from Greig McGill who could not tune in
his second hand TV on his second E-mail Greig told me It was locked in "Hotel mode". 
 To fix that, one turns to program 38, and hold channel+ and volume- for 3 seconds.


(1) Press

(2) Press menu + or - to get one of the following options:
                  (Auto,Manual,Fine,Swap,Skip)
(3) Press menu
(4) Press (-) to get correct Band (VHF L,VHF H,UHF)
(5) Keep pressing (+) to get correct station

(6) Press                    twice to finish

Stuck in DEMO mod.

Switch on mains supply while holding "VOL -" and "PROG +" 

buttons on front of set

 VCR program numbers 0 & 39. 

 if unable to store personal preference
                      settings, and can not search tune, or
                      can not get maximum volume level.


To deactivate "Hotel Mode". 
Select program 38 then press
"CONTROL +" & "STORE" keys simultaneously

To Activate "Hotel Mode".   
Select program 38 then press
"PROGRAM +" & "STORE" keys simultaneously

NOTE: What ever the sound level is when HOTEL is activated,
     while in HOTEL mode the sound will not go louder than
     that level

(1)  Press "MENU"        "Brightness" is displayed
(2)  Adjust "brightness
(3)  Press "STORE"       "Contrast" is displayed
(4)  Adjust "Contrast"

(5)  Press "STORE"       "Colour" is displayed
(6)  Adjust "Colour"
(7)  Press "STORE"       "Volume" is displayed
(8)  Adjust "Volume"
(9)  Press "STORE"

(1)  Press "STORE"
(2)  Press "CONTROL >" Keep pressing until you get the right station.
(3)  Press "PROGRAM Down or up"  To get the program number
                                   You wish to use.
(4)  Press "STORE"       To store and finish
Repeat from (1) to (4) to store in more stations

(1)  Set picture and sound best level.

(2)  Press "D"  

 
Add 1 or 11 to the VHF channels.
so channel 1 will appear on program numbers 2 & 12.

(1)  Press "A"  

      Program number flashes

(2)  Press "B" 

   Channel number increases.

(2a) Keep pressing "B"  

   until you get correct station.

(3)  Press  (C/P)      To get correct program number.

(4)  Press "D"  

 To store
Note C/P means Channel/Program.
              

If you know the channel number that has to 
programmed to the program number.

(1)  Enter program number to be programmed
(2)  Press "C/P" button.  To get the program number flashing
(3)  Enter Channel number.
(4)  Press button "A"              Program number flashes
(5)  Press button "D"              Channel number appears +
                                   "CH Mode" LED goes on
(6)  Press C/P                     To go back to program
                                   number display + "CH" LED
                                   goes off.
              

For Teletext
Enter page number as normal,
then press ? (lost it?)

(1) Adjust controls for preferred customer Sound and Picture level
(2) Press "Store" on TV
(3) Press "P.P."  on remote
(4) Press "Store Execute"

     Adjust controls for preferred Sound and Picture
     (1) Press "SELECT" button  (STORE)
     (2) Press "PRESET" button  (on remote for 14CT6415 )
         (P.P.) on remote.
     (3) Press "STORE"  button  (EXECUTE)

For PYE CTO see PYE CTO
     Adjust controls for preferred Sound and Picture
     (1) Press "STORE"    button  on TV
     (2) Press "P.P."     button  on remote
     (3) Press "STORE EX" button  on TV

Use menu "-" "+" on the remote to fine tune

To tune Philips G8 chassis. The Frequency is display in MHz
a Channel number/Frequency chart can make a tune-in faster

• New Zealand Television Channels

Australian Channels are given to help tune in Australian Television's to New Zealand 
Channels, Australian stereo system will not work in New Zealand.

Australia UHF Channels have 7 MHz spacing, New Zealand & Europe have 8 MHz  

Australia   IF 36.875 MHz
New Zealand IF 38.9   MHz

Australia Stereo 5.7421875 MHz

Cable Television 68 MHz to 174 MHz 

(1)  Adjust controls for preferred sound and picture
(2)  Press "SELECT"
(3)  Then  Program number "1,2,3,4,5 or 6"
(4)  Press "PRESET"

(4a) Press "VCR" button if program is needed for VCR play
                        back
(5)  Press "STORE"

Go to Program number 38 
Press "Menu" on TV and "OSD" on remote together for 3 seconds.

From any program number press 3,1,9,7,5,3, then "Sound Mute" 
on remote all within 20 seconds.

(1) Press "SEARCH" button until correct station appears
(2) Select Program number
(3) Press "STORE"

(1) Press "STORE".  VHFL,VHFH, or UHF will appear on screen
(2) Press "SEARCH TUNING up or down" . Keep finger on until
                                   Station appears.
(3) Select correct program number.
(4) Press "STORE". The word "PAL" will appear on screen.

Philips VCR´s from the late 1990´s early 2000´s have programmable RF out, 
example VR220, VR260, VR299, VR388, VR499, VR588, VR999.
This does not include the newer VCR´s like the VR740, 
run a AV lead to the TV input (if it has one).


1. Switch VCR to standby with NO tape in side it.
2. Press the "Stop-Eject" button and hold for 5 seconds.
3. LCD display will read "4OUT36" "4" (or any other number) will flash.
   "4" indicates the country´s TV system. Do not alter this number.
4. Press "OK" button on VCR - "36" will then flash off and on.
5. Press channel "up" or "down" button to change the number to
   any number you would like that does not interfere with any television station.  
6. Press POWER button on VCR to exit this mode.


VR999 "Child lock"

To get out of "child lock", press and hold "power" button on remote for 8 seconds.  

• PYE

Adjust controls for preferred Sound and Picture
(1) Press "STORE",
(2) Press "SELECT",
(3) Press "RESET",
(4) Press "STORE"

(tune)
Press "SEARCH","SELECT",programme
number,"STORE"

• RCA

RCA DRA4008 (DVD)
(1) On remote press "menu"
(2) Press "1, 6, 7"
(3) DVD will ask for code
(4) Press "mute" button
(5) Unit should display "All"

• SAMSUNG

(1)  Adjust Sound and picture

(2)  Press "STORE" 

(3)  
Press "P.P." 

Layout of buttons:

P.P.	Store	Mode	Fine Tune up
AV	X
AV	Clear	Search	Fine Tune Down

To store Press 

>>

 until you get correct channel, then press

 Then the program number you wish to use, then press 

 again.

To Clear Program Number,
Press 

then press 

again while the word "CLEARED" is displayed on the screen

Search Tuning button

• SANYO

(1) Press & hold "PT" until "AUTO TUNING" appears (go to 1.1)
(2) Press again to get "SEARCH TUNING"            (go to 2.1)
(3) Press again to get "MANUAL TUNING"            (go to 3.1)
(4) Press again to finish.

(1.1) Press "AS" or "Volume up" to Auto tune all stations
(2.1) Press Volume up or down to search up or down
    (Bar graph goes to yellow when it stops it goes to green)
(3.1) Press & Hold Volume up or down to tune.

(END) Always press "PT" when you are finished any option

You can NOT tune using the remote.
System  I. Auto, PAL, SECAM, NTSC.
system II. S-1 = 5.5MHz Auto
           S-2 = 5.5MHz
           S-3 = 6  MHZ
           S-4 = 6.5MHz
           S-5 = 4.5MHz


Button labeled "P" in this order: Auto tuning, Search tuning,
Manual tuning.
Button labeled "M" Memory.
Button labeled "AS" Auto Search.

(1)  Press "PRESET"
(2)  Press program up or down button to get correct program number
(3)  Press "OK"
(4)  Press Program up or down button to get "L" "H" or "U"

(5)  Press "OK"
(6)  Press Program up or down button to scan for the station
(7)  Press "OK"
Note: The Program number will increment by one ready for the
     next tune-in, in that case go to step 3
(8)  Press "PRESET" when finished

    

• SHARP

(1) Press "PRESET" once for VHF again for UHF and again for off.
(2) Use Volume up or down to tune in.
If you leave it alone for a few seconds it will go to the off mode.
If it will not go to either VHF or UHF bands. check diode
D1078 or D1079  next to micro

tune options: 
Full auto
Semi auto
Semi auto & changes band at end of tuning range

Volume up search up
Volume down search down

    

• SONY

 TV or VCR that puts menu on the screen

When you tune in, put the AFT onto the 'on' position to
search for the station. You can only do fine tuning when the
AFT is in the 'off' position.

 
For VCR use program 20-29 or "0".

Button layout of tuning draw.

	led
Clear	AFT	Preset	Automatic program
		Search button

(1)  Press Preset button

(2)  Use search buttons to get stations

(3)  Press Preset button

Note:
V-M is for VHF High Band
V-H is ??

• SKY DECODER

(1)  Press "ENTER".......You see "EXIT" flashing on the menu
(2)  Keep pressing Arrows "DOWN" or "UP" button until the
                         words "FAVOURITE PROGRAM" flashes
(3)  Press "ENTER".......You will see a list of Program
                         numbers next to channel numbers
(4)  Keep pressing Arrows "DOWN" or "UP" button until the
                         program number you wish to change
                         start flashing then
(4a) Press the "-" or "+" button to decrease or increase the
                         Channel number
(5)  Repeat step (4) and (4a) to change the Channel number to
                         any other program number
(6)  When you have finished press "ENTER" button

• STATUS

  STATUS (ST9514) 

Unable to bypass key password
Option 1 Press "Programme +" & "Program -"together
Option 2 Leave TV on for 15 minutes, wait until TV goes into 
    standby mode, then start TV up with remote, use as normal
If you turn the TV off at mains switch, you will have to repeat 
this option again.     

• Technosonic

Technosonic DVD (Home Theater version)
(you should see two dolphins on the screen, as a default logo)
Enter the following four key "8,4,2,1"
The region should be displayed on the screen, change to region 9

Technosonic (cheaper version)
(1) Press "Stop"
(2) Press "Setup"
(3) Press "Next, Prev, Next, Prev"
(4) Press < or > to select appropriate region code on top of the
screen
    NOTE: "ver 255" for all regions,
(5) Press "setup"
(6) Select 'exit' on 'setup'
(7) Press 'play/select'

• THOMSON

Thomson 36ML01H. 
Might or might not be similar to Bradt, Ferguson, Saba, Telefunken.

This is a very strange set to tune in. 
But once you match up the colors of the screen display with the colors of the button, 
it is not too bad to tune in.

The button layout on the Television set.
BUTTON PRESSED ON THE TELEVISION SET.			WHAT IS SEEN ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY.
Press the yellow "PR" button.			The on screen tuning display will appear.
Press the red "speaker symbol" twice.			"CH" goes from red to white.
Press volume up or down until you get the correct TV station.			The channel number will go up or down.
Press the green "screen symbol".			A white arrow will appear next to the green "PR".
Press volume up or down until you get the correct program number.			The program number will go up or down.
Press the yellow "PR" button.			The yellow arrows will blink.
Press the same yellow "PR" button again.			The arrows will stop blinking and the station and program number will be memorize.
NOTE: The three horizontal bars clears the display off the screen.

Thomson DTH4200 (DVD)
(1) Make sure no disc in player,
(2) Power up player,
(3) Press "8, 8 ,8, 8" on the remote
(4) Press "OK"
(5) Display Should show "00"

• TOSHIBA

With

 on the remote
Use Volume down for UHF tuning
Use Volume up for VHF tuning

(1) Press "F" button until     #   (# is the program number)
                              >>> comes up
(2a) To tune in VHF station press Volume down
(2b) To tune in UHF station press Volume up

(3)  Press the Volume up or down until you get the correct
station

(4)  Press "F" button until           
    #

comes up

Note: To stop the program number being displayed on the
screen all the time press the "CALL" Button.

• TRANSONIC

TUNE IN
(1) Keep your finger on the "SEARCH" button until the graphic's 
    appear and the TV goes into search mode,
(2) Press "STORE",  
(3) Press Program up (P+) or Program down (P-) until you get the 
    correct program number for that station,
(4) Press "STORE" (Program number and the word "STORE" will
    change from colour red to green.

FINE TUNE.
    For fine tune just press "SEARCH" momentary.

• Television Systems.

DVD zones:

1: Canada, U.S., U.S. Territories.
2: Europe, Japan, Middle East (including Egypt) and South Africa.
3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico,
   South America, and the Caribbean.
5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa,
   North Korea, and Mongolia.
6: China.
7: Reserved.
8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)

Did you know all PAL DVD players will also play NTSC DVD without any problem.

Did you know when your DVD player stops playing DVD's, more than likely it will still continue to play Audio CD's. So when you replace that old DVD player with a new one rewire the old one up to the stereo system.

Did you know if you have a universal remote that night have say five devise options like two TV buttons, a VCR, and two AUX buttons, if you use this remote for just one TV try putting the TV code into the VCR and the AUX options and see if the remote will still work the TV on the other three device options. I found it a great nuisance going to change stations and the remote would not work until I had to press either TV 1 or TV 2 device option on the remote before the remote would work again. So I had a idea one day I put the TV code into VCR, AUX 1 & AUX 2 then never had anymore trouble having to press the TV 1 or TV 2 button again.

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These notes about tuning may or may not help your tuning problem, So read on if there is no help above. Let me explain a few technical terms, for the viewer point of view they never need to talk about "channel" I hope that if you take the advice of these notes you should be able to have a more intelligent conversation with your service department repairing your television or video recorder.
CHANNEL This not a television station it is part of the "electromagnetic spectrum" if you look on the New Zealand channel allocation table you will see that channel 1 starts at 44 Mega Hertz and goes to 51 Mega Hertz, the reason is most New Zealanders will have Television one on channel 2, while other parts of the country will have TV 1 on channel 1 or maybe some other channel. Otherwise it is a bit like a radio station saying "96 FM" is on 98.4 Mega Hertz.
CHANNEL BUTTONS, on the television sets have been wrongly labelled by most television manufactures and should have been called the PROGRAM button, you press that button to change the television program.

A good idea when you first get a television is to put TV 1 on program numbers 1, 11, 21, 31, ... TV 2 on 2, 12, 22, ... and so on, if your main viewing program number gets lost by some household fiddler you always have another program number to go to before you find the instruction book, that should be saved away just in case.

One of the problems with some modern televisions is they will only do a automatic tune. Which is not so much a problem, the problem is they pick up radio interference rubbish in-between the television stations, So you might have program one has rubbish, program two has TV1, program three and four has rubbish, program five has TV2, program six has TV3, and so on .... Don't you find that annoying? Don't you think it would be better if TV1 was on program 1, TV2 on 2 TV3 on 3.
There is a solution if you put a aerial attenuator in series with the aerial lead, you might need something like 30 db or use a variable attenuator, this will reduce the signal level of the main television stations to a snowy level (almost un-watchable), but the radio interference will also be reduced to a level that will not make the television set store anything other than the weak television stations. Then remove the attenuator when you have finished the tuning.

NEVER PUT POT PLANTS THAT NEED WATERING ON TOP OF THE TELEVISION SET... This is a common problem were the plant is sometimes knocked over and water from the pot goes into the television set doing costly damage. If this does happen to you turn off the television, let the television dry out before you use it again, if it works sell it and get a new television set.