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In Europe (not sure about the rest of the world) the newspapers printed numerical codes along with each TV listing. If you typed that into the VCR it would popu
by nibnib 10y ago
In Europe (not sure about the rest of the world) the newspapers printed numerical codes along with each TV listing. If you typed that into the VCR it would populate the start and end times for you, possibly the channel as well?
edit: the system I used was VideoPlus+, it looks like similar systems were used elsewhere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_recorder_scheduling_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_recorder_scheduling_code
- nsxwolf 10y agoOurs was branded VCR Plus+ in the states. We had one but I found myself just doing it manually.
- DrScump 10y agoThat's a shorthand for telling the VCR the channel and timeframe to record; it's not related to the ability to record one channel while viewing another. Every VCR I ever owned had that ability, clear back to my first Betamax.