WELL, GUESS WHAT MELODY DID YESTERDAY!!!! (and thanks a whole bunch to all of you who tried to find me a way to set my clock). But the program button doesn't work, so this remote is useless to me.

Well, I went to CVS to get a universal remote (you can return anything to CVS even after you open it), so on the chance it wouldn't do the trick, I knew I could return it.

It's a Smart Universal Remote, that handles up to 4 things. All I want is the vcr part of it.

I looked in the code book and it had 7 codes for Toshiba.

I tried the first one. All the lights lit up, it worked. Can you believe the first code I punched in actually worked???

Then I said "Okay, Melody, press the Menu button" (There WAS NO MENU BUTTON ON THE ORIGINAL TOSHIBA REMOTE, ONLY THE PROGRAM BUTTON).

So it was hit or miss time.

I hit the menu button.

THE SCREEN LIT UP WITH "SET THE CLOCK, SET THE LANGUAGE".

I just smiled at myself and said 'good job, Mel".

I set the clock. The language is english.

Then it moves to date and time.

Want to know the original date on this little Gem of mine???

1992. Does this mean that this VCR was made in 1992???

I just put in the correct date and year. and all of a sudden, when I pressed MENU once again, there in front of me on the LED READOUT was 9:30 p.m.

Oh joy, Melody now has a working VCR. and a brand new beautiful remote.

I went around the corner and asked him about the Panasonic Omnivision he has there (we have 2 others and they are both Panasonic Omnivisions).

The guy said "they work fine, but I don't have the remotes for them".

I said "Don't worry, I have two remotes".

so when I need to replace them, FOR TWENTY BUCKS, I can get the other two.

I might just buy them to have them in the house.

So I am now back to taping Stargate Atlantis, my soaps and when Showtime starts giving me "THE TUDORS", again, I CAN DO MY THING.

Life is beautiful. I CAN TAPE!!!!

lol lol

and thanks much.

Toodle OOOHH!!!

Melody