Paul

Intriguing idea. I will try it when I get home tonight. FYI, I have the JVS 4600 (SVHS) and an older hi-fi JVC.

So what you are saying is that the new SVHS VCR can be "trained" to respond to the first code it receives. If that is true, then what I should do is power down the 4600, unplug for a couple of minutes, set my VCR code on my Cinema 7 to 0008, plug the 4600 back in, and press power on the Cinema 7. Am I understanding you right ??