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Chapter 5: Using the TV Menu
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Time Menu
Setting the Clock
You may choose to manually or automatically set the
clock that your media center will use for recording or
timer functions. You cannot schedule recordings if the
clock is not properly set.
Manual
Figure 16
To manually set the clock, you need to select the current
time, including AM or PM, current date, time zone for
your area and the Daylight Savings time setting.
Figure 16. Time Menu, Manual Clock Setting
Set Time
Press ADJUST or repeatedly to slowly select the
hour or press and hold to quickly select the hour. Press
ENTER to move to the minutes options. Press ADJUST
or to select minutes, then press ENTER to select
AM or PM.
Set Date
Press ADJUST or to select the correct date.
Time Zone
Select your correct time zone. Press ADJUST or to
select the time zone (Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain,
Pacific, Alaska or Hawaii) for your area. Then press
ADJUST to move to the Daylight Savings time option.
Daylight Savings Time
Select the Daylight Savings time (DST) option that your
state uses. Press ADJUST or to select Applies if
your state or area uses DST, or Ignore if DST does not
apply.
Auto
Select the Time Zone and Daylight Savings time setting,
as noted above. You may then tune to a channel (on
Ant-1 or Ant-2) that uses Extended Data Service (XDS)
time data, typically a PBS channel. The Auto selection
will automatically retrieve the correct time and date
information from this channel. Be aware that if a channel
displays incorrect time information, it is because of
information sent from the broadcaster and is not a defect
of the media center.
Timer On/Off
Figure 17
The timer can be turned to On or Off. When On, you
need to select the time and day to turn the TV On and the
device and channel to display. With the TV off and the
timer active, the blue POWER LEDs on the front of the
display and media center blink slowly as reminders. At
your preselected time, the timer will turn the TV on, and
this message will be displayed: “Press a button for the
media center to stay on.” Press any button on the remote
control within 5 minutes or the TV will turn itself off.
Figure 17. Timer Menu (Timer On/Off)
Set Time
Press ADJUST or repeatedly to slowly select the
hour or press and hold to quickly select the hour. Press
ENTER to move to the minutes options. Press ADJUST
or to select minutes, then press ENTER to select
AM or PM.
Set Day
Select the day or days that the media center will turn on
automatically. Press ADJUST or to select Everyday,
Mon-Fri (Monday through Friday), or the individual days
of the week.
Device
Press ADJUST or to select the device to use when
the timer turns on media center. If the media center is
already on, the timer select this pre-selected device.
Channel
When an antenna is the selected device, you may select
any memorized channel. Press ADJUST or to
select the channel and the media center will tune to
this channel in memory when the timer turns it on. This
includes sub-channels for digital choices.