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SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
Does your area observe
Daylight Savings Time
from April to October?
1Yes, DST is observed
2 No
3 Automatic
Press MENU to continue
SET TIME ZONE
What is your time zone?
1 Eastern
2 Central
3 Mountain
4 Pacific
5 Alaska
6 Hawaii
7 Automatic
Press MENU to continue
Set Up Clock and Auto Channel Search
Follow the steps on the screen to auto channel search and automatically set the clock*. If
the SET TIME ZONE or SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS screen appears, follow step 1 or 2
below. If the SETUP menu appears, skip to step 3.
1. If the SET TIME ZONE screen appears, select a time zone:
Press the number on the remote (1-6) corresponding to the ÒstandardÓ time zone
you live in. If you do not know your time zone, press 7 and an automatic setting
will be made.
If you select Automatic for your time zone, the VCR will set the clock using the
first Coordinated Universal Time information it finds. If the time is not correct,
select a time zone or set the clock manually. If the time is incorrect by a few
minutes (more than one minute), the local station may not be transmitting the
correct time.
2. If the SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS screen appears:
Press 1 if your area observes daylight savings time from April to October or press
2 if your area does not observe daylight savings time. If you do not know, press 3.
The VCR will set the time according to the information received from the
broadcast.
3. When the auto channel search SETUP screen appears:
Press 1 if you would like the VCR to search for and store all available channels.
Press 2 if you wish to skip this step.
If you skip auto channel search during setup, the auto clock set feature will not be
performed in this sequence.
4. Press MENU¥PROG on the remote if all antenna or cable connections are
completed. Auto channel search will be performed followed by automatic clock
set.
If The Auto Clock Set was unsuccessful message appears, you can press 1 to set the
clock manually or try auto clock set again. The clock must be set before you can
use the timer recording feature.
Try Auto Clock Set Again: If you think there is a local station (usually PBS)
broadcasting the XDS* (Extended Data Services--time) information, make sure the
Auto Clock Set feature is set to ON on the TIME menu (press 2 to exit SETUP,
press MENU¥PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU, press 3 to display the
TIME menu, and press 2 to turn the Auto Clock Set feature ON). Tune the VCR to
the channel you believe is broadcasting the information before turning off the
VCR. If the time does not set within ten minutes, XDS information is not available.
Set the time and date manually.
Set Clock Manually: Follow the directions on the following page to manually set
the clock.
* Signal not available in all areas.
SETUP
Would you like the VCR
to search for and store
all available channels?
1 Search for channels
2 Skip this step
Make sure all antenna
connections to the VCR
are complete.
Press MENU when ready
SETUP
The VCR is now setting
the clock. This may
take several minutes.
Press MENU to cancel