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Setting Up the VCR
Startup
VCR MAIN MENU
1 TIMER RECORDINGS
2 SET CLOCK
SET CLOCK
TIME --:--
(HH:MM)
DATE --/--/--
PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
VCR MAIN MENU
1 TIMER RECORDINGS
2 SET CLOCK
3 CHANNELS
4 PREFERENCES
PREFERENCES
1 REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1
2 AUTO PLAY: ON
3 AUTO TV/VCR: ON
4 FRONT PANEL: AUTO
5 AUTO DST: ON
6 SET AUTO REPEAT
0 EXIT
10. Set the display panel brightness.
This VCR lets you change the brightness level of the fluorescent
display panel.
A. Press MENU on remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU.
B. Press 4 to display the PREFERENCES menu.
C. Press 4 to select a FRONT PANEL mode.
• Select AUTO to keep the display panel bright when VCR is
on and dim when it is off.
• Select BRITE to keep the display panel bright.
• Select DIM to keep the display panel dim.
11. Set the time and date.
When you first turn on the VCR, -:-- appears in the clock area of the
VCR’s display panel.
A. Press MENU on remote to display VCR MAIN MENU.
B. Press 2 to display SET CLOCK.
C. Enter the time and date with the number buttons on the remote.
• Press 0 before single-digit numbers.
Example: press 0, then 5, then 0, then 7 for a time
of 5:07. Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM.
• Press CLEAR on the remote to change incorrect entries.
D. Press MENU on the remote to start the clock and remove the
SET CLOCK menu from the screen. The time appears in the
VCR’s display panel, and the time and date appear on the TV
screen when you press DISP on remote.
12. Set the Automatic Daylight-Saving Time
Select this feature if you want the VCR’s clock to advance one hour
in April and reverse one hour in October automatically.
A. Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
B. Press 4 to display the PREFERENCES menu.
C. Press 5 to select a AUTO DST mode.
• Select ON if you want the VCR’s clock to adjust for Daylight
Saving Time automatically.
• Select OFF if you do not want the VCR’s clock to adjust for
Daylight Saving Time automatically.
In the Spring, daylight-saving time begins on the first Sunday in
April. Clocks are set forward one hour.
Because the clock changes automatically from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM,
keep in mind that any part of a scheduled Timer Recording that
falls between these two times will not be recorded.
In the autumn, daylight-saving time begins on the last Sunday in
October. Clocks are set back one hour.
The VCR clock automatically changes from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM.
Therefore, it affects your recording length.
VCR
VCR MAIN MENU
1 TIMER RECORDINGS
2 SET CLOCK
3 CHANNELS
4 PREFERENCES
PREFERENCES
1 REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1
2 AUTO PLAY: ON
3 AUTO TV/VCR: ON
4 FRONT PANEL: AUTO
5 AUTO DST: ON
6 SET AUTO REPEAT
0 EXIT