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Startup
Setting Up the VCR
SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
Does your area observe
Daylight Savings Time
from April to October?
1 Yes, 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
8. Use SETUP menu to auto channel search and auto clock set.
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
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 A or B below.
If the SETUP menu appears, skip to step C.
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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 (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: Press 1 and follow the directions on the
following page to manually set the clock.
* Signal not available in all areas.
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SETUP
The Auto Clock Set
was unsuccessful.
Would you like to set
the time and date?
1 Set Time and Date
2 Skip this step