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Hookups and Settings
• If the aerial cable is connected to the
ANALOG AERIAL IN jack (except
hookup A) and the TV is connected to
this recorder with SMARTLINK,
select “Download from TV” (For
details, refer to the operating
instructions supplied with your TV).
Then, select your country/region using
</,, and press ENTER. The tuner
preset data will be downloaded from
your TV to this recorder.
• If the aerial cable is connected to the
DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack (hookup
A) only, or to skip this setting, select
“Do not set.” Then, select your
country/region using </,, and
press ENTER.
To set the programme positions
manually, see page 126.
For details, see page 18.
Clock Setting
The recorder will automatically set the
clock when any digital channels have
been scanned and stored. Go to the
“EPG Type Select” setting.
• Select “Auto” when a programme
position in your local area broadcasts a
time signal. The “Auto Clock Setting”
display appears.
Select a programme position that
carries a time signal and then “Start”
using </,/m, and press ENTER.
If a clock signal cannot be found, press
O RETURN, and set the clock
manually.
• Select “Manual” to set the clock
manually. The “Manual Clock
Setting” display appears.
1 Select the time zone for your area
or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
using </,, and press m.
2 Select “On” using </, if you
are now on summer time, and
press ENTER.
3 Set the day, month, year, hour and
minutes using </M/m/,, and
press ENTER to start the clock.
EPG Type Select
Select the EPG (Electronic Programme
Guide) type to use.
If no programme positions for digital
broadcasts are found after scanning, the
“EPG Type Select” display does not
appear. The EPG type is automatically
set to the country/area you select when
setting the programme positions.
• Select “Guide (Digital)” to use the
digital electronic programme guide
(see page 50).
Select “Guide (Digital)” if you receive
only digital broadcasts.
• Select “GUIDE Plus+” to use the
Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ electronic
programme guide (see page 61).
TV Type (page 137)
• If you have a wide-screen TV, select
“Wide (16:9).”
• If you have a standard TV, select
“Standard (4:3).” This will determine
how “wide-screen” images are
displayed on your TV.
Progressive
When you connect a progressive format
TV to this recorder using the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks,
select “Compatible.”
HDD caution messages
Read the HDD caution messages, and
press ENTER.
4 Select “Finish Setup” using M/m,
and press ENTER.
“Easy Setup” is completed.
Go to “Setting up the GUIDE Plus+
®
system (For analogue broadcasting/in
areas with GUIDE Plus+ only)”
(page 32) to use the Gemstar GUIDE
Plus+ electronic programme guide.
To return to the previous step
Press O RETURN.
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