Pioneer DVR-RT300 Getting started Setting the clock, Clock manually, Auto Clock

04Getting started

Setting the clock

The clock is set to the correct time automatically, but it can also be set manually. The clock can be set for daylight saving time and time zone.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

•Select “CLOCK” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the

procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP

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CLOCK (manually)

You can manually set the date, year and present time with the remote control.

Ex.: Setting the clock to “10:20AM” October, 30th, 2004.

1Select “CLOCK” and press ENTER.

01/01/04 12:00AM

2Select the desired items using ￿ or ￿ (month, date, year, hour, minute and AM/PM) then press

ENTER.

3Press ￿ or ￿ to set the value of the selected item.

•For the minutes, press ￿ or ￿ once to set the time minute by minute, or hold down either of buttons for several seconds to set the time in 10-minute intervals.

10/30/04 10:20AM

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the date, year and present time, and press ENTER. The SETUP MENU will close.

This completes clock time setting.

AUTO CLOCK

You can automatically set the clock by turning “ON” the AUTO CLOCK function.

When you want to set the auto clock function to “OFF”, select “AUTO CLOCK”, press ENTER and select “OFF” from the list.

For more information see page 22.

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STANDARD TIME (Time zone)

In the rare event that you live within the broadcast range of two stations in two different time zones, the DVD/VCR may recognize the wrong station for the auto clock set.

To correct the situation:

Select “STANDARD TIME” and select the time zone from the list below.

Selectable time zones and correction times

ATLANTIC: GMT – 4 hours

(GMT: Greenwich Mean Time)

EASTERN:	GMT – 5 hours
CENTRAL:	GMT – 6 hours
MOUNTAIN:	GMT – 7 hours
PACIFIC:	GMT – 8 hours
ALASKA:	GMT – 9 hours
HAWAII:	GMT – 10 hours
AUTOMATIC:	AUTO SET

Note

•When shipped from the factory, the “TIME ZONE” is set to “AUTOMATIC”.

•After making the auto clock setting, in some cases the clock may display another time zone. You can correct the clock by selecting your time zone setting above.

•When the clock is not set or you set the clock manually, the time zone setting is not available.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

You can set the clock to daylight saving time automati- cally or manually.

To select daylight saving time, select “DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME” and select “ON”, while to cancel the daylight saving time, select “OFF”.

ON: For manual setting (forward 1 hour)

OFF: For manual setting (back 1 hour)

AUTOMATIC: For automatic setting (read XDS in the signal)

Note

•When you want to set daylight saving time, on the first Sunday in April you set it to “ON”, and on the last Sunday in October you set it to “OFF”.

•When shipped from the factory, the “DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME” option is set to “AUTOMATIC”.

•When the clock is not set, the daylight saving time setting is not available.

•When there is no daylight saving time in your area, always select “OFF”.

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