INITIAL SET UP
Setting the
When you first plug in the VCR and turn it on, when you turn it on after power was interrupted for longer than 24 hours, or when you reset the VCR’s memory, the VCR prompts you to select a language, then scans for active channels in your area and stores them.
In many areas, the Public Broadcasting Ser- vice (PBS) station broadcasts an electronic data signal (EDS) with its regular broadcast. This signal can automatically set your VCR’s clock to the correct time. If a station in your area has EDS signals, the VCR automatically sets the clock.
Notes:
•The VCR is preset to automatically set the clock, but you can change this setting. See “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 16.
•If no stations in your area broadcast EDS signals, you can set the clock manually. See “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 16 for more information.
1.Press POWER to turn on the VCR.
2.Turn on your TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR’s 3 CH. 4 switch or select its line input if you connected the VCR to the TV’s audio/video input jacks. Then press TV/VCR so VCR appears.
3.Select a language by pressing CH s (to select English), CH t (to select Spanish), or TV/VCR (to select French) when the follow- ing appears on the TV screen.
4.When the following appears on the TV screen, repeatedly press PLAY (with s marked above it) or STOP (with t marked below it) on the remote control to highlight a connection type, then press FF (with 
marked to its right) to select it.
VCR
TV
BOX
TV
Y
•If you connected a cable box or a DSS receiver to the VCR then connected the VCR to a TV, select CABLE/DSS BOX 
VCR
TV.
•If you connected the VCR to a cable box or a DSS receiver then connected the cable box/DSS receiver to a TV, select
VCR 
CABLE/DSS BOX
TV.
•If you connected the VCR directly to a TV, select VCR
TV.
If you selected CABLE/DSS BOX
VCR
TV, continue with Step 5. If you selected VCR 
CABLE/DSS 
TV or VCR
TV, skip to Step 6.
5.When the following appears on the TV screen, repeatedly press CH s or t to select your cable box’s or DSS receiver’s output channel number, then press FF.
VCR
TV
OUTPUT CH
Y
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