Setting the VCR’s Clock Various Settings

No indications appears.

To reduce the VCR’s power consumption when the VCR is switched off.

Setting the VCR’s Clock

Various Settings

To Manually Adjust the Clock

1)Press the [MENU] (7) to display the Main menu on the TV screen.

1) Press the [MENU] (7) to display

the Main menu on the TV screen.

NV-HS880 Series

		Panasonic VCR

Other settings	1/2
Tape length	:
		AUTO (2 E-240)
OSD	:	4:3

2)Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to select [Clock setting]. Press the [OK] (24) to display the Clock setting menu on the TV screen.

3)Confirm that [Clock setting] is set to [MAN.], and then press the [OK] (24).

	Clock setting		Panasonic VCR

Clock setting		:
			MAN.

Time		: 20:30:24
Date		: 16.10.05

2)	Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to
	select [Other settings]. Press the
	[OK] (24) to display Other
	settings menu.
3)	Press the [Cursor] (38) 3421
	to select the desired field then

Power save	: OFF
VCR display	: DIMMED
AV2	: DECODER
S-VHS	: ON
S-VHS ET	: OFF
Illumination	: ON

NV-HS830 Series

		Panasonic VCR
		Panasonic VCR
Other settings

Tape length	:	AUTO (2 E-240)
OSD	:	4:3
Power save	: OFF
VCR display	: DIMMED
AV2	: DECODER

4) Use the [Cursor] (38) 3421 to set the date and time.

• Instead of the [Cursor] (38) 3421, you can also use

the [Numeric] (2) to set the date and time.

desired position.

S-VHS	: ON
S-VHS ET	: OFF
TV system	: AUTO
Language	: English
Country	: others

5)	Press the [OK] (24) to conclude the setting.
6)	Press the [EXIT] (27) to exit the On Screen Display.

To Activate the Automatic Time

Correction Function

If a TV station transmits a signal for time setting, performing the operation steps below activates the Automatic time correction function and the time is corrected automatically.

1)Press the [MENU] (7) to display the Main menu on the TV screen.

2) Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to	Clock setting		Panasonic VCR

select [Clock setting]. Press the	Clock setting	:
			AUTO
[OK] (24) to display the Clock
	Time	: 20:30:24
setting menu on the TV screen.	Date	: 16.10.05

3)Press the [Cursor] (38) 34 to set [Clock setting] to [AUTO].

4)Press the [OK] (24) to conclude the setting.

•Under adverse reception conditions, etc., the Automatic time correction function may not work. In this case, the indication for [Clock setting] is automatically reset to [MAN.].

If the reception conditions improve later on, it may be possible to activate this function.

5)Press the [EXIT] (27) to exit the On Screen Display.

Hints:

•If [Clock setting] is set to [AUTO] when you open the Clock screen, do not set it to [MAN.], otherwise, the automatic time correcting function is deactivated.

•The built-in clock employs the 24-hour system.

•In case of a power failure, an automatic back-up system automatically maintains the operation of the clock for approximate 60 minutes.

•When [Clock setting] is set to [AUTO], the automatic time correction function checks and if necessary adjusts the time several times every day. The automatic time correction function only works when the VCR is switched off; it does not work in the timer recording standby mode.

•If [Clock setting] is set to [MAN.] and [Power save] to [ON] (see page 20), the time may not be maintained correctly. In this case, manually adjust the clock.

•If [Clock setting] is set to [AUTO] and [Power save] to [ON], the Automatic time correction function does not work while the VCR is turned off. However, as soon as it is turned on, the Automatic time correction function is activated and the clock is set correctly.

Tape length: To set the Tape length of the cassette being used to ensure correct indication of the remaining tape time.

•Set Tape length as follows:

[AUTO (2 E-240)]: The VCR automatically distinguishes E30, -60,

	-90, -120, -180 and -240 tapes.
[E-195]:	For E195 tape
[E-260]:	For E260 tape
[E-300]:	For E300 tape

•Even if you have selected the correct tape length, the remaining tape time may not be indicated correctly with certain kinds of cassettes.

OSD:	For automatic display on the TV screen of
	the TV station information, type of sound
	system of the programme being watched
	and the sound playback mode.
	(See page 22.)

•Set OSD mode as follows:

[4:3]:Indications can be displayed on the TV screen.

[16:9]:Indications can be displayed on the TV screen when using wide type of TV screen and selecting the wide screen mode on the TV setting.

•Even if setting to [16:9], indications may be cut off depending on the TV.

[OFF]:

Power save:

•Set Power save mode as follows:

[ON]:	The power consumption is greatly reduced when
	the VCR is turned off.
[OFF]:	The power consumption is not reduced when the
	VCR is turned off.

Refer to the followings when [Power save] is set to [ON].

•[VCR display] is automatically set to [OFF].

•To turn the VCR on, keep the [VCR-ON/OFF] (1) pressed on the VCR main unit. It is not possible to turn it on with the remote control.

•The Power save function does not work in the timer recording standby mode. After all programmed timer recordings have been made, and after all programmed data have been erased, the VCR switches over to the Power save mode.

•When the VCR is off, Pay TV programmes cannot be watched on the TV because the signal from the connected decoder is not looped through. To watch them, turn on the VCR.