INITIAL
SETTINGS
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| Dual Quick Set sets the clock and tuner channels automatically | |
Dual Quick Set | ||
when power is first connected to the VCR. The antenna cable | ||
must be connected for dual quick set. | ||
| The time and date can be set automatically from clock setting | |
| data that is transmitted by one of the regular TV broadcast | |
| channels. We call this TV channel the “Host Channel” and it is | |
| a PBS channel in your area. |
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IMPORTANT
●Don’t press any buttons on the VCR or remote during Dual Quick Set.
●If you perform Dual Quick Set successfully, there’s no need to perform the Clock (☞ pg. 9) and Tuner (☞ pg. 12) procedures. If, however, you want to add or delete channels, refer to “Add Or Delete A Channel” on page 14.
ATTENTION CABLE BOX SUBSCRIBERS
If you perform the Dual Quick Set procedure . . .
●Select the PBS channel on your cable box before plugging your VCR’s power plug into the AC outlet. (If you have more than one PBS channel, you may have to select an alternative PBS channel if Dual Quick Set is not successful.)
●If there is no PBS channel in your area, perform the Manual Clock Set procedure (☞ pg. 11).
●For automatic clock adjustment to take place the VCR's power must be off and the cable box must be set to the PBS channel at clock adjustment times.
●If you perform Dual Quick Set successfully, D.S.T. will be set to “AUTO”. At the D.S.T. adjustment time (☞ pg. 11), your VCR's power must be off and your cable box must be set to the host PBS channel in your area for the D.S.T. adjustment to take place. If the clock is not set correctly, change the D.S.T. setting to “ON” or “OFF. See step 9 of
PERFORM DUAL QUICK SET
1 Make sure that the antenna cable is connected to the VCR. Then connect the VCR’s power plug to an AC outlet. For connection configuration, refer to “Basic Connections” (☞ pg. 6). The clock and tuner channels will automatically be set.
●Auto clock set is performed first. The auto clock set function scans all the channels received by your VCR to find the Host Channel and then sets the clock. AUTO is displayed on the front display panel during Auto clock set.
●Auto channel is performed next. The auto channel set function scans all the channels that are receivable by your VCR. It then automatically assigns each receivable channels to the CH▲▼ buttons. It skips
●When Dual Quick Set has been completed successfully the correct time is displayed.
●The clock can be adjusted automatically by the Host PBS every hour on the hour (except for 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) by the incoming PBS channel clock setting data. (This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the VCR’s power is turned off.)
●If an incorrect time is displayed on the front display panel, you may be receiving the clock setting data of a PBS channel from an adjacent time zone, or an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. In this case, perform the
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NOTE:
If, due to a power outage or other event, the memory backup fails, Dual Quick Set is performed when power is restored to the VCR.
During Auto Clock Set | During Auto Channel Set |
| The channels appear in |
| ascending order, beginning |
| with 1. |
PM
Dual Quick Set Completed The current time (including AM/PM) is displayed.