Setting the Clock
Accurately set the day and present time before timer programming.
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•’01 indicates year 2001.
•The clock is shown in
•Alarm recording counter is shown during alarm recording only.
07-09-’01 20:25:00 A0001
Example : Setting the day and present time to 8:25 p.m., 9 July, 2002.
Info.
• When DAYLIGHT SAVINGS is set to ON or OFF and a |
1.Press MENU button.
•<MAIN MENU>appears.
2.Turn JOG to select CLOCK/FIRST TIME SET UP and turn SHUTTLE to the right.
•<FIRST TIME SET UP>menu appears.
3.Turn JOG to select TIME DATE ADJUST and turn SHUTTLE to the right.
•<TIME DATE ADJUST> menu appears.
<MAIN MENU>
DISPLAY
TIMER PROGRAM RECORDING SET UP REAR TERMINAL MAINTENANCE CLOCK/FIRST TIME SET UP
<FIRST TIME SET UP> |
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TIME DATE ADJUST | STOP |
TAPE END | |
QUASI | ON |
VIDEO MODE | AUTO |
TAPE LENGTH | |
<TIME DATE ADJUST> | OFF |
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS | |
MONTH | 01 |
DAY | 31 |
YEAR | 2001 |
TIME | 00:00:00 |
tape is not inserted in the VCR, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS can | |
be switched to ON or OFF on the front panel of the VCR | |
by pressing STOP button and EJECT button together. | |
• To move the displayed position of the day and present time | |
on screen, press POSITION button ( ) or ( | ). ( ) moves |
the display in a | ) in a |
downward direction. |
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Setting the current time to exact second
Set the clock as described above, but set minute digits to one or two minutes ahead of the reference time being used. When the reference time reaches 00 seconds of the minute you have set, turn SHUTTLE to the right. The VCR’s clock now corresponds to the reference time to the nearest second.
External time clock adjustment
4. Turn JOG to set DAYLIGHT SAVINGS and turn SHUTTLE to the right.
• | When set to ON, the clock moves forward one hour. |
• | When set to AUTO, the clock moves forward one hour |
The VCR’s clock can be set to the nearest hour by connecting with an external clock. When 2 or more VCRs are connected together, the clock can be set to the 1st VCR’s clock simultaneously. Make the following settings to all VCRs you
wish to set the clock. (
previous page for the connection)
from the 1st Sunday of April (at 2 a.m.) to the last |
Sunday of October (at 3 a.m.). |
• When set to ON or AUTO and the clock is put forward |
one hour, the Daylight Saving Time symbol ( ) is shown |
next to the hour digit of TIME on screen and the Daylight |
Saving Time indicator ( ) illuminates on the fluorescent |
display. |
Note
• When the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS is set to AUTO, the |
programmed recordings starting or finishing in the |
daylight saving time changeover period may not be |
recorded correctly. |
• The daylight saving time may vary from the one above |
depending on your region or the year, in this case, set |
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS to ON or OFF manually. |
5. Turn JOG to show “07” for MONTH and turn SHUTTLE to |
the right. |
1.Press MENU button.
•<MAIN MENU> appears.
2.Set ALARM REC DURATION of <RECORDING SET UP> menu to other than MAN1.
3.Set MODE OUT of <REAR TERMINAL> menu to CLOCK ADJ.
4.Press MENU button.
•The day and present time display appears on screen.
<RECORDING SET UP> | 6H |
ALARM REC MODE | |
ALARM REC DURATION | 1M |
EMERGENCY REC | OFF |
SUPER RESOLUTION | ON |
ONE SHOT•FIELD | 1 |
ONE SHOT•INTERVAL | SHOT |
<REAR TERMINAL>
CALL OUT | WRNG•TAPE END |
CLOCK OUT | REC- 1 |
MODE OUT | CLOCK ADJ |
REC IN | SERIES |
6. Set DAY, YEAR, TIME (hour digits, | <TIME DATE ADJUST> | AUTO |
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS | ||
MONTH | 07 | |
in a similar fashion. | DAY | 09 |
| YEAR | 2002 |
| TIME | 20:25:00 |
7.Turn SHUTTLE to the right while
the
•The setting is now complete.
•<FIRST TIME SET UP> menu appears.
8.Press MENU button.
•The day and present time display appears on screen.
How the external time clock adjustment works
When the RST IN terminal is grounded at the rear panel, the clock is automatically set to the nearest hour.
Example:
•When the display shows 11:29:59, the clock is adjusted to 11:00:00.
•When the display shows 11:30:00, the clock is adjusted to 12:00:00.
When more than 2 VCRs are connected and the clock of the 1st VCR is adjusted to the nearest hour, the additional VCRs will also be set to the nearest hour.
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Note A point to notice | Info. Supplementary information |