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Setting clock manually

— Manual Clock Set

First follow steps 1 to 3 on page 10, then go to the following steps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 OnSetthetimefront panel:

CLOCK SET

 

 

 

Press CHuntil the

 

 

 

TIME

DATE YEAR

 

desired time appears,

 

–:– –AM

1/ 1

00

 

 

then press OK.

AUTO CLOCK : ON

(CATV)

 

 

HOST CH

: AUTO

 

On the Remote:

D.S.T.

: AUTO

 

 

 

Press SHUTTLE PLUS

TIME ZONE

: AUTO

 

 

 

PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK)

until the desired time

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS 3.

Holding CH or SHUTTLE PLUS changes the time in 30-minute intervals. When the time is entered manually, “AUTO CLOCK” is automatically set to “OFF”, and “HOST CH” and “TIME ZONE” disappear.

5SetOn thedatefront panel:

Press CHuntil the desired date appears, then press OK.

On the Remote:

Press SHUTTLE PLUS until the desired date appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS 3.

Holding CH or SHUTTLE PLUS changes the date in 15-day intervals.

6SetOn theyearfront panel:

Press CHuntil the desired year appears, then press OK twice.

On the Remote:

Press SHUTTLE PLUS until the desired year appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS 3twice.

7Select D.S.T. mode

You can select either “ON” or “OFF”.

ON– Adjustment will be made by the built-in clock itself.

OFF– Select when Daylight Saving Time does not apply to you.

On the front panel:

Press CHto select the desired setting.

On the Remote:

Press SHUTTLE PLUS to select the desired setting.

8StartPress MENUclock and normal screen appears.

To make corrections any time during the process

Press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS 3 repeatedly until the item you want to change blinks, then press CH or SHUTTLE PLUS .

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JVC HR-A56U 12 EN, Setting clock manually, Select D.S.T. mode, Manual Clock Set

HR-A56U specifications

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