MANUAL CLOCK SET
DATE 1/ 1/97 WED TIME – –:– AM
D.S.T. ON
PRESS NUMBER KEY (O–9)
OR (5,°), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END

8

SELECT TIME ZONE

You can select the zone

TIME ZONE SELECT

automatically or manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by pressing CH

▲▼

or

 

 

=AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

 

PUSH JOG

. If an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

incorrect time is displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you may be receiving the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clock setting data of a PBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS (5,°) TO SELECT

 

 

channel from an adjacent

 

 

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

time zone or from an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. If you

 

selected "AUTO" in step 7 select "MANUAL" and select

 

the correct time zone manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you selected "AUTO", press MENU to return to the

 

Semi-Auto Clock Set screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you selected

 

 

TIME ZONE SELECT

 

"MANUAL", press OK

 

 

=ATLANTIC

 

 

and the screen to the

 

 

EASTERN

 

 

right appears. Move the

 

 

CENTRAL

 

highlight bar (arrow) to

 

 

MOUNTAIN

 

 

 

PACIFIC

 

your choice by pressing

 

 

ALASKA

 

CH ▲▼ or PUSH JOG

 

 

 

HAWAII

 

 

5°, then press MENU

 

PRESS (5,°) TO SELECT

 

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

twice to return to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semi-Auto Clock Set screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

SELECT D.S.T. MODE

You have three choices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a–Select “AUTO” and the

 

 

D.S.T. SELECT

adjustment to your VCR’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clock will be made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=AUTO

 

according to the incoming

 

 

ON

 

 

 

signal from the host

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b–Select “ON” and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjustment will be made

 

PRESS (5,°) TO SELECT

 

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

 

based on the clock itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c–Select “OFF” if Daylight Saving Time doesn’t apply to

 

you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to your choice by

 

pressing CH 5° or PUSH JOG 5°, then press MENU

 

and the Semi-Auto Clock Set screen reappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT

Turn the VCR off after performing the Semi-Auto Clock Set procedure. "Auto" will appear on the front display panel when the clock is being set. The current time will appear automatically when the clock is set.

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Manual

SELECT MODE

5 At the Override Auto Clock Set screen (pg. 10), move the highlight bar (arrow) to “MANUAL CLOCK SET” by pressing CH ▲▼ or PUSH JOG 5°, then press OK.

SET DATE, TIME AND D.S.T.

6 The Manual Clock Set

screen is displayed and the

month digit begins blinking. Press the

appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date and time (if only 1 digit, press "0" first). Press CH ▲▼ or PUSH JOG 5° to set AM/PM

and D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time). Press OK after AM/ PM and D.S.T. settings.

Set D.S.T. to "ON" to set the D.S.T. according to the VCR's clock or to "OFF" if D.S.T. doesn't apply to you.

When you’re finished with this set-up procedure, press MENU to start the clock.

NOTES:

CH ▲▼ and PUSH JOG can be used to perform all operations. (In this case, press OK after each setting.)

At the Manual Clock Set screen, the setting that can be set blinks. When setting of a highlighted item is completed, the highlight bar moves down by 1 line to the next item.

MAKE CORRECTIONS

7 To change any of the settings, press OK or PUSH JOG Þ%until the item you want to change blinks, then set as in step 6.

Auto

SELECT MODE

5 At the Override Auto Clock Set screen, move the highlight bar (arrow) to "AUTO CLOCK SET" by pressing CH ▲▼ or PUSH JOG 5°, then power off the VCR. Do not power it on again until the clock has been adjusted. The clock is automatically adjusted on the hour except at 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM. (The clock will be adjusted on the hour based on the time displayed on the VCR, not on the actual real time.)

**AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

This function enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’s clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time. With Auto DST activated, . . .

. . . on the first Sunday of April at 2:00 AM, the clock is adjusted to 3:00 AM.

. . . on the last Sunday of October at 2:00 AM, the clock is adjusted to 1:00 AM.

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JVC HR-DD840KR manual Select Time Zone, Select D.S.T. Mode, SET DATE, Time and D.S.T, Make Corrections

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