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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Preset Download

Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set

ATTENTION

You can use this function only with a TV offering T-V Link, etc.* Be sure to use a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable.

*Compatible with TVs offering T-V Link, EasyLink, Megalogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link via fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable. The degree of compatibility and available functions may differ by system.

If you have connected the recorder to your TV via the AV connection ( pg. 9), the recorder will automatically perform Preset Download instead of the Auto Set Up in step 4 on page 11. After downloading, the recorder sets the clock and Guide Program numbers automatically.

Perform steps 1 to 3 of “Auto Set Up” on page 10 before continuing.

A Perform Preset Download.

Press OK. The AUTO SET/T-V LINK display appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen.

On the front display panel

Press rt to select “CH – –” and press OK or e.

On the on-screen display

Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “T-V LINK” and press OK or

e.

Preset positions on the front display panel increase from “CH1”; do NOT press any button on the recorder or remote control until the front display panel shows clock time, “(CH) 1” or “– –:– –” as illustrated on page 13.

●If you are using the on-screen

display, the T-V LINK screen will appear. Then the GUIDE PROG SET screen will appear during Guide Program Number Set. When Preset Download is completed, “COMPLETED” appears for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears.

●If you press any button on the recorder or remote control

while downloading is in progress, it will be interrupted.

NOTES:

●For details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV.

●In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme Delivery Control) signal, the recorder can perform neither Auto Clock Set nor Auto Guide Program Number Set.

●If there is a power cut, or if you press 1 or MENU while downloading or set up is in progress, it will be interrupted; be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again from the beginning.

●Auto Clock Set may not function properly depending on the reception condition.

●On this recorder, the characters available for station names (ID) are A–Z, 0–9, –, f, + and I (space). Some names of

downloaded stations may differ from those of your TV ( pg. 64).

B Set the video channel.

Set the video channel to off manually. ( pg. 66)

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HR-J870EU specifications

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