Initial Settings

Language Setting

The default setting is “ENGLISH”.

A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial

MAIN MENU

Set screen

TUNER SET

 

 

FUNCTION SET

Press MENU on the Remote. Press rtto

INITIAL SET

 

 

 

move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL

 

 

SET”, then press OK or e.

 

 

 

PRESS ( , ), THEN (OK)

 

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

CSelect D.S.T. mode

Press OK or eto move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”, then press rtrepeatedly until the desired setting is selected.

AUTO: Select if you want to adjust your VCR’s clock automatically by the incoming signal from the host channel. (Auto Daylight Saving Time enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’s clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time.) Be sure to select the correct time zone manually in step 4.

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

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

DSelect time zone

BSelect language

This VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some messages — in English, Spanish or French. Press rtto move the highlight bar (arrow) to “LANGUAGE”, then press OK or e repeatedly until the desired language is selected.

Press MENU to return to normal screen.

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH GUIDE CHANNEL SET CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH ( ,) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

Press OK or eto move the highlight bar to “TIME ZONE”, then press rtrepeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired time zone is selected. Each time you press the button, the time zone changes as follows:

{AUTO {ATLANTIC {EASTERN {CENTRAL

{MOUNTAIN {PACIFIC {ALASKA {HAWAII

{(back to the beginning)

EComplete Semiauto Clock Set

Press MENU to return to normal screen. Turn off the VCR. “Aut” will appear on the display panel while the clock is being set. The

Language selection will be reset to “ENGLISH” after a power failure occurs.

Clock Setting

Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug&Play setting or if you use a cable box.

current clock time will appear automatically when the clock setting is complete.

Selections of host channel and D.S.T. mode will be reset to “AUTO” after a power failure occurs.

Setting clock manually

Preparations

AAccess Main Menu screen, then Initial

Set screen

Press MENU on the Remote. Press rtto move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e.

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

PRESS ( ,), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

— Manual Clock Set

First follow steps 1to 2in “Preparations” above, then go to the following steps.

A Set time, date and year

Press rtuntil the desired time appears, then press OK or e. Set the date and year in the same way.

BAccess Clock Set screen

Press rtto move the highlight bar (arrow) to “CLOCK SET”, then press OK or

e.

Setting clock semiautomatically

— Semiauto Clock Set

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH GUIDE CHANNEL SET CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH ( ,) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

Holding rtchanges the time in 30- minute intervals, or changes the date in 15-day intervals.

B Select D.S.T. mode

Press OK or eto move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”, then press rtto select the desired setting.

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

You can change the host channel/D.S.T. (Daylight Saving Time)/ time zone setting manually. First follow steps 1to 2in “Preparations” above, then go to the following steps.

NOTE:

The time set previously will be erased when “AUTO CLOCK”, “HOST CH”, “D.S.T.” or “TIME ZONE” setting is changed.

A Set Auto Clock to ON

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

Press OK or eon the Remote repeatedly to

 

TIME

 

DATE

YEAR

move the highlight bar to “AUTO CLOCK”,

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO CLOCK : ON

(CATV)

then press rtso that “ON” is selected.

 

HOST CH

 

: AUTO

 

D.S.T.

 

: AUTO

 

 

 

TIME ZONE

: AUTO

 

 

 

PRESS (

,

), THEN (OK)

B Select host channel

 

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can either select “AUTO” or enter a PBS channel number. Press OK or eto move the highlight bar to “HOST CH”, then press rtrepeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired PBS channel number is selected.

Some PBS channels do not transmit clock setting data.

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

CStart clock

Press MENU and normal screen appears.

To make corrections any time during the process

Press OK or erepeatedly until the item you want to change blinks, then press rt.

Manual setting of the clock will be lost after a power failure occurs.

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JVC HR-S3901/3911U specifications Initial Settings, Language Setting, Clock Setting

HR-S3901/3911U specifications

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