HOST CHANNEL SELECT
(CATV)
CH AUTO
PRESS (5,°) TO SELECT
PRESS (MENU) TO END
PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END

12ENINITIALSETTINGS(cont.)

Semi-Auto

SELECT MODE

OK

5

 

 

q

CH

 

MENU

At the Override Auto Clock Set screen, move the highlight bar (arrow) to

“SEMI-AUTO CLOCK SET” by pressing CH▲▼ or SHUTTLE PLUS, then press OK.

OVERRIDE AUTO CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK SET

=SEMI–AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL CLOCK SET

PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

6

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

0

CH

7

 

1 3 Á

¦ 7 8

4¢

MENU

SHUTTLE PLUS

OK

ACCESS SELECT SCREENS

At the Semi-Auto Clock Set

SEMI–AUTO CLOCK SET

screen, move the highlight

 

 

bar (arrow) to the desired

 

 

=HOST CHANNEL SELECT

 

mode by pressing CH▲▼

 

TIME ZONE SELECT

 

or SHUTTLE PLUS,

D.S.T. SELECT

then press OK.

 

 

To select the Host Channel

— step 7

To select the Time Zone — step 8 To select the D.S.T. mode — step 9

NOTE:

The time that has been set previously by the Plug & Play function will be erased when any of the three settings mentioned above is changed.

SELECT HOST CHANNEL

You can either select "AUTO", or enter a PBS

channel number. For automatic selection, press MENU if "AUTO" is

highlighted on the Host Channel Select screen. To manually select "AUTO" or the PBS channel, press

CH▲▼ or SHUTTLE PLUSto cycle through "AUTO" or the channel numbers (hold button down to speed through numbers) and stop when the desired number appears. Press MENU and the Semi-Auto Clock Set screen reappears.

NOTES:

For cable box users: Select "AUTO" or the channel on your VCR that receives the cable box channels, and set the cable box to the PBS channel.

There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock setting data.

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JVC HR-S5400U manual Select Mode, Access Select Screens, Select Host Channel, EN Initial Settings, Semi-Auto

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