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Setting clock semiautomatically

— Semiauto Clock Set

You can change the host channel/D.S.T. /time zone setting manually.

First follow steps on page 10, then go to the

4following steps.

Set Auto Clock to ON

On the front panel:

CLOCK SET

 

Press OK repeatedly to

TIME

DATE YEAR

move the highlight bar

1:00PM

12/24

 

00 SUN

to “AUTO CLOCK”,

AUTO CLOCK : ON

 

 

HOST CH

: AUTO

(CATV)

then press CH5∞ so

D.S.T.

: AUTO

 

that “ON” is selected.

TIME ZONE

: AUTO

 

PRESS (5,), THEN (OK)

6Select D.S.T. mode

You have three choices:

AUTO– Select if you want to adjust your VCR’s clock automatically by the incoming signal from the host channel. (Auto Daylight Saving Time*)

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 OK to move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”, then press CH5∞ repeatedly until the desired setting is selected.

On the Remote:

PRESS (MENU) TO END

On the Remote:

Press # to move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”,

Press # to move the highlight bar to “AUTO CLOCK”, then press %fi so that “ON” is selected. Then;

To select the host channel — go to step 5. To select the D.S.T. mode — go to step 6. To select the time zone — go to step 7.

NOTE:

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

5setting is changed.

Select host channel

You can either select “AUTO” or enter a PBS channel number.

On the front panel:

Press OK to move the highlight bar to “HOST CH”, then press CH5∞ repeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired PBS channel number is selected.

On the Remote:

Press # to move the highlight bar to “HOST CH”, then press %fi until “AUTO” or the desired PBS channel number is selected.

NOTE:

Some PBS channels do not transmit clock setting data.

then press %fi repeatedly until the desired setting

7is selected.

Select time zone

You can select the time zone automatically or manually.

On the front panel:

Press OK to move the highlight bar to “TIME ZONE”, then press CH5∞ repeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired time zone is selected. Each time you press the button, the time zone changes as follows:

OAUTO O ATLANTIC O EASTERN

OCENTRAL O MOUNTAIN O PACIFIC

OALASKA O HAWAII O (back to the beginning)

On the Remote:

Press # to move the highlight bar to “TIME ZONE”, press %fi repeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired time zone is selected (see above).

NOTE:

If an incorrect clock time is displayed by the Plug & Play setting, you may be receiving the clock setting data of a PBS channel from an adjacent time zone or from an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. If you selected “AUTO” for the host channel in step 5,

8be sure to select the correct time zone manually.

* 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.

Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

IMPORTANT

Turn off the VCR after performing Semiauto Clock Set. “Auto” will appear on the front display panel while the clock is being set. The current clock time will appear automatically when the clock setting is complete.

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JVC HR-S9900U manual Setting clock semiautomatically, Set Auto Clock to on, Select D.S.T. mode, Select host channel

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