Initial Settings

After the 1 is pressed for the first time to power on the recorder, the recorder starts Auto Set Up or Preset Download.

ATTENTION:

If you have connected the recorder to a TV offering T-V Link via a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable and if the TV is turned on, the recorder automatically performs the Preset Download ( 6) even if you perform Auto Set Up.

Before starting:

●Perform “Basic Connections” ( 4).

●Set the TV to its AV mode (with AV connection) or UHF channel 36 (with RF connection).

Auto Set Up

— Auto Channel Set

ATTENTION:

While performing Auto Set Up for the first time,

●do NOT disconnect the recorder from the power supply (AC)

●do NOT press any button unless instructed

●ensure that Auto Set Up is not interrupted while the operation is still in progress

ATurn on recorder

Press 1. The Country Set screen appears on the screen.

● If you have connected your TV to the recorder with RF connection and the on- screen display appearing on UHF channel 36 looks distorted, perform “Video Channel Set” ( 15).

BSelect your country

Press rt to place the pointer next to your country, then press OK. The language is automatically selected for the on-screen display depending on the country you have selected. The Clock Set screen appears.

●If you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE, the Language Set screen appears. Press rt to place the pointer next to the desired language, then press OK.

CSet time, date and year.

Press rt until the desired time appears, then press OK or e.

●Set the date and year in the same way. (Holding rt changes the time in

30-minute intervals, or changes the date in 15-day intervals.) Then press MENU.

DPerform Auto Set Up

Press rt to place the pointer next to “AUTO SET” and press OK or e.

●Do NOT press any button during Auto Set Up.

E Check results

If Auto Channel Set has been performed successfully

Turn on the TV and select its video channel

or AV mode. Then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the recorder’s memory by using the PR button(s).

If Auto Channel Set has failed,

Make sure the cables are connected properly. Press OK to retry or turn off the recorder once, then turn the recorder back on again. The Country Set screen appears on the screen. Perform “Auto Set Up” or “Preset Download” ( 6) again.

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