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Setting the Clock (cont'd
Automatic Clock Setting
1
Press the MENU button to bring up
the main menu display.
2
Press the Number 4 button to select
SET CLOCK.
3
If OFF appears to the right of AUTO
CLOCK, press the Number 1button
once. A new display screen will appear.
If ON appears to the right of AUTO
CLOCK, press the Number l button
twice. A new display screen will appear.
4
• If you want the VCR to locate a
local PBS station from which to
take the time, pressthe Number 1
buttonto select SET PBS CH.
AUTO. If the current time appears
on-screen, you're finished. Press the
STATUS/EXIT button to exit.
NOTE: CANNOTFIND PBS
CLOCK DATAmay flash on-screen.
Inthis case, tell the VCR the PBS
station from which to take the time.
•If you wanteto tell the VCR the
PBS station from which to take
the time, pressthe Number 2 but-
tonto select SET PBS CH. MANU-
AL, • en use the Number buttons to
select the channel number of the
desired PBS station. Ifthe current
time appears on-screen, you're fin-
ished. Press the STATUS/EXIT but-
ton to exit.
NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS
CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen.
In this case, press the Number 1
button to choose SELECT NEW
PBS CH., then use the Number but-
tons to select the channel number of
another PBS station. Or, press the
Number 2 button to select SET PBS
CH. AUTO, then go to step 5.
5
Turn the VCR power off, and leave it
off for several minutes. When you turn
the VCR hack on tho timP will 1_ _Pt
Remote Control
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•To reset the clock, follow the steps on page 10 or page 11.
• To display the time, press the STATUS/EXIT button. A status display, which
includes the time, will appear onthe TV screen for about five seconds. For
details, see "On-Screen Displays" on page 12.
•Ifyou press the STATUS/EXIT button while you are setting the clock, the TV screen
will return to the program you were watching. If this happens, start over
• To cancel the Daylight-Saving lime, follow steps I -2 under "Daylight-Saving
lime Selection" on page 10. At step 3,press the Number 3 button so that OFF
appears to the right of DAYLIGHT SVG TIME. Press the STATUS/EXIT button to
exit.
For Manual Clock Setting
•To make corrections while you are setting the clock manually, press the CLEAR
button until the space for the number you want to correct isflashing. Then enter
the correct number
•If the numbers entered do not match the VCR's internal calendar, the entry will be
rejected and a question mark (?) will appear on the TV screen.
• Power failures that last for more than one minute can cause you to lose your clock
setting when you use the VCR with the auto clock function set to OFF. If this hap-
pens, follow the steps on page 10.
For Automatic Clock Setting
•If TV has been selected at the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels 2-
69 at step 4 under "Automatic Clock Setting." If CABLE TV has been selected
from the TUNER SET UP menu, you can select channels I -125 at step 4 under
"Automatic Clock Setting." See page 27for details.
•If you select SETPBS CH. AUTO at the AUTO CLOCK menu, you cannot manual-
ly select the PBS channel from which you want the VCR to take the time.
• If the clock still is not set when you turn the VCR back on at step 5 under
"Automatic Clock Setting," set the clock manually.
•The clock cannot be set automatically if you don't receive achannel that carries a
time signal in your area. If this is the case, set the clock manually.
•If there are only a few channels in yourarea that carry time signals, setting the
clock automatically may take several minutes. If nothing happens even after you
wait several minutes, set the clock manually.