Chapter 5: Using the TV Menu
Time Menu
Setting the Clock
You may choose to manually or automatically set the clock that your media center will use for recording or timer functions. You cannot schedule recordings if the clock is not properly set.
Manual
Figure 16
To manually set the clock, you need to select the current time, including AM or PM, current date, time zone for your area and the Daylight Savings time setting.
Figure 16. Time Menu, Manual Clock Setting
Set Time
Press ADJUST 
or 
repeatedly to slowly select the hour or press and hold to quickly select the hour. Press ENTER to move to the minutes options. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select minutes, then press ENTER to select AM or PM.
Set Date
Press ADJUST 
or 
to select the correct date.
Time Zone
Select your correct time zone. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select the time zone (Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska or Hawaii) for your area. Then press ADJUST 
to move to the Daylight Savings time option.
will automatically retrieve the correct time and date information from this channel. Be aware that if a channel displays incorrect time information, it is because of information sent from the broadcaster and is not a defect of the media center.
Timer On/Off
Figure 17
The timer can be turned to On or Off. When On, you need to select the time and day to turn the TV On and the device and channel to display. With the TV off and the timer active, the blue POWER LEDs on the front of the display and media center blink slowly as reminders. At your preselected time, the timer will turn the TV on, and this message will be displayed: “Press a button for the media center to stay on.” Press any button on the remote control within 5 minutes or the TV will turn itself off.
Figure 17. Timer Menu (Timer On/Off)
Set Time
Press ADJUST 
or 
repeatedly to slowly select the hour or press and hold to quickly select the hour. Press ENTER to move to the minutes options. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select minutes, then press ENTER to select AM or PM.
Set Day
Select the day or days that the media center will turn on automatically. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select Everyday,
Daylight Savings Time
Select the Daylight Savings time (DST) option that your state uses. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select Applies if your state or area uses DST, or Ignore if DST does not apply.
Auto
Select the Time Zone and Daylight Savings time setting, as noted above. You may then tune to a channel (on
Device
Press ADJUST 
or 
to select the device to use when the timer turns on media center. If the media center is already on, the timer select this
Channel
When an antenna is the selected device, you may select any memorized channel. Press ADJUST 
or 
to select the channel and the media center will tune to this channel in memory when the timer turns it on. This includes
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