15
INITIAL SET UP

Setting the On-Screen Language/

Channels/Clock

When you first plug in the VCR and turn it on,
when you turn it on after power was interrupted
for longer than 24 hours, or when you reset the
VCR’s memory, the VCR prompts you to select
a language, then scans for active channels in
your area and stores them.
In many areas, the Public Broadcasting Ser-
vice (PBS) station broadcasts an electronic
data signal (EDS) with its regular broadcast.
This signal can automatically set your VCR’s
clock to the correct time. If a station in your
area has EDS signals, the VCR automatically
sets the clock.
Notes:
• The VCR is preset to automatically set the
clock, but you can change it. See “Turning
On Auto Clock S et” on Page 17.
• If no stations in your area broadcast EDS
signals, you can set the clock manually.
See “Manually Setting the Clock” on
Page 16 for more information.
1. Press POWER to turn on the VC R.
2. Turn on your TV and set it to the same
channel as the VCR’s 3-CH-4 switch or
select its line input if you connected the
VCR to the TV’s audio/video input jacks.
Then press TV/VCR so VCR appears.
3. Select the on-screen instruction language:
press CH s for English, CH t for Spanish, or
TV/VCR for French.
4. When the following appears on the TV
screen, set it to the local PBS station if you
have a cable box, then press CH s. (If you
do not have a cable box, simply press CH
s).
After you press CH s, the VCR scans
through the channels and memorizes all
the active channels in your area.
Note: If you have already set the channels
and just want to manually set the clock,
press MENU to skip tuner programming.
Then see “Manually Setting the Clock” on
Page16 to set the clock.
5. When the VCR finishes scanning and stor-
ing channels, it searches for an EDS signal
and shows the following on the TV screen:
It takes up to 10 mi nutes for the VCR t o set
the clock using the EDS signal. If the VCR
finds an EDS signal, it automatically sets
its clock to the correct time.
If the VCR does not detect an EDS signal
within this time, pre ss STOP then see
“Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 16 to
set the clock.
Notes:
• Your VCR protects tuner programming
for up to 24 hours in case a power failure
occurs or if the power cord becomes
unplugged. After about 24 hours without
power, the VCR loses the tuner pro-
gramming.

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