15
INITIAL SET UP

Setting the On-Screen Language/

Connection Type/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 this setting. See
“Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 16.
• 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 t urn on the VCR.
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 a language by pressing CH s (to
select English), CH t (to select Spanish), or
TV/VCR (to select French) when the follow-
ing appears on the TV screen.
4. When the following appears on the TV
screen, repeatedly press PLAY (with s
marked above it) or STOP (with t marked
below it) on the remote control to highlight
a connection type, then press FF (with
marked to its right) to select it.
• If you connected a cable box or a DSS
receiver to the VCR then connected the
VCR to a TV, select CABLE/DSS
BOX VCR TV.
• If you connected the VCR to a cable box
or a DSS receiver then connected the
cable box/DSS receiver to a TV, select

VCR CABLE/DSS BOX TV.

• If you connected the VCR direct ly to a
TV, select VCR TV.
If you selected CABLE/DSS BOX VCR
TV, continue with Step 5. If you selected

VCR CABLE/DSS TV or VCR TV, skip

to Step 6.
5. When the following appears on the TV
screen, repeatedly press CH s or t to select
your cable box’s or DSS receiver’s output
channel number, then press FF.
Y
X
V
C
R
TV
S
B
O
X
TV
X
V
C
R
TV
OU
TP
U
T
CH
Y
Y
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