Optimus 65, 64 owner manual Initial SET UP, Setting the On-Screen Language/ Channels/Clock

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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.

Note: The VCR is preset to automatically set the clock, but you can change this. If no sta- tions in your area broadcast EDS signals, see “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15.

1.Press POWER to turn on the VCR.

2.Turn on your TV and set it to the same channel as the VCR’s 3-CH-4switch, 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 you see:

UAGE

ENGL I SH

: ESPAÑO L

FRANÇA I S

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4.At this screen, set your cable box to the local PBS station, then press CH s. (If you do not have a cable box, simply press CH s).

AUTO SET

A CABLE

A CABLE

YOUR

THEN. . .

UP KEY

Notes:

•You can also set your direct-to-home satellite receiver to a PBS station in this step. However, since satellite broadcast services broadcast nationwide and usu- ally do not offer local PBS programming, the VCR will not be able to receive an EDS signal with the correct local time.

•If you have already set the channels and just want to manually set the clock, press MENU/ACTION to skip tuner pro- gramming. Then see “Manually Setting the Clock” on Page 15.

After you press CH s, CH AUTO SET PRO- CEEDING and the current channel number appear on the TV screen as the VCR scans through the channels and memorizes all the active channels in your area.

5.When the VCR finishes scanning and stor- ing channels, it searches for an EDS signal and shows:

AUTO CLOCK SET

PROCEEDING

CANCEL: PUSH STOP KEY

It can take up to 10 minutes for the VCR to set the clock using the EDS signal. If the VCR finds a signal, it automatically sets its clock to the correct time and date, then the time and date, current channel setting, and AUTO CLOCK SET COMPLETED appear.