14

INITIAL SET UP

Setting the On-Screen Language/

Channels/Clock

When you first plug in the VCR and turn it on,
or when you turn it on after power was inter-
rupted longer than 24 hours, the VCR prompts
you to select a language, and then scans for
active channels in your area and stores them.
In many areas, the Public Broadcasting Ser-
vice (PBS) station broadcasts a 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.
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. 4 switch or
select its line input if you connected the
VCR to the TV’s audio/video input jacks.
Then press VCR/TV so VCR appears on
the VCR’s display.
3. Select the on-screen language: press CHs
for English, CHt for Spanish, or VCR/TV for
French.
4. When the TV displays t he following, set
your cable box to the local PBS station (if
you have a cable box), then press CHs.
After you press CHs, the VCR scans
through the channels and memorizes all
the active channels in your area.
To skip tuner programming, press MENU.
Then see “Manually Setting the Clock” on
Page 15 to set the clock.
When the VCR finishes scanning and stor-
ing channels, it searches for an EDS signal
and, if it finds one, automatically sets its
clock to the correct time.
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.
• If you have not connected the VCR to an
antenna, cable TV, or other signal
source through the IN FROM ANT termi-
nal, the VCR does not store any channel
in memory. The VCR displays the follow-
ing:
• It takes up to 10 minutes for the VCR to
set the clock using the EDS signal. If the
VCR does not detect an EDS signal
within about 30 seconds, it automatically
displays the manual clock setting
screen.
CHANNEL/CLO
CONNECT ANTENN
A
AND IF YOU USE A C
BOX,TUNE IT TO YO
U
LOCAL PBS CH TH
E
PLEASE PUSH CH U
P
PLEASE CHECK ANTENNA
CABLE CONNECTION THEN
PUSH VCR CH UP KEY AGAIN
NO CH FOUND
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