Setting the Clock of Your VCR

In the event of a power failure, the clock will operate on its back up system for a minimum of 3 years. After 3 years, clock back up in the event of a power failure can only be guaranteed for maximum of 1 hour.

Preparations

Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

Turn on the VCR.

Operations

1 Press [MENU] (9) to display the

Main menu on the TV screen.

 

MENU

CLOCK SET

 

TUNER PRESET

 

SYSTEM

 

OPTION

 

TAPE REFRESH

 

NAVI MEMORY 0PROG.

 

SELECT :

 

 

, ENTER

 

END

: MENU

2 Press [43] (28) to select [CLOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

SET] then press [ENTER] (26).

CLOCK SET

TUNER PRESET

 

SYSTEM

 

OPTION

 

TAPE REFRESH

 

NAVI MEMORY 0PROG.

 

SELECT :

 

 

, ENTER

 

END

: MENU

Settings Using the On Screen

Display

Preparations

Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

Turn on the VCR.

To Set the Colour TV System

1 Press [MENU] (9) to display the

Main menu on the TV screen.

SYSTEM

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

PAL

2 Press [43] (28) to select

NTSC

B/W

 

 

 

[SYSTEM] then press [ENTER]

SELECT:

 

 

(26).

END : MENU

3Press [43] (28) to select [AUTO].

The VCR automatically distinguishes between PAL and NTSC signals. If the picture lacks of colour during AV external recording or playback, set to [PAL] or [NTSC].

When you want to record or play back in black and white, set to [B/W].

4Press [MENU] (9) twice to exit the On Screen Display.

3 Set each item by pressing

[2 1 4] (28). Press [3] (28) to

CLOCK SET

To Make Various Indicators Appear On Screen Display

return to the previous item.

At the set time (TIME) point:

• When [2 1] (28) is kept pressed,

the indication changes in 30-minute

steps.

4 Press [MENU] (9).

• The clock starts.

YEAR

2004

MONTH

9

DATE

1 [WE]

TIME

0:00

SELECT: START: MENU

At a press of [STATUS/ NAVI CHECK] (32), the following indications appear on the TV screen.

Set [OSD] to [AUTO]. (See page 9.)

The display is released automatically after 5 seconds.

1 2 3

45 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

1

 

 

 

0:00.22

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L R

 

 

 

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 / 12.

[ FR ]

 

 

9

 

 

 

ON 20:13 CH2 DRAMA

 

 

 

Time Reset Function

1 Audio Output Mode Indicators

At each press of [AUDIO] (21), the selected sound mode is

indicated with Left (L) and Right (R).

If the clock is less than 2 minutes slow or fast, it can easily be reset to the proper time.

Example:

Resetting the clock to 12:00.00

1Press [MENU] (9) to display the Main menu on the TV screen.

2Press [43] (28) to select [CLOCK SET] then press [ENTER] (26).

3When the current clock displays on the VCR is between 11:58.00 and 12:01.59, press [MENU] (9) as soon as you see the 12:00.00. This resets the time to 12:00.00.

Stereo:

Both the Left (L) and Right (R) Indicators appear.

Left:

The Left (L) Indicator appears.

Right:

The Right (R) Indicator appears.

Normal: Neither the Left (L) nor Right (R) Indicator appears.

At every push of this button, the audio output mode changes as follows.

During playback:

Stereo # L # R # Normal audio track # Stereo

While the broadcast signals are being received: Stereo # L # R # Normal # Stereo

2STEREO or BILINGUAL indicator (NV-HV61GL) When receiving a TV programme, the type of sound system in which it is broadcast is automatically indicated.

STEREO, M1 and M2 Indicator (NV-HV61GN)

When receiving a TV programme with the Stereo, Bilingual or NICAM sound system, the type of sound system in which it is broadcast is automatically indicated.

STEREO:When receiving a Stereo/NICAM stereo broadcast.

M1/M2: When receiving a Bilingual/NICAM dual-sound

 

broadcast.

M1:

When receiving a NICAM monaural broadcast.

To hear stereo performance connect as shown on page 4 to a TV or Stereo Amplifier with left and right audio inputs.

3Programme position

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