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

Settings Using the On Screen

Display

Preparations

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

•Turn on the VCR.

•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

MENU

Main menu on the TV screen. CLOCK SET

TUNER PRESET

SYSTEM

OPTION

TAPE REFRESH

NAVI MEMORY 0PROG.

SELECT : , ENTER

To Set the Colour TV System

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

2Press [43] (28) to select [SYSTEM] then press [ENTER]

(26).

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

SYSTEM

AUTO

PAL

NTSC

B/W

SELECT:

END : MENU

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

•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].

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

3 Set each item by pressing

To Make Various Indicators Appear On Screen Display

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

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.

CLOCK SET

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.

1Programme position

123 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH 1

 

 

 

 

0:00.22

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 / 12. [ FR ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

ON 20:13 CH2

DRAMA

 

 

 

Time Reset Function

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.

2Tape running display

Stop, Eject

Rewind, Review,

 

Index Search:,

6

Jet Search6,

 

Jet Rewind

 

 

 

Fast Forward, Cue,

 

Index Search 9,

5

Jet Search 5

 

 

 

Playback

1

 

 

Recording

¥

 

 

Recording pause

;¥

 

 

Repeat playback

R 1

 

 

3Present time/Tape counter/Remaining tape time/Index Search/OTR indication/JET Rewind

Information

Display

 

 

Present time

17:24

 

 

Tape counter

0:02.54

 

 

Remaining tape time

REMAIN 2:34

 

 

Index Search

S 01

 

 

OTR indication

OTR 60

 

 

JET Rewind

J . REW

 

 

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