15The Initial Setup menu

Chapter 15

The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on.

Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu.

Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity.

•Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

In the table below, the default option is marked with a •.

Setting

Options

Explanation

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

Clock Setting

Auto

Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automat-

 

 

ically.

 

 

 

 

Manual •

If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area, you can set the

 

 

time and date manually.

The clock must be set in order to use timer recording.

Input Line System 525 System

Use for NTSC or PAL-60 recording from an external input.

625 System • Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording.

See also About the input line system on page 134 for more information on this setting.

Power Save

Mode 1

Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through to the antenna

 

 

output when the recorder is in standby.

 

 

 

 

Mode 2

No input signals are passed through to the outputs when the recorder is in

 

 

standby.

 

 

 

 

Off •

When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving at the SCART and antenna

 

 

inputs are passed along to the outputs.

 

 

 

HELP Setting

On •

Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI displays.

 

 

 

 

Off

Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI displays. (Press HELP on the

 

 

remote to manually display the Help screen.)

 

 

 

Setup Navigator

Start

Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also Switching on and setting up on

 

 

page 59.

 

 

 

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