•If the aerial cable is connected to the ANALOG AERIAL IN jack (except hookup A) and the TV is connected to this recorder with SMARTLINK, select “Download from TV” (For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV). Then, select your country/region using </,, and press ENTER. The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder.

•If the aerial cable is connected to the DIGITAL AERIAL IN jack (hookup A) only, or to skip this setting, select “Do not set.” Then, select your country/region using </,, and press ENTER.

To set the programme positions manually, see page 126.

For details, see page 18.

Clock Setting

The recorder will automatically set the clock when any digital channels have been scanned and stored. If the clock has already been set, this setting is skipped and the “EPG Type Select” setting screen appears.

•Select “Auto” when a programme position in your local area broadcasts a time signal. The “Auto Clock Setting” display appears.

Select a programme position that carries a time signal and then “Start” using </,/m, and press ENTER. If a clock signal cannot be found, press O RETURN, and set the clock manually.

•Select “Manual” to set the clock manually. The “Manual Clock Setting” display appears.

1Select the time zone for your area or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) using </,, and press m.

2Select “On” using </, if you are now on summer time, and press ENTER.

3Set the day, month, year, hour and minutes using </M/m/,, and press ENTER to start the clock.

EPG Type Select

Select the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) type to use.

If no programme positions for digital broadcasts are found after scanning, the “EPG Type Select” display does not appear. The EPG type is automatically set to the country/area you select when setting the programme positions.

•Select “Guide (Digital)” to use the digital electronic programme guide (see page 50).

Select “Guide (Digital)” if you receive only digital broadcasts.

•Select “GUIDE Plus+” to use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ electronic programme guide (see page 61).

TV Type (page 137)

•If you have a widescreen TV, select “Wide (16:9).”

•If you have a standard TV, select “Standard (4:3).” This will determine how “widescreen” images are displayed on your TV.

Progressive

When you connect a progressive format TV to this recorder using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, select “Compatible.”

HDD caution messages

Read the HDD caution messages, and press ENTER.

4 Select “Finish Setup” using M/m, and press ENTER.

“Easy Setup” is completed.

Go to “Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system (For analogue broadcasting/in areas with GUIDE Plus+ only)” (page 32) to use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus+ electronic programme guide.

To return to the previous step

Press O RETURN.

Settings and Hookups

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