Step 6: Easy Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the on-screen instructions in “Easy Setup.” Be careful not to disconnect the cables or exit the “Easy Setup” function during this procedure.

[/1

GUIDE*

</M/m/,,

ENTER

O RETURN

TV [/1

* RDR-AT105/AT107/AT205 only

1 Turn on the recorder and your TV. Then switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the recorder appears on your TV screen.

The “Language” display appears.

•If the “Language” display does not appear, select “Easy Setup” in the “Basic” setup from “Initial Setup” in the System Menu (page 118).

2 Select a language for the on-screen displays using </M/m/,, and press ENTER.

The initial settings message appears.

3 Select “Start” using M/m, and press

ENTER.

Follow the on-screen instructions to make the following settings.

Auto Channel Setting

•If you connect a TV to this recorder not using SMARTLINK, select “Auto Scan.” Then select your country/ region using </,, and press ENTER. The programme position order will be set according to the country/region you select.

•If you connect a TV to this recorder with SMARTLINK, select “Download from TV.” Then select your country/ region using </,, and press ENTER. The tuner preset data will be downloaded from your TV to this recorder. (For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV.)

•To skip this setting, select “Do not set.”

To set the programme positions manually, see page 119.

Clock Setting

•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.

TV Type (page 128)

•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.

Settings and Hookups

,continued 25