ClockAuto (Auto Clock Set)

Turns on the Auto Clock Set function when a channel in your local area broadcasts a time signal.

1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup Displays” (page 69) to select “Settings” in the Setup Display.

2Select “Clock,” and press ENTER.

3Select “Auto,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Clock - Auto Clock Set

Full Auto :

Yes

Clock Set CH :

Time Zone :

Daylight Saving :

4Select “Full Auto,” and press ENTER. “Yes”: Automatically sets your time zone and Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

“No”: Allows you to adjust your time zone and Daylight Saving Time manually, without turning off the Auto Clock Set function.

5Select “Yes,” and press ENTER.

The recorder automatically sets the clock by searching for a channel that carries a time signal and sets your time zone and Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

•If the clock does not activate, your clock setting is incorrect. After repeating steps 1 to 4 above, select “No” in step 5 and press ENTER. Then select “Clock Set CH,” “Time Zone,” or “Daylight Saving” and press ENTER. Adjust these settings by pressing M/m and ENTER.

◆Clock Set CH

Select a channel that carries a time signal using the number buttons.

Use this option if you know of a channel that carries a time signal. Most PBS member stations broadcast a time signal. For the fastest response select your local PBS station. Leave the setting at “--” to have the recorder automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal. To return to “- -,” enter “0.”

Settings - Clock - Auto Clock Set

Full Auto :

No

Clock Set CH :

– –

 

Time Zone :

Auto

Daylight Saving :

Auto

◆Time Zone

Select the time zone for your area, or select “Auto” to have the recorder automatically set your time zone.

The options are:

Auto y Atlantic y Eastern y Central y Mountain y Pacific y Alaska y Hawaii y Auto

◆Daylight Saving

Select “On” or “Off” (standard time), or select “Auto” to have the recorder automatically set the daylight saving time.

zHint

If you set “Full Auto” to “Yes,” the Auto Clock Set function is activated whenever the recorder is turned off.

Note

If “Set Top Box Control” is set to “On,” the channel on the cable box or satellite receiver changes when the recorder searches for a channel that carries a time signal and sets your time zone.

Manual (Manual Clock Set)

If the Auto Clock Set function did not set the clock correctly for your local area, set the clock manually.

1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Using the Setup Displays” (page 69) to select “Settings” in the Setup Display.

2Select “Clock,” and press ENTER.

3Select “Manual,” and press ENTER.

Settings - Clock - Present Time

Set the time and date manually.

Thu 1 / 1 / 2004 12 : 00 AM

4Press M/m to set the month, and press ,. Set the day, year, hour, and minutes in sequence. Press </, to select the item to be set, then press M/m to set the numbers. The day of the week is set automatically.

5Press ENTER to start the clock.

zHint

To change the numbers in step 4, press < to return to the item to be changed, and select the numbers by pressing

M/m.

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