Step 6: Easy Setup

Make the basic adjustments by following the on-screen instructions in “Easy Setup.”

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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 initial settings message appears.

•If this message does not appear, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (“Settings and Adjustments” on page 71).

2 Press ENTER.

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

Easy Setup - OSD

Select a language for the on-screen displays.

Easy Setup - Clock

Select “Manual” and set the clock using </M/m/,, then press ENTER. The day of the week is set automatically.

If you used antenna hookup C (page 15), you can select “Auto.” The recorder will automatically search for a channel that carries a time signal when you turn off the recorder after finishing Easy Setup.

Easy Setup - Tuner Preset

Select whether or not you have a cable connection.

The Tuner Preset function automatically searches for all of the receivable channels and presets them.

To set the channels manually, see page 71.

Easy Setup - TV Type (page 74)

If you have a wide-screen TV, select “16:9.” If you have a standard TV, select either “4:3 Letter Box” (shrink to fit) or “4:3 Pan Scan” (stretch to fit). This will determine how “wide-screen” images are displayed on your TV.

Easy Setup - Audio Connection If you connected an AV amplifier (receiver) using a coaxial cord, select “Yes : DIGITAL OUT” and set the digital output signal (page 76).

3 Press ENTER when “Finish” appears.

“Easy Setup” is finished.

To return to the previous step

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zHint

If you want to run “Easy Setup” again, select “Easy Setup” from “SETUP” in the System Menu (page 82).

bNotes

•If you use an S-video cord to connect your cable box or satellite receiver, set “Line1 Input” of the “Line Input” to “S Video” in the “Video” setup (page 75).

•If there are only a few channels in your area that carry time signals, setting the clock automatically may take up to about 20 minutes after the recorder turns off. If nothing happens even after you wait about 20 minutes, set the clock manually in “Clock” of “Basic” (page 72).

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