AUTO CLOCK SET
1
Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.
2
Press
D
D
or
E
E
to choose the CLOCK menu.
Press ENTER and the CLOCK menu will appear.
3
Press
E
E
to choose the AUTO CLOCK SET item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose ON.
The Auto Clock Set feature is set to ON at the factory. In the
ON setting, the VCR looks for a channel carrying XDS
(Extended Data Services) information. XDS updates the clock
using the Coordinated Universal Time.
4
Press
E
E
to choose the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose AUTO, ON or OFF.
If you choose AUTO, the VCR sets the clock using the DST
information broadcast in the signal (channel).
If you choose ON, the VCR sets the clock when the Daylight
Saving Time is started and ended.
5
Press
E
E
to choose the TIME ZONE item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose the correct time zone (AUTO,
EASTERN, CENTRAL, MOUNTAIN, PACIFIC, ALASKA
or HAWAII).
If “AUTO” is selected as the time zone, the VCR sets the
clock using the first Coordinated Universal Time information it
finds in a broadcast signal.
6
Press MENU when finished.
7
Turn off the VCR and the auto clock setting works.
There are cases that TV station does not send or send
wrong date and/or time information and VCR set the
incorrect time accordingly.
In this case we recommend that you set the clock manually.
NOTE
MANUAL CLOCK SET
Example: July 5, 2003 ; 2:15 AM
1
Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.
2
Press
D
D
or
E
E
to choose the CLOCK menu.
Press ENTER and the CLOCK menu will appear.
3
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose the month.
4
Press
E
E
to choose the DAY item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose the day.
The day of the week will display automatically.
5
Press
E
E
to choose the YEAR item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose the year.
6
Press
E
E
to choose the TIME item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose the time.
7
Press
E
E
to choose the DAYLIGHT SAVINGS item.
Press
F
F
or
G
G
to choose AUTO, ON or OFF.
If you choose AUTO, the VCR sets the clock using the DST
information broadcast in the signal (channel).
If you choose ON, the VCR sets the clock when the Daylight
Saving Time is started and ended.
8
Press MENU when finished.
The “AUTO CLOCK SET” must set to “OFF”.
If set to “ON”, an incorrect date and/or time will be entered again
when the VCR is turned off.
NOTE
8
SETTING THE CLOCK
The VCR gives you two ways to set the time and date: the
Auto Clock Feature or manually. The Auto Clock Feature
enables the VCR to set up the clock when the VCR is turned
off.
• The clock uses the 12-hour system. (Be sure to set AM and
PM correctly.)
• The initial Clock Setting is JANUARY 1, 2003, 12:00 AM.
Things to know before starting
