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● If you want the VCR to locate a local PBS station from
which to take the time, press the PLAY/o button or the
STOP/p button to select SET PBS CH. AUTO. Then
press the F.FWD/B button. When the current time appears
on-screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Or,
you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Press the
STATUS/EXIT button, then go to step 5.
● If you want to tell the VCR the PBS station from which
to take the time, press the PLAY/o button or the
STOP/p button to select SET PBS CH. MANUAL. Press
the F.FWD/B button, then use the Number buttons to
enter the channel number of the desired PBS station.
When the current time appears on-screen, you’re finished. Press
the STATUS/EXIT button.
NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS CLOCK DATA may flash on-screen. In this
case, press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to choose
SELECT NEW PBS CH., then press the F.FWD/B button. Use the
Number buttons to enter the channel number of another PBS station.
Or, press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select SET
PBS CH. AUTO. Press the F.FWD/B button. You will be prompted to
turn off the VCR. Press the STATUS/EXIT button, then go to step 5.
• If you enter an incorrect PBS chan-
nel number at step 4, press the
CLEAR button, then enter the cor-
rect channel number.
• If you have an antenna, you may
select channels 2 - 69 at step 4. If
you have a cable connection, you
may select channels 1 - 125.
• The clock cannot be set automati-
cally if you don’t receive a channel
that carries a time signal in your
area. Set the clock manually.
• If there are only a few channels in
your area that carry time signals,
setting the clock automatically may
take several minutes. If nothing
happens even after you wait several
minutes, set the clock manually.
• You cannot select AUTO CLOCK at
step 3 during tape playback.
Helpful Hints
1
Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
2
Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select
SET CLOCK, then press the F.FWD/B button.
3
If OFF appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK, press the
F.FWD/B button to select ON. Then, press the MENU
button. Or, if ON appears to the right of AUTO CLOCK,
press the MENU button. Go to step 4.
5
Turn off the VCR power, and leave it off for several min-
utes. When the current time appears on the VCR display panel,
the clock is set. You may turn on the VCR again.
Automatic Clock Setting
SELECT op CHOOSE B
→PROGRAM
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
SET CLOCK
REMOTE LOCATOR
TO END PUSH EXIT
VAR.SLOW
VCR TV CBL/DBS
VOL.
CH.
MUTE
+100
3
6
9
0
2
5
8
1
4
7
TRACKING
F.ADV
VCR/TV
REC/OTR
POWER
SPEED
STATUS/EXIT
STOP
PLAY
F.FWDREW
MEMORY
X2 PLAY
SLOW
VCR PLUS+
/ENTER
QUICK TIME INDEX
SEARCH
REC END
SKIP
EJECT
MENU
CLEAR
PAUSE/STILL
1
5
3
2-4
4
AUTO CLOCK
AUTO CLOCK USES
PBS CHANNEL DATA
→SET PBS CH. AUTO
SET PBS CH. MANUAL
SELECT op CHOOSE B
TO END PUSH EXIT
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