Philips VRA456AT User Manual

Owner’s Manual

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Introduction 3

Welcome to your VCR owner^s manual.

This manual describes theVRA456 and theVRA656.The VRA456 is a monaural (single sound source) sys tem, while theVRA656 is a stereo system. Otherwise, the two models are exactly the same. In this manual, theVRA656 is illustrated. (TheVRA456 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks. Otherwise, the VRA456 looks exactly like the VRA656.) This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Additional Features; and Information You May Need.The instructions explain all of the VCR’s fea tures, which are listed below.

Features

• Automatic Channel Setup

• Automatic Clock Setting

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Blue Background

• Child Lock

• Daylight-Savings Time

• Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback (VRA656 only)

• Index Search

• Multi-Channel Television Sound (MTS) System (VRA656 only)

• 19 Micron Head

• On-Screen Menus in English, Spanish, or French

• Quick Programming

• Remote Control with Capability to Operate TV, Cable Box, and Direct Broadcast System (DBS); Lighted Buttons

• Repeat Play

• Skip Search

• SmartPicture^*^

• VCR Plus+ Programming System

• Video Stabilizer

Safety Precautions

Warning:To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning:

Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equip

ment void the user’s authority to operate it.

This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) System, is compati

ble with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics recommends that you use only video cas sette tapes that are labelled with the tapes may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if

damage occurs. . This VCR also is equipped with S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB), allowing you to play S-VHS recordings with regular VHS resolution. This product has a 19 micron head that provides a better picture when you view tapes recorded in slow speed (SLP).

Note to the Cable TV System InstalleriThis reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (I) this

device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired

operation of the device.

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Development Corporation.TheVCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

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|VHS| mark.The use of other

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Table of Contents

Setting Up Your VCR

Introduction............................................................................................ 3

Table of Contents..................................................................................... 4

Before Using Your VCR................................................................................. 5

Hookups without a Cable Box ......................................................................6-7

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

Turning on Your VCR ..................................................................................10

Automatic Channel Setup........................................................................ 11-12

Setting the Clock ................................................................................ 13-17

Daylight-Savings Time.................................................................................18

Language Selection...................................................................../

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.8-9

Description of Controls

Remote Control Buttons .........................................................................20-21

Display Panel .......................................................................................... 22

Front Panel.............................................................................................23

Rear Panel ............................................................................................. 24

On-Screen Status Displays

Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TV .................................................... .26

Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS

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Basic Operations

Playing ..................................................................................................28

Recording............................................................................................. 29

Recording

One-Touch Recording .................................................................................30

Recording One Channel/Watching Another .......................................................31

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System Timer Recording with the VCR Plus+ Programming System

Quick Programming .............................................................................. 36-39

Timer Recording Speed Setting

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) ...................................................................41

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32-33 34-35

Playing

Index Search........................................................................................ .42

Multi-Channel Television Sound System (VRA656 only) ..

Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback (VRA656 only)

Video Stabilizer ...................................................................................... 46

StfiartPicture ..................................................................................... .47

Playback Options ..................................................................................... 48

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43-44

Additional Features

Child Lock ........................................................................................ 49

Blue Background

Automatic Operation Features.................................................................... 51

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Information You May Need

Glossary............................................................................................... 52

Specifications .........................................................................................53

Helpful Hints........................................................................................54-55

Limited Warranty

Index ................................................................................................. 57

Accessories ....................................................................................... .60

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................................................................................. 56

Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel

A thin, plastic cover may protect the front panel of your VCR.

Before using the VCR, lift a corner of the plastic, then peel it off.

Putting Batteries in the Remote Control

To remove the battery compartment lid, push in the tab, then pull up the lid.

Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment

with their + and - ends aligned as indicated.

Replace the battery compartment lid.

Using the Remote Control

® Do not put objects between the remote control and the VCR. ^ Point the remote control at the VCR’s remote sensor, then press

the VCR button before pressing other VCR operation buttons.

® Point the remote control at the TV, then press the TV button

before pressing other TV operation buttons.

® Point the remote control at the Cable Box/DBS, then press the

CBL/DBS button before pressing other Cable Box/DBS operation buttons.

Before Using Your VCR 5

Erase Protection

Video cassettes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not

erased accidentally.

To prevent accidental erasure, break off the tab with a

screwdriver.

To record again, cover the hole with cellophane tape.

VCR Maintenance

® Remove any light adhesive stick-on notes from the video cassette

before putting the cassette in the VCR. Removable labels can jam the VCR.

® Periodic maintenance is required to maintain your VCR’s perfor

mance. Your VCR has an automatic head cleaner, but the video heads eventually will require cleaning or replacement. Only an authorized service center should perform this service.

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Helpful Hints

The remote control and its batteries are supplied. Do not mix alkaline and manganese batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries.

Hookups without a Cable Box

The basic VCR/TV connection - antenna/cable toVGR to TV - is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please refer to pages 8-9. After you hook up the VCR, please go to page 10 to turn on the VCR. (TheVRA656 is illustrated here.TheVRA456 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks.)

■ I

Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.

ANTENNA IN

Jack

Cable

(75 ohm)

(on back of TV)

Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the

VCR.

Antenna

I ndoor/Outdoor

(300 ohm)

Cable

(75 ohm)

Hookups without a Cable Box (cont^d)

Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the RF OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on

type or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer. A snap-on type is supplied.)

Antenna or Cable

Antenna In Jack

RF coaxial cable

(on back of TV)

example only

Plug in the TV and the VCR.

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CHS or CH4, whichever

channel is not used or least used in your area.To operate your VCR with your TV, set

the TV to the same channel. For example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4

switch is set to CH3,theTV should be on channel 3.

You are ready to turn on the VCR. Please go to page 10 before turning on the

VCR.

8 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:

^ You may view any channel. ® You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. ^ You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. ^ You may not set up channels at the VCR. ^ You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable

Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04); set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel. Set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the-channel you want to record in a

timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 3 on page 36.)

Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording. (The VRA656 is illustrated here.The VRA456 has sin

gle AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks.)

Connect a Cable signal to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT jack on

the Cable Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN jack on the VCR.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the RF OUT jack on the

VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN jack.

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CH(annel) A/V button to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04).

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR. Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR to the same channel.

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (confd) 9

With this connection:

^ You may watch one channel while recording another. ^ You may not record scrambled channels.

Connections

Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack.

TV’s

ANTENNA

IN jack

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the RF OUT jack on the VCR to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the TV’s ANTENNA IN jack.

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel^(03 or 04). Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CH(annel) A/T button to select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start the recording.

Press theVCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV position. (The VCR light will disappear.)

Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DBS.

Helpful Hint

When you play a tape, make sure the Cable Box/DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

10 Turning on Your VCR

Before turning on yourVCR, make sure batteries are in the remote control and the VCR,TV, and Cable Box/DBS (if applicable) are connected.

Press the VCR button, then press the POWER button.

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Turn on the TV. Set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever chan

nel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.

The menu shown below will appear.

^SELECT A V

^ ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS

MAKE SELECTION OR PUSH WOK TO CONTINUE

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to select the lan

guage of the on-screen displays and menus.

Turn on the TV.

Wait for the VCR to set up channels.

Press the FF ►/OK button. The menu shown below will appear.

CONNECT ANTENNA OR CABLE TO VCR

THEN PUSH WOK KEY

OR... FOR PLAY ONLY - PUSH STOP

Press the FF ►/OK button to begin automatic channel

setup. AUTO CH. SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT will appear

on the screen.The VCR will memorize all of the channels you receive, so when you scan through channels using the CH(annel)

A/y button, you’ll only scan through channels that you receive.

When channels are set up, AUTO CH. SET COMPLETED will appear on the screen briefly.

Helpful Hints

Auto or — : — may appear on

the display panel until the clock is set If you do not want to set up chan nels now, press the STOP V button at step 5. TUNER NOT SET will appear on the screen briefly. You may not set up channels at

step 5 if you are using a Cable

Box/DBS.

Although your VCR may automatically memorize the channels you

receive when you turn it on for the first time, this function lets you set up channels again. Make each entry within one minute of the previous entry.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

^SELECT A V

VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP

CHOOSE WOK

Automatic Channel Setup 11

Wait for the VCR to set up

channels.

VCFVrV POWER EJECT

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QUICK PROGRAMMING

---------

.TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to select TUNER

SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

^SELECT A V CHOOSE WOK

CABLE/ANTENNA CABLE AUTO CH. PROGRAMMING ADD/DELETE CH.

.TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the FF ►/OK button repeatedly so that ANT (if you

have an antenna) or CABLE (if you have a cable connec tion) appears beside CABLE/ANTENNA.

Press the STOP ▼ button to select AUTO CH. PRO

GRAMMING, then press the FF ►/OK button. AUTO CH.

SET PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT and a scale that shows the

progress of channel setup will appear on the screen.The VCR will

memorize all the channels you receive.

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Wait for a few minutes while the VCR sets up channels.

When programming is complete, AUTO CH. SET COMPLETED will appear on the screen.Then, the programming of the lowest

channel number placed in the VCR’s memory will appear on the

screen. Now when you press the CH(annel) A/V button, you will

scan only through channels you receive.

Helpful Hint

The two Line Input modes will always be stored in the VCR's mem ory at channel 00, To select AIV IN FRONT or A/V IN REAR, press 0,0, then press the CH(annel) A/V but ton so that A/V IN FRONT or A/V IN REAR appears on the screen briePy, To exit Line Input mode, use the CH(annel) A/V button to select a channel other than 00.

12 Automatic Channel Setup (confd)

Adding/Deleting Channels

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Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

^SELECT A ▼

VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP

.TO END PUSH EXIT

CHOOSE >/OK

Press the PLAY ▲ or STOP ▼ button to select TUNER

SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

^SELECT ▲ ▼

CABLE/ANTENNA CABLE AUTO CH. PROGRAMMING ADD/DELETE CH.

.TO END PUSH EXIT

CHOOSE WOK

Press the PLAY ▲ or STOP V button to select

ADD/DELETE CH., then press the FF ►/OK button.

/select a t

124 125

--------------02 03

TO ADD/DELETE

.TO END PUSH EXIT

DELETED DELETED

> DELETED

ADDED ADDED

PUSH WOK

Use the Number buttons, the CH (annel) A/T button, or the PLAY A or STOP V buttons to select the channel you waht to add or delete. An arrow will appear beside the select

ed channel.

Press the FF ►/OK button so that DELETED or ADDED

appears beside the channel number.

Press the EXIT/STATUS button. Programming of the last

channel you added or deleted will appear on the screen.

There are four ways to set the VCR’s clock: Manually, with Time Zone Selection, with Manual PBS Channel Selection, or with Automatic PBS Channel Selection, Cable Box/DBS users must set the clock manually. Before you set the clock, make sure: ® The VCR power is on. ® The VCR light appears on the display panel. If It does not, press

theVCR/TV button once. ^ Channels are set up. ® You make each entry within one minute of the previous entry. To set the clock manually, follow the steps on pages 13-14.To use Time Zone Selection, go to page 15.To use Manual PBS Channel Selection, go to page l6.To use Automatic PBS Channel Selection, go to page 17.

Manual Clock Setting

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

^SELECT ▲ T

VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

CHOOSE >/OK

Setting the Clock 13

.TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

^SELECT A V

CLOCK LANGUAGE VCR PLUS+ CH.

.TO END PUSH EXIT

CHOOSE >/OK

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to select CLOCK,

then press the FF ►/OK button.

TIME

DATEAM01/01/99

AUTO CLOCK ON

PBS CH. AUTO D.S.T. AUTO

TIME ZONE AUTO

TO SET PUSH AVTHEN >/OK TO END PUSH EXIT

Instructions continue on page 14.

Helpful Hints

To program the VCR so its clock will automatically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October, see page 18. To make corrections, follow steps

1-3, then press the FF ^ ¡OK button

until the item you want to correct is flashing. Press the PLAY A or STOP V button to enter the correct information. Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

14 Setting the Clock (confd)

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Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button repeatedly to set

the TIME. Every time you press the PLAY A or STOP T button,

the time changes in one-minute increments. If you press and hold the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button, the time changes in 30-minute

increments.

When the time is correct, press the FF ►/OK button.

TIME

DATE

AUTO CLOCK OFF

TO SET PUSH AT THEN >/OK TO END PUSH EXIT

10 :45AM 01/01/99

Press the PLAY A or STOP T button repeatedly to set

the DATE (month and day). Every time you press the PLAY A

or STOP ▼ button, the day changes in one-day increments. If you press and hold the PLAY A or STOP T button, the day changes in

15-day increments.

When the month and day are correct, press the FF ►/OK

button.

TIME

DATE

AUTO CLOCK OFF

D.S.T ON

TO SET PUSH AT THEN >/OK

TO END PUSH EXIT

10:45 AM

07/31/99

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button repeatedly to set the YEAR. When the year is correct, press the FF ►/OK button. The day of the week will appear automatically.

TIME 10:45AM

DATE 07/31/99

AUTO CLOCK OFF

D.S.T.

TO SET PUSH AT THEN >/OK

TO END PUSH EXIT

SATURDAY

Press the FF ►/OK button once again to skip “ALPTO CLOCK” and go to “D.S.T.” (Daylight Savings Time). Press

the PLAY A or STOP T button to set D.S.T. to ON or

OFF. If AUTO CLOCK is OFF, you may set D.S.T. to ON or OFF

only. For more information, please see page 18.

Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

Time Zone Selection

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY A or STOP T button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

^SELECT A T

CLOCK LANGUAGE ENGLISH VCR PLUS+ CH.

V TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button to select CLOCK, then press the FF ►/OK button.

(If AUTO CLOCK is set to OFF,TIME ZONE will not be available in the menu. If this happens, press the FF ►/OK button to select AUTO CLOCK, then press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to set AUTO CLOCK to ON.)

CHOOSE >/OK

Setting the Clock (con fd) 15

TIME --:--AM

DATE 01/01/99

AUTO CLOCK ON PBS CH. AUTO D.S.T AUTO

TIME ZONE AUTO TO SET PUSH AW THEN >/OK TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the FF P-/OK button repeatedly to select TIME

ZONE.

Prbss the PLAY ▲ or STOP V button repeatedly to select

your Time Zone, then press the FF ►/OK button.

Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

An on-screen message will ask you to turn off the VCR.

Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR.

Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR turned off until the time appears on the display panel.

If— :— appears on the display panel after you turn off the VCR,

the VCR could not find the time. Use a different method to set the

clock.

Helpful Hints

When the power plug is connected to an AC outlet, the correct time will appear on the display panel of the VCR when the power is off. Press the EXIT/STATUS button repeatedly to make the time appear on the display panel when the VCR power is on.

16 Setting the Clock (confd)

Manual PBS Channel Selection

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button to select INITIAL SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

Press the PLAY ▲ or STOP ▼ button to select CLOCK, then press the FF ►/OK button. (If AUTO CLOCK is set to

OFF, PBS CH. will not be available in the menu. If this happens, press the FF ►/OK button to select AUTO CLOCK, then press the PLAY A or STOP V button to set AUTO CLOCK to ON.)

TIME

DATE 01/01/99

AUTO CLOCK ON

PBS CH. AUTO D.S.T. AUTO

TIME ZONE AUTO TO SET PUSH ÀV THEN >/OK TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the FF ►/OK button to select PBS CH.

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button repeatedly to select

the station number of your PBS channel.

Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

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An on-screen message will ask you to turn off the VCR.

Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR.

Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR power off until the clock is set.

If— :— appears on the display panel after you turn off the VCR,

the VCR could not find the time. Repeat steps I - 6 above, enter

ing a different PBS channel at step 5. Or, use a different method to set the clock.

Automatic PBS Channel Selection

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Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY A or STOP T button to select INITIAL

SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to select CLOCK,

then press the FF ►/OK button. (If AUTO CLOCK is set to

OFF, PBS CH. will not be available in the menu. If this happens, press the FF ►/OK button to select AUTO CLOCK, then press the PLAY A or STOP T button to set AUTO CLOCK to ON.)

TIME

DATE 01/01/99

AUTO CLOCK ON

PBS CH. AUTO D.S.T AUTO

TIME ZONE AUTO

TO SET PUSH AT THEN >/OK

TO END PUSH EXIT

Setting the Clock (confd) 1

Press the FF ►/OK button repeatedly to select PBS CH.

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button repeatedly so that

AUTO flashes beside PBS CH.

Pres

Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

An on-screen message will ask you to turn off the VCR.

Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR.

Auto will flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR power off until the clock is set. If — : — appears on the

display panel after you turn off the VCR, the VCR could not find

the time. Use a different method to set the clock.

Helpful Hints

To display the time on the display panel, press the EXIT/STATUS but ton repeatedly.

If you live near the boundary of an

adjacent time zone, your PBS chan

nel may come from a different time zone. Use Time Zone Selection to set your clock. Details are on page

15.

DaylighuSavìngsTime

Follow the steps below to program the VCR so its clock will auto matically move forward one hour in April and turn back one hour in October.

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

Press the PLAY A or STOP ▼ button to select INITIAL

SET UP, then press the FF ►/OK button.

^SELECT A V

CLOCK LANGUAGE VCR PLUS+ CH.

V TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button to select CLOCK,

then press the FF ►/OK button. (If AUTO CLOCK is set to

OFF, PBS CH. and TIME ZONE will not appear In the menu.)

CHOOSE >/OK

ENGLISH

TIME 10:45AM

DATE 01/01/99

AUTO CLOCK ON

PBS CH. AUTO D.S.T AUTO

TIME ZONE AUTO TO SET PUSH AT THEN >/OK TO END PUSH EXIT

Press the FF ►/OK button repeatedly to select D.S.T.

Press the PLAY A or STOP V button so that ON, OFF, or AUTO appears beside D.S.T.

Select ON to make the clock adjust itself according to the VCR’s calendar. Select OFF to turn off the feature. Select AUTO to make the clock adjust itself according to the signal it receives from the PBS channel. If AUTO CLOCK is set to OFF, you may only set D.S.T. to ON or OFF.

FRIDAY

Press the EXIT/STATUS button.

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An on-screen message may ask you to turn off the VCR. Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR. Auto will

flash in the display panel until the clock is set. Leave the VCR power off until the clock is set. If - - : — appears on the display panel after you turn off the VCR, the VCR could not find the time. Use a different method to set the clock.

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