To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to
rain or moisture.
Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do
not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
Caution
Television programmes, films, video tapes and other
materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials may be
contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.
Colour System of Your
Set
This video TV is designed to receive TV programmes
based on PAL (I) colour system and to record and play on
PAL colour system. Also, the video TV can play tapes on
NTSC colour system.
Pr ecautions
Safety Information
For safe installation:
• Do not block the ventilation openings.
• Do not install the unit in hot, humid, or excessively dusty
places.
• Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to
mechanical vibrations.
• Position the unit so that there is a clear space of 10 cm
from a wall, allowing you to press the U (MAIN
POWER) switch to turn it on and off completely.
10cm
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For general safety:
• Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
• Do not open the rear cover.
For safe operations:
• Do not operate the unit on anything but 220-240 V AC.
• Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid object falls
in it—have it checked immediately.
• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not
intend to use it for an extended period of time. To
disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the
cord.
NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this
equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced,
a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e.
marked with 2 or @ must be used.
When an alternative type of plug is used it should be
fitted with a 5 AMP FUSE, otherwise the circuit should
be protected by a 5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board.
If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable
fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you
change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse
cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact
your nearest Sony service station.
FUSE
For your protection, refer all servicing to qualified
personnel.
r IMPORTANT
If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlets
in your home, it should be cut off and an appropriate
plug fitted in accordance with the following instructions:
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
BlueNeutral
BrownLive
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed
as follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured
black. The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter
L or coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the earth
terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by
the safety earth symbol Y or coloured green or green and
yellow.
r WARNING
To prevent shock hazard, do not insert the plug cut off
from the mains lead into a socket outlet. This plug
cannot be used and should be destroyed.
r To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to
rain or moisture.
r Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do
not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
How to replace the fuse
Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver, and
replace the fuse.
* VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar
Development Corporation. VIDEO Plus+ system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development
Corporation.
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
Step 1 — Pr eparation
Checking the Supplied Accessories
When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have
these items:
• Remote Commander
• Two R6 (size AA) batteries
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Inserting Batteries into the Remote
Commander
Close the cover.
Turn the Commander over,
and remove the cover.
Check the polarities and
position two R6 batteries
correctly.
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Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial
Connecting an Outdoor Aerial
For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an
outdoor aerial to your video TV.
To connect a UHF aerial — 75-ohm coaxial
cable (round)
Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable.
Plug the connector into the (aerial) socket of the video TV.
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UHF aerial
Rear
or
After connecting the aerial, connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.
On a wall
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Step 3 — Tuning in to TV Stations
You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the
automatic or manual method.
The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable
channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate
programme numbers to the channels one by one.
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TIMER ON
REC
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QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
PLAY
STOP
MENU
MENU
MENU
OK
OK
OK
3
6
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PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
Before you begin
• Depress the U (MAIN POWER) switch on the right side of the video TV
to switch it on.
If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/– or a
number button on the Remote Commander.
Selecting the Language on the
Menu
You can select one of several languages for the menu and on-screen
information.
The initial setting is English.
1 Press MENU.
The main menu appears.
MENU
VISUAL MODE
ON TIMER SET
CLOCK SET
TRACKING CONTROL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMME PRESET
DEMONSTRATION
Sapelectnd ress
OK
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Note on the DEMONSTRATION
function
If you choose “DEMONSTRATION”
on the main menu and press OK,
you can see a sequential
demonstration on the menu
functions on the screen. Press any
button (e.g. MENU) to stop this
function.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “LANGUAGE” with + or – and press OK.
The LANGUAGE menu appears.
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRANÇAIS
ITALIANO
ESPAÑOL
NEDERLANDS
PORTUGUÊS
Sape l ec tnd r ess
OK
3 Select the language you want with + or – and press OK.
The selected language is coloured green, and the menu appears in the
selected language.
4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
Presetting Channels Automatically
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
Sapelectnd ress
3 Move the cursor (z) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + or – and press
OK.
The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears.
AUTO PROGRAMME
SYSTEM
Sap
PROG CH
I
e l ec tnd r es s
–––––
4 Press OK.
The programme number you previously watched appears in red in the
“PROG” position.
Using + or – , select the programme number from which you want to
start presetting except the programme number 00 and press OK.
The CH position turns red.
AUTO PROGRAMME
SYSTEM
PROG CH
I
01C02
OK
OK
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To stop automatic channel
presetting
Press ? on the Remote
Commander.
Sapelectnd ress
OK
5 Select the channel with + or – and press OK.
The video TV starts scanning and presetting a receivable channel from the
programme number selected in step 4.
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen
in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen
in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.
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PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
Presetting Channels Manually
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
LABEL AFT
–– ON
ndSelectPress
LABEL AFT
–– ON
ndSelectPress
OK
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
e l ec tnd r es s
Sap
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG
SYS CH
I
1C02 –– –
2
C04 ––––– ON
I
3
C06 ––––– ON
I
4
C12 ––––– ON
I
5
S06 ––––– ON
I
6
S24 ––––– ON
I
a
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position
(number button) to which you want to preset the channel, and press OK.
The SYS position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG
SYS CH
I
1C02 – – –
C04 ––––– ON
2
I
C06 ––––– ON
3
I
4
C12 ––––– ON
I
5
S06 ––––– ON
I
6
S24 ––––– ON
I
a
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For programme positions
beyond 6
The display scrolls by pressing –
repeatedly.
If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
5 Select the system with + or – and press OK.
The CH position turns red.
6 Select the channel you want to preset with + or – and press OK.
7 The video TV starts scanning receivable channels. When the channel is
found, it stops. If you want to preset this channel, press OK. If not, press
+ or – to search for another channel.
8 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.
9 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Skipping Programme Positions
You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme
with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still
be called up when you select them with the number buttons.
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STOP
MENU
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position which
you want to skip and press OK.
The “SYS” position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG
SYS CH
I
1C02 – – –
C04 ––– – – ON
I
2
C06 ––– – – ON
I
3
4
C12 ––– – – ON
I
5
S06 –– – – – ON
I
6
S24 –– – – – ON
I
LABEL AFT
ndSelectPress
a
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
5 Press + or – until “---” appears in the “SYS” position and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG SYS CH
1C02 –– –
2
3
4
5
6
I
I
C04 ––––– ON
C06 ––––– ON
–––
C12 ––––– ON
I
S06 ––––– ON
I
S24 ––––– ON
I
a
LABEL AFT
–– ON
ndSelectPress
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
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For programme positions
beyond 6
The display scrolls by pressing –
repeatedly.
When you select programmes using the PROGR +/– buttons, the
programme position is skipped.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions.
7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Captioning a TV Station Name
You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to
be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can
easily identify which channel you are watching.
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REC
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QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SYS CH
PRG
I
1C02 –– –
C04 ––– – – ON
I
2
C06 ––– – – ON
I
3
4
C12 ––– – – ON
I
5
S06 –– – – – ON
I
6
S24 –– – – – ON
I
LABEL AFT
ndSelectPress
a
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position you want
to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the “LABEL”
position turns red.
5 Select a letter or number with + or – and press OK.
The next element turns red. Select other characters in the same way. For
the element you want to leave blank, select “-” and press OK.
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If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG SYS CH
I
1C02 –– –
C04 ––––– MTV
I
2
C06 ––––– ON
3I
I4
C12 ––––– ON
5
S06 ––––– ON
I
6
S24 –––––ION
LABEL AFT
a
ndSelectPress
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
6 After selecting all the characters, press OK repeatedly until the cursor
appears. Now the caption you chose is stored.
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels.
8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Manual Fine-Tuning
Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if
the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual finetuning function to obtain better picture reception.
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STOP
MENU
OK
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6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and press
OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
4 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position which
you want to manually fine-tune, and press OK repeatedly until the AFT
position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG
SYS CH
LABEL AFT
I
1C02 –– –
2
C04 ––– – – ON
I
3
C06 ––– – – ON
I
4
C12 ––– – – ON
I
5
S06 –– – – – ON
I
6
S24 –– – – – ON
I
a
ndSelectPress
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
5 Fine-tune the channel while holding down + or – so that you get the
best TV reception. As you press these buttons, the frequency changes from
–15 to +15.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG
SYS CH
I
1C02 – – –
C04 ––– – – ON
I
2
C06 ––––– – 3
3I
I4
C12 ––––– ON
5
S06 ––––– ON
I
6
S24 –––––ION
LABEL AFT
ndSelectPress
a
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
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To reactivate automatic finetuning (AFT)
Repeat from the beginning and
select “ON” in step 5.
6 After fine-tuning, press OK.
The cursor (z) appears. The fine-tuned level is now stored.
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to fine-tune other channels.
8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Setting a Pay-TV channel
You can watch the Pay-TV channel by connecting a Pay-TV decoder to the
W connector on the rear of the video TV.
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REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET“ with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME“ with + or – and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
4 Move the cursor (z) to the programme position to which you want to set a
pay-TV decoder, and press OK until the D position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SYS CH
PRG
I
1C02 –– –
C04 ––––– ON
I
2
C06 ––––– ON
3
I
4
C12 ––––– ON
I
5
S06 ––––– ON
I
6
S24 ––––– ON
I
LABEL AFT
ndSelectPress
a
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
OK
5 Press + or – until r appears in the D position and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PRG SYS CH
I
1C02 –– –
C04 ––– – – ON
I
2
C06 ––– – – ON
3I
I4
C12 ––– – – ON
5
S06 –– – – – ON
I
6
S24 –– – – –ION
LABEL AFT
a
ndSelectPress
–– ON
D
–
–
–
–
–
OK
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Note
During recording the signal of a
programme to which the Pay-TV
decoder is set, the signal of other
programme positions cannot be
decoded.
6 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Step 4 —
Setting up Video Plus+
VIDEO plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the video TV to
make timer recording. To use VIDEO plus+, each programme position
needs to be matched with its VIDEO plus+ guide channel. To get the
guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO plus+” on page
13, or look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCodes.
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REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
Before you begin
• If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/– or a
number button on the Remote Commander.
Setting the Guide Channels
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
The main menu appears.
MENU
VISUAL MODE
ON TIMER SET
CLOCK SET
TRACKING CONTROL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMME PRESET
DEMONSTRATION
Sape l ec tnd r es s
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
OK
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If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
e l ec tnd r es s
Sap
OK
3 Move the cursor (z) to “SET UP GUIDE CH” with + or – and press
OK.
The SET UP GUIDE CH menu appears.
SET UP GUIDE CH
CH
PROG
1C02
2
3
4
5
6
GUIDE CH
–––
C04
–––
C06
–––
C12–– –
S06– – –
S24
–––
ndSelectPress
a
OK
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4
Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number
button) to which you want to preset the guide channel, and press OK.
The GUIDE CH position turns red.
SET UP GUIDE CH
PROGCH
1C02
2
3
4
5
6
GUIDE CH
–––
–––
C04
C06
–––
C12–– –
S06– – –
–––
S24
ndSelectPress
a
OK
5 Select the guide channel you want to preset with + or – , and press OK.
SET UP GUIDE CH
PROG
1C02
2
C04
3
4
C12–– –
5
S06– – –
6
S24
CH
a
ndSelectPress
GUIDE CH
–––
–––
99C06
–––
OK
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.
7 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Guide channels for VIDEO plus+
GuideStation name
channel
001BBC1
002BBC2
003ITV
004CHANNEL 4
005RTE (IRELAND)
006NETWORK 2 (IRELAND)
101SKY ONE
102SKY NEWS
103SKY MOVIES
104THE MOVIE CHANNEL
105SKY SPORT
106NICKELODEON
VH-1 GERMANY
107EUROSPORT
108GALAVISION
109MTV EUROPE
110CHILDERN’S CHANNEL
THE FAMILY CHANNEL
111SKY MOVIES GOLD
112BBC WORLD SERVICE
113RTL 4
114SUPER SPORT
FILMNET 2
FILMNET +
115RTL PLUS INTERNATIONAL
116SAT 1
117PREMIERE
1183 SAT
119ARD
120PRO 7
121TELE 5
GuideStation name
channel
122TELECLUB
123UK GOLD
124DISCOVERY
125BRAVO
126CNN
127EURONEWS
129QVC
130UK LIVING
131RAI 1
132RAI 2
133TV5 EUROPE
134TVE INTERNATIONAL
135MBC/ARABIC
136VTM
137SPORTNET
138COUNTRY MUSIC TV
139VIDEO HITS ONE
140SKY SPORT 2 & SOAPS &
141TV ASIA
142LA-5
143LIVE TV
144SUPERCHANNEL
145JAPAN TV
146SELECT TV
147MOVIE CHANNEL FILMNET 1
149TNT
THE LEARNING CHANNEL
ADULT CHANNEL
VH-1
TRAVEL
CARTOON NETWORK
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Step 5 — Setting the Clock
You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer
recording functions.
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
MENU
VISUAL MODE
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OK
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PROGR
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CLOCK SET
TRACKING CONTROL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMME PRESET
DEMONSTRATION
Sape l ec tnd r es s
OK
2 Move the cursor (z) to “CLOCK SET” with + or – and press OK.
The CLOCK SET menu appears.
CLOCK SET
––. ––. –––– ––– ––: ––
OK
p ress
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REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REWFF
STOP
ON/OFF
PLAY
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
TIMER REC
TIMER ON
If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
If the clock has stopped and
“--/--” is displayed
You have to re-set the clock.
3 Press OK to start setting the clock.
The day section turns red.
CLOCK SET
1. 1. 19 96 MON 0 : 00
OK
p ress
4 Set the day with + or – and press OK.
The month section turns red.
CLOCK SET
4. 1. 19 96 THU 0 : 00
Sape l ec tnd r ess
OK
5 Using + or – and OK, set the month, year, hour and minute in the
same way as in step 4.
CLOCK SET
4. 2. 19 96 WED 5: 30
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Sapelectnd ress
OK
6 After setting the minute, press OK.
The clock starts working.
7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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