Philips VRB612AT99 - Manual (Page 17)

Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17
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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 the screen, you’re finished. Press the STATUS/EXIT button.
Or, you may be prompted to turn off the VCR. Turn off the
VCR power, and leave it off for several minutes. When the cur-
rent time appears on the VCR display panel, the clock is set. You
may turn on the VCR again.
● 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 the screen, you’re finished.
Press the STATUS/EXIT button.
NOTE: CANNOT FIND PBS CLOCK DATA may flash on the screen.
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. Turn off the VCR power, and leave it off for several minutes.
When the current time appears on the VCR display panel, the clock is
set. You may turn on the VCR again.
• If you enter an incorrect PBS chan-
nel number at step 4, press the
CLEAR button to erase the incorrect
channel, then enter the correct
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.
Automatic Clock Setting
SELECT op CHOOSE B
→ PROGRAM
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
SET CLOCK
TO END PUSH EXIT
1
3
2-4 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
VOL
CH
3 2 1
6 5 4
9 8 7
0
POWER
STATUS/EXIT
MEMORY SLOW REC/OTR
SPEED TIME SEARCH
ALT. CH
PAUSE/STILL
MUTE
TV CBL/DBS VCR
F.FWD REW
PLAY
STOP
VCR/TV EJECT
MENU CLEAR
ENTER