Setting The Clock - Hitachi VT-M171A Owner's Manual

Getting Started (Initial Setup)
You need to set items 1 and 2 the first time you set up your VCR and any time you have
a lengthy power interruption. The rest of the items can be set later as needed.
Here are what the options mean:
1 ANTENNA/CABLE
Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have:
<ANT.>
<CATV1>
<CATV2>
2 AUTO CHANNEL SET
Press 2 to automatically program the VCR to receive all the channels that come in on
your antenna or cable.
3 ADD/ERASE CHANNEL
Press 3 to bring up a screen that lets you add new channels or limit the channels to the
ones you most often watch.
4 VCR CODING
Press 4 to enable the remote control to control a second VCR. Options are <VCR1>
and <VCR2>.
5 MOVIE RETURN
Press 5 to select whether you want prerecorded movies (safety tab removed) to play
automatically when loaded, and then rewind, eject, and turn off the power when the
movie is over and no prerecorded signals exist. Options are <ON> and <OFF>.

Setting the Clock

This is easy to do and important for your later timed recordings. You'll need to set the
clock when first hooking up your VCR, and any time the power goes out more than 5
seconds.
When you first plug in the VCR or after a power interruption, the clock display will read
"--:--".
To set the clock, press GUIDE twice, then press 2 to bring up the Clock Set screen:
TIME --:--
MONTH/DAY/YEAR
DATE --/--/--
FILL IN BLINKING SPACE
Internal or external antenna
Ordinary cable
Alternate cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect)
CLOCK SET
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