Setting The Clock; More About Channel Selections - Hitachi VT-M281A Owner's Manual

Getting Started (Initial Setup)
4 AUTO CHANNEL SET
Press 4 to automatically program the VCR to receive all the channels that
come in on your antenna or cable.
5 ADD/ERASE CHANNEL
Press 5 to bring up a screen that lets you add new channels or limit the
channels to the ones you most often watch.

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 1 minute.
When you first plug in the VCR or after a power interruption, the clock
display will read "--:--".
To set the clock, press GUIDE, then press 1 to bring up the Clock Set
screen:
Press the number buttons on the remote control to set the current time -
two digits for the hour and two for the minutes. Then press 1 or 2 for AM
or PM, respectively.
For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and
minutes, and press 2 for PM.
Continue pressing buttons to set the date. For example, if today is
DECEMBER 25, 1995, press 1, 2, 2, 5, 9, and 5 to get 12/25/95.
When you're done, press GUIDE twice to return to regular viewing.
Now the display on the VCR will show the correct time.
Tips:
The item to be changed will blink on the screen as you go.
The clock uses the 12-hour system. You set it for AM or PM.
An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 for the month) will not be
accepted. A question mark displays instead of the illogical number.
If you press the wrong digit, exit the screen by pressing GUIDE and
recall the screen to enter the correct setup.
The day of the week is set automatically.

More About Channel Selections

Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13,
UHF 14-69) and 125 cable channels (CATV 1-125).
When you press 4 on the Setup screen, the tuner automatically cycles
through all available channels in your area and places them in memory.
This takes 2-3 minutes. You can watch the progress on the VCR's display
- when the channel numbers stop changing, programming is complete.
Only when the power goes out for more than 1 minute do you need to
preset the channels again.
In some areas channels cannot be switched when CATV1 is selected.
Then, select CATV2 in your Setup screen.
For convenience, the TV channel numbers should match those
programmed into the VCR. If your TV has automatic channel
programming, set it on the same mode - ANT, CATV1 or CATV2 - and let
it reprogram to match the VCR.
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