Setting the clock, Clock (manually), Auto clock – Pioneer dvr-rt500 User Manual

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Setting the clock

The clock is set to the correct time automatically, but it
can also be set manually. The clock can be set for
daylight saving time and time zone.

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Select “

CLOCK” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the

procedure, see steps

1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP

MENU” on page 23.

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

CLOCK

CLOCK (MM/DD/YY)
AUTO CLOCK
STANDARD TIME
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

ON

AUTOMATIC
AUTOMATIC

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SETUP MENU

ENTER/

SELECT

RETURN

SETUP

ENTER

BACK

END

SELECT

SELECT

CLOCK (manually)

You can manually set the date, year and present time
with the remote control.
Ex.: Setting the clock to “10:20AM” October, 30th, 2004.

1

Select “CLOCK” and press ENTER.

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2

Select the desired items using or (month,

date, year, hour, minute and AM/PM) then press
ENTER.

3

Press or to set the value of the selected

item.

• For the minutes, press or once to set the time

minute by minute, or hold down either of buttons
for several seconds to set the time in 10-minute
intervals.

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4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the date, year and

present time, and press ENTER. The SETUP MENU
will close.
This completes clock time setting.

AUTO CLOCK

You can automatically set the clock by turning “ON” the
AUTO CLOCK function.
When you want to set the auto clock function to “OFF”,
select “AUTO CLOCK”, press

ENTER and select “OFF”

from the list.
For more information see page 22.

STANDARD TIME (Time zone)

In the rare event that you live within the broadcast range
of two stations in two different time zones, the DVD/VCR
may recognize the wrong station for the auto clock set.
To correct the situation:

Select “STANDARD TIME” and select the time zone from
the list below.

Selectable time zones and correction times

ATLANTIC:

GMT – 4 hours
(GMT: Greenwich Mean Time)

EASTERN:

GMT – 5 hours

CENTRAL:

GMT – 6 hours

MOUNTAIN:

GMT – 7 hours

PACIFIC:

GMT – 8 hours

ALASKA:

GMT – 9 hours

HAWAII:

GMT – 10 hours

AUTOMATIC: AUTO SET

Note

• When shipped from the factory, the “TIME ZONE” is

set to “AUTOMATIC”.

• After making the auto clock setting, in some cases

the clock may display another time zone. You can
correct the clock by selecting your time zone
setting above.

• When the clock is not set or you set the clock

manually, the time zone setting is not available.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

You can set the clock to daylight saving time automati-
cally or manually.
To select daylight saving time, select “DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME” and select “ON”, while to cancel the
daylight saving time, select “OFF”.

ON:

For manual setting (forward 1 hour)

OFF:

For manual setting (back 1 hour)

AUTOMATIC: For automatic setting (read XDS in

the signal)

Note

• When you want to set daylight saving time, on the

first Sunday in April you set it to “ON”, and on the
last Sunday in October you set it to “OFF”.

• When shipped from the factory, the “DAYLIGHT

SAVING TIME” option is set to “AUTOMATIC”.

• When the clock is not set, the daylight saving time

setting is not available.

• When there is no daylight saving time in your area,

always select “OFF”.

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