How do I set the time on my VCR or DVR using the time signal from OPB TV?
The analog OPB television signal contains an embedded time code which VCRs and DVRs can use to set their internal clocks automatically. However, the 2007 change to the beginning and ending dates for Daylight Savings Time (DST) now causes many machines to display the wrong time, even though the signal they receive from OPB is correct. All but the newest VCRs and DVRs are programmed with the old (and now incorrect) dates for DST. Most machines reset their clocks only when power is disconnected for a significant period of time or when their internal software directs them to do so. This means that a machine with outdated software will not respond to any change in OPB’s time signal until the software, on the wrong date, tells it to. To synchronize your VCR’s or DVR’s clock with OPB’s, you will need to manually override the incorrectly programmed dates for DST: • In the setup menu, make sure that the daylight savings menu flag is turned off, and that you’re on a manual, not an automatic, set
