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There is a new system that lets VCRs poll the local PBS station to get the
time from them. My newest one claims to do this, but I couldn't get it to
work and set the time manually.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy Harris [SMTP:sandy -at- storm -dot- ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:17 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Holiday gifts & idiot lights
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> I don't think the blinking 12:00 is either a UI or a documentation issue.
> The obvious fix is to put a small rechargable battery and a charging
> circuit
> in the device. Then it would retain the time, and other info like station
> presets, through a power outage.
>
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