[Darth Republican]

I read a review that stated Americans don't like reading long instruction manuals before using new equipment and return good equimpment think it's broken because they don't know how to use it.

Sadly the average American VCR clock

[GregoryFul]

Sadly the average American VCR clock

Thanks to the manufacturer's neglect to include a simple battery backup to preserve the time over power outages. I get tired of having to reset the clock every few months because of momentary or extended power fails (wind, lightning, auto accidents). Don't need the VCR to know the time, so I usually just ignore the 12:00 indicator.

[Glenn]

Sadly the average American VCR clock

That is a design problem. Not a user problem.