pmirage77,

The Set Clock feature only works for the tuner inside of the television. You might try getting a pair of rabbit ears to get a channel of local programming for the parrot while you're away. You can set it to a channel, and it will show live TV.

A quick review also notes that you can have music or videos run off a USB thumbdrive if you'd prefer to select the content that plays while you're away.

I hope that helps.

--HDTech