Hitachi VT-F462A manual

FEAT URES 1 1 HITACHI Instruction Manual Video Deck VT- F462A Hitachi Home Electro nics (America), Inc. For inf orm ation concer ning repairs, oper ation or technic al assis tance, please c ontact the Service Departm ent of your nearest Regional Of fice. Eastern Region al Office 1290 W all Street W est, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Tel. 201-935- 898[...]

FEAT URES 2 CONTROLS AND F EATUR ES ...................................................................................................................... 11 USING THE R EMOTE CO NTROL UNIT .................................................................................................... 18 INSTALL ATION INT RODUCTION & ANT ENNA S YSTEM .....[...]

FEAT URES 3 FEA TURES • VCR Plus+* program m ing f eature • VHS Hi-Fi ster eo system • Auto head cleaning system • Setting 8 program s/1 year is possible with built-in progr am mable tim er • Cable-com patible f requency sy nthes izer quartz tuner • Auto track ing • Illuminated r em ote control f or use in com m on by TV/VCR/Cable Con[...]

FEAT URES 4 CLOCK SET TIM E --:-- MO NTH/DAY/YEA R DA T E --/--/-- FILL IN BLINKING SPA CE *TO END PRESS GUIDE 6. Press "G UIDE" to return to "or iginal menu".[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 5 F O R Y O U R S A F E T Y Power supply: A C 120V 60 Hz only The PO WER sw itch sw itches th e VCR on and o ff, leav ing the clo ck/timer unaf fected. If the unit is to be left unatte nde d for a long period, it is recommended tha t the unit be completely switched off and the plug removed. Illustrated below is t he label on the bac[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 6 Caution f or users livin g in an area w ith f requent elect rical storms Your VCR and TV m ay be damaged by power surges, or during electric al storm s if they are connected to a cable systems /outside antenna, or they are plugged into an AC outlet. The us e of sur ge protection devic es at the antenna and AC inputs to the VCR and[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 7 I M P O R T A N T S A F E G U A R D S In addition to the caref ul attention devoted to quality standards in the manuf acture of your video product, safety is a m ajor f actor in the des ign of every instrum ent. But, saf ety is y our r esponsibility too. This page lists im portant inf orm ation that will help to assur e you[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 8 8 Ventilation -- Slots and openings in the cabinet are pr ovided for ventilation to ens ure reliable oper ation of the video produc t and to protect it f rom overheating. T hese openings m us t not be block ed or cover ed. The openings should never be block ed by placing the video product on a bed, sof a, rug or other sim i[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 9 IMPORT A NT SA FEGUA RDS (cont.) pg. 5 12 Outdoor A ntenna Grounding -- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video product, be sur e the antenna or cable system is grounded s o as to provide som e pr otection against voltage surges and built- up static c harges. Sec tion 810 of the National Elec trical [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 10 SERVICE 17 Servicing -- Do not attem pt to service this video product yourself as opening or rem oving c overs m ay expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Ref er all ser vicing to qualified s ervice pers onnel. 18 Conditions Requiring S ervice -- Unplug this video produc t fr om the wall outlet and ref er s ervi[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 11 CONTROLS AND FEATURES 1. VIDEO IN Receives video signal f rom a video cam er a or another VCR. 2. A UDIO IN Receive audio signals f rom a ster eo system or another VCR. AUDIO IN (L) handles the left- channel stereo sound or m onaural sound. If you connect an audio source to only AUDIO IN (L), the sam e sound is recorded on[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 12 Note: Power is turned on autom atically when the cassette is loaded. 5. A UDIO DUBBING BUT TO N Turns the audio dubbing featur es on. T o turn this f eature off , pres s ST OP button. See page 47 for details. 6. VIDEO DUBBING BUTT ON Turns the video dubbing featur es on. T o turn this f eature off , pres s ST OP button. Se[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 13 Note: Power may be on or off when removing the c assette. CONTROLS AND FEATURES (cont.) pg. 7 15. CLOCK DISPLA Y Shows the clock and tape counter. 16. STEREO INDICATOR Lights when receiving a ster eo broadcas t. 17. TIM ER INDICA TOR W ill light when turning power off af ter progr am m ing. 18. LEVEL M ET ER Shows the inpu[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 14 Receives video signal f rom a video cam er a or another VCR. 26. A UDIO IN Receives audio signals from a s tereo system or another VCR. AUDIO IN (L) handles the lef t-channel stereo sound or m onaural sound. If you connect an audio source to only AUDIO IN (L), the sam e sound is recorded on Hi- Fi track s (L) and (R) in m [...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 15 CONTROLS AND FEATURES (cont.) pg. 8 32. SIGNAL TRA N SMISSIO N WINDO W Trans m its an invisible light beam (inf rared) f rom the rem ote c ontrol unit to the VCR. 33 . TV B UTTO N First pres s this button when operating your TV with this rem ote control, and then pr ess the button which corres ponds to the func tion you w [...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 16 43. F.A DV BUT T ON Press this button during still playback to advanc e the picture by one fram e. Pres s this button dur ing play back for f orward high-s peed search that las ts f or about 1 m inute of playing time, then goes bac k to norm al play mode. 44. TRACKING CONTROL BUTTO NS To m inim ize noise in playback and sl[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 17 • This VCR cannot recor d in LP m ode, but can play LP recorded tapes. . CLEA R BUT T ON Used for program m ing the tim er. And also used f or counter r eset button. 56. GUIDE BUTT ON Press this button to use the easy guide sy stem featur e. (See page 2 for details.) 57. REW BUTT ON Press to s tart rewind. Press this but[...]

CONTROLS AND FEAT URES 18 CONTROLS AND FEATURES (cont.) pg. 10 USING THE REM OT E CONTROL UNIT HOW TO INSTALL BA TT ERIES NOT ES: 1. Be sure to install two "AA" size batteries bef ore use. 2. Be aware of the polarity. Aim the r em ote control at the rec eiver on the f ront panel of the VCR. NOT ES: 1. If the range is short, try new batter[...]

INSTALLAT ION INT RODUCTION & ANT ENNA SYSTEM 19 INSTALLA TION INT RODUCTION & ANTENNA SY STEM INTRODUCT ION Place your Video Cassette Recorder ( VCR) in a horizontal position on a solid, st able surf ace near your TV. Connect the VCR AC plug into a non- switched AC outlet. Befor e y ou can use your VCR, the TV antenna connection m ust be m[...]

INSTALLAT ION CABLE SYSTEM 20 Figure A1 Figure A2 Figure A3 INSTALLA T ION CABLE SY ST EM CA BL E SYST EM INFORM ATION Cable systems var y in features and servic es. T he inform ation and f igures which f ollow cover m os t installations. If you need information about other installations, pleas e write to Service at the neares t Hitachi address lis[...]

INSTALLAT ION CABLE SYSTEM 21 CA UT ION: Only high quality , low loss switches and s plitters s hould be used. All connec tions m ust be with shielded Coax cable. If your added connections degrade the per form anc e of Extr a Cost channels , all connections s hould be rem oved. T he circuit of figur e C2 should caus e least signal loss . If even th[...]

INSTALLAT ION CABLE SYSTEM 22 INSTALLA T ION CABLE SYSTEM ( cont.) pg. 14 CA BL E SYST EM VCR OPERATION Direct Cable Conn ection W hen a direct cable c onnection is us ed as in f igure C1, VCR operation requires no special pr ocedures . Setting VCR Channels For Cable Due to the many channels available on Cable, progr am ming c hannel m em ory w ill[...]

INSTALLAT ION CABLE SYSTEM 23 INSTALLA T ION CABLE SYSTEM ( cont.) pg. 17 Cable Connection Direct or Using Cable Box W hen using figure C3 with a non-sc ram bled cable s y stem , the VCR Input Selector Switch No. 1 and the 2 W ay Splitter No. 2 can be om itted, along with the coax interc onnecting the two. Connecting the VCR Input directly to split[...]

VIDEO CHANNEL SETT ING 24 VIDEO CHA NNEL SET T ING The RF c onverter c hanges the video and audio signals f rom the tuner or tape play back , to a standard television broadcas t signal on channel 3 or 4. T o obtain video rec order output on either c hannel 3 or 4, set the RF conver ter switch to CH3 or 4 whichever channel is unused in your area. NO[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOC K 25 SETT ING T HE CLOCK Things to know before starting • The cloc k us es the 12-hour system. (Be aware of AM and PM.) • W hen y ou firs t plug in y our VCR, the clock will read "--: --". • W hile y ou are setting the cloc k, the "m enu" display on the TV screen will prom pt you through the procedures .[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOC K 26 CLOCK SET TIM E 02: 15 PRESS A M : 1 PM : 2 MO NTH/DAY/YEA R DA T E --/--/-- FILL IN BLINKING SPA CE *TO END PRESS E SETT ING T HE CLOCK (cont.) pg. 19 7. Press "1" f or AM or "2" for PM. CLOCK SET TIM E 02:15 PM MO NTH/DAY/YEA R DA T E --/--/-- FILL IN BLINKING SPA CE *TO END PRESS GUIDE 8. Set the date [...]

SETT ING T HE CLOC K 27 4 INITIAL SETUP 5 CLOCK SET 6 VCR PLUS SETUP 7 PROBLEM GUIDE *TO END PRESS GUIDE[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOC K 28 NOTE: Now the display on the VCR will show the correct tim e. 10. Press G UIDE button once again to retur n to the TV sc reen. NOT ES: 1. If you input an illogical time or date (13th m onth for exam ple), question m ar k ( ?) will appear. In this cas e, sim ply input a correct digit. 2. The c lock m us t be set to the cor re[...]

CHANNEL TUNING 29 CHA NNEL TUNING The autom atic pr ogram m ing featur e mak es it easy and convenient to program the TV st ation into the tuner's m em ory. Automa tic program m ing is usually a "one-time" proc edure, but you w ill need to repeat it if you move to a location that has dif ferent c hannels, or if the power is interr up[...]

CHANNEL TUNING 30 6. Press button "1" to s elect "ANT .", "CAT V1" or "CATV2". If your VCR is connected to a hom e antenna system, selec t "ANT ."; select "CAT V1" when your VCR is connected to a cable antenna. Switching is perfor m ed between "ANT.", "CAT V1" and "[...]

CHANNEL TUNING 31 CHA NNEL TUNING (cont.) pg. 21 7. Press "2" button. The tuner will autom atically cycle through all available channels in the area and place them in the tuner 's mem or y . It takes about 2 - 3 m inutes. The c hannel num ber will stop changing when the tuner is f inished cycling. Program m ing is now com pleted. You[...]

CHANNEL TUNING 32 3. Select the channel num ber by pressing buttons "0" thr ough "9". (Pres s "0" and then "8" for channel 8.) Press the PLAY button to add channels and the ST OP button to er ase channels . Perfor m the s am e procedure to add or erase other channel num bers. CH 08 A DD OR ERASE CHA NNEL SELE[...]

VCR FUNCTION SET TING 33 VCR FUNCTION SETT ING You can change the VCR m ode as required us ing the "EASY GUIDE SYSTEM MENU". 1. Turn on the power of both the VCR and TV. 2. Be sure that the T V is set to the video c hannel (3 or 4). 3. Point the rem ote control unit at the r eceiver on the f ront panel of the VCR. 4. Press the G UIDE butt[...]

VCR FUNCTION SET TING 34 Press "4" to chan ge INITIAL SETUP 1 A NT ENNA /CA BLE <A NT .> 2 A UT O CHANNEL SETTING 3 A DD OR ERASE CHA NNEL 4 VCR CODING < VCR1> 5 MO VIE RETURN <ON> 6 A UDIO PLAYBA CK < HIFI> 7 STEREO /M ONO <STEREO> 8 SECOND A UDIO <OFF> *TO END PRESS GUIDE VCR 1: Normally select this &[...]

VCR FUNCTION SET TING 35 VCR FUNCTION SETT ING (cont.) pg. 23  A UDIO PLAYBA CK SELECT ION Press "6" to chan ge INITIAL SETUP 1 A NT ENNA /CA BLE <A NT .> 2 A UT O CHANNEL SETTING 3 A DD OR ERASE CHA NNEL 4 VCR CODING < VCR1> 5 MO VIE RETURN <ON> 6 A UDIO PLAYBA CK < HIFI> 7 STEREO /M ONO <STEREO> 8 SECOND[...]

VCR FUNCTION SET TING 36 2 A UT O CHANNEL SETTING 3 A DD OR ERASE CHA NNEL 4 VCR CODING < VCR1> 5 MO VIE RETURN <ON> 6 A UDIO PLAYBA CK < HIFI> 7 STEREO /M ONO <STEREO> 8 SECOND A UDIO <OFF> *TO END PRESS GUIDE Some T V stations broadcas t another sound c hannel along with selected stereo pr ogram s called the SAP (Sec[...]

CONNECTION W IT H A/V TV 37 CONNECTION W ITH A /V T V If your TV has audio/video input jac k s, connect it to this VCR as f ollows; y ou can enjoy better a picture and sound. Connect the antenna, VCR and TV as shown on pages 11 - 17 and then perf orm the f ollowing connection. 1. Connect the VCR and TV as shown in the figure 2. W hen y ou select &q[...]

CASSETT E T APES 38 CA SSET T E T APES Insertion an d removal o f cassettes Insertion 1. Insert the cassette. Notes: • When t he cassette is load ed, pow er is turn ed on aut omatically and T A PE-IN indicato r lights. Removal 1. Press ST OP/EJ ECT button. 2. Remove the cas sette. Types of v ideo casset te Use video cass ettes with the mar k in t[...]

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS 39 RECORDING TV PROGRA MS 1. If you wi sh to view a program being recor ded, turn on T V and select the c hannel 3 or 4 for y our video channel. 2. Insert cassette. VCR power is turned on autom atically. Note: W henever you change the mode, the new m ode is displayed on the TV scr een autom atically for about a few seconds . 3[...]

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS 40 RECORDING TV PROGRAMS (cont.) pg. 26 To record one program while viewing another You can record one progr am while viewing another by se tting the VCR for r ecording, then setting the VCR/TV selec t button to "T V", and selecting the des ired channel on your TV. To ch ange the ch annel to b e recorded w hile in re[...]

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS 41 INITIAL SETUP 1 A NT ENNA /CA BLE <A NT .> 2 A UT O CHANNEL SETTING 3 A DD OR ERASE CHA NNEL 4 VCR CODING < VCR1> 5 MO VIE RETURN <ON> 6 A UDIO PLAYBA CK < HIFI> 7 STEREO /M ONO <STEREO> 8 SECOND A UDIO <ON> *TO END PRESS GUIDE Counter memory function This is usef ul if ther e is a sec ti[...]

INSTANT RECORDING 42 INSTANT RECORDING Instant Recording T im er ( IRT) allows y ou to mak e s implif ied tim er rec ording without using the program timer. Be s ure that clock is set to the c orrect tim e before IRT . 1. Follow the steps 1 through 6 on "RECO RDING TV PRO GRAM" on page 25. 2. After rec ording has s tarted, press REC/IRT b[...]

PLAYBACK 43 P L A Y B A C K 1. Insert the cas sette. VCR power is turned on autom atic ally. 2. Turn the T V on and selec t the video channel. 3. Press the PLAY button. 4. Press the ST OP button to s top playback. A u to T racking W hen play back is star ted, the auto track ing func tion operates and adj usts trac k ing automatic ally so the pictur[...]

PLAYBACK 44 Visual search This allows y ou to view the picture fr om a recorded tape at high s peed in both the forward and r everse direction. Press the button again ( or pres s PLAY) to return to norm al playback. Note: The playback pic ture will have som e noise in the vis ual searc h m ode. Slow p layback W hen y ou press SLO W SPEED buttons (-[...]

PLAYBACK 45 P L A Y B A C K ( c o n t . ) p g . 2 9 Linear Time Counter The c ounter on the TV s creen or in the VCR dis play shows length of tape run in hours, m inutes and seconds. Load a cassette into the VCR and per form r ecording or playback; the c ounter indicates the elapsed tim e. Notes: • The linear tim e c ounter does not oper ate when[...]

PLAYBACK 46 SE T GO-TO TIME TIM E 0: 32 PRESS F . FWD OR REWIND TO S TA RT PRESS CLEA R TO CORRECT *TO END PRESS INDEX 3. Press the REW button to s earch the sc ene 32 m inutes befor e the present position or the F.FW D button to search the s cene 32 m inutes af ter it. T he tape is rewound or fas t for warded to the position 32 m inutes before or [...]

PLAYBACK USING SHUTT LE RING 47 PLA Y BA CK USING SHUTT LE RING Use the shuttle ring allows m any different k inds of playback; slow-m otion play, normal play, double-speed play , forward s earch, rever se slow-m otion play, reverse play, reverse double-speed play and reverse search. Note: If the shuttle r ing is operated in the stop m ode, the VCR[...]

VCR Plus + FEAT URE 48 • Number s indicate tape s peeds with norm al play as 1. * The s low-motion or r everse s low-motion s peed responds to the ex tent to which the slow speed buttons on the rem ote control ar e adjusted. NOT ES: • The pic ture m ay have noise, streaking or other distor tion when it changes. • If noise bar s appear on T V [...]

VCR Plus + FEAT URE 49 * VCR Plus+ and Plus Code are tr adem ark s of G em star Developm ent Corpor ation.[...]

VCR Plus + FEAT URE 50 VCR Plus+ FEA TURE (cont.) pg 32 Connection A Direct connec tion from either hom e antenna or cable-T V that does not r equire a cable box. Details are on pages 10- 11 for a hom e antenna and pages 13-14 for cable-T V. Connection B Cable-TV c onnection that requir es cable box for all c hannels. Details are on page 15. Connec[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION A 3 51 VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION A 3  Channel set-up using a home antenna If you have a home antenna connected to your VCR, refer to the TV lis tings in your local newspaper, etc. to mak e s ure your broadcast channels m atch the VCR Plus+ channels . If all br oadcast c hannels coinc ide with the VCR Plus+[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION A 3 52 VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECTION A (cont.) pg. 34 4. Press the CHANNEL s elect button so the arr ow points to the CHANNEL colum n next to W CFC (Ind.) VCR Plus+ channel 3. VCR PLUS SETUP VCR+ CH CHANNEL 02 -- 03 -- 04 -- PRESS CHA NNEL ( O R ) *TO END PRESS GUIDE 5. Press "3", then "8&q[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION A 3 53 1. Make s ure the channels ar e corr ectly tuned as shown on pages 20 and 21.[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION A 3 54 VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECTION A (cont.) pg. 35 2. Press the G UIDE button to display the menu, as illus trated, on the T V screen. SELECT NUM BER 1 TO 7 1 VCR PLUS RECORDING 2 DELA Y ED RECORDING 3 PROGRAM REVIEW 4 INITIAL SETUP 5 CLOCK SET 6 VCR PLUS SETUP 7 PROBLEM GUIDE *TO END PRESS GUIDE 3. Press butto[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION B 55 Notes: • If you enter a wrong number, pres s the CLEAR button, then enter the cor rect num ber. • Repeat steps 4 and 5 to as sign all cable-T V channels to the VCR Plus+ channels as required. 7. Press the G UIDE button. Channel set-up operation is now com plete and the original m enu is on the T V scr een. [...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION C 56 ENTER OUT PUT CHA NNEL OF THE CABLE BOX EITHER CHANNEL 03 OR 04 03 *TO END PRESS GUIDE Note: If the cable box 's output channel is 02, 05 or 06, press the num ber buttons to s elect the channel. 6. Press the G UIDE button to return to the original m enu. VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION C If you use the ca[...]

VCR Plus+ SET UP FOR CONNECT ION C 57 VCR PLUS SETUP VCR+ CH CHA NNEL 32 -- 33  -- 34 -- PRESS CHA NNEL ( O R ) *TO END PRESS GUIDE 5. Press "0", then "3". • Enter the cable box's output channel. VCR PLUS SETUP VCR+ CH CHA NNEL 32 -- 33  03 34 -- PRESS CHA NNEL ( O R ) *TO END PRESS GUIDE Notes: • If y[...]

VCR Plus+ RECORDING 58 VCR Plus+ RECORDING Correctly perform VCR Plus+ s et-up, ref erring to pages 31 and 32 bef ore progr am m ing y our VCR for a VCR Plus+ reco rding. 1. Insert a cas sette with erase prevention tab in plac e. 2. Press the G UIDE button to display the menu on the T V screen. SELECT NUM BER 1 TO 7 1 VCR PLUS RECORDING 2 DELA Y ED[...]

VCR Plus+ RECORDING 59 Note: If you enter a wrong number, pres s the CLEAR button, then re-enter the correc t num ber. 5. Press the G UIDE button to store the Plus Code num ber in VCR m em ory. VCR PLUS RECORDING ENTER PLUS CODE NUM BER (FROM TV LIST ING) 12345678 INVA L ID ENTRY CHECK PLUS CODE NUMBER *TO ENTER PRESS GUIDE Notes: • If you enter [...]

VCR Plus+ RECORDING 60 VCR Plus+ RECORDING (cont.) pg. 39 6. Press one button "1" - "3" to select the pr ogram m ode. • The s creen displays the inform ation on tim er recording pr ogram m ed by the Plus Code number you have entered. • To c hange the recording s peed, press the TAPE SPEED button. Notes: Program m ing is not [...]

TIMER RECORDING 61 TIM ER RECORDING The progr am m able electronic c lock /tim er perm its the unattended r ecording of up to 8 preselected program s, inc luding one program on the sam e day of each week or one program at the sam e tim e every day . 1. Insert the Cassette. 2. Press the SPEED button to s elect "SP" or "EP". 3. Se[...]

TIMER RECORDING 62 TIM ER RECORDING (cont.) pg. 41 4. Press the G UIDE button until the "m enu", as illustr ated, appears on the T V. SELECT NUM BER 1 TO 7 1 VCR PLUS RECORDING 2 DELA Y ED RECORDING 3 PROGRAM REVIEW 4 INITIAL SETUP 5 CLOCK SET 6 VCR PLUS SETUP 7 PROBLEM GUIDE *TO END PRESS GUIDE 5. Press button "2" to s et the p[...]

TIMER RECORDING 63 STA RT TIM E --:-- END TIME --:-- STA RT DA TE --/--/-- TAPE SPEED EP FILL IN BLINKING SPA CE PRESS CLEA R TO CORRECT *TO END PRESS GUIDE 7. Press two digits f or the channel to be r ecorded ( for ex am ple, "0" "4" for c hannel 4). PROGR A M 1 <ONE T IM E> CH 04 STA RT TIM E --:-- END TIME --:-- STA RT [...]

TIMER RECORDING 64 Note: Alway s press "0" before a s ingle digit hour and m inute. 9. Press "1" f or AM or "2" for PM. PROGR A M 1 <ONE T IM E> CH 04 START T IM E 06:00 PM END TIME --:-- STA RT DA TE --/--/-- TAPE SPEED EP FILL IN BLINKING SPA CE PRESS CLEA R TO CORRECT *TO END PRESS GUIDE[...]

TIMER RECORDING 65 TIM ER RECORDING (cont.) pg. 42 10. Press f our digits , two for the hour and two m ore f or a m inute (f or exam ple, "0" "7" "3" "0" f or 7:30). PROGR A M 1 <ONE T IM E> CH 04 START T IM E 06:00 PM PRESS TA PE SPEED END TIM E 07:30 PM START DA T E 12/20/92 SUN TAPE SPEED EP FILL IN [...]

RECALLING THE PROGRAM 66 RECA LLING T HE PROGRAM 1. Follow Steps 1 through 4 of "Pr ogram m ing the tim er for unattended recor ding" on pages 40 and 41. SELECT NUM BER 1 TO 7 1 VCR PLUS RECORDING 2 DELA Y ED RECORDING 3 PROGRAM REVIEW 4 INITIAL SETUP 5 CLOCK SET 6 VCR PLUS SETUP 7 PROBLEM GUIDE *TO END PRESS GUIDE 2. Press "3" [...]

CLEARING ("ERASING") INF ORMAT ION FROM A PRO GRAM 3 67 CLEA RING ("ERASING") INFORMA T ION FROM A PROGRA M 3 1. Follow Steps 1 through 4 of "Pr ogram m ing the tim er for unattended recor ding" on pages 40 and 41. 2. Press "3" button ( Program Review). 3. Press "3" again if you want to view the nex[...]

PROGRAM PRIORIT Y 68 PROGRAM PRIORIT Y Example 1 : When the program s tart time is the s ame among the progr ams on the sa me day, they are recorded in t he order of Program 1, 2, 3 -- 8. 7:00AM - 8:00AM for Program 1 8:00AM - 9:00AM for Program 2 9:00AM - 10:00AM for Program 3 10:00AM - 11:00AM for Program 4 Program 1 is ex ecuted as progr am m ed[...]

RECORDING FROM ANOTHER VCR 69 RECORDING FROM A NOTHER VCR Recording f rom another VCR hook up illustration 1. Connect Video Out/Audio Out of VCR1 to Video In/Audio In of VCR2. 2. Press the AVX button of VCR2 s o as to have L1 (Line 1) indicator lights in the dis play. 3. Play the tape in VCR1 and record it with VCR2. NOTE: If you connect the OUT T [...]

USING AS AN AUDIO DECK 6 70 USING A S A N A UDIO DECK 6 CONNECTIONS In order to rec ord and play stereo audio with a stereo system, the am plif ier or rec eiver m ust have an unused set of tape record ( L and R) jack s and tape play (L and R) jack s. Some s ystems have a set of tape jack s f or two tape deck s, other system s have jac ks for only o[...]

USING AS AN AUDIO DECK 6 71 Note: For operation of your stereo system, see its operation m anual. To u se the uni t as an audio deck Hi-Fi sound c an be enjoyed using this VCR as an audio deck when connected to an audio system . 1. Connect this VCR and the ster eo system. 2. Insert a cassette. 3. Press SPEED button to s elect "SP" or &quo[...]

AUDIO DUBBING 72 A UDIO DUBBING Audio dubbing hookup illus tration Audio dubbing is the proces s of recording new audio in place of the audio that was for m erly recorded on the linear audio track . Audio dubbing does not dis turb the rec orded video and it does not dis turb the audio that was form erly recorded on the VHS Hi-F i track . W hen Audi[...]

VIDEO DUBBING 73 VIDEO DUBBING Video dubbing hookup illus tration Video dubbing is the proces s of recording new video on a tape in place if exis ting video. It erases the form er video and it als o erases the audio recorded on the VHS Hi- Fi trac k. It does not aff ect the audio form er ly recorded on the linear track . W hen Video Dubbing, the so[...]

PROGRAM EASY EDIT 74 Note: Make s ure the rec ording VCR is in the line m ode. 4. Press the PAUSE button on the playback VCR to s tart copying the tape. Both VCR's will start together. 5. Press the PAUSE button again when you want to stop copy ing the tape. Both VCR' s will enter the pause m ode. Note: If the next s egm ent you w ant to c[...]

PROGRAM EASY EDIT 75 PROGRAM EASY EDIT ( cont.) pg. 51  Preparation s • Connect playback VCR (this VCR) to record VCR and T V. See page 50. • Prepare the playback VCR (this VCR) as f ollows. • Insert recor ded cassette. • Play tape a little to adjust trac k ing. • Prepare the rec ord VCR as f ollows. • Insert a cas sette with record [...]

PROGRAM EASY EDIT 76 PROGRAM EASY EDIT ( cont.) pg. 52 4. After you have located the beginning of the program you want to copy , pr ess the EDIT button on the rem ote control. T he "ST ART" is replaced with the current tim e c ounter reading, and the f lashing cur sor moves to the "END" position. SYNCHRO EDIT START 0:05:20 END 0[...]

HOW TO OPERAT E YOUR TV OR CABLE CONVERT ER BY USING THE REMOTE CONT ROL UNIT 77 • To c orrect the end point, f or exam ple, r eprogram the end point using the pr ocedures in s tep 5 on page 52. HOW TO OPERA T E YO UR TV OR CABLE CONVERTER BY USING THE REM OT E CONTROL UNIT This rem ote control unit is designed to operate 13 dif ferent types of T[...]

HOW TO OPERAT E YOUR TV OR CABLE CONVERT ER BY USING THE REMOTE CONT ROL UNIT 78 matc h the rem ote system in your TV or Cable Conver ter. • W hen operating the TV or Cable Converter, f irst pres s the TV or CATV button, and then pres s the button which corres ponds to the T V or Cable Converter f unction you want. • W hen y ou want to operate [...]

HEAD CLEANING 79 H E A D C L E A N I N G • Picture playback m ay become blur red or be interr upted while the TV program r eceived is c lear. T his does not m ean that the recor ded program has been eras ed. (See figur e below.) Exam ple of playback with dirty video heads • Dirt accum ulated on the head af ter long periods of us e causes this p[...]

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 80 PERIODIC MAINTENA NCE The VCR is a precis ion electrom echanic al device which will require per iodic m aintenance af ter a period of norm al use. W e expec t that no m aintenance other than head c leaning will be required during the warranty period by most user s, unless the VCR is heavily used or seldom used. Norm al m ain[...]

PROBL EM GUIDE 81 P R O B L E M G U I D E PROBLEM THINGS T O CHECK SOLUTION No power. Is power cord connec ted? Connec t power cord to AC outlet. Timer recording i s not possible. Is the program tim er s et correctl y ? Set the program tim er correctl y . Is the POW ER switch set to OFF? Set the POW ER switch to OFF. Is the record saf ety tab mis s[...]

PROBL EM GUIDE 82 NOTE: Mechanical s ound is slightly heard when the stop m ode (with a cassette loaded in the VCR) continues for m ore than 5 m inutes . This does not indicate a f ault. This m eans that the tape protec tion m echanism in the VCR is operating.[...]

SPECIFICATIO NS 83 SPECIFICA TIONS Recording: Rotary tw o head Helical Scan Azimuth Rec ording Video: NT SC Color EIA Standard Cassette: VHS Type Heads: 4 video heads 2 for SP, 2 for EP, 1 F ly ing erase head 2 Hi-Fi audio heads 1 Full track audio/video eras e head 1 Combination head f or c ontrol track , audio er ase and record/play (3 heads/singl[...]

ACCESSORIES PART S NUMBERS (For U.S.A. only) 84 A CCESSO RIES PA RTS NUM BERS (F or U.S.A . only) For inf orm ation about how to obtain these acces sories, pleas e call T OLL FREE 1- 800-448-2244 f or your nearest Hitachi Author ized Parts Distributor in the c ontinental United States. For ALASKA and HAW AII, please contact the near est Hitachi Reg[...]