Hitachi VT-F482A manual

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 Video Deck VHS Hitachi VT-F482A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these quality f eatures:  VHS hi-fideli ty sound in play back  Flyi ng erase head for clear joints of frames during audio/v ideo dubbing .  Automatic tape head cleaning  Up to 8 delay ed recording pr[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTE NTS FOR YOUR SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 4  Read This First ................................................................................................................ 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .............................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3  Controllin g Your TV with the VCR's Remo te ..................................................... 41 Progr amming t he Remote Contr ol ........................................................................... 41 Contro lling the TV ......................................................................................[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 F O R Y O U R S A F E T Y POW ER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ONLY. The POW ER switch tur ns the VCR on and off, leaving the cl ock/timer unaffected. If the unit is to be left unattended for a long per iod, it is recommended that the unit be completel y sw itched of f and unplugged. Illustrated below is the label on the back of your uni[...]

 Read This First 5  R e a d T h i s F i r s t Thank you for buying a Hit achi product. You've chosen the best VCR for you, and we want to help you m ake the most of your pur chase. Please take time to becom e familiar with this manual and how it is set up. Keep it handy for future refer ence, too. To guide you, we've concluded:  [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 I M P O R T A N T S A F E G U A R D S In addition to the careful attention dev oted to quality standar ds in the manufacture of your vi deo product, safety is a maj or factor in the desi gn of every instrument. But, safety is your responsibility too. This pa ge lists im portant in f orma tion that will help to a ssure your [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 7 7 Powe r Cord Protection -- Pow er supply cords should be routed so that they are not l ikely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, pay ing particular attention to cor ds at plugs, conv enience receptacles, and the point w here they exi t from the appliance. 8 Ventilation -- Slots and openings i n[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 8 EXA MPLE OF A NTENNA GROUNDING 13 Powe r Lines -- An outside antenna system should not be located i n the vici nity of over head power lines or other electric l ight or pow er circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. W hen installing an outside antenna system, ex treme care should be taken to keep f[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 9 a. W hen the power-supply cord or plug is damaged b. If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the video product. c. If the video product has been ex posed to rain or water. d. If the video product does not oper ate normally by following the operating i nstructions. Adjust only those controls that are cover ed [...]

Getting Started 10 Getting S tarted Relax. Using a V CR is very straightforw ard. This sections explai ns how to hookup the VCR, quick tour of the contr ols, set up for first- tim e operation using on-scr een menus, and videocassette tapes. Enjoy getting to know all about your Hitachi VCR . Let's get started.  Simple Hookups 1 Decide Where [...]

Getting Started 11 jacks. Look on the back of your TV fo r three jacks - possibly color-coded yellow , white and red. They w ill be labeled som ething like IN (L and R), AUDIO IN, or VID EO IN. (If you are not sur e , look at the back of your VCR - you w ill see two sets of these jacks.) If you have no jacks like these on y our T V, skip this step [...]

Getting Started 12 If you have been w atching the TV in your home before getting the VC R, you w ill already have a round wi re attached to your TV. Otherwi se, look for a cable connection coming i n thr oug h the w all from outside. (If you find this connection, remember to call y our local cable company to start the service.) 1. If still hooked u[...]

Getting Started 13 Separate UHF and VH F antenna wi res, both 300 ohm fla t w ire 300 ohm flat UHF and 75 ohm round VHF If you have "rabbit ears" (an antenna on top of your TV), y ou will need an additional adapter and 75 ohm extension to make y our leads reach from the antenna to the VCR. This connection will work only if you hav e a str[...]

Getting Started 14 battery w ith the plus mark on the remote. 7 Set the RF or Video Channel Sw itch W hen the VCR is on, its vi deo signal can come i nto your TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. Y ou need to select the appropriate channel.  Turn the power on to both the TV and the VCR , and look for a swi tch on the back of the VCR. Set the swi[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 15 Getting S tarted (Controls )  Quick Tour of the Controls Study these pictur es carefully to l earn about the buttons and controls that you'll need for every day operation. Various contr o ls are explained throughout thi s manual as they ar e needed, but now i s a good time to g et fam iliar with their location[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 16 CLEAR Used i n on-screen programmi ng and index ing. DISPLAY U sed in on-screen pr ogramming and index ing. VOLUME Increase or decrease the audio v olume. MUTE Turns off the audio until you press M UTE again. REC Starts r ecording on the station the VC R is set to. REW Rewinds the v ideotape. PLAY Starts pl aying a lo[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 17 It may be set to VCR 2 when y ou're trying to contr ol VCR1. To confirm that this is the case, tr y pressi ng VCR2 and a function button (l ike channel up or down) . If the remote works now , you know that it's set to VCR2. To reset it to VCR1, r efer to the on-screen Initial Setup options. If You Just Want [...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 18 will see this screen: Now, y ou will do most of your programming and setup by pressing numbers on the remote control whic h correspond to options presented i n this and other on-scr een menus. Instructions are easy to f ollow , and blinking spaces on the screen w ill show y ou where y our input is needed.  W hen yo[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 19 Getting S tarted (I nitial S etup)  Setup for First-Time Operation Before you use y our VCR to w atch or record from your TV, y ou need to "tell" the VCR w hether your TV uses cable or antenna i nput and let it program i tself to receive y our TV's channels. It's also a good idea to set the [...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 20 are <HIFI> , <LINEAR> and <MIX> . 5 STEREO/MONO Press 5 to control how the audio signal is r ecorded and sent to the TV. Options are <STEREO> and <MONO> . 6 SAP Press 6 w hen you are r eady to recor d a second audio progr am. Options are <OFF> and < ON>. 7 CABLE BOX SET Pr[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 21 recall the screen to enter the correct setup.  The day of the week is set automatically . More A bout Channel Selections Your VC R is capable of receiv ing 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2- 13, UHF 14- 69) and 125 cable channels (C ATV 1-125). W hen you press 8 on the Initial Setup scr een, the tuner automatical[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 22 Use the MONO setting w hen the stereo signal is not strong enough for qualit y reception ( f or example, w hen there is signal drift or noise). Hi-Fi Sound Hi-Fi sound i s the same quali ty as that of a compact disc play er. Its dynamic range of over 90dB w ill record either stereo or m onaural broadcasts w ith th[...]

Getting Started (Videotapes ) 23 Getting S tarted (V ideotape s)  A bout Videocassette Tapes Ty pes The best thing you can do for y our VCR is use the best qual ity tapes avail able. This VCR uses VH S tapes only, w hich are the most common type. Look for the VHS mar k on new or prerecorded tapes y ou buy. Tapes are marked either T-120 or T-160,[...]

Getting Started (Videotapes ) 24 Push the videocassette g ently into the slot on the front of the VCR. You will feel the VCR take it in. W hen the cassette is all the way in, the VCR powers up automatically and a TAPE-IN indicator show s on the display. It may also start play ing immediately if the saf ety tab has been remov ed. To remove the casse[...]

Basic Oper ations 25 Basic Operations Practice starti ng and stopping a video you've rented - pl ay it through, see how it autom atically r ewinds. Get a blank tape and try recording a TV show. Then you'll know how to use the VCR when you need to - or where in the manual to find the instructions you for got. Let's go!  Viewing a V[...]

Basic Oper ations 26 The above functions alw ays w ork when y ou are vi ewing a videocassette even if the display , as shown, is not display ed. Rew i nding the Tape W hen you are done watchi ng a vi deo, you can rewind the tape automatically or manually. If the vi deo cassette reaches the end of the tape, the VCR will stop and automatically rewind[...]

Basic Oper ations 27 slow moti on, double speed, and search - using one conv enient dial. The jog feature lets y ou control the frame by frame picture - using one conventional dial. If the jog or shuttle di al is operated w hen the key function buttons are illumina ted, th e illumina tion goe s off . How to use the jog dial You can use the jog dial[...]

Basic Oper ations 28 playback, the counter shows bri efly in the TV screen's upper ri ght corner. W hen you want to check the counter dur ing play back, there are several ways to do it. Pressing DISPLAY will cy cle you through the thre e options.  Press DISPLAY just once to see the counter, mode, time, and date on the screen for 5 seconds. [...]

Basic Oper ations 29 Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX A quick w a y to access specific program seg ments is with the i ndex search feature. This lets you mov e through a tape that has several r ecordings on it by sear ching for the INDEX "mark." This function only wor ks with recording s that have been set up w ith indexing . You create a[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 30 Basic Operations (Recording)  Recording a Program Before y ou Record  The VCR must be hooked up properl y for recor ding. See the Simpl e Hookups at the beginni ng of this manual. Copy right Infringement W arning Most telev ision prog rams and films are copyr ighted. This means that someone has legal r ights [...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 31 clicks on and see the recording indicator light up on the VCR display . You can ch eck on the recording b y pressing VCR/TV a gain . This will swit ch you back to v iewi ng throug h the VCR, y ou'll see the prog ram you are recordi ng. To Skip Commercials W hen a commercial comes on that you don't w ant t[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 32 REC/IRT button. W hile you ar e recording , the time remaining is shown in the display . At the end of your recording the display will read "0:00"; recording w ill then automatically stop and the VCR will turn itself off. To stop recording w hile in the IRT mode, press the POW ER button and then press the[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 33 select LINE1 or LIN E2 instead of the channel number.  W hen everything is set as y ou want (ev en though some item s may still be flashing), pr ess GUIDE to prog ram your settings into memor y.  To preset additional recor dings, repeat these steps. Other wise, pr ess GUIDE to return to the r egular TV screen[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 34 brings up the screen settings for the first pr ogram. Keep pressi ng 3 to cycle thr ough all the pr ograms y ou have preset.  To remove a program, press CLEAR. The screen will display the nex t program, if there are more, or it will switch back to the main menu. Programming Priorities W hen you have set up sev e[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 35 Basic Operations (VCR Plus + Recording)  Easy Delayed Recording with VCR Plus + A bout VCR Plus+ This handy feature makes timed r ecordings a snap. Y ou don't need to enter the specific channel, date, ti me, or duration of a prog ram. All y ou enter is its Pl usCode - a number of up to eig ht dig[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 36 channel 20 W FYI (PBS). 4. If you subscribe to cabl e TV, have your cable company's channel directory handy. This should list al l the channels as y ou receiv e them in your home, for ex ample: Channel 34 Arts and Entertainment N etwork Channel 35 Turner Netw ork Televisi on Channel 36 ESPN 5. Now y[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 37 Cable News Netw ork 42 Channel 38 CNN Discov ery C hannel 37 Channel 33 Di scovery In the example abov e none of the cable channels match, all of them need to be assigned to VCR Plus+ channel codes. Matching Broadcast CH Numbers to VCR Plus+ Channels For Home A ntenna or Cable (No Cable Box) Setup 1. Pre[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 38 5. Turn on your cabl e box and tune it to channel 02. 6. Enter the output channel of your cable box by pressing a number on the remote. For ex ample, press 0 3 for channel 3. 7. Press GUIDE to enter the output channel of your cable box. Y ou will then see this screen. 8. Press GUIDE to displ ay the CABLE[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 39 Using VCR Plus+ to Record a Program Now that y our channels are set up, you can take adv antage of this quick and easy method of delayed recording. Y ou will use the on-screen Easy Guide System, follow ing the basic procedur e for delayed recor ding outlined on pag e 37. See the section on Recording a Pr[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 40 check the channel number - i t should be the one on whi ch you usual ly watch the pr ogram at home. (If not, y ou need to check your VC R Plus+ channel setup.) 7. Revi ew the screen to be sur e every thing is set as you w ant, then press GUIDE to complete y our programming or continue with additi onal pr[...]

Advanced Operations 41 A dvanced Operations This section explai ns how to use the VCR's rem ote control to operate your TV. It also shows you how to hook up a cable box and how to connect a stereo or a second VCR for a complete hom e entertainment system.  Controlling Your TV with the VCR's Remote Compatibility The remote control is de[...]

Advanced Operations 42 Sany o 5 Gold Star 1 6 Toshiba 7 Gold Star 2 8 NEC 9 R C A 0 Panasonic CHA NNEL (up arrow ) Mitsubishi CHA NNEL (dow n arrow ) JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 LA ST CH Sharp 2 DISPLA Y Controlling the TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote contr ol is ready to control the TV.  First press TV to chang e to the TV function mode, the[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 43 A dvanced Operations (Cable B ox Hookups)  Hooking Up to a Cable Box The cable box bri ngs all the advantag es of pay cable, but finding a satisfactory hookup can be chall enging. To sort out what to do, w e suggest a step- by-step appr oach to installation. Before you begi n, take a close look at the [...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 44 2. Plug in power cords of VCR, TV, and cable box. You w ill tune the TV to its video input to w atch the VCR. Illustration of Hookup  If your cable box has audio/v ideo output jacks, you can also connect the audio/vi deo output of the cable box and the audio/v ideo input of the VCR. W ith this connecti[...]

Advanced Operations (Stereo System) 45 A dvanced Operations (Stereo Sy stem)  Integrating Your Stereo Sy stem There are sever al reasons to consider hooki ng up y our stereo sy stem with your TV and VCR .  If your TV does not have ster eo, you can g et stereo quali ty from y our VCR by hooking it to y our stereo receiver .  Even if y our T[...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 46 A dvanced Operations (Second VCR)  Integrating a Second VCR W ith another VCR hooked up, you can copy videotapes as needed, and you can g et fancy wi th multimedia prog ramming. For this discussion, we refer to the model VT-F482A Hi tachi as VCR2 and the other unit as VCR 1. Hookup To hook up a second VCR, you[...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 47 Audio dubbing i s a procedure w hereby you can r eplace sections of the linear audi o track on your tape with new audio information. During audio dubbing the vi deo section and the Hi-Fi audio section will not be disturbed, only the l inear audio tr ack. (see page 24 "C hoosing a Mode for Audi o Playback&quo[...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 48 * W hen an audio cable is connected to the AUDIO IN jacks, new audio signals can be recorded on the Hi-Fi tracks. To begin dubbing  First connect the video source (camcorder, VCR, etc.) to the input jacks on the front of your VT-F482A. ( see example on pag e 58)  Press the AVX button ( located on the remote[...]

Advanced Operations (Synchro Editing) 49 A dvanced Operations (Sy nchro Editing) Sy nchro Editing Tape copying i s much easier if y ou can connect VCR1 and VCR2 w ith a synchro edi t cable. This lets you use a si ngle set of controls to g overn both VCRs.  W e assume that VCR2 is your model VT-F482A. This is the play back VCR.  The other VCR [...]

Advanced Operations (Synchro Editing) 50 below ) Camcorder H ookup Illustration  Press the AVX button on the VC Rs remote control so that the L2 ( L ine) indicator appear s in the VCR displ ay.  Press REC/IRT on the VCR to start recording.  Press PLAY on y our camcorder to start copyi ng your tape. Information on A udio Hookup If your camc[...]

VCR Care and Servicing 51 V C R C a r e a n d S e r v i c i n g The VCR is fai rly self- servicing, but you'l l want to keep an eye on a few things as you go. In addition, you m ay sometimes have tr oubles with your VCR. We offer some suggesti ons for care to prevent probl ems, ways to troubleshoot, and places to contact when you cannot sol ve[...]

VCR Care and Servicing 52 qualified ser vice per sonnel.  Technical Specifications Format: VHS Video Signal System: NTSC color EIA standar d Record/Play back System: Video: 4 heads Audio: VHS Hi- Fi stereo record / pl ayback system Tape Speed: 33.35mm / sec (SP), 16.67mm / sec (LP) (playback onl y) 11.12mm / sec (EP) RF Input: UHF/VHF 75 ohm Tun[...]