Hitachi VT-FX611A manual

1 i HITA CHI Video Deck VT-FX611A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these quality feat ures:  VHS hi-fidelit y sound in play back  Automatic tape head cleaning  Up to 8 delay ed recording prog rams  Auto tracking for impr oved picture in play back  Frequency synthesiz er quartz tune[...]

2 FOR YOUR SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................... 5 Read This First ..............................................................................................[...]

3 Befo re You Re co rd ..................................................................................................... 33 Basic Recording Steps .............................................................................................. 33 Recordin g Tip s .....................................................................................[...]

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 swi tch turns the VCR on and off, leaving the cl ock/timer unaffected. If the unit is to be left unattended for a long peri od, it is recommended that the unit be compl etely swit ched of f and unplugg ed. Illustrated below is the label on the back of your un[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 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 standards in the manufacture of your vi deo product, safety is a major f actor in the design 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 en[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 Periodical ly exami ne the cord and have it r eplaced by y our servic e technician if appearance indicates damag e or deteriorated i nsulation. 7 Powe r Cord Protection -- Pow er supply cor ds should be routed so that they are not likel y to be w alked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular at[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 7 12 Outdoor A ntenna Grounding -- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video product, be sure the antenna or cable system i s g rounded so as to provi de some protection against v oltage surg es and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, AN SI/NFPA No. 70, provi des informa[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 8 SERVICE 17 Servicing -- Do not attempt to serv ice this vi deo product yoursel f as opening or remov ing cover s may ex pose you to dangerous v oltage or other hazards. Refer all serv icing to q ualified serv ice personnel. 18 Conditions Requiring Service - - Unplug thi s video product from the w all outlet and refer serv i[...]

Read This First 9 Read This First 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 purchase. Please take ti me to become fam iliar with this manual and how it is set up. Keep it handy for future reference, too. To guide you, we've concluded:  "Must read&quo[...]

Getting Started 10 Getting Sta rted Relax. Using a V CR is very straightfo rw ard. This sections explai ns how to hookup the VCR, quick tour of the controls , set up for first- time operati on using on-screen menus, and vi deocassette tapes. Enjoy getting to know all about your Hitachi VCR. Let's get star ted.  Simple Hookups 1 Decide Where[...]

Getting Started 11 TV A ND VCR UNPLUGGED WHILE HOOKING THEM UP. 3 Hook Up the A udio/Video Signal If your TV is a fairly recent model, you probably hav e both audio and video jacks. Look on the back of your TV fo r three jacks - possibly color-coded yellow, w hite, and red. They will be labeled something like IN (L and R), AUDIO IN, or VIDEO IN. (I[...]

Getting Started 12 Look at the back of your TV for a connector that looks lik e one of these, and follow the cor responding hookup option. If you hav e any sort of cable box, see the hookup options i n Advanced Operations (pag e 46). Simple A ntenna/Cable 75 Ohm Hookup This is an easy hookup that you can use if your cabl e or antenna has a 75 ohm r[...]

Getting Started 13 Capabilities: W ith this hookup, y ou should now be abl e to perform all the basic functions provi ded by this equi pment. External or Internal 300 Ohm A ntenna If you have ei ther an external or internal (r abbit ears) antenna rather than cabl e, you may have 300 ohm connectors l ike these. In this case, you w ill need special a[...]

Getting Started 14 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 have a strong, clear picture on the TV, indicating a strong sig nal. Connect the antenna to the adapte[...]

Getting Started 15 7 Sw itch the RF or Video Channel W hen the VCR is on, its vi deo signal can come into y our TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. Y ou need to select the appropriate channel.  If you already have a tape in the VCR , eject it. W hen the power is turned on, press POW ER to turn it off. Press PLAY/STILL on the VCR to turn the pow[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 16 Getting Sta r ted (Controls)  Quick Tour of the Controls Study these pictur es carefully to learn about the buttons and contr ols that you'll need for every day operati on. Various controls are ex plained throug hout this manual as they are needed, but now is a good time to get familiar with their locations. M[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 17 DISPLAY U sed in on-screen prog ramming and i ndexing. CLEAR Used i n on-screen prog ramming and index ing. VCR/TV Sw itches between v iewing through the VCR and not v iewi ng through the VCR. VOLUME Increase or decrease the audio volume. PROGRAM U sed to program the timer for unattended recording. REW Rewinds the v i[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 18 There may be objects betw een the remote and the VCR - fo r instance, a stack of books on the coff ee table, your 2-year- ol d child, the dog . Hol d the r emote so that it points at the VCR with nothing in the way. If You Just Want to Watch TV For normal TV v iewing , you do not need to disconnect the VCR . W hen the[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 19 Meet Your On- Screen Guide Your H itachi VCR has as a special feature call ed the Easy Guide Sy stem. This feature guides you through simple setup and programming tasks right on the TV screen. W ith the TV and VCR turned on, press GUIDE on the remote control. You will see this screen: You may view all the on-screen in[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 20 Getting Starte d (Initi al Setup)  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 input and let it prog ram itself to receiv e your TV's channels. It's also a good i dea to set the c[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 21 2. Press 3 to select y our local time zone. Each time 3 is pressed, the opti on for "3 SET T IME ZONE" sw itches from <AUTO> to <ATLANTIC>, < EASTER>, <CENTRAL> , <MOUNTAIN>, <PACIFIC> , <ALASKA>, <HAW AII> and back to <AUTO>.  This screen giv es a[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 22 To set the clock manually 1. Press GUIDE, then press 3 to br ing up the CLOCK SET screen. Press 1 to switch "CLOCK SET <AUTO>" of item 1 to "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" .  If "CLO CK SET <MANUA L>" is specif ied in ite m 1, "SE T TIME ZONE " of ite m 3 or "[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 23 <CATV2>: Alternate cable ( if <CATV1> doesn't giv e you the channels y ou expect). 3. Press 2 to select "2 AUTO CHAN NEL SET". The tuner automatically cy cles through al l availabl e channels in your ar ea and place them in memory. This takes 2-3 minutes. After the channels ar e stored i[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 24 Look at each item to see if it matches y our own setup:  To change a setting, pr ess the button that has the same number as that item. This will cycle you through several op tions.  W hen everything is set up as you w ant, press GUIDE to return to r egular viewin g. Here is w hat the options mean: 1 AUTO BLU[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 25 sound using the same format as a non hi-fi VCR . Stereo progr ams are recorded in hi-fi on both the left and rig ht channels and also recorded on the linear tr ack as monaural. Channel Ca pti on (Station Ide ntifier ) W hen your VCR is r eceiving a channel caption signal that is being transmi tted by a local broad[...]

Getting Started (Video T apes) 26 Getting Started (Video Tapes)  A bout Videocassette Tapes Ty pes The best thing y ou can do f or your VCR is use the best quality tapes available. This VCR uses VHS tapes onl y, whi ch are the most common type. Look for the VHS mark on new or prerecor ded tapes you buy. Tapes are marked either T-120, T-160, T-18[...]

Getting Started (Video T apes) 27 W hen you load a videocassette i nto the VCR, there is only one right w ay! Most tapes show y ou the way with a littl e arrow on the top si de which should g o in first. 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 [...]

Basic Oper ations (Playback) 28 Basic Operations (Play back) Practice starti ng and stopping a video you've rented - play it through, see how it automati cally rewinds. Get a blank tape and try recor ding a TV show. Then you'll know how to use the VCR when you need to-- or where in the m anual to find the instructions you forgot. Let&apos[...]

Basic Oper ations (Playback) 29 Manual Rew i nd Press STOP and REW . The VCR rewinds the tape al l the way to the beginning, then stops. Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR to release the tape. Movie Return If your videocassette has the safety tab remov ed, the VCR will stop and automatically rewi nd the videocassette, eject it, and tur n off the power w h[...]

Basic Oper ations (Playback) 30 If you press the DISPLAY button when vi ewing a v ideocassette, the display , as shown, appear s f or several seconds so you can see the functions of the number buttons on the remote control. 4: SLOW 6: F ADV The above functions alw ays w ork when y ou are view ing a v ideocassette even if the display , as shown, is [...]

Basic Oper ations (Playback) 31 Display ing the Tape Remaining Time This function display s the tape remaining ti me in hours and minutes. 1. Press DISPLAY to display the tape remai ning time.  Immediately after the tape is inserted, "- : - -" will appear. 2 minutes after playback or recording is started, the tape remaining ti me is di[...]

Basic Oper ations (Playback) 32 Now w hen you rew ind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot w here you cleared the counter. ( Notice it mov es just past the marker and then back to it.) Press PLAY to w atch the tape from that preselected spot.  Press DISPLAY to take the counter display off. The spot is still in mem ory until you set a[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 33 Basic Operations (Recording)  Recording a Program Before You Record  The VCR must be hooked up properl y for recording . See the Simple Hookups at the beginning of this manual. Copy right Infringement Warning Most telev ision programs and fil ms are copyrig hted. This means that someone has legal r ights gov [...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 34 Operations). The recording will continue as set on the VCR. If a preset timed recording starts up while y ou are watching the TV, you'll hear the cassette as it clicks on and see the recording indicator lig ht up on the VCR display . You can ch eck on the recording b y pressing VCR/TV again . This will switch [...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 35 simplified timer recording w ithout hav ing to use the progr amming timer. In or der to set the IRT properly the clock must be set before starting. Follow the steps 1 through 5 on "Basic R ecording Steps" on page 34. After the recording has star ted, press the REC/IRT button agai n to indicate the recordi[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 36 You set up the delay ed recording usi ng the on-screen Easy Guide System.  Press the PROGRAM button, then press number buttons 1, 2 or 3 for ONE TIME, DAILY, or W EEKLY RECORDING. Foll ow the whi te dashes "--" on screen to complete the prog ramming. Remember to press 0 before sing le-digi t channel nu[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 37  Enter the end time, half past six , as 06:30. The VCR automatically selects PM for you.  The screen shows today 's date, so no changes are needed on that line.  Press 5 to swi tch to SP because you want the best q uality pi cture for this recordin g. Every thing is as you want i t, so press PROGRAM t[...]

Advanced Operations 38 A d v a n c e d O p e r a t i o n s 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 remo[...]

Advanced Operations 39 Hitachi 1 Zenith 2 Sony 3 Magnav ox 4 Sanyo 5 Gold Star 1 6 Toshiba 7 Gold Star 2 8 Panasonic 2 9 RCA 0 Panasonic 1 CHANNEL (up arr ow) Mitsubishi CHANNEL (down ar row) JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 LAST CH Sharp 2 DISPLAY Controlling the TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote control i s ready to control the TV.  First press TV[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 40 A dv anced Operations (Cable Box Hookups)  Hooking Up to a Cable Box The cable box bri ngs all the adv antages of pay cable, but finding a satisfactory hookup can be challengi ng. To sort out what to do, w e suggest a step-by -step approach to installati on. You w ill need RF TV splitters, coaxial cabl[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 41 Check all the TV and VCR functions. If you don't g et all the functions you w ant, proceed w ith Option 2. Option 2--A ll Channels U nscrambled 1. Remove the cabl e company's line from the back of the cable box that g oes to your TV. Connect it to the IN FROM ANT lower jack on the back of the VC[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 42 6. Take the coaxial cable that is still connected to the television and hook it to the output of the VCR. Some Channels Scrambl ed Cable Box Hookup This setup lets you sw itch between the tw o configurations i n Options 1 and 2. Check all the TV and VCR functions. If you still don't get the functions[...]

Advanced Operations (Stereo System) 43 A dv anced Operations (Stereo Sy stem)  Integrating Your Stereo Sy stem There are sever al reasons to consider hooking up your stereo sy stem with y our TV and VCR.  If your TV does not have ster eo, you can get stereo q uality from y our VCR by hooking it to y our stereo receiv er.  Even if y our TV [...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 44 A dvanced Operations (Second VCR)  Integrating a Second VCR W ith another VCR hooked up, you can copy videotapes as needed, and y ou can get fancy w ith multimedia prog ramming. For thi s discussion, we r efer to the model VT-FX611A H itachi as VCR2 and the other uni t as VCR1. Hookup To hook up a second VCR, [...]

Advanced Operations (Cam corder ) 45 A dvanced Operat ions (Camcorder) Copy ing Tapes From A Camcorder If you woul d like to copy a v ideo tape shot in y our camcorder onto your VCR, here's how to do i t.  Connect the camcorder's AV output cabl e to your VCR. ( see diagram below ) Camcorder to VC R Hookup Illustration * It is not neces[...]

VCR Care and Servicing 46 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-ser vicing, but you'll want to keep an eye on a few things as you go. In addition, you m ay sometim es have troubles with your VCR . W e offer some suggestions for car e to prevent pr obl em s, ways to troubleshoot, and places to contact when you cannot sol[...]

VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 47 VCR Care and Servicing (Problems)  If the VCR Doesn't Work Right Many oper ational problems ar e easily remedi ed by rev iewing the instructions in this manual and try ing out some different controls and setti ngs. The chart on page 57 cov ers the more common problems that new VCR ow ners encounter. Do[...]

VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 48 Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Often Encountered Problems Problem Things to Check Solution No power . Power cord plugged i n? Connect the power cord to AC outlet. Delay ed recording does not work . Progr am set to the correct channel? Reset the delay ed recordin g. Progr am time an[...]

VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 49 Does not record w hen you press R EC. Safety tab remov ed from the videocassette? Put cellophane tape over the tab area, or use a videocassette w ith the safety tab intact. TV program cannot be view ed or recorded. Loose or inappropr iate connections between VCR and TV? Revi ew and make correct, firm connectio[...]