Hitachi VT-M282A manual

FOR YOUR SAFETY 1 .VT-M282A HITACHI VHS Video Deck VT-M282A Owner's Manual Your Com plete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these qua lity features: • Up to 8 delay ed recording prog rams • Auto tracking for improved picture in play back • Cable-compatible frequency sy nthesizer quartz tuner • Remote control for use w[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY ................................................................................................................................. 4 Read This First ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Gettin[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 3 Recording Tips ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) ........................................................................................ ..... 34 Setting the VCR to Record Later .........[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 F O R Y O U R S A F E T Y POWER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ONL Y. The POWER switch turns the VCR on a nd off, leaving the clock/timer unaf fected. I f the unit is to be left unattended for a long period, it is recommended that the unit be completely switched off and unplugge d. I llustrated below is the labe l on the back y our unit. [...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 5 Caution to t he user: Chang es or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. "Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides g[...]

Read This First 6 R e a d T h i s F i r s t Thank you for buying a Hitachi product. You've chosen the best VCR for you, and we want to help you make the most of your purchase. Please take time to become familiar with this manual and how it is set up. Keep it handy for future reference, too. To guide you, we've concluded: • "Must re[...]

Getting Started 7 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d This section explains safety rules, how to hookup, quick tour of the controls, set up for first-time operation using on-screen menus, Videocassette tapes. L et's g et started. • IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS I n addition to the caref ul attention devoted to quality standards in the manuf acture of y our v[...]

Getting Started 8 indicated on the marking label. I f you are not sure of the ty pe of power supply to y our home, consult y our video dealer or local power company . For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. 6 Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as t[...]

Getting Started 9 manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. 11A An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart com bination to overt urn. 12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - I f an outside antenna [...]

Getting Started 10 SERVICE 17 Servicing - Do not attempt to service this video product y ourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dang erous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 18 Conditions Requiring service - Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified se[...]

Getting Started (Hook ups) 11 Getting Started (Hookups) • Sim ple Hookups 1 Decide Where to Put Yo ur VCR • Be sure y our chosen location allows for proper ventilation, stability, and protection from heat and moisture (see I mportant Safeguards). • Place the VCR near y our TV but not on top of it. For convenience in using the remote control, [...]

Getting Started (Hook ups) 12 I f y our TV is a fairly recent model, you probably have both audio and video jacks. Look at the back of y our TV for two jacks - possibly color-coded y ellow and white. They will be labeled AUDI O IN, or Video I N. (If y ou are not sure, look at the back of your VCR - y ou will see two sets of these jacks. I f y ou ha[...]

Getting Started (Hook ups) 13 This is an easy hookup that y ou can use if y our cable or antenna has a 75 ohm round wire connector. You will need the 75 ohm cable supplied with y our VCR. I t looks like this: (Refer to page 11 for 300 ohm UHF connection to TV and antenna.) I f y ou have been watc hing the TV in y our home before ge tting the VCR, y[...]

Getting Started (Hook ups) 14 1. Remove the antenna line from the back of y our TV if it is already connected there, or take it from where it comes in on the wall. 2. Considering the three pictures below, determine which adapter y ou will need to hook into your VCR. If you have Use this adapter Single 300 ohm flat wire Separate UHF and VHF antenna [...]

Getting Started (Hook ups) 15 Now continue wit the hookup: 1. Using whichever adapter y ou have fit your antenna with, attach that connector to the I N FROM ANT. lower jack on the back of the VCR. 2. Using the 75 ohm cable supplied with y our VCR, connect either end to the OUT TO TV upper jack on the back of the VCR . 3. Use a second adapter to att[...]

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Getting Started (Contr ols) 17 Getting Sta r ted (Controls) • Quick Tour of the Controls Study these pictures carefully to learn about the buttons and controls that y ou'll need for daily operation. Various controls are explained throughout this manual as they are needed, but now is a good time to ge t familiar with their locations. Most of [...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 18 Remote Con trol Buttons Illustration of rem ote POWER Turns the VCR on and off. VCR1, TV , CATV, V CR2 Device buttons let you set the rem ote to control one of four devices. MUTE ( TO CONT ROL TV) Turns off the audio until you press Mute ag ain. VOLUME/SLOW Increase or decrease the audio v olume and play s back in adj[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 19 Used in on-screen prog ramm ing and indexing. TRACK ING Lets you fine tune the picture. 0 to 9 Number buttons used in on- screen programm ing. Can also be used to change channels. (Sim ply press 2 or 3 digits for the channel y ou want - such as 0 and 6 for channel 6, or 100/ENT and 2 and 4 for channel 124.) VCR/ TV Sw[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 20 REC/I RT To begin recording. F.FWD Controls the videotape's forward motion. REW Controls the videotape's rewind motion. VI DEO IN Receives video signal from a video camera or another VC R. AUDI O IN Receives audio signal from a video camera, stereo system or another VCR. Display Indicators Meet Your On-Scree[...]

Getting Started (Contr ols) 21 • I f y ou don't press any button for a while, the VCR will switch you back to an earlier screen or to regula r TV viewing.[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 22 Getting Sta rted (Initi a l Setup) • Setup for First-Tim e Operation Before y ou use your VCR to watch or record from y our TV, y ou need to "tell" the VCR whether y our TV uses cable or antenna input and let it program itself to receive y our TV's channels. It' s also a good idea to set the [...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 23 2 AUTO CHANNEL SETTI NG Press 2 to automat ically prog ram the VCR to receive all the channel s that come in on your antenna or cable. 3 ADD OR ERASE CHANNEL Press 3 to bring up a screen that le ts y ou add new channels or limit the channels to the ones y ou most often watch. 4 VCR CODING Press 4 to enable the rem[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 24 mark display s instead of the illog ical number. • I f y ou press the wrong digit, exit the screen by pressing GUI DE and recall the screen to enter the correct setup. • The day of the week is set automa tically . More About Channel Selections Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13[...]

Getting Started (Initial Setup) 25 CHANNEL SETTI NG" found in the "I NITI AL SET-UP" menu.[...]

Getting Started (Videotapes ) 26 Getting S tarted (Vi deotapes ) • About Videocasset te Tapes Types The best thing y ou can do for y our VCR is use the best quality tapes availa ble. This VCR uses VHS tapes only , which are the most common ty pe. Look for the VHS mark on new or prerecorded tapes y ou buy . Tapes are marked either T-120 or T-160, [...]

Getting Started (Videotapes ) 27 Loading and Ejecting When y ou load a videocassette into the VCR, there is only one right way ! Most tapes show y ou the way with a little arrow on the top side which should go in first. Push the videocasse tte gently into the slot on the front of the VCR. You will f eel the VCR take it in. When the casse tte is all[...]

Basic Oper ations 28 Basic Operations Practice starting and stopping a video you've rented - play it through, see how it automatically rewinds. 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 forgot. Let's go! • Viewing a Videoc[...]

Basic Oper ations 29 TRACKI NG buttons (down or up arrows) until picture clears up. After operating the tracking manually , eject the tape a nd re-insert it to rea ctivate auto tra cking. Rewinding the Tape When y ou are done watching a video, y ou can rewind the tape automatically or manually . If y ou press POWER while the ta pe is rewinding, the[...]

Basic Oper ations 30 To slow the playback speed to exactly the pace you want, press PL AY, VCR1 or VCR 2 on respective mode, then press one of the VOLUME/SL OW buttons. Press VOLUME/SL OW ( ) to slow down, press VOLUME/SL OW ( ) to speed up. The more times y ou press, the slower or faster the slow motion. I f y ou want to minimize noise in slow mot[...]

Basic Oper ations 31 memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PL AY mode. • Press DI SPLAY twice to show the counter on the TV screen. Begin recording or play ing back a tape. Notice the counter remains on the screen. • At the point that y ou want to go back to, press CL EAR on the remote control. This resets the counter to 0:00:00. Press ST[...]

Basic Oper ations 32 This VCR's indexing sy stem is based on the VHS Standard Indexing Sy stem (VISS). The new sy stem may not recognize index marks on tapes recorded on older VCRs. • I f the VCR is in PLAY mode, press STOP. • Press I NDEX on the remote control. This brings up Set Go-To Time/I ndex Screen. • Press REW or F.FWD to begin t[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 33 Basic Operations (Recording) • Recording a P rogram Before you Record • The VCR must be hooked up properly for recording. See the Simple Hookups at the beginning of this manual. • Make sure y ou are familiar with the Easy Graphic Menu for on-screen prog ramming (pag e 18) and the basics about videocassettes a[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 34 selected - the VCR indicator will light up on the VCR's display . You'll want to do this the first few times any way to be sure y ou're recor ding what y ou want. To Watch One Program While Recording Another Once y ou have set the VCR for re cording, press VCR/TV on the remote control. Now, y ou will[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 35 recording without having to use the prog ramming timer. I n order to set the IRT properly the clock must be set before starting. Follow the steps 1 through 5 on " Basic Recording Steps" on pag e 30. After the re cording has sta rted, press the REC/I RT button again to indicate the r ecording time on the d[...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 36 • Ending time • Channel to be recorded • Blank or erasable videocassette (safet y tab intact) Delayed Recordin g Steps You can set up the delay ed recording using the on-screen Easy Graphic Menu. • Press GUI DE, then press 2 for DELAYED RECORDI NG. Press number buttons 1, 2 or 3 for ONE TI ME, DAIL Y, or W [...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 37 Now fill in the blanks: • Select channel 8 by pressing 0 and 8 on the remote control. • Enter the start time by pressing 0, 6, 0 and 0 for 6 o'clock. Then pre ss 2 for PM. • Enter the end time, half past six, as 6:30. The VCR automatically selects PM for y ou. • The screen shows today 's date, so [...]

Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 38 Show s with Di fferen t Starting Ti mes: By Earliest Program I f the progr ams start at differ ent times, the VCR rec ords the show scheduled to sta rt earliest, records the entire show, then moves on to the show with the next earliest starting time. To avoid recording only bits and pieces of different overalpping [...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 39 Basic Operations (VCR Plus + Recording) • Easy Delayed Recording with VCR Plus + About VCR Plus + This handy feature makes timed recordings a snap. You don't need to enter the specific channel, date, time, or dur ation of a progr am. All y ou enter is its PlusCode-- a number of up to eig ht digits[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 40 3. I f y ou don't get cable TV, make a list of all the broadcast channel numbers y ou receive on y our TV - for example, channel 4 WTTV (Ind.), channel 20 WFYI (PBS). 4. I f y ou subscribe to cable TV, have y our cable company' s channel directory handy . This should list all the channels as yo[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 41 I f any channel numbers don't match, follow the steps (page 39) to assig n your local channel numbers to VCR Plus+ numbers. Cable (No Cable Box) This is the channel setup to use if y our VCR is hooked up directly to cable without a cable box. Compare y our local TV channel listing to y our cable com[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 42 4. Repeat step 3 for all channels that need to be assigned. 5. Press GUI DE to end the setup procedure. You are ready to beg in delay ed recording with VCR Plus+. Cable with a C able Box Setup Use this setup procedure if you receive all channels through a cable box . CABLE BOX SET tells the VCR how to re[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 43 2. When you come to one of the channels that you receive through the cable box, enter the cable box's output channel number (03 to 04). This will assigne the scrambled ca ble channels. For example, suppose you receive Home B ox Office (HBO) through the cable box. Its cable channel is 2 and its VCR P[...]

Basic Oper ations (VCR Plus + Rec ording) 44 memory . This brings up another screen: 5. Press number buttons 1, 2, or 3 to select ONE TI ME, DAIL Y, or W EEKL Y RECORDING. Important: Progr amming does not take e ffect unless y ou select one of these options. 6. When the next screen comes up, choose between standard or extended tape speed by pressin[...]

Advanced Operations (Rem ote Control of T V) 45 A dvanced Operations (Remote Control of TV) This section explains how to use the VCR's remote 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 home entertainment system. • Controlling Your TV with the VCR's [...]

Advanced Operations (Rem ote Control of T V) 46 I f the TV channel still doe sn't chang e after g oing throug h all the button combinations listed, it is likely that you will not be a ble to progra m this remote control for y our TV. TV Brands Pre ss TV and This Number Hitachi 1 Z e n i t h 2 Sony 3 Magnavox 4 Sany o 5 Gold Star 1 6 T o s h i [...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 47 A dvanced Operations (Cable Bo x Hookups) • H ooking Up to a Cable Box The cable box brings all the advantages of pay cable, but finding a satisfactory hookup can be challenging. To sort out what to do, we sug gest a step-by -step approach to installation. You will need RF TV splitte rs, coaxial cable j[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 48 Option 1--All Channe ls Scram bled 1. Remove the cable company 's cable line from the back of y our TV. Connect it to the IN FROM ANT. lower jack on the back of the VCR. 2. Using the 75 ohm coaxial cable supplied with y our VCR, connect either end to the VCR's OUT TO TV upper jack 3. Connect the[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 49 This hookup requires three coaxial jumpers with connectors, a 1-into-2 splitter, and an A-or-B switch box. 1. Disconnect the cable from the cable box and attach it to the input line of the 1-into-2 splitter. 2. Using a coaxial jumper, reconnect one of the splitter outputs to the cable box's input tha[...]

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 50 Jerrold 3 3 Hamlin 4 Z e n i t h 5 Scientific Atla nta 6 P i o n e e r 7 Philips 8 To operate the cable box once the remote is programme d for it: • Press CATV and then the button of the function y ou want. • Press VCR to operate y our VCR with the remote again.[...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 51 A dvanced Operations (Second VCR) • Integrating a Second VCR With another VCR hooked up, y ou can copy videotapes as needed, and you can g et fancy with multimedia programming. F or this discussion, we refer to the model VT-M282A Hitachi as VCR2 and the other unit as VCR1. Hook up To hook up a second VCR, y ou [...]

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 52 • Press REC/I RT on VCR1, and press PLAY on VCR2. To monitor the picture as y ou record, VCR1 must be connected to y our TV. The VCR indicator will light on VCR1' s display and y ou can view the picture being re corded. Copyin g Tapes Fro m A Camcorder I f y ou would like to copy a video tape shot in y our[...]

VCR Care and Servicing 53 V C R C a r e a n d S e r v i c i n g You are advised to keep an eye on a few things as you go. In addition, you may sometimes have troubles with your VCR. W e offer some suggestions for care to prevent problems, ways to troubleshoot, and places to contact when you cannot solve the problems yourself. • Routine Cleaning H[...]

VCR Care and Servicing 54 Do not remove the cove r or the back of the VCR - this will void the warranty and endanger y our safety . The exposed uninsulated voltage in this unit may be high enough to cause electrical shock. I t is dangerous to make contact with any inside part, and none of these parts are intended to be serviced by an untrained user[...]

Care and Servicing ( Problem s) 55 Care and Servicing (Problems) Often Encountered Problems Problem Things to Check Solution No Power Power cor d plugged i n? Connect the power cord to AC outlet. Delay ed recording does not wor k. Program set to the correct channel? Reset the delay ed recording. If using VCR+, check the channel setup. VCR pow er tu[...]

Care and Servicing ( Problem s) 56 VCR’s remote control. programme d fo r your T V? Advanced Op e rations to progr am the remote to send signals that y our TV can recogniz e. (Not all TV brands are compatible.) Is remote control set to control the TV? Press the TV device button, then press the button corresponding to the TV function you w ant. Me[...]

Care and Servicing ( Problem s) 57 You must state y our zip code when calling In Canada QUEBEC 418-527-5853 MONTREAL 514-697-9150 TORONTO 416-821-4545 VANCOUVER 604-526-8566[...]

Specific ations 58 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s • Technical Specifications Recording: Rotary two-head helical scan azimuth recording Video: NTSC color EIA standard Cassette: VHS ty pe Heads: 4 video heads: 2 for SP, 2 for EP 1 full track audio/video erase head 1 combination head for control track, audio erase and audio record/play (3 heads/single [...]

Specific ations 59 Hitachi Regional office. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.[...]