Hitachi VT-MX424A manual

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 HITACHI VIDEO DECK VT- MX424A Owner's M anua l Your Complete G uide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these quality features: • Rotary 4-h ead Record/Playback Sys tem • Bilingua l o n-scre e n menu displ a y selectab le in E nglish or Spanish • Inf rared rem ote control • Real tim e tape coun ter • 18[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2 Precautions .................................................................................................................... .............................. 4 IMP[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 RENTAL PLAYBACK............................................................................................................................. 24 TO EXIT THE R ENTA L PLAY MODE ............................................................................................. 25 INDEX SEARCH ............................................[...]

Precautions 4 CABLE CHANNEL DES I GNATIONS ................................................................................................... 46 Precautions WA RNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE C OVER (OR BAC K). NO USER- SE[...]

Precautions 5 by the manufacturer, or sold w ith the vi deo product. Any mounting of the appliance shoul d follow the manufacturer' s instructions and should use a ( Symbol pr ovi ded by RETAC) mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. An appli ance and cart combination should be moved w ith car e. Quick stops, excessi ve force, and [...]

LOCATI ON 6 covers may ex pose you to dang erous v oltage or other haz ards. Refer all ser vi cing to q ualified servi ce personnel. 19. Damage Req uiri ng Serv ice- Unplug this v ideo product from the w all outl et and refer servi cing to q ualified serv ice per sonnel under the follow ing conditions: a. W hen the power-supply cord or plug i s dam[...]

W A RNING 7 WA RNING Moisture condensati on may occur inside the unit w hen it is moved from a cold pl ace to a warm place, or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humi dity. Do not use the VCR at least for 2 hours until its i n side is dry. POWER SUPPLY · AC 120V, 60Hz ONLY. FCC WA RNING- This equipment may generate or use radio [...]

FEAT URES 8 • Auto power on and off system- Automatically turns the VCR when y ou insert the cassette, turns off af ter auto-rewind, and ej ects when the beginning of the tape is reached. • Auto counter reset- ( when inser ting a tape) • Auto rew ind when the end of a tape is r eached (not when using the ti mer recording). • Direct Button O[...]

VIDEO CASSET TE T APE INFORMAT ION 9 The VCR can automaticall y select the appropriate channel on your compati ble cable box when you pr ogram a ti mer recor ding. VIDEO CA SSETTE TA PE INFORMA TION This VCR will operate wi th any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-q uality tapes. Do not use poor qual ity[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 10 ERA SE PREVENTION You can prev ent accidental erasing of a recordi n g by breaking of f the tab on the back edge of the cassette. If you decide to record on the tape ag ain, cover the hole w ith plastic tape. OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Click for Re mote Co n trol 1. Cassette Compartment 2. STOP button- Pr[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 button- Press to enter di gits w hen setting progr am (For ex ample: setting clock or timer progr am). Press to select the setti ng modes from the on screen menu. (onl y on the remote control) 3. REW button- Press to rewi nd the tape, or to view the picture rapi dly i n reverse during the playback mode. ( Rewind[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 13. REC(OR D) button- Pr ess to begin manual r ecording. IRT button- Press to activ ate Instant Recording Timer. (only on the VCR) 14. VOLUME buttons- Pr ess to adjust the desired TV's v olume level by using either or button. 15. MODE SELECT buttons · CATV button- For detail s, see page 36. · TV button- F[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 13 PREPA RA TION FOR USE CA BLE CONNE CTIONS For some of the most common types of connections, see the follow ing draw ings. Use onl y one connection. For any f urther complex connections, please contact your local deal er or other qualified per sons. (You may need additional accessories w hich are not supplied). 1 Disconnect t[...]

CONNECTING T O INPUT J ACKS 14 CONNECTING TO INPUT JA CKS W hen you copy a v ideo tape, or w atch a program recorded on an another source, use audio/video input jacks. INPUT SELECT To use the external input jacks, select the AUX position. Press the CHANNEL or button or enter "00" w ith number button on the remote control so that "AUX[...]

INSTALLING THE BAT TERIES 15 INSTA LLING THE BA TTERIES 1 ) Open the battery compartment cover by pr essing the cover on the r emote unit in the direction of the arrow . 2) Insert 2 "AA" penli ght batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarit y (+/-) markings. 3) Replace the cov er. Note to C ATV sy stem[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 16 Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that the "VCR" indi cator appears on the display. 5 Select 'ENGLISH" or " ESPAN OL" Select "ENGLISH" or "ESPANOL"=Spanish by using the PLAY/ or STOP/ button. Then, press the MENU or F.FW D/ button. 6 Begin Channel preset Press the [...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 17 next step. • Press the REW / button to go back one step from the curr ent step during steps [3] to [7]. 2 Select the month Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until the desired month appears. (Example : March - 0 3) Then, the press F.FW D / button. 3 Select the day Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button until the desir ed d[...]

TO DELETE PRESET CHANNELS 18 TO DELETE PRESET CHA NNELS The channels you no long er receive or seldom w atch can be deleted from the memory . (Of course, you can l ater add the deleted channel into the memory again.) Make sure... · You must use the remote control for this procedure. · VCR pow er must be turned on. · Turn on the TV and set the TV[...]

SELECTING THE LANGUAG E 19 4) Press the F.FW D/ button once or tw ice. After scanning, the tuner stops at the low est memoriz ed channel. NOTE: You cannot preset CATV when y ou set CABLE BOX CONTROLLER to ON. (page 15) SELECTING THE LA NGUA GE If you want to chang e the language on the TV screen, follow the steps below : 1) Press the MEN U button o[...]

SETT ING T HE CABLE BOX CO NTROLLER 20 1 Select "INITIA LIZE" Press MENU button on the remote control r epeatedly so that the INITIALIZE menu appears. 2 Select "CA BLE BOX SET U P" Press /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly to poi nt to "CABLE BOX SET UP". Then, press F.FW D/ button, 3 Select "ON" Press /PLAY or [...]

PLAYBACK 21 TO CA NCEL THE CABLE BOX CONTROLLER ON Repeat steps [1] to [2]. Then, press /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly to point to "OFF" and press F.FW D/ button. The TV screen return to normal TV mode. NOTES : • If you select TV on the CHANN EL SET UP menu when CABLE BOX CONTROLLER is ON, the VCR will switch to CABLE BO X CONTROLLE R[...]

TRACKING ADJUSTMENT 22 Just press the P L A Y button on th e VCR. Power will automatica lly turn o n and playback will start. (Di rect Button Operation) 2B) Using button on the remote control Press the POW ER button to turn on the VCR, and then press the PLAY button on the remote control. 3 To stop play back Press the STOP button. PICTURE SE ARCH T[...]

COUNTER MEMORY 23 NOTE: This function is controll ed only by the buttons on the VCR . The buttons on the remote control will not ad just tracking. • You can reduce the noi se lines by pressing the C HANNEL(CH) or button in slow mode, too. Slow tracking adjustment w ill not be set autom atically. NOTE: In Still mode, press the SLOW button and pres[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK 24 remote control and then pr ess DISPLAY button on the remote control tw ice so that "M" and the counter disappears from the TV screen. SPECIA L PLA YBA CK Make sure... · You must use the remote control for the following procedure. · VCR pow er must be turned on. · Turn on the VCR and set the TV channel to the same v [...]

INDEX SEARCH 25 2 Select "VCR SET UP" Press the MENU button on the remote control r e peatedly so that the VCR SET UP menu appears. 3 Select "RENTA L" Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "RENTAL". 4 Select "RENTA L" t o [ON] Press the F.FW D/ button so that "RENTAL ON" appears. NO[...]

TIME SEARCH 26 4 Begin Index Search Press the REW or F.FW D button. The VCR begins r ewindi ng or fast f orwar ding to the beginni ng of desired prog ram. NOTE: Every time an index signal is skipped, the number i n the program indicator decr eases by one. 5 A fter Index Search W hen the preset program is reached, the VCR will start playback automat[...]

BLANK SEARCH 27 • To exit Time Search mode, pr ess the MENU button on the remote control after step 2. Or press the STOP button after step 3. • A video cassette must be i nserted in the VCR for this f unction to work . BLA NK SE A RCH This function enables you to sear ch f or the unrecorded porti on of the tape in the forward direction. • Tap[...]

SKIPPING SOME MATERIAL DURING RECORDING 28 3 Begin recording Press the REC button. The "REC " indicator appear s on the display . NOTE: If any menu is activated on the TV screen, the R EC button on the remote control does not function. Press the RESET/EXIT button to clear the menu. Then, press the REC button. 4 Stop recording Press the ST[...]

TIMER RECORDING 29 Make sure... • This function cannot be done by the remote control. • VCR pow er must be turned on. • Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel as l ocated on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) • Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that the "VCR" indi cator appears on the disp[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 30 progr ams to record on specific day s, daily or w eekly wi thin a 1 year period. In the exampl e below, the tim er is being set to record: DATE: May 6th, 1997 SETTING TIME: f rom 7:30PM to 8:30PM CHANNEL: CH16 TAPE SPEED: SP PROGRAM NO: No. 1 Make sure... • You must use the remote control for this procedure. • VCR [...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 31 3 Select once, daily , or w eekly recording For once recording: Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button to point to "ONCE", and then pr ess the F.FW D/ button. For daily recording: T o record a TV progr am at the same time on the same channel Monday through Fri day. Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button to point to "D[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 32 Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until your desir ed channel number appears. (Exampl e: 16) Then, press the F.FW D / button. 10 Set the tape speed Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ button until the desir ed tape speed appears. (Example: SP) · "AUTO" is av ailable onl y with Pr ogram N o. 1. The AUTO mode st[...]

SETT ING T HE GUIDE/USER CHANNELS FO R THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 33 SETTING THE GUIDE/USER CHA NNELS FOR THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM First, fill in the boxes below: 1) W rite your l ocal channel numbers in "USER CH ." column, which y ou can receive in y our area by channel preset. 2) W rite local TV stations corr esponding USER CH. in "Call lett[...]

SETT ING T HE GUIDE/USER CHANNELS FO R THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 34 TO CHECK A P AIR OF CHA NNEL NUMBERS A list of all the GU IDE CH. number s and corresponding USER C H. numbers memorized by the VCR is di splayed on the TV screen. 1 Select "INITIA LIZE" Press MENU button repeatedly so that the INIT IALIZE menus appears. 2 Selec t "GUIDE [...]

TIMER RECORDING USING T HE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 35 TIMER RECORDING USING THE VCR P LUS+ SYSTEM You can prog ram the timer using the Pl usCode numbers that are pr inted in most newspaper TV listing s and T V guide mag azine. Y ou can set seven programs i ncluding normal timer recording to record within one month. Y ou need to coordinate guide channel nu[...]

HINTS FOR T IMER RECORDING 36 Press /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly to point to "W EEKLY". Then, press F.FW D/ button. 4 Set the tape speed Press /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly unti l your desired tape speed appears.(Ex ample: SP) • "AUTO" is av ailable onl y w ith Program No. 1. The AUTO mode starts r ecording i n SP mode.[...]

JUST-IN T IME RECORDING 37 RETURN bu tton on th e VCR first . The VCR will rewind to the beg inning of the recorded progr am(s). NOTE: If there are any remaining timer programs, pr ess POW ER button to turn on, then press AUTO RETURN button. But in this case, if you press any other button once and press AUT O RETURN button, the Auto Return will not[...]

SE TTING THE R EM AIN ING TI ME 38 NOTES: • Set the tape remainder sw itch ("T60", "T130" or "T140") to the tape loaded. See "Setting the Remaining Time" on next page. • Even w hen SLP mode is selected, just-in time r ecording cannot compensate for a tape length whic h may be too short. • A momentary pi[...]

SE TTING THE R EM AIN ING TI ME 39 T60 60 minut es or less T130 61 - 130 minut es T140 140 minut es or greate r For exampl e, the popular T-120 cassette tape calls for the "T130"selection. 3 Exit the preset mode Press MENU button on the remote control to r e turn to TV mode. 4 To check the remain time Press DISPLAY button on the remote co[...]

COPYING A VIDEO T APE 40 COPYING A VIDEO TA PE Connect the editing (recording) VC R, source (pl aying ) VCR and your TV using the f ollow ing diagr am. EXA MPLE: The editing (recor ding) VC R is this unit. The source (play ing) VCR i s another VCR. 1) Insert a pre- recorded video cassette into the source ( playing) VC R. 2) Insert a blank v ideo ca[...]

DIGIT AL DISPLAY 41 DIGITA L DISPLA Y 1. PW R. (power) indicator- Lights up when the pow er is turned on. 2. indicator- Lights up when a timer r ecording or an IRT recording has been set. Flashes if a tape is not insert ed in the VCR ev en if you set a timer. 3. Cassette indicator - Lights up w hen there is a tape in the VCR. 4. VCR indicator - Ind[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE 42 automatically rew ind to the beginning. After that, the VCR w ill eject the tape and turn itself to off. NOTES: • The tape will not auto-rewi nd during time r recording or Instant Recording Timer. • W hen the Counter Mem ory is activ ated, the tape will rew ind to the MO:00:00 and the VCR will[...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OF THE CABLE CONVERT ER 43 CONTROLLING THE TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote contr ol is ready to control the T V. NOTE: Be aware that not all of your TV's functions may w ork even though the r emote control is corr ectly pr ogrammed. 1 Select the TV function mode First press the TV button to chang e to the TV function[...]

TROUBLESH OOT ING GUIDE 44 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have follow ed the instructions contained in thi s manual and hav e difficulty in oper ating your VC R, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below . Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and COR RECTIVE ACTION columns to r emedy the probl em. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power[...]

MAINTENANCE 45 infrared Remote Control. • The TV or CATV button on the remote control is pr essed. the remote control. • Press VCR button on the remote control, then try ag ain. MA INTENANCE SERVICING Should your VCR become inoperativ e, do not try to cor rect the problem by y ourself. There are no user-ser viceabl e parts inside. Turn off , un[...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 46 Cabinet Siz e: 14-1/4" (W ) x 3- 5/8" (H) x 10" (D) 36.0cm (W ) x 9.2cm (H ) x 23cm ( D ) W eight: 5.95 lbs. (2.7 kg) (approx.) Storage Temperature: -4ºF to 131ºF Operating Temperatur e: 41ºF to 104ºF Accessories: 1 coaxial cabl e (Part No. 5857952), 1 remote control unit (Part No. HL10793), 2 AA b [...]