Hitachi VTMX-231A manual

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 HITACHI Video Deck VT-MX231A Owner's Manual Your Com plete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these quality features: n n n n Bili ngua l on-scr een menu disp lay selec tabl e in English o r Spa nish n n n n Infrared rem ote control n n n n Real tim e tape counter n n n n 181 channel capability PLL f reque[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 4 PRECAUTIONS ...............[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING ............................................................. 29 IRT (Instant Timer Recording) .................................................................................................. ........... 30 TIMER RECORDING ..............................................................[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 4 IMPORTA NT SA FEGUARDS 1. Read ins tructions -A ll the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Reta in Instructio ns -T he safety and operating instru ctions should be retained for futu re reference. 3. Heed Warnings -A ll warn ings on the appliance and in th e operating instruc[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 18. Servicing -D o not a ttempt to servi ce this V CR yourself a s o pe ni ng o r r e moving cove rs may expo se you to d angero us voltage or other h azards. Refer all s ervicing to qualif ied service person nel. 19. Dam age Requiring S ervice -Unplug this VCR f rom the w all outlet and refer servicing to qualif ied servic[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 6 PRECA UTION S LOCATION For safe operation an d satisfactory perform ance of y our VCR, keep th e followi ng in m ind w hen selectin g a place for its installation: • Shield it f rom direct su nlight an d keep it away from sources of in tense heat. • A void dusty or hu mid places. • Av oid places with insuf ficient ventilation f[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 7 Model No. Serial No.[...]

FEAT URES 8 FEA TURES • Bilingual o n-screen menu display selectable in English o r Spanish • Infrared rem ote control • Real time tape counter- This show s the elaps ed recording or play back time in hours, m inutes, an d seconds. (Does n ot w ork in blank areas of the tape) • 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with dir[...]

VIDEO CASSET TE T APE INFORMAT ION 9 VIDEO CA SSETTE TA PE INFOR MA TION This VCR will operate w ith any cassette th at has the VHS mark . For best results, we recomm end the use of h igh-quality tapes. Do not us e poor quality or dam aged tapes. PRECAUTIONS • A void moistu re. Moisture condens ation may occur on th e tape if it is m oved from a [...]

VIDEO CASSET TE T APE INFORMAT ION 10 • You can prevent accidental eras ing of recordin g by break ing off the tab on the back edge of the cas sette. If y ou decide to record on the tape again , cover the hole w ith plastic tape.[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 OPERA TING CONTROLS A ND FUNCTIONS NOTES: • Som e controls are located on both the VCR an d on the rem ote control, som e are only located on one, som e controls operate certain fu nctions only in one location . See each description for details. • We d o not r eco mmend the use f unive rsal r emote c ontr o [...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 17. RENTAL SELECTO R button- P ress to set th e Rental Play mode on an d off durin g playback . (only on the rem ote control) 18. AUTO REPEAT button- Press to repeat playback automatically . (only on the rem ote control) 19. CLOCK/COUNTER button- Press to display or alternate betw een clock and counter on the TV[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 13 PREPA RA TION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS For some of the m ost comm on ty pes of conn ections, please follow the draw ings below. Use on ly one con nection. For any further com plex connections, please contact y our local dealer or other qualified persons. (You may need additional accessories w hich are n ot supplied)[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 14 3) Set the chan nel to be recorded on the Box. 4) Set th e TV and VCR to chan nel 3 or 4. 5) Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of th e VCR to match the chan nel set on the TV and VCR. 6) P ress the RECORD b utton, or for AUT OMATI C TIM ER RECORDING the VCR must stay on channel 3 o r 4 at ste p [9] on page 23. Continue d on[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 15 This reminder s provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provide s guidelines for prope r grounding and, in partic ular, specifies that the cable ground shall be conne cted to the grounding system of the building, as close to t he point of cable entry as practical. SETTING[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 16 Fig. 8: INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 1) Open the battery com partment cover by pressing the cover on the rem ote unit in th e direction of the arrow. 2) Insert 2 "AA" penlight batteries into the battery compartm ent in the direction indicated by the polarity (+/–) mark ings. 3) Replace the cove r. You can program the[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 17 FOLIOHG2 <IMG SRC="ObjE55.BMP"> 3 Turn on th e VCR Press POW ER button to turn on the VCR. Both the "PWR." indicator and the "VCR" indicator on the VCR come on. • Use the rem ote control for this procedure. 4 Select "ENGLISH" o r "ESP ANOL" Select "ENGLISH" [...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 18 • If "TUNER SET UP" appears on the TV screen again, check the cable connection s. Then, press MENU, F.FWD/ or REW/ b utton once again. The VCR will begin preset again. TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL You can select th e desired chann el by us ing CHA NNEL (CH) or button or directly pressing num ber button s on th e r[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 19 SETT ING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 / - - - - - - HOUR MINUTE AM/PM - - : - - - - 3 Select the day Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly until y our desired day appears. (Example: 1st → 01) Then, press F.FW D/ button. SETT ING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 / 01 - - - - HOUR MINUTE AM/PM - - : - - - - 4 Select the y ear Pre ss /PL[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 20 6 Select the m inute Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly until th e desired minute appears. (Exam ple: 40) Then, press F.FW D/ button. SETT ING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 / 01 SUN 1998 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 05 : 40 - - 7 Select "AM" or "PM" Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly to point to "AM" o[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 21 3) Follow steps [2] to [8]. TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS The channels you n o longer receive or seldom w atch can be deleted from the m emory . (Of cours e, you can add th e deleted channel in to the mem ory ag ain.) • Use the remote control for this procedure. • The "PWR." and the "VCR" indicator mu st [...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 22 ADD/DELETE CH 02 (TV) 5 Delete it from m emory Press the F.FWD/ or REW/ button again , the channel is mem orized again. ADD/DELETE CH 02 (TV) -DELETED- • To delete another ch annel, repeat steps [4] and [5]. • If y ou press th e the F.FWD/ or REW/ button again, th e channel is m emorized again . ADD/DELETE CH 02 (TV) -ME[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 23 • Use the rem ote control for this procedure. 1) Press MENU button repeatedly so that the INITIAL IZE m enu appears. 2) Confirm "CHANNEL SET UP " is po inted to then, press F.FW D/ button. 3) Confirm "AUTO TUNING" is p ointed to, then press the F.FWD/ button. After scan ning, the tu ner stops at the low[...]

PLAYBACK 24 PLA YBA CK NORMAL PLAYBACK • The "PWR." and the "VCR" indicator mu st appear on the VCR 's digital display . • Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel s elected on the TV. 1 Insert a prerecorded tape Counter m ode app ears at cou[...]

PLAYBACK 25 This is not a fault of the m achine but m erely a by-product of th e technology involved in prod ucing a 2 Head VCR with SP and LP mode. • If it is lef t in the Still m ode for more than five m inutes, the VCR w ill autom atically sw itch to the Stop mode. NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode) This feature allows you to reposition or reduc[...]

PLAYBACK 26 M 0:00:00 • The COUNTER MEMORY button does not function if the A uto Repeat mode is set to [ON]. In this case, set the Auto Repeat m ode to [OFF]. 4 Begin recordin g or playback Pre ss RE C or P LAY button. Press STOP button wh en recording or play back is com pleted. 5 To activate the Counter Mem ory Press the REW (or F.FW D) b utton[...]

PLAYBACK 27 • You m ay also select the Au to Repeat m ode by pressin g the A UTO REPEAT button on the rem ote control. • Once y ou select the A uto Repeat m ode, it stays in effect ev en after y ou turn off the VCR. • The Counter Mem ory button does not function if the Auto Repeat m ode is set to [ON]. In this case, set the Auto Repeat mode t[...]

RECORDING 28 RECORDING • Please refer to the connection y ou are using, throug h pa ges 10, 1 1 , or 12 o n "ANTENNA/CAB LE CONNECTIONS" before continuing . • The "PWR." and the "VCR" indicator mu st appear on the VCR 's digital display . • Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH4[...]

RECORDING 29 SP NOTE: If any m enu is activated on the TV screen, the REC button on the remote control does not function. Press RESET/EXIT button to clear the m enu. Then, press REC button. 4 Stop recordin g Press ST OP button when recording is completed. SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURI NG RECORDING Press PAUSE button to temporarily stop recording. P[...]

RECORDING 30 IRT (Instant Timer Recording) This function enables y ou to set a record ing length sim ply by pressing the REC/IRT button on the VCR. • Please refer to the connection y ou are using, throug h pa ges 10, 1 1 , or 12 o n "ANTENNA/CAB LE CONNECTIONS" before continuing . • It is not possible to perform this function with the[...]

TIMER RECORDING 31 TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You m ay set th e VCR to start and en d a recording w hile y ou are aw ay. You can set seven prog rams to record on specific days , daily or w eekl y w ithin a 1 year period. In the example b e lo w, th e timer is being set to reco rd: DATE: May 6th , 1998 SETTING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:3[...]

TIMER RECORDING 32 2 Select y our desired prog ram n umber (1 ~ 7) Pr o gram number which is no t set up flashe s. Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly un til your desired program nu mber appears. (Example: 1) Then, press F.FW D/ button. PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DAT E - - / - - ST ART TIME - - : - - - - END T IME - - : - - - - CHANNEL - - REC SPEED - - [...]

TIMER RECORDING 33 PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE D A I L Y → W EEKLY • When you press F.FWD/ but t on dur ing step s [4] to [ 1 0] , you may forward to next step . • Press RE W / button to g o back one step f rom cu rrent step durin g steps [2] to [10]. 4 Set the date wh en you w ant to start First, pre ss /P LAY or /STOP button repeatedly un til you[...]

TIMER RECORDING 34 ONE T IME PROGRAM DAT E 05 / 06 W ED ST ART TIME 07 : 30 PM END T IME - - : - - - - CHANNEL - - REC SPEED - - A M → PM 7 Set the end hour Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly un til your desired hour appears. (Example: 08) Then, press F.FW D/ button. ONE T IME PROGRAM DAT E 05 / 06 W ED ST ART TIME 07 : 30 PM END T IME 08 : [...]

TIMER RECORDING 35 CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED - - • Rem ember refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" on page s 1 1 and 12 if y ou have a ca ble box or satellite box before sett ing the channel number. 10 Set the tape speed Pre ss /PLAY or /STOP button repeatedly un til your desired tape speed ap p ears. (Exam ple: SP) ONE T IME PROGRAM DAT E 05[...]

TIMER RECORDING 36 Press ST OP/EJE CT button on the VCR. NOTE: T he ST OP button on the remote control w ill not function in the Autom atic Timer Recording m ode. CANCELING OR CHECKING THE START/ END TIME 1) Turn the pow er on. 2) Press MENU bu tton. 3) Se l ect a p rogr am number you want to c he ck using /PLAY or /STOP button. The det ails of s e[...]

TIMER RECORDING 37 NOTE: T o exit the auto return prog ramm ing, repeat s teps [1] to [2]. Then, press F.F WD/ b utton. [AUTO] will then disappear from the m enu. Press RESET/EXIT button to return to TV mode. WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM Press PO W ER button to turn on the VCR. Then, press PLAY button.[...]

COPYING A VIDEO T APE 38 COPYING A VIDEO TA PE You can m ake copies of vi deo tapes m ade by f riends or relativ es for y our enjoym ent. Warning: Unauthori zed recordings of copyrig hted video t apes ma y be an i nfrin geme nt of copy right law s. Connec t t he ed i t ing (re cor ding) V CR, sour ce ( p laying) VCR a nd your T V using t he foll o [...]

ON SCREEN DISPLAY 39 ON SCREEN D ISPLA Y NOTE: VCR pow er and the "VCR " indicator m ust be on . • To check the Count, Clo c k and Channel number , press DISPLAY button. Each tim e you press DISPLAY button, TV screen w ill change as show n below. click for im age of display • It is n ormal for the s tatus display (STOP, P LAY etc.) an[...]

TROUBLESH OOTING GUIDE 40 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If y ou have followed the in structions contained in this m anual and have difficulty in operating your VCR, locate the PROBLEM in the left colum n belo w. Ch eck the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to rem edy the problem. PROBLEM CORRECTIVE A C T I O N No pow er. • Make sure the A C cord is[...]

MAINTENANCE 41 MA INTENA NCE SERVICING Should y o ur VCR become in operative, do not try to correct th e problem by you rself. There are no user- serviceable parts inside. Turn off, un plug the power cord, and take th e unit to Hitachi Au thorized Service Center for servicing . CABINET CLEANING • Wipe the front pa nel and other exterio r surfaces[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS 42 TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS Format: VHS Video Signal System: NT SC co lor EIA standar d Record/Playback Sy stem: Video: 2 heads Tape Speed: 33.35mm/ sec (SP), 16.67m m/sec (L P), 11.12mm/ sec (SLP) RF In put: UHF /VHF 75 ohm Tuner: 181 chann el tuning ability * (125 cable channels) Type : Auto p rogr amming freq uency syn[...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 43 CA BLE CHA NNEL DESIGNATIONS If y ou subs cribe to cable TV, the chann els are display ed as 1-125. Cable companies often design ate channels w ith letters or letter-num b e r co mbinations. Please check w ith your local cable compan y. The follow ing is a ch art of comm on cable channel desig nations. CATV 5A 2 3 4 5[...]