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181 Channel Capability PLL Frequency Synthesizer Tuner with Direct Station Call Infrared Remote Control Real Time Tape Counter Direct Button Operation On-Screen-Programming Bilingual on screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS (AMERICA) INC. 3890 STEVE REYNOLDS BLVD NORCROSS, GA 30093 TEL. 404-279-5600. HITACHI SALES...
TO MONITOR THE RECORDING... 19 USING A CABLE CONVERTER BOX ... 19 CONTROLLING VCR INPUT & OUTPUT... 20 VIDEO OUTPUT CHANNEL SETTING (BACK OF VCR) ... 20 INPUT SELECT ... 20 VIDEO MODE SELECTION ON TV ... 20 CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (Without a Cable Box) pg. 16... 21 To preset channel memory again ...
NING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER )(OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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5. Cleaning-Unplug this video product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. EXCEPTION: A product that is meant for uninterrupted service and, that for some specific reason, such as the possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV converter, is not intended to be unplugged by the user for cleaning or any other purpose, may exclude the reference to unplugging the appliance in the cleaning description otherwise required in item 5.
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11. Grounding or Polarization-This video product is equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug.
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(including amplifiers) that produce heat. The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the VCR. No others have the same serial number as yours. You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft.
Avoid dusty or humid places. Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes at the top and bottom of the VCR. Do not place the unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes.
Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug. If, by accident, water is spilled on your VCR, unplug the power cord immediately ad take the unit to an Authorized Service Center for servicing.
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Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System- Rotary 4-heads to ensure excellent picture quality and special effects playback Auto Power On and Off System- Automatically turns the VCR on as you insert the cassette, and turns off after auto-rewind, ejects when the beginning of the tape is reached.
The "-" indication will appear when the tape is rewound further than the tape counter position "0:00:00". Direct Button Operation- When a tape is in the VCR and the power is off, just pressing PLAY, REW or F.FWD button on the main unit will automatically turn on the VCR and playback, rewinding or fast-forwarding will start immediately.
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10 Digital Display-Displays the clock, timer recording, counter, channel etc. 11 Remote Sensor window-Receives the infrared control signals from the handheld remote control unit. 12 POWER button-Press to turn VCR on and off. Press to activate the automatic timer recording. 13 Power cord-Connect to a standard AC outlet (120V/60Hz).
VCR. HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL See Remote Control Diagram 1 POWER button-Press to turn VCR on and off. Press to activate the automatic timer recording. 2 MENU button-Press to display main menu on the TV screen.
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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION 3 SELECT button-Press to select setting modes (TIMER PROGRAMMING, CHANNEL SET UP, SETTING CLOCK, RENTAL, etc) from menu. 4 TAPE SPEED button-Press to set desired recording speed. (SP/LP/SLP) 5 MUTE button-Press to mute the TV's sound. Press it again to resume the sound. 6 ADD/DELETE button-Press to add or delete channel numbers.
REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION 16 VCR/TV button-Press to select TV or VCR mode. VCR position: to view playback, to monitor video recordings or watch TV using the VCR tuner. TV position: to watch TV or to view one program while recording another.
(1) Disconnect the round 75-ohm combination VHF/UHF coaxial antenna cable from the back of your TV set. (2) Reconnect the coaxial cable to ANT.IN terminal of the VCR. (3) Connect one end of the COAXIAL CABLE (supplied) to the ANT.OUT jack of the VCR.
TV set. (2) Reconnect those cables to a UHF/VHF combiner (not supplied). (3) Connect end of the UHF/VHF combiner to the ANT.IN terminal of the VCR. (4) Connect one end of the COAXIAL CABLE (supplied) to the ANT.OUT terminal of the VCR.
(4) Connect the other end of the COAXIAL CABLE (supplied) to the antenna/cable jack of your TV. See Indoor Antenna Diagram. NOTE: The connection of an indoor antenna to a VCR may not always give acceptable TV Reception. USING A/V JACKS WITH TV/MONITOR (OPTIONAL) If your TV has A/V input jacks, you may connect your VCR's AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks to the audio/video input jacks on back of your TV.
A/V outputs in place of the source (playing) VCR. TO MONITOR THE RECORDING 1. Turn on the TV, and set it to the same output channel as the editing VCR channel 3 or 4. 2. Press VCR/TV button on the editing VCR so that VCR appears on the display.
When the VCR is in the Playback mode, or when the VCR/TV button is in the VCR position, you TV will receive the signals from the VCR on either channel 3 or 4. Set the 3CH/4CH selector switch to the station that is not used for normal broadcasts in your area;...
Connection Without AV Cord (Refer to page 12, 13, 15): Set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) Then, set your VCR to the VCR mode using VCR/TV button of your VCR.
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Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) Press POWER button to turn on the VCR to that the " " appears on the display. Press the VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display.
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. 4 Press MENU button. Select item 3(INITIALIZE) with number buttons.
Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. DELETING PRESET CHANNELS Press MENU button on the remote control.
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You must precede single-digit channel numbers with a zero (02, 03, 04 and so on). Press ADD/DELETE button so that "DELETE" flashes on the display. The channel is deleted from the VCR. For next channel you wish to delete, select that channel and follow step [5].
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CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (Without a Cable Box) pg. 16. Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 3 (INITIALIZE) with number buttons. Select item 1 (CHANNEL SET UP) with number buttons. Select item 3 (ADD/DELETE CH) with number buttons. Enter the desired channel using the number buttons.
Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. You must use remote control for this procedure.
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SETTING THE CLOCK In the example below, the clock is to be set to: DATE SETTING TIME Press MENU button on the remote control. The main menu appears on the TV screen. Select item 3 (INITIALIZE) with number buttons. Select item 2 (SETTING CLOCK) with number buttons. The MONTH digits flash. Enter your desired MONTH with number buttons.
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SETTING THE CLOCK Enter your desired DAY with number buttons. Enter your desired YEAR with number buttons. The day of the week will change automatically. Enter your desired HOUR with number buttons.
If the display shows an abnormal reading or no reading, unplug the power cord for more than 30 seconds. Then plug it back in. TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING If you want to change the clock, 1 Turn on the VCR.
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. 4 Press MENU button. Select item 3(INITIALIZE) with number buttons.
Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (Channel 3 or 4.) Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. Insert a cassette tape with the erase-protection tab, if necessary, rewind or fast-forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.
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VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM Select the channel to be recorded by pressing the number buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL Press TAPE SPEED button on the remote control to select the desired tape speed (SP- LP-SLP). Press REC button.
While VCR remains in record mode, press PAUSE button. Note: If you do not press PAUSE button again within five minutes, VCR will automatically return to stop mode. You may review the time remaining with " " marks on the display.
RECORDING ONE PROGRAM WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER EDIT SEARCH To edit an unwanted segment from the already recorded portion of the tape while VCR remains in record mode. While VCR remains in record mode, press PAUSE button. Press and hold REW button until you have reached the beginning of the unwanted segment.
If you connect VCR to TV using AV cord, set your TV to the TV mode using VCR/TV button of your TV. Set the TV to the channel you want to watch ( leave the VCR tuned to the channel you want to record).
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Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. Clock must be set to the correct time and date before setting the timer.
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AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Pres SELECT button on the remote control. Select item 1 (ONCE) with number buttons. The CHANNEL digits flash. Enter your desired CHANNEL with number buttons.
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AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Enter your desired HOUR with number buttons. Enter your desired MINUTE with number buttons. Select AM(1) or PM(2) with number buttons. Repeat steps [8] - [10] to set the end time.
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AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Select your desired recording speed SP (1), LP (2), SLP (3) or AUTO (4) with number buttons. AUTO (4) is available only with Program No. 1. See "Just-In Time Recording" on page 25 for the use of AUTO (4) setting. Select your desired recording speed SP (1), LP (2), SLP (3) with number buttons.
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AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Press MENU button. Program 1 is now completed. To set another program, repeat steps [2] - [15] starting on page 21. Press POWER button. The " programmed events are displayed with current time. NOTES: When the programs overlap, the earliest program has priority. When the earliest program has finished and the programs which should start still overlap, the recording will start in order of the program number.
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING as follows: 9:00AM-11:00AM for PROGRAM 2 11:00AM-12:00PM for PROGRAM 1 12:00PM-for program 3 See Timer Program Diagram 2 If you programmed as per the above illustration the timer recording would be carried out as follows: 9:00AM-11:00AM for PROGRAM 2 11:00AM- for PROGRAM 1 DAILY PROGRAM (MONDAY ~ SUNDAY) To record a program at the same time on the same channel every day, follow steps [1]...
VCR. (CH 3 or 4) 2) Press POWER button so that the " 3) Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display. 4) Follow instructions in steps [2] to [5] on page 21. Information which was set for programming will now appear.
If a tape is not inserted or the erase-protection tab is removed, the " flashes and automatic timer recording cannot occur. Insert a tape that allows recording. The TV that is connected to your VCR may be turned ON or OFF when the VCR is in the timer-record mode.
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SETTING THE REMAINING TIME Press MENU button. Select item 2 (VCR SET UP) with number buttons. Select "~T130" or "T140~" with 1 button. Press MENU button to return to normal mode. To check the remain time, press SELECT button on the remote control unit until...
PLAY button is pressed. While calculating, the TV screen shows as illustrated. A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for this function to work. REMAINING TAPE RUNNING TIME DISPLAY Since the reel diameter and tape thickness are not common to all cassettes, the time count differs from cassette to cassette.
JUST -IN TIME RECORDING This function allows you to fully utilize the available tape length for timer recording. The VCR calculates the remaining tape amount and then adjusts the tape speed from SP to SLP as needed. If it is suspected that the end of the tape will be reached before the reserved program ends (as long as SP mode is kept all the way), set recording mode to AUTO.
Please note that in the SLP mode maximum recording time, assuming the tape is started at the beginning, is 8 hours using T-160 (or 6 hours using T-120). The TV that is connected to your VCR may be turned on or off during IRT recording. MONITOR RECORDING...
VIEWING ONLY TV (WITHOUT RECORDING) Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same VCR video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) Press VCR/TV button on remote control so that "VCR" appears on the display.
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK automatically.) If a tape is already in the VCR, press PLAY button on the VCR. Power will turn on and playback will start automatically. (Direct Button Operation) If a tape is already in the VCR, press POWER button to turn on, and then press PLAY button on the remote control.
Repeat playback will start automatically. NOTES: Once you select the repeat play mode, it stays in effect even after you turn off the VCR. To exit the repeat play mode, repeat steps (1) and (2). "ON" will then disappear from the menu.
Press SELECT button repeatedly to select "ON". NOTES: Once you select the rental play mode, it stays in effect even after you turn off the VCR. Selecting ON or OFF must be done in the play mode only. To exit the rental play mode, repeat steps (1) and (2). Then, follow step (3), but select "OFF"...
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COUNTER MEMORY Insert a cassette tape with its safety tab in place, if necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording. If the counter is not shown 0:00:00, press COUNTER RESET button to reset to 0:00:00. Press COUNTER MEMORY button so that "M"...
(If the counter is not displayed, press SELECT button so that the counter appears on the VCR display or on the TV screen.) To activate the counter memory function, press REW button. The tape will automatically stop when the counter returns to 0:00:00.
SPECIAL FEATURES Picture Search (SP/LP/SLP Mode) You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction. This feature is useful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound will be muted.
Press PLAY button to continue playback. NOTE: The VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode, if it is left in the Pause mode for more than five minutes.
Press PLAY button to return to normal playback. VIDEO CASETTE TAPE This VCR will operate with any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results we recommend the use of high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes.
Avoid moisture, which can condense on the tape if it is moved from a cold place to a warm place. Playing a tape that has moisture in it will damage the tape and your VCR. Before using a tape with these conditions, wait until the tape has warmed to room temperature and the moisture has evaporated.
CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL This Hitachi remote control can be used with your TV as well as the VCR, as long as you TV comes with a remote control. This feature comes in handy--you don't have to juggle two remotes.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL Turn your TV on (any channel is okay). Aim the VCR's remote control at your TV set. Hold down the TV button (not the VCR/TV button) while you press the number corresponding to your brand of television as shown in the chart.
Sharp 2 SELECT CONTROLLING THE TV Once programmed, the VCR's remote control is ready to control the TV. First press TV button to change to the TV function mode, them press the button of the TV function that you want.
CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER If you have a cable converter, you will probably want to program you VCR's remote control so you can easily change channels. The process is the same as for programming the remote to operate your TV.
MAINTENANCE CABINET CLEANING Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the VCR with a soft cloth immersed in lukewarm water and wrung dry. Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the VCR. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces.
* Check your cable company's compatibility requirements. For information about how to obtain these accessories, please call TOLL FREE 1-800- 448-2244 for your nearest Hitachi Authorized Parts Distributor in the continental United States. For ALASKA and HAWAII, please contact the nearest Hitachi Regional office.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem.
HITACHI WARRANTY CARD (USA Front) Hitachi Service Hotline Authorized Hitachi service facilities are available throughout the US and Canada. For the location nearest you, call the Hitachi Service Hotline at one of these numbers: In the continental U.S.A. In Canada...
Limited Warranty period. For 90 days from the date of original purchase, Hitachi will provide labor for the repair or replacement of defective parts without charge, subject to the following conditions: 1.
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ARE LIMITED TO 90 DAYS FOR LABOR AND TWO YEARS FOR PARTS, THE DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ABOVE HITACHI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT OR PRODUCT RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN OR MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THIS HITACHI PRODUCT.
* See inside for the GOLD CARD advantages and how to get it. 3300 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire, Quebec H9R 1B1 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty will not apply to products purchased outside of Canada OR sold by any organization other than HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. HITACHI EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC.
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Hitachi. The program is available only for products covered by an original validated Hitachi warranty given at the time of the purchase. B - Hitachi will make repairs to the product mentioned in this plan, parts and labour charges included, until the expiry date of this plan.
Plan. Hitachi, however, reserves the right to refuse any renewal. I - Hitachi reserves the right to cancel the Protection Plan in case of abuse by the owner, in such case, Hitachi will reimburse the owner the portion of the plan cost, based on the period used.
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13. The replacement of the video camera pickup element if the pickup element has been OVER EXPOSED to an intense source of light. 14. Products sold in Canada by any organization other than HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. IMPORTANT: This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, guarantees, or agreements whether express or implied, and no person, dealer or company is authorized to change, modify, or extend its terms in any manner whatsoever.