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HITACHI
VIDEO DECK
VT-MX4410A
Owner's manual
Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing
and Recording
Using these quality features:
• Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System
• Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish
• Infrared remote control
• Real time tape counter
• 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call
• Auto power on and off system
• Auto counter reset
• Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached
• Direct Button Operation
• 2 Step Picture Search Operation
• Still
• Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)
• Auto Repeat
• Rental Play Mode
• Three different playback tape speeds: SP/LP/SLP
• Two different recording tape speeds: SP/SLP
• IRT (Instant Recording Timer)
• 1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording)
• Timer Program Extension
• Auto Return
• Time Search
• Quick-Find
• Index Search
• Slow Motion
HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.
HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION
1855 Dornoch Court
San Diego, Ca 92173
Tel.
1-800 HITACHI
(1-800-448-2244)
HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC.
6740 Campobello Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8
Canada
Tel. 1-800-hitachi
1-800-448-2244
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  • Page 1 • Quick-Find • Index Search • Slow Motion HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 1855 Dornoch Court San Diego, Ca 92173 Tel. 1-800 HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. 6740 Campobello Road Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8 Canada Tel. 1-800-hitachi 1-800-448-2244...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ...2 CAUTIONS ...4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS...6 PRECAUTIONS...9 LOCATION ...9 POWER SUPPLY...9 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE ...9 WARNING ...9 FEATURES ...11 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION ...13 PRECAUTIONS...13 TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS ...13 INSERTING A CASSETTE ...13 REMOVING A CASSETTE ...13 ERASE PREVENTION ...14...
  • Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TIME SEARCH ...46 RECORDING...48 VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM ...48 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING ...49 RECORDING ONE PROGRAM AND VIEWING ANOTHER...49 TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING...50 RECORDING...51 IRT (Instant Recording Timer)...51 TIMER RECORDING ...53 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ...53 HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING ...59 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION ...60...

  • Page 4: Cautions

    CAUTIONS CAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT 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. This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage constituting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit.
  • Page 5 CAUTIONS...

  • Page 6: Important Safeguards

    IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1 Read Instructions -- All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2 Retain Instructions-- The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings -- All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
  • Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 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. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet.
  • Page 8 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS servicing to qualified service personnel. 19. Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the video product. c.

  • Page 9: Precautions

    • Avoid dusty or humid places. • Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes on the sides of the VCR. Do not place the unit on a carpet because this will block the ventilation holes.
  • Page 10 WARNING: To prevent fire or electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, and fully insert plug. 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.

  • Page 11: Features

    • Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached- (Does not occur when using the timer recording). • Direct Button Operation-When a tape is in the VCR and the power is off, just press PLAY, REW or F.FWD button on the main unit and it will automatically turn on the VCR and and perform the desired function.
  • Page 12 FEATURES • Blank Search- Lets you search and confirm the contents of the recorded program(s) using the index mark. • Index Search- Lets you index the start of a recording. • Slow Motion- You can view the video program at a slower than normal playback speed.

  • Page 13: Video Cassette Tape Information

    • Avoid moisture. Moisture condensation may occur on the tape if it is moved from a cold place to a warm place. Before using a tape with these conditions, to avoid damage of the tape and your VCR, wait until the tape has warmed to room temperature and the moisture has evaporated.

  • Page 14: Erase Prevention

    VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION 2) Pull the cassette out of the cassette compartment. 3) Store the cassette in its case as shown. ERASE PREVENTION You can prevent accidental erasing of a recording by breaking off the tab on the back edge of the cassette.

  • Page 15: Operating Controls And Functions

    (only on the remote control) 3. STOP button- Press to stop the tape motion. EJECT button- Press to remove a tape from the VCR. button- Press to enter digits when setting program (For example: setting clock or timer program).
  • Page 16 Press to add or delete channel numbers during channel preset. (only on the remote control) 6. POWER button- Press to turn VCR on and off. Press to activate timer recording. 7. Remote sensor window- Receives the infrared signals from the remote control.
  • Page 17 28. VIDEO IN jack- Connect to the video output jack of your video camera or another VCR. 29. CH3/CH4 selector switch- Use to select a video output channel (3 or 4) for VCR playback. 30. ANT. OUT terminal- Connect to the antenna input terminal on your TV...

  • Page 18: Preparation For Use

    You can record one channel while viewing another. The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT. For details, please refer to "Recording" on page 22. Note: The connection of an indoor antenna with a VCR may not always give acceptable TV reception.
  • Page 19 PREPARATION FOR USE You can record one channel while viewing another. The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT. For details, please refer to "Recording" on page 22. Continued on the next page. Fig. 3: VHF/UHF Separate Antenna You can record one channel while viewing another. The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT.
  • Page 20 3) Set the channel to be recorded on the Cable Box. 4) Set the TV and VCR to channel 3 or 4. 5) Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel set on the TV and VCR.
  • Page 21 3) Set the channel to be recorded on the Cable Box. 4) Set the TV and VCR to channel 3 or 4. 5) Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel set on the TV and VCR.
  • Page 22 PREPARATION FOR USE...

  • Page 23: Setting The Ch3/Ch4 Switch

    4) Set the TV and Cable Box to channel 3 or 4. 5) Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel set on the TV. 6) To view ONE channel while recording ANOTHER, the VCR/TV indicator must be off.

  • Page 24: A/V Terminals

    USING THE REAR JACK: Fig. 7: USING THE FRONT JACK: You can use the audio and video input jacks on the front panel of the VCR instead of using the jacks on the back. INPUT SELECT OF FRONT OR REAR To use the audio/video input jacks, select the "L1"...

  • Page 25: Installing The Batteries

    PREPARATION FOR USE CONNECTING TO OUTPUT JACKS 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. Direct audio/video connections usually result in a better picture and sound quality for tape playback.
  • Page 26 PREPARATION FOR USE...

  • Page 27: Set Up For Use

    • Follow the steps below once. Repeat it only if there is a power failure or if the VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds. (In these cases, the programmed channels are erased.)
  • Page 28 SET UP FOR USE 3 Turn on the VCR Press POWER button to turn on the VCR. Both the POWER indicator and the VCR/TV indicator on the VCR comes on. • Use the remote control for this procedure. 4 Select "ENGLISH" or "ESPAÑOL"...

  • Page 29: To Select A Desired Channel

    SET UP FOR USE • The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels. 6 After scanning The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel. The TV screen returns to TV mode. • If "TUNER SET UP" appears on the TV screen again, check the cable connections.
  • Page 30 F.FWD/ , REW/ , STOP/ • Be sure to check that the POWER and the VCR/TV indicators are both on. • 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 selected on the TV.
  • Page 31 SET UP FOR USE 3 Select the day Press PLAY/ or STOP/ (Example: 1st Then, press the F.FWD/ SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 4 Select the year Press PLAY/ or STOP/ (Example: 1999) Then, press the F.FWD/ SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE AM/PM - - : - -...
  • Page 32 SET UP FOR USE HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 05 : - - 6 Select the minute Press PLAY/ or STOP/ Then, press the F.FWD/ SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 05 : 40 7 Select "AM" or "PM" Press PLAY/ or STOP/ SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY...

  • Page 33: To Change Clock Setting

    • Use the remote control for this procedure. • Be sure to check that the POWER and the VCR/TV indicators are both on. • 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 selected on the TV.
  • Page 34 SET UP FOR USE CHANNEL SET UP SETTING CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT 3 Select "ADD/DELETE CH" Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ Then, press the F.FWD/ CHANNEL SET UP AUTO TUNING ADD/DELETE CH 4 Enter the desired channel number Press the number buttons or the PLAY/ number appears.

  • Page 35: Channel Set Up Again

    Remember: If your cable box or satellite box is connected as in Fig 4 on page 11 or Fig 5 on page 12, you DO NOT have to set up the channels. Just select the TV and VCR to channel 3 or 4 and also have the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel you selected (CH3 or CH4).

  • Page 36: Selecting The Language

    CHANNEL SET UP CATV ADD/DELETE CH • The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels. SELECTING THE LANGUAGE If you want to change the language on the TV screen, follow the steps below: 1) Press the MENU button until the INITIALIZE menu appears.

  • Page 37: Playback

    Just press the PLAY button on the VCR. Power will automatically turn on and playback will start. (Direct Button Operation) 2B) Using button on the remote control Press POWER button to turn on the VCR, and then press the PLAY button on the remote control. 3 To stop playback Press the STOP button.

  • Page 38: Still Picture

    • You can advance the picture by one frame at a time by pressing the PAUSE button on the remote control during the still mode. • If it is left in the Still mode for more than five minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode.

  • Page 39: Slow Motion

    You can control the speed by pressing the F.FWD button (faster) or the REW button (slower). Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback. NOTE: If it is left in the Slow mode for more than five minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode. COUNTER MEMORY Use this feature to memorize the beginning point that you want to return to.

  • Page 40: To Exit The Counter Memory

    Press the RECORD or PLAY button. Press the STOP button when recording or playback is completed. 5 To activate the Counter Memory Press the REW (or F.FWD) button. The VCR will stop automatically when the counter has returned to approximately 0:00:00. NOTE: The displayed time will not change during blank portions on the tape.

  • Page 41: Special Playback

    • Use the remote control for the following procedure. • Be sure to check that the POWER and the VCR/TV indicators are both on. • Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3or 4. Now set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV.

  • Page 42: To Exit The Auto Repeat Mode

    .• Selecting ON or OFF must be done during playback. 1 Insert rental tape into VCR Begin playback. 2 Select "VCR SET UP" Press the MENU button until the VCR SET UP menu appears. 3 Select "RENTAL" Press PLAY/ or STOP/...

  • Page 43: To Exit The Rental Play Mode

    Press the F.FWD/ button so that "RENTAL ON" appears. • Once you select the Rental mode, it stays in effect even after you turn off the VCR. • To stop playback, press the STOP button. TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE Repeat steps [1] to [3].
  • Page 44 SPECIAL PLAYBACK • The time gap between making the index marks on the tape should be greater than 1 minute for SP recording, 2 minutes for LP recording and 3 minutes for SLP recording. Example: You are watching program number 4 and want to fast forward to program number 7.

  • Page 45: Quick-Find

    5 After Index Search When the preset program is reached, the VCR will start playback automatically. • A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for this function to work. • The number of Index Searches can be set up to 20.

  • Page 46: To Skip To The Beginning Of Next Program

    • When you want to cancel the Quick-Find while in progress, press the STOP button. • When the end of a tape is reached during the Quick-Find, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After the rewind finishes, the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off.
  • Page 47 TIME SEARCH 2 : 50 4 Begin Time Search By pressing the REW or F.FWD button, the VCR will rewind or fast forward to the specified point. The time counts down as the searching progresses. 5 After Time Search Playback starts automatically when 0:00 is reached.

  • Page 48: Recording

    1 Select the channel to be recorded Press the number buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL(CH) NOTE: If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR, please refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding to the next step.

  • Page 49: Skipping Unwanted Scenes During Recording

    Press the PAUSE or REC button to resume recording. PAUSE NOTE: When the VCR is in the Pause mode, you may view the pause time remaining with " " marks on the TV screen. Each " " mark represents one minute. After five minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode to prevent tape damage.

  • Page 50: To Monitor The Progress Of Your Recording

    To select the channel you want to view at the TV, follow the steps below. NOTE: If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR, please refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding to the next step.

  • Page 51: Recording

    NOTE: If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR, please refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding to the next step.
  • Page 52 • The TV that is connected to your VCR may be turned on or off during IRT. • If the tape runs out before the end time, the VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately, eject the tape and the VCR power will be turned off.

  • Page 53: Timer Recording

    TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You may set the VCR to start and end a recording while you are away. You can set seven programs to record on specific days, daily or weekly within a 1 year period. In the example below, the timer is being set to record:...
  • Page 54 TIMER RECORDING appears. TIMER PROGRAMMING PROG DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED NOTE: If you have not yet set the clock, "SETTING CLOCK" appears. If so, follow the steps [2] to [8] on page 15. Then, set the timer recording. 2 Select your desired program number (1 ~ 7) Program number which is not set up flashes.
  • Page 55 TIMER RECORDING PROGRAM NUMBER ONCE DAILY WEEKLY For daily recording: To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel from Monday through Friday. Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ F.FWD/ button. PROGRAM NUMBER ONCE DAILY WEEKLY For weekly recording: To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every week.
  • Page 56 TIMER RECORDING First, press the PLAY/ "05" for May) Then, press the F.FWD/ Next, press the PLAY/ press the F.FWD/ button. (Example: "06" ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE START TIME - - : - - END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED - - 5 Set tr Press the PLAY/...
  • Page 57 TIMER RECORDING the end hour Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ Then, press the F.FWD/ ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE START TIME 07 : 30 END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED - - end minute 8 Set the Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ Then, press the F.FWD/ Next, press the PLAY/...
  • Page 58 TIMER RECORDING Set the channel number Press the PLAY/ or STOP/ (Example: 16) Then, press the F.FWD/ ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE START TIME 07 : 30 END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED - - Remember refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" on pages 11 and 12 if you •...

  • Page 59: Hints For Timer Recording

    Please insert a recordable tape. • The TV that is connected to your VCR may be turned ON or OFF when the VCR is in the timer-record mode. to return to original mode.

  • Page 60: Timer Program Extension

    5) Press the RESET/EXIT button to return to original mode. 6) Press the POWER button to return to timer stand-by mode. TO STOP A STARTED AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM Press the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. button or REW/ or STOP/ button.

  • Page 61: To Cancel Or Check The Start/End Time

    TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION NOTE: The STOP button on the remote control will not function in Automatic Timer Recording mode. TO CANCEL OR CHECK THE START/END TIME 1) Turn the power on. Then press the MENU button. 2) Select the program number which you want to check using the PLAY/ or STOP/ button.

  • Page 62: Auto Return

    Make sure...If there are any remaining timer programs Once, Daily & Weekly, this function will not occur. 1 Select "VCR SET UP" Press the MENU button repeatedly so that the VCR SET UP menu appears. VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT...

  • Page 63: Watch The Recorded Program

    NOTE: To exit the auto return programming, repeat steps [1] to [2]. Then, press F.FWD/ button. [AUTO] will then disappear from the menu. Press the RESET/EXIT button to return to TV mode. WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM Press the POWER button to turn on the VCR. Then, press the PLAY button.

  • Page 64: Copying A Video Tape

    3) Press the TAPE SPEED button on the remote control on the editing (recording) VCR to select the desired recording speed (SP/SLP). 4) Select the L1 or L2 position on the editing (recording) VCR. On page 13, under "Connecting to input jacks".

  • Page 65: To Monitor The Recording

    VCR to match the channel selected on the TV. (Back of the VCR) 2) Press the VCR/TV button on the remote control on the editing (recording) VCR so that the VCR/TV indicator on the VCR comes on.

  • Page 66: On Screen Display

    ON SCREEN DISPLAY ON SCREEN DISPLAY NOTE: VCR power and the VCR/TV indicator must be on. • To check the Count, Clock and Channel number, press the DISPLAY button on the remote control. Each time you press the DISPLAY button, TV screen will change as shown below.

  • Page 67: Special Features

    AUTO REWIND When the end of a tape is reached during recording, playback, or fast-forward, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding finishes, the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off. • The tape will not auto-rewind during timer recording or Instant Recording Timer.

  • Page 68: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your VCR, locate the PROBLEM in the left column below. Check the corresponding CORRECTIVE ACTION column to remedy the problem. PROBLEM No power.

  • Page 69: Maintenance

    1. Please visit your local Audio/Video store and purchase a good quality VHS Video Head Cleaner. 2. If a Video Head Cleaner does not solve the problem, consult our nearest Hitachi Authorized Service Center. Professional video head cleaning requires highly technical attention.

  • Page 70: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Format: Video Signal System: Record/Playback System: Video: 4 heads Tape Speed: RF Input: Tuner: Type: Power Input: Power Consumption: Cabinet Size: Weight: Storage Temperature: Operating Temperature: Accessories: * Check your cable company's compatibility requirements. • Design and specifications subject to change without notice. •...

  • Page 71: Cable Channel Designations

    If you subscribe to cable TV, the channels are displayed as 1-125. Cable companies often designate channels with letters or letter-number combinations. Please check with your local cable company. The following is a chart of common cable channel designations. CATV channel VCR Display CATV channel VCR Display CATV W+8 W+9...
  • Page 72 CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS CATV W+65 W+66 W+72 W+73 W+79 channel VCR Display 106 107 108 109 110 CATV W+80 W+81 channel VCR Display 121 122 123 W+67 W+68 W+69 W+74 W+75 W+76 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118...

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