Hitachi 19VR11B manual

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 HITACHI TV/VCR Com bination 19VR11B Owner's Manual Your Com plete Guide to TV/V CR Combination V iewing and Recording This TV/VCR Combination will display television c losed captioning ( or ), in accordance with paragraph 15, 119 of the FCC rules. Using these qu ality featu res: n n n n Hi-Fi sy stem n n n n Rotary 4-head [...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ................................................................................................ 5 PRECAUTIONS ...................................................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 REPEAT PLAYBACK ....................................................................................................... 36 TO CANCEL THE REPEAT PLAY MODE ..................................................................... 37 SEARCH ...............................................................................................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 4 THI S SYMBOL I NDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAI NTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS I N THE L ITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPL IANCE. The caution marking is lo cated on the rear of the cabinet .[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 IMPORTA NT SA FEGUARDS 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 -A ll warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions sho[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 plug. 12. Pow er Cord Protection -Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not lik ely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or ag ainst them, pay ing particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point w here they exit fr om the applianc e. 13. Outdoor Antenna Grounding -I f[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 7 PRECA UTION S LOCATION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of y our unit, keep the following in mind when selecting a place for it s installati on: l Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. l Avoid dusty or humid places. l Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dis[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 8 2) Increase the separation betw een the equipment and receiv er. 3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the VCR. No others have the s[...]

FEAT URES 9 F E A T U R E S • HI -Fi Sy stem - The Hi-Fi stereo recording sy stem offers y ou super sound quality with a dy namic range of 80dB and frequency response from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and 0.005% wow and flutter. • Rotary 4-head record/playback sy stem • I nfrared remot e control • Bilingua l on screen menu display se lectable in English[...]

FEAT URES 10 • Three different tape speeds: SP/LP/SL P • OTR (One Touch Recording) - I nstant timed recording from 30 to 480 minutes is possible at the push of the REC/OTR button. • 1 Year, 8 eve nts (including Daily and We ekly Timer Recording ) - The built-in timer allows y ou to record up to 8 pr ograms at diff erent times on differ ent ch[...]

VIDEO CASSET TE 11 VIDEO CA SSETTE This TV/VCR will operate w ith any cassette that has the VHS m ark. F or best results we recomm end the use of high- quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or dam aged tapes. PRECAUTIONS • Avoid m oisture. Moisture condensation may occur on the tape if it is mov ed from a cold place to a warm place. Before using[...]

VIDEO CASSET TE 12 tape.[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 13 OPERA TING CONTROLS A ND FUNCTIONS FRONT VI EW illustration REMOTE CONTROL VIEW illustration 1 REC indicator - Flashes during recording. L ights up in the Stand-by mode for Timer Reco rding. 2 Remote sensor window - Receives the i nfrared signals from the remot e control. 3 POWER button - Pre ss to turn TV/VCR o[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 14 or to view a still pictur e during play bac k. Fram e Advance Function - Press to advance the picture by one frame during the Still mode. 24 LIGHT butto n - Press to light up buttons. I f it is dark, white buttons are lighted up to show these position. 25 TAPE SP EED button - Press to set desired recording speed[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 15 PREPA RA TION FOR USE CABLE CONNECTIONS VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (not supplied) is detachable. Push the stem of the antenna into the hole which is located on the upper back cabinet of the unit. Connect the VHF/UHF Rod Antenna or VHF/UHF Combination Antenna to the ANT. terminal of the TV/VCR as shown i[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 16 CABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX Use this connection if y our cable sy stem connects directly to y our TV/VCR without a converter box. With this connection y ou, 1) can use y our TV/VCR Remote Control to select channels, 2) program one or more unscrambled channels for Automatic Timer Recording. Note to CATV system ins[...]

PREPARATION F OR USE 17 another. INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 1) Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow. 2) I nsert 2 "AA" penlight batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity (+/-) markings. 3) Replace the cover. EXTERNAL INPUT MODE When [...]

MTS ( Multichannel Te levision Sound) SYSTEM 18 MTS (Multichannel Television Sound) SY STEM CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE When you receive a signal from a tape or VCR tuner channel you are watching, the status shown below will appear when y ou press SEL ECT button on the remote control. 1] When a program broadcast i n stere can be received, STEREO[...]

MTS ( Multichannel Te levision Sound) SYSTEM 19 MTS RECORDING/MONIT OR MODE Type of broadca st Display on TV AUDIO Hi-Fi audio track (2-channel) Normal audio the TV scr een SELECTION L-channel R- channel track Regular - None - - I nvalid - Mono Mono Mono (monaural audio) Stereo broadcast STEREO STEREO/SAP L R L + R MONO L+R L+R L + R Bilingual broa[...]

MTS ( Multichannel Te levision Sound) SYSTEM 20 4 Exit the VCR audio setting Press MENU button repe atedly until the TV/VCR returns to the TV mode . TO SELECT MONO MODE You can change the selection to [MONO] if y ou want to listen to HIFI tapes in normal audio play back. 1) Press MENU button repeatedly to point to "USER'S SET UP" . T[...]

PRESET FO R USE 21 PRESET FOR USE The first time y ou may wa nt to select languag e (English or Espanol=Spanish) and preset the tuner to scan only the channels y ou receive in y our area. You must use the remote contr ol for the following steps. NOTE: Channe l memory programming is not needed when using a converter/descrambler box. PRESET FOR THE F[...]

PRESET FO R USE 22 DELETING (OR ADDING) PRESET CHANNEL The channels y ou no longer receive or seldom watch can be delet ed from the memory . (Of course, y ou can add the deleted channel into the memory again.) 1 Select "CHANNEL SET UP" Press MENU button repeatedly to point to "CHANNEL SET UP". Then, press SELE CT button. 2 Selec[...]

PRESET FO R USE 23 Press MENU button repeatedly to point to "CHANNEL SET UP". Then, press SELE CT button. 2 Select "TV" or " CATV" Select [TV] or [ CATV] using CH or button. 3 Begin auto preset Press MENU button to point to "AUTO PRESET". Then, press SELECT button. The tuner scans and memorizes all the active[...]

PRESET FO R USE 24 programmed recording starts between 2:00AM - 2:59AM on this day , the TV/VCR will start rec ording at 3:00AM. • Last Sunday of Oct ober: Fr om 1:00AM t o 2:00AM When programmed recording ends between 1:00AM - 1:59AM on this day , the TV/VCR will stop at 2:00AM. Make sure... • Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. • You [...]

PRESET FO R USE 25 NOTES: • Auto clock setting only has to be done one time. You may set the clock only if the clock's time has become incorrect for some reason. • I f the TV/VCR is connected directly to a cable converter box, the local PBS station must be selected on the cable box itself, and the TV/VCR must be set to the output channel o[...]

PRESET FO R USE 26 by no time being se t even after a n overnight sea rch. I n these cases, y ou must manually enter the correct local PBS station, or set the clock manually and turn off the Auto Clock Setting Feature. MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Make sure... • You must use the remote control for the following steps. • Power must be turned on. In the [...]

PRESET FO R USE 27 Press CH or button repeate dly until y our desired y ear appears. (Example: 1996) Then, press SELE CT button. 6 Select the hour Press CH or button repeatedly until y our desired hour appears. (Example: 5, PM) Then, press SELE CT button. 7 Set the minute Press CH or button repea tedly until the desired minute appe ars. (Example: 4[...]

ON SCREEN DISPLAY 28 ON SCR EEN DISPLA Y To check the Counter, Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, press SELECT button on the remote c ontrol. Each time y ou press the SELECT button on the r emote control, the TV scr een will chang e as follows: When the Closed Caption mode is OFF: • I n the Counter mode, after 5 seconds, only the counter [...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 29 SPECIA L FEA TUR ES DEGAUSSING Magnetism from nearby appliances might affect the color of the TV pi cture. I f this happens, move this unit awa y from the appliance . If the color is still not correct, disconnect power cord from AC outlet then reconnect it after 30 minutes. AUTO REWIND-EJECT • When the end of a tape i s reache[...]

TV OPERAT ION 30 T V O P E R A T I O N WATCHING A TV PROGRAM 1 Turn on the TV/VCR Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR. 2 Select the channel number Press CHANNEL or button to select y our desired channel number. 3 Adjust the volume Press VOLUME or button to adjust the volume.[...]

TV OPERAT ION 31 GAME MODE This function enables y ou to adjust the TV screen making it suitable for use with a TV GAME. Make sure... You must use the remote control unit for the following steps: 1 Select " USER'S SET UP" Press MENU button repeatedly to point to "USER'S SET UP" . Then, press SELE CT button. 2 Set "[...]

TV OPERAT ION 32 PICTURE CONTROL The TV/VCR's picture controls - BRIGHT, CONTRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS - are preset to the factory specification. This is usually best, but if y ou need to make any further adjustments adjust picture controls for a natural looking image . NOTES: • Procedures must be followed within 5 seconds. Otherwise t[...]

TV OPERAT ION 33 TEXT mode: You may watch full screen text inform ation if you want by choosing the text mode. 1/2: You may get these captions or text inform ation by selecting either "1" or "2". "2", when used, will usually be for a second lang uage. NOTE: Not all program s are broadcast with closed captions. Your tel[...]

NORMAL PLAYBACK 34 NORMA L PLA YBA CK Make sure... • Power must be turned on. 1 I nsert a prerecorded tape I f the erase- protection tab has bee n removed, the TV/VCR will start pla y back automatica lly 2 To begin play back Press PL AY button. 3 To stop play back Press STOP button when play back is completed. TRACKING ADJUSTMENT • Tracking adj[...]

NORMAL PLAYBACK 35 PICTURE SEARCH This feature is useful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape. I n this mode, the sound will be muted. 1) You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction by pressing F.F WD or REW button. (in the SP/L P/SLP modes) 2) Depress it ag ain. The TV/VCR will now searc h[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK 36 SPECIA L PLA Y BA CK Make sure... • You must use the remote control for the following steps. • Power must be turned on. • I nsert a prerecorded tape. • Before play back, follow steps below. RENTAL PLAYBACK This function enable s y ou to improve the picture quality whe n play ing back worn cassettes such as those rented f[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK 37 ALL REPEAT: repeat playback from the beg inning to the end of the tape. BLANK REPEAT: repeat play back from the beginning to the blank part, which has no more than 10 seconds, of recorded information. NOTE: No buttons except POWER a nd STOP buttons will work during Repea t Play back. Alway s set the Repeat Play back to [OFF] whe[...]

SEARCH 38 SEARCH Make sure... • You must use the remote control for the following steps. • Power must be turned on. • I nsert a tape. COUNTER MEMORY This feature can be used to memorize a beginning point that y ou want to review. And y ou can search for it easily by rewinding or fast forwarding. NOTE: • I f the All Repeat or Blank Repeat is[...]

SEARCH 39 TIME SEARCH The Time Search function makes it possible to quickly advance the tape to y our desired position from any position by entering the exact amount of play back time of the part y ou want to skip. NOTES: • Time Search is set up to 9 hours 50 minutes (9:50) by 10 minutes at a time. • This function is not operative in recording [...]

SEARCH 40 INDEX SEARCH This feature provides a method of indexing the starting point. And y ou can easily search the index mark in either fast forward or rewind direction. NOTES: • The index mark will be made automatically when the REC button is pressed. I t will also be marked at the starting point of Timer recording and OTR. • The index mark [...]

SEARCH 41 Press CH or button repeatedly until y our desired number of program tha t you want to skip is appear ed. (Example: To skip three prog rams) 3 Begin I ndex Search Press REW or F.FWD button. The TV/VCR begins rewinding or fast forwarding then goes into the Play mode at the beginning of desired program. NOTE: Every time an index signal is sk[...]

RECORDING 42 RECORDING Make sure... • Power must be turned on. • Insert a cassette tape with its erase prev ention tab in place. (If necessary , rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to beg in recording.) • You must sele ct the r ecording mode in STEREO, SAP or MONO when you record a broadcast. Refer to "T O SELE[...]

RECORDING 43 time av ailable. • I f "CAPTI ON1", "C APTI ON2", "TEXT1" or "TEXT2" is selected, the O n Screen Display w ill appear for 5 seconds, then disappear. I f y ou want to check the remaining pause time available using the On Screen Displa y , press SELECT button. The On Screen Display will appear fo[...]

RECORDING 44 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE (Requires another VCR) Connect y our TV/VCR and a Source (Play ing) VCR using the following diagram. 1) I nsert a pre-recorded video cassette into the Source (Playing ) VCR. 2) I nsert a blank video cassette, or one you want to record over, into the TV/VCR' s cassette c ompartment. 3) Press SPEED button to[...]

TIM ER 45 T I M E R AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You may set the TV/VCR to record while y ou are away . You can set 8 programs to record on a specific day , daily or weekly within a 1 year period. In the example below, the timer is being set to rec ord: DATE: MAY 6th, 1996 SETTING TI ME: from 7:30PM to 8:50PM CHANNEL: CH61 TAPE SPEED: LP PROGRAM NO.: [...]

TIM ER 46 2 Select y our desired program number (1 ~ 8) The program number which is not set up flashes. Press CH or button repeatedly until y our desired prog ram number appe ars. (Example: 4) Press SEL ECT button. 3 Select once, every day or weekly recording For once recording: Press CH (up) button repea tedly until y our desired date appears. (Ex[...]

TIM ER 47 Press SEL ECT button. 5 Set start minute Press CH or button repeatedly until y our desired minute appears. (Example: "30" for 7: 3 0 PM) Press SEL ECT button. 6 Set end hour Press CH or button repeatedly until y our desired hour appears. (Example: "8, PM" for 8 :50 PM ) Press SEL ECT button. 7 Set end minute Press CH o[...]

TIM ER 48 10 Exit the program mode Press SEL ECT button. Program 4 is now completed. To set another program, repeat steps [1] to [10]. 11 Set the timer Press POWER button to set au tomatic timer rec ording. The REC indicator lights up. • You must turn off the TV/VCR to a ctivate automatic time r recording . I f power is not turned off and y ou co[...]

TIM ER 49 VCR PLUS+ (SETTING USER CHANNELS) You will notice that some sta tions have guide and loc al channel numbers tha t are the same, and other stations have channel numbers that do not match. I n case where the channel number DO NOT match, it is necessary for y ou to memorize user channels to guide channels according to the steps bel ow. NOTE:[...]

TIM ER 50 5 Exit the guide cha nnel set up mode Press MENU button. TO CORRECT CHANNEL NUMBERS • While sett ing a user channel num ber; press CH or button to select correct numbers. • Afte r setting a user channel numbe r; 1) F ollow st eps [1] a nd [2]. 2) Select a guide channel number using SEL ECT or ADD/DEL ETE button. 3) Select correct user[...]

TIM ER 51 1 Select VCR plus+ mode Press VCR PL US+ button. • When timer recordings have already been filled, "PROGRAM 12345678" appears. I n this case, you must cancel or chang e program(s) as necessary . 1) Press CH or button repeatedly until y our targ et program number appears. 2) Press ADD/DELETE button. 3) Press MENU button to retu[...]

TIM ER 52 Press CH (down) button repeatedly until "EVERY DAY" appears on the " DATE" line. Press SEL ECT button. For weekly recording: To record t he TV program every week. Press CH (down) button repea tedly until "EVERY" and y our de sired day of the week appears together. Press SEL ECT button. NOTE: To confirm or cha[...]

TIM ER 53 1) Press POWER button so that the REC indicator goes off. 2) Press MENU button to point to "TIMER PROGRAMMI NG". 3) Press SELECT button. 4) Select a program number y ou want to check using CH or button. The details of selected program appears on the TV screen. 5) Press MENU button. The TV screen returns to the T V mode. HINTS FO[...]

TIM ER 54 5 Watch the recorded program Press POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR and press PLAY button.[...]

TIM ER 55 SLEEP TIMER The Sleep Timer function makes the TV/VCR turn off without using the POWER button after a desired time period. Press SL EEP button on the remote c ontrol repeatedly until y our desired sleep time appears. Each additional push will increase the on time by 30 minutes. I t is set up to 120 minutes. TO CANCEL THE SLEEP TIMER Press[...]

TROUBLESH OOTING GUIDE 56 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE I f y ou have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating y our TV/VCR, locate the SYMPTOM in the lef t column below. Check the corresponding POSSI BL E CAUSE and CORRECTIV E ACTION columns to remedy the problem. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION No power[...]

TROUBLESH OOTING GUIDE 57 a delay of what is being captioning production companies can display a dialogue said. to a maximum of 220 words per minute. If a dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to insure that the captions re main up-to-date with the cur rent TV screen dialogue. My captions are scrambled I nterference caused by buildi[...]

MAINTENANCE 58 MA INTENA NCE CABINET CLEANING • Wipe the front panel and other exteri or surfaces of the TV/VCR wit h a soft cloth immersed in lukewar m water and wrung dry . • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the TV/VCR. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces. HEAD CLEANING[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS 59 TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Format: VHS Television Sy stem: NTSC-M Record/Playback Sy stem: Video: 4 heads Tape Speed: 33.40mm/sec (SP), 16.67mm/sec (LP), 11.12mm/sec (SLP) RF I nput: UHF /VHF 75 ohm Tuner: 181 channel tuning ability *(125 cable channels) Ty pe: Auto progra mming frequency synthesis Power I nput: AC120V [...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 60 CA BLE CHA NNEL DESIGNATIONS I f y ou subscribe to cable TV, the channels are displaye d 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 comm on channel designations.[...]