Hitachi VT-DX815A manual

FOR YOUR SAFETY 1 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VT-DX815A Ow ner's manual Using these quality feat ures: • D-VHS recording/play back • Multi-channel TV sound (MTS) • 8-program/1-y ear preset recording • A uto clock set f eature allow s you to aut omatically set the present time in the DSS ® box clock (only when the VCR is connected t o a DS[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY ........................................................................................... 6 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .............................................................................. 7 CUSTOMER CONTROLS .................................................................................. [...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 3 To set the clock manually ............................................................................... 30 PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER ....................................................................... 34 Presetting the r eceived channels w ithout using a cabl e box (Hookups [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [ G], [H] or [I]) ....[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 USING THE VCR R EMOTE TO OPERATE HITACHI OR HUGHES DSS® BOX ........................................................................................................................... 74 Remote Control Cust omer Controls ................................................................ 74 INTEGRATING YOUR STEREO SY STEM W ITH YOUR[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 5 (A MERICA ), INC. OF HA WA II, INC. 3890 Steve Rey nolds Blv d, 3219 Koapaka Street, Honolulu, Norcross, GA 30093 HI 96819 Tel. 770-279-5600 Tel. 808-836-3621 HITA CHI (HSC) CA NA DA INC. 6740 Campobello R oad Mississaug a, Ontario L5N 2L8 CANADA Tel. 905-821-4545 QR17951 © Hitachi , Ltd. 1997 Printed in Japan[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 6 FOR YOUR SA FETY POW ER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ONLY. The POW ER button turns the VCR on and off, leaving the cl ock/timer unaffected. If the unit is to be l eft unattended f or a long period, it is recommended that the unit be completel y swi tched off and unplugged. Illustrated below is the label on the back of your unit. This sy[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 7 IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS In addition to the careful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manufacture of your vi deo product, safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument. But, saf ety is y our responsibility too. This pa ge lists im portant inf ormation that will help to assure your enjoyment and pr oper[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 8 or cracked w ire insulation and br oken plugs. They may result in a shock or fire haz ard. Periodicall y ex amine the cord and have it replaced by y our servi ce technician if appearance indicates damag e or deteriorated insulation . 7 Powe r-Cord Protection – Power supply cords should be r outed so that they are not l ikel[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 9 11A An appliance and cart combination should be moved w ith care. Quick stops, excessi ve force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combi nation to overtur n. IMPORT A NT S AFEGU A RDS (cont.) pg. 4 12 Outdoor A ntenna Grounding – If an outside antenna or cabl e system is connected to the video product, be[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 10 system. This will prev ent damage to the video product due to lig htning and power -line surg es. SERVICE 17 Servicing – Do not attempt to servic e this video pr oduct yourself as opening or removing covers may expose y ou to dangerous v oltage or other hazar ds. Refer all serv icing to q ualified servi ce personnel. 18 Co[...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 11 CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls pic Item No. Function Page 1 POW ER button 2 2 EJECT button 9 3 Cassette compartment 9 4 STOP button 25 5 Shuttle ring 31 6 PLAY/STILL button 29 7 REC/IRT button 36 8 CHANN EL (channel up/dow n) TRACKING buttons 36 28 9 Infrared receiv er 8 10 REC indi cator 36 11 D-VHS i ndicator 27 pic [...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 12 A uxiliary (L1/L2 ) DSS indicator (dSS) Tracking Lev el Meter 51 27 28 A ccessories supplied 1 pic Remote co ntrol 2 Cable for connecting this VCR to a TV 3 pic Digi tal A/V cable 4 pic D-VHS v ideo cassette 5 Batt e ries fo r remot e control handset (R6) CUSTOMER CONTR OLS (cont. ) pg. 7 VCR Customer Controls pic Item No. Func[...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 13 10 VOL button – increase or decr ease the audio vo lume 47 11 REC – recor d button 36 12 REW button – fast rewind or sear ch 27 13 PLAY button – play back 27 14 DSS GUIDE button 48 15 PAUSE/SELECT button 29 16 Shuttle ring 31 17 LIGHT b u tton – illuminate s ke y f u n ction buttons for a few seconds 8 18 DSS MENU but[...]

REMOTE OPERATION 14 REMOTE OPERA TION Install batteries in the remote contro l The remote control requires tw o "AA " batteries. pic 1 Push the mark and hold it, then slide the cov er in the direction of the arrow to remove it. Note: W hen replacing the batteries, remov e the old batteries and keep the POW ER button depressed for 10 secon[...]

CASSETTE TAPES 15 CA SSETTE TA PES Ty pes Only use video casset tes w ith t he or mark in this VCR. Use only D-VHS v ideo cassettes for D-VHS recordi ng. Do not use any other vi deo cassettes than D-VHS vi deo cassettes for D-VHS recording . You cannot engag e D-VHS recor ding on VHS cassettes. The table shows the recor ding time of different casse[...]

CASSETTE TAPES 16 Insertion Push the v ideo cassette gently into the slot on t he front of the VCR . • The VCR automaticall y turns on and the "Tape-In" indi cator turns on when the cassette is in place. pic Removal Press the EJECT button on t he VCR. The casse tte will come partially out of th e compartmen t so you ca n p ull it out. ?[...]

DSS® BOX W ITH DIGITAL INTERFACE HOOKUP–AV HOOKUP [A] 17 DSS® BOX WITH DIGITA L INTERFA CE HOOKUP –A V HOOKUP [A ] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV OR DSS® CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND PLAY BA CK A DSS® CHANNEL IN THE D-VHS FORMA T WITH DSS® BOX • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TC[...]

DSS® BOX W ITH DIGITAL INTERFACE HOOKUP – S CABLE HOOKUP [B] 18 DSS® BOX WITH DIGITA L INTERFA CE HOOKUP – S CA BLE HOOKUP [B] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV OR DSS® CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND PLAY BA CK A DSS® CHANNEL IN THE D-VHS FORMA T WITH DSS® BOX • WA TCH DSS® CHANNELS WITH HIGHER PICTURE QUALITY • RECO[...]

DSS® BOX W ITH DIGITAL I NTERFACE HOOKUP – RF HOOKUP [C] 19 DSS® BOX WITH DIGITA L INTERFA CE HOOKUP – RF HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV OR DSS® CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND PLAY BA CK A DSS® CHANNEL IN THE D-VHS FORMA T WITH DSS® BOX • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA [...]

DSS® BOX W ITH DIGITAL I NTERFACE HOOKUP – RF HOOKUP [C] 20 button on front of the VCR. Pressing the button al ternates between RF CH 03 (channel 3) and RFCH 04 (channel 4) in the VCR's di splay. Display the channel w hich is not used by a commercial channel in y our area.[...]

DSS® BOX W ITHOUT DIGITAL INTERFACE HOOKUP–AV HOOKUP [D ] 21 DSS® BOX WITHOUT DIGITA L INTERFA CE HOOKUP –A V HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV OR DSS® CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER YOU CAN'T...... • RECORD A CHA NNEL OTHER THAN DSS® A [...]

DSS® BOX W ITHOUT DIGITAL I NTERFACE HOOKUP – RF HOOKUP [E] 22 DSS® BOX WITHOUT DIGITA L INTERFA CE HOOKUP – RF HOOKUP [E] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV OR DSS® CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER YOU CAN'T...... • RECORD A CHA NNEL OTHER THAN DSS® [...]

BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [F] 23 BA SIC A NTENNA HOOKUP [F] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER Hookup F Illustration pi c TA BLE F FUNCTION CHA NNEL SE LE CTION VCR indicator (Press the VCR/T V mode selec t button to turn the VCR indicato[...]

ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [G] 24 A DVA NCED A NTENNA HOOKUP - A V HOOKUP [G ] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE TV CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER Hookup G Illustrati on pic TA BLE G FUNCTION CHA NNEL SE LE CTION VCR indicator (Press the VCR/T V mode selec t[...]

BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [H] 25 BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP [H] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER Hookup H Illustr ation pic TA BLE H FUNCTION CHA NNEL SE LE CTION VCR indicator (Press the VCR/T V mode selec t button to turn the VCR indicato[...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKU P [I] 26 A DVA NCED CA BLE HOOKUP - AV HOOKUP [I] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER Hookup I Illustrati on pic TA BLE I FUNCTION CHA NNEL SE LE CTION VCR indicator (Press the VCR/T V mode selec t [...]

BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [J] 27 BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP - WI TH CABLE BOX [J] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T...... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL W HILE YOU WA TCH A NOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELEC TIONS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE T O CONSULT YOUR C[...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [K] 28 A DVA NCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WI TH CA BLE BOX [K] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T...... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELEC TIONS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE T O CONSULT YOUR [...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [L] 29 A DVA NCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WI TH CA BLE BOX A ND SPLITTER [L] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN...... • WA TCH A VAILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH A NOTHER TO RECORD, ALL C HANNEL SELECTIONS MUST BE MAD E AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK 30 SETTING THE CLOCK Note: An antenna, cable, or DSS® must be connected to the VCR before you begin this operation. Tips You'll need to set the cl ock when first hooking up your VCR , and any time the power goes out for more than 1 hour. W hen you first pl ug in the VCR or after a power outage, the clock display will read &q[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK 31 2 Press the (5) butt on to bring up the "CLOCK SET" menu. CLOCK SET TIM E – – : – – MONTH/DAY/YEAR – – / – – / – – E N D GUIDE • The white dash "–" appears for the i tem to be changed on the screen as you proceed. • If the clock has automatically been set, the "CLOCK SET" [...]

SETTING THE CLOCK 32 pic 4 Press the (1) butt on for A M or (2) fo r PM. For exampl e, press the (1) button for AM. Example "A M" CLOCK SET TIM E 10 : 20 AM MONTH/DAY/YEAR – – / – – / – – E N D GUIDE 5 Press the number buttons to fill in the number of the month, t hen the day then th e y ear. • For dates w ith only one numbe[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK 33 6 Press the GUIDE but ton. The VCR clock is now set, and should show the cor rect time of day on the VCR's display. Notes: • The clock uses the 12-hour sy stem. You set it for AM or PM. • An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 fo r the m onth) will not be accepted. • If you press the w rong digi t, exit the sc[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 34 PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER Note: An antenna or cable must be connected to the VCR before you beg in this operation. Presetting the r ecei ved channels w i thout using a cable box (Hookups [A ], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H] or [I]) pic 1 Press the POWER butt on to turn on the VCR . pic 2 Turn on the TV and select the v[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 35 3 ADD / ERASE CHANNEL E N D GUIDE 5 Press the (1) but ton to select the ty pe of receiving setup y ou hav e: CHANNEL PRESET 1 CHANNEL < ANT > 2 AUTO CHANNEL SET 3 ADD / ERASE CHANNEL E N D GUIDE ANT: Internal or ex ternal antenna CATV1: Ordinary cable CATV2: Alternate cable ( If CATV1 doesn't give you the chan[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 36 Note: Your VCR is capabl e of receiving 68 br oadcast TV channels (VHF 2 – 13, UHF 14 – 69) and cabl e channels (CATV 1 – 125). In some areas channel s cannot be receiv ed when CATV1 is selected. In this case, select CATV2 in the receiving setup. PRE-TUNING T HE VCR TUNER (cont.) pg. 2 When automatic presetting of [...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 37 REVIEW CLOCK E N D GUIDE 2 Press the (3) but ton to select the CH A NNEL PRESET operation. CHANNEL PRESET 1 CHANNEL <CATV1> 2 AUTO CHANNEL SET 3 ADD / ERASE CHANNEL E N D GUIDE 3 Press the (3) but ton to select A DD/ERA SE CHA NNEL. ADD / ERASE CHANNEL CHA NNEL 02 SELECT CHANNEL ERASE STO P ADD PLAY END GUIDE 4 Use[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 38 CHA NNEL 07 SELECT CHANNEL ERASE STO P ADD PLAY END GUIDE 5 Press the STOP button t o delete the channel, or press the PLA Y button to add it. pic or pic ADD / ERASE CHANNEL CHA NNEL 07 ERA SED SELECT CHANNEL ERASE STO P ADD PLAY END GUIDE 6 Press the GUIDE butt on to return to regular v iewing. PRE-TUNING T HE VCR TUNER[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 39 M E N U 1 DVHS 2 VCR 3 SETUP SETUP CHANNEL 4 5 REVIEW CLOCK E N D GUIDE 3 Press the (2) but ton to select VCR SETU P. VCR SETUP AU T O 1 BLUE ON SA P 4 HIFI 5 ST EREO 6 OFF AUDIO SETUP E N D GUIDE 4 Press the (1) butt on to select A UTO BLU E "ON" or "OFF". VCR SETUP AU T O 1 BLUE ON SA P 4 HIFI 5 ST [...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 40 • If the signal is too str ong, this function may not oper ate even if you specify "ON". Dur ing play back this function does not operate. OFF: The AUTO BLUE feature is swi tched off . 5 Press the GUIDE but ton to end the setting.[...]

PLAYBACK 41 PLA YBA CK To play back a recorded tape Notes: • The VCR and DSS® box must be connected via a dig ital interface A/V cable for D-VHS play back. • Playback may not be possible immedi ately after the digi tal A/V cable has been unplugg ed or plugg ed in. W ait f or at least 15 seconds and then start playback. 1 Turn on the TV and sel[...]

PLAYBACK 42 4 Press the STOP button t o end play back. pic Rew inding the tape When the v ideo cassette reaches the end of t he tape, the VCR will stop and automatically rew ind the tape. • If y ou press the POWER button while the tape is rewinding, the pow er w ill not shut off until the tape has been completely rewound. You may also rewind the [...]

PLAYBACK 43 Manual Tracking Scratched tapes or poorl y recorded tapes may requir e additional picture adjustment. You can do thi s with the remote contr ol. 1 Press the CH ( or ) button on the remote control or TRACKING button on the VCR w hen v iew ing a cassette. Press either the or buttons unti l picture is cl ear. pic pic • During playback, t[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 44 SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS Variable speed play back Still Play back (Pause) Press the PA USE/SELECT butt on on the remote control or PLA Y/STILL on the VCR to still the tape during play . pic pic The p ictu re will "f reeze". You may see so me minor no ise o r interference on the screen. This is nor mal. • T[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 45 pic • Press the PLAY button to r eturn to normal play back. Press REW or F.FWD and hold it; y ou can search backward or forw ard through the tape at a higher speed w hile viewing it. • Press PLAY and REW , then hold REW for backward sear ch at a higher speed. • Press PLAY and F.FW D, then hold F.FW D for forw ard s[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 46 E N D GUIDE 3 Press the (4) but ton to select "HIFI" or "LINEA R" . • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound recor ded on the Hi-Fi track and for normal use. The L and R indicators will light in the VCR's display panel. • Select LINEA R to play back the sound recorded on the linear monaur al track. A[...]

SHUTTLE CONTROL 47 SHUTTLE CONTROL Using the shuttle r i ng on the r emote control The shuttle feature lets you control all the playback functions – PLAY , PAUSE, SLOW MOTION, and SEARCH – using one convenient ring. If the shuttle ring i s operated when the key function buttons are illumina ted, the illu minatio n goes of f. How to use the shut[...]

USING THE "INDEX " FEATURE 48 USING THE "INDEX" FEATURE To find specific sections on a tape using the "INDEX" feature Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX A quick w ay to access specific prog ram segments is w ith the index search feature. This lets you mov e through a tape that has sev eral recording s on it by sear ching[...]

USING THE "INDEX " FEATURE 49 screen. • W hen the VCR finds an index mark , it plays 15 seconds of the prog ram that begins at that spot. 3 If this is the program y ou w ere looking for, press the PLA Y butt on for normal play back. • To stop the index search before an index mark is r eached, press the STOP button. pic Note: If there [...]

VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY 50 VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y Sw itching betw een the cl ock, ti me counter and time of remaining tape Press the DISP/INFO button w hile the on-screen di splay is displ ayed. The on-screen displ ay swi tches in the order below together w ith the VCR's display. pic On-Screen and VCR Displays Il lustration pic [...]

INDEX W ITH THE TI ME COUNTER 51 INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTE R To find specific sections on a tape Indexing w i th the Time Counter You can set the time counter to memorize a cer tain point in the vi deo progr amming, and you can r eturn to that point automaticall y. pic 1 Press the DISP/INFO butt on tw o or three times. The counter will appear in t[...]

VHS RECORDING STEP 52 VHS RECORDING STEP Before y ou record Note: T he cassette saf ety tab must be in pl ace in order to record. The VCR must be hooked up properl y for recording . See the Simple Hookups at the beginni ng of this manual. Copy right infringement w arning To re-record on a cassette which has its safety tab removed. Cover the hole wi[...]

VHS RECORDING STEP 53 3 Press the DISP/INFO but ton. This screen appears on the TV. pic STOP CH 02 5 SP / EP 7 < INDEX 9 INDEX > 07 / 08 / 97 TUE 11:08AM SP 4 Press the (5) but ton to select SP (standard play , for the best picture quality ) or EP (extended play , for the longest recording time on a single tape). STOP CH 02 5 SP / EP 7 < I[...]

VHS RECORDING STEP 54 6 Press the REC button on t he remote control or the REC/IRT butt on on the VCR. pic or pic Recording will start and the REC indicator on the VCR w ill light red. Notes: • Recording will not start unle ss th e cassette has the sa f ety tab in place. If this tab has been removed, the VCR will eject the tape. • Press the PAU[...]

D-VHS RECORDING SETUP 55 D-VHS RECORDING SETUP Setup Procedure (Hookups [A ], [B] or [C]) Perform the follow ing prog ram D-VHS r ecording DSS® pr ograms: 1 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you ar e hooked up with an audio/v ideo cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Press the GUIDE but ton. The main on-screen menu will [...]

D-VHS RECORDING SETUP 56 DVHS SETUP 1 DVHS AUTO MO DE <ON> E N D GUIDE <ON>: W hen recording DSS® programs on D -VHS tape in the D-VH S form at. Normally, select <ON>. Notes: • W hen the VHS tape is inserted, DSS® programs will be recorded in the VHS format. • Any section g uarded against copy ing (w here a copy pr otect sig[...]

D-VHS RECORDING STEP 57 D-VHS RECORDING STEP Basic recording steps Notes: • A D-VHS tape shoul d be used for D-VHS recording . • The VCR and DSS® box must be connected via a dig ital A/V cable. • You may use a blank tape or you may record ov er a previ ously recor ded (erasable) tape. • D-VHS recording w ill automatically be done in the ST[...]

D-VHS RECORDING STEP 58 D-VHS RECORDING STEP (cont.) pg. 3 pic 6 Press the REC button on t he remote control or the REC/ITR butt on on the VCR. pic or pic Recording will start and the REC indicator on the VCR w ill light red. Notes: • Recording will not start unle ss th e cassette has the sa f ety tab in place. If this tab has been removed, the V[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TI PS 59 RECORDING A PROGRA M - RECORDING TIPS To w atch one program w hile r ecor ding another pic 1 Once y ou have set t he VCR for recording, press the VCR /TV button. The VCR indicator disappears. Now, you w ill be view ing through y our TV only. pic 2 Switch channels using your TV controls or th e VCR remote, if[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TI PS 60 3 Press the PA USE/SELECT but ton to continue recording. pic A utomatic Indexing Your VCR will auto matically creat e an invisible "INDEX" mar k when y ou start recordi ng, or when y ou press the PAUSE button duri ng recording ; change the channel and press the PAU SE again to restart r ecording. D[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TI PS 61 VCR SETUP AU T O 1 BLUE ON SA P 4 HIFI 5 ST EREO 6 OFF AUDIO SETUP E N D GUIDE 4 Press the (5) butt on to set the STEREO/M ONO option to "STEREO" . VCR SETUP AU T O 1 BLUE ON SA P 4 HIFI 5 ST EREO 6 ON AUDIO SETUP E N D GUIDE 5 Press the GUIDE but ton twice to end the setting. 6 Follow the Step 1 t[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TI PS 62 1 BLUE ON SA P 4 HIFI 5 ST EREO 6 OFF AUDIO SETUP E N D GUIDE Note: W hen you select M ONO, sound i s recor ded as mono ev en when a channel broadcasts in stereo.[...]

INSTANT RECORDING TI MER 63 INSTA NT RECORDING TIMER Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) The In stant Recordin g Timer (REC/IRT button on the VCR) will let you make a simplified timer recording without hav ing to use the prog ramming timer. In order to set the IRT properly the cl ock must be set before starting. 1 Follow the steps 1 through 5 o[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 64 DELA YED RECORDING Setting the VCR to record later Note: T he cassette saf ety tab must be in pl ace in order to record. To re-record on a cassette which has its safety tab removed. Cover the hole with cel lophane tape. W ith the delayed recor ding feature, you can set this VCR so that it automatic ally turns on and r ecords pr[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 65 • The power comes on automatic ally and the tape i ndicator lights on the display. • If a cassette without its safety tab is inserted, playback starts automatically and timed record w on't operate. 2 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you ar e hooked up with an audio/v ideo cable, set the TV t[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 66 Ty pes of Delay ed Recordings ONE TIME Records one show at a particul ar date and time. DAILY Records a show at the same ti me every day of the week, Monday through Fri day. W EEKLY Records a show at the same day and ti me every week. 4 Press the (1) butt on to bring up the screen for One Time Recording ONE TIME RECORDING CH ST[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 67 ONE TIME RECORDING CH START ~ END LINE 1 – – : – – ~ – – : – – DATE TAPE SPEED – – / – – / – – SP CORRECT CLEAR END PROGRAM • If you make a mistake w hen entering dig its, press the CLEAR/EX IT button repeatedly to display "–" for the incor rect digit, then r eenter the correct digit. 6[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 68 ONE TIME RECORDING CH START ~ END 0 8 06:00PM ~ 06:30PM DATE TAPE SPEED 0 7 / 08 / 98 W ED SP SP/EP 5 CORRECT CLEAR END PROGRAM • The screen shows today 's date, so no changes are needed on that line. DELAYED RECORDI NG (co nt. ) pg. 4 pic 9 Enter the recording date by pressing (0), (7) , (1) and (0) for 7/10/98. ONE TIM[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 69 DATE TAPE SPEED 07 / 10 / 98 FRI EP SP/EP 5 CORRECT CLEAR END PROGRAM Note: Digital recording will automatically be done in the STD mode. 11 Press the PROGRA M button to set th e program in memory. pic 12 Press the POWER butt on to turn off t he VCR. The d elayed record in g indicator will display on th e VCR. This tells you th[...]

PROGRAM REVIEW 70 PROGRA M REVIEW Review ing w hat y ou have programmed You can look back ov er any of the analog recordings y ou have preset and if you need to, clear out any of the programs. Normal programs will clear automatically once recording is complete, but daily and weekly setting must be cleared out manuall y. pic 1 Press the GUIDE but to[...]

PROGRAM REVIEW 71 • The screen will display the nex t program, if there are mo re, or it will switch back to the mai n menu. ONE TIME RECORDING CH START ~ END 03 06:30PM ~ 07:00PM DATE TAPE SPEED 07 / 17 / 98 FRI EP NEXT 4 CORRECT CLEAR END PROGRAM 4 Press the GUIDE but ton to end.[...]

PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 72 PROGRA MMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control can be programmed to control many TV brands that are remote controlled. 1 Turn on the TV. 2 Point VCR remote control tow a rd TV. pic pic 3 Press and hold the "TV" but ton. 4 Press the remote button corresponding to y our[...]

PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 73 2 Point VCR remote control tow a rd TV. 3 Press buttons corresponding to the functions available on y our TV remote control.[...]

USING THE VCR REMOTE TO OPERATE HITACHI OR HUGHES DSS® BOX 74 USING THE VCR REMOTE TO OPE RA TE HITA CHI OR HUGHES DSS® BOX The VCR remote control can be programmed to control Hitachi or Hug hes. W hen using a DSS® box other than these two brands, r efer to the DSS® box manual. pic 1 Press and hold the "DSS" button. pic 2 Press 1 or 2[...]

INTEGRATING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VCR 75 INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VCR Hookup When y our VCR is connected to a st ereo sy stem, y ou can: • Make high q uality "audio only" recor dings for up to 6 hours (on a T-120 video cassette tape) . • Receiv e quality stereo sound from your VC R through y our stereo system. [...]

INTEGRATING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VCR 76 2 Turn on stereo, and start the select ion you wish to record. 3 Press the REC/IRT butt on on VCR or REC button on the remote control to start recording. pic 4 Press the STOP button to stop recording. pic[...]

COPYING TAPES FROM A CAMCORDER 77 COPYING TA PES FROM A CA MCORDER Hookup You may use your VCR to copy tapes from any camcor der onto standard VHS cassette tapes. pic NOTE: If your camcorder is not ster eo (has only one audi o plug), connect it to the AUDIO IN- L input on the front of the VCR. * It is not necessary to connect the S-VIDEO jack. To c[...]

COPYING TAPES FROM A CAMCORDER 78 3 Press the PLA Y but ton on the camcorder. You will see the camcorder tape being play ed on the TV. 4 When y ou see the part of the camcorder t ape you wish to copy , press the PA USE/SELECT but ton again to release pause and start copy ing the camcorder tape. • Press the stop button to finish recording . pic RE[...]

COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER VCR (DUBBING) 79 COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO A NOTHER VCR (DUBBING) Hookup If you have tw o VCRs, y ou may use one VCR to r ecord a tape that is being play ed back in the other VCR . Notes: • If you use this VCR for recording, connect cables to the jacks on the front of the VCR. • D-VHS r ecorded sections cannot be d[...]

COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER VCR (DUBBING) 80 4 When y ou see the part of the program y ou w ish to record, press the PA USE/SELECT but ton on VCR-1 again to release pause and start recording. • Press the STOP button to finish recording. pic[...]

COPYING FROM ONE VT-DX815A TO ANOTHER VT-DX815A (D- VHS DUBBING) 81 COPYING FR OM ONE VT-DX815A TO ANOTH ER VT-DX815A (D- VHS DUBBING) Hookup If you have tw o VT-DX815As, y ou may use one VT-DX 815A to record a tape that is being played back in the other VT-D X815A. Notes: • Analog recor ded sections cannot be dubbed. See page 51 if you w ant to [...]

PROBLEM GUIDE 82 PROBLEM GUIDE Problem gui de No power • Make sure the VCR i s plugged i nto an AC outlet. Remote control doesn't w ork • Make sure the batteri es are fresh, and properly installed. W on't record • Safety tab has been removed from cassette (VCR will automatically eject the tape). W on't play back • Make sure t[...]

MAINTENANCE 83 MA INTENA NCE Mai ntenance Regular periodic maintenance i s requir ed to maintain optimum VCR performance. Such maintenance and adjustments should not be attempted by the user. Pl ease consult your ser vice dealer for further information. A uto Head C leaning Syst em This system cleans the v ideo heads automaticall y when a cassette [...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATI ONS 84 TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Technical specifications Format: D-VHS/VHS Video Signal System: D-VHS: D -VHS system standard C TP STD MODE2 VHS: NTSC color EIA standard Record/Pla yback S ystem : D-VHS: Digita l: 2 Head record/p la yback system VHS: Video: 4 head Audio: VHS Hi-Fi stereo record/playback system Tape Speed: D-[...]

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