Hitachi VT-FX6402A manual

1 VIDEO CASSETT E RECORDER VT-F X6402A Ow ner's manual Using these q uality features: • A uto inst all system automatically tune in broadcast ch annels • S-VHS Quasi Playback allow s you to playback a tape t hat is recorded by S-VHS tap e. • Super index allo ws you to quickly search fo r a program you want t o view or the point f rom whi[...]

2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY................................................................................................................ ..3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .....................................................................................................4 CUSTOMER CONTROLS .......................................................[...]

3 Before y ou record .............................................................................................................. ...42 Basic recording st eps .......................................................................................................... ..42 RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TI PS .......................................[...]

4 CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (O R BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PART S INSIDE. REFER SERVICING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WA RNING: Many television program s and film s are copyrighted. In certain circum stances , copy right law m ay apply to private in-hom e videotaping of c opy righted m aterials. WA [...]

5 6 Overload ing -- Do not overload wall outlets and extens ion cords as this can result in a risk of f ire or electric shock . Overloaded AC outlets and extens ion cords are dangerous , and so are frayed power cords, dam aged or crack ed wire insulation and brok en plugs. They may result in a shock or fire hazard. Periodically examine the cord and[...]

6 outside antenna system, ex treme car e should be taken to k eep from touching or approaching s uch power lines or circuits as contact with them m ight be fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous and should be left to a profes sional antenna installer. USE 14 Cleaning -- Unplug this video product fr om the wall outlet before c leaning[...]

7 Item No. Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 POWER button Infrared receiv er Cassette compartm ent STOP/EJECT button PLA Y button F.FWD button REW button REC/IRT button CHA NNEL (channel up/down)/ TRA CKING buttons VCR Display power on in stop m ode (flas hes during auto install) RF03H (RF Channel 3) RF04CH (RF Channel 4) play back (flas hes during dou[...]

8    Cable for connec ting Batteries for rem ote this VCR to a TV c ontrol handset (R6) VCR Customer Controls Item No. Function 11 12 13 14 15 16 AUDIO IN L, R jack s VIDEO IN jack IN FROM ANT . - signal input OUT TO T V - signal to TV VIDEO OUT jack AUDIO OUT L, R jack s Remote Control Customer Contr ols[...]

9 Item No. Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Trans miss ion w indow POW ER button TAPE SPEED button - s elect the recording s peed SP or EP. VOL button - incr ease or decrease the audio volume SLOW button - for slow m otion picture REW button - f ast rewind or search STOP button - stops play/ record f unction GUID[...]

10 REMOTE OPERA TION Install batteries in the remot e control The remote control re quires two "A A " batteri es. 1 Insert your fingertip into the notch and push the battery compartment lid to remove it. Note: W hen r eplacing the batteries, rem ove the old batteries and keep the PO W ER button depressed f or 10 seconds bef ore inserting [...]

11 Operating in the remote control 1 Make su re there is no obst acle between th e remote control an d VCR's infrared receiver. Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (for ex ample, cof fee table, sof a, etc) between the VCR and rem ote control. 2 Point th e remote control at the VCR's infrared receiv er and press the re[...]

12 • To get the bes t quality picture recor d at standard recor ding speed (SP) • This VCR does not record at the LP speed, but it can play cassette that were rec orded at the LP speed. Safety tabs prev ent erasure The VCR autom atically enters the play back mode when a cass ette without its safety tab is inserted. The VCR won't record on [...]

13 YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE TV CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video signal can com e into y our T V on eithe[...]

14 WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE TV CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BL[...]

15 Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video signal can com e into y our T V on either channel 3 or channel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • W hen the power is tur ned on, press the POW ER button to tur[...]

16 Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP -W ITH CA BLE BOX [E] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M E CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER ALL CHANNEL[...]

17 * PURCHASED SEPARATELY Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video signal can com e into y our T V on either channel 3 or channel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • W hen the power is tur ned on, press the POW ER button to turn it off. Pr ess the PLAY button on front of the VCR. Pressing the CHANNEL button alternates bet[...]

18 ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX . BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR CABLE BOX MANUAL FOR THE CABLE BOX OUTPUT CHANNEL. Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY A DVA NCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WITH CABLE BOX A ND WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA B[...]

19 Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads ( ss page 17). * PURCHASED SEPARATELY A UTO INSTA LL Setting the c hannel automatic ally 1 Switch on at the mains supply socket after completely connecting all leads. Please refer to page 10 to 16 on "HOOKUP" sect ions. The VCR w ill be in the standby mode[...]

20 When th e auto install is complet e, the channel w ith the low est number app ears in the TV disp lay . Notes • If you press the POWER button inadvertently before connecting all leads, follow the steps on page 20 for further tuning function. • If you press the POW ER button du ring auto install mod e, the VCR automatically sw itches to the S[...]

21 1 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. You may view all the on-screen instr uctions in Englis h, French, or Spanish. W hen you first set up your VCR, it will be set to E n glish. Press the cursor button to select LANGUAGE option, and then pr ess the cursor button for French or for Spanish. 2 Press the[...]

22 5 Press the cu rsor button t o select the minutes, an d then press or cursor button to cha nge the minutes. 6 Press the cu rsor button to select MONT H, and then press the or curs or button to change the month. 7 Press the cu rsor button t o select DA Y, and t hen press the or cursor button to c hange the day. The c orrect day of the week will a[...]

23 8 Press the cu rsor button t o select YEA R, and t hen press the or cursor button to c hange the year. 9 Press the GUIDE b utton. The VCR cloc k is now set, and should s how the correct tim e of day on the T V screen. Notes: • The cloc k uses the 12- hour sy stem . You set it for AM or PM. • You can correct any item entered as y ou go by pre[...]

24 1 Turn on the TV an d select the vid eo channel (3 or 4). Or, if y ou are hooked up with an audio/video cable, s et the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. 3 Press the cu rsor button t o select the SET UP option, and press the ENTER but ton. 4 Press the cu rsor button t o select[...]

25 5 Press the cu rsor button, an d then press the ENT ER button . The VCR will autom atically selec t CATV1 or ANT and store channels re ceived in y our area. It tak es about 2 - 3 minutes . If CAT V1 doesn't give y ou the channels you expect, press the cursor button to s elect CATV2 at step 4 . After the c hannels are stored in m emor y , th[...]

26 1 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. 2 Press the cu rsor button t o select the SET UP option, and then press the ENT ER button. 3 Press the cu rsor button t o select the channel, an d then press the ENT ER button . 4 Use the cu rsor buttons t o select CH LIST <ADD/ERA SE>, and then p ress the [...]

27 5 Use the num ber buttons t o select the numb er of the chann el y ou w ant to ad d or erase. 6 Press the ST OP button to delete the chan nel, or press the PLAY button to add it. 7 Press the GUIDE b utton to return to regu lar viewin g. A uto blue setting 1 Turn on the TV an d select the vid eo channel (3 or 4). Or, if y ou are hooked up with an[...]

28 4 Press the cursor button to select A UTO BLUE "ON" or "OFF". ON: The s creen becom es blue and m utes sound when a channel without a broadcast signal on the VCR or a channel on which broadcas ting has finished. • If the signal is too strong, this func tion may not operate even if you specify <ON>. During play back th[...]

29 2 Insert a recorded tape. The power com es on autom atically. W hen a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback star ts automatic ally . 3 Press the PLAY button to start playing th e tape. If you press the PLAY button and the cassette has not been inserted, the warning screen will appear on the TV s creen for s everal seconds, Inser[...]

30 Play back . W hen VCR playback by SQPB, the inversion noise will appears on screen in ST ILL and SLOW m ode. Rew i nding the tape When the v ideo cassette reaches the end of the tape, the VCR w ill stop and automatically rewind th e tape. • If you press the POWER button w hile the tape is rewinding, the pow er will not shut off until the tape [...]

31 Press the REW o r F.FWD butto n, then press it again . To st op the tape, press the STO P button. Note: During super r ewi nd/fas t-forward, there will be an interval of 5 seconds between the tim e the STOP button is press ed and the tape actually stops. T his is designed to pr otect the tape. To stop the tape ear lier, press the REW or F .FW D [...]

32 Note: To r eactivate auto track ing, simply eject the tape and reinsert it into the VCR. SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS Variable speed play back Still Playback (Pause) Press the PA USE button on th e remote control to still the tape during play. The pic ture will "freeze". You may see s ome m inor noise or interf erence on the sc reen. Th[...]

33 Slow motion 1 Press the PLAY butto n. 2 Press the SLOW button to slow t he playback speed. 3 Press the PLAY button to return to p lay back at normal speed. Press the ST OP button to stop th e tape. Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to m inim iz e any visual noise bands on the screen. • After 1 m inute in slow motion playback, the VCR will st[...]

34 Press the REW b utton to search in reverse. Press the F.FW D button t o search ahead. • Press the PLAY button to return to nor mal playback. Press REW or F.FWD and hold it; you can search backward or forward through the tape at a higher speed while v iewing it. • Press PLAY and REW , then hold REW for bac kward searc h at a higher speed. •[...]

35 3 Press the cu rsor button t o select A UDIO, and th en press the ENTER bu tton. 4 Press the cursor button to select "HIFI" or "LINEAR". • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound rec orded on the Hi-Fi track and for norm al use. • Select LINEA R to play back the sound rec orded on the linear monaur al track. Also, if the audio sou[...]

36 for a scene you w ant to view while scanni ng the pictures • SKIP PLA Y: You can ski p unnecessary scenes duri ng play. Locating the beginning of a re corded program (INDEX SEARCH) NOTE: T his function only works with recor dings that have been set up with indexing. 1 Press the button (rewind) or the button ( forward) to begin th e index searc[...]

37 Note: If there ar e no index mark s on the tape, the VCR will just rewind to the beginning or f ast forward to the end. Locating the beginning of a blank section (BLA NK SEA RCH) This function searc hes for a non-r ecorded section of remaining tape, or unused tape, and stops the tape when it loca tes such a section . NOTES: • BLANK SEARCH cann[...]

38 W hen the beginning of blank is loc ated, the STOP sc reen will appear for five s econds and the tape will stop. • The tape rem aining tim e appears in the VCR display. Note: Make s ure that the tape is at the beginning of blank before you start recording or editing. Switching rew ind or fast forward to visual search ( EA SY VIEW) Hold down th[...]

39 While playing back your t ape you can skip forw ard by pressing the (VIEW/SKIP/BLA NK) button. The tape will searc h ahead for about a m inute and then resum e play . VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y Sw itching betw een the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISP while the on-s creen display is display ed. The on-screen dis play[...]

40 Press the DISP button a second time to see just the time counter. Notes : • The linear tim e counter oper ates only if there is something r ecorded on the tape. • The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected. Press the DISP but ton a third ti me to see the tape remainin g time. Note: Imm ediately after the tape is inserted, "[...]

41 1 Press the DISP but ton tw o or three times. The c ounter will appear in the TV screen. 2 Begin recordin g or playing back a tape. 3 A t the p oint that you w ant to go b ack to, press the CLEAR button. This r esets the counter to 0:00:00. 4 Press the STOP button when you are done recording or playing back the tape.[...]

42 5 Press the REW b utton to rewind th e tape. It will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared the counter in step 3. • Press the PLAY button to watch the tape from the selected s pot. Notes: • Press the DISP button to tur n the counter display off. T he selected spot will stay in mem ory until you set a new one or until the tape is e[...]

43 2 Insert a blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback starts automatically, and y ou cannot com plete the record operation. 3 Press the T A PE SPEED b utton to select SP (standard play, for the best pi cture quality) or [...]

44 Exam ple: Select channel 8. • 100/ENT and and for the channel 124. 5 Press the REC but ton on the remo te control or the REC/IRT butto n on the VCR. Recording will start and the REC indic tor on the VCR will appear. Notes: • Recording will not start unles s the cassette has the s afety tab in place. W hen a cassette without a saf ety tab is [...]

45 6 Press the ST OP button to finish reco rding. RECORDING A PROGRA M - RECORDING TIPS To w a tch one program w hile recording another 1 Once you hav e set the VCR for recordin g, press the VCR/T V button. The VCR indic ator disappears. Now, you w ill be viewing through your TV only. 2 Switch channels using y our TV controls or the VCR r emote, if[...]

46 Notes: • You can check on the recording by pressing VCR/TV again. T his will switch y ou back to viewing through the VCR, and y ou'll see the progr am you are recording. • If you're hooked up with an audio/video cable: Switch the TV f rom AUX or VIDEO m ode back to the TV m ode, then select the channels y ou want to watch, as descr[...]

47 A utomatic In dexing Your VCR will automatic ally c reate an invisible "INDEX" m ark every time you press the REC button while recording. Dur ing play bac k, the Index Searc h feature will let you move through a tape that has sever al recordings on it by searc hing for the "INDEX" m ark. See Page 28, "Locating the beginn[...]

48 5 Press the and cursor button to set the SA P option to "ON". 6 Press the GUIDE b utton to end the settin g. 7 Follow the Step 1 through 6 on " Basic Recording S teps" on pages 33 and 40. Stereo vs. mono sound W hen you select the STEREO option in the initial setup operation, your VCR records in ster eo any station that broad[...]

49 • Starting time • Ending time • Channel to be recorded • Blank or erasable videocassette ( safety tab intact) Delay ed Recording Steps You set up the delay ed recor ding using the on-screen Eas y Guide System. 1 Insert blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on autom atically. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, play[...]

50 • Erase any unnecessary program s, please refer to page 40 "Reviewi ng what y ou have programm ed". Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME Records one s how at a particular date and time. DAILY Records a s how at the same tim e every day of the week, Monday through Fr iday . W EEKLY Records a s how at the same day and time every week[...]

51 6 Press the cu rsor button t o select the minutes, an d then press the or cursor button to change the min utes of the start time. 7 Press the cu rsor button t o select the recording time, and then p ress the or cursor button to change the hour. 8 Press the cu rsor button t o select the minutes, an d then press the or cursor button to change the [...]

52 10 Press the cu rsor button t o select the tape speed , and then press th e or cursor or TA PE SPEED butto n to change t he recording speed to EP. 11 Press the cu rsor to select the record ing date, and t hen press the or cursor button to change th e date. 12 Press the PROGR A M button to set the prog ram in memory.[...]

53 Note: If progr am is over lap, the VCR gives y ou an error m essage that dis appears from the screen in about 5 seconds. 13 Press the POWER butt on to turn off the VCR. T he delayed recording indicator will display on the VCR. This tells y ou that the VCR will automatic ally r ecord at the tim es and dates you have programm ed. Note: If a cas se[...]

54 When you have s et up all the timed recor dings you want: • Don't forget to load a videoc assette (with the safety tab still attached) to rec ord on. • If you have installed a cable box, turn on the cable box and select the channel you want to record on the cable box (08 in this case) befor e recording starts . To stop recording while i[...]

55 2 Press the ENT ER button to select the PROGRAM M ENU. 3 Press the cu rsor button for the PROGRAM REVIEW o ption, and t hen press the ENT ER. This brings up the screen s etting for the firs t program. If you want to clear this program, press t he button to r emove this program. 4 Each time pressing t he button to cycle through all the programs y[...]

56 2 Press the "T V" buttons o n remote contro l. 3 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 4 Press the number button corresponding the functions available on your TV remote control. Note : This f unction is available on Hitachi T V. Some of Hitachi TV does not work with this rem ote INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SY STEM WITH YOUR VCR[...]

57 Hookup When your VCR is conn ected to a stereo system, you can: • Make high quality "audio only " recordings for up to 6 hours ( on a T-120 video cas sette tape). • Receive quality stereo sound from your VCR through y our stereo s y s tem. • Use the VCR as an extr a audio tape deck f or dubbing. * PURCHASED SEPARATELY To record f[...]

58 2 Turn on the stereo, an d start the selectio n you wish to record. 3 Press the REC but ton on VCR or REC but ton on th e remote control to start recording. 4 Press the ST OP butto n to stop reco rding. COPYING TA PES FROM A CA MCORDER Hook-up You may use your VCR to copy tapes from any camcorder onto standard VHS cassette tapes. Note: If your c[...]

59 1 Press the AVX button tw ice on remote con trol, to display L (line) on the T V display. 2 Press the REC, then PAUSE buttons on the VCR remote control. Th e VCR will go into Record/ Pause. 3 Press the PLA Y butt on on the camcorder. You will see th e camcorder tape being play ed on the TV. 4 When you see t he part of the Camco rder tape you wis[...]

60 COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO A NOTHER VCR (DUBBING) Hookup If you have two VCRs, y ou m ay use one VCR to r ecord a tape that is being played back in the other VCR. To copy from one VCR to another VCR 1 Press the AVX button on t he remote control o f VCR-1 so that L (line) appears in t he display. 2 Press the REC, then PAUSE buttons on VCR-1. The VCR[...]

61 3 Press the PLA Y butt on on VCR-2. You will see the taped program being played on the T V. 4 When you see t he part of the p rogram you wish to record, press the PAUSE button on VCR-1 again to release p ause and start record ing. • Press the ST OP button to finish recording. PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTENANCE Problem guide No pow er • Make s ure [...]

62 TV di spla y Erratic VCR disp lay • Push the reset s witch wi th a shar p pointed instrum ent (pen, toothpick , etc.). Maintena nce Regular periodic m aintenance is r equired to maintain optim um VCR per form ance. Such m aintenance and adjustm ents should not be attem pted by the user. Pleas e consult your service dealer for further inf ormat[...]

63 W hen you press the record butt on f or recording or dubbing , or press the (VIEW /SK IP/BLA N K) button f or BLANK SEARCH • A cassette without saf ety tab has been inserted. It will be ejected automatic ally . Insert a cassette with safety tab intact.. TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Form at: VHS Video Signal Sy stem : NTSC c olor EIA standard Rec[...]

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