Hitachi VT-M291A manual

1 Video Deck VHS VT-M190A /VT-M291A Ow ner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing and Recording Using These quality features:  Auto Power On and Off System  Automatic Rewind  Auto Repeat  Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)  Three Different Record/Playback Speeds  Automatic Play back Speed Selection  1 Year, 7 ev en[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 5 PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 9 LOCATION .................................................[...]

3 TO ST OP RECORDING .................................................................................................................... 53 AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING HINTS ................................................................................... 53 IRT (INSTANT RECORDING TIMER) ...........................................................[...]

4 CA UTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVIC EABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. THIS SYMBOL IND ICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K IS PRESENT W IT HIN T HIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL IND ICATES THAT T HERE AR E IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAIN[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 5 IMPORTA NT SAFEGUA RDS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating i nstructions should be read before the appliance is oper ated. 2. Retain Instructions -The safety and oper ating instructions should be r etained for fu t ure ref erence. 3. Heed Warnings -All w arnings on the appl iance and in the operating i nstruc[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 6 by placi ng the video product on a bed, sofa, rug , or other similar surface. T h is video product should not be placed in a bui lt-in installati on such as a bookcase or rack unless proper v entilation is prov ided or the manufacturer's i nstructions have been adhered to. 10. Powe r Sources -This video product should b[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 7 such power lines or circuits. W hen installing an outside antenna sy stem, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such pow er lines or ci rcuits as contact with them might be fatal. 16. Overloading -Do not overl oad wall outlets and ex tension cords as this can result i n a risk of f ire or electric shock. Never [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 8 and other vi tal information here and retain thi s book as a permanent record of your pur chase to aid identification in case of theft. Date of Purchase Dealer Pur chased from Dealer Addr ess Dealer Phone N o. Model No. Serial No.[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 9 P R E C A U T I O N S LOCA TION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of y our VCR, keep the following in mind when sel ecting a place for its install ation:  Shield it from dir ect sunlight and keep it aw ay from sources of intense heat.  Avoid dusty or humid places.  Avoid pl aces with insufficient venti lation f[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 10 WA RNING : Moisture condensati on may occur inside the uni t when it is mov ed from a cold place to a war m place, or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity . do not use the VCR un til its inside is dry. CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO N OT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG W ITH AN EXTENSION COR D, RECEPTACLE[...]

FEAT URES 11 F E A T U R E S  Auto Power On and Of f System- Automatically turns t he VCR on as you insert t he cassette, and turns of f af ter auto-r ewind, ejects when the beginning of the t ape is r eached.  Automatic Rewind-Automat ically rewinds at the end of the tape except during t imer recording.  Auto Repeat-Let s you set t he VCR[...]

FEAT URES 12 tape counter posit ion " 0: 00:00".  Direct Butt on O peration-W hen a t ape is in t he VCR and t he pow er is of f, j ust pressing PLAY, REW or F. FW D button on the main unit will automat ically tur n on t he VCR and playback, rewinding or f ast-for w ar ding will start immediately.  On-Screen Pr ogramming- All operat[...]

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OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 14 OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS -FRONT VIEW- 1 Cassette Co mpartment 2 REW button -Press to rewind the tape, or to view video in rev erse direction at a faster than normal speed. Press PLAY button to return VCR to normal playback speed. 3 PLAY button -Press to begin play back of a tape. 4 F.FWD button -Press t[...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 15 13 Powe r cord -Connect to a standard AC outlet (120V/60Hz ). 14 A UDIO OUT jack -For connection to the audio in jack of your audi o equipment or another VCR. 15 A UDIO IN jack -F or connection to the audio output jack of your audi o equipment or another VCR. 16 A NT. IN terminal -For connection to an antenna or[...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 16 REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION You can operate most of your VCR' s functions from the Remote Contr ol ( incl uded) . The buttons on the Remote Control hav e the same functions as the corresponding buttons on the VCR. HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL See Remote Control Diagram. 1 POW E R button -Pr ess to turn VCR on and of[...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 17 12 PA USE button -Press to temporarily stop the tape during recording or to v iew a still picture duri ng playback. 13 F.FWD button -Press to rapi dly advance the tape or to view the picture rapidly in forward dur ing playback. ( Forwar d Search) 14 CH butto n -Press to select desired channel by using either (up) or (do[...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 18 Insert 2 "AA" penlight batter i es into the batter y compartment in the directi on i ndicated by the polarity (+/-) markings. 3 Replace the cov er.[...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 19 A NTENNA /CA BLE SYSTEM CONNECTIONS For some of the most common types of connections, see the follow ing draw ings. Use only one connecti on. For any further complex connections, please contact your l ocal dealer or other qualified persons. (Y ou may need additional accessories which ar e not supplied). COMBINA [...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 20 Note to C A TV syst em installer This reminder i s provided to call the CATV system installer' s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that prov ides guideli nes f o r proper grounding and, in particular, speci fies that the cable ground shal l be connected to the grounding system of the building as close [...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 21 See Indoor Antenna Diag ram. NOTE: The connection of an indoor antenna to a VCR may not al ways g ive acceptable TV Reception. USING A /V JA CKS WITH TV/MONITOR (OPTIONA L) 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. [...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 22 6. Begin play back of the tape in the source (playi ng) VCR. NOTE: For best results during dubbing, use the VCR's front panel contr ols whenev er possible. The remote control mi ght aff e ct the playback VCR's operati on.  Alw ays use vi deo-quality shielded cables wi th RCA-type connector s. Standa[...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 23 TO MONITOR THE RECORDING 1. Turn on the TV, and set it to the same output channel as the editing VCR channel 3 or 4. 2. Press VCR/TV button on the editing VCR so that VCR appears on the di splay. USING A CA BLE CONVERTER BOX If your cable ser vice supplies y ou with a cable conv erter box , you can use the basic[...]

CONTROLLING VCR INPUT & OUTPUT 24 CONTROLLING VCR INPUT & OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT CHA NNEL SETTING (BA CK OF VCR) W hen the VCR is in the Pl ayback mode, or w hen the VCR/TV button is in the VCR position, you TV will receiv e the signals from the VCR on either channel 3 or 4. Set the 3CH/4CH sel ector switch to the station that i s not used for[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 25 CHA NNEL MEMORY PROGRA MMING (Without a Cable Box) Channel memory programmi ng is NOT needed w hen connected to a CABLE BOX. You can progr am the tuner to scan only the channels y ou receive i n your area. See pag e 31 for channel designations.  You must use remote control for this procedure. [...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 26 Press the VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display . "LANGUAGE SELECT" appears on the TV screen.[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 27 5 Select 1(ENGLISH) or 2(ESPAÑOL=SPANISH ) with number buttons. 6 Press SELECT or MEN U button on the remote control so that "TUNER SET UP" appears on the TV screen. 7 Press SELECT button once. The tuner scans and memoriz es all the active channel s in your ar ea. After scanning, the t[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 28 To preset channel memory again 1 Turn on the VCR. 2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press VCR/TV button so that "VCR" appear s on the display. 4 Press MENU button. Select item 3(INITIALIZE) wi th number[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 29 DELETING PRESET CHA NNELS 1 Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 3 (IN ITIALIZE) with number buttons. 2 Select item 1 (C HANNEL SET UP) w ith number buttons. 3 Select item 3 (AD D/DELETE CH) w ith number buttons.[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 30 4 Enter the desired channel using the number buttons. The channel flashes. You must precede si ngle-digi t channel numbers wi th a zero (02, 03, 04 and so on). 5 Press ADD/D ELETE button so that "DELETE" f lashes on the displ ay. The channel is deleted from the VCR.  For nex t channe[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 31 A DDING PRESET CHA NNELS 1 Press MENU button on the rem ot e cont rol. Select item 3 ( I NITIALIZE) w ith num ber but tons. 2 Select item 1 ( CHANNEL SET UP) with number butt ons. 3 Select item 3 ( ADD/DELETE CH) with number but t ons. 4 Enter the desir ed channel using the number butt ons. T he [...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 32  For next channel you wi sh to add, select that channel and f ollow step [5] .  If you press ADD /DELETE button again, the channel is del eted again. 6 Press MENU button. The TV screen retur ns to T V mode.  To check the channel(s) that has been added, press C H or button.[...]

SETT ING THE CLO CK 33 SETTING THE CLOCK Set the clock accurately for proper automatic timer r ecording. W e suggest that y ou use a TV or radio station as y our time source.  VCR Pow er must be on.  Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4)  Press VCR/TV button on t[...]

SETT ING THE CLO CK 34 Select item 2 (SETTING CLOCK) with number buttons. The MON TH digits flash. 4 Enter your desired MONTH w ith number buttons. 5 Enter your desired DAY w ith number buttons. 6 Enter your desired YEAR w ith number buttons. The day of the week w ill change automatically. 7 Enter your desired HOUR w ith number buttons.[...]

SETT ING THE CLO CK 35 8 Enter your desired MINUTE w ith number buttons. 9 Select AM(1) or PM(2) w ith number buttons. Press ADD/DELETE button to go back one step from current step during steps [4] to [9]. 10 Press MENU or SELECT button to start the clock. Although seconds are not di splayed, they begin counting at 00 w hen you press them. use this[...]

SETT ING THE CLO CK 36 TO CHA NGE THE CLOCK SETTING If you want to chang e the clock, 1 Turn on the VCR and the TV. 2 Set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display . 4 Press MENU button. Select item 3(INITIALI[...]

TO CHANGE T HE LANGUAGE 37 TO CHA NGE THE LA NGUAGE  VCR Pow er must be on.  Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on the back of the VCR.(CH3 or 4).  Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display .  You must use remote contr ol for this procedure. 1 P[...]

TO CHANGE T HE LANGUAGE 38 4 Select 1 (ENGLISH ) or 2 (ESPAÑOL = SPAN ISH) with number buttons. 5 Press MENU button. The TV screen retur ns to T V mode.[...]

VIEW ING AND RECO RDING THE SAME PROG RAM 39 VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SA ME PROGRA M  VCR Power must be on.  Turn on the T V and set the TV channel to t he sam e video output channel locat ed on the back of t he VCR. (Channel 3 or 4.)  Press VCR/T V but t on on t he remote control so t hat "VCR" appears on the display. 1 Insert [...]

VIEW ING AND RECO RDING THE SAME PROG RAM 40 4 Press REC button. The red " " indicator lig hts on the display. TO DELETE SCENES DURING RECORDING 5 Press PAUSE button. Note: If you do not press PAUSE b u tton again within five minutes, VCR will automa tica lly return to stop mode. Y ou may revi ew the time remai ning wi th "  "[...]

VIEW ING AND RECO RDING THE SAME PROG RAM 41 Press PAUSE or R EC button to resume recording. 7 Press STOP button when recor ding is completed.[...]

RECORDING ONE PRO GRAM W HILE VIEW ING ANOT HER. 42 RECORDING ONE PROGRA M WHILE VIEWING A NOTHER. You can recor d one program whi le view ing another. To start recordi ng, follow steps [1] to [4] under "VIEW ING AND R ECORDING THE SAME PR OGRAM" on page 20. 5 If you set the TV to 3 or 4 channel, press VCR /TV button on the remote control[...]

RECORDING ONE PRO GRAM W HILE VIEW ING ANOT HER. 43  If you connect VCR to TV using AV cord, set your T V to the VCR mode using VCR/TV button of your TV.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 44 A UTOMA TIC TIMER RECORDING You may set the VCR to start and end a recordi ng while y ou are away . You can set seven ev ents to record on specific days, dai ly or w eekly w ithin a 1 year peri od.  VCR Pow er must be turned on.  Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on t[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 45 3 Select item 1 (TIMER PROGRAMMING) w ith the number buttons.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 46 4 Select your desired progr am number with the number buttons. (Example: PROGR AM #1) 5 Press SELECT button on the remote control. 6 Select item 1 (ON CE) with number buttons. The CHANNEL digi ts flash. 7 Enter your desired CHANN EL with number buttons.[...]

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AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 48 8 Enter your desired HOUR w ith number buttons. 9 Enter your desired MINUTE w ith number buttons. 10 Select AM(1) or PM(2) w ith number buttons. 11 Repeat steps [8] - [10] to set the end time.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 49 12 Select your desired recording speed SP (1), LP (2), SLP (3) with number buttons.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 50 13 Enter your desired MONTH with number but tons. 14 Enter your desired DAY with number but tons. 15 Press MENU button. Prog ram 1 is now completed. To set another program, r epeat steps [2] - [15] st arting on page 21. 16 Press POW ER but t on. The " " indicator appear s on t he display. T he number of all p[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 51 See Timer Pr og ram Diagr am 1 If you prog r ammed as per the above illustrat ion t he t im er r ecor ding would be carried out as follows: 9: 00AM -11: 00AM f or PROGRAM 2 11: 00AM -12: 00PM f or PROGRAM 1 12: 00PM -f or progr am 3 See Timer Pr og ram Diagr am 2 If you prog r ammed as per the above illustrat ion t he [...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 52 Select item 3(W EEKLY) with number buttons. Continue w i th step [7] on page 22 onw ards. TO CORRECT OR CA NCEL A PROGRA M  Press ADD/D ELETE button to go back one step f rom current step during steps [5] - [14].  If you finished setting the program, press SELECT button repeatedl y until y our desired dig it flas[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 53 CHECKING TIMER PROGRA MS To check a program that is to be recorded using the Automatic Timer Progr am when the VCR is in the timer-record mode: 1) Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. 2) Press VCR /TV button on the remote control so that "VCR" [...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 54  If a tape is not inserted or the er ase-protection tab is r emoved, the " " indi cator flashes and automatic timer recor ding cannot occur. Insert a tape that all ows recordi ng.  The TV that is connected to your VC R may be turned ON or OFF when the VCR is i n the timer-record mode.[...]

IRT (INST ANT RECORDING TIMER) 55 IRT (INSTA NT RECORDING TIMER) The Instant Recording ti mer function enables you to recor d a program simply by pressing IR T button on the VCR. According to the table, si mply press IRT button as many times as needed to set the desi red recording l ength. The channel number to be recorded and recording length w il[...]

IRT (INST ANT RECORDING TIMER) 56  Recording stops when 0:00 is reached.  Please note that in the SLP mode max imum recording time, assuming the tape is started at the beginni ng, is 8 hours using T-160 (or 6 hours using T-120).  The TV that is connected to your VC R may be turned on or off during IRT recording.[...]

MONITOR RECORDING 57 MONITOR RECORDING 1 Turn on t he T V and set the TV channel to t he sam e VCR video output channel locat ed on t he back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) 2 Press VCR/T V but t on on r emote control so t hat " VCR" appear s on the display. NOTE: The VCR will continue recor ding until the preset end time is reached or the t ape [...]

VIEW ING ONLY TV (W IT HOUT RECORDING) 58 VIEWING ONLY TV (WITHOUT RECORDING) The VCR must be plug ged into an AC outlet . 1 Turn VCR power of f or press VCR/ TV button on the r em o t e cont rol to select TV, so t hat "VCR" disappears f rom the display. 2 Turn on t he T V and select the channel you want to w atc h. For viewing only TV[...]

PLAYBACK 59 PLA YBA CK 1 Turn on the TV and set the T V channel to the same video output channel as located on t he back of t he VCR. (CH 3 or 4) 2 Insert a t ape. VCR will automatically turn on. Pr ess PLAY but ton. (If the erase-prot ect ion t ab has been r e m oved, t he VCR will start playback aut omatically.) 3a If a t ape is already in the VC[...]

AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 60 A UTO REPEA T PLA YBA CK The VCR has an auto repeat function that allow s you to r epeat a tape indefinitely without touchi ng the PLAY button. 1 Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 2 ( VCR SET UP) wi th number buttons. 2 Select item 1 (R EPEAT PLAY) with number buttons. "ON" will appear nex t to &[...]

AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 61  To exit the repeat play mode, repeat steps [1] and [2]. "ON" w ill then disappear from the menu.[...]

RENTAL PLAY 62 R E N T A L P L A Y This function enables you to i mprove the picture q uality w hen playing back worn cassettes such as those rented from a video shop. 2 See menu diagr ams. 1 Insert rental tape into VCR. VCR will automatically start tape play back. Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 2 ( VCR SET UP) wi th number bu[...]

COUNTER MEMORY 63 COUNTER MEMORY The COUNTER MEM ORY button can be used during rewind or f ast forw ard to automatically stop the tape when the counter r eaches a preset memory positi on of approx. 0:00:00. For exampl e, this feature can be used to return the tape to a pre-sel ected position immediately after recording, and to r epeatedly play back[...]

COUNTER MEMORY 64 4 Press REC or PLAY button. 5 Press STOP button when recor ding or play back is completed. 6 (If the counter is not displ ayed, press SELECT button so that the counter appears on the VCR display or on the TV screen.) To activate the counter memory function, press REW button. The tape will automatically stop w hen the counter retur[...]

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SPECIAL FEATURES 66 SPECIA L FEA TURES Picture Search (SP/LP/SLP Mode) You may view a video tape at a hig h speed in either a forwar d or reverse di rection. This feature is useful in finding or skipping ov er a particular scene on a tape. In thi s mode, the sound will be muted. Forw a rd Direction: W hen in the Play mode, press F.FW D button to vi[...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 67 Super High Speed Search (LP/SLP Mode) For Picture Sear ch in super high speed: 1) Press either F.FW D or REW button while the unit i s in the Play mode. 2) Release button. 3) Depress it again. The unit will now search in super high speed. For normal pl ayback simply press PLAY button. Vertical Hold Control W hen the picture begi[...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 68 If you use the PAUSE button to freeze the pi cture during play back with tapes r ecorded in SLP mode, usually there w ill be video "noise" lines on the screen. This is normal, howev er, this VCR has a speci al feature that allows y ou to reposition or r educe the lines. Each time you press PAUSE button the lines will c[...]

VIDEO CASET TE TAPE 69 VIDEO CA SETTE TA PE This VCR will operate with any cassette that has t he VHS m a r k . For best result s w e recommend t he use of high-q uality tapes.  Do not use poor q ualit y or dam ag ed tapes. The table below shows the recording/ playback t ime using T-60, T -120, or T 160 t apes in t he SP, LP, or SLP mode. W hen [...]

VIDEO CASET TE TAPE 70 tape. INSERTING A CA SSETTE Insert the cassette in the directi on as shown. Push in gentl y, but continuously, on the center-back of the cassette until it i s drawn into the VCR . The VCR will automatically turn on, and cassette indicator w ill light when the cassette is properly inserted. REMOVING A CA SSETTE 1 Press STOP/EJ[...]

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CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL 72 CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL This Hitachi r emote control can be used with y our TV as well as the VC R, as long as you TV comes w ith a remote control. This feature comes in handy --you don't hav e to jugg le two remotes. The remote control is compati ble wi[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL 73 combination sends a signal that matches with y our TV, the channel will change on the TV, and you'll know the remote is set to control the tel evision. Notes:  If that button combination does not change the TV channel, g o through the whol e list of button combinations one by one u[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL 74 First press TV button to chang e to the TV f unction mode, them press the button of the TV function that you want. For exam ple; Press TV button and the CHANNEL ( ), and the TV station will change to the nex t higher stati on. 2 Press VCR button to oper ate your VCR w ith the remote agai n[...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 75 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CA BLE CONVERTER If you have a cable conv erter, you will probably want to program you VCR's remote control so y ou can easily change channel s. The process is the same as for progr amming the remote to operate y our TV. For additional detai ls see the previous page. 1 Hold dow n the CATV bu[...]

MAINTENANCE 76 If you subscribe to cable TV, the channels ar e displayed as 1-125. Cable companies often desig nate channels with letter s or letter-number combi nations. Please check wi th your local cabl e company. The following is a chart of common cable channel designati ons. See Cable Channel s Diagram. M A I N T E N A N C E CA BINET CLEA NING[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS 77 the unit to Authoriz ed Servic e Center for servic ing. TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Format: VHS Video Signal System: NTSC color EIA standar d Record/Play back System Vi deo: 2 heads Tape Speed: 33.35mm/sec (SP), 16.67mm/sec ( LP), 11.12mm/sec (SLP) RF Input: UHF/VHF 75 ohm Tuner: USA: 181 channel tuning ability *(125 cab[...]

TROUBLESH OOT ING GUI DE 78 NO POW ER POW ER CORD PLUGGED IN? CONNECT THE POW ER CORD TO A C OU TLET DELAYED RECORDING PROGRAM SET T O THE CORRECT CHANNEL? RESET T HE DELAYED RECORDING. IF USING VCR PLUS+, CHECK DOES NOT W ORK T HE CHANNEL SETUP. PROGRAM T IME AND DATE SET CORRECT LY? VCR POW ER TURNED OFF? TURN POW ER OFF T O ACTIVAT E THE T IMER?[...]

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