Hitachi VT-UX615A manual

1 HITA CHI VIDEO CA SSETTE RECORDER VT-UX615A Owner 's manual Using these quality features: • The VCR Plus+* programming sy stem allow s y ou to program the VCR for timer recording by simply entering a PlusCode* number. *VCR Plus+ C3 and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Dev elopment Corporation. The VCR Plus+ sy stem is manufactured under [...]

2 FOR YOUR SAFETY ................................................................................................................................. 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 6 CUSTOMER CONTROLS ............................................[...]

3 To playback a recorded tape ............................................................................................................ 40 Rewi nding the tape ............................................................................................................................. 40 Rewi nding the tape .......................................[...]

4 Prob lem guide ..................................................................................................................................... 81 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................ 81 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................[...]

FOR YOUR SAFETY 5 F O R Y O U R S A F E T Y POW ER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ON LY. The POW ER switch turns the VC R on and of f, leav ing the clock/timer unaffected. If the unit is to be left unattended for a long peri od, it is r ecommended that the unit be completely switched off and unplugg ed. Illustrated below is the label on the back of your un[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 6 I M P O R T A N T S A F E G U A R D S In addition to the careful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manufacture of your video pr oduct, saf ety is a major factor in the desi gn of every instr u ment. But, saf ety is y our responsibility too. This page lists important inform ation that w ill help to assure your enj[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 7 7 Powe r Cord Protection -- Pow er supply cords should be r outed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by i tems pl aced upon or ag ai nst them, pay i ng par ti cular attenti on to cords at plugs, conv enience receptacles, and the point w here they exit from the appli ance. 8 Ventilation -- Slots and opening[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 8 the mast and supporting str ucture, grounding of the lead-i n wire to an antenna discharg e unit, size of gr ounding conductors, location of antenna-discharg e unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and req uirements for the grounding electrode. See ex ample below. EXA MP LE OF A NTENNA GROUNDING 13 Powe r Lines -- An outs[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 9 Adjust only those controls that are cov ered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensiv e work by a qualified technician to restor e the video pr oduct to its normal operation. e. If the video product has been dr opped or the cabinet has been damag[...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 10 CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls Item No. Function Page 1 Infrared transmitter 25 2 POW ER button 2 3 EJECT button 9 4 Cassette compartment 9 5 STOP button 23 6 Shuttle ring 33 7 PLAY/STILL button 30 8 REC/IRT button 38 9 CHANN EL(channel up/down) / 38 TRACKING buttons 29 10 Inf r ared receiver 8 11 REC indicator 38 12 A[...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 11 VCR Display 15 AM/PM indicators 18 16 Time, 17 Tape counter, 35 Tape remai ning or 35 VCR mode indicator 28 PLAY - play back 28 SRCH - double-speed play 31 and visual search ["-" appears during rever se direction vi ewing ] SLOW - slow play 31 REW - rew ind 28 FF - fast forward - STILL - play pause and frame advance 3[...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 12 29 VIDEO OUT Jack 30 A UDIO OUT (l) ( r ) jacks Remote Control Customer Controls Item No. Function Page 1 Transmission window 8 2 POW ER button 22 3 GUIDE - to r e call OSD menu 22 4 VCR/TV mode select button 10 5 CLEAR - clear s time counter 36 6 DISPLAY - to recall on-scr een d i s p l a y 3 4 7 100/ENT button 38 8 PROG RAM ([...]

CUSTOMER CONTROLS 13 button 42 9 VCR, CAM (ca mcorder)*, TV - device buttons l et you set the remote to control one of the three devices 8 10 VOL button - increase or decrease the audio v olume 50 11 REC - r ecord button 38 12 REW button - fast rewi nd or search 28 13 PLAY button - pl ayback 23 14 PAUSE button 30 15 Shuttle ring 33 16 LIGHT button [...]

REMOTE OPERATION 14 R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N Install batteries in the remot e control The remote control requires tw o "AA " batteries. 1 Push the mark and hold it, then slide the cov e r in the direction of the arrow to remove it. Note: W hen repl acing the batteries, remov e the old batteries and keep the POW ER button depressed fo[...]

REMOTE OPERATION 15 receiver. Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (for ex ample, coffee table, sofa, etc) between the VC R and remote control . 2 Point the remote control at the VCR's infrared receiver and press th e required button on the remote control. Note: If the remote does not w ork even at close r ange, try replaci[...]

CASSETTE TAPES 16 CA SSETTE TA PES Ty pes Only use v ideo cassettes with the m ark in this VCR. The table shows the recor ding time of diff erent cassettes. • To get the best quality picture, record at standard recor ding speed (SP). • This VCR does not record at the LP speed, but i t can play cassettes that w ere recorded at the LP speed. Safe[...]

CASSETTE TAPES 17 • The cassette can be ejected with the pow er on or off.[...]

BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A] 18 BA SI C A NTENNA HOOKUP [A ] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE TV CHANNELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER Hookup A Illustrati on Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its v ideo signal can come into y our TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. You n[...]

ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] 19 A DVANCED A NTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE TV CHANNELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER Hookup B Illustrati on[...]

BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] 20 BA SI C CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANN ELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER Hookup C Illustr ation Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its v ideo signal can come into y our TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. You ne[...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] 21 A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANN ELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER Hookup D Illustr ation[...]

BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [E] 22 BA SI C CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CA BLE BOX [E] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANN ELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER ALL CHANNEL SELEC T IONS M UST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE T O CONSULT YOUR CA BLE BOX MANU[...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F] 23 A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANN ELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER ALL CHANNEL SELEC T IONS M UST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX. BE SURE TO CONSULT Y OUR CABLE BOX [...]

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] 24 A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX A ND SPLITTE R [G] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • W ATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANN ELS • RECORD AND W A TCH THE SA ME CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHANNEL A ND W ATCH ANOT HER TO RECORD, ALL C HANNEL SELEC TIONS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX . BE SURE T O CO[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATIC MODE 25 SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMA TIC MODE Note: An antenna or cable must be connected to the VCR before you beg in this operation. Tips You'll need to set the cl ock when first hooking up y our VCR, and any time the pow er goes out for more than 1 hour. W hen you firs t plug in the VCR or after a pow er outage, th[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATIC MODE WITH CABLE BOX 26 SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMA TIC MODE WITH CA BLE BOX If y our VCR is hooked up to a cable box (Hookups [E], [F] or [G]) Note: T u rn on the cable box before setting. 1 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you ar e hooked up with an audi o/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VID[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATIC MODE WITH CABLE BOX 27 • It may take about fiv e minutes. • Since the VCR is searching for a broadcast station that transmits a ti me signal, the channel indication on the cabl e box chang es automatically . W hen the clock is set, the screen chang es to a TV picture and the correct ti me appears in the VCR's d[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -TIME ZONE SETTING/DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING 28 SETTING THE CLOCK -TIME ZONE SETTING/DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME SETTING What to do if the display ed time drifts from the current time by more than an hour Note: T u rn on the cable box wi th hookups [E], [F] or [G] bef ore setti ng. 1 Press the GUIDE but ton. Click to see remo te con[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -TIME ZONE SETTING/DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING 29 5 Press the (2) but ton to set the time. This screen appears to show that the clock is being set. Note: If the displ ayed time drifts from the current time ev en af ter steps 1 - 5 have been performed, reset the DST. Press the GUIDE and ( 3) buttons then press the (4) button to sp[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUALLY 30 SETTING THE CLOCK -MA NUALLY To set the clock manually 1 Press the GUIDE but ton. The main on-screen menu will appear on the TV screen. Click to see remo te control illustration. You may view all the on-screen instr uctions in Engl ish, French, or Spani sh. W hen y ou f irs t set up your VCR, it will be set to En glis[...]

SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUALLY 31 6 Press the (1) butt on for A M or (2) for PM . For exampl e, press the (1) button for AM. Click to see rem ote control illustra tio n 7 Press the number buttons t o fill in the number of t he month, then the day then the y ear. • For dates w ith only one number (1-9) press the (0) button fir st, then the date. For [...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 32 PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER Note: An antenna or cable must be connected to the VCR before you beg in this operation. Presetting the received channels without using a cable box (Hookups [A ], [B], [C] or [D]) 1 Press the POWER butt on to turn on t he VCR. 2 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you ar [...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 33 The VCR will automatically store channels receiv ed in your area. It takes about 2 - 3 minutes. After the channels are stored in memor y, the channel wi th the lowest number appears in the VCR's display. 7 Press GUIDE to ret urn to regular v iew ing. When automatic presett ing of channels are finished Press the CH ([...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 34 3 Press the (3) but ton to select " AD D/ERA SE CHA NNEL". 4 Use the number buttons to select the number of the channel y ou w ant to add or erase. 5 Press the STOP button t o delete the channel, or press the PLA Y button to add it. 6 Press the GUIDE butt on to return to regular v iewing. A uto blue setting 1 T[...]

PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER 35 3 Press the (2) but ton to select " VCR SETUP". 4 Press the (1) butt on to select A UTO BLUE "ON" or "OFF" . ON: The screen becomes blue and mutes sound when a channel without a broadcast sig nal on the VCR or a channel on whic h broadcasting has finished. • If the signal is too str ong, t[...]

CABLE BOX SETUP 36 CA BLE BOX SETUP Note: T h is setup should be performed if you receiv e all channels through a cabl e box (Hookups [E], [F] or [G]). The VCR can be programmed to:  Automatically select channels on the cable box duri ng a timer record or VC R Plus+ del ayed recording operation.  Change channels on r emote controlled cable bo[...]

CABLE BOX SETUP 37 5 Press the (5) but ton to select " CAB LE BOX SETUP" menu. 6 Press the (1) but ton to answer "YES" t o the question " IS A CA BLE BOX BEING USED?" Note: Ref er to the cable box owner 's manual to identify the cable box output channel (usually 3 or 4). 7 Turn on y our cable box and select channe[...]

CABLE BOX SETUP 38 10 Press the two number buttons that match the code number of your cable box brand from the table be low. For exampl e, press (3)(7) for the Hitachi brand cable box . 11 Press the GUIDE butt on to enter your cable box brand. The VCR will change the cable box f rom channel 02 to channel 09 to confirm that the correct code was ente[...]

CABLE BOX SETUP 39 Note: Only the cable box w ill change channels. The VCR channel will not chang e. Cable box did not tune to channel 9: Press t he (2) button t o return to step 10, and enter a different code number. If the codes y ou entered do not w ork: • Try reposi tioning the cable box on top of the VCR and reentering the codes. • Try ent[...]

PLAYBACK 40 P L A Y B A C K To play back a recorded tape 1 Turn on the TV and select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if you ar e hooked up with an audi o/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Insert a recorded tape. The power comes on automati cally and the tape indicator lights on the di splay. • W hen a cassette without its safety tab is i[...]

PLAYBACK 41 Rew i nding the tape Movie Return If your videocassette has the safety tab remov ed, the VCR will stop and automatically rewind the videocassette, ej ect it, and turn off the pow er when it reaches the end of the tape or a blank section of tape whic h lasts for more than 30 seconds. Note: T h is function works only in PLAYBACK mode, not[...]

PLAYBACK 42[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 43 SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS Variable speed play back Still Play back (Pause) Press the PA USE button on the remot e control or PLA Y/STILL on the VCR to still the tape during play . The picture will "freeze". You may see some minor noise or interference on the screen. T his is normal. • To resume play, pr ess[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 44 Frame A dvance 1 Press the PA USE button to st op the tape during playback. 2 Press the (6) but ton to view the picture one frame at a t ime. • Press the PAUSE button to resume play . Skip Play back W hile play ing back y our tape you can skip forwar d by pressing the 6 button. The tape will search ahead for about a mi[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 45 During play : Press the REW butt on to search in rev erse. Press the F.FWD butt on to search ahead. • Press the PLAY button to r eturn to normal play back. Press REW or F.FWD and hold it; y ou can search backw ard or forw ard through the tape at a higher speed while viewing it. • Press PLAY and REW , then hold REW f [...]

SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 46 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 l inear monaural track. Also, if the [...]

SHUTTLE CONTROL 47 SHUTTLE CONTROL Using the shuttle ring on the remote control The shuttle feature lets you control all the play back f unctions - PLAY, PAUSE, SLOW MOTION, and SEARCH - using one convenient ring. If the shuttle ring is operated when the key f unction buttons are illuminated, the illumination goes off. How to use the shuttle ring [[...]

USING THE "INDEX" FEATURE 48 USING THE "INDEX" FEA TURE To find specific sections on a tape using t he "INDEX" feature Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX A quick w ay to access specific program seg m ents is with the i ndex search feature. This lets you mov e through a tape that has several recording s on it by searching[...]

USING THE "INDEX" FEATURE 49 Note: If there are no index m arks on the tape, the VCR w ill just rewind to the beginning or fast forward to the end.[...]

VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY 50 VIEWING THE ON-SCR EEN DISPLA Y Sw itching betw een the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISPLAY w hile the on-screen display is displayed. The on-screen di splay switches i n the order below together wi th the VCR's display. Click to see on-scr een and VCR displays Press the DISPLA Y butt o[...]

INDEX WITH THE TIME 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 memoriz e a certain point in the v ideo prog ramming , and you can return to that point automati cally . 1 Press the DISPLA Y button t w o or three times. The counter will appear in the VCR[...]

INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTER 52 It will automatically stop at the stop where y ou cleared the counter in step 3. • Press the PLAY button to w atch the tape f rom the sel ected spot. Note: Press the DISPLAY button to turn the counter display off. T he selected spot w ill stay in memory unti l you set a new one or until the tape is ejected.[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM 53 RECORDING A P ROGRA M Before y ou record Note: T he cassette saf ety tab must be i n place in order to record. The VCR must be hooked up properl y for recording. See the Si mple Hookups at the beg inning of this manual. Copy right infringement w arning Most telev ision prog rams and f ilms are copyrig hted. T his means that s[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM 54 This screen appears on the TV. 4 Press (5) button t o select SP (standard play , for the best picture quality ) or EP (extended play , for the longest recording time on a single tape). • An indicator on the VCR 's display shows w hich speed is selected. 5 Press the CH ( / ) button or the number buttons to select the ch[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM 55 Recording will start and the REC indicator on the VCR w ill light red. Notes: • Recording will not start unless th e cassette has the saf ety tab in place. If this tab has bee n removed, the VCR will eject the tape. • Press the PAUSE button to set the VCR to the recordi ng pause mode. Pr ess the button ag ai n to re-st a [...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDING TIPS 56 RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDING TIPS To w a tch one program w hile recording another 1 Once y ou have set the VCR f or recording, press the VCR/TV button. The VCR indicator disappears. Now, you w ill be viewing through your TV only. 2 Sw itch channels using your TV controls or the VCR remote, if it's progr[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDING TIPS 57 prefer. 3 Press the PA USE button to cont inue recording. A utomatic Indexing Your VCR will auto matically create a n invisible "IND EX" mark ev ery time y ou press the REC button while recording. During playback, the Index Search feature will let y ou m ov e through a tape that has several recording[...]

RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDING TIPS 58 4 Press the (5) butt on to set the STEREO/MONO option t o "STEREO". 5 Press the GUIDE but ton to end the set ting. 6 Follow the Step 1 through 5 on "Basic Recording Steps" on pages 37 and 38. Stereo vs. mono sound W hen you select the STEREO option i n the initial setup oper ation, your VCR[...]

INSTANT RECORDING TIMER 59 INSTA NT RECORDING TIMER Using the Instant Recording Timer ( I RT) The In stant Recording T imer (REC/IRT bu tton on the VCR) will let you ma ke a simplif ie d timer recording without havi ng to use the prog ramming timer. In or der to set the IRT properl y the clock must be set before starting. 1 Follow the steps 1 throu[...]

INSTANT RECORDING TIMER 60 1 Press the POWER butt on. 2 Press the STOP button wi thin 10 seconds. • This can be done either on the VCR or with the remote control .[...]

DELAYED RECORDING 61 DELA YE D RECORDING Setting the V CR to record later Note: T he cassette saf ety tab must be i n place in order to record. W ith the delayed r ecording feature, you can set this VC R so that it automatically turns on and records prog rams whenever you like - w ithout your being around! You can record a prog ram one time only , [...]

DELAYED RECORDING 62 3 Press the PROGRA M button t w ice for delay ed recording. • Press the PROGRAM button once, the screen for VCR PLUS+ programming of the tim e r w ill appear. Press the PROGRAM button twice, this screen w ill appear. Ty pes of Delayed Recordings ONE TIME Records one show at a particular date and time. DAILY Records a show at [...]

DELAYED RECORDING 63 Note: Remember to press 0 before single- digit channel numbers, times, and dates. • If you want to r ecord f r om an external equipment, press the AVX button to select LINE 1 or LINE 2 instead of the channel number. • If you make a mistake w hen entering digits, pr ess the CLEAR button repeatedly to di splay "- " [...]

DELAYED RECORDING 64 Click to see rem ote control illustra tio n. 10 Press the (5) but ton to select t he recording speed EP. 11 Press the PROGRA M button t o set the program in memory . 12 Press the POWER butt on to turn off the VCR . The d elayed recording in dicator will display on the V CR. This tells you that the VCR will automatically record [...]

DELAYED RECORDING 65 • Don't forget to load a videocassette (w ith the saf ety tab still attached) to record on. • If using a cable box the VCR can control, turn on the cable box bef ore the ti me the recording is to begin. • If using a cable box the VCR cannot control , turn on the cable box and tune it to the channel you w ant to recor[...]

USING THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM FOR RECORDING 66 USING THE VCR PLUS+ S YSTEM FOR RECORDING A bout the VCR Plus+ system This handy feature makes timed r e cording a snap. You don't need to enter the speci fic channel, date, time or dur ation of a program. All y ou enter is its PlusCode pr ogrammi ng number - a number of up to eig ht digits. This spe[...]

USING THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM FOR RECORDING 67 Note in the ex ample that the channel numbers are the same except for 20 (recei ved on channel 8) and 42 (r eceived on channel 38). These two channels must be assi gned.[...]

EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 68 EA S Y DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR P LUS+ SYSTEM This setup should be performed if you ar e using an Antenna or Cable w ithout a cable box. (Hookups [A], [B], [C] or [D].) If you recei ve all your channel s through a cable box (H ookups [E], [F] or [G]) please refer to page 25 "cable box s[...]

EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 69 A small arr ow poi nts to a blank "--" in the C HANNEL column. Note: If y our broadcast channel number is the same as the VCR Plus+ Channel in y our TV listing do not enter any number. 5 Press the CH ( / ) button to mov e up and down thr ough the channel l ist until you reach VCR Plus + [...]

EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 70 • W hen a cassette without its safety tab is inserted, pl ayback starts automati cally and VCR Plus+ recor ding w on't operate. 2 Press the PROGRA M button to select VCR PLU S+ RECORDING. 3 Press the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number of th e program y ou w ant to record. Note: T h[...]

EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 71 Note: If y ou accidentally enter a nonex istent PlusCode number, the VCR giv es you an error message that disappears from the scr een in about 10 seconds. 5 Press the number buttons ( 1), (2) or (3) t o select ONE TIME, DA ILY or WEEKLY RECORDING Note: Programming does not take effect unless you s[...]

EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 72 W hen you hav e set up all the timed r ecordings you w ant: • Don't forget to load a videocassette (W ith the safety tab still attached) to record on. • If using a cable box the VCR can control, turn on the cable box bef ore the ti me the recording is to begi n. Please refer to "Cabl[...]

PROGRAM REVIEW 73 PROGRA M REVIEW Reviewing w hat y ou have programmed You can look back ov er any of the recordings you hav e preset and if you need to, clear out any of th e programs. Normal p rograms will clear automa tically once recording is co mplete, but daily and weekly setting must be cleared out manually. 1 Press the GUIDE but ton. The ma[...]

PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 74 PROGRA MMING THE V CR RE MOTE 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. 3 Press and hold the "TV" but ton. 4 Press the remote button corresponding to y our TV br[...]

PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 75 Gold star 2 8 Note: If y our TV brand is not listed on the Set-U p Chart, try all the buttons listed in the char t until the TV changes channels. If the TV channel does not change, y ou won't be able to progr am the remote f or your TV. Using the VCR remote to control y our TV 1 Press the "[...]

INTEGRATING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VCR 76 INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VC R Hookup W hen your VCR is connected to a stereo system, you can: • Make high q uality "audio only " recordings for up to 6 hours ( on a T -120 v ideo cassette tape). • Receiv e qualit y stereo sound from y our VCR through y our stereo system.[...]

COPYING TAPES FROM A CAMCORDER 77 COPYING TA PES FROM A CA MCORDER Hookup You may use your VCR to copy tapes from any camcorder onto standard VHS cassette tapes. NOTE: If your camcorder is not ster eo (has only one audio 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 copy fr[...]

COPYING TAPES FROM A CAMCORDER 78 4 When y ou see the part of the Camcorder tape y ou w ish to copy, press t he VCR PA USE button again to release pause and start copying the camcorder t ape. • Press the stop button to finish recording .[...]

COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER VCR (DUBBING) 79 COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO A NOTHER V CR (DUBBING) Hookup If you have tw o VCRs, you may use one VCR to record a tape that is bei ng play ed back in the other VCR. To copy from one VCR to another VCR 1 Press the A VX button on the remote cont rol of VCR-1 so that L1 (line) appears in t he display . 2 Pr[...]

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 th e PA USE button on VCR-1 again to release pause and start recording. • Press the STOP button to finish recording.[...]

PROBLEM GUIDE/MAINTENANCE 81 PROBLEM GUIDE/MAINTENA NCE Problem guide No power • Make sure the VCR is pl ugged into an AC outlet. Remote control doesn't w ork • Make sure the batteries ar e f resh, and pr operly installed. W on't record • Safety tab has been removed from cassette (VCR will automaticall y eject the tape). W on't[...]

PROBLEM GUIDE/MAINTENANCE 82 the heads. Note: Mechanical sound is hear duri ng head cleaning. NOTE: Dirt accumulation on the video heads will cause the play back picture to becom e noisy . Heavy accumulations due to abnormal usage, or the use of poor quality tapes may be bey ond the capabilities of the Auto Head Cleaning Sy stem, and may require th[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 83 TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Technical specifcations Format: VHS Video Signal System: NTSC color EIA standard Record/Play back System: Video: 4 head Audio: VHS Hi-Fi stereo record/playback system Tape Speed: 33.35 mm/sec (SP), 16.67 mm/sec (LP) (playback only) , 11.12 mm/sec (EP) RF Input: U HF/VHS 75 ohm Tuner: USA: 181 c[...]