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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1 HITACHI TV/VCR Combination 13VR3B/20VR4B OPERATING GUIDE Your new HI TACHI TV/VCR Combination incorporate a host of features designed to give y ou excellent performance if you follow the instructions in this manual. We recommend that y ou read the following instructions and "I MPOR TANT SAFEGUARDS" notice before turn[...]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT...................................................................................................................... 4 SAFETY TIPS.................................................[...]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 OFF TIMER ...................................................................................................................... 40 ON TIMER ....................................................................................................................... . 41 HEAD CLEANING ..................................................[...]
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IMPORTANT 4 I M P O R T A N T Your new HITACHI TV /VCR Combination incorporates a host of features desig ned to give y ou excellent performance if you follow the instructions in this m anual. We recomm end that you read the following instructions and "I MPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS" notic e before turnin g ON your TV/VCR Combinat ion set for the [...]
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SAFETY TIPS 5 S A F E T Y T I P S IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS SAFETY POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR HITACHI TV/VCR Combination CAUTION: • Read all of these inst ructions. • Save these instr uctions for later use. • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the TV/VCR Combination. Our reputation has be en built on the quality , performance, a[...]
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SAFETY TIPS 6 slots as they may touch dang erous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV/VCR Combination. 7. I f the TV/VCR Combination has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged, unplug this TV/VCR Combination from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualifi[...]
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SAFETY TIPS 7 of the set when hig h humidity per sists. 15. The set has slots, or openings in the cabinet for ventilation purposes, to provide reliable operation of t he receiver, and to protect from overheat ing. These openings must not be blocked or covered. • Never cover the slots or openings with cloth or other material. • Never block the b[...]
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SAFETY TIPS 8 19. This TV/VCR Combination should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. I f you are not sure of the ty pe of power supply at y our home, consult your television dealer or local power company . For television sets designed to operate from battery power, refer to the operating instructions. 20. [...]
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SAFETY TIPS 9 27. Upon completion of any service or repairs to the TV/VCR Combination, ask the service technician t o perform routine safety checks to determine that t he TV/VCR Combination is in safe operating condition.[...]
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HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 10 HOOK-UP CA BLE S A ND CONNECTORS Most audio/video connections between com ponents can be made with shielded video and audio cables that have phono connectors. For best perform ance, video cables should use 75-ohm coaxial shielded wire. Cables can be purchased from m ost stores that sell audio/video products. Below a[...]
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HOOK-UP CABLES AND CONNECTORS 11 Notes: 1. I f an outdoor antenna/CATV is to be used, disconnect the indoor antenna. Do not leave both the indoor and outdoor antennas/CATV connected at the same time, since ghosting and poor reception may result. 2. Consult y our dealer or service store for the ANT. MIXER and (VHF or UHF) adaptor. 3. The special con[...]
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS (MODEL 13VR3B) 12 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS (MODEL 1 3 VR3B) Front 13VR3B F.FWD Button Fast forwards the videotape. REW Button Rewinds the videotape. STOP/EJECT Button Cancels any videotape action and when pressed a second time, ejects tape. PL AY Button ?[...]
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS (MODEL 20VR4B) 13 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS (MODEL 2 0 VR4B) Front 20VR4B F.FWD Button Fast forwards the videotape. REW Button Rewinds the videotape. STOP/EJECT Button Cancels any videotape action and when pressed a second time, ejects tape. PL AY Button ?[...]
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS 14 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Rear VHF/UHF Antenna I nput Terminal I n from the Antenna or cable. Video I nput Connector Audio I nput Connector Video Output Connector Audio Output Connector[...]
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DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS TV/VCR UNIFIED REMOTE CONTROL 15 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS TV/VCR UNIFIED REMOTE CONTROL Picture of Remote Control CL U-361VR Power Button Press to turn the monitor on an d off. Mute Press to turn the sound off. Press again and the sound w ill return. Volume Button s (Up/Down ) P[...]
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HOW TO USE YOUR REMOTE CONTROL 16 HOW TO USE YOUR REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLING BATTERIES The remote control requires two "AA" size (SUM-3) batteries or equivalent. Befor e y ou start to operate the remote contr ol, install the batter i es as follows: a) Open the battery cover by pushing the notched part of the cover with y our finger. b) I n[...]
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ON SCREEN DISPLAY 17 ON SCREEN D ISPLA Y Whenever a function button (Stop, FF, etc.) is pressed, or when y ou change channels, a 6 second OSD appears. The function name or the channel number (if tuned) are display ed as a large overlay for 3 seconds, then again for 3 seconds in a smaller overlay .[...]
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VCR STATUS DISPLAY 18 VCR STA TUS DISPLAY As the Recall button is pre ssed, the sequence of overlay s shown below will be display ed as long as the finger appears in the lower right (for about the first 3 seconds). After the finger disappears, the overlay display ed will remain on the TV screen until it is removed by the nex t press of the Recall b[...]
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OSD MENU SCREEN 19 OSD MENU SCREE N You only need to press one of the Numeric keys on the remote control. Each Numeric key is indicated nex t to the feature display ed on the OSD Menu. W hen y ou select a feature, turn to the section in this manual and read the full description accompany ing the instructions th ere.[...]
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CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM 20 CLOSED CA PTION SYSTEM This feature not only makes it possible for the hearing-impai red to enjoy selected programs, but can also be used to receive valuabl e information from your TV stations. Remote Control B uttons To Set the Closed Caption Mode 1. Press the MENU button. The menu will appea r as an on Scr een Display . 2[...]
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SETTING THE CLOCK 21 SETTING THE CLOCK This is important for y our future time d recordings. You'll need to set the clock when first hooking up y our TV/VCR Combination and when the clock is cleared by a power outage, etc. When y ou first plug in the TV/VCR Combination or after a power outage, the clock display will read " --:--" . R[...]
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SETTING THE CLOCK 22 To make corrections, press the clear button repeatedly to move back to an item y ou want to change. Then enter the correct number.[...]
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AIR/CABLE 23 A I R / C A B L E Your TV/VCR Combination can receive 125 cable antenna (CATV) channels, or 12 VHF channels and 56 UHF AI R channels. (See REC EPTION BAND TABL E). W hen shipped from the factory , it is set to AIR (VHF and UHF). To receive CATV channels, please operat e as follows. Remote Control B uttons • CATV CHANNEL SEL E CTION 1[...]
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AUTO PROGRAM 24 A U T O P R O G R A M This feature will automatically store active TV channels in CHANNEL MEMORY. This will allow y ou to skip over unused channels when using the CHANNEL UP ( ) or DOWN ( ) buttons. Remote control buttons 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the "1" key . 3. Press the "2" key . 4. Press the "2[...]
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CHANNEL MEMORY 25 CHA NNEL ME MORY Autoprogra mming function ma y store weak channels or c hannels with interference. The CHANNEL MEMORY function is used to erase undesired channels such as erase described above or to store previously erased channels. Remote Control buttons For example, to add or erase channel 11. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press[...]
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TO WATCH TV 26 T O W A T C H T V This section describes the basic operations for watching TV. 1. Press the Power button. 2. Select channel. Use the Channel Up/Down buttons or Numeric key s. 3. Press the volume Up/Down buttons. Audio Mute To mute the sound temporarily , press the Mute button on the remote control. When y ou press it again, the volum[...]
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TO WATCH TV 27 2. Press the "2" key . 3. Press the "2" key . 4. Press the "+" button repeatedly (or continuously ) to increase color. Press the "-" button repeatedly (or continuously ) to decrease color. CAUTION: When y ou want to use TV games, computers and similar products with y our TV, keep the "CONT[...]
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ABOUT VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES 28 A BOUT VIDEOCA SSETTE TA PES Types The best thing y ou can do for y our TV/VCR Combination is use the best quality tapes available. This TV/VCR Combination uses VHS tapes only , which are the most common ty pe. Look for the VHS mark on new or prerecorded tapes y ou buy . Tapes are marked either T-120 or T-160, which sig[...]
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ABOUT VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES 29 Push the videocassette gently into the slot on the front of the TV/VCR Combination. You will feel the TV/VCR Combination take it in. When the casse tte is all the way in, the TV/VCR Combination powers up automatically and a TAPE-I N indicator lig hts. I t may also start play ing immediately if the safety tab has be en r[...]
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VIEWING A VIDEOCASSETTE TO PLAY BACK A RECORDED TAPE 30 VIEWING A VIDEOCA SSETTE TO PLA Y BACK A RECORDED TA PE 1. I nsert the casette, arrow side forward, into the slot at the front of the TV/VCR Combination. The power comes on automatically and the tape indicator lights. 2. Press PLAY B utton to start the tape. 3. Press STOP Button to end play . [...]
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VCR MODE 31 VCR MODE Movie Return I f y our videocassette has the safety tab removed and y ou set the MOVI E function to ON during setup, the VCR will stop and automatically rewind the videocassette and eject it, when it reaches the end of the tape or a blank secti on of tape which lasts for more than 30 seconds. This function works only in PLAYBAC[...]
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SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS 32 SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS Still Playback (Pause) Press PAUSE to still the tape during play . The picture will "fre eze" y ou may see some minor noise or interference on the screen. This is normal. After 5 minutes in PAUSE mode , the VCR automatica lly switches to STOP mode to protect the tape. NOTE: I f the p[...]
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TO FIND SPECIFIC SECTIONS ON A TAPE 33 TO FIND SPECIFIC SECTION S ON A TA PE Visual Search This function lets y ou search backward and forward through the videotape while viewing it. • Press PLAY and then REW to search in reverse. • Press PLAY and then F.FWD to search ahead. • Press PLAY ag ain to return to normal playback. Searching with the[...]
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TO FIND SPECIFIC SECTIONS ON A TAPE 34 play back automatica lly from that spot. Jump to an index m ark with INDEX A quick way t o access specific program segments is wit h the index search feature. This lets y ou move through a tape that has several recordings on it by searching for the I NDEX "mark." This function only works with recordi[...]
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RECORDING A PROGRAM 35 RECORDING A PROGRAM Copyright Infringement Warning Most television prog rams and films a re copy righted. This me ans that someone ha s legal rig hts governing the reproduction and distribution of this material. I n certain circumstances, copy right law may apply to private in-home taping of copy righted materials. I n most c[...]
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RECORDING A PROGRAM 36 not leave an index mark.) During timed r ecording s, the TV/VCR Combination automatically inserts an index mark at the beginning of the recording. Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) The I nstant Recording Time r (REC/I RT button on the TV/VCR Combination) will let y ou make a simplified timer recording without having to [...]
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SETTING THE VCR TO RECORD LATER 37 SETTING THE VCR TO RECORD LATER You can rec ord the prog ram automatically , at the time y ou prefer. This ca se, screen indic ation show y ou the way of operation at the time rec ording start. We sugg est you tr y all the different way s of prog ramming the VCR when y ou have some leisure time, so you ca n learn [...]
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DELAYED RECORDING STEPS 38 DELA YED RECORDING STEPS You can set up the delay ed recording using the on-screen Sy stem. 1. Press "Program" button. 2. Press "1" Key to get prog ram screen. 3. Select One Time, Daily , or W eekly by press " 1", "2", or "3". 4. When the cursor is flashing enter the follo[...]
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DELAYED RECORDING STEPS 39 start. I n this case, delay ed recording indicator blinks and tells that the delay ed recording doesn't operate. • When the message appears, in order to start delay ed recording, set a tape for recording wait for the messag e appearing (it shows up about 5 seconds prior to the input [...]
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OFF TIMER 40 OFF TIMER You can set the da ily power off time. • Select "S ET UP" at "MENU" screen and select "OFF TIMER" at "SET UP" screen. • Set "HOUR", " MI NUTE" and "AM/PM" of daily power off time. • Press "2" key and set the "TI MER SET" ON. • Pr[...]
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ON TIMER 41 ON TIMER You can set the da ily turn on time and channel. • Select "S ET UP" at "MENU" screen, and select "ON TIMER" at "SET UP" screen. • Set the "TI ME", "MINUTE" , "AM/PM" and "CHANNEL" . • Press "2" key and set the "TI MER SET" [...]
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HEAD CLEANING 42 HEA D CLEANING The heads are tiny m echanism s in the TV /VCR Co m b ination that pick up the v ideo sig nal as a videotape passes over them . In tim e, a residue of electromagnetic dust builds up on the heads because of contact with the tape. This dust interferes with the sign al being picked up. Your Hitachi TV/VCR Co mbination a[...]
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RECEPTION PROBLEMS 43 RECEPTION PROBLEMS • IGNITIO N NOISE: Black spots or horiz ontal streaks m ay appear, picture may flutter or drift. Usually caused by interference from automobile ignition sy stems, neon lamps, electrical drills and other electrical appliances. • GHOST S: Ghosts are caused by the telev ision sig nal following two paths. On[...]
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BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE 44 BEFORE REQUESTING SER VICE Check the following points once again if y ou are having some trouble with y our TV/VCR Combination. Power Correcti on No power Check that the Power Plug is completely connected to a n A C o u t l e t . Che ck that the Power button is set to on. Monitor Correction At first, check antenna - its[...]
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BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE 45 Video cassette can't be removed Check that the power plug is completely connected to an A C o u t l e t .[...]
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SPECIFICATIONS 46 SPECIFICA TIONS Display • Picture Tube 13VR3B: 13 inches measured diagonal 90'C deflection Picture Tube. 20VR4B: 20 inches measured diagonal 90'C deflection Picture Tube. VCR • Format VHS • Record/Playback Sy stem Video: 4 heads Audio: Monaural record/play back system • Tape Speed 33.35mm/sec(SP), 16.67mm/sec(LP)[...]