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Hitachi VT-FX530A manual

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    1 VIDEO CASSETT E RECORDER VT-F X630A / VT -FX530A Ow ner's manual Using these q uality features: § Super index allo ws you to quickly search fo r a program you want t o view or the point f rom which you want to start rec ording on the tape. § Super r ewind and fast forward § Multi-channel TV sound (M TS). § 8-program/1-year preset reco rd[...]

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

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    3 operation and m aintenance of this unit has been included. Theref ore, it should be read car efully in order to avoid any problem s. 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 ar[...]

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    4 mar king label. If you are not sure of the ty pe of power supply to y our hom e, consult your video dealer or local power com pany . For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other s ources, ref er to the operating instruc tions. 6 Overload ing -- Do not overload wall outlets and extens ion cords as this can result in a risk o[...]

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    5 EXA MPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING 13 Power Lines -- An outside antenna system s hould not be located in the vicinity of over head power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. W hen installing an outside antenna system, ex treme car e should be taken to k eep from touching or approachin[...]

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    6 CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls VCR Front Panel Contr ols VCR Display Panel Item No. Function Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 POW ER button Infrar ed receiver Cassette com partment STOP/EJ ECT button PLAY button F.FW D button REW button REC button CHANNEL (channel up/down)/ TRACKING buttons LED Indicator POW ER indic ator TIMER ( delay[...]

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    7 Remote Control Customer Contr ols Remote Control Item No. Function Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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 sea[...]

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    8 ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Install batt eries. • Align the positi v e (+) and negative (-) polarity mark s on the batteries w ith those indicated on the remote c ontrol. 3 Replace the lid. • Operating in the remo[...]

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    9 and rem ote control. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Point th e remote control at t he VCR's infrared receiver an d press the required b utton on the remote control. Note: If the rem ote does not work even at close r[...]

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    10 • Remov al Press the ST OP/EJECT but ton on th e VCR. The c assette will com e partially out of the com partm ent so you can pull it out. • The cas sette can be ejected with the power on or off . BA SIC A NTENNA HOOKUP [A ] 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 [...]

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    11 • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER Hookup B Illus tration ............................................................................................................................................................ BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA[...]

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    12 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. The PO W ER indicator will light up and the VCR indicator will flas h. Press the CHANNEL button alternates between channel 3 and channel 4. T he VCR will stop flash. If wi thin 30 sec onds, the CHANNEL b[...]

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    13 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. The PO W ER indicator will light up and the VCR indicator will fl[...]

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    14 A DVA NCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WITH CABLE BOX A ND SPLITTER [G] 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 • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER TO RECORD, ALL CHANNEL SELECTIONS MUST BE MADE AT T HE CABLE BOX. BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR CABLE BOX MANUAL FOR THE CABLE BOX OUTPUT[...]

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    15 ............................................................................................................................................................ 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-s creen instruct ions in English, French, or Spanish. W hen you first set up y our[...]

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    16 5 Press the number buttons to f ill in the number of the month, then t he day then th e y ear. • For dates with only one number (1-9) pr ess the (0) button f irst, then the date. For exam ple, if today is July 8 1998, press (0)(7) (0)(8)(9) (8). The c orrect day of the week will appear by itself . ..............................................[...]

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    17 2 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. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een me[...]

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    18 ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Press GUIDE to ret urn to regular v iewing . Note: Your VCR is capable of r eceiving 68 broadcast T V channels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and cable channels (1-125). In s ome areas c hannels ca[...]

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    19 Remote Control Illus tration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the (3) b utton to select "A DD/ERA SE CHA NNEL". ............................................................................................[...]

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    20 2 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the (2) b utton to select "VCR SETUP". Remote Control Illus tration. ...................[...]

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    21 • To play back a recorded tape 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 Insert a record[...]

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    22 Remote Control Illus tration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the REW b utton. The VCR rewinds the tape all the way to the beginning, then stops. • Press the EJ ECT button on the VCR to eject the tape. ..........[...]

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    23 Remote Control Illus tration. Note: To r eactivate auto track ing, simply eject the tape and reinsert it into the VCR. Press the CH ( or ) button on the remote c ontr ol or TRA CKING button on the VCR when view ing a cassette. Press either the or buttons until pic ture is clear. SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS • Variable speed play back Still Play[...]

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    24 • The above f unction alway s work when y ou are viewing a video cas sette even if the display, as shown, is not displayed. Frame A dvan ce 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the tap e during playback. Remote Control Illus tration. ...................................................................................................................[...]

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    25 Press the ST OP button to stop th e tape. ............................................................................................................................................................ Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to m inimize any visual noise bands on the screen. • After 1 m inute in slow motion playback, the VCR will sto[...]

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    26 2 Press the (2) b utton to select the VCR SETUP o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. 3 Press the (4) b utton to select "HIFI" or "LINEA R". • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound rec orded on the Hi-Fi track and for nor mal use. • Select LINEA R to play back the sound rec orded on the linear monaur al track. Also, if the a[...]

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    27 mode. • The INDEX search scr een is displayed, and the tape rew i nds or f ast for w ards until an index mar k is detected. • A black square in the tape bar shows the cur rent tape position. • W hen the VCR f inds an index mar k; it plays 15 seconds of the pr ogram that begins at that s pot. NOTE: Tape bar will not appear c orrectly if the[...]

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    28 • W hen a blank is detected, the tape will autom atically rewind to the beginning of the blank . Notes: • W hen a cas sette without a safety tab is inserted, the cass ette will be ejected automatic ally . • Tape bar will not appear c orrectly if tapes which have scr atches or are slac k are being used. W hen the beginning of blank is loc a[...]

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    29 Remote Control Illus tration. • Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLA YBA CK) 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 ing. Remote Control Illus tration. VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y • Sw itching betw een the clock, [...]

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    30 Note: Imm ediately after the tape is inserted, " -:-- " will appear. 2 m inutes after playback or recording is started, the tape rem aining tim e is display ed. Press the CLEAR button r epeatedly to s witch the ty pe of tape is us ed. The correc t remaining tim e will appear. AUTO: T -120 or shorter tape T-160: T -140 or T -160 tape T-[...]

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    31 ............................................................................................................................................................ 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 p[...]

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    32 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Insert a blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicat[...]

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    33 Remote Control Illus tration. 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 indictor on the VCR will light up. Notes: • Recording will not start unles s the cassette has the safety tab in place. W hen a cass ette w i thout a saf ety tab is inserted, the c assette will be ejec[...]

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    34 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 mode, then s elect the channels you want to w atch, as des cribed in Step 2. Switch TV back to AU X or VIDEO to monitor y our recor ding. • To change the channel being r ecor de[...]

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    35 ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the (2) b utton to select the VCR SETUP o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. ....................................................................................................[...]

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    36 Note: W hen you select MONO, s ound is recorded as m ono even when a channel broadcas ts in stereo. DELA YED RECORDING • Setting the VCR to record later Note: The c assette safety tab must be in place in order to record. W ith the delayed recording featur e, y ou c an set this VCR so that it autom atically turns on and records progr ams whenev[...]

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    37 Remote Control Illus tration. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Press the PROG RA M butt on for delayed recordin g. Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME Records one s how at a particular date and time. DAILY Records a s [...]

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    38 • If you mak e a mistak e when entering digits, press the CLEAR button repeatedly to display "-" for the incorr ect digit, then reenter the cor rect digit. ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Enter the st art tim[...]

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    39 Remote Control Illus tration. 10 Press the T A PE SPEED b utton to select the recording speed EP. ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Press the PROGR A M button to set the prog ram in memory. ...............................[...]

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    40 Important: Y our tim ed recording settings take eff ect when y ou turn off the power on the VCR. PROGRA M REVIEW • Review ing w hat y ou have pr ogr ammed You can look back over any of the recordings you have preset and if you need to, clear out any of the pr ograms . Norm al program s will clear automatic ally once reco rding is com plete, bu[...]

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    41 USING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV Using the VCR remote to contr ol your TV. 1 Turn on the T V. ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Press the "T V" button o n remote contro l. .................................[...]

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    42 • Make su re that "STEREO " audio is selected from t he VCR Set-Up M enu, as show n on page 35, of "RECORDING OPERA TIONS" section, "Stereo vs. mono sound". • Select VCR recording speed (SP or EP) as show n on pag e 32, of "RECORDING OPERATIONS" section , "Basic recording st eps". 1 Press the[...]

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    43 • To copy from a camcorder BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Connect the camcorder's AV output cable to the audio/video jacks on the back of your VCR. 1 Press the AVX button tw ice on remote con trol, to display LINE on the TV display. ......................................................................................................................[...]

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    44 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. VCR to VCR Hook- up Illustration Rear Panel VCR Front Panel Illustr ation • To copy fr om one VCR to another VCR 1 Press the AVX button on t he remote control o f VCR-1 so that L (l[...]

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    45 PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTENANCE • Problem gui de No pow er • Make s ure the VCR is plugged into an AC outlet. Remote control doesn't wor k • Make s ure the batteries are fr esh, and properly installed. W on 't record • Safety tab has been removed f rom c assette (VCR will automatic ally eject the tape). W on't play back • M[...]

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    46 TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS • Technical specifcations Form at: VHS Video Signal Sy stem : NT SC color EIA standard Record/Playback System: Video: 4 head Audio: VHS Hi-Fi ster eo record/playback system Tape Speed: 33.35 m m /sec (SP), 16.67 m m/s ec (LP) (playback only), 11.12 mm /sec (EP) RF Input: UHF/VHS 75 ohm Tuner: USA: 181 channel tuning [...]