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Hitachi VT-FX600A, VT-FX600C manual

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  • Page 1

    IMPORTA NT SA FEGUA RDS - 1 - HITACHI Video Deck VT-FX600A / VT-FX600C Ow ner's Manua l Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing and Recording Using these q uality features:  Hi-Fi Sy stem  Rotary 4-head Record/Play back System  Bilingual on-scr een menu display selectable in English or Spanis h  Infrared r emote control  Re[...]

  • Page 2

    IMPORTA NT SA FE GUA RDS - 2 - TA BLE OF CONTE NT IMPORTANT SAFEG UAR DS ................................................................................................................. 4 PRECAUTION S ........................................................................................................................................ 5 LOCATION [...]

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    IMPORTA NT SA FE GUA RDS - 3 - TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY .............................................................................................. 27 TIME SEARCH .................................................................................................................................... 27 INDEX SEA RCH ................................[...]

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    IMPORTA NT SA FE GUA RDS - 4 - THIS SYMBOL INDICAT ES THAT DANG EROUS VOLTAGE CO NSTITUT ING A RISK OF ELECT RIC SHOCK IS PRESENT W ITHIN T HIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL INDICAT ES THAT T HERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINT ENANCE INSTRUCT IONS IN THE LIT ERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE. The cau tion marking is located o n the rear of the cabin et. I[...]

  • Page 5

    PRECA UTIONS - 5 - 11. Grounding or P olarization -T his video product is equipped with a polarized alternating-curr ent line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). T his plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a saf ety feature. If y ou are unable to ins ert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If[...]

  • Page 6

    PRECA UTIONS - 6 - LOCA TION For saf e operation and satisfac tory perf ormance of y our VCR, k eep the following in mind when selecting a plac e for its installation:  Shield it from direct sunlight and k eep it away fr om sourc es of intense heat.  Avoid dusty or humid places .  Avoid places with insuf ficient ventilation for proper heat[...]

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    FEA TURES - 7 - Model No. Serial No. FEA TURES • Hi-Fi System- The Hi-Fi s tereo recording system of fers you super sound quality w ith a dy namic range of 80dB and frequenc y response f rom 20Hz to 20kHz and 0.005% wow and flutter. • Rotary 4-head Record /Play b ack Sy st em- Rotary 4- heads to ensure excellent pict ure quality and spec ial ef[...]

  • Page 8

    VIDEO CA SSETTE TA PE - 8 - PRECA UTIONS • Avoid mois ture, which can condense on the tape if it is moved f rom a cold plac e to a w a rm place. Bef ore using a tape with these conditions, to avoid dam age to the tape and y our VCR, wait until the tape has warm ed to room temper ature and the moistur e has evaporated. • Avoid extrem e heat, hig[...]

  • Page 9

    OPERA TING CONTROLS A ND FUNCTIONS - 9 - tape. OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS FRONT VIEW illustration REMOT E CONTROL VIEW illustration 1. Cassette Compartm ent 2. REW button- Press to rewind the tape, or to view the picture rapidly in reverse during the playback m ode. (Rewind Search) 3. PLA Y button- Pres s to begin play bac k. 4. F.FWD button[...]

  • Page 10

    PREPA RA TION FOR USE - 10 - 19. MUTE button- Pres s to mute the T V's sound. Press it again to res ume the sound. 20. VCR/TV button- Press to selec t VCR or TV m ode. VCR position: to view play back, to monitor video recor dings or watch TV using the VCR tuner. TV position: to watch T V or to view on program while recording another. 21. Mode [...]

  • Page 11

    PREPA RA TION FOR USE - 11 - SETTING A VIDEO CHA NNEL If your TV does not have A/V terminals; W hen the VCR is in the Playback m ode or when the VCR/TV button on the rem ote control is in the VCR position, y our TV will rec eive the signals from the VCR on either channel 3 or 4. To use the VCR with your TV, set the selec tor switch to CH3 or CH4, w[...]

  • Page 12

    MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) SY STEM - 12 - Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is pr ovided to call the CATV system ins taller's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, s pecifies that the cable gr ound shall be connected to the grounding system of the building [...]

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    MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) SY STEM - 13 - 4] W hile VCR is set in HIF I stereo mode. HIF I appears on the TV scr een. W hile VCR is set in m onaural (MONO) mode, HIF I disappears from the TV sc reen. NOTE: If you play non-HIF I tapes while the VCR is set in HIFI, HIFI will disappear f rom the TV s creen and the VCR play automatic ally in [...]

  • Page 14

    MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) SY STEM - 14 - 3 Sel ect "A UDIO OUT" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "AUDIO OUT". Then, pres s SELECT button. 4 Select "HIFI" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "HIFI". 5 To retur n to TV mode Press MENU button. Notes: • Norm ally , "HIFI" s[...]

  • Page 15

    PRESET FOR USE - 15 - 3 Select "T V STEREO" or "SAP" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "TV STEREO" or "SAP. Then, pres s SELECT button. 4 To retur n to TV mode Press MENU button. Notes: • You must s elect the recording m ode in TV STEREO or SAP w hen y ou record br oadcast. Refer to "MT S RECORDING[...]

  • Page 16

    PRESET FOR USE - 16 - 2 Select channel 3 or 4 on the T V Turn on the T V and set the TV channel to the s ame video output channel as loc ated on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Turn on the VCR Press the PO W ER button to turn on the VCR. "  " appears on the display. 4 Select the VCR m ode Press VCR/T V button so that "VCR" [...]

  • Page 17

    PRESET FOR USE - 17 - TO RECA LL A DESIRED CHA NNEL You can select the desired c hannel by using CHANNEL ( or CH) or button or dir ectly pres sing number buttons on the rem ote control. Note for using number buttons: • W hen selec ting cable channels which are higher than 100, pres s 100/ENT button firs t, then press the last two digits. (T o sel[...]

  • Page 18

    PRESET FOR USE - 18 - 5 Enter the desired c hannel number Press the num ber buttons or CH or button repeatedly until y our desir ed channel number appears . (Exam ple: CH02) 6 Delete it from mem ory Press ADD/DELET E button so that "DELETE" f lashes on the TV scr een. • To delete another c hannel, repeat steps [5] and [6]. • If you pr[...]

  • Page 19

    PRESET FOR USE - 19 - 3 Select "CHANNEL SET UP" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "CHANNEL SET UP". Then, pres s SELECT button. 4 Select "T V" or "CATV" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "TV" or "CATV". 5 Begin channel preset Press SELECT button once. After s canning, the[...]

  • Page 20

    PRESET FOR USE - 20 - Make sure... • If you did not set y our desired digit within 2 seconds after pr essing CH or button during steps [4] to [8], the input mode will f orward to next step. • W hen you press SELECT button af ter pressing CH or button dur ing steps [4] to [8], y ou m ay f orward to next step. • Press ADD/DELET E button to go b[...]

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    PRESET FOR USE - 21 - 9 Select "AM" or "PM" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "AM" or "PM". (Example: PM) 10 Start the clock Press MENU or SELECT button. Although seconds ar e not display ed, they begin counting from 00 when y ou press MENU or SELECT button. Use this featur e to sy nchr oniz e the c [...]

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    ON SCREEN D ISPLA Y - 22 - 3 Select "LANGUAG E SELECT" Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "LANGUAGE SELECT". Then, pres s SELECT button. 4 Select "ENGLISH" or "ESPANOL" Select "ENGLISH" or "ESPANOL=Spanish" using CH/SET or button. 5 Exit the Language selec t Press MENU button to r [...]

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    PLA YBA CK - 23 - NORMA L PL AYBA CK Make sure... • Turn on the T V and set the TV channel to the s ame video output channel as located on the bac k of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) • Press VCR/T V button on the remote c ontrol so that "VCR" appears on the display. 1 Insert a prer ecorded tape Counter m ode appears at counter 0:00:00 on the T [...]

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    SPECIA L PLA Y BA CK - 24 - pressing CHANNEL or button until the streak s disappear. T o return to the DTR func tion, stop the tape once and start playback again. • You can reduce the noise lines by pressing CHANNEL or button in the s low m ode, too. Slow tracking adjustm ent will not be set automatic ally . Note: In Still m ode, press both PLAY [...]

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    SPECIA L PLA Y BA CK - 25 - 3 Select "REPEAT PLAY " Press C H or button repeatedly to point to "REPEAT PLAY". 4 Begin Auto repeat playback Press SELECT button so that [ON] will appear next to "REPEAT PLAY " on the TV sc reen. Repeat play back w ill start autom atically . NOT ES: • Once you select the repeat play mode[...]

  • Page 26

    SEARCH - 26 - 4 Select "RENT AL" to [ON] Press SELECT button so that "RENTAL ON " w ill appear on the TV s creen. NOT ES: • Once you select the rental play mode, it stays in effec t even after y ou turn off the VCR. • Selecting ON or OFF mus t be done in the play m ode only . TO STOP PLA YBACK Press ST OP button. TO EXIT THE[...]

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    SEARCH - 27 - 4 Begin recording or play back Press REC or PLAY button. Press ST OP button when recording or playback is completed. 5 To ac tivate the Counter Memory Press REW (or F.F W D) button. The tape will automatic ally stop when the counter returns to 0:00:00 (approx.) TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEM ORY W hen the counter appear s on the TV screen, p[...]

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    SEARCH - 28 - 5 Begin Tim e Search Press REW or F.FW D button. The VCR begins r ew inding or fast f orwarding to the specified point. The tim e counts down as the searc hing progresses. 6 After T ime Searc h W hen 0:00 is reac hed, the VCR w ill start play bac k automatic ally . NOT ES: • Tim e Search can be set up to 9 hours 59 minutes (9:59). ?[...]

  • Page 29

    SEARCH - 29 - for 3 pr ograms) 5 Begin Index Search Press REW or F.FW D button. The VCR begins r ew inding or fast f orwarding to the beginning of desired progr am. Note: Every time an index signal is skipped, the num ber in the program indicator decreases by one. 6 After Index Search W hen the preset pr ogram is r eached, the VCR will start play b[...]

  • Page 30

    RECORDING - 30 - RECORDING Make sure... • VCR power mus t be turned on. • Turn on the T V and set the TV channel to the s ame video output channel as located on the bac k of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) • Press VCR/T V button on the remote c ontrol so that "VCR" appears on the display. • Insert a cas sette with its erase prevention tab in[...]

  • Page 31

    RECORDING - 31 - NOTE: To pr event tape damage, after five minutes, the VCR will autom atically s w itc h to the Stop mode. You may review the time r emaining with "  " mark s on the TV sc reen. Each "  " mark shows one minute. EDIT SEA RCH To edit an unwanted segm ent from the already r ecorded portion of tape while VCR r[...]

  • Page 32

    RECORDING - 32 - IRT (Instant Recording Timer) This function enables you to set a recording length sim ply by pressing the REC/IRT button on the VCR. NOTE: This function cannot be done by the remote contr ol. Make sure... • VCR Power mus t be turned on. • Turn on the T V and set the TV channel to the s ame video output channel as located on the[...]

  • Page 33

    TIMER RECORDING - 33 - TIMER RECORDING A UTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You may set the VCR to start and end a recording while you are away . You can set seven progr ams to rec ord on specif ic day s , daily or week ly within a 1 y ear period. In the exam ple below , the tim er is being set to record: DATE: 6th May , 1996 SETT ING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:[...]

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    TIMER RECORDING - 34 - NOTE: If you have not y et s et the clock, "SET TING CLOCK" appears . If so, follow the steps [4] to [10] on pages 14, 15. Then, set the tim er recording. 3 Select your desired program number ( 1 ~ 7) Program number which is not set up flashes. Press C H or button repeatedly until y our desir ed program num ber appe[...]

  • Page 35

    TIMER RECORDING - 35 - 6 Set the start tim e First, press CH or button repeatedly until y our desir ed hour appears. (Exam ple: 07) Next, enter a m inute. (Example: 30) Then, pres s CH or button to point to AM or PM. (Exam ple: PM) 7 Set the end time First, press CH or button repeatedly until y our desir ed hour appears. (Exam ple: 08) Next, enter [...]

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    TIMER RECORDING - 36 - TO CORRECT A N AUTOMA TI C TI MER PROGRA M If you want to correct an autom atic timer af ter y ou f inished setting program , 1) Repeat steps [1] to [3] on pr evious page. 2) Select a digit you want to change using SELECT button or ADD/DELET E button. 3) Enter cor rect numbers using CH or button. 4) Press MENU button to retur[...]

  • Page 37

    TIMER RECORDING - 37 - 4 Select "AUTO RETURN" to [AUT O] Press SELECT button so that [AUTO] will appear nex t to "AUTO RETURN". 5 To retur n to TV mode Press MENU button. WA TCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM Press PO W ER button to turn on the VCR. Then, press PLAY button. JUST-IN TIME RECORDING This function allows y ou to fully utiliz [...]

  • Page 38

    SETTING THE REMA INING TI ME - 38 - • The dis play ed rem aining tape running time m ay not always matc h the actual remaining tim e on the tape (usually longer than the actual tim e). It is recom mended to s et the end of the reversed rec ording time several m inutes after the end of the T V program. SETTING THE REMA INING TIME You can set the r[...]

  • Page 39

    COPYING A VIDEO TA PE - 39 - Note: • In the Remain T ime Mode calc ulating w ill start when the cassette tape is inser ted and PLAY button is pressed. W hile calc ulating, the TV screen s how s as illustrated. REMAINING TA PE RUNNI NG TI M E DISPLA Y • Since the reel diam eter and tape thicknes s are not com mon to all cass ettes, the time coun[...]

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    CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE V CR'S REMOTE - 40 - TO MO NI TOR THE RECORDI NG 1) Tur n on the TV, and set it to the sam e output channel as the editing VCR channel 3 or 4. 2) Press VCR/TV button on the remote c ontrol so that "VCR" appears on the display. CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE V CR'S RE MOTE This Hitachi remote contr ol c[...]

  • Page 41

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - 41 - JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 MEMORY Sharp 2 SELECT CONTROLLING THE TV Once progr amm ed, the VCR's remote contr ol is ready to c ontrol the TV. NOTE: Be aware that not all of your TV's f unctions may work even though the rem ote control is cor rectly program med. 1 Select the T V function mode First pres s TV button to[...]

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    MA I NTE NA NCE - 42 - SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CO RRECTIVE ACTION colum ns to remedy the problem. SYM PTOM POSSIBLE CA USE CORRECT IVE A C TION No power. • Power cord is not connec ted. • Connect power cord to AC outlet. • The VCR power is tur ned off. • Press PO W ER button to turn on th[...]

  • Page 43

    TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS - 43 - wrung dry . • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the VCR. Such c hemicals m ay c ause damage and dis coloration to the exposed sur faces. HEA D CLEANING Play back picture may become blur red or interrupted while the TV progr am reception is clear. Dirt accum ulated on the video he[...]