Hitachi VT-FX631A-VT manual

1 HITACHI VIDEO CA SSETTE RECORDER VT-FX631A -VT-FX632A Ow ner's manual This in struction manual includ es instructio ns on th e use of bo th VT -FX631A and VT-FX632A. Using these q uality features: • Common fo r VT-F X631A and VT -FX632A • The VCR Plus+* pr ogramming sy stem allows you to progra m the VCR for timer r ecording by s imply e[...]

2 TA BLE OF CONTE NTS FOR YOUR SAFETY................................................................................................................ ..3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .....................................................................................................4 CUSTOMER CONTROLS ......................................................[...]

3 SPECIAL PLAY BACK EFFECTS .............................................................................................32 USING THE "SUPER I NDEX" FEATURE.................................................................................36 VIEWING THE ON- SCREEN DISPL AY ....................................................................[...]

4 INSERT. Caution to the user: Changes or modif ications not expr essly approved by the par ty responsible for c omplianc e could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. "Note to CATV system installer: T his rem inder is provided to call the CAT V system ins taller's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides gu[...]

5 pinched by items placed upon or against them , paying particular attention to cords at plugs , convenience receptacles , and the point where they exit fr om the applianc e. 8 Ventilation -- Slots and openings in the cabinet are pr ovided for ventilation to ens ure reliable operation of the video product and to protec t it from overheating. T hese[...]

6 16 Lightning -- For added protec tion for this video product dur ing a lightning storm , or when it is lef t unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it f rom the wall outlet and disconnec t the antenna or cable-s y stem . This will prevent damage to the video pr oduct due to lightning and power-line sur ges. SERVICE 17 Servicing --[...]

7 CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls VCR Front Panel Contr ols VCR Display Panel Item No. Function 1 POW ER button 2 Infrar ed receiver 3 Cassette com partm ent 4 STOP/EJ ECT button 5 PLAY button 6 F.FW D button 7 REW button 8 REC/IRT button 9 CHANNEL (channel up/down)/ TRACKING buttons VCR Display 10 AM/PM indicators 11 Time , Tape counter , [...]

8 A ccessories supplied Chec k and indentif y the accessories supplied. If any are missing or appear dam aged, consult your dealer.    Cable for connec ting Batteries for rem ote this VCR to a TV c ontrol handset (R6) VCR Customer Controls VCR Rear Panel Item No. Function 19 20 21 22 23 24 A UDIO IN L, R jacks VIDEO IN jack IN FROM ANT. - [...]

9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VCR, TV, CAT V - Device buttons let y ou set the rem ote to control one of the three devices . VCR/TV m ode selec t button CH (channel up/down) button PAUSE button F.FW D button - f ast for ward or search PLAY button - play bac k SUPER INDEX - to use the SUPER INDEX func tion Number buttons AVX button - se lect L REMOTE[...]

10 3 Replace the lid. Operating in the remote control 1 Make su re there is no o bstacle betw een th e remote cont rol and VCR's inf rared receiver. Infrared Receiver Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (f or exam ple, cof fee table, sof a, etc) between the VCR and rem ote control. 2 Point th e remote cont rol at the VCR&a[...]

11 • To get the bes t quality picture rec ord at standard r ecording speed ( SP) • This VCR does not record at the LP s peed, but it can play cassette that were recorded at the LP speed. • Safety tabs prevent erasure The VCR autom atically enters the playback m ode when a cassette without its saf ety tab is inserted. The VCR won't record[...]

12 WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE T V CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER Hook- up A Illustration Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. •[...]

13 BA SI C CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER Hookup C Illus tration Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4. You need to select t[...]

14 (channel 4) in the VCR's display. Display the channel which is not used by a comm ercial c hannel in y our area. A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER Hookup D Illus tration BA SI C [...]

15 Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • W hen the power is turned on, pres s the POW ER button to turn it of f. Pres s the PLAY button on front of the VCR. Pressing the CHANNEL button alterantes between RFCH-03 (c hannel[...]

16 A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WITH CABLE BOX A ND SPLITTER [G] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER TO RECORD, ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT T HE CABLE BOX. BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR CABLE BOX MANUAL FOR T HE CABLE BOX OU[...]

17 goes out f or more than 1 hour. When you first plug in the VCR or after a pow er outage, the clock display w ill read " --:-- ". Methods for setting the clock installed w ith these VCR's For VT -FX632A, us e m ethod A or B. For VT -FX631A, us e m ethod B. A Automatic mode See pages 17~19. The f ollowing is the method f or setting [...]

18 Notes: • If the cloc k is not set after about f ive m inutes have elapsed, the cloc k m ust be s et m anually (see page 20). • W hen the VCR power is restor ed after a power f ailure of m ore than one hour , the clock will indicate "--:- -", and the clock set proc edure (autom atic or m anual) m ust be repeated. • If the tim e di[...]

19 4 Make su re that item 1 is h ighlight ed "CLOCK SET <A UTO >". • If "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is highlighted, pres s the (1) button to switch it to "CLOCK SET <AUT O>". i 5 Press the (2) b utto n. This screen appear s to show that the clock is being set. • It may take about f ive minutes. • Since[...]

20 1 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. Remote Control Illus tration 2 Press the (3) b utton to bring up the "CL OCK SET" men u. Make s ure that item 1 is highlighted "CLOCK SET <AUT O>". 3 Press the (3) b utton t o select your local time z one. Each tim e (3) is pressed, th[...]

21 5 Press the (2) b utton to set th e time. This screen appear s to show that the clock is being set. Note: If the displayed time dr ifts f rom the curr ent time even af ter steps 1 - 5 have been perf orm ed, reset the DST . Press the G UIDE and (3) buttons then pr ess the (4) button to specif y another option, then set the tim e again. SETTING TH[...]

22 VT-F X632A ONLY 3 Press the (1) b utton to select "CLO CK SET <M ANUA L>". W hen "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is selec ted, "SET T IME ZONE" ( item 3) and "SET DST " (item 4) are not displayed. VT-F X632A ONLY 4 Press the (2) b utton to bring u p the clock set menu. • The white dash "-" app[...]

23 7 Press the number buttons to f ill in the number of the mont h, then the day then the year. • For dates with only one number (1-9) pr ess the (0) button first, then the date. For exam ple, if today is July 8 1997, press (0) (7)(0) (8)(9)( 7). T he correc t day of the week will appear by itself. 8 Press the GUIDE b utton . The VCR cloc k is no[...]

24 2 Turn on the T V and select t he video channel (3 o r 4). Or, if y ou are hook ed up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 3 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the (4) b utton to select t he CHA NNEL PRESET o peration. 5 Press the (1) b utton[...]

25 7 Press GUIDE to ret urn to reg ular view ing . Note: Your VCR is capable of r eceiving 68 broadcas t TV c hannels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and cable c hannels (1-125). In s ome ar eas channels cannot be received when CAT V1 is selected. In this case, s elect CAT V2 in the receiving s etup. • When autom a tic presetting of channels are finished P[...]

26 1 Press t he GUIDE butto n. The main on- screen menu will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press the (4) b utton to select t he CHA NNEL PRESET o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. 3 Press the (3) b utton to select "ADD/ERA SE CHA NNEL". 4 Use the num ber butt ons to select t he numb er of the ch annel you w ant to ad d or erase. 5 Pres[...]

27 A uto blue setting 1 Turn on the T V and select t he video channel (3 o r 4). Or, if y ou are hook ed up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. 3 Press the (2) b utto n to select "VCR SET UP". Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the [...]

28 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. CA BLE BOX SETUP The f ollowing setup allows the VCR channel to autom atically switch to the cable box output channel during delay ed recor ding. Note: This setup should be per form ed if y ou receive all c hannels through a cable box (Hookups [E], [F] or| [G]). 1 Turn on the T V and select t he vi[...]

29 5 Press the (5) b utto n to select "CABLE BOX SETUP" menu . 6 Press the (1) b utto n to answ er "YES" t o the qu estion "IS A CA BLE BOX BEING USED?" • If you select "YES", y ou need not operate "VCR PLUS+ SET UP" ( s ee page 48). During delayed recording, the VCR c hannel will automatically sw[...]

30 Remote Control Illustration. 9 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t his setting . The cable box output channel has now been set. However, the VCR does not c ontrol your c able box. Turn on the cable box and le ave it tuned to the channel y ou w ant to record befor e the recording is scheduled to begin. Note: If you mak e a m istak e when entering di[...]

31 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the ST OP butt on to end playback. Rew i nding the tape When the v ideo cassette reaches the end of th e tape, the VCR w ill stop automatically and automatically rewind the tape. • If you press the POWER button w hile the tape is rew inding, the power w ill not shut off until the tape has been comple tely [...]

32 Press the REW o r F.FWD bu tton, t hen press it again . To st op the tape, press the ST OP button. Remote Control Illus tration. Note: During super rewind/fast- forward, there will be an interval of 5 seconds between the time the ST OP button is press ed and the tim e the tape actually stops. This is designed to protect the tape. T o stop the ta[...]

33 The pic ture will "freeze". You may see som e minor noise or interf erence on the s creen. T his is norm al. • To res um e play , press the PLAY button or PAUSE button again. Note: The s ound is m uted and cannot be heard dur ing "Special Playback Eff ects ". Notes: • After 1 m inute in the PAUSE m ode, the VCR autom atic[...]

34 Slow motion 1 Press the PLAY butto n. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the SLOW butt on to slo w t he playback speed. 3 Press the PLAY button to return to play back at no rmal speed. Press the ST OP butt on to stop th e tape. Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to m inim ize any visual nois e bands on the scr een. • After 1 m inute in slo[...]

35 During play : Press the REW b utton to search in rev erse. Press the F.FW D butt on to search ahead. • Press the PLAY button to return to nor mal playback. Press REW or F.FWD and hold it; you can search backward or forward through the tape at a higher speed while v iewing it. • Press PLAY and REW , then hold REW f or back ward search at a hi[...]

36 4 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. USING THE "SU PER INDEX" FEA TURE • What is SUPER INDEX SUPER INDEX allows you to quickly search for a pr ogram or a scene you want to view or the point from which you w ant to start recording on tape, with the following four f unctions: • INDEX SEA RCH: You can locate the beginning o[...]

37 Note: If there ar e no index m ark s on the tape, the VCR will just rewind to the beginning or f ast for ward to the end. • Locating the beginni ng of a blank section (BLANK SEA RCH) This function s earches f or a non-rec orded sec tion of rem aining tape, or unus ed tape, and stops the tape when it loca tes such a secti on. NOTES: • BLANK S[...]

38 W hen the beginning of blank is loc ated, the STOP s creen will appear f or five s econds and the tape will stop • The tape rem aining tim e appears in the VCR display. • Sw itching rew i nd or fast forw ard to visual search (EA SY VIEW) Hold down the (VIEW /SKIP/BLANK) button dur ing rewind (or fas t for ward), and the m ode will switch to [...]

39 Remote Control Illus tration. VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y • Sw itching betw een the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISP while the on-s creen display is displayed. The on-sc reen display switches in the order below together with the VCR's display . Press the DISP but ton to see the clock. Remote Control Illustrati[...]

40 1 Press the DISP but ton tw o o r three times. The c ounter will appear in the VCR's display. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Begin recordin g or playing back a tap e. 3 A t the poin t that you w ant to go back to , press the CLEAR button. This r esets the counter to 0:00:00. 4 Press the STOP button w hen you are don e recording or play ing[...]

41 RECORDING A P ROGRAM • Before y ou record Note: The c assette saf ety tab must be in place in order to record. The VCR m ust be hook ed up proper ly for r ecording. See the Sim ple Hook ups at the beginning of this m anual. Copyr ight infringement warning Most television progr ams and film s ar e copyrighted. This m eans that som eone has lega[...]

42 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the CH ( / ) button or the number buttons to select the c hannel you want to re cord. for the lo ngest record ing time on a single tape) . Exam ple: Select channel 8. • 100/ENT and (2) and (4) for the channel 124. Remote Control Illus tration. 5 Press the REC but ton on t he remote con trol or the REC/IRT [...]

43 RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TIPS • To w atch one progr am w hi l e r ecor ding another 1 Once you hav e set the VCR fo r recording, p ress the VCR/T V button . The VCR indic ator disappears . Now, y ou will be viewing through your TV only. 2 Switch channels using y our T V controls or the V CR remote, if it's programmed to control y o[...]

44 3 Press the PAUSE button to contin ue recording . A u tomatic Indexin g Your VCR will automatic ally create an invis ible "INDEX" mar k ever y time you press the REC button while recording. Dur ing play back , the Index Search f eature will let you move through a tape that has s everal recor dings on it by searching f or the "INDE[...]

45 4 Press the (5) b utto n to set t he STEREO /M ONO op tion to "STEREO". 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. 6 Follow the Step 1 through 6 on " Basic Rec ording Steps" on pa ges 39 and 40 . • Stereo vs. mono sound W hen y ou select the STEREO option in the initial s etup operation, your VCR records in ster eo any[...]

46 2 Press the REC/IRT butto n tw ice to indicat e the recordin g time on t he display. • You may increase the recording tim e by 30 minutes each tim e you press the REC/IRT button. • W hile y ou are recording, the rem aining recor ding time is shown on the VCR display. • At the end of your recording, the display will read "0:00", r[...]

47 Delayed Recording Step s You set up the delay ed r ecording using the on- screen Eas y Guide Sy stem . 1 Insert blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on automatic ally and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback s tarts autom atically and timed r ecord won't operate. 2 Tu[...]

48 DAILY Records a show at the sam e time ever y day of the week, Monday through Friday. W EEKLY Records a s how at the same day and time ever y week. EXA M PL E: Set the VCR to record "one time" , a program on Channel 8 that starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 6: 30 PM on 7/10/98 , at the EP recording s peed. 4 Press the (1) b utton to bring u[...]

49 Remote Control Illus tration. 7 Press the (2) butto n for PM . 8 Enter the en d time by pressing ( 0), (6), ( 3) and (0) for 6:30. The VCR autom atically selects PM f or you. 9 Enter the reco rding dat e by pressing (0) , (7), (1) and (0) f or 7/10/98. Remote Control Illus tration. 10 Press the T A PE SPEED b utto n to select t he recordin g spe[...]

50 11 Press the PROGR A M but ton to set the prog ram in memory. 12 Press the POW ER butto n to tu rn off t he VCR. The delayed recording indicator will display on the VCR. This tells you that the VCR w ill autom atic ally record at the tim es and dates you have programm ed. Note: If a cas sette has not been inser ted or a cass ette without safety [...]

51 USING THE VCR PLUS+ S YSTEM FOR RECORDING • A bout the VCR Plus+ system This handy feature m ak es tim ed rec ording a snap. You don't need to enter the specif ic channel, date, tim e or duration of a pr ogram . All y ou enter is its PlusCode program m ing num ber - a num ber of up to eight digits. T his special code is easy to find in y [...]

52 Note in the exam ple that the channel num bers ar e the sam e except f or 20 (rec eived on channel 8) and 42 (received on c hannel 38). Thes e two channels m ust be ass igned. EA S Y DELA YE D RE CORDING WITH THE V CR P LUS+ SYSTEM This setup should be performed if you are using an A nt enna or Cabl e w i thout a cable box. (Hookups [A ] , [B], [...]

53 3 Press the (4) bu tton to select CHANNEL PRESET . Note: If you h a ve set up the cable box, the following operation is not necessary. 4 Press the (4) butto n to select VCR PL US+ SETUP. A sm all arrow points to a blank "--" in the CHANNEL c olumn. Note: If your broadcast channel num ber is the sam e as the VCR Plus + Channel in y our [...]

54 8 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he setup p rocedure. You are ready to begin delay ed recording with the VCR pluls+ system . Remote Control Illus tration. • Using the VCR Plus+ sy stem to record a pr ogr am (by using TV screen) 1 Insert a blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on automatic ally and the tape indicator lights on the display[...]

55 Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits . If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 4 Press the PROGR A M bu tton t o store the Plu sCode numb er in the VCR's memory. Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME Records one s how at a particular date and tim e. DAILY Records a show at the sam e time ever [...]

56 play) or EP (exte nded play). The s creen will display all the details of the program you chose. Check the CH number to m ak e sure it is the right one. If not, you need to check your VCR Plus+ channel setup again. • If you have installed a cable box (see page 26) , the cable box output channel will appear in the Ch colum n 7 Review the screen[...]

57 Using the VCR Plus+ sy stem to record a program (by using the VCR's display ) You can use the VCR Plus+ system to pr ogram the tim er, observing the VCR's display, w ithout turning on the power to the VCR and TV. Notes: • If you use the VCR Plus+ system to progr am the tim er while observing the VCR's display, y ou c an only pro[...]

58 4 Press the num ber butt ons to en ter the PlusCo de numb er of the p rogram you wan t to record . Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits . If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 5 Press the num ber butto ns to ent er the PlusCod e number in t he VCR's memory. The s tart tim e and channel will a[...]

59 Important: Your t imed recording set tings t ake effect w hen you turn off th e pow er on the VCR. Caution of VCR Plus+ Recording A f ter entering a PlusCode nu mber, check the in formation displayed w ith the "PRO GRAM REVIEW". If there is (are) an y unnecessary program(s), please can cel or correct it ( them). Please ref er to Page 5[...]

60 4 Press the GUIDE b utton to end. PROGRA MMING THE V CR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control ca n be programmed to contr ol many TV brands that are remote controlled. 1 Turn on the T V. 2 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 3 Press and hol d the "T V" but ton. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the remote button corresp[...]

61 TV Brand Pr ess "TV" and this remote button TV Brand Press "TV" and this remote button TV Brand Press "TV" and this remote button Hitachi 1 Gold star 1 6 Panasonic 1 CH Zenith 2 Toshiba 7 Mitsubishi CH Sony 3 Gold star 2 8 JVC 100/ENT Magnav ox 4 Panasonic 2 9 Sharp 1 VOL (UP) Sanyo 5 RCA 0 Sharp 2 AVX Note: If your[...]

62 3. Press and hold the "CATV" butto n. 4 Press the number button corresponding to your cable box a shown in the set-up chart. The cable box channel will change to confirm that the remote control has been set Cable Box Press "CA TV" and this remote button Cable Box Press "CA TV" and this remote button Jerrold 1 1 Zeni[...]

63 INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH Y OUR VCR • Hookup When your VCR is conn ected to a st ereo system, you can: • Make high quality "audio only" recordings for up to 6 hours (on a T-120 video cassette tape). • Receive quality stereo sound from your V CR through your stereo sy stem. • Use the VCR as an extra audio tape deck fo[...]

64 COPYING TA PES FROM A CA MCORDER • Hook-up You may use your VC R to copy tapes from any camcorder onto standard VHS cassette tapes. Note: If your camcorder is not s tereo (has only one audio plug), connect it into the A UDIO IN-L input on the back of the VCR. * It is not necassary to connect the S-VIDEO jack Camcorder Hook-up Illustration. •[...]

65 3 Press the PLA Y button on t he camcorder. You w ill see the camcorder tape being play ed on the TV. 4 When you see t he part of the Camcorder tap e you wish t o copy, press the PAUSE button ag ain to release pause an d start cop ying the camcorder tap e. • Press the ST OP butt on to f inish record ing. COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO A NOTHE R V CR [...]

66 3 Press the PLA Y button on VCR-2. Y ou will see the t aped program being played on the T V. 4 When you see t he part of the program you w ish to record, press th e PA USE b utton on VCR-1 again to release p ause and start recording. • Press the ST OP button to finish rec ording. PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTENA NCE • Problem gui de No pow er • M[...]

67 Snowy picture in playback • Snow or pictur e noise is norm al dur ing search, still, and slow Play back . • Head cleaning m ay be required. • Tape is worn or of inf erior quality - adjust track ing controls. Snowy picture in normal TV v iew ing • Check antenna or cable connec tions. Clock shows --:-- • Power has been interrupted - r es[...]

68 W hen program m ing the tim er. • Eight program s have already been stored. Cancel unnec essary program and transf er the new program m ing. W hen y ou turn power off after program m ing the timer , or transf er the program m ing with power off. • A cassette has not been inserted or a cassette without safety tab has been inserted. A cas sett[...]

69 Type: Auto program m ing frequenc y synthesis Power Input: AC 120V 60 Hz Power Consum ption: 20W nom inal Cabinet Size: 14-15/16" (W ) x 3-11/16" (H) x 10-13/16" (D) 38.0 cm (W ) x 9.3 c m (H) x 27.5 c m ( D) W eight: 7.7 lbs. (3.5 k g) Storage Tem per ature: -4°F to 131°F Operating T em perature: 41°F to 104°F Access ories: 1[...]