Hitachi VT-M290A manual

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    1 1 HITA CHI Video Deck VHS VT-M290A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using These quality features:  Rotary 4-head Record/Playback Sy stem  Auto Power On and Off System  Automatic Rewind  Auto Repeat  Digital Auto T racking (DTR)  Three Different Record/Playback Speeds  Automatic P[...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFEG UARDS ............................................................................................................. 4 PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 8 LOCATION .....................................................[...]

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    3 CHECKING TI MER PROGRAMS .................................................................................................... 43 TO ST OP RECORDING .................................................................................................................... 43 AUTOMAT IC TI MER RECORDING HINT S .............................................[...]

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    4 NING: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE T HIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. CA UTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELE CTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT RE MOVE COVER )(OR BACK) NO USER SERVIC EABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICIN G TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. THIS SYMBOL 2 IND ICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELEC[...]

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    5 5. Cleaning -Unpl ug this v ideo product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liqui d cleaners or aerosol cl eaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning . EXCEPTION: A pr oduct that is meant for uninterrupted serv ice and, that for some specific reason, such as the possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CAT V converter , is [...]

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    6 11. Grounding or Polarization -This v ideo product is equi pped with a polar ized alternating -current li ne plug (a plug having one bl ade wider than the other ). This plug will fit into the pow er outlet only one way . This is a saf ety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try rev ersing the plug. If the plug sho[...]

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    7 18. Servicing - Do not attempt to servi ce this video pr oduct yourself as opening or removi ng covers may expose y ou to dangerous v oltage or other haz ards. Refer all servi cing to qual ified service per sonnel. 19. Damage Requiring Service -U nplug this v ideo product from the wal l outlet and refer servi cing to qual ified service per sonnel[...]

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    PRECAUTIO NS 8 Dealer Addr ess Dealer Phone N o. Model No. Serial No. P R E C A U T I O N S LOCA TION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your VC R, keep the following in mind when sel ecting a place for its instal lation:  Shield it from dir ect sunlight and keep it aw ay from sources of intense heat.  Avoid dusty or humid pla[...]

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    FEAT URES 9  Do not pull on the pow er cord w hen disconnecting it from AC w all outlet. Grasp it by the plug.  If, by accident, w ater is spilled on y our VCR, unpl ug the power cor d immediately ad take the unit to an Authoriz ed Servic e Center for servi cing.  Do not put your f inger s or objects into the VCR cassette holder .  Do n[...]

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    FEAT URES 10  Rotary 4-head Record/Play back Sy stem- R otary 4-heads to ensure ex cellent picture qual ity and special effects playback  A uto Pow er On a nd Off System- Automatically tur ns the VCR on as you insert the cassette, and turns off af ter auto-r ewind, ejects w hen the beginning of the tape is reached.  A utomatic Re w i nd- A[...]

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    MEMO'S 11  181 Channel Capability PLL Frequency Sy nthesizer Tuner with Direct Station Call- (A conv erter may be necessary to view scrambled cable channels.)  Infrared Remote Control- All ows you to use most of the control s from a remote location.  Real Time Tape Counter- This show s the elapsed recording or playback time in hours, [...]

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    OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12 -FRONT VIEW- 1 Cassette Co mpartment 2 REW button -Press to rewind the tape, or to view video in rev erse direction at a faster than normal speed. Press PLAY button to return VCR to normal playback speed. 3 PLAY button -Press to begin play back of a tape. 4 F.FWD button -Press to adv ance the tape, or to view vi[...]

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    REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 13 14 A UDIO OUT jack -For connection to the audio in jack of your audio equipment or another VCR. 15 A UDIO IN jack -F or connection to the audio output jack of your audi o equipment or another VCR. 16 A NT. IN terminal -For connection to an antenna or CATV. 17 A NT. OUT terminal -For connecti on to an antenna in terminal[...]

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    REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 14 3 SELECT button -Press to select setting modes (TIMER PROGRAMMIN G, CHANNEL SET UP, SETTING CLOCK, RENTAL, etc) from menu. 4 TA PE SPEED button -Press to set desired recordi ng speed. (SP/LP/SLP) 5 MUTE button -Press to mute the TV's sound. Press it again to r esume the sound. 6 A DD/DELETE button -Press to add or [...]

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    REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 15 16 VCR/TV button -Press to sel ect TV or VCR mode. VCR position: to view playback, to monitor v ideo recording s or watch TV using the VCR tuner. TV position: to watch TV or to v iew one prog ram whil e recording another . 17 NUMBER buttons -Press to select desired channels and to enter di gits for setting progr am. The[...]

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    ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 16 3 Replace the cov er. A NTENNA /CA BLE SYSTEM CONNECTIONS For some of the most common types of connections, see the follow ing draw ings. Use only one connecti on. For any further complex connections, please contact your local dealer or other qualified persons. (Y ou may need additional accessories whi ch are no[...]

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    ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 17 CA TV COA XIAL CA BLE (1) Disconnect the C ATV coaxial cable from the back of your TV set. (2) Reconnect the CATV coax ial cable to ANT.IN terminal of the VCR. (3) Connect one end of the COAX IAL CABLE (supplied) to the ANT.OUT jack of the VCR. (4) Connect the other end of the COAXIAL CABLE (suppli ed) to the an[...]

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    ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 18 (6) Connect the separ ator's coaxial end to the TV's VHF jack, and flat tw in-lead end to the TV's UHF terminal. See Separate VHF/UH F Connection Diag ram. INDOOR VHF/UHF A NTENNA (1) Di sconnect the indoor UHF/VHF antenna cabl e from the back of your TV set. (2) Reconnect the cable to the AN T.IN[...]

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    ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 19 Connect the editing (recording) VCR, the source (play ing) VC R and your TV using the followi ng diagr am. See Dubbing Diagram 1. Insert a pre-r ecorded video cassette into the sour ce (playing ) VCR. 2. Insert a blank v ideo cassette, or one you w ant to record over , into the editing (recording) VCR cassette c[...]

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    CONTROLLING VCR INPUT & OUTPUT 20 If your cable ser vice supplies y ou with a cabl e converter box , you can use the basic connection shown bel ow See Cable Conv erter Di agram. NOTES:  W ith this connection, you CAN NOT record one progr am and while v iewing another.  Channel memory programmi ng is NOT needed w hen using this connection.[...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 21 To Set y our TV to the Video Mode Connection Using A v cord (Refer to page 14.): Set y our TV to the Video Mode using VCR/TV button of your TV. To set your TV to the TV mode, press VCR /TV button of your TV ag ain. Connection Without A V Cord (Refer to page 12, 13, 15): Set the TV channel[...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 22 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press POW ER button to turn on the VCR to that the "" appears on the displ ay. 4 Press the VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears [...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 23 The VCR disting uishes between standard TV channels and C able channels. If you subscribe to cable TV, "CATV" appears on the displ ay. (TV mode: from CH2/CATV mode: from CH1) 8 The TV screen returns to TV mode..  If you want to r ecall the selected channels, you can sel ect t[...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 24 6 Press SELECT button once. After scanning, the tuner stops on the l owest memoriz ed channel. TO DELETE, A DD PRESET CHA NNEL Use this pr ocedure to delete from memory the channel s you no longer receive or seldom w atch and to manually add to memory previ ously deleted channels.  Tur[...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 25 4 Enter the desired channel using the number buttons. The channel flashes. You must precede si ngle-dig it channel numbers wi th a zero (02, 03, 04 and so on) . 5 Press ADD/D ELETE button so that "DELETE" f lashes on the display . The channel is deleted from the VCR.  For nex[...]

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    CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) pg. 16. 26 1 Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 3 ( INITIALIZE) with number buttons. 2 Select item 1 (C HANNEL SET UP) w ith number buttons. 3 Select item 3 (AD D/DELETE CH) w ith number buttons. 4 Enter the desired channel using the number buttons. The channel flashes.[...]

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    SETT ING T HE CLOCK 27 You must precede si ngle-dig it channel numbers wi th a zero (02,03,04 and so on) . 5 Press ADD/D ELETE button so that "ADD" flashes on the display. The channel is added to the VCR.  For next channel you wi sh to add, select that channel and follow step [5].  If you press ADD/ DELETE button again, the channel [...]

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    SETT ING T HE CLOCK 28 In the example bel ow, the clock is to be set to: DATE W ednesday 1st March, 1995 SETTIN G TIM E 5:40 PM 1 Press MENU button on the remote control. The main menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Select item 3 (IN ITIALIZE) with number buttons. 3 Select item 2 (SETTING CLOCK) with number buttons. The MON TH digits flash. 4 Enter yo[...]

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    SETT ING T HE CLOCK 29 5 Enter your desired DAY w ith number buttons. 6 Enter your desired YEAR w ith number buttons. The day of the week w ill change automatically. 7 Enter your desired HOUR w ith number buttons. 8[...]

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    SETT ING T HE CLOCK 30 Enter your desired MINU TE with number buttons. 9 Select AM(1) or PM(2) w ith number buttons. Press A DD/DELETE button t o go back one step from current step during steps [4] to [9]. 10 Press MENU or SELECT button to start the clock. Although seconds are not di splayed, they begin counting at 00 w hen you press them. Use this[...]

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    TO CHANGE T HE LANGUAGE 31 2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) 3 Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display . 4 Press MENU button. Select item 3(INITIALIZE) w ith number buttons. 5 Select item 2(SETTING CLOC K) with number[...]

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    VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 32 Select item 3(IN ITIALIZE) with number buttons. 3 elect item 3(LAN GUAGE SELECT) wi th number buttons. 4 Select 1 (ENGLISH ) or 2 (ESPAÑOL = SPAN ISH) with number buttons. 5 Press MENU button. The TV screen retur ns to TV mode. VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SA ME P ROGRAM  VCR Pow er must be on.  Turn [...]

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    VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 33 2 Select the channel to be recor ded by pressing the number buttons on the remote control or the CHAN NEL or button 3 Press TAPE SPEED button on the remote control to sel ect the desired tape speed (SP- LP-SLP). 4 Press REC button. The red " " indicator l ights on the display .[...]

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    VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 34 5 Press STOP button when recor ding is completed. TO DELETE SCENES DURING RE CORDING 1 W hile VCR remains in recor d mode, press PAUSE button. Note: If you do not press P AUSE button a gain within five minutes, VCR will automatica lly return to stop mode. Y ou may revi ew the time remai ning wi th "?[...]

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    RECORDING ONE PRO GRAM W HILE VIEW ING ANOT HER 35 EDIT SEA RCH To edit an unwanted seg ment f rom the alr eady recorded porti on of the tape while VCR remains in recor d mode. 1 W hile VCR remains in recor d mode, press PAUSE button. 2 Press and hold REW button until y ou have reached the begi nning of the unwanted segment. (If you r ewind past th[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 36  If you connect VCR to TV using AV cor d, set your TV to the TV mode using VCR/TV button of your TV. 6 Set the TV to the channel you w ant to watch ( leav e the VCR tuned to the channel y ou want to re cord). TO MONITOR THE REC ORDING PROGRESS OF YOU R RECORDING, 7 Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that [...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 37  Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel l ocated on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4)  Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display .  Clock must be set to the correct ti me and date before setting the timer.  You must use the remot[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 38 5 Pres SELECT button on the remote control . 6 Select item 1 (ON CE) wi th number buttons. The CHANNEL dig its flash. 7 Enter your desired CHANN EL with number buttons.[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 39 8 Enter your desired HOUR w ith number buttons. 9 Enter your desired MINU TE with number buttons. 10 Select AM(1) or PM(2) w ith number buttons. 11 Repeat steps [8] - [10] to set the end time.[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 40 12 Select your desired recording speed SP (1), LP (2), SLP ( 3) or AUTO (4) w ith number buttons. AUTO (4) is available onl y wi th Program No. 1. See "Just-In Time Recording " on page 25 for the use of AUTO (4) setting. Select y our desired recor ding speed SP (1), LP (2) , SLP (3) wi th number buttons. 1[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 41 15 Press MENU button. Program 1 is now completed. To set another program, r epeat steps [2] - [15] starting on pag e 21. 16 Press POW ER button. The " " indicator appear s on the display. The number of all progr ammed events are display ed with cur rent time. NOTES:  W hen the programs over lap, the earlie[...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 42 as follo ws: 9:00AM-11:00AM for PROGR AM 2 11:00AM-12:00PM for PROGR AM 1 12:00PM-for prog ram 3 See Timer Prog ram Diag ram 2 If you programmed as per the above illustration the timer recording w ould be carried out as follo ws: 9:00AM-11:00AM for PROGR AM 2 11:00AM- for PROGRAM 1 DA ILY PROGRAM (MONDA Y ~ SUNDAY) To [...]

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    AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 43 6b Select item 3(W EEKLY) w ith number buttons. Continue w i th step [7] on page 22 onw ards. TO CORRECT OR CA NCEL A PROGRAM  Press ADD/DELETE button to g o back one step f rom current step dur ing steps [5] - [14].  If you finished setting the pr ogram, repeat steps[2] to [4] on page 21. Then press SELECT butto[...]

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    SE TTIN G THE RE MAI NI NG TI ME 44   If you are recor ding using the Automati c Timer Program, y ou may not operate the unit manually, but, you may still stop the recording by pressing STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. NOTE: ST OP button o n the remo te control will not f unction in th e Automa tic Timer Recording mode. A UTOMA TIC TIMER RECORDI[...]

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    SE TTIN G THE RE MAI NI NG TI ME 45 1 Press MENU button. Select item 2 (VCR SET UP) w ith number buttons. 2 Select "~T130" or "T140~" w ith 1 button. 3 Press MENU button to return to normal mode. 4 To check the remain time, press SELECT button on the remote contr ol unit until REMAIN appears on TV screen.[...]

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    SE TTIN G THE RE MAI NI NG TI ME 46 Notes:  In the Remain Time Mode calculating will start when the cassette tape is inserted and PLAY button is pr essed. W h ile calculating, the TV screen shows as illustrated.  A video cassette must be i nserted in the VCR for this function to w ork. REMA INING TA PE RUNNING TIME DIS P LA Y  Since the re[...]

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    JUST -IN T IME RECORDING 47 JUST -IN TIME RECORDING This function allows you to fully utilize the av ailable tape length for timer recording. Th e VCR calcul ates the remaining tape amount and then adj usts the tape speed f rom SP to SLP as needed. If it is suspected that the end of the tape will be reached before the reserved program ends (as long[...]

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    MONITOR RECORDING 48 length will be shown on the display. 1 Turn on the VCR. 2 Set the VCR to the channel to be r ecorded. 3 Press IRT button. Recording starts immediately when the IRT button is pr essed, whether if you ar e watching the same or a dif ferent channel. T he recording length w ill be determined by the number of times you pr ess IRT bu[...]

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    VIEW ING ONLY TV (W ITHOUT RECORDING) 49 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same VCR vi deo output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) 2 Press VCR/TV button on remote contr ol so that "VCR" appears on the display . NOTE: The VCR will continue recording until the preset end time is reached or the tape runs out. VI[...]

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    AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 50 automatically .) 3a If a tape is already in the VCR, press PLA Y button on the VCR. Power w ill turn o n and playback w ill start automatically. (Direct Button Operation) 3b If a tape is already in the VCR, press POWER button to turn on, and then press PLA Y button on the remote control. 4 Press STOP button when play back is[...]

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    RENTAL PLAY 51 3 Repeat playback w ill start automatically. NOTES:  Once you select the r epeat play mode, it stay s in eff ect even after y ou turn off the VCR.  To exit the repeat play mode, repeat steps (1) and (2). "ON" w ill then disappear from the menu. R E N T A L P L A Y This function enables you to i mprove the picture q ua[...]

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    COUNTER MEMORY 52 3 Press SELECT button repeatedly to select "ON". NOTES:  Once you select the r ental play mode, it stay s in effect even after you turn off the VCR.  Selecting ON or OFF must be done in the play mode onl y.  To exit the rental play mode, repeat steps (1) and (2). Then, follow step (3), but sel ect "OFF"[...]

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    COUNTER MEMORY 53 1 Insert a cassette tape with its safety tab in place, i f necessary , rewind or fast forwar d the tape to the point at whi ch you w ant to begin recording . 2 If the counter is not shown 0:00:00, pr ess COUNTER RESET button to reset to 0:00:00. 3 Press COUN TER MEMORY button so that "M" appear s on the TV screen. 4 Pres[...]

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    SPECIAL FEATURES 54 Press STOP button when recor ding or play back is completed. 6 (If the counter is not displ ayed, press SELECT button so that the counter appears on the VCR display or on the TV screen.) To activate the counter memory function, press REW button. T he tape will automatically stop when the counter returns to 0:00:00. To cancel the[...]

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    SPECIAL FEATURES 55 Picture Search (SP/LP/SLP Mode) You may view a video tape at a hig h speed in either a forwar d or rever se direction. This feature is useful in finding or skipping ov er a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound will be muted. Forw a rd Direction: W hen in the Play mode, press F.FW D button to view the tape at a fas[...]

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    SPECIAL FEATURES 56 Still Picture During Play back If you press PA USE button d uring playback, the pictu re will "freeze" on th e screen. Yo u may use this f eature to study details of a particular scene. Press PLAY button to continue play back. NOTE: The VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode, if it is left in the Pause mode for[...]

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    VIDEO CASET TE T APE 57 A uto Rew ind W hen the end of a tape is reached duri ng recording , playback, or fast-forw ard, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning (or to the 0:00:00 counter reading if the memory function is activated), eject, and the VCR will turn off. NOTES:  The tape will not auto-rewi nd during timer recording or In[...]

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    VIDEO CASET TE T APE 58 W hen handling video tapes, foll ow the precautions below :  Avoid moi sture, whic h can condense on the tape if it is moved from a cold place to a warm place. Playing a tape that has moisture in it will damage the tape and your VCR. Before using a tape w ith these conditions, w ait until the tape has war med to room temp[...]

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    CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONT ROL 59 REMOVING A CA SSETTE 1 Press STOP/EJECT button on the unit. 2 W hen the cassette-in indicator goes off and the cassette stops moving , pull the cassette our of tee cassette compartment and store proper ly. 3 Store the cassette in the case as show n. CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S[...]

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    CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONT ROL 60 You need to program the VCR's remote control to send signals that y our TV will recogniz e and respond to. Here's w hat to do: Compatibility  The remote control is desi gned to be operated wi th many telev isions and cable converters, but w ill not work wi th every one made. [...]

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    CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONT ROL 61 Sony 3 Magnav ox 4 Sanyo 5 Gold Star 1 6 Toshiba 7 Gold Star 2 8 Panasonic 9 RCA 0 Panasonic 1 CHAN NEL (up arrow ) Mitsubishi CHANN EL (down arr ow) JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 MEMOR Y Sharp 2 SELECT CONTROLLING THE TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote control i s ready to control the TV. [...]

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    CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOTE CONT ROL 62 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER If you have a cable conv erter, you will probably want to program y ou VCR's remote control so y ou can easily change channel s. The process is the same as for progr amming the remote to operate y our TV. For additional detai ls see the previ ous[...]

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    CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 63 CA BLE CHA NNEL DES IGNATIONS If you subscribe to cable TV, the channels ar e displayed as 1-125. Cable companies often desig nate channels with letter s or letter-number combinations. Please check wi th your local cabl e company. The following is a chart of common cable channel designati ons. See Cable Channel s Diag[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS 64 SERVICING  Should your VCR become inoperativ e, do not try to cor rect the problem by y ourself. There are no user-s erviceable par ts inside. Turn off , unplug the pow er cord, and take the unit to Authoriz ed Servic e Center for servi cing. TECHNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Format: VHS Video Signal System: NTSC color EIA [...]

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    TROUBLESH OOTING GUIDE 65 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have follow ed the instructions contained i n this manual and have di ff iculty in operating your VC R, locate the SYMPTOM i n the left column below. Check the corr esponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and COR RECTIVE ACTION columns to remedy the problem. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CA USE CORRECT IVE A CTION No powe[...]

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    HITACHI W ARRANTY CARD (USA Front) 66 Hitachi Serv ice Hotline Authorized Hitachi serv ice f acilities are available throug hout the US and Canada. For the location nearest y ou, call the Hitachi Service H otline at one of these numbers: In the continental U.S.A . DIA L TOLL FREE 7 days a w eek, 24 hours a day 1-800-HI TACHI (1-800-448- 2244) You m[...]

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    HITACHI W ARRANTY CARD (USA Back) 67 * CAMCORDER * AC ADAPTER CHARGER * 90 DAYS LA BOR (Carry-in) * 1 YEA R PA RTS (Except Batt ery) Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty Hitachi Vi deo Products are warr anted to be free of def ects in parts and w orkmanship at the time of purchase by the or iginal ow ner. If this product is found to be defective,[...]

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    HITACHI W ARRANTY CARD (USA Back) 68 The Limited W arranty prov ided by H itachi does not cover : A. Cabinet (exterior finish items), Battery Packs, Accessories, Head Cleanings, Video Tape Damage, or TV Set Modifications. B. Any defect, malfunction, or failure caused by or resulting from improper servi ce, maintenance, repair , use of Video Cleani [...]

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    HITACHI W ARRANTY CARD (Front) CANADA ONLY 69 Model No. Serial No. Date of Purchase Dealer N ame Dealer Addr ess City State Zip HITA CHI HITA CHI WARRA NTY CA RD (Front) CA NA DA ONLY NOT VA LID IN U. S. A . HITA CHI VIDEO PRODUCTS GOLD CARD WA RRA NTY * See inside for the GOLD C A RD advantages and how to get it. HITA CHI EXCEPTIONAL PE RFORMANCE [...]

  • Page 70

    HITACHI W ARRANTY CARD (Front) CANADA ONLY 70 A - This contract is ex clusivel y for products manufactured and sold by H itachi (HSC) Canada Inc., hereinafter call ed "Hitachi", purchased i n Canada from a dealer duly accredited by Hitachi. The progr am is avail able only for products cov ered by an ori ginal vali dated Hitachi w arranty [...]

  • Page 71

    HITACHI CANADA W ARRANTY CARD (Back ) 71 expir y date of the Plan. Hitachi, how ever, r eserves the rig ht to refuse any renew al. I - Hitachi reserves the ri ght to cancel the Protection Plan i n case of abuse by the owner, in such case, Hitachi will reimbu rse the owner the portion o f the plan cost, based on the period used. J - This plan does n[...]

  • Page 72

    HITACHI CANADA W ARRANTY CARD (Back ) 72 customer. The customer is responsi ble for all transport costs if the product is no l onger under w arranty. WA RRANTY DOES NOT COVER 1. Products receiv ed for repair w ithout sales or deliv ery recei pt showing date of purchase by the or iginal customer . 2. Damages caused by incorrect use, carelessness, un[...]

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    HITACHI CANADA W ARRANTY CARD (Back ) 73 Dealer's Address City Province[...]