Hitachi VT-FX633A manual

1 VIDEO CASSETT E RECORDER VT-F X633A Ow ner's manual Using these q uality features: • The VCR Plus+* pr ogramming sys tem allows you to program the V CR for timer recording by simply e ntering a PlusCode * number. * VCR Plus+ and Pluscode ar e trademar ks of Gems tar Development Corpor ation. VCR Plus+ system is manufac tured under license [...]

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

3 Switchi ng between the clock, time count er and time o f remaining ta pe ................................39 INDEXING W ITH THE TIME COUNTER ..................................................................................40 RECORDING A PROGRAM .....................................................................................................41[...]

4 This sy m bol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit m ay have suff icient magnitude to cause electr ic shock . Theref ore, it is dangerous to m ake any kind of c ontact with any inside part of this unit. This sy m bol alerts the user that im portant literature c oncerning the operation and m aintenance of this unit has been incl[...]

5 y ou are unable to ins ert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to f it, contact y our elec trician to replace your obsolete outlet. To prevent elec tric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cor d, receptacle or other outlet unles s the blades can be f ully inserted without blade [...]

6 sure the antenna or c able sy stem is grounded so as to provide som e protection against voltage surges and built- up static c harges. Section 810 of the National Elec trical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70, provides inf orm ation wi th respect to pr oper grounding of the m ast and supporting s tructure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna dischar[...]

7 operation. e. If the video produc t has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged. f. W hen the video product exhibits a distinct change in perf ormanc e - this indicates a need f or service. 19 Replacement Parts -- W hen replac ement parts are required, have the service tec hnician verify that the replacem ents he uses have the s ame saf ety[...]

8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 AM/PM indicators Time , Tape counter , Tape re maining or VCR mode indic ator PLAY - play back SRCH - double-speed play, visual searc h and skip play back ["-" appears during reverse dir ection viewing] SLOW - slow play REW - rewin d S: REW - high s peed rewind FF - fa st fo rwa rd S: FF - high s peed fast for[...]

9 VCR Rear Panel Item No. Function 22 23 24 25 26 27 A UDIO IN L, R jacks VIDEO IN jack IN FROM ANT. - signal input OU T TO TV - sig na l to TV VIDEO OUT jack A UDIO OUT L, R jacks Remote Control Customer Contr ols Remote Control Item No. Function 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 SPE[...]

10 REMOTE OPERA TION • Install batteries in the remote contro l The remote control re quires two "A A " batteri es. 1 Insert your fingertip into the notch and push the battery compartment lid to remove it. Note: W hen r eplacing the batteries, rem ove the old batteries and keep the PO W ER button depressed f or 10 seconds bef ore insert[...]

11 • Operating in the remote control 1 Make su re there is no obst acle between th e remote control an d VCR's infrared receiver. Infrared Receiver Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (for ex ample, cof fee table, sof a, etc) between the VCR and rem ote control. 2 Point the remote control at the VC R's infrared rece[...]

12 safety tab is inserted. The VCR won't record on a tape without a safety tab and the cassette will be ejected if the RE C or RE C/IRT button is pressed. Be sure to check the safety tab before inserting a cassette. • Insertion Push the v ideo cassette gent ly into the slot on t he front of t he VCR. • The VCR autom atically turns on and t[...]

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. Pressing the CHANNEL button alternates between RFCH-03 (c hannel [...]

14 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 M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER Hookup C Illus tration 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 a[...]

15 BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP -W ITH CA BLE BOX [E] 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 YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX . BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR CABLE BOX MANUAL FOR THE CABLE BOX OUTPUT CHANNEL.[...]

16 VCR. Pressing the CHANNEL button alterantes between RFCH-03 (c hannel 3) and RFCH-04 (channel 4) in the VCR's display. Display the channel which is not used by a comm ercial channel in your area. A DVA NCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CA BLE BOX [F] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M [...]

17 SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMA TIC MODE Note: An antenna or cable m ust be connected to the VCR bef ore y ou begin this operation. • Tips You'll need to set the clock when f irst hooking up your VCR, and any tim e the power goes out for m ore than 1 hour. W hen you first plug in the VCR or after a power outage, the clock display will read &quo[...]

18 Notes: • If the cloc k is not set af ter about five m inutes have elapsed, the clock mus t be set manually (see page 20). • W hen the VCR power is r estored after a power f ailure of m ore than one hour, the clock will indicate "--:--", and the clock set procedure ( automatic or m anual) m ust be repeated. • If the tim e displaye[...]

19 4 Make su re that item 1 is high lighted "CLOCK SET <A UTO>". • If "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is highlighted, press the (1) button to switch it to "CLOCK SET <AUTO>". 5 Press the (2) button. This screen appears to s how that the clock is being s et. • It may take about f ive minutes. • Since the VC[...]

20 Remote Control Illus tration 2 Press the (3) b utton to bring up the "CL OCK SET" menu. Make s ure that item 1 is highlighted "CLOCK SET <AUT O>". 3 Press the (3) b utton to select y our local t ime zone. Each tim e (3) is pres sed, the option for "SET TIME ZO NE" switches from <AUTO > to <ATLANTIC>[...]

21 Note: If the displayed time dr ifts fr om the curr ent time even after steps 1 - 5 have been perf ormed, r eset the DST. Press the G UIDE and (3) buttons then press the (4) button to specif y another option, then set the tim e again. SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUA LLY To set the clock manually 1 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will [...]

22 5 Press the number buttons to fill the hour and minutes. • For tim es with only one number (1-9) press the (0) button first, then the hour or minute. For exam ple, if it is now 10:20AM, press (1)(0) (2)(0). "AM" and "PM" will now appear on the scr een. Remote Control Illus tration. 6 Press the (1) button f or A M o r (2) fo[...]

23 Notes: • The cloc k uses the 12- hour sy stem . You set it for AM or PM. • An illogical tim e (like 13 f or the hour or 20 f or the month) will not be acc epted. • If you press the wrong digit, exit the sc reen by pressing G UIDE and recall the screen to enter the correct setup. PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER Note: An antenna or cable m ust be c[...]

24 5 Press the (1) b utton to select the type of receiv ing setup you hav e: <CATV1> Ordinary cable <ANT> Internal or exter nal antenna <CATV2> Alternate cable (If CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect). 6 Press the (2) button. The VCR will autom atically stor e channels received in your area. It takes about 2 - 3 mi[...]

25 Channel Caption (Station Identifier) W hen your VCR is receiving a c hannel caption signal that is transm itted by a local br oadcasting station together with a TV program , a station identifier is displayed on the TV screen. To add or erase channels The auto channel set procedure may memorize channels that are blank, have snow y pictures, or in[...]

26 5 Press the ST OP button to delete the chan nel, or press the PLAY button to add it. 6 Press the GUIDE b utton to return to regu lar viewin g. Auto blue setting 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 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr ee[...]

27 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the (1) b utton to select A UTO BL UE "ON" or "OFF". ON: The s creen becom es blue and m utes sound when a channel without a broadcast signal on the VCR or a channel on which broadcas ting has finished. • If the signal is too strong, this func tion may not operate even if you specify &l[...]

28 2 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. 3 Press the (4) b utton to select the CHA NNEL PRESET operation. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the (1) b utton t o select <CA TV2>. 5 Press the (5) b utton to select "CA BLE BOX SET UP" menu. 6 Press the (1) b utton to answer "YES&quo[...]

29 8 Using theVCR rem ote, enter the cable box output channel num bers. For exam ple, press (0) (3) for channel 3. 9 Press the GUIDE b utton to en ter the outp ut channel of y our cab le box. • The CABLE BO X TYPE mes sage will appear on the TV sc reen. Remote Control Illus tration. 10 Press the tw o number b uttons that match the code n umber of[...]

30 12 Cable box chan nel changed to ch annel 9: Press the (1) b utton to end this setting . Remote Control Illus tration Your cable box and VCR are now set f or VCR Plus+ program recording. Depending on the m anufacturer and model of the cable box, you may also be able to use the VCR rem ote control to: • Change channels on the cable box with the[...]

31 The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • W hen a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback star ts automatic ally . 3 Press the PLAY button to start playing th e tape. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the ST OP button to end playback. Rewinding the tape When the v ideo cassette reache[...]

32 If your videocassette has the s afety tab removed, the VCR will stop and autom atically rewind the videocass ette, eject it, and turn of f the power when it reaches the end of the tape or blank sec tion of the tape which lasts f or mor e than 30 seconds. Note: This f unction works only in PLAYBACK mode, not in RECORDING m ode. Rewinding or fast [...]

33 SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS • Variable speed play back Still Playback (Pause) Press the PA USE button on th e remote control to still the tape during play. Remote Control Illus tration The pic ture will "freeze". You may see s ome m inor noise or interf erence on the sc reen. This is normal. • To res ume play, press the PLAY button[...]

34 Frame Advance 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the tap e during playback. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the (6) b utton to v iew the p icture one frame at a time. • Press the PAUSE button to resum e play. Slow motion 1 Press the PLAY butto n. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the SLOW button to slow t he playback speed. 3 Press the[...]

35 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 stop the tape autom atically to prevent damage to the tape and VCR. Visual Search This function let you search back ward and forward through the videotape while viewing it. Remote Control Illus tration.[...]

36 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. The L and R indic ators will light in the VCR's display panel. • Select LINEA R to play back the sound rec orded on the linear monaur al track. Also, if the audio sounds dis torted[...]

37 • 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 tapes[...]

38 Notes: • W hen a c assette without a safety tab is inserted, "T Ab" will flash in the VCR display for several sec onds and 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 W hen the beginning of blank is loc ated, the STOP sc reen will appear for f[...]

39 Remote Control Illus tration Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLAY BACK) 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 . Remote Control Illus tration. VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y Switching betw een the clock, time counter a[...]

40 On-screen Display Illustration Note: Imm ediately after the tape is inserted, " -:-- " will appear. 2 m inutes after playback or r ecording is star ted, the tape rem aining time is display ed. Press the CLEAR button r epeatedly to switch the type of tape is used. The c orrect rem aining tim e will appear. AUTO: T -120 or shorter tape T[...]

41 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 pot. Notes: • Press the DISP button to tur n the counter display off. T he selected spot will stay in mem ory until you set a new one or until the tape is e[...]

42 2 Insert a blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback starts automatically, and y ou cannot com plete the record operation. 3 Press the T A PE SPEED b utton to select SP (standard play, for the best pi cture quality) or [...]

43 Recording will start and the REC indictor on the VCR will appear. 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, "T Ab" will flash in the VCR display for several s econds and the cas sette will be ejected automatic ally . • Press the PAUSE b[...]

44 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 recorded 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the record ing temporarily. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the CH ( / ) button or number buttons to cha nge the channel to the one y[...]

45 2 Press the (2) b utton to select the VCR SETUP o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. 3 Press the (6) button t o set the SAP option to "O N". 4 Press the (5) b utton t o set the ST EREO/MON O option t o "STEREO". 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end the settin g. 6 Follow the Step 1 through 6 on " Basic Recording S teps&[...]

46 INSTA NT RECORDING TIMER Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) The Ins tant Recording Tim er (REC/IRT button on the VCR) will let y ou mak e a sim plified tim er recording without having to use the program m ing timer. In order to set the IRT properly the clock m ust be set bef ore starting. 1 Follow the steps 1 through 5 on " Basic re c [...]

47 Assem ble the inform ation you need for timed r ecording: • Be sure that the clock is set to the correct tim e • Date and day of the pr ogram • Starting time • Ending time • Channel to be recorded • Blank or erasable videocassette ( safety tab intact) Delayed Recording Steps You set up the delay ed recor ding using the on-screen Eas [...]

48 W EEKLY Records a s how at the same day and time every week. EXA M PLE: 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 speed. 4 Press the (1) b utton to bring up the screen for One T ime Recording Remote Control Illus tration. 5 Press the (0) an d (8[...]

49 8 Enter the en d time by pressing (0), ( 6), (3) and (0) for 6:30. The VCR autom atically selects PM for y ou. 9 Enter the reco rding date by pressing (0), (7), (1) and (0) for 7/10/98. 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. 12[...]

50 Note: If a cas sette has not been inserted or a c assette without safety tab has been inserted, the delayed recording indic tor will flash to warn you. The cassette without saf ety tab will be ejected autom atically . Be sure to insert a cass ette wi th saf ety tab intac t. When you have s et up all the timed recor dings you want: • Don't[...]

51 Your local channels m ay be diff erent from the VCR Plus+ channel c odes. To get ready to record with the VCR Plus+ system you need to assign your local broadcast and c able channel numbers to the VCR Plus+ channel codes already stored in your VCR's mem ory. This is c alled channel setup and y ou do it using the on- screen Easy Guide System[...]

52 Note: If y ou reecive all y our channels thr ough a cable box (Hook ups E, F, or G) set up the cable box, in addition to the following setup: Please r efer to page 26 "CABLE BOX SETUP" in "FIRST TIME SET UP" section. • VCR Plus+ setup - Channel setup The f ollowing shows the procedure you should perform when y ou ar e recei[...]

53 6 Press the number buttons to assign your broadcast channel number to the corresponding V CR Plus+ channel. In this exam ple broadcast c hannel 38 is assigned to VCR Plus+ c hannel 42. Note: If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button to erase the wrong num ber and enter the cor rect one. 7 Repeat steps 5 - 6 for all channels that need to[...]

54 3 Press the num ber button s to enter the PlusCo de number of the program you w ant to record. Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits. If y ou enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 4 Press the PROGR A M butto n to store the Plu sCode number in th e VCR's memory. Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME [...]

55 one. If not, you need to check your VCR Plus+ channel setup again. 7 Review the screen to be su re everything is set as you w ant, then press t he PROGRA M button t o complete y our programming or continue w ith additiona l programs. 8 Press the POW ER button t o turn off t he VCR. The delayed recording indic ator will display on the VCR. This t[...]

56 display) You can use the VCR Plus+ system to pr ogram the tim er, observing the VCR's display , without 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 can only program a one-tim e recording. • To stop pr ogramm ing, press the PO W ER bu[...]

57 Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits. If y ou enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 5 Press the num ber buttons t o enter the PlusCod e number in the VCR' s memory. The s tart time and channel will appear. Chec k the details of the program . • If "Err " flashes for about f ive seconds, c[...]

58 there is (are) an y unnecessary program(s), please cancel or co rrect it (them). Please ref er to Page 53, "Reviewing what you have programmed" . To go into the recording mode: 1. Press the POW ER button to turn the VCR on . 2. Turn on TV and select the video chan nel (3 or 4). 3. Pres the T A PE SPEED b utton to switch th e recording [...]

59 PROGRA MMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control ca n be programmed to control ma ny T V brands tha t are remote contr olled. 1 Turn on the T V. 2 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 3 Press and hol d the "TV" b utton. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the remote button corresponding to your TV brand as shown [...]

60 Sanyo 5 RCA 0 Sharp 2 AVX Note: If your TV brand is not lis ted on the Set-Up Chart, try all the buttons listed in the chart until the T V changes channels. If the TV channel does not change, you won't be able to program the r emote for y our TV. Using the VCR remote to control your TV 1 Press the "T V" button o n remote contro l.[...]

61 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 Zenith 5 Jerrold 2 2 Scientific Atlanta 6 Jerrold 3[...]

62 To record from stereo BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Remote Control Illustration. • Make sure the VCR is connected to your stereo system, as shown above. • Make su re that "STEREO " audio is selected from t he VCR Set-Up M enu, as show n on page 42, of "RECORDING OPERA TIONS" section, "Stereo vs. mono sound". • Select VC[...]

63 tapes. Note: If your camcorder is not ster eo (has only one a udio plug), c onnect 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. To copy from a camcorder BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Connect the camcorder's AV output cable to the audio/video jacks on the back o[...]

64 • Press the ST OP button to finish reco rding. 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 [...]

65 4 When you see t he part of the p rogram you wish to record, press the PAUSE button on VCR-1 again to release pause an d start recording . • Press the ST OP button to finish r ecording. PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTENANCE Problem guide No pow er • Make s ure the VCR is plugged into an AC outlet. Remote control doesn't wor k • Make s ure the [...]

66 Regular periodic m aintenance is r equired to maintain optim um VCR per form ance. Such m aintenance and adjustm ents should not be attem pted by the user. Pleas e consult your service dealer for further inf ormation. A uto Head Clean ing System This sy stem cleans the video heads autom atically w hen a cas sette is inserted and ej ected or the [...]

67 When programming the timer. • Eight programs ha ve already been stored. Cancel un necessary program and transf er the new programming. When you turn power off af t er programming the timer, or transfer the programming w ith pow er off. • A cassette has n ot been inserted or a cassette without safety tab has been inserted. A cassette without [...]

68 (LP) (playback only), 11.12 mm /sec (EP) RF Input: UHF/VHS 75 ohm Tuner: USA: 181 channel tuning ability * (125 cable channels ) Canada: 178 channel tuning ability* (122 cable channels ) Type: Auto program ming f requency synthesis Power Input: AC 120V 60 Hz Power Consum ption: 22W nom inal Cabinet Size: 14-15/16" (W ) x 3-11/16" (H) x[...]