Hitachi VT-M190A manual

TABLE OF CONTENT S 1 HITA CHI Video Deck VHS VT-M190A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using These quality features:  Auto Power On and Off System  Automatic Rewind  Auto Repeat  Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)  Three Different Record/Playback Speeds  Automatic Play back Speed Selection ?[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .................................................................................................................. 4 PRECAUTIONS ...............[...]

TABLE OF CONTENT S 3 AUTOMAT IC TI MER RECORDING HINT S ................................................................................... 41 IRT (INSTANT RECORDING TIMER) .................................................................................................. 41 MONITOR RECORDING .........................................................[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 4 CA UTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELE CT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOV E COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVIC EABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. THIS SYMBOL IND ICATES T HAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CON ST IT UTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K IS PRESENT W ITHIN THIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL IND ICATES T HAT THERE ARE I[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 purpose, may ex clude the reference to unplugg ing the appliance in the cl eaning description other wise requir ed in item 5. 6. A ttachments -Do not use attachments not r ecommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. 7. Wate r and Moisture -Do not use this vi deo product near water, for ex ample, [...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, conveni ence receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appl iance. 13. Outdoor A ntenna Grounding -If an outside antenna or cable sy stem is connected to the video pr oduct, be sure the antenna or[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 7 Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instr uctions as an improper adjustm e nt of other con trols may resu lt in damage a nd will ofte n require extensive work by a q ualified technician to restore the v ideo product to its normal operati on. e. If the video product has been dr opped or damaged in any w ay. f.[...]

PRECAUTIO NS 8  Shield it from dir ect sunlight and keep it aw ay from sources of intense heat.  Avoid dusty or humid places.  Avoid pl aces with insufficient ventilati on f or proper heat dissi pation. Do not block the venti lation holes at the top and bottom of the VCR. Do not place the unit on a carpet beca use this will block the venti[...]

FEAT URES 9 A TTENTION: POUR PRÉVENIR LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISÉE AVEC UN C ORDON PROLONGATEUR, UN E PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE CO URANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ÊTRE INSÉRÉES À FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE À DÉCOUVERT. FCC WA RNING- T his equipment may g enerate or use radio frequency e[...]

MEMO 10 allow s you to record up to 7 prog rams at different times on diff erent channels up to 1 year i n advance. The daily ti mer allows r ecordings to be made of daily br oadcasts, and the weekl y timer allow s recording to be made once a week up to the end of the tape.  IRT (Instant Recording Timer)-Instant timed recording from 30 to 480 m [...]

OPERATING CONT ROLS AND FUNCTIONS 11 -FRONT VIEW- 1 Cassette Co mpartment 2 REW button -Press to rewind the tape, or to view v ideo in rever se direction at a faster than normal speed. Press PLAY button to return VCR to normal pl ayback 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 [...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 12 another VCR. 16 A NT. IN terminal -For connecti on to an antenna or CATV. 17 A NT. OUT terminal -For connection to an antenna i n terminal of your TV. 18 CH3/CH4 select or sw itch -Use to select the v ideo output channel (3 or 4) for playback from the VCR . 19 VIDEO IN jack -F or connection to the video output jack of y[...]

REMOTE CONT ROL OPERATION 13 7 VOL button -Press to adj ust the desired TV's volume level by using either ( up) or (dow n) button. 8 PLAY button -Press to playback the tape. 9 REW button -Press to rewind the tape or to view the pi cture rapidly i n reverse duri ng playback. ( Rewind Search) 10 STOP button - Press to stop the tape motion. 11 RE[...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 14 1 Open the battery compar tment cover by pr essing the cover on the r emote unit in the direction of the arrow . 2 Insert 2 "AA" penlight batter i es into the batter y compartment in the direction i ndi cated by the polarity (+/-) markings. 3 Replace the cov er. A NTENNA /CA BLE SYSTEM CONNECTIONS For [...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 15 (3) Connect one end of the COAX IAL CABLE (supplied) to the AN T .OUT jack of the VCR. (4) Connect the other end of the COAXIAL CABLE ( supplied) to the antenna/cable jack of your TV. See Combo Antenna Diag ram. CA TV COAXIA L CA BLE (1) Disconnect the C ATV coaxial cable from the back of your TV set. (2) Reconn[...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 16 (4) Connect one end of the COAX IAL CABLE (supplied) to the AN T .OUT terminal of the VCR. (5) Connect the other end of the COAXIAL C ABLE (supplied) to a UHF /VHF separator (not supplied) . (6) Connect the separ ator's coaxial end to the TV's VHF jack, and flat twi n-lead end to the TV's UHF term[...]

ANTENNA/CABLE SYSTEM CONNECT IONS 17 See A/V Jacks Diagram. TO COPY A VIDEO TA PE Connect the editing (recording) VCR, the source (play ing) VCR and y our TV using the followi ng diagram. See Dubbing Diagram. 1. Insert a pre-r ecorded video cassette into the source ( playing) VC R. 2. Insert a blank v ideo cassette, or one you w ant to record over,[...]

CONTROLLING VCR INPUT & OUTPUT 18 2. Press VCR/TV button on the editing VCR so that VCR appears on the di splay. USING A CABLE CONVERTER BOX If your cable ser vice supplies y ou with a cable conv erter box, y ou can use the basic connection shown bel ow. See Cable Conv erter Diag ram. NOTES:  W ith this connection, you CAN NOT record one pro[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 19 The video output channel of this uni t is set to channel 3 prior to shipment from the factory. INPUT SELECT To use the external input j ack, select the AUX position. Press C HANNEL " " or " " button or enter "00" w ith number button so that "AUX" appear s o[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 20 POW ER button to turn off the VCR. Then, press POW ER button again to turn it back on. To program the tuner again, see "To preset channel memory again" on this page. 1 Plug the VCR power cord into a standar d AC outlet. The "--:--" flashes. 2 Press POW ER button to turn on the[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 21 7 Press SELECT button once. The tuner scans and memoriz es all the active channels i n your ar ea. After scanning, the tuner stops on the l owest memoriz ed channel. The VCR disting uishes between standard TV channels and Cabl e channels. If you subscribe to cable TV, "CATV" appears on [...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 22 5 Select item 1(C HANNEL SET UP) wi th number buttons. And select 1(TV) or 2(CATV) w ith number buttons. 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 from the remote control to delete from memory[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 23 2 Select item 1 (C HANNEL SET UP) w ith number buttons. 3 Select item 3 (AD D/DELETE CH) wi th number buttons. 4 Enter the desired channel using the number buttons. The channel flashes. You must precede si ngle-digi t channel numbers with a z ero (02, 03, 04 and so on). 5 Press ADD/D ELET E butto[...]

CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (W ithout a Cable Box) 24  For next channel you wish to del ete, select that channel and follow step [5].  If you press ADD /DELETE button again, the channel is memori zed again. 6 Press MENU button. The TV screen retur ns to T V mode.  To check the channel(s) that has been deleted, pr ess CH or button. A DDING P[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 25 4 Enter the desired channel using the number buttons. The channel flashes. You must precede si ngle-digi t channel numbers with a z ero (02,03,04 and so on). 5 Press ADD/D ELET E button so that "ADD" flashes on the display . The channel is added to the VCR.  For next channel you wish to add, sel ect that channel [...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 26  VCR Pow er must be on.  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 .  You must use remote contr ol f or this procedur e. In the example bel ow, the cl[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 27 4 Enter your desired MONTH w ith number buttons. 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 Enter your desired MINUTE w ith number buttons.[...]

SETT ING T HE CLOCK 28 9 Select AM(1) or PM(2) wi th number buttons. Press ADD/DELETE button to go back one step f rom current step dur i ng steps [4] to [9]. 10 Press MENU or SELECT button to start the clock. Although seconds are not di splayed, they beg in counting at 00 when y ou press them. use this feature to synchroni ze the clock as accurate[...]

TO CHANGE T HE LANGUAGE 29 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) wi th number buttons. 5 Select item 2(SETTING CLOC K) with number buttons. 6 Select desired dig it with SELEC T button. 7 Enter correct number s with number buttons. [...]

VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 30 2 Select item 3(IN IT IALIZE) wi th number buttons. 3 Select item 3(LAN GUAGE SELECT) with number buttons. 4 Select 1 (ENGLISH ) or 2 (ESPAÑOL = SPANISH ) with number buttons. 5 Press MENU button. The TV screen retur ns to T V mode. VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SA ME PROGRA M  VCR Pow er must be on.  [...]

VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 31 Insert a cassette tape w ith the erase-protection tab, if necessary , rewind or fast-forw ard the tape to the point at whi ch you want to beg in recording. Counter mode appears at counter 00:00 on the display. 2 Select the channel to be recor ded by pr essi ng the number buttons on the r emote contr ol or[...]

VIEW ING AND RECORDING T HE SAME PROGRAM 32 TO DELETE SCENES DURING RE CORDING 5 Press PAUSE button. Note: If you do not p ress P A USE button again within five minu t e s, VCR will automatically return to stop mode. Y ou may revi ew the time remaini ng with "  " marks on the display . Each "  " mark show s one minute. 6 P[...]

RECORDING ONE PRO GRAM W HILE VIEW ING ANOT HER. 33 RECORDING ONE PROGRA M WHILE VIEWING A NOTHER. You can recor d one program whil e viewi ng another. To start recording , f ollow steps [1] to [4] under "VIEW ING AND RECOR DING THE SAME PROGRAM" on pag e 20. 5 If you set the TV to 3 or 4 channel, press VCR /TV button on the remote contro[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 34 8 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4)  If you connect VCR to TV using AV cor d, set your TV to the VCR mode using VCR/TV button of your TV. A UTOMA TIC TIMER RE CORDING You may set the VCR to start and end a recording while y ou are away.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 35 Insert a cassette tape w ith the erase-protection tab, if necessary , rewind or fast-forw ard the tape to the point at whi ch you want to beg in recording. 2 Press MENU button on the remote control. The main menu appears on the TV screen. 3 Select item 1 (TIMER PROGRAMMING) w ith the number buttons. 4 Select your desir[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 36 6 Select item 1 (ON CE) with number buttons. T he CHANN EL digits flash. 7 Enter your desired CHANNEL w ith number buttons. 8 Enter your desired HOUR w ith number buttons. 9[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 37 Enter your desired MINUTE w ith number buttons. 10 Select AM(1) or PM(2) wi th number buttons. 11 Repeat steps [8] - [10] to set the end time. 12 Select your desired recording speed SP ( 1), LP (2), SLP (3) w ith number buttons.[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 38 13 Enter your desired MONTH w ith number buttons. 14 Enter your desired DAY w ith number buttons. 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 [...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 39 the record ing will start in order of the program numb er. See Timer Prog ram Diagr am 1 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-12:00PM for PROGR AM 1 12:00PM-for prog ram 3 See Timer Prog ram Diagr am 2 If you program[...]

AUTOMAT IC TIMER RECORDING 40 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 PROGRA M  Press ADD/DELETE button to g o back one step f rom current step duri ng steps [5] - [14].  If you finished setting the pr ogram, press SELECT button repeatedly until your desired dig it [...]

IRT (INST ANT RECORDING T IMER) 41 Press STOP/EJECT button on the VCR. If you are recor ding using the Automatic Timer Program, you 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 rem o te control will not f unction in th e Autom a tic T imer Recording [...]

MONITOR RECORDING 42 3 Press IRT button. Recording starts immediately w hen the IRT button is pressed, w hether if you are watching the sam e or a diffe rent channel. the recording length will be determined by the number of times you pr ess IRT button. IRT Length Di agram  Each time you press IRT button, you w ill extend the recording time by 30[...]

VIEW ING ONLY TV (W IT HOUT RECORDING) 43 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. VIEWING ONLY TV (WITHOUT RECORDING) The VCR must be plugg ed into an AC outlet. 1 Turn VCR pow er off or press VCR/TV bu[...]

AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK 44 4 Press STOP button when play back is completed. A UTO REPEA T PLA YBA CK The VCR has an auto repeat function that allow s you to repeat a tape i ndef initely without touchi ng the PLAY button. 1 Press MENU button on the remote control. Select item 2 (VC R SET UP) with number buttons. 2 Select item 1 (R EPEAT PLAY) w ith num[...]

RENTAL PLAY 45 NOTES:  Once you select the r epeat play mode, it stays i n ef fect even after you turn off the VCR.  To exit the repeat play mode, repeat steps [1] and [2]. "ON" w ill then disappear f rom the menu. R E N T A L P L A Y This function enables you to i m prove the picture q uality w hen playing back w orn cassettes such[...]

COUNTER MEMORY 46 COUNTER MEMORY The COUNTER MEM ORY button can be used during r ewind or fast forwar d to automatically stop the tape when the counter reaches a pr eset memory position of approx. 0:00:00. For exampl e, this feature can be used to return the tape to a pre-selected posi tion immediately after recording, and to r epeatedly play back [...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 47 4 Press REC or PLAY button. 5 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 memor y function, press REW button. T he tape will automatically stop w hen the counter r[...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 48 Picture Search (SP/LP/SLP Mode) You may view a v ideo tape at a high speed in ei ther a forward or r everse directi on. This feature is useful in finding or skipping over 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[...]

SPECIAL FEATURES 49 Still Picture During Play back If you press PA USE button d uring playback, the p ictu re will "f reeze" on th e screen. You may use this f eature to study detail s 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 f[...]

VIDEO CASET TE T APE 50 W hen the end of a tape is reached duri ng recording, pl ayback, or fast-forward, 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 Instant Recording[...]

VIDEO CASET TE T APE 51 You may prevent accidental erasi ng of a tape by breaking off the tab on the back edge of the cassette. If you decide to record on the tape agai n, cover the hole w ith plastic tape. INSERTING A CA SSETTE Insert the cassette in the directi on as shown. Push in gently , but continuously, on the center-back of the cassette unt[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOT E CONTROL 52 Store the cassette in the case as show n. CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE CONTROL This Hitachi r emote control can be used with y our TV as well as the VCR, as l ong as you TV comes w ith a remote control. This feature comes in handy- -you don't have to jugg le two rem[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOT E CONTROL 53 VCR/TV button) w hile you press the number corresponding to y our brand of television as shown in the char t. For exam ple; If you have an R CA television, pr ess T V and 0 at the same time. If this button combination sends a signal that matches with y our TV , the channel will change on [...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV W ITH T HE VCR'S REMOT E CONTROL 54 CONTROLLING THE TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote control is r eady to control the TV. 1 First press TV button to chang e to the T V function mode, them press the button of the TV function that you want. For exam ple; Press TV button and the CHANNEL ( ), and the TV station will c[...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNAT IONS 55 Jerrold 2 2 Jerrold 3 3 Hamlin 4 Zenith 5 Scientific Atlanta 6 Pioneer 7 Philips 8 To operate the cable box once the remote is programmed for it. 1 Press CATV and then the button of the function you want. 2 Press VCR button to oper ate your VCR w ith the remote again. CA BLE CHANNEL DESIGNA TIONS If you subscribe to c[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS 56  Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spr ay insecticide li quid near the VCR. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the ex posed surfaces. HEA D CLEANING  Picture play back may become blurr ed or interrupted w hile the TV program reception is clear. This does not mean that the recorded program ha[...]

TROUBLESH OOT ING GUIDE 57 Storage Temperature: -4° F to 131° F Operating Temperatur e: 41° F to 104° F Accessories: 1 coaxial cabl e (Part No. 5857952), 1 remote control uni t (Part No. HL10471), 2 AA batteries * Check your cable company's compatibility requirements. For information about how to obtain these accessories, please call TOLL [...]

TROUBLESH OOT ING GUIDE 58 CHANNNEL? YOUR AREA/ IS TV CORRECT LY TUNED? FINE TUNE T HE TV. STAT IC LINES THROUGH THE PICT URE? PRESS 1 OR 4 BUT TON TO ADJ UST T RACKING. NOISY PICTURE DESPIT E ALL PREVIOUS ADJUST MENTS, EVEN W HEN PLAYING DIFFERENT CASSETT ES? HAVE VIDEO HEADS CLEANED BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN. NO PICTURE DURING PLAYBACk? T[...]

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