Hitachi VT-FX601A инструкция обслуживания

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 1 - Video Deck VT-FX601A Ow ner's Manua l Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing and Recording Using these quality feat ures:  Rotary 4-head Record/Play back System  Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in Eng lish or Spanish  Infrared remote control  Real time tape counter  181 channel capabi[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 2 - TABLE OF CONENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .....................................................................................................4 PRECAUTIONS.................................................................................................................... ......6 LOCATION......................................[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 3 - AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ......................................................................................35 TO CORRECT AN AUTOMA TIC T IM ER PROGRAM ...........................................................40 TO STOP AN AU TOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM W H ICH HAS ALREADY STAR TED ..........40 TO CANCEL OR CHECK THE S TA[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 4 - WA RNING: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EX POSE T HIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. CA UTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THIS SYMBOL IND ICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONST[...]

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS - 5 - surfaces may cause the appliance and car t combination to ov erturn. 9. Ventilation -Slots and openi ngs in the cabinet ar e provided for v entilation and to ensure reli able operation of the vi deo product and to protect it from ov erheating, and these opening must not be blocked or covered. The opening s should never be[...]

PRECAUTIONS - 6 - product. 18. Servicing - Do not attempt to serv ice this VCR y ourself as opening or removing covers may expose y ou to dangerous v oltage or other hazards. R efer all servi cing to qualified ser vice per sonnel. 19. Damage Requiring Service -U nplug this VC R from the wall outlet and refer servi cing to q ualified servi ce person[...]

PRECAUTIONS - 7 - A VOID THE HA ZA RDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK A ND FIRE • Do not handle the pow er cord wi th wet hands. • Do not pull on the pow er cord w hen disconnecting it from AC wall outl et. Grasp it by the plug. • If, by accident, w ater is spill ed on your VCR , unplug the pow er cord immediatel y and take the unit to a Hitachi Authori[...]

FEATURES - 8 - F E A T U R E S • Rotary 4-head Record/Play back Sy stem -Rotar y 4-heads to ensure ex cellent picture quality and special ef fects play back. • Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish • Infrared remote control • Real time tape counter -This show s the elapsed recording or playback ti me in hours, mi[...]

VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION - 9 - VIDEO CA SSETTE TA PE INFORMA TION This VCR will operate wi th any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-q uality tapes. Do not use poor quality or dam aged tapes. PRECA UTIONS • Avoid moi sture. Moistur e condensation may occur on the tape i f it is moved from a cold [...]

OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - 10 - ERA SE PREVENTION You can prev ent accidental erasing of recording by breaking off the tab on the back edge of the cassette. If you decide to record on the tape ag ain, cover the hole with a pl astic tape. OPERA TING CONTROLS A ND FUNCTIONS -FRONT VIEW- Front View Illustration -REMOTE CON TROL VIEW- Remote Co[...]

OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - 11 - 6. PA USE button -Press to temporarily stop the tape during recording or to view a still picture duri ng playback. Frame A dvance function -Press to advance the picture by one f r ame during the still mode. 7. POW ER button -Press to tur n VCR on and off. Press to activate a timer r ecording. 8. VCR/TV button[...]

PREPARATION FOR USE - 12 - 27. VIDEO OUT jack - Connect to a video i nput jack of your vi deo camera or another VCR. 28. VIDEO IN jack -C onnect to a video output jack of your video camera or another VCR. 29. CH3/CH4 select or sw it ch -Use to select a v ideo output channel (3 or 4) for playback from the VCR . 30. A NT. OUT terminal -Connect to an [...]

PREPARATION FOR USE - 13 - SETTING A VIDEO CHANNEL If your TV does not have A/V term inals; W hen the VCR is i n the Playback mode or w hen the VCR is in the VCR posi tion, your TV will receive the sig nals from the VCR on either channel 3 or 4. To use the VCR with y our TV, set the selector switch to CH3 or CH4, w hichever is not used or least use[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 14 - A/ V T E R M I N AL S If your TV has A/V input jacks, you may connect your VCR's AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jacks to the audio/video input jacks on back of your TV. Direct audi o/video connections usuall y result i n a better picture and sound qual ity for tape playback. Pl ease see your TV's owner 's manual for A/V inp[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 15 - A UTOM A TI C CHANNEL PRESET (Without a Cable Box) NOTES: • Follow the steps below once. Repeat i t only if there i s a power failur e or the VCR is unplugg ed for more than 30 seconds. (In these cases, the progr ammed channels are erased.) • You must follow the steps below before attempting to play or record a vi deo tape[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 16 - C H 0 1 TUNER SET UP • The VCR disting uishes between standard TV channels and cabl e channels. 7 After scanning The tuner stops on the lowest memor ized channel. The TV screen retur ns to TV mode. C H 0 2 • If "TUNER SET UP" appears on the TV screen again, check the cabl e connections. Then, press MENU, F.FW D/ [...]

PRESET FOR USE - 17 - Make sure... • You must use the remote control for this procedure. • VCR pow er must be turned on. • Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel as located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) • Press VCR/TV button so that the VCR/TV indi cator on the VCR comes on. 1 Select "S ETTING CLOC[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 18 - HOUR MINUTE AM/PM - - : - - - - 4 Select the year Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desired y ear appears. (Ex ample: 1997) Then, press F.FW D/ button. SETT ING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 / 01 1997 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM - - : - - - - 5 Select the hour Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desired hour ap[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 19 - 7 Select "AM" or "PM " Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "AM" or "PM". ( Example: PM) SETT ING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 / 01 SAT 1997 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 05 : 40 PM AM  PM 8 Start the clock Press MENU or F.FW D/ button. Although seconds are not di splayed, they begin cou[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 20 - The channels you no long er receiv e or seldom w atch can be deleted from the memory. (Of course, you can add the del eted channel into the memory again.) Make sure... • You must use the remote control for this procedure. • VCR pow er must be turned on. • Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output cha[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 21 - 02 (TV) 5 Delete it f rom memory Press COUN TER RESET button so that "DELETE" f l ashes on the TV screen. ADD/DELETE CH 02 (TV) -DELETED- • To delete another channel, repeat steps [4] and [5]. • If you press COU NTER RESET button again, the channel is memorized ag ain. ADD/DELETE CH 02 (TV) -MEMORIZED- 6 Exit the[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 22 - 3) Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "TV" or "CATV". CHANNEL SET UP  TV [O N] CATV ADD/DELETE CH 4) Press F.FW D/ once or twice. After scanni ng, the tuner stops on the low est memoriz ed channel. SELECTING THE LA NGUAGE If you want to chang e the languag e on the TV screen, follow the s[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 23 - 2 To begin play back Press PLAY button. PLAY NOTE: If any menu is activated on the TV screen, the PLAY button on the remote control does not function. Press MENU button to cl ear the menu. Then, press PLAY button. If a tape is already in the VCR with power of f 2A ) Using button on the VCR Just press PLAY button on the VCR. Po[...]

PRESET FOR USE - 24 - or button in the Still mode. NOTES: • W hen the picture is distorted or rolling vertically , adjust the vertical hold control on your TV. • Some latest TV's do not have a user adj ustable verti cal hold. TRA CKING ADJUSTMENT • Tracking adjustment will be set automatically (Dig ital TRacking function) when you start [...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 25 - 3 Select the Counter M emory mode Press COUNTER MEMORY button on the remote control so that "M" appears on the TV screen. M 0:00:00 4 Begin recor ding or play back Press RECORD or PLAY button. Press STOP button when recor ding or play back is completed. 5 To activate the Counter Memory Press DISPLAY button on the [...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 26 - A UTO REPEAT PLA YBA CK The VCR has the auto repeat function that allow s you to repeat a tape indefinitely without touchi ng the PLAY button. Make sure... Insert a prer ecorded tape. 1 Select " VCR SET UP" Press MENU button repeatedly so that the VC R SET UP menu appears. 2 Select "AUTO REPEAT" Press PL[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 27 - menu. Press MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode. RENTA L PLAYBA CK This function enables you to i mprove the picture q uality when play ing back w orn cassettes such as those rented from a video shop. 1 Insert rental tape i nto VCR Begin play back. • Selecting ON or OFF must be done during playback . 2 [...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 28 - Repeat steps [1] to [3]. Then, press F.FW D/ button so that "RENTAL OFF" appears on the TV screen. INDEX SEA RCH This feature provi des a method of indexing the star ting point so that it can be easily returned to in ei ther fast forward or r ewind mode. • The index ma rk w ill be made automatically when the REC[...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 29 - 4 Begin Index Search Press REW or F.FW D button. The VCR beg ins rewi nding or fast forwardi ng to the beginni ng of desired prog ram. Note: Every ti me an index sig nal is skipped, the number i n the program i ndicator decreases by one. 5 After Index Search W hen the preset program is reached, the VCR will start play back [...]

SPECIAL PLAYBA CK - 30 - 3 Enter your desired time Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desired time appear s. (Exampl e: "2:50" for 2 hours 50 minutes) TIME SEARCH 2 : 50 4 Begin Time Sear ch Press REW or F.FW D button. The VCR beg ins rew inding or fast forwar ding to the specified point. The time counts down as the search[...]

RECORDING - 31 - Then, press F.FW D/ button. SEARCH SELECT INDEX SEARCH TIME SEARCH  BLANK SEARCH • The VCR begins fast forwar ding to the begi nning of the blank part of the tape. 3 After Blank Search The V CR w ill auto matically stop. NOTES: • The b lank search will only w ork in th e forward direction n ot in the reverse direction . • [...]

- 32 - NOTE: W hen you r ecord wi th a cable converter box, the VCR channel must be selected to 3 or 4, then the actual channel that you wi sh to record must be selected on the cable conv erter box . 2 Select the tape speed Press TAPE SPEED button on the remote control to select the desir ed tape speed (SP/LP/SLP). SP 3 Begin r ecording Press REC b[...]

- 33 - NOTES: To prevent tape damage, after five minutes, the VCR will automatically sw itch to the Stop mode. You may review the time remaining w ith "  " mar ks on the TV screen. Each "  " mark shows one mi nute. RECORDING ONE PROGRA M WHI LE VI EWI NG A NOTHER You can recor d one program w hile vi ewing another. To star[...]

- 34 - on the back of the VCR. (CH3 or 4) • Press VCR/TV button on the remote contr ol so that the "VCR" indicator appear s on the display. • Insert a cassette tape w ith its erase prev ention tab in place. (If necessary , rewi nd or fast forward the tape to the point at w hich you w ant to begin recording .) 1 Select the channel to b[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 35 - • If the tape runs out before the end tim e, the VCR w ill switch to the Stop mode immediately, eject the tape and the VCR power w ill be turned off . TIMER RECORDING A UTOM A TI C TIMER RECORDI NG You may set the VCR to start and end a recor ding w hile you are aw ay. You can set seven prog rams to record on specific day s[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 36 - TIMER PROG RAMMING PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED NOTE: If you have not yet set the cl ock, "SETTING CLOCK" appears. If so, follow the steps [2] to [8] on page 13. Then, set the timer recor ding. 2 Select your desired prog ram number (1 ~ 7) Progr am number whic h is not set up flashes[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 37 - F.FW D/ button. PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE  DAILY W EEKLY For weekly recording: To record a TV progr am at the sam e time on the sam e channel every week. (Exam ple: every Monday on channel 7 at 5:00PM ) Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "W EEKLY". Then, press F.FW D/ button. PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE D A[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 38 - 5 Set the start hour Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desired hour appear s. (Ex ample: 07) Then, press F.FW D/ button. ONE T IME PROGRAM DATE 05 / 06 T UE START TIME 07 : - - - - END TIME - - : - - - - CHANNEL - - REC SPEED - - 6 Set the start minute Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desire[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 39 - 8 Set the end minute Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly until y our desired minute appear s. (Example: 30) Then, press F.FW D/ button. Next, pr ess PLAY/ or STOP/ button to point to "AM" or "PM". (Example: PM) Then, press F.FW D/ button. ONE T IME PROGRAM DATE 05 / 06 T UE START TIME 07 : 30 PM END TIM[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 40 - the progr am against the avai lable tape leng th. If the internal circuit deter mines that the avail able tape is not long enough to record the pr ogram in the SP mode, the Recor ding mode is automatically changed to SLP mode. This will assure cov erage of the desired timer prog ram before the end of the tape is reached. See [...]

TIMER RECORDING - 41 - • If there is a power failure or the VCR i s unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings ar e lost. • If the tape runs out before the end tim e, the VCR w ill switch to the Stop mode immediately, eject the tape and the VCR power w ill be turned off . The "" indicator w ill fla[...]

TIMER RECORDING - 42 -  AUTO RET URN [AUT O] 4 Exit the Auto R eturn mode Press MENU button to return to the orig inal mode. NOTE: To exit the auto return prog ramming, repeat steps [1] to [2]. Then, press F.FW D / button. [AUTO] will then disappear from the menu. Press MENU button to return to TV m ode. WA TCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM Press POW ER [...]

SETTING THE REMAINING TIME - 43 - • The displayed r emaining tape r unning time may not alway s match the actual remaini ng time on the tape (usually longer than the actual time). It is r ecommended to set the end of the rever sed recording time sever al minutes after the end of the TV program. • T-180 and longer- play cassette tapes or di ff e[...]

COPYING A VIDE O TAPE - 44 - PLAY SP REMAIN - : - - ~T130 Note: • The Remain T i me Mode calculation will start when the cassette tape is inserted and PLAY button is pressed. W hile calculating, the TV screen shows as illustrated. REMAINING TA PE RUNNI NG TIME DI SPLAY • Since the reel di ameter and tape thickness are not common to all cassette[...]

ON SCREEN DISPLAY - 45 - 1) Insert a pre- recorded vi deo cassette into the source (play ing) VC R. 2) Insert a blank v ideo cassette, or one you want to r ecord over, i nto the editing (recording) VCR cassette compartment. 3) Press TAPE SPEED button on the remote contr ol to select the desired recor ding speed (SLP, LP or SP) on the edi ting (reco[...]

DIGITAL DISPLAY - 46 - DIGITA L DISPLAY Digital Display Illustration 1. PWR. (pow er) indicator - Li ghts up when the pow er is turned on. 2.  indicator - Lig hts up when a timer r ecording has been set. Flashes if a tape is not inserted in the VC R even if y ou set a timer. 3. Cassette indicator - Lights up w hen there is a tape in the VCR . 4.[...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE - 47 - • The tape will not auto-rewi nd during timer recording or Instant Recording Timer. • W hen the Counter Memory is activated, the tape w ill rewind to the M0:00:00 and the VCR w ill be in the Stop mode. CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE V CR'S RE MOTE This Hitachi r emote control can be used [...]

CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE - 48 - Zenith 2 Sony 3 Magnav ox 4 Sanyo 5 Gold Star 1 6 Toshiba 7 Gold Star 2 8 Panasonic 2 9 RCA 0 Panasonic 1 CH (up ar row) Mitsubishi CH (dow n arrow) JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 MEMOR Y Sharp 2 SELECT CONTROLLING THE TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote control is ready to contr ol the TV. NOTE: Be[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE - 49 - Cable Conv erters Press CA TV and This Number Jerrold 1 1 Jerrold 2 2 Jerrold 3 3 Hamlin 4 Zenith 5 Scientific Atlanta 6 Pioneer 7 Philips 8 TO OPERA TE THE CABLE BOX ONCE THE REMOTE IS PROGRA M MED FOR I T. 1 Press CATV and then the button of the function you w ant. 2 Press VCR button to oper ate your VCR with the remo[...]

MAINTENANCE - 50 - V C R / T V i n d i c a t o r o n t h e V C R disappears. No operation by • W eak batteries. • Check the batteries in the r emote infrared Remote control. Control. Operation buttons do • Channel Memor y Prog ramming is • See "N OTES" under "AUTOMATIC not wor k after there is requi red because progr ammed CH[...]

CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS - 51 - Power Consumption: 17 W nominal Cabinet Siz e: 14-1/4" (W ) x 3- 5/8" (H) x 9-1/16" (D) 36.0cm (W ) x 9.2cm (H) x 23.0cm (D) W eight: 5.95 lbs. (2.7 kg) ( approx.) Storage Temperature: -4°F to 131°F Operating Temperatur e: 41°F to 104°F Accessories: 1 coax ial cable (Part N o. 5857952), 1 remote [...]