Hitachi VT-FX6500A инструкция обслуживания

1 HITACHI Video Deck VT-FX6500A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing and Recordin g Using these quality features: n n n n Hi-Fi system n n n n Rotary 4- head Record/Play back Sy stem n n n n Bili ngua l on-scr een menu disp lay selec t able in English o r Spa nish n n n n Infrared rem ote control n n n n Real tim e tape [...]

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

3 TIMER RECORDING ...................................................................................................... 35 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ......................................................................... 35 HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDI NG ............................................................................ 38 TO CHECK THE AUT[...]

4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS WARNING! TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE T HIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The caution m arking is located on the rear of the cabinet. The lig[...]

5 . 14. Light ning - For added prot ect io n for this video pro duct during a light ning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused f o r long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable sy stem. This will prevent damage to the video pro duct due to lig htning and pow er- line surges. 15. Power Lines-An [...]

6 PRECAUTIONS LOCATION For safe operation and satisf actory perform ance of your VC R, keep the f ollowing in mind w hen selecting a place for its installation : • Shield it f rom direct sunlig ht and keep it aw ay from sources of in tense heat. • A void dusty or humid places . • Av o id places with insuff icient ventilation for prop er heat [...]

7 FEATURES • Hi-Fi system- The Hi-Fi stereo recording sy stem offers y ou excellent sound quality w ith a dynam ic range of 80dB, frequ ency res ponse from 20Hz to 20kHz, and 0.005% w o w and f lutter •Rotary 4-head R ecord/Playback Sys tem- Rotary 4-h ead s to ensure excellent pictu re quality and special effects playback . • Bilingual o n-s[...]

8 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION This VCR will operate w ith any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results, w e recommend th e use of high -quality tapes. Do n ot use poor quality or dam aged tapes. PRECAUTIONS • Avoid m oisture. Moisture conde nsation m ay occur on the tape if it is m oved from a cold place to a warm pl ace or vice versa[...]

9 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS NOTE: • We do not recomm end the use of uni versal rem ote controls. Not all of the function s may be controlled with a univers a l re mot e cont r ol. If y o u decide to use a univ ersal remote control w ith this unit, pleas e be aware that the code n um ber given may not operate this unit. In this case, please[...]

10 +100 button - W hen selecting cable channels w hich are higher th an 99 , press this button first, then press the last tw o digits . (T o select ch annel 125, firs t press "+100" button then press "2" and "5" ). (only on the remote con trol) ENTER- For details, see pag es 34-35. (only on the rem ote control) 12. TAP[...]

11 PREPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS For some of the most com mon ty pes of connection s, please follow the draw ings below. Us e only one connection . For any further com plex connection s, please contact you r local dealer or other qualified persons. (You may need add itional accessories wh ich are not supplied). 1 Disconnect th e ant[...]

12 Fig. 4: Cable B ox and Satellite Box You can ONLY record an d view the SA ME channel w hen using th is connection. There are no exceptions. The sam e goes for A utomatic Tim er Recording and IRT. Note: Ch a n ne l me mo r y p ro g ra mmi ng i s N O T needed w hen using th is connection. RECORDING HINTS 1 ) Be sure to check that the "P W R.&[...]

13 Fig. 6: This c onnection is g ood only if none of y our channels a re sc ram bled. You can rec ord one channe l while view ing another. Sc rambled cha nnels ca n not be recorded w ith this connec tion. RECORDING HINTS 1 ) Be sure to check th at the "P WR." and t h e "VCR" in dicato rs are bot h on. 2) Turn on the TV and Cable[...]

14 INPUT SELECT OF FRONT OR REAR To use the audio/video input jack s, select the " LineIn Rear (L1)" or " LineIn Front (L2)" position. 1) Be sure t o check th at the "P WR." and the "V CR" indi cators are b o th o n . 2) Turn on the TV and set the T V to channel 3 or 4. Now s et the CH3/CH4 sw itch on the bac[...]

15 SET UP FOR USE You can program the tuner to scan only the ch annels y ou receive in y our area. You must use the remote control for th is procedure. NOTES: • Channel mem ory prog ramm ing is NOT needed w hen co nnected to a cable box or satellite bo x as in Fig 4 on page 1 1 or Fig 5 on page 1 2 . In this case with your remote, select the VCR [...]

16 4 Select 'ENGLISH" o r "ESP ANO L" Select "ENGLISH" o r " ESPANOL"=Spanish by usin g the PLAY/ or STOP/ button. Then, press the F.FWD/ button. NOTE: T his functi on effe c ts only the l a nguage o n the scr e en menu and no t the a udio so urce . LANGUAGE SELECT → ENGLISH [ON] ESPANOL 5 Begin Cha nnel pr[...]

17 CLOCK SET UP Set the clock accurately for proper autom atic timer recording. • If th e P ublic Broadcasting Station (PB S) is available in your area, the VCR set the clock au tomatically b y using it at " CHANN E L SET UP" on p age 1 4. ( Auto Clo c k Setting fe ature ) Once the clock is set by this feature, the VCR w ill get automat[...]

18 4 Select the PBS channel First, press the PLAY/ or STOP / b utton to point to "MANUAL". Then, press the F.FWD/ button. Next, pres s the num ber buttons or PLAY/ or STOP/ button to select the PB S channel. • If y ou leave it set to "AUTO" when th e clock is not set yet, the VC R read your local PBS channel once time ev ery 1[...]

19 2 Select "CLO CK SET" Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button to point to "CLOCK SET" . Then press the F.FWD/ b utton. MENU TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT [OF F] PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP → CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT 3 Select "M ANUAL" If [ON] appears bes ide " MANUAL", press the F.FWD/ button. • If it is [...]

20 4 Select the month Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until the desired m o nth appears. (Exam p le: March → 03) Then, press the F.FWD/ button. CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR 03 /-- ---- HOUR MINUTE AM/PM -- : -- -- 5 Select the day Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until the desired day appears. (Exam ple: 20 th → 20) Then, press the F.FWD/ b utto[...]

21 8 Select the m inute Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly un til your desired minute appears. (Exam ple: 40) Then, press the F.FWD/ b utton. CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR 03/01 MON2000 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 05 : 40 -- 9 Select "AM" or "PM" Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button to point to "AM" or " PM" (Exam p [...]

22 DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS TIME Select this feature and the VCR's clock automatica lly w ill advance one hour in April, then re verse one hour in October. Follow the ste p s below when y ou want to use this fe ature even if y ou set the AUT O CLOCK to ON. When Daylig ht-Savings Tim e is ON, the clock's tim e will chang e automatically as follows[...]

23 TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS The chann el s you no lo nger receive or sel d om watch can be del et ed from the memory . (Of course, you can later add the deleted c h annel into the mem ory ag ain.) • Use the rem ote control for this procedure. • Be sure to check t h at the "P WR." and the "V CR" indi cators are b oth o n. ?[...]

24 MANUAL SET UP CHANNEL 30 [TV] ADD - ME MORI Z ED - 6 Exit the preset m ode Press the RESET/EXIT button on the rem ote co ntrol to return to TV mode. NOTE: T o confirm t hat chan nel(s) has been deleted or added, press the CH ANNEL (CH) or button. CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN R eme mb e r : If your cable box or satellite box is connected as in Fig 4 on p[...]

25 MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) SYSTEM You can record or listen to a program in MTS stereo, by using a st ereo amplifier and speak ers. Connec t your VCR to your stere o ampli fi e r using the follo wing diagra m. CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE When y o u play a VHS tape, or receive a broadcast on the VCR tuner chan nel you are w atching, t[...]

26 SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM • Be sure to check t hat th e "PWR" an d "VCR" in dicato rs are bo t h on . • T urn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH 4 switch on the bac k of the VCR to m atch the chann el selected o n th e TV . TO SELECT THE HIFI MODE 1 S e l e c t mai n me n u Press the MENU button[...]

27 PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK • Be sure to check that the "PWR." and the "VCR" indicators are bo th on. • Turn on the TV and set the T V to channel 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV. 1 Insert a prerecorded tape Counter m o de appears at 0:00:00 on the TV screen. I[...]

28 TRACKING ADJUSTMENT • T racking adjustm ent will be set autom atically (D ig ital T rack ing f unction) w hen you star t play back. Howe ver when pla ying pre- recorde d tapes or tapes r ecorded on units other than y our own, noise lines (black a nd white streaks) may appear on th e p layback pictu r e. If this occu rs, you can ad j u st the t[...]

29 SPECIAL PLAYBACK • Use the rem ote control for the follow ing procedure. • Be sure to check t h at the "P WR." and the "V CR" indi cators are b oth o n. • T urn on the TV and set the TV channel to 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH 4 switch on the bac k of the VCR to m atch the chann el selected o n th e TV . . AUTO REPEAT PLAY[...]

30 INDEX SEARCH This feature prov ides a m ethod of in dexing a recordings starting poin t so that it can be easily returned to in either f ast forw ard or rewind m ode. • The index m ark will be made autom atically wh en the REC button is pressed. It will also be marked at the start i ng poi nt of T imer rec ord ing and I RT . • The index m ar[...]

31 TO VIEW AT NORMAL SPEED Press the PLAY button. The Quick-Find is cancelled. • A v id eo cassette mu st be insert in the VCR for this f unction to work. • This fun ctio n w ill not op erate in the recording m od e. • When y ou want to cancel th e Quick-Fin d while in p r o gress, press the STOP button. • When th e end o f a tape is reache[...]

32 RECORDING · Please refer to the connection you a re using , through page s 1 0, 11, o r 1 2 on "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS" before continuing . • Be sure to ch eck that the "PWR." and the "VCR" indicators are both on. • Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4. Now set the CH3/CH4 sw itch on the back of t[...]

33 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURI NG RECORDING Press the PAUSE button on the rem o te co ntrol to temporarily stop recording. Press the PAUSE or REC button to resume recording. Press the PAUSE or REC button to resume recording. PAUSE n n n n n NOTE: When the VCR is in the Pause m o d e , you may view the tim e remaining with n ma rk s o n t he T V s[...]

34 NOTE: If you have a ca ble box or satellite box connected to this VCR, please refer to "ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECT IONS" on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding to the next step. 1 Select the channel to be recorded Press the num b er buttons on the rem ote co ntrol or the CHANNEL(CH) or button. 2 Select the tape speed Press the TAPE SP EED but[...]

35 TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You m ay set the VCR to start and end a recording w hile you are away. You can set seven prog rams to record on specific day s, daily or w eekly w ithin a 1 y ear period. In the example b e lo w, th e timer is being set to reco rd: DATE: May 4th , 2000 SETTING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:30PM CHANNEL: CH16 TA[...]

36 2 Select your desired program number (1-7) Pr o gram number which is no t set up flashe s. Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until y our desired p r o gram number appears. (Example: 1) Then, press the F.FWD/ b utton. PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE -- / -- START TIME -- / -- -- END TIME -- / -- -- CHANNEL -- REC SPEED - - 3 Select once, daily, or weekly r[...]

37 5 Set the start h o ur Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until the desired hour appears. (Exam ple: 0 7) Then, press the F.FWD/ b utton. ONE T IME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05/04 THUR START TIME 07: -- -- END TIME -- : -- -- CHANNEL -- REC SPEED - - 6 Set the start m inute Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until the desired m inute appears. [...]

38 ONE T IME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05/04 THU START TI ME 07: 30 PM END TIME 08: 30 PM CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED - - 10 Set the tape s peed Pres s the PL AY/ or STOP/ button until the desired tape speed appears. (Example: SP) ONE T IME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05/04 THU START TI ME 07: 30 PM END TIME 08: 30 PM CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED SP → SP [...]

39 TO CORRECT OR CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM 1) Turn the pow er on. 2) Press th e MENU button. The details of the you r program appear on t he TV screen. TIMER PROG RAMMING DATE ST A/END CH → 1 05/04 07:30 PM 16 THU 08:30 PM SP 3 05/11 10:00 PM 125 W THU 10:54 PM SLP 5 05/21 11:00 PM 40 DAILY 11:30 PM SLP 3) Select the program which you w a[...]

40 COPYING A VIDEO TAPE You can m ake copies of video tapes made by friends or rel atives for y our enjoym ent. Warning: Unauthorized recordi ngs of copy righted vi deo tapes may be an infri ngem ent of copy right l aw s. Connec t t he edi ting (r e cor ding) V CR (this unit ), so ur ce ( playing) V CR (ano t her VCR) and your T V using the follow [...]

41 ON SCREEN DISPLAY NOTE: VCR pow er and the "VCR" indi cator m ust be on . • To check the Count, Clock and Channel number, press the DISPLA Y button on the rem o te co ntrol. Each tim e you press the DISPLA Y b utton , TV screen will ch ange as shown below . • It is n o rmal for the statu s display (STOP, PLAY etc.) and the tape spe[...]

42 CONTROLLING YOUR TV O R CABLE CONVERTER WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE This Hitachi remote control can be used w ith your TV as well as th e VCR, as long as y our TV comes with a re mot e cont r ol. Thi s fe ature comes in ha ndy--you don't ha ve to j uggle t wo remotes. The remote control is compatible w ith the fifteen mak ers of TV's li[...]

43 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 1 Turn on the TV Turn on the T V (any cha nnel is okay ). 2 Program the rem ote control Aim the VCR's r emote control a t your TV se t. Hold down the TV button (not the VCR/TV button) while you pr ess the numbe r corresponding to y our brand of television a s show n in the ch[...]

44 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If y o u have f ollowed the instru ctions contained in this m anual and have diff iculty in operating y our VCR, locate the PROBLEM in th e left colum n below. C heck the corres ponding CORREC TIVE ACTION colum ns to rem edy the problem . PROB LEM CORRECTIVE ACTION No pow er. • Make s ure the AC cord is con nected to an A[...]

45 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Format: VHS Video Signal System: NT SC color E I A standard Record/Playback Sy stem: Video: 4 heads Audio: VHS Hi- Fi stereo record/playback sy stem Tape Speed: 33.35mm /s (SP), 16.67m m/s (L P)(Playback On ly), 11.12m m/s (SL P) RF In put: UHF/VHF 75 oh m Tuner: 181 channel tu ning ability *(125 cable ch annels) Type : [...]

46 CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS If y ou subscribe to cable TV, th e chann els are display ed as 1-125. Cable companies often design ate channels with letters o r letter-num ber co mbinations. Please check w ith your local cable com pany. The follow ing is a chart of common cable channel design ations. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY with FCC Rules for Elec[...]