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1 i HITA CHI Video Deck VT-FX611A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette View ing and Recording Using these quality feat ures: VHS hi-fidelit y sound in play back Automatic t.
2 FOR YOUR SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................... 5 Read This First .
3 Befo re You Re co rd ..................................................................................................... 33 Basic Recording Steps .............................................................................................. 33 Recordin g Tip s .
FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 F O R Y O U R S A F E T Y POW ER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ONLY. The POW ER swi tch turns the VCR on and off, leaving the cl ock/timer unaffected. If the unit is to be left unattended for a long peri od, it is recommended that the unit be compl etely swit ched of f and unplugg ed.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 5 I M P O R T A N T S A F E G U A R D S In addition to the careful attention dev oted to quality standards in the manufacture of your vi deo product, safety is a major f actor in the design of every instrument. But, safety is your responsibility too.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 6 Periodical ly exami ne the cord and have it r eplaced by y our servic e technician if appearance indicates damag e or deteriorated i nsulation.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 7 12 Outdoor A ntenna Grounding -- If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the video product, be sure the antenna or cable system i s g rounded so as to provi de some protection against v oltage surg es and built-up static charges.
IMPORT ANT SAFEG UARDS 8 SERVICE 17 Servicing -- Do not attempt to serv ice this vi deo product yoursel f as opening or remov ing cover s may ex pose you to dangerous v oltage or other hazards.
Read This First 9 Read This First Thank you for buying a Hit achi product. You've chosen the best VCR for you, and we want to help you m ake the most of your purchase. Please take ti me to become fam iliar with this manual and how it is set up. Keep it handy for future reference, too.
Getting Started 10 Getting Sta rted Relax. Using a V CR is very straightfo rw ard. This sections explai ns how to hookup the VCR, quick tour of the controls , set up for first- time operati on using on-screen menus, and vi deocassette tapes. Enjoy getting to know all about your Hitachi VCR.
Getting Started 11 TV A ND VCR UNPLUGGED WHILE HOOKING THEM UP. 3 Hook Up the A udio/Video Signal If your TV is a fairly recent model, you probably hav e both audio and video jacks. Look on the back of your TV fo r three jacks - possibly color-coded yellow, w hite, and red.
Getting Started 12 Look at the back of your TV for a connector that looks lik e one of these, and follow the cor responding hookup option. If you hav e any sort of cable box, see the hookup options i n Advanced Operations (pag e 46).
Getting Started 13 Capabilities: W ith this hookup, y ou should now be abl e to perform all the basic functions provi ded by this equi pment. External or Internal 300 Ohm A ntenna If you have ei ther an external or internal (r abbit ears) antenna rather than cabl e, you may have 300 ohm connectors l ike these.
Getting Started 14 round VHF If you have "rabbit ears" (an antenna on top of your TV), y ou will need an additional adapter and 75 ohm extension to make y our leads reach from the antenna to the VCR. This connection will work only if you have a strong, clear picture on the TV, indicating a strong sig nal.
Getting Started 15 7 Sw itch the RF or Video Channel W hen the VCR is on, its vi deo signal can come into y our TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. Y ou need to select the appropriate channel. If you already have a tape in the VCR , eject it. W hen the power is turned on, press POW ER to turn it off.
Getting Started (Contr ols) 16 Getting Sta r ted (Controls) Quick Tour of the Controls Study these pictur es carefully to learn about the buttons and contr ols that you'll need for every day operati on. Various controls are ex plained throug hout this manual as they are needed, but now is a good time to get familiar with their locations.
Getting Started (Contr ols) 17 DISPLAY U sed in on-screen prog ramming and i ndexing. CLEAR Used i n on-screen prog ramming and index ing. VCR/TV Sw itches between v iewing through the VCR and not v iewi ng through the VCR. VOLUME Increase or decrease the audio volume.
Getting Started (Contr ols) 18 There may be objects betw een the remote and the VCR - fo r instance, a stack of books on the coff ee table, your 2-year- ol d child, the dog . Hol d the r emote so that it points at the VCR with nothing in the way. If You Just Want to Watch TV For normal TV v iewing , you do not need to disconnect the VCR .
Getting Started (Contr ols) 19 Meet Your On- Screen Guide Your H itachi VCR has as a special feature call ed the Easy Guide Sy stem. This feature guides you through simple setup and programming tasks right on the TV screen. W ith the TV and VCR turned on, press GUIDE on the remote control.
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 20 Getting Starte d (Initi al Setup) Setup for First-Time Operation Before you use y our VCR to w atch or record from your TV, y ou need to "tell" the VCR w hether your TV uses cable or antenna input and let it prog ram itself to receiv e your TV's channels.
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 21 2. Press 3 to select y our local time zone. Each time 3 is pressed, the opti on for "3 SET T IME ZONE" sw itches from <AUTO> to <ATLANTIC>, < EASTER>, <CENTRAL> , <MOUNTAIN>, <PACIFIC> , <ALASKA>, <HAW AII> and back to <AUTO>.
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 22 To set the clock manually 1. Press GUIDE, then press 3 to br ing up the CLOCK SET screen. Press 1 to switch "CLOCK SET <AUTO>" of item 1 to "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" .
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 23 <CATV2>: Alternate cable ( if <CATV1> doesn't giv e you the channels y ou expect). 3. Press 2 to select "2 AUTO CHAN NEL SET". The tuner automatically cy cles through al l availabl e channels in your ar ea and place them in memory.
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 24 Look at each item to see if it matches y our own setup: To change a setting, pr ess the button that has the same number as that item. This will cycle you through several op tions. W hen everything is set up as you w ant, press GUIDE to return to r egular viewin g.
Getting Started (Initial Setup) 25 sound using the same format as a non hi-fi VCR . Stereo progr ams are recorded in hi-fi on both the left and rig ht channels and also recorded on the linear tr ack as monaural.
Getting Started (Video T apes) 26 Getting Started (Video Tapes) A bout Videocassette Tapes Ty pes The best thing y ou can do f or your VCR is use the best quality tapes available. This VCR uses VHS tapes onl y, whi ch are the most common type. Look for the VHS mark on new or prerecor ded tapes you buy.
Getting Started (Video T apes) 27 W hen you load a videocassette i nto the VCR, there is only one right w ay! Most tapes show y ou the way with a littl e arrow on the top si de which should g o in first. Push the videocassette g ently into the slot on the front of the VCR.
Basic Oper ations (Playback) 28 Basic Operations (Play back) Practice starti ng and stopping a video you've rented - play it through, see how it automati cally rewinds. Get a blank tape and try recor ding a TV show. Then you'll know how to use the VCR when you need to-- or where in the m anual to find the instructions you forgot.
Basic Oper ations (Playback) 29 Manual Rew i nd Press STOP and REW . The VCR rewinds the tape al l the way to the beginning, then stops. Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR to release the tape.
Basic Oper ations (Playback) 30 If you press the DISPLAY button when vi ewing a v ideocassette, the display , as shown, appear s f or several seconds so you can see the functions of the number buttons on the remote control.
Basic Oper ations (Playback) 31 Display ing the Tape Remaining Time This function display s the tape remaining ti me in hours and minutes. 1. Press DISPLAY to display the tape remai ning time. Immediately after the tape is inserted, "- : - -" will appear.
Basic Oper ations (Playback) 32 Now w hen you rew ind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot w here you cleared the counter. ( Notice it mov es just past the marker and then back to it.) Press PLAY to w atch the tape from that preselected spot.
Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 33 Basic Operations (Recording) Recording a Program Before You Record The VCR must be hooked up properl y for recording . See the Simple Hookups at the beginning of this manual. Copy right Infringement Warning Most telev ision programs and fil ms are copyrig hted.
Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 34 Operations). The recording will continue as set on the VCR. If a preset timed recording starts up while y ou are watching the TV, you'll hear the cassette as it clicks on and see the recording indicator lig ht up on the VCR display .
Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 35 simplified timer recording w ithout hav ing to use the progr amming timer. In or der to set the IRT properly the clock must be set before starting. Follow the steps 1 through 5 on "Basic R ecording Steps" on page 34.
Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 36 You set up the delay ed recording usi ng the on-screen Easy Guide System. Press the PROGRAM button, then press number buttons 1, 2 or 3 for ONE TIME, DAILY, or W EEKLY RECORDING. Foll ow the whi te dashes "--" on screen to complete the prog ramming.
Basic Oper ations (Recor ding) 37 Enter the end time, half past six , as 06:30. The VCR automatically selects PM for you. The screen shows today 's date, so no changes are needed on that line. Press 5 to swi tch to SP because you want the best q uality pi cture for this recordin g.
Advanced Operations 38 A d v a n c e d O p e r a t i o n s This section explai ns how to use the VCR's rem ote control to operate your TV. It also shows you how to hook up a cable box and how to connect a stereo or a second VCR for a complete hom e entertainment system .
Advanced Operations 39 Hitachi 1 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 CHANNEL (up arr ow) Mitsubishi CHANNEL (down ar row) JVC 100/ENT Sharp 1 LAST CH Sharp 2 DISPLAY Controlling the TV Once progr ammed, the VCR's remote control i s ready to control the TV.
Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 40 A dv anced Operations (Cable Box Hookups) Hooking Up to a Cable Box The cable box bri ngs all the adv antages of pay cable, but finding a satisfactory hookup can be challengi ng. To sort out what to do, w e suggest a step-by -step approach to installati on.
Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 41 Check all the TV and VCR functions. If you don't g et all the functions you w ant, proceed w ith Option 2. Option 2--A ll Channels U nscrambled 1. Remove the cabl e company's line from the back of the cable box that g oes to your TV.
Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hook ups) 42 6. Take the coaxial cable that is still connected to the television and hook it to the output of the VCR. Some Channels Scrambl ed Cable Box Hookup This setup lets you sw itch between the tw o configurations i n Options 1 and 2.
Advanced Operations (Stereo System) 43 A dv anced Operations (Stereo Sy stem) Integrating Your Stereo Sy stem There are sever al reasons to consider hooking up your stereo sy stem with y our TV and VCR. If your TV does not have ster eo, you can get stereo q uality from y our VCR by hooking it to y our stereo receiv er.
Advanced Operations (Second VCR) 44 A dvanced Operations (Second VCR) Integrating a Second VCR W ith another VCR hooked up, you can copy videotapes as needed, and y ou can get fancy w ith multimedia prog ramming. For thi s discussion, we r efer to the model VT-FX611A H itachi as VCR2 and the other uni t as VCR1.
Advanced Operations (Cam corder ) 45 A dvanced Operat ions (Camcorder) Copy ing Tapes From A Camcorder If you woul d like to copy a v ideo tape shot in y our camcorder onto your VCR, here's how to do i t. Connect the camcorder's AV output cabl e to your VCR.
VCR Care and Servicing 46 V C R C a r e a n d S e r v i c i n g The VCR is fai rly self-ser vicing, but you'll want to keep an eye on a few things as you go.
VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 47 VCR Care and Servicing (Problems) If the VCR Doesn't Work Right Many oper ational problems ar e easily remedi ed by rev iewing the instructions in this manual and try ing out some different controls and setti ngs.
VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 48 Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Often Encountered Problems Problem Things to Check Solution No power . Power cord plugged i n? Connect the power cord to AC outlet. Delay ed recording does not work .
VCR Care and Servicing (Pr oblems ) 49 Does not record w hen you press R EC. Safety tab remov ed from the videocassette? Put cellophane tape over the tab area, or use a videocassette w ith the safety tab intact. TV program cannot be view ed or recorded.
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