Hitachi 19VR11B Owner'S Manual Download Page 47

Page: 47 / 60

TIMER

Press SELECT button.

5 Set start minute

Press CH

button repeatedly until your desired minute appears. (Example:

"30" for 7:

3 0

PM)

Press SELECT button.

6 Set end hour

Press CH

button repeatedly until your desired hour appears. (Example: "8,

PM" for

:50

)

Press SELECT button.

7 Set end minute

Press CH

button repeatedly until your desired minute appears. (Example:

"50" for 8:

PM)

Press SELECT button.

8 Set the channel number

Press CH

button repeatedly until your desired channel number appears.

(Example: CH61)
Press SELECT button.

9 Set the tape speed

Press CH

button repeatedly until your desired tape speed appears.

(Example: LP)

Summary of Contents for 19VR11B

Page 1: ...Closed caption system n n n n Game mode n n n n Auto power on and off system n n n n Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached n n n n 2 Step picture search operation n n n n CM skip n n n n Still n n n n Digital Auto Tracking DTR n n n n Rental play mode n n n n Auto repeat n n n n Time search n n n n Index search n n n n Three different tape speeds SP LP SLP n n n n OTR One Touch Recording n...

Page 2: ...18 MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE 19 SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM 19 TO SELECT HIFI MODE 19 TO SELECT MONO MODE 20 TO SELECT STEREO SAP OR MONO MODE 20 PRESET FOR USE 21 PRESET FOR THE FIRST TIME 21 TO RETURN TO TV MODE WHEN SCANNING 21 DELETING OR ADDING PRESET CHANNEL 22 AUTO PRESET AGAIN 22 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 23 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 23 TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 24 SETTING THE CLOCK AUTO MA...

Page 3: ...HANNEL SET UP 50 VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDING 50 TO CANCEL VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDING 52 CHECKING START END TIME OF AUTOMATIC TIMER AND VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDINGS 52 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER AND VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDINGS 53 AUTO RETURN 53 SLEEP TIMER 55 TO CANCEL THE SLEEP TIMER 55 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 56 MAINTENANCE 58 CABINET CLEANING 58 HEAD CLEANING 58 SERVICING 58 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 59 CABLE...

Page 4: ...LE OF CONTENTS 4 THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE The caution marking is located on the rear of the cabinet ...

Page 5: ...or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn 9 Ventilation Slots...

Page 6: ...y kind on the video product 17 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this video product through any openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this TV VCR yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to d...

Page 7: ... the unit turn the POWER button on and allow at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out If you do not use your TV VCR for a period of time turn off your TV VCR and disconnect it from an AC wall outlet FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the in...

Page 8: ...n experienced radio TV technician for help The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the VCR No others have the same serial number as yours You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased from Dealer Address Dealer Phone No Model No ...

Page 9: ... Game mode Allows TV VCR display to be suitable for use with a TV game Auto power on and off system when a tape is inserted Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached not in the case of timer recording 2 Step picture search operation You can view a video program at a high speed or super high speed in either a forward or reverse direction in LP and SLP mode CM skip Allows you to easily skip a co...

Page 10: ... allows recordings to be made of daily broadcasts and the Weekly timer allows recording to be made once a week up to the end of the tape VCR plus You can program the timer for automatic recording using the VCR Plus numbers that are printed in most newspaper TV listings and TV Guide Auto return After timer recording is finished the beginning of the recorded program s can be searched Sleep timer All...

Page 11: ...HREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS Before recording select the tape speed from SP mode Standard Play LP mode Long Play or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording playback time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown Push in gently but continuously on the center back of the cassette until it is drawn into the ...

Page 12: ...VIDEO CASSETTE 12 tape ...

Page 13: ... 12 MUTE button Press to mute sound Press it again to resume sound 13 SELECT button When setting program for example setting clock or timer program press to determine your selection and proceed to the next step you want to input Display function Press to display the counter or the current channel number and current time on the TV screen See page 18 14 MENU button Press to display main menu on the ...

Page 14: ...to set desired recording speed SP LP SLP 26 RECALL button Press to go back to the previously viewed channel For example pressing this button once will change channel display from 3 present channel to 10 previously viewed channel and pressing it a second time will return from 10 to 3 27 ANT terminal Connect to an antenna or CATV 28 AUDIO input jack Connect to audio output jack of your audio equipme...

Page 15: ...ination Antenna to the ANT terminal of the TV VCR as shown in the diagram below For the best reception extend the VHF UHF Rod Antenna fully and adjust its position Avoid handling the top section when making adjustments NOTE Before plugging the Rod antenna into antenna terminal check that the pin is not bent If it is bent straighten the pin as illustrated then plug the pin into antenna terminal VHF...

Page 16: ...ystem of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical CABLE WITH CONVERTER DESCRAMBLER BOX If your cable service supplies you with a converter box you can use the basic connection shown here With this connection you can record and view any channel including scrambled channels However channel selection must be made with the converter box This means that channels cannot be changed ...

Page 17: ...nlight batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity markings 3 Replace the cover EXTERNAL INPUT MODE When using an external input signal another VCR or camcorder connect the player s audio video output cables to the AUDIO IN VIDEO IN jacks of your TV VCR Then press CHANNEL button or enter 00 with number button so that AUX appears on the screen ...

Page 18: ...When a program broadcast both in stereo and second audio can be received STEREO SAP appear on the TV VCR screen NOTE Although a program may be broadcast in both stereo and second audio you cannot record in both stereo and second audio at the same time 4 While TV VCR is set in HIFI stereo mode HIFI appears on the TV VCR screen with PLAY When PLAY pears from the TV VCR screen HIFI disappears from th...

Page 19: ...m MONO L R L R L R To set TV AUDIO SELECTION refer to TO SELECT STEREO SAP OR MONO MODE on the next page SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM Make sure Power must be turned on You must use the remote control for this procedure TO SELECT HIFI MODE Although the TV VCR records automatically MTS broadcasts in HIFI stereo sound if you play in Hi Fi stereo tapes recorded in Hi Fi stereo you need to follow the steps...

Page 20: ... You must select the recording mode in STEREO SAP or MONO when you record broadcast Refer to MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE on previous page When you play the tape on that TV VCR later it will be in stereo second audio or mono Follow the steps below for selecting the recording mode If you select second audio when second audio is not available the TV VCR will record normal audio 1 Select USER S SET UP ...

Page 21: ...ing CH or button or SELECT button marks indicate the selected language 4 Begin auto preset Press MENU button to point to AUTO PRESET Then press SELECT button The tuner scans and memorizes in the active channels in your area NOTES The TV VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and CATV automatically If you want to play or record a video tape BEFORE presetting the tuner you must press MENU bu...

Page 22: ...dly or number buttons on the remote control until your desired channel number appears Example CH8 4 Delete or add it from into memory Press ADD DELETE button The channel number changes to light red The channel is deleted from memory To delete another channel repeat steps 3 and 4 If you press the ADD DELETE button again the channel is memorized again Added channel is in light blue Deleted channel i...

Page 23: ...ode from CH02 CATV mode from CH01 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 1 Select LANGUAGE Press MENU button repeatedly to point to LANGUAGE 2 Select ENGLISH or ESPANOL Select ENGLISH or ESPANOL Spanish using CH or button 3 Exit the Language mode Press MENU button repeatedly until the TV VCR returns to the TV mode DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Select this feature and the TV VCR s clock automatically will advance one hour ...

Page 24: ...NG TIME Repeat steps 1 to 3 Then press CH or button until OFF appears and press MENU button to return to TV mode SETTING THE CLOCK AUTO MANUAL Set the clock accurately for proper automatic timer recording If the Public Broadcasting Station PBS is available in your area follow AUTO CLOCK SETTING If it is not follow MANUAL CLOCK SETTING AUTO CLOCK SETTING You can have the TV VCR set the clock automa...

Page 25: ...for the local PBS station and will select that channel 4 Exit the Auto Clock Setting Press MENU button repeatedly until the TV VCR returns to the TV mode 5 Turn off the TV VCR Press POWER button to turn off the TV VCR for searching the local PBS station The power must remain off during this search If you enter the channel number manually It may take a few minutes for this search to be completed If...

Page 26: ...he clock is to be set to DATE March 1st 1996 SETTING TIME 5 40PM 1 Select SETTING CLOCK Press MENU button repeatedly to point to SETTING CLOCK Then press SELECT button 2 Select MANUAL CLOCK SET Press MENU button repeatedly to point to MANUAL CLOCK SET Then press SELECT button 3 Select the month Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired month appears Example 03 for March Then press SELECT bu...

Page 27: ...isplayed they begin counting from 00 when you press MENU or SELECT button Use this feature to synchronize the clock with the correct time This unit has a built in calendar up to the year 2010 TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING If you want to change the clock 1 Follow steps 1 and 3 2 Select a digit you want to change using SELECT button or ADD DELETE button 3 Enter correct numbers using CH or button 4 Press M...

Page 28: ...FF In the Counter mode after 5 seconds only the counter remains To clear it press SELECT button In the Clock mode after 5 seconds only the clock and the channel number remain To clear them press SELECT button When the Closed Caption mode is ON The On Screen Display will disappear after 5 seconds This is true even if MUTE button is pressed or PAUSE STILL button is pressed while recording However th...

Page 29: ...REWIND EJECT When the end of a tape is reached during recording playback or fast forward the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning power off and tape ejects This function is operative only when Repeat Play is set to the OFF position The tape will not auto rewind during timer recording or One Touch Recording When the tape is rewound to the preset memory position of the Counter Memory duri...

Page 30: ...CHING A TV PROGRAM 1 Turn on the TV VCR Press POWER button to turn on the TV VCR 2 Select the channel number Press CHANNEL or button to select your desired channel number 3 Adjust the volume Press VOLUME or button to adjust the volume ...

Page 31: ...g steps 1 Select USER S SET UP Press MENU button repeatedly to point to USER S SET UP Then press SELECT button 2 Set GAME MODE to ON Press CH or button repeatedly until ON appears 3 Exit the Game mode Press MENU button repeatedly until the TV VCR return to the TV mode TO CANCEL THE GAME MODE Repeat step 1 Then step 2 to select OFF Press MENU button repeatedly to return to TV mode ...

Page 32: ...TURE CONTROL Press MENU button repeatedly to point to PICTURE CONTROL Then press SELECT button 2 Select item you want to adjust Press SELECT button repeatedly until desired control is displayed Each time you press SELECT button BRIGHT CONTRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS will appear on the TV screen in sequence 3 Adjust the picture control Press CH or button to adjust the picture control to your desi...

Page 33: ...n VCR tapes f If the TV VCR displays a black box on the TV screen this means that the TV VCR is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAPTION1 CAPTION2 or OFF Make sure You must use the remote control unit for the following steps Power must be turned on 1 Select CAPTION Press MENU button repeatedly to point to CAPTION 2 Select your desired caption menu Press CH or button repeatedly until you...

Page 34: ...rolled only by the buttons on the VCR When playing pre recorded tapes or tapes recorded on units other than your own noise lines black and white streaks may appear on the playback picture If this occurs you can adjust the tracking control manually by pressing CH or button until the streaks disappear To return to the DTR function stop the tape once and start playback again You can reduce the noise ...

Page 35: ... on the remote control The TV VCR will advance the tape for 30 seconds If commercials will continue press CM SKIP button again Each additional press will increase the skip time by 30 seconds It is up to 180 seconds 6 presses STILL PICTURE You can view a still picture on the screen during playback the Still mode Press PAUSE STILL button during playback Press PLAY button to return to playback NOTE I...

Page 36: ...ress MENU button to point to RENTAL Press CH or button repeatedly until ON appears 3 Exit the Rental setting Press MENU button repeatedly until the TV VCR returns to the TV mode 4 Start playback Press PLAY button to start playback RENTAL PLAY appears Once you select the Rental mode it stays in effect even after you turn off the TV VCR TO CANCEL THE RENTAL MODE Repeat steps 1 Then follow step 2 but...

Page 37: ...elect ALL or BLANK Press MENU button repeatedly to point to REPEAT PLAY Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired selection ALL or BLANK appears 3 Exit the Repeat Play setting Press MENU button repeatedly until the TV VCR returns to the TV mode 4 Start Playback Press PLAY button to start the Repeat Play REPEAT PLAY appears Once you select the Repeat Play mode it stays in effect even after y...

Page 38: ... the tape to the beginning point at which you want to review 2 Reset the counter to 0 00 00 Pres COUNTER RESET button repeatedly 3 Select the Counter Memory mode Press COUNTER MEMORY button so that MEMORY appears on the TV VCR screen 4 Begin recording or playback Press REC or PLAY button Press STOP button when recording or playback is completed 5 To activate the Counter Memory Press REW or F FWD b...

Page 39: ...after 2 hours 50 minutes from the present position in either direction 1 Select TIME SEARCH mode Press TIME SEARCH button OR Press MENU button repeatedly to point to TIME SEARCH Then press SELECT button 2 Enter your desired time Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired time appears Example 2 50 for 2 hours 50 minutes 3 Begin Time Search Press REW or F FWD button The tape will move to the s...

Page 40: ...cording 2 minutes for LP recording and 3 minutes for SLP recording Index marks cannot be made if the erase protection tab on the cassette has been removed Index search can be set up to 20 This function is not operative in recording mode Counter Memory function is not operative in this mode You must use the remote control for this procedure Make sure Power must be turned on Insert a tape In the exa...

Page 41: ...ng then goes into the Play mode at the beginning of desired program NOTE Every time an index signal is skipped the number in the program indicator decreases by one 4 After Index Search When the preset program is reached normal playback will start TO CANCEL THE INDEX SEARCH While setting Press MENU button While the Index Search is in progress Press STOP EJECT button on the TV VCR or the remote cont...

Page 42: ...ol or the CHANNEL or button 2 Select the tape speed Press SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP LP SLP 3 Begin recording Press REC button The REC indicator flashes 4 Stop recording Press STOP button when recording is completed SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING Press PAUSE STILL button to temporarily stop recording The REC indicator blinks Press PAUSE STILL or REC button to resume...

Page 43: ... or the CH or button 2 Begin OTR Press REC OTR button on the TV VCR as many times as needed The recording length will be determined by the number of times you press REC OTR button Each additional push will increase the recording time by 30 minutes It is set up to 8 hours HINTS Recording starts immediately when the REC OTR button is pressed When REC OTR button is pressed 18 times the TV VCR will sw...

Page 44: ...cording speed SP LP or SLP 4 Press CHANNEL or button repeatedly so that AUX appears on the screen 5 Begin playback of the tape in the Source Playing VCR 6 Press REC button on the TV VCR NOTE For best results during dubbing use the TV VCR s front panel controls whenever possible The remote control might affect the Source Playing VCR s playback operation When you connect the monaural TV VCR another ...

Page 45: ...ecessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording Preset the tuner Avoid over lap of programs There is a case that a program will not be performed when programs overlap The program with the earliest start time has priority When the earliest program has finished and the programs which should start still overlap the recording will start in the order of the pr...

Page 46: ...CT button For every day recording To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every day Example Monday through Sunday Press CH down button repeatedly until EVERY DAY appears Press SELECT button For weekly recording To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every week Example every Monday on channel 7 at 5 00PM Press CH down button repeatedly until EVERY and your d...

Page 47: ...sired hour appears Example 8 PM for 8 50PM Press SELECT button 7 Set end minute Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired minute appears Example 50 for 8 50PM Press SELECT button 8 Set the channel number Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired channel number appears Example CH61 Press SELECT button 9 Set the tape speed Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired tape speed app...

Page 48: ...ter setting a program 1 Press POWER button 2 Repeat steps 1 2 3 Press SELECT button repeatedly or press ADD DELETE button to go back one step until a digit you want to correct flashes then make changes 4 Repeat steps 10 and 11 TO CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING While setting or after setting a program 1 Press POWER button 2 Repeat steps 1 2 and select a program number you want to cancel 3 Pres...

Page 49: ...ANNEL SET UP Press MENU button repeatedly to point to CHANNEL SET UP Press SELECT button 2 Select GUIDE CH Press MENU button repeatedly to point to GUIDE CH Press SELECT button 3 Select a guide channel number GUIDE that you are programming a user channel number Press SELECT button to forward to the next or press ADD DELETE button to go back one step Example guide channel 05 If a guide channel you ...

Page 50: ... to the TV mode VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDING You can program the timer using the VCR Plus numbers that are printed in most newspaper TV listings and TV guide You can set 8 programs to record within a 1 year period NOTE You must use the remote control for this procedure Make sure Be sure the clock is set to the correct time and date before setting the VCR plus timer Power must be turned on to set VCR p...

Page 51: ... SET appears If so follow page 15 to set the clock and repeat from step 3 2 Set VCR plus code Press number buttons to set a VCR plus code of the program you want to record Press VCR PLUS button NOTE If the code is not available it will be cleared automatically Enter correct code again 3 Select once every day or every week recording VCR plus timer recording is memorized to the lowest program number...

Page 52: ...lights up You must turn off the TV VCR to activate VCR plus timer recording If power is not turned off and you continue watching TV TIMER REC STANDBY starts flashing on the TV screen 2 minutes before the programmed start time TO CANCEL VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDING While setting a program press MENU button to return to the TV mode After setting a program 1 Press POWER button 2 Press MENU button to poin...

Page 53: ...ase protection tab is removed the cassette will be ejected when the POWER button is pressed to off If the tape runs out before the end time the TV VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately and the tape will be ejected AUTO RETURN With this feature after timer recording has finished the beginning of the recorded program s can be located automatically 1 Select USER S SET UP Press MENU button repe...

Page 54: ...TIMER 54 5 Watch the recorded program Press POWER button to turn on the TV VCR and press PLAY button ...

Page 55: ...button after a desired time period Press SLEEP button on the remote control repeatedly until your desired sleep time appears Each additional push will increase the on time by 30 minutes It is set up to 120 minutes TO CANCEL THE SLEEP TIMER Press SLEEP button repeatedly until SLEEP 0 MINUTE appears ...

Page 56: ...on unit is in the ON position Timer recording is The timer recording is set incorrectly Set the timer recording correctly not possible The timer recording is not set to ON Set the timer recording to ON Cannot go into The erase prevention tab on cassette Place transparent tape Recordmode is missing over missing erase prevention tab Playback picture is The TRACKING control is not set Adjust TRACKING...

Page 57: ...ram guide listed a Broadcasters may at times use a time compression TV show as being closed process to speed up the actual program so that captioned but none of the additional advertising time can be given Since captions were displayed the decoder cannot read the compressed information captions will be lost My prerecorded video tape The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape does not sh...

Page 58: ...ption is clear This does not mean that the recorded program has been erased Dirt accumulated on the video heads after long periods of tape playback or the usage of rental or worn tapes can cause this problem In this case video head cleaning requires highly technical attention therefore consult the nearest Authorized Service Center Clean heads only when problems occur SERVICING Should your TV VCR b...

Page 59: ... x 19 21 32 H x 18 1 32 D 49 4cm W x 49 95cm H x 45 8cm D Weight 47 4 lbs 21 5 kg Accessories 1 remote control unit Part No UREMT36HD009 2 AA batteries 1 warranty card Part No 0EMN01146 1 user s card Part No 0EMN01170 Check your cable company s compatibility requirements For information about how to obtain these accessories please call TOLL FREE 1 800 448 2244 for your nearest Hitachi Authorized P...

Page 60: ...TIONS If you subscribe to cable TV the channels are displayed as 1 125 Cable companies often designate channels with letters or letter number combinations Please check with your local cable company The following is a chart of common channel designations ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for 19VR11B

Reviews:

Brands by name

Popular brands

Hitachi 19VR11B, Owner'S Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for 19VR11B

Reviews:

Brands by name

Popular brands