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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

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HITACHI

Video Deck

VT-FX600A / VT-FX600C
Owner's Manual

Your Complete Guide
to Videocassette Viewing
and Recording

Using these quality features:

Hi-Fi System
Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System
Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish
Infrared remote control
Real time tape counter
181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call
Auto power on and off system
Auto counter reset
Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached
Direct Button Operation
2 Step Picture Search Operation
Still
Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)
Auto Repeat
Rental Play Mode
Three different tape speeds (SP/LP/SLP)
IRT (Instant Recording Timer)
1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording)
Auto Return
Time Search / Blank Search / Index Search / Edit Search
Just-In-Time Recording
Remaining Tape Running Time Display
Slow Motion

Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc.

HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC

3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Norcross, GA 30093

3300 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire,

Tel. 770-279-5600

Quebec, H9R 1B1, CANADA

Tel. 514-697-9150

HITACHI SALES CORPORATION OF HAWAII, INC

3219 Koapaka Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

Tel. 808-836-3621

QR15334 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 1996

Printed in Hong Kong

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Summary of Contents for VT-FX600A, VT-FX600C

Page 1: ...Button Operation 2 Step Picture Search Operation Still Digital Auto Tracking DTR Auto Repeat Rental Play Mode Three different tape speeds SP LP SLP IRT Instant Recording Timer 1 Year 7 events including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording Auto Return Time Search Blank Search Index Search Edit Search Just In Time Recording Remaining Tape Running Time Display Slow Motion Hitachi Home Electronics America...

Page 2: ...TERIES 11 MTS Multi Channel Television Sound SYSTEM 12 CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE 12 MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE 13 THE SELECTION MTS SYSTEM 13 TO SELECT HIFI MODE 13 TO SELECT MONO MODE 14 TO SELECT STEREO OR SAP MODE 14 PRESET FOR USE 15 AUTOMATIC CHANNEL PRESET Without a Cable Box 15 TO RECALL A DESIRED CHANNEL 17 TO DELETE PRESET CHANNEL 17 CHANNEL PRESET AGAIN 18 SETTING THE CLOCK 19 TO CH...

Page 3: ... TIME RECORDING 37 SETTING THE REMAINING TIME 38 REMAINING TAPE RUNNING TIME DISPLAY 39 COPYING A VIDEO TAPE 39 TO MONITOR THE RECORDING 40 CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR S REMOTE 40 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 40 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 40 CONTROLLING THE TV 41 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER 41 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER 41 TO OPERATE THE CABLE BO...

Page 4: ...t near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 8 Accessories Do not place this video product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The video product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended b...

Page 5: ...to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 16 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any 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 poi...

Page 6: ...hing directly on top of the VCR WARNING Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity Do not use the VCR at least for 2 hours until its inside is dry FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful ...

Page 7: ...rticular scene Digital Auto Tracking DTR Adjusts the tracking automatically for each tape you play Auto Repeat Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY button Rental Play Mode Improves playback picture quality of worn tapes especially rental tapes Three different tape speeds SP LP SLP IRT Instant Recording Timer Instant timed recording from 30 to 480 minutes possible at t...

Page 8: ... 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 VCR The VCR will automatically turn on REMOVING A CASSETTE 1 In the Stop mode press STOP EJECT ...

Page 9: ...ally 9 Digital display Displays the clock timer recording counter and channel etc 10 Remote sensor window Receives the infrared signals from the remote control REAR VIEW illustration 11 POWER button Press to turn VCR on and off Press to activate a timer recording 12 NUMBER buttons Press to select desired channels for viewing or recording To select channels from 1 to 9 first press 0 button then 1 t...

Page 10: ...DEO IN jack Connect to a video output jack of your video camera or another VCR 28 CH3 CH4 selector switch Use to select a video output channel 3 or 4 for playback from the VCR 29 ANT OUT terminal Connect to an antenna input terminal of your TV NOTE SLOW Function Press both PLAY and PAUSE button on the remote control at the same time to reduce the playback speed Slow speed can be controlled by pres...

Page 11: ... area Then set your TV to that same channel A V TERMINALS CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS INPUT SELECT To use the external input jacks select the AUX position Press the CHANNEL or button or enter 00 with number button on the remote control so that AU appears on the screen Note AU is found before the lowest memorized channel Example CH2 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 1 Open the battery compartment cover by pre...

Page 12: ...iagram CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE When you receive a signal from a tape or VCR tuner channel you are watching the status shown below will appear when you press the SELECT button on the remote control SAP A Second Audio Program which means your program is received in a second language HIFI High Fidelity which produces a clear sound from two sources 1 When a program broadcast in stereo can be re...

Page 13: ...EREO or SAP when you record a broadcast Refer to TO SELECT STEREO OR SAP MODE on the next page THE SELECTION MTS SYSTEM NOTE You must use the remote control for this procedure Make sure VCR power 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 on the remote control so that VCR appears on the di...

Page 14: ... in HIFI stereo sound TO SELECT MONO MODE You can change the selection to MONO if you want to listen to HIFI tapes in normal audio playback 1 Press MENU button 2 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to VCR SET UP Then press SELECT button 3 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to AUDIO OUT Then press SELECT button 4 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to MONO 5 Press MENU button to return to...

Page 15: ...only the channels you receive in your area See page 34 for channel designations NOTE You must use the remote control for this procedure AUTOMATIC CHANNEL PRESET Without a Cable Box NOTES Follow the steps below once Repeat it only if there is a power failure or the VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds In these cases the programmed channels are erased You must follow the steps below before atte...

Page 16: ...L Spanish using CH or button Then press SELECT or MENU button 6 Begin channel preset Press SELECT button once The tuner scans and memorizes all the active channels in your area TV mode from CH2 CATV mode from CH1 The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels 7 After scanning The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel The TV screen returns to TV mode If you subscribe to...

Page 17: ...ed from the memory Of course you can add the deleted channel into the memory again NOTE You must use the remote control for this procedure Make sure VCR power 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 on the remote control so that VCR appears on the display 1 Select the main menu Press ME...

Page 18: ...o delete another channel repeat steps 5 and 6 If you press ADD DELETE button again the channel is memorized again 7 Exit the preset mode Press MENU button to return to TV mode NOTE To confirm that channel s has been deleted or added press CH or button CHANNEL PRESET AGAIN 1 Select the main menu Press MENU button The main menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select INITIALIZE Press CH or button repeated...

Page 19: ...as your time source In the example below the clock is to be set to DATE 1st March 1996 SETTING TIME 5 40PM NOTE You must use the remote control for this procedure Make sure VCR power 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 on the remote control so that VCR appears on the display 1 Selec...

Page 20: ...ne step from current step during steps 5 to 9 4 Select the month Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired month appears Example March 03 5 Select the day Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired day appears Example 1st 01 6 Select the year Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired year appears Example 1996 7 Select the hour Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired ho...

Page 21: ... cord for more than 30 seconds Then plug it back in TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING If you want to change the clock 1 Press MENU button 2 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to INITIALIZE Then press SELECT button 3 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to SETTING CLOCK Then press SELECT button 4 Select a digit you want to change using SELECT button or ADD DELETE button 5 Enter correct numbers using CH...

Page 22: ...4 Select ENGLISH or ESPANOL Select ENGLISH or ESPANOL Spanish using CH SET or button 5 Exit the Language select Press MENU button to return to TV mode ON SCREEN DISPLAY To check the Counter Clock and Channel number on the TV screen press SELECT button Each time you press the SELECT button TV screen will change as follows PLAYBACK ...

Page 23: ...or REW button in the SP LP SLP modes 2 Depress it again the VCR will now search in super high speed in the SP LP SLP modes 3 For normal speed simply press PLAY button STILL PICTURE You can view a still picture on the screen during playback the Still mode Press PAUSE button during playback appears on the display Press PLAY button to return to playback NOTES If it is left in the Still mode for more ...

Page 24: ...automatically switch to the Stop mode AUTO REWIND When the end of a tape is reached during recording playback or fast forward the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning After that the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off NOTES The tape will not auto rewind during timer recording or Instant Recording Timer When the Counter Memory is activated the tape will rewind to the 0 00 00 a...

Page 25: ...s set ON the RENTAL PLAY display has priority TO STOP PLAYBACK Press STOP button TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE Repeat steps 1 to 3 Then press SELECT button ON will then disappear from the menu Press MENU button to return to TV mode RENTAL PLAY This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as those rented from a video shop Insert rental tape into VCR ...

Page 26: ...on the remote control so that VCR appears on the display You must use the remote control for the following procedure A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for these functions to work COUNTER MEMORY This feature can be used to memorize a beginning point that you want to review And you can search it easily by rewinding or fast forwarding Insert a prerecorded tape If the counter is not display...

Page 27: ... SEARCH The Time Search function makes it possible to quickly advance the tape to your desired position from any position by entering the exact amount of playback time of the part you want to skip Example To watch a program after 2 hour 50 minutes from present position to forward direction 1 Select the main menu Press MENU button 2 Select SEARCH SELECT Press CH or button repeatedly to point to SEA...

Page 28: ...x mark will be made automatically when the REC button is pressed It will also be marked at the starting point of Timer recording and IRT The index mark is not recorded if the PAUSE button is pressed and released during recording The time gap between making the index marks on the tape should be greater than 1 minute for SP recording 2 minutes for LP recording and 3 minutes for SLP recording Example...

Page 29: ...lowed within 30 seconds from steps 3 to 4 Otherwise the Index Search mode will be cancelled Press STOP button to exit the Index Search mode BLANK SEARCH This function enables you to search for the unrecorded portion of the tape in the forward direction Tape must be fully rewound 1 Select the main menu Press MENU button 2 Select SEARCH SELECT Press CH or button repeatedly to point to SEARCH SELECT ...

Page 30: ... channel to be recorded Press number buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL or CH or button NOTE When you record with a cable converter box the VCR channel must be selected to 3 or 4 then the actual channel that you wish to record must be selected on the cable converter box 2 Select the tape speed Press TAPE SPEED button on the remote control to select the desired tape speed SP LP SLP 3 Begi...

Page 31: ...e Stop mode 3 Press PAUSE or REC button to resume recording RECORDING ONE PROGRAM WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER You can record one program while viewing another To start recording follow steps 1 to 3 under VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM NOTE When you record with a cable converter box you cannot record one program while viewing another 4 Select the TV mode Press VCR TV button on the remote control ...

Page 32: ... The recording length will be determined by the number of times you press REC IRT button Each additional push will increase the recording time by 30 minutes It is set up to 8 hours NOTES Recording starts immediately when the REC IRT button is pressed whether you are watching the same or a different channel When REC IRT button is pressed 18 times the VCR returns to the Normal Recording mode To stop...

Page 33: ...y Clock must be set to the correct time and date before setting the timer Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place If necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording Avoid overlap of programs There is a case that a program will not be performed When programs overlap The program that the start time is set earliest has priority When th...

Page 34: ...day Press CH or button repeatedly to point to DAILY Then 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 or button repeatedly to point to WEEKLY Then press SELECT button Make sure If you did not set your desired digit within 2 seconds after pressing CH or button during steps 5 to 8 ...

Page 35: ...the channel number Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired channel number appears Example 16 9 Set the tape speed Press CH or button repeatedly until your desired tape speed appears Example SP AUTO is available only with Program No 1 See Just In Time Recording on page 25 for the use of AUTO setting 10 Exit the program mode Press MENU button Program 1 is now completed To set another progra...

Page 36: ... timer settings are lost If the tape runs out before the end time the VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately eject the tape and the VCR power will be turned off The indicator will flash If a tape is not inserted or the erase protection tab is removed the indicator flashes and automatic timer recording cannot occur Insert a tape that allows recording The TV that is connected to your VCR may b...

Page 37: ...de to AUTO This function is available only with Program No 1 Timer Recording The auto mode starts recording in SP mode The internal circuit compares the rest of the program against the available tape length If the internal circuit determines that the available tape is not long enough to record the program in the SP mode the Recording mode is automatically changed to SLP mode This will assure cover...

Page 38: ...l to the same video output channel as located on the back of the VCR CH3 or 4 Press VCR TV button on the remote control so that VCR appears on the display You must use the remote control for the following procedure A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for this function to work 1 Select the main menu Press MENU button 2 Press CH or button repeatedly to point to VCR SET UP Then press SELECT ...

Page 39: ...G A VIDEO TAPE Connect the editing recording VCR source playing VCR and your TV using the following diagram EXAMPLE The editing recording VCR is this unit The source playing VCR is another VCR NOTE When you connect the monaural VCR to this VCR connect the Audio output jack of the monaural VCR to the AUDIO IN L jack of this VCR The audio signal will be recorded both L and R channel equally Copying ...

Page 40: ...e of operating it Once you have programmed the remote you won t have to do it again until you change the batteries REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 1 Turn on the TV Turn on the TV any channel is okay 2 Program the remote control Aim the VCR s remote control at your TV set Hold down the TV button not the VCR TV button while you press the number corresponding to your...

Page 41: ...asily change channels The process is the same as for programming the remote to operate your TV For additional details see the previous page PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER 1 Program the remote control Hold down the CATV button and press the number of your brand of cable box shown in the chart NOTE If that button combination does not work or if your brand is not on the chart j...

Page 42: ...nearest Hitachi Authorized Service Center Playback picture is The tracking control is not set Adjust tracking control for a better partially noisy correctly picture On the air TV Connections are not correctly made Re check the ANT IN and ANT OUT programs cannot be connections seen The TV and or VCR is in VCR Set your TV to the TV mode and or mode press VCR TV button on the remote control so that V...

Page 43: ...e use Clean heads only when problems occur TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Format VHS Video Signal System NTSC color EIA standard Record Playback System Video 4 heads Audio VHS Hi Fi stereo record playback system Tape Speed 33 35mm sec SP 16 67mm sec LP 11 12mm sec SLP RF Input UHF VHF 75 ohm Tuner 181 channel tuning ability 125 cable channels Type Auto programming frequency synthesis Power Input AC120V ...

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