Hitachi VT-FX6500A, Owner'S Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................... 4
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................. 6
LOCATION .................................................................................................................... 6
POWER SUPPLY ........................................................................................................... 6
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE.............................. 6
WARNING...................................................................................................................... 6
FEATURES......................................................................................................................... 7
VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION.................................................................... 8
PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................. 8
TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS............................................................................... 8
INSERTING A CASSETTE ........................................................................................... 8
REMOVING A CASSETTE........................................................................................... 8
ERASE PREVENTION .................................................................................................. 8
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ............................................................... 9
PREPARATION FOR USE .............................................................................................. 11
ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS ........................................................................ 11
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 12
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 12
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 13
SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH............................................................................ 13
A/V TERMINALS ........................................................................................................ 13
CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS............................................................................. 13
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES................................................................................ 14
SET UP FOR USE ............................................................................................................ 15
CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic) ................................................................................. 15
TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL ........................................................................ 16
CLOCK SET UP ........................................................................................................... 17
AUTO CLOCK SETTING............................................................................................ 17
MANUAL CLOCK SETTING ..................................................................................... 18
DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS TIME..................................................................................... 22
TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS TIME..................................................... 22
TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS ........................................................................... 23
CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN........................................................................................ 24
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ................................................................................. 24
MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) SYSTEM.......................................................... 25
CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE .............................................................. 25
MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE...................................................................... 25
SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM .............................................................................. 26
TO SELECT THE HIFI MODE.................................................................................... 26
TO SELECT MONO MODE........................................................................................ 26
TO SELECT STEREO OR SAP MODE ...................................................................... 26
PLAYBACK ..................................................................................................................... 27
NORMAL PLAYBACK ............................................................................................... 27
PICTURE SEARCH ..................................................................................................... 27
STILL PICTURE .......................................................................................................... 27
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL ................................................................................... 27
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT ....................................................................................... 28
SLOW MOTION........................................................................................................... 28
COUNTER MEMORY ................................................................................................. 28
TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY........................................................................ 28
SPECIAL PLAYBACK .................................................................................................... 29
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK ..................................................................................... 29
TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE...................................................................... 29
PICTURE SELECT....................................................................................................... 29
INDEX SEARCH.......................................................................................................... 30
QUICK-FIND................................................................................................................ 30
TO SKIP TO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT PROGRAM ........................................... 30
TO VIEW AT NORMAL SPEED ................................................................................ 31
TIME SEARCH ............................................................................................................ 31
RECORDING.................................................................................................................... 32
VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM.......................................... 32
SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING .................................... 33
RECORDING ONE PROGRAM AND VIEWING ANOTHER ................................. 33
TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING ..................................... 33
IRT (Instant Recording Timer) ..................................................................................... 33