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TIMER RECORDING ...................................................................................................... 35

AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ......................................................................... 35
HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING ............................................................................ 38
TO CHECK THE AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM. .............................................. 38
TO CORRECT OR CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM .................... 39
TO STOP A STARTED AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM..................................... 39

COPYING A VIDEO TAPE............................................................................................. 40

TO MONITOR THE RECORDING............................................................................. 40

ON SCREEN DISPLAY................................................................................................... 41
SPECIAL FEATURES . ................................................................................................ 41

REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER................................................................................... 41
AUTO REWIND........................................................................................................... 41

CONTROLLING YOUR TV OR CABLE CONVERTER WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE....................................................................................... 44
MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................................. 44

SERVICING.................................................................................................................. 44
CABINET CLEANING ................................................................................................ 44
HEAD CLEANING ...................................................................................................... 44

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................... 45
CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS ........................................................................... 46

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Page 1: ... n Direct Button Operation n n n n 2 Step Picture Search Operation n n n n Still n n n n Digital Auto Tracking DTR n n n n Auto Repeat n n n n Picture Select n n n n Three different playback tape speeds SP LP SLP n n n n Two different recording tape speeds SP SLP n n n n IRT Instant Recording Timer n n n n 1 Year 7 events including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording n n n n Time Search Quick Find In...

Page 2: ...GHT 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 CO...

Page 3: ...REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 41 AUTO REWIND 41 CONTROLLING YOUR TV OR CABLE CONVERTER WITH THE VCR S REMOTE 42 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER 42 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER 42 TO OPERATE THE CABLE BOX ONCE THE REMOTE IS PROGRAMMED FOR IT 42 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 43 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV 43 CONTROLLING THE TV 43 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 44 MAINTENANCE 4...

Page 4: ... 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 and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation...

Page 5: ...g Service Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the video product c If the video product has been exposed to rain or water d If the video product does not operate normally by following the operating instr...

Page 6: ... 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 interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction ma...

Page 7: ... particular scene Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Auto Repeat Allows you to repeat the playing of a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY button Picture Select Allows you to select the picture quality of a tape Three different playback tape speeds SP LP SLP Two different recording tape speeds SP SLP IRT Instant Recording Timer Instant timed...

Page 8: ...y or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording playback time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time Type of tape TT16060 T120 T160 SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 2 2 3 hours SLP mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours Note You can play back a tape recorded in LP mode Long Play INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown Push in g...

Page 9: ...ts when setting program for example setting clock or timer program Press to select setting modes from the on screen menu only on the remote control 5 F FWD button Press to rapidly advance the tape or view the picture rapidly in forward during playback Forward Search button When setting program for example setting clock or timer program press to determine your selection and proceed to the next step...

Page 10: ...ol Frame Advance function Press to advance the picture by one frame at a time during the still mode only on the remote control 21 SLOW button Press to start slow motion playback The slow speed can be controlled by pressing the F FWD button faster or the REW button slower only on the remote control 22 MUTE button Press to mute the TV s sound Press it again to resume the sound only on the remote con...

Page 11: ...al cable supplied to the UHF VHF antenna jack of your TV Fig 1 Indoor Antenna You can record one channel while viewing another The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT For details please refer to Recording on page 27 Note The connection of an indoor antenna with a VCR may not always give acceptable TV reception Fig 2 VHF UHF Combination Antenna or Cable from the Cable Company You can re...

Page 12: ...either one of the connections below Satellite systems Neither one of these connection will work For satellite owner wishing to record one channel and view another please contact the manufacture of the satellite system Fig 5 You can record a scrambled channel while viewing another RECORDING HINTS 1 Be sure to check that the PWR and the VCR indicators are both on 2 Turn on the TV and Cable Box 3 Set...

Page 13: ... attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical SETTING THE CH3 CH4 SWITCH If your TV does not have A V terminals When the VCR is in the Playback mode or when the VCR is in the VCR position your TV will ...

Page 14: ...te control to select the LineIn Front L2 position You may also select the LineIn Rear L1 or LineIn Front L2 setting by pressing the CHANNEL CH or button Notes LineIn Rear L1 or LineIn Front L2 is found before the lowest memorized channel Example CH2 When the TV screen displays LineIn Rear L1 or LineIn Front L2 its background will be blue CONNECTING TO OUTPUT JACKS If your TV has A V input jacks yo...

Page 15: ... it back on To program the tuner again see CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN on page 19 CHANNEL SET UP Automatic Plug in the VCR power cord Plug the VCR power cord into a standard AC outlet The indicator flashes on the display Whenever the AC plug is connected the VCR search the local PBS Public Broadcasting Station channel for auto clock setting If the VCR find the local PBS channel current time appears on th...

Page 16: ...WER button to turn on the VCR then press the number buttons or CHANNEL CH button to select your local PBS channel The current time may appear on the display If current time does not appear follow MANUAL CLOCK SETTING on page 17 Note The VCR will search through all the available channels from the lowest channel It must scan each channel for 10 seconds to determine if that channel is transmitting th...

Page 17: ...R indicators are both on Turn on the TV and set the TV 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 If the VCR is connected directly to a cable converter box the cable converter box must turn on and select the local PBS channel itself Then the VCR must be set to the output channel of the cable converter box usually channel 3 or 4 to be...

Page 18: ...t received the clock cannot be set automatically In this case follow MANUAL CLOCK SETTING on page 17 MANUAL CLOCK SETTING We suggest that you use a TV or radio station as your time source In the example below the clock is to be set to DATE 20th March 2000 SETTING TIME 5 40PM Use the remote control for this procedure Be sure to check that the PWR and the VCR indicators are both on Turn on the TV an...

Page 19: ...UAGE SELECT 3 Select MANUAL If ON appears beside MANUAL press the F FWD button If it is not press the PLAY or STOP button to point to MANUAL Then press the F FWD button twice When you press the F FWD button during steps 4 to 8 you may move forward to the next step Press the REW button to go back one step from the current step during steps 5 to 9 CLOCK SET AUTO CLOCK MANUAL ON D S T ON ...

Page 20: ...ample 20th 20 Then press the F FWD button CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR 03 20 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 6 Select the year Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired year appears Example 2000 Then press the F FWD button CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR 03 20 2000 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 7 Select the hour Press the PLAY or STOP button repeatedly until your desired hour appears Example 05 Then press the F FWD button CLOCK...

Page 21: ...9 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 05 40 PM AM PM 10 Start the clock Press the RESET EXIT or F FWD button Although seconds are not displayed they begin counting from 00 when you press the RESET EXIT or F FWD button Use this feature to synchronize the clock with the correct time When unplugging the AC cord or if there is a power failure for more than 30 seconds you may have to reset the clock If the display shows...

Page 22: ...and set the TV 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 Select main menu 1 Press the MENU button until the main menu appears If the clock is not set yet CLOCK SET menu appears immediately when you press the MENU button In this case go to step 3 MENU TIMER PROGRAMMING AUTO REPEAT OFF PICTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAG...

Page 23: ...CTURE SELECT CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT 2 Select CHANNEL SET UP Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to CHANNEL SET UP Then press the F FWD button 3 Select MANUAL SET UP Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to MANUAL SET UP Then press the F FWD button CHANNEL SET UP AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP 4 Enter the desired channel number Press the number buttons or the PLAY or STOP button un...

Page 24: ...D button 3 Confirm AUTO SET UP is pointed to then press the F FWD button After scanning the tuner stops at the lowest memorized channel The VCR distinguishes between standard TV channels and cable channels CHANNEL SET UP AUTO SET UP MANUAL SET UP SELECTING THE LANGUAGE If you want to change the language on the TV screen follow the steps below Note This function effects only the language on the scr...

Page 25: ...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 the VCR is set in HIFI stereo mode HIFI appears on the TV screen While the VCR is set in monaural MONO mode HIFI disappears from the TV screen NOTE If you play non HIFI tapes while the VCR is set in HIFI HIFI will disappear from the TV screen and the VCR will play a...

Page 26: ...ording before you begin recording 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 the MENU button until the MENU 2 appears 2 Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to AUDIO OUT Then press the F FWD button 3 Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to MONO 4 Press the RESET EXIT button to return to TV mode TO SELECT STEREO ...

Page 27: ...STOP button PICTURE SEARCH This feature is very useful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape In this mode the sound will be muted 1 You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction by pressing the F FWD or REW button in the SP LP SLP modes 2 Press it again and the VCR will now search in super high speed in the LP SLP modes only 3 Press the PLAY ...

Page 28: ... to And you can search it easily by rewinding or fast forwarding Use the remote control for the following procedure Be sure to check 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 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV This feature only works with a prerecorded tape 1 Stop tape at your desired point...

Page 29: ...ou turn off the VCR The COUNTER MEMORY button does not function if the Auto Repeat mode is set to ON In this case set the Auto Repeat mode to OFF To stop playback press the STOP button TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE Repeat steps 1 to 2 Then press the F FWD button OFF will then appear on the menu Then press the RESET EXIT button to return to TV mode Power failure If there is a power failure for more ...

Page 30: ... Index Search Press the REW or F FWD button The VCR begins rewinding or fast forwarding to 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 the VCR will start playback automatically A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for this function to work The number ...

Page 31: ...2 hours and 50 minutes from the present position in either direction 1 Select TIME SEARCH Press the TIME SEARCH button on the remote control 2 Enter your desired time Press the PLAY or STOP button until your desired time appears 2 50 stands for 2 hours 50 minutes The Time Search mode will be cancelled if the procedures are not activated in 30 seconds TIME SEARCH 2 50 3 Begin Time Search By pressin...

Page 32: ...G THE MTS SYSTEM on page 21 VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM 1 Select the channel to be recorded Press the number buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL CH or button CH 32 NOTE If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR please refer to ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTIONS on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding to the next step 2 Select the tape speed Press the TAPE SPEED button ...

Page 33: ...e TV mode Press the VCR TV button on the remote control so that the VCR indicator on the VCR s digital display disappears 5 Select the channel on the TV Set the TV to the channel you want to watch TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING 1 Press the VCR TV button on the remote control so that the VCR indicator on the display comes on 2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to 3 or 4 Now set the C...

Page 34: ... 8 hours IRT 1 30 SP Recording starts immediately when the REC IRT button is pressed whether you are watching the same or a different channel When the REC IRT button is pressed 18 times the VCR returns to the normal recording mode To stop the IRT operation press the STOP button on the VCR or on the remote control To show the remaining time press the DISPLAY button on the remote control so that IRT...

Page 35: ... 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 with an earlier start time has priority Once the earlier ...

Page 36: ...button PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE DAILY WEEKLY For weekly recording To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every week Example every Monday on ch 7 at 5 00PM Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to WEEKLY and then press the F FWD button PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE DAILY WEEKLY When you press the F FWD button during steps 4 to 10 you may move to the next step Press the REW button to go b...

Page 37: ...P button until the desired hour appears Example 08 Then press the F FWD button ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 04 THU START TIME 07 30 PM END TIME 08 CHANNEL REC SPEED 8 Set the end minute Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired minute appears Example 30 Then press the F FWD button Next press the PLAY or STOP button to point to AM or PM Example PM Then press the F FWD button ONE ...

Page 38: ...ll timer settings will be 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 in the VCR or does not have the erase protection tab the indicator flashes and timer recording cannot be performed Please insert a recordable tape The TV that is connected to your VCR m...

Page 39: ...utton In this case you can enter the new program Press the F FWD button during program number flashes then continue with the step 3 in the AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING section 4 Press the F FWD button ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 04 THU START TIME 07 30 PM END TIME 08 30 PM CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED SP To cancel the program press the REW button during the program number flashes To correct the...

Page 40: ...D button on the remote control on the editing recording VCR to select the desired recording speed SP SLP 4 Select the LineIn Rear L1 or LineIn Front L2 position on the editing recording VCR See page 13 under Connecting to input jacks 5 Press the REC button on the editing recording VCR 6 Begin playback of the tape in the source playing VCR For best results during dubbing use the VCR s front panel c...

Page 41: ...g has been paused 6 Clock Feature Channel Speed indicator Indicates the current time when the clock is set and briefly displays which feature the VCR is currently performing as the illustration Indicates the channel number when it is set Indicates the tape speed when it is changed SPECIAL FEATURES REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in hours minutes and seconds...

Page 42: ...ou have a cable converter you will probably want to program your VCR s remote control so you can easily change channels The process is the same as for programming the remote to operate your TV 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...

Page 43: ...he button combinations listed it is likely that you will not be able to program this remote control for your TV TV BrandsPress the TV and This Number Hitachi 1 Zenith 2 Sony 3 Magnavox 4 Sanyo 5 Gold Star 6 Toshiba 7 Funai 8 Panasonic 29 RCA 0 Panasonic 1CH up arrow Mitsubishi CH down arrow JVC 100 ENTER Sharp 1 MEMORY Sharp 2 DISPLAY CONTROLLING THE TV Once programmed the VCR s remote control is ...

Page 44: ... connected to an AC outlet Check batteries in remote control If the TV or CATV button is selected press the VCR button on the remote control Video or color fades in and out when making a copy of a video tape You cannot copy a copyrighted video tape You are experiencing copy guard protection MAINTENANCE SERVICING Should your VCR become inoperative do not try to correct the problem by yourself There...

Page 45: ...quency synthesis Power Input AC120V 60Hz Power Consumption 14 W nominal Cabinet Size 14 1 4 W x 3 5 8 H x 8 3 4 D 36 0cm W x 9 2cm H x 22 3cm D Weight 5 51 lbs 2 5 kg approx Storage Temperature 4 F to 131 F Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F Accessories 1 coaxial cable Part No 5857952 1 remote control unit Part No HL11271 2 AA batteries Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Design...

Page 46: ...NFORMITY with FCC Rules for Electromagnetic Compatibility Products Video Deck Models VT FX6500A Trade Name HITACHI This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Responsible Party HITA...

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