Hitachi VT-MX431A, Owner'S Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 2
Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 4
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................................................................................................. 4
LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................ 7
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE.......................................................... 8
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................. 9
POWER SUPPLY ..................................................................................................................................... 10
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TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 11
pg. 6 FEATURES............................................................................................................................... 13
VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 15
PRECAUTIONS
.................................................................................................................................. 15
REMOVING A CASSETTE
............................................................................................................... 15
THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS
............................................................................................. 15
ERASE PREVENTION ...................................................................................................................... 15
INSERTING A CASSETTE ............................................................................................................... 16
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................... 17
PREPARATION FOR USE ...................................................................................................................... 20
ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................... 21
RECORDING HINT
............................................................................................................................ 22
RECORDING HINT
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RECORDING HINT
............................................................................................................................ 24
SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH........................................................................................................ 25
CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS......................................................................................................... 26
INPUT SELECT
.................................................................................................................................. 26
A/V TERMINALS .................................................................................................................................... 27
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES............................................................................................................ 28
SET UP FOR USE .................................................................................................................................... 29
CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic) ............................................................................................................. 30
TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL .............................................................................................. 30
pg. 15 CLOCK SET UP ....................................................................................................................... 31
TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING
..................................................................................................... 32
TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS ....................................................................................................... 33
CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN.................................................................................................................... 34
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................. 35
PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................................. 36
NORMAL PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................... 37
PICTURE SEARCH ................................................................................................................................. 38
STILL PICTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 39
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL ............................................................................................................... 40
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................................................... 41
SLOW MOTION....................................................................................................................................... 42
COUNTER MEMORY ............................................................................................................................. 43
TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY .............................................................................................. 43
SPECIAL PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................ 44
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK ................................................................................................................. 45
TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE
............................................................................................ 45