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Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it
possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of
four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette.

1

Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme
number for the video recorder.

2

Press

MENU

on the remote control. The main menu will

appear.

3

Select the line ’

RECORD SPEED

’ with

P-

=

or

;

P+

and confirm with

OK

.

4

Select the required recording speed with

Q

or

P

.

Note: ’

LP

:

L

ong

P

lay = half recording speed (double

recording time).

SP

:

S

tandard

P

lay = normal recording speed.

5

Confirm with

OK

.

6

To end, press

MENU

.

Note:

The picture quality will be adversely affected when

recording at half recording speed (’LP’).
* For playback, the correct recording speed will
automatically be selected.

Automatic recording from a satellite
receiver (SAT RECORDING)

You can only use this function, when you have a satellite
receiver which can control other equipment by a
’programming’ function.

1

Switch on the TV set. If required, select the programme
number for the video recorder.

2

Press

MENU

on the remote control. The main menu

appears.

3

Select the line ’

SPECIAL SETTINGS

’ with

P-

=

or

;

P+

, and confirm with

OK

.

SPECIAL SETTINGS

OSD

è ON

p

CLOCK DISPLAY

OFF

COUNTER

T.LEFT

SAT RECORDING

OFF

REPEAT PLAY

OFF

DIRECT RECORD

OFF

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EXITpMENU

STOREpOK

4

Select the line ’

SAT RECORDING

’ with

P-

=

or

;

P+

.

5

Select ’

ON

’ with

Q

or

P

.

Note:

If you want to switch off the function, select ’

OFF

’.

6

Confirm with

OK

.

7

To end, press

MENU

.

8

Put a cassette in the machine.

9

Use a scart cable to connect scart socket

AV2 EXT2

on

the video recorder to the corresponding scart socket on
the satellite receiver.

0

Programme the satellite receiver with the required
information (programme number of the TV channel, start
time, end time).

Note:

The information on how to programme your satellite

receiver can be found in the instruction manual of your
satellite receiver.

A

Switch off the video recorder with

STANDBY

m

.

The video recorder is now ready to record. The beginning and
end of the recording is controlled via scart socket

AV2 EXT2

.

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Summary of Contents for VTFX940EUKN

Page 1: ...Videorecorder VTFX940EUKN Operating instructions ...

Page 2: ...ll picture INDEX E Index search In combination with H I to search for previous or next recording on the cassette G Playback To play a cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning h Pause Stop To stop the tape except during TIMER recording P Select To select the next line or pro...

Page 3: ...ard wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning h Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette G Playback To play a cassette J Eject To eject a cassette Back of the set 4 Mains socket To connect the mains cable AUDIO OUT L R Audio output socket left right To connect a HiFi set AV2 EXT2 Scart socket 2 To connect a satellite receiver decoder video ...

Page 4: ...ints C Please make use of the facilities available in your country for disposing of the packaging of the video recorder in a way that helps to protect the environment C This electronic equipment contains many materials that can be recycled Please inquire about the possibilities for recycling your old set VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO...

Page 5: ...utomatic search for a tape position index search 13 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 13 Skipping commercials automatically 13 Picture interference 14 Tracking during playback 14 Tracking during still picture 14 5 MANUAL RECORDING 15 Recording without automatic switch off 15 Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 15 Protecting your recordings 15 Auto assembling 15...

Page 6: ...e grip at the bottom of the plug is clamped over the plastic cover of the lead not just over the two wires Placing the batteries in the remote control 1 Open up the battery compartment of your remote control and place the batteries in it as shown in the picture 2 Close the battery compartment Connecting your video recorder to the TV set We recommend the use of a scart cable This will give you the ...

Page 7: ...r TV set 4 Insert one end of the mains cable into the mains socket 4 at the back of the video recorder and plug the other end into the wall socket 5 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instruction manual TV set 6 Tune in the TV set until this picture appears Note The video recorder will now transmit on channel 35 or 583MHz CONGRATULATIO...

Page 8: ... the following function the connected decoder will automatically be activated for the TV programme you want to watch 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 On the video recorder use P or P or number buttons 0 9 on the remote control to select the programme number you want to allocate the decoder to 3 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu wi...

Page 9: ...elect OFF in line NICAM with P or Q 9 Press OK to store the TV channel STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen Note If you want to search for further TV channels start again at step 3 0 To end press MENU Satellite receiver You can receive channels from the satellite receiver via the scart socket AV2 EXT2 To do this select programme number E1 with 0 on the remote control and then select program...

Page 10: ...it until all TV channels have been found This can take several minutes 5 When Autoinstall is complete STORED will briefly appear on the TV screen The time and date information have been set 6 To end press MENU How to search for a TV channel manually you can read in the section Manual TV channel search Monitor function You can switch backwards and forwards between TV picture and video recorder pict...

Page 11: ...ly 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select the line CLOCK with P or P and confirm with OK CLOCK YEAR è 2000 p MONTH 01 DATE 01 TIME 20 00 ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Check the year in line YEAR If required please change the year with the number buttons 0 9 o...

Page 12: ... timer and date information for three hours Saving energy To save energy you can switch off the clock display on the video recorder Programmed TIMER recordings will take place even if the clock display has been switched off 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu will appear 3 Select the line SPECIAL SET...

Page 13: ...d When you are making a recording k When you have programmed a recording or when a programmed recording is being made D When you are programming daily recordings W When you are programming weekly recordings When you have put a cassette in the video recorder DATE When the date of the programmed recording is shown START When the start time of the programmed recording is shown PROG When the programme...

Page 14: ...menu with MENU CLOCK YEAR è 2000 p MONTH 01 DATE 01 TIME 20 00 ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Setting the date and the time AUTO INSTALL SEARCHING 00 TV CHANNELS FOUND ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ__________________ PLEASE WAIT Chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Automatic TV channel search INSTALLATION MANUAL SEARCH CHANNEL FREQ è CH p ENTRY SEARCH 02 PROG...

Page 15: ...ntrol The main menu will appear 3 Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P or P and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF COUNTER T LEFT SAT RECORDING OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD OFF ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select the line COUNTER with P or P 5 Select LINEAR or T LEFT with Q or P and confirm with OK Note The counter LINEAR will be set to 0...

Page 16: ...ch recording the video recorder will write an index code on the tape 1 Press INDEX E and then I button to select the next code mark or INDEX E and then H for the previous code mark This will for example appear in the display for the next index code 0 30 02 2 When the video recorder finds the code mark it will automatically switch to play Automatic search for a blank space on the tape You can searc...

Page 17: ...om the display These picture settings will not change until you eject the cassette Tracking during still picture If the still picture vibrates vertically you can improve the still picture as follows 1 During still picture hold P or P until the picture quality is at its best JITT will appear in the display 2 When you release the button JITT will disappear The video recorder will store these setting...

Page 18: ...me or REC n on the video recorder This will for instance appear in the display BBC1 Note With OK you can show the tape position in the display 4 Stop recording with the h button Recording with automatic switch off OTR one touch recording 1 Put a cassette in the machine 2 Use P or P to select the programme number you want to record 3 Press REC OTR n and REC OTR A on the remote control at the same t...

Page 19: ... function 1 Switch on the TV set If required select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the remote control The main menu appears 3 Select the line SPECIAL SETTINGS with P or P and confirm with OK SPECIAL SETTINGS OSD è ON p CLOCK DISPLAY OFF COUNTER T LEFT SAT RECORDING OFF REPEAT PLAY OFF DIRECT RECORD OFF ________________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select the li...

Page 20: ...has disappeared This can take up to one minute If NOTV appears on the video recorder display this means the video recorder cannot find this programme number In this case read the section Recording without automatic switch off 3 If you want to stop recording press h Switching Direct Record on or off 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press MENU on the re...

Page 21: ...for the PlusCode programming number Note If you make a mistake you can clear your instructions with CLEAR CL VIDEO PLUS PLUSCODE NUMBER REP 53124 ONCE ________________________________ REP pSELECT STOREpOK TIMER LISTpTIMER 4 Use SELECT to select daily or weekly programming ONCE Recording once MO FR Recordings every day from Monday to Friday WEEK Recordings every week on the same day of the week 5 C...

Page 22: ... information with P or P or with the number buttons 0 9 Note Under DATE use the SELECT button to select daily or weekly programming ONCE Recording once MO FR Recording from Monday to Friday WEEK Recording every week on the same day Under START use SELECT to switch VPS PDC on or off If appears in the display VPS PDC has been switched off 5 Confirm with OK when the information is correct Note The pr...

Page 23: ... 9 number buttons 7 Confirm with OK 8 Make sure that the cassette you have put in can be recorded on Switch off with STANDBY m Note The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with STANDBY m How to clear a programmed recording TIMER 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme number for the video recorder 2 Press TIMER on the remote control twice 3 Selec...

Page 24: ...n 1 With the video recorder switched on press the STANDBY m and the SELECT button on the remote control at the same time u will appear on the video recorder display Keep the remote control in a safe place 2 If you want to switch off the child lock press the STANDBY m and the SELECT button again at the same time with the video recorder switched on u will disappear from the video recorder display No...

Page 25: ...y appear STORED 6 To end press MENU Note A TIMER recording only works when the video recorder is switched to standby Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator You may experience picture disturbance if you have not used a scart cable to connect your video recorder and TV This is because another TV station in your reception area may already be using UHF channel CH35 or 583MHz When the vi...

Page 26: ...___________________________ EXITpMENU STOREpOK 4 Select the line MODULATOR on the TV screen or MOD in the display with P or P 5 With Q select the function OFF on the TV screen or MOD modulator off in the display Note If you want to switch the modulator on again select MOD modulator on in the video recorder display with Q 6 Confirm with OK 7 To end press MENU Selecting the sound track You can selec...

Page 27: ...me number for the video recorder The cable connecting the TV set and the video recorder has come loose check the cable Poor picture quality when you play a cassette Your TV set is not properly adjusted The cassette badly worn or of poor quality use new cassette Tracking is not properly adjusted turn to chapter PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS and read the section Tracking during playback The video recorder will...

Page 28: ...ystem used by your television depends on which country you are in TXT Also known as Teletext Fasttext Videotext FLOF etc OTR One touch recording to start recording by pushing just one button This function enables you to select the switch off time in intervals of 30 minutes Modulator An electronic component in a video recorder which allows audio and video signals to be transmitted via the aerial ca...

Page 29: ... serial number is not removed or altered This guarantee does not apply to products acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use This guarantee does not extend to user control adjustments battery replacement and aerial adjustment Any parts replaced under guarantee shall become the property of HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS EUROPE LTD Please note that evidence of the date of purchase will be req...

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Page 31: ...ideo recorder 2 Insert one end of the aerial RF cable provided into the 3 socket on the video recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set 3 If your television does not have a scart AV Euro socket shown below or if you do not want to use a scart cable for the connection to your television please proceed with the next chapter Tuning your TV to your video recorder 4 Insert ...

Page 32: ...nce please read Reducing picture disturbance optimizing the modulator in the chapter ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS in the operating manual Initial Installation The video recorder will search for all TV channels It stores TV channels found in the following sequence BBC 1 BBC 2 ITV CH 4 CH 5 SKY others 1 If the aerial antenna has been connected press the OK button on the remote control 2 AUTOINSTALL starts T...

Page 33: ...47 Milano Italia ITALY Tel 39 02 487861 Tel 39 02 38073415 Servizio Clienti Fax 39 02 48786381 2 Email customerservice italy hitachi eu com HITACHI Europe AB Box 77 S 164 94 Kista SWEDEN Tel 46 0 8 562 711 00 Fax 46 0 8 562 711 13 Email csgswe hitachi eu com HITACHI EUROPE S A S Lyon Office B P 45 69671 BRON CEDEX FRANCE Tel 04 72 14 29 70 Fax 04 72 14 29 99 Email france consommateur hitachi eu co...

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