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Initial installation

1

Press

MENU

on the remote control.

The automatic TV channel search starts.

2

Wait until all the TV channels have been found. This can
take several minutes.

3

When all TV channels have been found, ’

OK

’ will briefly

appear in the video recorder display.

Next, the year, for instance, ’

2000

’ will appear in the video

recorder display. Change it if required with the number
buttons

0-9

on the remote control.

2000

4

Confirm with

OK

.

5

If required, change the month, for instance ’

M 01

’ in the

same way.

6

Confirm with

OK

.

7

If required, change the date, for instance, ’

D 01

’ in the

same way.

8

Confirm with

OK

.

9

If required, change the time, for instance, ’

20:00

’ in the

same way.

0

Confirm with

OK

.

OK

’ will briefly flash in the video recorder display.

The initial installation is now complete.

Note:

In the section ’satellite receiver’ you can find

information about how to connect a satellite receiver.

Manual TV channel search

In certain cases the ’Automatic TV channel search’ may not be
able to find all of the TV channels (e.g. coded TV channels). In
that case, use this manual method to set the channels.

1

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

2

Press

MENU

on the remote control. ’

CLK

’ will appear in

the video recorder display.

3

Select ’

MAN

’ (manual search) with

;

P+

or

P-

=

.

4

Confirm with

OK

.

5

Select the desired programme number, for instance,

P01

’ with

P-

=

or

;

P+

and confirm with

OK

.

6

Confirm with

OK

.

CH

’ will flash in the video recorder display.

7

Enter the channel of the desired TV channel with the
number buttons

0-9

.

Note:

If you don’t know the channel of the desired TV

channel, hold

;

P+

to start the automatic search.

Repeat the automatic search until have found the desired
TV channel. A changing channel number will appear in the
video recorder display.

8

Press

OK

until ’

OK

’ appears in the display.

Note:

If you want to search for further TV channels, start

again at step

4

.

9

To end, press

MENU

.

Satellite receiver

You can receive channels from the satellite receiver via the
scart socket

AV1 EXT1

.

To do this, select the channel number ’

E1

’ with

0

on the

remote control. You should select the channels to be received
by the satellite receiver on the receiver itself.

Special installation functions

You can select one of the following installation functions in
order to adapt the video recorder to your own specific
requirements.

Automatic TV channel search

The video recorder will search for all TV channels.

Note:

If you want to start the automatic TV channel search

again, then follow the instructions below.

1

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

2

Press

MENU

on the remote control. ’

CLK

’ will appear in

the video recorder display.

2.

INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER

5

Summary of Contents for VTMX900EUK

Page 1: ...Videorecorder VTMX900EUK Operating instructions ...

Page 2: ...he tape and show a still 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 selec...

Page 3: ...e programme selected Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette G Playback To play a cassette I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward scanning H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning Back of the set 4 Mains socket To connect the mains cable AV1 EXT1 Scart socket 1 To connect the TV set programme number E1 2...

Page 4: ...printed on nonpolluting paper C Deposit old batteries at the relevant collection points 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 So that you...

Page 5: ...arch 8 Still picture 8 Searching for tape position without the picture wind and rewind 8 Easy View 8 Tape Finder 9 Automatic search for a tape position index search 9 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 9 Picture interference 9 Tracking during playback 9 Tracking during still picture 9 5 MANUAL RECORDING 10 Recording without automatic switch off 10 Recording with automatic switch off OT...

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: ...ther end into the wall socket 5 Press and hold h on the remote control and while holding that button press and hold h J on the video recorder After several seconds the dipslay on the video recorder will show M583 or a similar number 6 Switch on your TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback see instruction manual TV set 7 Tune in the TV set until this picture a...

Page 8: ...elect MAN manual search with P or P 4 Confirm with OK 5 Select the desired programme number for instance P01 with P or P and confirm with OK 6 Confirm with OK CH will flash in the video recorder display 7 Enter the channel of the desired TV channel with the number buttons 0 9 Note If you don t know the channel of the desired TV channel hold P to start the automatic search Repeat the automatic sear...

Page 9: ...Manual TV channel search with P or P 4 Press OK CH21 5 With P or P select TV channel to which you want to give this the programme number starting with P01 Note If you want to delete a TV channel press CLEAR CL 6 Confirm with SELECT 7 Repeat steps 5to 6until you have given a programme number to all TV channels 8 Confirm with OK 9 To end press MENU Setting the time and date If the time in the video ...

Page 10: ...upt any function So if you are having operating problems you can just interrupt the function and start again And you can practise operating your set without any worries No matter which buttons you press you cannot damage it The symbols on your video recorder display These symbols can light up on your video recorder display This is where the current operating mode is shown as a symbol LP When you h...

Page 11: ...will show for instance 0 01 20 the cassette will be rewound to 1 minute and 20 seconds before 0 00 00 If there is an empty space on the tape the counter will stop Searching for tape position with the picture picture search 1 While a cassette is playing press H reverse or I forward once or several times This will for example appear in the display 0 30 21 2 To stop a certain place on the tape press ...

Page 12: ...l automatically switch to pause Note If no empty space has been found when the end of the tape is reached the cassette will be ejected Picture interference If the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette please follow these instructions Tracking during playback 1 While a cassette is playing hold P or P until the picture quality is at its best TRAC tracking will appear on the display 2 Wait...

Page 13: ...ote To cancel this information press CLEAR CL Protecting your recordings So that you don t accidentally delete an important recording remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left Later if you no longer want to protect your recording you can seal the gap again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right Auto assembling ...

Page 14: ...e remote control 20 00 5 Press TIMER The video recorder display will read for instance END 22 00 If required change the end time of the recording with P P or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 22 00 6 Confirm with TIMER when the information is correct OK will briefly appear in the video recorder display Note The programming information has been stored in a TIMER block 7 Make sure that th...

Page 15: ...ng with P P or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 01 5 Press TIMER The video recorder display will read for instance START 20 00 If required change the start time of the recording with P P or the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 20 00 6 Press TIMER The video recorder display will read for instance END 22 00 If required change the end time of the recording 22 00 7 Press TIMER OK w...

Page 16: ...s on 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...

Page 17: ...er 4 Change the modulator frequency with the 0 9 number buttons on the remote control 5 Tune in the TV set to the new modulator frequency shown in the video recorder display 6 Press OK twice OK appears in the display Optimizing the modulator is now complete Switching off the modulator If you cannot clear picture or sound interference you can switch off the built in modulator You can only switch of...

Page 18: ... No picture when you play a cassette There is no recording on the cassette change the cassette You have selected the wrong programme number on the TV for playing cassette on the TV select the correct programme 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 ...

Page 19: ...ls can be transmitted on it TV system There are various systems for transmitting television signals for example PAL SECAM PAL BG SECAM DK SECAM L L NTSC etc The system 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 ...

Page 20: ... other than our authorised Engineer 3 The product 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 ...

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Page 22: ...o 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 the...

Page 23: ...u experience picture interference 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 1 Press MENU on the remote control The automatic TV channel search starts 2 Wait until all the TV channels have been found This can take several minutes 3 When all TV c...

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