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Hitachi video recorder VT-MX905EUK

Dear Hitachi Customer,

Congratulations on your choice of a Hitachi video
recorder. Welcome to our company-wide commit-
ment to your complete statisfaction and viewing
enjoyment. Before using your Hitachi video recorder
for the first time, we suggest that you spend a few
minutes reading these setup instructions.
Even if you have never used a video recorder before,
you can probably get your video recorder connected
and preset quickly by following this quick set-up guide.

Accessories provided

Check and identify the accessories provided.
If any are missing or appear damaged, contact your
dealer immediately.

Fitting the remote control batteries

How to connect your video recorder

1

Unplug the aerial cable from your TV set and insert it into
the

2

socket at the back of the video 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 plug of a scart cable into the scart socket

AV1 EXT1

at the back of your video recorder. Connect the

other plug to the TV set.

5

Insert the small plug of the mains cable into the mains
socket

4

at the back of the video recorder. Insert the

other end of the mains cable into the wall socket.

6

Subsequently, read the paragraph ’Initial Installation’.

Note:

Many televisions

automatically

switch to programme

number ’EXT’ (

EXT

ernal) ’0’ or ’AV’ (

A

udio/

V

ideo) when a

video cassette is played back.
If the television does not switch automatically, select
programme number e.g.: ’EXT’, ’0’, or ’AV’ on the TV set
manually.

QUICK SET UP GUIDE

1

Summary of Contents for VTMX905EUK

Page 1: ...Videorecorder VTMX905EUK 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: ... programme number up h J Pause Stop eject cassette To stop the tape and eject the cassette H Rewind During STOP and STANDBY rewind during PLAYBACK reverse scanning G Playback To play a cassette I Forward wind During STOP and STANDBY forward wind during PLAYBACK forward 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 ...

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: ... 10 Still picture 10 Searching for tape position without the picture wind and rewind 11 Easy View 11 Tape Finder 11 Automatic search for a tape position index search 11 Automatic search for a blank space on the tape 11 Picture interference 11 Tracking during playback 11 Tracking during still picture 11 5 MANUAL RECORDING 12 Recording without automatic switch off 12 Recording with automatic switch ...

Page 6: ... the letter N or coloured black 5 Connect the brown wire to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter L or coloured red 6 Do not connect either of the wires to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E the symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Before you refit the plug cover make sure that the grip at the bottom of the plug is clamped over the plastic cover o...

Page 7: ...gramme number EXT EXTernal 0 or AV Audio Video when a video cassette is played back If the television does not switch automatically select programme number e g EXT 0 or AV on the TV set manually Connecting without a scart cable 1 Switch off the TV set 2 Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the 2 socket at the back of the video recorder 3 Plug one end of the aerial cable...

Page 8: ...n the chapter ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 9 When the TV has been tuned read the paragraph Initial installation in the chapter INSTALLING YOUR VIDEO RECORDER Connecting other equipment You can connect additional equipment to the AV1 EXT1 socket For instance satellite receiver or camcorder Note In the section Connecting without a scart cable you can find information about how to connect your TV 5 ...

Page 9: ...nels 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 Conf...

Page 10: ...h Monitor function You can switch backwards and forwards between TV picture and video recorder picture with VTR TV But this only works when you use a scart cable to connect the video recorder to your TV set and if your TV set responds to this switch over You can also use VCR TV on the video recorder Sorting and clearing TV channels manually You can assign any programme number to a TV channel that ...

Page 11: ...e 2000 will appear in the video recorder display Change it if required with P or P the number buttons 0 9 on the remote control 4 Confirm with OK 5 If required change the month for instance M 01 in the same way Confirm with OK 6 If required change the date for instance D 01 in the same way Confirm with OK 7 If required change the date for instance 20 00 in the same way 8 Confirm with OK OK will br...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...in hours minutes and seconds Note If you want to set the counter to 0 00 00 press CLEAR CL When you put a cassette in the machine the counter will automatically reset to 0 00 00 If you rewind a cassette from the tape position 0 00 00 the counter 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 w...

Page 14: ...he tape at least 1 minute of blank tape for a new recording for example after an existing recording on the tape 1 Press INDEX E Then press h This will for example appear in the display 0 00 00 2 When the video recorder find a blank space it will 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 ...

Page 15: ...ording 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 A on the remote control at the same time 4 Each time you press REC OTR n and A at the same time you will add 30 minutes to the recording time Note To cancel this information press CLEAR CL Protectin...

Page 16: ...rder display CLK will appear 2 Select SPEE in the display with P or P 3 Confirm with OK 4 Select the required recording speed with P or P Note LP Long Play half recording speed double recording time SP Standard Play 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 reco...

Page 17: ... the number buttons 0 9 on the 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 TI...

Page 18: ...rogramme number of the recording 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 reco...

Page 19: ... will switch to AUTO automatic switchover again If you eject the cassette the TV system for playback will switch to AUTO automatic switchover again Child lock This function will prevent unauthorised use of your video recorder All button functions will be locked Note You can make programmed recordings while the child lock is on 1 With the video recorder switched on press the STANDBY m and the SELEC...

Page 20: ...t 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 video recorder is switched on the picture quality of some TV channels that you receive on the TV will be poor You may optimize the picture quality by changing the modulator frequency 583MHz or UHF channel 35 1 Switch on the TV set and select the programme ...

Page 21: ... switched off 1 Make sure that there is no cassette in the video recorder 2 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 3 Confirm with OK The display will read MOD modulator on 4 In the display select MOD modulator off with P Note Select MOD m...

Page 22: ... 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 23: ...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 24: ... 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 26: ...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 27: ...ou 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 ...

Page 28: ...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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