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Page 2: ...ROM A PROGRAM 32 PROGRAM PRIORITY 32 HOW TO OPERATE YOUR TV BY USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 33 RECORDING FROM ANOTHER VCR 38 RECORDING FROM A VIDEO CAMERA 38 USING AS AN AUDIO DECK 37 HEAD CLEANING 38 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 38 PROBLEM GUIDE 39 SPECIFICATIONS 40 SPANISH QUICK USE GUIDE 43 INTELASCAN FEATURE This feature displays an outline of VCR operation procedure playback recording clock setting ...

Page 3: ...sation Moisture condensation on the head drum one 9f the most crucial parts of the unit will cause damage to the tape When the VCR is exposed to a rapid temperature change from cold to warm some condensation will occur Under this condition connect the power cord to the AC line press POWER button on and allow at least two hours for the VCR to dry out Caution for users living In an area with fre que...

Page 4: ...zard Periodically examine the cord and have it replaced by your service technician if appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation E4 7 Power Co_d Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs con venience receptacles end the point where they exit fro...

Page 5: ...quid of any k_nd on the video product 16 Lightning For added protection for this video product during a lightning storm or when it Is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surges SERVICE 17 Servicing Do not attempt to service this vid...

Page 6: ...d forward playback picture at high speed can be seen 7 CHANNEL SELECT BUT TONS Select the channels you wish to view or to record by pressing these buttons o 10 11 12 13 And you can also select LINE by pressing these buttons to record or watch the pro gram input at the VIDEO IN and AUOIO IN One channel position either higher or lower outside the range of your preset channels HEAD CLEANING BUTTON Pr...

Page 7: ...SPLAY Shows the c_ock and tape counter 23 ANTENNA OUTPUT Connect this terminal to the antenna termi na_ on the beck of the TV 52 _ 45 42 3s _ 31 33 38 37 7 38 24 VIDEO IN Receives video signal from a video camera or another VCR 25 AUDIO IN Receive audio signals from a stereo system r another VCR AUDIO IN L handles the left channel stereo sound or monaural sound If you connect an audio source to on...

Page 8: ...ONS Used for controlling the TV E8 4 5 7 0 100lENT BUTTON Used to select IV or CATV channels Press 100 2 3 in this order to select channel 123 Press 100 0 and 5 for channel 105 DISPLAy BUTTON 1st Press Calls up the mode display on TV screen 2nd Press before display disappeears The display on IV screen disappears ex cept for Linear Time Counter Also changes the VCR s display from the clock to the c...

Page 9: ... the operation buttons On the VCR See page 22 for the selection of remote mode _PL Button for VCR 1 _PL Button for VCR 2 _1_1 _ _ _ 6 Button __ _ _ USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT I HOW TO BATI ERIES INSTALL NOTES 1 Be sure to install two AA size batteries before use 2 Be aware of the polarit_ Aim the remote control at the receiver on the front panel of the VCR ir 7 VCR 1 button _ N _ c_c__ NOTES 1 ...

Page 10: ... This reminder is provided to call the CATV system nstaller s attention to Article 820 22 of the P4EC that provides guide lines 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 I Precautions Avoid extreme heat cold moisture dust magnetic fields and strong vibrations Pr...

Page 11: ...HF antenna adapter not supplied 17 Set I 75 300 ohm transformer not supplied An antenna for each _ FIG A3 BOTH VHF AND UHF RECEPTION AREA OR a comblnatlon antenna VHF VHF UHF UHF antenna omblnadon antenna Bntenno Signal Splitteq __J UHF I Coaxial cable Iprovided 300 ohm lwin laid UHF Signal Splitter Inot luppliedl _E Ib _ _7_300 ohm transformer not suppliedJ Antenna mixer UL p N2982301 optional E1...

Page 12: ...f a non CTA TV is used with a CTA VCR either figure C2 or C3 can be used If both non CTA VCR and TV are used figure C2 must be used E 2 4 Extended Cable With Extra Cost Channels Scrambled Channels on System Cable Descrambler Converter Box Used For TV In this type of system the cable company sup plied Box must always be used to get proper reception of Extra Cost channels All Extra Cost channels on ...

Page 13: ...quence of channels may be different on cable For example channel 6 of the VCR may actually receive channel 28 as identified by the station Any VCR channel memory position can be programmed to select any channel Please refer to the section on presetting channel memory for details See page 20 CABLE FIG C1 DIRECT TO CABLE No scrambled channels El A Timer operation can change channels IN FII M ANT M3 ...

Page 14: ...d ON If the Cable Box is used to control TV power and you do not wish to have the TV on during Recording or Timer Recording turn the TV OFF with the power switch on the TV It the Cable Box controls the IV volume using a Remote Control the volume setting must be set to normal Timer Recording When you program the Timer for unattended recording set the VCR to select the VCR channel used to view the C...

Page 15: ...sed CABLE FIG C3 DIRECT OR USING BOX IV CABLE BOX fReer view f Original cable 2 WAY SPLII FER No t 2 WAY SPLITTER No 2 O COSX VCR INPUT SELECTOR OPERATION A B SWITCH A BOX B CABLE A B SELECTOR SWITCH No 1 0 IV VIEW SELECTOR O A B SELECTOR SWITCH No 2 e rv A VlO O R L MONO LAUOIOJ OPERATION OF A B SWITCH A BOX B VCR VIEW I NOTE Coaxial cables must be used for all connections to avoid l interference...

Page 16: ... to the VCR output channel and set the VCR TV Switch to the VCR mode Operation of VCR When the VCR Input Selector Switch A B No 1 is in position A the VCR can record the Cable Box One channel position of the VCR should be set to tune the Cable Box Channel position 01 is recommended Set the VCR as in the section for Using Cable Box Only when using position A When the A B No 1 is in position B the V...

Page 17: ...the IV you can view e tape played back by the VCR or a program selected by the channel select button of the VCR Hi FI SOUND This VCR records sound using the following two formats HI Fi sound FM sound is recorded using the rotary audio heads Normal linear sound Records in monaural using the same format as with a non Hi Fi VCR Therefore con ventional VCRs can be used for playback Remarkable Specific...

Page 18: ...tton _ m VCR t button Number buttons 0 through 9 1 Turn on the power of both VCR and TV 2 Be sure that the TV is set to the video chan nel Ichannet 3 or 4 See page 16 3 Aim the remote control unit at the receiver on the front panel of the VCR 4 Press the GUIDE button until the MENU as illustrated appears on the TV screen NOTE If the menu does not appear when the GUIDE button is pressed press the V...

Page 19: ...e again to return to the TV screen NOTES I If you input an illogical time or date 13th month for example this will not be accepted 2 The clock must be set to the correct time be fore programming the timer for unattended recording or using the Instant Recording Timer IRT feature 3 The display of Clock Setting procedures will resume the original menu if not further steps are followed in the setting ...

Page 20: ...16 3 Aim the remote control unit at the receiver on the front panel of the VCR 4 Press the GUIDE button unSI the MENU as illustrated appears on the TV screen NOTE If the menu does not appear when the GUIDE button is pressed pressthe VCR 1 but ton and then the GUIDE button 5 Press button 1 for channel setting 6 Press button 1 to select NORMAL CATVI or CATV2 If your VCR is con nected to a home anten...

Page 21: ...s an active channel because the signal is very weak or because the channel happened to be off the air when the tuner was programmed Use thisprocedure to add any channel in the memory 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 of Channel Tuning on page 20 2 Press 3 The menu as illustrated will ap pear on the TV screen 3 Select the channel number by pressingbuttons 0 through 9 Press 0 and then 8 for channel 8 Press...

Page 22: ... Turn on the power of both the VCR and TV 2 Be sure that the TV is set to the video channel 3 or 4 3 Point the remote control unit at the receiver on the front panel of the VCR 4 Press the GUIDE button until the menu as illustrated will appear on the TV screen MOVIE RETURN ON OFF Press 5 _ to change 5 Press button 1 ON When a cassette with erase prevention tab removed is loaded playback starts aut...

Page 23: ...not be strongenough for qual ity reception The signal may drift or become noisy Should that occur change the STEREO MONa function to the MONa mode to receive clearer cleaner sound Press 8 _ to change Some TV stations broadcast another sound channel along with selected stereo programs called the SAP Second Audio Program The SAP audio is sometimes used to broadcast the second sound track of a biling...

Page 24: ...settes for more information VCR I V select button REW button PAUSE button I _ CHANNEL select _ _ _ _ ___ _ button _ _ __ _ RECORD buttons _ sP EO bu o STOP button 1 If you wish to view a program being recorded turn on IV and select the channel 3 or 4 for your video channel 2 Insert cassette VCR power is turned on automatically Note Whenever you change the mode the new mode is displayed on the TV s...

Page 25: ...To record the Second Audio Program be sure that ON is selected following SAP ON OFF SELECTION on page 23 When the station broadcasts an SAP the SAP indicator will turn on Press the RECORD button to start recording Your VCR will record the SAP instead of the nor mal audio on the linear track The normal audio will still be recorded on the Hi Fi track Note To play back SAP the PLAY SOUND SELECTION on...

Page 26: ...n RECORDING TV PROGRAM 2 After recording has started press REC IRT button on the VCR once again to indicate the recording time on the display The time changes in hours and minutes in the order of 0 30 1 00 1 30 2 00 3 00 and 4 00 every time the button is pressed During recording the remaining time is displayed 3 At the end of recording the display reads 0 00 the VCR will automatically stop recordi...

Page 27: ...rch This allows you to view the picture from a record ed tape at high speed in both the forward and reverse directions Press the PLAY button to play a tape then press either REW or F FWD button Pictures can be viewed at high speed in either the forward or reverse direction Press the button again or press PLAY to return to normal playback Note The playback picture will have some noise in the visual...

Page 28: ... VCR will not recognize index marks on tapes made on older VCR s Likewise older VCR s cannot recognize the VISS index marks The INDEX mark is recorded automatically every time the REC button is pressed Note Normally an index mark is not recorded if PAUSE is pressed and released during record ing You must press the RECORD button If you are recording two programs one immediately following the other ...

Page 29: ...e timer for unattended recording For unattended recording the timer needs to know what day to make the recording the time to start the time to stop and the channel to be recorded Things to know before starting While you are programming the timer the menu display on the TV screen will prompt you through the procedures You can correct an error in the program any time before the last step by pressing...

Page 30: ...es or any combination thereof up to 8 programs in total may be selected A typical example of a Normal program is demonstrated below 6 Press button 1 The display will prompt you to select the channel to be recorded 7 Press two digits for the channel to be record ed for example 0 4 for channel 4 Note If you want to select channel 124 for example press 100 2 4 in this order In this case NORMAL CATV S...

Page 31: ...eating Steps 6 through 11 If you have no other programs to enter press the GUIDE button twice 13 Turn off VCR power Now recording will begin automatically at the start time Note To stop a timer recording in progress with the VCR press POWER button and then press STOP button within 10 seconds RECALLING THE PROGRAM 1 Follow Steps 1 through 5 of Programming the timer for unattended recording on pages...

Page 32: ...l I i I I i ro_ram i I I I Program 4 t_ II 7 00AM 8 00AM 9 00AM 10 00AM 11 00AM me among the programs on the same day 8 7 00AM 8 00AM for Program 1 8 00AM 9 00AM for Program 2 9 00AM 10 00AM for Program 3 10 00AM 11 00AM for Program 4 Program 1 is executed as programmed and Program 2 as illustrated after Program 1 and Program 3 as illustrated after Pro grams 1 and 2 and Program 4 as illus trated a...

Page 33: ...t page wilt now control your TV Notes If your TV does not respond to any of the above procedures the TV cannot be con trolled by this remote control unit You will only have to program your remote control to match your TV once It will remem ber what codes matchs your TV until you replace the batteries Whenever you install or replace batteries in the remote control you must program the remote contro...

Page 34: ...H 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K 0 0 0 CHANNEL CHANN L CHANNB CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNELI CHANNEL L CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNELV CHANNZL v CHANNELlf CHANNELV CHANNELI CHANNEL r CHANNELV J CHANNrlf CHANNELV CHANNELI VOLUMEAVOI LIME VOLUME VOLUME JVOLUMEAVOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUMETVOLUMEVVOLUMEVVOLUMEVVOLUMEW VOLUMElfVOLUMElfVOLUME r VOLUMEVVOLUMEVVOLUMEV MUTE MUT...

Page 35: ..._shi JVC Sharp POWER POWER POWER 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 0 0 0 CHANNEL CHANNEL A CHANNB A CHANNELT CHANNELT CHANNELV VOLUMEAVOLUME VOLUME VOLUMET VOLU_V VOLUME_ MUTE MUTE MUTE DISPLAY DISPLAY MENU PN_CH PREVCH PREVCH E35 ...

Page 36: ...V selec tor to turn the VCR indication on the pic ture being dubbed by VCR2 can be monitored RECORDING FROM A VIDEO CAMERA At first you must connect the Video Camera to Power Supply and then connect Power Supply to VCR Refer to the Instruction Manual of the Camera as well as these instructions 1 Turn on Power Unit 2 Insert a cassette 3 Pressthe SPEED button to select SP or EP 4 Press AVX button so...

Page 37: ...VCR and the VCR s Audio Outputs L and R connected to the amplifier s tape play jacks Select the tape switch on the amplifier which matches the VCR s tape connections To play back In stereo 1 Connect the audio cable to the AUDIO OUT L and R jacks of your VCR and to the audio in put jacks left and right of your stereo system 2 Then follow the steps for PLAYBACK page 27 turning down the sound of your...

Page 38: ...peration several times If dirt cannot still be removed consult your dealer The VCR is a precision electromechanical device which will require periodic maintenance after a period of normal use We expect that no main tenance other than head cleaning will be required during the warranty period by most users unless the VCR is heavily used or seldom used Normal maintenance is the responsibility of the ...

Page 39: ...usted cor rectly Is connection correct Push the reset switch using s toothpick etc The display will be reset Then set the information again SOLUTION Connect power cord to AC outlet Set the program timer cor rectly Q Set the POWER switch to OFF Place cellophane tape over missing safety tab t Place cellophane tape over missing safety tab On playback the TV chan nel selector should be on channel 3 or...

Page 40: ...P 16 67 mm sec LP playback only 11 12 ram sac EP 12 7 mm Channel 3 pr Channel 4 UHF VHF _5 ohm VHF LOW CH 2 6 54 MHz 88 MHz VHF MID CH A 5 A 1 and A I 90 MHz 174 MHz CATV VHF HIGHi CH 7 13 174 MHz 216 MHz VHF SUPER CH J W 216 MHz 300 MHz CATV VHF HYPER CH W I W 28 300 MHz 468 MHz CATV UHF CH 14 69 W 29 W 84 470 MHz 806 MHz 1 2 Vp p 75 ohm Unbalanced 1 Vp p 75 phm Unbalanced 316 mV rms 7 8 dB 100 k...

Page 41: ...s please call TOLL FREE 1 800 448 2244 for your nearest Hitachi Authorized Parts Distributor in the continental United States For ALASKA and HAWAII please contact the nearest Hitachi Regional office Coaxial Cable Remote Control Power Unit Unit Part No 5857952 Part No 6614896 A C33A 1ZZ_ I f_dJ_ E41 ...

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