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Содержание VIDEO Plus+ VT-FX850E(UKN)

Страница 1: ... UP Instruction manual VIDEO VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS BASIC OPERATIONS VHS To obtain the best performance SAL please readthis instruction manual completely OR 31133 3 ...

Страница 2: ...cted to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or BLACK The wire coloured BROWNmust be connectedto the terminal marked with theletter L or coloured BROWN or RED On no account connecteither of these wires to the terminal marked E or by the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow Mains supply AC 230V 50 Hz only AC 230V 50Hz The OPERATEbutton located ost on the front of the...

Страница 3: ...eeseasssseees 26 Timer R COING eseesceecueessssecceresseeeceevesssaneneerenesnaneeseens 29 Prepare Recording Using Satellite Decoder c0037 Section 3 Additional Operations This section tells you how to use the Special Characteristics additional functions Limear Tirme Counter ccccccccccccesesescsssscercenenersceeenenenes 39 Automatic REWING ccccesssssscceecessseeecnsssssnersassanees 39 Rewind Shut O...

Страница 4: ...grammePlay immediately starts to play a recorded programmeby simply turning the VCR on after timer recording wasfinished Auto Head Cleaning system minimizes the need for accessory cleaners and professional head cleaning Auto Tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking so the picture is optimized Rental Play immediately starts to play a tape withoutits safety tab rewindsthe tape afterplay is...

Страница 5: ...programme numbersof your TV This will then become your VIDEO PROGRAMME NUMBER you must then select this each time you wishto see the signal from your VCR If you connect your VCRto a TV with a 21 pin Scart connector set yourTV to its proper video input to see the signal from the VCR Consult your TV s manualfor details Pre tuning of Built in TV Tuner Pages 12 17 This VCR incorporates a complete TV t...

Страница 6: ... fed to your TVvia the aerial cable PRECAUTIONS OnInstallation Do notinstall your VCR in an Do notinstall the unit near heat inclined position sources such asradiators orair The unit is designed for operation ducts or in a place subject to direct in a horizontal position sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibrations or shocks Never bring a magnetor magnetized object near the VCR becauseit will adv...

Страница 7: ...grammeselected on the TV To do this press the AUX button on the remote control handset to display the L1 indicator in the VCR s display instead of a VCR programme number On Operation Moisture condensation If you pour a cold liquid into a glass water vapour in the air will condense on the surface of the glass This is moisture condensation Moisture condensation on the head drum one of the most cruci...

Страница 8: ...tem connection 12 AERIAL signal input 6 13 RF OUT signal out to TV 6 14 Scart socket 7 VCRDisplay 15 Time 19 Time counter or 39 VCR modeindicator _ 22 PLAY playback appears 22 SRCH visual search during reverse 93 SLOW slowplay direction 22 REW rewind viewing 23 S REW high speed rewind 23 FF fast forward 23 S FF high speedfast forward 23 STILL play pause and frame advance 22 16 VCR operate mode 22 ...

Страница 9: ...ng playback 22 19 F FWD fast forward or search 23 20 PAUSE pauseorstill 22 21 PLAY playback 22 22 TAPE FINDER button used for Index 40 Search Easy View and Blank search function 23 CH1 2 button for audio channel 25 selection in playback PDC button for PDCsetting during 55 recording 24 EJECT button pressto eject a cassette 20 25 22 VCR TV select button The infrared remote control handset is powered...

Страница 10: ...V is set to scart input the TV screen will display as shown After this process is complete the RF output channel will appear in the VCR display For example RF output channel 35 Tune your TV accordingly to your VCR RF output channelandtest pattern will appear on the TV screen consult your TV instruction manual The correct tuning position is when thepicture is clear Press the PLAY STILL button The t...

Страница 11: ...r on the VCR again Tune your TV consult your TV instruction manual until the test pattern shown appears The correct tuning position is whenthe picture is clear Ensure this programmeis stored in your TV PROG A V If you cannot tune your TV correctlyto the test signal or there is patterning in the signal it may be necessary to change the VCR s RF out channel In this case press the PROGselect button A...

Страница 12: ...es about 3 minutes The following stations are stored in programme numbers 01 05 automatically 01 BBC1 02 BBC2 03 ITV 04 CH4 or S4C 05 CHS Note If the station does not transmit a signal whichidentifies itself the station name will not appear You can watchthe progress on the TV s screen when the channel numbers stop changing pre tuning is complete Press the PROG a V_ button to check the channels you...

Страница 13: ... not transmit a signal whichidentifies itself the station namewill not appear Press the F FWD or REW button until an CATT unwanted channelis found For example press the F FWD buttonto select channel 42 programme number04 REW F FWD STOP MENU VCR s display Lf he ic UY Press the STOP M button The channel number changesto indicating that the channel has been erased from memory 4 Repeatsteps 2 and 3 un...

Страница 14: ...oorpicture For example press the F FWD button to select channel 42 programme number 04 Press the PLAY button twice Vee Ly Press the F FWD or REW button to adjust Ce the picture so it appearsclearly ay 1 as Paid ca a RSTO After fine tuning for the best picture press the PLAY button to store the channel Repeat steps 2 through 5 for other channels After fine tuning them press the MENUbutton ...

Страница 15: ...a ah ea Geof To change the channel number 1 Press the F FWD or REW button to start searching for the broadcast TV channel you want F FWD Searches from low frequency to high frequency REW Searchesin the reverse order At a channel that is broadcasting a picture appears on the TV screen If a channelthatis not required appears on the TV screen press the F FWD or REW button again OR Press two numberbut...

Страница 16: ...or example press the and then OR 1 Press the PLAY button 2 Press the PLAY button again so the programme numberis selected then press two number or PROG 4 _ button to display the desired programme number 3 After entering the programme number press Lee the PLAY buttonto storeit 02 BBC2 33 E 03 CH4 va Pank ee ih 16 To end press the MENU button ...

Страница 17: ... display a pay TV programme If the picture displayed is a pay TV programme ee Press the PLAY button Press the PAUSE button to change the Wee display from DECODER to DECODER v Press the PLAY button twice to store the programme The DEC display changesto v indicating that the channel has beenstored To end press the MENU button 17 SETTING UP ...

Страница 18: ...on then tunethe TV to the video programmer number Press the MENU button Teomer Cen SUL ere ean Senamen Press the button for VCR MODE Then press the button to changethe auto clock setting Biel aayac Geedeans Notes If the PDC signal being broadcast by a station does not contain a time signal the VCR s clock cannot be set automatically by pre tuning the VCRto the channel In this case use the procedur...

Страница 19: ...e the TV to the video programme number a c ome ae UL Nae TeaN PeltMaoketot Press the MENU button releada Ci ited Press the buttonfor clock setting CLOCK SET me eral a fen fan OALRie PPLE Set the time For example press for10 20 0 00 for midnight 12 00 for noon PURE a NEL CMIBas8 Set the date For example press O for the 12th of May 2000 The day of the week appears automatically o FT Wryyckue Chiat A...

Страница 20: ...inserted 744 will flash in the VCR display for several seconds and the cassette will be ejected automatically Be sure to check the safety tab before inserting a cassette for the above reasons Type of video cassette The table below showsthe recording time of different cassettes TYPE SPEED SELECT SWITCH SP LP E 30 30 minutes 60 minutes E 60 60 minutes 120 minutes E 120 120 minutes 240 minutes E 180 ...

Страница 21: ...ther TV programme Timer Recording Pages 29 36 Thebuiit in 24 hour timer permits unattended recording of up to 8 preselected programmeswithin a period of 1 year including daily and weekly programmes in additional to the conventional timer programming procedure this VCR incorporates a new programming procedurecalled VIDEO Plus Prepare Recording Using Satellite Decoder Page 37 Prepare Rec function al...

Страница 22: ... SLOW REW During playback you can use the following features Still playback Press the PAUSE button on the remote control unit or PLAY STILL button on the VCRto stop the picture on the screen during playback Press the button again to reset to normal playback if the screen jitters vertically this can be improved by pressing the TRACKING A V button a F ADV Frame advance Press the F ADV button to adva...

Страница 23: ... the REW button Note Whena cassette has not been inserted the THEE will flash in the VCR display to warn you Rewindinga tape at high speed Press the REW button then pressit again To stop the tape press the STOPbutton Note During super rewind there will be an interval of 5 seconds between the time the STOP EJECT button is pressed and the tape actually stops This is designed to protect the tape Fast...

Страница 24: ... sound in NTSC EP tapes may be noisy In this case press the CH1 2 button to switch off the and indicators so the linear sound modeis engaged STOP EJECT Press either the STOP or STOP EJECT button to stop a tape 24 Note The quality of the playback picture in the LP still search stow frame advance modesis slightly inferior andjitter shaking skew and or disappearance of colour may occur and with some ...

Страница 25: ... adjust tracking q co Lu a o 2 CH1 2 select button CH1 2 PDC Ay Bt Whenplaying stereo or monaural tapes Press the CH1 2 select button on the remote control handset so that both the and indicators on the front panel of the VCR lights up Whenonly the or Bi indicatorlights only the left or right audio channel of the Hi Fi track is heard When both and indicators do notlight the sound on the mono audio...

Страница 26: ...e DISP button The on screen display will appear on the TV screen Press the SP LP buttonto select the recording speed SP or LP REC Press the REC button Now recording starts Notes When a cassette without a safety tab is inserted Tat will flash in the VCR display for several secondsandthecassette will be ejected automatically Whenyoupress the REC button and a cassette has not beeninserted the 7 45 wi...

Страница 27: ...ocedure for recording a stereo broadcastis the same asit is for normal recording The STEREOindicator will appear on the TV screen for a few secondsif a programmebeing broadcast in stereo is selected Recording a bilingual broadcast The basic procedure for recording a bilingual programmeis the sameasit is for normal recording The M1 M2 bilingual indicator will appear on the TV screenif a station bro...

Страница 28: ...track audio see page 44 track L R Standard Either Standard Standard Standard Standard M1 V on Standard NICAM mono NICAM mono NICAM mono off Standard Standard Standard Standard STEREO V on Standard NICAM L NICAM R NICAMstereo off Standard Standard Standard Standard V on Standard NICAM main NICAM sub oe M1 M2 NICAMbilingual off Standard Standard Standard 28 ...

Страница 29: ... begin Oo _ ce oe Programmethetimer Oo oS q a Press the OPERATE button to turn the VCRoff of To interrupt a recording afterit starts press the operare OPERATEbutton and then the STOP or STOP C22 EJECTbutton within 10 seconds If a cassette with its safety tab snapped off is inserted it will be ejected automatically and the indicator in the VCR s display will start flashing whenthe VCRis turnedoff I...

Страница 30: ... SET display will appear Ifthe VIDEO Plus button is pressed whenall the programme numbersthat the VCR can store are occupied a FULL indication will appear in the VCR s display and on the TV screen Whenthe memoryis full and you wish to input further programmes you must delete unwanted programmesfrom the VCR s memory Press the button when the programme information you wantto clear is displayed Refer...

Страница 31: ...isplay Check the recording speed after programming the timer Press the SP LP button to display the recording speed BASIC OPERATIONS If you are programmingthe timerfor one time recording only skip step 6 and gostraight to step 7 aeeee ry 8 19 30 20 00 17 05 00 WE DAY MONTH YEAR 1 AENRate TTee TIMER PROG ielir4 ER RSeer ae ACER DEL vies AAAS Baer Saree Hat EARL ara PRC ag UE AUS COMSDLY WKL COU coe ...

Страница 32: ...rsor passes the first digit of day press the button repeatedly again until the cursor reachesthefirst digit of day Thenselect the first recording date using the numberbuttons tlt 80 19 30 20 00 ECL5 OIL a WAALi oaee ees VCR s display fi f l Press the MENU or VIDEO Plus button to end the programming The VCR showsthe timer programme numberfor a few seconds If you want to programmeanotherevent repeat...

Страница 33: ...nset the TV to the video programme number Press the VIDEO Plus button twice Notes Ifthe VIDEO Plus button is pressed whenall the programme numbersthat the VCR canstore are occupied a FULL indication will appear in the VCR s display and on the TV screen If you intend to use the PDC function press the PDC button to switch on the PDC function Select the TV programme numberto be recorded For example p...

Страница 34: ...on to display the recording speed CHO4 8 16 00 18 00 ERE XA RLS DAY MONTH YEAR SP REMUAaLCS reas Select the date for recording To record on a single day up to one year ahead For example press to begin recording on the 17th of May a eee ests 16 00 18 00 ETS Sd STG ea BAERALG eae ee iA To record at the same time every day of the week Select the first recording date using the number buttons Then pres...

Страница 35: ... button The VCR showsthe timer programme numberfor a few seconds If you want to programmeother programmes repeat steps 2 to 8 1 rercu9 C Mustbelit To activate the VCR s timer and make a recording at the preselected time be sure to press the OPERATEbuttonto turn the VCR off Of course a cassette which hasan intact safety tab must be inserted BASIC OPERATIONS antennaenaenamielane A a ...

Страница 36: ...e VCR s memory evenafter the timer recordingis finished o Whenyoufinish reviewing the programmes press the MENU button to switch off the on screen display Programmepriority Example 1 When the programmestart time is the samefor more than one programmeon the same day they are recorded in the order of Programme 1 2 3 8 1 Programme 2 3 4 7 00 41 00 7 00 8 00 Programme1 8 00 9 00 Programme 2 9 00 10 00...

Страница 37: ...receive and record signal from thesatellite decoder j according to proper procedure of that decoder 2 o oc er Insert a cassette with safety tab intact Turn the i Aeo L P jel VCR to OPERATEoff mode then press VCR TV oO Oo a At the programmedstart time the decoderwill activate your VCRto start recording Subsequently the decoderwill signal the VCR to stop recording and to shut off To cancel the PREPA...

Страница 38: ...tsafety tab Tape Finderfunction allows you to search for programme you wantto view orthe point from which you want to start recording on tape Pages 42 44 Editing Menufeatures showsyouvarious displays programmereview OSDfeature on off selection AUTO BLUE on off selection NICAM on off selection AUTO CLOCKon off selection PROGRAM PLAYon off selection and PREPARE RECon off selection Pages 45 46 Pay Te...

Страница 39: ...cisely with sometypesof tape and at particular positions of the tape Automatic rewind The VCR automatically rewinds the tape when the end of tape is reached To prevent accidental erasure the VCR does not rewind the tape after timey recording Rewind shutoff If the OPERATEbutton is pressed during the rewind operation the VCR will be turned off automatically after the tape has been completely rewound...

Страница 40: ...ordings Note An index signal is also recorded during recording pause by pressing the PROG 4 v button to switch the channel to be recorded Controls TV Screen To locate a programmeusing the index feature The index function lets you view thefirst few secondsof all recordings on the tape This also allows you to jot downdetails of all recordings on the tapeeasily To locate a programmeusing the index fe...

Страница 41: ... inserted Ti will flash in the VCR display for several seconds andthecassette will be ejected automatically Whena cassette has not beeninserted the TAPE will flash in the VCR display to warn a you Whenthe beginning of blankis located the STOP screen will appearfor five seconds and the tapewill stop Note Makesurethat the tape is at the beginning of blank before you start recording orediting p12 05 ...

Страница 42: ...ion you entered for the lowest programme numberfor 1 minute Note If no programmeinformation is restored the menu screen will stay as it is even when button is pressed Press againif you wantto view the next programme sinformation If any more programmeinformation is stored the menu screen will be restored Pressing will clear the programme Press the MENU buttonto return to the original picture eae ra...

Страница 43: ...ime counter display Note When a NTSCtapeis played no operation modewill appear on the TV screen regardless of the OSD on vy oroff setting AUTO BLUE VY or 9 0sD eaeie as ENSfeo ee eecael ibaaas Press to changethe auto bluesetting Vv The TV screen becomesblue whenreceiving a channel on whicha signal is not being broadcast or a channel on which a weak signal is being broadcast The TV screen does not ...

Страница 44: ...rogrammejust recorded then begin playing it back by merely turning the VCR on Note If two or more programme were recordedthelast is played back The auto programmeplay feature is switchedoff epetS wa Pasem Jae wal RT wa Rr ter 4 Naeee Wa aaa7ae it Press G to change the PREPARERECsetting V Your satellite cable decorderwill rE automatically activate the VCR to start and cry stop recording Refer to pa...

Страница 45: ...peration you must use the black Scart socket as a connector source VIDEO PROGRAMME NUMBER Turn the VCR and TV on then set the TV to the video programme number j ary a r 5 5 a AUX Press the AUX button to display L1 or L2 in the VCR s display Select L2 to dub the sourceinput via the DECODER socket or L1 to dub the source input via the Scart socket on the back of the VCR If L1 or L2 is not displayed ...

Страница 46: ...and the play button on the playback VCR FA roars IPL cl Li L Ceol To edit out unwanted material press the PAUSE button on the recording VCR whileit is recording at the appropriate time Press the PAUSEbutton again to resumerecording c I Co rc To end tape dubbing press both STOPbuttons ...

Страница 47: ... therefore you cannot receive them or view the broadcast on the TV without unscrambling You must connect an exclusive decoderto perform this unscrambling and then you can view the Pay Television broadcast like an ordinary TV broadcast Consult your dealer for details Aerial Aerial cable supplied To RF OUT To AERIAL To AC outlet 230V 50Hz ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS Scart cable option a Scart cable suppli...

Страница 48: ...cording _ w You can view a Pay Television programme even whenplaying back a tape by pressing the VCR TV button to set the VCR to the TV mode Hf To zecord the Pay Television programme _ while viewing a programmeother than the Pay Television programme Turn the TV and VCR on 2 Press the PROG 4 button of the VCR to select the Pay Television programme _ Press the PROG 4 button of the TV to select the p...

Страница 49: ...e used for playback 20 Hz to 20 kHz More than 90dB Less than 0 005 WRMS Frequency Range Dynamic Range Wow andFlutter Recording Bilingual Broadcasts Stereo programmesarerecordedin Hi Fi on both the L and R channels and also recorded on the monotrack as monaural Both main speech and sub speech soundsare recorded onthe Hi Fi audio tracks separately See Audio to be recorded according to the NICAM broa...

Страница 50: ...ng a few basic items Please follow this section before you call for help or take your VCRto your dealer It could save your time and money User Guide Display Page 52 Maintenance Page 53 Specifications Page 54 PDC function Page 55 Battery Safety Guidelines Page 56 Warranty Letter Page 57 SomeDo s and Don ts Page 59 ...

Страница 51: ...nual Press the VCR TV button on the remote handsetto display the VCR indicator in the VCR display when the VCR and TV are connected via a Scart connector Snowy Noisy picture Makesurethe TV isfine tuned Head cleaning may be required See MAINTENANCE Some snoworstreaks are normal during visual search still and slow playback Will not make timer recordings The VCR should be in the standby modeto activa...

Страница 52: ...off after programmingthe timer A cassette has not beeninserted or a cassette without safety tab has been inserted A cassette without safety tab will be ejected automatically Insert a cassette with safety tab intact rhemhmrefem Whenyoupresstheplay record fast forward rewind or Tape Finder button A cassette has not been inserted Insert a cassette flashes for about 3 seconds Whenyoupressthe record bu...

Страница 53: ...e lost This does not mean that the recorded programmehas been erased but head cleaning is required Since this VCR uses an auto head cleaning system dirt does not often adhere to the heads If dirt cannot still be removed consult your dealer Auto Head Cleaning System This system cleans the video heads automatically when a cassette is inserted and ejected or the VCR is turned on oroff while a cassett...

Страница 54: ...colour system CCIR monochromesignals 625 lines 240 min with E 240 cassette SP 480 min with E 240 cassette LP UHF channels 21 69 UHF channel35 22 69 adjustable System I 0 5 to 1 5Vp p 75 ohm Unbalanced 1Vp p 75 ohm Unbalanced Morethan 43 dB Colour 260 lines PERI 3 8 dBm 10 Kohm LINE 7 8 dBm 50 Kohm PERI 3 8 dBm 1 Kohm LINE 7 8 dBm 1 Kohm 43 dB 70 Hz to 12 kHz 20 Hz to 20kHz More than 90dB Less than...

Страница 55: ...he on off default follows your previoussetting Always programme thetimer for one TV programmeto record the programmewith the PDC function turned on If you programmethe timer for a football game and a movie onstation 3 sequentially from 10 00 to 14 00 for example only the football gamewill be recorded but the movie will not In this case programmethetimer with the PDC off or input the other programm...

Страница 56: ...osion ALWAYS Remove deadbatteries from equipment and all batteries from equipment you know youare not going to use for a long time Otherwise the batteries may leak and cause damage Neverdisposeof batteriesin fire as this can cause them to explode Please put dead batteries in with the normal household waste Never attempt to recharge ordinary batteries either in a charger or by applying heat to them...

Страница 57: ...er than our authorized Engineer 3 The product serial numberis not removedoraltered This guarantee doesnot apply to products acquired second handor for commercial or communaluse This guarantee does not extend to user control adjustments battery replacement and aerial adjustment Any parts replaced under guarantee shall becomethe property of HITACH HOME ELECTRONICS EUROPELTD Please note that evidence...

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Страница 59: ...itched on whenit is unattended unlessit is specifically stated thatit is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be madeforinfirm or handicapped people DON T use equipmentsuch as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements ...

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Страница 61: ...Your VCR ee4 Pre Tuning the Built in Tuner ceeeeeesessceneeeees5 Resetting the CIOCK ccccsesssssssscesssesssseeeseneeees6 Things to know before get started Remove battery cover of the remote control handset Insert the two batteries provided Ensure that the and ends of the batteries is connected to the and signs of the battery compartment Replace the battery cover QR31171 Hitachi Ltd 1999 Accessori...

Страница 62: ... the mains supply socket before connecting all leads VCR refer to step 2 AC Outlet AC230V 50Hz Mains lead SCART SOCKET Using a_ suitable lead not supplied this socket provides a A connection method which can AERIAL give improved picture and sound RF OUT quality and to get stereo sound When viewing pictures on your TV press the VCR TV button of the remote control handset so the VCR indicatorlights ...

Страница 63: ...the most suitable channel will be selected for RF OUTafter auto tuning is completed During this time if your set up include scart connector andtheTVis set to scart input the TV screenwill display as shown 4 After this process is complete the RF output AE 55 channelwill appear in the VCR display J For example RF output channel 35 Tune your TV as Step 3 item no 3 Notes If you press the OPERATEbutton...

Страница 64: ...ntrol The RF channel data will appear on the VCR display Press the PROG A button to change the RF channel to FF 4 5 To stop the RF output press the STOP button on the VCR or on the remote control again Tune your TV consult your TV instruction manual until the test pattern shown appears The correct tuning position is when the picture is clear Ensure this programmeis stored in your TV Press the PLAY...

Страница 65: ...rated appears on the TV screen The VCR will automatically store channels received in your area It takes about 3 minutes oe on You can watch the progress on the TV screen when wht ft the channel numbers stop changing pre tuning is complete VCRUB Press the PROG A V buttons to check the 7 lA channels you can receive Note If no channels have beensetor a clear picture does not appear check the aerial o...

Страница 66: ...24Hr notation an eg 1020 10 20am DAY WONTHIVEAR 2220 10 20 pm CLOCK SET RCKCRseresas Enter today s date month and year ee a e g 120500 12 May 2000 10 20 200301 20 March 2001 OT ceisth The day of the week appears automatically Note At any stage during the numberentry you can correct any errors by pressing the 0000 button until the incorrect digit changesto then you can enter the correct number om F...

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