Hitachi 13VR7B, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...control Real time tape counter 181 channel capability PLL frequency svnthesizer tuner with direct station call Closed caption system Game mode Auto power on and off system Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached 2 Step l_icture search operation Stil Digital Auto Tracking DTR Rental play mode Auto repeat Time search Index search Three different tape speeds SP LP SLP OTR One Touch Recording 1 ...

Page 2: ... dam age to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with PORTABLE CART WARNING the TV VCR Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessou recommended by the manufac turer An appliance and cart com bination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive tbrcc and uneven s...

Page 3: ... Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this TV VCR through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result irt a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of uny kind on the TV VCR 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this TV VCR your self as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to ...

Page 4: ...t it from an AC wall outlet FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Unauthorized...

Page 5: ...EGAUSSING 6 AUTO REWIND EJECT 16 TVOPERA770N 17 WATCHING A TV PROGRAM 17 SEARCH 22 COUNTER MEMORY 22 TIME SEARCH i 2 2 INDEX SEARCH 23 RECORDING 2 7 NORMAL RECORDING 23 SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING 23 OTR One Touch Recording 24 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE Requires another VCR 2 4 TIMER 2 5 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 25 AUTO RETURN 27 SLEEP TIMER 27 ALARM TIMER 28 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 29 M...

Page 6: ...utomatically for each tape you play Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality of worn tapes especially rental tapes Auto repeat Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY i3utton Time search Allows you to set the TV VCR to ad vance the tape by entering tb e desired playback time you want to skip Index Search Lets you Index the start of a record ing Three different ...

Page 7: ...he cassette until it is drawn into the TV VCR The TV VCR will automatically turn on WRONG THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS Before n cording select the tape speed from SP mode Standard Play LF mode Long Play or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording play back time using T60 TI20 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed j T_pe of tape SP mode LP mode SLP mode Recording Playback...

Page 8: ...T button Press in the Stop mode to remove a tape from the TV VCR used on the TV VCR only REW button Press to rewind the tape or to view the picture rapidly in reverse during the Play mode Re wind Search PLAY button Press to begin playback of a tape F FWD button Press to rapidl f advance the tape or to view the picture rapidly in forward during the Play mode Forward Search REC button Press to begin...

Page 9: ...2 Press to cancel a setting program for e_ample seuing clock or timer program See page 26 These functions are operative only when the menu is shown on the TV screen COUNTER RESET button Press to reset counter to 0 00 00 18 SELECT button When setting program for exam 26 ple setting clock or timer program press to deter mine your selection and proceed to the next step you want to input 27 DISPLAY fu...

Page 10: ...ightened Straight pin In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor an tenna VHF Antenna __Anlenna VH FIUI IF Combiner Not supplied _3z Flat twin lead cable CABLE B7 THO UT COA ITR TER DESCRAMBLER BOX Use this connection if your cable ystem connects di rectly to your TV VCR without a converter box With this connection you 1 cail_use your TV VCR Re mote Conlrol to select channels 2 program o...

Page 11: ... of the Cable Converter Box Ex CH3 2 Select the channel to be recorded or viewed on the Cable Converter Box Coaxial Cable g_ II _ not supplied _ I J _ llln lllll NOTE When using a cable convener box you can not record one channel and view another 1 Press the tab in the direction of the _ rrow 2 Pivot the cover tip as shown by the arrow 3 Insert 2 AAA batteries into the batte_ compart ment in the d...

Page 12: ... CH 01 If you want to recall the selected channels you can se lect the desired channel directly with the remote control number button or CHANNEL or I TO RETURN TO TV MODE I ttl 2N S CA NNING The channels you ao longer recei eor seldom watch cart be deleted from the memory Of course you can add the deleted channel into the memory again 1 Select CHANNEL SET UP Press MENU bulton repeatcdl r r CTU_E C...

Page 13: ...pril then reverse one hour in October When Daylight Saving Time s ON the clock will change automatically as follows First Sunday of April from 2 00AM to 3 00AM summer time When programmed recording starts between 2 0 A M 2 594 I or this day the TV VCR will start recording at 3 XJAM Last Sunday of October From 1 00AM to 2 00AM When programmed recording ends between I X AM Y l 59AM on this day the T...

Page 14: ...NNEL or butlon _ repeatedly until I N appears _ _ _ _ MANO_LCLC 1S_1 _Sr IO 3 Enter the channel num ber for the PBS stalion 4 1 Press MENU button Then press CHANNEL or button repeatedly until the chan nel number for your local PBS station appears If you do not know the PBS chan nel number remain on AUTOI _ SETTING _LC_I _ _ UTOCLOC_ IO_l L a t MANUAL CLCW K SET L The TV VCR will automalically sear...

Page 15: ...repeatedly until your desired year appears Example 1996 Then press SELECT button MANUAL CLOCK SET J 6 Select the hour Press CHANNEL or button repeatedly until your desired hour appears Example 5 PM Then press SELECT button f MANUAL CLOCK SET _o_rIl_ DAY YE_ R 3 01 FRI 1996 L _1 1 7 Select the minute Press CHANNEL or button repeatedly until the desired min ute appears Example 40 MANUAL CLOCK SEt _ ...

Page 16: ... even if MUTE button is pressed or PAUSE STILL button is pressed while recording However the On Screen Display will appear for 5 seconds when SELECT button is pressed OFF mode Clock Counter mode 5 _OPM CH 2 sp cou N r 0 1234 SPECIAl FEATURES Magnetism from nearby appliances might affect the color of the TV picture If this happens move this unit away from the appliance If the color is still not cor...

Page 17: ...RIGHT CON TRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are pre set to the factory specification This is usually best but if you need to make any further adjustments adjust pic ture controls for a natural lookiF g image NOTES Procedures must be followed within 5 seconds Oth erwise the Picture Control mode will he cancelled When setting the Picture Control the Game mode will be automatically set to OFF Make sure ...

Page 18: ... recorded or worn VCR tapes f If the TV VCR displays a black box on the TV screen this means that the TV VCR is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAPTION 1 CAPTION2 or OFF Make sure You must use the remote control unit for the follow ing steps Power must be turned on 1 Select CAPTION Press MENU button repeatedly to point to CAPTION Ip MENU TIMER PRC _RAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SE _ING CLOCK...

Page 19: ...sedirection by pressing F FWD or REW button in the SP LP SLP modes 2 Depress it again The TV VCR will now search in super high speed in the LP SLP modes NOTE Tapes recorded in the SP or LP mode will display a noise bar on the TV screen and the picture may revert to Black and White This is normal 3 For normal speed simply press PLAY button s L P cTuuRE r You can view a still picture ot _the screen ...

Page 20: ...ing is rotated the faster the playback speed in the forward FWD or reverse REV direction If you release the ring the ring will return to the original position and the picture will be in the Still mode reverse direction forward direction Shuttle Ring 3 To advance the frame one by one Turn the Jog Dial the inner dial in either di rection The faster the dial is rotated the faster the frames advance o...

Page 21: ...t using the PLAY but ton There are two selections far Auto Repeat Playback ALL REPEAT repeat playback from the beginning to the end of the tape BLANK REPEAT repeat playback from the beginning to the blank pan which has no more than 10 seconds of recorded infommtion NOTE No buttons except POWER and STOP buttons will work during Repeat Playback Always set the Repeal Playback to OFF when this functio...

Page 22: ...TVFv CR screen Then press COUNTER MEMORY con tinuously until COUNT appears The Time Search function makes it possible to quickly advance the tape to your desired position from any po sition by entering the exact _ mc unt of playback time of the part that you want to skip NOTES Time Search is set up to 9 hours 50 minute _ 9 50 by 10 minutes at a time This function is not operative in recording mode...

Page 23: ...ng or fast forwarding then goes into the Play mode at the beginning of desired program NOTE Every t _me an index signal is skipped l he num ber in the program indicator decreases by one 4 After Index Search When the preset program is r_ ached nonhal playback will start 1 4 Y 7 7 TIIk I _I K __ 4 h It While setting Press MENU button While the Index Search is in progress Press STOP PJECT button on t...

Page 24: ...peration press STOP button oil the TV VCR or on the remote control To show the remaining time press SELECT button repeatedly until OTR appears on the TV screen Recording stops when 0 00 is reached Please note that in the SLP mode maximum record ing time assuming the tape is started at the begin ning is 8 hours using T 160 or 6 hours using T 120 If the tape runs out before the end time the TV VCR w...

Page 25: ...Select TIMER PROGRAMMING Press MENU button to poim to TIMER PROGRAM MING f Press SELECT button If you did not set 1he clock MANUAL CLOCK SET appears If so follow page 15 to set the clock and repeat from step 131 i1_ TIMER PROGRC_MM NG PICT_ _e CON mot SE T riNG CLOCK C qANNEL SET LiP usEl_ s sE_ uP LANG JAGE _ _IGLISH CAPTION C F TIONI I L nee _E_R I_ ISDE SEAnCH 2 Select your desired program numb...

Page 26: ...07 30 pM ENDTIME 0B 5O PM CHANNEL 6111 LT 10 Exit the program mode Press SELECT button Program 4 is now completed To set another program repeat steps 1 to 10 11 Set the timer Press POWER button to set automatic timer recording The TIMER REC indicator lights up You must turn off the TV VCR to activate automatic timer recording If power is not turned off and you continue watching TV TIMER REC STANDB...

Page 27: ...1 Select USERS SET JP t4EnU Press MENU button repeatedly PICTURE CONTnOI to point to USER S SET UP CHANNEL SET J_ USER S SET UP Press SELECT button _ E CAPTIC_ CApTq _I1 T MESEARC_ INDEX SEAF_CH 3 Auto Return will begin When all the timer recordin gs are completed the TViVCR will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program s NOTES If you press POWER button luring rewinding a tape _ the Auto Re...

Page 28: ...desired time appears Example 7 30AM Then press SELECT button I 1 1 AtAR_O z 30A_ tl I L 7 0 ACTIVATE HE ALARM TIMER 3 Cheek the alarm time Confirm the alarm time is correctly entered To see the alarm time press ALARM button When ALARM OFF appears on the screen repeat steps i _ _ _ t 2 _g 4 Set ALARM to ON Press ALARM button again ON appears next to the alarm time on the screen The TV VCR will turn...

Page 29: ...ce an enna Adjust picture controls i No sound or poor sound Volume control on remote control Adjust volume control on remote control Timer recording is not possible Cannot go into Record mode Playback picture is par tially noisy Noise in picture on back No operation by infrared Remote Control unit or main unit is in minimum position L MUTE button on the remote control unit is in the ON position un...

Page 30: ...rmalion captions sill bc h st displayed My prerecorded video tape does The video tape was either an illegal copy ol the tape duplicating compan not show any captions The tape accidentally left out the captionim signals durin the copying pr i cess box mentions it being closed captioned My TV screen shows a black box You arc in the TEXT mode belect CAPTI N me de or CAPTION OFF on certain channels MA...

Page 31: ...F 75 ohm 181 channel tuning ability 125 cable channel z Auto programming frequency synthesis AC120V 60Itz 75 W nominal 15 13 64 W x 15 27 32 H x 14 49 64 ID 38 6cm W x 40 2cm H x 37 5cm D 27 51 lbs 12 5 kg 1 rod antenna Part No 0EMN00673 1 remote control unit Part No UREMT33SR002 2 AAA batteries 1 warranty card Part No 0EMN01165 Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Design and spec...

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