Hitachi 13VR8B, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... remote control Real time tape countm 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call Closed caption system Game mode Auto power on and oft system Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached 2 Step picture search operation Still Digital Auto Tracking DTR Rental play mode Auto repeat Time search Index search Three different tape speeds SPFLP SLP OTR One Touch Recor...

Page 2: ...he TV VCR may fall causing serious injury to someone and serious damage to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the PORTABL TV VCR Any mounting of the manufacturer _ Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cam e the applia _ce and cart combination to overturn 9 Ventilation _ h s and openings in the cabinet and the...

Page 3: ...s of any kind into this TV VCR through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV VCR 18 Servicing Do not attempt to service this TV VCR yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to danger ous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to quali fied service personnel 19 ...

Page 4: ...quipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Cha_tges or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifiea Iions are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could lose the authority to operate this eq uipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Unauthorized recording or use of broadcast television p...

Page 5: ...ED CAPTION SYSTEM 18 NORMAL PLA BACK 19 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 21 RENTAL PLAYBACK 21 REPEAT PLAYBACK 21 SEARCH 22 COUNTER MEMORY 22 TIME SEARCH 22 INDEX SEARCH 23 RECORDING 24 NORMAL RECORDING 24 SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING 24 OTR One Touch Recording 25 COPY NG A VIDEO CASSETTE 25 TIMER 26 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 26 AUTO RETURN 28 SLEEP TIMER 28 ALARM TIMER 28 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE i 29 M...

Page 6: ...rticular scene Only tapes recorded in SLP mode will show a fairly clear picture Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality of worn tapes such as rental tapes Auto repeal Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without pressing 1 he PLAY button Time search Let you set the TV VCR to advance the tape by en er...

Page 7: ...TV VCR will automatically turn on Wirdow _ _ 5 _ CORRECT WRONG THREE DIt I I RENT tPE SI EEDS Before recording select the tape speed from SP mode Standard Play LP mode Long Play or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording play back time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time __ Tzpe_of__pe T60 TI20 T160 SP mode I hour 2 hours 2 2 3 ...

Page 8: ..._g 4 Remote sensor window Receives the infrared signals from the remote control 5 POWER button Press to turn TV VCR on and oft Press to activate timer recording 6 STOP button Press to stop the tape motion EJECT button Press in the Stop mode to remove tape from TV VCR button Press to select setting modes from on screen menu Press to enter digits when setting program For example setting clock or tim...

Page 9: ...s the last two digits 1 o select channel 125 first press the 100 button then press 2 and 5 17 MENU button Press to display the main menu on the TV screen 8 DISPLAY button Display the counter or the current channel number and current time on the TV screen See page 6 19 SPEED button Press to choose lhe desired record ing speed SP LP S1 _ 20 JOG SHU I rLE button Press to uselhe Jog Dia or ll e Shuttl...

Page 10: ...e channel at a time _ ____ Satellite Box _ _ _ Cable Box not supplied JT q_ ___ __ _ From Cable System or Satellite Dish 75 ohm Coaxial Cable _r not supplied ANT NOTE Before plugging the Rod antenna into antenna terminal check that the pin is not bent If it is bent straighten the pin as illustrated then plug the pin into antenna terminal Bent pin Cable Plug Needs to be straightened Straight pin TO...

Page 11: ... or button or AUX enter 00 so that AUX screen appears 1 Press the tab in the direction of tile arrow 2 Pivot the cover up as shown by tile mTOW 3 Insert 2 AAA batteries into the battery compart rnent ill tile directi an as indicated by the polarity tnarkings 4 Replace the corm CAUTIONS Do not subject the remote conlax_l to shocks such as dropping it on _ he floor etc Precision parts may be damaged...

Page 12: ... selected channels you can select the desired channel directly with the remote control number button or CHANNEL or _ TO RETURN TO TV MODE B JtEN SCANNING Press the MENU button in scanning mode The channels veu no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory Of course you can add the deleted channel into the memory again I Select C_ _ANNEL Press the MENU hutton TMER p_OGF AMMING PI...

Page 13: ...ll stop at 2 00AM Make sure Press the POWER button to turn on the TV VCR You must use the remote control for the following _Ieps button to point to SETTING 4 After scanning CLOCK The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel Then press the F FWD I_ button 1 Select SETTING CLOCK _ Press the MENU butlon f TIMER PROGqAMMING i Press the PLAY A or STOP _ SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET uP LAN...

Page 14: ...ER S SET uP LANGUAGE _E N GLISI I CApTIOn1io_l TIME S_ANCH IhDEX SEARCH 2 Set AUTO CLOCK to ON Press the F FWD i_ or REW ql _ _ button repeatedly until ON _ o_ AUTO CLCK_K CH A_ITO l appears _ _ _AN JAL CLOCKSET DS r OeFq 3 Enter the channel number for the PBS station Press the PLAY A or STOP IF button to point to AUTO CLOCK CH Then press the F FWD I_ or REW 91 button until the channel number for ...

Page 15: ...the month Press the PLAY it or STOP button until your desired month appears Example March O3 Then press the EFWD I_ button 4 Select the day y_ OUa MINU E _q Start the ocl Press the MENU barton Although seconds are not displayed they begin counting from 00 when you press the MENU button Use lhis feature to slcnchronize the lock with the correct time This unit has a built in calendar up to the year ...

Page 16: ...s after 5 seconds This is true even if the MUTE button is pressed or the PAUSE STILL bulton is pressed while record ing OFF mode Clock Counte r mode SP COUNT 2 12 34 P F S ECIAI LNIURES 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 conect disconnect power cord from AC outlet then reconnect ...

Page 17: ...TV mode The TV VCR s pic ure controls BRIGHT CONTRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are preset to factory specifications Although the are usually the best you may need to make some further adjustments for a natural looking Tmage NOTES Procedures must be followed within 5 seconds or the Picture Control mode will be cancelled When setting tt e Picture Control the Game mode will be automatically set to IO...

Page 18: ...ane flutter Playback of poorly recorded or worn VCR tapes NOTE If the TV VCR displays a black box on the TV screen this means that the TV VCR is set to the TEXT mode Toclear screen select CAP TION1 CAPTION21 or OFF Make sure Use the remote control for this procedure TV VCR power must be turned on 1 Select CAPTION Press the MENU button Press the PLAY or STOP Y button to point to CAPTION i MENU TtME...

Page 19: ...TE If it is left in the Pause mode for more than five minutes the TV VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode I SLOW MOTION Press SLOW button to reduce the playback speed The VCR mutes the sound during slow motion You can con trol the speed by pressing the EFWD button faster or the REW button slower Press the PLAY burto3 to return to normal playback NOTE If it is left in the Slow mode for mo...

Page 20: ... rotated the faster the frames advance o Leby one in the fi rward FWD or reverse REV direction reverse direction direction Jog Dial 2 To make tt_e pla back speed f_ st r Hold and turn the Shuttle Ring the outer ring in either direction The further the ring 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 origin...

Page 21: ...hat allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without toughing the PLAY button ALL REPEAT Repeats playback from the beginning to the end of the tape BLANK REPEAT Repeats playback from the begin ning to a blank pan which is blank for more than 10 seconds NOTE All buttons except the POWER and STOP buttons do nat work during Repeat Playback Always set the Repeat Playback to OFF when not using thi _ fu...

Page 22: ...ands for 2 hours 50 minutes _ TO CANCEL TIlE COUNTER MEMORY First press the COUNTER MEMORY to display the counter on the TV VCR screen Then press the COUNTER MEMORY continuously until COUNT appears The Time Search function mal_es it possible to quickly advance the tape to your desired position simply by entering the exact _ mount of playback time you want to skip NOTES e Time Search can be set up ...

Page 23: ... 7 You must skip three programs CURRENT PLAYBACK PROGRAM Beginningof tape End of tape Pro1 Pro2 Pro3 _ Pro5 Pro6 Pro7 I I I 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 INDEX MARK 1 Select INDEX SEARCH Press the MENU button Press the PLAY A or STOP Y button to point to INDEX SEARCH Then press the F FWD I_ button iiP _MENU TLMERPROGRAMMING PICTURECONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER S SETUP LANGUAGE E_GUSH CAPTION CAp r K_I...

Page 24: ...4 Stop recording Press the STOP button when recording is completed Press the PAUSE STILL button _ to temporarily step recording The REC indicalor flashes Press the PAUSFJSTILL or RECORD button to resume recording NOTES After five minutes the TV VCR will automatically switch to the Recording mode to prevent tape damage You may review the time remaining with I marks on the TV screen Each 1 mark repr...

Page 25: ... remote control or the CHANNEL or button Press the REC OTR button on the TV VCR as many times as needed The recording length will be detemfined by the number of times you press the REC OTR button Each additional push will increase the recording time by 30 minutes It is set up to 8 hours Push es 1 push 2 pushes 3 pushes 17 pushes Display 0 30 1 00 8 00 Recording length normal recording 30 minutes 6...

Page 26: ...on to select the desired I_ _ _ _ _ 0 Then press the F FWD I_ ii ii button P ess the PLAY A or STOP Y _ 1 bntton until the desired channel I 2 _ D TE S ART i _ number appears Example Then press the F FWD I_ button The channel you want to record is properly set in advance See page 13 4 Select once every day or weekly recording For once recording Avoid over lap of programs There is a case that a pro...

Page 27: ...an make the chanoes 4 Press the POWER button to set automatic timer recording 7 0 ANCEL AN A UTOMA TIC TIMER RECORDING 8 Set end minute While setting or after setting a program Press the PLAY A or STOP V _ 7_ _i _ _ _ button until the desired minute _ _ 1 appears Example 50 for _ 8 50PM _ _ Then press the F FWD I_ button CN DA _ t_RT NO _ _ __ _ g Se he tape speed Press the PLAY A or STOP Y button...

Page 28: ...s are completed the TV VCR will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program s NOTES If you press the POWER button while tape is rewind ing the Auto Return will stop The Counter Memory function cannot be used in this mode 4 Watch the recorded program Press the PLAY button The Sleep Timer function turns off the TV VCR without using the POWER button after a desired time period of time Press the S...

Page 29: ...trol on the T CR ori Adjm t xolume control on rcmote control the remote control is in mivdmuml unit cr set Timer recording is not possible position The MUTE button on the remote control is in the ON position The timer recording is set incorrectly TV VCR power is turned on Press the MUTE button TV VCR clock is not set correctly Recording mode cannot The erase prevention tab on cassette Cover the ho...

Page 30: ...formation captions will be lost The video tape was either an illegal ccpy or the tape duplicating company accidentally left out lhe captioning signals during the copying process displayed Ahhough the tape box says it has i closed captions my pre recordedP video tape does not show any captions MYon certainTV screenchannels Shows a black box You are in the TEXT mode Select CAPTION mode or CAPTION OF...

Page 31: ...HF 75 ohm 181 channel tuning ability 125 cable channels Auto programming frequency synthesis AC 120V 60Hz 75 W nominal 15 3 16 W x 15 13 16 H x 14 3 4 D_ 38 6cm W x 40 2cm H x 37 5cm D 25 35 lbs 11 5 ks 1 rod antenna Part No 0EMN00673 I remote control unit Part No UREMT_35R004 2 AAA batteries l walTantv card Part No I EMN01165 Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Design and specif...

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