Hitachi HDR081, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Model HDR081 Digital TV Recorder Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble free use please read this instruction manual completely ...

Page 2: ... 2 CHAPTER OPTIONS 20 4 2 1 CREATE NEW CHAPTER MARK 20 4 2 2 FORWARDS TO NEXT CHAPTER 20 4 2 3 BACK TO START OF CHAPTER 20 4 2 4 BACK TO PREVIOUS CHAPTER 20 5 SETUP 21 5 1 RECORDINGS 21 5 1 1 MAX TIMESHIFT 21 5 1 2 AUTO DISCARD 21 5 1 3 FORMAT DISK 22 5 1 4 HARD DISK INFO 22 Recording Format 23 Unrecordable Material 23 Hard Disk Operation Recording Playback Time Shift Recording 23 5 2 CONFIGURATIO...

Page 3: ...ference 6 Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 7 Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 8 Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 9 Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manu...

Page 4: ...and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges 18 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 19 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this pro...

Page 5: ...eplacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 23 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the pr...

Page 6: ...electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of life separately from your household waste There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU For more information please contact the local authority or your retailer where you purchased the product ...

Page 7: ...ed with liquids such as vases to be placed on the equipment DON T place hot objects or naked flame sources such as lighted candles or nightlights on or close to equipment High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to fires DON T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws to ensure complete safety always fit the manufacturer s approved stand or legs with the fixings provided accordin...

Page 8: ... extension leads to the set Check the fuse rating on the new plug this should be fitted with a 5 Amp fuse which conforms to either ASTA or BSI BS1362 approvals these are easily identifiable by either the or symbols If you are in any doubt about the installation of an extension lead please consult a competent electrician This symbol means that this unit is double insulated An earth connection is no...

Page 9: ...y list shows available recordings Event name Start time Duration delete playback permission 14 Timers list shows scheduled recordings Event name Start time Duration once daily weekly repeat change delete playback permission 15 Record timer via 7 day EPG 16 Records DVB subtitles If any are broadcasted by the broadcaster 17 Automatic Manual channel search 18 Guided first time installation 19 200 cha...

Page 10: ...e that you wipe them first and then remove them using a cloth Remove the batteries from the remote control if you will not be using the remote control for a long time Comply with the rules accordance of each local government when disposing of worn out batteries Replacement batteries for this unit are 1 5 Volt R03 AAA GETTING STARTED Before connecting ensure that the power cord of the unit is unplu...

Page 11: ...NA 2 IN AC IN 35015207_R003 1 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 DO NOT REMOVE 10 11 1 AERIAL 2 OUT To watch analogue channels on the TV 2 AERIAL 2 IN Loop through 3 AERIAL 1 OUT Loop through 4 AERIAL 1 IN Aerial input 5 RS232 Software Upgrade Service purposes only 6 OPTICAL SPDIF Optical Digital Audio Output 7 VCR SCART Output for other equipment such as DVD VCR etc 8 TV SCART TV Scart connection 9 ANALOGUE AUDIO L...

Page 12: ... VCR SCART ANTENNA 1 OUT ANTENNA 1 IN RS 232 CVBS LEFT RIGHT OPTICAL OUT ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 2 IN AC IN 35020157 TV Aerial LOOP THROUGH AC3 DOLBY DIGITAL AMPLIFIER VCR VCR SCART VCR VCR SCART TV Aerial DO NOT REMOVE Aux HI FI Aux HI FI NOTE This set top box supports Free To View only There is no provision for a CAM or Pay To View card ...

Page 13: ...E CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL You can enter the main menu buy pressing the menu button on the front of the unit Then navigate through the menu with the four arrow buttons on the front of the unit and make a selection with the OK button ...

Page 14: ...12 0 1 2 3 9 Numeric keys 13 P P Previous channel 14 WIDE TV Mode 15 SUBT Enables Subtitles 16 SWAP Normal screen and PIP window change their places 17 PIP Next channel in PIP window 18 MUTE Mute 19 Play the records 20 Fast backward 21 Stop the records 22 Pause 23 GUIDE Electronic Program Guide 24 TEXT Teletext key 25 V V Volume UP DOWN 26 GREEN Teletext Function key 27 RED Teletext Function key 2...

Page 15: ...s accessed by pressing the MENU key on the remote control Navigate with keys among the menus and press OK to activate menus In some sub menus press the BACK button to return to the previous menu otherwise use it to exit from the menu In all menus there is an Info banner at the bottom of the screen These are functions that can be used in the current menu 1 CHANNEL LIST Channel list is the place whe...

Page 16: ... the new name 1 4 ADDING LOCKS TO CHANNELS Channel Locking provides a password protected access to channels selected by parents In order to lock a channel you should know the parental Lock password set to 0000 in the factory and can only be changed from the Configuration Menu from the channel list menu highlight the channel to be locked and select the Lock button with the keys when OK is pressed a...

Page 17: ...ded programs in detail RECORD the unit will record the selected progamme NUMERIC BUTTONS JUMP go to preferred channel directly via numeric buttons OK VIEW REMINDER shows the highlighted channel sets the reminder for future programs TEXT SEARCH activates Search window PAGE LEFT moves the page to left PAGE RIGHT moves the page to right NOW shows the current programme 3 TIMERS To display Timer window...

Page 18: ...t of recordings press either LIB button on the remote or access it from the main menu RED BUTTON DELETE Erase the recordings GREEN BUTTON EDIT make changes to the recordings YELLOW BUTTON TAG marks the recordings for archiving BLUE BUTTON SORT change the order of the recordings INFO DETAILS displays the short extended programs in detail OK BUTTON opens the play options menu RESUME recommence the r...

Page 19: ...o an external device like a DVD player Press the LIB Button and come to the Recordings Library In this library the saved recordings are listed To select a recording which should be archieved highlight one of them using the buttons and select the TAG option by pressing the yellow button After then press the OK button to open the Play Options menu In this menu using the buttons select the Create Arc...

Page 20: ...RECORDING TITLE If you want to display a recording title select Include To do this use the 3 4 buttons If not select Skip By selecting Skip the options below will be disabled While archiving you could decide to show the names of the saved recordings on the scren DISPLAY In this option you could decide which of the following items should be displayed in the recording title Name Start date time and ...

Page 21: ...ou could set a chapter mark anywhere you want 4 2 2 FORWARDS TO NEXT CHAPTER Using the buttons select this option and press the OK button to go to the next chapter If there is more than one chapter 4 2 3 BACK TO START OF CHAPTER Using the buttons select this option and press the OK button to go to the beginning of the current chapter This is the last played chapter 4 2 4 BACK TO PREVIOUS CHAPTER U...

Page 22: ...iously made during an active recording The PVR record and playback functions are very similar to those of a VCR The buttons used for playback and recording are shown below To configure the playback recording options select the Recordings option from the configuration menu The following option are available for adjustment 5 1 1 MAX TIMESHIFT Select the maximum time allowed for timeshifting See belo...

Page 23: ...timeshift see page 21 for details Space used by recordings The space used by the recordings that are on the Hard Drive Free Space Available space for future recordings Estimated space for times set The estimated space on the hard drive that will be used for the any timers that are currently set Estimated Recording Time after This is the estimated remaining time left available for recordingsThe set...

Page 24: ...nsibility to compensate for the content which could not be recorded or edited for the loss of recorded or edited video or for other related direct or indirect damages If a power failure occurs The content being recorded or timer recorded may be damaged if power failure occurs The content being played back may be damaged For important recording If the HDD malfunctions the content recorded on the HD...

Page 25: ...esults in a better quality picture not all equipment can cope with an RGB signal 5 2 3 VCR OUT This allows you to select CVBS or S Video output from the VCR SCART socket The receiver can output SVideo and CVBS signal from the VCR SCART on the rear panel 5 2 4 FAVOURITE MODE This function enables or disables the 5 favourite channel list mode by pressing buttons and press OK IF a favourites list exi...

Page 26: ... instructions but this time selecting ENABLE 5 2 8 PARENTAL CONTROL Use buttons to go to Parental Control option Press OK button to enter the menu A box asking for the lock key is displayed The key is set to 0000 initially Enter lock key If it is incorrect Wrong Pin is displayed If it is correct the Parental Control Menu is displayed 5 2 8 i MENU LOCK In menu lock you can set locking for All Menus...

Page 27: ...l language transmissions This product is not designed to resolve English Visually Impaired 5 4 INSTALLATION 5 4 1 AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SCAN Automatic channel scan is activated by selecting OK when the line is highlighted A pop up menu appears on the screen select YES the automatic scan begins All the multiplexes are searched and a channel table is created automatically All channels found are stored i...

Page 28: ... functions OK KEY when OK key is pressed Channel list appears on the screen RECORD KEY The programs are recorded at once Record time is obtained from EPG automatically If the program has EPG information you could set the timer If there is no EPG info press the Record button to set the timer in 30 minutes periods In EPG by pressing the record key programs are recorded instantly LIB KEY by pressing ...

Page 29: ...ssing either key displays a bar graph of the sound volume on the TV screen The volume level selected will remain set even when the receiver is turned off and on again until it is altered with VOL and VOL keys The audio volume adjustment for the receiver is independent of the volume control on your TV set Be careful that both volume controls are kept within reasonable levels so that when switching ...

Page 30: ... In both cases moving through the different pages of information is accomplished in a variety of ways dependent on the individual broadcasters but including use of the and OK keys to select items from on screen menus and the coloured keys to jump directly to particular pages You can exit teletext mode by pressing the TEXT button on the remote or by changing channel Also if you call for the INFO ba...

Page 31: ...lly try and compensate for an incorrect screen format in this instance set the tv to the correct format whilst viewing the programme 8 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Problem Possible Reason What to do The Led indicator does not glow Mains cable is not connected Check if the main cable is not plugged into the power socket No picture or sound No signal or weak signal Check the Aerial and scart connections T...

Page 32: ... DIGITAL CAPABILITIES Transmission Standards DVB MPEG2 DEMODULATION COFDM with 2K 8K FFT mode FEC for all DVB Modes Automatically found VIDEO ALL MPEG 2 MP ML Video Decoder Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 with pan vector RGB analogue outputs BW 5MHz at 0 5 to 5 MHz sweep signal CVBS analogue output AUDIO MPEG1 Layer 1 and 2 Sampling frequencies supported 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Output can be programmed as...

Page 33: ...nu Up Down Left Right AUDIO R L Connector 2 x RCA R L Output 2 Vrms 0 dBfs Z 10 kohm DIGITAL AUDIO Output Optical SPDIF A V DATA IN OUT Scart TV scart VCR scart RGB Video Output TV scart RGB Video Intput VCR scart CVBS Video Output TV scart VCR scart CVBS Video Input VCR scart Analog Audio Output TV scart RCA jack VCR scart Analog Audio Input VCR scart Digital Audio Output Optical output Data Inte...

Page 34: ... product serial number has not been removed or altered This guarantee does not apply to product acquired second hand or for commercial or communal use This guarantee does not cover the replacement of exhausted batteries the adjustment of user controls or head cleaning and general consumer maintenance tasks Any parts replaced under this guarantee shall become the property of Hitachi Europe Ltd Any ...

Page 35: ...ou do not reset your channels you risk losing some or all of your TV services during and following switchover Please refer to the instruction manual supplied with your digital TV equipment for help with resetting channels Some manufacturers refer to resetting channels as rescanning channels or retuning Please note that in order to receive the maximum number of available TV services on your equipme...

Page 36: ...f software will take Aux VCR HI FI AC3 DIGITAL AMPLIFIER TV SCART VCR SCART ANTENNA 1 OUT ANTENNA 1 IN RS 232 CVBS LEFT RIGHT OPTIC SPDIF ANTENNA 2 OUT ANTENNA 2 IN AC IN TV Aerial DO NOT REMOVE Optional RF lead if you still wish to watch analogue channels on the TV LOOP THROUGH BEFORE YOU START 1 This Digital TV Recorder DTR can only receive and record Digital Terrestrial TV Freeview signals Plea...

Page 37: ...also be recorded by means of Timers menu YELLOW Select Timers from Main Menu and press OK Press button to add a new recording Select what you want to record Press GREEN button to store it When the programme starts it will be automatically recorded RECORDINGS LIBRARY Red bar Yellow bar Green bar All the recordings are kept in Recordings library To show the list of recordings press either LIB button...

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