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HITACHI           

VIDEO DECK 

 

 

VT-MX4410A 
Owner's manual 

Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing 
and Recording 

Using these quality features: 
• Rotary 4-head Record/Playback System 
• Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish 
• Infrared remote control 
• Real time tape counter 
• 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call 
• Auto power on and off system 
• Auto counter reset 
• Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached 
• Direct Button Operation 
• 2 Step Picture Search Operation 
• Still 
• Digital Auto Tracking (DTR) 
• Auto Repeat 
• Rental Play Mode 
• Three different playback tape speeds: SP/LP/SLP 
• Two different recording tape speeds: SP/SLP 
• IRT (Instant Recording Timer) 
• 1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording) 
• Timer Program Extension 
• Auto Return 
• Time Search 
• Quick-Find 
• Index Search 
• Slow Motion

 

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. 

 

 

HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. 

HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 

 

67

40 Campobello Road

 

1855 Dornoch Court 

 

 

 

Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8 

San Diego, Ca 92173 

 

 

 

Canada 

Tel. 

 1-800 HITACHI  

 

 

Tel. 1-800-hitachi 

 

(1-800-448-2244)  

 

 

       1-800-448-2244 

Summary of Contents for VT-MX4410A

Page 1: ...d when the end of a tape is reached Direct Button Operation 2 Step Picture Search Operation Still Digital Auto Tracking DTR Auto Repeat Rental Play Mode Three different playback tape speeds SP LP SLP Two different recording tape speeds SP SLP IRT Instant Recording Timer 1 Year 7 events including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording Timer Program Extension Auto Return Time Search Quick Find Index Searc...

Page 2: ...R JACK 24 USING THE FRONT JACK 24 INPUT SELECT OF FRONT OR REAR 24 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 25 SET UP FOR USE 27 CHANNEL SET UP Automatic 27 TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL 29 CLOCK SET UP 29 TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING 33 TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS 33 CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN 35 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 36 PLAYBACK 37 NORMAL PLAYBACK 37 PICTURE SEARCH 37 STILL PICTURE 38 VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL 38 TRACKING ADJUST...

Page 3: ...G 53 HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING 59 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION 60 TO CORRECT AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM 60 TO STOP A STARTED AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM 60 TO CANCEL OR CHECK THE START END TIME 61 AUTO RETURN 62 WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM 63 COPYING A VIDEO TAPE 64 TO MONITOR THE RECORDING 65 ON SCREEN DISPLAY 66 SPECIAL FEATURES 67 REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 67 AUTO REWIND 67 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 68 MAINTENA...

Page 4: ...CK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage constituting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The caution marking is located on the rear of the cabinet ...

Page 5: ...CAUTIONS 5 ...

Page 6: ...able cart stand tripod bracket or table The video product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the appliance Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufactu...

Page 7: ... antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Fig A IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS cont FIG A 14 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 vide...

Page 8: ...lified technician to restore the video product to its normal operation e If the video product has been dropped or damaged in any way f When the video product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 20 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same char...

Page 9: ...differences are extreme Do not place the VCR directly on top of the TV POWER SUPPLY AC 120V 60Hz ONLY AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE Do not handle the power cord with wet hands Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from AC wall outlet Grasp it by the plug If by accident water is spilled on your VCR unplug the power cord immediately and take the unit to our Authorized ...

Page 10: ...applicable copyright laws We assume no responsibility for the unauthorized duplication use or other acts which infringe upon the rights of copyright owners WARNING To prevent fire or electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot and fully insert plug The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the VCR No others have the same serial number as yours You should record the num...

Page 11: ...can view a video program at a high speed or super high speed in either a forward or reverse direction Super high speed is available in LP and SLP mode only Still Freeze the picture at any time for close viewing of a particular scene Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Auto Repeat Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without pressing the PLAY butt...

Page 12: ... than normal playback speed Slow speed can be controlled by pressing F FWD button faster or REW button slower A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING This product s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations conc...

Page 13: ...echanism Do not touch the tape with your fingers TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS Before recording select the tape speed from SP mode Standard Play or SLP mode Super Long Play The table below shows the maximum recording playback time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time Type of tapeT60 T120 T160 SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 2 2 3 hours SLP mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours No...

Page 14: ...e cassette compartment 3 Store the cassette in its case as shown ERASE PREVENTION You can prevent accidental erasing of a recording by breaking off the tab on the back edge of the cassette If you decide to record on the tape again cover the hole with a plastic tape ...

Page 15: ...ton Press to cancel a setting of timer program Press to correct digits when setting program For example setting clock or timer program Press to add or delete channel numbers during channel preset only on the remote control 3 STOP button Press to stop the tape motion EJECT button Press to remove a tape from the VCR button Press to enter digits when setting program For example setting clock or timer...

Page 16: ...s to select the desired channels for viewing or recording Tracking function Press to minimize video noise lines or dots on screen during playback only on the VCR or slow mode Press to stabilize the picture in the Still mode when the picture begins to vibrate vertically 10 REC button Press to begin manual recording IRT button Press to activate Instant Recording Timer only on the VCR REAR VIEW 11 NU...

Page 17: ...ly on remote control 21 COUNTER RESET button Press to reset counter to 0 00 00 only on the remote control EXIT button Press to exit the menu on the TV screen only on the remote control 22 VCR TV button Press to select VCR or TV mode only on the remote control VCR position to view playback to monitor video recordings or watch TV using the VCR tuner TV position to watch TV or to view one program whi...

Page 18: ...onnect the antenna or cable to the ANT IN Top jack of your VCR 3 Connect one end of the coaxial cable supplied to the ANT OUT Bottom jack of your VCR 4 Connect the other end of the coaxial cable supplied to the UHF VHF antenna jacks of your TV Fig 1 Indoor Antenna You can record one channel while viewing another The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT For details please refer to Record...

Page 19: ...Recording and IRT For details please refer to Recording on page 22 Continued on the next page Fig 3 VHF UHF Separate Antenna You can record one channel while viewing another The same goes for Automatic Timer Recording and IRT For details please refer to Recording on page 22 Fig 4 Cable Box and Satellite Box ...

Page 20: ...corded on the Cable Box 4 Set the TV and VCR to channel 3 or 4 5 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel set on the TV and VCR 6 Press the REC button For AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING the VCR must stay on channel 3 or 4 at step 9 on page 25 Continued on the next page Some customers with cable boxes may record one channel and view another with either one of the connections be...

Page 21: ...witch on the back of the VCR to match the channel set on the TV and VCR 6 Press the REC button For AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING the VCR must stay on channel 3 or 4 at step 9 on page 25 7 Set the A B switch to the other side For AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING set the A B switch to the other side after step 12 on page 25 8 Select the channel to be viewed on the TV Note If you wish to see the VCR menu view w...

Page 22: ...PREPARATION FOR USE 22 ...

Page 23: ... menu view what you are recording or playing a tape with this connection the VCR TV indicator must be on and the Cable Box channel must match the channel selected on the back of the VCR CH3 or 4 Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies ...

Page 24: ... on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4 Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV 3 Connect the audio video cable to the audio video input jacks on the back of the VCR Now connect the other end of the cables to the audio video output jacks on the source 4 If you use the audio and video input jacks on the back of the unit press 0 0 1 on the remote...

Page 25: ... see your TV s owner s manual for A V input connections Direct audio video connections usually result in a better picture and sound quality for tape playback Please see your TV s owner s manual for A V input connections Fig 8 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 1 Open the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover on the remote unit in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert 2 AA penlight batteries into the...

Page 26: ...PREPARATION FOR USE 26 ...

Page 27: ...he steps below before attempting to play or record a video tape If you want to play or record a video tape BEFORE programming the tuner you must first turn off the VCR Then press the POWER button again to turn ti back on To program the tuner again see CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN on page 16 CHANNEL SET UP Automatic 1 Plug in the VCR power cord Plug the VCR power cord into a standard AC outlet Remember If ...

Page 28: ...ocedure 4 Select ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL Select ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL Spanish using PLAY or STOP button Then press the F FWD button LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH ON ESPAÑOL Note This function effects only the language on the screen menu and not the audio source 5 Begin channel preset Press the F FWD button once The tuner scans and memorizes all active channels in your area CH 01 TUNER SET UP ...

Page 29: ...CHANNEL or button or directly pressing the number buttons on the remote control Note for using number buttons When selecting cable channels which are higher than 99 press 100 button first then press the last two digits Example to select channel 125 first press the 100 button then press 2 and 5 You must precede single digit channel numbers with a zero For example 02 03 04 and so on CLOCK SET UP Set...

Page 30: ...d on the TV 1 Select SETTING CLOCK Press the MENU button The SETTING CLOCK menu appears SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR HOUR MINUTE AM PM _ _ The number buttons on the remote control do not work in this menu mode When you press F FWD button during steps 2 to 6 you may move forward to the next step Press the REW button to go back one step from the current step during steps 3 to 7 2 Select the month Pr...

Page 31: ...NTH DAY YEAR 03 01 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 4 Select the year Press PLAY or STOP button repeatedly until the desired year appears Example 1999 Then press the F FWD button SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 01 1999 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 5 Select the hour Press PLAY or STOP button until the desired hour appears Example 05 Then press the F FWD button SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR ...

Page 32: ... 01 MON 1999 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 05 40 7 Select AM or PM Press PLAY or STOP button to point to AM or PM Example PM SETTING CLOCK MONTH DAY YEAR 03 01 MON 1999 HOUR MINUTE AM PM 05 40 PM AM PM 8 Start the clock Press the RESET EXIT or F FWD button Although seconds are not displayed they begin counting from 00 when you press the RESET EXIT or F FWD button Use this feature to synchronize the clock with...

Page 33: ...CHANNEL SET UP SETTING CLOCK LANGUAGE SELECT 3 Follow steps 2 to 8 TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory Of course you can later add the deleted channel into the memory again Use the remote control for this procedure Be sure to check that the POWER and the VCR TV indicators are both on Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 ...

Page 34: ...FWD button CHANNEL SET UP AUTO TUNING ADD DELETE CH 4 Enter the desired channel number Press the number buttons or the PLAY or STOP button until your desired channel number appears Example CH02 ADD DELETE CH 02 TV 5 Delete it from memory Press the F FWD button or REW button so that DELETE flashes on the TV screen To delete another channel repeat steps 4 and 5 ...

Page 35: ...onnected as in Fig 4 on page 11 or Fig 5 on page 12 you DO NOT have to set up the channels Just select the TV and VCR to channel 3 or 4 and also have the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel you selected CH3 or CH4 Now select the Box to the channel you wish to view or record Use the remote control for this procedure 1 Press MENU button until the INITIALIZE menu appears 2 Conf...

Page 36: ... Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to LANGUAGE SELECT Then press the F FWD button 3 Select ENGLISH or ESPAÑOL Spanish by using the PLAY or STOP button 4 Press the RESET EXIT button to return to TV mode LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH ON ESPAÑOL NOTE If for some reason the menu is in Spanish press the MENU button until PARA INICIAR menu appears press the PLAY button to point to SELEC IDIOMA press the ...

Page 37: ...back automatically 2 To begin playback Press PLAY button PLAY NOTE If any menu is activated on the TV screen the PLAY button on the remote control does not function Press the RESET EXIT button to clear the menu Then press the PLAY button If a tape is already in the VCR with power off 2A Using button on the VCR Just press the PLAY button on the VCR Power will automatically turn on and playback will...

Page 38: ...ly if the picture begins to vibrate vertically stabilize the picture by pressing the CHANNEL or button NOTES If the picture is distorted or rolling vertically adjust the vertical hold control on your TV if equipped Most newer TV s do not have a user adjustable vertical hold control TRACKING ADJUSTMENT Tracking adjustment will be set automatically Digital Tracking function when you start playback H...

Page 39: ...WER and the VCR TV indicators are both on Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4 Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV This feature only works with a prerecorded tape 1 Stop the tape at your desired point Insert a prerecorded tape Rewind or fast forward the tape to the beginning point at which you want to mark 2 Reset the counter to 0 00...

Page 40: ...EW or F FWD button The VCR will stop automatically when the counter has returned to approximately 0 00 00 NOTE The displayed time will not change during blank portions on the tape TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY Press the COUNTER MEMORY button on the remote control so that the M disappears from the TV screen On more information concerning the on screen display please refer to page 28 ...

Page 41: ... indefinitely without touching the PLAY button Make sure to insert a prerecorded tape 1 Select VCR SET UP Press the MENU button until the VCR SET UP menu appears 2 Select AUTO REPEAT Confirm AUTO REPEAT is pointed to VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN 3 Begin Auto repeat playback Press the F FWD button so that ON will appear next to AUTO REPEAT on the TV screen When in Stop mode Repeat play...

Page 42: ...tton to return to TV mode Power failure If there is a power failure for more than 30 seconds Auto Repeat Playback will go to off RENTAL PLAYBACK This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as rented tapes Selecting ON or OFF must be done during playback 1 Insert rental tape into VCR Begin playback 2 Select VCR SET UP Press the MENU button until th...

Page 43: ...s Power failure If there is a power failure for more than 30 seconds Rental Playback will go to off INDEX SEARCH This feature provides a method of indexing a recordings starting point so that it can be easily returned to in either fast forward or rewind mode The index mark will be made automatically when the REC button is pressed It will also be marked at the starting point of Timer recording and ...

Page 44: ...button on the remote control Then continue with step 3 1 Select SEARCH SELECT Press the MENU button until the SEARCH SELECT menu appears 2 Select INDEX SEARCH Press the PLAY or STOP button to point to INDEX SEARCH Then press the F FWD button SEARCH SELECT QUICK FIND INDEX SEARCH TIME SEARCH 3 Enter your desired number Press PLAY or STOP button repeatedly until the number of programs that you want ...

Page 45: ...nfirm the contents of the recorded program s using the index mark The VCR begins fast forwarding by selecting this function When the VCR find the beginning of the program the index mark the VCR begins playback video tape at high speed for 30 seconds Then return to fast forwarding again to the beginning of next program The VCR repeats these operation to the tape end Concerning the index mark please...

Page 46: ...rewind finishes the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off TIME SEARCH The Time Search function makes it possible to quickly advance the tape to your desired position simply by entering the exact amount of playback time you want to skip Example To watch a program after 2 hours and 50 minutes from present position in either direction You can choose the time search mode by pressing the TIME ...

Page 47: ...or F FWD button the VCR will rewind or fast forward to the specified point The time counts down as the searching progresses 5 After Time Search Playback starts automatically when 0 00 is reached A video cassette must be inserted in the VCR for this function to work Time Search can be set up to a maximum of 9 hours 59 minutes 9 59 This function will not operate in the recording mode When you want t...

Page 48: ... If necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM 1 Select the channel to be recorded Press the number buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL CH or button CH 32 NOTE If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR please refer to ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTIONS on pages 11 and 12 before proceeding t...

Page 49: ...ecording Press PAUSE or REC button to resume recording Press the PAUSE or REC button to resume recording PAUSE NOTE When the VCR is in the Pause mode you may view the pause time remaining with marks on the TV screen Each mark represents one minute After five minutes the VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode to prevent tape damage When there is 1 minute remaining one will flash RECORDING O...

Page 50: ...de Press VCR TV button on the remote control so that the VCR TV indicator on the VCR disappears 5 Select the channel on the TV Set the TV to the channel you want to watch TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING 1 Press VCR TV button on the remote control so that the VCR TV indicator on the VCR comes on 2 Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to channel 3 or 4 Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the ba...

Page 51: ...Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV Back of the VCR Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place If necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording NOTE If you have a cable box or satellite box connected to this VCR please refer to ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTIONS on pages 11 and 12 before p...

Page 52: ... to the normal recording mode To stop the IRT operation press the STOP button on the VCR or on the remote control To show the remaining time press the DISPLAY button on the remote control so that IRT appears on the TV screen It will show up momentarily then disappear Recording stops when 0 00 is reached Please note that in the SLP mode maximum recording time assuming the tape is started at the beg...

Page 53: ...oth on to program it Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4 Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV Clock must be set to the correct time and date before setting the timer Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place If necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording Avoid overla...

Page 54: ...et the timer recording 2 Select your desired program number 1 7 Program number which is not set up flashes Press PLAY or STOP button until your desired program number appears Example 1 Then press the F FWD button PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE START TIME END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED 3 Select once daily or weekly recording For once recording Press the PLAY or STOP button repeatedly to point to ONCE and then p...

Page 55: ... DAILY WEEKLY For weekly recording To record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every week Example every Monday on channel 7 at 5 00PM Press PLAY or STOP button to point to WEEKLY and then press the s F FWD button PROGRAM NUMBER 1 ONCE DAILY WEEKLY When you press the F FWD button during steps 4 to 10 you may move to the next step Press the REW button to go back one step from current...

Page 56: ...L REC SPEED 5 Set tr Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired hour appears Example 07 Then press the F FWD button ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 06 THU START TIME07 END TIME CHANNEL REC SPEED 6 Set the start minute Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired minute appears Example 30 Then press F FWD button Next press the PLAY or STOP button to point to AM or PM Example PM Th...

Page 57: ... THU START TIME07 30 PM END TIME 08 CHANNEL REC SPEED AM PM 8 Set the end minute Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired minute appears Example 30 Then press the F FWD button Next press the PLAY or STOP button to point to AM or PM Example PM Then press the F FWD button ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 06 Thu START TIME07 30 PM END TIME 08 30 PM CHANNEL REC SPEED AM ...

Page 58: ... 06 THU START TIME07 30 PM END TIME 08 30 PM CHANNEL 16 REC SPEED Remember refer to ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTIONS on pages 11 and 12 if you have a cable box or satellite box before setting the channel number 10 Set the tape speed Press the PLAY or STOP button until the desired tape speed appears Example SP ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 05 06 THU START TIME07 30 PM END TIME 08 30 PM CHANNEL 16...

Page 59: ...RECORDING If there is a power failure or the VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost If the tape runs out before the end time the VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately eject the tape and the VCR power will be turned off The TIMER indicator will flash If a tape is not in the VCR or does not have the erase protection tab the TIMER indica...

Page 60: ... In this case the recording speed will automatically be set to SLP mode If you want to cancel while the setting press the PAUSE button on the remote control The recording time returns to the original time 4 Press the RESET EXIT button to exit the setting menu NOTES You can shift the time schedule of a One Time Program only When you press the PAUSE button to cancel the setting while the recording i...

Page 61: ...R CHECK THE START END TIME 1 Turn the power on Then press the MENU button 2 Select the program number which you want to check using the PLAY or STOP button The details of the selected program appears on the TV screen You may cancel the entire program by pressing the REW button 3 Press the RESET EXIT button to return to original mode ...

Page 62: ...remaining timer programs Once Daily Weekly this function will not occur 1 Select VCR SET UP Press the MENU button repeatedly so that the VCR SET UP menu appears VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN 2 Select AUTO RETURN Press the PLAY or STOP button repeatedly to point to AUTO RETURN 3 Select AUTO Press the F FWD button so that AUTO appears next to AUTO RETURN VCR SET UP AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUT...

Page 63: ...turn to original mode NOTE To exit the auto return programming repeat steps 1 to 2 Then press F FWD button AUTO will then disappear from the menu Press the RESET EXIT button to return to TV mode WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM Press the POWER button to turn on the VCR Then press the PLAY button ...

Page 64: ... video cassette or one you want to record over into the editing recording VCR cassette compartment 3 Press the TAPE SPEED button on the remote control on the editing recording VCR to select the desired recording speed SP SLP 4 Select the L1 or L2 position on the editing recording VCR On page 13 under Connecting to input jacks 5 Press the REC button on the editing recording VCR 6 Begin playback of ...

Page 65: ...opy guarded video tape TO MONITOR THE RECORDING 1 Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4 Now set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to match the channel selected on the TV Back of the VCR 2 Press the VCR TV button on the remote control on the editing recording VCR so that the VCR TV indicator on the VCR comes on ...

Page 66: ...heck the Count Clock and Channel number press the DISPLAY button on the remote control Each time you press the DISPLAY button TV screen will change as shown below It is normal for the status display STOP PLAY etc and the tape speed display SP LP playback only or SLP to disappear after 5 seconds ...

Page 67: ...d further than 0 00 00 on the tape counter 0 00 12 AUTO REWIND When the end of a tape is reached during recording playback or fast forward the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning After rewinding finishes the VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off The tape will not auto rewind during timer recording or Instant Recording Timer When the Counter Memory is activated the tape will re...

Page 68: ...tially noisy Adjust tracking control for a better picture by using the CHANNEL or button on the VCR No picture but the audio is OK Head cleaning may be necessary Refer to in playback HEAD CLEANING on page 30 No picture or poor picture on Set your TV to the VCR mode and or press playback VCR TV button on the remote control so that the VCR TV indicator on the VCR comes on On the air TV programs cann...

Page 69: ...e exposed surfaces HEAD CLEANING Playback picture may become blurred or interrupted while the TV program reception is clear Dirt accumulated on the video heads after long periods of use or the usage of rental or worn tapes can cause this problem If a streaky or snowy picture appears during playback the heads of your VCR may need to be cleaned 1 Please visit your local Audio Video store and purchas...

Page 70: ...ynthesis Power Input AC120V 60Hz Power Consumption 14 W nominal Cabinet Size 14 1 4 W x 3 5 8 H x 9 1 16 D 36 0cm W x 9 2cm H x 23 0cm D Weight 5 51 lbs 2 5 kg approx Storage Temperature 4 F to 131 F Operating Temperature 41 F to 104 F Accessories 1 coaxial cable Part No 5857952 1 remote control unit Part No HL11182 2 AA batteries Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Design and sp...

Page 71: ... 29 30 CATV R S T U V W W 1W 2 W 3W 4 W 5W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 channel VCR Display 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 CATV W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 channel VCR Display 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 CATV W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29 W 30 W 31 W 32 W 33 W 34 W 35 W 36 W 37 W 38 W 39 channel VCR Display 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 ...

Page 72: ...2 CATV W 65 W 66 W 67 W 68 W 69 W 70 W 71 W 72 W 73 W 74 W 75 W 76 W 77 W 78 W 79 channel VCR Display 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113114 115 116 117 118 119 120 CATV W 80 W 81 W 82 W 83 W 84 channel VCR Display 121 122 123 124 125 ...

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