Hitachi 19VR11B TV VCR Combo User Manual


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ................................................................................................5
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................7
LOCATION ..........................................................................................................................7
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE....................................7
FEATURES...............................................................................................................................9
VIDEO CASSETTE................................................................................................................11
PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................11
THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS...............................................................................11
INSERTING A CASSETTE............................................................................................... 11
REMOVING A CASSETTE...............................................................................................11
ERASE PREVENTION...................................................................................................... 11
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS................................................................... 13
PREPARATION FOR USE....................................................................................................15
CABLE CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................15
VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA ................................................................................. 15
VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS................................................................................ 15
CABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX...........................................16
CABLE WITH CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX ...................................................16
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES......................................................................................17
EXTERNAL INPUT MODE ..............................................................................................17
MTS (Multichannel Television Sound) SYSTEM..................................................................18
CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE ....................................................................18
MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE............................................................................19
SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM ....................................................................................19
TO SELECT HIFI MODE ..................................................................................................19
TO SELECT MONO MODE..............................................................................................20
TO SELECT STEREO, SAP OR MONO MODE.............................................................. 20
PRESET FOR USE................................................................................................................. 21
PRESET FOR THE FIRST TIME ...................................................................................... 21
TO RETURN TO TV MODE WHEN SCANNING ..........................................................21
DELETING (OR ADDING) PRESET CHANNEL ...........................................................22
AUTO PRESET AGAIN ....................................................................................................22
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ....................................................................................... 23
DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME............................................................................................. 23
TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME.............................................................24
SETTING THE CLOCK (AUTO/MANUAL) ...................................................................24
AUTO CLOCK SETTING.................................................................................................. 24
MANUAL CLOCK SETTING ...........................................................................................26
TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING...................................................................................... 27
ON SCREEN DISPLAY......................................................................................................... 28
SPECIAL FEATURES ...........................................................................................................29
DEGAUSSING ................................................................................................................... 29
AUTO REWIND-EJECT....................................................................................................29
TV OPERATION....................................................................................................................30
WATCHING A TV PROGRAM ........................................................................................30
GAME MODE .................................................................................................................... 31
TO CANCEL THE GAME MODE ....................................................................................31
PICTURE CONTROL ........................................................................................................32
CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 32
TO CANCEL THE CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM................................................................. 33
WHEN THE CLOSED CAPTION MODE IS ON ............................................................. 33
NORMAL PLAYBACK.........................................................................................................34
SPECIAL PLAYBACK.......................................................................................................... 36
RENTAL PLAYBACK.......................................................................................................36
TO CANCEL THE RENTAL MODE ................................................................................36