Hitachi VT-MX4530A VCR User Manual


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..........................................................................................4
PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................6
LOCATION .................................................................................................................... 6
POWER SUPPLY...........................................................................................................6
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE..............................6
WARNING......................................................................................................................6
FEATURES.........................................................................................................................7
VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION.................................................................... 8
PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................................................8
TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS...............................................................................8
INSERTING A CASSETTE...........................................................................................8
REMOVING A CASSETTE...........................................................................................8
ERASE PREVENTION.................................................................................................. 8
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS...............................................................9
PREPARATION FOR USE..............................................................................................11
ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS ........................................................................11
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 12
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 12
RECORDING HINTS................................................................................................... 14
SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH............................................................................ 14
A/V TERMINALS........................................................................................................ 14
CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS.............................................................................14
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES................................................................................16
SET UP FOR USE ............................................................................................................16
CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic).................................................................................16
TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL........................................................................17
CLOCK SET UP........................................................................................................... 17
AUTO CLOCK SETTING............................................................................................18
MANUAL CLOCK SETTING .....................................................................................19
DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS TIME.....................................................................................22
TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS TIME..................................................... 24
TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS........................................................................... 24
CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN........................................................................................25
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE .................................................................................25
PLAYBACK .....................................................................................................................26
NORMAL PLAYBACK...............................................................................................26
PICTURE SEARCH .....................................................................................................26
STILL PICTURE ..........................................................................................................26
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL................................................................................... 26
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT.......................................................................................27
SLOW MOTION...........................................................................................................27
COUNTER MEMORY.................................................................................................27
TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY........................................................................27
SPECIAL PLAYBACK....................................................................................................28
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK..................................................................................... 28
TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE...................................................................... 28
PICTURE SELECT.......................................................................................................28
INDEX SEARCH..........................................................................................................29
QUICK-FIND................................................................................................................29
TO SKIP TO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT PROGRAM...........................................29
TO VIEW AT NORMAL SPEED ................................................................................ 30
TIME SEARCH ............................................................................................................30
RECORDING....................................................................................................................31
VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM..........................................31
SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING....................................31
RECORDING ONE PROGRAM AND VIEWING ANOTHER .................................32
TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING.....................................32
IRT (Instant Recording Timer) .....................................................................................32
TIMER RECORDING......................................................................................................34
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING......................................................................... 34
HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING ............................................................................37
TO CHECK THE AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM...............................................37
TO CORRECT OR CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM ....................38
TO STOP A STARTED AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM..............................38
COPYING A VIDEO TAPE pg. 30...............................................................................39
TO MONITOR THE RECORDING.............................................................................39
ON SCREEN DISPLAY................................................................................................... 40