Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VT-FX633A Hitachi
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1 VIDEO CASSETT E RECORDER VT-F X633A Ow ner's manual Using these q uality features: • The VCR Plus+* pr ogramming sys tem allows you to program the V CR for timer recording by simply e ntering a PlusCode * number. * VCR Plus+ and Pluscode ar e trademar ks of Gems tar Development Corpor ation.
2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY................................................................................................................ ..3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .............................................................................
3 Switchi ng between the clock, time count er and time o f remaining ta pe ................................39 INDEXING W ITH THE TIME COUNTER ..................................................................................40 RECORDING A PROGRAM ....
4 This sy m bol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit m ay have suff icient magnitude to cause electr ic shock . Theref ore, it is dangerous to m ake any kind of c ontact with any inside part of this unit.
5 y ou are unable to ins ert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to f it, contact y our elec trician to replace your obsolete outlet.
6 sure the antenna or c able sy stem is grounded so as to provide som e protection against voltage surges and built- up static c harges. Section 810 of the National Elec trical Code, ANSI/NFPA No.
7 operation. e. If the video produc t has been dropped or the cabinet has been dam aged. f. W hen the video product exhibits a distinct change in perf ormanc e - this indicates a need f or service.
8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 AM/PM indicators Time , Tape counter , Tape re maining or VCR mode indic ator PLAY - play back SRCH - double-speed play, visual searc h and skip play back ["-" a.
9 VCR Rear Panel Item No. Function 22 23 24 25 26 27 A UDIO IN L, R jacks VIDEO IN jack IN FROM ANT. - signal input OU T TO TV - sig na l to TV VIDEO OUT jack A UDIO OUT L, R jacks Remote Control Customer Contr ols Remote Control Item No.
10 REMOTE OPERA TION • Install batteries in the remote contro l The remote control re quires two "A A " batteri es. 1 Insert your fingertip into the notch and push the battery compartment lid to remove it.
11 • Operating in the remote control 1 Make su re there is no obst acle between th e remote control an d VCR's infrared receiver. Infrared Receiver Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (for ex ample, cof fee table, sof a, etc) between the VCR and rem ote control.
12 safety tab is inserted. The VCR won't record on a tape without a safety tab and the cassette will be ejected if the RE C or RE C/IRT button is pressed. Be sure to check the safety tab before inserting a cassette. • Insertion Push the v ideo cassette gent ly into the slot on t he front of t he VCR.
13 Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video signal can com e into y our T V on either channel 3 or channel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • W hen the power is tur ned on, press the POW ER button to turn it off. Pr ess the PLAY button on front of the VCR.
14 BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER Hookup C Illus tration Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video signal can com e into y our T V on either channel 3 or channel 4.
15 BA SIC CA BLE HOOKUP -W ITH CA BLE BOX [E] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA T CH A VA ILA BLE CA BLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND WATCH THE SA M E CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL A ND WATCH A NOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX .
16 VCR. Pressing the CHANNEL button alterantes between RFCH-03 (c hannel 3) and RFCH-04 (channel 4) in the VCR's display. Display the channel which is not used by a comm ercial channel in your area. A DVA NCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CA BLE BOX [F] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN.
17 SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMA TIC MODE Note: An antenna or cable m ust be connected to the VCR bef ore y ou begin this operation. • Tips You'll need to set the clock when f irst hooking up your VCR, and any tim e the power goes out for m ore than 1 hour.
18 Notes: • If the cloc k is not set af ter about five m inutes have elapsed, the clock mus t be set manually (see page 20). • W hen the VCR power is r estored after a power f ailure of m ore than one hour, the clock will indicate "--:--", and the clock set procedure ( automatic or m anual) m ust be repeated.
19 4 Make su re that item 1 is high lighted "CLOCK SET <A UTO>". • If "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is highlighted, press the (1) button to switch it to "CLOCK SET <AUTO>". 5 Press the (2) button. This screen appears to s how that the clock is being s et.
20 Remote Control Illus tration 2 Press the (3) b utton to bring up the "CL OCK SET" menu. Make s ure that item 1 is highlighted "CLOCK SET <AUT O>".
21 Note: If the displayed time dr ifts fr om the curr ent time even after steps 1 - 5 have been perf ormed, r eset the DST. Press the G UIDE and (3) buttons then press the (4) button to specif y another option, then set the tim e again. SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUA LLY To set the clock manually 1 Press the GUIDE b utton.
22 5 Press the number buttons to fill the hour and minutes. • For tim es with only one number (1-9) press the (0) button first, then the hour or minute. For exam ple, if it is now 10:20AM, press (1)(0) (2)(0). "AM" and "PM" will now appear on the scr een.
23 Notes: • The cloc k uses the 12- hour sy stem . You set it for AM or PM. • An illogical tim e (like 13 f or the hour or 20 f or the month) will not be acc epted. • If you press the wrong digit, exit the sc reen by pressing G UIDE and recall the screen to enter the correct setup.
24 5 Press the (1) b utton to select the type of receiv ing setup you hav e: <CATV1> Ordinary cable <ANT> Internal or exter nal antenna <CATV2> Alternate cable (If CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you expect). 6 Press the (2) button.
25 Channel Caption (Station Identifier) W hen your VCR is receiving a c hannel caption signal that is transm itted by a local br oadcasting station together with a TV program , a station identifier is displayed on the TV screen.
26 5 Press the ST OP button to delete the chan nel, or press the PLAY button to add it. 6 Press the GUIDE b utton to return to regu lar viewin g. Auto blue setting 1 Turn on the TV an d select the vid eo channel (3 or 4). Or, if y ou are hooked up with an audio/video cable, s et the TV to AUX or VIDEO.
27 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the (1) b utton to select A UTO BL UE "ON" or "OFF". ON: The s creen becom es blue and m utes sound when a channel without a broadcast signal on the VCR or a channel on which broadcas ting has finished.
28 2 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. 3 Press the (4) b utton to select the CHA NNEL PRESET operation. Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the (1) b utton t o select <CA TV2>. 5 Press the (5) b utton to select "CA BLE BOX SET UP" menu.
29 8 Using theVCR rem ote, enter the cable box output channel num bers. For exam ple, press (0) (3) for channel 3. 9 Press the GUIDE b utton to en ter the outp ut channel of y our cab le box. • The CABLE BO X TYPE mes sage will appear on the TV sc reen.
30 12 Cable box chan nel changed to ch annel 9: Press the (1) b utton to end this setting . Remote Control Illus tration Your cable box and VCR are now set f or VCR Plus+ program recording.
31 The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • W hen a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback star ts automatic ally . 3 Press the PLAY button to start playing th e tape. Remote Control Illus tration.
32 If your videocassette has the s afety tab removed, the VCR will stop and autom atically rewind the videocass ette, eject it, and turn of f the power when it reaches the end of the tape or blank sec tion of the tape which lasts f or mor e than 30 seconds.
33 SPECIA L PLA YBA CK EFFECTS • Variable speed play back Still Playback (Pause) Press the PA USE button on th e remote control to still the tape during play. Remote Control Illus tration The pic ture will "freeze". You may see s ome m inor noise or interf erence on the sc reen.
34 Frame Advance 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the tap e during playback. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the (6) b utton to v iew the p icture one frame at a time. • Press the PAUSE button to resum e play. Slow motion 1 Press the PLAY butto n.
35 Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to m inimize any visual noise bands on the screen. • After 1 m inute in slow motion playback, the VCR will stop the tape autom atically to prevent damage to the tape and VCR. Visual Search This function let you search back ward and forward through the videotape while viewing it.
36 3 Press the (4) b utton to select "HIFI" or "LINEA R". • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound rec orded on the Hi-Fi track and for nor mal use. The L and R indic ators will light in the VCR's display panel. • Select LINEA R to play back the sound rec orded on the linear monaur al track.
37 • The INDEX search scr een is displayed, and the tape rew i nds or f ast for w ards until an index mar k is detected. • A black square in the tape bar shows the cur rent tape position. • W hen the VCR f inds an index mar k, it plays 15 seconds of the pr ogram that begins at that s pot.
38 Notes: • W hen a c assette without a safety tab is inserted, "T Ab" will flash in the VCR display for several sec onds and the cass ette will be ejected automatic ally .
39 Remote Control Illus tration Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLAY BACK) While playing back your t ape you can skip forw ard by pressing the (VIEW/SKIP/BLA NK) button. The tape will searc h ahead for about a m inute and then resum e play . Remote Control Illus tration.
40 On-screen Display Illustration Note: Imm ediately after the tape is inserted, " -:-- " will appear. 2 m inutes after playback or r ecording is star ted, the tape rem aining time is display ed. Press the CLEAR button r epeatedly to switch the type of tape is used.
41 5 Press the REW b utton to rewind th e tape. It will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared the counter in step 3. • Press the PLAY button to watch the tape from the selected s pot. Notes: • Press the DISP button to tur n the counter display off.
42 2 Insert a blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on autom atically and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback starts automatically, and y ou cannot com plete the record operation.
43 Recording will start and the REC indictor on the VCR will appear. Notes: • Recording will not start unles s the cassette has the safety tab in place. W hen a cass ette w i thout a saf ety tab is inserted, "T Ab" will flash in the VCR display for several s econds and the cas sette will be ejected automatic ally .
44 mode, then s elect the channels you want to w atch, as des cribed in Step 2. Switch TV back to AU X or VIDEO to monitor y our recor ding. To change the channel being recorded 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the record ing temporarily. Remote Control Illus tration.
45 2 Press the (2) b utton to select the VCR SETUP o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. 3 Press the (6) button t o set the SAP option to "O N". 4 Press the (5) b utton t o set the ST EREO/MON O option t o "STEREO". 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end the settin g.
46 INSTA NT RECORDING TIMER Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) The Ins tant Recording Tim er (REC/IRT button on the VCR) will let y ou mak e a sim plified tim er recording without having to use the program m ing timer. In order to set the IRT properly the clock m ust be set bef ore starting.
47 Assem ble the inform ation you need for timed r ecording: • Be sure that the clock is set to the correct tim e • Date and day of the pr ogram • Starting time • Ending time • Channel to be.
48 W EEKLY Records a s how at the same day and time every week. EXA M PLE: Set the VCR to record "one time" , a program on Channel 8 that starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 6:30 PM on 7/10/98 , at the EP recording speed. 4 Press the (1) b utton to bring up the screen for One T ime Recording Remote Control Illus tration.
49 8 Enter the en d time by pressing (0), ( 6), (3) and (0) for 6:30. The VCR autom atically selects PM for y ou. 9 Enter the reco rding date by pressing (0), (7), (1) and (0) for 7/10/98. Remote Control Illus tration. 10 Press the T A PE SPEED b utton to select the recording speed EP.
50 Note: If a cas sette has not been inserted or a c assette without safety tab has been inserted, the delayed recording indic tor will flash to warn you. The cassette without saf ety tab will be ejected autom atically . Be sure to insert a cass ette wi th saf ety tab intac t.
51 Your local channels m ay be diff erent from the VCR Plus+ channel c odes. To get ready to record with the VCR Plus+ system you need to assign your local broadcast and c able channel numbers to the VCR Plus+ channel codes already stored in your VCR's mem ory.
52 Note: If y ou reecive all y our channels thr ough a cable box (Hook ups E, F, or G) set up the cable box, in addition to the following setup: Please r efer to page 26 "CABLE BOX SETUP" in "FIRST TIME SET UP" section.
53 6 Press the number buttons to assign your broadcast channel number to the corresponding V CR Plus+ channel. In this exam ple broadcast c hannel 38 is assigned to VCR Plus+ c hannel 42. Note: If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button to erase the wrong num ber and enter the cor rect one.
54 3 Press the num ber button s to enter the PlusCo de number of the program you w ant to record. Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits. If y ou enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 4 Press the PROGR A M butto n to store the Plu sCode number in th e VCR's memory.
55 one. If not, you need to check your VCR Plus+ channel setup again. 7 Review the screen to be su re everything is set as you w ant, then press t he PROGRA M button t o complete y our programming or continue w ith additiona l programs. 8 Press the POW ER button t o turn off t he VCR.
56 display) You can use the VCR Plus+ system to pr ogram the tim er, observing the VCR's display , without turning on the power to the VCR and TV. Notes: • If you use the VCR Plus+ system to progr am the tim er while observing the VCR's display, y ou can only program a one-tim e recording.
57 Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits. If y ou enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 5 Press the num ber buttons t o enter the PlusCod e number in the VCR' s memory. The s tart time and channel will appear.
58 there is (are) an y unnecessary program(s), please cancel or co rrect it (them). Please ref er to Page 53, "Reviewing what you have programmed" . To go into the recording mode: 1. Press the POW ER button to turn the VCR on . 2. Turn on TV and select the video chan nel (3 or 4).
59 PROGRA MMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control ca n be programmed to control ma ny T V brands tha t are remote contr olled. 1 Turn on the T V. 2 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 3 Press and hol d the "TV" b utton.
60 Sanyo 5 RCA 0 Sharp 2 AVX Note: If your TV brand is not lis ted on the Set-Up Chart, try all the buttons listed in the chart until the T V changes channels. If the TV channel does not change, you won't be able to program the r emote for y our TV.
61 4 Press the number button corresponding to your cable box a shown in the set-up chart. The cable box channel will change to confirm that the remote control has been set.
62 To record from stereo BEFORE YOU BEGIN... Remote Control Illustration. • Make sure the VCR is connected to your stereo system, as shown above. • Make su re that "STEREO " audio is selected from t he VCR Set-Up M enu, as show n on page 42, of "RECORDING OPERA TIONS" section, "Stereo vs.
63 tapes. Note: If your camcorder is not ster eo (has only one a udio plug), c onnect it into the A UDIO IN-L input on the back of the VCR. * It is not necassary to connect the S-VIDEO jack Camcorder Hook-up Illustration. To copy from a camcorder BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
64 • Press the ST OP button to finish reco rding. COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO A NOTHER VCR (DUBBING) Hookup If you have two VCRs, y ou m ay use one VCR to r ecord a tape that is being played back in the other VCR.
65 4 When you see t he part of the p rogram you wish to record, press the PAUSE button on VCR-1 again to release pause an d start recording . • Press the ST OP button to finish r ecording. PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTENANCE Problem guide No pow er • Make s ure the VCR is plugged into an AC outlet.
66 Regular periodic m aintenance is r equired to maintain optim um VCR per form ance. Such m aintenance and adjustm ents should not be attem pted by the user.
67 When programming the timer. • Eight programs ha ve already been stored. Cancel un necessary program and transf er the new programming. When you turn power off af t er programming the timer, or transfer the programming w ith pow er off. • A cassette has n ot been inserted or a cassette without safety tab has been inserted.
68 (LP) (playback only), 11.12 mm /sec (EP) RF Input: UHF/VHS 75 ohm Tuner: USA: 181 channel tuning ability * (125 cable channels ) Canada: 178 channel tuning ability* (122 cable channels ) Type: Auto.
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