Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VTUX6440A Hitachi
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VTUX6430A, VTUX6440A HITACHI VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VT-UX6430A - VT-UX6440A Owner 's manual This instruction manual includes instructions on use of both VT-UX6430A and VT- UX6440A .
TA BLE OF CONTENTS FOR YOUR SAFETY ................................................................................................................................. 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ...............................................................
Choosing a mode for audio play back .............................................................................................. 40 SHUTTLE CONTROL .....................................................................................................
GUIDE INDICATIONS IN THE VCR DISPLAY................................................................................... 76 Guide indi cations in VC R display and OSD scr een ...................................................................... 76 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .
FOR YOUR SAFETY POW ER SUPPLY: AC 120V, 60 Hz ONLY. The POW ER button turns the VCR on and off , leaving the clock/tim er unaff ected. If the unit is to be left unattended f or a long period, it is recom m ended that the unit be completely switched off and unplugged.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS In addition to the caref ul attention devoted to quality standar ds in the manuf acture of your video product, saf ety is a maj or factor in the design of every instrument.
9 A t tachments -- Do not use attac hments unles s recom mended by the video product manuf acturer as they may cause hazards. Caution: Maintain electrical s afety .
16 Lightning -- For added protec tion for this video pr oduct during a lightning storm , or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of tim e, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or c able-sy stem . This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power- line surges.
CUSTOMER CONTRO LS VCR Customer Controls Item No. Function Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 POW ER button Eject button Cassette com partment STOP button Shuttle ring PLAY/STILL button CHANNEL (channel up/down)/ TRACKING buttons REC/IRT button TIMER indic ator Infrar ed receiver AUDIO IN L (m ono), R jack s VIDEO IN jack ANT.
18 19 20 21 22 REC -- record (flashe s during record pause Tape-in indic ator TV channel or Auxiliary (L1/L2) Delay ed recording indic ator 40 9 39 56 46 A ccessories supplied Check and identify the accessories supplied. If any are missing or appear damaged, cons ult y our dealer.
Item No. Function Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Trans miss ion w indow POW ER button CH (channel up/down) button VOL button - incr ease or decrease the audio v.
25 F.ADV button 30 VT- UX6440A only W hen you press any of illumination buttons , the illumination will turn on. The illum ination goes off 5 seconds later autom atically, if y ou do not pr ess the buttons.
REMOTE OPERA TIO N Install batteries in the remote control The remote control re quires two "AA " batter ies. 1 Insert your fingertip into the notch and push the battery compartment lid to remov e it.
Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (for ex ample, cof fee table, sofa, etc ) between the VCR and rem ote control. 2 Point th e remote control at t he VCR's infrared receiver an d press the required b utton on the remote control.
CA SSETTE T A PES Ty pes Only use video cassettes with the mark in this VCR. The table s how s the recor ding time of different cas settes. • To get the bes t quality picture r ecord at standard r ecording speed (SP) • This VCR does not record at the LP speed, but it can play cassette that were rec orded at the LP speed.
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BA SI C ANTENNA HOOKUP [A] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE T V CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER Caution: Do not conn.
A DVANCED A NTENNA HOOKUP -A V HOOKUP [B] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE T V CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads .
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads.
A DV A N CED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER Caution: Do not connect to the m ains supply socket bef ore connecting all leads .
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -W ITH C A BLE BO X [E] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX.
A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -W ITH CABLE BOX [F] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL YOU CAN'T... • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT THE CABLE BOX.
A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WI TH CABLE BOX A ND SPLITTER [G] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A TCH T HE SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA TCH ANOTHER TO RECORD, ALL CHANNEL SELECTIONS MUST BE MADE AT T HE CABLE BOX.
AU TO I NS T AL L Setting the channel automatically 1 Switch on at the mains supply socket after completely connecting all leads. The VCR will be in the standby mode at this s tage. 2 Press the POWER butt on on the VCR to start the aut o install. This screen appears to s how that the channel is being set.
SETTING THE CLOCK - A U TOMATIC 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.
SETTING THE CLOCK - TIME ZONE SETTING/DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME SETTING What to do if the display e d time drifts from the current time by more than an hour Note: Tur n on the cable box with hookups [E], [F] or [G ] before setting. 1 Press the GUIDE b utton.
to "AUTO". AU T O : The day light saving tim e (D.S.T) is set autom atically . ON: The tim e advanced fr om the Standard T ime by one hour is displayed from the f irst Sunday of April thr ough the last Sunday of October. OFF: The s tandard time is dis play ed throughout the year.
SETTING THE CLOCK - MANUALLY To set the clock 1 Press the GUIDE b utton. The m ain on-scr een menu will appear on the T V screen. You may view all the on-sc reen instructions in Englis h, French or Spanis h. W hen y ou first s et up y our VCR, ti will be set to English.
6 Press the or cur sor button to change the hour. • The "AM" or "PM" c an be select when y ou c hange the hour. 7 Press the cursor butt on to select the min utes and then p ress or cur sor button to change the minutes. 8 Press the cursor butt on to select M ONTH and t hen press or cursor button to c hange the month.
11 Press the GUIDE b utton. The VCR c lock is now set, and should s how the correct tim e of day on the VCR's display. Notes: • The cloc k uses the 12 hour sy s tem. You set it for AM or PM. • You can correct any item entered as y ou go by pressing cursor button to selec t and press or curso r to change.
PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER Note: An antenna or cable m ust be connected to the VCR bef ore y ou begin this operation. Presetting the receiv ed channels w ithout using a cable box (Hookups [A ], [B], [C], or [D]) Press the POW ER button to turn on th e VCR.
Note: Your VCR is capable of r eceiving 68 broadcast T V channels (vhf 2 - 13, uhf 14 - 69) and cable c hannels (CA T V I - 125). In som e areas channels cannot be r eceived when CATV1 is select ed.
5 Use the num ber buttons t o select the numb er of the channel you w ant to ad d or erase. 6 Press the ST OP button t o delete the chan nel, or press the PLAY button t o add it. 7 Press the GUIDE b utton to return to regu lar viewing . A uto blue setting 1 Turn on the TV an d select the video channel (3 or 4).
ON: The s creen becom es blue and mutes sound when a channel without a broadcast signal on the VCR or a channel on which broadcas ting has finished. • If the signal is too strong, this func tion may not operate even if y ou specif y <ON>. Dur ing play back this function does not oper ate.
CA BLE BOX SETUP The f ollowing setup allows the VCR channel to automatically switch to the cable box output c hannel during delay ed recording. Note: This setup should be perfo rmed if y ou rec eive all channels through a cable box . (Hookups [E], [F], or [G]).
Note: Refer to the cable box owner's manual to identify the cable box output channel ( usually 3 or 4) . 8 Press the cursor but ton to select "VCR PL US+ SETUP", and then press the ENTER bu tton.
PLA YB ACK To play back a recorded tape 1 Turn on the TV an d select the video channel (3 or 4). Or, if y ou are hook ed up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Insert a recorded tape. The power com es on autom atically. W hen a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback star ts automatically.
2 Press the REW b utton. The VCR rewinds the tape all the way to the beginning, then stops. Press the ST OP/EJECT button on the VCR to ej ect the tape.
SPECIA L PL A YB A CK EFFECTS Variable speed play back Still Playback (Pause) Press the PA USE button on the remote control t o still the tape during play. The pic ture will "freeze". Y ou m ay see s ome m inor noise or interf erence on the scr een.
Press the ST OP button to stop th e tape. Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to minim ize 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.
3 Press the cursor butt on to select AUDIO, and then press the ENT ER button. 4 Press the cursor button to select "HIFI" or "LINEA R". • Select Hi-Fi to playback sound rec orded on the Hi-Fi track and for norm al use. T he L and R indicators will light in the VCR's display panel.
SHUTTLE CONTROL Using the shuttle ring The s huttle feature lets you control all the play back functions -- PLAY , PAUSE, SLOW MO TION, and SEARCH -- using one convenient ring. How t o use the shutt le ring 1 Turn the shuttle ring during play back or still playback (pause) .
USING THE "SU PER INDEX" FEA TURE What is SUPER INDEX? SUPER INDEX allows y ou to quick ly sear ch for a program or a sc ene y ou want to view or the point from which y ou want to start recording on tape, with the following four functions: • INDEX SEA RCH: Y ou can locate the beginning of a recorded program , using the INDEX f eature*.
NOT ES: • BLANK SEARCH cannot be operated with a cassette without a safety tab. • BLANK SEARCH may not operate when a blank section las ts no more than f ive minutes.
Sw itching rew ind or fast forw ard to v isual search (EA SY VIEW) Hold down the (VIEW /SKIP/BLANK) button dur ing rewind (or fast f orward), and the mode will switch to vis ual search, s o that y ou can s earch for a s cene y ou want to view while scanning pictur es.
VIEWING THE ON- SCREEN DISPLA Y Sw itching betw een the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISPLAY while the on-scr een display is display ed. The on-s creen display switches in the order below together with the VCR's display. Press the DISPLAY button to see the clock.
T-180: T -180 tape T-210: T -210 tape Notes: • The tape rem aining tim e is not displayed correctly for a tape without any rec ordings or tapes other than T-30/60/90/120/140/160/180/210. • The rem aining tim e may not be display ed c orrectly during fast f orwarding or rewinding.
INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTE R To find specific sections on a tape Indexing with the Time Counter You can set the time c ounter to mem orize a certain point in the video program ming, and you can return to that point automatic ally . 1 Press the DISPLAY button two or t hree times.
RECORDING A P ROG RAM Before y ou record Note: The c assette safety tab must be in plac e in order to record. The VCR m ust be hook ed up properly for rec ording. See the Simple Hook ups at the beginning of this manual. Copyri ght infringement warning Most television progr ams and f ilms ar e copy r ighted.
4 Press the CH ( / ) button or the number buttons to s elect the channel y ou want to record. Exam ple: Select channel 8. • 100/ENT and and for the channel 124. 5 Press the REC but ton on the remo te control or the REC/IRT button on the VCR. Recording will start and the REC indic tor on the VCR will appear.
RECORDING A P RO GR AM - RECORDING TIPS To w atch one program w hile recording another 1 Once you hav e set the VCR for recordin g, press the VCR/T V button.
To record a Second A udio Program (SA P) Some s tations transm it a Second Audio Program - such as in a second language. If a station br oadcasts in SAP, the SA indicator will display on y our T V screen. You can set the VCR to record a s econd audio program by activating the SAP option.
Stereo v s. mono sound W hen you select the STEREO option in the initial setup operation, your VCR records in ster eo any station that broadcasts stereo sounds. W hen a TV channel broadcas ts in stereo, you'll see a stereo indicator on the T V screen.
INSTANT RECORDING TIMER Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) The Ins tant Recording Tim er (REC/IRT button on the VCR) will let y ou m ake a sim plified tim er recording without having to use the program m ing timer. In order to s et the IRT properly the clock m ust be set bef ore starting.
DELAYED RECORDING Setting the VCR to record later Note: The c assette safety tab must be in plac e in order to record. W ith the delayed recording feature, you can set this VCR s o that it automatical.
• If eight progr ams have already been stored in m emory, FULL will flash in the VCR's display f or about five seconds. • The s creen above will not appear at this tim e. Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME Records one s how at a particular date and time.
• If you have installed a cable box (s ee page 23), the cable box output channel will appear in the CH colu mn. 9 Press the cursor butt on to select the ch annel, and then p ress the or cursor button to change the chann el.
13 Press the POWER butt on to turn off the VCR. T he delayed recording indicator will display on the VCR. The delayed recording indica tor will display on the T V. This tells y ou that the VCR will autom atically record at the tim es and dates you have program med.
USING THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM FOR RECORDING A bout the VCR Plus+ sy stem This handy featur e mak es timed r ecording a snap. You don't need to enter the specif ic channel, date, time, or duration of a pr ogram. All you enter is its PlusCode progr amm ing number - a number of up to eight digits.
Network) Note in the exam ple that the channel number s are the sam e except for 20 ( received on channel 8) and 42 (received on c hannel 38). These two channels m ust be ass igned.
EASY DELAYED RECOR DING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM This setup should be performed if y ou are using an A ntenna or Cable without a cable box. (Hook ups [A ], [B], [C] or [D] .
Note: If y our broadcas t channel number is the same as the VCR Plus+ Channel in y our TV listing do not enter any number . 6 Press the CH ( / ) button to move up and down through the channel list until you reach VCR Plus+ CH42. 7 Press the number buttons to assign your broadcast channel number to the corresponding V CR Plus+ channel.
2 Press the PROGR A M button t o select VCR PLUS+ RECORDING. • If eight progr ams have already been stored in m emory, "FULL" will flash in the VCR's dis play f or about five seconds. • The s creen on the right (below) will not appear at this tim e.
Note: Program ming does not tak e effect unles s y ou s elect one of these options . 6 Press the cursor butt on to select tape sp eed, and then press t he or cursor button or TA PE SPEED to choose recording speed SP (standard play) or EP (extended play ).
y ou want to record on the cable box bef ore recording s tarts. Important: Y our timed recor ding settings take ef fect when y ou turn off the power on the VCR. Caution of VCR Plus+ Recording After enter ing a PlusCode number, c heck the inf ormation dis play ed with the "PROGRAM REVIEW ".
5 Press the ENT ER button to enter the PlusCode nu mber in the VCR's memory. The s tart time and channel will appear. Chec k the details of the program. • If you have installed a cable box (s ee page 26), the cable box output channel will appear in the channel dis play .
PROGRA M REVIEW Rev iew ing w hat you hav e programmed You can look back over any of the recordings you have preset and if you need to, clear out any of the program s. Norm al program s will clear automatic ally once r ecording is com plete, but daily and w eek ly s etting mus t be cleared out manually.
PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control ca n be programmed to c ontrol many TV bra nds that are r emote controlled. 1 Turn on the T V. 2 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 3 Press and ho ld the "TV" b utton. 4 Press the remote button corresponding to your TV brand as shown in the set-up chart.
PROGRA MMING THE V CR REMOTE CONTROL TO CONTROL YOUR CA BLE BOX The VCR remo te control can be pro grammed to control man y cable boxes that are remote controlled. Y ou can easily change channels. 1 Turn on the cable box. 2 Point VCR remote control toward cable box 3 Press and hol d the "CA T V" butto n.
INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM W ITH YOUR VCR Hookup When your VCR is conn ected to a stereo system, you can: • Make high quality "audio only " rec ordings for up to 6 hour s (on a T-120 video c assette tape). • Receive quality stereo sound from y our VCR through your stereo system.
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COPYIN G TA PES FROM A CAMCOR DER Hook-up You may use y our VCR to c opy tapes f rom any camc order onto standard VHS cas sette tapes. Note: If your camc order is not stereo ( has only one audio plug) , connect it into the AUDIO IN-L input on the back of the VCR.
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COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER 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. To copy from one VCR to another VCR 1 Press the AVX button on t he remote control o f VCR-1 so that L 1 (line) appears in th e display.
PROBLEM GUIDE / MA INTEN A N CE Problem guide No power • Make sure the VCR is plugged into an AC outlet . Remot e control doesn't w ork • Make sure the bat teries are fres h, and properly install ed. W on't record • Safety tab has been rem oved from cas sette (VCR will autom atically eject the tape).
GUIDE INDICATIONS IN THE VCR DISPLA Y Guide indications in VCR display and OSD screen The f ollowing indications appear in the VCR display and OSD screen to tell you the current status of y our VCR.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Technical specifications Format: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VHS Video Signal System: -------------------------.
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