User manual HITACHI VTFX601A

[. . . ] IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS -1- Video Deck VT-FX601A 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 tape speeds (SP/LP/SLP) IRT (Instant Recording Timer) 1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording) Auto Return Time Search/Blank Search/Index Search Just-In-Time Recording Remaining Tape Running Time Display Slow Motion HITACHI HOME HITACHI SALES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (AMERICA), INC. 3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd. , 3219 Koapaka St. Norcross, Georgia 30093 Honolulu, HI 96819 Tel. 808-839-3621 QR17731 ©Hitachi, Ltd. [. . . ] · You must use the remote control for the following procedure. · Turn on the TV and set the TV channel to the same video output channel as located on the back of the VCR. (CH 3 or 4) · Press VCR/TV button on the remote control so that the "VCR" indicator appears on the display. SPECIAL PLAYBACK AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK - 26 - The VCR has the auto repeat function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without touching the PLAY button. 1 Select "VCR SET UP" Press MENU button repeatedly so that the VCR SET UP menu appears. 2 Select "AUTO REPEAT" Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "AUTO REPEAT". VCR SET UP TAPE SELECT AUTO REPEAT RENTAL AUTO RETURN ~T130 3 Begin Auto repeat playback Press F. FWD/ button so that [ON] will appear next to "AUTO REPEAT" on the TV screen. Repeat playback will start automatically. AUTO REPEAT NOTES: · Once you select the Auto Repeat mode, it stays in effect even after you turn off the VCR. · When the Counter Memory is activated, the tape will rewind to 0:00:00 and the VCR will be in the Stop mode. · If the Rental mode is set [ON], the "RENTAL PLAY " display has priority. · To stop playback, press STOP button. TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE Repeat steps [1] to [2]. [ON] will then disappear from the SPECIAL PLAYBACK menu. Press MENU button on the remote control to return to TV mode. - 27 - RENTAL PLAYBACK This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as those rented from a video shop. 1 Insert rental tape into VCR Begin playback. · Selecting ON or OFF must be done during playback. 2 Select "VCR SET UP" Press MENU button repeatedly so that the VCR SET UP menu appears. 3 Select "RENTAL" Press PLAY/ or STOP/ button repeatedly to point to "RENTAL". VCR SET UP TAPE SELECT AUTO PLAY RENTAL AUTO RETURN ~T130 4 Select "RENTAL" to [ON] Press F. FWD/ button so that "RENTAL ON" appears. RENTAL ON NOTES: · Once you select the Rental mode, it stays in effect even after you turn off the VCR. · To stop playback, press STOP button. TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE SPECIAL PLAYBACK Repeat steps [1] to [3]. Then, press F. FWD/ the TV screen. - 28 button so that "RENTAL OFF" appears on INDEX SEARCH This feature provides a method of indexing the 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 IRT. · The index mark is not recorded if the PAUSE button is pressed and released during recording. · The time gap between making the index marks on the tape should be greater than 1 minute for SP recording, 2 minutes for LP recording and 3 minutes for SLP recording. Example: You are watching program number 4 and want to fast forward to program number 7. [. . . ] MAINTENANCE - 50 VCR/TV indicator on the VCR disappears. · Check the batteries in the remote control. · See "NOTES" under CHANNEL PRESET" on SERVICING Should your VCR become inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. [. . . ]