Hitachi VT-F382A owner manual Often Encountered Problems, Problem Things To Check Solution

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Care and Servicing (Problems)

Often Encountered

Problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

 

THINGS

TO CHECK

SOLUTION

 

 

NO POWER

 

POWER

CORD PLUGGED

CONNECT

THE POWER

 

 

IN?

 

 

 

CORD TO AC OUTLET

DELAYED RECORDING

PROGRAM

SET TO THE

RESET THE DELAYED

 

 

CORRECT

CHANNEL?

RECORDING.

IF USING

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR PLUS+,

CHECK

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOES NOT WORK THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

SETUP.

 

 

 

PROGRAM TIME AND

RESET THE DELAYED

 

 

DATE SET CORRECTLY?

RECORDING/

 

 

 

 

VCR POWER TURNED

TURN POWER OFF TO

 

 

OFF?

 

 

 

ACTIVATE

THE TIMER?

 

 

SAFETY

TAB REMOVED

PUT CELLOPHANE

TAPE

 

 

FROM THE

 

 

OVER THE TAB AREA, OR

 

 

VIDEOCASSEETTE?

USE A VIDEOCASSETTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITH THE SAFETY TAB

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTACT.

 

 

 

TV PROGRAM CANNOT

LOOSE OR

 

 

REVIEW HOOKUP

 

BE VIEWED

OR

INAPPROPRIATE

 

DIRECTIONS

AND MAKE

RECOREDED?

CONNECTIONS

BETWEEN

CORRECT

FRIM

 

 

 

VCR AND TV?

 

CONNECTIONS.

 

POOR PICTURE

TV CHANNEL SELECTOR

SET TV TO CHANNEL 3

QUALITY.

 

ON THE PROPER

OR 4 AS CORRECT

FOR

 

 

CHANNNEL?

 

YOUR AREA/

 

 

 

 

IS TV CORRECTLY

FINE TUNE THE TV.

 

 

 

TUNED?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATIC

LINES THROUGH

PRESS 1 OR 4 BUTTON

 

 

THE PICTURE?

 

TO ADJUST

TRACKING.

 

 

NOISY PICTURE

DESPITE

HAVE VIDEO HEADS

 

 

ALL PREVIOUS

 

CLEANED

BY A

 

 

 

ADJUSTMENTS,

EVEN

QUALIFIED

SERVICE

 

 

WHEN PLAYING

 

TECHNICIAN.

 

 

 

 

DIFFERENT

CASSETTES?

 

 

 

 

NO PICTURE

DURING

TV SET TO THE CORRECT

SET TV TO CHANNEL 3

PLAYBACk?

 

VIEWING

CHANNEL?

OR 4.

 

 

 

TV CANNOT

BE

IS VCR REMOTE

 

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATED

BY THE

CONTROL

PROGRAMMED

IN ADVANCED

 

VCR'S REMOTE

FOR YOUR TV?

 

OPERATIONS

TO

 

CONTROL.

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM THE REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO SIGNALS

THAT YOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV CAN RECOGNIZE.

 

 

IS REMOTE CONTROL

PRESS THE TV DEVICE

 

 

SET TO CONTROL THE

BUTTON, THEN PRESS

 

 

TV.

 

 

 

THE BUTTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORRESPONDING

TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE TV FUNCTION

YOU

 

 

 

 

 

 

WANT.

 

 

 

MECHANICAL SOUNDS

HAS A LOADED CASSETTE

DURING PLAYBACK.

BEEN STOPPED MORE THAN

 

5 MINUTES?

NOTHING IS WRONG. THE TAPE PROTECTION MECHANISM IS WORKING. EJECT THE CASSETTE IF YOU ARE DONE VIEWING OTHERWISE NO ACTION IS NECESSARY

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Contents Using these quality features VT-F382AH9RIB1 Canada VCR Display Indicators Meet Your On-Screen GuideProgramming Remote Control Controlling For Yoursafety Quick Index It Ei LMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS USE LMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS Decide Where to Put Your VCR Hook up the AudioNideo SignalDecide Which Hookup Method to Use Hook up the RF Signal TV with Audio and Video JacksSimple Antenna/Cable 75 Ohm Hookup If you have Use this adapter External or Internal 300 Ohm AntennaAttach the TV and VCR to the Power Supply Set the RF or Video Channel Switch Install Batteries in the Remote ControlAbout the Illuminated Buttons How the Remote Control WorksGetting Started controls Display Indicators If You Just Want to Watch TVMeet Your On-ScreenGuide Getting Started Controls Initial Setup Options Setting the Clock Stereo vs. Mono Sound Choosing a Mode for Audio PlaybackMore About Channel Selections Removing ChannelsHi-Fi Sound Types Recording Time Safety Tabs Prevent ErasureTypes Tape Capacities at Different SpeedsTape Storage To play Back a Recorded Tape Direct Video Input to the TVTo Fine Tune the Picture Special Playback Effects Rewinding the TapeManual Rewind Movie ReturnUsing the Shuttle Control on the remote control To Find Specific Sections on a Tape Visual SearchSearching with the Time Counter Marking with the Time Counter Jump Forward or Backward with GO-TOJump to an Index Mark with Index Basic Operations Recording Tips To Watch the Same Program While Recording Before you RecordCopyright Infringement Warning Basic Recording StepsTo Record a Second Audio Program SAP Using the Instant Recording Timer IRTTo Change the Channel Being Recorded To Leave Index Marks on the TapeDaily Setting the VCR to Record LaterTypes of Delayed Recordings Delayed Recording StepsAn Example To Stop a Delayed Recording in ProgressShows with Different Starting Times Reviewing What You Have ProgrammedProgramming Priorities Shows with Same Starting TimeAbout VCR Plus+ Channel Setup Before You BeginBasic Operations VCR Plus + Recording Dilve Basic operations VCR Plus + Recording Basic Operations VCR Plus + Recording Weekly Recording Programming the Remote Control CompatibilityTV Brands Press IV and This Number Display NEC RCAJVC LastPosition Cable Box Basic hookupAdvanced hookup Cable Box to unscramble all channels AdVanced OperationsCable Box HookUps Recording from Your Stereo System HookupCopying from One VCR to Another Dubbing To Control Both VCRs with the Remote ControlSynchro Editing Hookup When VCR1 is RecordingPutting The Record VCR in Pause Copying Tapes From a CamcorderInformation on Audio Hookup Head Cleaning Periodic MaintenanceDont Attempt Repairs Yourself VHS Design and specifications subject to change without noticeProblem Things To Check Solution Often Encountered ProblemsDays a week, 24 hours a day Hitachi Service HotlineYou must state your zip code when calling Canada Continental U.S.A