Getting Started (Initial SetuP)

Before you use your VCR to watch or record from your TV, you need to "tell" the VCR whether your TV uses cable or antenna input and let it program itself to receive your TV's channels. It'salso a good idea to set the clock so you can do timed recording later. With your TV and VCR hooked up, turn them both on and follow these steps using the remote control.

Initial Setup Options

Press GUIDE, then press 5 to bring up the Initial Setup screen.

The screen shows the default settings on your VCR. The default settings are the ones that are preset at the factory. They come up on the VCR every time the power goes out for more than 1 hour - for example, during a storm or when you unplug the VCR.

Look at each item to see if it matches your own setup:

To change a setting, press the button that has the same number as that item. This will cycle you through several options.

When everything is set up as you want, press GUIDE again to back out of the Easy Guide System.

If you do not use the cable box, you need to set items 1 and 8 the first time you set up your VCR. If you receive all channels from the cable box, you need to set item 1 and item 7 the first time you set your VCR (See page 44). The rest of the items can be set later as needed.

Here is what the options mean:

1 CHANNEL

Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have:

<ANT>

Internal

or external antenna

<CATVI>

Ordinary

cable

<CATV2>

Alternate

cable (if CATV1 doesn't give you the channels you

expect)

 

 

2 MOVIE

Press 2 to select whether you want prerecorded movies (safety tab removed) to play automatically when loaded, and then rewind, eject, and turn off the power when done. Options are <ON> and <OFF>.

3 CODE Press 3 to enable the remote control to control a second VCR. Options are <VCRI> and <VCR2>.

4 HIFI/LINEAR

Press 4 to control how the audio signal is processed by the VCR. Options

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Hitachi VT-F382A owner manual Initial Setup Options