Hitachi VT-FX602S manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

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Video Deck

VT-FX602SOwner's Manual

Your Complete Guide

to Videocassette Viewing and Recording

Using these quality features:

Hi-Fi System

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 / Edit Search

Just-In-Time Recording

Remaining Tape Running Time Display

Slow Motion

Jog and Shuttle

Auto Clock Setting

Printed in Hong Kong

Contents

VT-FX602S Owner's Manual Using these quality features: TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Retain Instructions Heed Warnings Follow Grounding or Polarization Power Cord Protection Outdoor Antenna PRECAUTIONS LOCATION POWER SUPPLY AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE WARNING FEATURES VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE PRECAUTIONS THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS INSERTING A CASSETTE REMOVING A CASSETTE ERASE PREVENTION OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 12. Search buttons BLANK SEARCH button TIME SEARCH button INDEX SEARCH NUMBER buttons PREPARATION FOR USE CABLE CONNECTIONS SETTING A VIDEO CHANNEL CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS INPUT SELECT A/V TERMINALS INSTALLING THE BATTERIES MTS (Multi-ChannelTelevision Sound) SYSTEM CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE MTS RECORDING/MONITOR MODE SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM TO SELECT HIFI MODE 2 Select "VCR SET UP 3 Select "AUDIO OUT 4 Select "HIFI 5 To return to TV mode TO SELECT MONO MODE TO SELECT STEREO OR SAP MODE PRESET FOR USE AUTOMATIC CHANNEL PRESET (Without a Cable Box) 1 Plug in the VCR power cord 2 Select channel 3 or 4 on the TV 3 Turn on the VCR 4 Select the VCR mode 5 Select "ENGLISH" or "ESPANOL TO RECALL A DESIRED CHANNEL TO DELETE PRESET CHANNEL 3 Select "CHANNEL SET UP 4 Select "ADD/DELETE CH 5 Enter the desired channel number CHANNEL PRESET AGAIN 4 Select "TV" or "CATV DAYLIGHT-SAVINGTIME TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVINGTIME SETTING THE CLOCK (AUTO/MANUAL) AUTO CLOCK SETTING 3 Select "SETTING CLOCK 4 Select "AUTO CLOCK 5 Enter the channel number for the PBS station 6 Exit the Auto Clock Setting 7 Turn off the VCR MANUAL CLOCK SETTING 4 Select "MANUAL 5 Select the month 6 Select the day 7 Select the year 8 Select the hour TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ON SCREEN DISPLAY PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL TRACKING ADJUSTMENT on the VCR SLOW MOTION AUTO REWIND JOG AND SHUTTLE FUNCTION 1 Select Jog/Shuttle mode 2 To make the playback speed faster 3 To advance the frame one by one 4 To return to normal playback SPECIAL PLAY BACK AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK TO STOP PLAYBACK TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE RENTAL PLAY TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE SEARCH COUNTER MEMORY TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH BLANK SEARCH RECORDING VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING EDIT SEARCH RECORDING ONE PROGRAM WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING IRT (Instant Recording Timer) TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Avoid overlap of programs 2 Select "TIMER PROGRAMMING 3 Select your desired program number (1 ~ 7) 4 Select once, daily or weekly recording For once recording: 4 Select once, daily or weekly recording For daily recording: For weekly recording: 5 Set the date when you want to start 6 Set the start time 7 Set the end time 8 Set the channel number 9 Set the tape speed TO CORRECT AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM TO STOP AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM WHICH HAS ALREADY STARTED TO CANCEL OR CHECK THE START/END TIME HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING AUTO RETURN WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM JUST-INTIME RECORDING SETTING THE REMAINING TIME 3 Select "~T60", "~T130" or "T140 Selection Your cassette tape length 4 Exit the preset mode 5 To check the remain time REMAINING TAPE RUNNING TIME DISPLAY COPYING A VIDEO TAPE TO MONITOR THE RECORDING CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV CONTROLLING THE TV REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER TO OPERATE THE CABLE BOX ONCE THE REMOTE IS PROGRAMMED FOR IT TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE pg MAINTENANCE SERVICING CABINET CLEANING HEAD CLEANING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS