Hitachi VT-M291A manual

Video Deck

VHS

VT-M190A/VT-M291A

Owner's Manual

Your Complete Guide

to Videocassette Viewing and Recording

Using These quality features:

Auto Power On and Off System

Automatic Rewind

Auto Repeat

Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)

Three Different Record/Playback Speeds

Automatic Playback Speed Selection

1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording)

IRT (Instant Recording Timer)

Rental Play Mode

2 Step Picture Search Operation

Still

181 Channel Capability PLL Frequency Synthesizer Tuner with Direct Station Call

Infrared Remote Control

Real Time Tape Counter

Direct Button Operation

On-Screen-Programming

Bilingual on screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish

HITACHI HOME	HITACHI SALES	HITACHI (HSC)
ELECTRONICS	CORPORATION OF	CANADA
(AMERICA) INC.	HAWAII, INC.

3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd.	3219 Koapaka Street	3300 Trans Canada Hwy.
Norcross, GA 30093	Honolulu, HI 96819	Point Claire, Quebec
Tel. 404-279-5600	Tel. 808-836-3621	H9R 1B1, CANADA
		Tel. 514-697-9150

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QR1322 © Hitachi, Ltd. 1995	Printed in Hong Kong
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Contents

Owner's Manual Page WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Read Instructions Retain Heed Power Sources Grounding or Polarization Power Cord Overloading Object and Liquid Entry Servicing Damage Requiring Page LOCATION WARNING : ATTENTION: FCC WARNING IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FEATURES Page MEMO -FRONTVIEW -REARVIEW AND TERMINALS cord AUDIO OUT jack AUDIO IN ANT. IN HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Page COMBINATION VHF/UHF ANTENNA CATV COAXIAL CABLE SEPARATE VHF (75-OHM) /UHF (300-OHM)ANTENNA INDOOR VHF/UHF ANTENNA USING A/V JACKS WITH TV/MONITOR (OPTIONAL) TO COPY A VIDEO TAPE Page TO MONITOR THE RECORDING USING A CABLE CONVERTER BOX TO RECORD AND VIEW A SCRAMBLED/UNSCRAMBLED CHANNEL VIDEO OUTPUT CHANNEL SETTING (BACK OF VCR) INPUT SELECT VIDEO MODE SELECTION ON TV CHANNEL MEMORY PROGRAMMING (Without a Cable Box) You must use remote control for this procedure Page Page To preset channel memory again TO DELETE, ADD PRESET CHANNEL DELETING PRESET CHANNELS Page ADDING PRESET CHANNELS Page SETTING THE CLOCK Page Page TO CHANGE THE CLOCK SETTING CHECKING THE COUNT, CLOCK AND CHANNEL NUMBER TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE Page VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM TO DELETE SCENES DURING RECORDING Page TO MONITOR THE RECORDING PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING Page AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Page Page Page Page Page Page DAILY PROGRAM (MONDAY ~ SUNDAY) WEEKLY PROGRAM TO CORRECT OR CANCEL A PROGRAM CHECKING TIMER PROGRAMS TO STOP RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING HINTS Page IRT (INSTANT RECORDING TIMER) Page MONITOR RECORDING VIEWING ONLY TV (WITHOUT RECORDING) PLAYBACK AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK Page RENTAL PLAY Page To cancel the counter memory Page Picture Search (SP/LP/SLP Mode) Super High Speed Search (LP/SLP Mode) Vertical Hold Control Still Picture During Playback Noise Cancelling Tracking Adjustment - "DTR Auto Rewind ERASE PREVENTION INSERTING A CASSETTE REMOVING A CASSETTE Page PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL CONTROLLING THE TV Page REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER CABINET CLEANING HEAD CLEANING SERVICING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Design and specifications subject to change without notice TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Page Page Page Page Page Page HITACHI *90 DAYS LABOR (Carry-in) *1 YEAR PARTS (Except Battery) Conditions of Hitachi Limited Warranty HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS (AMERICA), INC HITACHI SALES CORPORATION OF HAWAII Page NOT VALID IN U. S. A HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC PROTECTION PLAN CONDITIONS Page "GOLD" WARRANTY PERIOD WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IMPORTANT: HITACHI WARRANTY REGISTRATION (for your records)