TABLE OF CONTENTS

HITACHI

VIDEO DECK

VT-MX424A

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 / Quick-Find / Index Search

•Just-In-Time Recording

•Remaining Tape Running Time Display

•Slow Motion

•The VCR Plus+ system

•The VCR+ C3 system

VCR Plus+, C3, and Plus-Code are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

With the VCR Plus+ C3 system, this video cassette recorder can automatically select the appropriate channel on your compatible cable box. C3 and VCR Plus+ C3 are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.

HITACHI HOME ELECTRONICS (AMERICA), INC.

3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd.,

Norcross, GA 30093

Tel. 770-279-5600

HITACHI SALES CORPORATION OF HAWAII, INC.

3219 Koapaka Street

Honolulu, HI 96819

Tel. 808-836-3621

HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC.

6740 Campobello Road,

Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8

Tel. 905-821-4545

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