Hitachi VT-MX4530A 33

Recording starts immediately when the REC/IRT button is pressed, whether you are watching the same or a different channel.

•When the REC/IRT button is pressed 18 times, the VCR returns to the normal recording mode.

•To stop the IRT operation, press the STOP button on the VCR or on the remote control.

•To show the remaining time, press the DISPLAY button on the remote control so that "IRT" appears on the TV screen. (It will show up momentarily then disappear.)

•Recording stops when 0:00 is reached.

•Please note that in the SLP mode maximum recording time, assuming the tape is started at the beginning, is 8 hours using T-160 (or 6 hours using T-120).

•The TV that is connected to your VCR may be turned on or off during IRT.

•If the tape runs out before the end time, the VCR will switch to the Stop mode immediately, eject the tape and turn power off.

Contents

HITACHI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Page PRECAUTIONS LOCATION POWER SUPPLY AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE WARNING FEATURES VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS INSERTING A CASSETTE REMOVING A CASSETTE OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Page PREPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS RECORDING HINTS Page SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH A/V TERMINALS CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS Page INSTALLING THE BATTERIES SET UP FOR USE CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic) TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL CLOCK SET UP AUTO CLOCK SETTING MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Page Page DAYLIGHT-SAVINGSTIME Page TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVINGSTIME TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN SELECTING THE LANGUAGE PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK PICTURE SEARCH STILL PICTURE VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL TRACKING ADJUSTMENT SLOW MOTION COUNTER MEMORY TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY SPECIAL PLAYBACK AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK INDEX SEARCH QUICK-FIND TO SKIP TO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT PROGRAM TO VIEW AT NORMAL SPEED TIME SEARCH RECORDING VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING RECORDING ONE PROGRAM AND VIEWING ANOTHER TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING IRT (Instant Recording Timer) Page TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING Page Page HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING TO CHECK THE AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM TO CORRECT OR CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM TO STOP A STARTED AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM COPYING A VIDEO TAPE pg TO MONITOR THE RECORDING ON SCREEN DISPLAY DIGITAL DISPLAY SPECIAL FEATURES REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER AUTO REWIND CONTROLLING YOUR TV OR CABLE CONVERTER WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE 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 REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV CONTROLLING THE TV TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICING CABINET CLEANING HEAD CLEANING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS