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Hitachi VT-UX617A ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AVHOOKUP [D]

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Switch the RF Channel

When the VCR is on, its video signal can come into your TV on either channel 3 or channel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel.

•Turn on the power of both the TV and the VCR. Press the ANT. OUT button on front of the VCR. Pressing the button alternates between RFCH 03 (channel 3) and RFCH 04 (channel 4) in the VCR's display.

Display the channel which is not used by a commercial channel in your area.

ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D]

WITH THIS HOOKUP

YOU CAN...

•WATCH AVAILABLE CABLE CHANNELS

•RECORD AND WATCH THE SAME CHANNEL

•RECORD ONE CHANNEL AND WATCH ANOTHER

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Contents

Using these quality features: •Displaying captions •Multi-channelTV sound (MTS) •8-program/1-yearpreset recording •VHS Hi-Fidelitysound in playback Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC HITACHI SALES CORPORATION OF HAWAII, INC TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOR YOUR SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Overloading Power Cord Protection Ventilation Attachments Caution: CUSTOMER CONTROLS Item No Function VCR Display Remote Control Customer Controls Page REMOTE OPERATION 3 Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow to close it Operating in the remote control Operating the VCR: CASSETTE TAPES BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A] ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AVHOOKUP [B] BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AVHOOKUP [D] BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITHCABLE BOX [E] ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITHCABLE BOX [F] ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITHCABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] BASIC DSS HOOKUP [H] ADVANCED DSS HOOKUP [I] SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATICMODE SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATICMODE WITH CABLE BOX SETTING THE CLOCK -TIMEZONE SETTING/DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUALLY 3 Press the (1) button to select "CLOCK SET <MANUAL 4 Press the (2) button to bring up the clock set menu 6 Press the (1) button for AM or (2) for PM PRE-TUNINGTHE VCR TUNER 4 Press the (4) button to select the CHANNEL PRESET operation 5 Press the (1) button to select the type of receiving setup you have: 6 Press the (2) button 7 Press GUIDE to return to regular viewing When automatic presetting of channels are finished To add or erase channels 2 Press the (4) button to select the CHANNEL PRESET operation 3 Press the (3) button to select "ADD/ERASE CHANNEL 6 Press the GUIDE button to return to regular viewing Auto blue setting CABLE BOX SETUP The VCR can be programmed to: BEFORE YOU BEGIN 3 Press the (4) button to select the CHANNEL PRESET operation 4 Press the (5) button to select "CABLE/DSS BOX SETUP" menu 6 Turn on your cable box and select channel 8 Press the GUIDE button to enter the output channel of your cable box 10 Press the GUIDE button to enter your cable box brand If the codes you entered do not work: DSS BOX SETUP 6 Turn on your DSS box and select channel 9 Press the GUIDE button to enter your DSS box brand PLAYBACK 4 Press the STOP button to end playback Manual Rewind 2 Press the REW button Movie Return To remove noise from the picture SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS Frame Advance 1 Press the PAUSE button to stop the tape during playback 2 Press the CA SKIP button to view the picture one frame at a time Visual Search During play: 2 Press the (2) button to select the VCR SETUP operation 3 Press the (4) button to select "HIFI" or "LINEAR Hi-Fi LINEAR 4 Press the GUIDE button to end the setting 1 Press the GUIDE button. The main on-screenmenu will appear on the TV screen 2 Press the (6) button to select "CM ADV The "COMMERCIAL ADVANCE" menu will appear on the TV screen Commercial Advance Marking: To Turn Off Marking: To play back tapes recorded using Commercial Advance: Press the (2) button to select <AUTO> or <MANUAL AUTO MANUAL To select a background for playback: SHUTTLE CONTROL USING THE "INDEX" FEATURE VIEWING THE ON-SCREENDISPLAY INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTER RECORDING A PROGRAM Basic recording steps 1 Turn on TV and select the video channel (3 or 4) 2 Insert a blank or erasable tape •If you are using a T-120tape for recording: Ignore this display MENU 6 Press the REC button on the remote control or the REC/IRT button on the VCR 7 Press the STOP button to finish recording RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDINGTIPS 3 Press the PAUSE button to continue recording Automatic Indexing "INDEX "Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX To record a Second Audio Program (SAP) INSTANT RECORDING TIMER To stop recording while in the IRT mode: 1 Press the POWER button 2 Press the STOP button within 10 seconds DELAYED RECORDING Types of Delayed Recordings EXAMPLE: "one time Channel 6:00 PM 6 Enter the start time by pressing (0), (6), (0) and (0) for 6:00 7 Press the (2) button for PM 9 Enter the recording date by pressing (0), (7), (1) and (0) for 7/10/97 10 Press the (5) button to select the recording speed EP 11 Press the PROGRAM button to set the program in memory To stop recording while in the timed recording mode: 1 Press POWER button When you have set up all the timed recordings you want: Example: Programming DSS or CATV channel 120 for delayed recording: USING THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM FOR RECORDING Channel setup Before you begin EASY DELAYED RECORDING WITH THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM 4 Press the (4) button to select VCR PLUS+ SETUP VCR Plus+ CH42 7 Repeat steps 5 - 6 for all channels that need to be assigned 8 Press the GUIDE button twice to end the setup procedure Using the VCR Plus+ system to record a program 2 Press the PROGRAM button to select VCR PLUS+ RECORDING 4 Press the PROGRAM button to store the PlusCode number in the VCR's memory 8 Press the POWER button to turn off the VCR "Cable Box Setup "First Time Setup PROGRAM REVIEW TAPE NAVIGATION Understanding the Directory NOTES: Storing tape data in memory 1 Insert a blank cassette into the VCR 2 Press the CLEAR button to choose the type of tape you are using How to locate the beginning of a program or a non-recorded(blank) section 1 Insert a tape recorded by this VCR Tape data menu Press the GUIDE button. Then press the (5) button 1 TAPE DATA <ON>/<OFF Press the (1) button to switch the TAPE DATA ON and OFF 2 AUTO TITLE <ON>/<OFF> To turn off program title: 3 DELETE TAPE NO. DATA To delete tape data: • Press the select or button to specifiy the TAPE NO. you want to delete Delete tape number 2 Press the (5) button to display the detailed data 3 Press the (9) 4 DISPLAY TAPE NO. DATA To display tape number data: 1 Press the (4) 2 Press the select or button to specify the TAPE NO. you want to display Display tape number 3 Press the (5) button DISPLAYING CAPTIONS PROGRAMMING THE VCR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV 3 Press and hold the "TV" button TV Brand Press "TV" and this remote button Using the VCR remote to control your TV INTEGRATING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH YOUR VCR COPYING TAPES FROM A CAMCORDER COPYING FROM ONE VCR TO ANOTHER VCR (DUBBING) To copy from one VCR to another VCR PROBLEM GUIDE MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Hitachi Service Hotline In the continental U.S.A DIAL TOLL FREE 1-800-HITACHI In Canada