Hitachi VTMX-231A manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HITACHI

Video Deck

VT-MX231A

Owner's Manual

Your Complete Guide

to Videocassette Viewing and Recording

Using these quality features:

nBilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish

nInfrared remote control

nReal time tape counter

n181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with direct station call

nDigital Display

nAuto power on and off system

nAuto counter reset

nAuto rewind when the end of a tape is reached

nDirect Button Operation

n2 Step Picture Search Operation

nStill (SLP)

nDigital Auto Tracking (DTR)

nAuto Repeat

nRental Play Mode

nThree different tape speeds (SP/LP/SLP)

nIRT (Instant Recording Timer)

n1 Year, 7 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording)

nAuto Return

HITACHI HOME	HITACHI SALES	HITACHI (HSC)
ELECTRONICS	CORPORATION	CANADA INC.
(AMERICA), INC.	OF HAWAII, INC.	6740 Campobello Road,
3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd.,	3219 Koapaka St.	Mississauga, Ontario
Norcross, Georgia 30093 Honolulu, HI 96819		L5N 2L8
Tel. 770-279-5600	Tel. 808-836-3621	Tel. 905-821-4545

QR30201 ©Hitachi, Ltd. 1998

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Contents

Using these quality features: HITACHI HOME HITACHI SALES HITACHI (HSC) ELECTRONICS TABLE OF CONTENTS WARNING: CAUTION: The caution marking is located on the rear of the cabinet IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Servicing Damage Requiring Service Replacement Parts LOCATION POWER SUPPLY AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE WARNING Page FEATURES VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS INSERTING A CASSETTE REMOVING A CASSETTE ERASE PREVENTION Page OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS RENTAL SELECTOR button AUTO REPEAT button CLOCK/COUNTER button COUNTER MEMORY button COUNTER RESET button ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS Satellite systems: Fig. 5: RECORDING HINT: Fig. 6: Note to the CATV system installer SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS INPUT SELECT A/V TERMINALS INSTALLING THE BATTERIES CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic) • Use the remote control for this procedure NOTE: TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL CLOCK SET UP Page TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN SELECTING THE LANGUAGE PLAYBACK NORMAL PLAYBACK PICTURE SEARCH STILL PICTURE NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode) VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL TRACKING ADJUSTMENT COUNTER MEMORY TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE RENTAL PLAYBACK TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE 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 Timer Recording) TIMER RECORDING AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING For once recording: For daily recording: For weekly recording: Page Page HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING CORRECTING AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM STOPPING A STARTED AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM CANCELING OR CHECKING THE START/END TIME AUTO RETURN WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM COPYING A VIDEO TAPE TO MONITOR THE RECORDING ON SCREEN DISPLAY DIGITAL DISPLAY SPECIAL FEATURES TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICING CABINET CLEANING HEAD CLEANING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS