Hitachi VTMX-231A TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................	2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..................................................................................................................	4
PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................................	6
LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................	6
POWER SUPPLY ...................................................................................................................................	6
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE......................................................	6
WARNING..............................................................................................................................................	6
FEATURES.................................................................................................................................................	8
VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION............................................................................................	9
PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................................	9
THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS...................................................................................................	9
INSERTING A CASSETTE ...................................................................................................................	9
REMOVING A CASSETTE...................................................................................................................	9
ERASE PREVENTION ..........................................................................................................................	9
OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS.....................................................................................	11
PREPARATION FOR USE......................................................................................................................	13
ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................	13
SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH....................................................................................................	15
CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS.....................................................................................................	15
INPUT SELECT ...................................................................................................................................	15
A/V TERMINALS ................................................................................................................................	15
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES........................................................................................................	16
CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic).........................................................................................................	16
TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL................................................................................................	18
CLOCK SET UP ...................................................................................................................................	18
TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING........................................................................................................	20
TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS...................................................................................................	21
CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN................................................................................................................	22
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE .........................................................................................................	23
PLAYBACK .............................................................................................................................................	24
NORMAL PLAYBACK .......................................................................................................................	24
PICTURE SEARCH .............................................................................................................................	24
STILL PICTURE ..................................................................................................................................	24
NOISE CANCEL (in the Still mode)....................................................................................................	25
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL ...........................................................................................................	25
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT...............................................................................................................	25
COUNTER MEMORY.........................................................................................................................	25
TO EXIT THE COUNTER MEMORY................................................................................................	26
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK .............................................................................................................	26
TO EXIT THE AUTO REPEAT MODE..............................................................................................	27
RENTAL PLAYBACK.........................................................................................................................	27
TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE..............................................................................................	27
RECORDING............................................................................................................................................	28
VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM..................................................................	28
SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING............................................................	29
RECORDING ONE PROGRAM AND VIEWING ANOTHER .........................................................	29

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