Hitachi VT-FX6510A - Manual (Page 2)

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................................................................................... 5
CUSTOMER CONTROLS ................................................................................................. 8
VCR Customer Controls ................................................................................................. 9
Remote Control Customer Controls................................................................................ 9
REMOTE OPERATION................................................................................................... 10
Install batteries in the remote control ............................................................................ 10
Operating in the remote control .................................................................................... 11
CASSETTE TAPES.......................................................................................................... 12
Types ............................................................................................................................. 12
Safety tabs prevent erasure............................................................................................ 12
Insertion......................................................................................................................... 12
Removal ........................................................................................................................ 12
BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A]................................................................................... 13
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 13
ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] .............................................. 14
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 14
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] ......................................................................................... 15
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 15
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] .................................................... 16
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 16
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [E]..................................................... 17
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 17
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F] .......................................... 18
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 18
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP - WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] .. 19
WITH THIS HOOKUP ................................................................................................. 19
AUTO SET UP.................................................................................................................. 20
Setting the channel automatically ................................................................................. 20
SETTING THE CLOCK................................................................................................... 21
Tips................................................................................................................................ 21
To set the clock ............................................................................................................. 21
PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER................................................................................... 23
Presetting the received channels without using a cable box (Hookups [A], [B], [C], or
[D]) ................................................................................................................................ 23
When automatic presetting of channels are finished..................................................... 24
To add or erase channels ............................................................................................... 24
Auto blue setting ........................................................................................................... 25
CABLE BOX SETUP ....................................................................................................... 26
PLAYBACK ..................................................................................................................... 29
To playback a recorded tape.......................................................................................... 29
Rewinding the tape........................................................................................................ 30
Rewinding or fast forwarding a tape at high speed ....................................................... 30
To remove noise from the picture ................................................................................. 31
SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS .................................................................................. 31
Variable speed playback................................................................................................ 31
Slow motion ...................................................................................................................... 33
Choosing a mode for audio playback............................................................................ 34
USING THE "SUPER INDEX" FEATURE..................................................................... 36
What is SUPER INDEX?.............................................................................................. 36
Locating the beginning of a recorded program (INDEX SEARCH) ............................ 36
Locating the beginning of a blank section (BLANK SEARCH) .................................. 37
Switching rewind or fast forward to visual search (EASY VIEW) .............................. 38
VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ....................................................................... 39
INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTER............................................................................ 40
RECORDING A PROGRAM........................................................................................... 41
Before you record.......................................................................................................... 41
Basic recording steps..................................................................................................... 41
RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TIPS ................................................... 43
To watch one program while recording another ........................................................... 43
To change the channel being recorded .......................................................................... 43
To record a Second Audio Program (SAP)................................................................... 44
Stereo vs. mono sound .................................................................................................. 45
INSTANT RECORDING TIMER .................................................................................... 47
Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT) ..................................................................... 47