Hitachi VT-MX424A - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RENTAL PLAYBACK............................................................................................................................. 24
TO EXIT THE RENTAL PLAY MODE............................................................................................. 25
INDEX SEARCH...................................................................................................................................... 25
TIME SEARCH ........................................................................................................................................ 26
BLANK SEARCH .................................................................................................................................... 27
RECORDING............................................................................................................................................ 27
VIEWING AND RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM...................................................................... 27
SKIPPING SOME MATERIAL DURING RECORDING ...................................................................... 28
RECORDING ONE PROGRAM WHILE VIEWING ANOTHER ......................................................... 28
TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF YOUR RECORDING ................................................................. 28
IRT (Instant Recording Timer) ................................................................................................................. 28
TIMER RECORDING .............................................................................................................................. 29
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ..................................................................................................... 29
TO CORRECT AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM.................................................................. 32
TO STOP A STARTED AN AUTOMATIC TIMER PROGRAM ................................................... 32
TO CANCEL OR CHECK THE START/END TIME ...................................................................... 32
SETTING THE GUIDE/USER CHANNELS FOR THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM.................................. 33
TO CHECK A PAIR OF CHANNEL NUMBERS ............................................................................ 34
TO CORRECT A PAIR OF CHANNEL NUMBERS ...................................................................... 34
TO CANCEL A PAIR OF CHANNEL NUMBERS.......................................................................... 34
TIMER RECORDING USING THE VCR PLUS+ SYSTEM ................................................................. 35
HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING ........................................................................................................ 36
AUTO RETURN....................................................................................................................................... 36
USING THE AUTO RETURN BUTTON ......................................................................................... 36
USING THE MENU ............................................................................................................................ 37
WATCH THE RECORDED PROGRAM ......................................................................................... 37
JUST-IN TIME RECORDING ................................................................................................................. 37
SETTING THE REMAINING TIME....................................................................................................... 38
REMAINING TAPE RUNNING TIME DISPLAY ............................................................................ 39
COPYING A VIDEO TAPE..................................................................................................................... 40
TO MONITOR THE RECORDING................................................................................................... 40
ON SCREEN DISPLAY........................................................................................................................... 40
DIGITAL DISPLAY................................................................................................................................. 41
SPECIAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................. 41
REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER ......................................................................................................... 41
AUTO REWIND .................................................................................................................................. 41
CONTROLLING YOUR TV WITH THE VCR'S REMOTE .................................................................. 42
REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV ......................................................................................................... 42
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE TV.......................................................... 42
CONTROLLING THE TV................................................................................................................... 43
REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER ........................................................................ 43
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL OF THE CABLE CONVERTER ....................... 43
TO OPERATE THE CABLE BOX ONCE THE REMOTE IS PROGRAMMED FOR IT .......... 43
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE............................................................................................................... 44
MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................................... 45
SERVICING......................................................................................................................................... 45
CABINET CLEANING ........................................................................................................................ 45
HEAD CLEANING .............................................................................................................................. 45
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 45