Hitachi VT-FX633A - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR YOUR SAFETY..................................................................................................................3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.....................................................................................................4
CUSTOMER CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................7
REMOTE OPERATION ............................................................................................................10
CASSETTE TAPES..................................................................................................................11
BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A]...............................................................................................12
ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] ..............................................................13
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] ....................................................................................................14
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] ...................................................................14
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [E]....................................................................15
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F]...........................................................16
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] ...............................16
SETTING THE CLOCK -AUTOMATIC MODE..........................................................................17
Setting the clock automatically - if your VCR's hooked up to an antenna or cable without a
cable box (Hookups A, B, C or D) .........................................................................................17
SETTING THE CLOCK-AUTOMATIC MODE...........................................................................18
If your VCR is hooked up to a cable box (Hookups [E], [F] or [G]) ........................................18
SETTING THE CLOCK -TIME ZONE SETTING/DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING ...........19
What to do if the displayed time drifts from the current time by more than an hour ..............19
SETTING THE CLOCK -MANUALLY .......................................................................................21
To set the clock manually......................................................................................................21
PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER .............................................................................................23
Presetting the received channels without using a cable box.................................................23
(Hookups [A], [B], [C] or [D]) .................................................................................................23
When automatic presetting of channels are finished.............................................................24
Channel Caption (Station Identifier) ......................................................................................25
To add or erase channels .....................................................................................................25
Auto blue setting ...................................................................................................................26
CABLE BOX SETUP ................................................................................................................27
PLAYBACK...............................................................................................................................30
Rewinding the tape ...............................................................................................................31
Rewinding or fast forwarding a tape at high speed ...............................................................32
To remove noise from the picture .........................................................................................32
SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS .............................................................................................33
Frame Advance.....................................................................................................................34
Slow motion ..........................................................................................................................34
Visual Search........................................................................................................................35
Choosing a mode for audio playback....................................................................................35
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
Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLAYBACK) ...............................................................39
VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ...................................................................................39