Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit FX632A du fabricant Hitachi
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1 HITACHI VIDEO CA SSETTE RECORDER VT-FX631A -VT-FX632A Ow ner's manual This in struction manual includ es instructio ns on th e use of bo th VT -FX631A and VT-FX632A.
2 TA BLE OF CONTE NTS FOR YOUR SAFETY................................................................................................................ ..3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................................................................
3 SPECIAL PLAY BACK EFFECTS .............................................................................................32 USING THE "SUPER I NDEX" FEATURE.................................................................................36 VIEWING THE ON- SCREEN DISPL AY .
4 INSERT. Caution to the user: Changes or modif ications not expr essly approved by the par ty responsible for c omplianc e could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
5 pinched by items placed upon or against them , paying particular attention to cords at plugs , convenience receptacles , and the point where they exit fr om the applianc e. 8 Ventilation -- Slots and openings in the cabinet are pr ovided for ventilation to ens ure reliable operation of the video product and to protec t it from overheating.
6 16 Lightning -- For added protec tion for this video product dur ing a lightning storm , or when it is lef t unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it f rom the wall outlet and disconnec t the antenna or cable-s y stem . This will prevent damage to the video pr oduct due to lightning and power-line sur ges.
7 CUSTOMER CONTROLS VCR Customer Controls VCR Front Panel Contr ols VCR Display Panel Item No. Function 1 POW ER button 2 Infrar ed receiver 3 Cassette com partm ent 4 STOP/EJ ECT button 5 PLAY button 6 F.
8 A ccessories supplied Chec k and indentif y the accessories supplied. If any are missing or appear dam aged, consult your dealer. Cable for connec ting Batteries for rem ote this VCR to a TV c ontrol handset (R6) VCR Customer Controls VCR Rear Panel Item No.
9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VCR, TV, CAT V - Device buttons let y ou set the rem ote to control one of the three devices . VCR/TV m ode selec t button CH (channel up/down) button PAUSE button F.
10 3 Replace the lid. Operating in the remote control 1 Make su re there is no o bstacle betw een th e remote cont rol and VCR's inf rared receiver. Infrared Receiver Note: You cannot operate the VCR if there is an obstacle (f or exam ple, cof fee table, sof a, etc) between the VCR and rem ote control.
11 • To get the bes t quality picture rec ord at standard r ecording speed ( SP) • This VCR does not record at the LP s peed, but it can play cassette that were recorded at the LP speed. • Safety tabs prevent erasure The VCR autom atically enters the playback m ode when a cassette without its saf ety tab is inserted.
12 WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE T V CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER Hook- up A Illustration Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4.
13 BA SI C CA BLE HOOKUP [C] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER Hookup C Illus tration Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4.
14 (channel 4) in the VCR's display. Display the channel which is not used by a comm ercial c hannel in y our area. A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN.
15 Switch the RF Channel W hen the VCR is on, its video s ignal can com e into your TV on either channel 3 or c hannel 4. You need to select the appropriate channel. • W hen the power is turned on, pres s the POW ER button to turn it of f. Pres s the PLAY button on front of the VCR.
16 A DVANCED CA BLE HOOKUP - WITH CABLE BOX A ND SPLITTER [G] WITH THIS HOOKUP YOU CAN... • WA TCH AVA ILA BLE CABLE CHA NNELS • RECORD A ND W A T CH TH E SA M E CHA NNEL • RECORD ONE CHA NNEL AND WA T CH A NOT HER TO RECORD, ALL CHANNEL SELECTIO NS MUST BE MADE AT T HE CABLE BOX.
17 goes out f or more than 1 hour. When you first plug in the VCR or after a pow er outage, the clock display w ill read " --:-- ". Methods for setting the clock installed w ith these VCR's For VT -FX632A, us e m ethod A or B. For VT -FX631A, us e m ethod B.
18 Notes: • If the cloc k is not set after about f ive m inutes have elapsed, the cloc k m ust be s et m anually (see page 20). • W hen the VCR power is restor ed after a power f ailure of m ore than one hour , the clock will indicate "--:- -", and the clock set proc edure (autom atic or m anual) m ust be repeated.
19 4 Make su re that item 1 is h ighlight ed "CLOCK SET <A UTO >". • If "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is highlighted, pres s the (1) button to switch it to "CLOCK SET <AUT O>". i 5 Press the (2) b utto n. This screen appear s to show that the clock is being set.
20 1 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. Remote Control Illus tration 2 Press the (3) b utton to bring up the "CL OCK SET" men u. Make s ure that item 1 is highlighted "CLOCK SET <AUT O>".
21 5 Press the (2) b utton to set th e time. This screen appear s to show that the clock is being set. Note: If the displayed time dr ifts f rom the curr ent time even af ter steps 1 - 5 have been perf orm ed, reset the DST . Press the G UIDE and (3) buttons then pr ess the (4) button to specif y another option, then set the tim e again.
22 VT-F X632A ONLY 3 Press the (1) b utton to select "CLO CK SET <M ANUA L>". W hen "CLOCK SET <MANUAL>" is selec ted, "SET T IME ZONE" ( item 3) and "SET DST " (item 4) are not displayed. VT-F X632A ONLY 4 Press the (2) b utton to bring u p the clock set menu.
23 7 Press the number buttons to f ill in the number of the mont h, then the day then the year. • For dates with only one number (1-9) pr ess the (0) button first, then the date. For exam ple, if today is July 8 1997, press (0) (7)(0) (8)(9)( 7). T he correc t day of the week will appear by itself.
24 2 Turn on the T V and select t he video channel (3 o r 4). Or, if y ou are hook ed up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 3 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. Remote Control Illus tration.
25 7 Press GUIDE to ret urn to reg ular view ing . Note: Your VCR is capable of r eceiving 68 broadcas t TV c hannels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and cable c hannels (1-125). In s ome ar eas channels cannot be received when CAT V1 is selected. In this case, s elect CAT V2 in the receiving s etup.
26 1 Press t he GUIDE butto n. The main on- screen menu will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press the (4) b utton to select t he CHA NNEL PRESET o peration. Remote Control Illus tration. 3 Press the (3) b utton to select "ADD/ERA SE CHA NNEL". 4 Use the num ber butt ons to select t he numb er of the ch annel you w ant to ad d or erase.
27 A uto blue setting 1 Turn on the T V and select t he video channel (3 o r 4). Or, if y ou are hook ed up with an audio/video cable, set the TV to AUX or VIDEO. 2 Press the GUIDE b utton . The m ain on-s creen m enu will appear on the TV s creen. 3 Press the (2) b utto n to select "VCR SET UP".
28 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. CA BLE BOX SETUP The f ollowing setup allows the VCR channel to autom atically switch to the cable box output channel during delay ed recor ding. Note: This setup should be per form ed if y ou receive all c hannels through a cable box (Hookups [E], [F] or| [G]).
29 5 Press the (5) b utto n to select "CABLE BOX SETUP" menu . 6 Press the (1) b utto n to answ er "YES" t o the qu estion "IS A CA BLE BOX BEING USED?" • If you select "YES", y ou need not operate "VCR PLUS+ SET UP" ( s ee page 48).
30 Remote Control Illustration. 9 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t his setting . The cable box output channel has now been set. However, the VCR does not c ontrol your c able box. Turn on the cable box and le ave it tuned to the channel y ou w ant to record befor e the recording is scheduled to begin.
31 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the ST OP butt on to end playback. Rew i nding the tape When the v ideo cassette reaches the end of th e tape, the VCR w ill stop automatically and automatically rewind the tape.
32 Press the REW o r F.FWD bu tton, t hen press it again . To st op the tape, press the ST OP button. Remote Control Illus tration. Note: During super rewind/fast- forward, there will be an interval of 5 seconds between the time the ST OP button is press ed and the tim e the tape actually stops.
33 The pic ture will "freeze". You may see som e minor noise or interf erence on the s creen. T his is norm al. • To res um e play , press the PLAY button or PAUSE button again. Note: The s ound is m uted and cannot be heard dur ing "Special Playback Eff ects ".
34 Slow motion 1 Press the PLAY butto n. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Press the SLOW butt on to slo w t he playback speed. 3 Press the PLAY button to return to play back at no rmal speed. Press the ST OP butt on to stop th e tape. Notes: • Use the CH ( or ) button to m inim ize any visual nois e bands on the scr een.
35 During play : Press the REW b utton to search in rev erse. Press the F.FW D butt on to search ahead. • Press the PLAY button to return to nor mal playback. Press REW or F.FWD and hold it; you can search backward or forward through the tape at a higher speed while v iewing it.
36 4 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. USING THE "SU PER INDEX" FEA TURE • What is SUPER INDEX SUPER INDEX allows you to quickly search for a pr ogram or a scene you want to vi.
37 Note: If there ar e no index m ark s on the tape, the VCR will just rewind to the beginning or f ast for ward to the end. • Locating the beginni ng of a blank section (BLANK SEA RCH) This function s earches f or a non-rec orded sec tion of rem aining tape, or unus ed tape, and stops the tape when it loca tes such a secti on.
38 W hen the beginning of blank is loc ated, the STOP s creen will appear f or five s econds and the tape will stop • The tape rem aining tim e appears in the VCR display.
39 Remote Control Illus tration. VIEWING THE ON-SC REEN DISPLA Y • Sw itching betw een the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape Press DISP while the on-s creen display is displayed. The on-sc reen display switches in the order below together with the VCR's display .
40 1 Press the DISP but ton tw o o r three times. The c ounter will appear in the VCR's display. Remote Control Illus tration. 2 Begin recordin g or playing back a tap e. 3 A t the poin t that you w ant to go back to , press the CLEAR button. This r esets the counter to 0:00:00.
41 RECORDING A P ROGRAM • Before y ou record Note: The c assette saf ety tab must be in place in order to record. The VCR m ust be hook ed up proper ly for r ecording. See the Sim ple Hook ups at the beginning of this m anual. Copyr ight infringement warning Most television progr ams and film s ar e copyrighted.
42 Remote Control Illus tration. 4 Press the CH ( / ) button or the number buttons to select the c hannel you want to re cord. for the lo ngest record ing time on a single tape) . Exam ple: Select channel 8. • 100/ENT and (2) and (4) for the channel 124.
43 RECORDING A PROGRAM - RECORDING TIPS • To w atch one progr am w hi l e r ecor ding another 1 Once you hav e set the VCR fo r recording, p ress the VCR/T V button .
44 3 Press the PAUSE button to contin ue recording . A u tomatic Indexin g Your VCR will automatic ally create an invis ible "INDEX" mar k ever y time you press the REC button while recording.
45 4 Press the (5) b utto n to set t he STEREO /M ONO op tion to "STEREO". 5 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he settin g. 6 Follow the Step 1 through 6 on " Basic Rec ording Steps" on pa ges 39 and 40 .
46 2 Press the REC/IRT butto n tw ice to indicat e the recordin g time on t he display. • You may increase the recording tim e by 30 minutes each tim e you press the REC/IRT button. • W hile y ou are recording, the rem aining recor ding time is shown on the VCR display.
47 Delayed Recording Step s You set up the delay ed r ecording using the on- screen Eas y Guide Sy stem . 1 Insert blank o r erasable tape. The power com es on automatic ally and the tape indicator lights on the display. • If a cas sette without its safety tab is inserted, playback s tarts autom atically and timed r ecord won't operate.
48 DAILY Records a show at the sam e time ever y day of the week, Monday through Friday. W EEKLY Records a s how at the same day and time ever y week. EXA M PL E: Set the VCR to record "one time" , a program on Channel 8 that starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 6: 30 PM on 7/10/98 , at the EP recording s peed.
49 Remote Control Illus tration. 7 Press the (2) butto n for PM . 8 Enter the en d time by pressing ( 0), (6), ( 3) and (0) for 6:30. The VCR autom atically selects PM f or you. 9 Enter the reco rding dat e by pressing (0) , (7), (1) and (0) f or 7/10/98.
50 11 Press the PROGR A M but ton to set the prog ram in memory. 12 Press the POW ER butto n to tu rn off t he VCR. The delayed recording indicator will display on the VCR. This tells you that the VCR w ill autom atic ally record at the tim es and dates you have programm ed.
51 USING THE VCR PLUS+ S YSTEM FOR RECORDING • A bout the VCR Plus+ system This handy feature m ak es tim ed rec ording a snap. You don't need to enter the specif ic channel, date, tim e or duration of a pr ogram . All y ou enter is its PlusCode program m ing num ber - a num ber of up to eight digits.
52 Note in the exam ple that the channel num bers ar e the sam e except f or 20 (rec eived on channel 8) and 42 (received on c hannel 38). Thes e two channels m ust be ass igned. EA S Y DELA YE D RE CORDING WITH THE V CR P LUS+ SYSTEM This setup should be performed if you are using an A nt enna or Cabl e w i thout a cable box.
53 3 Press the (4) bu tton to select CHANNEL PRESET . Note: If you h a ve set up the cable box, the following operation is not necessary. 4 Press the (4) butto n to select VCR PL US+ SETUP. A sm all arrow points to a blank "--" in the CHANNEL c olumn.
54 8 Press the GUIDE b utton to end t he setup p rocedure. You are ready to begin delay ed recording with the VCR pluls+ system . Remote Control Illus tration. • Using the VCR Plus+ sy stem to record a pr ogr am (by using TV screen) 1 Insert a blank o r erasable tape.
55 Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits . If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 4 Press the PROGR A M bu tton t o store the Plu sCode numb er in the VCR's memory. Types of Delay ed Recordings ONE T IME Records one s how at a particular date and tim e.
56 play) or EP (exte nded play). The s creen will display all the details of the program you chose. Check the CH number to m ak e sure it is the right one.
57 Using the VCR Plus+ sy stem to record a program (by using the VCR's display ) You can use the VCR Plus+ system to pr ogram the tim er, observing the VCR's display, w ithout turning on the power to the VCR and TV.
58 4 Press the num ber butt ons to en ter the PlusCo de numb er of the p rogram you wan t to record . Note: This num ber can be up to eight digits . If you enter a wrong digit, press the CLEAR button and enter the correc t one. 5 Press the num ber butto ns to ent er the PlusCod e number in t he VCR's memory.
59 Important: Your t imed recording set tings t ake effect w hen you turn off th e pow er on the VCR. Caution of VCR Plus+ Recording A f ter entering a PlusCode nu mber, check the in formation displayed w ith the "PRO GRAM REVIEW". If there is (are) an y unnecessary program(s), please can cel or correct it ( them).
60 4 Press the GUIDE b utton to end. PROGRA MMING THE V CR REMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV The VCR remote control ca n be programmed to contr ol many TV brands that are remote controlled. 1 Turn on the T V. 2 Point VCR remote control toward T V. 3 Press and hol d the "T V" but ton.
61 TV Brand Pr ess "TV" and this remote button TV Brand Press "TV" and this remote button TV Brand Press "TV" and this remote button Hitachi 1 Gold star 1 6 Panasonic 1 C.
62 3. Press and hold the "CATV" butto n. 4 Press the number button corresponding to your cable box a shown in the set-up chart. The cable box channel will change to confirm that the remote c.
63 INTEGRA TING YOUR STEREO SYSTEM WITH Y OUR VCR • Hookup When your VCR is conn ected to a st ereo system, you can: • Make high quality "audio only" recordings for up to 6 hours (on a T-120 video cassette tape). • Receive quality stereo sound from your V CR through your stereo sy stem.
64 COPYING TA PES FROM A CA MCORDER • Hook-up You may use your VC R to copy tapes from any camcorder onto standard VHS cassette tapes. Note: If your camcorder is not s tereo (has only one audio plug), connect it into the A UDIO IN-L input on the back of the VCR.
65 3 Press the PLA Y button on t he camcorder. You w ill see the camcorder tape being play ed on the TV. 4 When you see t he part of the Camcorder tap e you wish t o copy, press the PAUSE button ag ain to release pause an d start cop ying the camcorder tap e.
66 3 Press the PLA Y button on VCR-2. Y ou will see the t aped program being played on the T V. 4 When you see t he part of the program you w ish to record, press th e PA USE b utton on VCR-1 again to release p ause and start recording. • Press the ST OP button to finish rec ording.
67 Snowy picture in playback • Snow or pictur e noise is norm al dur ing search, still, and slow Play back . • Head cleaning m ay be required. • Tape is worn or of inf erior quality - adjust track ing controls. Snowy picture in normal TV v iew ing • Check antenna or cable connec tions.
68 W hen program m ing the tim er. • Eight program s have already been stored. Cancel unnec essary program and transf er the new program m ing. W hen y ou turn power off after program m ing the timer , or transf er the program m ing with power off. • A cassette has not been inserted or a cassette without safety tab has been inserted.
69 Type: Auto program m ing frequenc y synthesis Power Input: AC 120V 60 Hz Power Consum ption: 20W nom inal Cabinet Size: 14-15/16" (W ) x 3-11/16" (H) x 10-13/16" (D) 38.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Hitachi FX632A c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Hitachi FX632A - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Hitachi FX632A, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Hitachi FX632A va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Hitachi FX632A, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Hitachi FX632A.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Hitachi FX632A. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Hitachi FX632A ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
