Hitachi VT-FX6404A - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR YOUR SAFETY..................................................................................................................3
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.....................................................................................................4
INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................4
USE ........................................................................................................................................6
CUSTOMER CONTROLS ..........................................................................................................7
REMOTE OPERATION ..............................................................................................................9
Install batteries in the remote control ....................................................................................10
Operating in the remote control.............................................................................................10
CASSETTE TAPES..................................................................................................................11
Types ....................................................................................................................................11
Safety tabs prevent erasure ..................................................................................................11
Insertion ................................................................................................................................12
Removal................................................................................................................................12
BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A]...............................................................................................12
ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] ..............................................................13
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C] ....................................................................................................14
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] ...................................................................15
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [E]....................................................................16
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F]...........................................................17
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] ...............................18
AUTO INSTALL ........................................................................................................................19
SETTING THE CLOCK ............................................................................................................20
Tips .......................................................................................................................................20
To set the clock.....................................................................................................................20
PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER .............................................................................................23
Presetting the received channels without using a cable box (Hookups [A], [B], [C], or [D]) ..23
Auto blue setting ...................................................................................................................27
CABLE BOX SETUP ................................................................................................................28
PLAYBACK...............................................................................................................................31
Rewinding the tape ...............................................................................................................32
Rewinding or fast forwarding a tape at high speed ...............................................................33
To remove noise from the picture .........................................................................................33
SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS .............................................................................................34
Variable speed playback .......................................................................................................34
Slow motion ..........................................................................................................................35
Visual Search........................................................................................................................36
Choosing a mode for audio playback....................................................................................36
SHUTTLE CONTROL...............................................................................................................37
Using the shuttle ring ............................................................................................................37
USING THE "SUPER INDEX" FEATURE.................................................................................38
What is SUPER INDEX?.......................................................................................................38
Locating the beginning of a recorded program (INDEX SEARCH) .......................................38
Locating the beginning of a blank section (BLANK SEARCH) ..............................................39
Switching rewind or fast forward to visual search (EASY VIEW) ..........................................41
Skipping unnecessary scenes (SKIP PLAYBACK) ...............................................................41
VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ...................................................................................42
Switching between the clock, time counter and time of remaining tape ................................42
INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTER ........................................................................................43
To find specific sections on a tape ........................................................................................43