Hitachi VTFX610A - Manual (Page 16)

Getting Started (Initial Setup) - 16 -
Setup for First-Time Operation
Before you use your VCR to watch or record from your TV, you need to "tell" the VCR whether your TV uses
cable or antenna input and let it program itself to receive your TV's channels. It's also a good idea to set the
clock so you can do timed recording later. With your TV and VCR hooked up, turn them both on and follow
these steps using the remote control.
Setting the Clock
This is easy to do and important for your later timed recordings.
You'll need to set the clock when first hooking up your VCR, and any time the power goes out more than 1 hour.
When you first plug in the VCR or after a power outage, the clock display will read "--:--".
To set the clock, press GUIDE, then press 3 to bring up the CLOCK SET screen.
Press the number buttons on the remote control to set the current time--two digits for the hour and two for the
minutes. Then press 1 or 2 for AM or PM, respectively.
For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and minutes, and press 2 for PM.
Continue pressing buttons to set the date. For example, if today is July 8, 1996, press 0, 7, 0, 8, 9, and 6 to get
07/ 08/ 96.
When you're done, press GUIDE twice to return to regular viewing.
Tips:
The white dash "--" appears for the item to be changed on the screen as you proceed.
The clock uses the 12-hour system. You set it for AM or PM.
An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 for the month) will not be accepted.
If you press the wrong digit, exit the screen by pressing GUIDE and recall the screen to enter the correct
setup.
The day of the week is set automatically.
More About Channel Selections
Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69) and 125 cable channels
(CATV 1-125).
1. Press GUIDE, then press 4 to bring up the CHANNEL PRESET screen.
2. Press 1 to select the type of receiving setup you have.
Each time 1 is pressed, the option for "1 CHANNEL" switches from <CATV1> to <ANT>, <CATV2> and back to
<CATV1>.
<CATV1>: Ordinary
cable
<ANT>: Internal or external antenna
<CATV2>:
Alternate cable (if <CATV1> doesn't give you the channels you expect).
3. Press 2 to select "2 AUTO CHANNEL SET". The tuner automatically cycles through all available channels in
your area and place them in memory. This takes 2-3 minutes. After the channels are stored in memory, the
channel with the lowest number appears in the VCR's display. Press GUIDE to return to regular viewing.
For convenience, the TV channel numbers should match those programmed into the VCR. If your TV has
automatic channel programming, set it on the same mode--CATV1, ANT or CATV2--and let it reprogram to
match the VCR.
Once channels are preset, you can use the up and down CHANNEL buttons to move through the active
channels. Or you can press the number buttons to move quickly between channels that are far apart.
Removing Channels
You may not want to keep all the stations the auto-programmer selects, since you may prefer to have only a few
favorite channels in the tuner's memory. Or, you may want to delete from memory a weak or unused channel
that the tuner picked up.