Hitachi service hotline – Hitachi VTFX610A User Manual

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Care and Servicing (Problems)

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delayed

recording.

Does not record

Safety tab removed from

Put cellophane tape over the

when you press

the videocassette?

tab area, or use a videocas-

REC.

sette

with

the

safety

tab

intact.

TV program

Loose or inappropriate

Review hookup directions

cannot be

connections between VCR

and make correct, firm con-

viewed

or

and

TV? nections.

recorded.

Poor picture

TV channel selector on the

Set TV to channel 3 or 4 as

quality ("noise")

proper channel?

correct for your area. (Set TV

during play-

to AUX or VIDEO if you have a

back.

direct

video

hookup.)

Is

TV

correctly

tuned?

Fine

tune

the

TV.

Static lines through the pic-

Press CHANNEL up or down

ture?

button

to

adjust

tracking.

"Noisy" picture despite all

Have video heads cleaned

previous adjustments, even

by a qualified service tech-

when

playing

different

cas-

nician.

settes?

Problem Things

to

Check

Solution

No picture dur-

TV set to the correct video

Set TV to channel 3 or 4.

ing

playback.

viewing

channel?

TV cannot be

Is VCR remote control pro-

Follow instructions in

operated by

grammed for your TV?

Advanced Operations to

the

VCR's

program

the

remote

to

send

remote

control.

signals

that

your

TV

can

rec-

ognize.

(Not

all

TV

brands

are

compatible.)

Is remote control set to

Press the TV device button,

control

the

TV?

then

press

the

button

corre-

sponding

to

the

TV

function

you want.

Mechanical

Has a loaded cassette

Nothing is wrong. The tape

sounds during

been stopped more than 5

protection mechanism is

the STOP mode.

minutes?

working. Eject the cassette if

you

are

done

viewing.

Otherwise,

no

action

is

necessary.

Hitachi Service Hotline

Authorized Hitachi service facilities are available throughout the US and Canada. For the location nearest you,
call the Hitachi Service Hotline at one of these numbers:

In the continental U.S.A.

DIAL TOLL FREE

7 days a week, 24 hours a day

1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

You must state your zip code when calling

In Canada

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