Table Of Contents - Hitachi VTMX110EUK Operating Instructions Manual

Table of contents

1. Connecting the video recorder
Important information for customers in Great Britain
Preparing the remote control for operation
Connecting your video recorder to the TV set
Connecting with a scart cable and 'Easy Link'
Connecting with a scart cable without 'Easy Link'
Connecting without a scart cable
Connecting additional devices
2. Installing your video recorder
Initial installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decoder allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual TV channel search
Using the satellite receiver
Sorting TV channels automatically (Follow TV)
Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall)
Monitor function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sorting and clearing TV channels manually
Setting the time and date
3. Important notes for operation
Navigation in the screen menu
4. Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing back NTSC cassettes
Displaying current tape position
Searching for a tape position with picture
(scanning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Searching for tape position without picture (forward
wind and rewind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tape Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Eliminating picture interference
Optimising tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optimising still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recording without automatic switch-off
Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR
One-Touch-Recording)
Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes
Lining up recordings (assemble cut)
Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)
Automatic controlled recording from a satellite
receiver (RECORD LINK)
'Direct Record' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switching 'Direct Record' on or off
7. Programming a recording (TIMER)
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programming a recording (with 'VIDEO Plus+')
Problems and solutions for programmed recordings
Programming a recording (without VIDEO Plus+)
Problem solving for programmed recordings
How to check, change or delete a programmed
recording (TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'NexTView Link' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 8. Other functions
3 Changing the video (colour) system
3 Child lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on
4 Switch off the clock display
5 Continuous playback
6 Automatic switch-off
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9. Suppressing interference
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Optimising the modulator
7 Switching the modulator on / off
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10. Before you call an engineer
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