When The Remote Doesn't Work Right - Hitachi VHS VT-M292A Owner's Manual

Getting Started (Controls)
GUIDE Brings up an on-screen setup and programming guide, the Easy Guide System.
DISPLAY Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
CLEAR Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
VCR/TV Switches between viewing through the VCR and not viewing through the VCR.
VOLUME Increase or decrease the audio volume.
MUTE Turns off the audio until you press MUTE again.
REW Rewinds the videotape.
PLAY Starts playing a loaded cassette.
REC Starts recording on the station the VCR is set to.
VCR, TV (MODE SELECT) Device buttons let you set the remote to control one of the
two devices.
0 to 9 Number buttons used in on-screen programming. Can also be used to change
channels. (Simply press 2 or 3 digits for the channel you want--such as 0 and 6 for
channel 6, or 100/ENT and 2 and 4 for channel 124.)
AVX Used for recording from an auxiliary input such as a stereo system.
CHANNEL Top button switches to next higher channel, bottom button switches to the
next lower channel. For these to operate, you must have preset your channels.
LAST CHANNEL Switches to the TV channel you watched previously during the
current viewing session.
F.FWD Fast forwards the videotape.
STOP Stops a videocassette from playing, recording, pausing, rewinding--or anything it
is doing.
PAUSE Temporarily stops the cassette from recording or playing. Press PAUSE again
(or PLAY) to resume.

When the Remote Doesn't Work Right

Check out these possibilities:
Low Battery
If the remote is not working even at close range, try putting in two fresh AA batteries.
When replacing the batteries, remove the old batteries and press the POWER button
on the remote and hold it for about 10 seconds, then insert two fresh batteries.
Objects in the Way
There may be objects between the remote and the VCR--for instance, a stack of books
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