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Hitachi 13VR7B Owner's Manual

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HITACHI
13VR7B
Owner's Manual
Your Complete
Guide
to TV/VCR Combination
Viewing and Recording
This TV/_/CR Combination will
display television closed
captioning, t []
or [_
_,in
accordance ,aith paragraph
15.119 of the FCC rules.
Using these quality features:
• Rotary 4-head.record/playback
system
• Bilingual on-screen menu display selectable in English or Spanish
• Infrared remote control
• Real time tape counter
• 181 channel capability PLL frequency svnthesizer tuner with direct station call
• Closed caption system
• Game mode
• Auto power on and off system
• Auto rewind when the end of a tape is reached
• 2 Step l_icture search operation
• Stil!
• Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)
• Rental play mode
• Auto repeat
• Time search
• Index search
• Three different tape speeds: SP/LP/SLP
• OTR (One Touch Recording)
• 1 Year, 8 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer Recording)
• Auto return
• Sleep timer
• Jog and Shuttle
• Auto clock setting
• Alarm time
0EMN01142
@Hitachi,
Ltd. 1996
Printed
in Malaysia

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  • Page 1 HITACHI 13VR7B Owner's Manual This TV/_/CR Combination will Your Complete Guide display television closed to TV/VCR Combination captioning, t [] or [_ _,in accordance ,aith paragraph Viewing and Recording 15.119 of the FCC rules. Using these quality features: • Rotary 4-head.record/playback system •...
  • Page 2 WARNING: TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. a, ax THIS SYMBOL, INDICATES THAT DAN- GEROUS VOFrAGE CONSTITUTING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNFIT. THIS SY!VIBOL INDICATES THAT CAUTION: TO REDUCE...
  • Page 3 FIGURE EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) CTRIC SERVICE - GROUNDING C(]NDUCTORS tNEC SI-CTION 310-2!) GROUND CLAMPS NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE _--_1"---"-_ POWER SERVICE GRO:JNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250,...
  • Page 4 I RI CAU 1 IONS For sale operation and satisfactory performance of your unit, keep the following in mind when selecting a place • I)o not handle the power cord with wet hands. for its installation: • Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME MODE ............ 1"7 • IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ......PICTURE CONTROL ........• PRECA UTIONS ........... CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM ......LOCATION ............AVOID THE', HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL • NORMAL PL4YBACK ........SHOCK AND FIRE ..........• SPECIAL P_IYBACK .........
  • Page 6 FEATURES • Auto repeat-Allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely • Rotary 4-head record/playback system without pressing the PLAY 'i3utton. • Infrared remote control • Time search-- Allows you to set the TV/VCR to ad- • Bilingual on screen menu display selectable vance the tape by entering tb,e desired playback time English or Spanish...

  • Page 7: Precautions

    VIDEO CASSETTE This TV/VCR will operate with any cassette that has the VHS mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes, l)o not use poor quality or damaged tapes. PRECAUTIONS INSERI7NG A C4SSET'TE Insert the cassette in tlhedirection as showr_. Push in gen- •...
  • Page 8 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNC3IONS - FRONT VIEW - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 AUDIO IN jack- Connect to audio output jack - REMOTE CONTROL VIEW - your audio equipment or another VCR. VIDEO IN jack-Connect to video output jack...
  • Page 9 - REAR VIEW - to make rewind or fast forward 23 Shuttle Ring-Turn 13 EARPHONE jack-Connect to earphone (not sup- speed faster in the forward or backward direction plied) for personal listening. The size of jack is 1/8" the Play mode or Still mode. The further the Shultle :monaural (3.5ram).

  • Page 10: Preparation For Use

    PREPARATION VII I'VUI ! F A" E t 51R I Tt:. 1t N TENN., 1S In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor an- VItFILTHF COMBINED ANTENNA tenna. The VHF/UHF Rod Antenna (supplied) is detachable. VHF Antenna Push the stem of the antenna into the hole which is lo-...
  • Page 11 CABLE WITII CON VERTER/I)ESCRAMBLER 1) Press the tab in the direction of the _,rrow. If your cable service supplies you with a converter box you can use the basic connection shown here. With this connection you can record and view any chan- nel including scrambled channels.

  • Page 12: Preset For Use

    PRESET FOR USE For the first time you may want to select language (Eng- lish or Espafio!=Spanish) and preset the tuner to scan only the channels you receive in your area. You must use the remote control for the following steps.
  • Page 13 Select this feature and th,_"TV/VCR's clock automat- Select "CHANNEL SET UP" ically will advance one hour in A, p ril, then reverse Press MENU button repeatedly' hour in October. TIMER pFIOGRAMMING to point to "CHANNEl. tJICTURE CO_4TROL When Daylight-Saving Time s ON, the clock will SE_rlNO CLOCK...

  • Page 14: Channel

    Set "AUTO CLOCK" to [ON] Press CHANNEL • or • butlon ,. _., _..... _ _,_ Set the clock accurately for proper automatic timer re- repeatedly' until I()N] appears. cording. If the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is NET_ING c[ OC K MANO_LCLC£."1S_1 available ill your area, follow "AUTO CLOCK SET- ........
  • Page 15 MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Make sure ... In the example below, the clock is to be set to: • You must use the remote control for the following DATE March 1st, 1996 steps. SETTING TIME 5:40PM • Power must be turned on. Select "SEI-I'ING CLOCK"...

  • Page 16: On Screen Display

    ON SCREEN I)ISPLAY To check the Counter, Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, pre,_sSELECT bulton on the remote control. Each time you press the SELECT button on the remote control, the TV screen will change as follows: B'hen the Closed Caption mode...
  • Page 17 TV OPERATION The TV/VCR's picture controls - BRIGHT, CON- Turn on the TVNCR TRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS - are pre Press POWER button to turn on the TVIVCR. set to the factory specification. This is usually best, but if you need to make any further adjustments adjust pic- Select the channel number ture controls for a natural lookiF, g image.

  • Page 18: Picture Control

    Select "CAPTION" Press MENU button repeatedly You may view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, mov- TIMER PRC(_RAMMING PICTURE CONTROL to point to "CAPTION". ies, news, prerecorded tapes, etc. with either a dialogue SE _ING CLOCK CH_a_NEL.'_ETUP caption or text display added to the program. U'.;EAS SEt _ _NGUA_ M_LISHI...
  • Page 19 NORMAl, PLAYBA Make sure ... IPIcToRE SEARCH • Power must be turned on. This feature is useful in finding on skipping over a par- ticular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound will be Insert a prerecorded tape muted.
  • Page 20 To advance the frame one by one SHUTTLE FUNCTION Turn the Jog Dial (the inner dial) in either di rection. The You can view the playback picture at a high speed or faster the dial is rotated, the faster the frames advance advance one frame using the Jog and Shuttle function.

  • Page 21: Repeat Playback

    SPECIAL PLAYBACK Make sure • Power must be turned on, • You must use the remote control for the following • Insert a prerecorded tape. steps. • Before playback, follo_,, steps below. This function enables you to improve the picture quality The TV/VCR has an auto repeal function that allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely wkhout using the PLAY but-...
  • Page 22 SEARCH Make sure ,.. • You must use the remote control lor the following steps. • Power must be turned on. • Insert a tape. This feature can be used to memorize a beginning point The Time Search function makes it possible, to quickly that you want to review.

  • Page 23: Closed Caption System

    PICTU£E CONIRC× This feature provides a method of indexing the starting Select "INDEX SIE-ARCH" i- Press MENU button repeatecily _ .... C_At_NE, SET o;, USEFts _ E_ • up point. And you can easily search the index mark in either to point to "INDEX SEARCH"..
  • Page 24 Tiffs function enables you to set a recording length sim- ply by pressing the REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR. Connect your TV/VCR and a Source (Playing) VCR us- ing the following diagram. Make sure ... • Power must be turned on. [The TVNCR] •...

  • Page 25: Timer

    TIMER Select "TIMER PROGRAMMING" Press MENU button to poim to "TIMER PROGRAM- MING"..You may set the TV/VCR to record while you are away. TIMER PROGRC_MM[NG Press SELECT button. PICT_ _e CON You can set 8 programs to record on a specific day, daily SE T riNG CLOCK C,qANNEL...
  • Page 26 Set start hour Exit the program mode Press CHANNEL • or • but- Press SELECT button. Program 4 is now completed. DArE OS'06 ton repeatedly until your desired To set another program, repeat steps [1] to [10]. hour appears. (Example: "...

  • Page 27: Auto Return

    TO CttE('K START/END TIME Auto Return will begin 1 ) Press POWER button so that the REC indicator goes When all the timer recordin;gs are completed, off. ; TViVCR will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program(s). 2) Press MENU button on the remote control.

  • Page 28: Alarm Timer

    The alarm function e nables youtoturn onthe TV/VCR without using thePOWER button after a desired l ime period. In the example below, the alarm timer is being set to 7:30 TO SET TIlE ALARM TIME Select "ALARM" mode Press ALARM button on the re- mote control.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you have followed the instructions contained in this manual and have difficulty in operating your TV/VCR, locate the :SYMPTOM in the left column below. Check the corresponding POSSIBLE CAUSE and CORRECTIVE ACTION ,columns to remedy the problem. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE...

  • Page 30: Maintenance

    CLOSED CAPTION POSSIBLE R EMEDY PROBLEM MyTV/VCR isshov,'ing captions You arewatching alivebroadcast and spelling e rrors m ade 1 9y tileclosed that a remisspelled. captioning p roduction c ompany m aypassthrough uncorrected. A prerecorded program will notshow anymisspelied words b ecause ofthe nonnal time available for editing the caption,';.

  • Page 31: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Format: NTSC-M Television System: Video: 4 heads Record/Playback System: 33.40mm/sec (SP), 16.67mm/sec (LP), 11.12mm/sec (SLP) Tape Speed: UHF/VHF 75 ohm RF Input: Tuner: 181 channel tuning ability *(125 cable channel:z) Type: Auto programming frequency synthesis AC120V 60Itz Power Input: 75 W nominal Power Consumption: Cabinet...

  • Page 32: Cable Channel Designations

    CABLE CHANNEl., DESIGNA IONS If you subscribe to cable TV, the channels are displayed as 1-125. Cable companies often designate channels with letters or letter-number combinations. Please check with your local cable company. The following is a char'.: of common cable channel designations.

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