TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 HITACHI TV/VCR Combination 13VR10B Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to TV/VCR Combination Viewing and Recording This TV/VCR Combination will display television closed captioning ( ), in accordance with 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 synthesizer 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 picture search operation CM skip Still 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) VCR plus + Auto return Sleep timer Auto clock setting Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc.Hitachi Sales Corporation of Hawaii 3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd 3219 Koapaka St. Norcross, Georgia 30093 Honolulu, HI 96819 Tel. 770-279-5600 Tel. 808-839-3621 OEMN01145 © Hitachi, Ltd. 1996 Malaysia Printed in or 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ................................................................................................ 5 PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 8 LOCATION .......................................................................................................................... 8 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE ................................. 8 FEATURES............................................................................................................................. 10 VIDEO CASSETTE................................................................................................................ 12 PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................ 12 THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS........................................................................... 12 INSERTING A CASSETTE ............................................................................................. 12 REMOVING A CASSETTE ............................................................................................. 12 ERASE PREVENTION .................................................................................................... 12 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ................................................................... 14 PREPARATION FOR USE.................................................................................................... 16 CABLE CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................. 16 VHF/UHF COMBINED ANTENNA................................................................................. 16 VHF/UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS .............................................................................. 16 CABLE WITHOUT CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX......................................... 17 CABLE WITH CONVERTER/DESCRAMBLER BOX ................................................. 17 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES ..................................................................................... 18 EXTERNAL INPUT MODE ............................................................................................. 18 PRESET FOR USE ................................................................................................................. 19 PRESET FOR THE FIRST TIME................................................................................... 19 TO RETURN TO TV MODE WHEN SCANNING........................................................ 19 DELETING (OR ADDING) PRESET CHANNEL ......................................................... 20 AUTO PRESET AGAIN ................................................................................................... 20 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE...................................................................................... 21 DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME.............................................................................................. 21 TO CANCEL THE DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME............................................................. 22 SETTING THE CLOCK (AUTO/MANUAL)................................................................... 22 AUTO CLOCK SETTING ................................................................................................ 22 MANUAL CLOCK SETTING........................................................................................... 24 TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING.................................................................................... 25 ON SCREEN DISPLAY......................................................................................................... 26 SPECIAL FEATURES ........................................................................................................... 27 DEGAUSSING .................................................................................................................. 27 AUTO REWIND-EJECT .................................................................................................. 27 TV OPERATION.................................................................................................................... 28 WATCHING A TV PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 28 GAME MODE .................................................................................................................... 28 TO CANCEL THE GAME MODE................................................................................... 29 PICTURE CONTROL....................................................................................................... 30 CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM........................................................................................ 30 TO CANCEL THE CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM....................................................... 31 WHEN THE CLOSED CAPTION MODE IS ON .......................................................... 32 NORMAL PLAYBACK ......................................................................................................... 33 SPECIAL PLAYBACK .......................................................................................................... 35 RENTAL PLAYBACK....................................................................................................... 35 TO CANCEL THE RENTAL MODE............................................................................... 35 REPEAT PLAYBACK....................................................................................................... 36 TO CANCEL THE REPEAT PLAY MODE ................................................................... 36 SEARCH ................................................................................................................................. 37 COUNTER MEMORY ...................................................................................................... 37 TO CANCEL THE COUNTER MEMORY..................................................................... 37 TIME SEARCH.................................................................................................................. 38 TO CANCEL THE TIME SEARCH ................................................................................ 38 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX SEARCH............................................................................................................... 38 TO CANCEL THE INDEX SEARCH.............................................................................. 40 RECORDING.......................................................................................................................... 41 NORMAL RECORDING .................................................................................................. 41 SKIPPING SOME MATERIALS DURING RECORDING........................................... 41 OTR (One Touch Recording) ......................................................................................... 42 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE (Requires another VCR)....................................... 44 TIMER .................................................................................................................................... 45 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING .............................................................................. 45 TO CORRECT A PROGRAM......................................................................................... 48 TO CANCEL AN AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ............................................... 48 VCR PLUS+ (SETTING USER CHANNELS) .............................................................. 48 TO CORRECT CHANNEL NUMBERS ......................................................................... 49 TO CLEAR CHANNEL NUMBERS ............................................................................... 49 TO CHECK GUIDE CHANNEL SET UP....................................................................... 49 VCR PLUS+ TIMER RECORDING ............................................................................... 50 TO CANCEL VCR PLUS+ TIMER RECORDING ....................................................... 52 CHECKING START/END TIME OF AUTOMATIC TIMER AND VCR PLUS+ TIMER RECORDINGS .................................................................................................... 52 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER AND VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDINGS......... 52 AUTO RETURN................................................................................................................ 52 SLEEP TIMER .................................................................................................................. 54 TO CANCEL THE SLEEP TIMER ................................................................................. 54 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE............................................................................................. 55 MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................... 57 CABINET CLEANING ...................................................................................................... 57 HEAD CLEANING ............................................................................................................ 57 SERVICING....................................................................................................................... 57 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 58 CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS pg. 34 .............................................................. 59 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS The caution marking is located on the rear of the cabinet. 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions-The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings-All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions-All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5. Cleaning-Unplug this video product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. EXCEPTION: A product that is meant for uninterrupted service and, that for some specific reason, such as the possibility of the loss of an authorization code for a CATV converter, is not intended to be unplugged by the user for cleaning or any other purpose, may exclude the reference to unplugging the appliance in the cleaning description otherwise required in item 5. 6. Attachments-Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards. 7. Water and Moisture-Do not use this video product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like. 8. Accessories-Do not place this video product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod ...