Hitachi VT-M181A User Manual

Introduction - 1 - VHS Video Deck VT-M181A Owner's Manual Your Complete Guide to Videocassette Viewing and Recording Using these quality featu

Getting Started - 10 - 3 Hook up the Audio/Video Signal If your TV is a fairly recent model, you probably have both audio and video jacks. Look on t

Getting Started - 11 - Simple Antenna/Cable 75 Ohm Hookup This is an easy hookup that you can use if your cable or antenna has a 75 ohm round wire co

Getting Started - 12 - take it from where it comes in on the wall. 2. Considering the three pictures below, determine which adapter you will need to

Getting Started - 13 - 2. Using the 75 ohm cable supplied with your VCR, connect either end to the OUT TO TV upper jack on the back of the VCR. 3. Us

Getting Started (Controls) - 14 - Getting Started (Controls)  Quick Tour of the Controls Study these pictures carefully to learn about the buttons

Getting Started (Controls) - 15 - Picture of Remote Control Remote Control Buttons POWER Turns the VCR on and off. VCR1, TV, CATV, VCR2 Device but

Getting Started (Controls) - 16 - REC Starts recording on the station the VCR is set to. (Press REC and PLAY at the same time.) F.FWD Fast forwards

Getting Started (Controls) - 17 - POWER Turns VCR power on and off. STOP/EJECT Cancels any videotape action, and when pressed a second time, eject

Getting Started (Initial Setup) - 18 - You may view all the on-screen instructions in English, French or Spanish. When you first set up your VCR, it

Getting Started (Initial Setup) - 19 - At the screen are the default settings on your VCR. The default settings are the ones that are preset at the

Introduction - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...

Getting Started (Initial Setup) - 20 - When you first plug in the VCR or after a power interruption, the clock display will read "--:--".

Getting Started (Videotapes) - 21 - between channels that are far apart. Removing Channels You may not want to keep all the stations the auto-program

Getting Started (Videotapes) - 22 - T-120 120 min. 360 min. T-160 160 min. 480 min. You may have noticed that there is also an LP speed. You H

Basic Operations - 23 - indicator shows on the LCD display. It may also start playing immediately if the safety tab has been removed. To remove the

Basic Operations - 24 - To Fine Tune the Picture Auto Tracking Pressing PLAY starts the auto tracking feature, which adjusts the tuning to eliminate

Basic Operations - 25 - Still Playback (Pause) Press PAUSE to still the tape during play. The picture will "freeze". After 5 minutes in PA

Basic Operations - 26 - When you want to check the counter during playback, there are several ways to do it. Pressing DISPLAY will cycle you through

Basic Operations (Recording) - 27 - Select minutes by pressing buttons 0 to 9 - one digit for hours, then two digits for minutes. Then press F.FWD i

Basic Operations (Recording) - 28 -  Recording a Program Before you Record  The VCR must be hooked up properly for recording. See the Simple Hookup

Basic Operations (Recording) - 29 - Once you have set the VCR for recording, press VCR/TV on the remote control. Now, you will be viewing through you

Introduction - 3 - Programming Priorities ...

Basic Operations (Recording) - 30 - 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00) by continually pressing the REC/IRT button. While you are recording, the time remaining i

Basic Operations (Recording) - 31 - correct line depending on your input selection. (L2: Front A/V IN; L1: Rear A/V IN.) Remember to press 0 before s

Basic Operations (Recording) - 32 -  Enter the end time, half past six, as 06:30. The VCR automatically selects PM for you.  The screen shows toda

Advanced Operations (Remote Control of TV) - 33 - To avoid recording only bits and pieces of different overlapping shows, review your programming an

Advanced Operations (Remote Control of TV) - 34 - For example, if you have an RCA television, press TV and 0 at the same time. If this button combina

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hookups) - 35 - Be aware that not all of your TV's functions may work even though the remote control is correctly

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hookups) - 36 - 1. Remove the cable company's cable line from the back of your TV. Connect it to the IN FRONT ANT

Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hookups) - 37 - splitter. 2. Using a coaxial jumper, reconnect one of the splitter outputs to the cable box's inp

Advanced Operations (Second VCR) - 38 - Hamlin 4 Zenith 5 Scientific Atlanta 6 Pioneer 7 Philips 8 To operate the cable box once th

VCR Care and Servicing - 39 -  Press the VCR2 button on the remote before pressing GUIDE twice to exit the on-screen program. With this setting, the

Introduction - 4 - to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit. This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning th

Care and Servicing (Problems) - 40 - sound during auto head cleaning. Even with the auto head cleaning system, dirt can build up on the heads. If th

Care and Servicing (Problems) - 41 - set correctly? VCR power turned off? Turn power off to activate the timer.

Specification - 42 - cassette if you are done viewing. Otherwise, no action is necessary. Hitachi Service Hotline Authorized Hita

Specification - 43 - Video Input: 1-2 Vp-p 75ohm unbalanced Video Output: 1 Vp-p 75ohm unbalanced Audio Input 316mV rms (-7.8dB) 50 ko

Getting Started - 5 -  "Must read" sections containing important cautions for your family's safety as well as the basic facts you nee

Getting Started - 6 - line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a sa

Getting Started - 7 - connected to this unit should bear the UL listing mark or CSA certification mark on the accessory itself and should not have be

Getting Started - 8 - product. 16 Lightning -- For added protection for this video product during a lightning storm, or when it its left unatt

Getting Started - 9 - 1 Decide Where to Put Your VCR  Be sure your chosen location allows for proper ventilation, stability, and protection from he