3890 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Norcross, GA 30093 Tel. 770-279-5600 HITACHI SALES CORPORATION OF HAWAII, INC. 3219 Koapaka Street Honolulu, HI 96819 Tel. 808-836-3621 HITACHI (HSC) CANADA INC. 6740 Campobello Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L8 Tel. 905-821-4545 QR30211 @Hitachi, Ltd. 1998 Printed in China TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................ 2 Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS............................................................................................................. 4 LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................ 7 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE..........................................................8 WARNING.................................................................................................................................................. 9 POWER SUPPLY.....................................................................................................................................10 pg. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................11 pg. 6 FEATURES............................................................................................................................... 13 VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 15 PRECAUTIONS.................................................................................................................................. 15 REMOVING A CASSETTE............................................................................................................... 15 THREE DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS............................................................................................. 15 ERASE PREVENTION ...................................................................................................................... 15 INSERTING A CASSETTE............................................................................................................... 16 OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS.....................................................................................17 PREPARATION FOR USE...................................................................................................................... 20 ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................... 21 RECORDING HINT............................................................................................................................ 22 RECORDING HINT............................................................................................................................ 23 RECORDING HINT............................................................................................................................ 24 SETTING THE CH3/CH4 SWITCH........................................................................................................ 25 CONNECTING TO INPUT JACKS......................................................................................................... 26 INPUT SELECT .................................................................................................................................. 26 A/V TERMINALS .................................................................................................................................... 27 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES............................................................................................................28 SET UP FOR USE .................................................................................................................................... 29 CHANNEL SET UP (Automatic)............................................................................................................. 30 TO SELECT A DESIRED CHANNEL.............................................................................................. 30 pg. 15 CLOCK SET UP ....................................................................................................................... 31 TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING..................................................................................................... 32 TO DELETE OR ADD CHANNELS....................................................................................................... 33 CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN.................................................................................................................... 34 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ....................................................................................