Hitachi VT-F390A User Manual
digits for the hour and two for the minutes. Then press 1 or 2 for AM or PM,
respectively.
For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and minutes,
and press 2 for PM.
Continue pressing buttons to set the date. For example, if today is July 8,
1995, press 0, 7, 0, 8, 9, and 5 to get 07/08/95.
When you're done, press GUIDE twice to return to regular viewing.
respectively.
For example, if it is now 2:15 PM, press 0, 2, 1, and 5 for hours and minutes,
and press 2 for PM.
Continue pressing buttons to set the date. For example, if today is July 8,
1995, press 0, 7, 0, 8, 9, and 5 to get 07/08/95.
When you're done, press GUIDE twice to return to regular viewing.
Tips:
The item to be changed will blink on the screen as you go.
The clock uses the 12-hour system. You set it for AM or PM.
An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 for the month) will not be
The clock uses the 12-hour system. You set it for AM or PM.
An illogical time (like 13 for the hour or 20 for the month) will not be
accepted. A question mark displays instead of the illogical number.
If you press the wrong digit, exit the screen by pressing GUIDE and recall
the screen to enter the correct setup.
The day of the week is set automatically.
More About Channel Selections
Your VCR is capable of receiving 68 broadcast TV channels (VHF 2-13, UHF
14-69) and 125 cable channels (CATV 1-125).
When you press 7 on the Initial Setup screen, the tuner automatically cycles
through all available channels in your area and places them in memory. This
takes 2-3 minutes. You can watch the progress on the VCR's display--when
the channel numbers stop changing, programming is complete. Only when
the power goes out for more than 1 hour you do need to preset the channels
again.
14-69) and 125 cable channels (CATV 1-125).
When you press 7 on the Initial Setup screen, the tuner automatically cycles
through all available channels in your area and places them in memory. This
takes 2-3 minutes. You can watch the progress on the VCR's display--when
the channel numbers stop changing, programming is complete. Only when
the power goes out for more than 1 hour you do need to preset the channels
again.
In some areas channels cannot be switched when CATV1 is selected.
Then, select CATV2 in your Initial Setup screen.
For convenience, the TV channel numbers should match those
programmed into the VCR. If your TV has automatic channel programming,
set it on the same mode - ANT, CATV1 or CATV2 - and let it reprogram to
match the VCR.
Once channels are preset, you can use the up and down CHANNEL buttons
to move through the active channels. Or you can press the number buttons
to move quickly between channels that are far apart.
set it on the same mode - ANT, CATV1 or CATV2 - and let it reprogram to
match the VCR.
Once channels are preset, you can use the up and down CHANNEL buttons
to move through the active channels. Or you can press the number buttons
to move quickly between channels that are far apart.
Removing Channels
You may not want to keep all the stations the auto-programmer selects,
since you may prefer to have only a few favorite channels in the tuner's
memory. Or, you may want to delete from memory a weak or unused
channel that the tuner picked up.
You may not want to keep all the stations the auto-programmer selects,
since you may prefer to have only a few favorite channels in the tuner's
memory. Or, you may want to delete from memory a weak or unused
channel that the tuner picked up.
Erased channels cannot be selected by the up and down CHANNEL
buttons but can still be selected by using the numbered buttons 0 to 9 and
100/ENT.
100/ENT.
Adding Channels
Occasionally the auto-programming may skip an active channel because the
antenna was pointed in the wrong direction or the channel had a weak signal
Occasionally the auto-programming may skip an active channel because the
antenna was pointed in the wrong direction or the channel had a weak signal