Aiwa HV-MX1 User manual

HV-MXI u
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
MAGNETOSCOPIO
pA~MEsE~AM/NTsc358
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PAL NTSC

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I“CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF I
IELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED I
ISERVICE PERSONNEL.” I
Explanation of Graphical Symbols:
/4/The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute atisk of electric shock to persons.
AThe exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
●the literature accompanying the appliance.
CAUTION
Modifications or adjustments to this product, which are not expressly
approved by the manufacturer, may void the user’s right or authority
to operate this product.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for aClass Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference ina residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in aparticular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
totryto correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Welcome to the AIWA HV-MXI
Thank you for your purchase of this AIWA product.
To optimize the performance of this unit, please read through this manual
carefully, and master the operations which it describes.
This manual is organized as follows:
●The text contains the instructions, while the illustrations @) help to
visualize the procedure.
●Step numbers in the illustration frames correspond to the step numbers
in the text, while letters and numbers which refer to s~ecific parts of the
illustration are explained within the text @@@.
●This manual is in three Iancruaaes:
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@English
@)Spanish
@)French
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-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected,
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radioTN technician for help.
WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
HV-MX1 IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN NTSC-M/M COUNTRIES
SUCH AS USA AND CANADA TO VIEW TELEVISION
BROADCASTS.
VIDEO TAPE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK CONVERSION OF
PAL +NTSC IS NOT RESTRICTED AND CAN BE USED
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

iBienvenido al HV-MXI AlWA!
Muchas gracias por la adquisicion de este producto AlWA.
Para sacar el maximo rendimiento de este magnetoscopio, lea detenida
ycuidadosamente este manual, yaprenda Ias operaciones descritas.
Este manual esta organizado de la forma siguiente:
●El texto contiene Ias instrucciones, mientras que Ias ilustraciones o
ayudan avisualizer el procedimiento.
●Los ntimeros de Ios pasos de Ios recuadros de Ias ilustraciones
corresponded aIos numeros de Ios pasos del texto, mientras que Ias
Ietras vIos numeros aue se refieren aoartes esuecificas de la
ilustra;on se explican dentro del texto @6@. ‘
●Este manual esta en tres idiomas:
@Ingles
@)Espariol
@Frances
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ADVERTENCIA
PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS ODE
DESCARGAS ELECTRICAS, NO EXPONGA ESTE
MAGNETOSCOPIO ALA LLUVIA NI ALA HUMEDAD.
EL HV-MXI HA SIDO DISENADO PARA UTILIZARSE EN PAfSES
QUE UTILICEN EL SISTEMANTSC-M/M, COMOEE.UU. YCANADA,
PARA CONTEMPLAR PROGRAMAS DE TELEVISION.
LA CONVERSION PARA GRABAClON YREPRODUCTION DE
VIDEOCINTAS DE PAL +) NTSC NO ESTA RESTRINGIDA, Y
PODRA UTILIZARSE EN CUALQUIER PARATE DEL MUNDO.
Bienvenue clans Ie monde video du
AIWA HV-MXI
Nous vous remercions d’avoir porte votre choix sur ce produit AlWA.
Afin de tirer Ie maximum de profit de ce magnetoscape, veuillez Iire
attentivement ce mode d’emploi et maWisez Ies operations decrites.
Ce mode d’emploi se compose de la maniere suivante:
●Le texte contient Ies instructions tandis que Ies illustrations @) aident
avisualizer la marche asuivre.
●Les numeros d’etape clans la partie illustration correspondent aux
numeros d’etape clans [e texte, tandis que Ies Iettres et numeros qui
renvoient ades ~arties ~articulieres des illustrations sent expliaues
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clans Ie texte @@)@. “
●Ce mode d’emploi est en trois Iangues:
@Anglais
@Espagnol
@) Fran$ais
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AVERTISSEMENT
AFIN D’EVITER TOUT RISQUE D’INCENDIE OU
D’ELECTROCUTION, NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL ALA
PLUIE OU AL’HUMIDITE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FEATURES .........................................................................6
PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................8
NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLS ....................12
PREPARATION
CONNECTING ANTENNA-VCR-TV ...............................18
CONNECTING CABLE SYSTEM-VCR-TV .....................20
SETTING THE VIDEO CHANNEL ....................................22
REMoTEcoNTRoL operation ..................................22
ON SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) MENU SYSTEM ..............24
SETTING THE LANGUAGE .............................................26
SETTING THE CLOCK .....................................................28
SETTING UP ....................................................................3O
PRESETTING CHANNELS .............................................32
ADJUSTING TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ....................36
ON SCREEN FUNCTION DISPLAY .................................38
COLOR SYSTEM CONVERSION
COLOR SYSTEM CONVERSION ....................................40
SETTING THE OUTPUT SYSTEM ...................................42
SETTING THE REC SYSTEM ..........................................44
PLAYBACK
PLAYING BACK ATAPE ..................................................46
FINDING DESIRED LOCATIONS ON TAPE ....................50
GETTING ABETTER PICTURE .......................................54
MEMORY Functions ....................................................56
RECORDING
BASIC RECORDING ........................................................6O
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING ..................................64
QUICK TIMER RECORDING ...........................................68
RECORDING FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT ...................70
REFERENCE
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .........................................72
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................74

TABLE DES MATIERES
INTRODUCTION
CARACTERiSTICAS ..........................................................7
PRECAUCIONES ...............................................................9
NOMENCLATURE YFUNClONES DE LOS
coNTRoLEs ....................................................................l3
PREPARATIVES
CONEXION DE LA ANTENA-EL MAGNETOSCOPIO-
EL Televisor ............................................................l9
CONEXION DEL SISTEMA DE CABLEVISION-EL
MAGNEToscoPlo-EL Televisor ..........................2l
AJUSTE DEL CANAL PARAViDEO ................................23
OPERACION MEDIANTE CONTROL REMOTO .............23
SISTEMA DE MENIk EN PANTALLA (OSD) ..................25
ESTABLECIMIENTO DEL IDIOMA ..................................27
AJUSTE DEL RELOJ ........................................................29
CONFIGURATION ...........................................................3l
MEMORIZATION DE CANALES ......................................33
AJUSTE DE LA HORA DE AHORRO DE LUZ
DluRNA .....................................................................37
VISUALIZACldN DE FUNClONES EN PANTALLA .........39
CONVERSION DEL SISTEMA DE COLOR
CONVERSION DEL SISTEMA DE COLOR .....................41
AJUSTE DEL SISTEMA DE SALIDA ................................43
AJUSTE DEL SISTEMA DE GRABACION .......................45
REPRODUCC16N
REPRODUCTION DE UNA CINTA ..................................47
BUSQUEDA DEL PUNTO DESEADO DE UNA
clNTA ...........................................................................5l
OBTENCION DE MEJORES IMAGENES ........................55
FUNCIONES DE LA MEMORIA .......................................57
GRABACION
GRABACION BASICA ......................................................6l
GRABACION AUTOMATiCA CONTROLADA
MEDIANTE EL TEMPORIZADOR ...............................65
GRABACION CONTROLADA MEDIANTE EL
TEMPORIZADOR lNSTANTANEO ..............................69
GRABACION DESDE OTRO EQUIPO .............................71
REFERENCIA
GUiA PARA LA SOLUC1ON DE PROBLEMAS ................73
ESPECIFICACIONES .......................................................75
INTRODUCTION
CARACTERISTIQUES .......................................................7
PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................9
NOMS ET FONCTIONS DES COMMANDES ..................13
PREPARATIFS
CONNEXION ANTENNE–MAGNETOSCOPE
-TELEVISEUR .............................................................l9
CONNEXION CABLE-MAGNETOSCOPE
–TELEVISEUR .............................................................2l
REGLAGE DU CANAL VIDEO .........................................23
TELECOMMANDE .s..........................................................23
MENU D’AFFICHAGE SUR ECRAN (OSD) .....................25
SELECTION DE LA LANGUE ..........................................27
REGLAGE DE LHORLOGE .............................................29
CONFIGURATION ............................................................3l
PREREGLAGE DES CANAUX .........................................33
REGLAGE DE L’HEURE D’ETE .......................................37
AFFICHAGE DES FONCTIONS SUR ECRAN .................39
CONVERSION DU STANDARD COULEUR
CONVERSION DU STANDARD COULEUR ....................41
REGLAGE DU STANDARD DE LA SORTIE ....................43
REGLAGE DU STANDARD D’ENREGISTREMENT ........45
LECTURE
LECTURE D’UNE CASSETTE .........................................47
LOCALISATION D’UN PASSAGE D’UNE CASSETTE ....51
POUR OBTENIR UNE IMAGE OPTIMALE ......................55
FONCTIONS DE MEMORISATION ..................................57
ENREGISTREMENT
ENREGISTREMENT DE BASE ........................................61
ENREGISTREMENT PROGRAMME AUTOMATIQUE ....65
ENREGISTREMENT INSTANTANE .................................69
ENREGISTREMENT APARTIR D’UN AUTRE
APPAREIL ....................................................................7l
REFERENCE
EN CAS DE PANNE .........................................................73
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................75
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FEATURES
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Multi-System –PAL/M ESECAM/NTSC3.5t3
Digital System Converter
Variable Speed Search
Auto Head Cleaning System
Quick Start Mechanism
Digital Auto Tracking
Trilingual On Screen Display
(EngIish/Germanic/Spanish)
VHS Index Search System
Linear Time Counter
Full Auto Functions
DA (Double Azimuth) 4-head Configuration
Front Panel Input Terminals
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CARACTERkTICAS CARACTERISTIQUES
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Multisistema PAUMESECAM/NTSC3.58
Convertidor de sistema digital
Busqueda avelocidad variable
Sistema Iimpiador automatic de Ias cabezas
Mecanismo de inicio rapido
Alineacion automatic digital
Visualization trilingtie en pantalla
(lngles/Aleman/Espaiiol)
Sistema de bfisqueda de sehales de indite de VHS
Contador de tiempo lineal
Funciones completamente automatics
Configuraci6n de 4cabezas de acimut doble (DA)
Terminals de entrada del panel frontal
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Multi-standard –PAIJMESECAM/NTSC3.5E
Convertisseur numerique de standard
Recherche avitesse variable
Nettoyage automatique des tiMes
Demarrage rapide de la lecture
Alignment numerique automatique
Affichage trilingue sur ecran
(anglais/allemand/espagnol)
Recherche par index VHS
Compteur Iineaire de temps
Fonctions entierement automatiques
Configuration a4tiXes DA (bi-azimut)
Bornes d’entree sur Ie panneau avant
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PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANT
1) With this unit, use only cassettes marked ~.
2) This video cassette recorder is designed to receive TV
programs for the NTSC color system only and to record
and play back signals for the PAL, MESECAM and NTSC
color systems.
3) This unit may record NTSC TV broadcasting and the
NTSC or PAL input signals from the external equipment
with converting to NTSC or PAL.
●This unit cannot be used in France, In France, use aVCR for the
SECAM color system.
4) Acassette recorded in the NTSC or PAL system maybe
played back on either TV monitor.
5) This unit records and plays back signals in the following
modes: for the PAL and MESECAM systems in the SP
(Standard Play) mode or LP (Long Play) mode; for the
NTSC system in the SP mode or EP (Extended Play) mode.
The LP mode is only for playback.
6) Audio/video material may consist of copyrighted works
which must not be recorded without the authorization of
the owner of the copyright. Please refer to the relevant law
of your country.

PRECAUCIONES PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANTE
1) Con este magnetoscopio utilice solamente videocasetes
de la marca ~.
2) Este magnetoscopio ha sido diseiiado para recibir
programas de television para el sistema de color NTSC
solamente, ypara grabar yreproducer seiiales de Ios
sistemas de color PAL, MESECAM yNTSC.
3) Este magnetoscopio puede grabar programas de
television NTSC yIas seiiales de entrada NTSC oPAL de
un equipo externo con conversion aNTSC oaPAL.
●Esta unidad no podra utilizarse en Francia. En Francia utilice un
magnetoscopio para el sistema de color SECAM.
4) Un videocasete grabado en el sistema NTSC oen el PAL
podra reproducirse en cualquier monitor de television.
5) Este magnetoscopio puede grabar yreproducer en Ios
modos siguientes: para Ios sistemas PAL eMESECAM en
el modo de reproduction estandar (SP) oen el modo de
reproduction Iarga (LP); para Ios sistemas NTSC en el
modo SP oen el modo de reproduction ampliada (EP). El
modo LP esta solamente para reproduction.
6) El material de audio/video puede contener trabajos con el
derecho de reproduction reservado, que no podran
grabarse sin la autorizacion del propietario de tales
derechos. Enter@se de Ias Ieyes sobre derechos de autor
de su pais.
IMPORTANT
1) Avec ce magnetoscope n’utilisez que des cassettes ~.
2) Ce magnetoscope peut recevoir Ies emissions televises
standard couleur NTSC uniquement mais il enregistrer et
reproduire Ies signaux clans Ies standards couleur PAL,
MESECAM et NTSC.
3) Ce magnetoscope peut enregistrer une emission de
television NTSC et des signaux d’entree NTSC ou PAL
provenant d’un appareil externe en Ies convertissant en
signaux NTSC ou PAL.
.Ce magnetoscope ne peut pas &re utilise en France. Vous devez
utiliser en France un magnetoscope au standard couleur SECAM.
4) Une cassette enregistree clans le standard NTSC ou PAL
peut &re reproduite sur un televiseur de I’un ou de I’autre
standard.
5) Ce magnetoscope enregistre et reproduit des signaux
clans Ies modes suivants: PAL et MESECAM en mode SP
(duree standard) ou LP (Iongue duree; NTSC en mode SP
ou EP (duree extra Iongue). Le mode LP ne peut &re
utilise que pour la lecture.
6) Les enregistrements audiohrideo peuvent t%re proteges
par des droits d’auteur et toute duplication est interdite
saris I’approbation du proprietaire des droits d’auteur.
Veuillez vous referer ala legislation en vigueur clans votre
pays.
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PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
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Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are no parts inside you can
service yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
To ensure reliable operation, and to protect the unit from overheating,
the ventilation slots and openings must not be blocked or covered.
Avoid placing the unit in enclosed spaces such as abookcase,
unless there is adequate ventilation.
Keep the unit away from radiators and other heat sources.
Avoid using the unit near strong magnetic fields.
Do not push objects of any kind into this unit through the cabinet slots
as they could touch current carrying parts or short-circuit parts,
resulting in fire, electric shock, or damage to the unit.
Be careful not to spill liquid of any kind on this unit. If liquid is spilled
into the unit, consult aqualified service engineer.
Use this unit in the horizontal (flat) position only.
If TV picture or sound is affected, move the unit away from
the TV,
Install the unit at least 1meter away from radios and receivers.
Otherwise, noise may occur during radio reception.
Do not place heavy objects on the unit.
When you are not going to use the unit for along period of time,
disconnect the AC cord. If the cord is plugged in, asmall amount of
current flows to the unit even if the power switch is not ON.
When there is lightning, unplug the unit from the ACoutlet immediately.
Never touch the antenna wire during alightning storm.
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