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JVC SR-VD400E User's Manual

1. Bad connection examples A to D i LINK compatible devices The connections below form a loop X x Ue Ue C Device with three i LINK connectors You can connect as many as 63 devices including this VCR through an i LINK connection If you use a branched i LINK connection however the maximum path length on a branch is 17 devices In the case of a personal computer and some other devices data is not passed along by those devices if the device power is off For details refer to the instruction manual for the connected device Furthermore data is not passed along by this VCR when POWER SAVE is set to ON on this VCR t page 39 and the VCR is turned off e The maximum data transfer speed supported by the i LINK connector on this VCR is 400 Mbps approximately 400 megabits per second The maximum data transfer speed that is actually attained may be slower depending on how this VCR is used or if a device with a slower transfer speed is connected to this VCR Use the commercially available i LINK cable 4 pin S400 below 3 m If the cable used is above 3 m the operation of this VCR is not guaranteed 44 EN JLIP ID Number Setting Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VC
2. highlight bar to YES TAPE NUMBER LIST 113 0017 SOCCER then press OK PROGRAM INFO DELETE 50007 no YES 3 EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS vy Cv sevect THEN PRESS OK 5 Return to normal screen Press NAVI i 34 EN Te VIDEO NAVIGATION cont Deleting program information When you want to delete the stored information for each recorded program follow the procedure below by using the Remote Program information for the Video Navigation function is deleted but the recorded program will not be erased ATTENTION Once the information is deleted it is impossible to restore that information 1 Load a cassette Insert a tape on which there is a program you want to edit Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI Select program Press AV to select the weisen SEARCH LiBRARY BLANK X NAVI SETUP program you want to 0107 ALL SPORTS BLANK 2 00 193 1 3 edit then press OK 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC 2 FOOTBALL 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND 4 PROJECT XYZ SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 AM 5 53 PM i LINK 153 Cr Ga Car EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK e is displayed beside the tape number of the
3. Back of VCR AUDIO OUT To AUDIO To S VIDEO IN IN Audio cable lied cable PERS supplied 1 S VIDEO AUDIO E OUT Another D VHS Digital Recorder SR VD400E Make connections Connect VCR to TV Refer to Ell Connect VCR to TV on page 5 Connect VCR to the Digital HD Video Camera JY HD10 Connect an audio S video cable between the VCR s AUDIO S VIDEO IN connectors and JY HD10 s S AV connectors Connect VCR to another VCR SR VD400E Connect an audio S video cable between the playback VCR s AUDIO S VIDEO OUT connectors and the recording VCR s AUDIO S VIDEO IN connectors Connect VCR to power source Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet Final preparation for use Turn on the VCR You can now perform basic playback page 8 or editing gt page 18 NOTES TV s Remote mode page 38 To operate the VCR with your TV using the component or S video connection set your TV to the AV mode using the You can also use the TV VCR button on the VCR s Remote to set your TV to the AV mode page 45 f you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you play back a tape set TV OUTPUT 1 to the appropriate 1 INITIAL SETTINGS EN 7 Clock Setting A
4. i Audio settings AUDIO FUNCTION EN 37 The default setting is bold in the table below Bi STD AUDIO REC MODE STANDARD PCM amp STANDARD You can select the audio format when you record a program or analog signal from connected devices in STD mode When this function is set to PCM amp STANDARD you can obtain high quality audio sound STANDARD Select this when the picture quality is important and when you record in MP2 format PCM amp STANDARD Select this when the sound quality is important When you record the analog signals or DV signals from the camcorder in STD mode PCM audio is also recorded in addition to MP2 audio In HS mode PCM audio is automatically recorded B DV AUDIO REC AUDIO1 AUDIO2 1 2MIX Up to four audio signal channels can be input from a DV camcorder through the DV IN connector i LINK This VCR allows you to select and record two of these channels This setting is used to specify which two channels to record When there are four DV audio channels 32 kHz AUDIO1 Records the two channels L R of DV AUDIO 1 AUDIO2 Records the two channels L R of DV AUDIO 2 142MIX Mixes and records both DV AUDIO 1 and 2 When there are two DV audio channels 48 kHz Because there are only two channels those two channels are recorded regardless of the DV sound setting OPTICAL OUT Do
5. To display the VCR status including the time counter the channel number and the clock time on the TV screen see Showing on screen display below Specifying recording length Instant Timer Recording ITR You can easily specify the recording length from 30 minutes to 8 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording is finished During recording press REC on the front panel repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the front display panel The record indicator starts flashing Each time you press the button recording length increases in 30 minute intervals up to 8 hours To cancel an ITR press STOP I on the Remote or STOP EJECT 8 4 on the front panel Showing on screen display When SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON page 39 you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen For more detailed information about the on screen display see page 57 1 Display VCR status on TV screen During recording or recording pause press LL SCA OSD on the Remote All indications corresponding to the current VCR status are displayed for 5 seconds The time counter remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time The indications are not recorded 2 Exit on screen display Press OSD again NOTES e The subtitles will not appear while the on screen display is displayed e If the
6. D VHS DIGITAL RECORDER on VDADOE PRO HD e VHS flea Oo 5 DIGITAL 2 EN Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit WARNING DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Use only discs marked with the following CAUTION m When you are not using the unit for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet m Dangerous voltage inside Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel To prevent electric shock or fire hazard remove the power cord from the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or IMPORTANT aerial m Please read the various precautions on pages 2 and 3 before installing or operating the unit t should be noted that it may be unlawful to re record prerecorded tapes DVDs or discs without the consent of the owner of copyright in the sound or video recording broadcast or cable programme and in any literary dramatic musical or artistic work embodied therein ID VS SVHS DES W Cassettes marked D VHS S VHS and VHS can be used with this video cassette recorder However D VHS recordings are possible only with cassettes marked D VHS By using S VHS ET it is
7. MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL TV Brand Setting mi KD VCR CABLE DBS 0 e Number keys CO ENTER kei C 0 VOL 191104 EN 45 When programmed set with a manufacturer s brand s code this Remote can perform some of the remote control functions of the listed TVs You can control a JVCTV without setting a brand code Turn on the TV Turn on the TV using the POWER button on the TV or its Remote Set remote operation mode Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector to TV Set TV brand code Follow the example shown below Q Press and hold POWER Press the Number keys to enter your TV s brand code by referring to the table below Press STOP and release POWER Once you have set the Remote to operate the TV you do not have to set it until you replace the batteries from the Remote JVC and PANASONIC have two codes If the TV does not function with one code try entering the other Operate TV Press one of the following buttons POWER TV VCR TV VCR CH 1 8 TV Muting TV VOL and Number keys For some brands you must press ENTER after having pressed the Number keys to enter a channel number To operate the VCR set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector back to VCR NOTES Depending on the type of TV some or a
8. Holding PAUSE I1 for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback If you press PAUSE again still picture resumes To resume normal playback press PLAY gt During still picture playback Press and hold fI to start forward maa to start reverse slow motion playback When you release the button slow motion playback stops and a still picture appears Holding PAUSE II for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback If you press PAUSE again still picture resumes To resume normal playback press PLAY gt NOTES Manual tracking is possible during slow motion playback During slow motion playback simply press CHANNEL or 44 on the VCR or TV VCR CH or on the Remote to adjust tracking When the picture jitters vertically during slow motion playback first press PAUSE M to enter still picture mode Then adjust tracking by pressing CHANNEL 4 or on the VCR or TV VCR CH 4 or on the Remote 16 N PRO HD System Playback PLAYBACK cont This PRO HD system can perform playback of the D VHS tape recorded by the MPEG2 TS signal This VCR can check the tape condition during playback and recording and realizes the best possible pictures Please refer to next page when you playback the tape Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the
9. D VHS Editing Make connections Refer to i LINK Connections on page 5 Set up link between this VCR and the JY HD10 or another SR VD400E Select i LINK Connection at the JY HD10 or another 5 400 For details refer to the respective instruction manuals E Load a D VHS cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact If not cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette The D VHS indicator lights on the front display panel and the D VHS recording mode is selected automatically 4 Select input location i LINK NOTE On the front panel If the 44 1 KHz PCM audio signal is input via DV connector Press CHANNEL or to select l 1 etc recording cannot be performed properly On the Remote Press TV VCR CH or to select l 1 etc Set record ing speed Press REC SPEED SPEED to set the recording speed The recording speed changes each time REC SPEED SPEED is pressed AUTO HS STD 4163 155 When recording HS STD mode is selected automatically according to the amount of data input transfer rate of the program When picture quality and sound quality is important When picture quality and recording time are important To record for three times longer than in STD mode with picture quality that is equal to or better than S VHS When r
10. Press FF P To eject the tape Press STOP EJECT 5 on the front panel when the tape is not running You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off To turn off the VCR Press POWER EN 17 Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode Please input a password number when you playback the on the TV tape on which the password was set up e Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote This VCR can check the tape condition during playback to VCR and recording and realizes the best possible pictures POWERI Load D VHS cassette Make sure the window side is up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR Do not apply too much pressure when inserting The VCR turns on automatically The tape will run for a few seconds while the VCR searches for the tape number If the tape number is found it will be shown on the TV screen if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON page 39 FF gt 1 The counter is reset automatically however it is not completely reset to 0 00 00 the cassette s record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically The D VHS indicator lights up H Start playback Press PLAY The Password Ple
11. seEcr THEN PRESS OK Set condition Press AV to move the navigation arrow to RECORDING MODE then press RECORDING MODE 4 153 lt gt to select the BLANK TIME recording speed Press AV to move the arrow to BLANK TIME then press lt gt to select the blank time Then press OK LIBRARY BLANK SPACE LIST RECORDING CONDITION NAVI SET UP Bur SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS m SELECT THEN PRESS OK TO LIST 4 Select tape number Press AV then press navigation SEARCH X LIBRARY Y BLANK NAVI SET UP OK E BLANK SPACE LIST 10 00 185 1 3 0003 10 00 BLANK k 0002 1200 BLANK 0001 1700 BLANK 0004 2800 BLANK To go to another page of the lists press or gt 11 01 99 MON 11 34AM x SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS GUA spEcr THEN PRESS OK Load a cassette Insert the cassette whose number you have found in step 4 Select blank Press lt gt to move the eem r TE arrow to STOP then 173 The VCR will start search for the beginning of the blank part then stop 0003 10 00 BLANK 0002 12 00 BLANK 0001 17 00 BLANK 0004 23 00 BLANK 11 01 09 MON 11 34AM ET SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS GUS THEN PRESS OK Pr
12. Press AV to select the program you want to edit then press OK Access edit screen Press lt gt to move the arrow to EDIT then press OK Access category screen Press AV gt to move the arrow to Zz Navigation EDIT CATEGORY ALLERASE ERASE gt then press OK SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 MON 6 30 AM 5 53 PM LINK 153 SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK Select category Press gt to Navigation select the I ue SOAPS SPORTS NEWS you want then press CHILD EDUCATION sms seen OK MUSIC COMEDY CLASSIC SHOPPING RELIGION OTHERS MISCELLANY SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 42 21 02 MON 6 30 AM 5 53 PM LLINK 153 RETURN EDIT TITLE EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS em THEN PRESS 0K Return to normal screen Press NAVI D Deleting tape information When you want to delete the entire tape information information for all recorded programs on the tape follow the procedure below by using the Remote e Tape information for the Video Navigation function is deleted but the recorded programs will not be erased ATTENTION Once the information is deleted it is i
13. VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN L 1 connectors on the rear otherwise you cannot use this function To use these connectors you have to select which one to use gt page 38 CD VCR I CABLE TV DBS This VCR will enter into Auto Recording standby mode after recording is finished To release the Auto Recording standby mode press REC LINK L 1 and 161 disappear IMPORTANT Be sure not to turn on the NTSC device before the program starts broadcasting otherwise the VCR will start recording when the NTSC device is turned on NOTES f you turn off this VCR while Auto Recording is in progress recording stops Video Calibration page 36 does not work while Auto Recording is in progress The VCR may not record a short portion at the beginning of the program or may record slightly longer than the actual length of the program when Auto Recording method is used f you engage the Auto Recording standby mode while the NTSC device is turned on the VCR will not start Auto Recording and L 1 and blink on the front display panel When you turn off the NTSC device 1 1 and light up and the VCR enters the Auto Recording standby mode If you have connected another component other than NTSC device to the AUDIO VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN L 1 connectors be sure not to engage the Auto Recording standby mode otherwise the VCR will start rec
14. 1 3 the arrow to EDIT VERTO then press OK PETIT 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND Navigation 4 PROJECT XYZ SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 AM 5 53 PM LLINK 153 CA Cory ET SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK 5 Enter title Navigation 1 Press AV lt gt to SYDNEY OLYMPICNI move the arrow on ALLERASE ERASE NEXT lt BACK the desired character or b h ao 5 53 LINK symbol then press OK ET SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS wem ME THEN PRESS OR Press the Number keys to enter the title For entering the characters as the title refer to How to enter the characters and symbols on page 31 In this example enter JVC NEWS Press AV lt gt to move the arrow to ENTER then press OK 6 Return to normal screen Press NAVI i EN 33 Editing program category When you want to change the program category follow the procedure below by using the Remote 1 Load a cassette Insert a tape on which there is a program you want to edit Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI Select program
15. and normal playback resumes To resume normal playback press PLAY gt NOTES high speed picture search speed of the D VHS recording is 6 times normal playback speed in HS mode 12 times in STD mode 36 times in 153 mode 60 times in 155 mode The high speed picture search speed of the S VHS VHS recording is 11 times normal playback speed in SP mode 31 times in EP mode picture may be distorted at the part where the playback speed is changed The still picture may appear during the high speed picture search of a tape recorded in D VHS format on other devices m Variable Speed Picture Search S VHS VHS only You can change the speed of picture search How to use the buttons on the Remote To do forward picture search press P repeatedly Each time you press the button the search speed increases To decrease the speed during forward picture search toward normal playback then reverse picture search press I lt repeatedly To do reverse picture search press 44 repeatedly Each time you press the button the search speed increases during reverse picture search To decrease the speed during reverse picture search toward normal playback then forward picture search press gt gt repeatedly To resume normal playback press PLAY gt Te PLAY amp 9 CH PLAYBACK cont Viewing still picture S
16. loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press lt or gt Access delete screen Press lt gt to move the gnevigation arrow to DELETE E EE CT then press OK 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC 2 FOOTBALL 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND 4 PROJECT XYZ SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 AM 5 53 PM i LINK 153 CHEF OK SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS samy setect THEN PRESS 0K Delete program information Press lt gt to move the highlight bar to YES then press OK Navigation SEARCH LIBRARY BLANK N NAVI SETUP 0107 ALL SPORTS BLANK 2 00 LS3 1 3 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC 2 FOOTBALL PROGRAM INFO DELETE SYDNE 1221 NO YES se EE TT Ct Jj on OK SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK Return to normal screen Press NAVI Checking memory You can check the amount of recorded information in the VCR s memory 1 2 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI Access Navigation Set Up screen Press AV lt to move the arrow to NAVI SET UP Check memory The percentage of the us
17. 12 21 02 SAT 6 30AM 5 53 PM i LINK CA Gee Cem Cam Cary EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SEN SELECT THEN PRESS OK Navigation EDIT TITLE SYDNEY OLYMPIC ALLERASE ERASE ER SYDNEY OLYMPIC TSHOW 12 2 02 MON 6 30 AM 5 53 PM LINK 153 RETURN EMER EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS CEN SELECT THEN PRESS OK For entering the characters as the title refer to How to enter the characters and symbols on the right column In this example enter JVC NEWS then press OK 2 Press AV lt gt to move the arrow to ENTER 7 Return to normal screen Press NAVI EN 31 How to enter the characters and symbols with the number keys on the Remote Press the Number keys then press gt to enter each character Refer to the example below Ex Enter JVC NEWS CD Press 5 Q Press 8 3 Press 2 JKL once to enter J then press gt three times to enter V then press gt ABC three times to enter C then press gt Press 0 twice to enter space then press gt 5 Press 6 6 Press 3 7 Press 9 Press 7 MNO twice to enter then press gt DEF twice to enter E then p
18. OK The tape number list screen appears being sorted by the tape ear SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SY sevect THEN PRESS 0K numbers NAVI SET UP CATEGORY 4 Select tape number Press AV to select s the tape number for TAPENUNGER UST which you want to edit the title then press OK 0017 SOCCER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 TSPORT 153 SOCCER 12 21 02 SAT_6 30 AM 5 53 PM i LINK A CS CAN CHEF Cor EXT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK e is displayed beside the tape number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or gt 5 Access edit screen Press lt gt to move the arrow to EDIT then press OK 6 Enter title Press AV lt P to move the arrow on the desired character or symbol then press OK OR Press the Number keys to enter the title Navigation SEARCH LIBRARY NAVI SETUP NUMBER LIST 0017 SOCCER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 _2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 TSPORT 153 SOCCER
19. ON FU NCTION SET PICTURE CONTROL AUTO UP then press V DIGITAL RS ON VIDEO STABILIZER OFF or OK SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS eect THEN PRESS OK E Select Function Menu Press lt gt to move the arrow to the FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET UP VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN OUT FUNCTION ADDITIONAL V CALIBRATION ON menu of the function PICTURE CONTROL AUTO you want to set then DIGITAL R3 ON VIDEO STABILIZER OFF press V or OK Cis SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS pur sevect THEN PRESS OK nm Select Function Press AV to move FUNCTION SET INITIAL SET UP the arrow to the VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN OUT FUNCTION ADDITIONAL function you want to V CALIBRATION PICTURE CONTROL AUTO set DIGITAL R3 ON VIDEO STABILIZER OFF SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS pir seLecr THEN PRESS OK Change setting Press lt gt Return to normal screen Press MENU NOTE To go back to a previous screen during settings press BACK i E EN Video settings VIDEO FUNCTION OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS cont The default setting is bold in the table below V CALIBRATION S VHS VHS only ON When this function is set to ON this VCR checks the condition of the
20. UP TAPE NUMBER CATEGORY J EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS em sevect THEN PRESS 0K 3 Confirm lists is displayed beside the tape E number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or gt To play back the desired program refer to To play back a selected program on the list screen on page 26 4 Return to normal screen Press NAVI NAVI SET UP 178 LIBRARY 0017 SOCCER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL eo 0016 EURO 2000 SOCCER SPORTI 12 21 02 SAT 630 AM 5 53 PM LINK 153 D Gar Car Ee SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS vy CM sevect THEN PRESS OK VCR CABLE DBS Ce Ce c3 c5 sp fg BEE Te VIDEO NAVIGATION cont D Finding by recording date Use the Remote to do the following operations 1 2 Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 26 then go to the following steps Access date screen Press lt gt to move the arrow to DATE then TAPE NUMBER __TITLE CATEGORY mE d press OK The list screen appears being sorted b
21. devices using the S video output connectors on the back of the VCR the sensing signal for wide TVs may not be output correctly depending on the connected devices If this occurs use the TV controls to switch the screen size i Error Codes and Messages EN 51 Some error codes and messages may appear on the TV screen when operating the Refer to the chart below for the solution CODE MESSAGE DESCRIPTION 102 PROHIBITED An attempt was made to make a D VHS recording of a program for which only the analog information is copy protected While making a D VHS recording of a program a signal in which only the analog information is copy protected was input to this VCR 103 REC PROHIBITED An attempt was made to dub a D VHS recording of a digitally copy protected program While dubbing a D VHS recording digitally copy protected information was input to this VCR This VCR supports copy protection technologies such as DTLA and cannot record programs that employ digital copy protection 105 CAN NOT REC DIGITAL INPUT BY An attempt was made to make an S VHS VHS recording of a signal S VHS VHS from an i LINK device CHOOSE ANALOG INPUT The i LINK connector on this VCR is intended only for D VHS recording This VCR does not convert a digital signal into an analog signal for recording Switch to the analog input for recording
22. i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry specification and extensions thereof The amp logo is used for products compliant with the i Link standard MPEG2 Abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 2 Unlike previous compression methods MPEG 2 uses an extremely efficient compression method that supports high definition video Based on the principle that much video data remains unchanged from one frame to the next predictive coding is performed to eliminate redundant data Specifically compression is applied between frames based on the correlation of frame data and within frames based on DCT or discrete cosine transform for an extremely efficient compression technique i 54 tw INDEX cont List of terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on screen display names A Accidental erasure prevention 21 Audio Monitor 10 Automatic tracking 10 Auxiliary input indication 22 AV COMPU LINK 40 C Clock setting Manual setting 7 Clock time 22 Connection i LINK DV Connections 5 S VIDEO VIDEO Connections 6 Contents 4 Counter reset 9 57 D DIGITAL R3 36 DISPLAY 41 DV AUDIO REC 37 E Editing D VHS Editing 18 Remote Pause function 40 S VHS VHS Editing 20 F FRONT AUX F 1 38 G Glossary 53 GRAY BACK 39 Index Front display panel 56 Front panel 55 Rear panel 56 Remote 58 On screen display 57 Index Search 11 Instant Timer
23. in S VHS mode the edited tape has better picture quality than those made by VHS to VHS editing e S VHS to S VHS editing S VIDEO connection Original picture quality of S VHS made can be duplicated with minimal picture degradation This is the best editing method you can use on S VHS VCRs Recording Mode Cassette D VHS S VHS VHS D VHS Yes Yes Yes S VHS Yes Yes VHS No Yes Yes To record on the VHS cassette with S VHS quality use the S VHS ET function gt page 41 NOTES e Ihe D VHS MTP S VHS S VHS ET and VHS mode recordings are possible with this VCR record in the D VHS mode use a D VHS cassette record in the S VHS VHS mode you can use a D VHS S VHS or VHS cassette To record in S VHS mode on D VHS tapes Press D VHS to turn off the D VHS indicator Then set S VHS MODE to ON c page 40 To record in VHS mode on D VHS tapes Press D VHS to turn off the D VHS indicator Then set S VHS MODE to OFF gt page 40 Other useful functions for recording You can also use the following functions for recording V Calibration S VHS VHS only gt page 36 When this function is set to ON this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording and compensates to provide the highest possible pictures S VHS Recording Mode page 40 This VCR allows you to record on a D VHS
24. possible to record and play back with S VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes with this VCR m D VHS is a new digital memory system that uses D VHS tapes D VHS was developed as a memory system for multimedia applications that require storage for large volumes of information such as for digital video m Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved i LINK cable W Use the commercially available i LINK cable 4 pin S400 below 3 m If the cable used is above 3 m the operation of this VCR is not guaranteed The STANDBY ON button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit but switches operating current on and off shows electrical power standby and I shows ON Video tapes recorded with this unit in the LP EP Long Play Extended Play mode cannot be played back on a single speed video recorder i EN When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation 10 cm or more on both sides on top and at the rear When discarding batteries environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly Failure to h
25. video Cassette 420 min with DF 420 video Cassette 1260 min with DF 420 video Cassette 2100 min with DF 420 video Cassette 210 min with ST 210 video Cassette 630 min with ST 210 video Cassette MPEG2 standard Encode Layer2 Decode Layer2 Dolby Digital LINEAR PCM HS STD 33 4 mm sec HS mode 16 67 mm sec STD mode 5 55 mm sec LS3 mode 3 33 mm sec 155 mode 30 deg 1800 rpm CTL track system 28 2 Mbps HS mode 14 1 Mbps STD mode 4 7 Mbps LS3 mode 2 8 Mbps 155 mode IEEE1394 compliant DTCP digital copy protection compatible VIDEO AUDIO S VHS VHS Format Signal system Recording Playback system Signal to noise ratio Frequency range Normal audio Hi Fi audio S VHS VHS NTSC standard NTSC type color signal and EIA monochrome signal 525 lines 60 fields DA 4 Double Azimuth head helical scan system 45 dB 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz TIMER Clock reference Memory backup time CONNECTORS Input Output ACCESSORIES Provided accessories Quartz Approx 10 min LLINK IN OUT DV IN x 2 4 pin 5400 RCA connectors IN x 3 OUT x 2 S video connectors IN x 3 OUT x 2 Component video OUT Y PR CR x 1 Digital OUT optical x 1 Infrared remote control unit AA battery x 2 Audio cable S video cable 4 pin Specifications shown are for SP m
26. 108 REC BY HS MODE When 720p 1080i signals are recorded in STD LS3 LS5 mode select HS mode to record program properly 201 WAIT A MINUTE Normal playback is being prevented by mosaic noise etc CALIBRATING Wait while the VCR calibrates itself so that it can output a normal image 202 COPY RESTRICTED PROG OUTPUT When playing back a program that was copy protected in 1080i 480i VIDEO 720p or 480p mode the VCR down converts to 480i mode for output 203 COPY RESTRICTED PROG CAN NOT Anattempt was made to play back a tape containing a copy protected PLAY BACK program Even if you record a copy protected program this VCR cannot play it back 205 CAN NOT PLAY BACK THIS TAPE An attempt was made to play back a tape containing an invalid D VHS recording 301 TOO MANY i LINK INSTRUMENTS Asignal containing too much data was input to the i LINK connector READ INST BOOK on this VCR There are too many devices with i LINK connectors such as VCRs and digital video cameras connected to the i LINK connector on this VCR Turn off any devices that are not in use 302 COPY RESTRICTED PROG OUTPUT When playing back a program that was copy protected in 1080i 480i VIDEO 720p or 480p mode the VCR down converts to 480i mode for output 52 Questions and answers PLAYBACK What happens if the tape reaches its end during playback or search
27. 3 PLAY gt button c page 8 PAUSE I1 button gt page 14 20 lt lt lt gt buttons gt page 11 TV VOL button gt page 45 OK Button A Audio MONITOR button gt page 10 TV Muting button gt page 45 DISPLAY button gt page 22 660000000 The glow in the dark buttons shown in white on the illustration on the left column are helpful when using the Remote in darkened rooms Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can also be used to operate your TV after setting the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector to TV gt page 45 SPECIFICATIONS EN 59 GENERAL Power requirement Power consumption Power on Power off Temperature Operating Storage Operating position Dimensions W x H x D Weight Maximum recording time D VHS HS D VHS STD D VHS LS3 D VHS LS5 S VHS VHS SP S VHS VHS EP VIDEO AUDIO D VHS Video format Audio format Track composition Tape speed Head azimuth Drum rotation Tracking system Recording specification Main data input rate Interface AC 220 V 240 V v 50 60 Hz 42 W 18 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F 220 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Horizontal only 435 mm x 94 mm x 383 mm 17 3 16 x 3 3 4 x 15 1 8 5 5 kg 12 2 165 210 min with DF 420
28. AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to STOP EJECT POWER m 4 Ea REW 1 FF 2 gt 1 TEM VCR CABLE DBS Er PR G5 POWER FF gt gt H REW lt Tmel cr STOP m on which the password was set up Load a D VHS cassette Make sure the window side is up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR Do not apply too much pressure when inserting The VCR turns on automatically The tape will run for a few seconds while the VCR searches for the tape number If the tape number is found it will be shown on the TV screen if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON page 39 The counter is reset automatically however it is not completely reset to 0 00 00 If the cassette s record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically The D VHS indicator lights up H Start playback e Press PLAY gt Tape speed is automatically detected To stop playback Press STOP M on the front panel on the Remote or STOP EJECT m amp To rewind the tape when it is not running Press REW 4 To fast forward when it is not running
29. IN connectors L 1 c page 6 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal gt page 37 1 and l 1 etc Auxiliary input IL 1 L 2 F Clock time gt page 22 Timer mode indicator r7 page 23 Record mode indicator gt page 22 23 Play mode indicator gt page 9 0 PCM indicator D VHS indicator gt page 18 21 S VHS indicator c page 40 41 On screen display o D VHS INDEX 9 D VHS STD NE DL Rg 12 59 AM D VHS C VD400E Cassette indication Icons c page 12 Cassette type indication gt page 18 HH appears when a D VHS cassette contains Index no indication gt page 11 the multiple programs VCR operation mode indication appears when a D VHS cassette contains Audio monitor indications c page 10 the multiple angle Q Clock time D appears when a D VHS cassette contains Time counter the audio in multiple language Tape remaining time When REMAIN appears when a D VHS cassette contains appears the subtitle in multiple language To reset the time counter press C RESET on the Remote The counter reading becomes 0 00 00 It is also reset when a tape is inserted The tape remaining time is calculated based the NOTE recording speed being used The indicated remaining The subtitles does not appear while the on screen dis
30. INK connector is also used as an input for DV compressed signals from the DV output of a digital video camera i LINK Connection i LINK compatible devices can be connected in daisy chain fashion using i LINK cables i LINK cable A B E oup E A to D i LINK compatible devices Any two devices in the daisy chain can exchange data bi directionally even if there are other devices connected between them i LINK also supports a repeater function that passes input 2 and DV signals through to the next device in the chain i LINK Branched Connection If you are connecting a device that is equipped with three or more i LINK connectors you can also branch the i LINK connection i LINK cable A Y B C D E F A to F i LINK compatible devices Devices with three or more i LINK connectors NOTES i LINK Connection Examples Examples of good i LINK connections and bad i LINK connections are shown below The digital signals flow to all connected devices When connecting i LINK devices make sure that the devices are connected in such a way that digital signals do not return loop back to the device that output them Looped connection is not permitted Good connection examples to D i LINK compatible devices The connections below do not form a loop B
31. NIZED TAPE NUMBER appears on the TV screen 26 Finding Tapes Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR D ver CABLE TV DBS 1 gt 1 TEIN A p 2 Blas 9 2 To play back a selected program on the list screen El Select the program that you want to watch then press OK Insert the corresponding tape Press OK again with the arrow on SEARCH Confirm that the desired program is highlighted then press OK e Playback starts automatically after the selected program is located You can find a tape you want using Video Navigation You have four methods to find tapes by tape number by program title by category by recording date and by tape Te VIDEO NAVIGATION cont remaining time Finding by tape number Use the Remote to do the following operations 1 2 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI Access Library screen Press AV 46 to move the arrow to LIBRARY then press V or OK Navigation SEARCH LIBRARYKN BLANK NAVI SETUP V NUMBER TITLE CATEGORY DATE EXT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS qm MC sevect THEN PRESS OK Access tape number li st screen Press lt gt to move the navigation a
32. NK2 00 LS3 1 3 R 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC NAVI it may take 2 FOOTBALL 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND a few seconds to PROJECT YYZ access the Title AEN mss 0 Car C D ETE EDT screen while the VCR searches for the Video Navigation information E Select program Press AV to select the program you want to watch then press OK nm Start playback Press lt gt to move the arrow to PLAY then presss OK Playback starts automatically after the selected program is located SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS THEN PRESS OK NOTES If you press NAVI while Video Navigation is deactivated the Navigation Set Up screen appears Set NAVIGATION to ON gt page 25 Video Navigation playback is possible only with the tape recorded on this VCR To record the date and time as the program title in this VCR s memory make sure the VCR s clock is set correctly before recording To record the program information in this VCR s memory you must record each program for over the minimum recording time 5 min for the D VHS HS mode 10 min for the D VHS STD mode 30 min for the D VHS LS3 mode 50 min for the D VHS LS5 mode 5 min for the S VHS VHS SP mode and 15 min for S VHS VHS EP mode Video Navigation may not work properly for some tapes e During playback or when searching for the beginning of a program a VCR might find two different tape numbers recorde
33. R D CABLE TV DBS ATTENTION If the i LINK setting does not work press D VHS and STOP EJECT 4 on the front panel simultaneously for more than 5 seconds to reset the settings The cassette is automatically ejected LINC You can control one of the i LINK compatible devices connected to this VCR with the i LINK cable LINC means to select one of the connected devices After establishing a LINC with an i LINK compatible device you re ready to control the i LINK device LINC Logical Interface Connection involves establishing a logical connection as the abbreviation implies OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS cont i LINK set up for connected device When you connect i LINK compatible devices to this VCR an i LINK device number is assigned to each device in the order of connection If you want to change the number follow the procedure below Access Main Menu screen E Press MENU Access i LINK Set Up screen Press lt to move the arrow to INITIAL SET UP then press V or OK Press lt gt to move the arrow to OTHER then press V or OK E Confirm LINC setting Check that LINC is FUNCTION SET UP J INITIAL SET UP V set to AUTO If not ce 3 press AV to move ae 1 N the arrow to LINC RESET NUMBER then press 4 gt t
34. R TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR VCR CABLE TV DBS Ce Ea e E E Ga OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS cont The JLIP Joint Level Interface Protocol terminal is used to connect the VCR to a personal computer or similar device By connecting through the JLIP terminals you can control the VCR during editing and certain other operations from the connected personal computer or similar device When connecting this VCR to another device using the JLIP terminals each device must have a different JLIP ID number The JLIP ID number of this VCR is preset to 1 when shipped from the factory You can change this number to any other number between 1 to 99 To change the JLIP ID number of this VCR follow the procedure below Access Main Menu screen Press MENU H Select JLIP ID Set Up screen 1 Press lt I gt to move the arrow to INITIAL SET UP then press V or OK 2 Press lt gt to move the arrow to OTHER then press V or OK Set JLIP ID Number Press AV to move FUNCTION SET UP VJ INITIAL SET UP the arrow to JLIP clock ser OTHER ID JLIP ID Press lt I gt to enter LING the desired ID RESET RUMBER number SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS en seLecr THEN PRESS OK 4 Return to normal screen Press MENU Te
35. Recording ITR 22 i LINK Setting 42 J JLIP ID Number Setting 44 M Manual tracking 10 Multi Brand Remote Controlling four JVC VCRs 46 Setting TV brand 45 Next Function Memory 11 On screen display 22 57 OPTICAL OUT 37 P PICTURE CONTROL 36 Playback 8 POWER SAVE 39 R REAR AUX L 1 38 REAR AUX L 2 38 Recording speed 18 19 Repeat playback 9 S Skip Back 11 Skip Search 11 Special effect playback Frame by Frame Playback 14 High Speed Picture Search 13 Picture Search 13 Slow Motion Playback 15 Still Picture Playback 14 Variable Speed Picture Search 13 Specifications 59 STD AUDIO REC MODE 37 SUPERIMPOSE 39 S VHS ET 41 S VHS MODE 40 T Tape position indicator 9 Tape remaining time 57 Time counter 9 57 Tracking 10 Troubleshooting 47 TV OUTPUT 1 38 TV OUTPUT 2 38 v V CALIBRATION 36 Video Navigation Checking memory 34 Editing titles 30 Finding tapes 26 Playback 24 VIDEO STABILIZER 36 o e e EN 55 S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO input connectors IN F 1 c page 6 POWER button gt page 8 20 SPEED button gt page 19 Cassette loading slot Remote sensor STOP EJECT m amp button gt page 8 20 Front display panel page 56 PLAY gt button gt page 8 CHANNEL and but
36. The VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning Can the VCR indefinitely remain in still mode No It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads During picture search still picture playback and frame by frame playback the picture is intermittent What s the cause Picture loss occurs when these types of playback are attempted with a tape recorded in LP mode Pressing PLAY gt to return to normal playback will restore the picture When returning from variable speed picture search to normal playback the picture is disturbed Should I be concerned about this No it is normal Q Other than preventing further recording what effect does removing the safety tab have A It disables marking of index codes and tape numbers for Video Navigation Sometimes during index search the VCR cannot find the program I want to see Why not There may be index codes too close together During playback on screen display sometimes jitters Why does this happen If the condition of the tape being played back is not good jittering of the video including on screen display may occur Te TROUBLESHOOTING cont RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the new recording Why does this happen A This is normal It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points Q Can the VCR
37. VCR is in recording pause mode is always displayed The VCR status can be also displayed during playback Even if SUPERIMPOSE is set to OFF gt page 39 the on screen display appears when the VCR plays back the blank portion of a tape However on screen display does not appear when the input location is selected and no signal is input TIMER RECORDING EN 2 3 Set timer program on NTSC device Auto i For timer programming method refer to the manual supplied with the NTSC device Recording Make sure the record safety tab is intact Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set recording speed Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote Press REC SPEED SPEED to set the recording to VCR speed This function allows you to automatically record a program nm Engage Auto Recording standby mode which is timer programmed on your NTSC device Turn off the NTSC device Press and hold REC LINK on the Remote for more than 2 seconds The VCR turns off automatically L 1 and appear on the front display panel Auto Recording standby mode When the NTSC device outputs a signal the VCR starts recording and L 1 blinks the and record O indicator light up The VCR stops recording and powers off when the NTSC device stops outputting a signal Preparation Connect a NTSC device to the AUDIO
38. aler mode The digital program is not recorded in To record in the D VHS mode use a D VHS mode D VHS cassette 5 The Hi Fi sound cannot be heard Audio Monitor setting is incorrect Set Audio Monitor to L R 9 gt page 10 6 The D VHS indicator does not light The program is not recorded in D VHS To record the program in D VHS mode up when playing back a D VHS cas mode press D VHS so that the D VHS in sette dicator lights up then perform the re cording page 18 7 The mosaic noise appears when re This occurs when receiving the pro This noise already appears in the broad ceiving the scenes with fast action gram with the low transfer rate cast station and this is not a malfunc or switching the display tion of your VCR CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE EDITNG SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Recording will not start and CASS blinks on the front display panel for about 5 seconds 2 Tape to tape editing will not work VIDEO NAVIGATION SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Tape information screen does not ap The current tape inserted has not been pear for the currently inserted tape recorded on this VCR 2 The VCR cannot search for the de sired program 3 MEMORY FULL appears on the screen when you try to start record ing 4 The information data for Video Navi gation is not registered There is no cassette loaded The loade
39. and S VHS tape with VHS picture quality S VHS ET gt page 41 This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S VHS picture quality Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S VHS ET function NOTE When the channel is changed on the VCR e The STEREO indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast Accidental erasure prevention To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its record safety tab To record on it later cover the hole with adhesive tape Record safety tab 3 i 22 EN Editing Features Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR D CABLE TV DBS u OKD C2 ADO eC EDITING cont Changing display information Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause Each time you press the button the front display panel shows the auxiliary input clock time and the recording speed in sequence gt Auxiliary Input Clock Time Recording Speed
40. ape does not contain the multiple sounds Subtitle Selection OFF CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 During normal playback press SUBTITLE Number key 6 on the Remote to select the desired subtitle It is impossible to select the subtitle if the tape does not contain the multiple subtitles When you record multiple programs or programs with multiple angles it is impossible to change program on multiple program channel and angles with the control of this VCR Select the desired program or angle with the control of the TV i EN 13 Special Effect Playback Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to atium D VCR CABLE DBS PLAY amp lt cmn DT With this VCR you can enjoy special effect playback such as high speed search variable speed search and still playback and so on Locating particular scene rapidly Picture Search m High Speed Picture Search Possible during normal playback or still picture playback You can rapidly locate a particular scene on the tape To do forward picture search press FF To do reverse picture search press REW lt lt f you press and hold the button for more than 2 seconds simply releasing it cancels the picture search
41. are admitted by DTLA e Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode It is impossible to dub copy limited signals between the on the TV devices which supports copy protection technologies of Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote DTLA It is impossible to dub to other tapes the program to VCR which only one recording is permitted When connecting to other devices only the operation of the devices which supports DTLA is guaranteed The operation of non DTLA supported devices is not guaranteed This VCR can check the tape condition during recording and playback and realizes the best possible pictures In addition this VCR is equipped with the Video Navigation function which allows you to quickly locate the programs you have recorded on a tape When recording on this VCR the tapes are PLAY automatically numbered so that every tape recorded STOP EJECT m 4 on this VCR has a different tape number With this function the program information such as recording date start time auxiliary input L 1 L 2 F 1 and 1 etc and recording speed are also automatically stored in VCR s memory MSS For the Video Navigation function see page 24 To memorize the recording date and start time for the Video Navigation function the date and clock must be set correctly
42. ase screen is displayed The tape is running but the picture will not REW lt lt D QJ Cs POWER VCR CABLE TV DBS Password Please OK CANCEL Sool g oo a E Input password number Press the 5 digit Number keys Password Plaasa to input the password number 12345 CANCEL LSe scolg then press OK OK CANCEL apela Password OK screen is 4 rwa 5 9 27 FF gt gt displayed and becomes to Password OK playback screen about 3 seconds To stop playback Press STOP on the Remote STOP EJECT on the front panel To rewind the tape when it is not running Press REW To fast forward when it is not running Press FF P To eject the tape Press STOP EJECT 5 on the front panel when the tape is not running NOTES You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned Press CANCEL when you redo an input from the beginning off during a password input To turn off the VCR e If the password is different Password will be displayed as and the Password Please display again Press POWER dl i 18 EDITING E d I tl n q This VCR supports the copy protection technologies of DTLA Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator These technologies
43. asic Playback Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR STOP EJECT POWER m 4 00 REW lt lt p D VCR CABLE DBS H REW lt lt Ld qe dsl FF gt gt 5 NOTES When you use the Video Navigation function operate the VCR only after the tape number is detected otherwise you cannot use the Video Navigation function It takes a moment until the image appears on the TV screen when you play back a program recorded in LS5 mode The picture may pause or the block noise may appear It will take a moment until the image appears when you play back cut segments segments for which recording was continued after stopping or pausing or segments for which recording was switched from VHS mode SP or EP to D VHS mode PLAYBACK This VCR can check the tape condition during playback and recording and realizes the best possible pictures This VCR can play back tapes that have been recorded in D VHS MTP S VHS S VHS ET and VHS formats When playing back a tape this VCR automatically identifies the recording format D VHS S VHS S VHS ET or VHS When you play back a tape recorded on this VCR you can us
44. aximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m NOTES f the Remote does not work properly remove its batteries wait for a few seconds replace the batteries and then try again e If the batteries of the Remote are weak the Remote will not be able to control the TV Replace the batteries INDEX cont VCR TV CABLE DBS selector gt page 45 46 Ps button gt page 46 OK Button No cd Q No function Q No function Number keys gt page 30 32 45 Character input buttons gt page 32 SUBTITLE button gt page 12 No function No function No function CANCEL button gt page 17 C Counter RESET button gt page 57 button gt page 30 AUX button gt page 45 REW 9 button page 8 13 REC button gt page 19 20 STOP button gt page 8 20 button gt page 7 A V buttons c page 7 NAVI button gt page 24 BACK button gt page 35 OSD button gt page 22 ENTER button gt page 45 POWER button gt page 8 20 TV VCR button gt page 45 6 No function No function No function TV VCR CH buttons gt page 10 14 45 REC LINK button gt page 23 REC SPEED button gt page 19 20 ENTER button SKIP SEARCH button gt page 11 gt button gt page 32 FF gt gt me button gt page 8 1
45. ccess the Clock Set screen to perform the Manual Clock Set Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Access Main Menu screen Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to Press MENU VCR H Access Clock Set screen 1j Press 4 gt to FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET UP move the arrow to 284 2 y INITIAL SET UP then press VCR CABLE V or OK ZIV DBS 2 Press lt P to OK SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS move the arrow to sir Clases CLOCK SET then press V or OK mmn n Access Manual Clock Set screen Press V or OK to access MANUAL CLOCK SET Set time Press lt gt until the MANUAL CLOCK SET desired time appears TM 9 04 DATE 1 1 THU then press V YEAR Em e RETURN Holding lt gt changes the time in MEME I 30 minute n intervals Set date Press lt gt until the desired date appears then press V Holding lt gt changes the date in 15 day intervals Set year Press lt 2 until the desired year appears Start clock Press MENU and normal screen appears To make corrections any time during the process Press AV to select the item you want to change then press lt gt i BEN B
46. ch as cartoons NOTES e When you select EDIT SOFT or SHARP the selected mode will not change until you select again Select EDIT when you are editing tapes page 20 After you finish editing the tapes select AUTO when V CALIBRATION is OFF DIGITAL R3 S VHS VHS only ON OFF When this function is set to ON edge correction to the luminance signal is performed to enhance details Normally set this function to ON NOTES e Depending on the type of tape being used picture quality may be better with DIGITAL R3 set to OFF If you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing be sure to set DIGITAL to OFF before starting STABILIZER S VHS VHS only ON OFF When this function is set to ON you can correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR This function is available only when playing back tapes recorded in EP mode NOTES e When you finish viewing a tape be sure to set this function to OFF Regardless of the setting this function has no effect during recording and during special effects playback To watch recordings with close caption set this function to OFF e When this function is set to ON the vertical vibrations may occur Press CHANNEL or on VCR or TV VCR CH on the Remote to eliminate vibration
47. d cassette has had its record safety tab removed The components have been incor rectly connected or correct video connector S VIDEO or VIDEO is not selected The power to one or more of the units has not been turned on The recording VCR s input location has been set incorrectly Two or more tape numbers are re corded on one tape The inserted program is not recorded on this VCR The VCR s memory for Video Naviga tion is fully recorded The VCR s memory for Video Naviga tion is fully recorded NAVIGATION is set to OFF The recording time is not enough TROUBLESHOOTING cont Insert a cassette Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape or load a cassette on which the record safety tab is in tact Connect the components correctly page 5 6 or check REAR AUX L 1 or L 2 and FRONT AUX F 1 set ting page 38 Make sure the power to all units is on Select the appropriate input location on the recording VCR Tape information cannot be shown if it has not been recorded on this VCR Video Navigation cannot work correctly on a tape if it has more than one tape number If this happens fast forward the tape up to its end eject it and try it again It is impossible to search the desired program which is not recorded on this VCR using Video Navigation Check the remaining memory page 34 If it is full delete unnec essa
48. d on a tape After you remove this tape the tape will be assigned just one tape number the smaller one After this the higher tape number will be missing from the memory s tape number list Tape program information is stored in this VCR s memory If this VCR s memory is damaged and the program information is lost it is impossible to restore that information After recording a tape on this VCR write the tape number on a label and affix the label to the tape in order to allow you to find the tape by its number on screen display is output to the TV with S VIDEO VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO signal in 480i image format E Te EN 25 How to read the Video Navigation screen 2297 Navigat on SEARCH LIBRARY Y BLANK NAVI SETUP 0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2 00 53 11 3 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC 2 FOOTBALL 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND 4 PROJECT XYZ SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 AM 5 53 PM i LINK 153 Cow Cs nur Ci I 9 SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SN SELECT THEN PRESS OK Q Tape number and tape title Maximum blank time on the tape Page No Total Page No only 4 programs can be shown at a time Program title included on a tape Q The detailed program information currently selected date auxiliary input category sta
49. drum will cause damage to the tape In conditions where condensation may occur keep the unit turned on for a few hours to let the moisture dry ATTENTION To mobile phone users Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the unit may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a gray back display On placing the unit Some TVs or other appliances generate strong magnetic fields Do not place such appliances on top of the unit as it may cause picture disturbance ABOUT HEAD CLEANING After an extended period of use the video heads can become dirty resulting in a loss of picture or sound during playback If this happens clean the video heads by using the optional cleaning tapes Symptoms of dirty video heads VHS playback The picture is not clear or does not appear There is no sound Mosaic block noise appears in the picture Black or mosaic horizontal stripes appear in the LS picture The picture stops as if the tape is paused Early symptom Late symptom A blank black or blue screen appears The picture is fuzzy VHS playback D VHS playback Block noise Still i image Black screen Use a cleaning tape designed specifically for D VHS video heads JVC D VHS video head cleaner DFC 2 to clean the video heads In order to avoid misoperation set NAVIGATION to OFF gt page 25 Follow the instructions that are provided with the cleaning tap
50. e If you still do not get a clear picture after using a cleaning tape The heads may be worn Contact your nearest JVC dealer During VHS playback if there is a tracking problem the picture may appear fuzzy Adjust the tracking manually gt page 10 4 EN CONTENTS INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 5 Connections eoe o eo ere oe ra oo ra oe ssa se on ek onerosa eos D i LINK Connections ce ee eee ee ee eee eee eee esee D S VIDEO VIDEO Connections INITIAL SETTINGS 7 Clock Setting ecce ee eee eere eee eee eee eeese 7 Setting clock manually Manual Clock Set 7 PLAYBACK 8 Basic Playback eere Basic Playback Features 9 Checking tape position essen 9 Playing back tape repeatedly Repeat Playback 9 Adjusting tracking condition Tracking Adjustments 10 Selecting monitor sound Audio Monitor 10 Automatic operations after rewinding Next Function D zMoUS AME Locating beginning of recordings Index Search Skipping unwanted portions Skip Search Repeating wanted portions Skip Back Special Effect Playback 13 Locating particular scene rapidly Picture Search 13 W High Spe
51. e the Video Navigation function 7 page 24 1 Load cassette Make sure the window side is up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR Do not apply too much pressure when inserting The VCR turns on automatically The tape will run for a few seconds while the VCR searches for the tape number If the tape number is found it will be shown on the TV screen if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON page 39 The counter is reset automatically however it is not completely reset to 0 00 00 the cassette s record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically When you playback D VHS tape the D VHS indicator lights up H Start playback Press PLAY gt Recording speed is automatically detected e If V CALIBRATION is set to ON default setting and PICTURE CONTROL is set to AUTO page 36 VIDEO CALIBRATION appears on the screen and this VCR checks the tape condition during automatic tracking only cassettes recorded in the S VHS S VHS ET or VHS mode To stop playback Press STOP I on the Remote or STOP EJECT amp 4 on the front panel To rewind the tape when it is not running Press REW 44 To fast forward when it is not running Press FF P To eject the tape Press STOP EJECT M 4 on the front panel when the tape is not running Yo
52. e the playback picture to become blurred or interrupted Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such troubles occur ATTENTION This VCR contains microcomputers External electronic noise or interference can cause microcomputer to malfunction If the VCR does not operate correctly switch its power off and unplug the AC power cord from the AC supply Wait for a while and then plug the power back in Eject and check the condition of the cassette If everything appears normal you can operate the VCR as usual i 5 EN TROUBLESHOOTING cont The following conditions are product features and do not indicate mechanical problems Playback of tapes recorded in D VHS mode You may see a mosaic block noise grayed images or a still image in cases of excessive distortion caused when playing back a damaged tape or when the heads are momentarily dirty e After you press PLAY amp it takes a moment until you see the image and hear the sound After you switch playback speeds when switching from special effect playback to normal playback for example it takes a moment until you see the image and hear the sound For a few seconds the image may be played back out of sync with the sound Searching images on D VHS tapes The images appear frame by frame Block noise may appear on the bottom half of images When the blank portion is reached a still scene of the last record
53. ecommended to set the remote control code to when you use this function gt page 46 Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have Refer to the TV s instruction manual when making this connection AV COMPU LINK Television This VCR To S video in To REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK To S VIDEO OUT To AV Computer link II VCR ONLY To Audio in Mini plug cable not supplied lied To AUDIO OUT Audio cable su lied S video cable su EN 41 The default setting is bold in the table below BW S VHS ET ON OFF This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S VHS picture quality Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S VHS ET function The S VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel when S VHS ET is set to ON NOTES Before recording make sure that V CALIBRATION is set to ON page 36 You cannot activate the S VHS ET function while recording is in progress while timer recording or Instant Timer Recording gt page 22 is in progress while Video Calibration page 36 is in progress S VHS ET does not work with S VHS tapes keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period o
54. ecording time is important To record for five times longer than in STD mode For more details refer to About Recording Speed below EN 19 Start playback Press PLAY gt on the connected device NOTE If the connected device is equipped with a superimpose OSD disable feature then set it to OFF before starting playback Start recording On the front panel Press REC On the Remote While holding REC press PLAY NOTE If 108 REC BY HS MODE appears on the TV screen refer to Error Codes and Messages on page 51 Do not connect this VCR to the PC with the i LINK cable The operation is not guaranteed About Recording Speed Input Source Playback device Selectable Recording Speed Recording device This VCR D VHS Auto HS STD LS3 LS5 HS STD LS3 LS5 i Link input Digital HD camcorder MPEG2 Auto HS STD HS Digital HD camcorder DV format HS STD LS3 LS5 Auto mode The recording speed will be selected automatically according to the amount of data input the transfer rate from the i LINK connector NOTES When dubbing using the i LINK connector set the recording speed on the recording VCR to the same speed as the source tape on the playback VCR When AUTO is selected for the recording speed AUTO and the selected speed appear on the front display
55. ed Picture Search 13 m Variable Speed Picture 13 Viewing still picture Still Picture Playback 14 Viewing still picture frame by frame Frame by Frame playback esiste exert pate POR 14 Viewing slow motion picture Slow Motion Playback 15 PRO HD System Playback 16 EDITING 18 crece tete temas tes Mise S VHS VHS Editing Editing Features eeeeeee e eee eene eee esses es 22 Changing display information sse 22 Specifying recording length Instant Timer Recording oo tese DE Les 22 Showing on screen 22 TIMER RECORDING 23 Auto Recording ccce eee eee e eee eene eee sess 23 VIDEO NAVIGATION 24 Navigation Playback 24 Deactivating Video Navigation 25 Finding Tapes e eeee ee eee eee eee sees see sesss 26 Finding by tape 26 Finding by 27 Finding by eategory deer entretient 27 Finding by recording 28 Finding blank space 29 Editing Titles eee e eee esses Editing tape titl amp ettet iie treten Entering or Editing program title Editing program Cat
56. ed image is displayed The picture stops There is no sound When two or more devices are connected to this VCR with the i LINK cable a camcorder and another i LINK compatible device do not turn on the camcorder if you record a program from an another i Link compatible device Turning on and off the camcorder may cause momentary still images and loss of sound Image or sound is distorted When recording from a camcorder connected to this VCR with the i LINK cable the image or sound may be distorted If this occurs insert a D VHS cassette in the VCR and turn off and on the VCR then start recording again If the problem is not fixed record using the audio video input connectors instead of i LINK connector Recording from camcorders and other devices via i LINK connector You may see a mosaic block noise For scenes with fast action the image may jitter This does not affect recording which will proceed as usual When you watch the camcorder s search images through this VCR the block noise may appear When you record audio dubbed DVC cassettes tapes which have four recorded channels sound may not be heard for the first few seconds When you eject and insert D VHS cassettes the sound may be interrupted for an instant When you press REC SPEED SPEED to switch recording speed the sound may be interrupted for an instant Incorrect image formatting for wide TVs If you have connected two different
57. ed memory is displayed Navigation SEARCH LIBRARY BLANK NAVI SET UP NAVIGATION SET UP USED MEMORY 66 NAVIGATION OFF E SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS m SELECT THEN PRESS 0K Return to normal screen Press NAVI If memory is full you have to delete unwanted information to store more information in the VCR s memory i T OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS 1 EN 35 Useful Function Settings You can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set Up screens by following the procedure described below The table below shows the structure of the menu system VIDEO FUNCTION rz page 36 FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION rz page 37 Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR SET UP IN OUT FUNCTION c page 38 ADDITIONAL gt page 39 For the functions you can set on the Function Set Up screen see pages 35 to 41 VCR CABLE TV DBS Ce E3 Access Main Menu screen Press MENU Access Function Set Up screen Press lt gt to move the arrow to FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET UP VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN OUT FUNCTION ApprrioNAL u V CALIBRATION
58. eed the following precautions may result in damage to the unit remote control or video cassette 1 DO place the unit in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity in direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration 2 DO NOT NOT block the unit s ventilation openings or holes If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out 3 DO NOI place heavy objects on the unit or remote control 4 DO NOI place anything which might spill on top of the unit or remote control If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment fire or electric shock may be caused 5 DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing 6 DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water Also DO NOT place any containers filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this unit 7 DO place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 AVOID violent shocks to the unit during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the unit when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid Moisture condensation on the head
59. egory Deleting tape information sss Deleting program information Checking MEMOS etre ee rrr entere ito 34 OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS 35 Useful Function Settings 35 i LINK Set Up 42 JLIP ID Number Setting 44 MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL 45 TV Brand Setting 45 Changing Remote Control Code 46 TROUBLESHOOTING 47 Error Codes and Messages 51 Questions and answers sse 52 INDEX 53 GOSSANY 53 List of terms Front pariet reete eret a eres Rear panel irrar enoia ROT Front display panel On screen display Remote cives c Dr OR Ge D IRSE SPECIFICATIONS 59 i INSTALLING YOUR NEW EN 5 Connections Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in SPECIFICATIONS gt page 59 Another D VHS Digital Recorder Digital HD Video ET SR VD400E Camera JY HD10 Situate VCR Place the VCR on a stable horizontal surface i LINK Connections i i j 0000000 for dubbing hif Se Make connections Connect VCR to TV Connect an audio cable between the VCR s AUDIO OUT connectors a
60. epare for recording See page 18 for recording i 30 n Editing Titles Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR p VCR l CABLE TV DBS DOOD Number keys CANCELI 19 C9 oS I gt amp gt 5 VIDEO NAVIGATION cont When you record a TV program on this VCR the VCR automatically records the recording start time date and channel in each program title If the tape is recorded for the first time the tape number and the date and time are recorded in the tape title You can then edit the tape title and the program titles as you like You can also edit the category in the program title In short you can use the Video Navigation function to create your own video tape library Editing tape title When you want to edit the tape title follow the procedure below by using the Remote 1 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI 2 Access Library screen Press AV lt gt to ERN LIBRARY NAVI SETUP move the arrow to TAPE NUMBER MTE CATEGORY LIBRARY then press V or OK at SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS Suy SELECT THEN PRESS OK 3 Access tape number list screen Press lt gt to move the navigation arrow to TAPE NUMBER then press
61. er to decode the MPEG TS signals and output analog Y Pb Pr during playback When decoding MPEG TS signals recorded at 720 30P the signal will be converted to 720 60P that is generally used Linear PCM Audio Conventional D VHS recording uses MPEG 1 Layer 2 compression to record analog audio digitally For recording without compression this VCR also features PCM recording pulse code modulation 48 kHz 16 bit 1536 kbps Used with high resolution HS STD mode it offers outstanding high fidelity recording and playback Recording from audio input alone is not supported Dolby Digital A form of digital audio coding developed by Dolby Laboratories to deliver surround sound with 5 1 channels front left and right center rear left and right and a channel for LFE low frequency effects When you play back a digital tape encoded in Dolby Digital format the Dolby Digital bistream is sent from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL connector Set OPTICAL OUT to Dolby D rx page 37 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface that allows devices equipped with an i LINK connector to exchange digital video signals digital audio signals and device control signals bi directionally over a single cable
62. ess title screen Press lt gt to move the gnavisation SEARCH LIBRARY BLANK NAVI SETUP arrow to TITLE then TAPE NUMBER press OK TITLE CATEGORY DATE EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS GEN SELECT THEN PRESS OK 3 lists is displayed Navigation SEARCH LIBRARY NAVI SET UP beside the tape TEST Us number of the loaded Ber 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA cassette 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 The cassette mark is rS Iud SAT 6 30AM 5 53 PM displayed on the left cem cem cum Cars 1 EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS of the tape title The wm items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press lt or gt To play back the desired program refer to To play back a selected program on the list screen on page 26 4 Return to normal screen Press NAVI EN 27 Finding by category Use the Remote to do the following operations To find a program by category be sure to select program category in advance rx page 33 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 26 then go to the following steps 2 Access category screen Press lt gt to move the amr arrow to CATEGORY then press OK NAVI SET
63. f time S VHS recording on S VHS tapes is recommended Use of high grade tapes are recommended for S VHS ET recordings On some tapes picture quality will not improve even if the S VHS ET function is used Check the recording quality before you start important recordings You can play back S VHS ET recordings on most of S VHS VCRs and of VHS VCR equipped with SQPB S VHS QUASI PLAYBACK function Notice some VCRs are not compatible with this function e While playing back a tape recorded with this function on some tapes noise may appear If playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted use a cleaning cassette During special effect playback page 13 noise may appear If special effect playback is performed frequently on a tape recorded with this function the tape may be damaged and picture may be deteriorated B DISPLAY ON OFF When this function is set to OFF only appears on the front display panel NOTE Even if you set DISPLAY to OFF each item appears on the front display panel in the following cases when you press REC twice for the F page 22 when you set the remote control code page 46 when you press DISPLAY the current status appears for a few seconds i 42 EN i LINK Set Up Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VC
64. indefinitely remain in the recording pause mode A No The VCR automatically stops after 5 minutes to protect the heads When paused during Instant Timer Recording ITR the VCR shuts off automatically after 5 minutes What happens if the tape reaches its end during recording A The VCR stops then and gt blink on the front display panel i INDEX Index Glossary D VHS By utilizing the characteristic of the tape media video and audio data compressed using MPEG2 method can be recorded at high speed rate and in high volume Bit stream recording method is employed to record inputted 2 5 signals signals with additional information such as program assignment for service access other than MPEG2 video and audio data directly This unit is equipped with MPEG2 encoder decoder that enables digital recording and playback for analog signal this unit supports only NTSC signal In addition a vast amount of VHS analog recording images can be playbacked This is D VHS This unit has the feature to record and playback S VHS and S VHS ET as well Bit Stream Recording Bit stream recording is a method to record the MPEG TS signals compressed by 2 on the tape directly and output the same type of signals This unit enables recording and playback of high definition MPEG2 TS signals at a high speed HS mode of 28 2 Mbps MPEG2 Decoder This unit is also equipped with MPEG2 decod
65. ing on this VCR E REAR AUX L 1 VIDEO S VIDEO You have to select which terminal either VIDEO composite or SVIDEO Y C separate signals to use as the video input terminal L 1 on the rear panel Make sure to select the correct terminal otherwise you may fail in recording editing on this VCR REAR AUX L 2 VIDEO S VIDEO You have to select which terminal either VIDEO composite or SVIDEO Y C separate signals to use as the video input terminal L 2 on the rear panel Make sure to select the correct terminal otherwise you may fail in recording editing on this VCR Additional settings EN 39 ADDITIONAL The default setting is bold in the table below SUPERIMPOSE ON OFF When this function is set to ON various VCR status information on screen display appears on the screen NOTES e When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape be sure to set this function to OFF otherwise the VCR status information on screen display will be recorded on the edited tape Ifyou select a channel on which no signal is received the channel number is displayed regardless of this function setting GRAY BACK ON OFF When this function is set to ON the VCR changes the screen into the gray back screen automatically when receiving a chan
66. is distorted NO CONV 10801 720p 480p and 480i image formats are output to the TV just as they are ALLto480i All images will be output to the TV in 480i image format NOTE When you receive signals via i LINK connector or play back the picture of 1080i 720p 480p image format the signal is not output from the S VIDEO or VIDEO output connector if TV OUTPUT 1 set to 72001080 or NO TV OUTPUT 2 WIDE 16 9 NORMAL 4 3 Select the appropriate mode depending on the type of TV you have WIDE 16 9 Select this for a wide TV set with 16 9 screen image size NORMAL 4 3 Select this for a TV set with 4 3 screen image size NOTES e When TV OUTPUT 2 is set to WIDE 16 9 sometimes the screen image may be stretched vertically e When TV OUTPUT 2 is set to NORMAL 4 3 sometimes subtitles may not be visible or the ends of the screen image may be cut off Normally select WIDE16 9 e In order to let the equipment determine the screen image size it is recommended that you connect the VCR and TV using the component video output connectors or S VIDEO OUT connector E FRONT AUX F 1 VIDEO S VIDEO You have to select which terminal either VIDEO composite or S VIDEO Y C separate signals to use as the video input terminal on the front panel Make sure to select the correct terminal otherwise you may fail in recording edit
67. l sound track will be heard regardless of this setting Te EN 11 Automatic operations after rewinding Next Function Memory The Next Function Memory tells the VCR what to do after rewinding is complete Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode a For Automatic Playback Start Press REW 4 then press PLAY gt within 2 seconds b For Automatic Power Off Press REW then press POWER within 2 seconds I Locating beginning of recordings ndex Search When recording on this VCR index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each recording You can find and automatically play back from the beginning of any recording using the Index Search function 1 Start search While the tape is not running press 444 or gt gt on the Remote 2 Access distant code To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away press kea or gt gt repeatedly until the correct number is displayed on the screen only if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON rz page 39 Playback begins automatically when the desired recording is located Beginning of the current Current position Beginning of the 2nd program recorded on the tape next program recorded Previous Next program program recorded recorded 1 1 2nd next If you want to find the very beginning of the desired program press REW amp or FF gt gt after pla
68. lby D 2CH PCM STREAM This VCR can send the Dolby Digital bitstream or PCM Audio to external devices When you play back a tape including the Dolby Digital bitstream and if you have a device equipped with Dolby Digital decoder set this function to Dolby D If not set this function to 2 STREAM will be used when playing back and receiving a audio signals in other new formats This VCR Ul I T LI LT YZ T ger 0000000 4 Amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital Note for connection decoder Remove the protection cap from the cable CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE a i 36 EN Input Output settings IN OUT FUNCTION OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS cont The default setting is bold in the table below TV OUTPUT 1 720101080 NO CONV ALLto480i Select the appropriate mode when receiving signals via i LINK connector or playing back a D VHS tape containing a recording of an HD High Definition signal 720to1080 720p is up converted to 1080i and output to the TV 10801 480p and 480i image formats are output to the TV without being converted Select this when the 720p image played back
69. ll functions cannot be operated using this Remote e It s impossible to control a TV that does not have a remote sensor TV BRAND NAME BRAND CODE 01 03 Ex To set Remote to RCA 05 HITACHI 10 POWER AUX STOP MAGNAVOX 02 ED MITSUBISHI 03 e F is PANASONIC 04 11 RCA 05 SHARP 06 Hold i i Press in succession Release SONY 07 down SAMSUNG 12 SANYO 13 SEARS 13 TOSHIBA 08 ZENITH 09 i 46 Changing Remote Control Code POWER PLAY amp oer VCR CABLE 088 NOTE When POWER SAVE is set to ON you can not change the remote control code Before changing the code set POWER SAVE to OFF gt page 39 MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL cont The Remote is capable of controlling four JVC video recorders independently Each of VCRs can respond to one of four codes A B C or D This Remote control is preset to send A code signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code signals You can easily change your Remote and the VCR to send and respond to B C or D code signals When using four JVC VCRs set the four VCRs and their Remotes to different codes so that the Remotes can operate these VCRs separately KR Set remote operation mode Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS select
70. ly for a fine adjustment or press and hold for a coarse adjustment Watch the screen and continue adjustment until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved To reactivate automatic tracking press CHANNEL and on the front panel at the same time The automatic tracking becomes active again PLAYBACK cont D Selecting monitor sound Audio Monitor You can select the desired monitor sound While playing back a tape on which stereo sound is recorded press A MONITOR on the Remote Each time you press the button the sound changes as follows S VHS VHS DLRI DL L MIX NORMAL OLR Normally select this Hi Fi sound is played back Du Sound on the left Hi Fi channel is played back RI Sound on the right Hi Fi channel is played back NORMAL Sound on the normal track is played back MIX Both sounds on the Hi Fi track and normal track are mixed and played back D VHS 21 691 4 9 Normally select this DE Sound on the left channel is played back Soundon right channel is played back NOTES The above indication appears when SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON rx page 39 though the monitor sound changes in sequence e Ifthe tape being played back has no Hi Fi sound track the norma
71. mpossible to restore that information 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 30 then go to the following steps 2 Select tape number Press AV to select the ese SEARCH LIBRARY NAVI SET UP tape number for which TAPE NUMBER LIST 0017 SOCCER you want to edit the 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL title then press OK Ta 0016 EURO 2000 SPORT PORT SOCCER 1221 02 SAT_6 30 AM 5 53 PM i LINK CA Ge GE Oar Car EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK is displayed beside the tape number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or gt 3 Access delete screen Press lt gt to move the gesses arrow to DELETE NUMER UST then press OK WT BEER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 SPORT PORT SOCCER 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 5 53 PM i LINK A RETURN DELETE y EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK 4 Delete tape information Press 4 gt to move the Znavisation SEARCH LIBRARY BLANK NAVI SET UP
72. n a tape is inserted Playing back tape repeatedly Repeat Playback You can play back a tape repeatedly 50 times While playing back a tape press and hold PLAY for more than 5 seconds The play indicator on the front display panel starts flashing slowly and a tape will be played back 50 times To stop playback press STOP on the Remote STOP EJECT 4 on the front panel NOTE For a cassette recorded in D VHS mode Repeat Playback is not possible if the cassette was recorded in 153 or LS5 mode 10 N Adjusting tracking condition Tracking Adjustments Automatic tracking adjustment This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition Whenever you insert a tape and start playback automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback Manual tracking adjustment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback use the manual tracking following the procedures below You can also use the manual tracking during slow motion playback page 15 During slow motion playback simply press CHANNEL or on the VCR or TV VCR CH or on the Remote to adjust tracking 1 Activate manual tracking Press CHANNEL and on the front panel at the same time during playback 2 Eliminate the noises on the TV screen Press CHANNEL or Press it brief
73. nd the TV s audio input connectors Connect a component video cable between VCR s Component video output terminals 2 i LINK cable and the TV s Component video input terminals Component IN not supplied AC Outlet Video Output R NOTE 3 5 If your TV do not have Component video input terminals C V connect the S VIDEO cable between the VCR s S VIDEO To i LINK IN OUT OUT terminal and the TV s S video input connector Connect VCR to the Digital HD Video Camera JY HD10 Connect an i LINK cable between the VCR s i LINK IN OUT connector and JY HD10 s i LINK IN OUT connector Connect VCR to another VCR SR VD400E Connect an i LINK cable between the playback VCR s i LINK IN OUT connector and the recording VCR s i LINK IN OUT connector Component Video NOTE Cable not supplied Depending on the devices equipped with the i LINK connector which is connected to the VCR picture noise on this VCR may differ from the noise on the connected devices It is caused by the difference of the data processing method LLINK IN OUT AC Power Cord ju IT ETT eu Back of VCR AUDIO OUT Audio Cable supplied H Connect VCR to power source Aerial or cable TV HD Ready Connect the AC po
74. nel not in use POWER SAVE ON OFF When this function is set to ON you can reduce the power consumption While the VCR is turned off the front display panel does not show the clock When this function is set to ON an i LINK device cannot be recognized As a result it is not possible to record a program using the digital tuner s timer function In addition the device does not pass along data if it is in a branched connection For details of a digital tuner refer to the instruction manual of the digital tuner NOTE It takes some time until VCR completes its set up when you turn on the VCR CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ee i 40 OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS cont The default setting is bold in the table below E S VHS MODE ON OFF You can determine which recording mode either S VHS mode or VHS mode is used for recording on D VHS and S VHS tapes When this function is set to you can record on D VHS and S VHS tapes with S VHS picture quality When this function is set to you can record on D VHS and S VHS tapes with VHS picture quality NOTES To record in S VHS VHS mode on D VHS tape press D VHS to turn off the D VHS indicator e S VHS mode allows you to make high quality video recordings with horizontal resolution of 400 lines comparing with the 230 lines of res
75. nnectors on the rear to VIDEO n Set PICTURE CONTROL to EDIT Access the VIDEO FUNCTION screen gt page 36 7 Start playback Press PLAY gt on the connected device NOTE If the connected device is equipped with a superimpose OSD disable feature then set it to OFF before starting playback Dn Start recording On the front panel Press REC On the Remote While holding REC press PLAY e If V CALIBRATION is set to ON default setting gt page 36 this VCR checks the tape condition for about seven seconds then starts recording This means that the first seven seconds of the program will not be recorded If this is inconvenient for you follow the steps below Press REC and PAUSE to start Video Calibration Then press PLAY to start recording after Video Calibration is complete It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner To pause recording Press PAUSE I To resume recording press PLAY gt To stop recording Press STOP 8 on the Remote or STOP EJECT on the front panel To rewind the tape when it is not running Press REW To fast forward the tape when it is not running Press FF P To eject the tape Press STOP EJECT I 4 on the front panel when the tape is not running You can als
76. ns Skip Back You can skip back view at high speed wanted portions of the tape Press Number key 1 2 or 3 on the Remote during playback Each press initiates specified portion period of high speed rewind When the specified portion of the tape is rewound normal playback resumes automatically Number key Rewind Time 1 about 05 seconds 2 about 10 seconds 3 about 30 seconds EN 12 EN EN PLAYBACK cont Some D VHS tapes may contain the multiple programs angles sounds or subtitles If a tape contains them the icons appear on the top right corner of the TV screen when you press OSD Program Selection PROG 1 PROG 2 During normal playback press TV VCR CH the Remote to select the desired program It is impossible to select the program if the tape does not contain the multiple programs Angle Selection X VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 During normal playback press the Number key 4 on the Remote to select the desired angle Itis impossible to select the angle if the tape does not contain the multiple angles NOTE Sound Selection Dj 1 STEREO 2 Dolby D During normal playback press A MONITOR on the Remote to select the desired sound It is impossible to select the sound if the t
77. o eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off To turn off the VCR Press POWER NOTES Be sure to select AUTO for PICTURE CONTROL or NORM when V CALIBRATION is setto after you finish dubbing the tapes page 36 It is impossible to perform dubbing properly only with an audio cable Connect also the video or S video cable To use a Master Edit Control equipped JVC NTSC camcorder If you are using a JVC NTSC camcorder equipped with the Master Edit Control you can control the VCR from the camcorder 1 Access the ADDITIONAL screen gt page 39 then set COMPU LINK to OFF after performing step page 20 The REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK connector works as a Remote Pause connector when AV COMPU LINK is set to OFF e For details refer to the camcorder s instruction manual 2 Engage the VCR s recording pause mode EN 21 Compatibility Of Cassettes And Recording Mode Various connections for editing tapes The following three methods can be used for editing tapes VHS to S VHS editing VIDEO VIDEO connection Although the picture quality is inherently limited by the original VHS quality the edited tape has better picture quality than those made by VHS to VHS editing e S VHS to VHS editing VIDEO VIDEO connection Since the original source is recorded
78. o set to AUTO SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS EXIT SELECT THEN PRESS OK 4 Reset Number Press AV to move gaa o the arrow to RESET EE NUMBER then ee 1 x AIO press OK RESET NUMBER smi se SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS s seLecr THEN PRESS 0K Return to normal screen 5 Press MENU Set Number again Connect the external devices one by one e Make sure to connect the VCR s AC power plug to the AC outlet and turn on the external device before connection Each device will be numbered in the order of connection NOTES If you do not want to set i LINK device number set LINC to in step El You cannot use the i LINK connection depending on the type of NTSC camcorders equipped with the DV connector In this case LINC to OFF in step El EN 43 What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface that allows devices equipped with an i LINK connector to exchange digital video signals digital audio signals and device control signals bi directionally over a single cable i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry specification and extensions thereof The logo is used for products compliant with the i Link standard This VCR uses a four pin i LINK connector to input and output MPEG2 video signals audio signals and control signals The i L
79. ode unless specified otherwise E amp O E Design and specifications subject to change without notice Ww 2 300 45 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED Printed in Malaysia COPYRIGHT 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD 0204MNH SW VM _ dl m
80. olution of conventional VHS recordings To achieve the highest quality picture we recommend to record in S VHS mode But remember that a conventional VHS VCR without SQPB cannot play back S VHS tapes recorded in S VHS mode e S VHS MODE setting does not affect recording on VHS tapes Recording on VHS tapes is always performed in VHS mode except when using S VHS ET mode gt page 41 AV COMPU LINK ON OFF The REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK terminal on the rear panel can be used as either the REMOTE PAUSE terminal or the AV COMPULINK terminal When this function is set to DN you can use this terminal as the AV COMPULINK terminal By connecting other JVC s AV COMPULINK components see the diagram below including amplifiers or receivers and televisions one touch control of the audio and video components linked via their AV COMPULINK connectors becomes possible For example simply load a cassette the VCR and press PLAY gt so that the AV COMPULINK components automatically turn on the TV s AV mode is selected and the VCR starts playback You do not have to press PLAY if the cassette s record safety tab is removed When this function is set to OFF you can use this terminal as the REMOTE PAUSE terminal gt page 21 NOTES e When the remote control code is set to C or D the connector cannot be used as AV COMPULINK terminal even if AV COMPU LINK is set to ON It is r
81. or to H Set remote control code for Remote Press and hold A B C D Press the Number key 1 for A code control signals 2 for B code control signals 3 for C code control signals and 4 for D code control signals Press STOP m Turn off VCR Press POWER on the VCR and release A B C D Check remote control code for VCR Press PLAY amp on the VCR for more than 5 seconds The code currently set appears on the front display panel 5 Turn Press POWER on the Remote The code transmitted from the Remote blinks for a few seconds on the front display panel After the code disappears on the front display panel make sure that the VCR is turned on by pressing POWER on the Remote To control four VCRs with the same Remote You can control four JVC VCRs by switching the remote control code for the Remote between A B C and D c step El keeping four VCRs to different control codes Press the Number key 1 for A code control signals 2 for B code control signals 3 for C code control signals and 4 for D code control signals To change only the remote control code for the Remote DO NOT perform steps to Ex To set Remote to B code A B C D Release Hold Press in succession EN 1 down TROUBLESHOOTING EN 47 Troubleshooting Before requesting service use this cha
82. ording when the connected component is turned on e If the L 1 blinks quickly on the front display panel in the Auto Recording standby mode even though your NTSC device is turned off Auto Recording will not work properly 24 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION This function is useful when you want to quickly find e e N avi g a t programs you have recorded on a tape using this VCR This function allows you to select a program to watch and then layba C lc automatically search for the beginning of the program Load a cassette Insert a tape recorded on this VCR Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV The VCR turns on automatically Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote The tape will run for a few seconds while the to DRE VCR searches for the tape number recorded If tape number is found it will be shown on the TV screen if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON page 39 M The counter is reset automatically however it is VCR CABLE not completely reset to 0 00 00 ET 065 If the cassette s record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically H Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI J Navigation SEARCH __ BLANK SETUP After pressing 0107 ALL SPORTS BLA
83. panel in turn i 20 EN EDITING cont S VHS VHS Editing Make connections Refer to S VIDEO VIDEO Connections on page 6 Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact If not cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette E Select input location on this VCR 1 1 or L 2 when connecting the device to the AUDIO VIDEO or AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors on the rear panel F 1 when connecting the device to the AUDIO VIDEO or AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors on the front panel On the front panel Press CHANNEL On the Remote Press TV VCR CH or NOTES When using this VCR as the recording VCR set the video input terminal setting correctly page 38 e When using this VCR as the playback VCR for editing set DIGITAL to OFF page 36 nm Set recording speed Press REC SPEED SPEED to set the recording speed Selectable Recording Speed Recording device This VCR Input Source Playback device Analog D VHS HS STD LS3 LS5 input S VHS VHS SP EP Select video input terminal Access the IN OUT FUNCTION screen page 38 When using S VIDEO terminal set FRONT AUX F 1 or REAR AUX L 1 or L 2 if you use the connectors on the rear to S VIDEO When using VIDEO terminal set FRONT AUX F 1 or REAR AUX L 1 or L 2 if you use the co
84. play is time is only an estimate displayed Recording mode indication gt page 19 21 Selections of the selected icon Recording speed indication B Model name of the device connected to the Image format HD SD i LINK connector Auxiliary input L 1 L 2 F 1 and I 1 D Brand name of the device connected to the etc i LINK connector p Audio Indications Type of device connected to the i LINK connec tor STEREO When receiving the stereo broadcast p Tape position indicator gt page 9 Dolby D When playing back and receiving a Dolby Digital signals STREAM When playing back and receiving a audio signals in other new formats PCM When playing back and receiving a PCM audio signals AUDIO 1 Depends on the DV AUDIO REC AUDIO 2 setting rx page 37 1 2 MIX TIMER to C Co7 26 CI 07 SE pme L ml s Ge SUBTITLE ad 0 7 us 9 17 TA ENTER OSD DISPLAY c 6 How to use the Remote Before use insert two AA size batteries into the Remote with the polarity and matched correctly as indicated on the battery compartment or on the lid The Remote can operate most of your VCR s functions as well as basic functions of TV sets Point the Remote toward the remote sensor on the target component The m
85. ress gt WXY Z once to enter W then press gt PQRS four times to enter S then press gt NUMBER KEY CHARACTERS i 1 ABCabc2 DEFdef3 GHIghi4 JKLjkl5 MNOmno6 PORSpqrs7 TUVtuv8 WXYZwxyz9 OSA RP wl nN 0 space NOTES e If you want to delete a character select the character then press CLEAR or press OK with the arrow on ERASE e If you want to delete all characters press OK with the arrow on ALL ERASE i E EN Tl es 32 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION cont Entering or Editing program title When you want to edit the program title follow the procedure below by using the Remote D VAS 1 Load a cassette Insert a tape on which there is a program you want to edit 2 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI 3 Select program Press AV to select gr Navigation the program you want rs 0107 ALL SPORTS BLANK 2 00 188 1 8 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC kK IOG De cxi to edit then press E OK 3 EURO 96 ENGLAND 4 PROJECT XYZ SYDNEY OLYMPIC SHOW 12 21 02 SAT 6 30 AM 5 53 PM LLINK 153 or Comm Ca nu SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK 4 Access edit screen Press AV to move 0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2 00 183
86. rrow to TAPE NUMBER then press OK The tape number list screen appears being SEARCH LIBRARY BLANK NAVI SETUP V NUMBER TITLE CATEGORY DATE sorted by the tape EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS vum MC sevect THEN PRESS 0K numbers Confirm tape number lists TAPE NUMBER LIST 0017 SOCCER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 SOCCER TSPORT 12 21 02 SAT 6 30AM 5 53 PM iLINK 153 shown CRON CEE EXIT ok SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS CB THEN PRESS 0K Switch for changing the order 1st page out of 3 pages in this example of the tape number lists is e is displayed beside the tape number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or gt To play back the desired program refer to To play back a selected program on the list screen in the left column Return to normal screen Press NAVI i Finding by program title Use the Remote to do the following operations 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 26 then go to the following steps 2 Acc
87. rt and see if you can repair the trouble yourself Small problems are often easily corrected and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 2 The Remote will not function e The batteries are weak Replace the dead batteries with new ones TAPE TRANSPORT SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The cassette gets stuck partway dur The cassette was inserted incorrectly Make sure the cassette s window is fac ing loading and is ejected ing up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cas sette is pointing towards the VCR Then insert the cassette PLAYBACK SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The tape is running but the picture The TV receiver is set to the wrong Select the AV mode on the TV will not appear mode 2 Breaks are noticeable in Hi Fi sound Automatic tracking is engaged Disengage auto tracking and adjust the e track tracking manually page 10 3 The playback picture is blurred or The video heads may be dirty The heads must be cleaned Use an interrupted even though TV broad optional dry cleaning cassette or con casts are clear sult your JVC dealer 4 The picture stops or the black or The video heads may be dirty The heads must be cleaned Use an mosaic noise appears when playing optional dry cleaning cassette or con back a program recorded in D VHS sult your JVC de
88. rt time end time recording speed Q Operational commands Example BLANK EURO 96 BLANK YDNEY OLYMPIC 8 CERE 2 00 ENGLAND 1 00 153 153 4 00 153 153 Blank part BLANK appears for non recorded part the part whose information has been deleted manually page 34 or the part where new program has been recorded Deactivating Video Navigation If you do not want to store program information you can deactivate the Video Navigation function 1 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI 2 Access Navigation Set Up screen ea Navigation Press AV 4 gt move SE LIBRARY NL BLANK NAVI SETUP the arrow to NAVI SET NAVIGATION SET UP USED MEMORY 66 n UP then press v or NAVIGATION OFF OK m SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SELECT THEN PRESS OK 3 Deactivate Video Navigation Press 4 gt Z Navigation LIBRARY NAVIGATION SET UP NAVI SET UP USED MEMORY 66 Each time you press lt gt Video NAVIGATION Navigation turns ON or OFF EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS eC serect THEN PRESS OK 4 Return to normal screen Press NAVI NOTE If you press NAVI when a cassette is not loaded NO TAPE appears on the TV screen If the VCR does not recognize the tape number of the loaded cassette UNRECOG
89. ry Video Navigation information F page 33 34 Check the remaining memory gt page 34 If it is full delete unnec essary Video Navigation information gt page 33 34 Set NAVIGATION to ON page 25 For details on the recording time for Video Navigation refer to NOTES on page 24 OTHER PROBLEMS SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The auxiliary input cannot be Recording is in progress Press PAUSE Il to pause the record changed ing change auxiliary inputs then press PLAY gt to resume recording 2 The Remote will not operate your TV The brand codes are set incorrectly Reset the correct brand codes F page 45 3 PM blinks on the front display The VCR do not work properly Unplug the AC power plug once then panel plug it again 4 Thesubtitles and the menu screen are The subtitle display on the TV is set to Set it to off overlapped on MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the VCR when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape In conditions where condensation may occur keep the VCR turned on for a few hours to evaporate the moisture before inserting a tape ABOUT HEAD CLEANING Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads may caus
90. tape in use during playback and recording and compensates to provide the highest possible pictures This takes place whenever you play back a tape or start recording after OFF inserting a tape NOTES e During playback this function is always working even though VIDEO CALIBRATION appears just at the beginning of automatic tracking e During recording this function works only for the first SP recording and the first EP recording on an inserted tape For timer recording this function checks the tape condition both for the SP recording and the EP recording before the first timer recording starts When you play back rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRS set this function either ON or OFF whichever gives you the best picture PICTURE CONTROL This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your S VHS VHS only AUTO NORM EDIT SOFT SHARP preference AUTO Normally select this Picture quality is adjusted automatically NORM When V CALIBRATION is OFF NORM will appear instead of AUTO The quality is not adjusted automatically when NORM appears EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during editing recording and playback SOFT Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing much noise SHARP Clearer sharper edged picture when viewing images with much flat same colored surfaces su
91. till Picture Playback Press PAUSE during normal playback Playback is freezed and a still picture appears To resume normal playback press PLAY gt NOTES obtain a noiseless still picture it may be necessary to adjust tracking in slow motion playback before starting still picture playback Manual tracking is possible during still picture playback During still picture playback simply press CHANNEL 4 or on the VCR or TV VCR CH or on the Remote to adjust tracking Viewing still picture frame by frame Frame by Frame Playback S VHS VHS only 1 Pause during playback Press PAUSE Playback is freezed and a still picture appears 2 Advance or reverse still picture To advance a still picture press gt or PAUSE 1 repeatedly To reverse still picture press lt lt repeatedly To resume normal playback press PLAY atium D VCR CABLE DBS on MA pe ges goc goje ec gt TV VCR CH PLAY PAUSE 11 1 gt gt EN 15 D Viewing slow motion picture Slow Motion Playback S VHS VHS only During normal playback Press kaa to decrease the playback speed Each time you press the button the speed decreases toward reverse slow motion playback then reverse picture search
92. tons r page 10 18 20 REC button gt page 19 20 PAUSE I1 button page 20 REW 9 4 button gt page 8 13 FF gt gt gt gt button page 8 13 D VHS button gt page 21 To access covered buttons connectors pull and open the cover i 56EN Rear panel INDEX cont REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK o LLINK IN OUT DVN s400 AC power cord gt page 5 Cooling fan This prevents the temperature from rising inside the VCR Do not remove it Install the VCR so as not to block the area around the cooling fan terminal gt page 44 Component video output connectors r7 page 5 i LINK IN OUT DV IN Connector i Link page 5 i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry specification and extensions thereof The amp logo is used for products compliant with the i Link standard Front display panel REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK terminal REMOTE PAUSE terminal gt page 40 AV COMPULINK terminal gt page 40 S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO OUT connectors r page 5 6 S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO IN connectors L 2 page 6 S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO
93. u can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off To turn off the VCR Press POWER ENNRENENENESES 1 Basic Playback Features Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR oo 196 e TT p CD POWER vcn CABLE t TV DBS ce mg 0 031 1 Cs SKIP SEARCH FF gt gt STOP 44 ep Checking tape position The tape position indicator appears on the screen in the p following cases When you change the VCR operation mode from the stop mode to fast forward or rewind mode When you perform an Index Search page 11 The position of in relation to B Beginning or E End shows you where you are on the tape NOTES SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the indicator will not appear gt page 39 It may take a few seconds for the tape position indicator to be displayed gt To reset the time counter press C RESET on the Remote The counter reading becomes 0 00 00 It is also reset whe
94. wer plug to the AC outlet Final preparation for use Turn on the VCR You can now perform basic playback page 8 or editing gt page 18 NOTES e When connecting VCR to TV with a component video cable a menu screen will appear on the TV Use the commercially available i LINK cable 4 pin 5400 below 3 m If the cable used is above 3 m the operation of this VCR is not guaranteed To view the picture of 480i image format on the TV connect the component video cable to the TV s Y CB CR connectors If your TV uses both the and S video connectors connect also the S video or video connectors between the VCR and TV For full identification of the VCR s rear panel refer to the Index gt page 56 If you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you play back a tape set TV OUTPUT 1 to the appropriate mode page 38 e 8 NSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR cont Digital HD Video Aerial bl erial or cable Camera JY HD10 TV HD Ready supplied AUDIO IN S VIDEO VIDEO Connections First follow Preparations on page 5 then go to the following steps To S AV S AV Editing cable not Component supplied Video Cable not Audio cable To front supplied input connectors
95. y the recording date zi SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS SEEN SELECT THEN PRESS OK Confirm lists e is displayed a Navigation beside the tape number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is me displayed on the left cem cum of the tape title The 2 S items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape e To go to another page of the lists press or gt To play back the desired program refer to To play back a selected program on the list screen on page 26 DATE LIST 0017 SOCCER 0017 1 JAPAN VS KOREA 0017 2 ENGLAND VS BRAZIL 0016 EURO 2000 SPORI Si Return to normal screen Press NAVI ii EN 29 E Finding blank space You can find a tape whose remaining time is enough for a program you want to record Use the Remote to do the following operations 1 2 Access Video Navigation screen Press NAVI Access Blank Space List screen Press AV lt gt to move Zion SEARCH Y LIBRARY VJ BLANK gg NAVI SETUP the arrow to BLAN K BLANK SPACE LIST RECORDING CONDITION then press V or OK RECORDING MODE 153 BLANK TIME 2 00 SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS
96. yback starts NOTE An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is resumed from recording pause d Skipping unwanted portions Skip Search You can skip over view at high speed unwanted portions of the tape Press SKIP SEARCH on the Remote once to 4 times during playback Each press initiates a 30 second period of high speed playback up to 2 minutes When the specified portion of the tape is skipped normal playback resumes automatically To return to normal playback during Skip Search press PLAY gt NOTE It is not possible to perform the Skip Search when you play back a D VHS tape recorded in 155 mode Other Useful functions for playback S VHS VHS only You can also use the following functions for playback V CALIBRATION gt page 36 When this function is set to ON this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording and compensates to provide the highest possible pictures PICTURE CONTROL gt page 36 This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference DIGITAL R3 gt page 36 This function applies edge correction to the luminance signal to enhance details and provides clear pictures VIDEO STABILIZER gt page 36 You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR Repeating wanted portio

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