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1. ih il Ss i gh SSS SaaS SSS 5 BSS Ss t SYNCHRO EDIT a Connector LANC Cable not provided Camcorder To LAN C connector 37 The Synchro Editing function synchronizes the start of the playback and recording operations when starting an edit Operation using a camcorder equipped with a LANC connector and your video recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect your recorder to camcorder t pg 36 and connect your recorder s SYNCHRO EDIT connector to the camcorder s LANC connector SET RECO RDER S IN PUT MODE Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select F 1 for the AUDIO VIDEO input connectors or S 1 for the AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connectors being used SET EDIT MODE See Picture Control on page 35 LO CATE START POINT Start playback of the tape in the camcorder and pause playback when you find the point where you want to start editing Press and hold PAU SE and press RECO RD on your recorder so that the recorder enters the Record Pause Mode START SYNCHRO EDITING Press SYNCHRO EDIT PAUSE SYNCHRO EDITING Press SYNCHRO EDIT again Repeat steps 4 6 as necessary NOTES The Synchro Edit function may not work with the initial part of a camcorder tape e The Synchro Edit function cannot be used when using the JLIP function Pressing SYNCHRO EDIT cancels the JLIP function The Synchro Editing function ma
2. VIDEO Input Connector enables easy connection of video output from another recorder or camcorder for editing lt pg 36 AUDIO Input Connector L enables easy connection of audio output mono from an other recorder camcorder or other source for editing F pg 36 AUDIO Input Connector R enables easy connection of audio output H i Fi from another recorder camcorder or other source for editing r pg 36 SYNCHRO EDIT Button enables Synchro Editing mode c pg 37 SP LP Button selects tape speed r pg 14 Display Panel provides clear view of various displays and indicators c pg 67 REC LINK Button enables disables the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode r pg 31 REC LINK Indicator lights up during Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode r pg 31 RECORD Button starts regular recording press once Instant Timer Recording press twice sets duration of ITR gt pg 14 15 Infrared Beam Receiving Window is where remote control should be aimed when in use PAU SE Button stops tape temporarily during recording c pg 14 stops tape temporarily during playback plays back frame by frame with each additional press c pg 13 REAR VIEW 67 Mains Power Cord supplies power to recorder r pg 6 7 SOUT Connector enables S VIDEO connection to TV or second recorder c pg 7 38 AV1 OUT Switch selects the type of signal output via the 21 pin AV1 IN OUT connector gt pg 6
3. ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont MODE SET BEST ON PICTURECONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt MENU EXIT PREVIOUS PAGE POWER SAVE S VHS AV2 SELECT TIME SCAN AUDIO av gt MENU EXIT MODE SET BEST ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt MENU EXIT PREVIOUS PAGE POWER SAVE S VHS AV1 SELECT Lr AV2 SELECT TIME SCAN AUDIO av gt MENU EXIT SSS 4 Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously Aud IO Du bbi ng recorded tape with a new soundtrack Normal audio track Jo Pre recorded tape L_ Video Hi Fi audio track Audio dubbed tape MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect an audio component to the AUDIO L R connectors on the recorder s front panel When connecting monaural equipment use only the recorder s AU DIO L connector SET IN PUT MO DE Press NU MBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that F 1 or S 1 appears in place of a channel number LO CATE START POINT Press PLAY to start playback of the tape in your recorder and press PAU SE when you find the point where you want to start dubbing ENGAGE AUDIO DUBBIN G Press A DUB Itis possible to take
4. 3 Press STOP at any time to stop playback NOTE Pressing PLAY REW FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback NTSC Playback Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC 2 START PLAYBACK Press PLAY e NTSC PAL appears on the screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction on the part of either the video recorder or the TV The picture may roll up and down This can be corrected using the V HOLD control found on some TVs This cannot be corrected if the TV does not have a V HOLD control The counter and tape remaining time readings will be incorrect During search still or frame by frame playback the picture will be distorted and there may be a loss of colour e Depending on the type of TV the top and bottom portions of superimposed displays may be cut off during NTSC playback ol These instructions enable you to connect your video recorder to your Hi Fi stereo system if you have one and listen to the Co n n ect O n To soundtrack through the stereo A Stereo System FM Tuner AUXIN or TAPEMONITOR Audio Cable not provided Television Speaker Speaker AV1 OUT AV1 IN OUT COMP Y C AV2 IN DECODER j W ll N
5. Simply by pressing a single button the recorder power comes on rewinds and begins playback of the last timer recorded programme If you have several programmes recorded you can easily access any of them NOTE Before starting make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW Press REVIEW The recorder power comes on and the recorder searches for the index code indicating the start of the last timer recorded programme Once it s found playback begins automatically Skip Search SKIP OVER UN WAN TED SECTIONS Press 30 SEC 1 to 4 times during playback Each press initiates a 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playback resumes automatically The front display panel tells you how many programmes have been timer recorded If you have for example 3 programmes REVIEW and 3 appear and blink To watch the first of the 3 programmes press REVIEW three times The recorder searches and begins playback automatically You can access a programme as far as 9 index codes away from the current tape position NOTE NOTES Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode The number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel after Auto Satellite Prog recording c pg 30 1 To return to normal playback during a Skip Search press PLAY 26 TimeScan
6. ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Your recorder is equipped with the TimeScan function TimeScan allows noise free pictures to be displayed on your TV screen in the forward and reverse search modes Audio will be played back at normal speed during the TimeScan modes lt pg 27 TimeScan also allows you to view a programme in search mode while listening to the audio Normal recorder Recorder with TimeScan Visible N oiseless NOTES The TIME SCAN AUDIO must be set to ON or the sound will not be heard in TimeScan mode The default setting for TimeScan audio is ON pg 27 The audio will not synchronize with the video in TimeScan modes e During 1 5x speed TimeScan the audio playback speed will also be 1 5 times normal so dialog will sound fast talking e n Pause mode 3 seconds approx of audio will be played back repeatedly pg 13 n TimeScan search modes some of the audio information will not be played so that the audio can keep up with the video Audio signal during TimeScan Playback tape 4 Sound of and is heard Sound of and is not heard O utput audio signal is normal monaural sound Variable Speed Search Reverse Play ACTIVATE VA RIA BLE SPEED SEARCH During playback turn the recorder s TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring It remains at that position even after you release it Each time it passes a click position the playback speed changes Refer to the chart on pag
7. OK MENU EXIT The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected channel appear alternately for 8 seconds each INPUT CHANNEL Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel number you want to store PR GH ID __ FINE DECODER A To input the registered a station name ID 7 pg 59 press gt until a v SELECT n u I D setting lt gt CURSOR lt gt mye OK begins blinking then MENU EXIT e oan The blueback screen and the l g programme currently being adjustment press gt broadcast by the selected channel until begins appear alternately for 8 seconds blinking then press each AV While tuning or appears When AV2 SELECT is set to AV2 the DECODER setting cannot be changed lt pg 40 ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION Press O K and the Confirmation screen appears Storing Channels Manually To store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up c pg 8 Preset Download t pg 9 or Auto Channel Set gt pg 54 ACCESS MAIN MENU Press MENU Repeat steps 3 through 6 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN Press MENU e To change positions see Change Station Preset Position lt pg 57 e f you wish to set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder lt Set Stations B on page 58 ACCESS CONFIRMATION SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight
8. VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR S8600EK ERA SELLE OOOO Ea 22 TIME JOG amp SCAN VIDEOS Hi Fi SVIS MM CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety PreCaUtiOns ccccsessseeeeeeeeeees 2 Some Do s And Don ts saec 4 QUICK SET UP GUIDE 5 CHECK ie CONTENTS ne e 5 IN STALEA TIO NE T 6 AUMO a ceteoaiatcntenn 8 T V LINK 11 T V LINK FUNCHONS widsvsccdiciieveetesen 11 BASIC OPERATIONS 12 Play CK sosanna 12 RECODO etic stsnceresserPuusnsteraracteaet 14 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming 16 Express Timer Programming 18 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 21 Recording According To Tape IDO seanssi a 21 Playback Recording According To Tape Characteristics ccccc0 22 Playback Picture Adjustment 24 Looking For The Scene You Want 25 CSC aeea a 26 Selecting The Sound You Want 28 Automatic Satellite Programme RECON O soarana 30 Remote Control Functions 32 Minimizing Picture Degradation W hile Editing 35 Edit From A Camcorder 36 Synchro Editing wissssviasrneisavsuieonntdivass 37 Edit To Or From Another Video RE COPIED niasa aa 38 Audio DUDDING ccccseeeeeeeeeeeeees 41 Random Assemble Editing 42 Insert Editing ccececsssssseeeeeeseeeees 44 Information On J Terminal aea 46 O ther FUNCHONS iceccsnasanctidsnoraccn sain 47 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 51 Connection To A Stereo System 51
9. s built in tuner can be Recording recorded onto a video tape You can capture a TV programme using your video recorder LOAD A CASSETTE Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact See below Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 1 The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and the recorder power comes on automatically CHOOSE A PROGRAMME Press TV PROG or the NUMBER keys to select the preset you wish to record SET TAPE SPEED Press SP LP 4 47 Check the SP LP indicator on the recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape speed Picture quality of LP recordings will not be as high as on SP recordings START RECO RDIN G Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote control or press RECORD on the recorder B E S T takes place at the beginning of both the first SP and the first LP recording after inserting the cassette I pg 22 If DIRECT REC is set to ON the programme that appears on the TV screen will be recorded c pg 11 e You can not change the preset whilst recording is in progress To change the preset see step 5 PAUSE RESUME RECO RDIN G Press PAU SE Press PLAY to resume recording ODO O O HOGG i 5 o 4 RECORD E e During the Record Pause mode you can change the preset by pressing the TV PROG buttons or the NU MB
10. 30 AV1IN OUT Connector enables AV connection to TV or second recorder input recordable when L 1 selected r pg 6 38 J Terminal JLIP Joint Level Interface Protocol Connector enables connection of a personal computer or similar device to allow computerized control of the recorder during editing and certain other operations r pg 46 SYNCHRO EDIT Connector enables connection to camcoder equipped with LANC connector for easy editing lt gt pg 37 DISPLAY PANEL 1 2 t T HORMIS REVIEW o Ble E T O MD 3 ase fa TE e E Ci NORM E j ILI T Ll il LI LI 9 10 13 14 15 B E S T Picture System Display lights from bottom to top while B E S T is active lt pg 22 Audio Level Indicator displays audio input and output levels lt pg 28 Programme Time Indicators show the programme start time and the programme stop time for timer recording r pg 18 Symbolic Mode Indicators STILL SLOW RECORD ra RECORD PAUSE 73 PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SEARCH AUDIO DUBBING INSERT PAU SE ANT IN Connector enables connection of aerial rs pg 0 AV2 IN DECODER Connector enables connection of Satellite receiver decoder or second recorder input recordable when L 2 selected c pg 30 38 AUDIO OUT L R Connectors enable connection of audio cassette recorder TV or second video recorder for dubbing c pg 51 Remote PAU SE Connector enables connection to
11. EN ABLE DISA BLE ON SCREEN DISPLAY The default setting is MODE SET ON SO if you want on EET a screen displays leave the PICTURE CONTROL AUTO setting as itis and go to AUTO TIMER step 4 If you don t want ee REC the displays to appear AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF press AV to move the strat ON highlight bar pointer to av gt 0 S D and press OK MENU EXIT or to set O S D to OFF RETURN TO NORMAL Press MENU 4 NOTES e When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set 0 S D to OFF before starting e During playback the operation mode indicators may sometimes be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 13 141 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP EP is for NTSC playback only 3 Tape direction 4 Index MARK indicator r pg 25 12 2 5 Counter display 11 6 Tape remaining time indicator gt pg 15 10 TIMER RECORDING 7 Audio mode display lt pg 29 TO lea 8 Tape position indicator pg 12 3 9 Type of Broadcast lt pg 29 9 4 10 Current day month year 8 5 11 Clock display 7 6 12 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator L 1 L 2 F 1 or S 1 13 Timer warning display lt pg 17 19 14 Cassette loaded mark ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Power Save Mode You can reduce the p
12. and in reverse play mode continue to turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left or press lt after selecting all the forward direction slow motion modes OR During still picture turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the right for forward slow motion or to the left for reverse slow motion OR During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Press and release again to return to still picture OR During still picture press and hold lt or Release to return to still picture To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTE For Time Jog see page 27 High Speed Turbo Search ACTIVATE HIGH SPEED During playback or still press FF for forward high To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTE speed search or REW for reverse high speed search For short searches press and hold FF or REW during playback or still picture When released normal playback resumes ATTENTION In the high speed search still slow motion or frame by frame playback mode e the picture will be distorted e noise bars will appear e there will be a loss of colour with a tape recorded in LP mode e Picture may not appear during high speed search with a tape recorded in LP mode When normal playback resumes from search still slow motion or frame by frame playback the picture may jitter vertically momentarily depending on the type of TV being used 14 TV signals being received by the recorder
13. between clock time tape remaining time counter readings and preset position 7 pg 15 Preset position is not displayed during playback TV VCR Button switches connected TV s mode between TV and AV r pg 12 REVIEW Button same as button on recorder r pg 25 30 SEC Button initiates a 30 second period of fast motion playback c pg 25 WEEKLY Button enables timer recording of weekly serials c pg 17 19 F Button transmits entered PlusCode number to the recorder r pg 16 AUX Button selects recorder s auxiliary input mode r pg 36 37 38 TIMER Button same as button on re corder r pg 17 19 Auto Tracking Button 7 77 enables disables auto tracking mode during playback c pg 24 SP LP Button selects tape speed r pg 14 OK Button enters selections made in on screen menus c pg 11 MENU Button accesses M enu screen c pg 11 TV PROG Button same as button on recorder c pg 14 amp DATE Button inputs date of programme for timer recording c pg 18 amp Fast Forward FF Button fast forwards tape initiates high speed forward search r pg 12 13 D Stop Button same as button on recorder r pg 12 Pause Button same as button on recorder r pg 13 amp D lt i gt Button initiates functions such as Index Search c pg 25 variable speed search frame by frame playback r pg 13 26 TV 41 Button controls volume of connected TV pg
14. no recording PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver ora cable system is connected to AV2 IN DECODER on your recorder e PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 IN OUT connector Timer Warning If you have programmed your recorder to timer record a programme or a series of SUAINE programmes a warning TIMER RECORDING appears on the screen to tell TO START SOON aa tm X you that the recording is due to startin 5 minutes NOTES The warning only appears if you re not in the Timer mode at the time e f this recorder is being used as the player for tape dubbing the warning screen will be recorded on the tape in the other video recorder The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to the start of timer recording To clear the display press X 20 BASIC OPERATIONS cont Check Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE 1 Press then press 1 ACCESS PRO GRAMME CHECK SCREEN DISPLAY Press PR START STOP 8 00 10 00 10 00 10 45 11 30 13 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BS S lt ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN DISPLAY Press again to check _ Py more information Each time you press the Ea ae next programme s information appears SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG ESA ITV NEXT The display panel shows the programme start time Pressing OK changes the display to the programme stop time then the
15. operations can be performed without switching the mode Basic operations for the recorder After an operation is completed TV reappears on the LCD e Express Timer Programming and VIDEO Plus Timer Programming operations To perform a TV operation again switch to TV mode first e Accessing main menu To perform a TV operation again switch to TV mode first SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement Power consumption Power on Power off Temperature O perating Storage O perating position Dimensions WxHxD Weight Format Maximum recording time SP LP VIDEO AUDIO Signal system Recording system Signal to noise ratio Horizontal resolution Frequency range Input O utput AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz 20 C to 60 C Horizontal only 437 x97 x 347 mm 4 8 kg S VHS VHS PAL standard 240 min with E 240 video TU N ER TIM ER TV channel storage capacity 24 W 5 5 W Tuning system Channel coverage 5 C to 40 C Aerial output Memory backup time ACCESSORIES Provided accessories 99 positions AU X position Frequency synthesized tuner T VHF 44 5 143 143 470 MHz 5 a UHF 470 862 MHz UHF channels 22 69 Y Adjustable Approx 10 min A RF cable Infrared remote control unit AA battery x 2 Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise E amp O E Design and specifications subject to change without cassette
16. CHNL Central TV CNTR Channel 4 CH 4 Channel 5 CH 5 DRS DRTV D SF Euronews EU RN Euronews EU RO Eurosports EURS Francel FR1 France2 FR2 France3 FR3 Granada TV GRNA Grampian TV GRMP Hessen1 HR1 H essen3 HR3 HRT HRT HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MDR MDR MTV MTV Nord3 N3 NDR1 NDR1 NDR3 NDR3 NED1 NED1 NED2 NED2 NED3 NED3 Network 2 NET2 NRK NRK N TV N TV O ffener Kanal OKAN ORF1 ORF1 ORF2 ORF2 ORF3 ORF3 The ID abbreviation is what is shown on screen in lieu of the OWL3 OWL3 station name The ID abbreviation is listed in the Confirma Premiere PRM tion screen and is displayed on the TV screen each time the PRO7 PRO7 recorder is tuned to a different station RAI1 RAI1 RAI2 RAI3 RB1 RB1 RB3 RB3 Rikisutvarpid S RKPS RTBF 1 RTB1 RTBF 2 RTE 1 RTL RTL RTL 2 RTP STATION NAME SAT SAT SAT 1 SAT1 Scottish TV SCOT SC 4 SC 4 SDR SDR SDR1 SDR1 SFB1 SFB1 SFB3 SFB3 SKY SKY Sky One SKY 1 Sky Net SKYN Sport SPRT SR 1 SR1 Super RTL SRTL STV Test STVT STV 1 STV1 STV 2 STV2 Suedwest3 SWR SWF 1 SW F1 Schweiz4 SW Z4 TYNE TEES TEES Text TEXT TF1 TF1 TNT int TNT TRT int TRT TSI TSI TSR TSR TSW TSW TVE TVE TV Polonia TVP 1 TVP 2 TVS TV2 TV5 Tele Zurich Ulster TV Veronica Westl West3 YLE1 YLE2 Yorkshire TV 60 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS cont TV Station Channel Number Guide Only the main stations are listed There are in addition many relay stations and full lists
17. E 0O ee v oad D o N SS 4 Back of Recorder M ains outlet AUDIO OUT CAUTIONS M A KE C O N N EC TIO N S This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 80 dB with Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on your regards to its Hi Fi audio capability It is recommended that video recorder to the AUX IN or TAPEMONITOR you check the maximum level if you are going to listen to the terminals on your stereo system s receiver or amplifier Hi Fi audio signals through a stereo amplifier A sudden surge in the input level to the speakers may damage them Some speakers and televisions are specially shielded to 1 prevent television interference If both are of the non shielded N OTES type do not place the speakers adjacent to the TV set as this e When connecting your recorder s audio output connectors to can adversely affect the video playback picture a stereo amplifier make sure you connect L and R correctly e f you can receive NICAM TV broadcasts in your area this recorder can record them independently of the TV set and play them back through the connected stereo system e When listening to sound through the connected stereo system turn the TV s volume down completely 52 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS IMPO RTANT V i Perform the following steps only if Video Channel Set has not been done correctly by the Auto Set Up function c pg 8 interference appears in the TV picture after you h
18. MENU EXIT SET DATE AND TIME Press AV to set the time then press OK or gt The date display begins blinking Repeat the same procedure to set the date and year e When you set the time press and hold AV to change the time by 30 minutes e When you set the date press and hold AV to change the date by 15 days SET JUST CLO CK The default setting is ON Set as desired by pressing AV then press OK or gt e For the Just clock function r Just Clock on the left e f you set to OFF you can disregard the next step as you won t be able to receive regular clock adjustments SET CLO CK DATA SOURCE PRESET The recorder is preset to receive clock setting and adjustment data from preset position 1 Press AV to set the preset position to the number representing the station transmitting clock setting data BBC1 BBC2 etc then press OK or gt START CLOCK O PERATIO N Press MENU 62 VIDEO Plus Setup IMPORTANT Normally Auto Set Up c pg 8 Preset Download lt pg 9 or Auto Channel Set t pg 54 sets the Guide Program Numbers automatically You need to set the Guide Program Numbers manually only in the following cases When timer programming with VIDEO Plus the preset position where the station you wish to record is received on your recorder is not selected or when you add a channel after Auto Set Up or Auto Channel Set has taken place Set the Guide Program Number fo
19. OK orb MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT The Auto Set screen appears and remains on screen while the n AUTO SET P recorder searches for PLEASE WAIT i A N receivable stations AS Auto Channel Set progresses the a cai baa aaa E mark on the screen moves MENU EXIT from left to right Wait until the Beginning End screen as shown in Step 4 appears Auto Channel Set usually takes about 4 12 minutes the duration varies by area SSS OO VIEW CONFIRMATION SCREEN After SCAN COMPLETED is displayed on the screen for about 5 seconds a Confirmation screen looking like the one on the right appears The stations your recorder located appear on a Confirmation X DELETE screen preset positions MENU EXIT PR channels CH and station names ID c pg 59 The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the station which is blinking appear alternately for 8 seconds each To view the next page use the AV lt i gt button on the remote control The Guide Program numbers will also be set automatically during Auto channel Set RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU e Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add preset positions enter station names and perform other operations Refer to pages 56 60 for the procedures e Depending on reception conditions the stations may on occasion not be
20. OUT switch IMPORTANT When you set AV2 SELECT to SAT lt pg 40 itis possible to view a Satellite broadcast with the TV set to its AV mode even if the recorder is in Timer mode in Stop mode recording or turned off When the recorder is in Stop mode or recording press TV VCR on the remote control to turn off the VCR indicator on the display panel e n this case be sure to set the AV1 OUT switch on the rear panel to COMP NOTE Refer to the instructions supplied with your satellite receiver Ol Before performing the following steps Make sure the satellite receiver is connected to the recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector t pg 30 e Programme the timer on the satellite receiver Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU REC LINK indicator ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET by pressing AV then press OK orp ATTENTION e Be sure not to turn on the satellite receiver before the programme is executed otherwise the recorder will start recording when the satellite receiver s power is turned on e f you have connected another appliance other than a satellite receiver to the AV2 IN DECODER connector be sure not to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode otherwise the recorder will start recording when the connected appliance s power is turned on e Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer record
21. PROG AUDIO ae Gc CES o pa 1S it ie B a a DEBUT ae te PHOG rio RF Cable ED KS SA AA Batteries x 2 HVPHOG JVC Infrared Remote Control Unit p gt You are now ready to install your video recorder 6 QUICK SET UP GUIDE cont INSTALLATION CONNECT VIDEO RECORDER TO TV B Place the recorder on a stable flat surface Back of TV RF Cable provided your TV hasa 21 pin AV input connector SCART in QE order to reduce the possibility of interference L And if you are using a stereo TV you will need this cable in order to enjoy stereo playback of videotapes Mains Power Cord Z Ves as Pe ae O0 i l r Mains outlet x 5 O Q AV1 OUT switch Aerial connector 21 pin SCART Cable not provided t TV Aerial Cable Make this not provided connection if 21 pin AV input connector SCART AV1 OUT Li COMP Y C AV1 IN OUT AV2 IN DECODER Back of Recorder RF CONNECTION AV CONNECTION To connect to a TV with NO 21 pin AV input connector To connect to a TV with 21 pin AV input connector SCART SCART 1 Connect the aerial recorder and TV as per RF CONNECTION 1 Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV 2 Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder 3 Connect the provided RF cable between the RF OUT jack
22. Video cable and an audio cable S VIDEO connection and if the TV is turned on and set to its AV mode the AUTO SET screen will appear C I00 l i AUTO SET a PLEASE WAIT N 0 MENU EXIT Beginning e If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided hee RF cable only RF connection the channel that is shown on the display panel is your Video Channel To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this Go to item Ej e If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF cable and a 21 pin SCART cable AV connection or via the provided RF cable an S Video cable and an audio cable S VIDEO connection you do not need the video channel so you have to set the video channel to off Press TV PROG until the display Trans panel shows OUT to set the Video Channel to off To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this Go to item El 3 Press O K to finish Auto Set U p and refer to page 10 to check the results ATTENTION Once you have performed Auto Set Up all the stored stations Guide Program numbers and the video channel remain in the recorder s m
23. a y pressing AV then press EST OK or D to set to ON Wom o A ON 0 S D DIRECT RE C ON AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R oN NEXT PAGE av gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMALSCREEN Press MENU 4 NOTES e Normally itis recommendable to keep DIGITAL 3R set to ON e Depending on the type of tape being used picture quality may sometimes be better with DIGITAL 3R set to O FF SS 25 Index Search m Your recorder automatically marks O l n Gg O r index codes at the beginning of each recording This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 The Scene index codes in either direction NOTES Y W t e Before starting make sure the O uU E n recorder is in the Stop mode e f 0 S D is setto ON c pg 47 M ARK blinks on the screen while an index code is being marked ACTIVATE IN DEX SEA RCH Press lt or gt ka a or gt gt a 1 or gt 1 is displayed on screen and search begins in the corre sponding direction To access index codes 2 through 9 press lt or gt repeatedly until the correct index number is dis played Ex To locate the beginning of B from the current position press lt twice To locate the beginning of D from the current position press gt once Current position 2 4 1 2 lt D gt Index number When the specified index code is located playback begins automatically Instant ReView
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25. are used in preset position selection r pg 14 VIDEO Plus timer pro gramming c pg 16 DAILY Button enables timer recording of daily serials lt pg 17 19 PDC Button enables disables PDC recording r pg 17 19 VPS Video Programme System recording is not currently available in the U K and not possible with this recorder X Button cancels timer programme c pg 20 0000 Button resets counter to 0 00 00 r pg 15 Button accesses Program screens displays to check the programme that you have pro grammed next programme s information screen display appears each time button Is pressed gt pg 20 PROG Button accesses VIDEO Plus Program screen lt pg 16 START Button accesses Regular Program screen inputs programme Start Time lt pg 18 STOP Button inputs programme Stop Time r pg 18 Rewind REW Button rewinds tape initiates high speed reverse search r pg 12 13 Play Button same as button on recorder r pg 12 13 Record Button same as button on recorder r pg 14 Av Button is used for selection in on screen menus c pg 11 TV PROG selects the connected TV s Satellite receiver s channel c pg 33 34 CABLE SAT Button enables remote control of connected satellite receiver c pg 34 Remote Control LCD in the right column STANDBY ON amp Button same as button on recorder DISPLAY Button switches display
26. mode ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN Press START If you re _Pi just starting out P1 appears START STOP SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG a Ee gt PROG EXIT The front display panel looks like this b sP EN TER PRO GRAMME START TIME Press START to enter the time you want START STOP recording to start ory gt P1 Press and hold START SP VPS PDC OFF to move in 30 minute increments or press and release IE repeatedly to move 1 fae or minute at a time The front display panel looks like this DATE TV PROG EA ES TIME Press STOP to enter the time you want recording to stop e Press and hold STOP to move in 30 minute increments or press and release repeatedly to move 1 minute at a time EN TER PROGRAMME DATE Press DATE to enter the date on which you wish to record The current date first appears on screen The date you enter will appear in its place 5 Press TV PROG to enter the preset position corresponding to the START STOP P1 broadcasting station you wish to record SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG 125 12 BBC 1 gt PROG EXIT SET TAPE SPEED Press SP LP 4 47 to set the tape speed SET PDC MODE Press PDC to select ON or OFF If VPS PDC ON is displayed on the screen or VPS PDC is lit on the display panel PDC is set to ON If VPS PDC OFF is displayed on the screen or VPS PDC i
27. moisture dry ABOUT HEAD CLEANING Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads may cause the playback picture to become blurred or interrupted Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such troubles occur 4 SAFETY FIRST cont Some Do s And Don ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but like any electrical equipment care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment DO ensure that all electrical connections including the mains plug extension leads and interconnec tions between pieces of equipment are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Switch off and withdraw the mains plug when making or changing connections DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation operation or safety of your equip ment DO be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment DON T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally or if itis damaged in any way switch off withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer DON T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages DON T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is de signed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Swi
28. of the tape e There may be some picture noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the recorder switches from SP to LP mode e f you perform timer recording with both PDC and the Auto SP gt LP Timer activated and the programme goes beyond its originally scheduled length there may be times when the programme cannot be recorded in its entirety 49 Auto Timer When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU 1 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Press AV to move the MAIN MENU highlight bar pointer to n n Egoa MODE SET then press EEE OKor gt MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT Press AV to move the MODE SET highlight bar pointer to EEST on AUTO TIMER then press PICTURE CONTROL AUTO OK or gt to select either ON or OFF DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP gt LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE Av gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU 4 NOTE For safety when Auto timer is set to O FF all other recorder functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged To disengage the timer press TIMER Next Function Memory The Next Function Memory tells the recorder what to do after rewinding Before continuing make sure the recorder is i
29. on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s aerial connector 2 Connect an optional SCART cable between the AV1 IN OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin AV input connector SCART 3 Set the AV1 OUT switch to the appropriate position See AV1 INPUT OUTPUT SIGNAL SELECTION FOR AV CONNEC TION below AV1 INPUT OUTPUT SIGNAL SELECTION FOR AV CONNECTION The AV1 IN OUT connector accepts and delivers either a composite signal regular video signal or a Y C signal a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated For input signal selection select VIDEO regular video signal or S VID EO Y C signal for AV1 SELECT setting lt pg 40 For output signal selection use AV1 OUT switch of the rear panel e f your TV s 21 pin AV input connector SCART is compatible only with the regular video signal set this switch to COMP e f your TV s 21 pin AV input connector SCART is compatible with the Y C signal set this switch to Y C You can obtain high quality S VHS pictures For connection be sure to use a 21 pin SCART cable that is compatible with the Y C signal NOTES e Set your TV to the VIDEO or AV Y C or RGB mode according to the type of your TV s SCART connector For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual of your television To obtain high quality S VHS pictures you can also use the S VIDEO CONNECTION described on page 7 ATTENTION mDo
30. on automatically and the counter is reset to 0 00 00 e f the record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically FIND PROGRAMME START PO INT If the tape is advanced past the start point press REW or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left To go forward press FF or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the right START PLAYBACK Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking lt pg 22 Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be as high as SP recordings STO P PLAYBACK Press STOP on the remote or STO P EJECT on the recorder s front panel Then press STO P EJECT to remove the cassette INFORMATION When using the AV connection lt pg 6 initiating playback causes the VCR indicator to light and the TV to automatically enter AV mode To return the TV to TV mode after playback is complete press TV VCR so that the VCR indicator turns off Depending on the type of TV used TV VCR button does not always function as described above Usable cassettes Tape Position Indicator The tape position indicator appears on screen when from the Stop mode you press FF REW or perform an Index Search The position of W in relation to 0 beginning or end PREEN pane ee EEE P shows you where you are on the tape REMAIN 2 35 Compac
31. perform the clock and or timer been set incorrectly settings The timer is not engaged Press and confirm that is displayed on the display panel Timer programming is not possible Timer recording is in progress Timer programming can t be performed while a timer recording in progress Wait until it finishes and oo on the display panel won t stop blinking Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact or cover the hole using adhesive tape The timer is engaged but there s no cassette loaded Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape or insert a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed The cassette is automatically ejected and and oo on the display panel won t stop blinking blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly Check the programmed data and re programme as necessary then press again The cassette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and and oo won t stop blinking e The end of the tape was reached during timer recording The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety N ext time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire pro
32. point press 0000 FOR AV INSERT EDITING If you want to replace the picture Hi Fi audio soundtrack and normal audio soundtrack all at the same time In step 6 above after you press INSERT press A DUB also NOTES Suitable leads can be obtained from your dealer Insert editing is not possible with cassettes whose safety tab has been removed When insert editing is performed on a tape that has been recorded on another video recorder the inserted portion may appear distorted n insert editing the recording speed SP LP is determined by the previous recording to be replaced If the previous recording s speed changes within a single edit the inserted picture will be distorted at the switching point A smal portion of the recording which precedes an insert edit may become erased Insert Editing is also possible using the rear panel AV1 IN OUT or AV2 IN DECODER connector When using these connectors make sure to select the correct input mode in step 2 46 Information On J Terminal ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont J Terminal J IP oint Level Interface Protocol Connector The J Terminal is used to connect the recorder to a personal computer or similar device to allow computerized control of the recorder during editing and certain other operations Examples With the optional JLIP VIDEO CAPTURE BO X GV CB3E e Enables Random Assemble Editing of up to 99 segments using this reco
33. s TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring the playback speed may not change in the correct step if it is turned too fast e Picture and audio may occasionally become distorted when the recording speed changes If this happens resume normal playback once and then try using TimeScan again e The picture may be noisy or there may be a loss of colour when you change the playback speed More noise will appear with LP recordings e Noise may appear or the upper part of the picture may be distorted during still frame by frame playback 2x search of LP recordings or with certain tapes e Picture may appear distorted in comparison to normal playback e When normal playback resumes from search including TimeScan still slow motion or frame by frame playback the picture may jitter vertically momentarily depending on the type of TV being used e Depending on the tape in use noise may appear or the upper part of the picture may be distorted In TimeScan mode there will be a time lag between the video and the audio and noise may appear in the audio signal TimeScan sound quality will differ in comparison to normal playback e When material such as music videos where there is non stop sound very few breaks in the soundtrack are viewed at 1 5x or 2x normal speed the audio playback may be faster than normal e Depending on the type of tape contents the sound may not be clear during forward slow motion playback Time Jog cannot be activated by pressing PAU SE
34. stored in order and the station names may not be stored correctly IMPORTANT In certain reception conditions station names may not be stored correctly and auto Guide Program N umber Set may not work properly If the Guide Program numbers are not set properly when you timer record a TV programme using VIDEO Plus the recorder will record a TV programme of a different station When program ming the timer using VIDEO Plus be sure to check that the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting station you wish to record has been selected pg 16 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming e Your video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor In these cases picture quality may be poor To delete those stations which have an unacceptable picture c7 Delete A Channel on page 57 NOTES Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set If you wish to perform it manually refer to page 57 e f for any reason you perform Auto Channel Set when the aerial cable is not connected properly SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on the screen in step 4 When this happens make sure of the aerial connection and press OK Auto Channel Set will take place again 56 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS cont SELECT BAN D Press AV to change the band between CH regular and CC cable then PR CH ID FINE DECODER press gt ae EES de 4 v SELECT lt gt CURSOR lt gt
35. the rear panel AV2 IN DECODER connector of this recorder Press MENU to access the Main Menu screen Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or gt Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to AV2 SELECT Press OK or gt to select AV2 DECODER or SAT a AV2 To use this recorder as the recording deck with the player connected to the AV2 IN DECODER connector or to use the satellite receiver connected to the AV2 IN DECO DER connector b DECODER To use a decoder connected to the AV2 IN DECODER connector c SAT To view a Satellite programme with the TV set while the recorder is in Timer mode in Stop mode recording or turned off lt pg 30 Press MENU to return to normal screen e If you have a satellite receiver or a decoder connected to the AV2 IN DECO DER connector be sure to set AV2 SELECT back to appropriate mode after editing e f you re not connecting a satellite receiver or a decoder to the AV2 IN DECO DER connector leave AV2 SELECT set to AV2 The default setting is AV2 if the recorder s memory backup has expired due to a power cut or because the AC was removed from the recorder AV2 will be automatically selected when the power is restored to the recorder If you are using a satellite receiver or a decoder be sure to set AV2 SELECT back to appropriate mode e f the AV1 OUT switch on the rear panel is set to Y C itis impossible to set AV2 SELECT to DECO DER
36. the front display panel or HI FI L I or HI Fl 4i R appears on the screen as required e To listen to the Standard regular monaural audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast press AUDIO until NORM appears on the front display panel or on the screen NOTES e The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi Fi audio track and the Standard audio programme on the normal audio track e f the quality of stereo sound being received is poor the broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality e Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo or a bilingual programme refer to Soundtrack Selection See below 0 S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear t pg 47 Soundtrack Selection Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks HI FI L HI FI R and NORM and will play back the one you select During Playback Pressing AUDIO on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows TRACK NOTES Recorder s Front Panel On Screen Display o D X should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi stereo HI FI E tapes are played back in stereo and f For Hi Fi stereo tapes p piay HI FI i w back automatically for tapes with For main audio of Bilingual apes Soy pormat aval HI FI l E e For instructions on recording fl R For sub audio of Bilingual tapes NICAM stereo and bilingual programmes see above NORM NORM For audio dubbed tapes B
37. the original sound recorded on the tape in your recorder and mix it with other sounds from a microphone CD player etc To perform this audio dubbing with audio mixing connect as in the diagram on the left e Your recorder enters the Audio Dubbing Pause mode panel To perform audio dubbing with audio mixing press AUDIO on the remote control to select Dy xd L R at this point Audio dubbing with audio mixing is not possible if you re using a monaural audio component or if you don t have an audio mixer START DUBBIN G Engage the audio component s Play mode then press PLAY to start the tape in your recorder Audio dubbing begins at this point NOTES When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing the normal soundtrack is automatically selected If you wish to hear the mixed sound Hi Fi Normal soundtracks press AUDIO on the remote contro to select Ba L R NORM c pg 29 e Audio dubbing stops automatically when the counter reaches 0 00 00 and the recorder enters the Play mode Check the counter reading before dubbing Audio dubbing is also possible using the rear panel AV1 IN OUT or AV2 IN DECODER connector When using these connectors make sure to select the correct input mode in step 2 e Audio dubbing cannot be performed on a cassette that has had its record safety tab removed e When playing back an audio dubbed tape press AUDIO on the remote control to se
38. 33 How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as well as basic functions of TV sets and satellite receivers of JVC and other brands c pg 33 34 Point the remote control toward the sensor window The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m NOTES When inserting the batteries be sure to insert in the correct directions as indicated under the battery cover e f the remote contro doesn t work properly remove its batteries wait a short time replace the batteries and then try again Remote Control LCD The remote control can operate not only the video recorder but also some of your TV and satellite receiver s functions The LCD indicates which of these VIDEO TV or CABLE SAT the remote control can currently operate When you first purchase the remote control or after you have just replaced the batteries VIDEO A A code is selected To operate your video recorder first press the VCR button to set the remote control to the Video mode To switch remote control s A B code refer to page 32 iy TH Li Vo Iall II 2 To operate your TV first press the TV button to set the remote control to the TV mode pg 33 To operate your satellite receiver first press the CABLE SAT button to set the remote control to the Satellite receiver mode lt pg 34 NOTES Even if TV is displayed on the LCD the following
39. 480 min with E 240 video cassette specified PAL type colour signal and notice CCIR monochrome signal 625 lines 50 fields DA4 Double Azimuth helical scan system 45 dB 250 lines VHS 400 lines S VHS 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio 21 pin SCART connectors IN OUT x1 IN DECO DER x 1 RCA connectors VIDEO IN x1 AUDIO IN x1 AUDIO OUT x1 S Video connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED COPYRIGHT 1999 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD Printed in Malaysia O899NFV kID k PJ Yj
40. DOWNLOADING FROM YOUR TV CLOCK AND GUIDE PROGRAM NUMBERS When you connect the recorder and your TV via fully wired 21 pin SCART cable t pg 6 you can set the recorder s tuner channels by downloading preset data from your TV instead of using the Auto Set Up function c pg 8 After downloading is completed the recorder sets the clock and VIDEO Plus assigned Guide Program numbers automatically For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV ATTENTION You can use this function only with a TV offering T V Link etc Compatible with TVs offering T V Link EasyLink Megalogic SMARTLINK Q Link DATA LOGIC or NEXTVIEWLINK via fully wired 21 pin SCART cable The degree of compatibility and available functions may differ by system Before performing the following procedure make sure that m the TV aerial cable is connected to the recorder and a 21 pin SCART cable is connected between your TV and the recorder m the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet m batteries have been installed in the remote control Press I If Auto appears on the display panel Press Av to select CH and Le press OK or gt Preset position on the display panel increases from CH 1 do NOT press any button on the recorder Z or remote control until the display panel P zS shows either the display as illustrated on PLEASE WAITS page 10 or f appears on the display panel refer to page 10 e f you are
41. ER keys STO P RECO RDIN G Press STOP on the remote control or STO P EJECT on the recorder Then press STO P EJECT to remove the cassette x 6 INFORMATION Accidental erasure prevention When using the AV connection lt pg 6 you can switch between TV mode and AV mode by pressing TV VCR Depending on the type of TV used TV VCR button does not function as described above e To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its safety tab To record on it later cover the hole with adhesive tape Recording Resume Function If there is a power outage during recording or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the recorder unless the recorder s memory backup has expired Record safety tab O G amp S Ge Tape Remaining Time 1 Press until the time remaining on the tape appears with IX displayed By pressing the button you can change the clock time or tape remaining time Preset position is not displayed during playback NOTE Depending on the type of tape used there may be times when the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away or is not correct may sometimes appear or the display may blink on occasion DISPLAY REMAINING TIME e The display panel shows the tape remaining time display to show the counter reading preset positio
42. EXIT VIDEO CHANNELSET MODE 3 Press OK To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this ee OS With RF Connection Before performing the following procedure make sure that m the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet m the video recorder is turned off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder m the connected TV is turned on m batteries have been installed in the remote control ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MQ DE Press and hold down STOP on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL Press TV PROG or to set the video recorder to a vacant channel between 22 and 69 which is not occupied by any local station in your area Refer to list on page 60 for details of broadcast stations in your area Ex If channel 36 is available in your area Then set your TV to UHF channel 36 Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this e f the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen as shown in the illustration at buttom left go to step 3 e f the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again IMPORTANT e f you set the video recorder to a channel which is occupied by a local station or has neighbouring channels that are occupied by local stat
43. Go to Step 3 AUTO SET UP S QUICK SET UP GUIDE cont AUTO SET UP SET THE TUNER CHANNELS CLOCK GUIDE PROGRAM NUMBERS AND VIDEO CHANN EL The Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels clock VIDEO Plus assigned Guide Program numbers and the video channel automatically the first time the button on the recorder or on the remote is pressed to turn on the recorder after the mains power cord has been plugged into a mains outlet Useful if you have connected the video recorder to your TV via RF connection t pg 6 Video Channel RF output channel is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable Before performing the following procedure make sure that m the TV aerial cable is connected to the recorder m the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet m batteries have been installed in the remote control Press 7 1 If Auto appears on the display panel press OK or gt Auto blinks do NOT press any button on the recorder or remote control until the display panel shows either the display as illustrated below in item F4 or Auto Set Up usually takes about 4 12 minutes the duration varies by area e f appears on the display panel refer to page 10 f you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF cable and a 21 pin SCART cable AV connection or via the provided RF cable an S
44. IAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT SELECT DIRECT REC MODE Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to DIRECT REC then press OKor gt to setto ON MODE SET EST ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF ON P DIRECT REC ON AUTOSP LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU J NOTES e f DIRECT REC is set to OFF the RECORD button functions as described in Recording t pg 14 e During the Direct Rec appears on the display panel When you perform T V LINK functions be sure to use a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable e Retake function does not work during Direct Rec t pg 50 e Direct Rec is not possible with a scrambled broadcast To record a scrambled broadcast set DIRECT REC to O FF and follow the procedure described in Recording on page 14 12 The easiest most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback Already recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme LOAD A CASSETTE M aking 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 recorder Don t apply too much pressure when inserting Playback Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 1 The recorder power comes
45. L CTL then press OK or gt ADJUST AUDIO RECORDING LEVEL Press A or V HI FI REC LEVEL CONTROL MIN H MAX Av MENU EXIT Press A or V briefly 5 times to move the on screen s audio levels by one division on the scale To move the audio levels faster keep A or V pressed e Adjust the recording level while watching the recorder s audio level meters Set the level so that maximum volume causes the meters to vary between OdB to 4cB RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES Noise will increase if the recording level is too low while distortion will increase if the level is too high When you finished Hi Fi Audio recording be sure to set the level contro back to its centre position Receiving NICAM Stereo And Bilingual Programmes Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound decoder NICAM making reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible When the recorder is tuned to a different station the type of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds Type of Broadcast j Being Received On screen Display Regular M onaural none NICAM Stereo ST NICAM NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM NICAM Monaural NICAM To listen to a stereo programme press AUDIO until and I appear on the front display panel or HI FI L Ie R appears on the screen To listen to a bilingual programme press AUDIO until either or K appears on
46. N The VIDEO Plus Program screen appears if you re 3 P1 VIDEO PLUS 123456789 START STOP just starting out P1 21 00 22 00 appears SP VPS PDC OFF The display panel shows the DATE TV PROG programme start time 25 12 ae Pressing changes the display to the programme stop time then the date and preset position IMPORTANT M ake sure the preset position number you wish to record is displayed if not see VIDEO Plus Setup On page 62 and set the Guide Program number for that PlusCode number correctly e f the number you entered is invalid ERRO R appears on the screen and Err appears on the display panel Press X and input a valid PlusCode number e f the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears see ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 17 SET TAPE SPEED Satellite Receiver U sers Press SP LP to set the tape speed To timer record a satellite broadcast using VIDEO Plus Set AV2 SELECT to the appropriate mode lt pg 40 Perform steps 1 7 Set the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel SET PDC MODE before the selected programme begins Leave the satellite receiver s power on Press PDC to select ON or OFF If VPS PDC ON is displayed on the screen or VPS PDC is lit on the display panel PDC is set to ON If VPS PDC OFF is displayed on the screen or VPS ATTEN TIO N PDC is not lit on the display panel PDC is s
47. NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU Guide Program Number Guide Program GUIDE PROG number refers to the assigned TV station numbers according to broadcast area for VIDEO Plus timer recording The Guide Program numbers can be found in most TV listings av gt MENU EXIT Ex When inputting the Guide Program number 4 for CH 4 SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION Questions And Answers PLAYBACK Q What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search A The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning Q Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the still mode A No It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads Q When returning from multi speed search to normal playback the picture is disturbed Should I be concerned about this A No itis normal Q Sometimes during Index Search the video recorder can t find the programme want to see Why not A There may be index codes too close together RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of the continuation of recording Why does this happen A This is normal It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points Q Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the Record Pause mode A No The video recorder shuts off automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads Q What happens if the tape runs out durin
48. NOT Plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet until all connections are completed Do NOT press the amp button on the recorder or on the remote control to turn on the recorder s power before you start the Auto Set Up procedure described on page 8 SSS 7 Back of TV AUDIO IN connectors Audio cable Aerial connector not provided Mains outlet Mains Power Cord AV1 IN OUT AV2 IN DECODER Back of Recorder RF Cable provided S VIDEO CONNECTION NOTES To connect to a TV with S VIDEO AUDIO IN connectors e You can obtain hi l g gh quality S VHS pictures l ae aoe recorder and TV as per RF CONNEC f your television is not stereo capable use the recorder s E AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for 2 Connect the recorder s SOUT connector to the TV s S Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction 7 pg 51 VIDEO IN connector To operate the recorder with your TV using the S VID EO 3 Connect the recorder s AUDIO OUT connectors to the TV s connection set your TV to the VIDEO or AV mode AUDIO IN connectors e For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual of your television ATTENTION mDo NOT Plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet until all connections are completed Do NOT press the button on the recorder or on the remote control to turn on the recorder s power before you start the Auto Set Up procedure described on page 8 AFTER YOU FINISH THIS STEP j
49. RN ON THE RECORDER Press I ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OKorb MAIN MENU AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT SELECT B E S T MO DE Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to B E S T then press OK or gt to set to ON or Q FF SCREEN e Press MENU MODE SET ES TI ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIM ER OFF O S D ON DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP gt LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL Recording 1 STA RT RECO RDIN G Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote or press RECORD on the recorder DURING B E S T B E S T CO MPL e The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording NOTES The B E S T system works for both SP and LP modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated It does not work during recording The B E S T system does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress t pg 30 n the case of timer recording the B E S T system works before recording is initiated e Once the cassette is ejected the B E S T data is cancelled The next time the cassette is used for recording B E S T is re performed e Pressing t
50. SOURCE PLAYER Engage its Play mode START RECO RDING DECK Engage its Record mode A TV Receiver Your recorder Recorder Your recorder TV Receiver T T z o A al__f eee al J 21 pin SCART Cable not provided RF Cable 21 pin SCART Cable provided not provided AV mode RF Cable Rt Orr A Vg N EL or provided AV mode Cid a E Recorder TV Receiver Recorder Your recorder P S Video Cable not provided 21 pin SCART Cable not provided NOTES e All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer e For Y C signal input output be sure to use a 21 pin SCART cable that is compatible with the Y C signal e When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to O FF after you finish dubbing the tapes When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set 0 S D to OFF before starting t pg 47 e f you are using another recorder with S Vi
51. SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 52 Video Channel Set sees 52 TUNER o ean 54 Clock Set se vcdccustinseisinacensepenntetauidtauiss 61 VIDEO Plus Setup ssec 62 SUBSIDIARY INFORM ATION 63 Questions And ANSWETS ns 63 Troubleshooting cceeceseeeeeeeseeeeeeees 64 OEE aari meee renner erreer er 66 SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover LPT0245 001B 2 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 IMPORTANT m Please read the various precautions on p 2 4 of this instruction manual before installing or operating the recorder m t should be noted that it may be unlawful to re record pre recorded tapes records 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 IMPORTANT Connection to the mains supply in the U nited Kingdom DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point then obtain a proper safety approved extension lead adapter or consult your dealer In the unlikely event of the plug fuse failing be sure to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type as originally fitted and to replace t
52. are changed or deleted the Guide Program numbers that have been set are reset Example 1 If a channel is deleted all the Guide Program numbers are reset e Example 2 If a channel is changed from position 4 to position 2 the Guide Program numbers above position 4 are reset e Example 3 If a channel is changed from position 4 to position 6 the Guide Program numbers above position 6 are reset In Examples 2 and 3 if the channel is moved to position 10 before OK is pressed the Guide Program numbers above position 10 are reset If an attempt is made at timer programming with VIDEO Plus in this state the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears set the Guide Program numbers on this screen r ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program N umber Set on page 17 Or perform Guide Program Number Set lt pg 62 DS SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS cont Set Stations A Set Stations B Set station names that are registered in your recorder Set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels M anually on Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 56 to access the Confirmation screen and then page 56 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing perform steps 1 and 2 of Set Stations A on the left before Press AV lt I gt until the item you want begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CHANNELSET SCREEN Press OK twice Press gt until the
53. ave C n ne et moved to a different area or a new station has started broadcasting in your area you change the connection between your recorder and TV from RF connection to AV or S VIDEO connection Video Channel RF Output Channel is the channel on or vice versa which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable e If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF cable and a 21 pin SCART cable AV connection or via the provided RF cable an S Video cable and an audio cable S VIDEO connection you do not need the video channel so you have to set the video channel to off Go to With AV or S VIDEO Connection below e If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided RF cable only RF connection you have to set the correct video channel Go to With RF Connection on page 53 With AV or S VIDEO Connection Before performing the following procedure make sure that m the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet m the video recorder is turned off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder m batteries have been installed in the remote control ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE Press and hold down STOP on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL Press TV PROG until the display panel shows Soues Now the video channel is set to off
54. bar pointer to MANUAL CH SET then press OK or gt The Confir mation screen appears SELECT PQ SITIO N ATTENTION Press AV lt gt until an Ex To store in position 6 Guide Program numbers are not set when channels are open position in which stored manually If an attempt is made at timer program you want to store a BBC1 ee ming with VIDEO Plus in this state the GUIDE PROG channel begins blinking BBC2 auc SET screen appears set the Guide Program numbers on then press OK The Manual A BESA this screen c ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Channel Set screen CH5 Number Set on page 17 appears Or perform Guide Program Number Set lt pg 62 X DELETE MENU EXIT The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected channel appear alternately for 8 seconds each Delete A Channel Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 56 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing SELECT ITEM Press AV lt I gt until the item you want to delete begins blinking 1 2 DELETE CHANNEL Press X up one line Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary Press MENU 3 Change Station Preset Position Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 56 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing SELECT ITEM Press AV lt gt until the item you want to move begins blinking Then press OK and t
55. ble picture even with old tapes and rental cassettes The on off of Digital 3 DNR Noise Reduction which cuts noise and enables clear picture reproduction is also linked to this function The default setting is ON We recommend that you use the Digital TBC feature when playing back a tape recorded on a camcorder playing back a tape repeatedly used using this video recorder as the player for editing ACTIVATE DIGITAL TBC NR Press DIGITAL TBC NR so that the button lights up e To turn off DIGITAL TBC NR press DIGITAL TBC NR again so that the light goes off NOTES e f you play back a tape recorded under poor TV reception condition there may be cases where the picture becomes more stable with Digital TBC NR set to off e When Digital TBC NR is set to on if you play back a tape where certain types of signals are recorded using a PC or some character generators the playback picture may be distorted If this is the case turn off Digital TBC NR Digital 3R Digital 3R picture system applies edge correction to the luminance signal to enhance detail 1 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar arrow to MODE SET by pressing AV then press OKorb MAIN MENU AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT SELECT DIGITAL 3R SET MODE Move the highlight bar MODE SET lees to DIG Ihs 3R
56. cecccscecccc BS 6 60 53 B SUA BUTY savesnectasergttueienneanentaais 3l 44 41 47 22 LIANddONA cecccccccccccccccccccecccce 57 63 60 53 E Tacones etoson 62 55 59 65 52 M oel y PaFC sein 52 45 49 4 Presely scxssssxaiervessistesevsasiesences 46 40 43 50 37 Midlands WENVOR cecsccsseeeeraeeesaeenaeeens 44 51 41 47 Ridge Hill aer 22 28 25 32 35 Sutton Coldfield PEES TE E 46 40 43 50 37 Northern Ireland The Wrekin ssssssssssrsrsssssrsrsnns 26 33 23 29 35 Brougher Mountain 6 22 28 25 32 W GUC GIN ceniris 58 64 61 54 35 FHS cence ccsceceactacs ctcsah ltteacicn 31 27 24 21 37 LIMOW OY iaaa 55 62 59 65 North Belmont ccecce 22 28 25 32 56 Emley M 00Faic 44 51 47 41 37 Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Just Clock The Just Clock function provides accurate time keeping through automatic adjustments at regular intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option can be set ON or OFF at the Clock Set screen the default setting is O N Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press AV to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn the Just Clock function off the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may be im paired which could adversely affect timer recording NOTES e Just Clock when set to ON adjusts the recorder s built in clock every hour except for 23 00 0 00 1 00 and 2 00 e Just Clock is not effective w
57. date and the preset position To cancel or replace a programme 4 CANCELOR REPLACE A PRO GRAMME Press X to cancel a programme To replace a programme press the appropriate button START STO P DATE TV PROG SP LP 4 47 PDC RETURN TO NORMALSCREEN DISPLAY Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes to be recorded go on to step 6 RETURN TO TIMER MODE 6 Press NOTE You can also check the programmes on the display panel even if the recorder s power is off unless the recorder is in the Power Save mode c pg 48 or the recorder is in the Timer mode however itis not possible to cancel or replace the programmes ADVANCED OPERATIONS Recording According To Tape Type Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Ai S VHS Super VHS and VHS Your recorder can record in either S VHS or VHS To record in S VHS Perform the steps 1 4 below to set S VH S to AU TO Then insert a cassette marked S VHS the S VHS indicator will light on the display panel The S VHS recording mode will be selected To record in VHS Insert a cassette marked VH S The VHS recording mode will be automatically selected regardless of the S VHS mode setting To record in VHS on an S VHS cassette Insert the cassette marked S VHS the S VHS indicator will light on the display panel Then perform the steps 1 4 below to set th
58. deo and Audio input output connectors you can connect those connectors to this recorder s S VIDEO IN S OUT and AUDIO IN OUT connectors When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player connect its rear panel SOUT and AUDIO OUT connectors to the recording deck s S Video and Audio input connectors When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck connect its front panel S VIDEO and AUDIO input connectors to the source player s S Video and Audio output connectors Then set the recorder s input mode to S 1 40 AV1 SELECT Setting Set AV1 SELECT to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the rear panel AV1 IN OUT connector of this recorder Press MENU to access the Main Menu screen Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or gt Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to AV1 SELECT Press OK or gt to select VIDEO or S VID EO a VIDEO If a connected device s output is compatible only with regular video signals set AV1 SELECT to VIDEO b S VIDEO If a connected device s output is compatible with Y C signals set AV1 SELECT to S VIDEO This setting will let you take advantage of higher quality S VHS pictures Press MENU to return to normal screen f AV2 SELECT is set to DECODER it is impossible to set AV1 SELECT to S VID EO AV2 SELECT Setting Set AV2 SELECT to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to
59. during H Press PLAY to turn the indicator recording panel off 2 The tape will not rewind or fast e The tape is already fully rewound or Check the cassette forward fast forw arded PLAY BACK SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The playback picture does not e f you re using the RF OUT connec If you are using the RF OUT connec appear while the tape is running tion TOM the TV receiver s channel selector setthe TV receiver to the VIDEO is not set to the VIDEO channel channel lt pg 8 the recorder s VIDEO channel Perform Video Channel Set has not been correctly set c pg 52 f you re using the AV or S VID EO If you are using the AV or S VID EO connection the TV receiver is not set connection set the TV to its AV mode to the AV mode POSSIBLE CAUSE The mains power cord is disconnected 2 The clock is functioning properly but the recorder cannot be powered is displayed on the display panel with Auto Timer set to O FF 3 The remote control won t function e The batteries are discharged 2 Noise appears during visual search This is normal during visual search other than TimeScan 3 Noise appears during normal The automatic tracking mode is Try manual tracking lt pg 24 playback engaged 4 The playback picture is blurred or The video heads may be dirty Consult your JVC dealer
60. e S VHS to O FF the S VHS indicator will go out The VHS recording mode will be selected ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU 1 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar MAIN MENU pointer to M O D E SET by pressing AV then press EMODE SETI OKor gt MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT SELECT S VHS MODE Move the highlight pointer to S VHS by pressing AV then press OK or gt to select AUTO or OFF MODE SET PREVIOUS PAGE POWER SAVE PICTURE CONTROL ALTO 7S VHS AUTO TIMER OFF AV1 SELECT O S D ON AV2 SELECT DIRECT REC ON TIME SCAN AUDIO AUTO SP gt LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt av gt MENU EXIT MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU 4 NOTE When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S VHS the S VHS indicator lights on the display panel regardless of the S VH S mode setting 22 Playback Recording According To Tape Charac teristics Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont B E S T Picture System The B E S T Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking system checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback and compensates to provide the highest possible recording and playback pictures The default setting for both recording and playback is ON 1 TU
61. e 27 for playback speeds OR During playback press lt or gt 1 e The more times you press the faster the playback picture moves e To decrease speed press the button for the opposite direction Refer to the chart on page 27 for playback speeds To resume normal playback press PLAY TimeScan Names of Reverse Forward special effects l i playback Slow M otion Gtill Slow M otion Time Jog Time Jog Speed SP 3 1 2x 1 5x 2x 13xX15x17xX 19x See be ae Speed LP 1 2x 1 5x 2X N 5x Audio is Audio is o output Audio is output To activate the Still mode from the remote control press PAU SE button Still mode cannot be engaged using the remote control s lt gt button Smooth slow motion delivering an uninterrupted moving image without distortion Search e f the picture jitters vertically noise appears or the upper or lower part of the picture is distorded at 1 2x 1 3x 1 3x 1 2x or 1 5x normal speed use TV PROG or to correct the picture Noise tends to appear at 9x or 9x normal speed during TimeScan search When noise appears or the upper or lower part of the picture is distorted during TimeScan search press 4 47 and adjust tracking with TV PROG or button The speed is shown during TimeScan in the upper right corner of the TV screen for approx 5 seconds On some TVs the display may be distorted To resume normal playback press PLAY When using the recorder
62. e with this recorder VCR Indicator lights when the video recorder is in the video mode At this point the TV automatically enters AV mode pg 12 Counter shows time elapsed since playback or recording began With BX displayed shows time remaining from Current tape position to end of tape lt pg 15 Counter Preset Position Clock and Tape Remaining Time Display appear alternately when DISPLAY is pressed Preset Position is not displayed during playback Mode a external input mode selected L 1 L 2 F 1 or S 1 OS SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION cont REMOTE CONTROL MENU _OK Mi zs aale JRR ett STOP J DEBUT FIN PROG eo Ss i Pe ey TV PROG JVC Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can also be used to operate your TV r pg 33 LCD Panel indicates which of the recorder TV and satellite tuner the remote control can currently operate r pg 69 is used in VIDEO Plus timer programming c pg 16 TV Button enables remote control of connected TV c pg 33 69 VCR Button enables remote control of VCR or is used for switching A B code of the remote control c pg 32 69 AUDIO Button changes output sound mode r pg 29 lt 3 TV Muting Button mutes sound of connected TV c pg 33 LCD PROG Button accesses VIDEO Plus display on LCD panel r pg 16 NUMBER Keys
63. ecorder and your TV via a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable lt pg 6 the following functions are available You can use these functions only with a TV offering T V Link etc For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV Compatible with TVs offering T V Link EasyLink M egalogic SMARTLINK Q Link DATA LOGIC or NEXTVIEWLINK via fully wired 21 pin SCART cable The degree of compatibility and available functions may differ by system NexTView Link You can download the EPG Electronic Programme Guide information from your TV for timer programming on the recorder For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV TV Auto Power On You can turn on the TV and set it to video mode automatically whenever you play a tape For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV VCR Auto Standby You can use your TV s remote control to turn off the recorder For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV I Direct Rec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote control or press RECORD on the recorder Follow the procedure below to use this function TURN ON THE RECORDER Press l ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OKor gt MAIN MENU AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET INIT
64. ecorder power back on again The recorder will try Auto Set Up again gt pg 8 Re set the remote control to the correct brand lt pg 33 34 66 SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION cont Index FRONT VIEW O STANDBY ON S VIDEO VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R l STANDBY ON Button turns recorder on off loading a cassette also turns power on TIMER Button engages timer standby mode r pg 17 19 REVIEW Button reviews timer recorded programme r pg 25 STO P EJECT Button stops tape ejects tape during Stop mode c pg 12 TV PROG Buttons select a preset position r pg 14 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted door closes cassette loaded indicator lights up on front display panel INSERT Button engages Insert Editing mode r pg 45 A DUB Button engages Audio Dubbing mode r pg 41 PLAY Button plays back tape c pg 12 cancels Pause Still Slow Search modes c pg 13 DIGITAL TBC NR Button enables disables Digital TBC NR c pg 24 TIME SCAN SHUTTLE Ring rewinds or fast forwards tape during Stop mode r pg 12 performs forward and reverse slow motion and search TimeScan during Still or Play mode r pg 13 26 JOG Dial plays back frame by frame during Still or Play mode c pg 13 S VIDEO Input Connector enables S VID EO connection to camcorder or second recorder r pg 36
65. ecording is possible with the AV2 IN DECODER connector only e When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the recorder s power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is finished the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though AUTO TIMER is set to ON e After Auto Satellite Prog recording the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for the Instant ReView function pg 25 For timer programming of the satellite receiver refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver e Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer The REC LINK indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress e Pressing the recorder s O I button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the recorder s power and disengages the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode e f there is more than one satellite programme you wish to record with Auto Satellite Prog Recording it is not possible to set a different tape speed for each the tape speed selected in step 4 will apply to all the programmes for Auto Satellite Prog recording The B E S T system t pg 22 does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress e Just Clock t pg 61 does not work when the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged e Depending on the type of satellite receiver the recorder may not record a short portion at the beginning of t
66. emory and the recorder will not perform Auto Set Up again If there is a power cut and the recorder s memory backup expires you only need to reset the clock t pg 61 If you have moved to a different area perform each setting as required m Video Channel setting for RF connection users r pg 52 m Tuner setting c pg 54 m Clock setting lt pg 61 If a new station begins broadcasting in your area perform tuner setting lt pg 54 and if necessary video channel setting c pg 52 NOTES Auto channel set function takes place first it assigns automatically all receivable stations in your area Auto clock set function sets the clock automatically e During auto channel set the recorder recognizes each station name of the detected stations and stores them in the recorder s memory then automatically sets the VIDEO Plus assigned Guide Program number for those stations according to the broadcast area e For RF connection users The video recorder detects the channels which are not occupied by local stations and selects one channel automatically for your Video Channel that is located in the middle of more than 5 vacant channels f there is power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be inter rupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once and press to turn the power back on in order to re start Auto Set Up PRESET DOWNLOAD SET THE TUNER CHANNELS BY
67. et to O FF r PDC Recording in the column below Regarding Guide Program Number Set GUIDE PROG SET appears after performing step 3 if the e VPS Video Programme System recording is not Guide Program number for the PlusCode number you currently available in the U K and not possible with entered has not been set this recorder Press the NUMBER keys or AV to input the preset position number on which your recorder receives that RETURN TO NORMALSCREEN station then press OK or gt to set the Guide Program Press PROG or OK PROGRAM COMPLETED appears Number The VIDEO Plus Program screen appears on the screen for about 5 seconds then normal screen GUIDE PROG SET appears Ex To timer record a BBC2 T programme with VID EO Repeat steps 1 6 for each additional programme IDES ENG Plus 7 naa If your recorder receives ENGAGE RECORDER S TIMER EEE BBC2 on the preset position M O DE 2 press OK or gt after Press TIMER The recorder turns off automatically av gt entering 2 PROG EXIT and appears on the display panel 7 NOTES To disengage the timer press TIMER again Timer Warning If you have programmed your e To Change The Stop Time recorder to timer record a press STOP in step 3 You can compensate for programme or a series of anticipated programme schedule delays this way programmes a warning iE SECOPEING To Timer Record Wee
68. fi cory O i Another recorder w PAU SE connector SET EDIT MODE Mini plug Cable See Picture Control on page 35 N ot provided START SOURCE PLAYBACK Press PLAY ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS R A EDIT SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to R A EDIT then press OK The screen is superimposed on the video playback in step 8 LO CATE EDIT IN POINT Find the point on the source tape from where you want the edited scene to begin by pressing lt i gt or using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial then press PROG 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 00 00 The edit in pointis 0 00 00 registered in memory and appears on the screen LO CATE EDIT O UT POINT Find the point where you want the edited scene to end by pressing lt gt or using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial then press PROG PROG gt CO I o e Go NF 48 0 02 23 e The edit out pointis 0 00 00 registered in memory and appears on the screen e The total time of the edited scenes is displayed to the right of Repeat steps 8 and 9 for each additional scene PROG gt 0 02 23 0 02 51 oN Cn Go We 0 02 51 0 00 28 PROG PREPA RE RECO RDING DECK Engage its Record Standby mode START R A EDIT Press OK e Automatic editing begins all the spec
69. for longer than 2 seconds e When the playback direction is reversed it takes approximately 6 seconds until sound is heard TimeScan does not work with NTSC playback If you don t want to hear TimeScan audio set the TIME SCAN AUDIO to OFF See below TimeScan Audio The audio output can be set ON OFF during TimeScan Select ON OFF as required The default setting is ON Press MENU to access the Main Menu screen Move the highlight bar pointer to MO DE SET by pressing AV then press OK or gt M ove the highlight bar pointer to TIME SCAN AUDIO by MODE SET pressing AV then press OK or gt to select ON or O FF IIE ON eae ire Press MENU to return to the normal screen PICTURECONTROL AUTO S VHS AUTO TIMER AV1 SELECT O S D AV2 SELECT AV2 DIRECT REC p TIME SCAN AUDIO ON AUTO SP gt LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt av gt MENU EXIT MENU EXIT 28 ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Hi Fi Audio Recording LEVEL Selecting The onto In most cases setting the Hi Fi audio recording level control to the centre position will provide satisfactory results If necessary So uU nd i O uU you can adjust the Hi Fi audio recording level more precisely by reffering to the audio level indicator on the front panel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS HI FI REC LEVEL CON TRO L SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to REC LEVE
70. ft corner of the screen for about 5 seconds each time the recorder is tuned to a different station e f you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels to change preset positions or to set or change station names see pages 56 58 Now you have finished the basic set up and can use your recorder for both playback and recording If auto channel set has succeeded but auto clock set has not 1 Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the recorder s memory by using the TV PROG button s f station names ID pg 59 have also been stored in the recorder s memory the station name will be displayed at the top left corner of the screen for about 5 seconds each time the recorder is tuned to a different station e f you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels to change preset positions or to set or change station names see pages 56 58 Perform Clock Set on page 61 Now you have finished the basic set up and can use your recorder for both playback and recording If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed M ake sure that the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder for RF connection or that the 21 pin SCART cable is connected properly between TV and the recorder for AV connection Turn off the recorder power once then turn the recorder power back on again Perform Auto Set Up on pa
71. g recording A The video recorder automatically rewinds it to the beginning or if Timer Recording the cassette is ejected ATTENTION This recorder contains microcomputers External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning In such cases TIMER RECORDING Q 2 and remain lit on the display panel Is there a problem A No This is a normal condition for a timer recording in progress Q Can I programme the timer while I m watching a tape or a TV broadcast A You won t see the picture as it is replaced by the on screen menu but the audio from the program or tape you re viewing can be heard Q Is it possible to timer record a TV programme broadcast in 2000 A Yes it is possible switch the recorder off and unplug the mains power cord Then plug it in again and turn the recorder on Take out the cassette After checking the cassette operate the unit as usual 64 Troubleshooting Before requesting service for a problem use this chart to see if you can correct the trouble yourself Small problems are often easily corrected and this can save you the trouble of sending your video recorder off for repair POWER SYMPTOM 1 No power is applied to the recorder CORRECTIVE ACTION Press the button to turn the indicator off Replace the dead batteries with new ones TAPE TRANSPORT SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The tape does not run
72. ge 8 or Preset Download on page 9 IMPORTANT m n certain reception conditions station names may not be stored correctly and auto Guide Program N umber Set may not work properly If the Guide Program numbers are not set properly when you timer record a TV programme using VIDEO Plus the recorder will record a TV programme of a different station When programming the timer using VIDEO Plus be sure to check that the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting station you wish to record has been selected c pg 16 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming m Your video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor In these cases picture quality may be poor To delete those stations which have an unacceptable picture r Delete A Channel on page 57 m f any of the above problems occur refer to pages 56 58 to input station names Set Stations or delete unnecessary stations gt Delete A Channel You can also change station preset positions gt Change Station Preset Position m For RF connection users In certain reception conditions the Video Channel may not be set correctly and interference may appear in the TV picture while the recorder s power Is on Set your Video Channel manually lt pg 52 Video Channel Set If you have any difficulty with the above procedures call the JVC Customer Service Hot Line on 0181 208 7654 T V LINK T V Link Functions When you connect the r
73. gramme The recorder s preset positions have been set incorrectly VIDEO Plus does not timer record properly Refer to Guide Program Number Set and re perform the procedure c pg 62 OTHER PROBLEMS SYMPTOM 1 Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder record close to the TV ing The TV s volume is too high 2 When scanning channels some of Those channels have been desig them are skipped over nated to be skipped 3 The preset cannot be changed e Recording is in progress CORRECTIVE ACTION Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV Turn the TV s volume down POSSIBLE CAUSE e The camcorder s microphone is too If you need the skipped channels restore them c pg 56 Press PAU SE to pause the recording change presets then press PLAY to resume recording 4 Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared e After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed Perform manual setting again 5 No channels are stored in the recorder s memory 6 The remote control won t operate the TV or satellite receiver e The TV aerial cable was not connected to the recorder when Auto Set Up was performed e The remote contro brand setting is incorrect Connect the TV aerial cable to the recorder properly and turn off the recorder power once then turn the r
74. he fuse cover If the fuse fails again consult your nearest JVC dealer If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not supplied fitted with a mains plug then follow the instructions given below DO NOT make any connection to the Larger Terminal coded E or Green The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue to N Neutral or Black Brown to L Live or Red If these colours do not correspond with the terminal identifications of your plug connect as follows Blue wire to terminal coded N Neutral or coloured Black Brown wire to terminal coded L Live or coloured Red If in doubt consult a competent electrician SVIS VIDEOJ m Cassettes marked S VHS and VHS can be used with this video cassette recorder H owever S VHS recordings are possible only with cassettes marked S VH S m VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufac tured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation CAUTION m When you are not using the recorder 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 p
75. he programme or may record slightly longer than the actual length of the programme e f you engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode when the satellite receiver s power is on the recorder will not start Auto Satellite Prog recording even though the REC LINK indicator blinks When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again the recorder starts recording e You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer and is connected to the recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector 32 Remote Con trol Functions ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Remote A B Code Switching The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently one set to respond to the remote control s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals The remote control is preset to send A code signals because your video recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals You can easily modify your video recorder to respond to B code signals REMOVE PO W ER SUPPLY 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE Press and hold VCR on the remote control for over 2 seconds press the NUMBER key 2 and then press OK RE SUPPLY PO W ER Plug the mains power cord back into the mains outlet TURN THE RECO RDER ON Press O I on the remote control The recorder will now only respond to B code signals NOTE To se
76. he recorder s RECORD button while BEST is displayed does not start Instant Timer Recording t pg 15 ATTENTION Since the B E S T system works before recording actually starts there is a delay of approximately 7 seconds after RECORD and PLAY on the remote are pressed or RECORD on the recorder is pressed To make sure you record the desired scene or programme in its entirety first perform the following steps 1 Press and hold PAUSE and press RECORD to engage the RECORD PAUSE mode The recorder then automatically checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY when you are ready to start recording f you want to bypass the B E S T system and begin recording immediately set B E S T to OFF in step 4 on page 22 23 Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback START PLAYBACK Press PLAY 1 e The recorder adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use e B E S T is active during Auto Tracking BEST appears blinking on the recorder s display panel NOTES When watching a tape recorded with B E S T setto ON it is recommended that you leave B E S T on during playback as well e When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another video recorder or when using this recorder as the player for editing set B E S T to your prefere
77. he station name ID and its channel CH number begin blinking SELECT NEW POSITION Press AV lt gt to move the station to the new preset position then press OK Example If you moved the station in position 4 to position 2 the stations originally in positions 2 and 3 each move down one space PR CH ID PR CH ID 01526 BBCi lt 08 02 33 BBC2 09 EE 03723 ITV 04 33 BBC2 11 0537 CH5 12 06 aes S 07 ee av lt gt MOVE MANUAL CH SET MENU EXIT av lt p gt MOVE gt MENU EXIT Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary Press MENU 3 NOTE The characters available for the station name ID are A Z 0 9 X space maximum of 4 1 The item directly beneath the cancelled one moves CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 9 7 Fine Tuning Channels Already Stored Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels M anually on page 56 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing SELECT CHANNELTO FINE TUNE Press AV lt gt until the channel you want to tune begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN Press OK twice The Manual Channel Set screen appears PERFORM TUNING Press gt until begins blinking then press AV until the picture is clearest Then press OK e The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN Press MENU ATTENTION If channel positions
78. hen the recorder s power is on the recorder is in the Timer mode a difference of more than 3 minutes exists between the built in clock s time and the actual time the recorder is in the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode t pg 30 e f Just Clock is set to ON the recorder s clock is automati cally adjusted at the start end of Summer Time e Just Clock may not function properly in poor reception conditions IMPORTANT If you performed Auto Set Up pg 8 Preset Download pg 9 or Auto Channel Set c pg 54 without ever having set the clock previously the recorder s built in clock is also set automatically Perform the following steps only if Auto Clock Set has not been performed correctly by Auto Set Up Preset Download or Auto Channel Set or the recorder s memory backup has expired or you want to change Just Clock setting c Just Clock in the left column TURN THE RECO RDER ON Press 1 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar pointer to INITIAL SET by pressing AV then press OK or gt ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar pointer to CLO CK SET by pressing AV then press OK or gt The Clock Set screen appears INITIAL SET CLOCK SET L CLOCK SET VIME 4 DATE YEAR GUIDE PROG SET 0 00 01 01 99 H JLIP ID NO SET 7 JOST CLOCK ON TV PR ed Av gt MENU EXIT Av gt
79. ified scenes are copied to the recording deck in the order they were registered e The on screen display remains while your recorder searches for each scene blinking cursor indicates scene currently being searched for but disappears during actual editing While your recorder is searching for each scene you can hear high speed sound which is not TimeScan Audio e During scene search the recording deck automati cally enters its Record Standby mode When all registered scenes have been edited your recorder enters the Pause mode the recording deck enters its Record Standby mode and the cursor blinks at the next available number END R A EDIT Press MENU to return to the normal screen and engage the Stop mode for your recorder and for the recording deck 45 NOTES e You can also monitor the sound when searching for scenes you want to edit in steps 8 9 Since you can hear the soundtrack during selection you can avoid abrupt or unnatural sounding scene to scene transitions The sound that is heard however is not TimeScan Audio e When editing there may be a discrepancy of about 2 seconds on the source tape between the locations you chose as edit in out points and the locations your recorder recognizes as those points e For any scene the edit out point must have a counter reading that is at least 1 second after the corresponding edit in point Any less than 1 second and the edit out point will no
80. ilingual programmes are not currently HI FI l broadcast in the U K E NORM NORM For audio dubbed tapes e O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear c pg 47 30 ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Automatic Satellite Programme Recording This facility allows you to record automatically a satellite programme which is timer programmed on your external satellite receiver Connect a satellite receiver to the recorder s AV2 IN DECO DER connector and programme the timer on the satellite receiver the recorder starts recording when the signals input from the satellite receiver to the AV2 IN DECODER connector and when there is no input signals the recorder stops recording and the power shuts off 21 pin AV input connector SCART Outdoor Unit Aerial Back of TV S VIDEO IN connector Satellite Cable TY Maral cable Aara connector Satellite Receiver U nit AUDIO IN connectors O O ANT IN DECODER dl a Gas OG RF OUT D0 Gc e P C mie Mains outlet S VIDEO OUT Back of Recorder AV1
81. ing cannot be done at the same time e When you press and hold the recorder s REC LINK button SELECT AV2 SELECT MQ DE Move the highlight bar pointer to AV2 SELECT by pressing AV then press OK or gt to set to SAT MODE SET PREVIOUS PAGE POWER SAVE PICTURE CONTROL AUTO S VHS AUTO TIM ER OFF AV1 SELECT O S D ON Lr AV2 SELECT DIRECT REC ON TIME SCAN AUDIO AUTO SP gt LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt av gt to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode if the REC LIN K indicator does not light but instead blinks quickly even though your satellite receiver s power is off Auto Satellite Prog Recording will not work properly with that MENU EXIT MENU EXIT SET TAPE SPEED Press SP LP to set the tape speed Satellite receiver If this is the case perform Express Timer Programming lt pg 18 to timer record a satellite programme Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off Auto Satellite Prog Recording is not possible with those satellite receivers ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE PROG REC MODE Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds The REC LIN K indicator lights up and the recorder turns off automatically e To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode press REC LINK The REC LINK indicator goes off e f the recorder s power is off it is not possible to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode NOTES Auto Satellite Prog r
82. interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear 5 Breaks are noticeable in Hi Fi soundtrack e Automatic tracking is engaged Engage and adjust tracking manually lt pg 24 or press AUDIO to change the soundtrack to NORM c pg 29 RECORDING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Recording cannot be started e There is no cassette loaded or the Insert a cassette or using adhesive cassette loaded has had its Record tape reseal the slot where the tab Safety tab removed was removed 2 TV broadcasts cannot be recorded e L 1 L 2 F 1 or S 1 has been Set to the desired preset selected as the input mode 3 Tape to tape editing is not possible The source another video recorder Confirm that the source is properly camcorder has not been properly connected connected e All necessary power switches have Confirm that all units power switches not been turned on are turned on The input mode is not correct Set the input mode to L 1 L 2 F 1 or well 4 Camcorder recording is not possible e The camcorder has not been properly connected The input mode is not correct 69 Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected Set the input mode to L 1 L 2 F 1 or 1 TIMER RECORDING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Timer recording won t work The clock and or the timer have Re
83. ions the picture reception quality will be affected and some interference noise will appear on the TV screen Be sure to select a vacant channel which has no broadcast on neighbouring channels e f you cannot obtain the two vertical white bars clearly with any channel between 22 and 69 consult your JVC dealer EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET TEST SIGNAL MODE Press OK The channel on which the screen on the left appears clearly in step 2 is your Video Channel To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel 54 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS cont IMPO RTANT i L n er Set Perform the following steps only if Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function gt pg 8 or Preset Download t pg 9 you have moved to a different area or if a new station Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode starts broadcasting in your area Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in preset positions in order to record TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up by using the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channel Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER Press I ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET M ove the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH ae SET by pressing AV then MODE SET I AUTO CH SET press
84. kly Or Daily Serials appears on the screen to tell TO START SOON 1n step 3 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly you that the recording is due serials or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday to startin 5 minutes Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication 4 disappear N OTES l l You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 e The warning only appears if you re not in the Timer programmes If you try to programme the recorder to record a mode at the time ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen and FULL e If this recorder is being used as the player for tape appears on the front display panel To record the extra dubbing the warning screen will be recorded on the programme you must first cancel any unnecessary tape in the other video recorder programmes c pg 20 e Itis not possible to timer record a TV programme with a PlusCode number which starts with 0 The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to the start of timer recording To clear the display press X PDC Recording Now available from some TV stations PDC Programme Delivery Control is a service designed to assure safe accurate timer recording With this system special code signals are transmitted together with the audio video signals These code signals control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times which yo
85. lect the soundtrack you wish to hear c pg 29 e gt blinks and is displayed on the front display panel e To stop dubbing temporarily press PAU SE Press PLAY to resume dubbing END AUDIO DUBBING Press STOP to stop the tape in your recorder and engage the audio component s Stop mode 4D ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont This function makes it easier to create edited videos when your video recorder is used as the source player in combination with Ra nad O mM AS another JVC video recorder equipped with a Remote PAU SE Connector You can pre program up to 8 scenes or cuts for _ automatic editing in the sequence you have specified You can also perform Random Assemble Editing with a second non JVC recorder t pg 43 MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect your recorder s AV1 IN OUT or SOUT AUDIO OUT connectors to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors on the recording deck and connect your recorder s PAU SE R A EDIT connector to the PAU SE connector on the recording deck PAUSE R A EDIT 1 f the recording deck doesn t have a PAU SE connec tor connect to the R A EDIT connector instead The Mini plug cable is a mono 3 5 mm mini plug to mono 3 5 mm mini plug connector PREPARE FOR EDITING Insert the cassette to be recorded on into the recorder and set the recorder s input mode LOAD SOURCE CASSETTE Insert the source cassette into your recorder JVC ANN N
86. n 1d Record One Programme While Watching Another SELECT PRESET TO WATCH Once recording is in progress all you need to do is to set the preset controls on the TV for the station you wish to view e The programme selected with the TV s preset controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the recorder s TV PROG buttons is recorded on the tape Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time of a recording SET CO UN TER DISPLAY Press until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER Press 0000 before starting recording or playback 2 The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs Instant Timer Recording ITR This easy method allows you to record for any length of time from 30 mins to 6 hours selectable in 30 min increments and shuts off the recorder after recording is finished STA RT RECO RDIN G 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE Press RECORD again gt blinks and 0 30 appears on the front display panel SET RECO RDIN G DURATION If you want to record for more than 30 minutes press RECORD to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes 2 3 NOTE You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder s front panel 16 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Before performing VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Make sure tha
87. n the Stop mode a For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind press REW then press PLAY within 2 seconds b For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind press REW then press O I within 2 seconds c For Automatic Timer Standby After Tape Rewind press REW then press TIMER within 2 seconds 90 Retake You can cut out unnecessary parts of a TV programme while you re recording it End of programme Beginning of programme Programme Unnecessary Unnecessary Programme part part Recorded part p 4 Go back to end of programme to cut out unnecessary part MODE Press PAU SE during recording Turn the JOG dial to the left or right or hold down REW or FF and release it when you reach the point where you want to resume recording Your recorder returns to the Record Pause mode RESUME RECORDING Press PLAY when you wish to resume recording 2 3 NOTE Retake function does not work during Direct Rec c pg 11 EN GAGE RECO RD PAUSE LO CATE START POINT ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Repeat Playback Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 50 times repeatedly START PLAYBACK Press PLAY ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds then release e The Play indicator on the display panel blinks slowly The tape plays 50 times automatically and then stops STO P PLAYBACK
88. names ID are A Z 0 9 X and space The names of some downloaded stations may differ from those on your TV c pg 58 QUICK SET UP GUIDE cont Auto Set Up Preset Download results appear on the display panel When both auto channel set and auto clock set have been completed successfully the correct current time will be displayed after the OK button is pressed in item Kg on page 8 or after performing the item Ef on page 9 When auto channel set has been completed successfully but auto clock set has not PR 1 will be displayed after the OK button is pressed in item Kg on page 8 or after performing the item Efon page 9 When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set has been completed successfully will be displayed You can check if the Guide Program numbers have been set correctly when you perform VIDEO Plus Timer Programming lt pg 16 if the correct preset position number is displayed in step 3 this confirms that the Guide Program number for the PlusCode number you enter in step 2 has been set correctly A If both auto channel set and auto clock set have been performed successfully 1 Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the recorder s memory by using the TV PROG button s e f station names ID lt pg 59 have also been stored in the recorder s memory the station name will be displayed at the top le
89. nce by performing steps 1 through 5 on page 22 e BEST only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking Even though it doesn t appear after that the B E S T function is operative 24 Playback Picture Adjustment IE A Ea Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control For most tapes this will automatically adjust the tracking to suit the particular tape you are playing In some circumstances it may be necessary to make manual tracking adjustments This is usually only associated with old or worn tapes or recordings made on old or worn recorders If the automatic tracking control fails to operate correctly you will see noise bars across the picture as shown on the left below To correct this you can override the automatic control and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PRO G buttons 1 O VERRIDE AUTO MATIC TRACKIN G Press 447 on the remote to engage manual tracking ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY Press TV PROG or to adjust tracking 2 RETURN TO AUTO MATIC TRACKIN G Press 47 on the remote to re engage automatic tracking 3 NOTE When a new tape is inserted the recorder returns to the automatic tracking mode automatically ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Digital TBC NR Your video recorder is equipped with the Digital TBC Time Base Corrector that removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to deliver a sta
90. ntages Of S VHS Video Recorders You can edit from VHS to S VHS S VHS to VHS or from S VHS to S VHS From VHS to S VHS Record VHS playback signals in the S VHS mode Although the picture quality is inherently limited by that of the original the edited tape has better picture quality than those made by VHS to VHS editing From S VHS to VHS Because the picture quality of the source material is very high the edited tape has better picture quality than those made by VHS to VHS editing From S VHS to S VHS All signals will be transferred with minimum degradation 36 Edit From A Camcorder 1 2 3 mmm DO Oo Lon JoHo NOTES e All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer e You can also use another video recorder as the player instead of a camcorder When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to O FF after you finish dubbing the tapes s If the camcorder has an S VIDEO output connector Recorder A If the camcorder has no S VIDEO output connector Recorder ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont You can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS A If the camcorder has no S VIDEO output connector connect the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder s front panel AUDIO VIDEO input connectors If the camcorder has an S VIDEO output connect
91. or connect the camcorder s S VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors to the recorder s front panel S VIDEO and AUDIO input connectors e When using a monaural camcorder connect its AUDIO OUT connector to the AUDIO L input connector on your recorder e When a Master Edit Control equipped JVC camcorder is used the camcorder is capable of controlling the recorder Refer to the camcorder s instruction manual for operating procedure SET RECO RDER S INPUT MODE Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select F 1 for the AUDIO VIDEO input connectors or S 1 for the AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connectors being used SET EDIT MQ DE See Picture Control on page 35 START CAMCORDER Engage its Play mode START RECO RDER Engage its Record mode To rear panel PAU SE R A EDIT connector ua Audio Cable not provided Video Cable not provided i I Mini Plug Cable VIDEO OUT not provided VC camcorder only nano I Camcorder J Ay Dio OUT c0 ED IT Player To rear panel PAU SE AUDIO input i R A EDIT connector S Video Cable not provided Mini Plug Cable not provided VC camcorder S VIDEO OUT nly Camcorder Cem eee eee ee ee eee ee eee Player Synchro Editing eS c OG NUMBER E N NUMBER 0 X MBER Te Agee Recorder
92. our remote control s battteries e JVC and SAMSUNG have more than one code If the TV does not function with one code try entering another OPERATE TV First press TV to set the remote control to TV mode then press the corresponding button 0 1 TV PROG TV VCR TV 41 Volume 4 8 M uting NUMBER keys For some brands of TV you must press O K after having pressed the NU MBER keys e To return the remote to video recorder control press VCR IMPORTANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC televisions as well as many other models it may not work with your TV or in some instances may have limited function capability TV BRAND NAME CODE 01 23 24 25 19 JVC BLAUPUNKT BRANDT FERGUSON FIN LUX FUNAI LG GOLDSTAR GRAETZ GRUNDIG HITACHI ITT LUXOR MITSUBISHI MIVAR NEC NOKIA NORDMENDE PANASONIC PHILIPS SABA SALO RA SAMSUNG SELECO SHARP SONY TELEAVIA TELEFU N KEN THOMSON TOSHIBA ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Satellite Receiver Mult Brand Remote Control Your remote control can operate the basic functions of your satellite receiver set In addition to JVC satellite receivers other manufacturer s satellite receivers can also be controlled Before you start e Turn off the satellite receiver using its remote control SET SATELLITE RECEIVER BRAND CODE Refer to the chart below Press and hold CABLE SAT on the recorder s remote control fo
93. ower consumption while the recorder is turned off ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU 1 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Press AV to move the MAIN MENU highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press E OKor gt MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET REC LEVEL CTL R A EDIT av gt MENU EXIT SELECT PO W ER SAVE MODE Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to POWER SAVE then press OK or gt to setto ON MODE SET PREVIOUS PAGE E S ON L POWER SAVE PICTURE CONTROL AUTO S VHS AUTO TIMER OFF AV1 SELECT O S D ON AV2 SELECT DIR TIME SCAN AUDIO ECT REC ON AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE av gt av gt MENU EXIT MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES During Power Save the display panel will be turned off The Just Clock function t pg 61 does not work while the Power Save mode is engaged e While the recorder is in the Power Save mode the picture may be distorted momentarily when you turn on off the recorder Power Save does not work when the recorder is in the Timer mode the recorder s power is turned off after timer recording or Instant Timer Recording the Auto Satellite Prog Recording mode is engaged c pg 30 AV2 SELECT is set to DECODER or SAT t pg 40 Auto SP LP Timer If when timer recording in SP mode there is not enough tape to record the entire programme the recorder automaticall
94. ower cord from the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead Or aerial The STANDBY ON I 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 video recorder in the LP Long Play mode cannot be played back on a single speed video recorder Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the recorder 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 block the recorder s ventilation openings 3 D0 NOT place heavy objects on the recorder or remote control 4 D0O NOT place anything which might spill on top of the recorder or remote control 5 AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION M oisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form in 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 recorder turned on for a few hours to let the
95. r over 2 seconds enter your Satellite tuner s brand code using the NUMBER keys then press OK Check if the satellite receiver s power goes on as it should If it does try other operations lt step 2 Once you have set the remote control to operate the Satellite receiver you don t have to repeat this step until you replace your remote control s battteries Some satellite receiver brands have more than one code If the satellite receiver does not function with one code try entering another OPERATE SATELLITE RECEIVER First press CABLE SAT to set the remote control to satellite tuner mode then press the corresponding button amp TV PROG NUMBER keys e For VIDEO WAY or some other brands of satellite receiver you must press 4 7 after having pressed the NU MBER keys e The NUMBER buttons may not function with some Satellite receivers To return the remote to video recorder control press VCR IMPORTANT Although the provided remote contro unit is compatible with JVC satellite receivers as well as many other models it may not work with your satellite receiver or in some instances may have limited function capability SATELLITE TUNER BRAND CODE JVC 72 73 AMSTRAD 60 61 62 63 HIRSCHMANN ITT JERROLD KATH REIN LUXOR MASPRO NOKIA PACE PANASONIC PHILIPS RFT SALO RA SIEM EN S SKYM ASTER VID EO WAY WISI SSS Bo Picture Control This feature helps you to adjust
96. r that station manually e When you delete a channel or change preset positions manually after Auto Set Up or Auto Channel Set has taken place Set the Guide Program Numbers for all the receivable stations manually e When you wish to timer record a satellite programme with VIDEO Plus Set the Guide Program Numbers for all satellite broadcasts received on your satellite receiver Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Guide Program Number Set ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU EN TER RECEIVING PRESET POSITION NUMBER Press AV or NUMBER GUIDE PROG SET keys to input the number of the recorder s preset position on which the GUIDE PROG Guide Program number s ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to broadcast is received Then press OK or gt f the satellite broadcast rene EXIT INITIAL SET then press OK or gt ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET then press OK or gt EN TER GUIDE PROG NUMBER Press AV or NUMBER GUIDE PROG SET keys to enter the Guide Program number for the desired station as shown in GUIDE PROG TV PROG O s the TV listings Then press pea OK or D F is received on your Ex If CH4 is received on recorder s auxiliary reset position 4 channel L 2 select p p L 2 for the preset position Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary RETURN TO
97. rder as the playback unit e Allows you to capture still images from the recorder into a personal computer For further details consult your nearest JVC dealer JLIP ID Number Your recorder has its own JLIP ID number This ID number must be unique when your recorder is connected to another device via its J terminal The ID Number is preset to 1 at the factory You can change this number to any number between 1 and 99 If it is necessary to change the JLIP ID number perform the following steps ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to INITIAL SET then press OK or gt ACCESS JUP ID NO SET SCREEN Press AV and move the highlight bar pointer to LIP ID NO SET then press OK or gt INTIAL SET CLOCK SET GUIDE PROG SET Lz JLIP ID NO SET Av gt MENU EXIT SET JLIP ID NUMBER Press NUMBER keys to enter the desired ID number E JLIP ID NO SET 0 9 gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMALSCREEN Press OK SSS 47 On Screen Display O th er You can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen by setting this function ON or O FF Functions ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Press MENU 1 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET by pressing AV then press OK or gt
98. rform steps 1 10 Enter L 2 for the preset position in step 6 Set the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel before the selected programme begins Leave the satellite receiver s power on PDC Recording Now available from some TV stations PDC Programme Delivery Control is a service designed to assure safe accurate timer recording With this system special code signals are transmitted together with the audio video signals These code signals control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times which you may have preset into the timer This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed from what has been advertised PDC is currently available nationally on BBC1 BBC2 Ch 4 and Ch 5 except from a few small relay transmitters Ch 3 operates a PDC service in most areas All channels intend to offer this service in due course Check your TV programme listing guide for latest informa tion If the channel you intend to record does not offer a PDC service your recorder will not start recording if PDC has been selected Be sure to set PDC to OFF if PDC is not available on your selected channel c step 8 in the left column NOTES e Set the start time PDC time exactly as advertised in the TV listing A different time than advertised will result in
99. s NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that F 1 for the VIDEO AU DIO input connectors or S 1 for S VID EO AU DIO input connectors appears in place of a channel number LOCATE END POINT Load the recording cassette into your recorder and play it back to determine the edit out point the end of the segment to be replaced using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial or pressing lt gt and PAU SE RESET THE COUNTER Press 0000 to change the counter display to 0 00 00 LO CATE START POINT Determine the edit in point the beginning of the segment to be replaced using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial or pressing lt gt and PAU SE e Be sure to engage the Still mode at the edit in point 45 EN GAGE INSERT EDITING Press IN SERT e Your recorder enters the Insert Pause mode z ee Pee T a re e The TV screen changes from the still picture to the input source you are going to record START EDITING Load the source cassette and play back the segment that is to be inserted When you reach the start of the section of the source tape that you wish to insert press PLAY to start the tape in your recorder Insert Editing begins at this point EN D INSERT EDITING 8 At counter 0 00 00 Insert Editing will stop automati cally while the tape continues running in the Play mode If you wish to stop Insert Editing before the specified edit out
100. s not liton the display panel PDC is set to OFF r PDC Recording in the right column e VPS Video Programme System recording is not currently available in the U K and not possible with this recorder RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN After confirming all information is correct press PROG or OK PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the screen for about 5 seconds then normal screen appears ENGAGE RECORDER S TIMER MODE Press TIMER The recorder turns off automatically and appears on the display panel To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 9 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly serials or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear NOTE You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the recorder to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen and FULL appears on the front display panel To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes t pg 20 EN TER PRESET PO SITIO N Repeat steps 1 9 for each additional programme To disengage the timer press TIMER again Satellite Receiver U sers To timer record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer Programming Set AV 2 SELECT to the appropriate mode lt pg 40 Pe
101. second recorder equipped with R A Edit connector or to JVC camcorder equipped with Master Edit Control for easy editing r pg 36 R A EDIT Connector enables connection to second recorder equipped with Remote PAU SE connector for easy editing lt pg 42 RF OUT Connector enables connection to aerial terminal of TV receiver gt pg 6 7 Timer Indicator lights when has been pressed to engage Timer mode r pg 17 19 S VHS Indicator lights when a cassette marked S VHS is inserted with S VHS mode set to AUTO and when an S VHS recorded tape is played back r pg 21 Channel Display shows preset position where the station currently being received is stored Clock Display shows current time lt pg 10 Tape Speed Indicators display mode of recording light during Record or Play mode c pg 14 EP is only for NTSC playback Instant REVIEW Indicator blinks after timer recording and shows how many programmes have been timer recorded c pg 25 Audio Mode Indicator displays audio output mode currently selected r pg 29 Tape Remaining Time Indicator displays time remaining on tape when certain buttons are pressed lt gt pg 15 Cassette Loaded Mark lights once a cassette is inserted remains lit until cassette ejected PDC Indicator lights when PDC has been engaged for timer recording c pg 17 19 VPS Video Programme System recording is not currently available in the U K and not possibl
102. station name ID begins blinking then press AV until the PR_CH ID lt FINE DECODER new station s name ID you want to store begins blinking a v CHANGE ID Registered station names lt 4 gt CURSOR gt lt pg 59 appear as you OK press AV MENU EXIT SWITCH STATIONS Press OK e The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 4 as necessary SCREEN Press MENU SELECT NEW STATION CLOSE CONFIRMATION SELECTITEM continuing SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER Press gt until the first letter of the station name begins blinking PR CH x __ FINE DECODER 06 CH45 BBC OFF aS Av A Z 0 9 lt gt CURSOR gt OK MENU EXIT EN TER NEW CHARACTER Press AV to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 X Space and stop when the desired character is indicated then press gt to enter Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK e The Confirmation screen appears e f you make a mistake press lt until the incorrect character begins blinking Then enter the correct character by pressing AV CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN Press MENU TV Station And ID List Anglia TV ANGL ARD ARD ARTE ARTE BBC Group BBC BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 Berlin 1 BLN1 Berlin 2 BLN 2 Border TV BORD Bayernl BR1 Bayern3 BR3 BRT1 BRT1 BRT2 BRT2 Children Ch CHLD Canal CH CNN CNN Channel TV
103. t VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like any full sized VHS cassette This video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes While only VHS signals can be N OTE recorded on regular VHS cassettes both VHS and Super 0 S D F pg 47 must be set to ON or the a indicator will not appear Beginning Depending on the type of tape used there may be times when the indication is not correct VHS signals can be recorded and played back using Super VHS cassettes ee 13 Stull Picture Frame By Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAU SE 1 During still picture the sound from the previous 3 seconds approx will be played back repeatedly provided there was at least 6 seconds of normal playback prior to engaging the still picture mode e TIME SCAN AUDIO must be set to ON or the sound will not be heard lt pg 27 ACTIVATE FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame by frame playback or to the left for reverse frame by frame playback OR Press PAU SE OR Press lt or 2 To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow Moton ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK Turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left or press lt during playback to decrease speed in the forward direction To play in reverse slow motion
104. t be registered e Since the source recorder prerolls during Random Assemble Editing there must be at least 15 seconds worth of recorded material prior to any edit in point on the source tape e Ifthe search time for an edit in point exceeds 5 minutes the recording deck enters its Stop mode and editing will not take place e During steps 8 and 9 if you engage the Pause mode while registering edit in and out points in the R A Edit screen the characters in the on screen display may become distorted This is normal To Make Corrections during step 8 or 9 you can cancel registered in and out points by pressing X on the remote control Each time you press the preceding point is erased e f for example you have registered 5 sets of in and out points and want to reset the first set you have to press X until all points after the first set have been erased Reenter them after you ve repaired the first set of points Memory Capacity Random Assemble Editing shares memory space with the recorder s timer If there are programs occupied by timer recording data those spaces cannot be used to register edit in and out points meaning you won t be able to edit 8 scenes When all 8 programs are full PROGRAM FULL appears on the R A EDIT screen To cancel a program see page 20 PROGRAM FULL 0 00 00 0 00 00 MENU EXIT RM V704U Mult Brand R A Edit Controller Not provided By connecting this con
105. t the recorder back to respond to A code signals repeat the same procedure as shown above except pressing NUMBER key 1 instead of 2 in step 2 Control Your TV Using Additional Buttons Use the NUMBER keys and the button X button or button to select the TV s channel e With televisions under Code 01 02 07 10 11 14 20 23 24 25 27 33 or 35 the button corresponds to the 1 digit 2 digit entry switching button often labelled of your TV s remote control e With televisions under Code 01 28 29 or 34 the X button corresponds to the 10 button and the button corre sponds to the 20 button of your TV s remote control NOTE The way these buttons are used is determined by your TV Use these buttons as instructed for your TV s remote control 33 TV Multi brand Remote Control Your remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set In addition to JVC TVs other manufacturer s TVs can also be controlled Before you start e Turn off the TV using its remote control SET TV BRAND CODE Refer to the chart below Press and hold TV on the recorder s remote control for over 2 seconds enter your TV s brand code using the NUMBER keys then press OK Check if the TV s power goes on as it should If it does try other operations r step 2 1 Once you have set the remote control to operate the TV you don t have to repeat this step until you replace y
106. t the recorder s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode You can use the remote control with LCD panel to enter the PlusCode number 1 ACCESS VIDEO PLUS DISPLAY Press LCD PROG The LCD panel looks like this EN TER PLUSCO DE NUMBER Press the NU MBER keys to enter the PlusCode number of a programme you wish to record then press Then go to step 3 in the right column e f you make a mistake press X and input the correct number The PlusCode number you enter appears on the LCD panel BASIC OPERATIONS cont With VIDEO Plus timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognise 1 ACCESS VIDEO PLUS SCREEN pee PLUS Press PROG 0 9 VIDEO PLUS EXPRESS PROGRAMING PROG EXIT The front display panel looks like this EN TER PLUSCO DE NUMBER Press the NUMBER keys to VIDEO PLUS 123456781 enter the PlusCode number of the programme 2 you wish to record then press OK e f you make a mistake press X and input the correct number 0 9 gt X DELETE PROG EXIT The PlusCode number you enter appears on the front display panel The display panel shows only a 4 digit number ACCESS VIDEO PLUS PROGRAM SCREE
107. tch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements of road safety It is illegal to watch television whilst driving DON T listen to headphones at high volume as such use can permanently damage your hearing DON T obstruct the ventilation of the equipment for example with curtains or soft furnishings O verheat ing will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment DON T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws to ensure complete safety always fit the manufacturer s approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instruc tions DON T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture ABOVE ALL NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes slots or any other opening in the case this could result in a fatal electrical shock NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind itis better to be safe than sorry QUICK SET UP GUIDE 5 p gt Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this JVC Video Cassette Recorder Please use this QUICK SET UP GUIDE to help you to set up your video cassette recorder i 1 CHECK THE CONTENTS CHECK ALL THE CONTENTS SHOWN BELOW Video Cassette Recorder CABLE i ie TV ISAT ati
108. the playback picture quality according to your preference The default setting is AUTO ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU Minimizing Picture Degradation While Editing Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 1 2 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Move the highlighted bar pointer to MODE SET by pressing AV then press OK or gt SELECT PICTURE CONTROLSET MODE M ove the highlighted bar MODE SET pointer to PICTU RE iT i EST ON CONTROL by pressing AV then press OK or to AUTO TIMER select the desired mode REC HES AUTO Provides AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF optimised picture NEVE PAGE ON benefits of B E S T faw gt Picture System MENU EXIT Normally select AUTO EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during editing recording and playback SOFT Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing a lot of noise SH ARP Clearer sharper edged picture when viewing images with lots of flat same coloured surfaces such as cartoons NOTES e When you select EDIT SOFT or SHARP the selected mode will not change until you select again e When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO after you finish dubbing the tapes RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU 4 NOTES e When B E S T is OFF PICTU RE CONTRO L switches automatically from AUTO to NORM e Select EDIT when you are dubbing tapes Refer to page 38 Adva
109. troller to your recorder s R A EDIT connector you can perform Random Assemble Editing in combination with a second non JVC video recorder The controller iS Compatible with various major recorder brands For compatible systems and availability please consult your JVC dealer AKAI Jvc SANYO THOMSON BLAUPUNKT TELEFU N KEN PHILIPS SONY TOSHIBA FERGUSON GRUNDIG HITACHI NOTE Although the RM V704U is designed to operate the recording deck it may not work with some recorders or may have limited function capability 4 Insert Editing Recorder Your recorder S Video signal Audio Video signal Another recorder ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont Insert editing replaces part of the recorded scene with new material Both the picture and Hi Fi audio soundtrack are replaced with new ones while the normal audio soundtrack remains unchanged If you wish to change the normal audio track as well use the audio dubbing function simultaneously Use your video recorder as the recorder Source tape Before insert editing Normal audio Recorded tape track After insert editing Video Hi Fi audio track MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect the player s VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors to your recorder s VIDEO or S VIDEO and AUDIO input connectors on the front panel SET INPUT MQ DE Pres
110. u may have preset into the timer This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed from what has been advertised PDC is currently available nationally on BBC1 BBC2 Ch 4 and Ch 5 except from a few small relay transmitters Ch 3 operates a PDC service in most areas All channels intend to offer this service in due course Check your TV programme listing guide for latest information If the channel you intend to record does not offer a PDC service your recorder will not start recording if PDC has been selected Be sure to set PDC to OFF if PDC is not available on your selected channel lt step 5 above NOTES e PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or a cable system is connected to AV2 IN DECODER on your recorder e PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 IN OUT connector 18 BASIC OPERATIONS cont If you don t know the PlusCode number for the programme you wish to record use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer record the programme ACCESS VIDEO PLUS SCREEN Press PROG Express Timer Programming Before performing Express Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV
111. using the on screen display the T V LIN K screen will appear Then the GUIDE MENU EXIT PROG SET screen will appear during Guide Program number set e f you press any button on the recorder or remote control while downloading isin progress this process will be interrupted and GUIDE PROG SET you will need to start again See NOTES below PLEASE WAITS T V LINK MENU EXIT Press I1 to turn off the recorder Press and hold down STOP on the recorder ra N until the display panel shows the display as illustrated on the right Press TV PROG until the display panel shows OUT to set the Video Channel to off Press OK to exit Video Channel Set mode To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this NOTES n areas where no TV station transmits the PDC signal the recorder cannot perform either auto clock set or auto Guide Program number set f there is a power cut or if you press O I or MENU while downloading or set up is in progress it will be interrupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again from the beginning Auto clock may not function properly depending on reception conditions When you perform T V LINK function be sure to use fully wired 21 pin SCART cable On this recorder the characters available for station
112. y switches to LP mode to allow complete recording For Example Recording a programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180 minute tape Approximately 150 minutes Approximately 60 minutes Total 210 minutes M ake sure you set AUTO SP gt LP TIMER to ON at the Mode Set screen before the timer recording starts ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU 1 ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN Press AV to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or gt SELECT MO DE Press AV to move the MODE SET highlight bar pointer to LESS n AUTO SP gt LP TIMER PICTURE CONTROL AUTO then press OK or gt to select AUTO TIMER OFF O N II 0 S D ON DIRECT REC ON PAUTOSP LP TIMER ON DIGITAL 3R ON NEXT PAGE a7 gt MENU EXIT RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Press MENU 4 NOTES The Auto SP LP Timer feature is not available during ITR Instant Timer Recording and the feature will not work properly with any tapes longer than E 180 or with some tapes of shorter lengths e f you have programmed the recorder to timer record 2 or more programmes the second programme and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set AUTO SP gt LP TIMER to ON In this case make sure the mode is not engaged then set the tape speed manually during timer programming e n order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape this feature may leave a short non recorded section at the end
113. y not work properly with some type of camcorder e When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes 38 ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont You can use your video recorder as the source player or as the a recording deck Edit To Or MAKE CONNECTIONS Fro m A nother 1 corer ee een Video Recorder A When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player connect its AV1 IN OUT connector to the recording deck When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck connect its AV2 IN DECO DER or AV1 IN OUT connector to the source player If Another Recorder Is Compatible With The Y C Signal connect your recorder s AV1 IN OUT connector to another recorder With C connection e When using your recorder as the recording deck set AV1 SELECT to S VIDEO and AV2 SELECT to AV 2 c pg 40 e When using your recorder as the source player set the AV1 OUT switch on the rear panel to Y C gt pg 6 SET RECO RDING DECK S INPUT MODE Set to AU X With this video recorder press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select L 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or L 2 for the AV2 IN DECODER connector depending on the connector being used e When using the AV2 IN DECODER connector set AV 2 SELECT to the appropriate mode t pg 40 SET EDIT MODE See Picture Control on page 35 START

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