JVC HR-J387EM, HR-J381EM User Manual

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

HR-J381EM

HR-J387EM

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

CAUTION

䡲 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.

䡲 Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to qualified

service personnel. To prevent electric shock or fire hazard, remove the power cord from the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial.

䡲 Use the conversion plug depending on the type of your AC

wall outlet.

ATTENTION

1. This recorder can also receive SECAM colour television signals for recording and playback.

2. Recordings made of SECAM television signals produce monochrome pictures if played back on another video recorder of SECAM standard, or do not produce normal colour pictures if played back on another video recorder of PAL standard.

3 SECAM prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with a

SECAM video recorder produce monochrome pictures when played back with this recorder.

POWER SYSTEM:

This set operates on voltage of AC110 – 240 Vd (Rating), AC90 –

260 Vd (Operating), 50/60 Hz with automatic switching.

IMPORTANT

䡲 Please read the various precautions on this page before

installing or operating the recorder.

䡲 It 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.

The STANDBY/ON 1 button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. “`“ shows electrical power standby and “ ! “ shows ON.

Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP (Long Play) or EP (Extended Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed video recorder.

● Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used with this video cassette recorder. However, S-VHS recording is not possible with this model.

● HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment.

Caution on Replaceable lithium battery

The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, heat above 100°C or incinerate. Replace battery with Panasonic (Matsushita Electric), Sanyo, Sony or Maxell CR2025. Danger of explosion or Risk of fire if the battery is incorrectly replaced.

䡲 Dispose of used battery promptly. 䡲 Keep away from children. 䡲 Do not disassemble and do not dispose of in fire.

When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear).

When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

Failure to 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 or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the recorder or remote control.

4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the recorder or remote control. (If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.

6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT place any containers filled with water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit.

7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

8. AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport.

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

Moisture 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 on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where condensation may occur, keep the recorder’s power turned on for a few hours to let the moisture dry.

How to use the remote control

The remote control can operate most of your recorder’s functions, as well as basic functions of TV, cable box, satellite receiver, and DVD sets of JVC and other brands.

● Point the remote control toward the sensor window on the

target component.

● The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about

8m.

NOTES:

● When inserting the batteries, be sure to insert in the correct

directions as indicated under the battery cover.

● If the remote control does not work properly, remove its

batteries, wait for a few seconds, replace the batteries and then try again.

Buttons, Connectors and Indicators

Front Panel

Cassette loading slot

Infrared beam receiving window

Display panel

Play indicator

Record indicator

Rear Panel

Mains power cord

Timer mode indicator

Channel and auxiliary input/Clock time

Lithium battery compartment

Video heads cleaning

Use a dry cleaning cassette — TCL-2UX — when:

● Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.

● The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

● “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” appears on the screen (only with

“O.S.D.” set to “ON”).

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– Buttons, Connectors and Indicators –

Remote control

Number keys

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Basic Connections

Check contents

Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications”.

Situate recorder

Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface.

Connect recorder to TV

TV aerial cable

Mains power cord

* Not function with this recorder.

On-screen display

If you press OK on the remote control when “O.S.D.” is set to “ON”, you can see the current recorder status on the TV screen.

After about 5 seconds, indications other than the time counter disappear. To clear the time counter, press OK again. The indications are not recorded even if the recorder is in the recording mode.

PR. 12 SP 23 : 59 NTSC 3.58

31. 12. 01

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A Channel and auxiliary input B Clock time C Day D Time counter E Tape position F Tape direction G Colour system indicator H Tape speed I Recorder operation mode J Cassette mark

– 1 : 23 : 45

Back of recorder

Mains outlet

To AV input connectors

AV c able (not supplied)

To aerial terminal

RF cable (supplied)

RF Connection

A Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV. B Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT. IN terminal on the

rear of the recorder.

C Connect the supplied RF cable between the RF OUT terminal

on the rear of the recorder and the TV’s aerial input terminal.

AV Connection

(improves picture quality during tape playback.) If your TV is equipped with AV input connectors A Connect the aerial, recorder and TV as shown in the

illustration.

B Connect an AV cable between the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT

connectors on the rear of the recorder and the AV input connectors on the TV.

● Even if you are using AV cables to connect your recorder to your TV, you must also connect it using the RF cable. This will ensure that you can record one show while watching another.

Connect recorder to mains

Plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet.

Initial Settings

Video Channel Set

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 steps, make sure the recorder’s power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder.

If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided RF cable only (RF connection)...

A Hold down STOP/EJECT (

recorder until the display panel shows the following.

B Press PR+ or – on the remote control to set

appropriate TV system that matches the system of TV being used (refer to the table below). 1:B/G 2:D/K 3:I 4:H

Major Countries TV System

New Zealand, Kuwait, U.A.E., Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq

China, Mongolia, Russia D/K

Hong Kong I

Australia H

C Set your TV to UHF channel 36.

● If the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen as shown on the right, press OK and then go to step D.

● If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly, press OK and then PR + or – to set the recorde r to a vacant channel between 28 and 60 which is not occupied by any local station in your area. (Ex.) If channel 50 is available in your area... Then set your TV to UHF channel 50 and check if the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen; if so, go to step D. If not, re-set the recorder to another vacant channel and try again.

D Press OK to finish video channel set.

If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF cable and an AV cable (AV connection)...

A Hold down STOP/EJECT (

recorder until the display panel shows the following.

B Press OK, then press PR – until the display

panel shows the following. Now the video channel is set to off (– –).

C Press OK to finish video channel set.

● If Auto Set Up or Tuner Set has not previously been performed, the Language Select screen appears and Auto Set Up function takes place automatically.

Installing/Removing the lithium battery

Be sure to connect the power plug to an AC outlet first before installing the lithium battery; otherwise, the battery’s service life will be drastically shortened. A Make sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outlet

and turn off the recorder power.

B Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab as

illustrated.

C Insert a lithium battery with the plus (+) side up and push it in.

● To remove the lithium battery, press the latch downward using a pointed non-metallic object, then pull out the lithium battery.

) on the

B/G

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D Close the battery cover until it clicks in place.

Auto Set Up

The Auto Set Up function simplifies installation by guiding you through the procedures of setting the language, clock and tuner channels — simply follow the on-screen menus that appear.

● Turn on the recorder and the TV, and set your TV to its AV mode or video channel.

Select language

Press rt to place the pointer next to your desired language (English, Russian or Arabic), then press OK or

● The Clock Set screen appears.

Set time

Press rt to set the hour, then press OK or

● Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes.

Set date

Press rt to set the date, then press OK or e.

● Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days.

Set year

Press rt to set the year, then press MENU.

Select TV system

Press rt to place the pointer next to the appropriate TV system (refer to the table below).

Major Countries TV System

Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait, U.A.E., Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq

China, Mongolia, Russia D/K

Hong Kong I

Start auto channel set

Press OK or e.

● Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the PR+/– buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped.

● When Auto Set Up is completed, the lowest position number will appear on the front display panel. If “SCAN COMPLETED–NO SIGNAL–” is displayed on the screen, make sure that the areal cable is connected to the recorder properly and press OK on the remote control. The recorder will try Auto Set Up again.

CLOCK SET

TIME DATE YEAR 0 : 00 01.01 01

[ / ] [MENU] : EXIT

B/G

AUTO CH SET

PLEASE WAIT

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– Initial Settings –

Language Setting

Access Main Menu screen, then

Initial Set screen

Press MENU on the remote control. Press

to place the pointer next to “INITIAL

SET”, then press OK or

Access Language Select screen

Press rt to place the pointer next to “LANGUAGE”, then press OK or

Select language

Press rt to place the pointer next to the language of your choice (English, Russian or Arabic), then press OK or Press MENU to return to normal screen.

FUNCTION SET TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

[ / ] [MENU] : EXIT

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

[ / ] [MENU] : EXIT

MAIN MENU

INITIAL SET

Clock Setting

Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen

Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or

Access Clock Set screen

Press rt to place the pointer next to “CLOCK SET”, then press OK or

Set time, date and year

Press rt until the desired time appears, then press OK or in the same way.

● Holding 30-minute intervals, or changes the date in 15-day intervals.

Start clock

Press MENU and normal screen appears.

. Set the date and year

changes the time in

NOTE:

If the year digits are automatically cleared, it is possible that you have input February 29th in a non-leap year. Input the correct data.

To make corrections any time during the process

Press OK or blinks, then press

repeatedly until the item you want to change

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE

[ / ] [MENU] : EXIT

CLOCK SET

TIME DATE YEAR 0 : 00 01.01 01

[ / ] [MENU] : EXIT

Playback

Basic Playback

Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

Load a cassette

Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the recorder.

● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

● The recorder turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display

is reset, automatically.

● Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM” and “NTSC” in Function settings.

● If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically.

Start playback

Press PLAY (4).

ATTENTION

In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback mode,

● the picture will be distorted.

● the noise bars will appear.

● there may be a loss of colour.

During playback

Stop playback

Press STOP (8) on the remote control.

Pause playback and view still picture

Press PAUSE (9).

● Press PLAY (

Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback

Press PAUSE (9) to pause, then press 6 (or PAUS E (9)) repeatedly.

● Press PLAY (

High speed search

Press REW (

● Press PLAY (

● If you press and hold REW (

2 seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and normal playback resumes.

Picture search at variable speed (including slow-motion)

Press w or e repeatedly.

● Press PLAY (

● Each time you press

decrease the speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button repeatedly.

● During still picture, press and hold motion playback. When you release the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding PAUSE ( 2 seconds also starts forward slow motion playback. If you press PAUSE (

) to resume normal playback.

) or FF (5).

) to resume normal playback.

) again, still picture resumes.

OR Press STOP/EJECT (

the recorder.

) or FF (5) for more than

or e, the playback speed changes. To

to start forward slow

) for more than

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