JVC HR-J700E, HR-J658EH, HR-J658E User Manual

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The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the
HR-J658E/EH.

STANDBY/ON

TIMER

SP/LP

COUNTER RESET

TV PROG

REC LINK

TV PROG

VPS/PDC

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INSTRUCTIONS

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ENGLISH

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST 2

Safety Precautions............................. 2

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

Basic Connections ............................ 3

INITIAL SETTINGS 4

Auto Set Up ......................................4

Language ..........................................7

On-Screen Displays ..........................8

Power Save Mode

[J658E, J700E only] ...........................9

INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM 10

Colour System Set ........................... 10

PLAYBACK 11

Basic Playback................................ 11

Playback Features ...........................12

RECORDING 15

Basic Recording .............................. 15

Recording Features ......................... 16

B.E.S.T. Picture System.................... 18

TIMER RECORDING 20

SHOWVIEW Timer Programming.......20

Express Timer Programming............ 22

Automatic Satellite

Programme Recording .................... 26

SPECIAL FEATURES 27

Remote Control Functions .............. 27

EDITING 30

Edit To Or From Another Video

Recorder ......................................... 30

Edit From A Camcorder................... 32

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 33

Connecting/Using A Decoder ......... 33

Connection To A Satellite Tuner ...... 34

Connecting/Using A Stereo System....36

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 37

Video Channel Set ..........................37

Tuner Set ......................................... 38

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HOWVIEW Setup............................. 45

Clock Set ........................................ 46

TROUBLESHOOTING 48
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 50

INDEX 51

SPECIFICATIONS 54

LPT0047-001A

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SAFETY FIRST

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

n 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.

n 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.

WARNING

There are two different types of SECAM colour systems:
SECAM-L, used in FRANCE (also called SECAM-West), and
SECAM-B, used in Eastern European countries (also called
SECAM-East).

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

2.Recordings made of SECAM-B television signals produce
monochrome pictures if played back on a video recorder
of SECAM-L standard, or do not produce normal colour
pictures if played back on a PAL video recorder with
SECAM-B system incorporated (even if the TV set is
SECAM-compatible).

3.SECAM-L prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with
a SECAM-L video recorder produce monochrome
pictures when played back with this recorder.

4.This recorder cannot be used for the SECAM-L standard.
Use a SECAM-L recorder to record SECAM-L signals.

For Italy:

"It is declared that this product, brand JVC, conforms to the
Ministry Decree n. 548 of 28 Aug.'95 published in the
Official Gazette of the Italian Republic n. 301 of 28 Dec.'95"

IMPORTANT

n Please read the various precautions on this page before

installing or operating the recorder.

n 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.

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. 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.

5. AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport.

The STANDBY/ON button does not completely shut
off mains power from the unit, but switches operating

current on and off. "
and " " shows ON.

PAL

n Cassettes marked "VHS" (or "S-VHS") can be used with this

video cassette recorder, however, only VHS signals can be
played back and recorded.

n HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment.
n SHOW VIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development

Corporation. The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under
licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

" shows electrical power standby

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 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 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.

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER

It's essential that your video recorder be properly connected.
Follow these steps carefully. THESE STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED
BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PERFORMED.

Basic
Connections

1

EN 3

CHECK CONTENTS

Make sure the package contains all of the accessories
listed in “Specifications” (Z pg. 54).

Aerial terminal

Back of TV

21-pin SCART Cable

Mains Power
Cord

Mains outlet

21-pin SCART
connector

RF Cable
(provided)

AV1 IN/OUT

TV Aerial
Cable

Rear view

SITUATE RECORDER

Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface.

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CONNECT RECORDER TO
TV

The connection method you use depends on the type of
TV you have.

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RF CONNECTION

●

To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . .

a– Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV.
b– Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT. IN jack

on the rear panel of the recorder.

c– Connect the provided RF cable between the RF

OUT jack on the rear panel of the recorder and the
TV’s aerial terminal.

AV CONNECTION

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To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals . . .

a– Connect the aerial, recorder and TV as per “RF

CONNECTION”.

b– Connect an optional SCART cable between the

AV1 IN/OUT socket on the rear panel of the
recorder and the TV’s 21-pin SCART connector.

CONNECT RECORDER TO
MAINS

Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains
outlet.

4

Make AV connection if your TV has a 21-pin AV input
connector (SCART) in order to reduce the possibility of
interference. And if you are using a stereo TV, you will need
this cable in order to enjoy stereo playback of videotapes.

After you plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet, the
Country Set display appears on the TV screen and/or on the
recorder's front display panel when the button on the
recorder/remote control is pressed for the first time to power
on the recorder; go to page 4 to perform Auto Set Up.

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Auto Set Up

Auto Channel Set/Auto
Clock Set/Auto Guide
Program Number Set/Auto
Video Channel Set

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INITIAL SETTINGS

When the button on the recorder/remote control is pressed
for the first time to power on the recorder after you plug the
mains power cord into a mains outlet, the Country Set display
will appear on the TV screen and the recorder's front display
panel. By simply selecting your country*, the Auto Set Up
function sets the tuner channels, clock, Guide Program numbers
and video channel** automatically.

** If you live in Belgium (BELGIUM) or Switzerland (SUISSE), you also

need to select your area.

** Useful if you have connected the video recorder to your TV via RF

connection (
channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from
the video recorder through the RF cable.

You can refer to the front display panel and/or the on-screen
display to perform this procedure.

Before starting, make sure of the following:

● The TV aerial cable should be connected to the recorder.

● The recorder's mains power cord should be connected to

a mains outlet. Z pg. 3

● If you want to use the on-screen display, the TV should

be set to its AV mode (with AV connection Z pg. 3) or
UHF channel 36 (with RF connection Z pg. 3).

Z pg. 3). Video Channel (RF output channel) is the

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International Telephone Country Code

SUISSE : 41 SUOMI : 358
ITALIA : 39 PORTUGAL : 351
ESPAÑA : 34 DEUTSCHLAND : 49
BELGIUM : 32 NORGE : 47
NEDERLAND :31 SVERIGE : 46
GREECE : 30 DANMARK : 45
OTHERS : - - ÖSTERREICH : 43

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ATTENTION

Once you have performed Auto Set Up, even if the
recorder's memory backup has expired, all the stored
stations and their Guide Program numbers remain in the
recorder's memory and the recorder will not perform Auto
Set Up again. You only need to set the clock. (Z pg. 46)

If you have moved to a different area, perform each setting
as required.

● Video Channel setting (for RF connection users)

● Tuner setting Z pg. 38

● Clock setting Z pg. 46

If a new station starts broadcasting in your area, perform
tuner setting (
setting (Z pg. 37).

Z pg. 38) and, if necessary, video channel

Z pg. 37

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press on the recorder or remote control. The
Country Set display appears on the front display panel

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and/or on the screen.

NOTE:

If you have connected your
TV to the recorder with RF
connection and the on­screen display appearing
on UHF channel 36 looks
distorted, perform this
procedure referring to the
front display panel.

PREVIOUS PAGE
SUISSE
ITALIA
ESPAÑA
BELGIUMT
NEDERLAND
GREECE

OTHERS

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

SELECT COUNTRY

If you are referring to the front display panel

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Press

2

of your country referring to the chart in the left column.

● If you have selected a country code other than 32

● If you have selected 32 (BELGIUM) or 41 (SUISSE), go

(Ex.) DEUTSCHLAND is selected

If you are referring to the on-screen display

Press %fi to move the highlight bar (pointer) to your
country's name.

● If you have selected a country other than BELGIUM or

● If you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE, go to step 3.

to select your international telephone country code

fi

(BELGIUM) or 41 (SUISSE), go to step 4.

to step 3.

PREVIOUS PAGE
SUISSE
ITALIA
ESPAÑA
BELGIUMT
NEDERLAND
GREECE

OTHERS

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

SUISSE, go to step 4.

SUOMI
PORTUGAL

DEUTSCHLAND

NORGET
SVERIGE
DANMARK
ÖSTERREICH

NEXT PAGE
[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

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SELECT LANGUAGE

Press OK. The Language Set display appears on the
front display panel and/or on the screen.

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If you are referring to the front display panel

Press %fi to select your language code.

Language Code

ENGLISH : 01 NEDERLANDS : 06
DEUTSCH : 02 SVENSKA : 07
FRANCAIS : 03 NORSK : 08
ITALIANO : 04 SUOMI : 09
CASTELLANO : 05 DANSK : 10

(Ex.) DEUTSCH is selected for SUISSE

International telephone
country code

If you are referring to
the on-screen display

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to
the language of your
choice.

DANSK
SUOMI
NORSK
SVENSKA
NEDERLANDS
CASTELLANO
ITALIANO
FRANCAIS

DEUTSCH

ENGLISH
[5∞] =
[MENU] : ENDE

(Ex.) DEUTSCH is selected

PERFORM AUTO SET UP

Press OK.

4

"Auto" appears on the display panel and blinks; do
NOT press any button on the recorder or remote
control until the display panel shows either the
display as illustrated in step 5 or "– –:– –".

Language code

CONFIRM/SET VIDEO CHANNEL

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

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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.

c If you have connected the video recorder to your TV

via both an RF cable and a 21-pin SCART cable (AV
connection)

You do not need the video channel so you have to set
the video channel to off.
Press TV PROG – until the display 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.

FINISH AUTO SET UP

Press OK and refer to page 6 to check the results.

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● If "– –:– –" appears on the display panel, refer to
page 6.

● If you are using the on­screen display, the
AUTO SET screen will
appear. As Auto Set Up
progresses, the " "
mark on the screen
moves from left to
right.

Beginning

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AUTO SET

PLEASE WAIT

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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 by reading the clock setting data from a station transmitting a PDC signal while
auto channel set is being performed.

●

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 S

●

In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC signal, the recorder can perform neither auto clock set nor auto Guide Program
number set.

●

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.

●

If there is a power cut, or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress, Auto Set Up will be interrupted; be sure to turn
off the recorder power once and try again from step 1.

HOWVIEW

assigned Guide Program number for those stations according to the broadcast area.

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C

Auto Set Up results appear on the front display panel

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

A

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
step 6 on page 5.

You can check if the Guide Program numbers have been set correctly when you perform SHOWVIEW Timer Programming
(Z pg. 20); if the correct channel position number is displayed in step 3, this confirms that the Guide Program number for the
SHOWVIEW number you enter in step 2 has been set correctly.

If both auto channel set and auto clock set have been performed successfully:

A

Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode, then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in

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the recorder's memory by using the TV PROG button(s).

● If station names (ID — Z pg. 43) 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 when the recorder is tuned to a different station.

● If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels, to change channel positions, or to set or change
station names, see pages 40 – 44.

B

If auto channel set has succeeded but auto clock set has not:

Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode, then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in

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the recorder's memory by using the TV PROG button(s).

● If station names (ID — Z pg. 43) 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 when the recorder is tuned to a different station.

● If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels, to change channel positions, or to set or change
station names, see pages 40 – 44.

B

When auto channel set has been
completed successfully but auto clock set
has not, "1" (channel position) will be
displayed after the OK button is pressed in
step 6 on page 5.

When neither auto channel set nor auto
clock set has been completed success­fully, "– –:– –" will be displayed.

2 Perform "Clock Set" on page 46.

C

If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed:

Make sure the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder and turn off the recorder power once, then turn the

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recorder power back on again.

● The Country Set display appears on the front display panel and/or on the screen; perform steps 2 – 6 on pages 4 – 5 again.

IMPORTANT

n In certain reception conditions, station names may not be stored correctly, and auto Guide Program Number Set may not

work properly. If the Guide Program numbers are not set properly, when you timer-record a TV programme using SHOWVIEW,
the recorder will record a TV programme of a different station. When programming the timer using SHOWVIEW, be sure to
check whether the channel position on which your recorder receives the broadcasting station you wish to record is selected
(Z pg. 20, "SHOWVIEW Timer Programming").

n 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 with an unacceptable picture Z "Delete A Channel" on page 41.

n 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. Z pg. 37, "Video Channel Set".

INFORMATION

Language for the on-screen display

Auto Set Up also selects the language automatically for the on-screen display depending on the Country setting you have made
in step 2 on page 4 (unless you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE), as shown below.

SUOMI [ SUOMI SVERIGE [ SVENSKA ESPAÑA [ CASTELLANO
PORTUGAL [ ENGLISH DANMARK [ DANSK NEDERLAND [ NEDERLANDS
DEUTSCHLAND [ DEUTSCH ÖSTERREICH [ DEUTSCH GREECE [ ENGLISH
NORGE [ NORSK ITALIA [ ITALIANO OTHERS [ ENGLISH
If you want to change the language setting manually,

Just Clock

Your recorder is equipped with the Just Clock function which provides accurate time keeping through automatic adjustments at
regular intervals, by reading data from a PDC signal. If you want to take advantage of this function, simply set it to "ON".

Z "Just Clock" on page 46.

Z "Language" on page 7.

Language

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

EN 7

This recorder offers you the choice to view on-screen messages
in 10 different languages. Though Auto Set Up selects the
language automatically (Z pg. 6), you can change the language
setting manually using this procedure as required.

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press .

1

ACCESS MAIN MENU

Press MENU.

MENU

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ACCESS COUNTRY SET
SCREEN

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

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"AUTO CH SET", then
press OK or .

%

MODE SET

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET
INITIAL SETT

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

SELECT COUNTRY

Press %fi to move the highlight bar (pointer) to your
country's name, then press OK or .

4

SELECT LANGUAGE

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

5

the language of your
choice.

● You do not have to press
OK; pressing OK starts
Auto Channel Set.

DANSK
SUOMI
NORSK
SVENSKA
NEDERLANDS
CASTELLANO
ITALIANO
FRANCAIS
DEUTSCH

ENGLISH

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

MAIN MENU

%

RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN

Press MENU.

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On-Screen
Displays

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

You can choose whether or not to have various operational
indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF.
Messages appear in the selected language (Z pg. 6 or 7).

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press .

1

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

– –:– –

MENU

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OK

ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN

Press MENU.

2

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET" by
pressing %fi, then press OK or .

%

3

ENABLE/DISABLE
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

The default setting is “ON”,
so if you want on-screen

4

displays, leave the setting
as it is and go to step 5. If
you don’t want the displays
to appear, press %fi to
move the highlight bar
(pointer) to "O.S.D." and
press OK or to set
“O.S.D.” to “OFF”.

● "POWER SAVE" appears only with the HR-J658E and
HR-J700E.

%

RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN

Press MENU.

AUTO TIMER OFF

O. S. D. ON

B. E. S. T. ON
AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF
POWER SAVE OFF
AV2 SELECT AV2
COLOUR SYSTEM PAL/NTSC

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

MODE SET

NOTES:

●

When you use this recorder as the player for editing, be sure
to set "O.S.D." to "OFF" before starting.

●

During playback, the operation mode indicators may be
disturbed depending on the type of tape being used.

The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing.

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TIMER RECORDING
TO START SOON

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1– Operation mode indicators
2– Tape speed SP/LP/EP (EP is for NTSC playback only)
3– Tape direction
4– Counter display
5– Tape remaining time indicator (Z pg. 16)
6– Audio mode display (Z pg. 14)
7– Tape position indicator (Z pg. 11)
8– Type of Broadcast (Z pg. 17)
9– Current day/month/year
10– Clock display
11– Channel position number and station name/Aux. indicator

(L-1 or L-2 )

12– Timer warning display (Z pg. 21, 23)
13– Cassette loaded mark

EN 9

You can reduce the power consumption while the recorder is
turned off.

Power Save
Mode

(HR-J658E and
HR-J700E only)

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

– –:– –

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TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press .

1

ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN

Press MENU.

2

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

3

"MODE SET", then press

%

OK or .

SELECT POWER SAVE
MODE

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

4

"POWER SAVE", then press

%

OK or to set to "ON".

MODE SET

AUTO CH SET
MANUAL CH SET
INITIAL SET

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

AUTO TIMER OFF
O. S. D. ON
B. E. S. T. ON
AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE ON

AV2 SELECT AV2
COLOUR SYSTEM PAL/NTSC

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

MAIN MENU

MODE SET

MENU

3

OK

RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN

Press MENU.

5

NOTES:

●

During Power Save, the display panel will be turned off.

●

The Just Clock function (Z pg. 46) does not work while the
Power Save mode is engaged.

●

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

(Z pg. 26).

... "AV2 SELECT" is set to "DECODER" (Z pg. 31).

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Colour
System Set

INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM

You can play back PAL, NTSC and MESECAM tapes, or record
PAL and SECAM* signals on this recorder. Follow the procedure
below to select the appropriate colour system.

* SECAM signals will be recorded as MESECAM on this recorder;

MESECAM is the designation for tapes with SECAM signals that have

been recorded on a MESECAM-compatible PAL video cassette

recorder.

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press .

1

MENU

– –:– –

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ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN

Press MENU.

2

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

3

"MODE SET", then press

%

OK or .

SELECT COLOUR SYSTEM
MODE

Press %fi to move the
highlight bar (pointer) to

4

"COLOUR SYSTEM", then
press OK or to select the
appropriate colour system.

a- PAL/NTSC: To record PAL signals, or play back a

b- MESECAM: To record SECAM signals, or play back a

● "POWER SAVE" appears only with the HR-J658E and
HR-J700E.

%

PAL or NTSC tape.

MESECAM tape.

MODE SET

AUTO CH SET
MANUAL CH SET
INITIAL SET

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

AUTO TIMER OFF
O. S. D. ON
B. E. S. T. ON
AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF
POWER SAVE OFF
AV2 SELECT AV2

COLOUR SYSTEM PAL/NTSC

[5∞] =
[MENU] : EXIT

MAIN MENU

MODE SET

NOTES:

About NTSC Playback

●

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.

●

Depending on the type of TV, the top and bottom portions of
superimposed displays may be cut off during NTSC playback.

RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN

Press MENU.

5

PLAYBACK

PLAY

STOP

STOP/EJECT

PLAY

FF

REW

Basic

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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.

Playback

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

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FF

REW

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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

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pointed toward the recorder. Don’t apply too much
pressure when inserting.

● The recorder power comes on automatically and the
counter is reset to 0:00:00.

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

FIND PROGRAMME START
POINT

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW.
To go forward, press FF.

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START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY. “BEST” appears blinking in the recorder's
display panel during automatic tracking. (Z pg. 18)

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STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP on the remote or STOP/EJECT on the
recorder’s front panel. Then press STOP/EJECT to

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remove the cassette.

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 “5” in relation to “0”
(beginning) or “+” (end)
shows you where you are
on the tape.

”O.S.D.” (Z pg. 8) must
be set to “ON”, or the
indicator will not appear.

0

Beginning End

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1:23:45

REMAIN 2:35

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times
when the indication is not correct.

Usable cassettes

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● Compact 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. However, it will record and play
back regular VHS signals only. It is not possible to play
back a recorded Super VHS tape.

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PLAY

TV PROG

PLAY

REW

FF

™

£

Playback
Features

REVIEW

PAUSE

REVIEW

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TV PROG

30 SEC

FF

PAUSE

PLAYBACK (cont.)

Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame
Playback

PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK

Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG
buttons to correct the picture.

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ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-FRAME
PLAYBACK

Press PAUSE.

OR

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Press or (™ or £).

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Slow Motion

ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION
PLAYBACK

During still picture, press and hold PAUSE for 2
seconds, then release. Press and release again to return

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to still picture.

OR

During still picture, press and hold or (™ or
£). Release to return to still picture.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Variable-Speed Search

ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED
SEARCH

During playback, press or (™ or £).

● The more times you press, the faster the playback

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● To decrease speed, press the button for the opposite

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

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picture moves.

direction.

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High-Speed Search

ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED
SEARCH

During playback or still picture, press FF for forward
high-speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed

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search.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

NOTE:

For short searches, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds
during playback or still picture. When released, normal playback
resumes.

ATTENTION

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

● the picture will be distorted.

● the noise bars will appear.

● there will be a loss of colour with an LP-recorded tape.

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Manual Tracking

Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking
control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the
tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons.

OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC
TRACKING

Press on the remote to engage manual tracking.

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ADJUST TRACKING
MANUALLY

Press TV PROG + or – to adjust tracking.

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RETURN TO AUTOMATIC
TRACKING

Press on the remote to re-engage automatic
tracking.

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NOTE:

When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic
tracking mode automatically.

Index Search

Your recorder automatically marks
index codes at the beginning of
each recording. This function gives
you quick access to any one of 9
index codes in either direction.

NOTE:

Before starting, make sure the
recorder is in the Stop mode.

ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH

Press or (™ or £). “™ 1” or “£ 1” is
displayed on screen and search begins in the corre-

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sponding direction.

● To access index codes 2 through 9, press or

● When the specified index code is located, playback

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repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed.
Ex.: To locate the beginning of B from the current

position, press twice.
To locate the beginning of D from the current
position, press once.

begins automatically.

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Current position

AB C D E F

–2 –1 1 2 3

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£ 2

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Index number

Instant ReView

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

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of the last timer-recorded programme. Once it’s found,
playback begins 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.

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
(Z pg. 26).

Skip Search

SKIP OVER UNWANTED
SECTIONS

Press 30 SEC 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press
initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion playback.

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Normal playback resumes automatically.

NOTE:

To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY.

Next Function Memory

You can set your recorder's power to go off automatically after
the tape is fully rewound. Before starting, make sure the
recorder is in the Stop mode.
For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .
. . . press REW, then press within 2 seconds.

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PLAY

PLAY

STOP

STOP

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AUDIO

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Repeat Playback

Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape
50 times repeatedly.

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY.

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ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK

Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds, then release.

● The Play indicator ( ) on the display panel blinks

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slowly.

● The tape plays 50 times automatically, and then
stops.

STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP at any time to stop playback.

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NOTE:

Pressing PLAY, REW, FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback.

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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

On-Screen Display

HI FI

L R

HI FI

L

HI FI

R

NORM For audio-dubbed tapes

HI FI

NORM

For Hi-Fi stereo tapes

For main audio of Bilingual tapes

For sub audio of Bilingual tapes

For audio-dubbed tapes

USE

NOTES:

●"HIFI L R

Hi-Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo, and the normal
audio track is played back automatically for tapes with only
normal audio.

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For instructions on recording stereo and bilingual
programmes, refer to page 17.

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"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays
will not appear (Z pg. 8).

" should normally be selected. In this mode,

RECORDING

STOP

RECORD

STOP/EJECT

TV PROG

PLAY

SP/LP

Basic
Recording

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

PAUSE

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TV signals being received by the recorder’s built-in tuner can be
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.

● The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder

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power comes on automatically.

CHOOSE A PROGRAMME

Press TV PROG +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the
channel you wish to record.

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SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/LP ( ). Check the SP/LP indicator on the
recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape

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speed.

START RECORDING

Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote
control, or press RECORD on the recorder.

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B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of both the
first SP and the first LP recording after inserting the
cassette (Z pg. 18).

– –:– –

NUMBER

RECORD

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TV PROG

PLAY

PAUSE

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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.

PAUSE/RESUME
RECORDING

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

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STOP RECORDING

Press STOP on the remote control or STOP/EJECT on
the recorder. Then press STOP/EJECT to remove the

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cassette.

Accidental erasure prevention

● To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette,
remove its safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole
with adhesive tape.

Record safety tab

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TV PROG

RECORD

DISPLAY

Recording
Features

COUNTER RESET

TV/VCR

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– –:– –

TV PROG

RECORDING (cont.)

Record One Programme
While Watching Another

If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . .

. . . press TV/VCR. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV
broadcast being recorded disappear.

SELECT CHANNEL TO
WATCH

Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to
set the channel controls on the TV for the station you

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wish to view.

● The programme selected with the TV’s channel
controls appears on the TV screen while the one
selected with the recorder's TV PROG buttons is
recorded on the tape.

● If a decoder is connected to the recorder (Z pg. 33),
you can select a scrambled channel as well with the
TV channel controls.

Elapsed Recording Time
Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

SET COUNTER DISPLAY

Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until a counter reading
appears on the dispay panel.

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Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours
(selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off
after recording is finished.

START RECORDING

Press RECORD on the recorder.

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ENGAGE ITR MODE

Press RECORD again. " " blinks and 0:30 appears on
the front display panel.

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SET RECORDING DURATION

If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press

RECORD to extend the time. Each press extends

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recording time by 30 minutes.

NOTE:

You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the
recorder's front panel.

RESET COUNTER

Press COUNTER RESET or 0000 before starting
recording or playback.

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● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact
elapsed time as the tape runs.

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until the time remaining on
the tape appears.

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● The display panel shows the tape remaining time
with " " displayed.

● By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the
display to show the counter reading, channel
position*, clock time or tape remaining time.

* channel 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.

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EN 17

Receiving Stereo And
Bilingual Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and,
if you own the HR-J658EH, a Digital stereo sound decoder
(NICAM) as well, making reception of stereo and bilingual broad­casts possible.

When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being
received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.

Type of Broadcast
Being Received

A2 Stereo ST
A2 Bilingual BIL
Regular Monaural (none)
*NICAM Stereo ST NICAM
*NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM
*NICAM Monaural NICAM

*Available with HR-J658EH only.

● To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until
"HIFI L R" appears on the screen.

● To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until
"HIFI L " or "HIFI R" appears on the screen (as required).

● To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until "NORM"
appears on the screen. (HR-J658EH only)

On-screen Display

NOTE:

"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays will not
appear (Z pg. 8).

To Record Stereo And
Bilingual Programmes (A2)

● Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on
the Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording
mixed L and R channel sound).

● Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual
on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be recorded
on the normal audio track.

To Record NICAM Stereo And
Bilingual Programmes
(HR-J658EH only)

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi
audio track, and the Standard audio programme on the normal
audio track.

NOTES:

●

If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.

●

Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a
bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (Z pg. 14).