JVC HR-J73MS User Manual

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

HR-J73MS

ENGLISH

PULL-OPEN

OPERATE OPERATE

TIMER

REC WIRELESS

MIC

1/2

SYSTEM

COLOUR

SP/LP/EP

CH SET

SYSTEM

SINGING AND

AUDIO

RECORDING

MONITOR

MIC 21

WIRELESS

BLANK

MIC

SYSTEM

WIDE

QUALITY

AUTO SP/LP

TIMER

INSTRUCTIONS

STORE

ECHO

TV PROG.

KEY CONTROL

ECHO

TV PROG.

MIC

VOLUME

PAL NTSC

PU30425-1940-1

Table of Contents

Precautions

Thank you for purchasing this JVC video cassette recorder. To ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly.

Precautions ...........................................................................2

Controls, Indicators and Terminals .......................................4

Installations ...........................................................................7

Setting the On-screen ...........................................................8

Setting the Clock ...................................................................9

Setting the Tuner...................................................................9

The Video Cassette.............................................................10

B.E.S.T. Picture System......................................................11

Playback..............................................................................12

Recording............................................................................14

Timer Recording..................................................................16

Karaoke...............................................................................18

Editing .................................................................................24

Information on Multi-System Compatibility..........................25

Troubleshooting ..................................................................27

Specifications ......................................................................28

Features

Karaoke With Various Functions

You can fully enjoy karaoke video with a wide selection of prostyle features including Karaoke Control Centre, microphone, karaoke remote operation, and more.

Multi-System Compatibility

You can enjoy watching programmes and software from many different countries.

Multi-System Tuner (D/K, I)

Makes it possible to receive TV programmes in Hong Kong and most of other countries in Asia.

Safety precautions

The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit.

WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IN-

SIDE

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

The OPERATE button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off.

CAUTION:

L When you are not using the recorder for a long period of

time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

L Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to

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

L Use the conversion plug (provided) depending on the

type of your AC wall outlet.

L This unit operates on voltage of AC110 – 240 V~(Rating),

AC90 – 260 V~(operating), 50/60 Hz with automatic switching.

PAL NTSC

L Only cassettes marked “VHS” can be used with this video

cassette player.

Importants

Beware of moisture condensation

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• It may be unlawful to record or playback copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

Precautions

Please follow these precautions. Not doing so may result in damage to the recorder, remote control, or video cassette.

• Avoid extreme heat and direct sunlight.

• Avoid extreme cold.

• Avoid extreme humidity.

• Avoid dust.

• Avoid places subject to vibrations.

• Avoid strong magnetic fields.

• Do not block the recorder’s ventilation openings.

• Do not place anything heavy on the recorder or remote

control.

• Do not place anything which might spill on top of the recorder or remote control.

• Do not place the recorder on cushions, pillows, or thick carpeting.

• Use the recorder in a stable, horizontal position only.

• Place cassettes in cassette cases and store vertically.

When transporting

L Be sure to remove cassette from recorder before packing. L Avoid violent shocks to the recorder during packing and

transport.

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.

Special note on head cleaning

Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads may cause the playback picture to become blurred or interrupted. Although this model is equipped with a built-in head cleaner which automatically cleans the heads, reducing the likelihood of dirty heads, if such troubles are encountered please consult the nearest JVC dealer.

Auto Head Cleaner

A built-in head cleaner automatically cleans the video heads and head drum whenever a tape is loaded or unloaded to reduce head clogging.

ATTENTION:

This recorder contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases, switch the power off and unplug the power cord. Then plug it in again and switch on. Take out the cassette. After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.

Controls, Indicators and Terminals

Front panel

REC WIRELESS

MIC

1/2

OPERATE

TIMER

SYSTEM

COLOUR

SP/LP/EP

SINGING AND

RECORDING

MIC 21

SYSTEM

AUDIO

MONITOR

CH SET

BLANK

SEARCH SYSTEM

WIDE

QUALITY

WIRELESS

MIC

AUTO SP/LP

TIMER

STORE

ECHO

TV PROG.

KEY CONTROL

ECHO

TV PROG.

MIC

VOLUME

1 OPERATE button and indicator 2 TIMER button 3 Record

¶¶

¶ button

¶¶

4 SEARCH SYSTEM button 5 MIC select button 6 WIRELESS MIC button 7 Cassette loading slot 8 Fast forward 9 Play

-/OK button

0 Stop/Eject

¡¡

¡/Rewind 1 Search buttons

¡¡

§§

§ /STORE button

§§

! ECHO/TV PROG. +/– button @ MIC VOLUME control

# KEY CONTROL $ KEY CONTROL

i button

ÈÈ

È button

ÈÈ

% Pause/Still

8 button

^ AUTO SP/LP TIMER button and indicator & Infrared beam sensor window * Display panel ( WIRELESS MIC indicator ) WIDE QUALITY button and indicator q BLANK SEARCH SYSTEM indicator w Channel setting button e AUDIO MONITOR button r COLOUR SYSTEM button t MIC input terminals y SINGING AND RECORDING button u Tape speed (SP/LP/EP) button

WARNING of cassette loading slot

L Do not insert fingers or foreign objects into the cassette

loading slot since this could lead to injury or damage to the mechanism. Be especially careful with children.

L Do not try to pull out a cassette once automatic loading

has started.

Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d)

Display panel

1 Karaoke multi level indicator 2 PLAY indicator 3 REC indicator 4 NTSC indicator 5 Tape speed (SP/LP) indicator 6 Switchable display

• Channel

• Clock

• Instant timer recording time

• Real time tape counter

7 TIMER indicator 8 Counter memory indicator 9 Cassette loaded mark

Rear panel

1 Power cord 2 VIDEO/AUDIO input terminals 3 Wireless MIC antenna terminals 4 Antenna input terminal 5 Channel adjustment screw 6 RF output terminal 7 RF output system select switch 8 MIC Frequency Adjustment screws 9 RF test output switch 0 VIDEO/AUDIO output terminals ! PAUSE terminal

Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d)

Wireless remote control

1 KARAOKE CONTROL buttons Z p.21 2 PROG/CLOCK button Z p.16 3 Clock/Timer set buttons Z p.9 4 SP/LP/EP/Auto tracking 5 TV control button 6 MIC/TV volume +/– button 7 PUSH JOG 8 OPERATE button 9 Audio monitor/TV sound mute 0 INDEX MARK/ERASE buttons Z p.13 ! Multi-Purpose NUMBER buttons

f button Z p.12

button Z p.12

o button

You can use these buttons to operate your JVC TV.

Installing Batteries

@ Timer, O.S.D. setting and Counter operation buttons

# TV program

9 button

$ Basic operation buttons

- Play

( Rewind ) Fast Forward

[ Record L Stop J Pause/Still

How to Use

The remote control can operate most of your video recorder’s functions, as well as the basic functions of designated JVC TV sets.

L Point the remote control toward the sensor window. L The maximum operating distance of the remote control

is about 8 m.

TV Operation

You can also use the recorder’s remote control to operate a JVC television. To operate your TV, press and hold down the TV button while you press OPERATE, or TV PROG. 8/9, or VOLUME

7/J

+/–, or

n/o (to mute the TV’s sound) button . L TV channel cannot be changed using the NUMBER

(to select either Main or Sub programmes), or

buttons.

Open the battery compartment cover.

Insert 2 “AAA/UM-4”-size batteries (provided) in the

correct directions.

Replace the cover.

Installations

Make sure that the power to the video cassette recorder and TV is off before making the following connections.

Connection A

Connection B

Connection A (basic)

In order to use the video cassette recorder it must be connected between the antenna and the TV.

Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette

recorder’s antenna input terminal. Connect one end of the provided RF antenna cable to

the video cassette recorder’s RF output terminal and the other end to the TV’s antenna terminal.

Connect the power cord to your household AC outlet.

Connection B

For connection with a TV that has VIDEO/AUDIO IN/OUT terminals. Use RCA type pin connection cords (available from audio/video stores) for connection. This connection is in addition to connection A.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Connection A”.

Connect the TV’s VIDEO output and AUDIO output

terminals to the video cassette recorder’s VIDEO input and AUDIO input terminals.

Select television system

Set the SYSTEM switch to the appropriate position

according to your TV system. (Refer to the chart below.)

Major countries

China, Mongolia Russia Hong Kong

Notes:

• If no colours appear on the screen when using a multisystem television with its system select switch set to AUTO, change the switch position to correspond to the recorder’s RF system select switch (K or I).

• For more information on multi-system compatibility. Z p.25

Colour TV broadcast

system

PAL D/K SECAM D/K PAL I

Switch

position

Connect the TV’s VIDEO input and AUDIO input

terminals to the recorder’s VIDEO output and AUDIO output terminals.

Connect the power cord to your household AC outlet.

Note:

• Use the conversion plug (provided) depending on the type of your AC wall outlet.

Installations (cont’d)

PR. 12 SP 23 : 59 PAL

31. 12. 96 B.E.S.T.

ST 0

-----+--

--+

-----+----

HIFI M

9 : 59 : 59

NORM MARK

8 9 10 11 12 13

1 2

4 5 6

Setting the On-screen

Setting the video channel

To watch videos on your TV, it must be set to the same UHF channel as the video cassette recorder. This channel is used as the video channel. This video cassette recorder has been preset to UHF channel E36.

Note:

• When you have connected the VIDEO/AUDIO output terminals of this video cassette recorder to your TV’s VIDEO/ AUDIO input terminals (connection B of the “Connections” section), setting the video channel is not necessary. In this case, simply set the TV’s TV/VCR switch to VCR.

Turn the video cassette recorder’s power on.

Set the TEST switch to “ON”.

Turn on the TV and set it to UHF channel E36, and fine-

adjust it until you can see the two vertical white bars on the screen most clearly.

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 language you select.

Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder.

Press OSD button.

L The Language screen appears.

Place the pointer next to the language of your choice by pressing TV PROG. 8/9 button, then press OK button on the remote control to enter your selection.

The pointer should already be

next to “O.S.D.”.

L If not, press TV PROG. 8/9 button

to place it there.

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

displays, leave the setting as is and go to step 5.

L If you don’t want the displays to appear, press OK button to

set “O.S.D.” to “OFF”.

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[TV PROG ] [OSD] : EXIT

O.S.D. : ON B.E.S.T. : ON

[TV PROG ] : ON/OFF [OSD] : EXIT

If UHF channel E36 is being used for broadcasting in your area:

Adjust the TV’s channel selector a little at a time until the TV screen is blank (set it towards a higher or lower channel). Adjust the Channel adjustment screw on the rear panel of the video cassette recorder a little at a time until the two vertical white bars appear on the TV screen.

Higher channel

Lower channel

Reset the TEST switch to “OFF”.

Press OSD

button to close mode select screen.

On-Screen Displays

1 Channel position number/Aux. indicator (AUX) 2 Clock display 3 Current day/month/year 4 Type of broadcast 5 Tape position indicator 6 Audio mode displays 7 Operation mode indicators 8 Tape speed SP/LP/EP 9 Colour System indicator 10 Cassette loaded mark 11 B.E.S.T. indicator 12 Tape direction 13 Counter display (including Counter Memory indicator) 14 INDEX MARK/ERASE indicator

IMPORTANT:

To operate the recorder with your TV using an RF connection, it is always necessary to set your TV’s channel to VIDEO CHANNEL. With an AV connection, set the TV to the VIDEO (or AV) mode.

Setting the Clock

BAND SELECT VHF L VHF H UHF

[TV PROG ] [CH SET] : EXIT

AUTO SEARCH PROCEEDING PLEASE WAIT VHF L 00

[CH SET] : EXIT

Setting the Tuner

Since your video recorder bases all of its timer recording start and stop “decisions” on the time kept by its built-in clock, accurate setting of this clock is crucial for proper timer recording results. Each entry must be made within 10 seconds of the previous entry. Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure.

Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder.

Press CLOCK button to access mode select screen.

Press TV PROG.

place the pointer next to “CLOCK SET”, then press OK button.

L The Clock Set screen appears.

Use NUMBER button “1 (

“4 (

9)” to set the time.

9 button to

8)” or

TIMER PROGRAMMING CLOCK SET

[TV PROG ] [CANCEL] : EXIT

CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR

0 : 00 01 : 01 00

L Press and hold either button to delay

or advance the time by 30 minutes.

Use NUMBER button “2 (

8)” or “5 (

[PROG/CLOCK] : EXIT

9)” to set the date.

Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Once stored, you can call them up with the TV PROG. 8/9 button without going through any vacant channels. Use the buttons on the recorder for this procedure.

Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder.

L Be sure to select the AUTO mode by pressing the COLOUR

SYSTEM button.

Press and hold CH SET button for more than 2 seconds.

L The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears.

Press TV PROG.

place the pointer next to “SEARCH/STORE”, then press OK button.

L The Band Select screen appears.

Press TV PROG.

to the band of your choice, then press OK button to initiate Auto Channel Search.

9 button to

9 9

9 button to place the pointer next

9 9

SEARCH/STORE DELETE FINE TUNING

[TV PROG ] [CANCEL] : EXIT

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

6 7

L To Make Corrections

Note:

• If, in step 7, the year digits are automatically cleared, it is

The clock resets to “–:– –” when there has been a power failure. Reset the time to return the clock display to normal.

Use NUMBER button “3 (

8)” or “6 (

9)” to set the year.

Press CLOCK button to return to normal screen.

Perform steps 1 to 3 to call up the Clock Set screen, use NUMBER buttons “1” to “6” to make the correction, then press CLOCK button.

possible that you have input 29th February for a non-leap year. Input the correct data.

Power failure indicator

The right screen appears when a

station is detected.

L To store the detected station, place

the pointer next to “STORE” by pressing TV PROG. 8/9 button, then press OK button.

STORE CONTINUE

[TV PROG ] [CH SET] : EXIT

L If your don’t want to store the station, press TV PROG. 8/9

button to place the pointer next to “CONTINUE”, then press OK button. Auto Channel Search will start resume.

L The blueback screen and the TV picture currently being

broadcast appear alternately for 8 seconds each.

Press TV PROG.

an open position in which you want to store a channel appears,

9 button until

SELECT NUMBER TV PROG. 1

then press OK button.

If fine tuning is not necessary,

simply press STORE button.

L For fine tuning adjustment, press TV

PROG. 8/9 button until the picture becomes clearer, then press STORE

[TV PROG ] [CH SET] : EXIT

TV PROG. 1*

[STORE] : STORE [TV PROG ] : FINE TUNING+ [TV PROG ] : FINE TUNING [CH SET] : EXIT

button.

L To continue Auto Channel Search,

press TV PROG. 8/9 button to select “CONTINUE”, then press OK button. Repeat steps 5 to 7 as necessary.

L To set channels for other bands, press

TV PROG. 8/9 button to select “BAND

TV PROG. 1* ADDED CONTINUE

BAND SELECT

[TV PROG ] [CH SET] : EXIT

SELECT”, then press OK button to go back to the Band Select screen. Repeat steps 4 to 7.

Press CH SET to return to normal screen.

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