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Retain

this

information

for

future

reference.

Model

No

HR-VP628U(C)

Serial

No.

PU30425-1704

Safety

Precautions

NOTE:

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

@

When

you

are

not

using

the

video

recorder

fora

long

period

of

DO

NOT

OPEN

|

lime,

if

is

recommended

that

you

disconnect

the

power

cord

|

from

the

AC

outlet.

|

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Changes

or

modifications

not

approved

by

JVC

could

void

user's

authority

to

operate

the

equipment.

|

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The

rating

plate

and

the

safety

caution

are

on

the

rear

of

the

|

unit.

CAUTION:

TOREDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO

NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK)

NO

USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE

REFER

SERVICING

TO

QUALIFIED

SERVICE

PERSONNEL

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Please

read

the

“Precautions”

section

of

this

instruction

manual

and

the

“Video

Products

Safety

Guide”

enclosed

with

The

lightning

flash

with

arrowhead

symbol,

within

an

this

manual

before

installing

or

operating

the

VCR.

equilateral

triangle,

ts

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

@

This

instruction

manual,

and

the

other

reference

materials

presence

of

uninsulated

“dangerous

voltage”

within

the

enclosed

with

it,

contain

important

information

on

VCR

product's

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

operation

and

proper

usage.

Please

keep

them

near

your

VCR

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

in

a

place

where

you

can

easily

access

them

for

reference.

@

It

should

be

noted

that

it

may

be

unlawful

to

re-record

pre-

The

exclamation

point

within

an

equilateral

triangle

is

recorded

tapes,

records,

or

discs

without

the

consent

of

the

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

important

owner

of

copynght

in

the

sound

or

video

recording,

broadcast

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

or

cable

program

and

in

any

literary,

dramatic,

musical,

or

literature

accompanying

the

appliance

artistic

work

embodied

therein

Note

to

CATV

system

installer:

This

reminder

is

provided

to

call

the

CATV

system

installer's

attention

to

Article

$20-40

of

the

NEC

that

provides

guidelines

for

proper

grounding

and,

in

particular,

specifies

that

the

cable

ground

shall

be

connected

to

the

grounding

system

of

the

building,

as

close

to

the

point

of

cable

entry

as

practical

-

WARNING:

3

7

10

PREVENT

FIRE

OR

SHOCK

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How

TolUse

This

Instruction

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HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

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cciion.

"Gesting

To

Know

Your

VCR",

followed

by

_

UNIT

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

:

necessary

set-up

procedures

in

"Setting

Up

Your

VCR"

CAUTION:

The

sections

—"Playback’,

"Recording,

This

video

cassette

recorder

should

be

used

with

AC

120V~,

“Timer-Recording

with

VCR

Plus+’,

"Timer-Recording

60

Hz

only.

without

VCR

Plus+"

and

“Special

Features"

—

take

you

To

prevent

electric

shocks

and

fire

hazards,

do

NOT

use

any

step-by-step

through

these

operations

of

your

VCR.

other

power

source.

"Editing"

introduces

you

to

your

VCR's

editing

features.

CAUTION:

"If

You

Have

Any

Questions”

is

the

section

you

should

TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

MATCH

WIDE

BLADE

refer

to

if

you

experience

any

problems

in

VCR

operation

|

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PLUG

TO

WIDE

SLOT,

FULLY

INSERT

or

if

you

need

additional

information

regarding

4

feature

ATTENTION:

or

terminology.

At

the

end

of

the

book

you

will

find

POUR

EVITER

LES

CHOCS

ELECTRIQUES,

INTRODUIRE

“Warranty”

information

and

the

locations

you

can

contact

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LA

PLUS

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LA

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ET

POUSSER

Throughout

the

book,

if

you

ever

need

to

refer

to

*

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ee

e

ss

another

page

for

instructions

or

information,

you

will

be

told

so

by

a

>

mark

pointing

to

the

page

number.

Unless

otherwise

specified,

operation

buttons

mentioned

in

the

instructions

refer

to

those

located

on

the

remote

control,

not

those

duplicated

on

the

VCR.

Remember,

you

must

use

your

VCR

correctly

to

fully

enjoy

it.

Please

use

this

manual

effectively.

It’s

the

surest

and

quickest

way

to

unlock

the

full

potential

of

your

new

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Hie

nad

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Cassettes

marked

“VHS”

(or

"S-VHS")

can

be

used

with

this

video

caysetie

recorder.

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HQ

VHS

is

compatible

with

existing

VHS

equipment.

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Corp.

:

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Dev

VCR

Plus+

and

PlusCode

are

trademarks

of

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Gemstar

VCR

Plus+

system

is

manufactured

under

licence

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Of

Contents

Some

of

your

VCR's

features

Instant

ReView

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function

automatically

tums

on

the

VCR,

rewinds

the

tape,

searches

for

the

beginning

of

your

recorded

program,

and

starts

playback.

VCR

Plus+

Programming

<=

p.

26

TV

listing

Auto

Daylight

Saving

Time

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p.

9

Automatic

adjustment

of

the

VCR's

clock

for

Daylight

Saving

Time.

TV

and

Cable

Box

Multi-Brand

Remote

Control

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p.

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Compatible

with

most

major

brands

of

televisions

and

Cable

Boxes

for

basic

control

functions.

Puts

an

end

to

two-

-handed

remote

control.

Quick

accesss

to

your

recordings!

At

the

touch

of

a

button,

this

Easy

timer

programming—just

punch-in

the

code

number

in

your

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Getting

To

Know

Your

VCR

Front

Panel

To

open

the

ftont

cover,

push

the

left

upper

end

where

labelled

"PUSH-OPEN"

POWER

Button

Cassette

Loading

Slot

WARNING

MENUICHISET

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START

|

:

Do

not

fee

fingers

or

foreign

objects

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loading

slot

since

this

could

lead

to

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or

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mechanism.

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especially

careful

with

children,

Display

Panel

Instant

ReView

>

p.6

@

Do

not

try

to

pull

out

a

cassette

once

automatic

loading

has

Button

rc

p.

20

started.

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could

cause

injury

or

damage

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mechanism,

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1]

Slide

the

battery

compartment

cover

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow.

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Insert

2

"AAA"-size

batteries

(provided)

in

the

correct

directions.

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Replace

the

cover.

How

To

Use

This

remote

control

can

operate

most

of

your

VCR's

functions,

Set

the

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

the

VCR

position.

1]

Point

the

remote

contro!

toward

the

VCR's

sensor

window.

2]

Press

the

appropriate

operation

button.

m

The

maximum

operating

distance

of

the

remote

control

ts

about

8

m

(26

ft).

This

remote

control

can

also

operate

various

brands

of

TVs

and

Cable

Boxes.

For

instructions,

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p,

31.

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EN-5

Getting

To

Know

Your

VCR

(cont'd)

Display

Panel

Mode

Indicators

Clock

Display

Audio

level

meters

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mode

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for

AUX

mode)

“Counter

Memory"

mark

Tape

speed

™

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DISPLAY

lets

you

change

the

type

of

display:

Counter,

Channel*,

or

Clock.

m

Whenever

the

VCR

is

turned

off,

the

FDP’s

brightness

is

automatically

dimmed.

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(Displayed

together

with

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while

recording

1s

paused,

and

with

"PLAY”

during

still

or

slow

motion)

Multichannel

TV

Sound

Indicators

*

Channel

is

not

displayed

during

playback.

On-Screen

Mode

Superimpose

@

The

supenmposed

indication

on

the

TV

screen

tells

you

what

the

VCR

is

doing.

Tuned-in

channel

or

AUX(iliary)

mode

When

the

channel

is

changed,

the

new

channel

is

displayed

on

the

screen

for

5

seconds.

Clock

time

ed

“Cassette

Loaded"

mark

Operation

mode

When

the

operation

mode

is

changed,

the

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new

mode

is

displayed

—

RECORD

(3

sec.),

PLAY

(5

sec.),

FF/REW

(5

sec.

When

a

cassette

is

loaded,

the

mark

is

displayed

for

5

seconds.

It

blinks

when

the

VCR's

EJECT

button

is

pushed.

Audio

mode

indicators

INORM

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recall

an

indication

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counter

information

on

the

screen.

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Press

ENTER/OSD

again

to

clear

the

display.

|

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All

indications

corresponding

to

the

current

status

are

displayed

for

5

seconds,

leaving

the

RECORD

when

engaged

from

Stop

mode),

PAUSE

RECORD

PAUSE

(for

as

long

as

Pauses

GO}

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in

engaged),

and

ITR

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(5

sec.).

Tape

speed

indicator

INDEX-1

—

INDEX

indication

MEMORY

OFF

Counter

memory

on/off

To

stop

the

on-screen

indications

from

being

shown

—

When

you

do

not

want

to

show

the

indications

—

for

example

when

you

dub

a

tape

to

another

VCR

(using

this

VCR

as

the

player),

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to

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times

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exit.

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and

a

normal

TV

screen

js

displayed.

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and

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can

set

the

clock,

tuner,

timer,

and

other

functions

using

the

on-screen

menu.

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this,

the

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and

SELECT

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on

the

VCR

or

remote

control

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EN-7

Setting

Up

Your

VCR

a

ae

Making

the

right

connections

It's

essential

that

your

VCR

be

properly

hooked

up

for

proper

results.

Follow

these

steps

carefully.

THESE

STEPS

MUST

BR

COMPLETED

BEFORE

ANY

VCR

OPERATION

CAN

BE

PERFORMED.

ZY

RECORDER-TO-TV

CONNECTION

aa

——__|

|

RF

CONNECTION

|

AV

CONNECTION

ee

For

TV

sets

without

AV

input

terminals:

|

For

TV

sets

with

AV

input

terminals:

|

||

Disconnect

the

TV

antenna

from

the

TV.

|

:

|

1}

Connect

the

antenna,

VCR

and

TV

as

per

"RF

CONNECTION"

|

¢}|

Connect

the

TV

antenna

to

the

VCR's

ANT.

IN.

|

2}

Connect

the

VCR's

AUDIO

OUT

and

VIDEO

OUT

to

the

TY's

|

AV-IN

terminals.

|

3}

Connect

the

VCR's

RF

OUT

to

the

TV's

antenna

terminal

using

the

provided

RF

cable.

Antenna

or

Cable

Flat

Feeder

|

=

—

4

Coaxial

Cable

Matching

Transformer

|

AC

Power

Cord

1

|

ANT

IN

(Antenna

or

Cable

input)

—

RF

OUT

Back

of

VCR

AUDIO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

75

ohm

AC

Outlet

RF

Cable

terminal

(provided)

See

the

"Basic

Guide

For

VCR

Connections"

sheet

VIDEO

IN

enclosed

with

this

instruction

manual

for

more

information

and

other

possible

connections.

Audio/Video

Cable

(provided)

AUDIO

IN

[2]

SELECT

VCR

CHANNEL

(3

OR

4)

|

With

a

standard

RF

connection.

Back

of

VCR

NOTES:

|

the

VCR

sends

picture

and

sound

net

3

ma

ha

;

signals

through

the

connecting

cable

to

your

TV

on

channel

3

or

|

4,

The

VCR's

switch

is

pre-set

to

CH3

prior

to

shipment.

Set

this

switch

to

CH4

in

areas

where

|

channel

3

is

used

for

broadcasting

eshte.

f

an

RF

r

TV's

=

To

operate

the

VCR

with

your

TY

using

connection,

it

is

always

necessary

to

set

you

channel

to

the

one

you

set

the

VCR

to

in

this

Step:

=

Even

if

your

TV

is

connected

using

AV

ne

FONNECtors,

it

is

necessary

to

also

connect

your

.

h

and

TY

using

the

RF

cable

if

you

ever

wish

to

wale

#

program

while

recording

another

(

P.

23).

EN-&

Setting

your

VCR's

clock

Since

your

VCR

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.

Press

POWER.

POWER

ON:

=

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4,

press

TV/VIDEO

to

select

3

i.

:

SELECT

CHANNEL

BAR

SIE

CH

DE

ese

eh

3104

(OR

AV

MODE}

ACCESS

THE

ON-SCREEN

MENU

Press

MENU.

@

The

Main

Menu

screen

will

SET-UP

MENU

3)

appear.

¢

INITIAL

SET

wif

the

VCR

Plus+

screen

EAE

BOSSE}

appears

press

MENU

again.

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

«/-}

to

"SET-UP

MENU"

and

then

PRESS

(MENU)

TOEND

|

press

SELECT.

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

“INITIAL

SET”,

and

then

|

press

SELECT.

5

If

you

want

to

change

the

on-screen

language

to

French,

press

REW,

m™

Press

FF

to

change

back

to

English.

_

INPUT

THE

MONTH/DAY/YEAR/

TIME

Press

SET

to

set

the

month,

and

then

press

SELECT.

WMALSeT

Repeat

step

6

to

set

the

day,

nie

oats

ES

/

year

and

time

(making

sure

OST

OFF

.

that

AM

or

PM

ts

correct).

FRENCH

PRESS

tREW)

ep.

ae

@

The

day

of

the

week

will

PRESS

(SELECT.

SET

+)

4)

|

@®

automatically

appear.

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

sos

(GD)

(ED)

ODO

If

you

want

to

take

advantage

of

Auto

D.S.T.

(Daylight

Saving

Time)

(see

below),

press

SET

to

choose

ON.

TO

MAKE

CORRECTIONS

Press

SELECT

so

that

the

item

you

want

to

change

blinks.

Reset

that

item.

Continue

to

step

9.

ART

THE

CLO

9g

pee

MENU

_—-

ee

—

——

Auto

Daylight

Saving

Time

Your

VCR

is

incorporated

with

the

D.S.T.

function

which

automatically

adjusts

the

clock

at

the

start/end

of

Daylight

Saving

Time,

making

manual

re-setting

unnecessary.

When

D.S.T.

is

set

to

ON:

@

On

the

first

Sunday

of

April,

|

minute

after

1:59AM

the

VCR's

clock

is

adjusted

to

3:00AM.

@

On

the

last

Sunday

of

October,

1

minute

after

1:59AM

the

VCR's

clock

1s

adjusted

to

1:00AM.

You

can

also

use

the

POWER,

MENU,

REW.,

FF,

SET

and

SELECT

buttons

on

the

VCR.

m

If

you

live

in

an

area

without

Daylight

Saving

Time,

keep

D.S.

T

OFF

when

setting

the

clock.

EN-9

Setting Up

Your

VCR

(cont'd)

Setting

your

VCR's

tuner

|

FOLLOW

INSTRUCTIONS

ON

THIS

PAGE

OR

ON

P1214

|

DEPENDING

ON

YOUR

CABLE

BOX.

|

ed

The

Auto

Set

feature

introduced

here

automatically

assigns

receivable

channels

in

your

area

to

the

CHANNEL

UP/DOWN

buttons

and

skips

the

others

so

you

won't

have

to

go

through

any

“blank”

channels

to

get

to

the

one

you

want.

POWER

ON;

SELECT

CHANNEL

3

OR

4

(OR

AV

MODE)

TV/VIDEO

—

——

Tr

You

can

also

use

the

POWER,

MENU.

SET

|

and

SELECT

buttons

on

the

VC

R

|

ye

—

.

}

EN-10

|

ae

TURN

ON

THE

VCR

|

Press

POWER.

|

@

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4,

press

TV/VIDEO

to

select

|

the

VIDEO

mode.

The

VCR's

VIDEO

indicator

will

light.

ACCESS

THE

ON-SCREEN

MENU

Press

MENU

to

access

the

Main

Menu

screen

TUNER

SET

m@

if

the

VCR

Plus+

screen

vr

appears

press

MENU

again.

MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET

|

3

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

a

vipeotlciine

|

to

"TUNER

SET”,

and

then

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

press

SELECT

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

|

4

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"BAND",

and

then

press

SELECT

THE

BAND

|

Press

SET

to

choose

“TV"

or

|

"CATV"

=

The

BAND

select

feature

has

2

settings

(TV

and

ee

=

y

CATV),

Set

to

TV

if

your

¢TV

antenna

provides

only

UHF

aN

and

VHF

channels.

Set

to

PRESS

(SET+/-)

FOR

CHOICE

CATV

if

your

antenna

PRESS

(MENU)

"0

a

system

is

a

cable

TV

line.

6

Press

MENU.

START

AUTO

SET

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"AUTO

CHANNEL

SET",

and

then

press

SELECT

@

Auto

set

is

in

progress

and

"SCANNING..."

is

displayed

™

When

available

channels

are

scanned,

"ADD"

will

be

displayed

on

the

screen.

@

When

unavailable

channels

are

skipped,

“SKIP”

will

be

displayed.

=

After

completion

of

auto

set,

the

lowest

tuned-in

channel

number

and

"SCAN

COMPLETED"

are

displayed

aif

"SCAN

COMPLETED

—

NO

SIGNAL

—"

3s

displayed,

check

the

band

setting

and

connections,

and

Start

again,

>

ps.

fe

BAND

TUNER

SET.

—.)

AUTO

CHANNEL

SET

AFC

¢

AUTO

CHANNEL

SET

nt

MANUAL

CHANNEL

§

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET.

cH

5

ADD

GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP

SCANNING

PRESS

SELECT

$

RETURN

TO

THETV

SCREEN

i

8

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

Now

g0

to

p.

15

‘Setting

up

the

VCR

Plus+

feature"

To

add

a

"skipped"

channel

to

your

VCR's

tuner

CH.

SKIP

||

Press

MENU

to

access

the

Main

Menu

screen.

.

w

If

the

VCR

Plus+

screen

appears

press

MENU

again.

2|

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"TUNER

SET",

and

then

press

SELECT.

3}

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET

piglukeys

"AFC",

and

then

press

SELECT.

es

4]

Press

SET

to

choose

"SPCL”

cH

25

ADD

SELECT

5|

Press

MENU.

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

PRESS

(ADDVSKIP)

MENU

"MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET",

eT

and

then

press

SELECT.

7}

Input

the

channel

number

using

the

Digit

keys.

ADD

CH/SET

+/-—

8|

Press

ADD

to

store

the

channel.

9|

Specify

another

channel

number

or

press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

To

delete

an

unwanted

channel

from

your

VCR's

tuner

1|

Press

MENU

to

access

the

Main

Menu

screen.

m

If

the

VCR

Plus+

screen

appears

press

MENU

again.

2}

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"TUNER

SET”,

and

then

press

SELECT.

3]

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

(—

jyayyat

cuannerser

to

"MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET",

and

then

press

SELECT.

a

as

,

4|

Input

the

channel

number

using

the

Digit

keys

or

the

CH

+/—

SELECT

CH

ho

AND

buttons.

PRESS

IM

-

5|

Press

CH.

SKIP

to

delete

the

ks

Zeer

eee

channel.

6|

Specify

another

channel

number

or

press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

[0

exit.

EN-I1

Setting

Up

Your

VCR

(cont'd)

Sane

ee

Setting

your

VCR's

tuner

and

Cable

Box

Controller

:

j

“aT.

»

Follow

these

steps

if

you

use

an

external

Cable

Box

(descrambler)

to

receive

cable

Stations.

When

properly

set-up,

the

Multi-System

Cable

Box

Controller

will

automatically

switch

channels

on

your

Cable

Box

so

you

can

timer-record

two

or

more

cable

TV

stations

fi

works

for

Cable

TV

shows

that

have

been

programmed

using

VCR

Plus+

(G

p.

26)

or

On-Screen

(&#

p.

28)

programming.

Suggested

Locations

Attach

to

top

of

VCR

with

Controller's

transmitter

pointed

towards

Cable

Box’s

remote

sensor

window.

Cable

Box

Your

VCR

Controller

(Suggested

locations)

Cable

Box

Controller

Transmitter

Connected

to

Connected

ANT.

IN

to

VIDEO/

AUDIO

IN

Your

VCR

CABLE

BOX

=

2

mf)

EN-12

PLACE

CONTROLLER

IN

A

GOOD

LOCATION

7

Find

a

location

for

the

Controller

which

offers

an

unobstructed

path

to

the

Cable

Box’s

remote

sensor

window:

otherwise

the

Controllers

infrared

beam

will

not

be

able

to

reach

and

control

your

Cable

Box

|

2

Attach

the

Controller

using

the

supplied

adhesive

strips.

CONNECT

CABLE

BOX

TO

VCR

If

your

Cable

Box

has

VIDEO

OUT/AUDIO

OUT

connectors...

Connect

them

to

the

VIDEO

IN

and

AUDIO

IN

connectors

|

of

your

VCR.

If

your

Cable

Box

does

not

have

VIDEO

OUT/AUDIO

OUT

connectors...

Connect

the

Cable

Box’s

antenna

output

terminal

to

the

ANT.

IN

(Antenna)

terminal

of

your

VCR.

@

Refer

to

the

Cable

Box's

instruction

manual

for

more

information.

CONNECT

CONTROLLER

TO

VCR

:

4

Connect

the

Cable

Box

Controller

to

your

VCR's

CABLE

BOX

terminal

a

NOTE:

®

About

Your

Cable

Box:

This

VCR

has

two

separate

methods

to

control

your

Cable

Box.

The

provided

Wireless

Remote

Control

Unit

can

contro!

your

Cable

Box.

The

VCR's

Cable

Box

Controller

can

also

control

your

Cable

Box

The

former

eliminates

the

need

for

a

separate

Cable

Box

Remote

Control

Unit.

The

latter

is

to

change

your

Cable

Box's

channel

number

during

timer

recordings.

Each

method

must

be

set

Up

separately.

To

set

up

the

VCR's

Remote

Control

Unit

©

p.

3!

TV/VIDEO

TURN

ON

THE

VCR

Press

POWER.

m

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4,

press

TV/VIDEO

to

select

the

VIDEO

mode.

The

VCR's

VIDEO

indicator

will

light.

SET

TO

CABLE

BOX’S

OUTPUT

CHANNEL

6

7

10

17

Press

MENU

until the

Main

Menu

appears

(>

p-7),

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

SET-UP

MENU

Then

press

SELECT

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

CABLE

BOX

SET

Then

press

SELECT.

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT.

Then

press

SELECT

Press

SET

to

choose

the

output

channel

number

of

your

Cable

Box

(channels

2

thru

6)

if

its

connected

to

your

VCR

via

RF

connection.

@

For

example,

choose

“ON

CH3"

if

the

Cable

Box

provides

its

output

on

channel

3.

@

Choose

"ON

LINE”

if

the

Cable

Box

is

connected

to

your

VCR's

Audio/Video

input

connectors

Press

MENU.

m™

Cable

Box

Set

menu

will

appear.

MAIN

MENU

|

PROGRAM

SET

|

FUNCTION

SET

|

TUNER

SET

|

®

SET-UP

MENU

e

RAEDIT

|

PRESS

(SELECT

SET

4/-}

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

|

SET-UP

MENU

INITIAL

SET

@

CABLE

BOX

SET

PRESS

(SELECT.

SET

+/-)

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

tone

i

CABLE

BOX

SET

|

i

'

9

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT

BRAND

SET

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-}

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT OFF ON

CH

2

90NCH3

ON

CH

4

ON

CH

5

ON

CH

6

ON

LINE

|

PRESS

(SET

+/-)

FOR

CHOICE

|

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

|

(Continued

on

EN-I3

Setting

Up

Your

VCR

(cont'd)

Seen

cae n aaa

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16

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14

15

NOTES:

#

Although

the

provided

Cable

Box

Controller

is

compatible

with

many

different

cable

box

brands,

it

is

possible

that

it

will

not

work

with

your

cable

box.

m

lf

your

cable

box

does

not

respond

to

any

of

the

codes,

your

VCR

is

not

able

to

change

its

channels

during

timer

recordings.

For

this

type

of

cable

box,

always

remember

to

leave

it

tumed

on

and

tuned

to

the

channel

you

want

to

record

before

the

timer

recording

is

programmed

Lo

start.

Please

contact

your

cable

company

about

the

possibility

of

exchanging

your

current

cable

box

with

one

that

1s

compatible

with

the

VCR.

®

The

VCR

can

change

the

Cable

Box

channel

selection

through

the

Cable

Box

Controller

only

during

timer

recording.

=

If

your

cable

box

cannot

be

controlled

by

a

remote

control.

your

VCR

will

not

be

able

to

change

its

channels

during

timer

recording

For

this

type

of

cable

box,

tum

it

on

and

select

the

channel

you

want

to

record

before

the

timer

recording

is

programmed

to

start.

EN-14

SET

CABLE

BOX

BRAND

power.

12

Turn

on

the

Cable

Box’s

m

Select

a

channel

other

than

9

on

your

Cable

Box.

7

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

BRAND

SET

Then

press

SELECT

7

4

Press

the

Digit

keys

corres-

ponding

to

the

code

number

for

your

Cable

Box’s

brand.

(See

list

below

)

7

5

Press

ENTER.

#

If

Cable

Box’s

channel

changes

to

"9",

setting

is

completed.

@

If

the

brand

has

more

than

one

code

number

listed.

repeat

steps

14

—15

until

you

reach

the

code

that

changes

your

Cable

Box’s

channel.

@

Perhaps

your

cable

box

will

respond

to

a

new

code

number

not

yet

published

in

the

list.

Try

entering

all

code

numbers

from

|

to

101

I

7

6

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

fi.

CABLE

BOX

Bann

SELECT

BRAND

NO

AND

PRESS

(ENTER)

PRESS

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TO

END

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32

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15

“Setting

up

the

VCR

Plus+

feature"

m

To

change

cable

channels

or

turn

on/off

your

cable

box

using

the

VCR's

remote

control,

<>

p.

31.

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Setting

up

the

VCR

Plus+

feature

Depending

on

the

broadcast

stations

that

are

receivable

in

your

area,

or

the

cable

stations

offered

by

your

cable

supplier,

you

may

have

to

make

certain

changes

in

your

VCR's

“Guide

Channel

Set"

menu

to

get

proper

results.

Please

read

on

and

find

out

what

you

need

(and

don't

need)

to

do.

Make

sure

that

you

have

already...

set

the

VCR's

clock

Then...

set

the

VCRs

tunes,

COMPARE

CHANNEL

NUMBERS

set

the

Cable

Box

Controller

(<>

p.

12)

if

using

a

Cable

Box

Most

TV

listings

will

have

a

chart

indicating

the

“Guide

Channel”

number

that

each

TV

station

has

been

assigned

for

purposes

of

VCR

Plus+

programming.

Check

in

your

TY

listing

and

see

whether

that

number

is

the

same

as

the

channel

number

you

receive

that

station

on

with

your

VCR

or

Cable

Box.*

If

the

numbers

match,

you

don't

have

to

do

anything.

You

can

go

directly

to

"Timer

Recording

with

VCR

Plus+"

p.

26.

if

there

are

stations

where

the

numbers

are

different,

and

(lf

NOT

using

Cable

Box)

Example

of

non-matching

channels

you

want

to

be

able

to

timer-record

them,

you

will

have

to

“tell”

the

VCR

about

the

mismatch.

Go

to

step

lL.

If

there

are

stations

where

the

numbers

are

different,

but

you

don't

want

to

timer-record

them,

you

can

go

directly

to

“Timer-Recording

with

VCR

Plus+"

p.

26.

*SPECIAL

NOTE

FOR

CABLE

SUBSCRIBERS

pont

suien

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(TBN)

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Example

of

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non-matching

channels

SNX6

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In

many

instances,

cable

TV

stations

have

VCR

Plus+

Guide

Channel

numbers

that

DO

NOT

match

the

actual

channel

number

the

station

is

received

on.

Check

your

TV

listing,

or

check

with

your

cable

supplier

for

details.

@

In

many

instances,

normal

broadcast

TV

stations

can

be

viewed

on

cable.

Check

your

TV

listing,

or

check

with

your

cable

supplier

for

details.

7

If

the

VCR

1s

off,

press

POWER

to

tur

it

on.

=

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4,

press

TV/VIDEO

to

select

the

video

mode.

The

VCR's

VIDEO

indicator

will

light.

_ACCESS

THE

ON-SCREEN

MENU

Cable

Station

Se

ees

eh

the

station

on

WNSJU

(Ind.)

6

8

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(PBS)

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Television

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Cable

News

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Home

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33

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45

29

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET

GUIDE

CH:

CABLE

CH

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45 29

PRESS

TTA

2

Press

MENU,

SET

and

SELECT

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

access

the

"TUNER

SET”

screen.

(&>

p.7)

3

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET",

and

then

press

SELECT.

@

The

Guide

Channel

Set

screen

will

appear.

m@

If

you

have

set

the

Cable

Box

Controller

feature

CABLE

CH

is

displayed

instead

of

VCR

CH

ieee

TUNER

SET

=

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET

AFC

GUIDE

CH

VCR

CH

AUTO

CHANNEL

SET

ND

MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET

ieee

@

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET

7|s

GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

«/-)

(SELECT,

SET

+/-,

DIGIT)

|___

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

ue

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

—_

oe

(Continued

on

EN-15

Setting

Up

Your

VCR

(cont'd)

POWER

ON;

SELECT

CHANNEL

3

OR

4

(OR

AV

MODE)

INPUT

THE

GUIDE

CHANNEL

TV/VIDEO

EN-16

Press

SET

or

the

Digit

keys

to

input

the

Guide

Channel

number

(as

shown

in

TV

listing

or

this

manual),

and

then

press

SELECT

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET)

GUIDE

“

VCR

CH

5445

4\N

PRESS

Sena

SET

+/—

DIGIT)

AES

(MENU)

TO

END

WA)

INPUT

THE

RECEIVING

CHANNEL

lf

you

don't

use

an

external

Cable

Box...

5

Press

SET

or

the

Digit

keys

to

input

the

channel

number

your

VCR

receives

the

station

on,

and

then

press

SELECT

@

if

there

are

other

GUIDE

CH

numbers

which

dont

match

——__

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET

GUIDE

CH

ne

CH

15538

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Ct

SET

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DIGIT)

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

with

the

VCR

CH

numbers,

input

the

changes

by

repeating

steps 4 —5,

lf

you

use

an

external

Cable

Box...

5

Press

SET

or

the

Digit

keys

to

input

the

channel

number

your

Cable

Box

receives

the

Station

on,

and

then

press

SELECT

@

If

there

are

other

GUIDE

CH

numbers

which

don't

match

with

the

CABLE

CH

numbers,

input

the

changes

by

repeating

steps 4 —

5.

_

CHECK

THE

GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP

—

———

—

6

Press

MENU

once

to

go

back

to

the

Tuner

Set

menu.

7

Press

SET

to

move

the

cursor

to

"GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP",

and

then

press

SELECT

@

A

screen

with

GUIDE

CH

numbers

(in

ascending

order)

with

their

corresponding

YCR

CH

numbers

will

be

displayed.

Check

to

make

sure

your

entnes

are

correct

™@

If

there

are

more

than

10

entries,

press

SELECT

to

display

the

11th

and

higher

entries,

ag

TUNER

SET

a

BAND AFC AUTO

CHANNEL

SET

MANUAL

CHANNEL

SET

GUIDE

CHANNEL

SET

¢

GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

a

PFIESS

(MENU)

TO

END

Nab

GUIDE

CHANNEL

MAP

mI

ae

VCR

GUIDE

VCR

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55

12

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15

36

33°

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49

PRESS

(SELECT)

TO

PRESS

MENU)

a,

RETURN

TO

THE

TV

SCREEN

8

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

>

Playback

The

easiest,

most

basic

operation

possible

with

your

VCR

is

tape

playback.

Previously-recorded

signals

on

a

video

tape

are

read

by

your

VCR

and

displayed

on

your

TV

just

like

a

TV

program.

POWER

ON;

SELECT

CHANNEL

3

OR

4

(OR

AV

MODE)

SHUTTLE

>

a

ee

—

Af

me

—————

Se

CH

—/+

7

6

I

a

_LOADACASSETTE

Insert

a

cassette

with

its

window

side

up,

and

label

side

facing

you.

Press

gradually

on

the

middle

of

the

cassette

until

the

VCR

pulls

the

cassette

in.

™

The

VCR

power

will

come

on

automatically,

@

The

counter

will

be

reset

to

"01

00m

00s”

automatically

™

If

the

safety

tab

on

the

cassette

is

absent,

playback

will

spate

SaULOM

Ese

4)

press

REW

to

rewind

the

tape.

Press

FF

to

fast-forward

the

tape.

@

Press

STOP

to

stop

the

tape.

@

To

rewind

or

fast-forward

the

tape

using

the

VCR's

control,

tum

the

SHUTTLE

ning

fully

to

the

corresponding

direction,

and

release

It

To

adjust

tracking

manually

This

overrides

your

VCR's

automatic

tracking.

During

Playback...

1|

Press

the

VCR's

CH(annel)

+/—

buttons

simultaneously

to

cancel

auto

tracking.

@

The

remote

control's

CH

+/—

cannot

be

used

for

this

purpose.

2}

Press

CH

+

or

—to

adjust

tracking.

@

Press

the

VCR's

CH

+/—

simultaneously

to

return

to

automatic

tracking.

During

Slow...

|}

Simply

press

CH

+

or

—

to

adjust

tracking.

EN-17

ee

Playback

(cont'd)

SELECT

MENU

CH/SET

+

FE

PAUSE

SHUTTLE PLUS

<< / PP

EN-18

To

view

a

still

picture

|

During

Playback...

|

,

[7]

Press

PAUSE

to

view

a

still

picture

|

m

If

there

is

vertical

picture

jitter,

press

CH

—

or

+

(on

the

|

VCR

or

remote

control)

to

make

the

picture

more

stable.

|

[2]

To

advance

the

picture

frame

by

frame,

press

PAUSE

again.

|

w

For

frame-by-frame

playback

in

the

forward

or

reverse

|

direction,

press

SHUTTLE

PLUS

~<4<4

or

B®

in

the

|

corresponding

direction

while

tn

the

still

picture

mode

[3]

Press

PLAY

to

resume

normal

playback.

To

view

a

slow/fast-motion

picture

uring

Playback...

i)

Press

the

SHUTTLE

PLUS

<#<4

or

>

button.

Tape

speed

will

change

in

the

corresponding

direction.

|

™

To

increase

the

speed,

press

the

button

for

the

same

direction.

|

@

To

decrease

speed,

press

the

button

for

the

opposite

direction.

®

For

forward

slow

motion

playback,

press

PAUSE

for

more

than 2 seconds

while

in

the

still

picture

mode.

(2)

Press

PLAY

to

resume

normal

playback

@iae

During

Playback...

|

(1)

Press

FF

for

forward

fast-motion,

or

REW

for

reverse

fast-

|

mouion.

(2|

Press

PLAY

to

resume

normal

playback

®

For

shor

searches,

keep

FF

or

REW

pressed

for

more

than

2

seconds.

When

released,

normal

playback

will

continue.

|

To

select

the

soundtrack

_

Your

VCR

is

capable

of

recording

two

soundtracks

(Hi-Fi

and

|

NORMAL)

simultaneously,

and

playing

back

the

selected

|

soundtrack

or

two

together.

_

During

Playback

or

Stop:

|}

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

%

AUDIO

MONITOR

=a)

SELECT

as

many

times

as

HIF

|

necessary

to

access

the

AUDIO

‘

MaDe

.

|

MONITOR

screen.

(>

p.

7).

2}

Press

SET

to

choose

"HI-FI",

PRESS

(SET

+/~)

FOR

CHOICE

"NORM",

or

"MIX"

ee

PRESS

(MENU)

r0

END

@

HI-FI

to

listen

to

the

Hi-Fi

soundtrack.

=

NORM

to

listen

to

the

normal

soundtrack

®

MIX

to

listen

to

both

soundtracks

combined.

Select

this

setting

when

playing

back

edited

tapes

with

insert

edits

OF

|

dubbed

audio

made

on

an

appropriately

equipped

VCR.

=

Normal

audio

will

be

outputted

regardless

of

the

playback

audio

monitor

selection

if

Hi-Fi

audio

is

not

present

on

the

tape.

3}

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

4

Jog/Shuttle

ese

SS!

oes

a

o—-

tea

Pee

Se

PLC

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>:

.

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a

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a

ea

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—

——,

es)

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STOP

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sty

ar

LP

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:

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is

PLAY

indicator

SKIP

SEARCH

fe

1

LC?

To

view

jog/shuttle

special

effects

You

can

view

pictures

in

slow

to

fast

motion.

or

frame-by-frame

During

Still

or

Playback...

|}

Turn

the

outer

ring

(Shuttle)

to

the

right

for

forward

slow

motion

and

search.

™

Release

the

Shuttle

for

a

still

picture.

@

For

fast-forward

with

a

visible

picture,

turn

the

Shuttle

all

the

way

to

the

nght

and

release

it

within

|

second.

2|

Turn

the

outer

ring

(Shuttle)

to

the

left

for

reverse

slow

motion

and

search.

®

Release

the

Shuttle

for

a

sull

picture.

@

For

rewind

with

a

visible

picture,

turn

the

Shuttle

all

the

way

to

the

left

and

release

it

within

|

second.

During

Still

or

Playback...

|

1}

Rotate

the

inner

dial

(Jog)

clockwise

or

counterclockwise

for

jog

control.

The

tape

moves

frame-by-frame

at

the

speed

with

which

the

dial

is

rotated,

in

the

direction

the

dial

is

rotated.

(By

|

rotating

the

Jog

dial

counterclockwise

at

2

revolutions

per

|

second

or

faster,

reverse

play

1s

possible.)

To

resu

!

th

button.

Skip

Search

To

skip

over

unwanted

sections

of

a

recording.

During

Playback...

|

1|

Press

SKIP

SEARCH

from

|

to

4

times.

|

This

fast-motions

through

30-sec.

to

2-min.

of

tape.

m@

Playback

resumes

automatically.

@

Press

PLAY

to

cancel

a

Skip

Search

midway.

Repeat

Playback

To

play

the

whole

tape

repeatedly.

During

Playback...

||

Press

PLAY

for

more

than

5

seconds,

and

release.

™

The

“PLAY”

indicator

on

the

VCR

panel

will

blink

slowly.

m

The

tape

will

be

played

20

times

automatically,

and

then

stop.

m@

To

Stop

repeated

playback

at

any

time,

press

STOP.

EN-1I9

REVIEW

ees

i

—SS_=

a

000

ASet.

|

INDEX

MARK

ERASE

REVIEW

EN-20

—_——_-—-

—

fo

UL

=

PLUS

44

/>P

a

Playback

(cont'd)

Instant

ReView

Simply

by

pressing a single

button,

the

VCR

power

comes

On,

rewinds,

and

begins

playback

of

the

last

recording.

This

makes

jt

easier

to

“review”

the

program

you

have

timer-recorded.

When

the

VCR

power

Is

off:

i}

Press

REVIEW

m

After

the

VCR

power

comes

on,

the

tape

will

be

rewound

to

the

beginning

of

the

last

recording

(where

the

index

code

is

placed)

and

playback

will

start

automatically

@

To

play

back a recording

located 2 index

codes

away,

press

REVIEW

twice.

You

can

access

any

one

of

up

to

9

index

codes

@

ReView

is

not

possible

while

the

VCR

1s

in

the

Timer

mode.

m

The

VCR's

REVIEW

button

lights

when

timer-recording

is

finished,

and

blinks

while

the

tape

is

being

rewound.

—

——————

Index

Search

|

Index

codes

are

electronic

“bookmarks”

which

are

automatically

|

placed

on

the

tape

whenever

recording

is

started.

Index

Search

|

automatically

seeks

out

these

index

codes

so

you

can

easily

find

the

|

beginning

of

a

recording

(up

to

9

index

codes

away

in

either

direction)

|

During

Stop....

|

(1)

Press

SHUTTLE

PLUS

~@<4

or

BB

"INDEX

—1"

or

"INDEX

1”

will

be

displayed

and

search

will

begin

in

the

corresponding

direction.

2|

If

you

wish

to

access

index

codes 2 through

9,

press

SHUTTLE

PLUS

<<

or

B®

repeatedly

until

the

correct

index

number

is

displayed.

®

When

the

specified

index

code

is

found,

playback

will

start

automatically.

——

a

ee

Manual

Index

Mark/Erase

TO

MARK

AN

INDEX

CODE

|

During

Playback...

||

Press

INDEX

MARK.

@

The

VCR

will

mark

an

index

code

at

that

location.

m

"MARK"

blinks

while

an

index

code

is

being

marked

TO

ERASE

AN

INDEX

CODE

During

Playback

or

Still...

||

Press

INDEX

ERASE.

=

The

VCR

will

fast-forward

to

the

nearest

index

code

and

erase

it.

Playback

continues

after

the

index

code

is

erased.

@

"ERASE"

blinks

while

an

index

code

is

being

erased.

shuttle

ring

DISPLAY

C.MEMORY

REW

POWER

C.RESET

TIMER

PLAY

STOP

Counter

Reset

To

reset

the

tape

counter

to

Zero.

|

Press

C.

RESET.

m

Pressing

DISPLAY

repeatedly

changes

the

VCRs

displayed

indication.

(Counter

reading

—

Channel*

—

Clock

time).

*Channel

is

not

displayed

during

playback.

Counter

Memory

To

return

to

tape

position

zero.

During

Playback...

1

2

Press

C.

RESET

at

a

point

you

wish

to

locate

later.

@

The

counter

will

read

"Or

00m

00s"

Press

C.

MEMORY.

=

Counter

Memory

mark

is

displayed.

When

you

wish

to

return

to

that

point,

press

STOP

and

then

press

REW.

®

The

tape

will

rewind

and

stop

at

about

"On

00m

00s”

automatically.

To

cancel

the

Counter

Memory

mode,

press

C.

MEMORY.

Next-Function

Memory

You

can

"tell"

the

VCR

what

to

do

immediately

after

rewinding.

During

Stop:

For

automatic

start

of

playback

after

the

tape

is

rewound...

1 2

For

automatic

power

off

after

the

tape

is

rewound...

I 2

For

automatic

timer

standby

after

the

tape

is

rewound...

1 2

Press

REW.

Press

PLAY

within 2 seconds.

Press

REW

Press

POWER

within 2 seconds.

Press

REW.

Press

TIMER

within

2

seconds.

=

To

do

the

above

using

the

VCR's

controls:

During

Stop,

turn

the

Shuttle

all

the

way

to

the

left

and

release

it

instead

of

pressing

REW,

and

then

press

PLAY

or

POWER

within

2

seconds.

@

If

you

want

the

“next

function”

to

automatically

start

when

the

counter

reads

"OH

00M

OOs"

(instead

of

at

the

beginning

of

the

tape),

press

C

MEMORY

so

that

the

counter

memory

“M"

mark

appears

on

the

VCR

display

panel

before

pressing

REW

or

FF.

EN-2]

~~

Playback

(cont'd)

To

control

two

JVC

VCRs

The

remote

control

is

capable

of

controlling

two

JVC

VCRs

|

independently

using

the

A/B

CODE

switch

.

You

can

set

this

POWER

VCR

so

that

it

responds

to

the

remote

control

only

when

the

switch

is

in

the

"B”

position

and

set

another

JVC

VCR

so

that

jt

responds

only

when

the

switch

is

in

the

"A"

position.

This

way

you

can

control

two

JVC

VCRs

independently

with

a

single

remote

control.

The

A/B

CODE

switch

is

preset

to

the

"A"

position

because

your

VCR

is

initially

set

to

respond

to

A

code

signals.

You

can

easily

SELECT

modify

your

VCR

to

respond

to

B

code

signals.

1}

Unplug

the

VCR's

power

cord

from

the

AC

outlet.

|

|2)

Set

the

A/B

CODE

switch

on

the

remote

control

unit

to

"B"

aE

|

fs

Plug

the

VCR's

power

cord

back

into

the

AC

outlet.

Do

not

poAy

|

use

other

remote

controls

at

this

stage.

SET

|

|4)

Tum

the

VCR

power

on

using

the

remote

control's

POWER

button.

The

VCR

will

now

respond

only

to

B

code

signals.

A/B

CODE

switch

Example

ee

___Your

VCR

AV

COMPU

LINK

Playback

Your

VCR

is

compatible

with

JVC's

AV

COMPU

LINK

components

which

include

amplifiers

(or

receivers)

and

televisions.

PREPARATION

1}

Connect

your

VCR

to

an

AV

COMPU

LINK

amplifier

and/or

an

AV

COMPU

LINK

television

as

illustrated.

2}

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

|

SELECT

as

many

times

as

[SPECIAL

FUNCTION

Bi

|

5

PAUSE/SPECIAL

necessary

to

access

the

RA

EDIT/PAUSE

AUDIO/OUT

'

B

UINGTION

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

screen.

+

AV

COMPU-LINK

VIDEO

OUT

(<>

p.

7)

3}

Press

SET

to

choose

"AV

COMPU-LINK".

PRESS

ta

+f)

FOR

cae

4|

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

(aU

aed

necessary

to

exit.

OPERATION

AVY

COMPU

LINK

eee

Cable

AV

COMPU

LINK

video

playback

1s

as

easy

as

this’

Television

AUDIO

iprossced}

™

Simply

load

a

cassette

in

your

VCR

and

press

PLAY

(If

the

a

Cassettes

safety

tab

has

been

removed,

it

1s

not

necessary

10

|

press

play.)

The

TV

(and

amplifier)

tum

on

automatically

and

I

‘onl

the

TV’s

mode

is

automatically

set

to

VIDEO;

you're

ready

to

)

<-—__!

watch!

VIDEO

IN

=

Connection

varies

according

to

the

type

of

TV.

Please

read

||

<22—_—_—_—____

your

TV's

instruction

manual

when

making

TV

connection

AV

COMPU

LINK

11

—

(VCR

ONLY)

EN-22

&

Recording

TV

signals

being

received

by

the

VCR's

built-in

tuner

can

be

recorded

onto

a

video

tape.

This

1s

realtime

video

recording.

POWER

ON;

SELECT

CHANNEL

3

OR

4

(OR

AV

MODE)

o oo

©0909

Sse

C.

RESET

TV/VIDEO

Lan

rn

awe

ew

1

SS:

ae

Digit

keys

ENTER/

OSD

LOAD

A

CASSETTE

Insert

a

cassette

with

the

safety

tab

present.

™@

The

VCR

power

will

come

on

automatically

w

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4

be

sure

that

the

VIDEO

indicator

is

lit.

If

the

indicator

1s

not

lit,

press

TV/VIDEO

so

that

it

lights.

CHOOSE

A

PROGRAM

Press

CH(annel)

+/—

(or

the

digit

keys

followed

by

ENTER)

to

select

the

channel

you

wish

to

record.

=

Even

if

you

don't

press

ENTER,

the

channe!

will

automatically

change

in

about

2

seconds.

SET

THE

TAPE

SPEED

3

Press

SP/EP

TO

START

RECORDING

4

Press

REC

and

PLAY

simultaneously.

TO

PAUSE

RECORDING

5

Press

PAUSE.

6

Press

PLAY

to

resume

recording.

TO

STOP

RECORDING

7

Press

STOP

To

watch

a

program

while

recording

another

During

Recording...

i}

Press

TV/VIDEO

The

VCR's

VIDEO

indicator

and

the

TV

broadcast

being

recorded

will

disappear.

2}

Use

the

channel

controls

on

the

TV

to

select

the

other

channel

you

wish

to

view.

™

The

program

selected

with

the

TV

channel

controls

will

appear

on

the

TV

screen

while

the

one

selected

with

the

VCR

channel

controls

will

be

recorded

on

the

tape

=

To

display

the

elapsed

recording

time

Before

starting

recording...

||

Press

C.

RESET.

m™

The

counter

will

be

reset

to

"OH

00M

00s",

and

will

show

the

exact

elapsed

time

as

the

tape

runs.

2|

After

starting

recording,

press

OSD

at

any

time

to

check

the

elapsed

time

on

the

TV

screen

3|

Press

OSD

again

to

clear

it

from

the

screen.

EN-23

i

—

_

Recording

(cont'd)

REW

EN-24

G@

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|

SELECT

eS)

SEE

==

MENU

AAS

Instant

Timer

Recording

.

|

To

set

the

VCR

to

shut-off

automatically

after

recording

|

During

Recording...

1}

Press

the

VCR's

REC

button.

The

"ITR®

indication

blinks

and

"0:30"

appears

indicating

the

recording

will

continue

for

30

minutes

and

then

power

will

switch

off

[2]

Press

REC

again

to

extend

the

record

time

by

30-minute

increments

(up

to

9

hours)

@

This

function

is

available

only

using

the

REC

button

on

the

VCR.

@

After

the

off-time

is

set,

the

display

returns

to

the

previously

displayed

mode

(counter,

channel

or

clock).

@

You

can

check

the

ume

remaining

before

the

VCR

shuts

off

by

pressing

REC

once;

the

remaining

time

is

displayed

for

5

seconds.

(Pressing

REC

more

than

once

will

extend

the

record

time.)

Hi-Fi

Audio

Recording

Level

Control

Your

VCR

allows

manual

adjustment

of

the

Hi-Fi

audio

|

recording

jevel.

Although

the

preset

audio

recording

level

is

satisfactory

for

normal

recording,

if

the

sound

you

are

going

to

record

is

too

loud

or

too

low,

adjust

the

audio

recording

level

while

referring

to

the

VCR's

audio

level

meters.

|

LU

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

HI-FI

REC

LEVEL

CONTROL)

SELECT

as

many

times

as

PRESET

necessary

to

access

the

HI-FI]

9

MANUAL

|

REC

LEVEL

CONTROL

ree

PRESS

|

_

Screen.

(>

p.7)

MinN——*——

[2]

Press

SET

to

choose

"MANUAL".

|

press

ser

+=)

FOR

CHOICE

3)

Press

FF

or

REW

to

adjust

the

ESTE

IDO

|

audio

recording

level

|

=

To

move

the

on-screen’s

audio

levels

by

one

division

of

the

|

scale,

press

FF

or

REW

bnefly

for

5

times

in

succession.

To

move

the

audio

levels

faster,

keep

FF

or

REW

presssed.

@

Adjust

the

recording

level

so

that

the

audio

level

meters

reach

from

OdB

to

4dB

at

the

maximum

sound

volume.

4)

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exil.

NOTE:

=

Noise

will

increase

if

the

recording

level

is

too

low,

while

distortion

will

increase

if

the

level

is

too

high.

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.

Safety

tab

—

Stereo

and

SAP

(Second

Audio

Program)

Your

VCR

is

equipped

with

an

MTS

decoder

for

reception

of

|

Multichannel

TV

Sound

broadcasts

m

When

a

stereo

program

is

being

received,

the

ST

indicator

lights.

|

=

When

an

SAP

program

(such

as

a

bilingual

broadcast)

is

being

received,

the

SAP

indicator

lights

|

m@

When

a

stereo

program

is

accompanied

by

SAP

audio,

both

indicators

light.

SOUL

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anim

(imran

craymel]

7,

7.

|

a

To

record

stereo

programs

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a

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—,

S(\PLPLAY

soles

me

ects

Stereo

programs

are

automatically

recorded

in

stereo

on

the

Hi-Fi

audio

track.

No

special

operation

is

required.

Simply

follow

the

|

basic

recording

procedure.

@

To

listen

to

the

stereo

soundtrack

while

recording,

set

the

on-

screen

AUDIO

MONITOR

to

"HI-FI".

&>

p.

18.

To

record

SAP

programs

1|

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

|

SELECT

as

many

times

as

Es

th

asela

fe

necessary

to

access

the

2ND

:

oF

|

AUDIO

screen.

(&¥

p.

7).

|

Press

SET

to

choose

“ON”

|

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

PRESS

(SET

+/-}FOR

CHOICE

|___

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

ft

a

;

SELECT

necessary

to

exil.

Then

follow

the

basic

recording

procedure.

m

If

an

SAP

program

is

received,

the

SAP

audio

will

be

recorded

eS

MENU

on

both

the

Hi-Fi

and

the

normal

audio

tracks.

The

main

audio

program

will

not

be

recorded.

SET

@

If

a

regular

program

(non-SAP)

is

received,

the

main

audio

will

be

recorded

on

both

the

Hi-Fi

and

the

normal!

audio

tracks

|

EN-25

a

Timer-Recording

with

VCR

Plus+

Your

video

recorder

is

equipped

with

the

VCR

Plus+

programming

system.

This

programming

system

greatly

simplifies

ttmer

programming

because

you

won't

have

to

enter

all

the

data

that

1s

usually

necessary

(such

as

date,

start

and

stop

ume,

and

channel),

Simply

key-in

the

PlusCode

number

for

the

TV

program

you

wish

to

record

(in

most

TV

listings)

and

the

VCR's

timer

is

programmed.

(For

On-Screen

Timer

Programming

without

VCR

Plus+

c>

p.28.)

VCR

Plus+

programming

is

not

possible

unless

you

have

already...

set

the

VCR's

clock

set

the

VCR's

tuner

made

necessary

changes

in

the

Guide

Channel

Set

screen.

LOAD

A

CASSETTE

Insert a cassette

with

the

safety

tab

present.

@

The

VCR

power

will

come

on

automatically

|

m

If

watching

on

channel 3 or 4 be

sure

that

the

VIDEO

indicator

is

lit.

If

the

indicator

is

not

lit

press

TV/VIDEO

’

so

that

it

lights

INPUT

THE

TV

PROGRAM'S

CODE

NUMBER

|

Press

MENU

|

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“VGR'RLUS+sanpul

MN

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ln

|

screen

will

be

displayed.

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|

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|

THEN

PRESS

|

SELEC

CANCEL

|

|_

PRESS

ness

TO

MAIN

MENU

|

3

Press

the

Digit

keys

to

enter

the

PlusCode

number

for

VCR

PLUS+

the

TY

program

you

wish

to

Nie

record.

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m—

m@

To

make

corrections,

press

PRESS

ou

CANCEL

and

re-input

with

PRESS

IMENU)

70

EN

Digit

keys.

CHECK

FOR

CORRECTNESS

Press

SELECT.

@

The

settings

for

the

PlusCode

5

PROGRAM

1

number

you

just

entered

will

At

peenee

"1223

aH

be

displayed.

STOP.

10:00

PM

@

If

the

settings

are

incorrect

Cre.

N27

and

do

not

match

the

program

Cee

eee

OE

you

wish

to

record,

press

vs

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

EN

CANCEL

and,

after

pressing

MENU

three

times,

re-input

the

PlusCode.

SELECT

THE

TAPE

SPEED

5

Press

SP/EP

ven

ofoeant

—|

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MON

DATE

12/2

START

8.00

PM

STOP

10:00

PM

CHANNEL

25

EP

PRESS

(8=DAILY,

9=

WEEKLY

P/EP-REC

SPEED

e

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

EN

\—

=

(Continued

on

EN-26

RETURN

TO

THE

TV

SCREEN

Press

MENU.

|

=

Select

the

desired

Auto

Timer

setting

See

page

30

for

|

details.

7

Press

MENU

again.

|

SET

TO

TIMER

MODE

Press

TIMER.

m

The

VCR

will

enter

the

timer

mode

and

power

will

go

off.

For

AUTO

TIMER

and

other

timer

programming

features,

&

p.

30.

For

other

error

indications,

&>

p,

37

To

Timer-Record

Daily

Serials

This

function

lets

you

set

the

recorder

to

timer-record

atthe

same

|

time

every

day,

Monday

through

Fnday

|

m

After

pressing

SELECT

in

step

4.

press

DAILY

(Digit

key

8).

|

“DAILY”

will

appear.

To

Timer-Record

Weekly

Serials

—

This

function

lets

you

set

the

recorder

to

timer-record

at

the

same

|

time

on

the

same

day

every

week.

m

After

pressing

SELECT

in

step

4,

press

WEEKLY

(Digit

key

9).

“WEEKLY”

will

appear.

TO

MAKE

CHANGES

IN

THE

SETTINGS

|

:

4

You

can

delay a program’s

stop

time

or

make

other

such

“revisions

in

the

settings.

||

After

step

5.

press

SELECT.

PROGRAM

1

|

2|

Press

SELECT

to

move

to

the

DATE

1225

MON

|

setting

you

wish

to

change,

so

STOP

Sse

.

that

it

blinks.

GUAIE)

7,

Babe

3}

Press

SET

to

make

the

change.

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/+)

|

4)

Return

to

step

6.

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

“ERROR”

WARNING

:

If

the

PlusCode

you

input

is

incorrect,

"ERROR"

may

appearon

[

VCR

PLUS+

a

TO

DISENGAGE

THE

TIMER

the

screen

to

advise

you

of

the

.

error.

This

happens

when

the

code

23699

For

safety,

when

AUTO

TIMER

is

“OFF”,

your

VCR

disables

all

is

for a program

which

has

already

Sits

other

functions

while

tn

the

timer

mode.

passed.

"ERROR"

is

displayed

for

PRESS

ese

te

m@

To

use

your

pk

first

disengage

the

timer

mode

by

pressing

about

4

seconds

and

returns

to

the

|_

PRESS

(MEN

)TOEN

“Ss

TIMER

again.

Now

all

functions

will

be

operable.

@

To

re-engage

the

timer,

press

TIMER.

input

screen

(step

2). |

NOTE:

If

there

is

a

power

failure

the

VCR

will

remember

your

timer-record

selections

for

10

minutes,

EN-27

as

Timer-Recording

without

VCR

Plus+

With

the

On-Screen

Timer

Programming

function

introduced

here

you

can

directly

program

the

VCR's

timer

to

record

up

to

8

TV

shows,

up

to

a

year

ahead.

It's

especially

convenient

when

you

want

to

timer-record

programs

while

you're

away

from

home

for

long

penods

of

time

(over

a

week),

or

for

TV

programs

listed

without

a

PlusCode.

TIMER

PROGRAMMING

IS

NOT

POSSIBLE

UNLESS

THE

CLOCK

HAS

BEEN

SET

POWER

ON;

SELECT

CHANNEL

3

OR

4

(OR

AV

MODE)

TV/VIDEO

SOO

DAILY

WEEKLY

6

2

3,4

"You

can

also

use

the

MENU.

SET

]

.

and

SELECT

tutions

on

the

VCR

EN-28

LOAD

A

CASSETTE

7

Insert

a

cassette

with

the

safety

tab

present.

™

The

VCR

power

will

come

on

automatically.

If

watching

on

channel

3

or

4

be

sure

that

the

VIDEO

indicator

1s

lit.

If

the

indicator

is

not

lit,

press

TV/VIDEO

so

that

it

lights.

@

If

the

clock

has

not

been

set,

set

the

clock

before

starting

step

2.47

p.

9

ACCESS

THE

ON-SCREEN

MENU

Press

MENU

twice

and

then

press

SELECT

™@

The

Program

Set

screen

will

appear

SELECT

A

PROGRAM

NUMBER

Press

SET

to

move

to a vacant

A

Pp

program

number,

and

then

Bch

press

SELECT.

aM

tz

AM

a

STOP

—

—AM

@

Initially

all

programs

are

CHANNEL

Sp

vacant. and

the

cursor

is

at

program

1.

So

simply

press

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

4/-)

SELECT

|__

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

INPUT

THE

DATE

Press

SET

to

set

the

month.

and

then

press

SELECT,

PROGRAM

1

ee

5

Press

SET

to

set

the

day

DATE

12/28

THU

START

—

—AM

@

The

day

of

the

week

will

STOP

~

~AM

CHANNEL

~

SP

automatically

appear.

=

To

record

the

program

daily

(Mon-Fri)

press

DAILY

(Digit

key

8).

To

record

the

program

weekly

press

WEEKLY

(Digit

key

9).

"DAILY”

or

“WEEKLY”

will

appear

on

the

screen.

6

Press

SELECT

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

(Continued

on

"ERROR"

WARNING

INPUT

THE

START

TIME

7

Press

SET

to

set

the

hour

If

the

start

time

you

input

has

already

passed

(Le.

is

pnor

to

the

|

i

present

date

and

time),

the

VCR

will

flash

“ERROR”

on

the

LE

SOO

tee

P

Set

screen

PM

is

correct),

and

then

DATE

12/28

THU

rogram

START

12:00

PM

press

SELECT

STOP

.

~AM

fe

PROGRAM

a)

8

Press

SET

to

set

the

CHANNEL

=

~

SP

DATE

7

|

‘W22WED

minutes,

and

then

press

PRESS

(SELECT.

SET

+/-)

START

12:30

AM

SELECT.

|___

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

STOP

—'—AM

CHANNEL

~SP

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

INPUT

THE

STOP.

TIME

(2.

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

|

9g

Set

the

stop

time

in

the

same

way

as

you

set

the

starttime

|

PROGRAM

1

Check

if

you've

input

the

correct

time

and

date.

Remember:

late

in

steps

7

—

8.

DATE

|

12728

TH

7

:

7

.

night

shows

beginning

at

midnight

or

later

must

have

the

00

PM

day's

date.

CHANNEL

§

—SP

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

\el

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

ANNEL

NUMBER

p62

S

Bae

Bas)

8S

eee

7

0

Press

the

Digit

keys

to

enter

the

channel

number,

and

2

PROGRAM

1

then

press

SELECT.

DATE

12/28

THU

START

12:00

PM

1:00

PM

CHARNEL

25

SP

PRESS

(SELECT,

SET

+/-)

te

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

7

Press

SET

to

apren

SP

or

EP,andthen

pressSELECT.

[

PROGRAM)

=

®

To

input

another

program,

DATE

12/28

THU

repeat

steps 3 —

11.

(You

nn

ne

aa

can

set

up

to

a

maximum

CANNEL

9

>

EF

of

8

programs.)

SW

SET

+/-)

te

PRESS

MENU)

TO

END

7

Press

MENU,

m@

Select

the

desired

Auto

Timer

setting.

See

page

30

for

details.

7

J

Press

MENU

again.

7

Press

TIMER.

@

The

VCR

will

enter

the

timer

mode

and

power

will

go

off.

For

AUTO

TIMER

and

other

timer

programming

features,

[>

p.

30.

TO

DISENG

AG

E

TH

FE

TIM

ER

For

other

error

indications,

=

p.

37

For

safety,

when

AUTO

TIMER

is

"OFF",

your

VCR

disables

all

NOTES:

other

functions

while

in

the

timer

mode.

w

If

there

is

a

power

failure,

the

VCR

will

remember

your

timer-record

@

To

use

your

VCR,

first

disengage

the

timer

mode

by

pressing

selections

for

10

minutes.

TIMER

again.

Now

all

functions

will

be

operable.

m

When

timer-recording

cable

channels

received

through

a

Converter

@

To

re-engage

the

timer,

press

TIMER.

Box.

be

sure

to

keep

the

Converter

Box

set

to

ON.

EN-29

Timer-Recording

(cont'd)

MENU

SELECT

NG

oe

a

ON

oP

cued

sy),

edge

essa}

|

oe

SET

a

CANCEL

©

I&

CG)

@

C4)

GSD

CSD

(CB

GD)

(EB)

SELECT

MENU

EN-3O

SET

Auto

Timer

el

What

this

feature

does:

Usually,

the

timer

mode

js

not

engaged

unless

the

TIMER

button

is

pressed.

But

with

AUTO

TIMER

set

to

ON,

the

timer

mode

ts

automatically

engaged

when

the

VCR's

power

is

tumed

off,

and

is

disengaged

whenever

VCR

power

is

turned

on

again.

||

After

step

6

(>

p.

27)

or

step

AUTO

TIMER

12

(>

p,

29),

press

SET

to

»

ON

choose

"ON",

and

press

MENU

OFF

Or.

e.

PRESS

(SET

+/-)

F

1]

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

IG

oe

SELECT

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

access

the

AUTO

TIMER

screen.

(<>

p.

7)

2}

Press

SET

to

choose

“ON”

3}

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit

To

check

and

cancel

programs

i

Make

sure

the

timer

mode

is

disengaged

first.

Then...

|}

Press

MENU

and

then

press

SELECT

(to

access

the

Program

Set

screen)

2}

Press

SET

to

check

through

the

programs

in

succession.

To

cancel

the

program...

3}

Press

CANCEL

@

Repeat

steps

2

and

3

as

necessary.

4|

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

Special

Features

The

provided

remote

control

is

capable

of

controlling

10

different

TV

brands

including

JVC

and

13

different

Cable

Box

brands.

Follow

the

instructions

below

to

set

the

appropriate

code

for

your

TV

or

Cable

Box.

POWER

TV/VIDEO

STOP

TV

Brand

Name

And

Code

TV/CABLE/

VCR

switch

CH

+/-—

TV

Multi-Brand

Remote

Control

t

|

If

your

TV

is

a

JVC,

you

don't

have

to

set

the

TV

code.

|

PREPARATION

|]

Turn

the

TV's

power

OFF

using

the

TV's

remote

control

|

2)

Set

the

remote

control's

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

"TV",

|

3]

While

holding

down

the

POWER

button,

enter

your

TV's

| |

|

brand

code

with

the

Digit

Keys

then

press

STOP.

=

Brand

setting

is

completed.

Once

you

set

the

brand,

you

do

not

have

to

reset

it

until

the

remote's

batteries

are

replaced

m

If

you

set

the

wrong

code,

re-enter

the

nght

code.

4]

Press

POWER

to

tur

the

TV

power

on

and

check

to

see

if

the

remote

control

works

with

the

TV

OPERATION

|]

Set

the

remote

control's

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

"TV"

2}

Operate

the

TV

ws

POWER,

TV/VIDEO,

CH

+/-,

VOL.

+/-

buttons

and

Digit

|

keys

are

available.

|

3|

To

operate

VCR,

set

the

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

"VCR*

Cable

Box

Multi-Brand

Remote

Control

Some

Cable

Box

brands

have

more

than

one

code.

When

your

Cable

Box

does

not

function

with

a

specified

code,

try

other

codes.

PREPARATION

TV

BRAND

NAME

BRAND

CODE

JVC

01

MAGNAVOX

02

MITSUBISHI

03

PANASONIC

04

RCA

05

SHARP

06

SONY

07

TOSHIBA

08

ZENITH

09

HITACHI

10

||

Turn

the

Cable

Box

power

OFF

using

the

Cable

Box’s

remote

control

2|

Set

the

remote

control's

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

“CABLE”

3}

While

holding

down

the

POWER

button,

enter

your

Cable

Box’'s

brand

code

with

the

Digit

Keys

then

press

STOP

w

Brand

setting

is

completed.

Once

you

set

the

brand,

you

do

not

have

to

reset

it

until

the

remote’s

battenes

are

replaced.

m

If

you

set

the

wrong

code,

re-enter

the

nght

code.

4|

Press

POWER

to

tur

the

Cable

Box’s

power

on

and

check

to

see

if

the

remote

control

works

with

the

Cable

Box.

|

| | |

OPERATION

Cable

Box

Brand

Name

And

Code

1|

Set

the

remote

control's

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

"CABLE"

2}

Operate

the

Cable

Box.

=

POWER,

CH

+/-,

ENTER

buttons

and

Digit

keys

are

available.

3|

To

operate

VCR,

set

the

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

to

"VCR"

CABLE

BOX

BRAND

NAME

BRAND

CODE

Gl

JERROLD

SCIENTIFIC

ATLANTA

ZENITH

PIONEER HAMLIN

REGAL OAK SIGMA TOCOM

RCA PANASONIC

SPRUCER

01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08

09.10 11,12 13,14 15,16,17,18 15,16,17,18 19,20,21

19,20,21 22,23 24,25,26 24,25,26 24,25,26

NOTES:

@

It

is

necessary

to

set

the

cable

box

brand

in

your

remote

control

(this

page)

and

the

Cable

Box

Controller

(&p.

14)

individually.

With

the

remote

control,

you

can

change

channels

and

turn

on/off

your

cable

box

from

a

distance.

With

the

Cable

Box

Controller,

your

cable

box’s

channels

can

be

automatically

changed

during

timer-recording.

@

Cable

box

brands

available

for

the

remote

control

(listed

on

the

left)

differ

from

those

that

are

available

for

the

Cable

Box

Controller

(<¥p.

14).

@

It

is

possible

that

the

remote

control

will

not

operate

your

cable

box

even

if

the

cable

box's

channels

automatically

change

during

tmer-

recording

using

the

Cable

Box

Controller.

EN-31

BO

Editing

To

edit

to

or

from

another

VCR

pecoreer

Your

VCR

Your

VCR

can

be

used

as

either

the

recording

deck

or

the

source

player

when

editing

tapes

PREPARATION

||

Connect

the

players

VIDEO

OUT

and

AUDIO

OUT

connectors

to

the

recorders

VIDEO

IN

and

AUDIO

IN

connectors.

@

When

using

your

VCR

as

a

recorder

and

connecting

it

toa

monaural

deck,

connect

that

deck’s

AUDIO

OUT

connector

eat

Ae

lO.

IN

to

your

VCR's

AUDIO

IN

L

connector.

yy

OPERATION

i

Sjaes

2]

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

'

SELECT

as

many

times

as

AUX

INPUT

a

necessary

to

access

the

AUX

’

FRONT

INPUT

screen.

(47

p.

7)

3}

Press

SET

to

choose

"FRONT"

or

"REAR"

We.

res

tO

VIDEO

OUT

®

Select

FRONT

to

connect

to

PRESS

the

front

panel

connectors.

@

Select

REAR

to

connect

to

the

rear

panel

connectors.

4}

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

5]

Set

the

recorder’s

input

mode

to

AUX.

@

With

this

VCR

model,

press

the

digit

key

"0"

"AU"

will

AUDIO

OUT

I

+

——

appear

instead

of

a

channel

number.

Player

Another

VCR

i

FOR

ASSEMBLE

EDITING

FOR

INSERT

EDITING

_

Assemble

editing

adds

one

recorded

scene

to

another

in

Insert

editing

replaces

part

of

the

recorded

scene

with

new

|

succession.

To

use

your

VCR

as

the

recording

deck...

material.

Both

the

picture

and

Hi-Fi

audio

soundtrack

are

_

[&)

Load

the

source

tape

in

the

player,

and

the

recording

tape

in

replaced

with

new

ones,

while

the

normal

audio

soundtrack

|

your

VCR.

remains

unchanged.

Use

your

VCR

as

the

recording

deck.

_

[2)

Select

the

recording

speed

(SP

or

EP).

6}

Load

the

source

tape

in

the

player,

and

the

recording

tape

in

_

(8)

Put

your

VCR

tn

the

Record-Pause

mode.

your

VCR.

|

PB)

Play

back

the

source

tape

to

search

for

a

scene

to

be

edited.

1)

Play

back

the

recording

tape

and

engage

the

Still

mode

at

the

|

(10)

Press

the

recorder’s

PLAY

button

where

you

want

to

start

edit-in

point

(the

beginning

of

the

segment

to

be

replaced).

)

editing.

8}

Press

INSERT.

|

‘)

Press

the

recorder’s

PAUSE

button

to

stop

editing.

@

Your

VCR

enters

the

Insert-Pause

mode.

(REC,

PLAY

and

_

[2)

Repeat

steps

9

through

11

to

continue

editing.

PAUSE

light

up

on

the

FDP)

|

(Assemble

Editing

is

also

possible

using

your

VCR

as

the

@

The

TV

screen

changes

from

the

still

picture

to

the

input

if

playback

deck.)

signal

you

are

going

to

record.

8}

Play

back

the

segment

of

the

source

tape

to

be

inserted.

0}

Press

PLAY

on

the

recorder.

@

Insert

editing

will

start.

(PLAY

and

REC

are

displayed

on

the

FDP)

ll)

Press

PAUSE

on

the

recorder

to

stop

insert

editing.

=

Do

not

press

STOP

to

stop

insert

editing,

otherwise

the

picture

will

be

distorted

at

the

Switching

point

between

the

newly

inserted

and

previously

recorded

pictures.

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

8

above,

after

you

press

INSERT,

press

A.

DUB.

also.

(REC

and

PLAY

blink

and

PAUSE

lights

up

on

the

FDP)

EN-32

Recorder

To

the

rear

panel

PAUSE/SPECIAL

IN

FUNCTION

connector

Mini-plug

Cable

(provided)

(JVC

camcorder

only)

L

a

tt

te

el

ee

Se

en

a

=

————

-

oe

a

_

a

4

aR

Sa

|

ae

AuGcio

conponent

NS

ee

en

,

aie

ene

~

tome

JA

— &

a

(CD

player

etc.)

a

et

NOTES:

@

After

audio

dubbing,

the

normal

audio

track

remains

selected.

To

hear

the

Hi-Fi

tracks,

select

"Hi-Fi"

G

p.18.

®

Audio

dubbing

is

possible

using

the

rear

connectors.

=

The

AUX

INPUT

must

be

selected

as

the

audio

source.

™

Audio

dubbing

will

stop

automatically

at

the

counter

reading

of

"0:00:00",

and

the

recorder

will

enter

the

Play

mode.

Check

the

counter

before

starting

audio

dubbing.

To

edit

from

a

camcorder

Tape-to-tape

editing

is

also

possible

using a camcorder

(equipped

with

playback

facility)

as

the

player

and

your

VCR

as

the

recorder.

PREPARATION

!|

Connect

the

camcorder's

VIDEO

OUT

and

AUDIO

OUT

connectors

to

the

VCR's

front

panel

VIDEO

IN

and

AUDIO

IN

connectors.

@

Use

the

L

connector

for

i

SPECIAL

FUNCTION.)

monaural

connection.

F_AEDIT/PAUSE

™@

When

a

Master

Edit

Control-

AV

COMPU-LINK

equipped

JVC

camcorder

ts

used,

the

camcorder

is

capable

of

controlling

your

VCR.

PRESS

(SET

+/-)

FOR

CHOICE

@

Press

MENU,

SET,

and

|___

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

|

SELECT

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

access

the

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

screen.

(C7

p.

7)

(2)

Press

SET

to

choose

"R.A-EDIT/PAUSE”

G)

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

®

Refer

to

camcorder's

instruction

manual

for

set-up

procedure.

OPERATION

2}

Press

MENU,

SET

and

—

SELECT

as

many

times

as

(es

AUX

INPUT

necessary

to

access

the

“AUX

¢

FRONT

INPUT"

screen.

(&

p.

7)

pen

3}

Press

SET

to

choose

"FRONT"

4)

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

5}

Set

the

VCR's

input

mode

to

AUX

by

pressing

digit

key

"0".

“AU”

will

appear

instead

of

a

channel

number

Put

the

camcorder

in

the

Play

mode.

Put

the

VCR

in

the

Record

mode.

@

Refer

to

the

camcorder/recorder's

instruction

manual

for

operation

instructions.

PRESS

(SET

+/—}

FOR

CHOICE

‘a

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

~1

||

Audio

Dubbing

Audio

Dubbing

replaces

the

normal

audio

sound

of

a

previously

recorded

tape

with

a

new

soundtrack.

PREPARATION

{|

Connect

an

audio

component

to

the

recorder’s

front

panel

AUDIO

L,

R

connectors.

(For

monaural

equipment,

use

the

L

connector.)

OPERATION

2}

Press

MENU,

SET

and

SELECT

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

access

the

"AUX

INPUT"

screen.

(>

p.

7)

Press

SET

to

choose

"FRONT™.

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

Set

the

VCR's

input

mode

to

AUX

by

pressing

digit

key

"0".

“AU”

will

appear

instead

of

channel

number.

6|

Start

playback

and

engage

the

Still

mode

at

the

point

from

which

you

wish

to

start

audio

dubbing.

7|

Press

A.

DUB.

m™

Your

VCR

enters

the

Audio

Dubbing-Pause

mode.

(REC

blinks,

PLAY

and

PAUSE

light

up

on

the

FDP.)

8|

Start

playback

of

the

audio

source,

and

then

press

PLAY.

®

Audio

dubbing

will

start.

(REC

blinks

and

PLAY

is

displayed

on

the

FDP.)

3|

Pressing

PAUSE

temporarily

stops

audio

dubbing.

10}

Press

STOP

to

stop

audio

dubbing.

age

EN-33

Editing

(cont'd)

PAUSE/

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

Audio

Video

signal

Random

Assemble

Editing

This

function

makes

it

easier

to

create

edited

videos

when

your

VCR

is

used

as

the

source

player

in

combination

with

another

video

deck

which

is

equipped

with a PAUSE

(i.e.

REMOTR

PAUSE)

terminal

You

can

pre-program

up

to

8

scenes

or

“cuts”

for

automatic

editing

in

the

sequence

you

have

specified.

7,

PREPARATION

connectors

3}

Turn

both

units

on

§|

Press

MENU.

SET,

and

SELECT

as

many

tumes

as

necessary

to

access

the

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

screen.

|}

Connect

your

VCR's

VIDEO

OUT

and

AUDIO

OUT

connectors

to

the

recording

deck’s

VIDEO

IN

and

AUDIO

IN

2|

Connect

your

VCR’s

PAUSE/SPECIAL

FUNCTION

connector

to

the

recording

decks

PAUSE

connector.

m

if

the

recording

deck

does

not

have

a

PAUSE

connector.

connect

to

the

R.A.

EDIT

connector.

4|

Engage

the

recorder's

AUX(iliary)

mode.

te

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

¢

FA

EDIT/PAUSE

AV

COMPU-LINK

Another

VCR

(>

p.

7)

p

(w/PAUSE

connector)

6)

Press

SET

to

choose

"R.A

PRESS

(SET

+/-)

FOR

CHOICE

EDIT/PAUSE”.

PRESS

(MENU)

TO

END

_

[7]

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

|

necessary

to

exit.

OPERATION

REMOTE

;

8|

Insert

a

recorded

cassette

into

PAUSE

your

VCR.

(ipa

EDIT

MODE

<—

9}

Play

back

the

tape

in

your

VCR.

Bec

i

Mini-plug

Cable

0]

Press

MENU,

SET

and

SELECT

:

(provided)

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

B

access

the

R.A.

EDIT

screen.

;

m@

The

screen

is

superimposed

TTL

0:00:00

CNT

0:00:00

on

the

video

playback.

it}

Use

the

SHUTTLE

PLUS

button

to

search

for

the

point

(ipa

EDIT

MODE

e+

0:02:23

where

you

want

an

edited

scene

/|¥

to

start,

and

press

SELECT.

‘

#

The

cut-in

point

is

registered

;

in

memory.

:

12}

Use

the

SHUTTLE

PLUS

button

to

search

for

the

point

where

you

want

the

scene

to

TTL

0:00:00

CNTO

oz

|

end,

and

press

SELECT.

[RA

sO

EDIT

mone

|

@

The

cut-out

point

is

registered

Ma

i

3

in

memory.

R

@

The

"TTL"

reading

displays

:

the

total

running

time

of

the

;

edited

scenes,

3}

Specify

additional

scenes

by

repeating

steps

11

—

12.

CNT

0:02:51

(Continued

on

C.MEMORY

(R.A.EDIT

START)

SHUTTLE

PLUS

EN-34

14)

Insert a cassette (with

safety

tab

| A EDIT

SEARCHING

intact)

into

the

recording

deck,

~

94

0:02.23

0:02

51

and

put

the

recording

deck

in

0:03:16

veal

0:25:33

0:25:47

the

Record-Pause

mode.

05621

100-36

15]

Press

R.A-EDIT

START.

@

The

function

begins

automatic

editing;

all

the

specified

scenes

are

copied

to

the

recording

deck

in

sequential

order.

|

RA

EDM

EDIT

MODE

@

The

on-screen

display

remains

2

01020

021.40

superimposed

while

your

VCR

|

4

02533

02847

searches

for

each

scene

(the

JQ

0°62!

=

1.008

blinking

cursor

points

to

the

Ay

scene

number

presently

being

TTL

01840"

CNT1:00:36)

searched),

and

is

not

displayed

while

the

scenes

are

being

edited.

@

While

a

scene

is

being

searched,

the

recording

deck

automatically

enters

the

Record-Pause

mode.

“SEARCHING”

appears

on

the

screen.

@

When

Random

Assemble

Editing

is

finished,

your

VCR

enters

the

Still

mode,

the

recording

deck

enters

the

Record-

Pause

mode,

and

the

cursor

blinks

at

the

scene

number.

6}

Press

MENU

as

many

times

as

necessary

to

exit.

7}

Press

STOP

on

both

decks

to

end

Random

Assemble

Editing.

TO

MAKE

CORRECTIONS

During

step

11

or

12,

you

can

correcl

a

cul-in

Or

cut-out

point

RA

EO

EDIT:

MODE

using

the

remote

control.

Each

time

12

0:10:20

0:21.40

the

CANCEL

button

1s

pressed,

the

AS

immediately

preceding

point

is

:

cleared

and

can

be

reset

,

TTL

0:11:48

CNT

0:21:40

=

Example:

The

cut-out

point

for

"2"

can

be

changed

by

pressing

CANCEL

once

(to

clear

it)

and

re-setting

it.

By

pressing

CANCEL

more

times,

you

can

back

up

to

for

re-setting,

but

all

points

in

between

will

be

cleared

in

the

process.

(e.g.

To

reach

the

cut-out

point

for

"1",

the

cut-in

and

-

out

points

for

“2”

will

be

cleared.)

MEMORY

CAPACITY

“ERROR”

WARNING

If

you

choose

"AV

COMPU-LINK”

*

;

-ERROR-

by

mistake

in

step

6

and

then

reach

mae

SPECIAL

FUNCTION

the

R.A.

EDIT

screen

in

step

10,

ON

MAIN

MENU

AND

SELECT

.

eat

R.A

EDIT/PAUSE

the

"ERROR"

display

will

appear

BEFORE

YOU

BEGIN

as

shown

on

the

night.

RA

EDIT

Be

sure

to

choose

"R.A.

EDIT/

PAUSE"

in

step

6

to

perform

\__PRESS

(MENU)

TOMAIN

MENU

Random

Assemble

Editing.

;

Random

Assemble

Editing

utilizes

the

same

memory

space

as

the

VCR's

timer;

so

the

number

of

sequences

available

to

this

function

may

not

be

8,

depending

on

how

many

programs

are

already

stored

in

memory.

=

Example:

Only

sequences 1 —

5

|

R.A.

EDIT

MODE

are

available

because

three

iS

programs

are

stored

in

the

timer

3

memory

.

TTL

0:00:00

CNT

0:01:30

@

Example

The

"PROGRAM

FULL”

screen

appears

when

the

timer

memory

ts

full

(all

8

programs

are

used).

To

cancel

a

program,

&F

p.

30.

FLA.

EDIT

MODE

PROGRAM

FULL

TTL

0.00:00

CNT

0:01:30

OPTIONAL

RM-V403U

MULTI-

BRAND

R.A.EDIT

CONTROLLER

By

connecting

this

controller

to

your

VCR's

R.A-EDIT

Connector,

Random

Assemble

Editing

will

become

possible

in

conjunction

with

a

second

non-JVC

VCR.

The

controller

is

compatible

with

various

major

VCR

brands

—

convenient

especially

if

you

already

own

a

VCR

other

than

JVC.

For

compatible

systems

and

availability,

please

consult

your

JVC

dealer.

USING

INDEX

SEARCH

WITH

RANDOM

ASSEMBLE

EDITING

NOTE:

You

can

also

monitor

the

sound

when

searching

for

scenes

you

want

to

edit

in

steps

1]

—

12.

Since

you

can

hear

the

soundtrack

during

selection,

you

can

avoid

abrupt

or

unnatural

sounding

scene-to-scene

connections.

In

step

11,

Index

Search

can

also

be

used

to

locate

your

edit

points,

When

used,

“INDEX”

and

the

index

number

will

appear

on

the

R.A.Edit

screen.

For

Index

Search

&>

p,

20.

@

Using

Index

Search

dunng

R.A-Edit

will

result

in a reduction

in

accuracy.

@

This

function requires

that

index

marks

are

previously

recorded

on

your

tape

at

the

desired

edit

points.

EN-35

?

lf

You

Have

Any

Questions

Before

requesting

service...

Power

or

Tape

Transport

Problems?

Check

points

=

——————————_

—_.

——_——

——.

Symptoms

|

i

.

é

.

‘

No

power

is

applied

to

the

VCR.

|

m

Is

the

power

cord

disconnected?

|

—

Connect

it.

Remote

control

does

not

function.

w

Are

the

batteries

discharged?

—

Replace

with

new

ones.

|

Is

the

A/B

code

switch

set

to

the

appropriate

position?

“

|

m

Is

the

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

set

to

the

appropnate

position?

—

Check

once

again.

Clock

is

functioning

properly,

but

the

VCR

| w Is

“TIMER”

displayed

on

the

display

panel?

|

cannot

be

powered.

—

Press

the

TIMER

button

to

extinguish

the

display.

Cassette

will

not

load.

Gets

stuck

and

is

|

mw

Are you

inserting

the

cassette

correctly?

Incorrect

insertion

causes

the

built-in

safety

aa

ejected

a

few

seconds

later.

|

mechanism

to

automatically

eject

the

cassette.

|

—

Wait

a

few

seconds

and

re-insert

correctly.

.

|

_—

Be

sure

to

push

the

middle

of

the

cassette's

label

side

and

be

sure

the

window

side

is

up.

Tape

stops

dunng

rewind

or

fast-forward.

m@

Is

the

C.

MEMORY

button

pressed?

4

|

—

Press

again

to

make

"M"

disappear

from

the

counter

display.

Tape

will

not

rewind

or

fast-forward.

o

Is

the

tape

already

fully

rewound

or

fast-forwarded?

_

—Check

the

cassette.

Playback

Problems?

Symptoms

|

Check

points

P

layback

picture

does

not

appear

while

the

|

=

If

you

are

using

RF

OUT

connection,

is

the

TV

receiver’s

channel

selector

set

to

the

correct

tape

is

running.

|

video

channel?

_

—

Set

it

to

the

RF

converter

channel

(3

or

4).

(<=

p.

8)

|

@

If

you

are

using

AV

connection,

is

the

TV

receiver

set

to

the

AV

mode?

|

—

Set

it

to

the

AV

mode.

Noise

appears

during

visual

search.

|

§

This

is

normal.

Noise

appears

during

normal

playback.

|

@

Is

the

automatic

tracking

mode

engaged?

|

—

Try

manual

tracking.

(&>

p.

17)

|

Noise

appears

during

slow

playback.

|

=

Try

manual

tracking.

(c=

p.

17)

|

@

This

is

normal

in

the

LP

mode.

'

Playback

picture

is

blurred

or

interrupted

|

@

Video

heads

may

be

dirty.

while

TV

broadcasts

are

clear.

—

Head

cleaning

is

necessary.

Consult

your

JVC

dealer

(<>

p.

39).

Breaks

are

noticeable

in

Hi-Fi

audio

sound.

@

Is

the

automatic

tracking

mode

engaged?

—

Try

manual

tracking.

(<>

p.

17).

Hi-Fi

soundtrack

cannot

be

heard.

|

#

Is

"AUDIO

MONITOR"

on

the

FUNCTION

menu

set

to

"NORM"?

—

Set

it

to

“HI-FI”

(>

p.

18).

@

Is

Hi-Fi

audio

present

on

the

tape?

Recording

Problems?

SY

Symptoms

Check

points

Recording

cannot

be

started.

@

Is

a

cassette

loaded?

@

Is

the

safety

tab

on

the

cassette

removed?

—

Cover

with

adhesive

tape.

(<>

p.

24)

TV

broadcasts

cannot

be

recorded.

m@

Has

“AUX”

been

selected

by

mistake?

—

Set

to

the

desired

channel.

Tape-to-tape

editing

is

not

possible.

m

Is

the

camcorder

or

VCR

correctly

connected?

@

Are

all

necessary

power

switches

turned

ON?

|

m

Has

“AUX”

been

selected?

—

Set

to

“AUX”,

m@

Have

the

correct

inputs

been

selected?

—

Make

sure

the

correct

inputs

(FRONT

or

REAR)

have

been

selected

on

the

AUX

INPUT

screen.

(i

p.

32,

33)

Camera

recording

is

not

possible.

m

Is

the

camcorder

correctly

connected?

@

Has

“AUX”

been

selected?

—

Set

to

“AUX”.

Hs:

cade

eben

As

2

ra

25

2

Mcrae

eee

a

Sa

EN-36

Timer-Recording

Problems?

Symptoms

Timer

recording

is

not

possible.

Check

points

!

ae

a

niasaidbity

|

w

Have

you

set

the

clock

correctly

and

programmed

the

timer

correctly?

|

}

|

A

SN

_

-_—

id

—

Check

once

again.

m

Have

you

set-up

the

VCR?

Make

sure

you

have...

—

Set

the

VCR's

tuner.

—

Made

necessary

changes

in

the

Guide

Channel

Set

screen.

w

Is

the

TIMER

indicator

displayed

on

the

display

panel?

—

If

not,

press

the

TIMER

button

to

display

the

TIMER

indicator,

Cable

channels

are

not

automatically

switched

|

m

Make

sure

that...

during

timer-recording.

__

The

Cable

Box

Controller

is

connected

to

your

VCR's

CABLE

BOX

Connector

(&

p.

12)

—

The

correct

Cable

Box

output

channel

selected

in

the

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT

menu

(©

p.

13).

—

The

Cable

Box's

power

is

left

ON

during

timer-recording.

®

Although

the

provided

Cable

Box

Controller

is

compatible

with

many

different

cable

box

brands,

it

is

possible

that

it

will

not

work

with

your

cable

box.

ee

—

-

Timer

recording

takes

place,

but

the

channel

is

|

™

Is

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT

menu

set

to

"ON"

even

though

you

don't

use

an

external

Cable

Box?

always

wrong.

|

__

If

you

don't

use

a

Cable

Box,

set

CABLE

BOX

OUTPUT

menu

to

"OFF".

(&

p.

13).

We

oe

and

now

VCR

Plus+

doesn't

work

|

™

TV

stations

differ

by

locale.

It

may

be

necessary

to

re-set

the

VCR.(=

p.

15).

properly.

ee

eee

A

NL

A

AN

"PROGRAM

FULL”

is

displayed

on

the

VCR

|

@

The

VCR's

timer

memory

if

full;

all

8

programs

are

used.

Plus+

input

screen.

—

Cancel

any

unnecessary

programs

in

the

timer

memory

(>

p.

30).

—

-

~

ee

—H

eee

=

ee

gt

rere

Serer

|

Timer

programming

screen

does

not

function

=

Is

the

ITR

indicator

displayed

on

the

display

panel?

properly.

—

Timer

programming

is

not

possible

while

an

ITR

1s

in

progress.

"TIMER"

and

"(GO)"

on

the

display

pane!

@

There

is

no

cassette

in

the

VCR.

continue

blinking.

|

—

Insert

a

cassette

with

the

safety

tab

intact.

-_——

~_——

—_——

ae

—_—

_

ee

eee

=

:

=

The

cassette

is

automatically

ejected.

m@

The

inserted

cassette

has

its

safety

tab

removed.

"TIMER"

and

"[GO}"

continue

blinking.

|

__

Insert

a

cassette

with

its

safety

tab

intact.

Or

cover

the

safety

tab

hole

of

the

cassette

with

adhesive

tape

and

re-insert

it

(9

p.

24).

~~

=

_—--——

+

--

-_—-

-

ee

oe

“TIMER”

blinks

for

10

seconds

and

the

timer

"

@

There

are

no

preset

programs

in

memory,

or

they

have

all

been

incorrectly

preset.

mode

is

cancelled,

—

Check

the

programmed

data

and

re-program

it

as

necessary.

Press

TIMER

again.

7m

The

cassette

is

e

jected,

power

is

shut

off

and

m

This

means

that

the

end

of

the

tape

was

reached

while

timer-recording

was

in

progress.

“TIMER”

and

“[O0}"

are

blinking.

Therefore,

the

preset

program

may

not

be

recorded

in

its

entirety,

Other

Problems?

LOLOL

LLL

Lee

ee

ve

Symptoms

Check

points

|

Some

channels

are

skipped

over

when

@

Those

channels

are

preset

to

be

skipped

over.

If

you

need

them,

restore

them.

(&%

p.

11)

scanning

channels.

|

pet

ation

.

n

@

Is

recording

in

progress?

Channel

cannot

be

changed.

ino

Press

the

PAUSE

button,

change

the

channel,

and

press

the

PLAY

button.

“Snowy

picture

on

screen

when

viewing

TV

@

Is

the

VIDEO

indicator

Lit?

programs

while

recording

another

program.

~~

Press

the

TV/VIDEO

button.

—

—_{——

a

»

—.

—

_

/

Remote

control

does

not

operate

my

TV.

m

Although

the

provided

remote

control

unit

is

compatible

with

JVC

televisions

as

well

as

many

TV

models

manufactured

by

others,

it

is

possible

that

the

provided

remote

contro!

will

not

operate

your

TY,

or

in

some

instances,

will

have

limited

function

capability.

(>

p.

31)

@

Is

the

remote

control's

TV/CABLE/VCR

switch

set

to

"TV"?

—

If

not,

set

itto

"TY".

"12:00

AM”

is

blinking.

m

This

means

the

clock

must

be

set.

It's

displayed

when

time-keeping

is

terminated

due

to

a

power

failure

or

because

the

VCR's

power

plug

was

pulled

from

the

AC

outlet.

To

set

the

clock.

3"

p.

9.

If

power

was

interrupted,

it's

also

likely

that

all

preset

timer

programming

data

has

been

erased.

Please

check

and

re-program

as

necessary.

ATTENTION:

und

aac

This

recorder

contains

microcompulers.

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

power

on.

Take

out

the

cassette.

After

checking

the

cassette,

operate

the

baat.

as

usual.

?

lf

You

Have

Any

Questions

(contd)

Notes

regarding...

Tuner

Set

B

Since

receivable

channels

differ

by

locale,

1t

will

be

necessary

to

reset

your

VCR's

channels

when

you

move

to

another

location.

Auto

Channel

Set

is

the

easiest

way

to

do

this.

=>

p.

10

Playback

m

if

the

end

of

the

tape

is

reached

during

play

or

search,

it

1s

automatically

rewound

to

the

beginning

and

stops.

@

The

VCR

automatically

stops

when

sull

continues

for

more

than

5

minutes

m

jf

the

stil]

picture

is

unstable,

use

the

VCR’s

CH

—/+

buttons

to

correct

the

picture.

@

Dunng

search

playback,

some

noise

bars

will

appear.

@

If

noise

bars

appear

dunng

playback

or

slow

motion,

correct

using

manual

tracking. > p.

17.

@

There

ts

no

audio

during

search,

slow,

still,

or

frame-by-frame

playback.

@

When

playing

back

LP

recordings

during

search,

still

or

frame-by-

frame

playback,

the

picture

will

be

distorted,

and

there

may

be a loss

of

color.

@

When

a

tape

is

first

inserted,

the

recorder

enters

the

automatic

tracking

mode

automatically.

@

Dunng

multi-speed

search,

some

noise

bars

will

appear.

@

If

adjacent

index

codes

are

too

close

to

each

other,

Index

Search

may

not

function

properly

@

if

the

cassette’s

safety

tab

has

been

removed,

index

codes

cannot

be

marked

or

erased.

@

You

do

not

have

to

set

to

NORM

when

playing

back

tapes

with

normal

sound

track

only

@

When

MIX

is

selected,

both

“Hi-Fi”

and

"NORM"

appear

on

the

TV

screen

when

the

OSD

button

is

pressed.

Recording

@

To

start

recording

with

the

VCR's

Record

button,

press

it

once

on

ils

own.

Pressing

Record

more

than

once

activates

Instant

Timer

Recording. > p.

24

m

After

pause,

when

recording

is

resumed, a few

frames

recorded

before

the

pause

may

be

overlapped

by

the

new

recording.

This

is

meant

to

reduce

picture

distortion

and

ts

not

a

malfunction.

@

The

VCR

automatically

stops

when

record-pause

continues

for

more

than 5 minutes.

@

If

the

end

of

the

tape

is

reached

while

recording,

it

is

automatically

rewound

to

the

beginning

and

stops.

m

If

the

Record

button

does

not

work,

check

to

see

if

the

cassette’s

safety

tab

has

been

removed

®

The

channel

cannot

be

changed

while

recording

1s

in

progress.

To

change

the

channel,

press

Pause,

then

change

the

channel.

Timer-Recording

@

Whicn

timer-recording

is

successfully

completed,

the

VCR

power

is

automatically

switched

off

@

If

the

end

of

tape

is

reached

while

timer-recording,

the

cassette

is

automatically

ejected.

@

Since

the

timer

staris

and

stops

recording

based

on

the

time

being

kept

by

the

VCR's

built-in

clock,

the

clock’s

time

must

be

accurate

for

correct

timer-recording

results.

@

When

you

program

the

timer

while

viewing

a

program

or

a

tape,

the

TY

screen

will

show

the

on-screen

menu

but

the

audio

will

continue

10

be

heard.

®

You

can

also

program

the

timer

while

the

VCR

is

recording;

the

on-

screen

menu

will

not

be

recorded

on

tape

®

Although

the

provided

Cable

Box

Controller

1s

compatible

with

many

different

cable

box

brands,

it

is

possible

that

it

will

not

work

with

your

cable

box

EN-38

Remote

TV

Operation

@

Whenever

you

replace

battenes

in

the

remote

control,

it

is

necessary

to

reset

the

TV

code

if

your

television

is

nota

JVC

TV

=

With

some

televisions,

the

TV/VIDEO

button

functions

only

to

switch

the

TV

to

the

VIDEO(AV)

mode

@

Although

the

provided

remote

control

unit

1s

compatible

with

JVC

televisions

as

well

as

many

TV

models

manufactured

by

others,

it

js

possible

that

the

provided

remote

contro!

will

not

work

with

your

TV

Remote

Cable

Box

Operation

@

Whenever

you

replace

batteries

in

the

remote

control,

it

is

necessary

to

reset

the

Cable

Box

code.

®

Although

the

provided

remote

control

unit

is

compatible

with

many

different

Cable

Box

brands,

it

1s

possible

that

the

provided

remote

control

will

not

work

with

your

Cable

Box

Insert

Editing

®

To

stop

insert

editing

automatically,

first

determine

the

edit-out

point

on

the

recording

tape

(the

end

of

the

segment

to

be

replaced)

and

press

the

remote

control's

C.RESET

button.

Then

follow

steps

8

through

11

in

“Insert

Editing”

(4

p.32),

insert

editing

will

stop

automatically

at

the

counter

reading

of

0:00:00.

@

Insert

editing

cannot

be

started

from

a

non-recorded

segment.

@

A

small

portion

of

the

recording

which

precedes

an

insert

edit

may

become

erased.

@

Video

or

audio

insert

cannot

be

performed

if

the

safety

tab

is

absent

@

Video

or

audio

insert

cannot

be

performed

on

a

tape

recorded

at

LP

speed.

®

Distortion

may

occur

in

the

inserted

video

if

the

recording

tape

had

discontinuous

video

or

video

recorded

at

different

speeds

Audio

Dubbing

@

When

monitoring

the

sound

during

Audio

Dubbing,

the

normal

soundtrack

will

be

automatically

selected.

If

you

wish

to

hear

the

mixed

sound

(Hi-Fi + normal

soundtracks),

p.

18.

@

Audio dubbing

is

not

possible

with

cassettes

whose

safety

tab

is

absent.

Random

Assemble

Editing

m@

When

editing,

there

may

be a discrepancy

of

about 2 seconds

on

the

playback

tape

between

the

locations

you

chgose

as

cut-in/out

points

and

the

locations

the

VCR

recognizes

as

those

points.

@

For

any

scene,

the

cut-out

point

must

have

a

counter

reading

that

is

at

least

1

second

after

the

cut-in

point

A

cut-out

point

with

a

counter

reading

less

than

or

the

same

as

the

cul-in

point

will

not

be

registered,

@

Since

the

playback

deck

prerolls

during

Random

Assemble

Editing,

there

must

be

at

least

15

seconds

worth

of

recorded

material

prior

to

any

Cul-in

point

on

the

playback

tape.

@

If

the

search

time

for

a

cut-in

point

exceeds

5

minutes,

the

recording

deck’s

Record-Pause

mode

will

be

cancelled

and

editing

will

not

take

place.

@

R.A.Edit

is

also

possible

with

another

JVC

VCR

which

doesn't

have

4

PAUSE

terminal

but

does

have

an

R.A,BDIT

connector.

In

this

case,

connect

both

VCRs

by

their

R.A

EDIT

connectors.

Precautions

Please

follow

these

safety

precautions.

Not

doing

so

may

result

in

damage

to

the

VCR,

remote

control,

or

video

cassette.

e

Avoid

extreme

heat

and

direct

sunlight.

e

Avoid

extreme

cold.

e

Avoid

extreme

humidity.

e

Avoid

dust.

e

Avoid

places

subject

to

vibrations.

e

Avoid

strong

magnetic

fields.

©

Do

not

block

the

VCR's

ventilation

openings.

eDo

not

place

anything

heavy

on

the

VCR

or

remote

control.

©

Do

not

place

anything

which

might

spill

on

top

of

the

VCR

or

remote

control.

e

Do

not

place

the

VCR

on

cushions,

pillows,

or

thick

carpeting.

e

Use

the

VCR

in

a

stable,

horizontal

position

only.

Beware

of

moisture

condensation

Moisture

in

the

air

will

condense

on

the

VCR

when

you

move

tt

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

caus

age

to

the

tape.

In

conditions

where

condensation

may

occur,

keep

the

VCR's

power

tured

on

for

a

few

hours

to

let

the

moisture

dry.

When

transporting

@

Be

sure

to

remove

cassette

from

VCR

before

packing.

m

Avoid

violent

shocks

to

the

VCR

during

packing

and

transport.

i

Place

cassettes

in

cassette

cases

and

store

vertically,

About

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.

Specifications

GENERAL

Power

requirement

Power

consumption Temperature Operating Storage Operating

position

Dimensions

(WxHxD)

AC

120

V~,

60

Hz

21

W

5°C

to

40°C

(41°F

to

104°F)

-

20°C

to

60°C

(-4°F

to

140°F)

-

Horizontal

only

400 x 94 x 309

mm

(15-5/16"

x

3-3/4"

x

12-3/16")

Weight

4.0

kg

(8.9

lbs)

Format

VHS

NTSC

standard

Maximum

recording

time

(SP)

160

min.

with

T-160

video

cassette

(EP)

.

480

min.

with

T-160

video

cassette

VIDEO/AUDIO Signal

system

NTSC-type

color

signal

and

EIA

monochrome

signal,

525

lines/60

fields

Recording/Playback

system

Signal-to-noise

ratio

Horizontal

resolution

Frequency

range

Input/Output

TUNER

Tuning

system

Channel

coverage

(VHF)

(UHF) (CATY)

RF

output

TIMER

DA

(Double

Azimuth)

head

helical

scan

system 45

dB

»

240

lines

70

Hz

to

10,000

Hz

(Normal

audio)

20

Hz

to

20,000

Hz

(Hi-Fi

audio)

-

RCA

connectors

(IN x 2,

OUT

x

1)

Frequency

synthesized

tuner

Channels

2—13

Channels

14—69

-

113

Channels

Channel 3 or

4

(switchable;

preset

to

Channel 3 when

shipped)

75

ohms,

unbalanced

Clock

reference

Program

capacity

Memory

backup

time

ACCESSORIES

Quartz

l-year

programmable

timer/

$-programs

-

Approx.

10

min

Provided

accessories

~

RF

cable

(F-type),

Infrared

remote

control

unit,

“AAA”

battery x 2,

Cable

Box

Controller,

Audio/Video

cable,

Mini-plug

cable

Specifications

shown

are

for

SP

mode

unless

otherwise

specified.

E.

&

O.E.

Design

and

specifications

subject

to

change

without

notice

EN-39

COPYRIGHT

©

1995

VICTOR

COMPANY

OF

JAPAN,

LTD

VICTOR

COMPANY

OF

JAPAN,

LIMITED

U.S.PATENTS

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4092684

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(Breveté),

1979.

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a

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in

Malaysia

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