JVC SR-W5U User Manual
INSTRUCTIONS
SR-W5U
Hi-Vision VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HD/SD
OPERATE HD SD S-VHS IN — R.A.E. —OUT
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the rear of the cabinet.
Retain this information for future
reference.
Model No. SR-W5U
Serial No.
LPT0002-0Q5A
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING:
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequncy energy, and if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
CAUTION
CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT APPROVED
BY JVC COULD VOID USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
NOTE: The rating plate and the safety caution are on
the rear of the unit.
This video cassette recorder should be used with AC
120V
~
, 60 Hz only.
CAUTION:
To prevent electric shocks and fire hazards, do NOT
use any other power source.
When you are not using the video recorder for a long
period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect
the power cord from the AC outlet.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Precautions........................................................4
Features ..............................................................4
VCR.....................................................................5
Video Cassettes ..................................................5
Head Cleaning ....................................................6
Recording Modes and Types of the Cassettes... 6
Loading and Unloading the Cassette ................. 7
2 Controls and Connectors ................................ 8
Front Panel..........................................................8
Rear Panel ........................................................11
Remote Control .................................................12
3 Indicators and Displays ................................. 13
Display Panel ....................................................13
4 Preparations ....................................................14
Connections ......................................................14
5 Recording ........................................................16
Basic Operations...............................................16
How to Check the Tape Remaining Time......... 17
Retake Function ................................................17
6 Playback...........................................................18
Basic Procedure ................................................18
Special Playback Procedures........................... 19
Next Function ....................................................21
Index Search .....................................................21
Adjustment of the Playback Picture.................. 23
8 Editing ..............................................................27
Audio Dubbing...................................................27
Random Assemble Editing ............................... 28
Insert Editing .....................................................30
Preroll Editing....................................................31
Preroll Insert Editing..........................................32
9 Specifications..................................................33
7 Tape Dubbing ..................................................24
When Playing Back on SR-W5U and
Recording on Another Unit ............................... 24
When Playing Back on Another Unit and
Recording on SR-W5U......................................25
When Playing Back on a Video Movie and
Recording on SR-W5U......................................26
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1 PRECAUTIONS
Features
● W-VHS format HD mode offers high-definition
recording and playback of high-vision signals on a
base band.
● W-VHS format SD mode also available to ensure
high-quality picture for the existing TV format
sources.
● W-VHS metal compatible high-power Sendust
heads
● The existing VHS/S-VHS video can be recorded and
played back with a superb quality.
● Built-in RS-232C enables you to externally control
this unit from your personal computer.
With this video cassette recorder, you can enjoy the
HD and SD modes of W-VHS video. Be sure to use
cassette tapes marked with .
Since the VHS mode and S-VHS mode are also
available, use video cassettes marked with or
when you want to enjoy these modes.
What is HD mode? (HD denotes High
Definition)
In HD mode, HDTV signals are recorded using
multiple tracks, HDTV signal was originally
developed by NHK of Japan, and it stands for
High-Definition Television.HDTV is a next
generation broadcasting system which eables
high-definition picture quality in comparision to
conventional NTSC system.
What is SD mode? (SD denotes Standard
Definition)
In SD mode standerd TV signals are recorded
on a single track with high picture quality and
long recording times.
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1 PRECAUTIONS
VCR
● Avoid using the recorder in places subject to the
following conditions:
– extreme heat, cold, or humidity,
– dust,
– vibrations, and
– poor ventilation.
● Be careful of moisture condensation.
Do not use the recorder immediately after moving it
from a cold place to a warm place. The water vapor
in warm air will condense on the still-cold video
head drum and tape guides and may cause
damage to the tape and the recorder.
Video Cassettes
● Use video cassettes marked with / /
with this unit. C-cassettes can be used with a
C-cassette adapter (SA-CP11U) connected.
● Video cassettes marked with are
exclusively for use with a video cassette recorder
marked with . Loading such cassettes into
existing S-VHS or VHS cassette recorders may
cause a damage to the machine.
● Handle the recorder carefully.
• Do not block the ventilation openings.
• Do not place anything heavy on the recorder.
• Do not place anything which might spill on the top
cover of the recorder.
• Use in horizontal (flat) position only.
● During transportation,
• Avoid violent shocks to the recorder during
packing and transportation.
• Before packing, be sure to remove the cassette
from the recorder.
S-VHS, VHS cassettes
• To prevent accidental erasure, remove the
cassette’s safety tab.
• To record on a cassette whose safety tab has
been removed, cover the hole with adhesive tape.
● Any cassette is provided with a safety tab for
protecting it from accidental erasure. The cassette
with its safety tab set at a protective position
automatically starts playback when loaded into a
machine.
W-VHS cassettes
Slidable safety tab.
Protected
position
REC
Unprotected
position
REC
v Reverse side of a cassette is not usable.
v Before putting the cassette into storage, make sure
that the tape is uniformly wound up to its beginning.
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1 PRECAUTIONS
Head Cleaning
Perform head cleaning even 20 hours to enjoy
clear pictures.
Video heads get soiled with repeated recording and
playback, resulting in rough, uneven picture.
Perform cleaning of the tape transport mechanism
every 20 hours with the provided head cleaning tape
dedicated to W-VHS.
How to use the cleaning tape
1. Load the W-VHS dedicated head cleaning tape.
2. Press the PLAY button and then STOP button after
about 30 seconds.
3. Unload the head cleaning tape and execute a
usual recording and playback procedure on a WVHS cassette to see if audio/visual quality has
been recovered.
4. If tape quality does not pick up, repeat the
procedures 1. and 2. once or twice.
Cautions
● Do not rewind the cleaning tape after every use (for
about 30 seconds). You have only to start at the
position where the tape stopped in previous
cleaning. Rewind to the beginning when the tape
has been used to an end.
● 30 seconds are enough for one run of the cleaning
tape. To keep running the tape for longer than 45
seconds may damage the heads.
● If sound and picture quality does not recover with
the cleaning procedures repeated three times, there
may be some other causes of trouble. Consult your
JVC dealer.
● The W-VHS dedicated cleaning tape can be used
100 times.
● Recording or playback is not possible on the
cleaning tape.
● Do not use any cleaning tape other than the WVHS dedicated cleaning tape for this machine.
● The W-VHS dedicated cleaning tape can be used
only with the video cassette recorder marked with
.
Recording Modes and Types of the Cassettes
Recording modes available depend on the types of the cassette in use.
Cassettes in use Recording modes Recording speed
W-VHS HD SP
SD EP
S-VHS S-VHS SP/EP
Selectable
VHS VHS SP/EP
Selectable
Cautions
• HD recording at EP mode is not possible.
• SD recording at SP mode is not possible.
Remarks
S-VHS/VHS recording not possible.
HD/SD/VHS recording not possible.
HD/SD/S-VHS recording not possible.
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1 PRECAUTIONS
S
Loading and Unloading the Cassette
Loading
PHONES VOLUME
MIN MAX
REMOTE
PAUSE
VIDEO L– AUDIO –R
REC LEVEL
IR REMOTE
MANUAL
OFF
AUTO
ON
EDIT(HD REC)
NR(W-VHS PLAY)
ON
INPUT
OFF
LINE4
Y/C TIMING
R
O
L
TRACKING AUTO
1. Insert the cassette.
• Slowly push the center with its visible tape side
up.
• Counter display turns 0:00:00.
• The cassette with its safety tab removed
automatically starts playback.
Cautions
• Keep your hand or other foreign substances
away from the loading slot. Take special care of
young children to protect their hands from the
door.
• When the cassette automatically comes out,
insert it again after several seconds.
Unloading
1. Press the EJECT button.
OPERATE
EJECT
LR010
EJECT
HI-FI AUDIO
AUDIO OUT
SELECT
SELECT
BALANCE REC LEVEL
OPERATE HD SD S-VH
INDEX
629
MARK ERASE
TBC
COUNTER
COUNTER
RESET
ZERO
SEARCH
/REMAIN
REW FF
STOP PLAY
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2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
Front Panel
21345678
PHONES VOLUME
VIDEO L– AUDIO –R
MIN MAX
REMOTE
PAUSE
MANUAL
AUTO
REC LEVEL
INPUT
LINE4
IR REMOTE
OFF
ON
EDIT(HD REC)
NR(W-VHS PLAY)
ON
OFF
Y/C TIMING
R
C
L
1[S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT 4] connectors
Connect to the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT
connectors on the playback deck or camcorder
with the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO cable when this
machine is used as a recording unit for editing.
If the sound is monaural, plug it to the AUDIO L
connector. Identical audio sound will be recorded
for left and right channels.
[REMOTE PAUSE] connector
When editing with a JVC camcorder, connect the
mini-plug cord to this connector.
2 [PHONES] connector
Accepts the mini plug type headphone.
[VOLUME] adjust knob
Adjust the sound level of headphone connected to
the PHONES connector.
3 [REC LEVEL] switch
MANUAL: Set to this position when adjusting the
Hi-Fi recording level and the volume balance
between left and right audio channels manually.
AUTO : Normally set to this position.
4 [IR REMOTE] switch
OFF:Set to this position when not operating with a
wireless remote control unit.
ON : Normally set to this position.
[EDIT(HD REC)/NR(W-VHS PLAY)] switch
When using W-VHS tapes, adjust the picture to
the desired tone.
ON : • Set to this position when noise is noticeable
during playback of HD/SD recorded tapes.
• Set to this position when recording from HiVision video cameras and from professional
equipment.
TRACKING AUTO
OFF:• Normally set to this position during play-
back.
• Set to this position when recording from
another W-VHS VCR.
[Y/C TIMING] switch
Adjusts the horizontal color phase.
R :Set to this position when the color phase shifts
toward the left.
C :Normally set to this position.
L :Set to this position when the color phase shifts
toward the right.
* This function is not effective while playing back a
tape recorded in the HD mode.
5 Tape loading slot door
6 Video unit display window
Displays the operational state of the recorder,
counter and so on.
7 Infrared beam receiving window
8 [TRACKING –/+] button
Suppresses the disturbances appearing on the
picture when a tape recorded on another machine
is played back (or put on slow motion playback).
[AUTO] button
Turns on and off the auto tracking facility.
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2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
Front Panel
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OPERATE
EJECT
%
0 # $!@
HI-FI AUDIO
AUDIO OUT
SELECT
SELECT
BALANCE REC LEVEL
LR010
^ )
OPERATE HD SD S-VHS IN — R.A.E. — OUT
INDEX
629
MARK ERASE
TBC
COUNTER
COUNTER
RESET
ZERO
SEARCH
/REMAIN
& * (
9 [OPERATE] button
Turns the power on and off.
0 [HI-FI AUDIO SELECT] button
Selects Hi-Fi audio sources to be played back.
Every press of this button changes right and left
audio [ left audio [ right audio one after the
other.
[AUDIO OUT SELECT] button
Selects audio to be played back.
Every press of this button changes Hi-Fi [ Normal,
one after the other.
! [629TBC] button
Corrects the distorted or blurred picture with an
S-VHS or VHS tape.
@ [INDEX MARK] button
Marks the index signal.
[INDEX ERASE] button
Erases the index signal.
# [OPERATE] lamp
Lights when the power is on.
[HD] lamp
Lights when HD mode is selected with a W-VHS
tape in use or when an HD-recorded tape is played
back.
[SD] lamp
Lights when SD mode is selected with a W-VHS
tape in use or when an SD-recorded tape is played
back.
REW FF
STOP PLAY
FWD
PAUSE/STIL
INDEX SEARCH
INSERT A.DUB
REC
q
REV
JOG
SHUTTLE
R.A.EDIT
HD INPUT
INPUT
SELECT
PREROLL EDIT
IN/OUT
START
PAUSE
START
SP/EP
w e r t
[IN-R.A.E-OUT] lamps
Lights when Random Assemble Editing mode is
selected and when IN/OUT points are set.
$ [HD INPUT] button
Input mode will change to HD input mode by
pressing this button when a cassette is not loaded
or when a W-VHS cassette is loaded in this unit.
% [EJECT] button
Ejects a cassette.
^ [BALANCE] adjust knob
Adjusts balance between right and left audio
channels.
[REC LEVEL] adjust knob
Adjusts Hi-Fi audio recording level. Carefully adjust
this knob, as a recording level that is too low may
lead to increased noise, and a level that is too high
may cause distortion.
& [COUNTER/REMAIN] button
Alternates the display window between the tape
counter display and the tape remaining time
display.
* [COUNTER RESET] button
Resets the tape counter display to 0:00:00.
( [ZERO SEARCH] button
Stops the tape at the position of 0:00:00 on the
display counter.
[S-VHS] lamp
Lights when an S-VHS cassette is loaded and
when an S-VHS-recorded tape is played back or
while recording in the S-VHS mode.
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2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
Front Panel
) [REW] button
Rewinds the tape.
[FF] button
Fast forwards the tape.
[STOP] button
Stops any operation of the VCR.
[PLAY] button
Plays back the tape.
[PAUSE/STILL] button
Pauses the recording or changes the playback
picture to a still picture. Cancelled by pressing the
PLAY button.
q [INDEX SEARCH] buttons
Search for the start of the recorded section or the
section indicated by an INDEX signal, and then
starts normal playback.
[INSERT] button
Use when replacing part of pre-recorded tape with
other images and Hi-Fi sound.
[A.DUB] button
Use when replacing only the normal soundtrack
with other sound on a pre-recorded tape.
e [PREROLL EDITING OPERATION] buttons
Use for preroll editing.
r [Random Assemble Editing] buttons
Use for Random Assemble Editing.
t [JOG] dial
Use for frame-by-frame playback.
[SHUTTLE] ring
Use for variable-speed search.
[REC] button
Starts recording.
w [INPUT SELECT] button
Selects among video/audio signals HD, L1, S1, L2,
S3, L4 and S4.
•When W-VHS is in use, every press of the button
changes Hd-L1-S1-L2-S3-L4-S4.
•When S-VHS/VHS is in use, every press of the
button changes L1-S1-L2-S3-L4-S4.
[SP/EP] button
Selects between recording speeds.
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2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
Rear Panel
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AC
AC
OUTPUT
INTPUT
MAX
120V
()
100W
60Hz
LINE 1 LINE 1
LINE 3
LINE 2
L
SR
VIDEO
INPUT
AUDIO IN
RL RLYP
HD/S3(W-VHS) HD(CAM/W-VHS) (HDTV/W-VHS) HD(HDTV/W-VHS) RGB(DISPLAY)
HD VIDEO IN HD VIDEO OUT1 HD VIDEO OUT2AUDIO OUT3
6789
LINE 2
VIDEO
RL
OUTPUT
B PR YPB PR
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1 Socket for peripheral equipment
Connects up to a maximum of 100 W.
2 AC IN Socket
Make sure that the end of the provided power cord fits
into the power socket and plug it straight in until it stops.
3 S-VIDEO INPUT3 connector
When this machine is used as a recording unit for
editing, connect to the S-VIDEO OUTPUT connector on
the playback unit with the S-VIDEO cable.
4 VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT2 connectors
When this machine is used as a recording unit for editing,
connect to the VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT connectors on
the playback unit with the VIDEO/AUDIO cable.
5 S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT connectors
When this machine is used as a recording unit for editing,
connect to the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT
connectors on the playback unit with the S -VIDEO/
VIDEO/AUDIO cable.
6 S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT 1 connectors
Connect to the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT connectors on a TV or other unit with the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/
AUDIO cable.
7 S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO OUTPUT2 connectors
When this machine is used as a playback unit for editing,
connect to S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT connectors
with the S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO cable.
8 REMOTE connector
When externally controlling the machine using the
optional remote control unit (RM-G30U), connect the
remote control cable here.
REMOTE
R.A. EDIT
PREROLL
S
9 R.A.EDIT/PREROLL connector
Connect to the REMOTE PAUSE connector on the
recording unit with mini-plug cable for R.A.EDIT editing
or PREROLL editing.
0 HD/S3 AUDIO IN connectors
• Connect to the AUDIO OUTPUT connectors on a hivision video camera with the AUDIO cable.
• When HD VIDEO IN connectors on this unit are used
for editing, connect to the HD AUDIO OUT connectors
on the playback unit (W-VHS) with the AUDIO Cable.
• When S-VIDEO INPUT3 connectors on this unit are
used for editing, connect to the AUDIO OUT connectors on the playback unit with the AUDIO cable.
! HD VIDEO IN connectors
• Connect to the HD VIDEO OUT connectors on a hivision video camera with the HD VIDEO cable.
• When this machine is used as a recording unit for
editing, connect to the HD VIDEO OUT connectors on
the playback unit (W-VHS) with the HD VIDEO cable.
@ AUDIO OUT3 connectors
• Connect to the HD AUDIO IN connectors on a hi-vision
TV, etc., with the AUDIO cable.
• When this machine is used as a playback unit for
editing, connect to the HD AUDIO IN connectors on the
recording unit (W-VHS ) with the AUDIO cable.
# HD VIDEO OUT 1 connectors
• Connect to the HD VIDEO IN connectors on a hi-vision
TV, etc., with the HD cable.
• When this machine is used as a playback unit for
editing, connect to the HD VIDEO IN connectors on the
recording unit (W-VHS) with the HD cable.
$ HD VIDEO OUT 2 connector
Connect to the RGB input connector on PC monitors,
etc., with the RGB connector(15-pin).
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