Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-J261EU JVC
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EN LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B ENGLISH CONTENTS Filename [Co v1.fm] VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions ...................... ........... 2 INDEX 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 7 Basic Connections ...
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he r ating plate and the safety cau tion are on the r ear of the unit . W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 3 F ailure to heed the following precautions ma y result in damage to the recor der , remote control or video cassette. 1. D O NO T place the recor der . . . ...in an environm ent prone to extreme temp eratures or humidity .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 4 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 8 B Cassette Loading Slot C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 16 D Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 E Pla y 4 Button 墌 pg. 14 F Fa s t Fo r w a r d 5 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 G Counter Reset 000 0 Button 墌 pg.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 5 FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A B .E .S.T . Picture System Displa y 墌 pg . 21 B Symbolic Mo de Indicators C Programme T ime Indicators 墌 pg. 22 D “T imer” Indicator 墌 pg. 23 E T ape Remain ing T ime Indicat or 墌 pg.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 6 EN INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Butto n 墌 “Operati ng JVC TVs” below B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg . 19 and “Operating JVC TVs” below C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 16 D NUMBER Keys 墌 pg. 18 E VPS/PDC Butt on (Not func tions with this recorder .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 7 INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections It’ s essential that your video recorder be properly connected. A Check the contents. Make sure the pac kage contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFIC A TIONS” on the bac k cov er .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set displa y appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. B Select your countr y .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 9 C Select the language. Press OK . T he Language Set displa y appears on the front display p anel and/or on the TV screen. On the front displa y panel Press rt to select your language code. (Example) DEUTSCH is selected for SUISSE.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 11 IMPORT ANT Y our video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor . Y ou can delete those stations wi th an unacceptable picture ( 墌 pg. 35, “Delete A Channel”).
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language T his recorder offers y o u the c hoice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 11 ), you can change the language setting manually as required.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 13 T- V L I N K T -V Link Functions When you connect the recorder to your TV via a fully-wired 21-pin SC ART cable ( 墌 pg. 7), the following functions are a vailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN PLA YBA CK Basic Playback A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the casset te is pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Don’ t apply too much pressure when inserting.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 15 Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Press 9 . ● If there is vertical jitter , use the PR buttons to correct the picture. 2 Activate Frame-by-frame playback. Press 9 .
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN PLA YBA CK (cont.) Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During pla yb ack, y ou can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons. 1 Override automatic tracking.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 17 Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. T his function gives you quic k access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with th e record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder’ s po wer comes on automatically and the counte r is reset to 0:00:00. B Choose a programme.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 19 Recording Features Instant T imer Recording (ITR) T his easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off after recording is finished.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording T ime Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front displa y pan el. 2 Reset the counter . Press 0000 before starting recording or pla yback.
Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 21 B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B . E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system c h ec ks the condition of the tape in use during pla yback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictures.
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN TIMER RECORDING Express T imer Programming If you don’ t know the S H OW V IEW number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer -record the programme.
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 23 E Enter the channel position. F Return to the normal screen. After confirming all information is correct, press PROG or OK . “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears.
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen/display . C Access the Programme screen/display .
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 25 When programmes overlap each other If "PROGRAM OV ER LAPPED" appears, you ha ve another programme ov erlapping the programme you ha ve just made. T he Programme Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking.
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source play er and your recorder as the recorder . A Make connections. Connect the camcorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’ s A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector via a cable adapter .
Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 27 Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use y our recorder as the source play er or as the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the pla yer’ s 21-pin SC ART connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SC ART connector as illustrated.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change various mode settings on th e Mode Set screen by followin g the procedure described below . ● F or each mode setting, see pages 29 to 30. A Access the Main Menu screen.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 29 * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 B.E.S.T . ON OFF Y ou can set the B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 21). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO : Provides the optimised picture benefits of the B.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 POWER SA VE ON OFF When this function is set to “O N”, you can reduce the power consumption w hile the recorder is turned off.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 31 Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Clock Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “C LOCK SET”, then press OK or e .
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 33 NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you w ant to perform it manually , refer to page 35. ● If you perform Auto Channel Set w hen the aer ial cable is not connected properly , “SC AN COMPLETED -NO SIGNAL-” appears on the TV screen in step 7 .
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Mast erpage :Left 34 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 8), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 10) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 32). A Access the Main Menu scr een.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 35 Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary .
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are register ed in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you w ant begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 37 TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is w hat is shown on-screen in lieu of the station name. The “ID” abbreviatio n is listed i n the Confirma tion screen and is display ed on th e TV screen when th e recorder is t uned to a d ifferent station.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the c hannel on which y our TV receiv es picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. If y o u hav e connected the recor der to your TV via the A V connection ( 墌 pg.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 39 TROUBLESHOO TING Before requesting service for a problem, use this ch art and see if you can repair the trouble y ourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending y our video recorder off for repair .
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● T here is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed.
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 41 OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. ● T he camcorder’ s microphone is too close to the TV . P osition the camcorder so its microphone is aw ay from the TV .
Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically re wound to the beginning. Q. During sear ch, slo w , still and fr ame-b y-fr ame pla yback, I can’t hear an y audio.
Filename [HRJ261EU1IX.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 43 LIST OF TERMS A Auto Set Up ... ................ ................ ................ ....... 8 AUTO TIMER ... .................... ................ .............. 2 9 B B.E.S.T. Pictu re System .. .......
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