Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-J285EA JVC
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Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING : D ANGEROUS VO L T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. ● Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used with this video cassette recorder .
7. DO NO T place any naked flame sources, s uch as lighted candles, on the a ppar atus. 8. A V OID violent shoc ks to the recorder during transport. MOISTURE CONDENSA TION Moisture in the air will con.
Remote control * Not function with this recorder . On-screen display If you press OK on the remote control w hen “O.S.D .” is set to “ON”, you can see the current recorder status on the TV screen. After about 5 seconds, indications other than the time counter disappear .
Initial Settings Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the channel on w hich your TV receiv es picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cabl e. Before performin g the follow ing steps, make sure th e recorder’ s power is off and there is no casset te inserted in the recorder .
Language Setting A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . B Access Language Select screen Press rt to place the pointer next to “LANGUAGE”, then press OK or e .
Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic t rac king adjustment Whenever y ou insert a tape and start playbac k, automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playbac k.
Recor ding Accidental er asure prev ention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remov e its record safety tab. T o record o n it late r, co ver the hole with adhesiv e tape. Basic Recording A Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact.
Timer Reco rding Up to 8 timer recording progr ams can be made using G- CODE timer programing or Express timer programing method as far as a year in ad v ance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve alread y been set, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen.
Express T imer Programing ● Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . ● Load a cassette with the rec ord safety tab intact. T he recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically . ● Select the appropriate colour system with “P AL/MESEC AM” and “NTSC” in Function settings.
Other Functions Checking tape position When you c hange the recorder operation mode from the stop mode to fast forward or rewind mode, or when you perform an Index Searc h or Instant Revie w, the tape position indicator appears.
䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER —O N / OFF When this function is set to “ON”, the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allo w complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program w hile timer -recording in SP mode. F or Example, Recording a P AL-broadcast programme of 2 10 minutes in length onto a 180-minute tape.
Changing Remote Control Code T his remote control is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. T his remote control is preset to send A code signals because y our recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals.
Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording T he built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving P AL B/G, I a nd D/K, and SEC AM B/G and D/K broadcasts.
Ta p e - To - Ta p e E d i t i n g T here are 4 different types of recorded tape, depending on th e signal recorded. T u ner Setting IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by A uto Set Up function or if you have m oved to a different area or if a new station starts bro adcasting in your area.
E Set desired station T h e s c r e e nt ot h er i g h ta p p e a r sw h e na station is detected. If you do not w ant to store the de tected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “CONTINUE”, then press OK or e . Channel sear ch will resume.
Specifications Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O .E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.
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