Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-S5955EK JVC
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T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N.
safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNI NG: DANGEROUS V OL T AGE INSI DE WARNI NG: T O PR EVENT FIRE OR S HOCK HAZARD, DO NO T E XPOSE THI S UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE.
safety first 3 The ST ANDBY/ON o button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. “ y ” shows electrical power standby and “ z ” shows ON . Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP (Long Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed video recorder.
safety first 4 Some Do ’ s And Don ’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.
Contents Diagrams of Equipment ................................ 6 Equipment K ey ............................................. 7 W elcome to JVC ............................................ 8 Three-Step Quick Start ............................... 10 Basic F eatures .
diagr ams of eq uipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel remo te control *DECODER function is not available in the UK. /I VCR REVIEW S-VHS - + PR ET S-VHS 1 2 6 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 VIDEO L-AUDIO-R ENTREE ANT.
equipment key 7 FRONT P ANEL 1 ST AN DB Y/ON o Button turns V CR on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). 2 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes. 3 VIDEO Input Connector enables easy connection of video output from another VCR or camcor der for editing.
wel come t o jv c 8 W elcome to JV C Thank you for choosing JV C. W e hope that you will get many hours of enjo y- ment from y our new unit. In just three easy steps you will be r eady to enjoy the ex ceptional perfor - mance of your new VCR. More detailed instructions begin on page 10.
wel come t o jv c 9 GETTING EVERYTHING READY (continued) connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Aerial Cable , the RF Cable and the 21-pin SC AR T Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCART is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture.
three-step q uick st art 10 before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batteries into the Remote Contr ol Refer to the Remote Control diagram on pages 6.
three step quick st art 11 Check the R esults When Auto Setup finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset Positions and the Clock hav e been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only).
three-step q uick st art 12 HR-S5955/5956EK-EN/p08-12 5/28/02, 11:49 AM 12.
Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecor ding ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer P rogr amming .....
basic fea t ures 14 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t apes If an NTSC tape is played, ‘NTSC a PA L’ appears on screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
basic fea t ures 15 R ewind and F ast F orward During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. f a st forw ard Press the > button on the VCR on the Remote Control. Video Heads Cleaning The heads get dirty in the following cases: • in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity.
basic fea t ures 16 Playback F eatures Pause During Playback Press the | button on the VCR or the Remote Control. • If the paused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically, press the PR button on the Remote Control until the picture is steady. • Press .
basic fea t ures 17 Slow Motion This VCR will play your cassette forwards or backwards in slow motion. You can make it do this in one of two ways: method one During still picture, press and hold | on the Remote Control for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release | again to return to still picture.
basic fea t ures 18 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place R ecord Safety T ab L oad the cassette into the V CR (see page 14) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
basic fea t ures 19 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART connections, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the T V/V CR button on the Remote Control. If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “ U ” and “ , ” on the display panel blink.
basic fea t ures 20 R ecording R esume F unction If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the VCR unless the VCR’s memory backup has expired.
basic fea t ures 21 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
basic fea t ures 22 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS DAILY/QTDN.
basic fea t ures 23 Engage T imer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatially. c will appear on the display panel. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again.
basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t art Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode.
basic fea t ures 25 O K 3 / T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE STAR.
basic fea t ures 26 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogrammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the progr ammes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B).
Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality .......................................... 28 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype.............. 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 32 Sound Modes ............................................ 33 Finding S pecific Scenes .
ad v anced feat ures 28 Pictur e Quality Manual T r acking Your VCR is equipped with automatic tracking control. This will be adequate for most tapes and will automatically adjust the tracking to suit.
ad v anced feat ures 29 Picture Control This feature allows you to select the most appropriate picture quality according to the type of tape or use of this VCR. The default setting is AUTO . get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O K 3 / (or E ).
ad v anced feat ures 30 R ecor ding Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VHS ET (S-VH S ET) This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET func- tion.
ad v anced feat ures 31 Super VHS (S-VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. T o recor d in S-VHS: Perform the steps below to set S-VHS to ON . Then, insert a cassette marked ‘S-VHS’, the S-VHS indicator will light on the display panel.
ad v anced feat ures 32 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Works before Timer Recor ding B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VCR does not start Instant Timer Recording while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a During B.
ad v anced feat ures 33 before y ou s t ar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( 墌 pg. 40) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Broadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICAM ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.
ad v anced feat ures 34 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 4 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. Normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press .
ad v anced feat ures 35 Editing L-1 OUTPUT Setting The L-1 IN/OUT connector delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated).
ad v anced feat ures 36 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT OUTPUT/INPUT SET L-1 OUTPUT VIDEO L-2 INPUT VIDEO L-2 I NPUT Setting The L-2 IN/DECODER connector accepts either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated).
ad v anced feat ures 37 Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A When using your VCR as the player ... ... connect its L-1 IN/OUT connector to another VCR.
ad v anced feat ures 38 A Y our V CR as the Player B Y our V CR as the R ecorder ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L-1 L-2 010 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Another V CR Y our VCR 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) RF Cable (pro vided) ENTREE ANT.
ad v anced feat ures 39 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the VCR’s front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connnectors. set input mode Press AUX or PR so that F-1 appears in the place of a preset position number.
ad v anced feat ures 40 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the mode set screen Press m , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ).
ad v anced feat ures 41 Po w er Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select po wer sa ve mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons.
ad v anced feat ures 42 Auto T imer When the AUT O TIM ER is set to ON , the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back on. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press OK 3 / (or E ).
ad v anced feat ures 43 Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your V CR to a suitably equipped stereo system and listen to the soundtrack through the ster eo system. connect up Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connecters on the VCR to the AUX IN or T APE MONIT OR connecters on your stereo.
ad v anced feat ures 44 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VC R The V C R must be turned off and no cassette inser ted The Remote Contr ol must have batteries .
ad v anced feat ures 45 The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your area in order to record pr ogrammes correctly . Once done, pressing the A or B buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels.
ad v anced feat ures 46 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press .
ad v anced feat ures 47 O K 3 / PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 [ 10 ] a k : EDIT a [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 - - - - - - - - PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change S tation Name get to the confirma tion screen Press m .
ad v anced feat ures 48 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN U AL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press .
ad v anced feat ures 49 ST ATION NAME ID Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 .
ad v anced feat ures 50 Region T ransmitter B BC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 — Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 37 D o v e r 5 05 66 65 3— Heathfield 49 52 64 67 .
ad v anced feat ures 51 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup. • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press m .
ad v anced feat ures 52 Guide P r ogram Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VI DEO Plus+ system to identify the correct preset to record. Y ou should only need to perform this function if: .
Question and Answ ers PLA YBACK Q: What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A: The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q: Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A: No. It stops automatically after 5minutes to protect the heads.
T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V C R cannot be pow ered. 3. The Remote Control won’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording.
SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work.
SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U , , and the SA T c indicator won’t stop blinking. 8. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab r emo ved. • The end of the tape was reached during Auto Satellite Pr ogramme Recor ding.
list of terms 57 List of T erms M M M M M Manual Channel Setup ............................................ 46 Manual Tracking ...................................................... 28 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup .....................................
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HR-S5955/5956EK COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Malaysia 0302 MNV * YL * PJ VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITE D s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : A C 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 18 W , off : 3.
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