Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-S6857EK JVC
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H R-S6855EK H R-S6856EK H R-S6857EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0546-001B 625 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
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 FIR E OR SHOCK HAZA RD, DO NO T EXPOSE 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/EP (Long Play/Extended 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 standar ds but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if y ou 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 equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel VPS/PDC REVIEW VPS/PDC VCR SP T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey REAR PANEL 1 Mains Power Cor d supplies power to V CR. 2 AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT Connector enables AV connection to TV or second VC R; input recordable when L-1 selected. 3 SA T CONTROL Connector enables connection of the provided Satellite Controller for timer recording with a satellite receiver .
wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t art Please read the SAFETY FIRST on pages 2–4, it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages6–7 when reading through these instruction.
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 ART 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 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 1 .
three-step q uick st art 12 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Pr eset Download finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset P ositions and the Clock have been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only).
Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecording ................................................... 19 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer Pr ogramming .......
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 re wind Press the < button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the left. f a st forward Press the > button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the right.
basic fea t ures 16 Playback F eatures Adv anced JOG Dial The JOG Dial can be found on the front right of the VCR. It has various functions, such as picture search ( 墌 this page, pg.17 and 18), selecting preset position ( 墌 pg.19), 24H Express Timer Programming ( 墌 pg.
basic fea t ures 17 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M ENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 1 .
basic fea t ures 18 High Speed S earch You can perform a high speed search in either direction using the JOG Dial or the Remote Control. jog dial During playback, turn the JOG Dial to the right (for forward search) or left (for reverse search).
basic fea t ures 19 before y ou s tar t 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 20 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 1 .
basic fea t ures 21 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 22 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 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
basic fea t ures 23 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 1 . , / ABC JKL GHI MNO PQRS TUV ] WXYZ DEF 2 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 Check the R esults Press O .
basic fea t ures 24 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 1 .
basic fea t ures 25 before y ou s tar 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.
basic fea t ures 26 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 1 .
basic fea t ures 27 R eturn to Normal Screen Press p or O . PROGRAM COMPL ETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal TV screen appears. If the timer programme is overlapped with another one that was already set, PROGRAM OVERLAPPE D appears on the TV screen and Err appears on the display panel.
basic fea t ures 28 24H E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming Y ou can programme a timer r ecording that starts within 24 hours using the 24HE XPRESS c button and the Advanced JOG Dial on the V CR. enter programme mode Press the 24H E XPRESS c button on the VCR.
basic fea t ures 29 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).
basic fea t ures 30 – P1 – [ x ]: DELETE [+/ – ] a k [PROG]: EXIT ST ART ST OP SP VPS/PDC OFF D ATE TV PROG 24.12 3 ITV 8:00 10:00 [ 1 ] a k [PROG]: EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ST ART 8:00 10:00 11:30 9:00 STOP 10:00 10:45 13:00 10:00 CH 3 2 1 92 DATE 24.
Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 32 R ecording According T o T ape T ype ............. 34 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 36 Sound Modes ............................................ 37 Finding S pecific Scenes .
ad v anced fea tures 32 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 fea tures 33 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 (or E ).
ad v anced fea tures 34 R ecor ding Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VHS ET (S-VHS 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 fea tures 35 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 fea tures 36 a pause of 7 seconds a During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete The B.E.S.T . Pictur eS ystem The Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking (B.E.S.T .) System checks the condition of the tape in use and compensates during recording and playback to give the best picture quality possible.
ad v anced fea tures 37 before y ou s tar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( 墌 pg. 55) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Br oadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICAM ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.
ad v anced fea tures 38 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Sear ch 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 fea tures 39 P r ogr amme Navigation When you recor d a TV programme with this V CR, the V CR automatically stor es in its memory the recording date, start time and station name. Y ou can store these information for up to 8programmes on one cassette.
ad v anced fea tures 40 Navigation Playback This function is useful when you wish to quickly find out what programmes you have recorded on a tape with this VCR. This function allows you to select a programme to watch, and then automatically searches for the start of the programme.
ad v anced fea tures 41 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.00 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.99 22:00 BB C2 25.12.00 WORLD CUP [0–9]: SELECT LETTERS [ x ]: DELETE [ 0 ]: CURSOR g k : OK [MENU]: EXIT [0–9]: SELECT LETTERS [ x ]: DELETE [ 0 ]: CURSOR g k : OK [MENU]: EXIT -P3- 27.
ad v anced fea tures 42 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.00 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.99 22:00 BBC2 25.12.00 WORLD CUP Delete T ape Data lo ad a re corded c assette Insert a cassette recorded on this VCR.
ad v anced fea tures 43 T -V Link F unctions When you connect the V CR and your TV via both the RF cable and the fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable ( pg. 9), the following functions are av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.
ad v anced fea tures 44 Direct R ec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control, or press T on the VCR. Follow the procedure below to use this function.
ad v anced fea tures 45 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol S ettings The following pr ocedure is requir ed if you receiv e satellite channels through a satellite receiv er .
ad v anced fea tures 46 Setting satellite receiv er’ s br and After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand correctly and perform test; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. turn on sa tellite re ceiver Turn on the satellite receiver’s power.
ad v anced fea tures 47 Check R esult of T est If the satellite receiver’ s channel number has been changed to the same channel as you set ... Press the A and B buttons to move the highlight bar to CHANGED T O ... , then press O (or E ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode.
ad v anced fea tures 48 Auto Satellite P r ogramme R ecor ding Auto R ecord from Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ).
ad v anced fea tures 49 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. get to the output/input set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to OUTPUT/INPUT SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ).
ad v anced fea tures 50 Editing L-1 OUTPUT/I NPUT S etting The A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector accepts and 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 fea tures 51 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT OUTPUT/INPUT SET L-1 OUTPUT VIDEO L-1 INPUT VIDEO L-2 SELECT A/V L-2 INPUT VIDEO F L-2 SE LECT/INPUT Setting The A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODE R 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 fea tures 52 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 AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to another VCR.
ad v anced fea tures 53 A Y our V CR as the Player B Y our V CR as the Recorder TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Another VCR Y our VC R 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) RF Cable (pro vided) Y our V .
ad v anced fea tures 54 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the VCR and the camcorder with either of the following methods: A If the camcorder has NO S-VIDEO output connector... ... connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the VCR’s front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors.
ad v anced fea tures 55 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 O (or E ).
ad v anced fea tures 56 Po wer 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 O (or E ). select po wer sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons.
ad v anced fea tures 57 Auto T imer When the AUTO TI ME R 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 O (or E ).
ad v anced fea tures 58 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your VCR to a suitably equipped stereo system and listen to the soundtrack through the ster eo system.
ad v anced fea tures 59 before y ou s tar t The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VCR The V CR must be turned off and no cassette inser ted The Remote Contr ol must have batteries in.
ad v anced fea tures 60 T uner Set 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 fea tures 61 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press O .
ad v anced fea tures 62 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 fea tures 63 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press O .
ad v anced fea tures 64 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 MTV Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 N.
ad v anced fea tures 65 Region T ransmitter BBC1 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 fea tures 66 Clock S et You should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set • 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 fea tures 67 Guide P r ogr am Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VIDEO Plus+ system to identify the correct preset to record. Y ou should only need to perform this function if: .
subsidiar y inf ormation 68 Questions 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.
subsidiar y inf ormation 69 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE C ORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the VC R cannot be pow ered. 3. The Remote Control won’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1.
subsidiar y inf ormation 70 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE C ORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recording 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.
subsidiar y inf ormation 71 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE C ORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER PROBLEMS 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped o ver . 3. The preset cannot be changed.
list of terms 72 List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory ........................................... 57 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 37 NTSC Tapes .............................................................. 14 O O O O O On-Screen Display (O.
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HR-S6855/6856/6857EK COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Malaysia 0301 IYV * ID * PJ VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : AC 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 22 W , off : 3.
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