Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-S6950EU JVC
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EN ENGLISH CONTENTS Filename [Co v1-EN.fm] VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions ........... ............. .......... 2 INDEX 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 9 Basic Connecti ons ............. .......... .......... 9 INITIAL SETT INGS 10 Auto Set Up .
Masterpage:Left-FullColx2 2 EN Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 2 March 5, 2002 1:58 pm SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he r ating plate a nd the safety c aution are on the rear of t he 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.
Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 3 Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 3 March 5, 2002 1:58 pm When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allo w for ve ntilation (1 0 cm or more on both sides, o n top and at the rear .
Masterpage:Left-index 4 EN Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 4 March 5, 2002 2:50 pm INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 10 B Cassette Loading Slot C 24H EXPRESS # Button 墌 pg. 30 D S-VIDEO/VIDEO /A UDIO Input Connectors 墌 pg. 38 E Stop/Eject 0 Bu tton 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Right-index EN 5 Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 5 March 5, 2002 1:58 pm REAR VIEW A Mains P ower Cord 墌 pg. 9 B A V 1 (L-1) IN /OUT Conne ctor 墌 pg. 9, 39, 42, 43, 44 C SA T CONTROL Connector 墌 pg. 15 D ANT . IN Connector 墌 pg. 9 E A V 2 (L-2) IN/ DECODER Con nector 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Left-index 6 EN Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 6 April 11, 2002 8:30 am INDEX (cont.) FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A Instant RE VIEW Indi cator 墌 pg. 20 B Start T ime Indicator ( ) 墌 pg. 26, 30 C S-VHS Indicator 墌 pg. 24, 49 D Stop T ime Indicator ( ) 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 7 Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 7 March 5, 2002 2:57 pm ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y When “O .S.D .” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 47), v arious operational indicators appear on the TV screen. A Operation Mode I ndicators B T ape Speed SP/LP/ EP C T ape Direction D Index MARK Indicator 墌 pg.
Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN P age 8 March 5, 2002 1:58 pm INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Button 墌 “Operating JVC TVs” in the righ t column B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg. 23 and “Oper ating JVC TVs” in the right column C REVIEW Button 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Right EN 9 Filename [HRS6950EU1-EN.fm] P age 9 March 5, 2002 1:58 pm 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 page 65.
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN P age 10 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set displa y appears on the TV screen.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 11 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 11 April 11, 2002 8:33 am C Select the language. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . T he AU T O SET/T-V LINK display appea r s on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. On the front displa y panel Press rt to select “ Auto” and pr ess OK or e .
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN P age 12 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV .
Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 13 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 13 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and A uto Clock Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa yed.
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN P age 14 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language T his recorder offers y ou the choice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Right EN 15 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 15 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm SA T CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting T he following procedure is required if you recei ve satellite channels through a satellite recei ver . Approximately 20 seconds before the S HOW V IEW timer programming ( 墌 pg.
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN P age 16 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) Setting satellite receiver's brand and channel After installation , set the satellite receiver’ s brand and channel correctly; other w ise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly .
Masterpage:Right-2lineT itle0 EN 17 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 17 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) T-V LINK G Check the result of the test. If the satellite recei ver’ s channel number has been changed to the same one as you set in step 6 .
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN P age 18 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm 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 cassette i s pointed tow ard the recorder .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 19 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 19 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm Playback Features NOTE: Refer to the illustrations below as y ou r ead the following procedures. Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback.
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN P age 20 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm PLA YBA CK (cont.) V ariable Speed Search During playbac k , turn the JOG dial to the right for forw ard variable-speed searc h, or to the left for rev erse variable-speed sear ch.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 21 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 21 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm Next Function Memor y T he Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after rewinding. Before continuing, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode.
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN P age 22 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with th e record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder checks the tape information for Programme Na vigation.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 23 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 23 March 7, 2002 6:48 pm Recording Features Record One Programme While W atching Another If your recorder is connected to the TV via the A V connection, press TV/VCR . T he recorder’ s VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear .
Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN P age 24 April 11, 2002 8:34 am RECORDING (cont.) Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET) — Recording on VHS cassettes with S-VHS quality Y ou can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 25 Filename [HRS6950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 25 March 5, 2002 2:29 pm B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system c hecks the c ondition of the tape in use during pla ybac k and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictures.
Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN P age 26 March 5, 2002 2:32 pm TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Ti m e r Programming With the S HOW V IEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV progr a mme has a corresponding code number which y our recorder i s able to recognize.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 27 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 27 April 11, 2002 8:34 am D Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP/EP ( p ). ● It is not possible to select EP mode if “COLOUR SYSTEM” is set to “MESEC AM” . ( 墌 pg. 50 ) E Set the VPS/PDC mode.
Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN P age 28 April 16, 2002 1:27 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming If you do not know the S HOW V IEW number for the progr a mme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set y our recorder to timer-rec ord the programme.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 29 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 29 April 11, 2002 8:34 am F Enter the channel position. G Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP/EP ( p ). ● It is not possible to select EP mode if “COLOUR SYSTEM” is set to “MESEC AM” .
Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN P age 30 April 11, 2002 8:34 am TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 24 Hour Express T imer Programming NOTES: ● Y ou can programme this recorder to timer -r ecord as many as 8 programmes. If you try t o programme the recorder to record a ninth, “FULL” appears on the front display panel.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 31 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 31 April 11, 2002 8:34 am 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 [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN P age 32 March 5, 2002 2:32 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) When programmes overlap each other If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears, you ha ve another programme ov erlapping the p rogramme y ou ha ve just made.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 33 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 33 March 5, 2002 2:32 pm Automatic Satellite Programme Recording T his function allows y ou to automatically record a satellite programme whic h is timer-programmed on y our external satellite recei ver .
Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 EN P age 34 March 5, 2002 2:32 pm PROGRAMME NA VIGA TION Navigation When you record a TV programme with this recorder , the recorder automatically stores in its memory the recording date, start time and station name.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 35 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 35 April 11, 2002 8:34 am Navigation Playback T his function is useful when you wish to quic k ly find out what programmes you ha ve recorded on a tape with this recorder .
Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN P age 36 April 11, 2002 3:48 pm PROGRAMME NA VIGA TION (cont.) Edit Programme T itle Y ou can edit the programme titles as y ou like. A Select the programme. B Access the T itle Edit screen. C Enter the programme title.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 37 Filename [HRS6950EU2-EN.fm] P age 37 April 11, 2002 8:34 am Entering Character Press the appropriate number key , then press e to enter each c haracter . Refer to the example below . (Example) Enter “JVC NEWS” A Press 5 (JKL) once to enter “J”, then press e .
Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN P age 38 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source pla yer and your recorder as the recording deck. A Make connections. A If the camcorder has no S-VIDEO output connector .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 39 Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] P age 39 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use your recorder as the source pla yer or a s 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 [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN P age 40 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm EDITING (cont.) Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT Setting T he A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector accepts and delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C si gnal (a signal in whic h t he luminance and chrominance signals are separated).
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 41 Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] P age 41 April 25, 2002 3:26 pm L-2 SELECT and L-2 INPUT Setting T he A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector accepts either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C si gnal (a signal in whic h t he luminance and chrominance signals are separated).
Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN P age 42 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Simple Connections T his is an example of simple connection if your TV has one 21-pin A V input (SCAR T) connector .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 43 Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] P age 43 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm Perfect Connections T his is an example of recommended connection if y our TV has two 21-pin A V input (SCAR T) connectors.
Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 EN P age 44 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder T he A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input connector for an external decoder (descrambler).
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 45 Filename [HRS6950EU3-EN.fm] P age 45 F ebruary 8, 2002 2:02 pm Connecting/Using A Stereo System T hese instructions enable you to connect y o ur video recorder to your Hi-F i stereo system (if you ha ve one) and listen to the soundtrac k through the stereo.
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN P age 46 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change v a rious mode settings on the Mode Set screen by followin g the procedure described below . ● F or each mode setting, see pages 47 to 50.
Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 47 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 47 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm * 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 “O N” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Left-FullCol 48 EN Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 48 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 PROG. NA VIGA TION ON OFF When this function is set to “ON”, the recorder stores information on the recorded programmes.
Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 49 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 49 April 11, 2002 8:46 am * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 POWER SA VE ON OFF When this function is set to “ON”, y ou can reduce the power consumption while the r ecorder is turned off.
Masterpage:Left-FullCol 50 EN Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 50 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 COLOUR SYSTEM AUTO** PA L / N T S C MESECAM Y ou can play bac k P AL, NTSC and MESEC AM tapes, or record P AL and SEC AM* signals on this recorder .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 51 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 51 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm S HOW V IEW ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (point er) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e .
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 52 EN P age 52 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 53 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 53 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set.
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 54 EN P age 54 April 11, 2002 2:52 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 10), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 12) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 55 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 55 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line.
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 56 EN P age 56 April 11, 2002 2:52 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are regis tered in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want begins blinking.
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 57 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 57 April 16, 2002 1:28 pm TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is what i s shown on-screen in lieu of the st ation name.
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 58 EN P age 58 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e .
Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 59 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 59 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . T he “D A TE” displa y begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and y ear .
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 60 EN P age 60 March 6, 2002 4:48 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the c h annel on whic h your TV receives picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable.
Masterpage:Right-FullCol EN 61 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 61 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm 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 .
Masterpage:Left-FullCol 62 EN Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 62 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SYMP TOM 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.
Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 63 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 63 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm OTHER PROBLEMS 8. “ “, “ 䡬 ” and “ $ “ on the front displa y panel won’ t stop blinkin g. ● T he loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 64 EN P age 64 March 5, 2002 2:37 pm QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. W hat happens if the end of the ta pe is reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q.
Masterpage:Right EN 65 Filename [HRS6950EU4-EN.fm] P age 65 April 11, 2002 8:47 am SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : A C 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower c onsumptio n P ower on : 1 8 W P ower off : 3.
Filename [HRS6950EU1-ENIX.fm] Masterpage:Left 66 EN P age 66 March 5, 2002 3:58 pm LIST OF TERMS A Auto Channel Set ............... ................ ............. ..... 52 AUTO POWER OFF ............... ............ ................. . 50 Auto Set Up .
Masterpage:Right EN 67 Filename [HRS6950EU1-ENIX.fm] P age 67 March 5, 2002 2:38 pm MEMO HRS6950EU1-EN.book Page 67 T uesday, March 5, 2002 2:39 PM.
Filename [Co v4-EN.fm] EN P age 68 Marc h 29, 2 002 11:36 am Printed in Ger many 0502MNV * ID * JVE Cov4-EN.fm Page 68 Friday, March 29, 2002 11:36 AM.
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