Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-S6975EK JVC
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H R-S6975EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0912-001A 625 HR-S6975EK-Cover 3/17/04, 11:20 AM 1.
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 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.
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 equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel remo te control *DECODER function is not available in the UK. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @# $ ENTREE ANT.
equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey 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 24H EXPR ESS c Button enables 24H Express Timer Programming.
wel come t o jv c 8 W elcome to JV C Thank y ou 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 y ou will be ready to enjoy the ex ceptional perfor - mance of your new V CR. 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 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 FINISH AUTO SETUP Press OK button and move on to Step 2 to check the results. oops! If there is a power cut or you accidentally press a button during Auto Setup , turn the VCR off and then on again.
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-S6975EK-EN/p08-12 3/6/04, 01:10 PM 12.
Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecording ................................................... 18 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 During Stop Mode: 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 func- tions, such as picture search ( this page and pg. 17), selecting preset position ( pg.18), 24H Express Timer Programming ( pg.
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 three ways: method one During playback, turn the JOG Dial one click to the left for forward slow motion. To play in reverse slow motion, continue to turn the JOG Dial to the left one more time.
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.
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 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 22 set t ap e speed You can change the tape speed between Standard Play (SP) and Long Play (LP) by pressing / . set channel position number Make sure the channel position you wish to record is displayed. If “ TV P ROG ” displays “ – – ”, set the Channel Position number correctly.
basic fea t ures 23 Engage Timer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. c will appear on the display panel. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically. 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 set pdc mode Press PDC (number key 7 ) to change between ON and OFF . Programme Delivery Control ( PDC ) is a service designed to ensure that timer recording still works in the event of a change in time of broadcast.
basic fea t ures 26 24H E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming Y ou can program a timer recor ding that starts within 24 hours using the 24H EXPR E SS c button and the Adv anced JOG Dial on the VCR. enter program mode Press the 24H E XPRESS c button on the VCR.
basic fea t ures 27 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 28 HR-S6975EK-EN/p21-28 3/6/04, 01:14 PM 28.
Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype.............. 3 2 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 34 Sound Modes ............................................
ad v anced fea tures 30 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 31 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT MODE SET S-VHS ET OFF B .E.S.T . ON PICTURE CONTROL AUT O AUT O TIMER OFF O. S. D. O N AUT O SP a LP TIMER OFF POWER SA VE OFF NEXT P AGE F Picture Contr ol This feature allows you to select the most appropriate picture quality according to the type of tape or use of this VCR.
ad v anced fea tures 32 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. You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most S-VHS recorders and on VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function.
ad v anced fea tures 33 Super VHS (S-VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. T o r ecord 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 34 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 star t Instant Timer Recording while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a During B.
ad v anced fea tures 35 before y ou s tar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( 墌 pg. 42) Sound Modes NIC AM Stereo 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 fea tures 36 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 fea tures 37 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecord fr om 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 38 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. set tap e speed Press / on the Remote Control to set the tape speed to either SP or LP .
ad v anced fea tures 39 Editing L-1 OUTPUT S etting 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 fea tures 40 [ 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 fea tures 41 Editing Using Another VC R 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 fea tures 42 A Y our V CR as the Player B Y our V CR as the Recor der 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 fea tures 43 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 MENU button, move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR but- tons and press OK button (or ).
ad v anced fea tures 44 Po wer Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select po wer sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the PR and PR buttons.
ad v anced fea tures 45 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 MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ).
ad v anced fea tures 46 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 MONITOR connecters on your stereo.
ad v anced fea tures 47 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 48 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 PR or PR buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels.
ad v anced fea tures 49 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select position Use the PR buttons on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press OK button.
ad v anced fea tures 50 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 - - - - - - - - .
ad v anced fea tures 51 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MANU AL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select item Use the PR buttons on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press OK button.
ad v anced fea tures 52 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 53 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 54 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT CLOCK SET TIME DA TE YEAR 0: 00 01 . 01 03 JUST CLOCK : ON TV PR. : 1 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set wa.
subsidiar y inf ormation 55 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.
subsidiar y inf ormation 56 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the VCR. 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 57 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be star ted. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. 5. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking.
subsidiar y inf ormation 58 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The end of the tape was reached during Instant Timer Recor ding. The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety.
list of terms 59 List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory ........................................... 45 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 35 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup ................................................. 48 Auto Satellite Program Recording .
HR-S6975EK COPYRIGHT © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in China 0304-MAR-YL-VM 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 : 16 W , off : 3.
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