Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-S8965EK JVC
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H R-S8965EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0771-001A 625 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN M E N U OK 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 T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .
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 THIS UN IT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE.
safety first 3 A TTENTION TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the recorder may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue back display.
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 ................................ 11 Basic F eatures .
diagr ams of eq uipment 6 0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 S-VHS VCR front p anel disp l a y rear p anel /I A.DUB INSERT SA T c S-VHS ET 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VHS VCR S-VHS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC.
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 before y ou star t Please read the SAFETY FIRST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6–7 when reading through these instructions Re.
wel come t o jv c 9 Connector Co v er To access covered connectors, poll and open the connector cover. /I A PULL – OPEN HR-S8965EK-EN/p08-14 4/19/03, 12:59 PM 9.
wel come t o jv c 10 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 ar t and rf SCA R T is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture.
three step q uick st art 11 IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC. SORTIE RF OUT ANT. IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE SAT CONTROL SAT CTL AV2(L-2) OUT SORTE VIDEO L R ANTENNE S-VID.
wel come t o jv c 12 Auto Setup ST ART AUTO SETUP Press the o button. wha t will happ en? The display panel on the front of the VCR will show the word ‘Auto’. Do not press any button on the VCR or the Remote Control. no te If you have connected both the RF cable and the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable, and if your TV offers T-VLink, etc.
three step q uick st art 13 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 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 START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .
wel come t o jv c 14 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Preset Do wnload 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 ..................................................... 16 Playback F eatures ...................................... 18 R ecor ding ................................................... 20 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer P rogr amming .....
basic fea t ures 16 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 17 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 forw ard Press the > button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the right.
basic fea t ures 18 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 and pg.19), selecting preset position ( 墌 pg.20), 24H Express Timer Programming ( 墌 pg.
basic fea t ures 19 Reverse slow motion -1/6 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 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 START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .
basic fea t ures 20 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 16) 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.
basic fea t ures 21 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 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 START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .
basic fea t ures 22 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 23 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 + 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN.
basic fea t ures 24 TV/VCR AU 2 PROG 1 0000 VPS/PDC 4 7 errors If the PlusCode number you entered is invalid, ERR OR appears on the TV screen and Err appears on the display panel. set channel position number Make sure the channel position you wish to record is displayed.
basic fea t ures 25 Engage T imer 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. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically.
basic fea t ures 26 E xpr ess T imer P r ogramming If you do not kno w the PlusCode number for the progr amme that you wish to record, follo w the instructions below to manually set y our V CR to r ecord. Get to the Pr ogr amme Screen Press p then press ST AR T +/– .
basic fea t ures 27 R eturn to Normal Screen Press p or OK 3 / . PROGRAM COMP L 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 program a timer recor ding that starts within 24 hours using the 24H EXPR ESS c button and the Advanced JOG Dial on the V CR. enter program 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 STOP SP VPS/PDC OFF D A TE 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 feat u res 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 sui.
ad v anced feat u res 33 V ideo Stabiliz er You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR. The default setting is 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 K 3 / (or E ).
ad v anced feat u res 34 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VH S 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 of S-VHS recorders and on VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function.
ad v anced feat u res 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 feat u res 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 feat u res 37 before y ou s t ar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( pg. 55) Sound Modes NIC A M S tereo 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 feat u res 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 feat u res 39 P r ogr amme Navigation When you recor d a TV programme with this V CR, the VCR 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 feat u res 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 feat u res 41 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.02 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.01 22:00 BB C2 15.06.02 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 feat u res 42 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.02 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.01 22:00 BB C2 25.12.02 WORLD CUP Delete T ape Data lo ad a re corded ca ssette Insert a cassette recorded on this VCR.
ad v anced feat u res 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. 10), the following functions ar e av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.
ad v anced feat u res 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 feat u res 45 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol S ettings The following pr ocedure is requir ed if y ou receive satellite channels thr ough a satellite r eceiver .
ad v anced feat u res 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 feat u res 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 (or E ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode.
ad v anced feat u res 48 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecor ding Auto R ecor d 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 feat u res 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 K 3 / (or E ).
ad v anced feat u res 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 feat u res 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 L ECT/I NPUT S etting The A V2 (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 u res 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 A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to another VCR.
ad v anced feat u res 53 IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC. SORTIE RF OUT ANT. IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE SAT CONTROL SAT CTL AV2(L-2) OUT SORTE VIDEO L R ANTENNE IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC.
ad v anced feat u res 54 /I A.DUB INSERT SAT c S-VHS ET 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VHS VCR /I A.DUB INSERT SAT c S-VHS ET 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VHS VCR 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.
ad v anced feat ures 55 Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. a ttention Audio Dubbing is not possible with a cassette recorded in EP mode. connect up Connect an audio component to the AUDIO L and R connectors on the VCR’s front panel.
ad v anced feat ures 56 set input mode Press AUX and/or PR so that F-1 appears in place of a channel number. loca te st art point Press . to start playback of the tape in your VCR, and press | when you find the point where you find the point where you want to start dubbing.
ad v anced feat ures 57 Inser t Editing Insert Editing replaces part of the recorded scene with new material. Both the picture and Hi-Fi audio soundtrack are replaced with new ones, while the normal audio soundtrack remains unchanged. If you wish to change the normal audio track as well, use the Audio Dubbing function simultaneously.
ad v anced feat ures 58 set input mode Press AUX and/or PR so that F-1 for the VIDEO/AUDIO input connectors or S-1 for S-VIDEO/AUDIO input connectors appears in place of a channel number.
ad v anced feat ures 59 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 60 Po w er Save 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 pow er sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons.
ad v anced feat ures 61 Auto Po wer Off/3H When this function is set to “3H”, the recorder is turned off automatically if no operation is done within 3 hours. “AUTO POWER OFF IN 3 MIN” appears on the screen 3 minutes before the recorder is turned off.
ad v anced feat ures 62 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 MON IT O R connecters on your stereo.
ad v anced feat ures 63 before y ou s t ar t The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the V CR The V CR must be turned off and no cassette inserted The Remote Control must have batteries in.
ad v anced feat u res 64 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 PR + or - buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels.
ad v anced feat u res 65 Manual Channel Setup 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 position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press .
ad v anced feat u res 66 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 u res 67 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 u res 68 ST ATION NAME ID Granada TV GRNA Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV1 Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MTV Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R .
ad v anced feat u res 69 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 u res 70 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup or Preset Download • 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 .
subsidiar y inf orma tion 71 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 orma tion 72 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.
subsidiar y inf orma tion 73 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION 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. 5. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking.
subsidiar y inf orma tion 74 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 5. c blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged. 6. The VIDEO Plus+ system does not timer record pr operly . 7. U , , and the indicator won’t stop blinking.
List of T erms Manual Tracking ...................................................... 32 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup ................................................ 64 Auto Dubbing ........................................................... 55 Auto Satellite Programme Recording .
HR-S8965EK COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0503-AH-YL-JVE 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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