Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-V205EK JVC
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H R-V205EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS HR-V205EK LPT0817-001B PAL HR-V205EK-EN/P01_Cover 6/19/03, 1:34 PM 1.
safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T A GE IN SI DE WARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HA ZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UN IT T O RAIN OR MOISTUR E.
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 Plug&Play Setup .......................................
diagr ams of eq uipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel 2 7 6 1 8 3 9 4 0 ! @ # $ 5 ^ & w e q ) ( * t r % remo te control HR-V205EK-EN/p02-07 03/2/13, 15:16 6.
equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey REAR PANEL 1 Mains Power Cord supplies power to V CR. 2 T ying Band Stopper fixes the main power cor d. Do not drop the tying band into the inside of the V CR. It may cause a malfunction. 3 AERIAL Connector enables connection of aerial.
wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t ar t Please read the SAFETY FIR ST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagr ams on pages 6–7 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 AR T Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCA R T is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture.
p l ug&p la y se tup 10 before y ou s t ar t Check that the connection is completed T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Load the batteries into the Remote Control Refer to the R .
p l ug&p la y se tup 11 Check the R esults Make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the VCR’s memory by using the ^ and & buttons. If station names (ID — 墌 pg. 21) have also been stored in the VCR’s memory, the station name will be displayed on the TV screen.
p l ug&p la y se tup 12 HR-V205EK-EN/p08-12 2/13/03, 9:30 AM 12.
I nitial S ettings Video Channel S et ...................................... 14 Clock Set .................................................... 16 T uner Set .
initial settings 14 before y ou s t ar t The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VC R The V CR must be turned on The Remote Control must have batteries inserted The TV set must be turn.
initial settings 15 RF CHANNEL 52 Set V ideo Channel if y ou are using bo th the rf c able and 21-pin SCART cable for connection Press PR+ or – to set the Video Channel to OFF .
initial settings 16 Clock S et Setting the Clock get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon TIME DA TE using the * and T buttons and press OK . set time and da te Press the ^ and & buttons to display the desired setting and press T . OR Press the appropriate number keys for each setting.
initial settings 17 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 corr ectly . Once done, pressing the ^ or & buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels.
initial settings 18 Manual Channel Setup get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MEN U .
initial settings 19 PR 05 00 CH MFT STATION C02 A R D MOVE: DELETE: 01 C03 00 ARD 02 C02 00 ZDF 03 S11 BR3 04 S40 WDR3 05 C02 00 HR3 06 - - - - - - - - - 07 - - - - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - 00 0.
initial settings 20 PR SET Change Station Pr eset P osition get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MEN U .
initial settings 21 Fine-T uning Stored Channels get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU .
initial settings 22 T V Station Channel Number Guide 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 .
B a sic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 24 Playback F eatures ...................................... 26 R ecording .................................................. 2 8 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer P rogr amming ....
basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t ar t T urn the TV on T une the TV to y our Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t ap es Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction but you may lose some on-screen information The picture may roll up or down.
basic fea t ures 25 R ewind and F ast F orwar d re wind Press the 1 button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. f a st forw ard Press the ¡ button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. • If you press and hold 1 button or ¡ button during rewinding or fast- forwarding, you can see the picture on the TV screen.
basic fea t ures 26 Playback F eatures Pause During Playback Press the | button on the VCR or the Remote Control. • The VCR enters Pause mode after moving two or three frames. • If the paused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically, press the PR+ and – buttons on the Remote Control until the picture is steady.
basic fea t ures 27 Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 6 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. When the specified portion of the tape is skipped, normal playback resumes automatically.
basic fea t ures 28 before y ou s t ar t T urn the TV on T une the TV to y our 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 .
basic fea t ures 29 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART cables, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the TV/VCR button on the Remote Control. Display T ape Position/T ime Counter Press the OK button repeatedly to display the tape position and time counter on the TV screen.
basic fea t ures 30 Instant T imer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 minute incre- ments. st ar t recording Press T ( ITR ) once. If left in this state, the VCR will keep recording until the tape runs out. engage ins t ant timer recording Press T ( ITR ) again.
basic fea t ures 31 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VCR’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the Video channel or the A V Mode Set SYSTEM to the appropriate mode.
basic fea t ures 32 Check the R esults Make sure that the preset number displayed is the one that you want. If it is incorrect, the wrong programme will be recorded. If it is incorrect or “––” is displayed, select the appropriate number using the ^ and & buttons.
basic fea t ures 33 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VCR’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the Video channel or the A V Mode Set SYSTEM to the appropriate mode.
basic fea t ures 34 R eturn to Normal Scr een Press MENU twice. Engage T imer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing o otherwise no recording will take place. The timer indicator and standby/record indicator light on the display panel.
basic fea t ures 35 REC Notes on T imer R ecor ding • If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one programme overlaps with another, the programme starting earlier will be recorded. If the start times are the same, the programme made most recently will be recorded.
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A dv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 38 Editing ....................................................... 39 Other F unctions .
ad v anced feat ures 38 Pictur e Quality Manual T racking 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 39 TV Set A V Mode Another V CR Y our VC R 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) Editing Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect EURO A V1 AUDIO/VIDEO connector to another VCR. set recorder input mode The recording VCR mode must be set to AUX .
ad v anced feat ures 40 Editing F rom a Camcorder connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the VCR’s rear panel EURO AV1 A UDIO/VIDEO connector, via an optional cable adapter. set input mode Press AV or PR so that AV1 appears in the place of a preset position number.
ad v anced fea tures 41 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (OSD) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon OSD using the * and T buttons and press OK . enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON .
ad v anced feat ures 42 R ewind P o wer Off When the tape is not running, press 1 , then press o . REW blinks on the TV screen. The VCR enters the standby mode automatically after rewinding the tape.
ad v anced fea tures 43 Memor y Stop F acility The VCR stops automatically when rewinding the tape and the counter reaches “M 0:00:00”. If you set the counter to “M 0:00:00” before the playback or recording, you can easily access the pre-selected position by using the time counter.
ad v anced feat ures 44 16:9 Compatibility You can select the aspect ratio of your TV. get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon 16:9/4:3 using the * and T buttons and press OK . select mode Press ^& to select the appropriate mode and press * or T .
subsidiar y inf ormation 45 Questions and Answ ers PLA YBACK Q: What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A: The VCR stops playback, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode automatically. Q: Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A: No.
subsidiar y inf ormation 46 T r oubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The Remote Control won ’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. RECP appears on the TV screen (only when OSD is set to ON ).
subsidiar y inf ormation 47 SYMPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION RECORDING 1. Recording cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work.
subsidiar y inf ormation 48 SYMPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION OTHER PROBLEMS 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped o ver . 3. The preset cannot be changed.
list of terms 49 List of T erms P P P P P Pause During Playback ............................................. 26 Picture Control ......................................................... 38 Playback ....................................................
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HR-V205EK COPYRIGHT ' 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Indonesia 0203-AH-CR-LG 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: 200 V – 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : Power on : Approx.
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