Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HR-VP782U JVC
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H R-VP782U VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0347-001A For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear of cabinet.
2 EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
EN 3 IMPOR T ANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety .
4 EN SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards.
EN 5 CONTENTS T IMER RECORDING 30 VCR Plus+ Timer Programing ...................... 30 VCR Plus+ Setup ......................................... 32 Express Timer Programing .......................... 34 Checking program settings ......................
6 EN IN P AUSE/ AV COMPU -LINK OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 ANT .IN RF OUT CABLE BOX INST ALLING YOUR NEW VCR RF OUT RF cable (supplied) Matching transformer (not supplied) AC Power Cord Audio/video ca.
EN 7 1 Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( 墌 pg. 58). 2 Situate VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. 3 Connect VCR to TV The following connections are required. RF Connection 1 Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV .
8 EN INFORMA TION ● If “AUT O CLOCK” is set to “ON” on the Clock Set screen on page 1 1, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host channel every hour (except 1 1:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) using the incoming PBS channel clock setting data.
EN 9 Language Setting This VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some messages (excluding the on-screen display superimposed on the TV screen) — in English, Spanish or French. Select the desired language using the following procedure.
10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Setting Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable box. Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semiauto or Manual Clock Set. Each procedure starts from step 4 after preparation steps below are finished.
EN 11 Setting clock semiautomatically — Semiauto Clock Set Y ou can change the host channel/D.S.T . /time zone setting manually . First follow steps 1 to 3 on page 10, then go to the following steps. 4 Set Auto Clock to ON On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ to move the highlight bar to “AUT O CLOCK”, then press OK so that “ON” is selected.
12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 5 Set date On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ until the desired date appears, then press OK . On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi until the desired date appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS # . ● Holding CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi changes the date in 15-day intervals.
EN 13 T uner Setting Setting channels automatically — Auto Channel Set Use Auto Channel Set only if channels have not been set correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable box. If you want to add or delete channels, use Manual Channel Set ( 墌 pg.
14 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 2 Access T uner Set screen On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “TUNER SET”, then press OK . On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “TUNER SET”, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS # .
EN 15 CABLE BOX The following procedure is required if you receive your TV channels through a cable box (descrambler). The Controller allows the VCR to automatically switch the cable box channel during timer recording. The Controller is effective for recording broadcasts that have been programmed using VCR Plus+ ( 墌 pg.
16 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) T urn on the VCR and the TV , and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or A V mode) on the TV . 2 Access Main Menu screen on VCR Press MENU . 3 Access Initial Set screen On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK .
EN 17 6 Access Cable Box Brand Set screen Press OK . 7 Enter cable box brand On the Remote ONL Y : Press the appropriate Number keys to enter the brand code from the list shown to the right, then press OK .
18 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) The following procedure is required if you receive satellite channels through a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receiver . The Controller allows the VCR to automatically switch the DBS receiver ’ s channels during timer recording.
EN 19 T urn on the VCR and the TV , and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or A V mode) on the TV . INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH GUIDE CHANNEL SET CABLE BOX SET = DBS RECEIVER SET SELECT WITH ( .
20 EN 6 Access DBS Receiver Brand Set screen Press OK . 7 Enter DBS Receiver’ s brand On the Remote ONL Y : Press the appropriate Number keys to enter the brand code from the following list, then press OK . The program currently received through the DBS receiver appears for about 10 seconds.
EN 21 BASIC PLA YBACK AND RECORDING Basic Playback This VCR can check the tape condition during playback (and recording), and realizes the best possible pictures. 1 Load a cassette Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR.
22 EN Basic Playback Features Changing display information Press DISPLA Y during playback. Each time you press the button, the front panel display shows the time counter and the clock time alternately . ● T o display the VCR status including the time counter and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on- screen display” ( 墌 pg.
EN 23 E D Adjusting tracking condition — T racking Adjustments Automatic tracking adjustment This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition. Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback.
24 EN BASIC PLA YBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) Locating beginning of recordings — Index Search Index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each recording when recording on this VCR. Y ou can find and automatically play back from the beginning of any recording using the Index Search function.
EN 25 Basic Recording 2 Select recording channel On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ . On the Remote: a – Press CH + or – . or b – Press the Number keys then ENTER .
26 EN Basic Recording Features A B Changing display information Press DISPLA Y during recording or recording pause. Each time you press the button, the front panel display shows the time counter , channel number and the clock time in sequence.
EN 27 D CH 125 RECORD THU 12:00 AM PAUSE STEREO ] SP SAP INDEX-1 NORM HI–FI COUNT –1:23:45 BE +++ Showing on-screen display When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 39), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. ● For more detailed information about the on-screen display , see page 56.
28 EN SPECIAL EFFECT PLA YBACK Special Effect Playback Locating particular scene rapidly — Picture Search 7 High-Speed Picture Search: Possible during normal playback or still picture playback. Y ou can rapidly locate a particular scene on the tape.
EN 29 B Viewing still picture frame by frame — Frame-by-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback Press P AUSE ( 8 ) . Playback is freezed and a still picture appears. 2 Advance or reverse still picture On the front panel: T o advance a still picture, turn the JOG dial to the right.
30 EN VCR Plus+ Timer Pr ograming T urn on the VCR and the TV , and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or A V mode) on the TV . T imer recording allows you to program the VCR to automatically record a broadcast at some future time. Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using VCR Plus+ timer programing or Express timer programing method ( 墌 pg.
EN 31 PROGRAM 1 (VCR PLUS+ 12345678) ST ART STOP 8:00PM = 10:00PM DA TE CH 12/24/00 12 SP SA T PRESS (8=DAIL Y , 9=WEEKL Y STOP+/– = STOP TIME, SP/EP) PRESS (PROG.
32 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) VCR Plus+ Setup T urn on the VCR and the TV , and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or A V mode) on the TV . IMPORT ANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadca.
EN 33 1 Access Main Menu screen Press MENU . 2 Access Initial Set screen On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK . On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS # .
34 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Y ou can directly program the VCR’ s timer to record up to 8 broadcasts, as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( 墌 pg. 8 or 10). 1 Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact.
EN 35 8 Set tape speed Press SP/EP to set the tape speed. 9 Return to normal screen Press PROG. or OK . “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen appears. • If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP” appears, you have another program overlapping the program you have just made.
36 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Checking program settings 1 Disengage timer Press TIMER , then press POWER . ● When “AUT O TIMER” ( 墌 pg. 39) is set to “ON”, you do not have to press TIMER . 2 Access Program Check screen Press PROG. CHECK . 3 Access Program screen Press PROG.
EN 37 When programs overlap each other If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP” appears, you have another program overlapping the program you have just made.
38 EN Y ou can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set screen by following the procedure described below . ● For the functions you can set on the Function Set screen, see pages 39 to 41.
EN 39 * The default setting is bold in the table below . When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play back a tape or start recording after inserting a tape.
40 EN * The default setting is bold in the table below . When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer -recording in SP mode.
EN 41 * The default setting is bold in the table below . When this function is set to “ON”; ● If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on both the normal and Hi-Fi tracks. The main audio is not recorded. ● If a non-SAP program is received, the main audio is recorded on both the Hi-Fi and normal tracks.
42 EN OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.) Y ou can disable the VCR operations. ● Y ou can only use the Remote for this operation. While the VCR is turned on, press and hold POWER on the Remote for more than seven seconds. The VCR turns off, and the child lock indicator appears on the front display panel.
EN 43 EDITING Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the playback or recording VCR. ● Refer also to the other VCR’ s instruction manual for connection and its operations.
44 EN Edit Fr om Camcorder T o rear panel REMOTE P AUSE/ A V COMPULINK connector Mini-plug cable (not supplied) (JVC camcorder only) Audio/video cable (not supplied) Camcorder (for playback) T o Audio.
EN 45 7 Enable remote pause function On the front panel: Press CH 5∞ to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “A V COMPU-LINK”, then press OK to set it to “OFF”. On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “A V COMPU-LINK”, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS # to set it to “OFF”.
46 EN MUL TI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL This Remote can control some functions of remote controllable TVs listed below . W ithout setting, you can control a JVC TV . 1 T urn on the TV T urn on the TV using the Power button on the TV or its Remote. 2 Set TV brand code Follow the example shown below .
EN 47 This Remote can control some functions of the cable boxes listed below . Some cable box brands have more than one code. If your cable box does not function with a specified code, try other codes. 1 T urn on the cable box T urn on the cable box using the Power button on the cable box or its Remote.
48 EN MUL TI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL (cont.) This Remote can control some functions of the DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below . 1 T urn on the DBS receiver T urn on the DBS receiver using the Power button on the DBS receiver or its Remote.
EN 49 This Remote is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. This Remote control is preset to send A code signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code signals.
50 EN T roubleshooting Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The AC power cord is disconnected.
EN 51 CORRECTIVE ACTION Set the clock and/or timer correctly . Press TIMER and check to make sure that ‰ appears on the front display panel. Re-perform the set-up procedures. Make sure you have compensated for guide channel and VCR or cable box channel number mismatches ( 墌 pg.
52 EN TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS CORRECTIVE ACTION If you need the skipped channels, restore them ( 墌 pg. 14). Press P AUSE ( 8 ) to pause the recording, change channels, then press PLA Y ( 3 ) to resume recording. Reset the correct brand codes ( 墌 pg.
EN 53 RECORDING Q. When I pause and then resume a recording, the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the new recording. Why does this happen? A. This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points. . . . . . . . . .
54 EN INDEX List of terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. A Accidental erasure pr evention 25 Audio Monitor 23, 41 Auto Channel Set 13 Aut.
EN 55 Front panel 1 POWER button : 墌 pg. 21, 25 2 Cassette loading slot 3 PLA Y ( # ) button : 墌 pg. 21 4 JOG dial : 墌 pg. 29 5 SHUTTLE ring : 墌 pg. 21, 25, 28 6 AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors : 墌 pg. 44 7 OK button 8 MENU button 9 Front display panel : 墌 below 0 Remote sensor ! CH 5∞ buttons : 墌 pg.
56 EN INDEX (cont.) Rear panel 1 AC power cord : 墌 pg. 6 2 CABLE BOX Controller connector : 墌 pg. 15, 18 3 REMOTE P AUSE/A V COMPULINK terminal ● REMOTE P AUSE terminal : 墌 pg. 41, 44 ● A V COMPULINK terminal : 墌 pg. 41 4 ANT . (Antenna) IN terminal : 墌 pg.
EN 57 Remote 1 CABLE/DBS button : 墌 pg. 47 2 TV button: 墌 pg. 46 3 TV/VCR button : 墌 pg. 25, 26, 46 4 REVIEW button : 墌 pg. 24 5 Number buttons : 墌 pg. 25, 30, 33 6 DBS button : 墌 pg. 35 7 CANCEL button : 墌 pg. 31, 36 C. (Counter) RESET button : 墌 pg.
58 EN GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption Power on : 19 W Power off : 2.5 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : 400 x 94 x 281 mm (15-3/4" x 3-3/4" x 1 1-1/8") W eight : 3.
EN 59 HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE CENTER FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.) JVC SER VICE & ENGINEERING COMP ANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP .
60 EN WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, e xcept as set f or th below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND W ORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase f or the period as shown below .
EN 61 MEMO.
62 EN MEMO (cont.).
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HR-VP782U COPYRIGHT © 1999 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. Printed in Malaysia 1199 IYV * MW * PJ VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED U/U(C).
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