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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-A51U
TV operation – Press and hold
TV button, then press POWER,
TV CH +/–, VOL +/–, TV/VCR
PROG. POWER
TV 1 PROG. CHECK
DISPLAY12 3
2
TV/VCR45 6
SP/EP78DAILY 9WEEKLY
CANCEL ENTER 0AUX 4 TIMER
C.RESET OSD
START STOP DATE CH
REW PLAY FF
REC STOP PAUSE
PLAY
TV CH + REW FF
MENU POWER
– +
3 OK
TV TV
VOL – + VOL
TV CH –
SHUTTLE PLUS SHUTTLE PLUS
LP20034-020
MENU
VIDEO (MONO)L—AUDIO—R
SP
CH
VCR REC STOP/EJECT PAUSE
OK
INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use:
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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. Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, remote control or video cassette. CAUTIONS 1. DO NOT place the VCR . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or CAUTION humidity. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ... in direct sunlight. DO NOT OPEN ... in
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EN 3 5. Ventilation IMPORTANT PRODUCT Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS covered. • Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed, Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But sofa, rug or other similar surface. improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire • Do not place the product in a bui
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4 EN USE SERVICING 1. Accessories 1. Servicing To avoid personal injury: If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, change in performance and you are unable to restore normal bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating or adult, and serious damage to the product. instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or
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CONTENTS EN 5 NSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 IMER RECORDING 28 I T Express Timer Programming .......................28 Basic Connections ..................................6 Check, Cancel And Revise Programs .......................30 Auto SPfi EP Timer ..................................................31 NITIAL SETTINGS 8 I Auto Timer...............................................................31 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) .......................32 Plug & Play ......................................
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 EN Basic Connections ANT. IN (Antenna or Antenna or Cable Cable input) Coaxial Cable Flat Feeder Matching Transformer (not supplied) AC Power Cord OUT ANT. IN R AUDIO L RF OUT VIDEO CH3 CH4 Back of VCR RF OUT AC Outlet RF Cable (supplied) Audio/Video Cable (not supplied) 75 ohm terminal TV Back of VCR VIDEO CH3 CH4 HR-A51U-EN01-17 6 99.6.17, 11:31 AM
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EN 7 NOTES: CHECK CONTENTS c The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display Make sure the package contains all of the accessories the audio and video signals from the VCR. The VCR's CH3- listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 43). CH4 switch, on the back of the VCR, sets the VCR channel to 1 CH3 or CH4. c The CH3–CH4 switch is preset to the CH3 position. Set to CH4 if CH3 is used for broadcasting in your area and SITUATE VCR set the channel on the TV to correspond to the VCR's CH3– Place
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INITIAL SETTINGS 8 EN The Plug & Play function sets the clock and tuner channels automatically when power is first connected to the VCR. The antenna cable must be connected for the Plug & Play function. Plug & Play The time and date can be set automatically from clock setting data that is transmitted by one of the regular TV broadcast channels. We call this TV channel the “Host Channel” and it is a PBS channel in your area. Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set PLUG & PLAY SETUP ATTENTION Connect the an
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EN 9 INFORMATION c If "AUTO CLOCK" is set to "ON" at the Clock Set screen on page 12, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host channel every hour on the hour (except for 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) by the incoming PBS channel clock setting data. (This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the VCR’s power is turned off. The clock will be adjusted on the hour based on the time displayed on the VCR, not on the actual real time.) The default setting of "AUTO
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% % INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 EN This VCR offers you the choice to view on-screen messages in English, Spanish or French (not including messages superimposed on the TV picture). Select the desired language using this Language procedure. The default setting is "ENGLISH". Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV TURN ON THE VCR mode). Press POWER. 1 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 2 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MAIN MENU move the highligh
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% % EN 11 Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug & Play function. Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semi-Auto or Manual clock setting procedure. Each procedure starts from step 5. Clock If you use a cable box, set the clock manually. (Z pg. 13) Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV Preparation mode). TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. 1 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 2 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN At the Main Menu screen,
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% % % INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 12 EN Semi-Auto You can change the Host Channel/D.S.T. /Time Zone setting manually. SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON At the Clock Set screen, CLOCK SET press OK or SHUTTLE TIME DATE YEAR 5 PLUS to move the 1:00PM 12/24 99 THU highlight bar to "AUTO AUTO CLOCK : ON CLOCK" and press CH 5° HOST CH : AUTO (CATV) D.S.T. : AUTO or SHUTTLE PLUS %Þ to TIME ZONE : AUTO set to "ON". PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) a– To select the Host PRESS (MENU) TO END Channel — go to step
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% % % % % EN 13 Manual SELECT TIME ZONE You can select the time zone automatically or manu- SET TIME ally. Move the highlight bar to "TIME ZONE" by 8 pressing OK or SHUTTLE PLUS , then press CH 5 5 ° Press CH ° or SHUTTLE CLOCK SET or SHUTTLE PLUS % to select "AUTO" or the desired % Þ PLUS Þ until the desired TIME DATE YEAR time zone. 5 time appears, then press – –:– –AM 1/ 1 99 OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . AUTO CLOCK : ON HOST CH : AUTO (CATV) c Press and hold CH 5 ° D.S.T. : AUTO
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% % INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 14 EN Set Receivable Channels Tuner TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV 1 mode). ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 2 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar MAIN MENU (arrow) to "TUNER SET" by FUNCTION SET 3 pressing CH5° or = TUNER SET SHUTTLE PLUS%Þ, then INITIAL SET press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET Move the highlight bar
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% % % % EN 15 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 1 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5° or SHUTTLE PLUS%Þ, then press OK 2 or SHUTTLE PLUS . ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar TUNER SET (arrow) to "MANUAL BAND CATV 1 3 CHANNEL SET" by AUTO CHANNEL SET pressing CH5 or ° =MANUAL CHANNEL SET 12 3 SHUTTLE PLUS% , then Þ press OK or SHUTTLE 2 45 6 PLUS . SELECT WITH (5,°) AND (OK) N
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REW SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 16 EN LOAD A CASSETTE Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is Simple facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is 1 pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. Playback c The VCR’s power comes on automatically. c The counter is automatically reset to "0:00:00". c If the cassette's record safety tab has been removed, Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV playback begins automatically. mode)
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EN 17 LOAD A CASSETTE Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the Simple hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. 1 Recording SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV Press CH5° (+/–). Or press the appropriate NUMBER mode). keys, then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a 2 few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) c If you use the RF connection, by pressing the TV/VCR button, select VCR mode to view the program to be
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PLAY REW PLAY PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 18 EN Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 (+) Features or ° (–) button to correct the picture. 1 ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. OR 2 Press SHUTTLE PLUS £ repeatedly for forward frame- by-frame playback or SHUTTLE PLUS ª repeatedly for reverse frame-by-frame playback. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
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% Þ % Þ EN 19 High-Speed Search Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is engaged. If tracking noise appears in the picture, you can ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED override this and make the adjustment manually. SEARCH During playback or still, press FF for forward high- ENGAGE MANUAL speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. 1 TRACKING MODE To resume normal playback, press PLAY. During playback, press the CH5 and ° buttons on the VCR's front panel simultaneou
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% % PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 20 EN Auto Picture Auto Picture checks the condition of the tape during playback, and compensates for poor reproduction to provide the best quality playback pictures. *The default setting is "ON". ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Press CH5° or SHUTTLE MAIN MENU % PLUS Þ to move the = FUNCTION SET 2 highlight bar (arrow) to TUNER SET “FUNCTION SET”, then INITIAL SET press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . PRESS (5,
