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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-A53U (Hi-Fi)
HR-A33U (Monaural)
POWER
TV 1 2 3
4 5 6
TV/VCR 7 8 DAILY 9 WEEKLY
TIMER CANCEL 0 AUX ENTER
C.RESET/CH SKIP OSD
ADD MENU
TV
CH
SP/EP VOL OK
1••REW 3PLAY FF••Á
REW
PLAY
FF
POWER 2 3
¦REC 7STOP 8PAUSE
DISPLAY SEARCH SKIP SEARCH
OK
TV operation – Press and hold TV button,
then press POWER, CH 5/°, TV/ VCR
VIDEO (MONO)L–AUDIO–R MENU POWER TV/VCR TIMER REC MTS
CH REC
STOP/EJECT
PAUSE
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The VCR illustrations appearing in this instr
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2 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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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 built
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4 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 • U
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CONTENTS 5 NSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 IMER RECORDING 24 I T Basic Connections ..................................6 On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 24 Check And Cancel Programs ...................................26 Auto Timer ...................................................... 27 NITIAL SETTINGS 7 I Instant Timer Recording (ITR) .......................28 Language ..................................................... 7 Clock ............................................................ 8 D
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories Basic listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 37). 1 Connections SITUATE VCR Antenna or Cable Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. ANT. IN (Antenna or Cable input) 2 Coaxial Cable CONNECT VCR TO TV Flat Feeder The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. 3 RF Connection Matching Transformer c To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . AC Power (Not supplied) a– Disconn
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INITIAL SETTINGS 7 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 VCR Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV Press POWER. mode). 1 ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU Press MENU. 2
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ACCESS INITIAL SET
q 5/8 6 SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MAIN MENU place the arrow nex
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 8 TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. Clock 1 ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). Press MENU. 2 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MAIN MENU place the arrow next to PROGRAM SET 3 “INITIAL SET” by pressing FUNCTION SET CH5 , then press OK. ° TUNER SET
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=INITIAL SET
c "AUTO PICTURE" will AUTO PICTURE
VIDEO STABILIZER appear with HR-A53U
PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) q 5/8 6 only. PRESS (MENU) TO END
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9 Set Receivable Channels Tuner TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. 1 Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 2 ACCESS TUNER SET
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3 SCREEN
Place the arrow next to MAIN MENU
q 5/8 6 "TUNER SET" by pressing PROGRAM SET 3 CH5°, then press OK. FUNCTION SET = TUNER SET c If you own the HR-A53U, INITIAL SET go to step 6. AUTO PICTURE VIDEO STABILIZER c "AUTO PICTURE" will PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) appear with HR-A53U PRESS (MENU) T
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET Place the arrow next to TUNER SET "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by BAND 6 pressing CH5 , then ° AFC press OK.
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3 =AUTO CHANNEL SET
MANUAL CHANNEL SET
c Receivable channels in
q 5/8 6 your area are PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) automatically assigned to PRESS (MENU) TO END the CH5° buttons, and non-receivable channels AUTO CHANNEL SET are skipped. NOTES: SCANNING ... c At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SCAN COMPLETED” appears PRESS (MENU) TO
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CH.SKIP 11 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner procedure on page 9.
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c To add a channel, go to step 2.
q 5/8 6 c To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN 5 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH °, then press OK. 2 MAKE SELECTION Place the arrow next to AFC "SPCL" by pressing CH5°, NORM 3 then press MENU to return =SPCL to the Tuner Set screen. c AFC set to SPCL (special) PRESS (5,°) TO SELE
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PLAY SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 12 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, playback begins automatically. Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode).
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REC CH 13 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 Press CH5°. Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a few mode). 2 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 r
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PLAY PLAY PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 14 Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the Features CH 5 or ° button to correct the picture. 1 ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time.
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OR
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Press SEARCH T or Y repeatedly to advance one q 5/8 6 frame at a time. Press SEARCH Y for forward frame by frame playback or SEARCH T for reverse frame by frame. To
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REW 15 Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually. ENGAGE MANUAL
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TRACKING MODE
During playback, press the CH5 and ° buttons on the q5/86 VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the 1 automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking adjust. ADJUST MANUAL TRACKING Press CH5 or on the VCR's front panel or remote. ° Press briefly for fine adj
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 16 Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstable EP recordings. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF".
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3 ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN
q 5/8 6 Press MENU. 1 ACCESS VIDEO STABILIZER SCREEN Place the arrow next to MAIN MENU "VIDEO STABILIZER" by PROGRAM SET 2 pressing CH5 , then ° FUNCTION SET press OK. TUNER SET INITIAL SET c "AUTO
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17 Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU
2
3 SCREEN
Press MENU.
q 5/8 6 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing 5 CH °, then press OK. 2 ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE SCREEN 3 12 Place the arrow next to FUNCTION "SUPERIMPOSE" by AUTO TIMER 456 =SUPERIMPOSE 3 pressing CH5 , then ° 2ND AUDIO press OK. AUDIO MONITOR 78 9 c "2ND AUDIO" and 0
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 18 Select The Soundtrack (HR-A53U Only) Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together.
2
3 ACCESS MAIN MENU
SCREEN
q 5/8 6 Press MENU during playback or when VCR is in stop mode. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH5°, then press OK. 2 ACCESS AUDIO MONITOR SCREEN Place the arrow next to FUNCTION 123 "AUDIO MONITOR" by
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C.RESET PLAY 19 Repeat Playback START REPEAT Press and hold PLAY (until "PLAY" blinks on the screen) during playback, then release. 1
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3 c The entire tape is played back 20 times.
REW
q 5/8 6 STOP REPEAT To stop, press STOP at any time. 2 NOTE: Pressing PLAY, REW, FF, PAUSE or SEARCH T or Y also stops Repeat Playback. Counter Reset RESET COUNTER TO ZERO Press C.RESET. POWER 1 123 46 5 78 9 Skip Search 0 TIMER SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times duri
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 20 Auto Picture compensates for variations in tape characteristics to ensure the best possible playback picture. It checks and compensates for the condition of the tape at the beginning of automatic tracking when playback is selected. Auto Picture Preparation (HR-A53U TURN ON THE VCR Only) Press POWER. 1 Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. 2 ACCESS AUTO PICTURE
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SCREEN
Press CH5
