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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-J391EM
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT0685-001A Printed in Malaysia
EM
COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. 0602 MNVfPJfPJ
Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT
The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit.
Please read the various precautions on this page before
installing or operating the recorder.
WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE
It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record pre-
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 2 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit. Buttons, Connectors 7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. 8. AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport. and Indicators MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move Front Panel it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremel
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 3 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Buttons, Connectors and Indicators – Remote control Basic Connections A Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in [^] “Specifications”. B Situate recorder Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. Number keys C Connect recorder to TV TV aerial cable Mains power cord Back of recorder * Not function with this recorder. Mains outlet On-screen display To AV input connectors If you press
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 4 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM D Close the battery cover until it clicks in place. Initial Settings Video Channel Set Video channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable. Before performing the following steps, make sure the recorder’s power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder. If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided R
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 5 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Initial Settings – Language Setting Playback A Access Main Menu screen, then MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET Initial Set screen TUNER SET INITIAL SET Basic Playback Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e. [ / ] Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode. [MENU] : EXIT B Access Language Select screen A Load a cassette Press rt to place the pointer nex
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 6 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Playback – Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times) — Repeat Play During playback, press and hold PLAY (4) for more than 5 seconds. The play indicator ($) on the display panel starts blinking slowly. To stop playback, press STOP (8) on the remote Reverse Forward control or STOP/EJECT (0 ) on the recorder. NOTE: Pressing PLAY (4), REW (3), FF (5) or PAUSE (9) also Reverse Reverse Slow Normal Forward search play motion play sear
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 7 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM Recording Features Recording Accidental erasure prevention Specifying recording length To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record — Instant Timer Recording (ITR) safety tab. To record on it later, cover During recording, press REC (7) on the recorder repeatedly until the hole with adhesive tape. Record safety tab the recording length you want appears on the display panel. The record indicator () o
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 8 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM NOTE: Timer Recording ● If the tape reaches its end during timer recordings, the recording Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using Express stops and “#”, “ ” and “ $” on the front display panel timer programing method as far as a year in advance. Remember, blink.Press STOP/EJECT (0) on the recorder to eject the the clock must be set before you can program the timer. cassette or press REW (3) on the remote control to
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 9 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Timer Recording – Program overlap warning display Other Functions If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears, you have another program overlapping the program you have just made. The Program Check screen appears and conflicting programs will start Checking tape position blinking. When you change the recorder operation PR START STOP CH DATE 1 8:00 10:00 3 24.04 mode from the stop mode to fast forward PROGRAM OVERLAPPED 2 10:00 10:45 2 2
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 10 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Other Functions – recorder is turned on. You do not have to press # to engage or B.E.S.T. — ON / OFF disengage the timer recording standby mode. When B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system is ● When this function is set to “OFF”: set to “ON”, this recorder checks the condition of the tape in use You have to press # to engage or disengage the timer recording during playback and recording, and compensates to
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 11 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Other Functions – Cable Box, Satellite Receiver or DVD Brand Setting Multi-Brand Remote Control A Turn on the unit This remote control can control some functions of remote controllable TVs, cable boxes, satellite receivers or DVD sets Turn on the cable box, satellite receiver or DVD using the Power listed below. Without setting, you can control a JVC TV. button on the unit or its remote control. NOTES: B Enter brand code ● Some
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 12 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Other Functions – Changing Remote Control Code Editing This remote control is capable of transmitting two control codes; You can use your recorder as the playback or recording deck. You one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to can use a camcorder as the source player and your recorder as the respond to B code control signals. This remote control is preset to recording deck. Refer also to the other componen
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 13 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM Information on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording The built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G, I and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K broadcasts. Recorded tape TV system Multi-system tuner (B/G, I, D/K) NOTE: This model does not operate in BRAZIL (PAL-M) or ARGENTINA (PAL-N). Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. Recorded tape Playback circuit Multi-system receiver Built-in RF
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 14 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Information on Multi-System Compatibility – Tape-To-Tape Editing There are 4 different types of recorded tape, depending on the signal recorded. Recorded tape Playback equipment Dubbed tape Recording circuit IMPORTANT ● If no sound accompanies the picture or the audio sounds Tuner Setting unnatural on some channels that have been stored by Auto IMPORTANT Channel Set, the TV system setting for those channels may be Perform the f
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 15 Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:02 PM – Tuner Setting – E Set desired station D Select position (e.g. 09) CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS STORE 01 150 BG 07 229 BG 02 165 BG 08 237 BG The screen to the right appears when a Press Number keys to input “0” and “9”. CONTINUE 03 355 BG 09 195 BG station is detected. ● The two selected channels will be 04 205 BG 10 365 BG 05 213 BG 11 374 BG If you do not want to store the detected swapped. 06 221 BG 12 384 BG [ ] : CANCEL station..
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HR-J391_397EMnew.fm Page 16 Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:45 PM TUNER/TIMER Specifications TV channel storage : 99 positions (+AUX position) capacity Tuning system : Frequency synthesized tuner GENERAL Channel coverage Power requirement VHF : (Low) 42 MHz – 175 MHz Rating : AC 110 V – 240 Vd, 50 Hz/60 Hz (High)175 MHz – 470 MHz Operating : AC 90 V – 260 Vd, 50 Hz/60 Hz UHF : 470 MHz – 870 MHz Power consumption : 14 W Aerial output : UHF channels (Adjustable E28 – E60) Temperature Memory backup
