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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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CONTENTS 3 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 4 T IMER RECORDING 25 Basic Connections ..................................4 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ............... 25 G-Code Timer Programming ................ 26 On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 28 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 Check And Cancel Programs .......................... 30 Auto SP/EP Timer............................................ 31 Clock .....................................................5 Auto Timer .........................................
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 4 CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories Basic listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 41). 1 Connections SITUATE VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. Antenna or Cable 2 Coaxial Cable CONNECT VCR TO TV The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. Flat Feeder 3 ANTENNA- RF Connection IN (Antenna c To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . Matching Transformer or Cable a– Disconnect the TV antenna from the
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INITIAL SETTINGS 5 TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. If watching channel 3 or 4, press Clock TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is 1 displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. 6 2 q
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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 5 5 CH ° or PUSH JOG °, TUNER SET =INITIAL SET then press OK. B.E.S.T.PICTURE SYSTEM R.A. EDIT PRESS (5,°
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 6 Set Receivable Channels Tuner TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/ VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed 1 on the front display panel. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 6 q Press MENU as many times as necessary .
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2 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5° or PUSH JOG5°, then press OK. 3 POWER ACCESS BAND SCREEN Place the arrow next to TUNER SET "BAND" by pressing =BAND 5 5 4 CH ° or PUS
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7 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET Place the arrow next to AUTO CHANNEL SET "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by (TV) 6 pressing CH5 or PUSH ° CH 2 ADD JOG5 , then press OK. ° Receivable channels in SCANNING ... 6 your area are automati- q cally assigned to the
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CH5 buttons, and PRESS (MENU) TO END ° non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: c At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SCAN COM- PLETED” appears on screen. c If the scan was unsuccessful, “SCAN COMPLETED– NO SIGNAL” appears on screen. Check th
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 8 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner procedure on page 6. 1 6 c To add a channel, go to step 2. q c To delete a channel, skip to step 4.
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ACCESS AFC SCREEN 5 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH ° or 5 PUSH JOG °, then press OK. 2 MAKE SELECTION Place the arrow next to AFC "SPCL" by pressing CH5° NORM 3 or PUSH JOG5°, =SPCL then press MENU to return to the Tuner Set screen. 12 3 5 PRESS ( ,°)
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9 The G-Code timer programming system eliminates the need to input channel, date, start and stop time data when setting the timer record function. Simply key in the G-Code number for the TV program you wish to record (found in most TV listings) and G-Code Setup the VCR’s timer is automatically programmed. Depending on the TV or cable stations that you receive and the channel numbers that they are received on in your area, you may have to make certain changes in your VCR’s “Guide Channel Set” men
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN Press CH5 or PUSH ° MAIN MENU JOG5 to place the ° 6 PROGRAM SET 3 arrow next to “INITIAL FUNCTION SET q SET”, then press OK. TUNER SET
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= INITIAL SET B.E.S.T. PICTURE SYSTEM R.A. EDIT PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END ACCESS G-CODE SET-UP SCREEN Press CH5 or PUSH ° INITIAL SET JOG5 to place the ° 4 arrow next to “G-CODE CLOCK SET SET-UP”, then press OK. =G-CODE SET-UP 12 3 5 PRESS ( ,°), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END 6 45
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11 INPUT RECEIVING CHANNEL NUMBER Press CH5 or PUSH JOG5 or the appropriate ° ° NUMBER keys to input the number of the channel on 6 7 which the Guide Channel’s broadcasts are received. q Then press OK.
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c If there is more than one mismatch, repeat steps 6 and 7 for each instance. RETURN TO G-CODE SET- UP SCREEN Press MENU. 8 CHECK INPUT DATA Press CH5° or PUSH G-CODE SET-UP JOG5° to place the 12 3 9 arrow next to “GUIDE GUIDE CHANNEL SET 6 CHANNEL MAP”, then 45 =GUIDE CHANNEL MAP NUMB
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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 "0H 00M 00S". c If the cassette's record safety tab has been removed, playback begins automatically. FIND PROGRAM START POINT If the tape is advanced past the start p
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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, ° then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a few 2 seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) SET TAPE SPEED Press SP/EP to set the recording speed. 6 3 q REC
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START RECORDING Press and hold REC and press PLAY on the remote control, or press REC on the VCR's
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h d r c a r w a r e o s F y PLAY a l P n o w i t o l o S m PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 14 Take advantage of special functions possible with the recorder’s controls or the remote control. NOTE: Playback Refer to the SHUTTLE ring illustration below as you read the following procedures. Still 6 q
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Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 or ° button to correct the picture. 1 12 3 ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- 45 6 FRAM
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15 Variable-Speed Search/ Reverse Play ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the 6 right for forward variable-speed search, or to the left for q 1 reverse variable-speed search (refer to the illustration on
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OR During playback, press PUSH JOG ª or £. c To increase the speed in the forward direction, press £. c To decrease the speed in the forward direction, press ª. c To play in reverse slow motion, and in reverse play mode, contin
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 16 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 6 q TRACKING MODE
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During playback, press the CH5 buttons on the ° VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the 1 automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking adjust. ADJUST MANUAL TRACKING Press CH5 on the VCR's front panel or remote. Press ° lig
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17 Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. 6 ACCESS MAIN MENU q SCREEN
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Press MENU as many times as necessary. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing 5 5 CH ° or PUSH JOG °, then press OK. 2 OSD ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE 12 3 45 6 SCREEN Place the arrow next to FUNCTION 7 8 9 AUTO TIMER "SUPERIMPOSE" by =SUPERIMPOSE 3 pressing CH5° or PUSH 0 AUTO SP/EP TIMER JOG
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PLAY PUSH JOG PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 18 Skip Search SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each 6 press initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion q 1 playback. Normal playback resumes automatically.
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NOTE: To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY. Repeat Playback VIDEO PLAY SP START REPEAT HM S Press and hold PLAY (until "PLAY" blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. 1 c The entire
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19 Instant ReView At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer-recorded program. ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW After ensuring that the VCR is off and the Timer mode is 6 disengaged, press REVIEW. q 1
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c The power comes on and the VCR searches for the index code indicating the start of the last timer-recorded program, then begins playback automatically. c You can access a program 2–9 index codes away from the current position on
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 20 Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search or Instant +++ BE ReView. The position of " " in 6 relation to "B" (Beginning) or "E" q (End) shows you where you are on COUNT 0:33:27
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NOTE: SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON, or the indicator will not appear (Z pg. 17). Next-Function Memory The Next Function Memory “tells” the VCR what to do aft
