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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-VP790U
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT0501-001B Printed in Malaysia
COPYRIGHT © 2000 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. 1100 IYVfIDfPJ
Dear Customer,
CAUTION:
Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder.
Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void
Before use, please read the safety information and precautions to
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
ensure safe use of your new VCR.
Declaratio
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 2 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM 3. Power Lines IMPORTANT PRODUCT An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS overhead power lines or Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper other electric light or use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This power circuits, or where product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your it can fall into such personal safety. In
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 3 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM d. If the product does not operate normally by following the Rear Panel operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper AC power cord adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation. e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. f. When the pro
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 4 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM D Perform Plug&Play setup Connections and Plug&Play Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Do not turn on the VCR. The clock and tuner channels will be set automatically. The Setting time and date can be set automatically by the clock setting data transmitted from one of the regular TV broadcast channels. We A Check contents call this TV channel the “host channel” and it is a PBS channel in Make sure the package contains all o
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 5 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Initial Settings – Setting clock manually Clock Setting Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly — Manual Clock Set by the Plug&Play setting or if you use a cable box. First follow steps 1111 to 2222 in “Preparations” above, then go to the following steps. Preparations A Set time, date and year CLOCK SET A Access Main Menu screen, then MAIN MENU TIME DATE YEAR Press rt until the desired time appears, – –:
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 6 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Initial Settings – C Connect cable box and/or DBS receiver to VCR Setting channels manually — Manual Channel Set You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do Cable box or DBS receiver not want manually. RF out Audio/video output Transmitter A Access Main Menu screen, then Tuner MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET Set screen TUNER SET INITIAL SET Controller Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) t
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 7 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Initial Settings – J Enter brand code and perform test CABLE BOX BRAND SET Playback Press the appropriate Number keys on the 1 Remote to enter the brand code from the following list, then press OK or e. Basic Playback PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9) THEN (OK) TO TEST PRESS (MENU) TO END A Load a cassette CABLE BOX BRAND CODE ARCHER 1, 5, 17 CABLETENNA 1, 17 CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21, 25 CITIZEN 15, 16, 17, 21, 25 CURTIS 2, 8 DIAMOND
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 8 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Playback – Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times) When the tape is not running — Repeat Play Rewind/fast-forward at high speed During playback, press and hold PLAY (4) for more than Press REW (3) or FF OR Turn the JOG dial to the left 5 seconds. The play indicator ($) on the display panel starts (5). or right. blinking slowly. To stop playback, press STOP (8) on the Remote Eject the tape or STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR. Press STOP
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 9 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM Second Audio Recording Recording This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program without the consent of the copyright owner. received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON”. Accidental erasure prevention To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. To record on it later, cov
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 10 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Timer Recording – ® TV: To timer-record a regular TV broadcast received on VCR Plus+ Timer Programing the VCR. The PlusCode programing numbers are CATV: To timer-record a cable TV broadcast received on the the numbers next to the program in VCR, or through a cable box (unless “CABLE BOX most TV listing. SET” is set to “OFF”). Load a cassette with the record safety DBS: To timer-record a satellite broadcast received through ta
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 11 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Timer Recording – To change a program, press the appropriate button: START+/–, Changing display information STOP+/–, DATE+/–, CH+/–, and/or SP/EP when the Program Each time you press DISPLAY, the display panel screen on which you want to make changes is shown. shows the channel number and the clock time E Return to normal screen alternatively. ● You can change display in the stop, recording or Press PROG. CHECK repeatedly until
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 12 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Other Functions – SUPERIMPOSE — ON/OFF AUDIO MONITOR — HI-FI/HI-FI L/HI-FI R/NORM/MIX When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information This VCR can record two sound tracks simultaneously (normal (on-screen display) appears on the screen. and Hi-Fi) on a Hi-Fi stereo tape. You can select the sound track(s) to listen to while playing back a Hi-Fi stereo tape. In addition, NOTE: when playing back a prerecorded t
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 13 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM – Other Functions – CABLE BOX BRAND CODE Multi-Brand Remote Control This Remote can control some functions of remote controllable ARCHER 01, 05, 17 CABLETENNA 01, 17 TVs, cable boxes or DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21, 25 listed below. Without setting, you can control a JVC TV. CITIZEN 15, 16, 17, 21, 25 NOTES: CURTIS 02 ● Some unit’s brands have more than one code. If the unit does DIAMOND 01, 17
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 14 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM Editing Specifications You can use your VCR as the playback or recording VCR. You can use a camcorder as the playback VCR and your VCR as the GENERAL recording VCR. Refer also to the other components’ instruction Power requirement : AC 120 Vd, 60 Hz manuals for connection and its operations. Power consumption A Make connections Power on : 18 W Example: When using this VCR as the playback VCR Power off : 2.0 W Temperature Operat
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 15 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.) HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1-800-537-5722 http://www.jvc.com Dear Customer, In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit. In the event that repair is necessary, or for the address nearest your location within the Continental United States, please call 1-800-537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer
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HR-VP790U-EN.fm Page 16 Friday, November 17, 2000 12:37 PM WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below. (“The Warranty Period”) THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLU
