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VIDEOGRABADOR
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
(Hi-Fi)
HR-J6004UM (Hi-Fi)
(Monofónico)
HR-J4004UM (Monaural)
Press and hold TV button while pressing
POWER, TV CH, TV/VCR
TV
POWER
1 2 3
TV/VCR
46 5/ADD TIME
78/DAILY 9/WEEKLY
ENTER 0/AUX TIMER
OSD
CANCEL C.MEMORY
C.RESET/CH.SKIP ADD
TV VOL CH
SKIP SEARCH DISPLAY
1••REW 3PLAY FF••Á
¦REC7STOP 8PAUSE
MENU
4¢
PLAY
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OK OK
POWER PUSH JOG
PUSH JOG
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VIDEO (MONO)L – AUDIO – R 4
MENU REC SAP ST REC REW
STOP/EJECT FF
0
6 PLAY SP AM CH q 2
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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 on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR. Warning on lithium battery CAUTIONS The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge, WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE disassemble, heat above 100°C or incinerate. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO Replace battery with Panasonic (
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CONTENTS 3 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 4 TIMER RECORDING 27 Basic Connections ..................................4 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ............... 27 On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 28 Check And Cancel Programs .......................... 30 Auto SP/EP Timer............................................ 31 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 Auto Timer ......................................................32 Plug & Play ...........................................5 Clock ............................
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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. 42). 1 Connections SITUATE VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. Antenna or Cable 2 CONNECT VCR TO TV Coaxial Cable The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. Flat Feeder 3 RF Connection c To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . Matching Transformer a– Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV. AC Power b– Connect the T
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INITIAL SETTINGS 5 The Plug & Play function sets the tuner channels automatically when the POWER button is first pressed to power on the VCR after you connect the power plug to an AC outlet. Plug & Play PLUG & PLAY SETUP Connect the antenna cable to the VCR (Z pg. 4). Then Auto Tuner Set connect the VCR's power plug to an AC outlet. 1 TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. The tuner channels will automatically be set. ª £ c The auto channel set function scans all the channels 2 that are receivable by your
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 6 Preparation Clock TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV 1 mode). ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. 2 ª £ ACCESS INITIAL SET q 2 5/8 3 SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MENU PRINCIPAL place the arrow next to =AJUSTE DE PROGRAMA 3 “AJUSTE INICIAL” by AJUSTE DE FUNCION pressing CH5 or PUSH ° AJUSTE DE SINTONIZADOR AJUSTE INICIAL JOG% then press OK. Þ IMAGEN B.E.S.T. ESTABILIZADOR DE VIDEO PRESIO
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% 7 Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Place the arrow at the INITIAL SET ª £ Initial Set screen next to 1 “CLOCK SET” by pressing =CLOCK SET q 2 5/8 3 CH5° or PUSH JOG%Þ, LANGUAGE SELECT then press OK. PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END SET DATE AND TIME Press the appropriate CLOCK SET NUMBER keys to set the 2 date and time (if only 1 DATE 1/ 1/97 WED TIME – – : – – AM digit, press "0" first). Press 5 % CH ° or PUSH JOG Þ to set AM/PM, then press PRESS NUMBER KEY
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 8 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 ª £ ACCESS TUNER SET q 2 5/8 3 SCREEN Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5° or PUSH JOG%Þ, then press OK. 3 ACCESS BAND SCREEN Place the arrow next to TUNER SET "BAND" by pressing =BAND 5 % 4 CH ° or PUSH JOG Þ, AFC then press OK. AUTO CHANNEL SET MANUAL CHANNEL SET PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS
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9 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET Place the arrow next to AUTO CHANNEL SET "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by 6 pressing CH5 or PUSH ° ª £ JOG% , then press OK. Þ SCANNING ... Receivable q 2 5/8 3 channels in your area are automatically assigned to PRESS (MENU) TO END the CH5 buttons, and ° 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 the band setting and conne
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner ª £ procedure on page 8. 1 q 2 5/8 3 c To add a channel, go to step 2. c To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN 5 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH ° or % PUSH JOG Þ, then press OK. 2 MAKE SELECTION Place the arrow next to AFC "SPCL" by pressing CH5° NORM 3 or PUSH JOG%Þ, =SPCL then press MENU to return to the Tuner Set screen. 1 2 3 c It is neces
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SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 11 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. Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). FI
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SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) 12 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 keys, mode). then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a few 2 seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) c If you use the RF connection, by pressing the TV/VCR button, select VCR mo
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PLAY PUSH JOG ª/£ PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 13 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. OR 2 Press PUSH JOG ª or £ repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. ª £ Press PUSH JOG £ for forward frame by frame playback or PUSH JOG ª for reverse frame by frame. q 2 8 3 5/ To res
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 14 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. ª £ ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE q 2 5/8 3 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 ° lightl
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15 Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstable EP recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF". ª £ ACCESS MAIN MENU q 2 5/8 3 SCREEN Press MENU. 1 ACCESS VIDEO STABILIZER SCREEN Place the arrow next to MAIN MENU "VIDEO STABILIZER" by PROGRAM SET 2 pressing CH5 or PUSH ° FUNCTION SET JOG % , then press OK. Þ TUNER SET INITIAL SET B.E.S.T. PICTURE SY
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 16 Select The Soundtrack (HR-J6004UM only) Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. Or, when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains both a main ª £ and a sub audio track, you can choose to listen to either one by selecting either "L" or "R" in step 4. q 2 5/8 3 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU during playback or when VCR is in stop mode. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place t
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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 ª £ SCREEN q 2 5/8 3 Press MENU. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing 5 % CH ° or PUSH JOG Þ, then press OK. 2 ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE SCREEN Place the arrow next to 1 2 3 FUNCTION AUTO TIMER "SUPERIMPOSE" by =SUPERIMPOSE 3 pressing CH5° or PUSH 465 2ND AUDIO JOG%Þ, then press OK. AUDIO MONITOR AUX INPUT 789 A
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PLAY PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 18 Skip Search SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS ª £ Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion 1 playback. Normal playback resumes automatically. q 2 5/8 3 REW NOTE: To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY. HR-J6004UM Repeat Playback VCR PLAY SP START REPEAT HM S Press and hold PLAY (until "PLAY" blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. HR-J4004UM 1 c
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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 Timer mode is disengaged, press ª £ REVIEW. 1 q 2 5/8 3 c The power comes on and the VCR searches for the REW 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 the tape. If, fo
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C.MEMORY 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 ª £ relation to "B" (Beginning) or "E" (End) shows you where you are on COUNT 0:33:27 q 2 5/8 3 the tape. NOTE: SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON, or the indicator will not appear (Z pg. 17). Next Function Memory You can set your VCR's power to go off automatic
