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Page 2 - CAUTIONS; Warning on lithium battery; HOW TO USE THIS INSTRUCTION

2 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautionscontained on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DONOT EXPOSE TH...

Page 3 - CONTENTS; ENGLISH

3 CONTENTS T IMER RECORDING 27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ............... 27On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 28 Check And Cancel Programs .......................... 30Auto SP/EP Timer ............................................ 31Auto Timer ...................................................

Page 4 - INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR; Basic; VIDEO

4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessorieslisted in “SPECIFICATIONS” ( Z pg. 45). SITUATE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT VCR TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type ofTV you have. RF Connection ● To...

Page 5 - Installing/Removing the lithium battery; Auto Tuner Set; IMPORTANT; TURN ON THE VCR; RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN; Front Display Panel

5 Installing/Removing the lithium battery 1 Make sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outletand turn off the VCR power. 2 Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab asillustrated. 3 Insert a lithium battery with the plus (+) side up and push itin. ● To remove the lithium battery...

Page 6 - Clock; Preparation

6 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen,place the arrow next to“AJUSTE INICIAL” bypressing CH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi then press OK . Preparation Language Selec...

Page 7 - Clock Setting; ACCESS CLOCK SET; SET DATE AND TIME; MAKE CORRECTIONS

7 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 1 Place the arrow at theInitial Set screen next to“CLOCK SET” by pressingCH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi , then press OK. SET DATE AND TIME 2 Press the appropriateNUMBER keys to set thedate and time (if only 1digit, press "0" first). PressCH ...

Page 8 - Tuner; Set Receivable Channels

8 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Tuner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU. ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressingCH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi , then press OK. ACCESS BAND SCREEN 4 Place the arrow next to"BAND&...

Page 9 - PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL; RETURN TO NORMAL

9 AUTO CHANNEL SET SCANNING ... PRESS (MENU) TO END PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to"AUTO CHANNEL SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi , then press OK. Receivablechannels in your area areautomatically assigned tothe CH 5∞ buttons, and non-receivable channelsare skipped. NO...

Page 10 - Add Or Delete A Channel

10 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tunerprocedure on page 8. ● To add a channel, go to step 2. ● To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi , then press O...

Page 11 - SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING; LOAD A CASSETTE; FIND PROGRAM START; Simple; Usable cassettes

11 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side isfacing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette ispointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too muchpressure when inserting. ● The VCR’s power comes on automatically. ● The counter is automati...

Page 12 - Recording Resume Function; Accidental erasure prevention

12 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover thehole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 2 Press CH 5∞ . Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER. (The channel c...

Page 13 - PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES; Slow Motion/Reverse Slow; OR; Reverse Motion Playback

13 Playback Features PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use theCH 5 or ∞ button to correct the picture. ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. OR ...

Page 15 - Video Stabilizer

15 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstableEP recordings that were made on another VCR. When thisfunction is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automaticallycorrected. *The default setting is "OFF". ACCESS...

Page 16 - Select The Soundtrack

16 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q Select The Soundtrack Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normaland Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. Or,when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains both a mainand a sub audio track, you can choose to listen to either o...

Page 17 - Superimpose; To recall an indication

17 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determineswhether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5∞ ...

Page 20 - Tape Position Indicator; AV COMPU LINK Playback; MAKE CONNECTION

20 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 COUNT 0:33:27 Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicatorappears on screen when, from thestop mode, you press FF, REW orperform an Index Search or InstantReView. The position of " " inrelation to "B" (Beginning) or "E"(End) shows you where you a...

Page 22 - Picture System; SELECT MODE

22 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q B.E.S.T. Picture System PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Your VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional EqualizedSignal Tracking) feature, which checks the condition of the tapein use during recording and playback, and compensates toprovide the hi...

Page 23 - Recording; START RECORDING

23 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 12 ("Simple Recording") beforecontinuing. PLAY REC PLAY REC PAUSE DURING B.E.S.T. B.E.S.T. COMPLETE START END B.E.S.T.PICTURE SYSTEM START END B.E.S.T.PICTURE SYSTEM START RECORDING 1 Press and hold REC andpress PLA...

Page 24 - Playback; START PLAYBACK

24 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiateplayback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 11 ("Simpleplayback"). START PLAYBACK 1 Press PLAY. ● The VCR adjusts theplayback pictur...

Page 25 - Display Elapsed Recording

25 Record One Program While Watching Another ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection ( Z pg. 4), press TV/VCR. The VCR's VCR indicator goes out and the TVbroadcast being recorded disappears. ● If using the AV connection ( Z pg. 4), change the TV's input mode from AV to TV. ...

Page 26 - Stereo And SAP

26 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi-channel TV Sound broadcasts. ● The ST indicator on the front display panel lights duringstereo broadcast reception, and SAP ...

Page 27 - TIMER RECORDING

27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours(selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off afterrecording is finished. START RECORDING 1 Press REC. ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. REC blinks and 0:30 appears on thefront display panel....

Page 28 - ACCESS PROGRAM SET; When Using The Illumi-Guide Feature

28 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock mustbe set before you can program the timer ( Z pg. 6). Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the remotecontrol tells you which button to press next b...

Page 29 - EXAMPLE

29 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 SET PROGRAM INFORMATION 5 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date,start/stop time and channel number. Press CH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi to set AM/PM and tape speed. Then press OK after AM/PM, channel number and tape speedsettings. The next setting that can be set begins fl...

Page 30 - Check And Cancel Programs

30 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 2 Press MENU, then press OK. CHECK PROGRAM INFORMATION 3 Press CH 5∞ or PUSH JOG %fi to check the programs in succession. Check And Cancel Programs CANCEL A PROGR...

Page 32 - Auto Timer

32 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 5 / 8 ™ £ 3 2 q Auto Timer When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automaticallyengaged when the VCR's power is turned off and automaticallydisengaged when the VCR is powered back on. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next...

Page 33 - EDITING

33 Edit To Or From Another VCR You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between theplayer’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors andthe recorder’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When connecting to a monaural VCR, connect yourVCR's A...

Page 36 - TURN ON THE TV

36 SPECIAL FEATURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control several functions on JVCremote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVslisted below. 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER STOP TURN ON THE TV 1 Turn the power on using the TV's remote control. SET REMOTE CONTROL M...

Page 37 - TURN ON THE CABLE BOX

37 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brandsof cable boxes listed below. Some cable box brands have morethan one code. If your cable box does not function with aspecified code, try other codes. 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER STOP TURN ON THE CABLE B...

Page 39 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; PLAYBACK

39 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode?A. No. It stops automatic...

Page 40 - TROUBLESHOOTING

40 TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easilycorrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair. POWER SYMPTOM 1. The power won’t come on. 2. The clock works, but...

Page 45 - SPECIFICATIONS

45 GENERALPower requirement : AC 110 – 220 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 21 W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : 400 x 94 x 276 mm (15-3/4" x 3-3/4" x 10-7/8") Weigh...

Page 46 - MEMO