Page 2 - EN; CAUTIONS
2 EN Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautionscontained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCKHAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THISUNIT TO RAIN OR MOI...
Page 3 - INSTALLATION; ANTENNA INSTALLATION
EN 3 IMPORTANT PRODUCTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. Butimproper use can result in potential electrical shock or firehazards. This product has been engineered and manufacturedto assure your personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-insafeguards, obse...
Page 4 - SERVICING; HOW TO USE THIS INSTRUCTION
4 EN SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a markedchange in performance and you are unable to restore normaloperation by following the detailed procedure in its operatinginstructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening orremoving covers may expo...
Page 5 - CONTENTS; IMPLE PLAYBACK AND
EN 5 CONTENTS T IMER RECORDING 30 VCR Plus+ Timer Programming .................... 30VCR Plus+ Setup ......................................... 32Express Timer Programming ....................... 34 Check, Cancel And Revise Programs ....................... 36Auto SP → EP Timer ..........................
Page 6 - Basic Connections; INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR
6 EN Basic Connections INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR [VP673U] OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 ANT.IN RF OUT Back of VCR ANT. IN(Antenna or Cable input) RF OUT Coaxial Cable Antenna or Cable Matching Transformer(not supplied) AC PowerCord 75 ohm terminal Audio/Video Cable(not supplied) RF Cable(supplied) TV Fl...
Page 8 - INITIAL SETTINGS; Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set
8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Plug & Play The Plug & Play function sets the clock and tuner channelsautomatically when power is first connected to the VCR. Theantenna cable must be connected for the Plug & Play function.The time and date can be set automatically from clock settingdata that is tr...
Page 10 - Language
10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language This VCR offers you the choice to view on-screen messages inEnglish, Spanish or French (not including messages superimposedon the TV picture). Select the desired language using thisprocedure. The default setting is "ENGLISH". TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press PO...
Page 11 - Clock; Preparation
EN 11 Clock Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctlyby the Plug & Play function or you use a cable box. Access theClock Set screen to perform the Semi-Auto or Manual clocksetting procedure. Each procedure starts from step 5 . If you use a cable box, set the clock manual...
Page 12 - SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON
12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Semi-Auto You can change the Host Channel/D.S.T. /Time Zone settingmanually. SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON 5 At the Clock Set screen,press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to move the highlight bar to "AUTOCLOCK" and press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to set to "ON". a – To sele...
Page 13 - Manual
EN 13 Manual % % To Make Corrections Press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS until the item you want to change blinks, then press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi . % SELECT TIME ZONE 8 You can select the time zone automatically or manu-ally. Move the highlight bar to "TIME ZONE" bypressing OK or SHUTTLE PLUS , t...
Page 14 - Tuner; Set Receivable Channels
14 EN Tuner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "TUNER SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 4 Move the highlig...
Page 15 - Add Or Delete A Channel
EN 15 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "MANUALC...
Page 16 - SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING; Simple; LOAD A CASSETTE; STOP PLAYBACK
16 EN SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING Simple Playback 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 ...
Page 18 - PLAYBACK; PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES; Playback; Slow Motion/Reverse Slow; PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK; OR; ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED; Reverse Motion Playback
18 EN ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION PLAYBACK 1 For hands-free slow-motion, press and release SHUTTLE PLUS ™ during playback to decrease speed in the forward direction. Continue to press and release SHUTTLE PLUS ™ to select the reverse slow motion, reverse play and reverse search modes. OR During still pictur...
Page 19 - Instant ReView
EN 19 ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still, press FF for forward high- speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. To resume normal playback, press PLAY . NOTE: For short searches, during playback or still, press andhold FF or REW . When released, normal playback resumes. Hi...
Page 20 - Picture Control
20 EN Picture Control This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture qualityaccording to your preference. *The default setting is "AUTO." % NOTE: Select EDIT when you are dubbing tapes. Refer to page 39. PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 MENU OK SHU...
Page 21 - Video Stabilizer
EN 21 Video Stabilizer By activating the Video Stabilizer you can correct verticalvibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordingsthat were made on another VCR. When this function is set to"ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *Thedefault setting is "OF...
Page 22 - Repeat Playback; START REPEAT; Tape Position Indicator; RESET COUNTER TO ZERO; Counter Reset
22 EN Repeat Playback START REPEAT 1 Press and hold PLAY (until " " blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. ● The entire tape is played back 50 times. STOP REPEAT 2 To stop, press STOP at any time. NOTE: Pressing PLAY , REW , FF , PAUSE or SHUTTLE PLUS ™ or £ also s...
Page 23 - Superimpose
EN 23 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . SELECT SUPERIMPOSE SET MODE 3 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "SUPERIMPOSE" bypressing C...
Page 24 - Select The Soundtrack
24 EN Select The Soundtrack (HR-VP673U Only) 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 two separateHi-Fi audio programs, you can choose to listen to either one byselecting e...
Page 25 - Movie Advance
EN 25 LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette that has a prerecorded movie (rented orpurchased), with no safety tab, into the VCR. Playbackbegins automatically. ACCESS SKIP MENU SCREEN 2 Press SKIP SEARCH . SELECT MODE 3 Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight bar (arrow) toyour choice. a ...
Page 26 - Active Video
26 EN TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 3 Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the highlight bar (arrow) to“FUNCTION SET”, thenpress OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . SELECT VIDEO CALIBRATION MODE 4 Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi to move the hig...
Page 27 - Recording; START PLAYBACK
EN 27 1 3 Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 17 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. ATTENTION: 䡲 As calibration takes place before recording actually starts,there is a delay of about 7 seconds after REC and PLAY on the remote, or REC on the VCR's front panel, are pressed. To make sure...
Page 28 - Record One Program While; Display Elapsed Recording
28 EN Record One Program While Watching Another Recording Features ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● Press TV/VCR . The VCR's VCR indicator goes out. (If you are using the RF connection ( 墌 pg. 6) to view the output from your VCR, the TV broadcast beingrecorded disappears.) ● If you are using t...
Page 29 - ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN; RETURN TO NORMAL; Stereo And SAP
EN 29 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . SELECT 2ND AUDIO RECORD SET MODE 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "2ND AUDIORECORD" by p...
Page 30 - Timer; TIMER RECORDING
30 EN VCR Plus+ Timer Programming Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AVmode). Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to automaticallyrecord a program that will be broadcast at some future time.The timer record function can be programmed using VCR Plus+or Express Timer progra...
Page 31 - CHECK PROGRAM DATA
EN 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PROG. OK TIMER SP/EP PROGRAM 1 (VCR PLUS+ 12345678) START STOP 8:00PM = 10:00PM DATE CH 12/24/99 12 SP THU PRESS (8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLYSTOP+/– = STOP TIME, SP/EP)PRESS (OK) TO END NUMBER "9" NUMBER "8" CANCEL CHECK PROGRAM DATA 5 The PlusCode number youe...
Page 32 - Setup; TURN ON THE VCR
32 EN VCR Plus+ Setup IMPORTANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcastingstation's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCRor CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+program screen ( 墌 step 5 on page 31). When this happens, perform the following steps to set the corr...
Page 34 - Express Timer
34 EN You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must beset before you can program the timer ( 墌 pg. 8 or 11). Express Timer Programming Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AVmode). LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure th...
Page 35 - SET CHANNEL NUMBER
EN 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 OK NUMBER "9" NUMBER "8" TIMER SP/EP SET CHANNEL NUMBER 7 Press CH +/– . ● Holding down CH +/– rapidly scans through the channels. ● If you are using a cable box, enter the cable boxchannel, not the channel to be recorded. The channelto be recorded m...
Page 36 - Check, Cancel And Revise
36 EN Check, Cancel And Revise Programs DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN 2 Press PROG. CHECK . ACCESS PROGRAM SCREEN 3 Press PROG. CHECK again to check more information. Each time you press PROG. CHECK , the next program's information appears. PR START S...
Page 37 - Auto Timer
EN 37 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %fi , then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS . SELECT AUTO TIMER SET MODE 3 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "AUTO TIMER" bypressing CH ...
Page 38 - Instant Timer; START RECORDING
38 EN Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record from 30 minutes to 6 hours(selectable in 30-min. increments) and shuts the VCR off afterrecording is finished. START RECORDING 1 Press REC on the front panel. ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. " " blinks and 0:30 appears o...
Page 39 - Edit To; EDITING
EN 39 Edit To Another VCR You can use your VCR as the player and another VCR as therecorder. EDITING [VP673U] [VP473U] Player Recorder Your VCR Another VCR AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Audio/Video cable (not supplied) VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Player Recorder Your VCR Another VCR AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO OU...
Page 40 - Edit From A; MAKE CONNECTIONS
40 EN Edit From A Camcorder Or Another VCR You can use a camcorder or another VCR as the player and yourVCR as the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable between the camcorder’s or theplayback VCR’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUTconnectors and your VCR’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO INconnectors. For HR-VP...
Page 41 - SET RECORDER’S INPUT; START PLAYER; START RECORDER
EN 41 SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 4 Set to ”AUX”. Press the NUMBER key “0” and/or CH to select “F-1”. START PLAYER 5 Set the camcorder to its play mode. NOTE: If the camcorder is equipped with a superimpose/OSDdisable feature then set its superimpose or displayfeature to OFF before pressing play. STAR...
Page 42 - TV Multi-Brand Remote; TURN ON THE TV; SPECIAL FEATURES
42 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 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. *The default setting is JVC code 01. TURN ON THE TV 1 Turn the power on using the TV's remote control. ...
Page 43 - Cable Box Multi-Brand; TURN ON THE CABLE BOX
EN 43 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. TURN ON THE CABLE BOX 1 Turn the power on using...
Page 44 - DBS Receiver Multi-Brand; TURN ON THE DBS
44 EN DBS Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brandsof DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 TURN ON THE DBS RECEIVER 1 Turn the power on using the DBS receiver's remotecontrol. ENTER DBS RECEIVER BR...
Page 45 - Control Two JVC VCRs; Child Lock
EN 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 UNPLUG VCR'S POWER CORD 1 Unplug from the AC outlet. SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE 2 While holding down A/B on the remote control, press the NUMBER key "2" and then press STOP . PLUG IN POWER CORD 3 Plug back in to the AC outlet. TURN VCR POWER ON 4 Press POWER on...
Page 46 - TROUBLESHOOTING; TAPE TRANSPORT
46 EN 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. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The power cord is disconnected. ● The TIMER mode is engaged w...
Page 48 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
48 EN 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 automatically after 5 minute...
Page 49 - List Of Terms
EN 49 List Of Terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. A A/B Code .................................................................... 45Active Video Calibration ............................................. 26Add Channel ......................
Page 51 - FRONT DISPLAY PANEL
EN 51 REAR VIEW [VP673U] OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 ANT.IN RF OUT 1 3 2 4 5 2 Tape Speed Indicators ( 墌 pg. 17) 3 Timer Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 31, 35) 4 Child Lock Indicator ( – ) ( 墌 pg. 45) 5 VCR Mode Indicator ( 墌 pg. 28) 6 “Cassette Loaded” Mark 7 Channel Display [”F-1” for AUX mode]Counter Dis...
Page 52 - REMOTE CONTROL; How To Use
52 EN REMOTE CONTROL 1 CABLE/DBS Button ( 墌 pg. 43, 44) 2 TV Button ( 墌 pg. 42) 3 TV/VCR Button ( 墌 pg. 28) 4 Instant REVIEW Button ( 墌 pg. 19) 5 NUMBER Buttons ( 墌 pg. 17, 30) 6 CANCEL Button ( 墌 pg. 36) Counter [C.] RESET Button ( 墌 pg. 22) 7 STOP +/– Button ( 墌 pg. 34) 8 START +/– Button ( 墌 pg. ...
Page 53 - SPECIFICATIONS
EN 53 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption Power on : HR-VP673U 19 W HR-VP473U 17 W Power off : 2.5 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) : HR-VP673U 400 x 9...
Page 54 - HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER; JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING; DIVISION OF US JVC CORP.
54 EN HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF US JVC CORP. FACTORY SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS If you ship the product... ACCESSORIES 107 Little Falls Road 1500 Lakes Parkway 705 Enterprise Street Fairfield, NJ 07004-2105 Lawrenceville, GA 3024...
Page 55 - LIMITED WARRANTY
EN 55 LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set for th below ONLY TO THE ORIGINALPURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retailpurchase for the period as shown below...
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