JVC Model HR-DVS1U - Manuals

EN 5 CONTENTS Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) ........................... 37To Record SAP Programs .................................................... 37Retake ................................................................................ 37S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS .................

6 EN ANT. IN AC IN AUDIO VIDEO DV PLAYBACKCOMPONENTVIDEO OUT R R L L IN OUT1 OUT2 CABLE BOX S VIDEO OUT 1 S VIDEO IN 2 Y Pb Pr INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessorieslisted in “SPECIFICATIONS” ( Z pg. 79). SITUATE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable...

8 EN INFORMATION ● If "AUTO CLOCK" is set to "ON" at the Clock Set screen on page 11, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the hostchannel every hour on the hour (except for 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) by the incoming PBS channel clocksetting data. (This automatic...

EN 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS 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 V...

10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 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 ...

EN 11 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 # repeatedly to move the highlight barto "AUTO CLOCK" andpress CH 5∞ or %fi to set to "ON". a – To select the Host Channel — go to step 6 b – ...

12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SET TIME 5 Press CH 5∞ or %fi until the desired time appears,then press OK or # . ● Press and hold CH 5∞ or %fi to change the time by 30-minuteincrements. ● When the time isentered manually, "AUTO CLOCK" will be automati-cally set to "OFF", and "HOS...

EN 13 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 %fi , then press OK or # . PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 4 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "AU...

14 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 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 %fi , then press OK or # . ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "MANUAL...

EN 15 This procedure is required if you receive your TV channelsthrough a cable box (descrambler). The Controller allows theVCR to automatically switch the cable box channel duringtimer-recording. The Controller is effective for recording showsthat have been programmed using the VCR Plus+ system( Z ...

16 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Set Cable Box Output Channel & Cable Box Brand TURN ON CABLE BOX 1 Select a channel other than channel 9 on your cablebox. TURN ON THE VCR 2 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 4 Press CH 5∞ or %fi to move the highlight ba...

EN 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS ACCESS CABLE BOX BRAND SET SCREEN 7 Press OK. ENTER CABLE BOX BRAND 8 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to enter the Cable Box Code from theCABLE BOX BRAND LISTshown below, then press OK . ● If the cable box’schannel changes to 9,setting is complete. Pres...

18 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) The following procedure is required if you receive satellite channelsthrough a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) Receiver. The Controllerallows the VCR to automatically switch the DBS Receiver's channelsduring timer recording. NOTES: ● The VCR can automatically change t...

EN 19 Set DBS Receiver Output Channel & DBS Receiver Brand TURN ON DBS RECEIVER 1 Select a channel other than channel 55, 100 or 205 onyour DBS receiver. TURN ON THE VCR 2 Press POWER . ● Set the VCR to the channel (3 or 4 or L-2 or L-1) onwhich the signals from the DBS receiver are received. AC...

20 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS NUMBER ACCESS DBS RECEIVER BRAND SET SCREEN 7 Press OK . SET DBS RECEIVER BRAND 8 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to enter the DBS Receiver Code fromthe following list, thenpress OK . ● After OK is pressed, the program currently received through the DBS...

EN 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS 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...

EN 23 Playback Features PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 1 3 DV VHS PLAY REW FF PAUSE Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press PAUSE . ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame-by- frame playback, or to the left for reverse frame-b...

EN 25 Superimpose CH 125 RECORD THU 12:00 AM PAUSE STEREO ] SP SAPVHS INDEX-1 NORMHI–FI COUNT –1:23:45 B E + + + The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the VCR is doing. This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determineswhether or not operational indicators will appear on ...

26 EN Index Search (VHS deck only) Index codes are placed on the tape at the start of eachrecording. You can find and automatically play back from thestart of any recording using the Index Search function. START SEARCH 1 While the tape is stopped, press ™ or £ . ACCESS DISTANT CODE 2 To access a rec...

EN 27 Repeat Playback (VHS deck only) 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 ™ £ also s...

28 EN PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS CH A. MONITOR Picture Control (VHS deck only) This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture qualityaccording to your preference. *The default setting is "AUTO." ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ....

EN 29 Select The Soundtrack (VHS deck) The VHS deck can record two soundtracks simultaneously(Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or bothtogether. Or, when viewing a pre-recorded tape that containstwo separate Hi-Fi audio programs, you can choose to listen toeither one by selecting eit...

EN 31 Digital R 3 (VHS deck only) Digital R 3 picture system applies edge correction to the luminance signal to enhance detail. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS VHS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "VHS MODESET" by pressing CH 5∞ or %fi , then press OK or # . S...

32 EN PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Playback Effects (DV Deck Only) This function allows you to temporarily insert playback effectson the screen during playback. Because these effects are notrecorded on the tape, you will only see the original image whenyou play back the tape next time. AC...

EN 33 32kHz MODE SOUND YOU HEAR SOUND1 Original recorded sound SOUND2 Audio-dubbed sound FULL SOUND Original recorded sound and Audio-dubbed sound NOTE: Set "SOUND MODE" to "32kHz" at the original recording on aMini DV tape, if you wish to perform Audio Dubbing later. You can select ...

34 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS Active Video Calibration (VHS deck only) Active Video Calibration checks the condition of the tapeduring recording and playback, and compensates for poorreproduction to provide the best quality recording and playbackpictures. *The default setting is "...

EN 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS Recording Perform steps 1 – 4 on page 22 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. ATTENTION n 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 fron...

36 EN PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Record One Program While Watching Another Recording Features ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● Change the TV's input mode from AV to TV. SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING 2 Use the TV’s channel selector to set the channel youwant to watch. RESET COUNTER TO...

EN 37 Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi-channel TV Sound broadcasts.When the channel is changed on the VCR ... ● The "STEREO" indication appears on the screen for about 5seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast. ● The "SA...

38 EN 3 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS VHS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "VHS MODE SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or %fi , then press OK or # . SELECT S-VHS MODE 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "S-VHS MODE"by pressing CH 5∞ or %fi , then press OK or # t...

EN 39 Super VHS ET (VHS deck only) Your VCR is equipped with Super VHS ET that makes it possibleto record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. NOTES: ● You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...... while recording is in progress.... while timer-recording (incl. Instant Timer Recording Z pg...

40 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS VCR Plus+ ® Timer Programming 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 the VCRPlus+ or Express Timer programming up to 6 sho...

EN 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS PROG. TIMER SP/EP VHS PROGRAM 1 (VCR PLUS+ 12345678) START STOP 8:00PM = 10:00PM DATE CH 12/24/00 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...

42 EN Changing VCR Plus+ ® Setting TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 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 ( Z step 5 on page 41). When this happens, perfor...

44 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS TIMER RECORDING (cont.) You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 6shows each on the VHS and DV decks, as far as a year inadvance. Remember, the clock must be set before you canprogram the timer ( Z pg. 8 or 10). Express Timer Programming P...

EN 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS NUMBER "9" NUMBER "8" TIMER NUMBER "7" SP/EP SET TAPE SPEED 8 Press SP/EP ( SP/LP for the DV deck) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 9 Press PROG. or OK . "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears on the screen for about 5 s...

46 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS 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 pr...

EN 47 Auto SP → EP Timer (VHS deck only) If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to recordthe entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP modeto allow complete recording. This feature is especially handywhen recording a program of more than 2 hours in length. For Example . ....

48 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "MODE SET" bypressing CH 5∞ or %fi , then press OK or # . SELECT AUTO TIMER SET MODE 3 Move the highlight bar(arrow) to "AUTO TIMER"by pressing CH 5∞ or %fi...

EN 49 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record from 30 minutes to 6 hours(VHS) or to 120 minutes (DV) (selectable in 30-min. increments)and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished. START RECORDING 1 Press REC on the front panel. ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. " &#...

50 EN Because this VCR includes both a VHS deck and a DV deck,you can easily use it for dubbing without connecting any otherequipment. LOAD CASSETTES 1 Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette and a Mini DVcassette. SELECT DUBBING DIRECTION 2 Press → when you want playback on the DV deck and recording on th...

EN 51 You can dub selected scenes on a tape, starting and stoppingwherever you wish. LOAD CASSETTES 1 Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette and a Mini DVcassette. SELECT DUBBING DIRECTION 2 Press → when you want playback on the DV deck and recording on the VHS deck. OR Press ← when you want playback on t...

52 EN DV → VHS → P1 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P2 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P3 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P4 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P5 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P6 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P7 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – –P8 – – : – – AM – – / – – / – – – – [ ...

EN 53 LOCATE EDIT-OUT POINT 6 Press PLAY to start playback. Find the pointwhere you want the editedscene to end, then press PAUSE . Then, press IN/OUT . The edit-out point appears onthe screen. USE FADE/WIPE EFFECT ON SCENE TRANSITION (IF NECESSARY) 7 Press FADE/WIPE . ● Cycle through the effectsby ...

54 EN NOTES: ● When Random Assemble Editing doesn't work, press → of the DUB button, then perform Random Assemble Editing again. ● To cancel the registered scene, press CANCEL . Each time CANCEL is pressed, the latest regisered scene is erased. ● When the source tape has more than 2 identical time c...

EN 55 FADER AND WIPE MENU MENU EFFECT W H FADER — WHITE Fade in or out with a white screen. B K FADER — BLACK Fade in or out with a black screen. FADER — MOSAIC Fade in or out with a full-screen mosaic effect. B.W FADER — B.W Fade in to a color screen from a black and white screen, or fade out from ...

56 EN Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder.You can perform digital dubbing if you connect a device suchas a camcorder which has a DV output/input connector.Because the signals are digital, there is no loss of video or audioquality as a result of ed...

58 EN ANT. IN AC IN AUDIO VIDEO DV PLAYBACKCOMPONENTVIDEO OUT R R L L IN OUT1 OUT2 CABLE BOX S VIDEO OUT 1 S VIDEO IN 2 Y Pb Pr S VIDEO OUT Edit To Or From Another VCR You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable between the player’s VIDEO OUTand AUDIO O...

EN 59 NOTE: If you use an auxiliary input to connect a cable box or DBSreceiver, make sure that the correct AUX INPUT ("VIDEO" or "S-VIDEO") is selected after you have finished editing ( Z steps 5 – 7 , page 57). SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 4 Set to "AUX". With this VCR, press ...

60 EN VHS Audio Dubbing Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previouslyrecorded tape with a new soundtrack. Use your VCR as therecorder. Audio Dubbing DV Audio Dubbing This function lets you record new audio, without erasing theoriginal audio, on a DV tape that was recorded with "S...

EN 61 NOTES: ● When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing, thenormal soundtrack is automatically selected. If you wish tohear the Hi-Fi or mixed sound (Hi-Fi + Normal soundtracks),refer to the "Select The Soundtrack" section ( Z pg. 29) and select the soundtrack you wish to hear. (VHS de...

62 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS VHS Insert Editing Insert editing replaces part of the recorded scene with newmaterial. Both the picture and Hi-Fi audio soundtrack arereplaced with new ones, while the normal audio soundtrackremains unchanged. If you wish to change the normal audiotrack ...

EN 63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS RESET THE COUNTER (VHS deck only) 5 Press C.RESET to change the counter display to "0:00:00". LOCATE START POINT 6 Determine the edit-in point (the beginning of thesegment to be replaced) using the JOG/SHUTTLE controls or pressing ™£ and PAUSE . ●...

64 EN When you edit from the DV deck to the VHS deck (or from theVHS deck to the DV deck), you can enter a title to a scene byconnecting a video titler. Connecting To A Video Titler MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the VCR and the video titler as shown in theillustration on the left column. PREPARE PLAYIN...

66 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS 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. TURN ON THE TV 1 Turn the power on using the TV's remote control. SET REMOT...

EN 67 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...

68 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. TURN ON THE DBS RECEIVER 1 Turn the power on using the DBS receiver’s remotecontrol. SET REMOTE CONTROL MODE 2 Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DB...

EN 69 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS 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 Pre...

70 EN 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. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The power cord is disconnected. ● The TIMER m...

72 EN OTHER PROBLEMS CORRECTIVE ACTION If you need the skipped channels,restore them ( Z pg. 14). Press PAUSE to pause the recording, change channels, then press PLAY to resume recording. Re-set the remote control to thecorrect brand ( Z pg. 66 or 67 or 68). Select a different Host Channel duringthe...

EN 73 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 automa...

74 EN INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW 1 Remote Control Sensor 2 Power On/Off Button ( Z pg. 9) 3 DV EJECT Button ( Z pg. 21) 4 DV Indicator ( Z pg. 21) 5 Mini DV Cassette Loading Slot 6 STOP Button ( Z pg. 21) 7 PLAY Button ( Z pg. 21) 8 Rewind [REW] Button ( Z pg. 21) 9 Fast Forward [FF] Button ( Z pg. 21...

EN 75 REAR VIEW 5 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors 6 AC Power Inlet ( Z pg. 6) 7 CABLE BOX Controller Connector ( Z pg. 15, 18) 8 VIDEO/AUDIO Output Connectors ( Z pg. 58) 1 ANT. IN Connector ( Z pg. 6) 2 DV PLAYBACK COMPONENT VIDEO OutputConnectors ( Z pg. 7) 3 S VIDEO Input Connector ( Z pg. 64) 4 S V...

76 EN DV DISPLAY PANEL SP VCR 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 Symbolic Mode Indicators STILL:SLOW: RECORD: RECORD PAUSE: PLAY:FF/REW VARIABLESEARCH: AUDIO DUBBING: AUDIO DUBBING PAUSE: INSERT: INSERT PAUSE: AUDIO DUBBING INSERT: AUDIO DUBBING INSERT PAUSE: VHS DISPLAY PANEL SP VCR 6 5 7 8 1 2 3 4 1 Symbolic Mode Indi...

EN 77 REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 T W DV VHS POWER TV/VCR A/B DISPLAY ENTER/OSD A.MONITOR VCR TV CABLE/DBS CANCEL TIMER START STOP DATE CH C. RESET DBS DAILY(M-F) AUX WEEKLY FADE/WIPE EFFECT ON/OFF PROG EXPRESS PROGRAMMING PROG CHECK SP/LPSP/EP PLAY REW REC STOP PAUSE FF TV CH + TV CH...

78 EN INDEX (cont.) A A/B Code .................................................................... 69Active Video Calibration ............................................. 34Add Channel ............................................................... 14Audio Dubbing ....................................

EN 79 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption Power on : 42 W Power off : 5.5 W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 437 mm x 127 mm x 390 mm (17-1/4" x 5"...

80 EN HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1-800-252-5722 http://www.jvcservice.com JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP. FACTORY SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS If you ship the product... ACCESSORIES 10 New Maple Avenue 1500 Lakes Parkway 705 Enterpris...

EN 81 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 ORIGINALPURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retailpurchase for the period as shown below....