Page 2 - EN; SAFETY FIRST; Safety Precautions
2 EN SAFETY FIRST IMPORTANT n Please read the various precautions on this page beforeinstalling or operating the recorder. n It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-recordpre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consentof the owner of copyright in the sound or video record-ing, bro...
Page 3 - Basic; INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER
EN 3 Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessorieslisted in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 46). SITUATE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT RECORDER TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the typeof TV you have. RF CON...
Page 4 - INITIAL SETTINGS; Video; ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL; With RF Connection
4 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Video Channel Set Video Channel (RF Output Channel) is the channel onwhich your TV receives picture and sound signals from thevideo recorder through the RF cable. Major Countries TV System Austria, Denmark, Finland, Holland,Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, B/G Sweden, Germany...
Page 5 - With AV Connection
EN 5 (Ex.) If channel 50 is available in your area SET VIDEO CHANNEL 3 Set your TV to UHF channel 36. ● If the two vertical white bars appear clearly on thescreen as shown in the illustration ( Z "TEST SIGNAL" on page 4), press OK and then go to step 4 . ● If the two vertical white bars do n...
Page 6 - Auto Set Up; Auto Channel Set; PERFORM AUTO SET UP
6 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set Before starting, make sure of the following: ● The TV aerial cable should be connected to the recorder. ● The recorder's mains power cord should be connected toa mains outlet. Z pg. 3 ● The "Video Channel Set&...
Page 7 - START AUTO CHANNEL SET
EN 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 START AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Press MENU and the "AUTO SET" screenappears. When AutoChannel Set is completed,"SCAN COMPLETED"appears for about 5seconds on the screen,then the normal screenappears. ● The Auto Set Up function scans all the channels thatare r...
Page 8 - Select
8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to"INITIAL SET", then press OK or PUSH JOG . ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG...
Page 9 - Clock Set
EN 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 TURN THE RECORDER ON 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to"INITIAL SET", then press OK or PUSH JOG . ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next ...
Page 10 - Displays; TURN ON THE RECORDER
10 EN On-Screen Displays You can choose whether or not to have various operationalindicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF. Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 ...
Page 11 - Colour; INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM
EN 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 Colour System Set INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to"MODE SET", then press OK or PUSH JOG . SELECT COLOUR SYSTEM MODE 4 P...
Page 12 - PLAYBACK; LOAD A CASSETTE; START PLAYBACK
12 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PLAYBACK Basic Playback The easiest, most basic operation possible with your videorecorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a videotape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TVjust like a TV programme. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the win...
Page 13 - Playback; Variable-Speed Search; Slow Motion
EN 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 Playback Features Variable-Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback, press PUSH JOG or . ● The more times you press, the faster the playbackpicture moves. ● To decrease speed, press the button for the oppositedirection. To resume normal playback...
Page 14 - Manual Tracking
14 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PLAYBACK (cont.) Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic trackingcontrol. During playback, you can override this and adjust thetracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons. OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 Press (SP/LP) on the remote to enga...
Page 15 - Index Search; ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH; Next Function Memory; ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW; Skip Search
EN 15 Index Search Your recorder automatically marksindex codes at the beginning ofeach recording. This function givesyou quick access to any one of 9index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure therecorder is in the Stop mode. ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press PUSH JOG or ( ™ or £ ...
Page 16 - RECORDING; Recording Resume
16 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 RECORDING Basic Recording PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD TV PROG STOP/EJECT TV PROG RECORD NUMBER TV signals being received by the recorder’s built-in tuner can berecorded onto a video tape. You can “capture” a TV programmeusing your video recorder. Turn on the TV and selec...
Page 17 - Recording; Record One Programme; Elapsed Recording Time; Tape Remaining Time
EN 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 Recording Features Record One Programme While Watching Another SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH 1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is toset the channel controls on the TV for the station youwish to view. ● The programme selected with the TV’s channelcontrols...
Page 18 - System; Preparation
18 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 B.E.S.T. Picture System Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking) systemchecks the condition of the tape in use during recording andplayback, and compensates to provide the highest-possiblerecord...
Page 19 - START RECORDING
EN 19 Recording START RECORDING 1 Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote, or press RECORD on the recorder. DURING B.E.S.T. B.E.S.T. COMPLETE ● The recorder spends approximately 7 secondsassessing the condition of the tape, then beginsrecording. NOTES: ● With HR-J459EE: The B.E.S.T. syste...
Page 20 - TIMER RECORDING; Setup; Guide Program Number Set
20 EN TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW Setup Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). Guide Program Number Set ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "INITIAL SET", then press OK or PUSH JOG . ACCESS GUID...
Page 21 - ENTER RECEIVING; RETURN TO NORMAL; Guide Program Number
EN 21 ENTER RECEIVING CHANNEL POSITION NUMBER 5 Press PUSH JOG %fi or NUMBER keys to input the number of the recorder'schannel position on whichthe Guide Programnumber's broadcast isreceived. Then press OK or PUSH JOG . ● If the satellite broadcastis received on yourrecorder's auxiliarychannel "...
Page 22 - ACCESS SHOWVIEW SCREEN; ACCESS SHOWVIEW PROGRAM; Timer
22 EN ACCESS SHOWVIEW SCREEN 1 Press PROG. . The front display panel looks like this: ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER 2 Press the NUMBER keys to enter the S HOW V IEW number of a programmeyou wish to record. ● If you make a mistake,press CANCEL and input the correct number. The S HOW V IEW number you enter ap...
Page 23 - SET VPS MODE
EN 23 SET TAPE SPEED (HR-J459EE ONLY) 4 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. SET VPS MODE 5 Press VPS ( NUMBER key "7") to select "ON" or "OFF". If "VPS/PDC OFF" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/PDC" is lit on the display panel, VPS is set to OFF. If "...
Page 24 - Express Timer
24 EN Express Timer Programming TIMER RECORDING (cont.) If you don’t know the S HOW V IEW number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorderto timer-record the programme. ACCESS SHOWVIEW SCREEN 1 Press PROG. . ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 2 Press START +/– . (If...
Page 25 - VPS Recording
EN 25 ENTER CHANNEL POSITION 6 Press TV PROG +/– . SET TAPE SPEED (HR-J459EE ONLY) 7 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. SET VPS MODE 8 Press VPS ( NUMBER key "7") to select "ON" or "OFF". If "VPS/PDC OFF" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/PDC" is lit on t...
Page 26 - Check, Cancel And Replace
26 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE 1 Press TIMER , then press . ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN/DISPLAY 2 Press PROG. CHECK . ACCESS PROGRAM SCREEN/ DISPLAY 3 Press PROG. CHECK again to check more informa- tion. Each time y...
Page 27 - Auto Timer
EN 27 Auto Timer When the Auto Timer is set to ON, the timer is automaticallyengaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati-cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next ...
Page 28 - Automatic; SET TAPE SPEED
28 EN This facility allows you to record automatically a satelliteprogramme which is timer-programmed on your externalsatellite tuner. Connect a satellite tuner to the recorder's AUDIOIN/VIDEO IN connectors and programme the timer on thesatellite tuner; the recorder starts recording when the signals...
Page 29 - SPECIAL FEATURES; SET TV BRAND CODE; TV Multi-brand Remote
EN 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 SPECIAL FEATURES Control Your TV Using Additional Buttons Use the NUMBER keys, and the button, CANCEL button or TIMER button to select the TV’s channel. ● With televisions under Code 01, 02, 03, 05, 07, 15 or 22,the button corresponds to the 1-digit/2-digit entry sw...
Page 30 - EDITING; Edit To; MAKE CONNECTIONS; Switching
30 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 EDITING Edit To Another Video Recorder You can use your video recorder as the source player andanother video recorder as the recording deck. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectorsto the recorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors. SET RECORDING DE...
Page 31 - Edit From A; START SOURCE PLAYER
EN 31 You can use a camcorder or another video recorder as thesource player and your video recorder as the recording deck. Edit From A Camcorder Or Another Video Recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors on thecamcorder or another video recorder to the front panelAUDIO/VIDEO...
Page 32 - TUNER SET; PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL
32 EN AUTO SET PLEASE WAIT [MENU] : EXIT 0 + + + End Beginning TUNER SET IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if —— Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function ( Z pg. 6). — you have moved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcasting in your area. Turn on...
Page 33 - VIEW CHANNEL LIST
EN 33 VIEW CHANNEL LIST SCREEN 4 After "SCAN COMPLETED"is displayed on the screenfor about 5 seconds, theChannel List screenlooking like the one to theright appears. The stationsyour recorder locatedappear on the Channel Listscreen — channelpositions (PR) andchannels (CH).The blueback screen...
Page 34 - Storing Channels Manually
34 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 TUNER SET (cont.) MENU PUSH JOG OK Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( Z pg. 6) or Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 32). SELECT BAND 4 Press PUSH JOG %fi to change the band betweenCH (regular) and CC(cable), then press PUSH JOG...
Page 35 - Change Station Channel
EN 35 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 34 to access the Channel List screen before continuing. Change Station Channel Position SELECT ITEM 1 Press PUSH JOG %fi until the item you want to move begins blinking. Then press OK and the station name (ID) and its channel...
Page 37 - TV System Selection - When
EN 37 % SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER 1 Press PUSH JOG until the first letter of the stationname begins blinking. ENTER NEW CHARACTER 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to cycle through the characters (A–Z, 0–9, –, * , +, (space) ) and stop when the desired character is indicated, then press PUSH JOG to enter. En...
Page 38 - TV Station And ID List
38 EN TV Station And ID List ID* STATION NAME 1000 TV1000 3SAT 3SAT ADLT ADULT ANT3 ANTENA3 ARD ARD ARTE ARTE BBC BBC GROUP BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 BR3 BAYERN3 C+ CANAL PLUS C1 PORTUGUSES CAN5 CANALE5 CH4 CHANNEL4 CH5 CHANNEL5 CHLD CHILD CINE CINEMA CLUB TELECLUB CMT CMT CNN CNN CSUR ANDALUCIA DISC DISC...
Page 39 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EN 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 video recorder indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It ...
Page 40 - TROUBLESHOOTING; POWER
40 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 video recorder off for repair. POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon-nec...
Page 42 - OTHER PROBLEMS
42 EN SYMPTOM 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder record-ing. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped over. 3. The channel cannot be changed. 4. Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed ordisappeared. 5. No channels are stored in the recorde...
Page 43 - INDEX
EN 43 INDEX 3 ANT. IN Connector Z pg. 3 4 RF OUT Connector Z pg. 3 1 Mains Power Cord Z pg. 3 2 AUDIO/VIDEO OUT Connectors Z pg. 3, 30 FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW 1 2 5 3 4 6 @ # 9 0 7 8 ! $ % ^ STANDBY/ON VIDEO AUDIO SP/LP REC LINK TV PROG DISPLAY REVIEW SP VPS/PDC OUT AUDIO VIDEO ANT. IN RF OUT 3 2 4 1 1...
Page 44 - DISPLAY PANEL
44 EN INDEX (cont.) DISPLAY PANEL 1 B.E.S.T. Picture System Display Z pg. 19 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg. 16 4 Programme Time Indicators Z pg. 24 5 "Timer" Indicator Z pg. 23 6 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg. 17 7 Channel DisplayClock Display 8 Instant REVIEW ...
Page 45 - REMOTE CONTROL; How To Use
EN 45 REMOTE CONTROL Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can alsobe used to operate your TV Z pg 29. 1 TV Button Z pg. 29 2 VCR Button Z pg. 29 3 TV/VCR Button Z pg. 29 4 REVIEW Button Z pg. 15 5 NUMBER Keys Z pg. 16 6 CANCEL Button Z pg. 22 Counter [C.] RESET Button Z pg. 17 7 STO...
Page 46 - SPECIFICATIONS
46 EN SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement Rating : AC 110 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Operating : AC 90 – 260 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 18W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 400 x 94 x 277 mm Weight : 3.4 kg F...
Page 47 - MEMO
