Page 2 - SAFETY FIRST; Safety Precautions; CAUTION; IMPORTANT
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDEWARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION 8 When you are not using t...
Page 3 - DO NOT block the recorder’s ventilation openings or holes.; MOISTURE CONDENSATION
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 3 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be conside...
Page 4 - INDEX; REAR VIEW
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 4 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW (HR-J680/681/682EU) VCR SAT REVIEW SAT PR FRONT VIEW (HR-J587/588/589EU) A STANDBY/ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 8 B Cassette Loading Slot C Play 4 Button 墌 pg. 16 D Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 16, 17 E Fast Forward 5 Button 墌 pg. 16, 17 F PR +/– Buttons 墌...
Page 5 - FRONT DISPLAY PANEL
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 5 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL A “Timer” Indicator 墌 pg. 25, 27 B Play Indicator C Record Indicator D Channel/Clock Display 墌 pg. 11 To switch display, press – –:– – . Channel position is not displayed during playback. Mode Display (L-1, L-2 or SAt*) * When “L-2 SE...
Page 6 - REMOTE CONTROL; How To Use; Operating JVC TVs
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 6 EN INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Button 墌 “Operating JVC TVs” below B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg. 21 and “Operating JVC TVs” below C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 18 D NUMBER Keys 墌 pg. 20, 24 E VPS/PDC Button 墌 pg. 25, 27 F Cancel & Button 墌 pg. 28 0000 Button 墌 pg. ...
Page 7 - INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER; Basic Connections; Situate the recorder.; Connect the recorder to TV.; Connect the recorder to mains.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 7 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections It’s essential that your video recorder be properly connected. A Check the contents. Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” on page 54. B Situate the recorder. Place...
Page 8 - INITIAL SETTINGS; Auto Set Up; Turn on the recorder.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set A Turn on the recorder. Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. The Country Set display appears on the TV screen. B Select your country. NOTES: ● If you have sel...
Page 9 - ATTENTION
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 9 C Select the language. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . The AUTO SET/T-V LINK display appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. On the front display panel Press rt to select “Auto” and press OK or e . ● When you have connected the vide...
Page 10 - Preset Download; Perform Preset Download.; Set the video channel.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● For details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV. ● In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme D...
Page 12 - Language; Access the Main Menu screen.; Access the Country Set screen.; Return to the normal screen.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language This recorder offers you the choice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. Though Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 11), you can change the language setting manually as required. A Acc...
Page 13 - SAT CONTROL SET; Installing Satellite Controller; Situate the Satellite Controller.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 13 SAT CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting The following procedure is required if you receive satellite channels through a satellite receiver. Approximately 20 seconds before the S HOW V IEW timer programming ( 墌 pg. 24) or Express timer program...
Page 14 - Access the Sat Control Set screen.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN SAT CONTROL SET (cont.) Setting satellite receiver's brand and channel After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand and channel correctly; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. A Turn on the satellite receiver. Turn on the ...
Page 15 - Check the result of the test.; NexTView Link
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 15 SAT CONTROL SET (cont.) T-V LINK G Check the result of the test. If the satellite receiver’s channel number has been changed to the same one as you set in step 6 ... Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “CHANGED TO ...”, then press OK or e to...
Page 16 - PLAYBACK; Basic Playback; Find the programme start point.; Usable cassettes
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN PLAYBACK Basic Playback A Load a cassette. Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointed toward the recorder. ● Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The recorder’s powe...
Page 17 - Playback Features; Pause during playback.; Slow Motion; OR; Variable Speed Search
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 17 Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Press 9 . ● If there is vertical jitter, use the PR buttons to correct the picture. 2 Activate Frame-by-frame playback. Press 9 . OR Press w or e . Slow Motion During still...
Page 18 - Manual Tracking; Override automatic tracking.; Return to automatic tracking.; Instant ReView; Activate Instant ReView.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN PLAYBACK (cont.) Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons. 1 Override automatic tracking. Press p on the remote con...
Page 19 - Index Search; Activate Index Search.; Skip Search; Repeat Playback; Activate Repeat Playback.; Soundtrack Selection
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 19 Index Search Your recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. Activ...
Page 20 - RECORDING; Basic Recording; Recording Resume Function
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● The recorder’s power comes on automatically and the counter is reset to 0:00:00. B Choose a programme. Press PR +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the chann...
Page 21 - Recording Features; Set the recording duration.
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 21 Recording Features 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 recorder off after recording is finished. 1 Start recording. Press 7 on the recorder. 2 En...
Page 22 - To Record Stereo And Bilingual Programmes (A2)
Filename [HRJ680EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording Time Indication 1 Display the counter. Press – –:– – so that a counter reading appears on the TV screen. 2 Reset the counter. Press 0000 before starting recording or playback. ● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and sh...
Page 24 - TIMER RECORDING; Timer; Access the S
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Timer Programming With the S HOW V IEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognize. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. B En...
Page 25 - Engage the recorder’s timer mode.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 25 D Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP ( p ). E Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to OFF. 墌 “VP...
Page 26 - Access the Programme screen.; Enter the programme date.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express Timer Programming 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 recorder to timer-record the programme. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. Press PROG ....
Page 28 - Check, cancel and change programmes
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen. C Access the Programme screen. To cancel or change a programme... D Cancel or change a programm...
Page 29 - When programmes overlap each other; Confirm the overlapping programmes.; Cancel or change programme setting.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 29 When programmes overlap each other If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears, you have another programme overlapping the programme you have just made.The Programme Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking. Example: Programme 1 (you have...
Page 31 - EDITING; Set the recorder’s input mode.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 31 EDITING Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the source player and your recorder as the recorder. A Make connections. Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT or AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector via...
Page 32 - Set the input mode of recording deck.; Start the source player.; Start the recording deck.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN EDITING (cont.) Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder You can use your recorder as the source player or as the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A Whe...
Page 33 - SYSTEM CONNECTIONS; Connecting To A Satellite Receiver
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 33 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting To A Satellite Receiver Connect the decoder to the satellite receiver’s connector if you have a decoder, AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to TV’s connector, and AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector to the satellite receiver’s connector...
Page 34 - Select the input mode.
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 EN SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder The AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input connector for an external decoder (descrambler). Simply connect a decoder and you can enjoy the variety of programming that is available thro...
Page 35 - Connecting/Using A Stereo System
Filename [HRJ680EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 35 Connecting/Using A Stereo System These instructions enable you to connect your video recorder to your Hi-Fi stereo system (if you have one) and listen to the soundtrack through the stereo. Make connections. Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on yo...
Page 36 - SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS; Mode Set; Access the Mode Set screen.; Select the mode setting.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS Mode Set You can change various mode settings on the Mode Set screen by following the procedure described below. ● For each mode setting, see pages 37 to 39. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Mode Set screen. C ...
Page 37 - PICTURE CONTROL; AUTO TIMER; DIRECT REC
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 37 * The default setting is bold in the table below. 8 B.E.S.T. ON OFF You can set the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 23). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO : Provides the optimised picture benefits of the B.E.S.T. ...
Page 38 - AUTO SP; POWER SAVE
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * The default setting is bold in the table below. 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ON OFF When this function is set to “ON”, the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record ...
Page 39 - COLOUR SYSTEM
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 39 * The default setting is bold in the table below. 8 L-2 SELECT A/V : To use this recorder as the recording deck with the player connected to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, or to use the satellite receiver connected to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER conne...
Page 40 - Tuner Set; Auto Channel Set; Access the Auto Channel Set screen.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Tuner Set Your recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up by using the P...
Page 41 - Perform Auto Channel Set.; View the Confirmation screen.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 41 NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you want to perform it manually, refer to page 44. ● If you perform Auto Channel Set when the aerial cable is not connected properly, “SCAN COMPLETED -NO SIGNAL-” appears on the...
Page 42 - Manual Channel Set
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 8), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 10) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 40). A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. P...
Page 43 - INFORMATION
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 43 Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● The item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary. C Close the Confi...
Page 44 - Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station names that are registered in your recorder. A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you want begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice. C Select the new station...
Page 45 - TV Station And ID List
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 45 TV Station And ID List * The “ID” abbreviation is what is shown on-screen in lieu of the station name. The “ID” abbreviation is listed in the Confirmation screen and is displayed on the TV screen when the recorder is tuned to a different station. ID* ST...
Page 46 - Video Channel Set; Access the Video Channel Set mode.; Exit the Video Channel Set mode.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set Video channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. If you have connected the recorder to your TV via the AV connection...
Page 47 - System Setup; Guide Program Number
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 47 S HOW V IEW ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . C Access the Guide Program Set screen. P...
Page 48 - Clock Set; Access the Initial Set screen.; Access the Clock Set screen.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 48 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A Turn on the recorder. Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . D Access the Clock Se...
Page 49 - Set the date and time.; Start the clock operation.
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 49 E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . The “DATE” display begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and year. ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes. ● When you set t...
Page 50 - TROUBLESHOOTING; POWER
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 50 EN TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your video recorder off for repair. POWER TAPE...
Page 52 - OTHER PROBLEMS; SYMPTOM
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 52 EN TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. ● The camcorder’s microphone is too close to the TV. Position the camcorder so its microphone is away...
Page 53 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 53 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. During search, slow, still and frame-by-frame playback, I can’t hear any audio. What’s ...
Page 54 - SPECIFICATIONS; GENERAL
Filename [HRJ680EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 54 EN SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption Power on : 16 W Power off : 4.0 W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal onlyDimensions (WxHxD) [HR-J680/68...
Page 55 - LIST OF TERMS
Filename [HRJ680EU1IX.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 55 LIST OF TERMS A Auto Set Up.......................................................... 8AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ......................................... 38 AUTO TIMER ..................................................... 37Automatic Satellite Programme Rec...
