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¢ POWER PUSH JOG VIDEO (MONO)L – AUDIO – R MENU Las ilustraciones del VCR de este manual de instrucciones son las del HR-J6004UM. The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the HR-J6004UM. MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUCTIONS PLAY ™...
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Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
On-Screen Timer Programming ... 28 Check And Cancel Programs ... 30 Auto SP/EP Timer ... 31 Auto Timer ...32 DITING Edit To Or From Another VCR ... 33 Edit From A Camcorder ... 34 ROUBLESHOOTING Power ... 36 Tape Transport ... 36 Playback ...
VCR. Even if your TV has AV input terminals, you must connect it to the VCR using an RF cable in order to record one show while watching another ( For full identification of the VCR's rear panel, refer to the Index (REAR VIEW pg.
The Plug & Play function sets the tuner channels automatically when the POWER button is first pressed to power on the VCR after you connect the power plug to an AC outlet. ™...
Clock Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU Preparation ™ £ Language Select POWER CH5∞ ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG %fi INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER.
NUMBER •• •• ¶ MENU Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Place the arrow at the ™ £ Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi, then press OK. SET DATE AND TIME Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date and time (if only 1...
Tuner Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU Set Receivable Channels ™ £ POWER ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
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¡ •• •• ¶ ¢ MENU PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL Place the arrow next to "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi , then press OK. ™ £ Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the CH5 ∞...
NUMBER CH.SKIP •• ¶ MENU Add Or Delete A Channel ™ £ ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner procedure on page 8. To add a channel, go to step 2. To delete a channel, skip to step 4.
SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING Simple Playback Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). REW (Rewind) •• REW (Rewind) ¶ ™ £ Usable cassettes Full-Size VHS T-30 (ST-30**) T-60 (ST-60**) T-90 T-120 (ST-120**)
Simple Recording Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). NUMBER ENTER •• ¶ SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) ™ £ TV/VCR Recording Resume Function ¡ •• PLAY If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer...
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Playback Features •• ¶ High-Speed Search ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH 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 and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds.
•• tracking in slow playback and then engage Pause. Manual tracking is possible during hands-free slow-motion. During hands-free slow-motion playback, simply press CH5 or ∞ on the VCR's front panel or remote to adjust tracking. ¢ ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE During playback, press the CH5 ∞...
MENU Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstable EP recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF". ACCESS MAIN MENU ™...
Normal soundtrack will be heard no matter what choice you make at the Audio Monitor screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU during playback or when VCR is in stop mode. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞...
(No indication during still and search.) Press OSD again to clear the display. The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the VCR is doing. Tuned-in channel or AUX(iliary) mode When the channel is changed, the new channel is displayed on the screen for 5 seconds.
HR-J6004UM V C R PLAY HR-J4004UM V C R SKIP SEARCH •• ¶ PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Skip Search ™ £ Repeat Playback PLAY Index Search Index codes are placed on the tape at the start of each recording. You can find and automatically play back from the start of any recording using the Index Search function.
•• ¶ ¢ Instant ReView At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer-recorded program. ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW After ensuring that the Timer mode is disengaged, press ™...
AV COMPU LINK Playback (HR-J6004UM only) ¡ •• Your VCR is compatible with JVC’s AV COMPU LINK components, including amplifiers (or receivers) and televisions. AV COMPU ¢ LINK provides one touch control of the audio and video compo- nents that are linked via their AV COMPU LINK connectors.
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¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG Your VCR NOTE: Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have. Please refer to the TV’s instruction manual when making this connection. VIDEO OUT ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi to place the arrow next to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK.
B.E.S.T. Picture System Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Your VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) feature, which checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible recording and playback pictures.
As B.E.S.T. 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 you record the desired scene or program...
•• ¶ PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 11 ("Simple playback"). ™ £ ¡ •• ¢ START PLAYBACK Press PLAY.
During recording, press OSD at any time to see the elapsed time. All indications corresponding to the current status of the VCR are displayed for 5 seconds. The counter display remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time. Press OSD again to remove the display.
Hi-Fi and Normal audio tracks. PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) (HR-J6004UM only) Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi- channel TV Sound broadcasts. ™ £ The ST indicator on the front display panel lights during stereo broadcast reception, and SAP lights during SAP program reception.
REC to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes. NOTES: You can only perform ITR using the REC button on the VCR's front panel. After you set the time, the previous display reappears. To check remaining recording time, press REC once during recording and the remaining time is displayed for about 5 seconds.
On-Screen Timer Programming Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). NUMBER •• ¶ MENU You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( ™...
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NOTES: To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER again. Pressing once more re-engages it. In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s memory backup keeps your selections (if the lithium battery is not exhausted). If you select "PROGRAM SET" without having set the date and time, an error message appears.
CANCEL •• ¶ MENU Check And Cancel Programs ™ £ POWER To Cancel A Program . . . TIMER ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN Press MENU, then press OK. CHECK PROGRAM INFORMATION Press CH5 ∞...
¶ MENU NOTES: If you have programmed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, the second program and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set the Auto SP/EP Timer mode to "ON". In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the tape speed manually during timer programming.
¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG NOTE: For safety, when AUTO TIMER is set to “OFF”, all other VCR functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To disengage the timer, press TIMER. TIMER RECORDING (cont.) ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
Player AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN Recorder NUMBER "0" •• ¶ You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder. Your VCR AUDIO IN Another VCR ¡ •• ¢ MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the player’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and...
Insert the cassette to be recorded on into your VCR and the playback cassette into the camcorder. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE Press NUMBER key “0” to set your VCR to AUX. If you own the HR-J4004UM — step 12 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Press CH 5 ∞...
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Set the camcorder to its play mode. START RECORDER Set your VCR to its record mode. If you are using a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder, it can put the recorder automatically into Record mode. (Refer to camcorder's instruction manual.)
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 VCR off for repair. POWER SYMPTOM 1.
POSSIBLE CAUSE The clock and/or the timer have been set incorrectly. The timer is not engaged. The VCR has not been set up properly. Timer recording is in progress. The timer is engaged but there’s no cassette loaded. The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
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 minutes to protect the heads.
11) 5 PUSH JOG £ Button ( OK Button ( pg. 6) 6 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connector ( * The HR-J4004UM has only one AUDIO input connector. 7 MENU Button ( pg. 6) REAR VIEW 1 Power Cord ( pg. 4)
PUSH JOG Button ( How To Use The remote control can operate most of your VCR's functions, as well as basic functions of JVC TV sets (see below). Point the remote control toward the sensor window. Press the appropriate operation button.
VCR’s power turned on for a few hours to let the moisture dry. **ABOUT HEAD CLEANING Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads may cause the playback picture to become blurred or interrupted. Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such troubles occur.