Jvc video cassette recorder instructions (17 pages)
Summary of Contents for JVC HR-J633U
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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J633U POWER ENTER DAILY (M-F) WEEKLY C.RESET CANCEL TIMER CH SKIP VOL. SP/EP DISPLAY TV/VIDEO CABLE PLAY STOP POWER SHUTTLE PLUS VIDEO (MONO) L – AUDIO – R I T R MENU VIDEO MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT...
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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 in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK...
IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use and servicing.
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1. Accessories To avoid personal injury: • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. • Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product.
Check And Cancel Programs ... 31 Auto Timer ... 32 DITING Edit To Or From Another VCR ... 33 Control Two JVC VCRs ... 33 Edit From A Camcorder ... 34 Assemble Editing ... 36 PECIAL FEATURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Control ... 37 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control ...
Basic Connections Antenna or Cable Coaxial Cable Flat Feeder Maching Transformer AC Power Cord Back of VCR ANTENNA-IN (Antenna or Cable input) AC Outlet 75 ohm terminal Back of VCR AUDIO VIDEO CH3 CH4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICATIONS”...
INITIAL SETTINGS Clock CH5∞ MENU SHUTTLE PLUS 5∞ ATTENTION CABLE BOX SUBSCRIBERS If you perform Auto or Semi-Auto clock setting procedures . . . Select the PBS channel on your cable box before plugging your VCR's power plug into the AC outlet. (If you have more than one PBS channel, you may have to select the PBS channel if Auto clock setting is not successful.) The cable box must be set to the PBS channel at clock...
MENU SHUTTLE PLUS INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language Select ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN The messages are preset to appear in English. If you want to see them in Spanish or French, place the arrow next to “LANGUAGE SELECT” by pressing CH 5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞, then press OK.
NUMBER MENU SHUTTLE PLUS **AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME This function enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’s clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time. With Auto DST activated, ..on the first Sunday of April at 2:00 AM, the clock is adjusted to 3:00 AM.
NUMBER MENU SHUTTLE PLUS INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SELECT D.S.T. MODE You have three choices: a–Select “AUTO” and the adjustment to your VCR’s clock will be made according to the incoming signal from the host channel. b–Select “ON” and the adjustment will be made based on the clock itself.
Tuner MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/ VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
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MENU SHUTTLE PLUS INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL Place the arrow next to "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞, then press OK. Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the CH 5 ∞ buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped.
NUMBER CH.SKIP MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner procedure. To add a channel, go to step 2. To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN Place the arrow next to "AFC"...
Simple Playback REW (Rewind) SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 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 pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting.
Simple Recording NUMBER SP/EP LOAD A CASSETTE Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL Press CH5∞. Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) SET TAPE SPEED Press SP/EP to set the recording speed.
Playback SHUTTLE PLUS ™/£ PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Still Picture PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, press CH 5 or ∞ on the VCR's front panel or remote to stabilize the picture. FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK Advance the tape one frame by pressing PAUSE again. To control direction, press SHUTTLE PLUS ™...
Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually. ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE During playback, press the CH5∞ buttons on the VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking adjust.
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Select The Soundtrack Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU during playback or when VCR is in stop mode.
MENU SHUTTLE PLUS To recall an indication Press OSD. All indications corresponding to the current status are displayed for 5 seconds, leaving the counter information, and RECORD/PAUSE if in the Record Pause mode, on the screen. (No indication during still and search.) Press OSD again to clear the display.
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) VIDEO SHUTTLE PLUS Skip Search SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of fast- motion playback. Normal playback resumes automatically. NOTE: To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY.
REVIEW C.RESET C.MEMORY 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 VCR is off and the Timer mode is disengaged, press REVIEW.
. . . press REW, then press TIMER within 2 seconds. TIMER AV COMPU LINK Playback Your VCR is compatible with JVC’s AV COMPU LINK compo- nents, including amplifiers, receivers, and televisions. MAKE CONNECTION Connect your VCR to an AV COMPU LINK component as shown in the illustration on page 23.
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PLAY MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Example AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK Cable (not supplied) AV COMPU LINK II (VCR ONLY) VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AV COMPU LINK Television ACCESS SPECIAL FUNCTION SCREEN Press CH 5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “SPECIAL FUNCTION”, then press ENABLE AV COMPU LINK...
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Active Video Calibration MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Your VCR is equipped with the Active Video Calibration 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.
PAUSE Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 15 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. START RECORDING Press and hold REC and press PLAY on the remote control, or press REC on the VCR's front panel. The VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the quality of the tape in use, then recording...
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 14. START PLAYBACK Press PLAY. The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use.
Recording C.RESET Record One Program While Watching Another ENGAGE TV MODE During recording... If using the RF connection ( The VCR's VIDEO indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. If using the AV connection ( TV's input mode from AV to TV. SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING Use the TV’s channel selector to set the channel you...
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) 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.
TIMER RECORDING Instant Timer Recording (ITR) I T R VIDEO On-Screen Timer Programming * Refer to the illustration on page 30. This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished.
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NUMBER MENU SHUTTLE PLUS EXAMPLE If you program the VCR to timer record a show on September 6 DATE on channel 40 from 12:00 noon START to 1:00 PM in SP mode, the STOP screen will look like this: CHANNEL PRESS NUMBER KEY(0-9) OR (5,∞), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END...
POWER TIMER CANCEL MENU SHUTTLE PLUS Check And Cancel Programs DISENGAGE TIMER Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN Press MENU, then press OK. CHECK PROGRAM INFOR- MATION Press CH 5 ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞ to check the programs in succession.
MENU SHUTTLE PLUS TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Auto Timer When activated, this function engages the timer when the VCR is turned off, and disengages it when the power is turned on, automatically. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET"...
POWER The supplied remote control is capable of controlling two JVC VCRs independently using the A/B CODE switch. You can set this VCR so it responds to remote commands only when the switch is set to B, and another VCR so it responds to commands when the switch is set to A.
Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the camcorder’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is used, the camcorder is capable of controlling your VCR. Your VCR The editing cable is a mono 3.5 mm mini-plug to...
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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 Play mode. (Refer to camcorder's instruction manual.)
Assemble Editing SP/EP Assemble Editing adds one recorded scene to another in succession. To use your VCR as the recorder ... LOAD CASSETTES Insert the original cassette in the player, and the recording cassette in the recorder. SET TAPE SPEED Set to "SP"...
VOL. +/- TV Multi-Brand Remote Control POWER In addition to controlling several functions on JVC remote control TVs, the VCR's remote control can control these functions on the TV brands listed below. Before you start . . . Turn the TV’s power on using its remote control.
NUMBER Child Lock This feature allows you to prevent the operation of the VCR. Turn the VCR's power on. Press and hold POWER on the remote control until the Child Lock indicator ("–") appears on the front display panel. * To cancel Child Lock, press POWER on the remote to turn the VCR on.
4. Set the TV receiver to its AV mode. Engage and adjust tracking manually pg. 17). The heads must be cleaned. Consult your JVC dealer ( pg. 46). Set AUDIO MONITOR to "HI-FI" pg. 18). CORRECTIVE ACTION Insert a cassette.
2. TV broadcasts won’t record properly. 3. Tape-to-tape editing won’t work. TIMER RECORDING SYMPTOM 1. Timer recording won’t work. 2. On-screen timer programming won’t work. 3. TIMER and ] on the front display panel won’t stop blinking. 4. The cassette is automatically ejected, and TIMER and ] on the front display panel won’t stop blinking.
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 automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads.
GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V` , 60 Hz Power consumption : 21 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) : 360 x 94 x 276 mm (14-3/16"...
INDEX List Of Terms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A/B Code ...33 Active Video Calibration ...
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WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers. Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period.