JVC HR-J295EK Bedienungsanleitung

H R-J295EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS HR-J295EK LPT0668-001B PAL HR-J295EK-EN/P01_Cover 6/11/2, 2:46 PM 1[...]

safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNI NG: DANGEROUS V OL T AGE INSI DE WARNI NG: T O PR EVENT FIR E OR SHOCK HAZA RD, DO NO T EXPOSE THI S UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing [...]

safety first 3 The ST ANDBY/ON o button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. “ y ” shows electrical power standby and “ z ” shows ON . Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP (Long Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed video recorder. When the equipme[...]

safety first 4 Some Do ’ s And Don ’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the eq[...]

Contents Diagrams of Equipment ................................ 6 Equipment K ey ............................................. 7 W elcome to JVC ............................................ 8 Plug&Play Setup ........................................ 10 Initial Settings ........................................... 13 Basic F eatures ..............[...]

diagr ams of equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel 2 7 6 1 8 3 9 4 0 ! @ # $ 5 u ^ & w e q ) ( * t r y % remo te control HR-J295EK-EN/p02-07 3/15/2, 7:09 PM 6[...]

equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey REAR PANEL 1 Mains Power Cor d supplies power to VCR. 2 T ying Band Stopper fix es the main power cord. Do not drop the tying band into the inside of the V CR. It may cause a malfunction. 3 AERIAL Connector enables connection of aerial. 4 EURO AV1 A UDIO/VI DEO Connector enables A V connection to TV or second VCR; inpu[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t art Please read the SAFETY FIR ST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6–7 when reading through these instructions Refer to the List of T erms on page 49 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual Video Cassette R ecorder A A A Batteries x 2 W elcome t[...]

wel come t o jv c 9 GETTING EVERYTHING READY (continued) connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Aerial Cable , the RF Cable and the 21-pin SC AR T Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCART is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV you w[...]

p l ug&pla y setup 10 before y ou s tar t Check that the connection is completed T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode L oad the batteries into the Remote Contr ol Refer to the Remote Control diagr am on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Remote Control Star t Plug&Play Setup Plug the mains power [...]

pl ug&pla y set up 11 Check the R esults Make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the VCR’s memory by using the ^ and & buttons. If station names (ID — Z pg. 21) have also been stored in the VCR’s memory, the station name will be displayed on the TV screen. Finish Off return to normal screen Press MENU . The Tuner Set[...]

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Initial Settings Video Channel Set ...................................... 14 Language Set ............................................. 15 Clock Set .................................................... 16 T uner Set ..................................................... 17 HR-J295EK-EN/p13-16 2/27/2, 2:54 PM 13[...]

initial settings 14 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VCR The V CR must be turned on The Remote Contr ol must have batteries inser ted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel S et The V CR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable included with this V CR) and A V (via[...]

initial settings 15 before y ou s tar t The Remote Contr ol must have batteries inser ted The TV set must be turned on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Language S et Y ou can change the language setting manually as required. Setting the language get to the main menu get to the main menu get to the main menu get to the main menu[...]

initial settings 16 Clock S et Setting the Clock get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon TIME D A TE using the * and T buttons and press OK . set time and da te Press the ^ and & buttons to display the desired setting and press T . OR Press the appropriate number keys for each setting. Input “0” before any single number entries. s[...]

initial settings 17 T uner S et The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your area in order to record pr ogrammes correctly . Once done, pr essing the ^ or & buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels. This channel search can be done either automatically or manual[...]

initial settings 18 Manual Channel Setup get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU . select position Press the ^ and & buttons on the Remote Control to select a vaca[...]

initial settings 19 PR 05 00 CH MFT STATION C02 A R D MOVE: DELETE: 01 C03 00 ARD 02 C02 00 ZDF 03 S11 BR3 04 S40 WDR3 05 C02 00 HR3 06 - - - - - - - - - 07 - - - - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - 00 00 PR SET MOVE: DELETE: 01 C03 00 ARD 02 C02 00 ZDF 03 S11 BR3 04 S40 WDR3 05 C02 00 HR3 06 - - - - - - - - - 07 - - - - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - -[...]

initial settings 20 PR SET Change Station P reset P osition get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU . select item Press the ^ and & buttons on the Remote Control t[...]

initial settings 21 Fine-T uning Stored Channels get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon PR SET using the * and T buttons and press OK . The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position currently received appears. get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU . select item Press the ^ and & buttons on the Remote Control to select th[...]

initial settings 22 T V Station Channel Number Guide Region T ransmitter BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 — Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 37 D o v e r 5 05 66 65 3— Heathfield 49 52 64 67 — Oxford 57 63 60 53 49 South-West Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 — Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 — Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 6[...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 24 Playback F eatures ...................................... 26 R ecording .................................................. 28 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer Programming ............ 31 Timer P rogramming .................................... 33 HR-J295EK-EN/p23-30 2/27/2, 3:01 [...]

basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t apes Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction but you may lose some on-screen information The picture may r oll up or down. Corr ect this by adjusting the v [...]

basic fea t ures 25 R ewind and F ast Forwar d re wind Press the 1 button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. f ast forward Press the ¡ button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. • If you press and hold 1 button or ¡ button during rewinding or fast- forwarding, you can see the picture on the TV screen. Releasing it cancels the picture search [...]

basic fea t ures 26 Playback F eatures Pause During Playback Press the | button on the VCR or the Remote Control. • The VCR enters Pause mode after moving two or three frames. • If the paused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically, press the PR+ and – buttons on the Remote Control until the picture is steady. • Still picture stops automa[...]

basic fea t ures 27 Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 6 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. When the specified portion of the tape is skipped, normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press . . Attention In the [...]

basic fea t ures 28 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place R ecord Safety T ab L oad the cassette into the V CR (see page 24) R ecor ding TV signals being received by the recor der’ s built in tuner can be recorded onto a vide[...]

basic fea t ures 29 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART cables, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the TV/VCR button on the Remote Control. Display T ape Position/T ime Counter Press the OK button repeatedly to display the tape position and time counter on the TV screen. To reset the time counter, press 0000 . NOTE S: ?[...]

basic fea t ures 30 Instant Timer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 minute incre- ments. st art re cording Press T ( ITR ) once. If left in this state, the VCR will keep recording until the tape runs out. engage ins tant timer re cording Press T ( ITR ) again. This means that the VCR will record for 30 minutes[...]

basic fea t ures 31 before y ou s tar t Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode Set SYSTEM to the appropriate mode. ( Z pg. 43) VIDEO Plus + ® T imer Pr ogr amming The VIDEO Plus+ system uses the code numbers – called PlusC[...]

basic fea t ures 32 Check the R esults Make sure that the preset number displayed is the one that you want. If it is incorrect, the wrong programme will be recorded. If it is incorrect or “––” is displayed, select the appropriate number using the ^ and & buttons. This preset position is registered to the VCR. change preset position P[...]

basic fea t ures 33 before y ou s tar t Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode Set SYSTEM to the appropriate mode. ( Z pg. 43) T imer Pr ogr amming If you do not kno w the PlusCode number for the progr amme that you wish to r[...]

basic fea t ures 34 R eturn to Normal Scr een Press MENU twice. Engage Timer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing o otherwise no recording will take place. The timer indicator and standby/record indicator light on the display panel. To disengage the Timer Mode, press o again. • If a cassette has not loaded when the VCR enters[...]

basic fea t ures 35 REC Notes on T imer R ecording • If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one programme overlaps with another, the programme starting earlier will be recorded. If the start times are the same, the programme made most recently will be recorded. • If you wish to stop timer recording which has already started, press o .[...]

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Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 38 Editing ....................................................... 39 Other F unctions ......................................... 41 HR-J295EK-EN/p37-42 2/27/2, 3:12 PM 37[...]

ad v anced fea tures 38 Pictur e Quality Manual T r acking Your VCR is equipped with automatic tracking control. This will be adequate for most tapes and will automatically adjust the tracking to suit the particular tape in use but if you insert an old or worn tape, it may be necessary to manually adjust the track- ing in order to get the best pict[...]

ad v anced fea tures 39 TV Set A V Mode Another VCR Y our VCR 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) Editing Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect EURO A V1 AUDIO/VIDEO connector to another VCR. set recorder input mode The recording VCR mode must be set to AUX . If this VCR is the recorder, press AV and /or PR to select AV1 . If this VCR is the[...]

ad v anced fea tures 40 Editing F r om a Camcorder connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the VCR’s rear panel EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO connector, via an optional cable adapter. set input mode Press AV or PR so that AV 1 appears in the place of a preset position number. st art camcorder Engage the camcorder’s PL AY mode. [...]

ad v anced fea tures 41 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (OSD) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon OSD using the * and T buttons and press OK . enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Press ^ and & to toggle between ON and OFF and press * or T [...]

ad v anced fea tures 42 R ewind Power Off When the tape is not running, press 1 , then press o . RE W blinks on the TV screen. The VCR enters the standby mode automatically after rewinding the tape. Ez (Easy) P ow er Off During playback, press 10 y . The VCR stops playback, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode auto[...]

ad v anced fea tures 43 Memor y Stop F acility The VCR stops automatically when rewinding the tape and the counter reaches “M 0:00:00”. If you set the counter to “M 0:00:00” before the playback or recording, you can easily access the pre-selected position by using the time counter. 1 Press OK repeatedly to display the counter on the TV scre[...]

ad v anced fea tures 44 16:9 Compatibility You can select the aspect ratio of your TV. get to the main menu Press MENU . Select the icon 16:9/4:3 using the * and T buttons and press OK . select mode Press ^& to select the appropriate mode and press * or T . AUT O : Normally select this. You can play back the 16:9 and 4:3 screen-programme as the[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 45 Questions and Answers PLA YBACK Q: What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A: The VCR stops playback, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode automatically. Q: Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A: No. It stops automatically after 5minute[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 46 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the VCR. 2. The Remote Control won ’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. RECP appears on the TV screen (only when OSD is set to ON ). 2. The tape will not rewind or fast- forward. PLA YBACK 1. [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 47 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be star ted. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work. 2. The timer indicator blinks on the display panel. 3. Timer pro[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 48 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER PROBLEMS 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped o ver . 3. The preset cannot be changed. 4. Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared. 5. No channels a[...]

list of terms 49 List of T erms O O O O O On-Screen Display (OSD) ........................................ 41 P P P P P Pause During Playback ............................................. 26 Picture Control ......................................................... 38 Playback .................................................................... 24 P[...]

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