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H R-V615EK HR-V616EK HR-V617EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0909-001A PAL VCR SAT REVIEW VCR SAT REVIEW HR-V615/616/617EK-Cover 3/17/04, 09:46 AM 1 Black[...]

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 IN SI DE WARNI NG: T O PREVENT FIR E OR SHOCK HAZAR D, DO NO T EXPOS E THIS UN IT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing [...]

safety first 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 considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be[...]

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 Three-Step Quick Start ............................... 1 0 Basic F eatures ............................................ 13 Advanced F eatures ................[...]

diagr ams of equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel 1 6 3 4 2 5 7 8 9 0 ! VCR SAT REVIEW VCR SAT REVIEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT 010 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 1 7 4 5 3 2 6 remo te control *DECODER function is [...]

equipment key 7 FRONT PANEL 1 ST AN DB Y/ON o Button turns V CR on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). 2 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes. 3 PR+/- Buttons select a preset position. 4 Display Panel pro vides clear view of various displays and indicators. 5 Infrared Beam Receiving Window is wher e Remote Cont[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t art Please read the SAFETY FIRST 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 59 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual remo te control The Remote Contr ol can operate most of [...]

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 ART Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCA R T is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV you [...]

three-step q uick st art 10 before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batterys into the Remote Control Refer to the Remote Control diagram on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Remote Control Check that the connection is completed T urn on the TV VCR SAT REVIEW VCR SAT REV[...]

three step q uick st art 11 before y ou s t art Check that the VCR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batterys into the Remote Control Refer to the Remote Control diagr am on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Remote Control Check that the connection is completed Be sure to use the fully- wired 21-pin SC [...]

three-step q uick st art 12 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Preset Do wnload finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset P ositions and the Clock have been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset P ositions have been set successfully but the Clock has [...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecording ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® T imer Pr ogramming ............ 21 Express T imer Pr ogramming ...................... 24 HR-V615/616/617EK-EN/p13-20 3/8/04,[...]

basic fea tur es 14 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 ap es If an NTSC tape is played, ‘NTSC a PA L ’ appears on screen for about 5 seconds 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-s[...]

basic fea tures 15 R ewind and F ast Forwar d During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the VCR or the Remote Control. f a st forward Press the > button on the VCR or the Remote Control. SQPB This VCR is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format and the SP mode, with regular VHS res[...]

basic fea tur es 16 Playback F eatur es Pause During Playback Press the | button on the VCR or the Remote Control. • If the paused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically, press the PR or PR button until the picture is steady. • Press . to resume playback. Single F rame Mo vement You can move backward or forward from the still picture in one [...]

basic fea tures 17 Slow Motion This VCR will play your cassette forwards or backwards in slow motion. You can make it do this in one of two ways: method one During still picture, press and hold | on the VCR or the Remote Control for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release | again to return to still picture. method two During still picture, press[...]

basic fea tur es 18 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 Load the cassette into the V CR (see page 14) R ecor ding TV signals being r eceived by the recor der’ s built in tuner can be r ecorded onto a vid[...]

basic fea tures 19 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART connections, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the TV/VCR button on the Remote Control. If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “ U ” and “ , ” on the display panel blink. Press S / 0 on the VCR or on the remote control to eject[...]

basic fea tur es 20 R ecording R esume F unction If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the VCR unless the VCR’s memory backup has expired. Instant T imer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 min[...]

basic fea tures 21 before y ou s t art Make sure that the VCR’ 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 VIDEO Plus + ® T imer Pr ogramming The VIDEO Plus+ system uses the code numbers – called PlusCode numbers – printed after each progr amme in your [...]

basic fea tur es 22 Press OK button. The VIDEO Plus+ Program screen appears. Make sure that the preset number displayed is the one that you want. If it is incorrect, the wrong programme will be recorded. errors If the PlusCode number you entered is invalid, ERR OR appears on the TV screen. Check the R esults set channel position number Make sure th[...]

basic fea tures 23 Engage T imer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. c will appear on the display panel. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again. If a video tape with the safety tab removed is loaded, c , Play indicator ( , ) and Recor[...]

basic fea tur es 24 before y ou s t art 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 Video channel or the A V Mode E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming If you do not know the PlusCode number for the pr ogramme that y ou wish to record, follo w the instructions below to [...]

basic fea tures 25 set pdc mode Press PDC (number key 7 ) to change between ON and OFF . Programme Delivery Control ( PDC ) is a service designed to ensure that timer recording still works in the event of a change in time of broadcast. If you set PDC to ON , your VCR will be turned on not by its own timer but by a signal transmitted by the broadcas[...]

basic fea tur es 26 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogrammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the progr ammes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B). c ancel a[...]

basic fea tures 27 [ 1 ] a k [PROG]: EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ST ART 8:00 10:00 11:30 9:00 STOP 10:00 10:45 13:00 10:00 CH 3 2 1 92 DATE 24.12 25.12 25.12 DAIL Y When Pr ogrammes Ov erlap Each Other If PROGRAM OVERLAPPED appears, you have another programme overlapping the programme you have just made. confirm o verlapping progr ammes The Program Check [...]

basic fea tur es 28 HR-V615/616/617EK-EN/p21-28 3/8/04, 10:17 AM 28 Black[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture S ystem ...................... 31 Sound Modes ............................................ 32 Finding Specific Scenes ............................ 33 T -VLink F unctions ..................................... 34 Satellite R eceiver Contr ol S[...]

ad v anced fea tures 30 Pictur e Quality Manual T racking 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 pictu[...]

ad v anced fea tures 31 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Does not work with Auto Satellite Prog Recording Works befor e T imer Recording B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VCR does not start Instant Timer Recor ding while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a The B.E.S.T . Pictur eS ystem The Bico[...]

ad v anced fea tures 32 before y ou s t art Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON (  pg. 43) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Broadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICAM ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the VCR is tuned to a different preset, the type of broadcas[...]

ad v anced fea tures 33 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 4 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. Normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press . . Index Search Each time you record a pro[...]

ad v anced fea tures 34 T -V Link F unctions When you connect the V CR and your TV via both the RF cable and the fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable (  pg. 9), the following functions ar e av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.* F or details, refer to the instruction manual for y our TV . * Compatible with T[...]

ad v anced fea tures 35 Direct R ec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control, or press T on the VCR. Follow the procedure below to use this function. get to the mode set screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR an[...]

ad v anced fea tures 36 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol S ettings The following procedur e is requir ed if you receiv e satellite channels through a satellite receiv er . Around 20 seconds before the VIDEO Plus+ timer record- ing or Manual timer recording starts, the V CR sets its input mode to L-2 and automatically switches the satellite receiv er?[...]

ad v anced fea tures 37 Setting satellite receiv er’ s br and After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand correctly and perform test; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. turn on sa tellite receiver Turn on the satellite receiver’s power. get to the mode set screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to [...]

ad v anced fea tures 38 Check R esult of T est If the satellite receiv er’ s channel number has been changed to the same channel as you set ... Press the PR and PR buttons to move the highlight bar to CHANGED T O ... , then press OK button (or ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode. If the satellite receiv er’ s channel number has not been change[...]

ad v anced fea tures 39 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecord fr om Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ). ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SOR[...]

ad v anced fea tures 40 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. set t ape sp eed Press / on the Remote Control to set the tape speed to either SP or LP . engage v cr in auto mode Press and hold SA T c ( | )on the VCR for about 2 seconds. The SA[...]

ad v anced fea tures 41 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Ano[...]

ad v anced fea tures 42 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connecter to the VCR’s rear panel L-1 IN/OUT or the L-2 IN/DECODE R connecter, via an optional cable[...]

ad v anced fea tures 43 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the mode set screen Press MENU button, move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight b[...]

ad v anced fea tures 44 Po wer Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select po wer sa ve mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the PR and PR buttons. Press OK butto[...]

ad v anced fea tures 45 Auto T imer When the AUT O TIMER is set to ON , the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back on. get to the mode set screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). enable/disab[...]

ad v anced fea tures 46 Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your V CR to a suitably equipped stereo system and listen to the soundtrack through the ster eo system. connect up Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connecters on the VCR to the AUX IN or T APE MON IT OR connecters on your stereo. See diagram below . NOTES ON STEREO CONNE[...]

ad v anced fea tures 47 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the V CR The V CR must be turned off and no cassette inserted The Remote Control must have the battery inserted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel Set The VCR can send picture signals to the T V set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable include[...]

ad v anced fea tures 48 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, pressing the PR or PR buttons enables you to jump to the av ailable channels without going via any vacant channels. This channel search can be done either automatically or manua[...]

ad v anced fea tures 49 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select position Use the PR button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press OK button. In this example, we have chosen po[...]

ad v anced fea tures 50 PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 [ 10 ] a k : EDIT a [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 - - - - - - - - PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change Station Name get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET[...]

ad v anced fea tures 51 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press MENU button. Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button (or ). select item Use the PR buttons on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press OK button. The station name (ID) an[...]

ad v anced fea tures 52 ST A TION NAM E ID Granada TV GR NA Grampian TV GRMP Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HRT HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MDR MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR 1 NDR 1 NDR 3 NDR 3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 N ET2 NRK NRK N-TV N-TV Offener Kanal OKA N ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premie[...]

ad v anced fea tures 53 Region T ransmitter BB C1 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-W est Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 — Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 — Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 67 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 St[...]

ad v anced fea tures 54 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press MENU button. Move the hi[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 55 Question and Answ ers PLA YBACK 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. Q: During search, slow, still and[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 56 T roubleshooting SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V CR cannot be power ed. 3. The Remote Control won ’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. U lights up and preset position blinks on the [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 57 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION RECORDING 1. Recording cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. 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. Timer programming is not possible. 3. c on the display panel wo[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 58 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U , , and the SA T c indicator won’t stop blinking. 8. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab r emov ed. • The end of the tape was reached during Auto Satellite Progr amme Recordi[...]

List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory ........................................... 45 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 32 NTSC Tapes .............................................................. 14 O O O O O On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) ..................................... 43 P P P P P Pause During Playback ............[...]

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