JVC HM-HDS4EK manual

EN LPT0737-001A Filename [HM-HDS4EK_01Cov1.fm] HDD & S-VHS VIDEO RECORDER HM-HDS4EK INSTR UCTIONS A TTENTION ! Chec k all accessories listed on page 101. HM-HDS4EK_01Cov1.fm Page 1 Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:20 PM[...]

Filename [HM -HDS4EK_02Safety .fm] Masterpage:Left 2 P age 2 April 24, 2003 9:18 am SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING: D ANG EROUS V OL T A GE INSID E W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. When the equipment is installe[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 3 Filename [HM -HDS4EK_02Safety .fm] P age 3 April 24, 2003 2:57 pm MOISTURE CONDENSA TION Moisture in t he air will con dense on the rec order when y ou move it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely humid conditions—just as water droplets form in the surface of a gla ss filled with cold liquid. Moisture[...]

Masterpage:Lef t-Full-NoT i tle0 4 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_02Safety .fm] P age 4 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Some Do’ s And Don’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment T his equipm ent has be en des igned and m anufa ctured to me et int erna tional s afety stan dards but , like any electrica l equip ment, care must be tak en if you are to obtain the best re[...]

Masterpage: Right 5 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EKT OC.fm] P age 5 April 22, 2003 10: 13 pm CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Pre cautions ................. ............. ............. .... 2 Some Do’s And Don ’ts On T he Safe U se Of Equipment ....... ............. ............ .................... .... 4 INDEX 6 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 12 Basic Co n[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 6 P age 6 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm INDEX FRONT VIEW A Eject x Button 墌 pg. 34 B Cassette Loadin g Slot C S-VHS mode Ind icator 墌 pg . 34 D S-VHS/VH S Recording Mode Indicator ( S-VHS/ VHS REC) 墌 pg. 34 E MODE Button 墌 pg . 9, 22 HDD Capacit y Check Button 墌 pg. 9 F LIVE Button* 墌 pg. 4[...]

Masterpage:Right-i ndex2 7 Filename [HM -HDS4EK_03Names.fm] P age 7 April 24, 2003 9:35 am REAR VIEW SAT CONTROL CONTROLEUR SAT S VIDEO OUT SORTIE A Mains P ower Cord 墌 pg. 12 B Cooling F an ● T his prevents the temperature from rising inside the recorder . Do not remove it. ● Install the recorder so as not to block the area around the fan. ?[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 8 P age 8 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm INDEX (cont.) ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for HDD deck) When “O .S.D . ” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 82), v arious o perationa l information ap pear on the T V screen. Y ou can sh ow or clear the following operatio nal information by pressing . Eac h time y ou pres[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 9 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] P age 9 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for HDD deck) When “O .S.D . ” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 82), v arious o perationa l information ap pear on the T V screen. ON-SCR EEN D ISPLA Y ( for D V du bbing ) When “O .S.D . ” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 82), v ar[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 10 P age 10 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm INDEX (cont.) ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for VHS deck) When “O .S.D . ” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 82), v arious o perationa l indicators a ppear on the TV s creen. A Operation Mod e Indicator s B T ape Spee d SP/LP C T ape Direction D Counte r Displa y E T ape[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 11 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] P age 11 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm REMOTE CONTROL A S-VHS Button 墌 pg . 34 B TV/C ABLE/SA T Swit ch 墌 pg. 53, 54 C SA T # Button 墌 pg. 51 D Ti m e r # Button 墌 pg . 47 E MENU Button 墌 pg. 19 F VCR PR +/ – Button 墌 pg. 2 2 G Help ? Button 墌 pg. 93 H Number K eys 墌 pg. 2[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 12 P age 12 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connection It’ s essential tha t your vide o recorder be p roperly connect ed. A Check th e content s. Make s ure the pac kage co ntains all o f the access ories listed in “C heck Contents” on page 101. B Situate the r[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 13 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_ 03Names.fm] P age 13 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm S-VIDEO Connection 8 T o connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/A UDIO IN connec tors . . . A Connect the r ecor der to TV . A Connec t the ae rial , reco rder an d TV as p er “B asic Connect ion” ( 墌 pg. 12). B Conne ct the reco rder’ s S VIDEO OUT conn[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04Basic.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 P age 14 April 24, 2003 4:27 pm INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. NOTE: F or a few seconds after you pressed 1 , you can not stop A uto Set Up, even if y ou press MENU to c[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 15 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 15 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm ● If you ha ve connect ed the re corder to a TV offerin g T -V Link via a 21-pin SCART cable ( 墌 pg. 12) and the TV is turned on, the recorder auto matically perf orms “Preset Download ” ( 墌 pg. 16) e ven if y ou select “ Auto” or “ AUT[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04Basic.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 P age 16 April 24, 2003 9:46 am INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme Deliv er[...]

Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 17 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04Basic.fm] P age 17 April 24, 2003 12:19 pm Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and Auto Cloc k Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa y ed. T urn on the TV and select its A V mode, then make sur[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 18 P age 18 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SA T CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting T he follo wing proced ure is required if you rece ive satellite c hanne ls through a satelli te recei ver . Approxi mately 20 s econds bef ore the VIDE O P LUS + ti mer progra mming ( 墌 p g. 46) or Expr ess[...]

Masterpage: Right 19 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 19 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Setting satellite receiver’ s bra n d and channel After instal lation, set the satellite recei ver’ s brand a nd ch annel correc tly; other wise, the Sa tellite Controll er canno t work co rrectl y . A T urn on th e sate lli te rec eiver . T urn on the satel[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04Basic.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 P age 20 April 24, 2003 11:32 am SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) F Select the satellite receiver’ s channel for testing. G Check the result of the test. If the satellite recei ver’ s channel number has not been changed corr ectly ... Press rt to mov e the highl ight bar (pointer) to “NO T CHANGED”[...]

Masterpage:Right-Ful lCol 21 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 21 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm T- V L I N K T-V Link Functions When you connect the recorder to your TV via a fully-wired 21-pin SC A RT cable ( 墌 p g. 12), the follo wing functi ons are a vai lable. Y ou can use t hese functions only with a TV offering T-V Link, etc .* F or details[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 22 P age 22 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK Basic Recording A T urn on th e recorde r . Press 1 . ● T he button c orresponding t o the previ ously selected de c k lights on the re corder . B Select the HDD deck. On th e recorder Press S-V HS/HDD repeatedly unt il HDD i[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 23 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 23 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Basic Playback A T urn on the record er . Press 1 . ● T he button corresponding to the previously select ed deck lights on t he recor der . B Select the HDD deck. On th e reco rder Press S-VHS/ HDD repe atedly until HDD ind icator lights. On the re m[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 24 P age 24 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playback with HDD Navigati on T he HDD Na vigation enables y ou to searc h and select the desired programmes rec orded on the HDD deck v e ry easily . T here is a 80 Gbyte hard disk dri ve on this record er . Y ou c an [...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 25 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 25 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Scan for Beginning of Programme (or Play List) Y ou can scan the beginning of the programm e (or play list) easily with the HDD Na vigatio n. F or detail s of the pla y list, re fer to “Play List F eatures” ( 墌 pg. 60). A T urn on the record er .[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 26 P age 26 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playing T wo or More Programmes (or Play Lists) Continuously in Desired Order Y ou can selec t up to e ight programmes (or play lists) for continuous programme play . A Select the programmes (or play lists ). A Press wr[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 27 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 27 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Family Option Preset Y ou can easily search for a desired programm e (or play list) using this option. (“Sort Recorded Programmes (or Pla y Lists) by Category and Playback” ( 墌 p g. 26) ) Befo re u sing th is fe atur e, it is recommende d to dise[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 28 P age 28 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Live Memor y Features Equipped with a hard disk driv e , this recorde r allows information to be written t o and read from the hard disk a t high speeds. T aking advant a ge of this feature, you c an temporarily record [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 29 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04Basic.fm] P age 29 April 24, 2003 11:31 am A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Select the HDD deck. Press HDD . C Choose a programme. Press VCR PR +/– or the number ke ys to select the channel y ou wish to record. ● T he temporary recor ding begins. D Locate the point to start playback from.[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 30 P age 30 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-frame playback. Tu r n t h e JOG dial to the righ t for forw ard frame-b y-fram e play[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 31 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 31 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Jump search Y ou can locat e a scene ahead or behind th e curren t one by jumping scenes ac cording to selected time intervals ( 墌 pg. 79) during playback ( or Live Memory Playback). T his feat ure is also a vailable during recordin g (or Live Memory[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 32 P age 32 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON HDD DECK (cont.) Repeat Playback Y our recorder can automatical ly pla y back the desired programme(s) repeat edly . 1 Select the desir ed programme. P erform steps A to D of “ Sc an for Begi nning of Programme (or Play Li st) ” ( ?[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 33 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 33 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Recording Features Pausing During Recording While you are recording a TV programme and watching it, you can pause L iv e Me mory Playback to answer a phone call o r so on without missing any scene in the programme. Only the image on the screen pauses a[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 34 P age 34 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YBA CK ON VHS DECK Basic Recording NOTES: ● It is not possible to record a TV progr amme on both the HDD deck and the VHS deck simultaneo usly . I n addition, it is not possible to record simultaneously from the sam e external input. ● When th[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 35 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 35 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Basic Playback A Load a casset te. Make sure the window sid e is up, the rear la bel side is facing y ou and the a rrow on the fro nt of the cassette is pointed to wa rd the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure when i nse rting. ● T he rec o[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 36 P age 36 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Playback with VCR Navigati on T he VCR Navi g ation enables you to search and select the desi red programmes recorded on the VHS deck very easily . When you reco rd a programme with the VH S deck for mor e than 8 minute[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 37 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 37 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm A T urn on the record er . Press 1 . B Select the VHS deck. Press S-VHS . C Load the cassette . Insert a c assette with th e record safety tab intact. D Access the Index screen. On th e reco rder Press NA V IG A T IO N . On the re mote control A Press [...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 38 P age 38 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Sort Recorded Programmes by Categor y and Playback Y ou can e asily search for a desired programme in t he Index screen by sorting a ccording to the c ategory option registered during reco rding ( or after rec ording). [...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 39 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 39 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-frame playback. Tu r n t h e JOG dial to the righ t for forw ard frame-b y-fram e playback, or to the lef t for r evers[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 40 P age 40 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Repeat Playback Y ou r recorder c an automat ically play back the whole tape 100 times repeat edly . 1 Start playbac k. Press 4 . 2 Activate Repeat Playback. Press 4 and hold for o ver 5 seconds, then rele ase. ● T he[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 41 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 41 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Manual T r acking Y our recorder is equi pped with automa tic trac king control. During playback , you can ov er ride this and adjust the trac king manually by pressi ng the VCR PR buttons. 1 Override auto matic tracking. Press LIVE o n the remote co n[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 42 P age 42 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Recording Features Record One Programme While W atching Another Once re cording is in progress, all you nee d to do is to set the c hannel cont rols on the T V for the sta tion yo u wish to view . ● T he programm e se[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 43 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 43 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Elapsed Recording T im e Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – so that a c ounte r readi ng ap pears o n the TV screen an d the front displa y panel. ● T he front display panel shows the counter rea ding with “ : ” lit. 2 R[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 44 P age 44 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm RECORDING/PLA YB A CK ON VHS DECK (cont.) Receiving Stereo and Bilingual Programmes Y our recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound decoder (NIC AM) making r eception of stere o and bi lingual broadcas ts possible. When the channel is changed, the type o[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 45 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_04B asic.fm] P age 45 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B .E.S.T . (Bicondition al Equalised Signa l T rac king) system c heck s the condition of the tape in use during pla ybac k and recording , and compensa tes to provide the highes t-possible pl aybac k and rec ording pictur[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 46 P age 46 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TIMER RECORDING VIDEO P LUS + ® Ti m e r Programming Y ou can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 16 programmes. With th e V IDEO P LUS + sys tem , time r pro gramm ing is gre atly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 47 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_05T imer .fm] P age 47 April 24, 2003 11:51 am H Set the PDC mode. A Press r t to move the arrow to “VPS/PDC”. B Press PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. OR A Press r t to move the arrow to “VPS/ PDC”, then press OK . B Press r t to select the desired setting, then press OK . ● If “VPS[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 48 P age 48 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming Y ou can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 16 programmes. If y o u do not kno w the P LUS C OD E number for the programme you wish t o record, use the following procedure to set your recorde[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 49 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_05T imer .fm] P age 49 April 24, 2003 3:07 pm I Set the PDC mode. A Press r t to move the arrow to “VPS/PDC”. B Press PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. OR A Press r t to move the arrow to “VPS/ PDC”, then press OK . B Press r t to select the desired setting, then press OK . ● If “VPS/[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 50 P age 50 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel a nd change programmes A Disengag e the time r mode. (VHS deck only) Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Prog ramme Chec k screen, then select th e date. A Press PROG . B Press w r e t to mov e the arro w to ?[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 51 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 51 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Automatic Satellite Programme Recording T his funct ion allo ws you to automatica lly record a satellite programm e whic h is timer-pro gramme d on your external sa tellite recei ver . Connect a satellite recei ver to the re corder ’ s L-2 IN/ DEC[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 52 P age 52 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote A/B/C/D Code Switching T he remote control is ca pable of controlling f our JVC video recorders i ndependently . Each of recorders c an respond to one of four codes (A, B , C or D). T he remote control is preset to send A cod[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 53 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 53 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TV Multi-Brand Remote Control Y ou r remote control can operat e the basi c functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other ma nufacturer ’ s TV s can also be controlled. A Set the TV brand co de. Slide T V/CABLE/SA T to th e left and k ee[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 54 P age 54 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm REMO TE CONTROL FUNCTIONS (cont.) Satellite Receiver Mu lti-Brand Rem ote Control Y ou r remote control can operat e the basi c functions of your satell ite recei ver set. In additio n to JVC satellit e receiv ers, other manufacturer ’ s sat ellite receive[...]

Masterpage: Right 55 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 55 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING About Hybrid Navigati on In the sect ions “ Playbac k with HDD Navigation ” ( 墌 pg. 24) and “ Pla yback with VCR Navigation ” ( 墌 p g. 3 6), it i s b riefl y described how to search for the beg inning of each recorded programme using the N[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 56 P age 56 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Modify Information Modify Index A T urn on the record er . Press 1 . B Select the deck. Slide TV/C ABLE/SA T to the rig ht, then press HDD or S-VH S . ● F or the VH S deck: Ins ert a ca sse tte with th e r ecor d sa fet y tab in tac t. C Ac[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 57 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_05T imer .fm] P age 57 April 24, 2003 11:51 am Modify Categor y A Access the modify screen. Press w e to mov e the arrow to “C A TEGORY” , then press OK . B Select new categor y . Press w r e t to move the arrow to the desired category , then press OK . C Return to the normal screen. Press EDIT [...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 58 P age 58 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Delete Programme Information F or HDD Navigati on: When you delete t he registered information of a programme, the recorder del ete the prog ramme itself on the hard di sk drive. T he deleted programme is never resumed. F or V CR Navigatio n:[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 59 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 59 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm B Locate the divide point. A Confirm t he arrow is on “ DIVI DE ” . Pla yback sta rts in the left la rge window . B Press t he approp riate butto ns ( 4 , 9 , 5 , or 3 ) to sear ch for the di vide point. Y ou can a lso searc h for the divid e po[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 60 P age 60 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Play List Features A play list is a collect ion of the sc enes selected f rom original recorded programmes. A play list can be f r eely edited and pla yed back without ever changing any original re corded data . A pla y list includes informat[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 61 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 61 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm G Confirm the pla y list. Press w r e t to mov e the arrow to “ PREVIEW ” , t hen press OK . ● Playback o f cur rent play list st ar ts in the left larg e win dow . H Registe r the selec ted scene s. Press w r e t to mov e the arrow to “ OK [...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 62 P age 62 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Delete scenes A Delete th e scene . A Press w r e t to mov e the arro w to “ DELETE ” , then press OK . B Press r t to move th e arr ow to the d esire d scen e to be delete d in the scen e list, then press OK . ● T o cance l delete scen[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 63 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 63 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Dubbing Easy Dubbin g from HDD deck to VHS deck Because this recorder includes both HDD deck and VHS deck, you can easily u se it for dubbi ng up to e ight programmes (or play lists) without connecting a ny other equipmen t. A Access the H DD Navi g[...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 64 P age 64 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) D Select the VHS deck. Press S-V HS . E Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. F Set the re cording spee d. Press MO DE . G Locate the start point. A Sear ch for t he point w here y ou w ant to start dubbing [...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 65 Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] P age 65 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Normal Dubbing (from HDD to VHS) Y ou can dub sel ected scenes from the HDD deck to a cassette, starting and st opping wherever you wish. A Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. B Prepare the HDD deck for dubbing. [...]

Fi lename [HM-HDS4 EK_05T imer .fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 66 P age 66 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Normal Dubbing (from VHS to HDD) Y ou can dub selected scenes from a cassette to the HDD deck, starting and st opping wherever you wish. A Load a casset te. Insert a ca ssette with the re cord safety tab intact. B Pre pare the VHS deck for du[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 67 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 67 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can us e a camcord er as the so urce pla yer and y our recorder as th e recording d eck. A Make connec tions. A If the c amcorder has no S-VIDEO output connector ... ... co nnect the cam corder ’ s A UD IO OUT an d VIDEO OUT[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 68 P age 68 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT Setting T he L-1 I N/OUT c onnector acc epts and del iv ers ei ther a composite signal (regular video signa l) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance sign als are separated). Set[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 69 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 69 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm L-2 SELECT and L-2 INPUT Setting Set “ L-2 SEL ECT ” and “ L-2 INPUT ” to the appropriate mode depending on the type of appl iance conn ected to the recorder ’ s L-2 IN/DEC ODER connec tor . A Select the input mode for the L-2 IN/ DECODER conn[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 70 P age 70 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use you r recorder as the source play er o r as the recording de ck. A Make connec tions. Connect th e pla yer ’ s 21-p in SC ART c onnector to the recorder ’ s 21-pin SC ART c onnector as illu[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 71 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 71 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm NOTES: ● All necessary cables can be obtained from your de aler . ● F or Y/C signal input/output, be sure to use a 21-pin SC ART cable that is compatible with the Y/C signal. ● When you select “EDIT” to dub t apes in step D , be sur e to sel e[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 72 P age 72 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) DV Dubbing Y ou can dub programmes from a camcorder or D V equipme nt connected to the rec order with a DV cable. T he recorder ’ s remote c ontrol allows you the limited control of the connected camcorder or DV e quipment functions during dubb[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 73 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 73 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm A Make co nnection s. Connect the camcorder to the D V IN/OUT conne ctor on the re corder ’ s front panel. B Select the HDD deck. Slide TV/C ABLE/SA T to the rig ht, then press HDD . C Prepar e the HDD deck for dubb ing. Press VCR PR+/– to set the c[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 74 P age 74 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm EDITING (cont.) Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replace s the sound of a recorded programme in the recordin g speed of “ DV ” on the HDD deck with the sound pla yed back from external a udio equipme nt. A TTENTION: Audio dubbing is onl y possible for the program[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 75 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 75 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm A Make co nnection s. Connect an au dio component to the A UDIO L + R input connec tors on the rec order ’ s front pa nel. ● When connec ting a monaural audi o component, use only the recorder ’ s AUDIO L input connector . B Select the HDD deck. S[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 76 P age 76 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Simple Conn ections T his is an e xample of simple c onnection if your TV ha s one 21-pin A V input (SC ART) c onnector . Connect the satellite r eceiv er to the L-2 I N/DECODER connec tor , then connect th [...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 77 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_06Edi t.fm] P age 77 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Connecting/Using A Stereo System T hese instru ctions enable y ou to conn ect your video recorder to your Hi-F i stereo system (if you ha ve one) and l isten to the sound trac k through the stereo. Make connections. Conn ect th e A U DIO OU T L and R co[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 78 P age 78 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change various mode se ttin gs on th e TV scr een by f ollowi ng the procedur e described b elow . T he table below sho ws the structure of the menu system. ● F or eac h mode setting, s ee pages 79 to 82. ● T he pr ocedu[...]

Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itl e0 79 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 79 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm HDD SET UP 1 * T he default se tting is bold in the tab le be low . HDD SET UP 2 * T he default se tting is bold in the tab le be low . VCR SE T UP 1 * T he default se tting is bold in the tab le be low . 8 LIVE MEMOR Y OFF 30MI N 1HR 3HR When[...]

Masterpage:Left-FullCol 80 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm] P age 80 April 24, 2003 11:56 am SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) VCR SET UP 1 (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 S-VHS ET ON OFF Y ou can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality . T apes recorded using this function can be pla yed back on a recorde[...]

Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itl e0 81 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 81 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm VCR SE T UP 2 * T he default se tting is bold in the tab le be low . 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ON OFF When this functi on is set to “ ON ” , the rec order automat ically switches to LP mode to al low complete record ing if ther e is not enough [...]

Masterpage:Lef t-FullCol 82 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 82 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) FUNCTION * T he default setting is bold in the tabl e below . 8 O.S.D. ON OFF Whe n thi s func tion is set to “ ON ” , various operational indicators appear on the TV screen. NOTES: ● When y o u use this r ecorder as the s[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 83 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 83 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm VIDEO P LUS + ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu scr een. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Se t screen. A Press w e to mov e the arro w to “ INITIAL S ET UP ” , then press t . B Press w e to mov e the arro w to “ INITI[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 84 P age 84 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Clock Set A T urn on th e recorde r . Press 1 . B Acce ss the Mai n Menu scr een. Press ME NU . C Access the Initial Set screen. A Press w e to mo ve the arro w to “ INITIAL S ET UP ” , then pre ss t . B Press w e to mo ve the arr[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 85 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 85 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time , then press OK or e . T he “ DA T E ” displa y begins blin king. Re peat the same procedur e to set the date a nd year . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 m inutes[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 86 P age 86 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to reco rd TV programmes. Auto Channel Set autom atically assigns all receiv able stations in your area to c all them up by using th e VC[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 87 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 87 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm E View the Co nfirmation sc reen. After “ SC AN COMPLETED ” is displa ye d on the TV scree n for about 5 seconds, the Confirmat ion screen looking like the one to the ri ght appears. T he stations your recor der l ocate d app ear on a Confirmat ion s[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 88 P age 88 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Manual Chan nel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 14 ), P rese t Downl oad ( 墌 pg . 16) or A uto Channel Se t ( 墌 pg. 86). A Acce ss the Mai n Menu scr een. Press ME NU . B Access the T uner Se t[...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 89 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 89 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm F Input the ch annel. Press the num ber keys to input the c hanne l number y ou wa nt to store. ● Input “ 0 ” befo re a ny si ngl e nu mber ent rie s. ● T o input t he registered station n ame (ID – 墌 pg . 91), press e until “– – – ?[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 90 P age 90 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (con t.) Set Stations (A) Set station names that are registere d in your recorder . A Select the item. Press w r e t until the item you w ant be gins blinking . B Access the Manual Channe l Set screen . Press OK twice . C Select th e new stati[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 91 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm] P age 91 April 24, 2003 11:14 am TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is what is sho wn on-screen in lieu of the station name. T he “ID” abbreviation is listed in the Confirmation screen and is display ed on the TV screen when the recorder is tuned to a different station[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm] Masterpage:Left 92 P age 92 April 24, 2003 11:33 am SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) TV Station Channel Number Guide Only the main stations are listed. T here are in addition many rela y stations, and f ull lists are av ailable from the BBC and ITV . BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill ..............[...]

Masterpage: Right 93 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 93 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm HELP Help Function Use this function if you encounter problems while operating this recorder . A Access the Help screen . Press ? . ● An INDEX screen th at contains the most co mmon needed topics (head ings) relating to the cu rrent status app ears. T o pics wit[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 94 P age 94 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TROUBLESHOO TING Before re questing service for a proble m, use this c hart and se e if you c an repair the t rouble y ourself. Sm all problem s are often ea sily corrected, a nd this can sa ve y ou the trouble o f sending y our video rec order off for re pair . [...]

Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 95 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 95 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TIMER RECORD ING 3. T ape-to-tap e editing is not possible. ● T he sour ce (anothe r video reco rder , camcor der) has not been properly connec ted. Confir m that the sou rce is prope rly connec ted . ● All necessary po wer switc hes ha ve not bee n [...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 96 P age 96 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) TIMER RECORD ING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEM S SYMP TOM POS SIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 5. “ # ” blinks for 10 secon ds and the T imer mode is disengage d. ● # has bee n pressed w hen ther e are no progr ams in mem ory . Chec k the p ro[...]

Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itl e0 97 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 97 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm ON-SCREEN MESSAGES MESSAGE DES CRIPTION C AN N O T MODI FY L IVE ME MORY TIME, MO RE C AP A CI TY NEED ED DELETE UNW ANTED P ROGRAMME THE N RETR Y T here is not en ough memor y on the hard dis k driv e for Live Memory Pl ayback. T o incre ase [...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 98 P age 98 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) ON-SCREEN MESSAGES (cont.) MESSAGE DES CRIPTION PROGRAMM E NO T COMPLET ED PROGRA MME OVERLAPPED PLEASE CONFIRM AND MODIFY T he timer progr amme yo u set is ove rlapping with an other timer pro gramme. ( 墌 pg. 50) TIMER PRO GRAMMING ST [...]

Masterpage: Right 99 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] P age 99 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Q UESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if t he end of the ta pe is reached duri ng pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatic ally rewound to the beginni ng. Q. Duri ng searc h , slow , still and frame-b y-frame pla ybac k, I can’ t hear an y audi[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_07Sub.fm ] Mast erpa ge:Le ft 100 P age 100 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL P ow er requirement : A C 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower co nsum ption P ower on : 42 W Pow e r o f f : 1 2 W Te m p e r a t u r e Oper ating : 5 ° C to 40 ° C Stor age : – 20 ° C to 60 ° C Oper ating position : Horizontal [...]

Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itl e0 101 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_08IX.fm ] P age 101 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm Check Contents CHECK ALL THE CONTE NTS SHOWN BELOW ? V ideo Casset te Recorder RF Cabl e “ AA ” Ba tterie s (x 2) 21-pin SCAR T Cable S ate llite Co ntrolle Infrar ed Rem ote Control Unit HM-HDS4EK.book Page 101 Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_08IX.fm] Masterpage:Left 102 P age 102 April 24, 2003 11:03 am LIST OF TERMS A Audio Dubbing ........... ................ ................ ........... 74 Auto Channel Set ............... ............. ................ ........ 86 Auto Set Up ........... ................. ............ ................. . 1 4 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ..[...]

Masterpage: Right 103 Filename [HM-HDS4EK_08IX.fm ] P age 103 April 22, 2003 10: 12 pm MEMO HM-HDS4EK.book Page 103 Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10:14 PM[...]

Filename [HM-HDS4EK_09Cov4.fm] EN P age 104 April 24, 2003 12:15 pm HM-HDS4EK Printed in Ger many 0503-MN-ID-JVE HM-HDS4EK_09Cov4.fm Page 10 4 Thursday, April 24, 2003 12 :15 PM[...]