JVC HR-A230ES manual

H R-A230EK HR-A231EK HR-A230ES VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1807-1 TM PAL q 6 SP LP EP M D D I T R W  TV PROG  SP/LP  TIMER  OPERATE P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE CLOCK CH SET DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B[...]

2 SAFETY FIRST Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder , remote control or video cassette. 1. DO NOT place the recorder . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment. ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated. .[...]

3 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 equipment. DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the main[...]

4 RF OUT ON–TEST–OF F INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections Aerial terminal RF Cable (provided) 21-pin SCAR T Cable Mains Power Cord Mains outlet 21-pin SCAR T connector CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z back cover). SITUA TE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a [...]

5 AV2 IN RF OUT 32 40 ANT. IN AV1 IN/OUT RF OUT ON–TEST–OFF RF output channel adjustment screw TV Aerial Cable RF OUT switch T une The TV T o Y our Video Recorder SET TV PRESET 3 Set your TV to the video preset (UHF channel 36). T wo white bars appear on screen vertically . ● T une the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. ● Y o[...]

6 AV2 IN RF OUT 32 40 ANT. IN AV1 IN/OUT RF OUT ON–TEST–OFF DECODER VCR TV EXT.2 EXT.1 INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont'd) Connection T o A Satellite Receiver The A V2 IN socket on the rear panel of your recorder allows simple connection to a satellite receiver . NOTES: ● When connecting your recorder to a TV equipped with 21-pin S[...]

7 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 Y our recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in preset positions in order to record TV programmes. A TS+ (Auto T uning System) automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up with the TV PROG. buttons without going through any vacant channels. The following procedure describes how to s[...]

8 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) q 6 Clock Set If you performed Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 7), the recorder’ s built-in clock is also set automatically . The Auto and Manual clock setting procedures are necessary when . . . – a power outage of more than 3 minutes occurs. – the tuner has been set manually . – the user desires to set the clock slight[...]

9 q 6 RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 4 Once clock setting is completed, press CLOCK to return to the normal display . 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 6 NOTES: ● Just Clock (when set to "ON") enables adjustment of the recorder's built-in clock every hour on the hour , except for 1 1 o'clock in the evening and midnight. ● Just Clock is not[...]

10 PLA YBACK Basic Playback The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front [...]

11 Playback Features T ake advantage of special functions possible with the recorder ’ s controls or the remote control. 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 PAUSE Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE . If there is vertical jitter , use the TV PROG. buttons to correct the picture. ACTIV A TE FRAME-BY -FRAME PLA YBAC[...]

12 Manual T racking 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 TV PROG. REVIEW SP/LP Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG . buttons. OVERRIDE AUTOMA TIC TRACKING 1 Press SP/LP ( ) on the remote to engage manual tracking. ADJUST TRACKING MAN[...]

13 Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 DISPLAY ACTIV A TE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press PUSH JOG or ( ™ or £ ). “[...]

14 PLA YBACK (cont.) q 6 NTSC Playback Y our video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC. ST AR T PLA YBACK 2 Press PLA Y . “NT” appears on the display panel. ● Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.[...]

15 RECORDING TV signals being received by the recorder ’ s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. You can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder . Basic Recording 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 TV PROG. PAUSE SP/LP 2 5 4,5 3 PLAY RECORD 4 STOP 6 NUMBER 2 LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact[...]

16 Recording Features Record One Pr ogramme While W atching Another SELECT PRESET TO W A TCH 1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the preset controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● The programme selected with the TV’ s preset controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the TV PROG . but[...]

17 TIMER RECORDING Information On V ideo Plus+ W ith V ideo Plus+, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognize. NOTE: “Guide Channel” refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for V ideo Plus+ timer recording. IMPORT ANT [...]

18 TIMER RECORDING(cont.) THE SA TELLITE RECEIVER IS SHOWN CONNECTED TO THE “A V2 IN” (SCAR T) CONNECTOR AND THE CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTED VIA THE AERIAL SOCKET AND TUNED T O, FOR EXAMPLE, PRESET POSITION 5 ON YOUR TV . Cable Satellite Antenna TV Receiver ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER 4 Press OK , and "– –" appears. Then, using the NUMBER ke[...]

19 V ideo Plus+ Timer Recording Before performing V ideo Plus+ T imer Recording, be sure to read "Information on V ideo Plus+" on page 17. q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 NUMBER OK 2 1 PROG. CANCEL : PDC Before performing the following steps, insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder power will come on automati- cally . ACC[...]

20 TIMER RECORDING(cont.) SET T APE SPEED 4 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 5 Press OK . ● Repeat steps 1 – 5 for each additional programme. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER . NOTE: For safety , your recorder disables all other functions while in the T imer mode. If you want to use the recorder but i[...]

21 Regular Timer Pr ogramming Before performing the following steps, insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder power will come on automati- cally . Remember , the clock must be set before you can progamme the timer ( Z pg. 8). q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 START+/– PROG. 2,3 1 DATE+/– 5 STOP+/– 4 : PDC ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- M[...]

22 TIMER RECORDING(cont.) q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 OK WEEKLY TIMER DAILY TV PROG. SP/LP 7 ENTER PRESET POSITION 6 Press TV PROG. +/– . SET T APE SPEED 7 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 8 After confirming all information is correct, press OK and the normal display appears. ● Repeat steps 1 – 8 for each addit[...]

23 Check And Cancel Programmes q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 OK CANCEL START+/– TV PROG. DATE+/– PROG. CHECK STOP+/– ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLA Y 1 Press PROG CHECK . The recording start and stop times appear on the front display panel. Then press OK and the date and the preset position appear . Each time you press PROG CHECK the next program’s [...]

24 EDITING Edit T o Or Fr om Another V ideo Recorder Y ou can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector . When Using Your V ideo Recorder As The Source Player . . . . . . connect its AV1 IN/OUT connector to the[...]

25 Y ou can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder . Edit Fr om A Camcorder MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 ● If you're using the A V1 IN/OUT connector . . . . . . select "AU1&qu[...]

26 USING THE CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 OK CH SET NUMBER q 6 STORE Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Channel Set. ACCESS CH. SET DISPLA Y 1 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds. "AUT O" appears on the front display panel. ACCESS CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y 2 Press PUSH JOG % [...]

27 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 OK CH SET Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 26 to access the Confirmation display before continuing. CANCEL SELECT ST A TION 1 Press PUSH JOG % fi until the station you want to delete is displayed. DELETE ST A TION 2 Press CANCEL . ● The stations following the cancelled station all move up one position. ● Repeat step[...]

28 USING THE CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y (cont.) 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 OK Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 26 to access the Confirmation display before continuing. Set Stations (A) SELECT ITEM 1 Press PUSH JOG %fi until the item you want is displayed. Then press OK twice and the station’ s name (or "– –") begins blinking. SELECT NEW [...]

29 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 OK q 6 Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 26 to access the Confirmation display before continuing. Fine-T uning Channels Already Stored SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE 1 Press PUSH JOG % fi until the channel you want to tune is displayed. ACCESS MANUAL CH. SET DISPLA Y 2 Press OK three times . The Manual Ch. Set display appears. [...]

30 TV ST A TION AND ID LIST ST ATION NAME ID* Anglia TV ANGL ARD ARD ARTE AR TE BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 Berlin 1 BLN1 Berlin 2 BLN2 Border TV BORD Bayern1 BR1 Bayern3 BR3 BR T1 BR T1 BR T2 BR T2 Children Ch CHLD Canal + CH+ CNN CNN Channel TV CHNL Central TV CNTR Channel 4 CH 4 Channel 5 CH 5 DRS DRS DR TV DRTV DSF DSF Euronews EURN Euronews EURO Euros[...]

31 Only the main stations are listed. There are in addition many relay stations, and full lists are available from BBC and ITC. BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London & South-East Bluebell Hill .............................. 40 46 43 65 Crystal Palace ............................ 26 33 23 30 Dover ........................................ 50 56 66 53 Heathfie[...]

32 TROUBLESHOOTING 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 video recorder off for repair . POWER POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon- nected. ● “ ‰ “ is displayed on the d[...]

33 TIMER RECORDING CORRECTIVE ACTION Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings. Press TIMER and confirm that “ ‰ “ is displayed on the display panel. Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact, or cover the hole using adhesive tape. Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape, or insert a cassette with the Record Safety [...]

34 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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 video recorder indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow , still and frame-by-frame [...]

35 INDEX List Of T erms This guide serves as a quick way to loacte frequently used terms. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A A/B Code Switch ............................................. Z pg. 14 A-Code Signals ................................................ Z pg. 14 Ae[...]

36 INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW 1 OPERATE Button turns recorder on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). Z pg. 5 2 TIMER Button engages timer standby mode. Z pg. 20 3 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes, "cassette loaded" indicator lights up on front display panel. 4 Rewind [REW] Button rewinds tape; initi[...]

37 REAR VIEW 1 and 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Start Time/Stop Time Indicator separates Start T ime and Stop T ime of timer recording on Display Panel. Z pg. 19 4 " DAIL Y" Program Mark lights when recorder has been programmed to record daily serial. Z pg. 2 0 5 PDC Indicator lights when PDC has been engaged for timer recording. Z pg. 23[...]

38 P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE CLOCK CH SET DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG TV PROG. P R O G O K EXPRESS PROGRAMMING STORE 2 1 3 3 2 ! 0 $ # i u Q W 1 5 4 q p o e w ( * ) r t y 8 7 9 @ 6 & ^ % E R REMOTE CONTROL 1 CH SET Bu[...]

39 * OPERA TE Button — same as button on recorder . Z pg. 5 ( DISPLA Y Button switches display between clock time and counter readings. Z pg. 16 ) ADD TIME Button adds time to end of record- ing (5 minutes each time button is pressed.) Z pg. 20 q DAIL Y Button enables timer recording of daily serials. Z pg. 20 w WEEKLY Button enables timer record[...]

HR-A230EK/A231EK/A230ES COPYRIGHT © 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK/ES Printed in Japan 0696HOV * UN * VP VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 20 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal on[...]