JVC HR-J580EK manual

H R-J580EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0473-001A PAL T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS[...]

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 Three-Step Quick Start ............................... 10 Basic F eatures ............................................ 15 Advanced F eatures .................[...]

diagr ams of eq uipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel VCR REVIEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS t u p 2 7 6 1 8 3 9 4 0 ! @ # $ ^ & w e r[...]

equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey REAR PANEL 1 Mains Power Cor d supplies power to V CR. 2 ANT . IN Connector enables connection of aerial. 3 L-1 IN/OUT Connector enables A V connection to TV or second V CR; input recordable when L-1 selected. 4 AUDIO OUT (L/R) Connectors enable connection of audio cassette recorder , TV or second V CR for dubbing. 5 R[...]

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 54 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual Video Cassette R ecorder A A Batteries x 2 W elcome to [...]

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[...]

three-step q uick st art 10 before y ou s t ar t Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted 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 Check that the connection is completed T urn on the TV – –:– – O T V[...]

three step quick st art 11 REVIEW VCR REVIEW VCR SELECT THE VIDEO CHANNEL When Auto Setup has finished, you will see the following display panel on your VCR: rf c able onl y If you have only used the RF Cable to connect the VCR to the TV, you will see this display. The number is the channel on the TV that the Auto Setup has chosen to be the video c[...]

three-step q uick st art 12 before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batteries into the Remote Contr ol 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 Be sure to use the fully- wired 21-pin S[...]

three step quick st art 13 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Preset Do wnload has finished, you will see one of the two following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset Positions hav e been set successfully Perform Clock Set on page 49. Go to Step 3 . The Preset P ositions have not been set successfully Make sure the cables are connected[...]

three-step q uick st art 14[...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 16 Playback F eatures ...................................... 18 R ecor ding ................................................... 20 Guide Pr ogram Numbers ............................ 23 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer Programming ............ 24 Express Timer Progr amming ........[...]

basic fea t ures 16 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 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-sc[...]

basic fea t ures 17 R ewind and F ast Forwar d re wind Press the < button on the Remote Control. f a st forward Press the > button on 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 resolution. NOTE S: • SQPB does not deli[...]

basic fea t ures 18 Playback F eatures 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 button on the Remote Control until the picture is steady. • Press . to resume playback. Single F rame Mo v ement You can move backward or forward from the still[...]

basic fea t ures 19 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS V ariable Speed Search During playback, press the D or E button on the Remote Control. The more times that you[...]

basic fea t ures 20 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 16) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/H[...]

basic fea t ures 21 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART connections, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressin[...]

basic fea t ures 22 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 Timer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 minu[...]

basic fea t ures 23 Guide P r ogram Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VI DEO Plus+ system to identify the correct preset to record. Y ou have to set Guide P rogram Numbers, which are assigned to each station for purposes of VIDEO Plus+ timer programming, for all the stations stor ed in your V CR’ s memor y to get proper r esults. The[...]

basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t art Be sure to set Guide Pr ogram Numbers ( Z pg.23) 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 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? [...]

basic fea t ures 25 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS errors If the PlusCode you entered is invalid, ERR OR appears on the TV screen. guide prog set If GUIDE PROG S[...]

basic fea t ures 26 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 V ideo channel or the A V Mode E xpr ess T imer P r ogramming If you do not kno w the PlusCode for the progr amme that you wish to r ecord, follow the instructions belo w to manual[...]

basic fea t ures 27 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS R eturn to Normal Screen Press p or O . PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then t[...]

basic fea t ures 28 – P1 – [ x ]: DELETE [+/–] a k [PROG]: EXIT ST AR T ST OP SP D ATE TV PROG 24.12 3 ITV 8:00 10:00 [ 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 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogr ammes Press c , then press o to dis[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 31 Sound Modes ............................................ 32 Finding S pecific Scenes ............................ 33 T -VLink F unctions ..................................... 34 Editing ......................[...]

ad v anced feat ures 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 feat ures 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 VC R does not start Instant Timer Recording while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete The B[...]

ad v anced feat ures 32 before y ou s t art Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( Z pg. 38) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Br oadcasts 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 broadcast[...]

ad v anced feat ures 33 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Sear ch 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 Sear ch Each time you record a p[...]

ad v anced feat ures 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 ( Z pg. 9), the following functions ar e av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.* For details, r efer to the instruction manual for y our TV . * Compatible with TV [...]

ad v anced feat ures 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 m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SE T using the A and B butto[...]

ad v anced feat ures 36 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Another VCR Y our VCR 21-pin SCA R T Cables (not provided) Y our V CR as the Player Y our V CR as the R ecorder RF Cable (pro vided) Y our VCR TV Set Video Channel RF Cable (pro vided) 21-pin SCART Cable (not pro vided) Editing Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect the two VCRs togeth[...]

ad v anced feat ures 37 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 connecter, via an optional cable adapter. set input mode Press AUX or PR so that L-1 appears in the place of a preset position number. set edit mode See Picture Control on page30 . st ar t camcorde[...]

ad v anced feat ures 38 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 m , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight bar to OSD using t[...]

ad v anced feat ures 39 Po w er Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select po wer sa ve mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons. Press O (or E ) to select ON or [...]

ad v anced feat ures 40 Auto Timer When the AUT O TIM ER 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 m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). enable/disable auto timer Sel[...]

ad v anced feat ures 41 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 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 o[...]

ad v anced feat ures 42 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VC R The V C R must be turned off and no cassette inser ted 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 incl[...]

ad v anced feat ures 43 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 A or B 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 manuall[...]

ad v anced feat ures 44 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press O . In this example, we have chosen position6. select band W[...]

ad v anced feat ures 45 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 S tation Name get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using t[...]

ad v anced feat ures 46 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press O . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) number [...]

ad v anced feat ures 47 ST ATION NAME ID Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 N ET2 NRK N RK N-TV N-TV Offener Kanal OKA N ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premiere PRMI PR07 PR07[...]

ad v anced feat ures 48 Region T r ansmitter B BC1 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 67 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 St[...]

ad v anced feat ures 49 Clock S et You should only need to perform this function if: • The VCR’s memory backup has expired. • You want to adjust the time lag of the VCR’s built-in clock. Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to INI TIAL SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). get to the [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 50 Questions 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 an[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 51 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V CR cannot be pow ered. 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 d[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 52 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be started. 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 r ecording won’t work. 2. Timer programming is not possible. 3. c on the display panel [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 53 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 [...]

list of terms 54 List of T erms O O O O O On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) ..................................... 38 P P P P P Pause During Playback ............................................. 18 Picture Control ......................................................... 30 Playback .................................................................... 16 P[...]

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HR-J580EK COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0201 IYV * ID * JVE VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : A C 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 16 W , off : 4.0 W Operating T emperature : 5°C to 40°C Stor age T emperature: –20°C t[...]