JVC HR-S3901/3911U manual

—1— 9,'(2&$66(77(5(&25'(5 +56 8 ,16758&7,216 /37$ CONTENTS Buttons, Connectors and Indica tors ............ ................ ................. ... 4 Connections and Plug&Play Setting ............... ................. ............. ... 5 Initial Settings ......[...]

— 2 — F ailur e to heed the following pr ecautions ma y result in damage to the VCR, Remote or video cassette. 1. DO NO T place the VCR . . . ...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. ...on a surface that is [...]

— 3 — 2. Lightning F or added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. T his will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power -line surges. 3. P o wer Lines An outside antenna sy[...]

— 4 — Front Panel Rear Panel Remote On-screen display If you press OSD (OK) on the Remote when “ SUPERIM POSE ” is set to “ ON ” ( 墌 pg. 15), you can see the curr ent VCR status on the TV screen. T he indications are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recording mode. T o recall an indication Butt ons, Connect ors and Indicat ors R[...]

— 5 — A Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “ Specifications ” ( 墌 pg. 19). B Situate VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. C Connect VCR to TV RF Connection A Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV . B Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANT . IN terminal on the rear of the VCR. C Co[...]

— 6 — Language Setting T he default setting is “ ENGL ISH ” . A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “ INITIAL SET ” , then press OK or e . B Select language T his VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some messages — in English, Spanish[...]

— 7 — T uner Setting Setting channels automatically — Auto Channel Set P erform Auto Channel Set only if c hannels ha ve not been set correctly by the Plug&Play setting. A Access Main Menu screen, then T uner Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “ TUNER SET ” , then press OK or e . B Perfo[...]

— 8 — D Connect Controller to VCR Connect the Controller to the C ABLE BO X Controller connector on the rear panel. E T urn on cable box or DBS receiver Select a channel other than c hannel 9 on your cable box, or channels 100, 205 on y our DBS receiver . F Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen on VCR Press MENU on the Remote. Press [...]

— 9 — Basic Playback A Load a cassette Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arro w on the front of the cassette is pointing towa rds the VCR. ● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automatically . ● If the cassette ’ s[...]

— 10 — Automatic operations after rewinding — Next Function Memory T he Next Function Memory “ tells ” the VCR what to do after rewinding is complete. Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode. ● F or Automatic Playbac k Start Press REW ( 3 ), then press PLA Y ( 4 ) within 2 seconds. ● F or Automatic P ower Off Press REW ( 3 ), then press P[...]

— 11 — It may be unla wful to record or play bac k copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner . Accidental er asur e prev ention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cov er the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Recording A Load a cassette Make sure the [...]

— 12 — Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using VCR Plus+ timer programing, Express timer programing or 24HR Quic k Programing method as far as a y ear in adv ance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can progr am the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve alread y been set, “ PROGRAM FU LL ” or “ Full ” appear[...]

— 13 — Express T imer Programing Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. T he VCR turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically . A Press PRO G. on the Remote to access the PlusCode No. screen. B Press ST A RT+/ – once to access Program screen. Press ST ART+/ – , ST OP+/ – , DAT E + / – or CH+/ – repeatedly to enter the[...]

— 14 — Program overlap warning display If “ PROGRAM NO T COMPLETED PROG RAM O VERLAP ” appears, you ha ve another progr am overlapping the progr am you ha ve just made. T he Program Check screen appears and conflicting programs will start blinking. Example: Program 1 (you ha ve just made) and Program 4 overlap eac h other A Select program t[...]

— 15 — 䡵 S-VHS ET — ON/ OFF When this function is set to “ ON ” , you can record on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality . T apes recorded using this function can be play ed bac k on a S-VHS VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET function or VHS VCR equipped with the SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLA YBA CK) function. When this function is set to “ O[...]

— 16 — 䡵 AUDIO MONITOR — HI-FI /HI-FI L/HI-FI R/NORM/MIX T his VCR can record two sound tracks simultaneously (normal and Hi-Fi) on a Hi-F i stereo tape. Y ou can select the sound trac k(s) to listen to while pla ying back a Hi-F i stereo tape. In addition, when pla ying back a prerecorded tape containing two separate audio programs on the [...]

— 17 — Multi-Brand Remote Control T his Remote can control some functions of remote controllable TVs, cable boxes or DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below . Without setting, you can control a JVC TV . NOTES: ● Some unit ’ s brands hav e more than one code. If the unit does not function with a specified code, try other code[...]

— 18 — Y ou can use your VCR as the playback or recording VCR. Y ou can use a camcorder as the play back VCR and y our VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other components ’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make connections Example 1: When another VCR is VHS VCR ● If another VCR is monaural, connect this VCR [...]

— 19 — Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O.E. Design and specifications subject to c hange without notice. Specifications GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 120 V d , 60 Hz P ower consumption Po w e r o n : 1 7 W Po w e r o f f : 1 . 5 W Te m p e r a t u r e Operating : 5 ° C to 40 ° C (41 ° F to 104 ° F[...]

— 20 — Before requesting service, use this chart and see if y ou can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corre cted, an d this can sav e you from the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . Power Playback Recording Timer Recording Other Problems Tr oubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION T he power w[...]

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