JVC HR-S5950EU manual

EN ENGLISH CONTENTS Filename [Co v1.fm] VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions ........... ............. .......... 2 INDEX 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 9 Basic Connecti ons ............. .......... .......... 9 INITIAL SETT INGS 10 Auto Set Up ............ ........... ............. ..... 10 Language ...........................[...]

Masterpage:Left-FullColx2 2 EN Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 2 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he r ating plate a nd the safety c aution are on the rear of t he unit. W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. C A UTION 8 When y o[...]

Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 EN 3 Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 3 January 19, 2002 5:52 pm When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allo w for ve ntilation (1 0 cm or more on both sides, o n top and at the rear .) When disc arding batter ies, environmental pr oblems must [...]

Masterpage:Left-index 4 EN Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 4 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 10 B Cassette Loading Slot C Pla y 4 Button 墌 pg. 14 D Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 E Fa s t Fo r w a r d 5 Button 墌 pg. 1 4, 15 F VIDEO/A UDIO Input Conne ctors 墌 pg. 28 G Stop/Eject 0 Button 墌 pg. 14, [...]

Masterpage:Right-index EN 5 Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 5 December 4, 2001 6:29 pm REAR VIEW A Mains P ower Cord 墌 pg. 9 B ANT . IN Connector 墌 pg. 9 C L-2 IN/DECODER Connector 墌 pg. 29, 32, 33, 34 D L-1 IN/OUT Connec tor 墌 p g .9 ,2 9 ,3 2 ,3 3 ,3 4 E A U DIO OUT (L/ R) Connectors 墌 pg. 35 F RF OUT Connector 墌 pg. 9 HRS5950EU1-EN[...]

Masterpage:Left-index 6 EN Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 6 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm INDEX (cont.) FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A “T imer” Indicator 墌 pg. 23, 25 B Pla y Indicator C Record In dicator D Channel/Clock Display 墌 pg. 12 T o switch displa y , p ress – –:– –. Channel position is not displa yed during pla yback. Mode Displa y [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 7 Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 7 December 4, 2001 6:29 pm ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y When “O .S.D .” is set to “O N” ( 墌 pg. 37), v arious operational indicators appear on the TV screen. A Operation Mode I ndicators B T ape speed SP /LP/EP * EP is for NTSC pla yback o nly . C T ape Direction D Counter Display E [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN P age 8 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Button 墌 “Operating JVC TVs” in the righ t column B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg. 19 and “Oper ating JVC TVs” in the right column C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 16 D Number K eys 墌 pg. 18, 22 E VPS/PDC Button 墌 pg. 23, 25 F Cancel &[...]

Masterpage:Right EN 9 Filename [HRS5950EU1-EN.fm] P age 9 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections It’ s essential that your video recorder be properly connected. A Check the contents. Make sure the pac kage contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFIC A TIONS” on page 54. B Situate the recorder . Place[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN P age 10 January 23, 2002 2:10 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. T he Country Set displa y appears on the TV screen. B Select your countr y . NOTES: ● If you ha ve sel[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 11 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 11 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm C Select the language. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . NOTES: ● In the area where no TV station tr ansmits a PDC (Programme Deliv ery Control) signal, the recorder can perform neither Auto Cloc k Set nor Auto Guide Program Number Set. ● If there is[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN P age 12 January 23, 2002 2:10 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Results of Auto Set Up appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and A uto Clock Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa yed. T urn on the TV and select its video channel or A V mode, the[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 13 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 13 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm Language T his recorder offers y ou the choice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 12 ), you can change the language setting manually as required. A Access the Main Menu s[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN P age 14 January 19, 2002 6:02 pm PLA YBA CK Basic Playback A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette i s pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure w hen inserting. ● If the record safe[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 15 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 15 January 23, 2002 12:04 pm Playback Features NOTE: Refer to the illustrations below as y ou r ead the following procedures. Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Press 9 . ● If there is vertical jitter , use the PR buttons on the remote control to corre[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN P age 16 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm PLA YBA CK (cont.) V ariable Speed Search During pla yback, press w or e . ● T he more times you press, the faster the pla yback picture moves. ● T o decrease speed, press the button for the opposit e direction. Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks i[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 17 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 17 January 23, 2002 11:13 am Next Function Memor y T he Next Function Memory “tells” the recorder what to do after rewinding. Before continuing, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. a- F or Automatic Start Of Pla yback Press 3 , then press 4 within 2 seconds. b- F or Aut[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN P age 18 January 19, 2002 5:47 pm RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with th e record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder’ s power come s on automatically and the counter is reset to 0:00:00. B Choose a programme. Press PR +/– or the number keys to select the c hann[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 19 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 19 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm Recording Features Record One Programme While W atching Another If your recorder is connected to the TV via the A V connection, press TV/VCR . T he recorder’ s VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear . Once recording is in progress,[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN P age 20 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm RECORDING (cont.) Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET) — Recording on VHS cassettes with S-VHS quality Y ou can record in SP mode on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality . T apes recorded using this function can be played bac k on a recorder equipped with the S-VHS ET fun[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 21 Filename [HRS5950EU1a-EN.fm] P age 21 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system c hecks the c ondition of the tape in use during pla ybac k and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictures. Y ou [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN P age 22 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Ti m e r Programming With the S HOW V IEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV progr a mme has a corresponding code number which y our recorder i s able to recognize. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. B Enter [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 23 Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] P age 23 January 19, 2002 5:49 pm D Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP ( p ). E Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is display ed on the T V screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OFF” is display ed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN P age 24 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming If you do not know the S HOW V IEW number for the progr a mme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set y our recorder to timer-rec ord the programme. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. Press PROG . B Acc[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 25 Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] P age 25 January 19, 2002 5:49 pm F Enter the channel position. G Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP ( p ). H Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is display ed on the T V screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displa[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN P age 26 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen. C Access the Programme screen. Press " . Press " again to che ck more information. Each time you [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 27 Filename [HRS5950EU2-EN.fm] P age 27 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm T o cancel or change a programme... D Cancel or change a programme. Press & to cancel a progr amme. T o cha nge programme settings, press the appropriate button: ST ART+/– , ST OP+/– , DAT E + / – , PR+/– , VPS/PDC and/or SP/LP ( p ). E Return[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN P age 28 December 4, 2001 6:32 pm EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source pla yer and your recorder as the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the camcorder’ s A UDIO OUT and VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’ s front panel AUDIO and VIDEO input connect or[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 29 Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] P age 29 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use your recorder as the source pla yer or a s the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the pla yer’ s 21-pin SC ART connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SC ART connector as illustrated. A When us[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN P age 30 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm EDITING (cont.) Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT Setting T he L-1 IN/OUT connector accepts only a composite signal (regular video signal) and delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in whic h the luminance and chrominance signa[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 31 Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] P age 31 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm L-2 SELECT and L-2 INPUT Setting T he L-2 IN/DECODER connector accepts either a compos ite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in whic h the luminance and c hrominance signals are separ ated). Set “L-2 SELECT” to the appropriate mo[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN P age 32 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Simple Connections T his is an example of simple connection if your TV has one 21-pin A V input (SCAR T) connector . Connect the satellite recei ver to the L-2 IN/DECODER connector , then connect the L-1 IN/OUT [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 33 Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] P age 33 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm Perfect Connections T his is an example of recommended connection if y our TV has two 21-pin A V input (SCAR T) connectors. Connect the decoder to the satellite recei ver’ s connector if you ha ve a decoder , L-1 IN/OUT connector to TV’ s connector , [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 EN P age 34 December 4, 2001 6:32 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder T he L-2 IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input connector for an external decode r (descrambler). Simply connect a decoder and yo u can enjoy the v ariety of programming that is a v ailable through scr ambl[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 35 Filename [HRS5950EU3-EN.fm] P age 35 December 4, 2001 5:14 pm Connecting/Using A Stereo System T hese instructions enable you to connect y o ur video recorder to your Hi-F i stereo system (if you ha ve one) and listen to the soundtrac k through the stereo. Make connections. Connect the A UDIO OUT L and R connectors [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN P age 36 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change v a rious mode settings on the Mode Set screen by followin g the procedure described below . ● F or each mode setting, see pages 37 to 39. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Mode Set screen. C Sele[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 37 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 37 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 B.E.S.T . ON OFF Y ou can set the B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 21). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO EDIT SOF T SHARP T his feature helps you to [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN P age 38 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER ON OFF When this function is set to “ON”, the recorder automatically switc hes to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the e[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 39 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 39 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 S-VHS ON OFF Y our recorder can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS. ● T o recor d in S-VHS: Set “S-VHS” to “ON”. Then, insert a cassette marked “S-VH S”. T he S-VHS indicator li[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN P age 40 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receiv ab le stations in your area to call them up by using the PR button[...]

Masterpage:Right EN 41 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 41 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you w an t to perform tuning manually , refer to page 44. ● If you perform Auto Channel Set w hen the aer ial cable is not connected properly , “SC AN COMPLETED –NO SIGNAL–” app[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN P age 42 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 10) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 40). A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar ([...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 43 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 43 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . C Close the C[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 EN P age 44 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are regis tered in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice . C Select the new station. D Swi[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 45 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 45 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is what i s shown on-screen in lieu of the st ation name. The “ID” abbreviatio n is listed i n the Con firmation sc reen and is display ed on th e TV screen when the recorder i s tuned to a differen [...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN P age 46 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . D Access the Clock Set scre[...]

Masterpage:Right EN 47 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 47 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . T he “D A TE” displa y begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and y ear . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes. ● When you set[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 48 EN P age 48 January 19, 2002 5:51 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the c h annel on whic h your TV receives picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. If y ou hav e connected the recor der to y our TV via the A V connection ( [...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 49 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 49 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm S HOW V IEW ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (point er) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . C Access the Guide Program Set scre[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 50 EN P age 50 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm TROUBLESHOO TING Before requesting service for a problem, use this ch art and see if you can repair the trouble y ourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending y our video recorder off for repair . POWER TA P E T R[...]

Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 EN 51 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 51 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● T here is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed. Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, cover the hole w[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 52 EN P age 52 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. ● T he camcorder’ s microphone is too close to the TV . P osition the camcorder so its microphon e is aw a[...]

Masterpage:Right EN 53 Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] P age 53 December 4, 2001 5:11 pm QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. W hat happens if the end of the ta pe is reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. During sear ch, slo w , still and fr ame-b y-fr ame pla yback, I can’t hear an y audio. Wh[...]

Filename [HRS5950EU4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 54 EN P age 54 January 24, 2002 5:45 pm SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : A C 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower c onsumptio n P ower on : 1 8 W P ower off : 3.3 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 4[...]

Masterpage:Right EN 55 Filename [HRS5950EU1-ENIX.fm] P age 55 October 30, 2001 11:43 am LIST OF TERMS A AUTO POWER OFF ... ............. ................ ............. . 39 Auto Channel Set ............... ................ ............. ..... 40 Auto Set Up .................... ............. ................ ........ 10 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER .........[...]

Filename [Co v4.fm] EN P age 56 January 23, 2002 3:18 pm Printed in Malaysia 0102MNV * ID * PJ[...]