JVC HR-S5967EK manual

– –:– – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i SAT - + PR /I S-VHS VCR 625 H R-S5965EK HR-S5966EK HR-S5967EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0768-001B HR-S5965/5966EK-Cover 4/7/03, 03:20 PM 1[...]

safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE IN SIDE WARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE O R SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UN IT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing or ope[...]

safety first 3 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.) When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be[...]

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 ............................... 1 0 Basic F eatures ............................................ 13 Advanced F eatures ................[...]

diagr ams of equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel remo te control *DECODER function is not available in the UK. SA T - + PR /I S-VHS VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L-1 L-2 010 1 6 3 4 2 5 4 1 8 7 6 5 2 3 S-VHS VCR – –:– – AUDIO [...]

equipment key 7 FRONT PANEL 1 ST AN DB Y/ON o Button turns V CR on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). 2 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes. 3 PR+/- Button selects a preset position. 4 Display Panel pro vides clear view of various displays and indicators. 5 Infrared Beam R eceiving Window is wher e Remote Con[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 W elcome to JV C Thank y ou for choosing JV C. W e hope that you will get many hours of enjo y- ment from y our new unit. In just three easy steps y ou will be ready to enjoy the ex ceptional perfor - mance of your new V CR. More detailed instructions begin on page 10. They will explain how to use the many sophisticated featur e[...]

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 SCA R T is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV you[...]

three-step q uick st art 10 FINISH AUTO SETUP Press and move on to Step 2 to check the results. oops! If there is a power cut or you accidentally press a button during Auto Setup , turn the VCR off and then on again. Re-perform Auto Setup . before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the battery into the R[...]

three step q uick st art 11 Check the R esults When Auto Setup finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset Positions and the Clock hav e been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset Positions hav e been set successfully but the Clock has not Perform Clock Se[...]

three-step q uick st art 12 HR-S5965/5966EK-EN/p08-12 4/7/03, 03:22 PM 12[...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecording ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer Pr ogramming ............ 21 Express Timer Pr ogramming ...................... 24 HR-S5965/5966EK-EN/p13-20 4/7/03, 03:[...]

basic fea t ures 14 SAT - + PR /I S-VHS VCR before y ou s t ar t 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 bu[...]

basic fea t ures 15 R ewind and F ast F orward During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the VCR or on the Remote Control. f a st forward Press the > button on the VCR on the Remote Control. Video Heads Cleaning The heads get dirty in the following cases: • in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity. • in a dusty env[...]

basic fea t ures 16 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 or PR button on the Remote Control until the picture is steady. • Press . to resume playback. Single F rame Mo vement You can move backward or forward from the [...]

basic fea t ures 17 – –:– – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i Slow Motion This VCR will play your cassette forwards or backwards in slow motion. You can make it do this in one of two ways: method one During still picture, press and hold | on the VCR or the Remote Control for 2 seconds, then release. P[...]

basic fea t ures 18 before y ou s t ar t 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 14) R ecor ding TV signals being receiv ed by the r ecorder’ s built in tuner can be recorded onto a vi[...]

basic fea t ures 19 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART connections, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the T V/V CR button on the Remote Control. If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “ U ” and “ , ” on the display panel blink. Press S / 0 on the VCR to eject the tape or press 1 t[...]

basic fea t ures 20 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 T imer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 min[...]

basic fea t ures 21 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 – –:– – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i 0000 VIDEO Plus + ® T imer Pr ogr amming The VIDEO Plus+ s[...]

basic fea t ures 22 set channel position number Make sure the channel position you wish to record is displayed. If “ TV P ROG ” displays “ – – ”, set the Channel Position number correctly. Press PR or PR button to input the channel position number on which your recorder receives the station. Then press (or E ). set t ap e speed You can [...]

basic fea t ures 23 Engage Timer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. c will appear on the display panel. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again. If a video tape with the safety tab removed is loaded, c , Play indicator ( , ) and Recor[...]

basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t ar t 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 ogr amming If you do not know the PlusCode number for the pr ogramme that you wish to record, follo w the instructions below to[...]

basic fea t ures 25 – – : – – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i 0000 ENTER i 3 PR PR set pdc mode Press PDC (number key 7 ) to change between ON and OFF . Programme Delivery Control ( PDC ) is a service designed to ensure that timer recording still works in the event of a change in time of broadcast. [...]

basic fea t ures 26 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogrammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the progr ammes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B). c ancel a[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality .......................................... 28 R ecording According T o T ape T ype.............. 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture S ystem ...................... 32 Sound Modes ............................................ 33 Finding Specific Scenes ............................ 34 Auto Satellite Progr am R ecording ......[...]

ad v anced fea tures 28 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 fea tures 29 Picture Contr ol This feature allows you to select the most appropriate picture quality according to the type of tape or use of this VCR. The default setting is AUTO . get to the mode set screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MODE SE T using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select picture control mode Move the hig[...]

ad v anced fea tures 30 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET ) This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET func- tion. • You can activate this function only before you start recording on a VH[...]

ad v anced fea tures 31 Super VHS (S-VHS), S-VHS ET and VH S Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. T o record in S-VHS: Perform the steps below to set S-VHS to ON . Then, insert a cassette marked ‘S-VHS’, the S-VHS indicator will light on the display panel. The S-VHS recording mode will be selected. T o record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cass[...]

ad v anced fea tures 32 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Works befor e T imer Recording B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VCR does not start Instant Timer Recor ding while B.E.S.T . is turned ON During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete The B.E.S.T . Pictur eS ystem The Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking[...]

ad v anced fea tures 33 before y ou s t art Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( 墌 pg. 40) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Broadcasts 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 broadcas[...]

ad v anced fea tures 34 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Search 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 Search Each time you record a pro[...]

ad v anced fea tures 35 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecord fr om Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ). ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SOR[...]

ad v anced fea tures 36 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. set tap e speed Press / on the Remote Control to set the tape speed to either SP or LP . engage v cr in auto mode Press and hold SA T c ( | )on the VCR for about 2 seconds. The SA [...]

ad v anced fea tures 37 Editing L-1 OUTPUT Setting The L-1 IN/OUT connector delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-1 OUTPUT to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the rear panel L-1 IN/OUT connector of this V[...]

ad v anced fea tures 38 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT OUTPUT/INPUT SET L-1 OUTPUT VIDEO L-2 INPUT VIDEO L-2 IN PUT S etting The L-2 IN/DECODER connector accepts either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-2 INPUT to the appropriate mode depending on the out[...]

ad v anced fea tures 39 Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A When using your VCR as the player ... ... connect its L-1 IN/OUT connector to another VCR. B When using your VCR as the recorder ... ... connect its L-2 IN/DECODER or L-1 I N/OUT co[...]

ad v anced fea tures 40 A Y our V CR as the Player B Y our V CR as the R ecorder ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L-1 L-2 010 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Another VC R Y our VCR 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) RF Cable (provided) ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODE[...]

ad v anced fea tures 41 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 , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight bar to OSD using the[...]

ad v anced fea tures 42 Po wer Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select po wer sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the PR and PR buttons. Press (or E ) to select ON or OF[...]

ad v anced fea tures 43 Auto T imer When the AUTO TI ME R 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 . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). enable/disable auto timer Sele[...]

ad v anced fea tures 44 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 or T APE MONITOR connecters on your stereo. See diagram below . NOTES ON STEREO CONNECT[...]

ad v anced fea tures 45 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VCR The V CR 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 Set The V CR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable include[...]

ad v anced fea tures 46 The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your ar ea in order to record pr ogrammes correctly . Once done, pressing the PR or PR 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 manually . Y ou [...]

ad v anced fea tures 47 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press . Move the high- light bar to MANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select position Use the button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press . In this example, we have chosen position6. select band When [...]

ad v anced fea tures 48 3 PR PR 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 Station Name get to the confirma tion screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET u[...]

ad v anced fea tures 49 3 PR PR Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select item Use the button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) numb[...]

ad v anced fea tures 50 ST A TION NAM E ID Grampian TV GRMP Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HRT HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MDR MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR 1 NDR 1 NDR 3 NDR 3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 N ET2 NRK NRK 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 fea tures 51 Region T ransmitter BB C1 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-W est 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 fea tures 52 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press . Move the highlight bar[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 53 Question 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 and[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 54 T roubleshooting SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V CR cannot be power ed. 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 [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 55 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION RECORDING 1. Recording cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work. 2. Timer programming is not possible. 3. c on the display panel wo[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 56 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U , , and the SA T c indicator won’t stop blinking. 8. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab r emov ed. • The end of the tape was reached during Auto Satellite Progr amme Recordi[...]

list of terms 57 List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory ........................................... 43 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 33 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup ................................................ 46 Auto Satellite Program Recording ........................... 35 Auto Power ..........................[...]

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HR-S5965/5966EK/5967EK COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0503-AH-YL-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 : 3.5 W Operating T emperatur e : 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage T emperature[...]