JVC HR-S6970AG manual

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 ENGLISH Master P age: Cover EN VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-S6970A G HR-S6970AJ INSTR UCTIONS LPT0958-001A CONTENTS SAFETY FI RST ......... ..... ......... ......... ........ ......... ........ ...... ......... ....... 1 Buttons, Connector s and Indi cators . ........ ......... ..... ......... ......... ....... 3 [...]

September 27, 2004 12:12 pm Pa g e 2 —2— Master P age: Right ● Casset tes marke d “S-V HS” and “VHS” ca n be use d with this video cassette recorde r . However , S-VHS reco rdings are possible only with cassett es marked “S-VHS”. By using the S-VH S ET function, it is possible to reco rd and play bac k with S-VH S picture quality [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 3 —3— Master P a ge: Right Front Panel Rear Panel Remo te con trol * Not func tion with th is recorder . On-s creen di spla y If you press ENTER ( OK ) on the remote contro l whe n “O .S.D . ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 13), you can see th e current rec order status on t he scre en. T o cle ar the on-s cree [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 4 —4— Master P a ge: Right A Chec k content s Make sure th e package con tains all of the accessories listed in “Speci fications” ( 墌 19). B Situat e recorder Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. C Connect record er to T V RF Conn ection A Disconnec t the TV aeria l cable from the TV. B Co[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 5 —5— Master P a ge: Right Video Chan nel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is t he channel on which y our TV receives picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. Before perf orming the following steps, make sure t he recorde r’ s power is off and there is no cassett e inserted in [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 6 —6— Master P a ge: Right Language setting A Access Main Menu scree n, then Initial Set sc reen Press MENU on the Remote. Press PUSH JOG rt t o place the pointer next to “INITIA L SET”, then press OK or PUSH JOG e . B Access Language Select screen Press PUSH JO G rt to place the pointer next to “LANGU A[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 7 —7— Master P a ge: Right Play back Feat ures Index searc h Y our r ecorder au tomatically mark s index codes at the beginning of each recording. T his function gives you quick access to any one of 9 i ndex codes in e ither direction. NOTE: Before start ing, make sure the re corder is in t he Stop m ode. — [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 8 —8— Master P a ge: Right Instan t Review Simply by pressing a single but ton, the recorder power come s on, rewinds, and begins playbac k of the last timer -rec orded programme. If you ha ve several programmes recorde d, you can easily access any of them. NOTE: Befor e star ting , make sure tha t the record [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 9 —9— Master P a ge: Right B Rese t coun ter Press 0000 before st arting recording or playback. ● T he counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as th e t ape ru ns. Instan t T ime r Recordi ng (ITR) T his easy met hod lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 0 —1 0— Master P a ge: Right Up to 8 timer record ing programs can be made usin g G- CO DE / S HOW V IEW timer p rograming or Express timer pr ograming method as far as a year in ad vance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all th e 8 program s have al ready bee[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 1 —1 1— Master P a ge: Right Express T i mer Programming A Access G- CODE scr een Press PROG . B Access programm e screen Press ST A RT +/– . (If you’ r e jus t starti ng out, “P1” appears.) C Ente r progr amme s tart ti me Press ST A RT +/– to enter the time yo u want recordi ng to start. ● Pres[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 2 —1 2— Master P a ge: Right D Cancel or replace a programme P ress & to cancel a programme. T o replace a programme, pr ess the appropriate button: ST ART +/– , ST OP+/ – , DAT E + / – , PR +/– , DAI LY , WEEKL Y and/or p . E Return to normal s creen Press " as many times as necessary . If [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 3 —1 3— Master P a ge: Right Function Settings Y ou c an use the other useful function settings on the Function Set screen A Access Main Menu scr een, then Functi on Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press PUSH JOG rt t o place the pointer next to “FUN CTIO N S ET”, then pres s OK or PUSH JOG e . B Se[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 4 —1 4— Master P a ge: Right 䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER —O N / OFF When thi s fun ction is set to “ ON”, the recorder automat ically swi tche s to LP mode to allo w complet e recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme while timer - reco rdi ng in SP mode . F or example, recordin g[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 5 —1 5— Master P a ge: Right TV Multi-br and Remote Control Y our remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, ot her manufacture r's TVs can also be controlled. A Tu r n o n T V T urn on the TV using the Po wer button on the TV or its remote control. B Set TV b[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 6 —1 6— Master P a ge: Right Y our re corder needs to m emorise all nec essary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Aut o Channel Set automatical ly assigns all receiv able stations in your area so t hat you can call them up with the PR +/– buttons without g oing through any vaca[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 7 —1 7— Master P a ge: Right Swap Chann el Positions Example: T o swap CH03 and CH09. A Access T uner Set screen P erform steps 1 – 3 of “A uto Channel Set” on page 16. B Access Channe l list Press PUSH JO G rt to place the pointer next to “ CH EDIT”, then pre ss OK or PUSH JOG e . C Select positio[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 8 —1 8— Master P a ge: Right Y ou can use a camcorder as the source pl aye r and your video recorder as the recorder . A Make connecti ons a If the camcorder has no S-VIDE O output connector ... ... connect the camcorder's AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder's front panel AUDIO/VIDEO i nput [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 1 9 —1 9— Master P a ge: Right Connecting/Usin g a Stereo S ystem T hese instructions enable you to connect y our video recorder to your Hi-Fi stereo system ( if you ha ve one) and l isten to the soundtrack through the stereo . Make Conn ections Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on your video recorder t[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 2 0 —2 0— Master P a ge: Right Off-Air R ecordin g T he built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving P AL B/G, I and D/K, and SEC AM B/G and D/K and NTSC broadc asts. NOTE: T his model does not operat e in BRAZIL (P AL-M) or ARGENT INA (P AL-N). Playba ck T he recorder can play back all 3 t ypes of reco[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 2 1 —2 1— Master P a ge: Right Ta p e - To - Ta p e E d i t i n g T here are 4 different typ es of recorded t ape, depending on t he signal re corded. PAL MESECAM NTSC 4.43 MHz NTSC 3.58 MHz PAL MESECAM SECAM NTSC SECAM PAL MESECAM NTSC 3.58 MHz NTSC 4.43 MHz PAL MESECAM NTSC Playback equipment Recorded T ape [...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 2 2 —2 2— Master P a ge: Right Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see i f you can repair t he trouble yourself. Sma ll problems are ofte n easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending your video re corder off for re pair . Power T ape T ranspor t Playback T r oublesh[...]

September 15, 2004 11:23 am Pa g e 2 3 —2 3— Master P a ge: Right Recording Timer Recordin g Other Prob lems SYMPTOM POSSIBL E CAUSE CORRE CTIVE ACTI ON Recording ca nnot be started. ● T here is no casset te loaded, or the casse tte loaded has had its R ecord Safety tab removed. ● Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, resea l the slot [...]

September 23, 2004 4:41 pm Pa g e 2 4 Master P a ge: Right ® 2004 VICTO R COMPANY OF JAPAN , LTD. Printed in China 1004MAR-PJ-B J EN HR-S6970A G/AJ HR-S6970AG.AJ_EN.fm Page 24 Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:41 PM[...]