JVC HR-VCD1 manual

INSTRUCTIONS LPT0002–0G2A HR - VCD1 VHS • VideoCD COMBO ENGLISH PAL NTSC TV VCD VHS 1 4 7 10 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 +10 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 OSD PROGRAM REPEAT VIDEO INTRO MPX TRACKING ON/OFF CANCEL RANDOM HIGHLIGHT RETURN KARAOKE SEARCH PREV SELECT NEXT REW REC PLAY STOP FF PAUSE/STILL SP/LP MANUAL SEARCH TV/VIDEO KEY CONTROL TV VOL TV VOL TV PROG TV P[...]

2 T able of Contents Thank you for purchasing this JVC VHS • VideoCD COMBO. T o ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly . Precautions ........................................................................... 3 General Information .............................................................. 4 Con[...]

3 English Importants • Video tapes recorded with this Player in the LP (Long Play) or EP (Extended Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed video recorder. • It may be unlawful to record or playback copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. Beware of moisture condensation Moisture in the air will condense on the[...]

4 General Information Care and handling of compact discs How to handle CDs When handling a compact disc, do not touch the surface of the disc (reflective silver side –– the side without the label). Since compact discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the sound will not be picked up [...]

5 English Controls, Indicators and T erminals Front panel DIGITAL ECHO knob Z p.25 SPATIALIZER switch and indicator Z p.20 MIX VOL knob Z p.29 MIC 1 and MIC2 knobs and MIC input terminals Z p.25 SP/LP/EP button Z p.20 CD REC button with indicator Z p.27,29 VIDEO/AUDIO input terminals Z p.26,28 VHS CONTROL buttons 4 / ¢ Karaoke search buttons Z p.2[...]

6 Controls, Indicators and T erminals (cont’d) Wireless remote control TV , VCD , VCP contr ol buttons First press these buttons bef ore beginning to operate the equipment. Number keys Z p.11 PROGRAM b utton [VCD] Z p.13 REPEA T button [VCD] Z p.14 TRA CKING -/+ buttons [VCP] Z p.19 CANCEL button [VCD] Z p.13 RANDOM button [VCD] Z p.14 KARA OKE S[...]

7 English TV Multi-Brand Remote Control Controls, Indicators and T erminals (cont’d) Control Y our TV Using Additional Buttons Y our remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other manufacture’ s TVs can also be controlled. Before y ou start... ¶ T urn on the TV using its remote control. ¶ Press th[...]

8 Controls, Indicators and T erminals (cont’d) VCD C D-G PBC VHS PAL NTSC L R SP LP EP PROGRAM NEXT NTSC TRACK PAL KEY DISC REPLACE MASKING REPEAT1 RANDOM MPX LR 12 11 7 6 5 10 9 8 4 3 1 2 [VCD display] Disc number indicator Ke y control indicator Colour system indicator T ype of disc indicator T rac k number indicator T otal n umber of tracks in[...]

9 English Connections Make sure that the power to the Player and TV is off before making the following connections. Selecting the NTSC 3.58 mode Select this mode to watch NTSC tapes on a NTSC system TV. Selecting the NTSC 4.43 mode Select this mode to watch NTSC tapes on a multi-system TV (that has an NTSC 4.43 setting). Select NTSC 4.43 to record [...]

10 Basic Playback (Video CD) 1 2 3 T riple disc tray usage Up to three (3) discs can be loaded in the Player. You may insert a disc into any of the disc trays 1 through 3 whichever you prefer. If you want to play only a specified disc, press the correspond- ing disc 1, 2 or 3 button located to the right of the 0 (OPEN/ CLOSE) button. When three dis[...]

11 English Basic Playback (Video CD) (cont'd) In order to operate b y remote control, first press the VCD button. Preparation for playing Turn on the television set, amplifier or receiver to which the Player is connected, and then select the proper channel and mode to operate the Player, and set the sound volume to a reasonable level. Press th[...]

12 Basic Playback (Video CD) (cont'd) Stopping play Press the 7 7 7 7 7 (STOP) button to stop play at any time. Pausing play Press the 8 8 8 8 8 STILL (PAUSE) button to temporarily suspend play. Notes : • When the 8 STILL (PAUSE) button is pressed once, “PAUSE” appears on the television screen, the video motion freezes and the sound is t[...]

13 English V arious Unique Functions In order to operate b y remote control, first press the VCD button. Display of operations status Press the OSD button on the remote control. By pressing the OSD button, the following information may be easily and quickly displayed or vanished on the television screen. Time, Disc mode, Echo effect, Key control, P[...]

14 V arious Unique Functions (cont'd) In or der to operate by remote contr ol, first press the VCD button. Preparations • This function is controlled by the remote control. • The RANDOM button is effective only in NORMAL/PBC OFF mode. • This function plays tracks randomly from a single disc. Operation 1. Stop the Player. 2. Press the RAN[...]

15 English V arious Unique Functions (cont'd) In order to operate b y remote control, first press the VCD button. This function is used for a movie video CD. Preparations • When you play a video CD with the Playback Control function, the mode switch is recommended to be in the PBC OFF mode or KARAOKE mode. • This function is controlled by [...]

16 Playback Control Function Playing V ideo CDs with Playback Control function This Player provides a Playback Control function which uti- lizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a video CD. The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the disc you use. The Playback Control function is described below and in the figure. • Hig[...]

17 English V ideo CD with Playback Control function What is Playback Control function? The Playback Control function, ushering a new video CD age, allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images having a resolution four times greater than moving pictures. • Menu-driven playback You can interact with the screen using a m[...]

18 . VHS VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF PAL NTSC VIDEO CD DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT GRAPHICS VOCAL REPLACE VOCAL MASKING MPX NTSC/PAL CONVERTIBILITY DISC 1 3 - DISC TRIPLE TRAY VIDEO INTRO RETURN 3 2 1 SELECT STILL NEXT PREV VCD NUMBER KEY CONTROL DOWN NORMAL UP DIGITAL ECHO MIN MAX VCD FRONT AV MIX VOL MIN MA[...]

19 English In order to operate b y remote control, first press the VHS button. Slow motion playback Slow motion playback is 1/6 of the normal playback speed. The sound will be cut during slow motion playback. During playback: Press the Pause 8 button for 2 seconds. 7 Press the Play 3 button to return to the normal playback speed. Notes: • If the [...]

20 . VHS VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF PAL NTSC VIDEO CD DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT GRAPHICS VOCAL REPLACE VOCAL MASKING MPX NTSC/PAL CONVERTIBILITY DISC 1 3 - DISC TRIPLE TRAY VIDEO INTRO RETURN 3 2 1 SELECT STILL NEXT PREV VCD NUMBER KEY CONTROL DOWN NORMAL UP DIGITAL ECHO MIN MAX VCD FRONT AV MIX VOL MIN MA[...]

21 English Karaoke Features Connecting to Hi-Fi stereo system FM tuner Speaker Speaker Television VIDEO IN Stereo amplifier AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR Back of Player WIRELESS MIC ANT . FREQ ADJUST AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO OUT1 OUT2 NT8C3.58 NTSC4.43 NTSC ON PAL TV CAUTION: m This player has a dynamic range of more than 90 dB with regards to its Hi-Fi audi[...]

22 Karaoke Features (cont’d) Microphone Battery compart- ment cap MIC select switch FREQ. screw How To Use To use as a wired microphone Insert the connector cable to the end of the Microphone as illustrated and turn it clockwise to fix. Set the MIC select switch to “WD. (Wired)”. To use as a wireless microphone Insert the antenna cable to the[...]

23 English Karaoke Features (cont’d) 3 Hang the FM feeder cable on the wall behind the Player so that the cable forms a “T”. 2 Release the lever. If there is interference when using the micro- phone Follow the steps below to re-adjust the frequency of the micro- phone and your Player. Preparation 1. Turn on your TV and Player. 2. Select the T[...]

24 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use as a wireless micro- phone”. ( Z p.22) Press the Player’s WIRELESS MIC button to make the button light. 4 5 Karaoke Features (cont’d) To use the microphone as a wired microphone 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use a s a wired micro- phone”. ( Z p.22) 2 Connect the microphone to the Player’s front panel[...]

25 English Karaoke Features (cont'd) V ocal replace Preparation This function is used for multiplex sound discs and tape. Operation 1. Press the VOCAL REPLACE button during play or stop. REPLACE will appear on the display window and VO.REPLACE will appear on the television screen. When you start singing, the vocal of the disc is re- moved and [...]

26 Editing to/from another recorder Editing from a camcorder Editing . VHS VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF PAL NTSC VIDEO CD DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT GRAPHICS VOCAL REPLACE VOCAL MASKING MPX NTSC/PAL CONVERTIBILITY DISC 1 3 - DISC TRIPLE TRAY VIDEO INTRO RETURN 3 2 1 SELECT STILL NEXT PREV VCD NUMBER KEY CONTR[...]

27 English CD Recording This function dubs the audio of a CD onto a video tape b y a simple procedure. Editing (cont'd) Preparation • Set the MODE switch of the Player either to “PBC OFF” or “KARAOKE”. • Set the MIX VOL knob on the player's front panel to the center or VCD position. . VHS VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 DISC 3 DISC 2 / [...]

28 Live recording This is a function which recor ds both the singing style and the Video CD sound simultaneousl y with the video tape. Editing (cont'd) . VHS VideoCD COMBO HR-VCD1 DISC 3 DISC 2 / POWER STANDBY KARAOKE NORMALPBC OFF PAL NTSC VIDEO CD DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT GRAPHICS VOCAL REPLACE VOCAL MASKING MPX NTSC/PAL COMPATIBILITY DISC 1 3 [...]

29 English 6 Press the CD REC button of the Player. m The lamp in the CD REC button lights up and the VCR enters the record-pause mode. m ¶8 appears in the display panel of the Player. 7 Press the 3 3 3 3 3 SELECT button or one of the DISC 1 to 3 buttons of the Video CD player. m As the Video CD is played, the Video cassette player (VCP) begins to[...]

30 T roubleshooting No power is applied to the Player . m Is the power cord disconnected? – Connect it. Remote control does not function. m Are the batteries discharged? – Replace with new ones. Disc tray does not come out when OPEN/ m Is the power cord disconnected? CLOSE button is pressed. – Connect it. Sound is distorted or noise is genera[...]

31 English Specifications GENERAL Power requirements Rating ........................... AC 1 10 – 240 V , 50/60 Hz Operating ...................... AC 90 – 260 V , 50/60 Hz Power consumption ............ 25 W T emperature Operating ...................... 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage ......................... –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions (W x H[...]

HR-VCD1 Printed In Japan 0897 MNV * SW * YP COPYRIGHT 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. C VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED[...]