JVC HR-XVC15U manual

For model: HR-XVC15U DVD/CD PLAYER Hi-Fi STEREO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER USER'S GUIDE LPT0787-001A For Customer Use: Model No. Serial No. Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. *J2C31501A* 2C31501AE(Cov) 09/12/2002, 15:39 1[...]

2 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within[...]

3 1. READ INSTR UCTIONS All the saf ety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained f or future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLO W INSTRUCTIONS All operati[...]

4 13. LIGHTNING T o protect your unit from a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused f or long per iods of time , unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cab le system. This will pre vent damage to the unit due to lightning and power line surges. 14. POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located [...]

5 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE CONDENSA TION Moisture will form in the operating section of the DVD/VCR if the player is brought from cool surroundings into a warm room or if the temperature of the room rises suddenly . And when this happens, D VD/VCR's performance will be impaired. T o prev ent this, let t[...]

6 Features D VD/CD Player/Video Cassette Recor der • DVD/CD pla yer with Video Cassette Recor der - Unique space saving design combines a D VD/CD play er and a Hi-Fi Video cassette recorder . The D VD disc has much more capacity , b ut is the same size as the audio CD disc. Picture quality is higher than Super VHS . Audio quality is higher than a[...]

7 Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................... 3 Power source ................................................... 5 Features ........................................................... 6 Contents ........................................................... 7 Parts and functions .......................................... 8 Display .......[...]

8 Y P B / C B P R /C R P ar ts and functions Front ST OP button Rear AC po wer cord PLA Y button OPEN/CLOSE button Disc tra y POWER button D VD/VCR common AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO OUT jacks S-VIDEO/COMPONENT Video selector switch D VD COAXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack RF IN jack CHANNEL +/– buttons AUDIO (L/R)/ VIDEO IN jacks FF (Fast Forward) button Rem[...]

9 No. Display Description VCR mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 Pla yback Stop Still picture F rame adv anced pla yback Forw ard slowmotion F ast Forw ard playbac k Revie w playbac k Skip chapter to f orward direction Skip chapter to re verse direction Open or Close the tra y Auto resume Direction button ’ s mar k A-B repeat Subtitle language Soun[...]

10 TV/VCR/D VD switch Switch to operate TV or VCR or D VD 18,36 POWER P ower on/off 18 D VD MENU Displa y menu of D VD software 43,49 MARKER Locating desired scene 47 RETURN Remov e D VD set up menu 36,51 OPEN/CLOSE Open or Close the tra y 37 DISPLA Y Change the front Displa y mode 27 SUBTITLE Set Subtitle of a D VD disc 49 A.TRK Digital A UT O TRA[...]

11 Inserting Batteries 1 23 Operation • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a distance of Approx. 5 meters. Remote control Replace the compar tment cov er. Install two "AA" batteries (supplied), pay[...]

12 NOTES: • A clear picture will not be obtained by the DVD/VCR unless the antenna signal is good. Connect the antenna to the D VD/VCR proper ly . • For better quality recording, an indoor antenna or a telescopic antenna is not recommended. The use of an outdoor type antenna is required. • If you are not sure about the connection, please refe[...]

13 NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the "TV" mode. NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the "TV" mode. NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the "TV" mode. 75 ohm Coaxial Cable (supplied) Splitter 75 ohm Input 75/300 o[...]

14 Many cab le companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pa y or subscr iption channels . This DVD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special c[...]

15 This D VD/VCR cannot receive scr ambled programs since it does not contain a descr ambler . In order to receive scramb led programs, your existing descrambler must be used. Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies. Consult your local cable compan y for more inf or mation concerning connection to their descrambler equipment. There are[...]

16 Y P B / C B P R /C R Y P B / C B P R /C R Y P B / C B P R /C R Playback connections T o Audio (R) Input T o Audio (L) Input T o Video Input Audio (L) Output Audio (R) Output Video Output DVD/VCR TV AUDIO/VIDEO cable (supplied) Connect to a TV with Audio/Video Output Use the supplied A UDIO/VIDEO cable. Connect to a TV with S-Video Output / Compo[...]

17 Y P B / C B P R /C R Y P B / C B P R /C R Connect to an A V Amplifier with built-in digital surr ound If you are using an Amplifier with a b uilt-in digital surround as follows , you can enjo y the various audio systems such as Dolby Digital and DTS b y using the Coaxial Digital Output. Use this connection to connect an: • A V amplifier with b[...]

18 Setting the video channel/Setting the langua g e T o view playbac k of a recorded tape, or to watch a program selected by the VCR's channel selector , the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 (video channel). NO TES: • If the unit does not operate properl y , or No key operation (b y the unit and/ or the remote control): Static electric- ity [...]

19 3 T uner setting This DVD/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory , skipping over unwanted c hannels. Bef ore selecting channels, they must be pr ogrammed into the DVD/VCR ’ s memory . In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels, this D VD/ VCR can receive up to [...]

20 2 T o ADD/DELETE channels/Noise elimination T o ADD/DELETE channels Repeat the step 1 on page 19. Then press or to select the “ ADD/DELETE ” option and press ENTER . Press Number keys or / to select a channel number you want to add or delete. 1 T o Add or Delete desired channels 1 T o add channels Press ENTER until “ ADD ” appears on the[...]

21 Auto clock setting The A uto Clock feature enab les the automatic clock setting and updating, and also to set the Time Zone and Daylight Sa ving Time by receiving XDS (Extended Data Service) information carried on the channel signal. Press SET UP MENU . The VCR menu screen will appear. Press or to select the “ SYSTEM SETUP ” menu, then press[...]

22 Auto clock setting Daylight Sa ving Time setting Repeat the step 1 on page 21 and press or to select “ DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ” , then press ENTER . 1 2 Press or to select one of the options, then press ENTER . Y ou can set the Da ylight Saving Time automatically or manually . When you w ant to set the Daylight Saving Time manually , on the fi[...]

23 4 Manual clock setting Y ou must set the date and time manually for timer recordings and Daylight Sa ving Time if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly . Press or to select the “ SYSTEM SETUP ” menu, then press ENTER . Press or to set the month, then press ENTER button. 2 3 Press or to select the “ CLOCK SET ” option, then pr[...]

24 T ape speed and maxim um recor ding time Video cassette tape T ape Speed EP (Extended Play) Loading and Unloading a cassette tape To prevent accidental erasure Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver. Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape. To record again Erase prevention tab Screwdriver Adhesive tape Automatic tape eject This [...]

25 Cassette tape playback Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start auto- matically). 1 2 Press PLAY . Playback will start. " " will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. T o star t pla yback Press STOP once. The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play.[...]

26 Adjusting tracking condition Special playback Reverse picture search function Picture Search Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback. Forward picture search function Press FF x 1 or x 2 during the playback. To return to playback: Press PLAY . Still Picture Press PAUSE during playback. To resume normal playback: Press PLAY . Slow Motion Whenever[...]

27 +3 Press OSD . The counter display shows the tape running time during playback or recording. ZER O RETURN function/Video Inde x Searc h system ZERO RETURN function This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically . NOTES for Counter Display: If you rewind the tape beyond “ 00:00:00 ” , a minus sign ( “[...]

28 3 Recording a TV program Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (see page 19). 1 2 Press SP/EP to select the desired tape speed SP or EP. The tape counter and “ SP ” or “ EP ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. 4 TV - VH[...]

29 CH 125 8 : 47 AM MON 00 : 00 : 00 SP STEREO SAP 8 : 30 AM MON 00 : 00 : 00 SP HI - FI STEREO Recording a TV program Press STOP to stop recording. " " will appear on screen for about 4 seconds. T o stop recording Press PAUSE to avoid recording unwanted material. Press again to continue the recording. " " will appear on screen [...]

30 3 Instant Timer Recor ding (ITR) Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (see page 19). 1 2 Press SP/EP to select the desired tape speed SP or EP. The tape counter and “ SP ” or “ EP ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. 4[...]

31 3 Timer recor ding Press SET UP MENU . Select the TIMER REC SET option, then press ENTER . Press SET + or – to select the date, then press ENTER . 1 2 Press SET + or – to select one of the program line, then press ENTER . 4 Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press VCR to select the VCR mode. Load a cassette tape wit[...]

32 Timer-recording Timer recording special case Weekly (e.g. WKL-TU: each Tuesday) or daily (e.g. MO-SA: Monday to Saturday) timer recording Follow the procedure of timer recording on the previous page. At picture 3 press SET + or – repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Then press ENTER . When you press SET – repeatedly, the indicator a[...]

33 Stereo recor ding and pla yback/Separate A udio Program (SAP) When a MTS STEREO broadcast is received, the word “ STEREO ” will ap- pear on the screen for about 4 seconds and the program can be viewed or re- corded in stereo. The Hi-Fi STEREO recording procedure is the same as for normal recordings. The VHS Hi-Fi audio system permits high fi[...]

34 If you connect the VCR to another VCR or camcorder , y ou can duplicate a previously recor ded tape. Make all connections before turning on the po wer . Duplicating a video tape/Duplicating a disc material onto a video tape Load a blank cassette tape with the erase preven- tion tab intact into the recording VCR. Load a previously recorded tape i[...]

35 Disc Title When two or more movies are recorded on a disc, the disc is divided into two or more sections. Each section is called a “ TITLE ” . Chapter The titles can be subdivided into many sections. Each section is called a “ CHAPTER ” . Video CD/A udio CD T rack A Video CD or Audio CD can contain se veral items . These are assigned to [...]

36 Language OSD Language English English Francais Espanol Other /Enter/Setup/Return Picture Parental Sound Language OSD Language English Other /Enter/Setup/Return Picture Parental Sound 4 Setting setup language The setup language can be selected. Press or ENTER and then press or to select desired language (e.g. English), then press ENTER . 2 Press [...]

37 4 Reading Playback procedure Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLA Y . The disc tray closes automati- cally . On the screen, changes to “ Reading ” and then playback will commence. • A menu screen may appear on the TV screen, if the disc has a menu feature. In this case, press , , , or ENTER to operate a menu feature. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE . The disc tray [...]

38 Special playback Press FF during normal playback. Each press of FF will increase the speed of the search (x2), (x4), (x8), (x20). • To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Fast Forward Playback Press REW during normal playback. Each press of REW will increase the speed of the search (x2), (x4), (x8), (x20). • To resume normal playback, press[...]

39 1 NOTES: • Y ou can use the Pause , Slow , Search or Skip f eature in the zoom mode. • In case of the Video-CD playbac k with PBC , the SEARCH MODE does not work. This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1[...]

40 Repeat Play Mode Off All : : /Enter/Play Mode Chapter : Repeat /Enter/Play Mode NOTES: Some discs may not work with the repeat operation. In A-B repeat mode, subtitles near point A or B ma y not appear. Repeat pla yback is not av ailable in multi-angle scenes. Y ou may not be ab le to set A-B Re- peat, depending on the scenes of the DVD. A-B rep[...]

41 Repeat Play Mode : Random : Off /Enter/Play Mode Program playback/Random playback (CD) 1 Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode. 2 Press ENTER repeatedly until the Program table as right appears. 3 Example: In case you wish to program in order of 7, 3, 11: Enter as 7 , 3 , 11 . If y ou input a wrong number , press CANCEL . 4 Press / or / to select “[...]

42 4 3 MP3/WMA/JPEG pla yback This player can play back the MP3/WMA/JPEG- data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD- RW. To produce the MP3/WMA/JPEG-data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and a MP3/WMA/JPEG-encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System can not be played. Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback • MP3/WMA/JPEG CD i[...]

43 4 3 A file menu screen will appear on the TV screen. Press / to select folder . T o display a picture men u, press D VD MENU . (T o return to a file menu, press TITLE .) Press / or / to select the desired file. • T o display ne xt list, press SKIP / . • When PLA Y has been pressed after displaying the file menu, or when the disc tra y has be[...]

44 Setting the JPEG Interval Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press / to select “ Picture ” , then press or ENTER . Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) Preparation: • • Setting the JPEG Interval Yo[...]

45 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Setting the Select Files Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press / to select “ Picture ” , then press or ENTER . Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will [...]

46 Press ZOOM during playback. Enlarged JPEG images are displayed. You can make the images even larger by repeatedly pressing ZOOM . Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the JPEG image. 1 1 2 Off 3 2 In the zoom mode, press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 view ( Off). Press ANGLE during playback. Images are rotated 90 degrees to the ri[...]

47 Marking desired scenes 1 Press MARKER during playback. 2 Select the blank Marker using / . Then press ENTER at the desired scene. • Repeat this procedure to set the other 2 scenes. 3 Press MARKER to remove this display. The unit stores the points that you want to watch again up to 3 points. You can resume playback from each scene. Marking the [...]

48 Changing soundtrac k language/Karaoke playbac k 1 Press A.MONITOR during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. 2 Press A.MONIT OR repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The on-screen display will disappear after a few seconds. Changing soundtrack language Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure T[...]

49 Subtitles/Changing angles/Title selection/D VD menu When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Changing Angles Two or more titles are recorded [...]

50 Parental control 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “ Parental ” . Then press or ENTER . 2 Press or to select “ Parental 8 ” , then press ENTER until the level you desire appears (e.g.: 1). 3 Press once to select “ Password ” . 4 Press ENTER . 1234 change to . Parental control setting Turn ON the TV and set to t[...]

51 T emporar y disabling of rating le vel by D VD disc If you wish to cancel the set rating le vel tempor ar ily , select “ Parental Control Level ” with or , then press ENTER . If the 4-digits passw ord at step 3 on page 50 has been set, the pass word enter ing screen will appear as shown in step 4 below . Alternatively , if the password has n[...]

52 Setting menu language Press or ENTER . Press or to select your desired language, then press ENTER . 1 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP MENU . Other: Other language can be selected (See the Language code list on page 58). English, Francais, Espanol The selected language is the first-priority Menu language. Press or ENTER . Then [...]

53 Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound If you want to select another language, enter the language code (see the language code list on page 58). Other: English, Francais, Espanol The subtitle is displayed with the selected language if it is recorded on the disc. Setting subtitle lan[...]

54 Language Picture Parental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English /Enter/Setup/Return Setting audio soundtrac k language Press or ENTER . Press or to select your desired Audio Language, then press ENTER . 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “ Language ” 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP[...]

55 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen Press or ENTER . Press or to select your desired screen type, then press ENTER . 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “ Picture ” . 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP MENU . 4 NOTE: If the DVD disc is not format[...]

56 Setting on screen displa y/Status display of disc Press or ENTER to select “ On ” or “ Off ” . 1 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP MENU . 4 On screen display can be switched on or off when you press the buttons. On: On screen displays appears when you press the any buttons (factory setting). Off: On screen displays do no[...]

57 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound DRC Max Std Min /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Std Dynamic Range Control Press or ENTER , then press or to select desired setting. 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “ Sound ” . 2 3 DRC (Dynamic Range Control) enables you to control the[...]

58 Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "A udio", "Subtitle" and/or "Menu" (see pages 52- 54). Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian[...]

59 SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. • Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating. • Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. DVD/VCR does not operate. Problems and troubleshoot[...]

60 No subtitle • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE. Angle cannot be changed. • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD disc. • The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc. appears on the screen. 49 49 37 SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P AGE Prob lems and troubleshooting/ Video head c leaning NOTES:[...]

61 General Power supply: Power consumption: Weight: Dimensions: Inputs/Outputs: Video: Audio: Antenna: Hi-Fi Frequency Response: Hi-Fi Dynamic Range: VCR section Video Head: A udio T rac k: T uner : RF Channel Output: F .FWD/REW Time: DVD section Signal system: Applicable disc: Audio characteristics: Frequency response: S/N Ratio: Harmonic distorti[...]

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