JVC SR-V101US manual

P age 1 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SR-V101US INSTR UCTIONS LPT0887-001A REW FF REC LINK 24HR QUICK PROGRAM S-VIDEO POWER INSERT A.DUB CAUTIONS Dear Cu stom er , T hank you for purchasing the JVC S-VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, pl ease read the safe ty information and precau tions to e nsure safe use of your new VC[...]

—2— P age 2 December 27, 2003 9:40 am F ailure to heed t he following precautions may r esu lt in damage to the VCR, Remote or video c assette. 1. DO NO T place the VC R . . . ...in an environment prone to extreme temperat ures or humidity . ...in dir ect sunlight. ...in a dusty environmen t. ...in an environment w her e strong magnetic fie lds[...]

—3— P age 3 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm 3. P ower Lines An outside antenna system should not be located i n the vici nity of ov erhea d pow er lines or other ele ctric li ght or power circuits, or where it can fal l into su ch power lines or circuits. Wh en instal ling a n outside antenna system, extreme car e should be taken to keep from touchin[...]

—4— P age 4 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm CONTENTS Buttons, Connector s and Indic ators . ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ..... 5 Connecti ons and Plug&Play Setting ... ......... ......... ........ ......... ........ .. 7 Initial Set tings ........ ........ ......... ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... ........ ..... 8 C[...]

—5— P age 5 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Fron t Panel Rear Panel Butt ons, Connect ors and Indica tors REW FF REC LINK 24HR QUICK PROGRAM S-VIDEO POWER INSERT A.DUB Cassette loa ding slot VIDEO/AUDIO inp ut connector s Display panel VCR mode indi cator Play indicator Record ind icator T i mer mode indi cator Channel and au xiliary inpu t/ Clock ti[...]

—6— P age 6 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Remote * does not fun ction with this VCR. On-scre en display If you press OSD (OK ) on the R emote when “ON SCREEN (R EC) and ON SC REEN (PLA Y )” are set t o “ON” ( 墌 pg. 18), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. T he indic ations are not recorde d even if the VCR is in the recor[...]

—7— P age 7 December 29, 2003 10:19 am A Chec k content s Make sur e the package contains all of t he acc essories l isted in “Speci ficati ons” ( 墌 pg. 25). B Situ ate VC R Plac e th e VCR on a s tabl e, hor izont al su rface . C Connect VCR to TV T he following connecti ons are required. A Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV . B Conne[...]

—8— P age 8 December 26, 2003 4:19 pm Clock Setting P erform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug&Play setting. Prepara tions A Access Main Menu scr een, then Initial Set sc reen Press MENU on the Remote. Press SHUTTLE PLUS rt to move the high ligh t bar (ar row) to “INIT IAL SET” , then p ress OK or SH[...]

—9— P age 9 December 26, 2003 2:42 pm T uner Setting Setting chann els automatically — Auto Channel Set P erform Auto Ch annel Set on ly if channel s hav e not been set cor rectly by t he Plu g&Pla y settin g. A Access Main Menu scre en, then T une r Set sc reen Press MENU on the Remote. Press SHUTTLE PLUS rt to move the highlight bar (ar[...]

—1 0— P age 10 January 3, 2004 9:18 a m Basic P layback A Load a cassette Make sure t he window side is up, th e rea r label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassett e is point ing t owards the V CR. ● Do not apply t oo much pressure when inser ting. ● T he VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is rese t[...]

—1 1— P age 11 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Playba ck Feat ures Adjusting tr acking conditi on — T racking Adjustment Automatic tracking adjustment Whenever you insert a tape a nd start playback, automati c tracking starts working and continuousl y analyzes the signa l to enable optimum picture qual ity during playback. Manual tracking adjustmen[...]

—1 2— P age 12 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm It may be unl awful to record or play back cop yrighted materi al without the consent of the copyright owner . Accid ental e rasure prev enti on T o prevent acci dental rec ording on a recorded casse tte, remove its record safety tab and set “R EC SAFET Y” to “ON” ( 墌 p g. 19). T o record on i [...]

—1 3— P age 13 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS Reco rding Mode T his VCR can record in S-V HS (Super VHS), S-VHS E T or VHS. ● T o reco r d in S-VHS: Set “S-VHS MODE” to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 19) . T hen, i nsert a cas sette marked “S-V HS”. T he S-VHS ind icator light s up on the display panel. T he S-V HS r[...]

—1 4— P age 14 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm A Make connect ions Connect two sets of SR-V101US and a TV using A V cab les as shown in the il lustrati on. ● T he mini-plug ca ble is a mono 3.5 mm mini-plug to mono 3.5 mm mini-plug connector . ● When playing back S-VHS recordings, i t is recommende d to use the S-VIDEO connecti on to minimize pic[...]

—1 5— P age 15 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm A Make connect ions Connect t wo sets of SR-V101US to other equi pment, antenna or cab le as s hown in the illu stra tion. ● T he mini-plug ca ble is a mono 3.5 mm mini-plug to mono 3.5 mm mini-plug connector . ● When connecting a camcorder or anot her VCR with an S-VIDEO output connector as recordin[...]

—1 6— P age 16 December 29, 2003 2:03 pm VCR Plus+ ® Timer Program ing T he PlusCode programing numbers are the numbers next to the program in most TV listing. Load a cassett e with the record saf ety tab inta ct. If not , set “RE C SAFETY” to “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 19). T he VCR turns on, and the coun ter i s reset, a utomatica lly . A Press[...]

—1 7— P age 17 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Checki ng, Canceli ng or Ch angin g Progr am Settings A Disengage timer Press TIMER , then pres s POWER 1 . ● When “ A UT O TIMER” is set to “ON ” ( 墌 pg. 18), you do not ha ve to press TIMER . B Access Pr ogram Che ck screen Press PROG. CHECK . C Access Progr am screen Press PROG. CHECK agai[...]

—1 8— P age 18 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm 䡵 DIGIT AL TBC/NR — ON /OFF Y our VCR is equipped with a Digital TBC (T i me Base Corrector) that removes j itter from fl uctuating v ideo signals t o deliver a stable picture even with old tapes and rental cassettes. T he on/off of Digital — DNR (Noise Reduct ion) which cuts noise and enab les cle[...]

—1 9— P age 19 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm 䡵 2ND AUDIO RECO RD — ON/ OFF ● When this function i s set to “ON”; If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on both the norma l and Hi-Fi tracks. T he main audio is not recor ded. If a no n-SAP program is re ceived, the main audio is reco rded on both the Hi-Fi and normal tracks[...]

—2 0— P age 20 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Satell ite Auto Record ing Y ou can automat ically record a sa tellit e program which is timer - programed on your DBS receive r. A Connect a DBS r eceiver to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN or S-V IDEO IN connectors* on the rear p anel. Y ou can al so connect the cable box if it has a timer. * T o use these connecto[...]

—2 1— P age 21 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm T his Remote can c ontrol some functi ons of remote cont rollab le TVs, c able boxes or DBS (D irect Br oadcast S atellit e) receivers listed bel ow . Without set ting, you can cont rol a J VC TV . NOTES: ● Some unit ’ s b rands ha ve more than one code. If the uni t does not function with a speci fi[...]

—2 2— P age 22 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Changing Remot e Control Code T his Remot e is capable of transmit ting two control codes; one s et to respond to A code control signals and anot her set to respond to B code control signals. This Remote control is pre set to send A code signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code sign[...]

—2 3— P age 23 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm B Load cassettes Insert the playback casse tte into the playback VCR and the cassett e to be r ecorded on i nto the re cording VCR . C Select input mode on recordi ng VCR Select the correct external input on the recording VCR. On this VCR (when using th is VCR as the recording VCR); Select “L -1” —[...]

—2 4— P age 24 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Insert Editing and A V Dubbing Insert Editing: Y ou can replace a recorded s cene with new scene recorded on another tape or w ith other material . Bo th the picture and the sound recorded on the Hi-Fi so und track are replaced at the same time. A V Dubbing: Y ou can perform Audio Dubbing and Insert Edit[...]

—2 5— P age 25 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm Specifi cations shown are for SP mode unless spec ified otherwise. ● E. & O.E. Design and specification s subject to change without notice. Don’ t servi ce the produc t yourself. Specifications GEN ERAL P ower requirement : AC 120 V d , 60 Hz P ower consumption Pow e r o n : 1 9 W P ower off : 1.[...]

—2 6— P age 26 December 29, 2003 1:47 pm List of T erm s T his guide serves as a quick way t o loc ate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. A AUDIO MO NITOR ................. ................. .............. 11 , 19 Auto Chan nel Set ... ................. ................. ...................... 9 AUTO SP ] EP TIMER ..............[...]

—2 7— P age 27 December 29, 2003 2:03 pm Before reque sting ser vice, use thi s chart and see i f you can repair the tro uble yourself. Sm all problems are often easi ly corre cted, and t his can sa ve you from the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . Power Playback Recording Timer Recordin g Other Prob lems T roubles hooting SYMPTOM PO[...]

P age 28 December 26, 2003 2:23 pm SR-V101US COPYRIGHT © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. Printed in Chi na 0104 ASR-PR-BJ SR-V101US.fm Page 28 Friday, December 26, 2003 2:24 PM[...]