JVC HR-J280 manuel d'utilisation

EN LPT0566- 001A LPT0566- 001A LPT0566- 001A LPT0566- 001A ENGLISH CONTENTS Filename [Co v1.fm] VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions ...................... ........... 2 INDEX 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 7 Basic Connections ............. .............. ..... 7 INITIAL SETTINGS 8 Auto Set Up .............. .............. ....[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he r ating plate and the safety cau tion are on the r ear of the unit . W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. C A UTION 8 When y ou are not usi ng the recorder for a long period[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 3 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allo w for ventilation (1 0 cm or more on both sid es, on top and at the rear). When disc arding batteries, environmental prob lems must be con sidered and the local rules or l aws governing t[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 4 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 8 B Cassette Loading Slot C Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 D Pla y 4 Button 墌 pg. 14 E Fa s t Fo r w a r d 5 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 F SA T # Button 墌 pg. 28 G Ti m e r # Button 墌 pg. 2 3, 25 H F ront Displa y P anel 墌 pg. 5 I Infrared Beam Receiving [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 5 FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A “T imer” Indicator 墌 pg. 23, 25 B Pla y In dicator C Record Indicator D Channel/Clock Displa y 墌 pg. 11 T o switch displa y , press – –:– – . Channel position is not displa yed during playbac k. Mode Display (L-1, L-2 or SAt*) * When “L-2 SELECT” is se t to ?[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 6 EN INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Butto n 墌 “Operati ng JVC TVs” below B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg . 19 and “Operating JVC TVs” below C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 16 D NUMBER Keys 墌 pg. 18, 22 E VPS/PDC Button 墌 pg. 23, 25 F Cancel & Button 墌 pg. 26 0000 Butto n 墌 pg. 20 G ST OP +/– Button [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 7 INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections It’ s essential that your video recorder be properly connected. A Check the contents. Make sure the pac kage contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFIC A TIONS” on the bac k cov er . B Situate the recorder . Place the recorder on a stable, [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set displa y appears on the TV screen. B Select your countr y . NOTES: ● If you ha ve selected BELGIUM or SUISSE, go to step 3 . [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 9 C Select the language. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . T he A UT O SET/T-V LINK display appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. On the front displa y panel Press rt to select “ Auto” and press OK or e . ● When you ha ve connected the video recorder to a TV offering T -V Link [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme Deliv ery Control) signal, the recorder can p[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 11 Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and A uto Clock Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa yed. T urn on the TV and select its video channel or A V mode, then make sure that all necessary stations ha ve b[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language T his recorder offers y o u the c hoice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 11 ), you can change the language setting manually as required. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B A[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 13 T-V LINK T-V Link Functions When you connect the recorder to your TV via a fully-wired 21-pin SC ART cable ( 墌 pg. 7), the following functions are a vailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T-V Link, etc.* F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . * Compatibl e [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN PLA YBA CK Basic Playback A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the casset te is pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Don’ t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he recorder’ s po wer comes on automatically and the[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 15 Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Press 9 . ● If there is vertical jitter , use the PR buttons to correct the picture. 2 Activate Frame-by-frame playback. Press 9 . OR Press w or e . Slow Motion During still picture, press and hold 9 for 2 seconds, then [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN PLA YBA CK (cont.) Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During pla yb ack, y ou can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons. 1 Override automatic tracking. Press p on the remote control. 2 Adjust the tracking manually . Pres[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 17 Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. T his function gives you quic k access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. Activate Index Search. Press w or e ( 2 or 6 ). “ [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with th e record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder’ s po wer comes on automatically and the counte r is reset to 0:00:00. B Choose a programme. Press PR +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the channel you wish to rec o rd. C Set the tape[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 19 Recording Features Instant T imer Recording (ITR) T his easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off after recording is finished. 1 Start recording. Press 7 on the recorder . 2 Engage the ITR mode. Press 7 again. “ 䡬 ” b[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording T ime Indication 1 Display the counter . Press – –:– – so that a counter reading appears on the TV screen. 2 Reset the counter . Press 0000 before starting recording or pla yback. ● T he counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as t[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 21 B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B . E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system c h ec ks the condition of the tape in use during pla yback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictures. Y ou can set “B .E.S.T .” to “ON” or “OFF”[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Ti m e r Programming With the S HOW V IEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV progr amme has a correspondin g code number which y our recorder is able to recognize. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. B Enter the S HOW V IEW number . C Access the S[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 23 D Set the tape speed. (HR-J480EU only) Press SP/LP ( p ). E Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is display ed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OFF” is display ed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to OFF . 墌 “VPS/PDC [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming If you don’ t know the S HOW V IEW number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer-record the programme. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. Press PROG . B Access the Programme screen. C Enter the pr[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 25 F Enter the channel position. G Set the tape speed. (HR-J480EU only) Press SP/LP ( p ). H Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is display ed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OFF” is display ed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC i[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen. C Access the Programme screen. T o cancel or change a programme... D Cancel or change a programme. Press & to cancel a progr amme. T o c hang[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 27 When programmes overlap each other If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears, you ha ve another programme ov erlapping the programme you ha ve just made. T he Programme Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking. Example: Pr ogramme 1 (y ou hav e just made) and Pr ogr amme 4 ov erla[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Automatic Satellite Programme Recording T his function allows y ou to automatically record a satellite programme whic h is timer-programmed on y our external satellite recei ver . Connect a satellite receive r to the recorder and programme the timer on the satellite receiv er . T[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 29 EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the sour ce play er and your recorder as the recorder . A Make connections. Connect the camcorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’ s A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT or A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector via a cable adapter . B Set the recorder?[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN EDITING (cont.) Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use y our recorder as the source play er or as the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the pla yer’ s 21-pin SC ART connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SC ART connector as illustrated. A When using your recor der as the source [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 31 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Connect the decoder to the satellite recei ver’ s connector if you ha ve a decoder , A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to TV’ s connector , and A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector to the satellite recei ver’ s connector . T hen connect the satellite re[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder T he A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input connector for an external decoder (descrambler). Simply connect a decoder and y ou can enjoy the v ariety of programming that is a vailable through scrambled channels. A Select the input mo[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 33 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS S HOW V IEW ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e th e highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . C Access the Guide Program Set screen. Press rt to mo ve the hi[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Mode Set Y ou can change various mode settings on th e Mode Set screen by followin g the procedure described below . ● F or each mode setting, see pages 35 to 37. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Mode Set screen. C Select the mode. Press rt to move t[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 35 * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 B.E.S.T . ON OFF Y ou can set the B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 21). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO : Provides the optimised picture benefits of the B.E.S.T . Picture System. EDIT : Minimizes[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER (HR-J480EU only) ON OFF When this function is set to “O N”, the recorder automatically s witches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme w hi[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 37 * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 L-2 SELECT A/V : T o use this recorder as the recording deck with the pla yer connected to the A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector , or to use the satellite receiv er connected to the A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector . DECODER : T o use a decoder connect[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receiv ab le stations in your area to call them up by using the PR buttons without going through an y vacant c [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 39 NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you w ant to perform it manually , refer to page 42. ● If you perform Auto Channel Set w hen the aer ial cable is not connected properly , “SC AN COMPLETED -NO SIGNAL-” appears on the TV screen in step 7 . When this hap[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 8), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 10) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 38). A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. Press rt to mov e th e highlight bar (pointer[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 41 Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . C Close the Confirmation screen. Press MENU . Change Station [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are register ed in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice . C Select the new station. D Switch the stations. Press OK . ● T he [...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 43 TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is w hat is shown on-screen in lieu of the station name. The “ID” abbreviatio n is listed i n the Confirma tion screen and is display ed on th e TV screen when th e recorder is t uned to a d ifferent station. ID* ST A TION NAM E 1000 3SA T ADL T A[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . D Access the Clock Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 45 E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . T he “D A TE” display begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and y ear . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes. ● When you set the date, press and hold rt to c hange[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the c hannel on which y our TV receiv es picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. If y o u hav e connected the recor der to your TV via the A V connection ( 墌 pg. 7), since y ou do not need the[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 47 TROUBLESHOO TING Before requesting service for a problem, use this ch art and see if you can repair the trouble y ourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending y our video recorder off for repair . POWER TA P E T R A N S P O R T PLA YBACK SYMP TO M PO[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 48 EN TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● T here is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed. Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal the slot w here the tab was remo[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 49 OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. ● T he camcorder’ s microphone is too close to the TV . P osition the camcorder so its microphone is aw ay from the TV . ● T he TV’ s volume is too high. T urn the[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 50 EN QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the en d of the tape i s reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically re wound to the beginning. Q. During sear ch, slo w , still and fr ame-by-f rame pla yback, I can’t hear an y audio. What’ s the probl em? A. T his is norma[...]

Filename [HRJ480EU1IX.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 51 LIST OF TERMS A Auto Channe l Set .......... ................ ................ ..... 38 Auto Set Up ................ ................... ................ ....... 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER . ................ ................ ........ 36 AUTO TIMER ... .................... ................ .............. 3 [...]

Filename [Co v 4.fm] Printed in Malaysia Printed in Malaysia Printed in Malaysia Printed in Malaysia 0101IYV 0101IYV 0101IYV 0101IYV * ID ID ID ID * PJ PJ PJ PJ EN SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : A C 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower c onsumption P ower on : 14 W P ower o ff : 3.4 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage [...]