JVC HR-J785EK manuel d'utilisation

H R-J785EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0545-001A PAL T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS SAT 24H EXPRESS PR / PUSH / TURN 2 3 3 1 VCR SAT REVIEW[...]

safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNI NG: DANGEROUS V OL T AGE IN SIDE WARNI NG: T O PREVENT FIR E OR S HOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UN IT T O RAI N OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing [...]

safety first 3 The ST AN DB Y/ON o button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit, but switches operating current on and off. “ y ” shows electrical power standby and “ z ” shows ON . Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP (Long Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed video recorder. When the equip[...]

safety first 4 Some Do ’ s And Don ’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the eq[...]

Contents Diagrams of Equipment ................................ 6 Equipment K ey ............................................. 7 W elcome to JVC ............................................ 8 Three-Step Quick Start ............................... 1 0 Basic F eatures ............................................ 13 Advanced F eatures ................[...]

diagr ams of eq uipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel SAT 24H EXPRESS PR / PUSH / TURN 2 3 3 1 VCR SAT REVIEW VCR SAT REVIEW ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER AV2 ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE AV1 SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL ( L-1 ) ( L-2 ) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU OK[...]

equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey 5 AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT Connector enables A V connection to TV or second VCR; input r ecordable when L-1 selected. 6 AUDIO OUT (L/R) Connectors enable connection of audio cassette recorder , TV or second V CR for dubbing. 7 RF . OUT Connector enables connection to aerial terminal of TV receiv er . VCR DISPLA Y P ANEL 1 c In[...]

wel c o me t o jv c 8 before y ou s t ar t Please read the SAFETY FIR ST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6–7 when reading through these instructions Refer to the List of T erms on page 61 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual Video Cassette R ecorder A A Batteries x 2 W elcome [...]

wel c o me t o jv c 9 GETTING EVERYTHING READY (continued) connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Ariel Cable , the RF Cable and the 21-pin SC ART Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCART is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV you w[...]

three-step q uick st art 10 before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batteries into the Remote Contr ol Refer to the Remote Control diagram on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Remote Control Check that the connection is completed T urn on the TV T V P R + T V P R – T [...]

three step quick st art 11 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS before y ou s t ar t Check that the V C R is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batteri[...]

three-step q uick st art 12 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Pr eset Download finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset P ositions and the Clock have been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset P ositions have been set successfully but the Clock has [...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecor ding ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer P rogr amming ............ 21 Express Timer Pr ogramming ...................... 24 24H Express T imer Pr ogr amming ..[...]

basic fea t ures 14 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t ap es If an NTSC tape is played, ‘NTSC a PA L ’ appears on screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction but you may lose some on-s[...]

basic fea t ures 15 R ewind and F ast F orward re wind Press the < button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the left. f ast forw ard Press the > button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the right. SQPB This VCR is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format and the[...]

basic fea t ures 16 Playback F eatures Adv anced JOG Dial The JOG Dial can be found on the front right of the VCR. It has various functions, such as picture search ( 墌 this page and pg.17), selecting preset position ( 墌 pg.18), 24H Express Timer Programming ( 墌 pg.26), etc. Pause During Playback There are two ways to view a [...]

basic fea t ures 17 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V +[...]

basic fea t ures 18 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place R ecord Safety T ab L oad the cassette into the V CR (see page 14) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEK[...]

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basic fea t ures 20 R ecording R esume F unction If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the VCR unless the VCR’s memory backup has expired. Instant T imer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 min[...]

basic fea t ures 21 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 [...]

basic fea t ures 22 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS Check the R esults Press O . The VIDEO Plus+ Program screen appears. Make sure that the preset number di[...]

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basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t art Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming If you do not kno w the PlusCode for the progr amme that you wish to r ecord, follow the instructions belo w to manua[...]

basic fea t ures 25 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3[...]

basic fea t ures 26 24H E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming Y ou can program a timer recor ding that starts within 24 hours using the 24H EXPR E SS c button and the Adv anced JOG Dial on the V CR. enter program mode Press the 24H E XPRESS c button on the VCR. The Programme Start Time indicator starts blinking on the display panel. set st ar t time Turn[...]

basic fea t ures 27 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogrammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the programmes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B). c ancel a [...]

basic fea t ures 28 When P rogr ammes Ov erlap Each Other If PROGRAM OVERLAPPE D appears, you have another programme overlapping the programme you have just made. confirm ov erlapping progr ammes The Program Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking. Example: Programme 1 (you have just made) and Programme 4 overlap each ot[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 31 Sound Modes ............................................ 32 Finding S pecific Scenes ............................ 33 T -VLink F unctions ..................................... 34 Satellite R eceiver Contr ol S[...]

ad v anced fea tures 30 Pictur e Quality Manual T r acking Your VCR is equipped with automatic tracking control. This will be adequate for most tapes and will automatically adjust the tracking to suit the particular tape in use but if you insert an old or worn tape, it may be necessary to manually adjust the track- ing in order to get the best pict[...]

ad v anced fea tures 31 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Does not work with Auto Satellite Prog Recor ding Works befor e T imer Recor ding B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VC R does not start Instant Timer Recording while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete[...]

ad v anced fea tures 32 before y ou s t art Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Br oadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICA M ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the VCR is tuned to a different preset, the type of broadcast will be di[...]

ad v anced fea tures 33 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Sear ch Press 3 up to 4 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. Normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press . . Index Sear ch Each time you record a programme, this VC[...]

ad v anced fea tures 34 T -V Link F unctions When you connect the V CR and y our TV via both the RF cable and the fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable (  pg. 9), the following functions ar e available. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.* For details, r efer to the instruction manual for y our TV . * Compatible with T[...]

ad v anced fea tures 35 Direct R ec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control, or press T on the VCR. Follow the procedure below to use this function. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SE T using the A and B butto[...]

ad v anced fea tures 36 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol Settings The following pr ocedure is requir ed if y ou receive satellite channels thr ough a satellite receiv er . Around 20 seconds befor e the VIDEO Plus+ timer r ecord- ing or Manual timer recording starts, the V CR sets its input mode to L-2 and automatically switches the satellite receiv er[...]

ad v anced fea tures 37 Setting satellite receiv er’ s brand After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand correctly and perform test; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. turn on sa tellite re ceiver Turn on the satellite receiver’s power. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to INIT IAL [...]

ad v anced fea tures 38 Check R esult of T est If the satellite receiver’ s channel number has been changed to the same channel as you set ... Press the A and B buttons to move the highlight bar to CHANGED T O ... , then press O (or E ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode. If the satellite receiver’ s channel number has not been changed correctl[...]

ad v anced fea tures 39 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecor d from Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ). ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER AV2 ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT[...]

ad v anced fea tures 40 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select l-2 select mode Move the highlight bar to L-2 SELECT u[...]

ad v anced fea tures 41 Editing L-2 SE LECT Setting Set L-2 SELECT to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the rear panel AV2 (L-2) IN/DEC ODE R connector of this VCR. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SE T using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select l-2 select mode Move the hig[...]

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ad v anced fea tures 43 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connecter to the VCR’s rear panel AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT or the A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connecter, via an optional cable adapter. set input mode Press AUX or PR so that L-1 (for AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connecter) or L-2 (for A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connecter) ap[...]

ad v anced fea tures 44 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the mode set screen Press m , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight bar to OSD using t[...]

ad v anced fea tures 45 Po w er Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select po wer sa ve mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons. Press O (or E ) to select ON or [...]

ad v anced fea tures 46 R epeat Playback st ar t rep ea t p la yback Press . , then press and hold . again for over 5 seconds, then release. The Play indicator ( # ) will flash on the display panel and the VCR will automatically playback and rewind the tape 100 times and then stop. st op pla y back Pressing S , . , < or > stops repeat playbac[...]

ad v anced fea tures 47 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER AV2 ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE AV1 SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL ( L-1 ) ( L-2 ) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your VC R to a suitably e[...]

ad v anced fea tures 48 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VC R The V C R must be turned off and no cassette inser ted The Remote Contr ol must have batteries inser ted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel Set The VCR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable includ[...]

ad v anced fea tures 49 T uner S et The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your area in order to record pr ogrammes correctly . Once done, pressing the A or B buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels. This channel search can be done either automatically or manuall[...]

ad v anced fea tures 50 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press O . In this example, we have chosen position6. select band W[...]

ad v anced fea tures 51 PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 [ 10 ] a k : EDIT a [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 - - - - - - - - PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change S tation Name get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET using [...]

ad v anced fea tures 52 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN UAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press O (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press O . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) number[...]

ad v anced fea tures 53 ST ATION NAME ID Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 NET2 NRK N RK N"TV N"TV Offener Kanal OKA N ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premiere PRMI [...]

ad v anced fea tures 54 Region T ransmitter B BC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 — Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 37 D o v e r 5 05 66 65 3— Heathfield 49 52 64 67 — Oxfor d 57 63 60 53 49 South-West Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 — Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 — Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 67 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 St[...]

ad v anced fea tures 55 Clock S et You should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press m . Move the highlight ba[...]

ad v anced fea tures 56 Guide P r ogram Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VIDEO Plus+ system to identify the corr ect preset to record. Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • using a PlusCode does not identify a preset number automatically • you add a channel after Auto Setup or Preset Download has been performed • [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 57 Question and Answ ers PLA YBACK Q: What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A: The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q: Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A: No. It stops automatically after 5minutes to protect the heads. Q: During search, slow, still and [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 58 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V C R cannot be pow ered. 3. The Remote Control won ’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. U lights up and preset position blinks on the[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 59 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work. 2. Timer programming is not possible. 3. c on the display panel [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 60 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER PROBLEMS 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder recording. 2. When scanning channels, some of them are skipped o ver . 3. The preset cannot be changed. 4. Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared. 5. No channels [...]

list of terms 61 List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory .......................................... 46 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 32 NTSC Tapes .............................................................. 14 O O O O O On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) ..................................... 44 P P P P P Pause During Playb[...]

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HR-J785EK COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0101 IYV * ID * JVE VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITE D s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : A C 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 16 W , off : 4.0 W Operating T emperature : 5°C to 40°C Stor age T emperature: –20°C [...]