JVC HR-J341EM manuale d’uso

H R-J341EM VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0002-0H6A PAL NTSC ¶ REC 1 4¢ 7 STOP 3 PLAY 8 PAUSE FF ¡ TV 12 3 45 /ADD TIME 6 7 / 8 /DAILY 0 /AUX 9 / WEEKLY TV/VCR (MONITOR) . CANCEL /C.RESET PROG CHECK 4 TIMER TV PROG DATE STOP START PROG /MENU OK C.MEMORY TV VOL TV VOL DISPLAY 2 1 3 EXPRESS PROGRAMMING PUSH JOG Press and hold TV [...]

2 EN SAFETY FIRST IMPORT ANT n Please read the various precautions on this page before installing or operating the recorder . n It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consent of the owner of copyright in the sound or video record- ing, broadcast or cable programme and in any literar[...]

EN 3   Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 34). SITUA TE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT RECORDER TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. RF CONNECTION ● T o Connect T o A TV Wi[...]

4 EN q 5 / 8 23 INITIAL SETTINGS When the button on the recorder/remote control is pressed for the first time to power on the recorder after you plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet, the Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels automatically . Y ou can refer to the front display panel and/or the on-screen display to perform this proced[...]

EN 5 V ideo Channel Set V ideo Channel (RF Output Channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable. q 5 / 8 23 The video recorder is designed to send picture and sound signals via the connected RF cable to your TV on UHF channel 36. After you have turned on the recorder , set y[...]

6 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "INITIAL SET", then press OK . ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "LANGUAGE SELECT", then press OK . S[...]

EN 7 TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "INITIAL SET", then press OK . ACCESS TV SYSTEM SELECT SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "TV SYSTEM SELECT", then press OK . SELECT TELEVISION SYSTEM[...]

8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN THE RECORDER ON 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "INITIAL SET", then press OK . ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "CLOCK SET", then press OK . The Clock Set[...]

EN 9 On-Screen Displays Y ou can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF . T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). 4 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 2 1 3 PUSH JOG MENU TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice. ACCESS [...]

10 EN PLA YBACK Basic Playback The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the fro[...]

EN 11 Playback Features T ake advantage of special functions possible with the recorder ’ s controls or the remote control. q 5 / 8 23 V ariable-Speed Sear ch ACTIV A TE V ARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback, press PUSH JOG or . ● The more times you press, the faster the playback picture moves. ● T o decrease speed, press the button for th[...]

12 EN PLA YBACK (cont.) Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons. OVERRIDE AUTOMA TIC TRACKING 1 Press the recorder's TV PROG 5 and ∞ buttons simultaneously to engage manual tracking. ADJUST TRACKI[...]

EN 13 Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. ACTIV A TE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press PUSH JOG or ( ™ or £ ) on the remote control. “ ™ 1” o[...]

14 EN 4 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 2 1 3 TV signals being received by the recorder ’s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. Y ou can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder . RECORDING Basic Recording q 5 / 8 23 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette wit[...]

EN 15 Recording Features Record One Pr ogramme While W atching Another SELECT CHANNEL TO W A TCH 1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● The programme selected with the TV’ s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the recorde[...]

16 EN Timer Pr ogramming Remember , the clock must be set before you can programme the timer ( Z pg. 8). Before performing the following steps: ● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically . ● T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). ● Select the appropriate colour system by pres[...]

EN 17 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 8 After confirming all information is correct, press OK and the normal screen appears. ● Repeat steps 1 – 8 for each additional programme. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE 9 Press TIMER . The recorder turns off automatically . T o T imer-Record W eekly Or Daily Serials . . . . . . anytime during steps 2 through 7 , p[...]

18 EN Auto Timer When the Auto T imer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati- cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU twice. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "FUNCTION SET", then pres[...]

EN 19 Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK. ● If the recorder is turned on and the TV is set to its VIDEO channel or AV mode, you can check program information on screen. ● Each time you press PROG CHECK , the next programme's information appears. If All Information Is Correct . . . . . . programming is co[...]

20 EN EDITING   Edit T o Or Fr om Another V ideo Recorder Y ou can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector . SET RECORDING DECK’S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX. W ith this video recorder , press NUMBER Key [...]

EN 21 Y ou can use a camcorder as the source player and your video recorder as the recorder . Edit Fr om A Camcorder MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the camcorder ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connec- tors to the recorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key "0" and/or TV PROG so that "AU" appears[...]

22 EN AUTO NTSC 3.58 NTSC 4.43 NTSC PAL*  PAL MESECAM COLOUR SYSTEM INFORMA TION ON MUL TI-SYSTEM COMP A TIBILITY Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the recorder's front panel to select the colour system. Pressing this button changes the mode as illustrated on the left. The On-Screen display wi[...]

EN 23 Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT RF OUT NTSC 4.43 MHz NTSC PAL MESECAM PAL MESECAM NTSC [ PAL NTSC 3.58 MHz PAL SECAM NTSC 3.58  NTSC 4.43 PAL (B/G, D/K, I) Recorded tape HR-J341EM Playback cir cuit Manual switching Manual switching Built-in RFconverter K, I, G Multi-system [...]

24 EN T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). TUNER SET ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG % fi to place the pointer next to "TUNER SET", then press OK . SELECT AUTO CH SET MODE 4 Press PUSH JOG % fi to place the pointer next to "AUT O CH SET", then press OK . SELECT TV SYSTEM 5 Press PUSH JOG % fi to[...]

EN 25 Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( Z pg. 4) or Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 24 ). SELECT TV SYSTEM 6 If you can see the picture but hear no audio, set "SYSTEM" to the appropri- ate TV system (BG or DK or I) by pressing PUSH JOG %fi , then press OK . ● The CH section will blink. SELECT POSITION[...]

26 EN TUNER SET (cont.) Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 – 3 of "Auto Channel Set" on page 24. ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "CH EDIT", then press OK . SELECT CHANNEL 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to until the channel you want to delete begins blinking. DELETE CHANNEL [...]

EN 27 Fine-T uning Channels ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 – 3 of "Auto Channel Set" on page 24. ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to place the pointer next to "CH EDIT", then press OK . SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi until the channel you want to tune begins blinking, then press OK twice.[...]

28 EN TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your video recorder off for repair . POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon- nected. ● “ ‰ “ is displayed on the disp[...]

EN 29 Set to the desired channel. Confirm that the sour ce is properly connected. Confirm that all units’ power switches are turned on. Set the input mode to “AU”. Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected. Set the input mode to “AU”. ● “AU” has been selected as the input mode. ● The sour ce (another video recorder , camcor[...]

30 EN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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 video recorder indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow , still and frame-by-fra[...]

EN 31 FRONT VIEW INDEX q 5 / 8 23 TV PROG COLOUR SYSTEM INTELLIGENT PICTURE AUTO SP/LP TIMER POWER SPLPEP REVIEW M 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 0 9 ! @ # $ 8 1 POWER Button Z pg. 4 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 Rewind [REW] Button Z pg. 10 4 PLA Y Button Z pg. 10 5 Fast Forward [FF] Button Z pg. 10 6 AUTO SP/LP TIMER Button Z pg. 17 7 AUTO SP/LP TIMER Ind[...]

32 EN INDEX (cont.) DISPLA Y P ANEL SPLPEP REVIEW M 2 3 1 8 6 7 4 5 1 Symbolic Mode Indicators 2 "T imer" Indicator Z pg. 17 3 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg. 13 4 Channel*/Mode Display Z pg. 14 * Channel position 1 will be displayed as "CH 1". Clock Display Z pg. 8 5 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg. 13 6 "Cassette Loaded"[...]

EN 33 REMOTE CONTROL 1 DISPLA Y Button Z pg. 15 2 TV Button (see below) 3 NUMBER Keys Z pg. 14 4 ADD TIME Button (no function with this recorder .) 5 DAIL Y Button Z pg. 17 6 (PDC/VPS) Button (no function with this recorder .) 7 AUX Button Z pg. 20 8 PROG CHECK Button Z pg. 19 9 STOP +/– Button Z pg. 16 0 ST ART +/– Button Z pg. 16 ! Rewind [RE[...]

34 EN SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Power requirement Rating : AC 1 10 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Operating : AC 0 90 – 260 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 18 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 400 x 94 x 276 mm W eight : 3.3 kg Format : VHS standard Maximum reco[...]

EN 35 MEMO[...]

EN COPYRIGHT © 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EM Printed in Japan 0997HOV * UN * YP VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED HR-J341EM[...]