JVC HR-DD445EK manual

H R-DD445EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0002-0D7B TM PAL SEE QUICK SET UP GUIDE ON REAR SIDE SEE QUICK SET UP GUIDE ON REAR SIDE SP/ LP q TIMER STANDBY/ON TV PROG COUNTER RESET 1 ¡ ¶ 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 [...]

2 SAFETY FIRST IMPORT ANT n Please read the various precautions on p. 2 – 3 of this instruction manual 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 pro[...]

3 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 equipment. D[...]

4 INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections RF Cable (provided) CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet. Mains outlet Mains Power Cord Back of TV 21-pin AV input connector (SCAR T) It's essential that your video recorder be properly connected. Follow these steps carefully . THESE STEPS MUST BE[...]

5 AV1 IN / OUT AV2 IN RF OUT ANT. IN TV Aerial Cable (not provided) A TTENTION If you have finished all the necessary connections, go to "V ideo Channel Set" on page 6, then perform Auto Set Up on page 8; do NOT press the button on the recorder/remote control to turn on the recorder's power before you start Auto Set Up. Back of Recor[...]

6 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 1 ¡ ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided RF cable only (RF connection) – Go to [...]

7 IMPORT ANT : Before performing the following steps, make sure the recorder's power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder . ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 1 Press and hold down STOP on the recorder until the display panel shows the following. SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 Press TV PROG – until the display panel shows " – OUT [...]

8 Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set The Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels, clock and V ideo Plus+ assigned Guide Program numbers automatically when the button on the recorder/remote is first pressed to power on the recorder after you plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet. Before starting th[...]

9 Auto Set Up results appear on the display panel ● When both auto channel set and auto clock set have been completed successfully the correct current time will be displayed. ● When auto channel set has been completed successfully but auto clock set has not, "CH" will be displayed. ● When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set [...]

10 V ideo Plus+ Setup W ith V ideo Plus+, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognise. NOTE: “Guide Program (GUIDE PROG) number" refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for V ideo Plus+ timer recording. IMPORT ANT Pe[...]

11 When Using A Satellite Receiver And/Or Cable System THE SA TELLITE RECEIVER IS SHOWN CONNECTED TO THE “A V2 IN” (SCAR T) CONNECTOR AND THE CABLE SYSTEM CONNECTED VIA THE AERIAL SOCKET AND TUNED TO, FOR EXAMPLE, PRESET POSITION 6 ON YOUR TV . GUIDE PROG SET 12345 GUIDE PROG TV PROG 11 [0-9] = [MENU] : EXIT ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER 4 Press OK , a[...]

12 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 front [...]

13 Playback Features T ake advantage of special functions possible with the recorder ’ s controls or the remote control. q 1 ¡ TV PROG PLAY Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG buttons to correct the picture. ● During still picture, the sound from the previou[...]

14 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 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 on the remote to engage manual tracking. ADJUST TRACKING MANUALL Y 2 Press T[...]

15 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 £ ). “ ™ 1” or “ £ 1” is displaye[...]

16 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 PLA YBACK (cont.) TimeScan Y our recorder is equipped with the TimeScan function. T imeScan allows noise free pictures to be displayed on your TV screen in the forward and reverse search modes. Audio will be played back at normal speed during any of the TimeScan modes ( Z pg. 17). T imeScan allows yo[...]

17 Names of special-ef fects playback Reverse Forward Search Play Slow-Motion *Still Slow-Motion Play Search -9x -7x -5x -3x -1x -1/6x -1/18x 0 1/18x 1/6x 1x 2x 3x 5x 7x 9x -7x -3x -1/6x -1/18x 0 1/18x 1/6x 1x 2x 5x 9x Audio is output. Audio is not Audio is Audio is not Audio is output. output. output. output. T imeScan * Still mode cannot be engag[...]

18 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 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● The counter is reset t[...]

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

20 B.E.S.T . Picture System The B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible recording and playback pictures. The default setting for both recording and playback is “ON”. Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cass[...]

21 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 q 1 ¡ NOTES: ● The B.E.S.T . system works for both SP and LP modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated. It does not work during recording. ● In the case of timer recording, the B.E.S.T . system works before recording is initiated. ● Once the cassette is e[...]

22 Video Plus+ Timer Recording ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING SCREEN 1 Press PROG The front display panel looks like this: ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER 2 Press the NUMBER keys to enter the PlusCode number of a programme you wish to record. ● If you make a mistake, press CANCEL to backspace and then input the correct number . The PlusCode number you enter appe[...]

23 SET T APE SPEED 4 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press OK . ● Repeat steps 1 – 5 for each additional programme. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER . The recorder turns off automatically . NOTE: T o Delay The Stop T ime . . . . . . press ADD TIME after pressing OK in step 3 . Each time you press, th[...]

24 Regular Timer Pr ogramming If you don’ t know the PlusCode number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer-record the programme. Remember , the clock must be set before you can progamme the timer ( Z pg. 42). Before performing the following steps: ● Insert a cassette with the safety tab [...]

25 ENTER PRESET POSITION 6 Press TV PROG +/– . IMPORT ANT Be sure to confirm the setting of PDC recording. ● If " ON" is displayed on the screen or " " is lit on the display panel, PDC is set to ON. ● If " OFF" is displayed on the screen or " " is not lit on the display panel, PDC is set to OFF . T o ch[...]

26 Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLA Y AND/OR SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK. ● The display panel shows the programme start time. Pressing OK changes the display to the programme stop time, then the date and preset position. ● If the recorder is turned on and the TV is set to its VIDEO channel or AV mode, you can check programme in[...]

27 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 MODE SET SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET", then press[...]

28 RF Cable (provided) VIDEO CHAN- NEL or A V mode 21-pin SCART Cable (not provided) Another recorder Another recorder 21-pin SCART Cable (not provided) Player Y our recorder Y our recorder TV Receiver TV Receiver Recorder Recorder Player RF Cable (provided) VIDEO CHAN- NEL or AV mode EDITING Edit T o Or Fr om Another V ideo Recorder Y ou can use y[...]

29 Y ou can use a camcorder as the sour ce player and your video recorder as the recorder . Edit Fr om A Camcorder ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the camcorder's AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder's rear panel A V2 IN or A V1 IN/OUT connector via the optional cable adapter . SET RECORDER?[...]

30 AV1 IN / OUT AV2 IN DECODER VCR TV SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connection T o A Satellite Receiver The A V2 IN socket on the rear panel of your recorder allows simple connection to a satellite receiver . NOTES: ● When connecting your recorder to a TV equipped with 21-pin SCART connectors, follow the illustration above using the cables shown in gray . ?[...]

31 RF OUT ANT. IN EXT.2 EXT.1 Aerial terminal 21-pin SCART connectors Back of TV[...]

32 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. 1– Operation mode indicators 2– Preset position number and station name/Aux. indicator (AUX1 or AUX2) 3– Cassette loaded mark 4– T ape speed SP/LP/EP [...]

33 q 1 ¡ ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 FF REW FF REW T ape Position Indicator The tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the Stop mode, you press FF , REW or perform an Index Search. The position of “ 5 ” in relation to “0” (beginning) or “+” (end) shows you where you are on the tape. ”O.S.D.” ( Z pg. [...]

34 TUNER SET Auto Channel Set IMPORT ANT Perform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function ( Z pg. 8) or if you have moved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcasting in your area. ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V [...]

35 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 VIEW CONFIRMA TION SCREEN 4 The stations your recorder located appear on a Confirmation screen — preset positions (PR), channels (CH) and station names (ID – Z pg. 40). T o view the next page of the listing, press PUSH JOG %fi . The blueback screen and the program currently being broadcast by th[...]

36 Manual Channel Set TUNER SET (cont.) Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( Z pg. 8) or Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 34). ACCESS MAIN MENU 1 Press MENU twice. ACCESS CONFIRMA TION SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG %fi to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “MANUAL CH SET”, then press OK . The Confirma- tion scr[...]

37 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 3 6 to access the C onfirmation screen before continuing. Change Station Preset Position SELECT ITEM 1 Press PUSH JOG % fi until the item you want to move begins blinking. Then press OK and the station name (ID) and its channel ([...]

38 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 3 6 to access the C onfirmation screen before continuing. SELECT ITEM 1 Press PUSH JOG %fi until the item you want begins blinking. Then press OK twice and the station’ s name (ID) begins blinking. SELECT NEW ST A TION 2 Press [...]

39 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 3 6 to access the C onfirmation screen before continuing. SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE 1 Press PUSH JOG % fi until the channel you want to tune begins blinking. ACCESS MANUAL CH. SET SCREEN 2 Press OK three times . The Manual Ch. [...]

40 TV Station And ID List ST A TION NAME ID* Anglia TV ANGL ARD ARD ARTE AR TE BBC Group BBC BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 Berlin 1 BLN1 Berlin 2 BLN2 Border TV BORD Bayern1 BR1 Bayern3 BR3 BR T1 BRT1 BR T2 BRT2 Children Ch CHLD Canal + CH+ CNN CNN Channel TV CHNL Central TV CNTR Channel 4 CH 4 Channel 5 CH 5 DRS DRS DR TV DRTV DSF DSF Euronews EURN Euronews[...]

41 TV Station Channel Number Guide Only the main stations are listed. There are in addition many relay stations, and full lists are available from BBC and ITC. BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London & South-East Bluebell Hill ............................. 40 46 43 65 Crystal Palace ........................... 26 33 23 30 Dover ...............................[...]

42 CLOCK SET IMPORT ANT Perform the following steps only if Auto Clock Set has not been performed correctly by Auto Set Up ( Z pg. 8) or Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 34) or if the recorder's memory backup has expired. If you performed Auto Set Up or Auto Channel Set without ever having set the clock previously , the recorder ’ s built-in clock i[...]

43 ¶ 1 4¢ 7 3 8 ¡ 12 3 45 6 7 / 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 NOTES: ● Just Clock (when set to "ON") adjusts the recorder's built-in clock every hour , except for 23:00, 0:00, 1:00 and 2:00. ● Just Clock is not effective when . . . – the recorder ’s power is on (unless the recorder is tuned to the same preset selected in the Clock Set scr[...]

44 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 display[...]

45 CORRECTIVE ACTION Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings. Press TIMER and confirm that “ ‰ “ is displayed on the display panel. T imer programming can’t be performed while a timer recording is in progress. W ait until it finishes. Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact, or cover the hole using adhesive tape. Remove the cas[...]

46 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. When returning from multi-speed search to norma[...]

47 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 20 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 340 mm W eight : 4.3 kg Format : VHS P AL standard Maximum recording time (SP) : 240 min. with E-240 video cassette (LP) : 480 m[...]

48 FRONT VIEW INDEX SP/ LP q TIMER STANDBY/ON TV PROG COUNTER RESET 1 ¡ 2 5 8 7 6 1 3 4 9 ! @ 0 # $ % ^ 1 TIMER Button engages timer standby mode. Z pg. 23, 25 2 ST ANDBY/ON Button turns recorder on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). Z pg. 8 3 TV PROG +/– Buttons select a preset position. Z pg. 18 4 COUNTER RESET Button resets coun[...]

49 REAR VIEW AV1 IN / OUT AV2 IN RF OUT ANT. IN 3 2 4 5 1 4 A V2 IN Connector enables connection of satellite receiver or second recorder; input recordable when "AU 2" selected. Z pg. 30, 28 5 RF OUT Connector enables connection to aerial terminal of TV receiver . Z pg. 4 1 Mains Power Cord supplies power to recorder . Z pg. 4 2 A V1 IN/O[...]

50 ¶ 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 button while pressing , TV PROG. + / –, TV / VCR REW @ 9 % $ u[...]

51 w SP/LP Button selects tape speed. Z pg. 18 Auto T racking Button enables/disables auto tracking mode during playback Z pg. 14 e TIMER Button — same as button on recorder . Z pg. 23, 25 r DA TE +/– Button inputs date of program for timer recording. Z pg. 24 t TV PROG +/– Button — same as button on recorder . Z pg. 18 y Fast Forward Butto[...]

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