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EN H R-E939EG/EH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1905-1 PAL R . A . E D I T I N / O U T S T A R T S C E N E F I N D E R P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE MODE CLOCK CH SET C.MEMORY DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG MULTI B[...]
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2 EN SAFETY FIRST Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder , remote control or video cassette. 1. DO NOT place the recorder . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment. ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated[...]
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EN 3 Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 47). 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 With N[...]
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4 EN INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) SET TV CHANNEL 3 Set your TV to the video channel (UHF channel 36). T wo white bars appear on screen vertically . ● T une the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. ● Y our TV should be set to the channel designated for use with a video recorder , or to a spare channel if there is not a specifi[...]
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EN 5 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • Y our recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. A TS+ (Auto T uning System) automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up with the TV PRO[...]
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6 EN % % INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 ARD 08 C26 E-SP 02 C08 SKY1 09 55 WEST 03 10 ZDF 10 C24 SA T1 04 C65 RAI1 11 C23 OSF 05 C31 BBC1 12 C25 ESPN 06 C32 BBC2 13 C37 CNN 07 C33 3SA T 14 C35 [ 5 ∞ ] = : EDIT = [CANCEL] : DELETE [CH SET ] : EXIT 5 5 VIEW CONFIRMA TION SCREEN 6 The stations your recorder located appear on a Confi[...]
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EN 7 If you performed Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 5), the recorder’ s built-in clock is also set automatically . The Auto and Manual clock setting procedures are necessary when . . . – a power outage of more than 60 minutes occurs. – the tuner has been set manually . – the user desires to set the clock slightly ahead of the actual time. – th[...]
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8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SET CLOCK AUTOMA TICALL Y 3 At the Clock Set screen, press PUSH JOG . The Auto Clock screen appears and clock setting begins. ● If "TV PR." isn't set to the channel position on which Auto Clock data is received, "ERROR" appears, and then the screen from step 2 reappears. T o set "TV PR.&[...]
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EN 9 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. Usable cassettes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the [...]
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10 EN Playback Features PLA YBACK (cont.) Slow Motion High-Speed (T urbo) Search 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 previous 3 seconds (approx.) will be played back repeatedly (provid[...]
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EN 11 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. NTSC Playback Y our video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC. ST[...]
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12 EN PLA YBACK (cont.) This function helps you check contents of unlabeled recorded tapes at the touch of a single button. NOTE: Scene Finder cannot be used when the recorder is in the Record mode. FF REW FF REW FF REW Search Search Search Scene Finder 10 minutes on counter 5 seconds 10 minutes on counter 5 seconds 5 seconds Index Search Y our rec[...]
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EN 13 REMOVE POWER SUPPL Y 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet. SET A/B CODE SWITCH 2 Set to B. RE-SUPPL Y POWER 3 Plug the mains power cord back into the mains outlet. TURN THE RECORDER ON 4 Press OPERA TE on the remote control. The recorder will now only respond to B code signals. NOTE: Some TV sets may malfunction in response to [...]
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14 EN PLA YBACK (cont.) TimeScan Y our recorder is equipped with the T imeScan 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 T imeScan modes ( Z pg. 15). T imeScan allows you to view a program in search mode while [...]
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EN 15 Names of special-effects 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 Orange Green Red Green Orange Audio is output. Audio is not Audio is Audio is not Audio is output. output. output. output. T imeS[...]
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16 EN 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 . LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder power comes on automatically . ● If your recorder is c[...]
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EN 17 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 c[...]
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18 EN 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • PAUSE RECORDING (cont.) RECORD 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 time[...]
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EN 19 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 . Messages appear in the language you selected during Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 5). The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. 1– Operation mode indicators 2– [...]
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20 EN Recording Features RECORDING (cont.) 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • Receiving Stereo And Bilin- gual Pr ogrammes Y our recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2) and, if you own the E939 EH, a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) as well, making[...]
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EN 21 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • DISPLAY TV PROG. Record One Pr ogramme While W atching Another If your recorder is connected to the TV via A V connection, . . . . . . press TV/VIDEO . The recorder's VIDEO indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disa[...]
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22 EN TIMER RECORDING Information On ShowV iew W ith ShowV iew , timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognise. NOTE: “Guide Prog. Number” (GUIDE PROG) refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for ShowV iew timer recording[...]
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EN 23 ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER 4 Press OK , and a cursor appears above “GUIDE PROG”. Then, using the NUMBER keys, input the ShowV iew number (found in most TV listings) of a program scheduled to be broadcast on each station on the list from step 1 , starting at the top. If you enter the wrong number , press CANCEL and input the correct number [...]
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24 EN TIMER RECORDING(cont.) ShowV iew Timer Recording Before performing ShowV iew timer recording: ● Be sure to read "Information On ShowV iew" ( Z pg. 22). ● 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). TIMER PROGRAMMING [0 ?[...]
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EN 25 ACCESS SHOWVIEW PROGRAM SCREEN 3 Press OK , and the ShowV iew Program screen appears (if you’re just starting out, “P1” appears). ● If the number you entered is invalid, “ERROR” appears. Press CANCEL and input a valid ShowV iew number . The front display panel looks like this: ● If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, OK blin[...]
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26 EN TIMER RECORDING(cont.) Regular Timer Pr ogramming Remember , the clock must be set before you can programme the timer ( Z pg. 7). If you don’t know the SowV iew number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer -record the programme. Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the remo[...]
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EN 27 ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 Press STOP +/– to enter the time you want recording to stop. ● If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, the following buttons remain lit: ST ART +/– , STOP +/– , DA TE +/– , and TV PROG. +/– . ENTER PROGRAMME DA TE 5 Press DA TE +/– . (The current date appears on screen. The date you enter appears i[...]
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28 EN Auto SP/LP Timer If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire programme, the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording. Check And Cancel Pr ogrammes Timer W arning If you have programmed your recorder to timer -record a programme or a series of programmes, a warning appears on scree[...]
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EN 29 Y our remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other manufacturer ’ s TVs can also be controlled by setting the appropriate switch on the remote control. Before you start . . . ● T urn on the TV using its remote control. ● Set the remote control’ s TV/VCR switch to TV . NOTE: If your TV is[...]
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30 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 . When Using Y our Video Recorder As The Source Player . . . . . . connect its A V1 IN/OUT connect[...]
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EN 31 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 connectors to the recorder ’ s front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. ● Use the L connector for monaural connection. ● When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camc[...]
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32 EN R.A. EDIT REMOTE PAUSE 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • 0 1 3 This function makes it easier to create edited videos when your video recorder is used as the source player in combination with anot[...]
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EN 33 LOCA TE EDIT -OUT POINT 7 Find the point where you want the edited scene to end by pressing PUSH JOG or using the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring or the JOG dial, then press IN/ OUT . ● The edit-out point is registered in memory and appears on the screen. ● The total time of the edited scenes is displayed to the right of "(+ )". ● Repe[...]
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34 EN 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • Insert editing replaces part of the recorded scene with new material. Both the picture and Hi-Fi audio soundtrack are replaced with new ones, while the normal audio soundtrack remains unchanged. If you wish to change the normal audio track as well, use the aud[...]
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EN 35 ENGAGE INSER T EDITING 6 Press INSERT . ● Y our recorder enters the Insert-Pause mode. ● The TV screen changes from the still picture to the input source you are going to record. ST ART EDITING 7 Load the source cassette and play back the segment that is to be inserted. When you reach the start of the section of the source tape that you w[...]
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36 EN 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • 8 •• • • •• •• • • • •• • • •• •• • • • EDITING (cont.) Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. Audio Dubbing Original sound AUDIO OUT Audio mixer MAKE CONNE[...]
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EN 37 NOTES: ● When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing, the normal soundtrack is automatically selected. If you wish to hear the mixed sound (Hi-Fi + Normal soundtracks), press AUDIO MONITOR to select "L+R+NORM" ( Z pg. 13). ● Audio dubbing stops automatically when the counter reaches "0:00:00", and the recorder enter[...]
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38 EN Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Channel Set. % % USING THE CONFIRMA TION SCREEN Change Station Channel 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 (CH) number begin blinking. SELECT NEW POSITION 2 [...]
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EN 39 Fine-T uning Channels Already Stored Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 38 to access the C onfirmation screen before continuing. Set Stations (A) 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 TIO[...]
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40 EN TV ST A TION AND ID LIST ID* ST A TION NAME 1000 TV1000 3SA T 3SA T ADL T ADUL T ANT3 ANTENA3 ARD ARD AR TE ARTE BBC BBC GROUP BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 BR3 BA YERN3 C+ CANAL PLUS C1 POR TUGUSES CAN5 CANALE5 CH4 CHANNEL4 CH5 CHANNEL5 CHLD CHILD CINE CINEMA CLUB TELECLUB CMT CMT CNN CNN CSUR ANDALUCIA DISC DISCOVER Y DR DR TV DRS DRS DSF DSF ETB1 ET[...]
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EN 41 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[...]
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42 EN Confirm that the source 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”. ● The sour ce (another video recorder , camcorder) has not been properly connected. ● All necessary power switches have not[...]
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EN 43 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 no[...]
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44 EN FRONT VIEW INDEX 1 OPERA TE Button ( Z pg. 3) 2 TIMER Button ( Z pg. 25) 3 R.A.EDIT Button ( Z pg. 32) 4 SP/LP [T ape Speed] Button ( Z pg. 16) 5 IN/OUT Button ( Z pg. 32) 6 A. DUB [Audio Dubbing] Button ( Z pg. 36) 7 INSER T Button ( Z pg. 34) 8 ST AR T Button ( Z pg. 33) 9 Cassette Loading Slot 0 ST OP/EJECT Button ( Z pg. 9) ! PLA Y Button[...]
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EN 45 1 Mains Power Cord ( Z pg. 3) 2 AUDIO OUT(L/R) Connectors ( Z pg. 3) 3 A V1 IN/OUT Connector ( Z pg. 3) 4 A V2 IN/DECODER Connector ( Z pg. 4) 5 ANT . IN Connector ( Z pg. 3) 6 A V2 SELECT/RF TEST Switch ( Z pg. 4) 7 R.A.EDIT Connector ( Z pg. 32) 8 RF OUT Connector ( Z pg. 3) 9 RF Output Channel Adjustment Screw ( Z pg. 4) REAR VIEW DISPLA Y[...]
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46 EN REMOTE CONTROL INDEX (cont.) R . A . E D I T I N / O U T S T A R T S C E N E F I N D E R P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE MODE CLOCK CH SET C.MEMORY DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TV PROG[...]
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EN 47 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 24 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 465 x 105 x 353 mm W eight : 5.4 kg Format : VHS P AL standard Maximum recording time (SP) : 240 min. with E-240 video cassette (LP) : 4[...]
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EN HR-E939EG/EH COPYRIGHT © 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EG/EH Printed in Japan 0996HOV * UN * VP VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITE D[...]