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    EN LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B LPT0321- 001B 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 .............. .............. ....[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 3 F ailure to heed the following precautions ma y result in damage to the recor der , remote control or video cassette. 1. D O NO T place the recor der . . . ...in an environm ent prone to extreme temp eratures or humidity . ...in direct sun light. ...in a dusty environment. ...in an environment where str[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 4 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 8 B Cassette Loading Slot C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 16 D Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 E Pla y 4 Button 墌 pg. 14 F Fa s t Fo r w a r d 5 Button 墌 pg. 14, 15 G Counter Reset 000 0 Button 墌 pg. 20 H Ti m e r # Button 墌 pg. 23 I F ront Displa y P anel ?[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 5 FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A B .E .S.T . Picture System Displa y 墌 pg . 21 B Symbolic Mo de Indicators C Programme T ime Indicators 墌 pg. 22 D “T imer” Indicator 墌 pg. 23 E T ape Remain ing T ime Indicat or 墌 pg. 20 F Channel/Clock Displa y G Instant REVIEW Ind icator 墌 pg. 16 H VCR Indicator ?[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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 E VPS/PDC Butt on (Not func tions with this recorder .) F Cancel & Button 墌 pg. 24 0000 Butto n 墌 pg. 20 G[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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, [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set displa y appears on the front display panel and/or on the TV screen. B Select your countr y . On the front displa y panel Press rt to select y our international telephone country code of you[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 9 C Select the language. Press OK . T he Language Set displa y appears on the front display p anel and/or on the TV screen. On the front displa y panel Press rt to select your language code. (Example) DEUTSCH is selected for SUISSE. D Set the date and time. ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● If there is a power cut, or if you press 1 or MENU while downloading or set up is in progress, it will be interrupted; be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again from the beg[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 11 IMPORT ANT Y our video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor . Y ou can delete those stations wi th an unacceptable picture ( 墌 pg. 35, “Delete A Channel”). INFORMA TION Language for the on-screen displa y Auto Set Up also selects the language automati[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 13 T- V L I N K 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 . * Compat[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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 [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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 ). “ [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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 Start record[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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. “ o “ bli[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording T ime Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front displa y pan el. 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 ela[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1.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”[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN TIMER RECORDING Express T imer Programming If you don’ t know the S H OW 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 Programme screen. T he front display panel looks like this: B Enter the programme st[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 23 E Enter the channel position. F Return to the normal screen. After confirming all information is correct, press PROG or OK . “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears. If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears on the TV screen and “Err” on the f[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 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/display . C Access the Programme screen/display . T he front display p anel shows the progr amme start time. Pressing OK changes the displa y to t[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 25 When programmes overlap each other If "PROGRAM OV ER LAPPED" 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 [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source 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 connector via a cable adapter . B Set the recorder’ s input mode. Press AU X[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 27 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. B Set the input mode of recording deck. With this video r[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS 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 29 to 30. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Mode Set screen. C Select the mode. D Select the mode setting[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 29 * 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 POWER SA VE ON OFF When this function is set to “O N”, you can reduce the power consumption w hile the recorder is turned off. NOTES: ● During P ower Sav e mode ... ... the front display panel will be turned off. ...[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 31 Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Clock Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “C LOCK SET”, then press OK or e . T he Clock Set screen appears. D Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 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 [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 33 NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you w ant to perform it manually , refer to page 35. ● 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Mast erpage :Left 34 EN SUBSIDIAR Y 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. 32). A Access the Main Menu scr een. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. Press rt to mo ve the high light bar (poi[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 35 Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 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 you w ant 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 [...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 37 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 39 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 41 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[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is 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-b y-fr ame pla yback, I can’t hear an y audio. What’ s the probl em? A. T his is normal[...]

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    Filename [HRJ261EU1IX.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 43 LIST OF TERMS A Auto Set Up ... ................ ................ ................ ....... 8 AUTO TIMER ... .................... ................ .............. 2 9 B B.E.S.T. Pictu re System .. ................ ............... 2 1, 29 C Change Station Ch annel Position...... ................. . 35 C[...]

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    Filename [Co v 4.fm] Printed in Ge r many Printed in Ge r many Printed in Ge r many Printed in Ge r many 0300IYV 0300IYV 0300IYV 0300IYV * ID ID ID ID * JVE JVE JVE JVE EN SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower c onsumption P ower on : 1 7 W P ower o ff : 4.9 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C [...]