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VIDEO CASSETTE RECOR DER HR-J381EM INSTR UCTIONS LPT0592-001C Pr inte d in Mal aysia COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JA P AN, L TD . 0501 MNV f PJ f PJ EM Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safet y caution are on the rear of th e unit. W A RNING: D ANGERO US VO L T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPO[...]
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When the eq uipment is i nstalled i n a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has suff icien t space on a ll sid es to al low for v entilati on (10 cm or more on both sides, on to p and at t he rear). When discarding ba tteries, environmental pr oblems must be considere d and the local rul es or laws governing the dispos al of these b atteries mu s[...]
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Remote control * Not funct ion with this recorder . On-screen display If you press OK on the remote control when “ O.S .D. ” i s se t to “ ON ” , you ca n see the current recorder status on the TV screen. After about 5 seconds, indications o ther than the time counte r disappear . T o clear the time counter , press OK again. T he indi catio[...]
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Initial Settings Video Channel Set V i deo channel (RF output channel) is the channel on whic h your TV receiv es picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable. Before performing the f ollowing step s , make sure the recorder ’ s power is off and there is no cassett e inserted in the recorder . If you hav e connected the [...]
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Language Setting A Access Main Menu scree n, then Initial Set scre en Press MENU on the remote c ontrol. P ress rt to place the pointer next to “ IN ITIAL SET ” , then pre ss OK or e . B Access Lan guage Se lect scr een Press rt to place the pointer next to “ LANG UAGE ” , th en pre ss OK or e . C Selec t language Press rt to place the poin[...]
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Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adju stment Automatic tracking adjustment Whenever you insert a tap e and start playback, automatic tracking starts working and continuously anal yzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback. Manual tracking adjust ment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises wel[...]
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Recor ding Accid e ntal era sure pr event ion T o prevent acci dental re cording on a recorded casse tte, remove its record safe ty tab. T o recor d on it lat er , cov er the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Re cordi ng A Load a cassette Make sure th e record safe ty tab is int act. If not , cover the hole with a dhesive tap e befor e insert ing the [...]
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Timer Recor ding Up to 8 ti mer recording programs can be m ade using Expre ss timer programing method as far as a year in adv ance . Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 progr ams have alr eady been set, “ PROGR AM FULL ” appears on the TV screen. ● Aft er time r recordin g is comple ted[...]
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Program overlap warning display If “ PROGRAM OVERLAPPED ” appears, you ha ve another program overlapping th e program you hav e just made. T he Program Check screen appear s and conflicting prog rams will start blinking. Example: Progr am 1 (you hav e just made) and Program 4 o verlap each other . A Select p rogram to modi fy Press rt , then pr[...]
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䡵 B.E.S.T . — ON / OFF When B.E.S.T . (Bic onditional Equal ized Signal T racking) syste m is set to “ ON ” , this record er checks the condition of the tape i n use during playback and re cording, and compensa tes to provide the highest -possible picture s. T h is takes plac e w henever you pla y bac k a tape or start rec ording a fter in [...]
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Multi-Brand Remote Control T his remot e control can control some functions of remote con troll able TV s, cabl e bo xes, sate llite r ecei vers or D VD sets listed below . Without setting, you can control a JVC TV . NOTES: ● Some unit ’ s br ands have more than one code. If the unit does not function with a spec ified code, tr y other code s. [...]
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Changing Remote Control C o de T his remote control is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signal s. T his remote cont rol is preset to sen d A c ode si gnals becaus e you r re corder i s initia lly set to respond to A code signals. Y ou can easily modi[...]
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Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Ai r Reco rdin g T he built-in multi-syst em tuner is cap able of r eceiving P AL B/G, I and D/ K, and SECAM B/G and D/ K broadcast s. Playback T hi s recorder can play back all 4 types of recorded tape. NOTES: When viewing N TSC tapes on a P AL TV set: ● T he p icture may shrink vertically with blac[...]
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T ape-T o-T ape Editing T her e are 4 different types of recorded tape , depending on the signal recorded. T uner Setting IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correc tly by Auto Set Up func tion or if you ha ve moved to a different a rea or if a new station st arts broadca sting in your area. Y our recor[...]
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E Set desired station T he scre en to the right appears when a stat ion is dete cted. If y ou do not wa nt to store the detected station... Press rt to place the pointe r next to “ CON TINUE ” , the n pre ss OK or e . Chan nel sear ch w ill r esume. If you wa nt to store the detected st ation... Press rt to place the pointer nex t to “ ST ORE[...]
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Specifications Specifi cations shown are for SP mod e unless specifi ed otherwise. E. & O.E. Design an d specific ations s ubject to chang e withou t notice. GEN ERAL P ower require ment Rating : A C 110 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz Oper ating : AC 9 0 V – 260 V d , 50 Hz/60 H z P ower consumption : 14 W T e mperature Oper ating : 5 ° C to 40[...]