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P age 1 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J491MS INSTR UCTIONS LPT0684-001A Printed in Malaysia COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. 0502 MNV f PJ f PJ Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W AR NING: D ANGER OUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZAR[...]
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P age 2 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm 5. DO NOT expose the appar atus to dripping or splashing. 6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water . Also DO NO T place any containers filled with water or liqui ds ( suc h as c osmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit. 7. DO NOT place an y naked flame [...]
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P age 3 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Remote control * Not function with this recorder . On-screen display If you press OK on the remote control when “ O.S .D. ” is set to “ ON ” , you can see the current recorder status on the TV scre en. After about 5 seconds, indications other than the time counter disappear . T o clear the time counter , press[...]
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P age 4 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Initial Settings Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals f rom the video recorder through the RF cable. Before performing the following steps, make sure the recorder ’ s pow er is off an d there is no c assette insert ed in th e recorder[...]
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P age 5 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Language Setting A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial S et screen Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “ INITIAL SET ” , then press OK or e . B Access Language Select screen Press rt to place the pointer next to “ L A N GUA G E ” , then press OK or e . C Select language Pr[...]
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P age 6 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic trac king adjustment Whenever you insert a tape and start pla yback, automatic trac king starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playbac k. Manual trac king adjustment If automatic trac[...]
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P age 7 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Recor ding Accidental er asure pre vention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remo ve its record safety tab. T o record on it late r, cover the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Recording A Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before in[...]
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P age 8 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Timer Reco rding Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using Express timer programing method as far as a year in ad v ance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8programs have already been set, “ PROGRAM FULL ” appears on the TV screen. ● After timer re[...]
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P age 9 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Program overlap warning display If “ PROGRAM OVERLAPPED ” appears, you h ave another program ov erlapping the program you h a ve just made. The Program Check screen appears and conflicting programs will start blinking. Example: Program 1 (you have just made) and Program 4 overlap each other. A Select program to mo[...]
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P age 10 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm 䡵 B.E.S.T . — ON / OFF When B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system is set to “ ON ” , this recorder checks the condition of the tape in use during playbac k and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pictures. T his takes place wh enever y ou pl ay back a tape or start [...]
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P age 11 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Multi-Brand Remote Control T his remote control can control some functions of remote controllable TVs, cable boxes, satellite receivers or D VD sets listed belo w. Without setting, you can control a JVC T V. NOTES: ● Some unit ’ s brands ha ve more than one code. If the unit does not function with a specified cod[...]
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P age 12 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Changing Remote Control Code 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 signals. T his remote control is preset to send A code signals because your recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals. [...]
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P age 13 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording T he built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G, I and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K broadcasts. Playback T his recorder can play ba ck all 3 types of recorded tape. NOTES: When viewing NTSC tapes on a P AL TV set: ● T he picture ma y shrink[...]
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P age 14 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm T ape-T o-T ape Editing T here 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 correctly by Auto Set Up function or if yo u h ave m oved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcastin[...]
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P age 15 April 11, 2002 4:56 pm E Set desired station T he screen to the rig ht appears when a station is detected. If you do n o t want to store the detected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “ CONTINUE ” , then press OK or e . Channel searc h will resume. If you w ant to store the detected station... Press rt to place the point[...]
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P age 16 April 16, 2002 1:42 pm Specifications *Not provided in certain ar eas. Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified oth erwise. E. & O.E. Design and specifications subject to c hange without notice. GENERAL P ower requirement Rating : AC 11 0 V – 2 4 0 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz Operating : AC 90 V – 260 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower co[...]