JVC HR-J730KR manual

H R-J730KR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1931 For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.  Model No. HR-J730KR  Serial No. C . M E M O R Y S K I P S E A R C H POWER ENTER PLAY STOP OSD DAILY (M-F) AUX C.RESET CH SKIP CANCEL TV[...]

2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This video cassette recorder sh[...]

3 CONTENTS T IMER RECORDING 29 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ................ 29 G-Code Timer Pr ogramming ................. 30 On-Screen Timer Programming ............ 32 Check And Cancel Programs ........................... 34 Auto SP/EP T imer ............................................ 35 Auto T imer ...........................................[...]

4 INST ALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( Z pg. 47). SITUA TE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT VCR 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 W ith NO A V Input T[...]

5  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   6 q Clock TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen, place the arrow next to “INITIAL SET[...]

6 T uner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/ VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. VIDEO is displayed on the front display panel. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUS[...]

7 6 q  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to "AUT O CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . Receivable channels in your area are automati- cally assigned to the CH 5 ∞ buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: ● At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SC[...]

8 6 q Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the T uner procedure on page 6. ● T o add a channel, go to step 2 . ● T o delete a channel, skip to step 4 . ACCESS AFC SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . MAKE SELECTION 3 Place the[...]

9 The G-Code timer programming system eliminates the need to input channel, date, start and stop time data when setting the timer record function. Simply key in the G-Code number for the TV program you wish to record (found in most TV listings) and the VCR’ s timer is automatically programmed. Depending on the TV or cable stations that you receiv[...]

10 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK . ACCESS G-CODE SET -UP SCREEN 4 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “G-CODE SET -UP”, then press OK . ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL SET SCREEN 5 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to ?[...]

11 INPUT RECEIVING CHANNEL NUMBER 7 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ or the appropriate NUMBER keys to input the number of the channel on which the Guide Channel’ s broadcasts are received. Then press OK . ● If there is more than one mismatch, repeat steps 6 and 7 for each instance. RETURN TO G-CODE SET - UP SCREEN 8 Press MENU . CHECK INPUT DA[...]

12  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   SIMPLE PLA YBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Don’ t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The VCR’ s power comes on automatically . ● The counter is automatically[...]

13  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   6 q Simple Recording ● T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesive tape. Record safety tab LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cas[...]

14 PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES Playback T ake advantage of special functions possible with the recorder ’ s controls or the remote control. NOTE: Refer to the SHUTTLE ring illustration below as you read the following procedures. Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback R e v e r s e R e v e r s e R e v e r s e S l o w P l a y F o r w a r d s [...]

15  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   6 q V ariable-Speed Search/ Reverse Play SHUTTLE ACTIV A TE V ARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right for forward variable-speed sear ch, or to the left for reverse variable-speed sear ch (refer to the illustration on page 14). OR During playback, press PUSH JOG ™ or £ [...]

16 PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Manual T racking Once playback begins, the VCR’ s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually . ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback, press the CH 5 ∞ buttons on the VCR's front panel simultaneously to c[...]

17  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   Select The Soundtrack Y our VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together . Or , when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains both a main and a sub audio track, you can choose to listen to either one by selecting either "L" or "R&qu[...]

18 Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF , determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS SUPERIMP[...]

19 Skip Search Repeat Playback ST AR T REPEA T 1 Press and hold PLA Y (until "PLA Y" blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. ● The entire tape is played back 20 times. STOP REPEA T 2 T o stop, press STOP at any time. NOTE: Pressing PLA Y , REW , FF , P AUSE or PUSH JOG ™ or £ also stops Repeat Playback. Inde[...]

20  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   Instant ReView At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer -recorded program. ACTIV A TE INST ANT REVIEW 1 After ensuring that the VCR is off and the T imer mode is disengaged, press REVIEW . ● The power comes on and the VCR searches for the index co[...]

21  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   COUNT 0:33:27 T ape Position Indicator The T ape position indicator appears on screen when, from the stop mode, you press FF , REW or perform an Index Search or Instant ReView . The position of " " in relation to "B" (Beginning) or "E" (End) shows you where you are on the tape. NOTE: SU[...]

22 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 4 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK . ACCESS SPECIAL FUNCTION SCREEN 5 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “SPECIAL FUNCTION”, then press OK . ENABLE A V COMPU LINK P[...]

23  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   B.E.S.T . Picture System Y our VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalized Signal T racking) feature, which 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 a[...]

24 6 q  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 13 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. ST AR T END B.E.S.T .PICTURE SYSTEM ST AR T END B.E.S.T .PICTURE SYSTEM ST AR T RECORDING 1 Press and hold REC and press PLA Y on the remote control, or press REC on the VCR's front panel. ● The VCR takes about 7 [...]

25  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 12. ST AR T PLA YBACK 1 Press PLAY . ● The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use. NOTES: ● When using rental tapes, or tapes recorded on other V[...]

26  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   Record One Pr ogram While W atching Another ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection ( Z pg. 4), press TV/ VIDEO . The VCR's VIDEO indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. ● If using the A V connection ( Z pg. 4), change the TV's input mode from A V to[...]

27 L dB –20 15 10 8 4 62 0 2 4 6 + 8 R dB –20 15 10 8 4 62 0 2 4 6 + 8 HM S REC PAUSE ST PLAY I T R TIMER VIDEO M SP EP AM PM 6 q Receiving Stereo And Bilin- gual Programs Y our VCR's built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi- Channel TV Sound broadcasts. ● When receiving a stereo broadcast, "STEREO" appears on the TV scr[...]

28 T o Record Monaural Pr o- grams If the quality of stereo sound is poor , perform the following steps before starting recording. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS AUDIO SELEC[...]

29 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished. ST AR T RECORDING 1 Press REC . ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. ITR blinks and 0:30 appears on the front display panel. SET RECORDING DURA TION 3 If you want to re[...]

30 G-Code Timer Pr ogramming TIMER RECORDING Before G-Code Timer programming, see "G-Code Setup" on page 9. During G-Code and on-screen timer programming, the Illumi- Guide feature tells you which button on the remote control must be pressed next by lighting it up. T o use this feature, with the TV/VCR switch set to "VCR", press[...]

31  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   CHECK INPUT DA T A 4 Press OK and the Program screen appears. The G-Code number you entered appears in the Program screen. Check to make sure it’ s accurate. ● T o timer -record daily or weekly serials, press DAILY ( NUMBER “8”) or WEEKL Y ( NUMBER “9”). “DAIL Y” or “WEEKL Y” appears on the Progr[...]

32 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Y ou can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( Z pg. 5). Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the remote control tells you which button to press next by lighting it up. T o use the Illumi-Guide [...]

33  12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9   CH NUMBER NUMBER "9" NUMBER "8" TIMER SET PROGRAM INFORMA TION 5 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date, start/stop time and channel number . Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to set AM/PM and tape speed. Press OK after AM/PM, channel number and tape speed settings. The next setting tha[...]

34 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 3 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to "PROGRAM SET", then press OK . CHECK PROGRAM INFOR- MA TION 4 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to check the [...]

35 Auto SP/EP Timer If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording. This feature is especially handy when recording a program of more than 2 hours in length. For Example . . . Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a 120- minute t[...]

36 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU as many times as necessary . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS AUTO TIMER SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "AUT O TIMER" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ , then press OK . Now skip to st[...]

37 SPECIAL FEA TURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Contr ol The VCR's remote control can control several functions on JVC remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs listed below . Some TV brands have more than one code. If the TV will not function with one code, try entering another . TURN ON THE TV 1 T urn the power on using the TV&ap[...]

38 EDITING 6 q Edit Fr om A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the camcorder’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is used, the camcorde[...]

39 ACCESS AUX INPUT SCREEN 9 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ to place the arrow next to “AUX INPUT”, then press OK . SELECT INPUT 10 If you are connecting the A V cable to the AV connectors on the front of the VCR , place the arrow next to "FRONT" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG 5 ∞ . If you are connecting the A V cable to the A V[...]

40 Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the player or the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the player’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When using your VCR as the recorder and a monaural VCR as the player , connect the player ?[...]

41 Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. Use your VCR as the recorder . Audio Dubbing MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an audio component to the AUDIO IN L + R connectors on the VCR's front panel. *When connect- ing monaural equipment, use only the VCR's AUDIO IN L connector . SET INP[...]

42  0   This function makes it easier to create edited videos when your VCR is used as the source player in combination with another VCR equipped with a Remote P AUSE Connector . Y ou can pre- program up to 8 scenes or “cuts” for automatic editing in the sequence you have specified. Random As- semble Editing MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect [...]

43 Refer to the illustrations on page 42. LOCA TE EDIT -IN POINT 7 Find the point on the source tape from where you want the edited scene to begin by pressing PUSH JOG ™£ , then press OK . ● The edit-in point is registered in memory and appears on the screen. ● Y ou can also perform an Index Search (if index marks have been previously record[...]

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 VCR off for repair . POWER SYMPTOM 1. The power won’ t come on. 2. The clock works, but the VCR’ s power won’ t come on. 3. The [...]

45 Refer to the directions and the illustration under “Edit T o Or From Another VCR” ( Z pg. 40) or “Edit From A Camcorder” ( Z pg. 38) and properly connect the units. Make sure the power to all units is on. Set the recorder ’ s input mode to AUX and select "FRONT" or "REAR" at the Aux Input Screen ( Z pg. 39). ● The[...]

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 VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow , still and frame-by-frame playback, I[...]

47 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 1 10–220 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption : 18 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : 400 x 94 x 291 mm W eight : 3.7 kg Format : VHS NTSC standard Maximum recording time SP : 210 min. with ST -210 video cassette EP : 630 min[...]

48 INDEX FRONT VIEW 1 Power ON/OFF Button ( Z pg. 5) 2 OK Button ( Z pg. 5) 3 Menu Button ( Z pg. 5) 4 Cassette Loading Slot 5 Record [REC] Button ( Z pg. 13) 6 Pause Button ( Z pg. 13) 7 SHUTTLE Ring ( Z pg. 14) 8 JOG Dial ( Z pg. 14) 9 V ideo Input Connector ( Z pg. 38) 0 Mono Audio Input Connector ( Z pg. 38) Audio Input Connector [L] ( Z pg. 38[...]

49 REMOTE CONTROL (Pr ovided) 1 Instant REVIEW Button ( Z pg. 20) 2 A/B Code Select Switch ( Z pg. 40) 3 NUMBER Buttons ( Z pg. 5) 4 “AUX” Mode Select Button ( Z pg. 38) 5 CANCEL Button ( Z pg. 34) Counter [C.] RESET ( Z pg. 20) Channel [CH.] SKIP Button ( Z pg. 8) 6 V olume [VOL] +/– Buttons ( Z pg. 37) 7 DISPLA Y Button ( Z pg. 20) 8 Record[...]

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