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June 9, 2003 8:20 a m Pa g e 1 ENGLISH Master P age: Cover VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-S5980AH HR-S5980AJ INSTR UCTIONS LPT0800-001B CONTE NTS SAFETY FI RST ......... ..... ...... ......... ..... ......... ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ .. 1 Buttons, Connecto rs and In dicators ...... ...... ......... ..... ......... ...... ..... .. 3 Basic [...]
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June 12, 2003 5:24 pm Pa g e 2 —2— Master P age: Right ● Cas settes ma rked “S- VHS” an d “V HS” can b e used w ith this video casset te recorder . However , S-VHS rec ordings are possible only with cassettes m arked “S-VHS”. By using the S-VHS ET f unction, it i s possible to reco rd and play bac k with S-VH S picture quali ty on[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 3 —3— Master P age: Right Front Panel Rear Panel Remo te con tro l On-s cree n disp lay If you press ENTER ( OK ) on the re mote co ntrol w hen “ O.S.D .” is set to “ON ” ( 墌 15), you can see the curre nt recorder status on t he scr een. T o clea r th e on-scr een dis play , pre ss ENTER ( OK ) agai n. T he[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 4 —4— Master P age: Right A Chec k content s Make sur e the package contai ns all of the access ories lis ted in “Speci fica tions” ( 墌 22). B Situat e recorder Plac e the record er o n a stab le , hor izontal surfac e. C Connect recor der to TV RF Conn ection A Disc onnect the TV ae rial cable from th e TV. B [...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 5 —5— Master P age: Right Video Channel Se t V ide o channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable . Before perf orming the fol lowing ste ps, make sure t he recorder’ s power i s off and there is no c assette insert ed in the r[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 6 —6— Master P age: Right Language Setti ng Y ou can change the la nguage setting manually as required. A Access Main Menu scre en, then Intial Set sc reen Press MENU on the Remote . Pres s PUSH JOG rt to pl ace the pointer nex t to “INITIAL SET”, t hen press OK or PUSH JOG e . B Select lang uage Press PUSH JOG r[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 7 —7— Master P age: Right Playba ck Featur es Index searc h Y our recorder au tomatica lly mark s index codes at the beginni ng of each recording. T his function gives you quick access to any one of 9 i ndex codes i n either direction. NOTE: Before st arting, make sure the recorder is in t he St op mode. — Activate[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 8 —8— Master P age: Right Instan t Review Simply by pressing a singl e button, the re corder power comes on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last timer -rec orded programme. If you ha ve se veral programmes recorde d, you can easily access any of them. NOTE: Befor e starting , make s ure that the recorde r is off[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 9 —9— Master P age: Right Recording Featu res Record one programme while wa tching anot her — Select ch annel to watch Once reco rding is in prog ress, all you need to do is to set th e channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● T he prog ramme selected with the TV's channel controls app[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 0 —1 0— Master P age: Right Up to 8 ti mer record ing programs can be made usin g G- CODE / S HOW V IEW timer programing or Expre ss timer programing method as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs have al ready be en set, “P[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 1 —1 1— Master P age: Right Express T imer Programmin g A Access G- CODE scr een Press PROG . B Access programm e screen Press ST ART +/– . (If you’ re jus t star ting out, “P1” a ppears.) C Ente r prog ramme star t time Press ST ART +/– to en ter the time you w ant record ing to star t. ● Press and hol[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 2 —1 2— Master P age: Right 24H Express Timer Pr ogramming Y ou can programme a t imer recording that start s within 24 hours. A Access 24HR Ex press Timer Program me display Push 24H EXPRESS # . “ ” and sta rt time start blin king on the display panel. B Set programme start time Tu r n t h e JO G dial to the l[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 3 —1 3— Master P age: Right When programme overlap each othe r If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears, you ha ve another programme overlapping the programme you ha ve just made. T he Programm e Check screen appears and conf licting programmes will start blinking. Example: Programme 1 (you have just made) and Pr og ra[...]
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June 10, 2003 2:53 pm Pa g e 1 4 —1 4— Master P age: Right Navigation Navigation Play back T his function is useful when you w i sh to quickly find out w hat programmes you ha ve recorded on a tape with this recor der . T his function all ows y ou to select a pr ogramme to watch, and then automati cally searches for the start of the programme. [...]
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June 13, 2003 4:37 pm Pa g e 1 5 —1 5— Master P age: Right Function Settings Y ou c an use the other useful f unction set tings on t he Functio n Set screen A Access Main Menu scr een, th en Functi on Set scr een Press MENU on the Remote . Pres s PUSH JOG rt to pl ace the pointer nex t to “FUNC TION S ET”, then p ress OK or PUS H JOG e . B [...]
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June 10, 2003 4:09 pm Pa g e 1 6 —1 6— Master P a ge: R ight 䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER —O N / OFF Wh en thi s fu nctio n is se t to “ ON”, th e rec ord er au tomat ically swi tches to LP m ode to allo w comple te rec ording i f the r e is not enough t ape to reco rd the enti re programme while timer- reco rdi ng in SP mode . Fo r ex a m p l [...]
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June 11, 2003 10:24 a m Pa g e 1 7 —1 7— Master P age: Right TV Multi-brand Remote Cont rol 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. A Tu r n o n T V T urn on the TV using the P ower button on the TV or its remote control. B Set TV brand co[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 8 —1 8— Master P age: Right Y our re corder needs to memo rise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto C hannel Set automati cally assigns all rece ivable stat ions in your area so that you can call them up with the PR +/– buttons without g oing through any vacant channe[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 1 9 —1 9— Master P age: Right B Access Channe l list Press PUSH JOG rt to place the pointe r next t o “CH EDIT”, then p ress OK or PUSH JOG e . C Select posit ion (e .g. 03) Press PU S H JOG rt until the sectio n of CH “03” begi ns blinking, t hen press OK or PUSH J OG e . ● Only “03” will blin k. D Sel[...]
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June 10, 2003 4:00 pm Pa g e 2 0 —2 0— Master P a ge: R ight Y ou c an use a cam corder as the source pl ayer and your vi deo recorder as the re corder . A Make connecti ons a If the cam corder has no S-V IDEO output conne ctor ... ... connect the camc order's AUDIO/VIDEO OUT co nnectors to the recorder's front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 1 —2 1— Master P age: Right Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. A Make connecti ons Connect an audio component to the AU DIO L + R connectors on the recorde r's fron t panel. ● When connecting m onaural equipment, use onl y the recorder' s A[...]
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June 9, 2003 2:06 pm Pa g e 2 2 —2 2— Master P age: Right Specifica tions shown are f or SP mode unless otherwis e specified. Design and specifica tions subject t o change without not ice. Speci fications GEN ERAL P ower require ment Rating : AC 110 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz Operating : AC 90 V – 260 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower consumption : 2[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 3 —2 3— Master P age: Right Off-Air R e cordin g T he built- in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving P AL B/G, I and D/K, and SEC AM B/G and D/K and NTSC broadcasts. NOTE: T his mode l does not operate in BRAZIL (P AL-M) or ARGENTINA (P AL-N). Playba ck T he reco rder can play back all 3 types of recorded tap[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 4 —2 4— Master P age: Right T ape-T o-T ape Editing T here are 4 di fferent types of r ecorded tape, depending on the sign al recorded . PAL MESECAM NTSC 4.43 MHz NTSC 3.58 MHz PAL MESECAM SECAM NTSC SECAM PAL MESECAM NTSC 3.58 MHz NTSC 4.43 MHz PAL MESECAM NTSC Playback equipment HR-S5980 AH/HR- S5980AJ Recorded T[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 5 —2 5— Master P age: Right Before request ing service for a problem, use t his chart and se e if you can re pair the trouble yourself. S mall problems are ofte n easi ly corrected, and this can sav e you the t rouble of sending your video re corder off for repai r . Power T ape T ranspor t Playback T roubleshootin[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 6 —2 6— Master P age: Right Recording Timer Recordin g Other Prob lems SYMPTOM POSSIBL E CAUSE CORRE CTIVE ACT ION Recording ca nnot be started. ● T her e is no cas sette loa ded, or the cassett e loaded has had it s Record Safety t ab removed. ● Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal t he slot where[...]
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June 6, 2003 4:31 pm Pa g e 2 7 —2 7— Master P age: Right Memo HR-S5980AH.5980AJ_EN 001B.fm Page 27 Friday, June 6, 2003 4:31 PM[...]
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June 9, 2003 8:20 a m Pa g e 2 8 Master P age: Right ® Registered Tradem ark owned by V ICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. Printed in Malay sia 0603-AH-PJ-PJ EN HR-S5980AH/S5980AJ HR-S5980AH.5980AJ_EN 001B.fm Page 28 Monday, June 9, 2003 8:21 AM[...]