JVC HR-S7955EK manual

H R-S7955EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0655-001A 625 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN M E N U OK TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .,/ DEF JKL GHI MNO TUV PQRS WXYZ S[...]

safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNI NG: DANGEROUS V OL T AGE IN SIDE WARNI NG: T O PREVENT FIRE O R SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS U NIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing or[...]

safety first 3 A TTENTION TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the recorder may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue back display. ON PLACING THE RECORDER: ON PLACING THE RECORDER: ON PLACING THE R[...]

safety first 4 Some Do ’ s And Don ’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the eq[...]

Contents Diagrams of Equipment ................................ 6 Equipment K ey ............................................. 7 W elcome to JVC ............................................ 8 Three-Step Quick Start ................................ 11 Basic F eatures ............................................ 15 Advanced F eatures ................[...]

diagr ams of equipment 6 0 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 S-VHS VCR front p anel disp l a y rear p anel S-VHS ET /I SA T 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VIDEO VIDEO (MONO)L - AUDIO - R S-VHS VCR 1 9 10 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 3 4 IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC. SORTIE RF OUT ANT. IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE SAT CONTR[...]

equipment key 7 Diagr am K ey FRONT PANEL 1 ST AN DB Y/ON o Button turns V CR on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). 2 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes. 3 24H EXPR ESS c Button enables 24H Express T imer Programming. 4 Advanced JOG Dial enables picture search, pr eset position selection or 24H Express Timer[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t ar t Please read the SAFETY FIRST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6–7 when reading through these instructions Refer to the List of T erms on page 72 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual Connector Cov er A A Batteries x 2 W elcome to JV C Tha[...]

wel come t o jv c 9 GETTING EVERYTHING READY (continued) connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Aerial Cable , the RF Cable and the 21-pin SC AR T Cable ( not provided ). sc ar t and rf SCA R T is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV yo[...]

wel come t o jv c 10 IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC. SORTIE RF OUT ANT. IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE SAT CONTROL SAT CTL AV2(L-2) OUT SORTE VIDEO L R ANTENNE S-VIDEO Connection connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Aerial Cable , the RF Cable , the S-Video Cable and the A[...]

three step q uick st art 11 Auto Setup ST ART AUTO SETUP Press the o button. wha t will happ en? The display panel on the front of the VCR will show the word ‘Auto’. Do not press any button on the VCR or the Remote Control. no te If you have connected both the RF cable and the fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable, and if your TV offers T-VLink, et[...]

wel come t o jv c 12 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .,/ DEF JKL GHI MNO TUV PQRS WXYZ P R + E N T E R / E N T R E E OK 3 / before y [...]

three step q uick st art 13 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Preset Do wnload finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset Positions and the Clock hav e been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset Positions hav e been set successfully but the Clock has [...]

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Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 16 Playback F eatures ...................................... 18 R ecording ................................................... 20 VIDEO Plus+ ® T imer P rogramming ............ 23 Express T imer Pr ogramming ...................... 26 24H Express T imer Pr ogramming ...[...]

basic fea t ures 16 before y ou s t ar t T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t ap es If an NTSC tape is played, ‘NT SC a PA L’ appears on screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction but you may lose some on-[...]

basic fea t ures 17 R ewind and F ast Forwar d During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the left. f a st forw ard Press the > button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the right. Video Heads Cleaning The heads get dirty in the following cases: • In an environment prone to extreme [...]

basic fea t ures 18 Playback F eatur es Adv anced JOG Dial The JOG Dial can be found on the front right of the VCR. It has various functions, such as picture search ( 墌 this page and pg.19), selecting preset position ( 墌 pg.20), 24H Express Timer Programming ( 墌 pg.28), etc. Pause During Playback There are two ways to view a[...]

basic fea t ures 19 Reverse slow motion -1/8, -1/18 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .,/ DEF JKL GHI MNO TUV PQRS WXYZ OK 3 / T V P R [...]

basic fea t ures 20 before y ou s t ar t T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place R ecord Safety T ab Load the cassette into the V CR (see page 16) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO[...]

basic fea t ures 21 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV ABC .,/ DEF JKL GHI MNO TUV PQRS WXYZ TV/VCR AU 2 – – : – – O 3 0000 7 TE PR [...]

basic fea t ures 22 R ecor ding R esume F unction If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the VCR unless the VCR’s memory backup has expired. Instant Timer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 min[...]

basic fea t ures 23 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VCR’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7[...]

basic fea t ures 24 TV/VCR AU 2 PROG 1 0000 VPS/PDC 4 7 guide prog set If GUI DE PR OG SET screen appears, press the A and B buttons to input the preset position number on which your VCR receives that station, then press OK 3 / (or E ). Program screen appears. errors If the PlusCode number you entered is invalid, ERR O R appears on the TV screen an[...]

basic fea t ures 25 Engage T imer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. c will appear on the display panel. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically. If a video tape with the safety tab removed is loaded, c , Play indicator ( , ) and Reco[...]

basic fea t ures 26 E xpress T imer P r ogr amming If you do not know the PlusCode number for the pr ogramme that y ou wish to record, follo w the instructions below to manually set y our V CR to recor d. Get to the Pr ogr amme Screen Press p then press ST AR T +/– . The display panel looks like this: Enter Pr ogramme Details START DEBUT set st a[...]

basic fea t ures 27 R eturn to Normal Scr een Press p or OK 3 / . PROGRAM COMPLET ED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal TV screen appears. If the timer programme is overlapped with another one that was already set, PROGRAM O VERL APPED appears on the TV screen and Err appears on the display panel.( 墌 pg. 30) Engage T im[...]

basic fea t ures 28 24H E xpress T imer P r ogr amming Y ou can program a timer r ecording that starts within 24 hours using the 24H EXPR ESS c button and the Advanced JOG Dial on the V CR. enter program mode Press the 24H EXPR ESS c button on the VCR. The Programme Start Time indicator starts blinking on the display panel. set st ar t time Turn th[...]

basic fea t ures 29 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogr ammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the progr ammes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B). c ancel [...]

basic fea t ures 30 – P1 – [ x ]: DELETE [+/–] a k [PROG]: EXIT ST ART STOP SP VPS/PDC OFF DA TE TV PROG 24.12 3 ITV 8:00 10:00 [ 1 ] a k [PROG]: EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ST ART 8:00 10:00 11:30 9:00 STOP 10:00 10:45 13:00 10:00 CH 3 2 1 92 DATE 24.12 25.12 25.12 DAIL Y When Pr ogr ammes Overlap Each Other If PROGRAM OVERLAPPE D appears, you have[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 3 2 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype ............. 34 The B.E.S.T . Picture S ystem ...................... 36 Sound Modes ............................................ 37 Finding Specific Scenes ............................ 38 T -VLink F unctions ...............[...]

ad v anced feat ures 32 Pictur e Quality Manual T racking Your VCR is equipped with automatic tracking control. This will be adequate for most tapes and will automatically adjust the tracking to suit the particular tape in use but if you insert an old or worn tape, it may be necessary to manually adjust the track- ing in order to get the best pictu[...]

ad v anced feat ures 33 V ideo Stabilizer You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR. The default setting is OFF . get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O K 3 / (or E ). select vide o st abiliz er mod[...]

ad v anced feat ures 34 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VHS ET (S-VHS ET) This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most of S-VHS recorders and on VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice: some recorders are not compati[...]

ad v anced feat ures 35 Super VHS (S-VHS), S-VHS ET and VH S Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. T o record in S-VHS: Perform the steps below to set S-VHS to ON . Then, insert a cassette marked ‘S-VHS’, the S-VHS indicator will light on the display panel. The S-VHS recording mode will be selected. T o record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cass[...]

ad v anced feat ures 36 a pause of 7 seconds a During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete The B.E.S.T . Pictur eS ystem The Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking (B.E.S.T .) System checks the condition of the tape in use and compensates during recor ding and playback to give the best pictur e quality possible. The default setting is ON. T urning B.E[...]

ad v anced feat ures 37 before y ou s t ar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON (  pg. 55) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Broadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICAM ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the VCR is tuned to a different preset, the type of broadca[...]

ad v anced feat ures 38 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 4 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. Normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press . . Index Search Each time you record a pro[...]

ad v anced feat ures 39 P r ogr amme Navigation When you recor d a TV programme with this V CR, the V CR automatically stores in its memory the recording date, start time and station name. Y ou can store these information for up to 8programmes on one cassette. At maximum, information for 1 0 tapes can be stored. Y ou can also enter the progr amm[...]

ad v anced feat ures 40 Navigation Playback This function is useful when you wish to quickly find out what programmes you have recorded on a tape with this VCR. This function allows you to select a programme to watch, and then automatically searches for the start of the programme. lo ad a re corded ca ssette Insert a cassette recorded on this VCR. [...]

ad v anced feat ures 41 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.02 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.01 22:00 BBC2 15.06.02 WORLD CUP [0–9]: SELECT LETTERS [ x ]: DELETE [ 0 ]: CURSOR g k : OK [MENU]: EXIT [0–9]: SELECT LETTERS [ x ]: DELETE [ 0 ]: CURSOR g k : OK [MENU]: EXIT -P3- 27.02.01 22:0[...]

ad v anced feat ures 42 [ 0 ]: = k [1]: TITLE [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT F 14.06.02 22:00 BBC – – . – – . – –– – : – – PR. 7 27.02.01 22:00 BBC2 25.12.02- WORLD CUP Delete T ape Data lo ad a re corded ca ssette Insert a cassette recorded on this VCR. get to the programme na viga tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to PR[...]

ad v anced feat ures 43 T -V Link F unctions When you connect the V CR and your T V via both the RF cable and the fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable (  pg. 9), the follo wing functions are av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.* F or details, refer to the instruction manual for y our TV . * Compatible with [...]

ad v anced feat ures 44 Direct R ec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control, or press T on the VCR. Follow the procedure below to use this function. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B button[...]

ad v anced feat ures 45 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol S ettings The following procedur e is requir ed if you r eceive satellite channels thr ough a satellite receiv er . Around 20 seconds before the VI DEO Plus+ timer recor d- ing or Manual timer recording starts, the V CR sets its input mode to L-2 and automatically switches the satellite receiv e[...]

ad v anced feat ures 46 Setting satellite r eceiver’ s brand After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand correctly and perform test; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. turn on sa tellite receiver Turn on the satellite receiver’s power. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to INIT IAL S[...]

ad v anced feat ures 47 Check R esult of T est If the satellite receiv er’ s channel number has been changed to the same channel as you set ... Press the A and B buttons to move the highlight bar to CHANGED T O ... , then press (or E ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode. If the satellite receiv er’ s channel number has not been changed correctl[...]

ad v anced feat ures 48 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecor d from Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ). IMPORT ANT When you set L-2 SELECT to SA T (  pg. 51), it is po[...]

ad v anced feat ures 49 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. get to the output/input set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to OUTPUT/INPUT SET using the A and B buttons and press O K 3 / (or E ). select l-2 sele ct mode Move the highli[...]

ad v anced feat ures 50 Editing L-1 OUTPUT/IN PUT Setting The AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector accepts and delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT to the appro- priate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the [...]

ad v anced feat ures 51 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT OUTPUT/INPUT SET L-1 OUTPUT VIDEO L-1 INPUT VIDEO L-2 SELECT A/V L-2 INPUT VIDEO F L-2 SELECT/IN PUT Setting The A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector accepts either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-2 SELE[...]

ad v anced feat ures 52 Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A When using your VCR as the player ... ... connect its A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to another VCR. B When using your VCR as the recorder ... ... connect its A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER or [...]

ad v anced feat ures 53 A Y our V CR as the Play er B Y our V CR as the R ecorder IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L-1) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR PAUSE TELEC. SORTIE RF OUT ANT. IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE SAT CONTROL SAT CTL AV2(L-2) OUT SORTE VIDEO L R ANTENNE TV Set A V Mode Another V CR Y our VC R 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE AV1(L[...]

ad v anced feat ures 54 S-VHS ET /I SAT 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VIDEO VIDEO (MONO)L - AUDIO - R S-VHS VCR S-VHS ET /I SAT 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VIDEO VIDEO (MONO)L - AUDIO - R S-VHS VCR Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the VCR and the camcorder with either of the following methods: A If the camcorde[...]

ad v anced feat ures 55 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the mode set screen Press m , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight bar to OSD using the[...]

ad v anced feat ures 56 Po wer Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select po wer sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons. Press (or E ) to select ON or OFF [...]

ad v anced feat ures 57 Auto T imer When the AUT O TIM ER is set to ON , the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back on. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press OK 3 / (or E ). enable/disable auto tim[...]

ad v anced feat ures 58 Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your V CR to a suitably equipped stereo system and listen to the soundtrack through the ster eo system. connect up Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connecters on the VCR to the AUX IN or T APE MON IT O R connecters on your stereo. See diagram below . NOTES ON STEREO CONN[...]

ad v anced feat ures 59 before y ou s t ar t The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the V CR The V CR must be turned off and no cassette inserted The Remote Control must have batteries inserted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel Set The V CR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable included[...]

ad v anced feat ures 60 T uner S et The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your area in order to record pr ogrammes corr ectly . Once done, pressing the PR + or - buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels. This channel search can be done either automatically or man[...]

ad v anced feat ures 61 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press . In this example, we have chosen position6. select band When [...]

ad v anced feat ures 62 OK 3 / PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 [ 10 ] a k : EDIT a [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 - - - - - - - - PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change Station Name get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN U AL CH SET[...]

ad v anced feat ures 63 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN U AL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) number be[...]

ad v anced feat ures 64 ST A TION NAM E ID Grampian TV GRMP Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HRT HTV HTV ITV Network ITV1 Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MDR MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR 1 NDR 1 NDR 3 NDR 3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 N ET2 NRK NRK N-TV N-TV Offener Kanal OK AN ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premiere PRMI PR07 PR0[...]

ad v anced feat ures 65 Region T ransmitter B BC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 — Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 37 D o v e r 5 05 66 65 3— Heathfield 49 52 64 67 — Oxford 57 63 60 53 49 South-W est Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 — Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 — Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 67 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 St[...]

ad v anced feat ures 66 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup or Preset Download • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to INITIAL SET [...]

ad v anced feat ures 67 Guide P r ogr am Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VIDEO Plus+ system to identify the correct pr eset to record. Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • using a PlusCode number does not identify a preset number automatically • you add a channel after Auto Setup or Preset Download has been perfor[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 68 Question and Answ ers 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 [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 69 T roubleshooting SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No pow er is applied to the VCR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V CR cannot be powered. 3. The Remote Contr ol won’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. U lights up and preset position blinks on the di[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 70 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder r ecording is not possible. 5. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer r ecording won ’t work. 2. Timer [...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 71 SY MPT OM POSSIBLE CAUSE C ORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 5. c blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged. 6. The VIDEO Plus+ system does not timer record pr operly . 7. U , , and the indicator won’t stop blinking. 8. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • c has been pressed when [...]

list of terms 72 List of T erms M M M M M Manual Channel Setup ............................................. 61 Manual Tracking ...................................................... 32 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup ................................................ 60 Auto Satellite Programme Recording ...................... 48 Auto Setup ...........[...]

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HR-S7955EK COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0502 MNV * YL * JVE VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITE D s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : A C 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 18 W , off : 3.6 W Operating T emperature : 5°C to 40°C Storage T emperature: –20°C [...]