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    625 T V P R + T V P R Ð T V Ð T V + 12 3 45 6 78 9 1 2 1 2 3 VHS DV TV CABLE/SAT TV/VCR – –:– – AUDIO 0000 START DEBUT STOP FIN DATE PR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO EXPRESS LCD PROG 0 PROG OK 3 4 4 MENU 30 SEC ENTER/ENTREE VHS DUB COPIE DV DV VHS PR Ð / + PUSH / TURN 24H EXPRESS 1 32 PULL-OPEN TIRER-OUVRIR PULL-OPEN TIRER-OUVRIR [...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 2 P age 2 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING: D ANGEROUS VOL T A GE INSID E W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT E XPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTU RE. When the equipment is installed in[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 3 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] P age 3 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm Some Do’ s And Don’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment T his equipment has been designed and manufa ctured to meet international safety standar ds but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-index 4 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] P age 4 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm INDEX FRONT VIEW DV IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE D V VHS DUB COPIE DV DV VHS PR – / + PUSH / TURN 24H EXPRESS 1 32 R.A.EDIT ST ART IN /OUT INSERT A.DUB A ST ANDB Y/ON 1 Butt on 墌 pg. 13 B D V Eje ct Button 墌 pg. 3 0, 31 C Stop 8 Button 墌 pg. 20, 21, 30, 31 D Mini[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-index 5 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] P age 5 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm REAR VIEW S OUT SORTIE ANTENNA ANTENNE IN ENTREE OUT SORTIE AUDIO L R SAT CONTROL CONTROLEUR SAT OUT SORTIE AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER ENTREE/DECODEUR AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT ENTREE/SORTIE A ANTENNA IN Connector 墌 pg. 11 B S OUT Connector 墌 pg. 12 C A V1 (L-1) IN/O UT Co[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-index 6 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] P age 6 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm INDEX (cont.) FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL Z pg. 31 A B .E.S.T . Picture System Display (VHS dec k only) 墌 pg. 29 B Symbolic Mo de Indicator s C T ape Sp eed Indicato rs 墌 pg. 21, 31 D Start T ime Indicator ( ) 墌 pg. 38, 4 0 Stop T ime Indicator ( ) 墌 pg. 38, 40[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-ind ex 7 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1 -EN.fm] P age 7 F ebruary 19, 2002 3:52 pm ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (for VHS deck) When “O .S.D .” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 67), v arious oper ationa l indic ators appe ar on the T V screen. A Operation Mod e Indicator s B T a pe Spee d SP/LP/ EP * EP is fo r NTSC p layback only . C NTSC ] P A L Ind[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 P age 8 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A LCD P anel 墌 pg. 36 B DV B u t t o n 墌 pg. 30, 31 C TV/C ABLE/SA T Button 墌 pg. 61, 62 D A U DIO Button 墌 pg. 25, 33 ^ (TV Muting) Butto n 墌 pg. 61 E LCD PROG Button 墌 pg. 36 F Number K e ys 墌 pg. 21, 31, 36 G D AIL Y Button[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 9 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] P age 9 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm How T o Use T he remote control can operate most of your video recorder’ s functions, as well as basic functions of TV sets and satellite rec eiv ers of JVC and other brands. ( 墌 pg. 61, 62) ● P oint the remo te control towa rd the receiving windo[...]

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    Masterpage:Lef t-FullCol 10 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1 -EN.fm] P age 10 F ebruary 19, 2002 7:15 pm INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Check Contents CHECK ALL THE CONTE NTS SHOWN BELOW 4 Y ou are now r eady to inst all your video recorder . ( 墌 pg . 11 ) 12 3 45 6 78 9 1 2 1 2 3 0 3 4 4 1 32 V ideo Casset te Recorder RF Cabl e “ AA” Batt eries (x 2) 2[...]

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    Masterpage:R ight-NoT itle0 11 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1 -EN.fm] P age 11 F ebruary 19, 2002 7:10 pm Basic Connections It’ s essentia l that your vide o recorder be prop erly connect ed. A Situate the recorder . Place th e recorde r on a stable, horizonta l surface. B Connect the r ecor der to TV . A Disconn ect the T V aerial cable from the TV . B C[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 P age 12 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:40 pm INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) S-VIDEO Connection 8 T o connect to a TV with S-VIDEO/A UDIO IN connectors . . . A Connect the recorder to TV . A Connect the aerial, recorder and TV as per “Basic Connections” ( 墌 pg. 11). B Connect the recorder’ s S OU[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 13 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 13 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. B Perform Auto Set Up. T he A UTO SET/T-V LINK displa y appears on the front displa y panel and/or on th[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 P age 14 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme Deliv e[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 15 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 15 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and A uto Clock Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa yed. T urn on the TV and select its A V mo de, then make sur[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullCol 16 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 16 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm T-V LINK T-V Link Functions When you connect the recorder to your TV via a fully-wired 21-pin SC ART cable ( 墌 pg. 11), the following functions are av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offeri ng T-V Link, etc.* F or details, refer to the[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 17 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 17 F ebruary 19, 2002 1:12 pm SA T CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting T he following procedure is required if you recei ve satellite channels through a satellite recei ver . Approximately 20 seconds before the VIDEO Plus+ timer programming ( 墌 pg. 36) or Express timer progr ammin[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 P age 18 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) Setting satellite receiver's brand and channel After installation, set the satellite receiver’ s brand and channel c orrectly; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly . A T urn on the satellite receiver . T urn on th[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 19 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 19 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm F Select the satellite receiver’ s channel for testing. G Check the result of the test. If the satellite recei ver’ s channel number has been changed to the same one as you set in step 6 ... Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “CHANGED T[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 P age 20 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YB A CK/RECORDING ON VHS DECK Basic Playback (VHS deck) A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette i s pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure w hen [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 21 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 21 F ebruary 1, 2002 4:08 pm Basic Recording (VHS deck) A Load a cassette. Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette with the record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder’ s power comes on automatically . B Select the VHS deck. Press VHS . ● T he VHS button lights on the r ecorder . C Choo[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 P age 22 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YBA CK/RECORDING ON VHS DECK (cont.) Playback Features (VHS deck) NOTE: Refer to the illustrations below as y ou r ead the following procedures. Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-fr[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 23 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 23 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm High-Speed (T urbo) Search During playbac k , turn the JOG dial quickly to t he left or right. OR During pla yback or still, press 5 for for ward high- speed searc h, or 3 for reverse high-speed sear ch. NOTE: F or short searches, press and hold 5 or 3 fo[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 P age 24 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YBA CK/RECORDING ON VHS DECK (cont.) Next Function Memor y T he Next Function Memo ry “tells” the recorder what to do after rewinding. Before continuing, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. a- F or Auto matic Start Of Pla yback Press 3 , then press 4[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 25 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 25 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm Manual T racking Y our recorder is equipped with auto matic tracking control. During playbac k, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons. 1 Override automatic tracking. Press p on the remote control. 2 Adjust the tracking ma[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 P age 26 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YBA CK/RECORDING ON VHS DECK (cont.) Recording Features (VHS deck) Record One Programme While W atching Another Once recording is in progress, all y ou need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● T he programme sele[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 27 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 27 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm Elapsed Recording T ime Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front displa y panel. 2 Reset the counter . Press 0000 before starting recording or pla yback. ● T he counter is reset to “0:00:00” and[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 P age 28 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YBA CK/RECORDING ON VHS DECK (cont.) Retake Y ou can cut out unnecessary parts of a TV programme w h ile you are recording it. 1 Engage the Record-Pause mode. Press 9 during recording. 2 Locate the start point. Tu r n t h e JOG dial to the left or right (or hol [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 29 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 29 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm B.E.S.T . Picture System (VHS deck) T he B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system c hecks the c o ndition of the tape in use during pla ybac k and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictu[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 P age 30 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YB A CK/RECOR DING ON D V DECK Basic Playback (DV deck) A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette i s pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure w hen [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 31 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 31 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm Basic Recording (DV deck) A Load a cassette. Insert a Mini D V cassette with the erase protection s witch set to “REC”. ● T he recorder’ s power comes on automatically . B Select the DV deck. Press DV . ● T he D V button lights on the recorder .[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 P age 32 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YB A CK/R ECORDING ON D V DECK (cont.) Playback Features (DV deck) NOTE: Refer to the illustrations below as y ou r ead the following procedures. Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Push the JOG dial. OR Press 9 . 2 Activate frame-by-f[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 33 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 33 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm High-Speed (T urbo) Search F or forw ard high-speed sear ch During playbac k , turn the JOG dial quickly to the right. F or re verse high-speed searc h (refer to the JO G dial illustr ation) During playbac k , turn the JOG dial one or tw o click to the ri[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 P age 34 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm PLA YB A CK/R ECORDING ON D V DECK (cont.) Recording Features (DV deck) Record One Programme While W atching Another Once recording is in progress, all y ou need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● T he programme sel[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 35 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1a-EN.fm] P age 35 F ebruary 1, 2002 1:49 pm Ti m e C o d e During recording, a time code is recorded on th e tape. T his time code is used to confirm the position on the tape when pla ying back or editing a tape. T o perform Random Assemble Editing ( 墌 pg. 58), time code is necessary . Press – [...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 P age 36 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm TIMER RECORDING VIDEO Plus+ ® Ti m e r Programming With the VIDEO Plus+ system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV progra mme has a corresponding code number whic h your recorder is able to recognize. Y ou can use the remote control with LCD pane[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 37 Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] P age 37 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm G Check the programme data. T he front displa y panel shows the progr amme start time. Pressing " changes the display to the progr amme stop time, then the date and channel position. H Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP ( p ). I Set the PDC mode. Press PD[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 P age 38 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming If you do not know the PlusCode number for the progr a mme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set y our recorder to timer -record the programme. A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Load a cassette. I[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 39 Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] P age 39 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm H Enter the programme date. Press DAT E + / – . ● T he current date appears on the TV screen. T he date you enter appears in its place. I Enter the channel position. J Set the tape speed. Press SP/LP ( p ). K Set the PDC mode. Press PDC to select “ON?[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 P age 40 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 24 Hour Express T imer Programming Y ou can programme a timer recording that starts within 24 hours using the JOG dial on the recorder . A Enter the programme mode. Press 24H EXPRESS # on the recorder . T he start time indicator ( ) starts blin[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 41 Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] P age 41 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm NOTES: ● Y ou can programme each dec k to timer -record as many as 6 programmes. If you try to progr amme the recor der to record a seventh, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen and “FULL” appears on the front displa y panel. T o record the ext[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 P age 42 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen/display . C Access the Programme screen/display . T he front display panel shows the programme start time. Pre[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 43 Filename [SR-VS30EK_2-EN.fm] P age 43 January 25, 2002 6:29 pm When programmes overlap each other If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears, you ha ve another programme ov erlapping the p rogramme y ou ha ve just made. T he Programme Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking. Example: Pr ogramme 1 [...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 P age 44 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING T ape Dubbing (from DV to VHS) Dubbing An Entire Cassette Because this recorder includes both VHS dec k and D V deck, you can easily use it for dubbing without connecting any other equipment. A Load cassettes. F or the VHS deck Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassett[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 45 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 45 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm T ape Dubbing (from VHS to DV) Dubbing An Entire Cassette Because this recorder includes both VHS dec k and D V deck, you can easily use it for dubbing without connecting any other equipment. A Load cassettes. F or the VHS deck Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cass[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 P age 46 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Normal Dubbing (from DV to VHS) NOTES: ● If you set the dubbing direction incorrectly , you could er ase an important recording that you wanted to cop y . It is recommended to conduct a test with unimportant cassettes first. ● T here may be a disc[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 47 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 47 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm Normal Dubbing (from VHS to DV) NOTES: ● If you set the dubbing direction incorrectly , you could er ase an important recording that you wanted to cop y . It is recommended to conduct a test with unimportant cassettes first. ● T here may be a discrepan[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 48 P age 48 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source pla yer and y our recorder as the recording deck. Y ou can perform digital dubbing if you connect a device such as a camcorder w hich has a D V IN/OUT connector . Because the signals are dig[...]

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    Mas ter page :Rig ht- Full- NoT itl e0 49 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3 -EN.fm] P age 49 F ebruary 1, 20 02 6:07 pm Simultaneous Du bbing It is possible t o perform recording si multaneously o n both the VHS deck and the DV dec k from t he same ex ternal input. A Press A UX (number key “0”) and /or PR to select the appropriate input mode depending on t[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 50 P age 50 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use your recorder as the source pla yer or a s the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the pla yer’ s 21-pin SC ART connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SC ART connector as illustr ated on pa[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 51 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 51 F ebruary 19, 2002 1:13 pm NOTES: ● All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer . ● F or Y/C signal input/output, be sure to use a 21- pin SC ART cable that is compatible with the Y/C signal. ● When you select “EDIT” to dub tapes in step 4 , be sure to sele[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 52 P age 52 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Output/Input Set L-1 OUTPUT and L-1 INPUT Setting T he A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector accepts and delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C si gnal (a signal in whic h t he luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set ?[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 53 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 53 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm L-2 SELECT Setting Set “L-2 SELECT” to the appropriate mode depending on the type of appliance connected to the recorder’ s A V2 (L-2) IN/ DECODER connector . A Select the input mode for the A V2 (L-2) IN/ DECODER connector . B Return to the normal s[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 54 P age 54 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Audio Dubbing VHS Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtr ac k. DV Audio Dubbing T his function lets you record new audio, without erasing the original audio, on a D V tape that w as[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 55 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 55 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm A Make connections. Connect an audio component to the A UDIO L + R input connectors on the recorder’ s front panel. ● When connecting a monaural audio component, use only the recorder’ s A UDIO L input conn ector . B Load a cassette. F or the VHS dec[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 56 P age 56 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Insert Editing VHS Insert Editing Insert Editing replaces part of the recorded scene with new material. Both the picture and Hi-F i audio soundtrac k are replaced with new ones, w h ile the normal audio soundtrac k remains unchanged. If y ou wish to c[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 57 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 57 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm A Make connections. Connect the play er’ s VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT and A UDIO OUT connectors to your recorder’ s VIDEO or S-VIDEO and AUDIO input connectors on the front panel. B Select the recording deck. Press VHS or DV . ● When using the DV dec k[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 58 P age 58 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm EDITING (cont.) Random Assemble Editing 64-programme Editing Memor y (8 programmes x 8 scenes) By using the Random Assemble Editing function, you can select up to 8 scenes from a previously recorded Mini D V cassette and automatically dub them onto a VHS cassette. Ra[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 59 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 59 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm F Locate the end point. G Prepare the source tape. Rewind the tape in the D V dec k to the beginning of the scene you w ant to edit. H Prepare the VHS deck for dubbing. A Press VHS . B Searc h for the point where y ou w ant to start dubbing by pressing 4 ,[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 60 P age 60 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm REMO TE CONTROL Remote Control Functions Remote A/B/C/D Code Switching T he remote control is capable of controlling fo ur JVC video recorders independently . Each of recorders can respond to one of four codes (A, B, C or D). T he remote control is preset to send A c[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 61 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 61 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm TV Multi-Brand Remote Control 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. IMPORT ANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC telev[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 62 P age 62 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm REMO TE CONTROL (cont.) Satellite Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control Y our remote control can operate the basic functions of your satellite receive r set. In addition to JVC satellite receivers, other manufacturer’ s satellite receivers can also be controlled. IMP[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 63 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 63 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Printer Y ou can make printouts of video images by connecting the GV -DT1/GV -DT3 Digital Printer (sold separ ately) to the D V IN/OUT connector . A Make connections. Connect the printer’ s D V IN connector to the recorder’ s [...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 64 P age 64 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Connect the satellite recei ver to the A V2 (L-2) IN/ DECODER connector , then connect the A V1 (L-1) IN/ OUT connector to the TV’ s conn ector . NOTES: ● Set “L-2 SELECT” to “ A/V” ( 墌 pg. [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 65 Filename [SR-VS30EK_3-EN.fm] P age 65 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:04 pm Connecting/Using A Stereo System T hese instructions enable you to connect y o ur video recorder to your Hi-F i stereo system (if you ha ve one) and listen to the soundtrac k through the stereo. Make connections. Connect the A UDIO OUT L and R connectors o[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 66 P age 66 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change v arious mode settings on TV screen by following the procedure described belo w . F or each mode setting, see pages 67 to 71. ● T he procedure shows how to set “O .S.D .” to “ON” on the “MODE SET” screen as a[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 67 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 67 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm MODE SET * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 O.S.D. ON OFF When this function is set to “ON”, various operational indicators appear on the TV screen. NOTES: ● When you use this recorder as the source pla yer for editing, be sur[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullCol 68 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 68 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) VHS MODE SET * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 B.E.S.T . ON OFF Y ou can set the B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 29). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO EDIT S[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 69 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 69 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm VHS MODE SET (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 DIGIT AL 3R ON OFF When this function is set to “ ON”, the Digital 3R picture system a pplies edge correction to the luminance signal to enhance detail. NOTES: ● Normally[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullCol 70 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 70 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) VHS MODE SET (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 DIGIT AL TBC/NR ON OFF Y our recorder is equipped with the Digital TBC (T ime Base Corrector) that removes jitter from fluctuating video sig nals to deli ve[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 71 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 71 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm DV MODE SET * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 SOUND MODE 12BIT 16BIT Select the appropriate mode before recording on a Mini D V tape. 12BIT : Enables Audio Dubbing later . 16BIT : Audio Dubbing is impossible bu t the recorded sound[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 72 P age 72 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receiv ab le stations in your area to call them up by using the PR buttons[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 73 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 73 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm D View the Confirmation screen. After “SC AN COMPLETED” is display ed on th e TV screen for about 5 seconds, the Confirmation screen looking like the one to the right appears. T he stations y our recorder located appear on a Confirmation screen — cha[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 74 P age 74 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 13), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 14) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 72). A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. Press r[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 75 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 75 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you wa nt to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . C Close the C[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 76 P age 76 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are regist ered in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice . C Select the new station. D Swit[...]

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    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 77 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 77 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm Fine-T uning Channels Already Stored A Select the channel to fine-tune. Press rt w e until the c hannel you want to tune begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice . T he Manual Channel Set screen appears. C Perform tuning. Pre[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 78 P age 78 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is what i s shown on-screen in lieu of the st ation name. The “ID” abbreviatio n is listed i n the Confi rmation sc reen and is display ed on the T V screen when th e recorder is tune[...]

  • Page 79

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 79 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 79 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm TV Station Channel Number Guide Only the main stations are listed. T here are in addition many relay stations, and full lists are a v ailable from the BBC and ITV . BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill ......................... 40 46[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 80 P age 80 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . D Access the Clock Set scree[...]

  • Page 81

    Masterpage:Right-NoT itle0 81 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 81 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . T he “D A TE” display begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and y ear . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes. ● When[...]

  • Page 82

    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 82 P age 82 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) VIDEO Plus+ ® System Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (point er) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . C Access the Guide [...]

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    Masterpage:Right-FullCol 83 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 83 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm TROUBLESHOO TING Before requesting service for a problem, use this ch art and see if you can repair the troubl e yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending y o ur video recorder off for repair . POWER T[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullCol 84 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 84 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) RECORDING SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● For the VHS deck T here is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed. Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette, or [...]

  • Page 85

    Masterpage:Right-Full-NoT itle0 85 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 85 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm TIMER RECORDING SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. T imer recording won’t w o rk. ● T he clock and/or the timer ha ve been set incorrectly . Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings. ● T he timer is not engaged. Press # and confirm t[...]

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    Masterpage:Left-FullColx2 86 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 86 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or ho wling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. ● T he camcorder’ s microphone is too close to the TV . P osition the camcorder so its microphon[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 87 Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] P age 87 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:16 pm QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. W hat happens if the end of the ta pe is reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can th e video recorder indefi nitely remain in the P ause mode? A. No. It stops automa tical[...]

  • Page 88

    Filename [SR-VS30EK_4-EN.fm] Masterpage:Left 88 P age 88 F ebruary 19, 2002 1:15 pm SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 220 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower c onsumptio n P ower on : 31 W P ower off : 6.5 W T emper ature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 43[...]

  • Page 89

    Masterpage:Right 89 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-ENIX.fm] P age 89 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:36 pm LIST OF TERMS A Audio Dubbing ........... ................ ................ ........... 54 AUDIO REC .................. ............. ................ ........... 71 Auto Channel Set ............... ............. ................ ........ 72 Auto Set Up ..........[...]

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    Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-ENIX.fm] Masterpage:Left 90 P age 90 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:36 pm MEMO SR-VS30EK_1-ENIX.fm Page 90 Friday, February 1, 2002 2:36 PM[...]

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    Masterpage:Right 91 Filename [SR-VS30EK_1-ENIX.fm] P age 91 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:36 pm SR-VS30EK_1-ENIX.fm Page 91 Friday, February 1, 2002 2:36 PM[...]

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    T V Ð 1 4 7 1 2 1 2 TV CABLE/SA 0000 STAR DEBU VPS/PDC LCD PRO PROG Filename [SR-VS30EK_Co v4-EN.fm] EN P age 92 F ebruary 1, 2002 2:18 pm P r in t ed in Malaysia 0 6 0 4 MNV * I D * VM SR-VS30EK_Cov4-EN.fm Page 92 Friday, February 1 , 2002 2:37 PM[...]