JVC HR-A32U, HR-A52U manual

H R-A52U (Hi-Fi)  HR-A32U (Monaural) VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1770 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-A52U/HR-A32U  Serial No. TV TV/VIDEO TIMER DISPLAY ADD ENTER SP/EP 123 456 78 0 9 TV VOL. [...]

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 WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This video cassette recorder sho[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its install[...]

4 SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Ref[...]

5 CONTENTS E DITING 26 Edit T o Or From Another VCR ............... 26 Edit From A Camcorder ....................... 27 Assemble Editing ................................. 28 S PECIAL FEA TURES 29 Control A JVC TV W ith The VCR's Remote .......................................................... 29 T ROUBLESHOOTING 30 Power .....................[...]

6  INST ALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( Z pg. 36). 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 With NO A V Inpu[...]

7 Clock 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   TV/VIDEO OK POWER MENU POWER MENU OK CH 5∞ CH 5∞ TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. The TV/V ideo indicator on the front panel lights. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Ma[...]

8 Clock Setting   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   OK CH 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 MENU MENU NUMBER OK CH ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 1 Place the arrow at the Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . SET DA TE, TIME AND D.S.T . 2 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date and time ([...]

9   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK CH MENU TV/VIDEO OK CH 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. The TV/V ideo indicator on the front panel lights. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS T[...]

10 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to "AUT O CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the CH 5 ∞ buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: ● At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SCAN COM- PLETED” appears on screen. ● If the scan [...]

11   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the T uner procedure on page 9. ● 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 ∞ , then pres[...]

12 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 . ● If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VI[...]

13 Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 2 Press CH 5 ∞ . Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER . (The channel changes after a few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) SET T APE SPEED 3 Pre[...]

14 P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE . If there is vertical jitter , press CH 5 or ∞ on the VCR's front panel or remote to stabilize the picture. FRAME-BY -FRAME PLA YBACK 2 Advance the tape one frame by pressing P AUSE again. ● T o control the direction of Frame-by-Frame Playback, press SEARCH<< or >> during still picture[...]

15 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 .   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 CH CH ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback, press the CH 5 ∞ buttons o[...]

16   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK MENU CH PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) CH OK (HR-A52U ONL Y) Select The Soundtrack Y our VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU du[...]

17 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 . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "SU[...]

18   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   STOP PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Skip Search SKIP OVER UNW ANTED SECTIONS 1 Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press initiates a 30-second period of fast- motion playback. Normal playback resumes automatically . NOTE: T o return to normal playback during a Skip[...]

19 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   POWER PLAY FF REW REW FF POWER RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Press C.RESET . Counter Reset DISPLAY C.RESET TIMER 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 Searc[...]

20 Recording Record One Program While W atching Another   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 C.RESET OSD TV/VIDEO ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection ( Z pg. 6), press TV/VIDEO . The VCR's TV/V ideo indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. [...]

21   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK OK MENU CH CH T o Record SAP Programs . . . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ , then press OK . ACCESS 2ND AUDIO SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "[...]

22 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 ART RECORDING 1 Press REC . ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. “ITR 0:30” appears on screen and blinks for about 5 seconds. SET RECORDING DURA TION 3 If you wa[...]

23   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU OK CH SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER 3 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys or CH 5 ∞ to select a vacant program number , then press OK . The first time you do this, all numbers will be vacant, so just press OK when the screen appears. SET PROGRAM INFORMA TION 4 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys t[...]

24 DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 2 Press MENU , then press OK . CHECK PROGRAM INFORMA TION 3 Press CH 5 ∞ to check the programs in succession. Check And Cancel Pr ograms T o Cancel A Program . . .   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK OK CH MENU C[...]

25   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   MENU 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK Auto Timer When activated, this function automatically engages the timer when the VCR's power is turned off, and disengages it when the power is turned on. OK CH MENU ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow[...]

26  Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the player or the recorder . Player Y our VCR AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 Another VCR Recorder NUMBER "0" EDITING MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an A V cable (not supplied) between the player ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the r[...]

27   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   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 A V cable (not supplied) between the camcorder ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. For HR-A52U Owners . . . ● W[...]

28 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 Assemble Editing Assemble Editing adds one recorded scene to another in succession. T o use your VCR as the recorder ...   q    2  3  6  5 / 8   PAUSE PLAY REC SP/EP REC PAUSE LOAD CASSETTES 1 Insert the original cassette in the player , and the recording cassette in the recorder . SET [...]

29 123 456 78 0 9 q6 5 4 Y T 2 3 Contr ol A JVC TV With The VCR’ s Remote Y ou can also use your VCR’ s remote control to operate a JVC TV . TV/VIDEO POWER CH VOL. +/- SPECIAL FEA TURES TV DISPLAY SP/EP OPERA TE TV 1 Press and hold TV , and press POWER , CH 5 ∞ , TV/ VIDEO , VOL+/– , DISPLAY (for the TV's on-screen display function), o[...]

30 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 POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The power cord is disconnected. ● The TIMER mode is engaged with Auto T imer set to &q[...]

31 TIMER RECORDING CORRECTIVE ACTION Check or re-perform the clock/timer settings to ensure correctness. Press TIMER and check to make sure that the T imer indicator on the front panel lights. Re-perform the set-up procedures. T imer programming can’t be performed when timer recording is in progress. W ait until it finishes. Load a cassette with [...]

32 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[...]

33 INDEX List Of T erms This guide serves as a quick way to locate frequently used terms and on-screen display names. The first page on which the term appears is listed. Most terms appear more than once in the instruction manual. A Add Channel ............................................................... 1 1 AFC ..................................[...]

34 INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW VIDEO (MONO) L–AUDIO–R POWER MENU POWER TIMER REC MTS OK REC q PLAY  REW  2 FF  3 PAUSE  6 STOP/EJECT  5 / 8 TV/VIDEO  CH 1 6 9 0 ! @ # $ 2 3 4 5 7 8 1 Power ON/OFF Button ( Z pg. 7) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 Rewind Button ( Z pg. 12) Reverse Search Button ( Z pg. 14) 4 Play Button ( Z pg. 12)[...]

35 FRONT P ANEL INDICA TORS POWER TIMER REC MTS TV/VIDEO 2 3 4 5 1 1 Power Indicator 2 V ideo Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 7) 3 T imer Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 23) 4 Recording Mode Indicator (HR-A52U only) ( Z pg. 13) 5 Multichannel TV Sound Indicators ( Z pg. 21) REMOTE CONTROL (Pr ovided) 1 TV/VIDEO Button ( Z pg. 7) 2 TV Operation Button ( Z pg. 2 9)(Re[...]

36 SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption (HR-A52U) : 21 W (HR-A32U) : 19 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : 360 x 94 x 276 mm (14-3/16" x 3-3/4" x 10-7/8") W e[...]

37 HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1-800-252-5722 JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMP ANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF US JVC CORP . F ACTOR Y SER VICE CENTER LOCA TIONS If you ship the product... ACCESSORIES 107 Little Falls Road 1500 Lakes Parkway 705 Enterprise Street Fairfield, NJ 07004-2105 Lawrenceville, GA 30243-5357 Aurora, IL 60[...]

38 LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below . ("The Warranty Period") THIS LIMIT[...]

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