JVC HR-A57U manual

P age 1 November 2, 2000 11:33 am VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDE R HR-A57U HR-A37U INSTR UCTIONS LPT0497-001A Printed in China COPYRIGHT © 2000 VICT OR COMP ANY OF J AP AN, L TD . 1100 IYV f ID f BJ Dear Customer , T hank y ou for purc hasing the JVC VH S video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions to ensure sa[...]

P age 2 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm 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. T his product has been engineered and man ufactured to assure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the foll[...]

P age 3 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not opera ting 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 cov ers may expose you to danger[...]

P age 4 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm Rear Panel (HR-A57U) Rear Panel (HR-A37U) Remote A C power cord A C power cord Number ke ys – Connections and Plug&Play Setting – HR-VP57U37U-EN.fm Page 4 Monday, October 30, 2000 4:32 PM[...]

P age 5 November 9, 2000 1:51 pm On-screen display If you press OSD on the Remote w hen “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON”, you can see the cur rent VCR status on the TV screen. Press OSD again to exit on-screen display . T he indications are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recording mode. A Channel and auxiliary input B Da y and clock tim[...]

P age 6 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm HR-A37U RF Connection A Disconnect the TV antenna from the T V . B Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANT . IN terminal on the rear of the VCR. C Connect the supplied RF cable between the TV OUT terminal on the rear of the VCR and the TV ’ s antenna input terminal. A V Connection (improves picture quality during [...]

P age 7 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm Initial Settings Language Setting T he default setting is “ ENGLISH ” . A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arro w) to “ INITIAL SET ” , then press OK or e . B Select language T his VCR offers you the language c hoice to view menus [...]

P age 8 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm T uner Setting Setting channels automatically — Auto Channel Set P erform Auto Channel Set only if channels ha ve not been set correctly by the Plug&Pla y sett ing. A Access Main Menu screen, then T uner Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “ TUNER SET ” , then[...]

P age 9 No vember 9, 2000 1:53 pm Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic t racking adjust ment Whenever you insert a tape and start pla yback, automatic trac king starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playbac k. Manual tracking adjustment If automatic t[...]

P age 10 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm Recor ding It ma y be unlawful to record or pla y back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner . Accidental er asure prev ention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesiv e tape. Basic Recording[...]

P age 11 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm Timer Recor ding Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using Express timer programing method as far as a y e ar in ad vance. Remember , the clock must be set before y ou can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve already been set, “PROGRAM FULL” or “Full” appears on the TV screen [...]

P age 12 November 9, 2000 1:53 pm Program overlap warning display If “PROGRAM NO T COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP” appears, you ha ve another program overlapping the progr am you ha ve just made. T he Program Chec k screen appears and conflicting programs will start blinking. Example: Progr am 1 (you ha ve just made) and Progr am 4 ov erlap each oth[...]

P age 13 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm C Change settin g Press OK or e . T he default setting is bold in the following table. Press MENU to return to normal screen. 䡵 AUTO PICTURE — ON /OFF When this function is set to “ ON ” , this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playbac k , and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla[...]

P age 14 November 2, 2000 11:35 am Editing Y ou can use your VCR as the pla yback or recording VCR. Y ou can use a camcorder as the pla yback VCR and y our VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other compon ents’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make conn ections Example: When using this VCR as the pla y back VCR ●[...]

P age 15 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm FOR SER VICING (Only in U.S.A.) HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE CENTER JVC SER VICE & ENGINEERING COMP ANY OF AMERICA A CCESSORIES Don’t service the pr oduct your self. T OLL FREE: 1-800-537-5722 http://www .jvc.com Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase , please read[...]

P age 16 October 30, 2000 4:30 pm W ARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARR Y A SEP ARA TE W ARRANTY , THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y . FOR DET AILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER T O THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT W ARRANTY INFORMA TION P A CKAGED WITH EA CH REFURBISHED PRODUCT . LIMITED W ARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP [...]