JVC HR-A637E manual

H R-A637E/EH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1859 PAL P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE CLOCK CH SET DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG TV PROG. P R O G O K EXPRESS PROGRAMMING STORE 2 1 3 q 6  TV PROG  SP/LP  TIME[...]

2 EN SAFETY FIRST Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder , remote control or video cassette. 1. DO NOT place the recorder . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ... in direct sunlight. ... in a dusty environment. ... in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated[...]

EN 3  Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 33). SITUA TE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT RECORDER 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 W ith [...]

4 EN  INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) SET TV CHANNEL 3 Set your TV to the video channel (UHF channel 36). T wo white bars appear on screen vertically . ● T une the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. ● Y our TV should be set to the channel designated for use with a video recorder , or to a spare channel if there is not a spe[...]

EN 5  The A V2 IN (/DECODER) or AV1 IN/OUT connector can be used as an input terminal for a satellite tuner . Simply connect a satellite tuner and you can enjoy the wide variety of satellite programming. Connecting/ Using A Satellite T uner CONNECT SA TELLITE TUNER 1 Connect an optional 21-pin SCAR T cable between the satellite tuner ’ s Euroc[...]

6 EN INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) Connecting/ Using A Stereo System These instructions enable you to connect your video recorder to your Hi-Fi stereo system (if you have one) and listen to the soundtrack through the stereo. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on your video recorder to the AUX IN or T APE MONITOR ter[...]

EN 7 ACCESS CONFIRMA TION DISPLA Y 6 The channel position, channel and station name (ID – Z pg. 26) of the stations located by your recorder appear in a Confirmation display . (EX.) Confirm all the stored stations by using PUSH JOG % fi . RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 7 Press CH SET . ● Using the Confirmation display , you can skip or add channel [...]

8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set TURN THE RECORDER ON 1 Press OPERA TE . ACCESS CLOCK SET DISPLA Y 2 Press CLOCK on the remote control. The Clock Set display appears. Preparation Just Clock Channel Position ≠ If you performed Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 7), the recorder’ s built-in clock is also set automatically . The Auto and Manual clock[...]

EN 9 SET DA TE AND TIME 3 Press PUSH JOG %fi to set the hour , then press OK . The “minutes” display begins blinking. Repeat the proce- dure to set the minutes, day, month and year . After inputting the year , press OK and the Just Clock display appears. SET JUST CLOCK 4 The default setting is “ON”. Set as desired by pressing PUSH JOG %fi[...]

10 EN PLA YBACK Basic Playback The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. q 6 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 Usable cassettes REW FF PLAY STOP LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is [...]

EN 11 Playback Features High-Speed Search ACTIV A TE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still, press FF for forward high- speed sear ch, or REW for reverse high-speed sear ch. ● For short sear ches, during playback or still, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds. When released, normal playback resumes. T o resume normal playback, press [...]

12 EN PLA YBACK (cont.) NTSC Playback Y our video recorder is equipped with NTSC cir cuitry that can play back NTSC tapes. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC. ST AR T PLA YBACK 2 Press PLA Y . “NT” appears on the display panel. ● Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.[...]

EN 13 Index Search Y our recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. REMOVE POWER SUPPL Y 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet. SET A/B CODE SWITCH 2[...]

14 EN TV signals being received by the recorder ’ s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. Y ou can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder . RECORDING Basic Recording 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 q 6 TV PROG. PAUSE NUMBER STOP SP/LP TV/VIDEO PLAY RECORD LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. ?[...]

EN 15 Recording Features q 6 TV PROG. Record One Pr ogramme While W atching Another If you own the A637EH and your recorder is connected to the TV via A V connection, . . . . . . press TV/VIDEO . The recorder’s VIDEO indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear . 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 1 3 2 TV/VIDEO TV PROG. AUDIO MONITOR SELECT CHANNEL TO[...]

16 EN Elapsed Recording Time Indication Y ou can check the exact time of a recording. SET COUNTER DISPLA Y 1 Press DISPLA Y so that a counter reading appears on the dispay panel. ● If you press DISPLA Y again, clock display appears. RESET COUNTER 2 Press C. RESET before starting recording or playback. ● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and[...]

EN 17 TIMER RECORDING Information On ShowView W ith ShowView , timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognise. NOTE: “Guide Prog. Number” refers to the assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for ShowV iew timer recording. IMPORT ANT Pe[...]

18 EN ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER 4 Press OK , and “– –” appears. Then, using the NUMBER keys, input the ShowV iew number (found in most TV listings) of a program scheduled to be broadcast on each station on the list from step 1 , starting at the top. If you enter the wrong number , press CANCEL and input the correct number . ENTER CHANNEL POSITI[...]

EN 19 ShowV iew Timer Recording SET T APE SPEED 4 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 5 Press OK . ● Repeat steps 1 – 5 for each additional programme. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER . NOTE: For safety , your recorder disables all other functions while in the T imer mode. If you want to use the recorder[...]

20 EN Regular Timer Pr ogramming Remember , the clock must be set before you can programme the timer ( Z pg. 8). Before performing the following steps, insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder power will come on automati- cally . TIMER RECORDING (cont.) ENTER CHANNEL POSITION 6 Press TV PROG. +/– . SET T APE SPEED 7 Press SP/L[...]

EN 21 Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLA Y 1 Press PROG CHECK . The recording start and stop times appear on the front display panel. Then press OK and the date and the channel position appear . Each time you press PROG CHECK the next program’ s informa- tion appears. If All Information Is Correct . . . . . . programming is compl[...]

22 EN EDITING Edit T o Or Fr om Another V ideo Recorder Y ou can use your video recorder as the source player or the recording deck. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the player’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector . When Using Y our V ideo Recorder As The Source Player . . . . . . connect its A V1 IN/OUT connector t[...]

EN 23 Y ou can use a camcorder as the sour ce player and your video recorder as the recorder . Edit Fr om A Camcorder MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect the camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder ’ s AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 ● If you’re using the A V1 IN/OUT connector . . . . . . select “AU1” b[...]

24 EN RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 6 Press CH SET . ● T o input the station name, see page 25. ● T o change positions, see “Change Station Channel Position”. T o A637EH Owners: When Receiving A Scrambled Broadcast Make sure that the A V2 SELECT switch is set to “DECODER” ( Z pg. 4). 1– Perform steps 1 and 2 in the left column. 2– Press[...]

EN 25 SELECT NEW POSITION 2 Press PUSH JOG % fi to move the station to the new channel position, then press OK . Example: If you moved the station in position 3 to position 7, the stations originally in positions 4–7 each move up one position. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . RETURN TO NORMAL DISPLA Y 3 Press CH SET . Perform steps 1 and [...]

26 EN TV ST A TION AND ID LIST ID* ST A TION NAME 1000 TV1000 3SA T 3SAT ADL T ADUL T ANT3 ANTENA3 ARD ARD ARTE AR TE BBC BBC GROUP BBC1 BBC1 BBC2 BBC2 BR3 BA YERN3 C+ CANAL PLUS C1 PORTUGUSES CAN5 CANALE5 CH4 CHANNEL4 CH5 CHANNEL5 CHLD CHILD CINE CINEMA CLUB TELECLUB CMT CMT CNN CNN CSUR ANDALUCIA DISC DISCOVERY DR DR TV DRS DRS DSF DSF ETB1 ETB1 [...]

EN 27 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 video recorder off for repair . POWER POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon- nected. ● “ ‰ ” is displayed on th[...]

28 EN Confirm that the sour ce is properly connected. Confirm that all units’ power switches are turned on. Set the input mode to “AU”. Confirm that the camcorder is properly connected. Set the input mode to “AU”. ● The sour ce (another video recorder , camcorder) has not been properly connected. ● All necessary power switches have no[...]

EN 29 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 video recorder 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-fra[...]

30 EN FRONT VIEW q 6  TV PROG  SP/LP  TIMER  OPERATE SP LP EP M D D I T R W L R NORM VIDEO 0 7 8 9 @ # ! 2 3 1 4 6 5 1 OPERA TE Button ( Z pg. 3) 2 TIMER Button ( Z pg. 19) 3 Cassette Loading Slot 4 REWIND Button ( Z pg. 10) 5 PLA Y Button ( Z pg. 10) 6 F AST -FOR W ARD Button ( Z pg. 10) 7 Infrared Beam Receiving W indow 8 Display Pane[...]

EN 31 P R O G C H E C K T V V O L . OPERATE CLOCK CH SET DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C.RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR (MONITOR) TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH JOG TV PROG. P R O G O K EXPRESS PROGRAMMING STORE 2 1 3 3 2 ! 0 $ # i u Q W 1 5 4 q p o e w ( * ) r t y 8 7 9 @ 6 & ^ % E R REMOTE CONTROL NOTE: If[...]

32 EN DISPLA Y P ANEL 1 and 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Start T ime/Stop Time Indicator ( Z pg. 19) 4 “DAIL Y” Programme Mark ( Z pg. 19) 5 PDC/VPS Indicator ( Z pg. 19) 6 “WEEKL Y” Programme Mark ( Z pg. 19) 7 “Cassette Loaded” Mark 8 Instant T imer Recording ( Z pg. 16) 9 T ape Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 14) 0 “T imer” Indicator ( [...]

EN 33 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 24 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 400 x 94 x 338 mm W eight : 4.3 kg Format : VHS P AL standard Maximum recording time (SP) : 240 min. with E-240 video cassette (LP) : 48[...]