JVC HR-J231MS manual

H R-J231MS VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1840 OPERATE PROG. TV/VIDEO PICTURE DISPLAY 12 3 45 6 78 9 DAILY(M-F) WEEKLY ADD AUX START TIMER 0 CANCEL C.RESET VOL. TV PROG.   REMOTE CONTROL UNIT  OK TV C.MEMORY CLOCK Press and hold TV button while pressing OPERATE, TV PROG.+ / –, TV/ VIDEO STOP DATE PUSH JOG TV PROG ?[...]

2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION n When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect the powe[...]

EN 3   Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 28). 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 Wi[...]

4 EN INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) T une The TV T o Y our V ideo Recorder TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERA TE . SELECT OUTPUT MODE 2 Set the TEST/System switch on the back of the recorder to TEST . 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 b[...]

EN 5  q  5 / 8  2  3 On-Screen Displays Y ou can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF . Messages appear in the language you select. The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. 1– Operation mode indicators 2– Channel po[...]

6 EN T uner Set INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Y our recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Once stored, you can call them up with the TV PROG. buttons without going through any vacant channels. SEARCH/STORE DELETE FINE TUNING [TV PROG 5 ∞ ] = [CANCEL] :EXIT TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press [...]

EN 7 SELECT POSITION 6 Press TV PROG. 5 / ∞ until an open position in which you want to store a channel appears, then press OK . STORE CHANNEL 7 If fine tuning is not necessary , simply press STORE . For fine tuning adjustment, press TV PROG. 5 / ∞ until the picture becomes clearer , then press STORE . ● T o continue Auto Channel Search, pres[...]

8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Fine-T uning Channels Already Stored TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERA TE . ACCESS CHANNEL SET MODE SELECT SCREEN 2 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds. The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears. SELECT MODE 3 Press TV PROG. 5 / ∞ to place the pointer next to "FINE TUNING", then press OK . SELEC[...]

EN 9  q  5 / 8  2  3 Clock Set 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). NOTE: If, in step 7 , the year digits are automatically cleared, it is possible that you have input 29th February for a non-leap year . Input the correct data. OPERATE NUMBER 5∞ CLOCK OPERATE TV PROG. OK Use the buttons on the r[...]

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. LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the fro[...]

EN 11 Playback Features High-Speed Search ACTIV A TE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH 1 Press FF for forward high-speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. ● For short searches, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds. When released, normal playback resumes. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . NOTE: When playing back LP recordings in the sea[...]

12 EN  q  5 / 8  2  3 PLA YBACK (cont.) Instant ReV iew Simply by pressing a single button, the recorder power comes on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last timer -recorded programme. If you have several programmes recorded, you can easily access any of them. NOTES: ● Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that t[...]

EN 13 Counter Memor y Returns to the counter reading of “0:00:00” to conveniently find a specific place on the tape automatically . SET COUNTER MEMOR Y 1 Press C. RESET during playback at a point you wish to locate later . The counter reads “0:00:00”. Then press C. MEMORY , and “M” appears on the front display panel. ACTIV A TE COUNTER [...]

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 T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). 12 3 45 6 78 9 0  q  5 / 8  2  3 LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the reco[...]

EN 15 Record One Pr ogramme While W atching Another SELECT CHANNEL TO W A TCH 1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view . ● The programme selected with the TV’ s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the TV PROG . button(s) is rec[...]

16 EN TIMER RECORDING Timer Pr ogramming Before performing the following steps: ● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically . ● T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or A V mode). ● Select the appropriate colour system by pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM button.( Z pg. 20) Remember , the clock m[...]

EN 17 ENTER CHANNEL POSITION 6 Press TV PROG. 5 / ∞ to select the channel you wish to record. SET T APE SPEED 7 Press SP/LP/EP to set the tape speed. ● For each additional programme, press PROG. and repeat steps 3 – 7 . RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 8 Press PROG. as many times as necessary to return to normal screen. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE [...]

18 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 . SET RECORDING DECK’S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX. W ith this video recorder , press NUMBER Key[...]

EN 19   Y ou can use a camcorder as the source 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 IN and VIDEO IN connectors. SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key “0”. “AU” appears in place of a channel nu[...]

20 EN INFORMA TION ON MUL TI-SYSTEM COMP A TIBILITY Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons Use the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the recorder's front panel to select the colour system. Pressing this button changes the mode as illustrated on the left. The On-Screen display will show which mode is selected. Mode Display Description AUT O Usually [...]

EN 21 Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT RF OUT NTSC 4.43 MHz NTSC PAL MESECAM PAL MESECAM NTSC [ PAL NTSC 3.58 MHz PAL SECAM NTSC 3.58  NTSC 4.43 PAL (B/G, D/K)  Recorded tape HR-J231MS Playback circuit Manual switching Manual switching Built-in RFconverter G, K Multi-system [...]

22 EN 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 . POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The mains power cord is discon- nected. ● “TIMER“ is displayed on the disp[...]

EN 23 RECORDING CORRECTIVE ACTION Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal the slot where the tab was removed. Set to the desired channel. Confirm that the source 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 mod[...]

24 EN 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[...]

EN 25 FRONT VIEW 1 OPERA TE Button ( Z pg. 4) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 CH SET Button ( Z pg. 6) 4 Rewind [REW] Button ( Z pg. 10) 5 PLA Y Button ( Z pg. 10) OK Button ( Z pg. 5) 6 Fast Forward [FF] Button ( Z pg. 10) 7 AUT O SP/LP TIMER Button ( Z pg. 17) 8 AUT O SP/LP TIMER Indicator ( Z pg. 17) 9 INTELLIGENT PICTURE Indicator ( Z pg. 13) 0 Displ[...]

26 EN DISPLA Y P ANEL INDEX (cont.) REC TIMER PLAY NTSC M SP LP 1 8 6 2 3 4 7 5 5 Clock/Counter/Channel Display ( Z pg. 6) 6 ”Cassette Loaded” Mark 7 Counter Memory Indicator ( Z pg. 13) 8 ”T imer” Indicator ( Z pg. 17) 1 PLA Y Indicator ( Z pg. 10) 2 REC Indicator ( Z pg. 14) 3 NTSC Indicator ( Z pg. 20) 4 T ape Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 14[...]

EN 27 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATE PROG. TV/VIDEO PICTURE DISPLAY 12 3 45 6 78 9 DAILY(M-F) WEEKLY ADD AUX START TIMER 0 CANCEL C.RESET VOL. TV PROG.   REMOTE CONTROL UNIT  OK TV C.MEMORY CLOCK Press and hold TV button while pressing OPERATE, TV PROG.+ / –, TV/ VIDEO STOP DATE PUSH JOG 2 0 # ( y u 3 * 4 1 ! % $ i o & ^ 5 6 8 @ 9 ) e [...]

28 EN GENERAL Power requirement Rating : AC 1 10 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Operating : AC 0 90 – 260 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 17 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 276 mm W eight : 3.6 kg Format : VHS standard Maximum recording time (SP) [...]