JVC HR-J250E manual

H R-J250E VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0045-001A PAL T V P R O G + T V P R O G – T V – T V + TV 0000 START DEBUT STOP FIN DATE MENU OK TV PROG TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 EXPRESS COUNTER RESET TIMER STANDBY/ON TV PROG DISPLAY REVIEW SP EN CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST[...]

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. 35). 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 With NO A [...]

4 EN INITIAL SETTINGS V ideo Channel Set V ideo Channel (RF Output Channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the video recorder through the RF cable. If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the RF cable and a 21-pin SCART cable (A V connec- tion), since you do not need the video channel yo[...]

EN 5 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? Auto Set Up OK MENU The Auto Set Up function simplifies clock and tuner set. T o set the clock and tuner channels, simply follow the on-screen menu that appears when the button on the recorder/remote control is pressed for the first time to power on the recorder after you plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet. [...]

6 EN 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 . T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Place the pointer next to "MODE SET" [...]

EN 7 Colour System Set INFORMA TION ON COLOUR SYSTEM 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Press %fi to place the pointer next to "MODE SET", then press OK or . SELECT COLOUR SYSTEM MODE 4 Press %fi to place the pointer next to "COLOUR SYSTEM", t[...]

8 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. Usable cassettes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the [...]

EN 9 Playback Features High-Speed Search ACTIV A TE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still picture, press FF for forward high-speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . NOTE: For short searches, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds during playback or still picture . When released, norm[...]

10 EN 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? PLAY PLAY STOP STOP Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons. OVERRIDE AUTOMA TIC TRACKING 1 Press on the remote to engage manual tracking. ADJUST TRACKING MANUALL Y 2 Press[...]

EN 11 Repeat Playback Y our video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 50 times repeatedly . ST AR T PLA YBACK 1 Press PLA Y . ACTIV A TE REPEA T PLA YBACK 2 Press PLA Y and hold for over 5 seconds, then release. ● The Play indicator ( ) on the display panel blinks slowly . ● The tape plays 50 times automatically , and then stops[...]

12 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 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? PAUSE STOP PLAY T urn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the record sa[...]

EN 13 Recording Features 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 recorde[...]

14 EN B.E.S.T . Pictur e System The B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T racking) system checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible recording and playback pictures. The default setting for both recording and playback is “ON”. Preparation RECORDING (cont.) T urn o[...]

EN 15 Recording ST AR T RECORDING 1 Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote, or press RECORD on the recorder . DURING B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . COMPLETE ● The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape, then begins recording. NOTES: ● The B.E.S.T . system works only after a tape has been inserted and the Re[...]

16 EN Express Timer Pr ogramming TIMER RECORDING ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 1 Press PROG . (If you’re just starting out, “P1” appears.) The front display panel looks like this: ENTER PROGRAMME ST AR T TIME 2 Press ST ART +/– to enter the time you want recording to start. ● Press and hold ST ART +/– to move in 30- minute increments, or pres[...]

EN 17 ENTER CHANNEL POSITION 5 Press TV PROG +/– . RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 After confirming all information is correct, press PROG or OK . "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen appears. ● Repeat steps 1 – 6 for each additional programme. ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE 7 Press ‰ or TIME[...]

18 EN Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE 1 Press ‰ or TIMER , then press . ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN/DISPLA Y 2 Press . ACCESS PROGRAM SCREEN/ DISPLA Y 3 Press again to check more information. Each time you press , the next programme's information appears. ● The display panel shows the programme start time. Pressin[...]

EN 19 Auto Timer When the Auto T imer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati- cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Press %fi to place the pointer next to "MODE SET", then press OK or . SELECT MODE [...]

20 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 21-pin SCAR T (AV) connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SCAR T (AV) connector as illustrated below . SET RECORDING DECK’S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX. W ith this video recorder[...]

EN 21 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 connec- tors to the recorder’ s A V1 IN/OUT connector via the cable adapter . SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key "0" and/or TV PROG so that “L-1[...]

22 EN AUTO SET PLEASE W AIT [MENU] : EXIT 0 + ++ End Beginning 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS T uner Set IMPORT ANT Perform the following steps only if — — Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function ( Z pg. 5). — you have moved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcasting in your area. T [...]

EN 23 VIEW CONFIRMA TION SCREEN 4 After "SCAN COMPLETED" is displayed on the screen for about 5 seconds, the Confirmation screen looking like the one to the right appears. The stations your recorder located appear on a Confirmation screen — channel positions (PR) and channels (CH). The blueback screen and the program currently being bro[...]

24 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS (cont.) 123 456 7 89 0 2 4 1 3 ? NUMBER Storing Channels Manually Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( Z pg. 5) or Auto Channel Set ( Z pg. 22). SELECT BAND 4 Press % fi to change the band between CH (regular) and CC (cable), then press . INPUT CHANNEL 5 Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel numb[...]

EN 25 Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on page 2 4 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing. Change Station Channel Position SELECT ITEM 1 Press % fi until the item you want to move begins blinking. Then press OK and the station name (ID) and its channel (CH) number begin blinking. SELECT NEW POSITION 2 Pre[...]

26 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS (cont.) % SELECT ST A TION NAME CHARACTER 1 Press until the first letter of the station name begins blinking. ENTER NEW CHARACTER 2 Press %fi to cycle through the characters (A–Z, 0–9, –, * , +, (space) ) and stop when the desired character is indicated, then press to enter . Enter the remaining characters the same[...]

EN 27 TV Station 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 ET[...]

28 EN TURN THE RECORDER ON 1 Press . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 3 Place the pointer next to "CLOCK SET" by pressing %fi , then press OK or . The Clock Set screen appears. SET DA TE AND TIME 4 Press %fi to set the time, then press OK or . The "date" display begins blinking. Repeat the same pr[...]

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 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. ● “ ‰ “ is displayed on the disp[...]

EN 31 CORRECTIVE ACTION Re-perform the clock and/or timer settings. Press ‰ and confirm that “ ‰ “ is displayed on the display panel. T imer programming can’ t be performed while a timer recording is in progress. W ait until it finishes. Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact, or cover the hole using adhesive tape. Remove the c[...]

32 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW STANDBY/ON COUNTER RESET TIMER TV PROG DISPLAY REVIEW 1 2 5 3 4 6 0 ! 8 7 9 @ # $ 1 ST ANDBY/ON Button Z pg. 5 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 DISPLA Y Button Z pg. 13 4 Rewind [REW] Button Z pg. 8 , 9 5 PLA Y Button Z pg. 8 6 Fast Forward Button Z pg. 8 , 9 7 COUNTER RESET Button Z pg. 13 8 TIMER Button Z pg. 17 9 Display Panel Z [...]

EN 33 ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT ENTREE ANT. IN SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE AV1 2 3 4 1 3 AV1 IN/OUT Connector Z pg. 3, 20 4 RF OUT Connector Z pg. 3 1 Mains Power Cord Z pg. 3 2 ANT . IN Connector Z pg. 3 REAR VIEW DISPLA Y P ANEL 1 B.E.S.T . Picture System Display Z pg. 14 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Programme T ime Indicators Z pg. 16 4 "T imer" [...]

34 EN REMOTE CONTROL Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can also be used to operate your JVC TV while holding down the TV button. Z "Operating JVC TVs" below . 1 TV Button (See below) 2 TV/VCR Button (See below) 3 REVIEW Button Z pg. 10 4 NUMBER Keys Z pg. 12 5 VPS/PDC Button (No Function with this recorder) 6 Button Z [...]

EN 35 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 220 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption Power on : 18 W Power off : 4 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 277 mm W eight : 3.3 kg Format : VHS P AL standard Maximum recording time : 240 min. with E-240 vide[...]

HR-J250E COPYRIGHT © 1998 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. E Printed in Japan 0498HOV * UN * VP V ICTOR COM P ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN[...]