JVC HR-J439EE manual

H R-J439EE MAGNETOWID KASET VIDEO VIDEO PŘEHRÁVAČ VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS POKYNY INSTRUKCJA PU30425-1948 PAL NTSC S C E N E F I N D E R D I S P L A Y OPERATE PROG. PLAY STOP CLOCK DAILY (M-F) AUX C.RESET CANCEL TV VOL. TV PROG. TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT REW REC F F PAUSE PUSH [...]

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. A TTENTION 1. This recorder can also receive SECAM colour television signals for recording and playback. 2. Recordings [...]

EN 3 Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( Z pg. 31). 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 INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont.) Select T elevi- sion System SET SYSTEM SWITCH 1 Set to the appropriate position depending on your TV system. (Refer to the chart on the left.) NOTES: ● If no colours appear on the screen when using a multi-system television with its system select switch set to AUTO, change the switch position to correspo[...]

EN 5 6 q 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. Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure. The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. 1– Operati[...]

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 BAND SELECT VHF L VHF H UHF [[...]

EN 7 SELECT POSITION 6 T urn the TV PROG. dial 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, turn the TV PROG. dial until the picture becomes clearer, then press STORE . ● T o continue Auto Channel Search, turn[...]

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 T urn the TV PROG. dial to place the pointer next to "FINE TUNING", then press OK . SELE[...]

EN 9 Clock Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERA TE . ACCESS MODE SELECT SCREEN 2 Press CLOCK . SELECT MODE 3 Press TV PROG. 5 / ∞ to place the pointer next to "CLOCK SET", then press OK . The Clock Set screen appears. SET TIME 4 Use NUMBER key "1( 5 )" or "4( ∞ )" to set the time. ● Press and hold either button[...]

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 Slow Motion ACTIV A TE SLOW -MOTION PLA YBACK 1 During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right for forward slow motion, or to the left for reverse slow motion (refer to the illustration to the left). OR During still picture, press and hold P AUSE for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release again to return to[...]

12 EN This function helps you check contents of unlabeled recorded tapes at the touch of a single button. NOTE: Scene Finder cannot be used when the recorder is in the Record mode. FF REW FF REW FF REW Search Search Search Scene Finder 10 minutes on counter 5 seconds 10 minutes on counter 5 seconds 5 seconds ACTIV A TE SCENE FINDER 1 Press SCENE FI[...]

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. £ 2 ACTIV A TE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press PUSH JOG or ( ™ or £ ). “ ™ 1” or “ £ 1” is [...]

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 AV mode). 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 6 q PAUSE STOP PLAY RECORD LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette with the recor[...]

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 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 RECORDING (cont.) 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 is "ON". 6 q T urn on the TV and sel[...]

EN 17 6 q NOTES: ● The B.E.S.T . system works for SP and LP (or EP) modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated. It does not work during recording. ● In the case of timer recording, the B.E.S.T . system works before recording is initiated. ● Once the cassette is ejected, the B.E.S.T . data is cancelled. Th[...]

18 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. 22) Remember , the clock m[...]

EN 19 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 [...]

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 AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the recorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector . SET RECORDING DECK’S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX. With this video recorder , press NUMBER Key "0&q[...]

EN 21 6 q 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 front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. ● When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is used, the camcorder is capable of co[...]

22 EN AUTO NTSC 3.58 NTSC 4.43 NTSC PAL*  PAL MESECAM COLOUR SYSTEM 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 wi[...]

EN 23 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 Playback cir cuit Manual switching Manual switching Built-in RFconverter G, K Multi-system receiver [...]

24 EN Y our remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set. In addition to JVC TVs, other manufacturer ’ s TVs can also be controlled by setting the appropriate switch on the remote control. Before you start . . . ● T urn on the TV using its remote control. ● Set the remote control’ s TV/VCR switch to TV . NOTE: If your TV is[...]

EN 25 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[...]

26 EN TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) 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 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 con[...]

EN 27 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[...]

28 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW  SCENE FINDER 6 q FF REW STORE OK SHUTTLE AUTO SP / LP  TIMER CHSET  TIMER  SP/LP/EP  VIDEO  AUDIO  OPERATE COLOUR SYSTEM TV PROG / JOG REC TIMER PLAY NTSC M SP LP # $ ^ & * % 4 1 2 3 @ 0 ! 6 5 7 8 9 Usable cassettes ● Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder . Sim[...]

EN 29 DISPLA Y P ANEL 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. 19) 1 PLA Y Indicator ( Z pg. 10) 2 REC Indicator ( Z pg. 14) 3 NTSC Indicator ( Z pg. 22) 4 T ape Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 14) REAR VIEW AN[...]

30 EN INDEX (cont.) S C E N E F I N D E R D I S P L A Y OPERATE PROG. PLAY STOP CLOCK DAILY (M-F) AUX C.RESET CANCEL TV VOL. TV PROG. TV/VIDEO TV VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT REW REC FF PAUSE PUSH JOG START STOP DATE O K / C . M E M O R Y T V V O L . 2 1 7 8 @ ! # t r i o 3 ( u y ) ^ * w e 6 0 9 % [...]

EN 31 GENERAL Power requirement Rating : AC 1 10 – 240 V ` , 50/60 Hz Operating : AC 90 – 260 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 20 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 340 mm W eight : 4.3 kg Format : VHS standard Maximum recording time (SP) : [...]

HR-J439EE COPYRIGHT © 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EE Printed in Japan 1096YOV * UN * VP[...]