JVC HR-J693U manual

P age 1 January 15, 2 004 10:52 am —1— ENGLISH EN VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J693U INSTR UCTIONS LPT0889-001A Printed in China COPYRIGHT © 2004 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, L T D . 0104MAR-PR-BJ Dear Cust omer , T han k you for purchasing the JVC VHS vide o casset te recorder. Befor e use, please read the safety i nformation and pr ecautions to[...]

P age 2 January 15, 20 04 10:38 am — 2 — IMPOR T A NT 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 uf actured to assure yo ur perso nal safety . In order not to d efeat the built-in sa feguards[...]

P age 3 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 3 — SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product i s not ope rating correctl y or exhib its a ma rked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following t he detai led procedure in i ts operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers ma y e[...]

P age 4 January 15, 2004 10:38 am — 4 — Butt ons , Connect ors and Indicat ors Front P anel Rear Panel REC P AUSE PLAY STOP/EJECT Display panel T imer mode indicator VCR mode indica tor Play indicator Record indicat or Channel and auxiliar y input/Clock timer Infrared beam receiving window VIDEO/A UDIO input connectors Casse tte load ing slot A[...]

P age 5 January 15, 2 004 10:38 am — 5 — Remote On-screen display If y ou pre ss OSD (O K) on th e Rem ote w hen “ SUPERIMPOSE ” is set to “ ON ” (  pg. 14), you can see the cur rent VCR stat us on the TV screen. Press OSD (OK) again to exit on-scr een displ ay . T he indic ations are not rec orded even if the VC R is in the recordin[...]

P age 6 January 15, 20 04 10:38 am — 6 — Connections and Plug&Play Setting A Check conten ts Make sure the package contains all of the accessori es lis ted in “ Specifica tions ” (  pg. 16). B Situate VC R Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. C Connect VCR to TV RF Connect ion A Disconnect the TV an tenna from t he TV . B C[...]

P age 7 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 7 — E Set VCR ch annel T he VCR channel is the channel on which you can w atch the pictur e from the VCR on t he TV when only usin g the RF conne cti on. T o reset the VCR channel , per fo rm the f oll owing s te ps: A Press POWER to turn off the VCR, the n pres s ST OP/ EJEC T ( 0 ) on t he VCR for mor e th[...]

P age 8 January 15, 2004 10: 54 am —8— Setting clock semiautomatically — Semiauto Clock Set Y ou can change the host channel/ D .S.T . (Daylight Saving T ime) / tim e zone setti ng manu ally . F irst foll ow ste ps 1 to 2 in “Pre para tions” ab ov e, then g o to the foll owin g steps . NOTE: ● T he ti me s et p reviously will be erased [...]

P age 9 January 15, 2 004 10:38 am — 9 — Setting channels manua lly — Manual Ch annel Set Y ou can add t he channels you want or delete the channels you do not want manually . A Access Mai n Menu scre en, t hen T une r Set s creen Press MENU on the Remo te. Pres s rt to move the highl ight bar (ar row) to “ TUNER SET ” , then pre ss OK or[...]

P age 10 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 10 — Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — Tr a c k i n g A d j u s t m e n t Automatic tracking adjustment Whenever you insert a tap e and start pl a yba ck, automatic tracking starts working and continuously anal yzes the signal to ena ble optimum picture quality during playback. Manual track[...]

P age 11 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 11 — Locatin g beg inni ng of record ings — Index Searc h When recordi ng on t his VC R, index codes ar e placed on the t ape at the beginnin g of e ach recording . A While the t ape is not running, pr ess 2 or 6 on th e Remote to s tart s earch. B T o acce ss a recording of 2 to 9 inde x codes aw ay , pr[...]

P age 12 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 12 — Recording Features Specifying recording length — Instan t Timer Re cording (ITR) During recordi ng, press REC ( 7 ) on the VCR re peated ly u ntil the recording l ength you want appears on the display panel. T he record indi cator (  ) on the displa y panel star ts blinking. ● Each time you pres[...]

P age 13 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 13 — T o use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby mode Press TIMER , then pre ss POWER . After you use th e VCR, press TIMER ag ain t o put th e VCR into ti mer re cording s tandby mode. Checking , ca nceling or c hangi ng program setting s A Disengag e timer Press TIMER , then pre ss POWER . ● [...]

P age 14 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 14 — Other Functions Checking tape position When you change the VCR op eration mode from th e stop mode t o fast fo rward or rewind m ode, or when you perfor m an Index Sea rch or Inst ant Review , the tape position indicator appears. T he position of “ q ” in rela tion to “ B ” (Beginning) or “ E[...]

P age 15 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 15 —  VIDEO ST ABILIZER — ON/ OFF When thi s functi on is s et to “ ON ” , you can automat ically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings m ade on anot her VCR. NOTE: T o wat ch recordings with close-c aption or when y ou finish view ing a tap e, set this fu[...]

P age 16 January 15, 2004 10: 38 am — 16 — Specifications Specifi cations shown are for SP mode unless speci fied otherwise . E. & O.E. Design and spe cifications subject to change without notice. GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 120 V d , 60 Hz P ower consumption Pow e r o n : 1 3 W P ower off : 1.4 W T emperature Oper ating : 5 ° C to 40 [...]