JVC HR-J83MS manual

INSTRUCTIONS PU30425-1939 HR - J83MS VIDE O CASSE T T E RECORDER ENGLISH PAL NTSC REC WIRELESS MIC MIC 1/2 SEARCH SYSTEM SP/LP/EP COLOUR SYSTEM CH SET SINGING AND RECORDING AUDIO MONITOR OPERATE TIMER MIC 2 1 STORE OK KEY CONTROL ECHO TV PROG. ECHO TV PROG. MIC VOLUME AUTO SP/LP TIMER WIRELESS MIC BLANK SEARCH SYSTEM OPERATE TIMER PULL-OPEN WIDE QU[...]

2 T able of Contents Thank you for purchasing this JVC video cassette recorder. To ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly. Precautions ........................................................................... 2 Controls, Indicators and Terminals ....................................... 4 Installatio[...]

3 Beware of moisture condensation Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely humid conditions — just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where conde[...]

4 Controls, Indicators and T erminals Front panel 1 OPERATE button and indicator 2 TIMER button 3 Record ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ button 4 SEARCH SYSTEM button 5 MIC select button 6 WIRELESS MIC button 7 Cassette loading slot 8 Fast forward ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ /Rewind 1 Search buttons 9 Play - - - - - /OK button 0 Stop/Eject § § § § § /STORE button ! ECHO/TV[...]

5 Display panel 1 Karaoke multi level indicator 2 PLAY indicator 3 REC indicator 4 NTSC indicator 5 Tape speed (SP/LP) indicator 6 TV Stereo/ Bilingual (NICAM/ST/BIL) indicator 7 Switchable display • Channel • Clock • Instant timer recording time • Real time tape counter 8 TIMER indicator 9 Counter memory indicator 0 Cassette loaded mark Co[...]

6 Contr ols, Indicators and T erminals (cont’d) Wireless remote control Installing Batteries Open the battery compartment cover. Insert 2 “AAA/UM-4”-size batteries (provided) in the correct directions. Replace the cover. You can use these buttons to operate your JVC TV. 1 KARAOKE CONTROL buttons Z p.21 2 PROG/CLOCK button Z p.16 3 Clock/Timer[...]

7 R Installations Make sure that the power to the video cassette recorder and TV is off before making the following connections. Connection A (basic) In order to use the video cassette recorder it must be connected between the antenna and the TV. Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette recorder’s antenna input terminal. Connect one en[...]

8 Installations (cont’d) 1 2 3 If UHF channel E36 is being used for broadcasting in your area: Adjust the TV’s channel selector a little at a time until the TV screen is blank (set it towards a higher or lower channel). Adjust the Channel adjustment screw on the rear panel of the video cassette recorder a little at a time until the two vertical[...]

9 Setting the T uner Your 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. 8 / 9 button without going through any vacant channels. Use the buttons on the recorder for this procedure. Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. L Be sure to [...]

10 3 1 2 4 6 5 Setting the T uner (cont’d) Delete A Stored Channel Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. Press and hold CH SET button for more than 2 seconds. L The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears. Press TV PROG. 8 8 8 8 8 / 9 9 9 9 9 button to place the pointer next to “DELETED”, then press OK button. Press TV PROG. 8 8 8 8 8 [...]

11 The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) 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”. Recording Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. L The[...]

12 Playback Basic operations Turn on the TV: Select VIDEO channel (or AV mode). REC WIRELESS MIC MIC 1/2 SEARCH SYSTEM SP/LP/EP COLOUR SYSTEM CH SET SINGING AND RECORDING AUDIO MONITOR OPERATE TIMER MIC 2 1 STORE OK KEY CONTROL ECHO TV PROG. ECHO TV PROG. MIC VOLUME AUTO SP/LP TIMER WIRELESS MIC BLANK SEARCH SYSTEM WIDE QUALITY V ariable-speed/High[...]

13 2 1 Use: for Hi-Fi stereo tapes for main audio of bilingual tapes for sub audio of bilingual tapes for audio-dubbed tapes for audio-dubbed tapes Track (on display panel): L + R L R NORM L + R+NORM = = = = = Counter memory During Playback: Press C.RESET button at a point you wish to locate later. L L L L L The counter will read “0:00:00”. Pre[...]

14 Recording Basic operations IMPORTANT: L Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button so “AUTO” lights up on the on-screen display. L For more information on multi-system compatibility, Z p.25. Load a cassette. Press TV PROG. 8 8 8 8 8 / 9 9 9 9 9 button or the NUMBER buttons to select the channel you wish to record. Press SP/LP/EP 7 7 7 7 7 / J J J J J bu[...]

15 Type of Cassette E-240 E-180 E-120 E-90 E-60 E-30 Type of Cassette T-160 T-120 T-90 T-60 T-30 Recording/ Playback System PAL/MESECAM PAL/MESECAM PAL/MESECAM PAL/MESECAM PAL/MESECAM PAL/MESECAM Recording/ Playback System NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC NTSC SP Speed LP Speed 240 180 120 90 60 30 Recording/Playback Time (minutes) Recording/Playback Time (minu[...]

16 Before performing the following steps: L Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically. L Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). L Select the appropriate colour system by pressing the COLOUR SYSTEM button. ( Z p.25) Press PROG. button to access mode select screen. Press TV PROG. 8 8 8 [...]

17 Timer Recor ding (cont’d) 1 2 3 Check And Cancel Programmes Perform steps 1 and 2 of Timer Recording to call up the Timer Programming screen. L If the recorder is in the Timer mode, first press TIMER button to exit the mode. Press PROG. button until the programme you wish to call up appears. L Each time you press PROG. button the next programm[...]

18 Karaoke Connecting to Hi-Fi stereo system FM tuner Stereo amplifier To aerial terminal Aerial or Cable If you have a Hi-Fi stereo system, you can connect your video recorder to it so that the sound can be heard through your Hi-Fi system. Please make these additional connections: Hi-Fi audio connection Connect the AUDIO IN “L” and “R” con[...]

19 Karaoke (cont’d) Microphone Installing Batteries Unscrew and remove the battery compartment cap. Screw the cap back on. Insert 2 “AA/UM-3”-size batteries (provided) in the correct directions. 23 1 Battery compartment cap MIC select switch Connector cable or Antenna cable Two microphones are provided. One can be used as a wireless microphon[...]

20 Karaoke (cont’d) The Karaoke Control Centre on the recorder’s front panel gives you direct access song search, and sound volume/ echo control. The provided microphone can also be used as a wireless microphone. Preparation To use the microphone as a wireless microphone You need to connect the provided FM feeder cable to the recorder. While yo[...]

21 Karaoke (cont’d) Follow steps 1 and 2 of “To use as a wireless microphone”. ( Z p.19) Press the recorder’s WIRELESS MIC button to make the indicator light. 4 REC WIRELESS MIC MIC 1/2 SEARCH SYSTEM SP/LP/EP COLOUR SYSTEM CH SET SINGING AND RECORDING AUDIO MONITOR OPERATE TIMER MIC 2 1 WIRELESS MIC BLANK SEARCH SYSTEM WIDE QUALITY To use t[...]

22 Karaoke (cont’d) 1 V olume adjustment Ajust the microphone volume as necessary. Turn the MIC VOLUME control up or down. To adjust the volume of MIC1 and MIC2 respectively Press MIC1/2 button. L Pressing MIC1/2 button changes the recorder’s display as illustrated above and the corresponding microphone volume level will be displayed. While the[...]

23 Karaoke (cont’d) Direct access song search (blank search) This function gives you direct access to the start of the next tune to be sung by searching for the blank portion between tunes. During Stop: Press SEARCH SYSTEM button so that the BLANK indicator lights. L Pressing SEARCH SYSTEM button switches the Search system, BLANK or INDEX. (For I[...]

24 Editing to/from another recorder Editing Editing from a camcorder Preparation Connect the player’s AUDIO and VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s AUDIO and VIDEO IN connectors. Select the recorder’s external input mode. L With this video recorder, press NUMBER button “0”. “AU” will appear instead of a channel number. Put the play[...]

25 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 below. An indicator on the screen will show which mode is selected. Information on Multi-System Compatibility Off-air recording The built-in multi-system tuner [...]

26 Playback This recorder can play back all 3 types of recorded tape. Recorded tape HR-J83MS PAL MESECAM PAL MESECAM SECAM NTSC Recorded tape Playback equipment HR-J83MS Dubbed tape PAL MESECAM NTSC Notes: When viewing NTSC tapes on a PAL TV set: • The picture may shrink vertically with black bars appearing at the top and bottom of the screen. Th[...]

27 T roubleshooting POWER AND TAPE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS Symptoms No power is applied to the recorder. Clock is functioning properly, but the recorder cannot be powered. Tape stops during rewind or fast-forward. Check point L Is the power cord disconnected? – Connect it. L Is “TIMER” displayed on the display panel? – Press the TIMER button to [...]

28 Check point L Is the microphone volume adjusted at the lowest level? ( Z p.22) L If the tape does not have a signal on its normal soundtrack, if the length of blank parts between tunes is too short, if the tune fades out at the end, or if the tape contains excessive noise signals, BLANK SEARCH may not work properly with that tape. – Try Index [...]

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