JVC HR-S2913U manual

—1— P age 1 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm ENGLISH EN VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-S2913U INSTR UCTIONS LPT0904-001A Pr inted in China COPYRIGHT © 2004 VICTOR COMPAN Y OF JAP AN, L TD . 0204MAR-PR-B J Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC S-VH S video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and prec autions to en[...]

—2— P age 2 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm CAUTIONS W ARNING: T O PREVENT FI RE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NOT EXPO SE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOIST URE. CA UT ION: This video cassette recorder should be used with AC 120V d , 60Hz only. T o prevent elect ric shocks and fire haz ards, DO NOT use any other power source. CA UT ION: TO PREV ENT ELECTR IC SHOCK [...]

—3— P age 3 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm IMPOR T ANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical ener gy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. T his product has be en engineer ed and manufac tured to a ssure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, obs[...]

—4— P age 4 F ebruary 10, 200 4 8:45 am SERVICING 1. S ervic ing If your product is not operating co rrectly or ex hibits a ma rked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by follo wing the detailed proce dure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expo[...]

—5— Front P anel Rear Panel Butt ons , Connect ors and Indicat ors REC PA USE PLAY STOP/EJECT Cassette l oading slot VIDEO/ AUDIO input connecto rs Display panel VCR mod e indicator Pla y i ndica tor Record in dicator T i mer mo de indic ator Channel and au xiliary i nput/Clock time Remote s ensor S-VHS indicato r S-VIDEO input conn ector S-VID[...]

—6— P age 6 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Remote On-scr een displa y If you pr ess OS D (OK ) on the Re mote when “S UPE RIMPO SE ” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 1 3), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. T he indicati ons are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recordin g mode. T o re call an indicat ion A Check con tents Mak[...]

—7— P age 7 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm S-video Connec tion (allows you t o make th e most of the S-VHS picture performa nce.) If your TV is equipped w ith a S-video input connector A P erform “RF Conne ction” previously described. B Connect a S-video cable bet ween the S VIDEO OUT connector on the rear of the VCR and the S-vid eo input conne[...]

—8— P age 8 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm B Select host ch annel Y ou can either select “ AUT O ” or enter a PBS channel number . Press OK or e to m ove the highlight bar to “HOST C H”, th en press rt repeate dly until “ AUT O” or the desired PBS channel number is se lected. ● Some PBS channels do not transmit cloc k setting data. C S[...]

—9— P age 9 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Basic P layback A Load a cassette Make sure the wind ow side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arro w on the front of the casset te is pointing to wards the VCR. ● Do not apply t oo much pressure when inserting. ● T he VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is rese t, au t[...]

—1 0— P age 10 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Automatic operatio ns after rewinding — Next Functio n Memory T he Next Functi on Memory “tel ls” the VCR what to do after rewindi ng is co mplete. Ensu re that the VCR i s in stop mode. ● F or Automatic Playback Start Press REW ( 3 ), th en p ress PLA Y ( 4 ) within 2 seconds. ● F or Automatic[...]

—1 1— P age 11 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Recording Features Specifying reco rdin g length — Instan t Timer Re cording (ITR) During recordi ng, press REC ( 7 ) on the VCR repeatedl y until the recording length you want appears on the displa y pa nel. The record indi cator ( 䡬 ) on the displa y panel starts blinking. ● Each time you press t[...]

—1 2— P age 12 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Checking, c anceling o r chan ging pro gram se ttings A Disengage timer Press TIMER , then press POWER 1 . ● When “ AUT O TIMER” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 13), y ou do not ha ve to press TIMER . B Access Pr ogram C heck sc reen Press PROG. CH ECK . C Access Progr am screen Press PROG. CHECK agai[...]

—1 3— P age 13 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm 䡵 S-VHS ET — ON/ OFF When this function is set to “ON”, you can re cord on VH S cassettes with S-VHS picture qual ity . T apes recorded using this function can be pla yed back on most of S-VHS VCR s or VHS VCRs equipped with the SQPB (S-VHS QUA SI PLA YBA CK) function. When this function is set t[...]

—1 4— P age 14 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm 䡵 AUDIO MONI TOR — HI-FI /HI-FI L/HI-FI R/NORM/MIX T his VCR can rec ord two sound tracks simultaneously (normal and Hi-Fi) on a Hi-Fi stereo tape. Y ou can select the sound track(s) t o listen to w hile pla ying bac k a Hi-F i stereo tape. In addi tion, w hen playi n g back a prerecorded tape contai[...]

—1 5— P age 15 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Editin g with another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the play back or recording VCR. Y ou can use a camcorder as the playbac k VCR and your VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other components’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make connecti ons Example 1: When another VCR [...]

—1 6— P age 16 F ebruary 9, 2004 6:50 pm Specifica tions shown are for S P mode unless specified ot herwise. E. & O.E. Design and s peci fications subject to c hange without notice. Specifications GEN ERAL P ower requirement : AC 120 V d , 60 Hz P ower consumption Pow e r o n : 1 6 W P ower off : 1.5 W T em perature Operating : 5°C to 40°[...]