JVC HR-S6955EK manual

T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS TV ? 2 / LP00000-000 VCR/ TV b /I VCR S-VHS REVIEW 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VHS ET VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R H R-S6955E[...]

safety first 2 Safety P r ecautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNI NG: DANGEROUS V OL T AGE INSI DE WARNI NG: T O PR EVENT FIRE OR S HOCK HAZARD, DO NO T E XPOSE THI S UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORT ANT ■ Please read the various precautions on pages 2–4 of this instruction manual before installing [...]

safety first 3 A TTENTION TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: TO MOBILE PHONE USERS: Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the recorder may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue back display. ON PLACING THE RECORDER: ON PLACING THE RECORDER: ON PLACING THE R[...]

safety first 4 Some Do ’ s And Don ’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the eq[...]

Contents Diagrams of Equipment ................................ 6 Equipment K ey ............................................. 7 W elcome to JVC ............................................ 8 Three-Step Quick Start ............................... 10 Basic F eatures ............................................ 13 Advanced F eatures .................[...]

diagr ams of eq uipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel remo te control *DECODER function is not available in the UK. b /I VCR S-VHS REVIEW 24H EXPRESS 1 3 2 PR -- / + PUSH / TURN S-VHS ET VIDEO (MONO) L AUDIO R 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 13 14 15 2 3 4 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT [...]

equipment key 7 FRONT P ANEL 1 ST AN DB Y/ON o Button turns V CR on/off (loading a cassette also turns power on). 2 Cassette Loading Slot is where cassette is inserted; door closes. 3 24H EXPR ESS c Button enables 24H Express Timer Programming. 4 Advanced JOG Dial enables picture search, preset position selection or 24H Express Timer Programming. 5[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 W elcome to JV C Thank you for choosing JV C. W e hope that you will get many hours of enjo y- ment from y our new unit. In just three easy steps you will be r eady to enjoy the ex ceptional perfor - mance of your new VCR. More detailed instructions begin on page 10. They will explain how to use the many sophisticated features t[...]

wel come t o jv c 9 GETTING EVERYTHING READY (continued) connect cables Connect the cables as indicated in the diagram ( below ), using the TV Aerial Cable , the RF Cable and the 21-pin SC AR T Cable ( not provided ). sc art and rf SCART is a recommended option because its use impro ves the quality of the picture. If connecting to a stereo TV you w[...]

three-step q uick st art 10 before y ou s t art Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted Load the batteries into the Remote Contr ol Refer to the Remote Control diagram on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Remote Control Check that the connection is completed T urn on the TV T V P R + T V P R – T [...]

three step quick st art 11 Check the R esults When Auto Setup finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset Positions and the Clock hav e been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset Positions hav e been set successfully but the Clock has not Perform Clock Set[...]

three-step q uick st art 12 HR-S6955EK-EN/p08-12 3/13/02, 05:06 PM 12[...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecor ding ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer P rogr amming ............ 21 Express Timer Pr ogramming ...................... 24 24H Express T imer Pr ogr amming ..[...]

basic fea t ures 14 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode ntsc t apes If an NTSC tape is played, ‘NTSC a PA L’ appears on screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs will shrink the picture and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction but you may lose some on-scr[...]

basic fea t ures 15 R ewind and F ast F orward During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the left. f a st forw ard Press the > button on the Remote Control or turn the JOG Dial to the right. Video Heads Cleaning The heads get dirty in the following cases: • in an environment prone to extreme [...]

basic fea t ures 16 Playback F eatures Adv anced JOG Dial The JOG Dial can be found on the front right of the VCR. It has various functions, such as picture search (  this page and pg. 17), selecting preset position (  pg.18), 24H Express Timer Programming (  pg. 26), etc. Pause During Playback There are two ways to view a still picture du[...]

basic fea t ures 17 Slow Motion This VCR will play your cassette forwards or backwards in slow motion. You can make it do this in one of three ways: method one During playback, turn the JOG Dial one click to the left for forward slow motion. To play in reverse slow motion, continue to turn the JOG Dial to the left after selecting all the forward di[...]

basic fea t ures 18 before y ou s t art T urn the TV on T une the TV to your Video Channel or to its A V mode Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place R ecord Safety T ab L oad the cassette into the V CR (see page 14) T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEK[...]

basic fea t ures 19 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART cables, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the TV/VCR button on the Remote Control. If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “ U ” and “ , ” on the display panel blink. Press S / 0 on the VCR to eject the tape or press 1 to rewin[...]

basic fea t ures 20 R ecording R esume F unction If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the VCR unless the VCR’s memory backup has expired. Instant T imer R ecording This method allows you to quickly set the VCR to record in 30 min[...]

basic fea t ures 21 before y ou s t ar t Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 [...]

basic fea t ures 22 T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN M E N U O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – – : – – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS DAILY/QTDN. AUX WEEKLY/HEBDO 6 5 8 9 0 2 4 TV/VCR AU 2 0000 VPS/PDC 4 7 PROG 1 ? 30 S EXPRESS STOP FIN D[...]

basic fea t ures 23 Engage T imer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatially. c will appear on the display panel. To disengage the Timer Mode, press c again. If a video tape with the safety tab removed is loaded, c , Play indicator ( , ) and Recor[...]

basic fea t ures 24 before y ou s t art Make sure that the VC R’ s clock is set correctly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place T urn on the TV and select the V ideo channel or the A V Mode E xpr ess T imer P r ogramming If you do not kno w the PlusCode number for the progr amme that you wish to record, follo w the instructions below to [...]

basic fea t ures 25 O K 3 / T V P R + T V P R – T V – T V + TV 0000 STOP FIN MENU O K TV/VCR DAILY/QTDN. VPS/PDC AUX ? WEEKLY/HEBDO PROG 30 SEC – –:– – AUDIO 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 0 DATE START DEBUT PR 2 4 1 3 E N T E R / E N T R E E EXPRESS PROG 1 9 4 P R + E N T E R / E N T R E E O K 3 / sa tellite receiver users To timer-record a satellit[...]

basic fea t ures 26 24H E xpr ess T imer P r ogr amming Y ou can program a timer recor ding that starts within 24 hours using the 24H EXPR ESS c button and the Advanced JOG Dial on the V CR. enter program mode Press the 24H E XPRESS c button on the VCR. The Programme Start Time indicator starts blinking on the display panel. set st ar t time Turn t[...]

basic fea t ures 27 Screen A Screen B Check, Cancel & Change Pr ogrammes Press c , then press o to disengage the timer mode. revie w the progr ammes Press C . The TV screen will display a list of the programmes set for timer recording (screen A). Pressing C again will cycle through each of the entries in the VCR’s memory (screen B). c ancel a[...]

basic fea t ures 28 HR-S6955EK-EN/p21-28 3/13/02, 05:07 PM 28[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 R ecording Accor ding T o T ape T ype.............. 3 2 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 34 Sound Modes ............................................ 35 Finding S pecific Scenes ............................ 36 Editing ..............................[...]

ad v anced feat ures 30 Pictur e Quality Manual T r acking Your VCR is equipped with automatic tracking control. This will be adequate for most tapes and will automatically adjust the tracking to suit the particular tape in use but if you insert an old or worn tape, it may be necessary to manually adjust the track- ing in order to get the best pict[...]

ad v anced feat ures 31 Picture Control This feature allows you to select the most appropriate picture quality according to the type of tape or use of this VCR. The default setting is AUTO . get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press O K 3 / (or E ). select picture control mode Move t[...]

ad v anced feat ures 32 R ecor ding Accor ding T o T ape T ype Super VHS ET (S-VH S ET) This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most S-VHS recorders and on VHS recorders equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice: some recorders are not compatib[...]

ad v anced feat ures 33 Super VHS (S-VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. T o recor d in S-VHS: Perform the steps below to set S-VHS to ON . Then, insert a cassette marked ‘S-VHS’, the S-VHS indicator will light on the display panel. The S-VHS recording mode will be selected. T o recor d in S-VHS ET on a VHS cas[...]

ad v anced feat ures 34 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Works before Timer Recor ding B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VCR does not start Instant Timer Recording while B.E.S.T . is turned ON a pause of 7 seconds a During B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . complete The B.E.S.T . Pictur eS ystem The Biconditional Equal[...]

ad v anced feat ures 35 before y ou s t ar t Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON ( 墌 pg. 42) Sound Modes NIC AM Ster eo and Bilingual Broadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICAM ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the VCR is tuned to a different preset, the type of broadca[...]

ad v anced feat ures 36 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Search During playback, press 3 up to 4 times. Each press of the 3 button will cause the VCR to go into fast-motion playback for a period of 30 seconds. Normal playback resumes automatically. • To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press . . Index Search Each time you record a pro[...]

ad v anced feat ures 37 Editing L-1 OUTPUT Setting The L-1 IN/OUT connector delivers either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-1 OUTPUT to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the rear panel L-1 IN/OUT connector of this V[...]

ad v anced feat ures 38 [ 1 ] a k [MENU]: EXIT L-2 I NPUT Setting The L-2 IN/DECODER connector accepts either a composite signal (regular video signal) or a Y/C signal (a signal in which the luminance and chrominance signals are separated). Set L-2 IN PUT to the appropriate mode depending on the output signals of the connected unit. get to the outp[...]

ad v anced feat ures 39 Editing Using Another V CR connect up Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A When using your VCR as the player ... ... connect its L-1 IN/OUT connector to another VCR. B When using your VCR as the recorder ... ... connect its L-2 IN/DECODE R or L-1 IN/OUT co[...]

ad v anced feat ures 40 A Y our V CR as the Player B Y our V CR as the R ecorder ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L-1 L-2 010 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Another V CR Y our VCR 21-pin SCART Cables (not provided) RF Cable (pro vided) ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECOD[...]

ad v anced feat ures 41 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connector to the VCR’s front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connnectors. set input mode Press AUX or PR so that F-1 appears in the place of a preset position number. set edit mode See Picture Control on page31 . st ar t camcorder Engage the camcorde[...]

ad v anced feat ures 42 Other F unctions On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) This function allows you to turn the on-screen information ON or OFF . get to the mode set screen Press m , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). enable/disable osd The default setting for OSD is ON . Move the highlight bar to OSD using the[...]

ad v anced feat ures 43 Po w er Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select po wer sa ve mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the A and B buttons. Press (or E ) to select ON or OFF [...]

ad v anced feat ures 44 Auto T imer When the AUT O TIM ER is set to ON , the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back on. get to the mode set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the A and B buttons and press OK 3 / (or E ). enable/disable auto tim[...]

ad v anced feat ures 45 Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your V CR to a suitably equipped stereo system and listen to the soundtrack through the ster eo system. connect up Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connecters on the VCR to the AUX IN or T APE MONIT OR connecters on your stereo. See diagram below . NOTES ON STEREO CONNEC[...]

ad v anced feat ures 46 before y ou s t art The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VC R The V C R must be turned off and no cassette inser ted The Remote Contr ol must have batteries inser ted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel S et The V CR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable incl[...]

ad v anced feat ures 47 The V CR needs to find, identify and memorise all av ailable stations in your area in order to record pr ogrammes correctly . Once done, pr essing the PR + or - buttons enables you to jump to the available channels without going via any v acant channels. This channel search can be done either automatically or manually . Y ou[...]

ad v anced feat ures 48 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MANUAL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select position Use the M button on the Remote Control to move the highlight bar to a vacant position then press . In this example, we have chosen position6. select band When [...]

ad v anced feat ures 49 O K 3 / PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 [ 10 ] a k : EDIT a [ x ]: DELETE [MENU]: EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 - - - - - - - - PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change S tation Name get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN U AL CH S[...]

ad v anced feat ures 50 Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to MAN U AL CH SET using the A and B buttons and press (or E ). select item Use the M button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) number be[...]

ad v anced feat ures 51 ST ATION NAME ID Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV1 Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MT V Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 NET2 NRK N RK N-TV N-TV Offener Kanal OKA N ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premiere PRMI PR07 PR07[...]

ad v anced feat ures 52 Region T ransmitter B BC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 London & South-East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 — Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 37 D o v e r 5 05 66 65 3— Heathfield 49 52 64 67 — Oxfor d 57 63 60 53 49 South-West Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 — Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 — Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 67 Redruth 51 44 41 47 37 St[...]

ad v anced feat ures 53 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup. • The VCR’s memory backup has expired • You want to change the Just Clock setting Setting the Clock get to the initial set screen Press m . Move the highlight bar to INITIAL SET using the A and B [...]

ad v anced feat ures 54 Guide P r ogram Numbers Guide Progr am Numbers are used by the VI DEO Plus+ system to identify the correct preset to record. Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • using a PlusCode number does not identify a preset number automatically • you add a channel after Auto Setup has been performed • you wish to [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 55 Question and Answ ers 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 VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A: No. It stops automatically after 5minutes to protect the heads. Q: During search, slow, still and[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 56 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the V C R cannot be pow ered. 3. The Remote Control won’t function. T APE TRANSPORT 1. The tape does not run during recording. U lights up and preset position blinks on the [...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 57 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE A CTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be started. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. 5. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work. 2. Timer[...]

subsidiar y inf orma tion 58 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C AUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The end of the tape was reached during Instant Timer Recor ding. The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety. Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the enti[...]

list of terms 59 List of T erms M M M M M Manual Channel Setup ............................................. 48 Manual Tracking ...................................................... 30 A A A A A Auto Channel Setup ................................................. 47 Auto Power ............................................................... 44 Auto[...]

HR-S6955EK COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Malaysia 0502 MNV * YL * PJ VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITE D s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : A C 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 18 W , off : 3.3 W Operating T emperature : 5°C to 40°C Stor age T emperature: –20°C[...]