JVC HR-V605EK manual

H R-V605EK HR-V606EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0766-001A PAL – –:– – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i SAT VCR SAT REVIEW - + PR /I HR-V605/606EK-Cover 1/25/03, 01:20 PM 1[...]

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 FIR E OR SHOCK HAZA RD, DO NO T EXPOSE 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 When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.) When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be[...]

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 equipment 6 front p anel disp l a y rear p anel SA T VCR SAT REVIEW - + PR /I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VCR SAT REVIEW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT 010 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 1 7 4 5 3 2 6 remo te control *DEC[...]

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 PR+/- Buttons select a preset position. 4 Display Panel pro vides clear view of various displays and indicators. 5 Infrared Beam R eceiving Window is where Remote Con[...]

wel come t o jv c 8 before y ou s t art Please read the SAFETY FIR ST on pages 2–4 it tells you about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6–7 when reading through these instructions Refer to the List of T erms on page 59 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual remo te control The Remote Contr ol can operate most of[...]

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 ART 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 wi[...]

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 L oad the batterys 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 VCR SAT REVIEW VCR SAT R[...]

three step quick st art 11 – – : – – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i before y ou s tar t Check that the V CR is turned off and no cassette is inserted L oad the batterys into the Remote Contr ol Refer to the Remote Control diagram on pages 6–7 Unless indicated otherwise, use the buttons on the Rem[...]

three-step q uick st art 12 Check the R esults When Auto Setup or Pr eset Download finishes, you will see one of the three following examples on the VCR display panel: The Preset P ositions and the Clock have been set successfully Go straight to Step 3 (20:00 used as example only). The Preset P ositions have been set successfully but the Clock has [...]

Basic F eatur es Playback ..................................................... 14 Playback F eatures ...................................... 16 R ecording ................................................... 18 VIDEO Plus+ ® Timer Pr ogramming ............ 21 Express Timer Pr ogramming ...................... 24 HR-V605/606EK-EN/p13-20 1/25/03, 01:2[...]

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-sc[...]

basic fea t ures 15 R ewind and F ast F orward During Stop Mode: re wind Press the < button on the VCR or the Remote Control. f a st forward Press the > button on the VCR or the Remote Control. SQPB This VCR is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) that lets you watch tapes recorded in the S-VHS format and the SP mode, with regular VHS re[...]

basic fea t ures 16 Playback F eatures Pause During Playback Press the | button on the VCR or the Remote Control. • If the paused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically, press the PR or PR until the picture is steady. • Press . to resume playback. Single F rame Mo vement You can move backward or forward from the still picture in one of two w[...]

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 two ways: method one During still picture, press and hold | on the VCR or the Remote Control for 2 seconds, then release. Press and release | again to return to still picture. method two During still picture, pres[...]

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) R ecor ding TV signals being receiv ed by the r ecorder’ s built in tuner can be recorded onto a vid[...]

basic fea t ures 19 Notes on R ecording When using both the RF and SCART connections, you can switch between TV and VCR by pressing the T V/V CR 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 <[...]

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 tar 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 – –:– – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i 0000 VIDEO Plus + ® T imer Pr ogr amming The VIDEO Plus+ s[...]

basic fea t ures 22 set channel position number Make sure the channel position you wish to record is displayed. If “ TV P ROG ” displays “ – – ”, set the Channel Position number correctly. Press PR or PR button to input the channel position number on which your recorder receivers the station. Then press (or E ). set t ap e speed You can[...]

basic fea t ures 23 Engage Timer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place. c will appear on the display panel. Make sure that the VCR turns off automatically. 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 st 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 ogr amming If you do not know the PlusCode number for the pr ogramme that you wish to record, follo w the instructions below to m[...]

basic fea t ures 25 – – : – – AUDIO 0000 VPS/PDC 3 5 3 2 4 30 SEC ? PR PR PR ENTER LP00000-000 VCR/TV i 0000 ENTER i 3 PR PR set pdc mode Press PDC (number key 7 ) to change between ON and OFF . Programme Delivery Control ( PDC ) is a service designed to ensure that timer recording still works in the event of a change in time of broadcast. [...]

basic fea t ures 26 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 27 [ 1 ] a k [PROG]: EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ST ART 8:00 10:00 11:30 9:00 STOP 10:00 10:45 13:00 10:00 CH 3 2 1 92 DATE 24.12 25.12 25.12 DAIL Y When Pr ogrammes Ov erlap Each Other If PROGRAM OVERLAPPE D appears, you have another programme overlapping the programme you have just made. confirm ov erl apping programmes The Program Chec[...]

basic fea t ures 28 HR-V605/606EK-EN/p21-28 1/25/03, 01:23 PM 28[...]

Adv anced F eatur es Picture Quality ........................................... 30 The B.E.S.T . Picture System ...................... 31 Sound Modes ............................................ 32 Finding S pecific Scenes ............................ 33 T -VLink F unctions ..................................... 34 Satellite R eceiver Control Se[...]

ad v anced fea tures 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 fea tures 31 about b.e.s.t. Works in SP and LP modes Does not work with Auto Satellite Prog Recor ding Works befor e T imer Recor ding B.E.S.T . data is lost when tape is ejected Pressing the T button on VC R 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[...]

ad v anced fea tures 32 before y ou s t art Set On Screen Display (O.S.D.) to ON (  pg. 43) Sound Modes NIC AM S ter eo and Bilingual Br oadcasts This VCR is equipped with a digital stereo sound decoder ( NICA M ) which makes the reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. When the VCR is tuned to a different preset, the type of broad[...]

ad v anced fea tures 33 Finding S pecific Scenes Skip Sear ch 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 Sear ch Each time you record a p[...]

ad v anced fea tures 34 T -V Link F unctions When you connect the V CR and your TV via both the RF cable and the fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable (  pg. 9), the following functions are av ailable. Y ou can use these functions only with a TV offering T -V Link, etc.* For details, r efer to the instruction manual for your TV . * Compatible with TV [...]

ad v anced fea tures 35 Direct R ec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold T and press . on the Remote Control, or press T on the VCR. Follow the procedure below to use this function. get to the mode set screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MODE SE T using the PR and PR butto[...]

ad v anced fea tures 36 Satellite R eceiv er Contr ol Settings The following pr ocedure is requir ed if you receiv e satellite channels through a satellite receiv er . Around 20 seconds befor e the VIDEO Plus+ timer recor d- ing or Manual timer recording starts, the VCR sets its input mode to L-2 and automatically switches the satellite receiv er?[...]

ad v anced fea tures 37 Setting satellite receiv er’ s brand After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand correctly and perform test; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly. turn on sa tellite receiv er Turn on the satellite receiver’s power. get to the mode set screen Press . Move the highlight bar to INITIAL SE [...]

ad v anced fea tures 38 Check R esult of T est If the satellite receiver’ s channel number has been changed to the same channel as you set ... Press the PR and PR buttons to move the highlight bar to CHANGED T O ... , then press (or E ) to finish the Sat Control Set mode. If the satellite receiver’ s channel number has not been changed correctl[...]

ad v anced fea tures 39 Auto Satellite P r ogr amme R ecording Auto R ecord fr om Satellite R eceiver This facility allows a programme timer-recorded using the satellite receiver to be recorded on the VCR. connect up Connect your satellite receiver, TV and VCR ( see diagram below ). ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SOR[...]

ad v anced fea tures 40 programme sa tellite receiv er Enter the details of the programme into your satellite receiver ( see receiver manual ) and put a tape in the VCR. set t ape sp eed Press / on the Remote Control to set the tape speed to either SP or LP . engage vcr in aut o mode Press and hold SA T c ( | )on the VCR for about 2 seconds. The SA[...]

ad v anced fea tures 41 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 TV Set Video Channel or A V Mode Ano[...]

ad v anced fea tures 42 ENTREE ANT. IN ENTREE/DECODEUR IN/DECODER ENTREE/SORTIE IN/OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L-1 L-2 010 Editing from a Camcor der connect up Connect the Camcorder’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connecter to the VCR’s rear panel L-1 IN/OUT or the L-2 I N/DECODER connecter, via an optional cable[...]

ad v anced fea tures 43 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 , move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR 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 fea tures 44 Po wer Sav e Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the VCR is turned off. get to the mode set screen Press . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select po wer sa v e mode Move the highlight bar to POWER SA VE using the PR and PR buttons. Press (or E ) to select ON or OF[...]

ad v anced fea tures 45 Auto T imer When the AUTO TI ME R 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 . Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). enable/disable auto timer Sele[...]

ad v anced fea tures 46 Connection to a Ster eo S ystem It is possible to connect your VCR 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 MONITOR connecters on your stereo. See diagram below . NOTES ON STEREO CONNECTI[...]

ad v anced fea tures 47 before y ou s tar t The power cor d must be plugged in and connected to the VCR The V CR must be turned off and no cassette inser ted The Remote Contr ol must have the battery inser ted The TV set must be turned on V ideo Channel Set The VCR can send picture signals to the TV set in one of two ways; RF (ordinary cable includ[...]

ad v anced fea tures 48 T uner S et 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, pressing the PR or PR 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 manua[...]

ad v anced fea tures 49 Manual Channel Setup get to the confirma tion screen Press . Move the high- light bar to MANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select position Use the 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 fea tures 50 3 PR PR 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 . Move the highlight bar to M ANUAL CH SET [...]

ad v anced fea tures 51 3 PR PR Change Station P reset P osition get to the confirma tion screen Press . Move the highlight bar to M ANUAL CH SET using the PR and PR buttons and press (or E ). select item Use the button on the Remote Control until the item you want to move begins blinking then press . The station name (ID) and its channel (CH) numb[...]

ad v anced fea tures 52 ST ATION NAME ID Granada TV GR NA Grampian TV GRM P Hessen1 HR1 Hessen3 HR3 HR T HR T HTV HTV ITV Network ITV Kabelkanal KABL London LNDN MD R MD R MTV MTV Nord3 N3 NDR1 ND R1 NDR3 ND R3 NED1 NED 1 NED2 NED 2 NED3 NED 3 Network 2 N ET2 NRK NRK N-TV N-TV Offener Kanal OKAN ORF1 O RF1 ORF2 O RF2 ORF3 O RF3 OWL 3 OWL3 Premiere [...]

ad v anced fea tures 53 Region T ransmitter BBC1 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 — Oxford 57 63 60 53 49 South-W est 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 Sto[...]

ad v anced fea tures 54 Clock S et Y ou should only need to perform this function if: • Auto Clock Set was not performed correctly by Auto Setup, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set • 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 . Move the highlight bar[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 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 ormation 56 T roubleshooting SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE CORRECTIVE ACTION POWER 1. No power is applied to the V CR. 2. The clock is functioning properly , but the VC 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 d[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 57 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE CORRECTIVE A CTION RECORDING 1. Recor ding cannot be star ted. 2. TV broadcasts cannot be recor ded. 3. T ape-to-tape editing is not possible. 4. Camcorder recording is not possible. TIMER RECORDING 1. Timer recor ding won’t work. 2. Timer programming is not possible. 3. c on the display pane[...]

subsidiar y inf ormation 58 SYMPT OM POSSIBL E C A USE CORRECTIVE ACTION TIMER RECORDING (cont.) 7. U , , and the SA T c indicator won’t stop blinking. 8. U and , on the display panel won’t stop blinking. • The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab r emov ed. • The end of the tape was reached during Auto Satellite Pr ogramme Recordi[...]

List of T erms N N N N N Next Function Memory ........................................... 45 NICAM Stereo and Bilingual Broadcasts ................ 32 NTSC Tapes .............................................................. 14 O O O O O On-Screen Display (O.S.D.) ..................................... 43 P P P P P Pause During Playback ............[...]

HR-V605/606EK COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. EK Printed in Germany 0103-AH-YL-JVE VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED s p e c i f i c a t i o n s g e n e r a l Power r equirement : AC 220 V – 240 V Ó , 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption : on : 14 W , off : 3.2 W Operating T emperature : 5°C to 40°C Stor age T emperature: –20°C to [...]