JVC HR-XVC21UJ manual

For model: HR-XVC21UJ DVD/CD PLAYER Hi-Fi STEREO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER USER'S GUIDE LPT0872-001A For Customer Use: Model No . Serial No . Enter below the Model No . and Serial No . which are located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this inf or mation f or future reference. 2C50801AE Cover 7/10/03, 10:37 1[...]

2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC DVD player video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions to ensure safe use of your new DVD/VCR. CAUTIONS W ARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The POWER /l button does [...]

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 followed str[...]

4 Features DVD/CD Player/Video Cassette Recorder • DVD/CD player with Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a DVD/CD player and a Hi-Fi V ideo cassette recorder . The DVD disc has much more capacity , but is the same size as the audio CD disc. Picture quality is higher than Super VHS. Audio quality is higher than audio CD.[...]

5 Contents Features ........................................................... 4 Contents ........................................................... 5 Parts and functions .......................................... 6 Display ............................................................. 7 Remote control .............................................[...]

6 Parts and functions Front STOP button Rear PLA Y button OPEN/CLOSE button Disc tray POWER button CHANNEL +/– buttons AUDIO (L/R)/ VIDEO IN jacks FF (Fast Forward) button Remote sensor EJECT button VCR indicator VCR/DVD mode selector button Cassette Loading Slot REW (Rewind) button REC button DVD indicator AC power cord DVD/VCR common AUDIO (L/R[...]

7 No. Display Description VCR mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 Playback Stop Still picture Frame advanced playback Forward slowmotion Fast Forward playback Review playback Skip chapter to forward direction Skip chapter to reverse direction Open or Close the tray Auto resume Direction button’s mark A-B repeat Subtitle language Soundtrack language [...]

8 TV/VCR/DVD switch Switch to operate TV or VCR or DVD 18,36 POWER Power on/off 18 DVD MENU Display menu of DVD software 49 MARKER Locating desired scene 47 RETURN Remove DVD set up menu 36,51 OPEN/CLOSE Open or Close the tray 37 DISPLA Y Change the front Display mode 27 SUBTITLE Set Subtitle of a DVD disc 49 A.TRK Digital AUTO TRACKING 26 ANGLE Ch[...]

9 Inserting Batteries 1 23 Operation • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a distance of Approx. 5 meters. Remote control Replace the compartment cover . Install two “AA” batteries (supplied), paying atte[...]

10 2 TV multi-brand remote control Press and hold VCR on the remote control until you finish the step 2. 1 The DVD/VCR’ s remote control can control several functions on JVC remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs listed below . Turn the power off the TV using theTV’s remote control. Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slide[...]

11 Control four JVC VCRs 2 Press and hold VCR on the remote control until you finish the step 2. 1 The remote control is capable of controlling four JVC VCRs independently; one set to respond to your remote control’ s A code control signals and the other set to respond to B, C, D code control signals. The remote control is preset to send A code s[...]

12 NOTES: • A clear picture will not be obtained by the DVD/VCR unless the antenna signal is good. Connect the antenna to the DVD/VCR properly . • For better quality recording, an indoor antenna or a telescopic antenna is not recommended. The use of an outdoor type antenna is required. • If you are not sure about the connection, please refer [...]

13 NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the “TV” mode. NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the “TV” mode. NOTE: If a VHF or UHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the “TV” mode. 75 ohm Coaxial Cable (supplied) Splitter 75 ohm Input 75/300 ohm outputs (not su[...]

14 Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. This DVD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special chann[...]

15 This DVD/VCR cannot receive scrambled programs since it does not contain a descrambler . In order to receive scrambled programs, your existing descrambler must be used. Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies. Consult your local cable company for more information concerning connection to their descrambler equipment. There are many w[...]

16 Playback connections Connect to a TV with Audio/Video Output Y ou can enjoy playback by simply connecting the unit to a TV . Connect the unit to a TV equipped with stereo audio input and video input jacks using the supplied audio/video cable. Connect to a TV with S-Video Output (for DVD/CD playback) If your TV has an S-VIDEO input, you can get b[...]

17 Connect to an A V Amplifier with built-in digital surround If you are using an Amplifier with a built-in digital surround as follows, you can enjoy the various audio systems such as Dolby Digital and DTS by using the Optical or Coaxial Digital Output. Use this connection to connect an: • A V amplifier with built-in *Dolby Digital decoder • A[...]

18 Setting the video channel/Setting the language T o view playback of a recorded tape, or to watch a program selected by the VCR's channel selector , the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 (video channel). NOTES: • If the unit does not operate properly , or No key operation (by the unit and/ or the remote control): Static electric- ity , etc.[...]

19 3 T uner setting This DVD/VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channel set into memory , skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the DVD/VCR’ s memory . In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels, this DVD/ VCR can receive up to 1 13 [...]

20 2 T o ADD/DELETE channels/Noise elimination T o ADD/DELETE channels Repeat the step 1 on page 19. Then press or to select the “ADD/DELETE” option and press ENTER . Press Number keys or / to select a channel number you want to add or delete. 1 T o Add or Delete desired channels 1 T o add channels Press ENTER until “ADD” appears on the scr[...]

21 Auto clock setting The Auto Clock feature enables the automatic clock setting and updating, and also to set the Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time by receiving XDS (Extended Data Service) information carried on the channel signal. Press SET UP MENU . The VCR menu screen will appear. Press or to select the “SYSTEM SETUP” menu, then press ENTE[...]

22 Auto clock setting Daylight Saving T ime setting Repeat the step 1 on page 21 and press or to select “DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME”, then press ENTER . 1 2 Press or to select one of the options, then press ENTER . Y ou can set the Daylight Saving Time automatically or manually . When you want to set the Daylight Saving T ime manually , on the first [...]

23 4 Manual clock setting Y ou must set the date and time manually for timer recordings and Daylight Saving Time if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly . Press or to select the “SYSTEM SETUP” menu, then press ENTER . Press or to set the month, then press ENTER button. 2 3 Press or to select the “CLOCK SET” option, then press E[...]

24 T ape speed and maximum recording time Video cassette tape T ape Speed EP (Extended Play) Loading and Unloading a cassette tape To prevent accidental erasure Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver. Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape. To record again Erase prevention tab Screwdriver Adhesive tape Automatic tape eject This VC[...]

25 Cassette tape playback Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start auto- matically). 1 2 Press PLAY . Playback will start. “ ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. T o start playback Press STOP once. The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play. “ ”[...]

26 Adjusting tracking condition Special playback Reverse picture search function Picture Search Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback. Forward picture search function Press FF x 1 or x 2 during the playback. To return to playback: Press PLAY . Still Picture Press PAUSE during playback. To resume normal playback: Press PLAY . Slow Motion Whenever[...]

27 +3 Press OSD . The counter display shows the tape running time during playback or recording. ZERO RETURN function/V ideo Index Search system ZERO RETURN function This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically . NOTES for Counter Display: If you rewind the tape beyond “00:00:00”, a minus sign (“–”[...]

28 3 Recording a TV program Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (see page 19). 1 2 Press SP/EP to select the desired tape speed SP or EP. The tape counter and “SP” or “EP” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. 4 TV - VHF/UH[...]

29 CH 125 8 : 47 AM MON 00 : 00 : 00 SP STEREO SAP 8 : 30 AM MON 00 : 00 : 00 SP HI - FI STEREO Recording a TV program Press STOP to stop recording. “ ” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds. T o stop recording Press PAUSE to avoid recording unwanted material. Press again to continue the recording. “ ” will appear on screen for about 4 [...]

30 3 Instant T imer Recording (ITR) Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate position (see page 19). 1 2 Press SP/EP to select the desired tape speed SP or EP. The tape counter and “SP” or “EP” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. 4 TV [...]

31 3 T imer recording Press SET UP MENU . Select the TIMER REC SET option, then press ENTER . Press SET + or – to select the date, then press ENTER . 1 2 Press SET + or – to select one of the program line, then press ENTER . 4 Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press VCR to select the VCR mode. Load a cassette tape wit[...]

32 T imer-recording Timer recording special case Weekly (e.g. WKL-TU: each Tuesday) or daily (e.g. MO-SA: Monday to Saturday) timer recording Follow the procedure of timer recording on the previous page. At picture 3 press SET + or – repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Then press ENTER . When you press SET – repeatedly, the indicator [...]

33 Stereo recording and playback/Second Audio Program (SAP) When a MTS STEREO broadcast is received, the word “STEREO” will ap- pear on the screen for about 4 seconds and the program can be viewed or re- corded in stereo. The Hi-Fi STEREO recording procedure is the same as for normal recordings. The VHS Hi-Fi audio system permits high fidelity [...]

34 If you connect the VCR to another VCR or camcorder , you can duplicate a previously recorded tape. Make all connections before turning on the power . Duplicating a video tape/Duplicating a disc material onto a video tape Load a blank cassette tape with the erase preven- tion tab intact into the recording VCR. Load a previously recorded tape into[...]

35 Disc Title When two or more movies are recorded on a disc, the disc is divided into two or more sections. Each section is called a “TITLE”. Chapter The titles can be subdivided into many sections. Each section is called a “CHAPTER”. Video CD/Audio CD T rack A Video CD or Audio CD can contain several items. These are assigned to the track[...]

36 Language OSD Language English English Francais Espanol Other /Enter/Setup/Return Picture Parental Sound Language OSD Language English Other /Enter/Setup/Return Picture Parental Sound 4 Setting setup language The setup language can be selected. Press and then press or to select desired language (e.g. English), then press ENTER . 2 Press SET UP ME[...]

37 4 Reading Playback procedure Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLA Y . The disc tray closes automati- cally . On the screen, changes to “Reading” and then playback will commence. • A menu screen may appear on the TV screen, if the disc has a menu feature. In this case, press , , , or ENTER to operate a menu feature. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE . The disc tray wi[...]

38 Special playback Press FF during normal playback. Each press of FF will increase the speed of the search (x2), (x4), (x8), (x20). • To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Fast Forward Playback Press REW during normal playback. Each press of REW will increase the speed of the search (x2), (x4), (x8), (x20). • To resume normal playback, press[...]

39 1 NOTES: • Y ou can use the Pause, Slow , Search or Skip feature in the zoom mode. • In case of the Video-CD playback with PBC, the SEARCH MODE does not work. This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 v[...]

40 Repeat Play Mode Off All : : /Enter/Play Mode Chapter : Repeat /Enter/Play Mode NOTES: Some discs may not work with the repeat operation. In A-B repeat mode, subtitles near point A or B may not appear . A-B repeat playback is not available in multi-angle scenes. Y ou may not be able to set A-B Re- peat, depending on the scenes of the DVD. A-B re[...]

41 Repeat Play Mode : Random : Off /Enter/Play Mode Program playback/Random playback (CD) 1 Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode. 2 Press ENTER repeatedly until the Program table as right appears. 3 Example: In case you wish to program in order of 7, 3, 1 1: Enter as 7 , 3 , 11 . If you input a wrong number , press CANCEL . 4 Press / or / to select “[...]

42 4 3 MP3/WMA/JPEG playback This player can play back the MP3/WMA/JPEG- data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD- RW. To produce the MP3/WMA/JPEG-data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and a MP3/WMA/JPEG-encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System can not be played. Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback • MP3/WMA/JPEG CD is[...]

43 1 - /36 2 3 4 5 Pic-1 CD-R Pic-2 Pic-3 Pic-4 Pic-5 8 9 10 11 12 Pic-8 Pic-9 Pic-10 Pic-11 Pic-12 6 Pic-6 13 Pic-13 7 Pic-7 14 Pic-14 Collection /0-9/Enter/Play Mode/D VD Menu 4 3 A file menu screen will appear on the TV screen. Press / to select folder . 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE . The disc tray will open. Place a disc on which JPEG files have been rec[...]

44 Setting the JPEG Interval Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press / to select “Picture”, then press ENTER . Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.) Preparation: • • Setting the JPEG Interval You can [...]

45 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Setting the Select Files Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press / to select “Picture”, then press ENTER . Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. Then press DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light.[...]

46 Press ZOOM during playback. Enlarged JPEG images are displayed. You can make the images even larger by repeatedly pressing ZOOM . Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the JPEG image. 1 1 2 Off 3 2 In the zoom mode, press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 view ( Off). Press ANGLE during playback. Images are rotated 90 degrees to the ri[...]

47 Marking desired scenes 1 Press MARKER during playback. 2 Select the blank Marker using / . Then press ENTER at the desired scene. • Repeat this procedure to set the other 2 scenes. 3 Press MARKER to remove this display. The unit stores the points that you want to watch again up to 3 points. You can resume playback from each scene. Marking the [...]

48 Changing soundtrack language/Karaoke playback 1 Press A.MONITOR during playback. The current soundtrack language will appear. 2 Press A.MONITOR repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The on-screen display will disappear after a few seconds. Changing soundtrack language Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode. Make sure TV/V[...]

49 Subtitles/Changing angles/T itle selection/DVD menu When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Changing Angles Two or more titles are recorded [...]

50 Parental control 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “Parental”. Then press ENTER . 2 Press or to select “Parental 8”, then press ENTER until the level you desire appears (e.g.: 1). 3 Press once to select “Password ”. 4 Press ENTER . 1234 change to . Parental control setting Turn ON the TV and set to the video in[...]

51 T emporary disabling of rating level by DVD disc If you wish to cancel the set rating level temporarily , select “Parental Control Level” with or , then press ENTER . If the 4-digits password at step 3 on page 50 has been set, the password entering screen will appear as shown in step 4 below . Alternatively , if the password has not been set[...]

52 Language Picture P arental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English English F rancais Espanol Other /Enter/Setup/Return Setting menu language Press ENTER . Press or to select your desired language, then press ENTER . 1 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP MENU . Other: Other language can be selected (See the Langua[...]

53 Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English F rancais English Espanol Other Automatic Off /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture P arental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound If you want to select another language, enter the language code (see the language code list [...]

54 Language Picture Parental Other Sound Menu Subtitle Audio English Automatic English /Enter/Setup/Return Setting audio soundtrack language/Setting surround sound Press ENTER . Press or to select your desired Audio Language, then press ENTER . 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “Language”. 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disapp[...]

55 Tv Screen Display /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture P arental Other Sound On JPEG Interval Select Files All Off 4:3 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen Press ENTER . Press or to select your desired screen type, then press ENTER . 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to sele[...]

56 Setting on screen display/Status display of disc Press ENTER to select “On” or “Off”. 1 2 3 T o make SETUP screen disappear , press SET UP MENU . 4 On screen display can be switched on or off when you press the buttons. On: On screen displays appears when you press the any buttons (factory setting). Off: On screen displays do not appear [...]

57 /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound DRC Max Std Min /Enter/Setup/Return Language Picture Parental Other Sound Std Dynamic Range Control Press or ENTER , then press or to select desired setting. 1 Press SET UP MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “Sound”. 2 3 DRC (Dynamic Range Control) enables you to control the dy[...]

58 Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” (see pages 52-54). LanguageName Code LanguageName Code LanguageName Code LanguageName Code Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 [...]

59 SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. • Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating. • Make sure TV/VCR/DVD switch has been slided to VCR/DVD. DVD/VCR does not operate. Problems and troubleshoot[...]

60 No subtitle. • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE. Angle cannot be changed. • Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD disc. • The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc. appears on the screen. 49 49 37 SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P AGE Problems and troubleshooting/ V ideo head cleaning NOTES:[...]

61 GENERAL Power supply: Power consumption: Weight: Dimensions: Inputs/Outputs: Video: Audio: Antenna: Hi-Fi Frequency Response: Hi-Fi Dynamic Range: VCR section Video Head: Audio T rack: T uner: RF Channel Output: F .FWD/REW Time: DVD section Signal system: Applicable disc: Audio characteristics Frequency response: S/N Ratio: Harmonic distortion W[...]

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