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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER CONTENTS
SAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions .................................... 2
Some Do’s And Dont’s ............................. 3
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4
HR-J435EK
Basic Connections ................................... 4
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 5
Connection To A Satellite Receiver .......... 6
INITIAL SETTINGS 8
Tuner Set .................................................. 8
Clock Set ..............................
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SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Connection to the mains supply in the United Kingdom. n Please read the various precautions on p. 2 – 3 of this DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If instruction manual before installing or operating the the plug fitted is not suitable for
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3 4-STEP QUICK SET UP 1 2 3 4 TUNE THE TV TO YOUR BASIC TUNER SET CLOCK SET VIDEO CONNECTION RECORDER PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 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 equipment. DO ensure that all electrical con
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4 Basic Connections Back of TV RF Cable (provided) 21-pin SCART Cable Aerial terminal 21-pin SCART connector Mains Power It's essential that your video recorder be properly connected. Cord Follow these steps carefully. THESE STEPS MUST BE COM- PLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PER- FORMED. CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” (Z back cover). 1 SITUATE RECORDER Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal
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5 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder TV Aerial Cable RF output channel adjustment screw ANT. IN AV2 IN 32 40 RF OUT
ON–TEST–OFF PAUSE AV1 IN/OUT RF OUT Back of Recorder RF OUT switch The video recorder sends picture and sound signals via the RF connecting cable to your TV on UHF channel 36. SET TV PRESET Set your TV to the video preset (UHF channel 36). Two white bars appear on screen vertically. TURN ON THE RECORDER 3 Press OPERATE. c Tune the TV until the bars are as clear as they can be. c
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER (cont'd) 6 The AV2 IN socket on the rear panel of your recorder allows simple connection to a satellite receiver. Connection To A Satellite Aerial Outdoor Unit Receiver TV Aerial Satellite Cable cable Satellite Receiver Unit ANT. IN DECODER VCR TV RF OUT RF OUT
ON–TEST–OFF Mains outlet AV
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7 Back of TV 21-pin SCART connectors EXT.2 EXT.1 Aerial terminal ANT. IN AV2 IN 32 40 F PAUSE AV1 IN/OUT RF OUT Back of Recorder NOTES: c When connecting your recorder to a TV equipped with 21-pin SCART connectors, follow the illustration above using the cables shown in gray. c For details, check your satellite receiver’s instruction manual.
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Þ % PUSH JOGÞ% 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 8 Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in preset positions in order to record TV programmes. ATS+ (Auto Tuning System) automatically assigns all receivable stations in your Tuner Set area to call them up with the TV PROG. buttons without going through any vacant channels. The following procedure describes how to select automatic 1 channel setting. TURN ON THE RECORDER Press OPERATE. 6 1 q ACCESS CH SET MODE MENU Press and hold CH SET for more t
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5 % 3 9 If you performed Auto Channel Set (Z pg. 8), the recorder’s built-in clock is also set automatically. The Auto and Manual clock setting procedures are necessary when . . . – a power outage of more than 3 minutes occurs. Clock Set – the tuner has been set manually. – the user desires to set the clock slightly ahead of the actual time. – the clock was not set even after Auto Tuner Set was performed. 1 Whether you perform Auto or Manual clock setting, you can use the convenient Just Clock f
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3 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Once clock setting is completed, press CLOCK to return to the normal screen. 6 4 q Manual Clock Set SET DATE AND TIME Press PUSH JOG%Þ to set the hour, then press OK. The “minutes” display begins blinking. Repeat the 3 procedure to set the minutes, day, month and year. SET JUST CLOCK The default setting is “ON”. Set as desired by pressing PUSH JOG%Þ, then press OK. 2 4 12 3 c If you set to “OFF”, you can disregard the next step as you won’t b
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PLAY 3 PLAYBACK 11 The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV just like a TV programme. Basic LOAD A CASSETTE Playback Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is 2 1 point toward the recorder. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. c The recorder power comes on automatically and th
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h d % Þ % Þ r c a r w a r e o s F y a l P n o w i t o 3 l o S m PLAYBACK (cont.) 12 Take advantage of special functions possible with the recorder’s controls or the remote control. NOTE: Playback Refer to the SHUTTLE ring illustration below as you read the following procedures. Still Features 6 q Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the TV PROG. buttons to correct the picture. 1 2 12 3 ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- 45 6 FRAME PLAYBACK 7
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% Þ 3 13 Variable-Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right for forward variable-speed search, or to the left for 1 reverse variable-speed search (refer to the illustration on 6 page 12). q OR During playback, press PUSH JOG or . c The more times you press, the faster the playback picture moves. c To decrease speed, press the button for the opposite direction. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. High-Speed (Turbo) Search 2 A
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3 PLAYBACK (cont.) 14 Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG. buttons. 6 q OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING Press SP/LP on the remote to engage manual tracking. 1 ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY Press TV PROG. + or – to adjust tracking. REVIEW 2 2 12 3 RETURN TO AUTOMATIC 45 6 TRACKING 7 8 9 Press SP/LP on the remote to re-engage automatic tracking. 0 3 TV PROG. NOTE: Whe
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STOP 3 15 Repeat Playback Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 20 times repeatedly. 6 q START PLAYBACK Press PLAY. 1 ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds, then release. c The Play indicator ( ) on the display panel blinks 2 OPERATE slowly. c The tape plays 20 times automatically, and then stops. 2 12 3 STOP PLAYBACK 45 6 Press STOP at any time to stop playback. 7 8 9 3 0 NOTE: Pressing PLAY, REW , FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback. Next F
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Þ % % Þ % Þ 3 PLAYBACK (cont.) 16 Index Search Your recorder automatically marks £ 2 index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the 6 q recorder is in the Stop mode. ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH Press PUSH JOG or (ª or £). “ª 1” or “£ 1” is displayed on screen and search begins in 1 the corresponding direction. c To access index codes 2 through 9, press PUSH JOG or re
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STOP 3 17 Scene Finder This function helps you check contents of unlabeled recorded tapes at the touch of a single button. Search Search Search FF REW FF REW FF REW 5 seconds 10 minutes 5 seconds 10 minutes 5 seconds on counter on counter 6 q NOTE: Scene Finder cannot be used when the recorder is in the Record mode. ACTIVATE SCENE FINDER Press SCENE FINDER. The recorder starts forward high- speed search for 5 seconds and then fast-forwards 10 1 minutes on the counter. This cycle is repeated unti
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PLAY 3 PLAYBACK (cont.) 18 Remote A/B Code Switching The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently; one set to respond to the remote control’s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. The remote control is preset to send A code signals because your video recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals. You can easily modify your video recorder to respond to B code signals. 6 q REMOVE POWER SUPPLY Unplug the mains pow
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SP/LP 3 RECORDING 19 TV signals being received by the recorder’s built-in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. You can “capture” a TV programme using your video recorder. Basic LOAD A CASSETTE Recording Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. c The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder 1 power comes on automatically. 5 CHOOSE A PROGRAMME Press TV PROG. +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the preset you wish to record. The name of the station 6 q 2 appears in the recorder’s d
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% 5 3 RECORDING (cont.) 20 The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised 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 B.E.S.T. recording and playback is “ON”. Picture System Recording LOAD A CASSETTE Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact. c The recorder power comes on automatically. 1 ACCESS MODE SELECT 6 q SCREEN Press MODE. The On
