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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-A52U(Hi-Fi)
HR-A32U(Monaural)
TV TV/VIDEO TIMER POWER
12 3
DISPLAY
45 6
ADD
78DAILY WEEKLY 9
ENTER
0 AUX
OSD
SP/EP T SEARCH Y SKIP SEARCH
2 REW 4PLAY FF 3
q REC 6 PAUSE
5 STOP
MENU OK REW
FF
PLAY
POWER 2 3
TV
CANCEL CH
VOL.
C.RESET/
CH.SKIP
TV operation – Press and hold TV button,
then press POWER, CH 5/°, TV/VIDEO
OK
VIDEO (MONO) L–AUDIO–R MENU POWER TV/VIDEO TIMER REC MTS
CH REC
STOP/EJECT
PAUSE
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2 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR. Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, remote control or video cassette. CAUTIONS 1. DO NOT place the VCR . . . ... in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or CAUTION humidity.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
... in direct sunlight. DO NOT OPEN ... in
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3 5. Ventilation IMPORTANT PRODUCT Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS covered. • Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed, Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But sofa, rug or other similar surface. improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire • Do not place the product in a built-
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4 USE SERVICING 1. Accessories 1. Servicing To avoid personal injury: If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, change in performance and you are unable to restore normal bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating or adult, and serious damage to the product. instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or • U
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CONTENTS 5 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 E DITING 26 Basic Connections ..................................6 Edit To Or From Another VCR ............... 26 Edit From A Camcorder ....................... 27 Assemble Editing .................................28 INITIAL SETTINGS 7 Clock .....................................................7 SPECIAL FEATURES 29 Preparation .......................................................7 Language Select ............................................... 7 Control A JVC
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 CHECK CONTENTS Make sure the package contains all of the accessories Basic listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 36). 1 Connections SITUATE VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. Antenna or Cable 2 CONNECT VCR TO TV Coaxial Cable The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. Flat Feeder 3 RF Connection c To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . Maching Transformer a– Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV. b– Connect the TV antenna
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INITIAL SETTINGS 7 Preparation Clock TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. The TV/Video 1 indicator on the front panel lights. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU
Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. 2
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q 5/8 6 ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MAIN MENU place the arrow next to PROGRAM SET 3 “INITIAL SET” by FUNCTION SET 5 pressing CH °, then TUNER SET =INITIAL SET press OK. PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 8 Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Place the arrow at the
2 3 INITIAL SET
Initial Set screen next to
1 “CLOCK SET” by pressing =CLOCK SET
q 5/8 6 CH5 , then press OK. ° LANGUAGE SELECT PRESS (5,°), THEN (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END SET DATE, TIME AND D.S.T. Press the appropriate CLOCK SET NUMBER keys to set the DATE 1/ 1/96 MON 2 date and time (if only 1 TIME – – : – – AM digit, press "0" first). Press D.S.T.
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9 Set Receivable Channels Tuner TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. If watching on channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. The TV/Video 1 indicator on the front panel lights. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
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q 5/8 6 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5 , then press OK. ° 3 ACCESS BAND SCREEN Place the arrow next to TUNER SET "BAND" by pressing =BAND 4 CH5°, then press OK. AFC AUTO CHANNEL SET POWER MANUAL CHANNEL SET P
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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET Place the arrow next to AUTO CHANNEL SET "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by (TV) 5
6 pressing CH °, then 2 3
CH 2 ADD
press OK. Receivable
channels in your area are SCANNING ...
q 5/8 6 automatically assigned to 5 the CH ° buttons, and PRESS (MENU) TO END non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: c At the end of Auto Channel Set, “SCAN COM- PLETED” appears on screen. c If the scan was unsuccessful, “SCAN COMPLETED– NO SIGNAL” a
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11 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN
Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner 2 3
procedure on page 9.
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c To add a channel, go to step 2. q 5/8 6 c To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH5°, then press OK. 2 MAKE SELECTION Place the arrow next to AFC "SPCL" by pressing CH5 , ° NORM 3 then press MENU to return =SPCL to the Tuner Set screen. PRESS (5,°) TO SELECT 12 3 PRESS (MENU) TO END NUMBER 45
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PLAY SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 12 LOAD A CASSETTE Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is Simple facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is 1 pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. Playback c The VCR’s power comes on automatically. c If watching channel 3 or 4, press TV/VIDEO to select the VIDEO mode. The TV/Video indicator on the front panel lights. c The counter is automatically reset to "0:00:00". c If the cassette's record sa
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REC 13 LOAD A CASSETTE Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the Simple hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. 1 Recording SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL Press CH5°. Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a few 2 seconds whether you press ENTER or not.) SET TAPE SPEED Press SP/EP to set the recording speed.
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q 5/8 6 START RECORDING Press REC and PLAY on the remote control together, or press REC on t
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 14 Still Picture Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, press CH5 or ° on the VCR's front panel or remote to stabilize the picture. 1 FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK Advance the tape one frame by pressing PAUSE again.
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c To control the direction of Frame-by-Frame Playback, 2
press SEARCH<< or >> during still picture mode.
8 q 5/ 6 RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press PLAY during still picture mode. 3 Slow, Reverse, Reverse
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15 Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually. ENGAGE MANUAL
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TRACKING MODE
During playback, press the CH5° buttons on the
q 5/8 6 VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the 1 automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking adjust. ADJUST MANUAL TRACKING 5 Press CH ° on the VCR's front panel or remote. Press lightly for fine adjust, or
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 16 (HR-A52U ONLY) Select The Soundtrack Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together.
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ACCESS MAIN MENU
q 5/8 6 SCREEN Press MENU during playback or when VCR is in stop mode. 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing 5 CH °, then press OK. 2 ACCESS AUDIO MONITOR SCREEN 12 3 Place the arrow next to FUNCTION "AUDIO MONITOR" b
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17 Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU
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SCREEN
Press MENU. q 5/8 6 1 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by 78 9 pressing CH5°, then press OK. OSD 0 2 TY ACCESS SUPERIMPOSE 24 3 SCREEN q65 Place the arrow next to FUNCTION "SUPERIMPOSE" by AUTO TIMER =SUPERIMPOSE 3 pressing CH5 , then ° 2ND AUDIO MENU press OK. CH AUDIO MONITOR *
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SEARCH PLAY PLAY PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 18 Skip Search SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS
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3 Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each REW
press initiates a 30-second period of fast- motion
1 playback. Normal playback resumes automatically. q 5/8 6 NOTE: To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY. Repeat Playback START REPEAT Press and hold PLAY during playback, then release. c “PLAY” appears on screen and blinks for 5 seconds. 1 c The
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SEARCH 19 Counter Reset RESET COUNTER TO ZERO Press C.RESET.
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q 5/8 6 Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search. The +++ BE position of " " in relation to "B" (Beginning) or "E" (End) shows you POWER where you are on the tape. COUNT 0:33:27 ** SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON, or the indicator will not 12 3 appear (Z pg. 17). DISPLAY 45 6 78 9 Next-Function Memory 0 The Next
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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) 20 Record One Program While Watching Another Recording ENGAGE TV MODE During recording... c If using the RF connection (Z pg. 6), press TV/VIDEO. 1 The VCR's TV/Video indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. c If using the AV connection (Z pg. 6), change the TV's input mode from AV to TV.
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SELECT CHANNEL FOR
q 5/8 6 VIEWING Use the TV’s channel selector to set the channel you want to watch. 2 Display Elapsed
