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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
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HR J83MS
PULL-OPEN
REC SEARCH MIC WIRELESS
SYSTEM 1/2 MIC
OPERATE
OPERATE MIC
OK
VOLUME
COLOUR ECHO
SP/LP/EP SYSTEM CH SET TV PROG.
TIMER TIMER
STORE
KEY CONTROL
SINGING AND AUDIO
RECORDING MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS ECHO
SEARCH
MIC TV PROG.
SYSTEM
1 MIC 2 WIDE AUTO SP/LP
QUALITY TIMER
PAL NTSC
INSTRUCTIONS
PU30425-1939
ENGLISH
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Table of Contents Precautions Thank you for purchasing this JVC video cassette recorder. To Safety precautions ensure optimum performance of this unit, please read this instruction manual thoroughly. The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. Precautions ........................................................................... 2 Controls, Indicators and Terminals ....................................... 4 WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IN- Installations ...................
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Importants Beware of moisture condensation • This recorder can also receive SECAM colour television Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move signals for recording and playback. it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely humid • Recordings made of SECAM television signals produce conditions — just as water droplets form on the surface of a monochrome pictures if played back on another video recorder glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the h
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Controls, Indicators and Terminals Front panel REC SEARCH MIC WIRELESS SYSTEM 1/2 MIC OPERATE OK MIC VOLUME COLOUR ECHO SP/LP/EP SYSTEM CH SET TV PROG. TIMER STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND AUDIO BLANK WIRELESS ECHO RECORDING MONITOR SEARCH MIC TV PROG. SYSTEM 1 MIC 2 WIDE AUTO SP/LP QUALITY TIMER 1 OPERATE button and indicator % Pause/Still 88888 button 2 TIMER button ^ AUTO SP/LP TIMER button and indicator ¦¦ 3 Record ¦¦¦ button & Infrared beam sensor window 4 SEARCH SYSTEM button * Display pane
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Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Display panel 1 Karaoke multi level indicator 2 PLAY indicator 3 REC indicator 4 NTSC indicator 5 Tape speed (SP/LP) indicator 6 TV Stereo/Bilingual (NICAM/ST/BIL) indicator 7 Switchable display • Channel • Clock • Instant timer recording time • Real time tape counter 8 TIMER indicator 9 Counter memory indicator 0 Cassette loaded mark Rear panel 1 Power cord 2 VIDEO/AUDIO input terminals 3 Wireless MIC antenna terminals 4 Antenna input terminal 5 Chann
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Controls, Indicators and Terminals (cont’d) Wireless remote control 1 KARAOKE CONTROL buttons Z p.21 2 PROG/CLOCK button Z p.16 3 Clock/Timer set buttons Z p.9 4 SP/LP/EP/Auto tracking 7 777 7/J J J J J button Z p.12 5 TV control button 6 MIC/TV volume +/– button g g f f 7 PUSH JOG g g g f f f button Z p.12 8 OPERATE button 9 Audio monitor/TV sound mute n n n n n/o o o o o button 0 INDEX MARK/ERASE buttons Z p.13 ! Multi-Purpose NUMBER buttons @ Timer, O.S.D. setting and Counter operation button
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Installations Make sure that the power to the video cassette recorder and TV is off before making the following connections. Connection A R Connection B Connection A (basic) Select television system In order to use the video cassette recorder it must be connected Set the SYSTEM switch to the appropriate position 1 between the antenna and the TV. according to your TV system. (Refer to the chart below.) Connect your TV antenna cable to the video cassette Colour TV broadcast Switch Major countries
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Installations (cont’d) Setting the On-screen You can choose whether or not to have various operational Setting the video channel indicators appear on screen, by setting this function “ON” or “OFF”. Messages appear in the language you select. To watch videos on your TV, it must be set to the same UHF channel as the video cassette recorder. This channel is used as Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. the video channel. 1 This video cassette recorder has been preset to UHF channel E36. Pre
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Setting the Clock Setting the Tuner Since your video recorder bases all of its timer recording start Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in and stop “decisions” on the time kept by its built-in clock, channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Once accurate setting of this clock is crucial for proper timer recording stored, you can call them up with the TV PROG. 8/9 button results. Each entry must be made within 10 seconds of the without going through any vacant chann
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Setting the Tuner (cont’d) The Video Cassette Delete A Stored Channel Inserting a cassette Press OPERATE button to turn on the recorder. REC SEARCH MIC WIRELESS SYSTEM 1/2 MIC 1 OPERATE OK MIC VOLUME COLOUR ECHO SP/LP/EP SYSTEM CH SET TV PROG. TIMER STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND AUDIO RECORDING MONITOR BLANK WIRELESS ECHO SEARCH MIC TV PROG. SYSTEM Press and hold CH SET button for more than 2 seconds. 1 MIC 2 WIDE AUTO SP/LP QUALITY TIMER 2 L The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears. 8 8 9 9
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B.E.S.T . Picture System The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system Playback checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate recording and playback pictures. The default setting for both playback. recording and playback is “ON”. When watching a tape recorded with “B.E.S.T.” set to “ON”, it is recommended that you leave B.E.S.T. on during playba
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Playback Basic operations Variable-speed/High-speed search, still playback/frame advance/ Turn on the TV: Select VIDEO channel (or AV mode). forward slow motion Play button COLOUR SYSTEM button During Playback: L Press PUSH JOG g or f button for variable-speed search. REC SEARCH MIC WIRELESS SYSTEM 1/2 MIC L The more times the button is pressed, the faster the playback OPERATE OK MIC VOLUME COLOUR ECHO SP/LP/EP SYSTEM CH SET TV PROG. TIMER picture will move. STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND AU
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= = = = Playback (cont’d) Wide quality Counter memory During Playback: Use this function to improve image contrast which tends to degrade especially with wide-screen TVs. Press C.RESET button at a point you wish to locate 1 later. During Playback: Press WIDE QUALITY button on the recorder. L L L L L The counter will read “0:00:00”. 1 L L L L L The button will light in “green”. Press C.MEMORY button. L L L L L Pressing the button again turns off the light. 2 L L L L L Turn on/off the light accord
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Recording Basic operations Instant timer recording (off timer) You can start a recording and then set the recorder to shut off automatically after a set duration. Record button During record: Press Record ¦ button on the recorder. “REC” indicator REC SEARCH MIC WIRELESS SYSTEM 1/2 MIC OPERATE OK MIC 1 VOLUME blinks and “0:30” indications appear, advising that COLOUR ECHO SP/LP/EP SYSTEM CH SET TV PROG. TIMER STORE KEY CONTROL SINGING AND AUDIO power will switch off after 30 minutes. RECORDING MO
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Recording (cont’d) To receive stereo and bilingual Elapsed recording time indication programmes When you need to know the exact time of a recording. Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder Press C.RESET button before starting recording or (A2) and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) making for 1 playback. reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible. Type of Broadcast L The counter will be reset to “0:00:00” and show the exact Indicators Being Received elapsed time a
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Timer Recording 8 8 9 9 Before performing the following steps: Press TV PROG. 8 8 8/9 9 9 button to -P1- START STOP 6 L Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will select the channel you wish to 21 : 00 22 : 00 come on automatically. record. SP L Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode). DATE TV PROG. L Select the appropriate co
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Timer Recording (cont’d) Check And Cancel Programmes Perform steps 1 and 2 of Timer Recording to call up the 1 Timer Programming screen. L If the recorder is in the Timer mode, first press TIMER button to exit the mode. Press PROG. button until the programme you wish to 2 call up appears. L Each time you press PROG. button the next programme’s information appears up to “P8” (Programme 8). L If you want to make a correction, use NUMBER buttons “1” to “6” and TV PROG. 8/9 button. L If you want to
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Karaoke Connecting to Hi-Fi stereo system Aerial or Cable FM tuner ANT.IN (Aerial Stereo amplifier or Cable input) Back of Recorder AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR Television Speaker Speaker To aerial terminal VIDEO IN If you have a Hi-Fi stereo system, you can connect your video CAUTION: recorder to it so that the sound can be heard through your Hi-Fi L This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 90 dB system. Please make these additional connections: with regards to its Hi-Fi audio capability. It is
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Karaoke (cont’d) Microphone Two microphones are provided. One can be used as a wireless microphone, another one can be used as wireless or wired microphone. How To Use To use as a wired microphone Insert the connector cable to the end of the Microphone 1 as illustrated and turn it clockwise to fix. Set the MIC select switch to “WD. (Wired)”. 2 MIC select switch FREQ. screw To use as a wireless microphone Insert the antenna cable to the end of the microphone 1 as illustrated and turn it clockwise
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Karaoke (cont’d) The Karaoke Control Centre on the recorder’s front panel gives you direct access song search, and sound volume/ echo control. The provided microphone can also be used as a wireless microphone. Preparation To use the microphone as a wireless microphone You need to connect the provided FM feeder cable to the recorder. While you press the lever, connectors, insert the 1 provided FM feeder cable into the connectors. If there is interference when using the microphone Release the leve
