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2 EN 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. Declaration of Conformity CAUTIONS Model Number :HR-VP683U Trade Name :JVC Responsible Party :JVC Americas Corp. CAUTION Address :1700 Valley Road Wayne, RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN N.J. 07470 Telephone Number :973-315-5000 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. Thi
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EN 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 bui
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4 EN 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
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CONTENTS EN 5 NSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 I IMER RECORDING 24 T Basic Connections ..................................6 VCR Plus+ Timer Programing ...................... 24 VCR Plus+ Setup ......................................... 26 Express Timer Programing .......................... 28 NITIAL SETTINGS 8 I Checking program settings .......................................30 Plug & Play Setting ....................................... 8 Canceling or changing program settings ..................30 Langua
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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6 EN Basic Connections ANTENNA IN (Antenna or cable input) Antenna or cable Coaxial cable Flat feeder Matching transformer AUDIO OUT (not supplied) VIDEO OUT AC Power Cord OUT ANT.IN R AUDIO L RF OUT VIDEO CH3 CH4 Back of VCR RF OUT AC Outlet Audio/video cable (not supplied) To Audio/video input connectors RF cable (supplied) To 75 ohm terminal TV
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EN 7 Check contents Final preparation for use 1 5 Turn on the VCR and set the CH3-CH4 switch on the Make sure the package contains all of the rear (shown below) to either CH3 or CH4 correctly. accessories listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 49). c The CH3–CH4 switch is preset to the CH3 position. Situate VCR 2 Set to CH4 if CH3 is used for broadcasting in your Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. area. (To view the picture from this VCR through this channel, select the same channel on th
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INITIAL SETTINGS 8 EN This VCR sets the clock and tuner channels automatically when AC power cord is first connected to Plug & Play an AC outlet. The antenna cable must be connected for the Plug & Play setting. The time and date can be set automatically by the clock Setting setting data transmitted from one of the regular TV broadcast channels. We call this TV channel the “host channel” and it is a PBS channel in your area. Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set Perform Plug & Play setup 1 Connect the an
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3 EN 9 This VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some messages (excluding the on-screen display Language superimposed on the TV screen) — in English, Spanish or French. Select the desired language using the following procedure. Setting The default setting is “ENGLISH”. Access Main Menu screen Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR 1 channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. Press MENU. Access Initial Set screen 2 On the front panel: MAIN MENU 1 4 Press CH5° to move FUNCTION
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3 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 10 EN Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable Clock Setting box. Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semiauto or Manual Clock Set. Each procedure starts from step 4 Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR after preparation steps below are finished. channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. If you use a cable box, set the clock manually. (Z pg. 12) Preparations 1 8 Access Main Menu sc
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EN 11 Setting clock semiautomatically Select D.S.T. mode 6 You have three choices: — Semiauto Clock Set AUTO– Select if you want to adjust your VCR’s You can change the host channel/D.S.T. /time zone clock automatically by the incoming setting manually. signal from the host channel. (Auto First follow steps 1 to 3 on page 10, then go to the Daylight Saving Time*) following steps. ON– Adjustment will be made by the clock itself. Set Auto Clock to ON OFF– Select when Daylight Saving Time does 4 On
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3 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 12 EN Set date 8 5 On the front panel: Press CH5° until the desired date appears, then 4 – 7 press OK. On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %Þ until the desired date appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS #. c Holding CH 5° or SHUTTLE PLUS %Þ SP EP VCR changes the date in 15-day intervals. Set year 4 – 7 6 On the front panel: Press CH5° until the desired year appears, then press OK twice. On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %Þ until the desired year appears, then press
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3 EN 13 Setting channels Tuner Setting automatically — Auto Channel Set Use Auto Channel Set only if channels have not been set correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR box. If you want to add or delete channels, use Manual channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. Channel Set (Z pg. 14). Access Main Menu screen 1 Press MENU. 1 4 Access Tuner Set screen 2 3 2 On the front panel: MAIN MENU Press CH5° to move FUNCTION SET the highlight
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3 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) 14 EN Access Tuner Set screen 1 5 2 On the front panel: Press CH5° to move the highlight bar (arrow) to 2 – 4 “TUNER SET”, then press OK. On the Remote: Press SHUTTLE PLUS %Þ to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “TUNER SET”, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS #. SP EP VCR Access Manual Channel Set screen 3 On the front panel: TUNER SET 2 – 4 Press CH5° move the BAND CATV AUTO CHANNEL SET highlight bar (arrow) to =MANUAL CHANNEL SET “MANUAL CHANNEL SET”, then press OK.
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3 BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING EN 15 This VCR can check the tape condition during playback (and recording), and realizes the best possible pictures. Basic Load a cassette 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label Playback side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Do not apply too much pressure when inserting. Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR c The VCR turns on automatically. channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. c The counte
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3 BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) 16 EN Changing display information A Basic Press DISPLAY during playback. Each time you press the button, the front panel display Playback shows the time counter and the clock time alternately. Time Counter Clock Time Features c To display the VCR status including the time counter STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on- screen display” (Z pg. 21). To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the Remote. The counter readin
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EN 17 Adjusting tracking condition Selecting monitor sound D E — Tracking Adjustments — Audio Monitor You can select the desired monitor sound. Automatic tracking adjustment This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition. While playing back a tape on which stereo sound or SAP Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, sound is recorded, press A. MONITOR on the Remote. automatic tracking starts working and continuously Each time you press the button, sound changes as follows: analyzes
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3 BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) 18 EN Locating beginning of H G recordings — Index Search Index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each recording when recording on this VCR. You can find and automatically play back from the beginning of any recording using the Index Search function. SP EP VCR 1 Start search While the tape is not running, press SHUTTLE PLUS 4 or ¢ on the Remote. 2 Access distant code To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away, press SHUTTLE PLUS 4
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3 EN 19 This VCR can check the tape condition during recording (and playback), and realizes the best possible pictures. Basic Load a cassette 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, Recording cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV. Select recording channel 2 On the front panel: FF ( Á ) Press CH5°. PLAY ( 3 ) POWER On the Remote: REW ( 1 ) a– Press CH + or –. or b– Press th
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3 BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) 20 EN Changing display information A Basic Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause. Each time you press the button, the front panel display Recording shows the time counter, channel number and the clock time in sequence. Features Time Counter Channel No. Clock Time c To display the VCR status including the time counter, channel number, and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on-screen display” (Z pg. 21). To reset the time counter,
