JVC VCR HM DT100U User Manual

D-VHS DIGITAL RECORDER

HM-DT100U

MTP

NTSC

Integrated

REMOTE

POWER

CODE

HDTV

A/B/C/D

TV/VCR

VCR CABLE

TV /DBS

PROGRAM

PROG.CHECK

TIMER

EPG

SUB CH

START

STOP

DATE

TV/VCR CH

DTV MENU SUB CH - DIGITAL CH

REC

LINK

ABC

DEF

SUBTITLE

REC

GHI

JKL

MNO

SPEED

DBS

DAILY

WEEKLY

ENTER

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

C. RESET

CANCEL

AUX

SKIP

PLAY

STOP

NAVI

VOL

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and

Serial No. which are located on the

rear of cabinet. Retain this

INSTRUCTIONS

information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

LPT0960-001B

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5. Ventilation

IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But

improper use can result in potential electrical shock or

fire hazards. This product has been engineered and

manufactured to assure your personal safety. In order not

to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following

basic rules for its installation, use and servicing.

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 covered.

• Do not block the openings by placing the product

on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.

• Do not place the product in a built-in installation

such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation

is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have

been adhered to.

ATTENTION:

Follow and obey all warnings and instructions marked on

your product and its operating instructions. For your

safety, please read all the safety and operating

instructions before you operate this product and keep this

booklet for future reference.

6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting

The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling

only as recommended by the manufacturer.

ANTENNA INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding

INSTALLATION

1. Grounding or Polarization

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to

the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is

grounded so as to provide some protection against

voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810

of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70,

provides information with regard to proper grounding

of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the

lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of

grounding connectors, location of antenna discharge

unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and

requirements for the grounding electrode.

(A) Your product may be equipped with a polarized

alternating-current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into

the power outlet only one way. This is a safety

feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should

still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace

your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized plug.

(B) Your product may be equipped with a 3-wire

grounding-type plug, a plug having a third

(grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a

grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety

feature.

2. Lightning

For added protection for this product during a

lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and

unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the

wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable

system. This will prevent damage to the product due

to lightning and power-line surges.

If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,

contact your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

grounding-type plug.

3. Power Lines

An outside antenna system should not be located in

the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric

light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such

power lines or circuits. When installing an outside

antenna system, extreme care should be taken to

keep from touching such power lines or circuits as

contact with them might be fatal.

2. Power Sources

Operate your product only from the type of power

source indicated on the marking label. If you are not

sure of the type of power supply to your home,

consult your product dealer or local power company.

If your product is intended to operate from battery

power, or other sources, refer to the operating

instructions.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70

3. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or

integral convenience receptacles as this can result in

a risk of fire or electric shock.

ANTENNA

LEAD IN WIRE

4. Power Cord Protection

GROUND CLAMP

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are

not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular attention to

cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the

point where they exit from the product.

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION

810-20)

ELECTRIC SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

GROUNDING

CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250. PART H)

NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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USE

SERVICING

1. Servicing

1. Accessories

To avoid personal injury:

If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a

• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand,

tripod, bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious

injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the

product.

marked change in performance and you are unable to

restore normal operation by following the detailed

procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt

to service it yourself as opening or removing covers

may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel.

• Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the

product.

• Use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer and follow the manufacturer’s

instructions for any mounting of the product.

• Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across

thresholds or deep-pile carpets.

2. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:

a.When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

b.If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into

the product.

c.If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

d.If the product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualified technician to

restore the product to its normal operation.

e.If the product has been dropped or damaged in any

way.

2. Product and Cart Combination

A product and cart

PORTABLE CART WARNING

combination should be

moved with care. Quick

stops, excessive force,

and uneven surfaces

may cause the product

and cart combination to

overturn.

(Symbol provided by RETAC)

f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance—this indicates a need for service.

3. Water and Moisture

3. Replacement Parts

Do not use this product near water—for example,

near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry

tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and

the like.

When replacement parts are required, be sure the

service technician has used replacement parts

specified by the manufacturer or which have the

same characteristics as the original part.

Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric

shock or other hazards.

4. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this product

through openings as they may touch dangerous

voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a

fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on

the product.

4. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this

product, ask the service technici an to perform safety

checks to determine that the product is in safe

operating condition.

5. Attachments

Do not use attachments not recommended by the

manufacturer of this product as they may cause

hazards.

HOW TO USE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL

•The Index on pages 7 - 11 illustrates the controls and

connections on the front and rear panel, the front

display panel and the Remote.

•The list of terms on page 96 lists frequently-used terms,

and the number of the page on which they are used or

explained in the manual.

•The Amark signals a reference to another page for

instructions or related information.

•Operation buttons necessary for the various procedures

are clearly indicated through the use of illustrations at

the beginning of each major section.

6. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before

cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol

cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

7. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat

sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other products (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW VCR . . .

. . . please read the sections/literature listed below.

•‘CAUTIONS’ on page 2.

•‘IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS’ on

the previous page.

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Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, Remote or video cassette.

1. DO NOT place the VCR…

… in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity.

… in direct sunlight.

… in a dusty environment.

… in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated.

… on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration.

2. DO NOT block the VCR’s ventilation openings or holes.

(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or Remote.

4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the VCR or Remote.

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.

6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT place any containers filled with

water or liquids (such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit.

7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

8. AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

Moisture in the air will condense on the VCR when you move it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely

humid conditions—just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation

on the head drum will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where condensation may occur, keep the VCR turned

on for a few hours to let the moisture evaporate.

ABOUT HEAD CLEANING

After an extended period of use, the video heads can become dirty, resulting in a loss of picture or sound during

playback. If this happens, clean the video heads by using the optional cleaning tapes.

The heads get dirty in the following cases:

•in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity.

•in a dusty environment.

•flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes.

•continuous usage for a long time.

Symptoms of dirty video heads:

•The picture is not clear, or does not

appear. There is no sound.

VHS playback

•Mosaic (block) noise appears in the

picture.

•Black or mosaic horizontal stripes appear

in the picture.

•The picture stops (as if the tape is paused).

•A blank black or blue screen appears.

•The picture is fuzzy. (VHS playback)

Late symptom

Still image

Early symptom

D-VHS playback

Block noise

Black screen

Use a cleaning tape designed specifically for D-VHS video heads (JVC D-VHS video head cleaner DFC-2) to clean the

video heads.

•In order to avoid misoperation, set “NAVIGATION” to “OFF” (A page 54).

•Follow the instructions that are provided with the cleaning tape.

If you still do not get a clear picture after using a cleaning tape:

•The heads may be worn. Contact your nearest JVC dealer.

•During VHS playback, if there is a tracking problem, the picture may appear fuzzy. Adjust the tracking manually (A

page 30).

ATTENTION:

To mobile phone users:

Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the VCR may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue back

display.

On placing the VCR:

Some TVs or other appliances generates strong magnetic fields. Do not place such appliance on top of the VCR as it may cause

picture disturbance.

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CONTENTS

Digital Timer Programming .........................4 9

Recording t ime r ....................................................... 49

View ing time r .......................................................... 50

Chec king timer settings............................................ 50

Canceling or changing timer settings ....................... 50

Electronic Program Guide (EPG) ...................5 1

Easy Record Time r ................................................... 51

Changi ng or deleting Easy Rec Timer....................... 52

Easy View Time r ...................................................... 52

Changi ng or deleting Easy View Timer..................... 52

INDEX

Front pane l ........................................................7

Rear panel.........................................................8

Front display pane l ............................................9

On-screen display............................................10

Remote............................................................11

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR

Connections.................................................1 2

Basic Connectio n .....................................................1 3

VIDE O NAVIGATION

INITIAL SETTINGS

Navigation Playback...................................5 3

Deactivating Video Navig atio n ................................ 54

Findi ng Tapes..............................................5 5

Finding by tape number........................................... 55

Finding by program title........................................... 56

Finding by category ................................................. 56

Finding by recording dat e ........................................ 57

Finding blank space................................................. 58

Editin g Titles................................................5 9

Editing tape title....................................................... 59

Ente ring or Editing program title............................... 61

Editing program categor y ......................................... 62

Dele ting tape informatio n ........................................ 62

Dele ting program information.................................. 63

Checking memory ................................................... 63

Plug & Play Setting......................................1 4

Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Se t .................................1 4

Clock Setting ...............................................1 5

Preparation s .............................................................1 5

Setting clock semiautomaticall y ...............................1 6

Setting clock manuall y .............................................1 7

Analog Tuner Settin g ...................................1 8

Setting channels automaticall y .................................1 8

Setting channels manually .......................................1 9

Digital Tuner Setting ....................................2 0

Setting channels automaticall y .................................2 0

Setting channels manually .......................................2 1

Cable Box Control Settin g ............................2 2

Installing Controller .................................................2 2

Setting cable box input channel & brand .................2 3

DBS Receiver Control Settin g ........................2 5

Installing Controller .................................................2 5

Setting DBS receiver input channel & brand ............2 6

OTHER US EFUL FUNCTIONS

Useful Function Settings............................... 64

Parental Loc k ..............................................7 1

Enabling V-Chip ...................................................... 71

Setti ng US V-Chip ratings......................................... 72

Setting movie (MPAA) ratings................................... 72

Setti ng Canadian V-Chip ratings .............................. 72

Unrated program s.................................................... 73

Set lock cod e ........................................................... 73

View ing a blocked channel ..................................... 73

Closed Captio n ............................................7 5

Digital Auto Setting.................................................. 75

Digital Manual Setting ............................................. 76

JLIP ID Number Settin g ................................ 77

i.LINK Se t U p ............................................... 78

PLAYBACK

Basic Playbac k ............................................2 8

Basic Playback Features ..............................2 9

Checking tape position ............................................2 9

Playing back tape repeatedly ...................................2 9

Adjusting tracking condition ....................................3 0

Selecting monitor sound ..........................................3 0

Automatic operations after rewinding ......................3 1

Locating beginning of recordings .............................3 1

Skipping unwanted portions.....................................3 1

Special Effect Playbac k ................................3 3

Locating particular scene rapidly .............................3 3

Viewing still pictur e .................................................3 4

Viewing still picture frame by frame.........................3 4

Viewing slow motion picture ...................................3 4

EDITING

i.LINK/DV Conne ctions ................................ 80

S-VIDEO/VIDEO Connec tion s ........................ 82

RECORDING

MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL

Basic Recordin g ...........................................3 5

D-VHS Recording ....................................................3 5

S-VHS/VHS Recording .............................................36

Basic Recording Feature s .............................3 7

Changing display information ..................................3 7

Specifying recording length......................................3 7

Watching one program while recording another ......3 8

Showing on-screen display ......................................3 8

TV Brand Setting ......................................... 84

Cable Box or DBS Receiver Brand Setting.....8 5

Changing Remote Control Code ...................86

TROU BLESHOOTING

Error Cod es and Messages .............................. 92

Questions and answers................................... 94

GLOSSA RY

TIMER RECORDING

VCR Plus+ C ® Timer Programming ............4 0

Changing VCR Plus+ C ® Setting..................42

LIST OF TERMS

SPECIFICATIONS

Express Timer Programming........................44

Checking program settings.......................................46

Canceling or changing program settings...................46

Satellite Auto Recording ..............................47

WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.)

FOR SERVING (Only in U.S.A.)

100

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INDEX

Front panel

G H I J K

EJECT

STOP

PLAY

REW

POWER

HDMI

D-THEATER

DTV

–

HDMI

S-VIDEO –MENU–VIDEO (MONO)L–AUDIO–R

i.LINK

TIMER

D-VHS

REC SPEED

REC

PAUSE

IN F–1

P Q R S T U V

A [EJECT (M)] button : A page 28, 36

B Cassette loading slot

C [D-THEATER] LED : A page 54

D [DTV-HD] LED

J [REW (Q O)] button : A page 28, 33

K [FF (N P)] button : A page 28, 33

L [POWER] button : A page 28, 36

M [S-VIDEO]/[VIDEO]/[AUDIO] input connectors

Lights up when the digital broadcast signal received is

in HD format (image formats other than 480i and

480p).

[IN F-1] : A page 82

N [CHANNEL +] and [–] buttons : A page 30, 35, 36

O Front display panel : A page 9

P Remote sensor

E [DTV-SD] LED

Lights up when the digital broadcast signal received is

in SD format (480i and 480p image formats).

F [HDMI] LED : A page 12, 28

G [HDMI] button : A page 12, 28

H [STOP (L)] button : A page 28, 36

I [PLAY (I)] button : A page 28

Q [TIMER j] button : A page 41, 45, 46

R [D-VHS] button : A page 36

S [REC SPEED] button : A page 35, 36

T [REC (R)] button : A page 35, 36

U [PAUSE (W)] button : A page 34, 36

V [i.LINK] connector : A page 80

To access covered buttons/connectors, pull and open the cover.

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INDEX (cont.)

Rear panel

K L M

HDMI OUT

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

OPTICAL

ATSC IN

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION 1

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

PB/CB

PR/CR

CABLE BOX

OUT

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

D E F G H I

A AC power cord : A page 13

B Cooling fan

G [REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK] terminal

•[REMOTE PAUSE] terminal : A page 83

•[AV COMPULINK] terminal : A page 69

H [CABLE BOX] Controller connector : A page 22, 25

I [JLIP] terminal : A page 77

J [ANTENNA OUT] terminal : A page 13

K [i.LINK IN/OUT], [DV IN] Connector (i.Link*) :

A page 80

•This prevents the temperature from rising inside the

VCR. Do not remove it.

•Install the VCR so as not to block the area around

the cooling fan.

•The cooling fan may be activated even if the unit is

turned off in the following case;

— if the Auto Clock Set and Auto Tuner Set have

not been completed automatically by the Plug &

Play setting. (A page 14)

i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry

specification and extensions thereof. The A logo is

used for products compliant with the i.Link

standard.

Setting the clock manually (A page 17) will

turn off the cooling fan.

C [COMPONENT VIDEO OUT] connectors :

A page 13

D [S VIDEO]/[AUDIO]/[VIDEO OUTPUT] connectors :

A page 13

L [HDMI OUT] connector: A page 13

M [OPTICAL] terminal : A page 13, 66

N [ATSC IN] terminal : A page 13

O [ANTENNA IN] terminal : A page 13

E [S VIDEO]/[AUDIO]/[VIDEO INPUT] connectors

(L-1) : A page 82

F [S VIDEO]/[AUDIO]/[VIDEO INPUT] connectors

(L-2) : A page 82

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Front display panel

ABC

DTV

- -

D S VHS CH

H GF

A Progressive mode indicator : A page 13, 67

B Timer mode indicator : A page 41, 45

C Satellite Auto Recording indicator : A page 47

D Channel/auxiliary input ([L1],[L2],[F1],[I-1] etc.)

Clock time

E Remain indicator : A page 37

F Channel mode indicator

G DTV mode indicator

Lights up when digital broadcast signal is received.

H Cassette type indicator : A page 35

Time counter : A page 29

Remaining time

Recording mode indicator : A page 37, 41

Tape speed

I Pause mode indicator : A page 34, 36

J Record mode indicator : A page 37, 41

K Play mode indicator : A page 29, 41

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INDEX (cont.)

On-screen display

A B C DEFG H I

CH 123

SAP

D-VHS

INDEX -9

D-VHS STD

12:59 AM

JVC

HM-DT100

D-VHS

OFF

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC5

O N M

A Cassette indication

K Icons : A page 32

B Cassette type indication : A page 35

C Index no. indication : A page 31

D VCR operation mode indication

E Audio monitor indications : A page 30

F Clock time

: appears when a D-VHS cassette contains the

multiple programs

: appears when a D-VHS cassette contains the

multiple angle

: appears when a D-VHS cassette contains the

audio in multiple language

: appears when a D-VHS cassette contains the

subtitle in multiple language

Time counter*

Tape remaining time (When “REMAIN” appears)**

To reset the time counter, press [C.RESET] on the

Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is

also reset when a tape is inserted.

NOTE:

** The tape remaining time is calculated based on the

recording speed being used. The indicated remaining

time is only an estimate.

The subtitles do not appear while the on-screen display is

displayed.

G Recording mode indication : A page 35, 36

Recording speed indication

H Image format (“HD”/“SD”)

I Auxiliary input (“L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1” and “I-1” etc.)

J Audio Indications

L Selections of the selected icon (K)

M Model name of the device connected to the i.LINK

connector

N Brand name of the device connected to the i.LINK

connector

O Type of device connected to the i.LINK connector

P Tape position indicator : A page 29

“STEREO”

“Dolby D”

When receiving the stereo broadcast

When playing back and receiving

Dolby Digital signals

“STREAM”

“PCM”

When playing back and receiving

audio signals in other new formats

When playing back and receiving PCM

audio signals

“AUDIO 1”

“AUDIO 2”

“1+2 MIX”

Depends on the “DV AUDIO REC”

setting (A page 66)

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A [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector : A page 84 - 86

B [A/B/C/D] button : A page 86

C [OK] button

Remote

D [PROGRAM] button : A page 40, 44

E [STOP +/–] buttons : A page 41, 44

[SUB CH +/–] button : A page 35, 36

F [START +/–] buttons : A page 41, 44

[EPG] button : A page 51

[DTV MENU] button : A page 20

G Number keys : A page 35, 84

Character input buttons : A page 60

H [WEEKLY] button : A page 41, 45, 46

I [DAILY] button : A page 41, 45, 46

J [DBS] button : A page 45

REMOTE

CODE

POWER

TV/VCR

A/B/C/D

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

PROGRAM

EPG

PROG.CHECK

TIMER

SUB CH +

STOP

START

DATE

TV/VCR CH

DTV MENU SUB CH -

DIGITAL CH

K [CANCEL] button : A page 40, 46

[C. (Counter) RESET] button : A page 29

[<] button : A page 53

REC

LINK

. ,

ABC

DEF

SUBTITLE

REC

JKL

MNO

SPEED

GHI

DBS

DAILY

WEEKLY

ENTER

L [AUX] button : A page 83

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

AUX

C. RESET

CANCEL

SKIP

M [REW (QO)] button : A page 28, 33

N [REC (R)] button : A page 35, 36

O [STOP (L)] button : A page 28, 36

P [MENU] button : A page 15

Q [FG] buttons : A page 15, 16

R [NAVI] button : A page 53

PLAY

STOP

NAVI

S [BACK] button : A page 41, 64

T [OSD] button : A page 38

VOL

[ENTER] button

U [POWER] button : A page 28, 36

V [TV/VCR] button : A page 84

W [PROG. CHECK] button : A page 46

X [TIMER j] button : A page 41, 45, 46

Y [DATE +/–] buttons : A page 41, 44

[DIGITAL CH] button : A page 35, 36

[TV/VCR CH +/–] buttons :

page 30, 35, 44, 84, 85

a [REC LINK] button : A page 47

b [SUBTITLE] button : A page 32

c [REC SPEED] button : A page 35, 36

d [ENTER] button : A page 84, 85

e [SKIP SEARCH] button: A page 31

f [–] button: A page 35, 36

How to use the Remote

Before use, insert two AA size batteries into the

Remote with the polarity (Fand G) matched

correctly as indicated on the battery compartment or

on the lid.

[>] button : A page 53

g [FF (NP)] button : A page 28, 33

h [PLAY (I)] button : A page 28, 35

i [PAUSE (W)] button : A page 34, 36

j [ST(DE)] buttons : A page 15, 31

k [TV VOL +/–] buttons : A page 84

l [OK] button

The Remote can operate most of your VCR’s

functions, as well as basic functions of TV sets, cable

boxes and DBS receivers.

•Point the Remote toward the remote sensor on the

target component.

•The maximum operating distance of the remote

control is about 8 m (26ft.).

m [A. (Audio) MONITOR] button : A page 30

[CLEAR] button : A page 60

[c/d](TV Muting) button : A page 84

n [DISPLAY] button : A page 37

NOTES:

• If the Remote does not work properly, remove its batteries,

wait for a few seconds, replace the batteries and then try

again.

The glow-in-the-dark buttons shown in white on the

illustration on the left column are helpful when using

the Remote in darkened rooms.

• If the batteries of the Remote are weak, the Remote will not

be able to control the TV, cable box or DBS receiver.

Replace the batteries.

Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name

can also be used to operate your TV after setting the

[VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector to [TV]. (A page 84)

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INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR

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Flat Feeder

Antenna or Cable

Coaxial Cable

Matching Transformer

(not supplied)

To [ANTENNA IN]

(Antenna or cable input)

Coaxial Cable

Antenna or Cable for

digital broadcast

TV (HD Ready)

To [ATSC IN]

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

HDMI OUT OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

ATSC IN

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

RF Cable (supplied)

PB/CB

UDIO

CABLE BOX

OUT

PR/CR

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE AUSE/

AV COMPULINK

To 75Kterminal

To [ANTENNA OUT]

Back of VCR

To S-Video Input

Connector

S-Video Cable

(supplied)

To [S-VIDEO OUTPUT]

To HDMI

Connector

AC Outlet

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

Video Cable

(not supplied)

To Video

Input Connector

To [VIDEO OUTPUT]

To [AUDIO OUTPUT]

Audio Cable

(supplied)

AUDIO

OUTPUT

To [COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT]

To Audio Input Connectors

Component Video Cable (not supplied)

To Component Video Connectors

HDMI Cable (not supplied)

To [HDMI OUT]

When your TV has only DVI input, you can use a commercially available HDMI

to DVI conversion cable to connect between the VCR and your TV.

Also, connect the VCR’s [AUDIO OUTPUT] to the TV’s audio input connectors.

To [AUDIO OUTPUT]

DIGITAL IN

Audio Cable (supplied)

AUDIO

To Audio Input Connectors

To [HDMI OUT]

VIDEO

HDMI to DVI conversion cable

(commercially available, not

supplied)

To DVI

connector

NOTES:

• VCR video output is not possible through RF connection. To view a tape or broadcast program, either analog (Component Video, S-

Video or Video) or digital (HDMI) video output must be connected.

• HDMI will be automatically activated (HDMI-ON) when a HDMI connection has been made. To de-activate (HDMI-OFF), press

[HDMI] on the front panel and the [HDMI] LED will turn off.

During HDMI-ON ([HDMI] LED on), the image format output to the TV connected via the HDMI connector will be in accordance to

the image format of the TV. During HDMI-OFF ([HDMI] LED off), the image format output to the TV is in accordance to this VCR’s

“IN/OUT FUNCTION” menu settings “TV OUTPUT 1” and “TV OUTPUT 2” (A page 67). If the picture cannot be properly

displayed on the TV when using the HDMI to DVI connection, try setting HDMI to OFF.

If your TV is not High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compatible, the pictures will not be properly displayed on the

TV. In this case, use the component video, s-video or video connection.

• If you have made a component video connection and your TV’s component video connectors support only high definition signal

format, connect also the S-VIDEO or VIDEO connectors between the VCR and TV in order to view the picture of 480i image format

output from the VCR.

• To ensure that you can record one show while watching another (A page 38), you must also connect the VCR to the TV using the

RF cable.

• For full identification of the VCR’s rear panel, refer to the Index (A page 8).

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Basic Connection

D Connect VCR to power source

Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet.

A Check contents

•The clock and tuner channels will automatically

be set when the antenna is connected and when

the AC power cord is first connected to an AC

power outlet (A page 14).

Make sure the package contains all of the

accessories listed in ‘SPECIFICATIONS’ (A page

97).

(If [AUTO] or channel numbers are displayed

on the front display panel before the VCR is

turned on, the clock and tuner channels are

being set automatically. Wait until the clock

time is displayed on the front display panel

before turning on the VCR.)

B Situate VCR

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface.

C Connect VCR to TV

The following connections are required.

A Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV.

B Connect the TV antenna cable to the VCR’s

[ANTENNA IN] terminal.

NOTE:

When AC cord is connected to AC outlet, [LOADING]

appears on the front display panel. It takes some time

until the unit turns on.

C Connect the supplied RF cable between the

VCR’s [ANTENNA OUT] terminal and the

TV’s antenna input terminal.

D Connect an coaxial cable from the digital

broadcast source to the VCR’s [ASTC IN] ter-

minal.

E Connect a HDMI cable between the VCR’s

[HDMI OUT] connector and the TV’s HDMI

input connector.

E Final preparation for use

Turn on the VCR.

•You can now perform basic playback

(A page 28) or basic recording (A page 35).

If your TV has only DVI input, use a HDMI to

DVI conversion cable to connect to the VCR’s

[HDMI OUT] connector. Also, connect an

audio cable between the VCR’s [AUDIO

OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s audio

input connectors. If your TV is connected to

an AV Amplifier, you can make use of the

VCR’s [OPTICAL] connector to connect to the

amplifier (A page 66).

ATTENTION:

When this VCR is connected to some HDMI devices, signals

that are normally output from the VCR in the 480i image

format may be outputted as 480p image format signals. In

such cases, signal cannot be output from the [S VIDEO

OUTPUT] connector or the [VIDEO OUTPUT] connectors.

If the [S VIDEO OUTPUT] connector or the [VIDEO

OUTPUT] connectors are used, press the [HDMI] button on

the front panel to turn off the [HDMI] LED and set “TV

OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i” (A page 67).

In event when even the main menu screen cannot be

displayed on the TV when [MENU] is pressed, power off this

VCR, press and hold [PAUSE (W)] for more than 5 seconds,

then power on the VCR again.

* If your TV does not have a HDMI or DVI

connector, you can make a ‘Component Video

Connection’ or ‘VIDEO/S-VIDEO Connection’

as stated below:

Component Video Connection

a– Connect a component video cable between

the VCR’s [COMPONENT VIDEO OUT]

connectors and the TV’s component video

input connectors.

b– Connect an audio cable between the VCR’s

[AUDIO OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s

audio input connectors.

NOTES:

• If you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you play

back a tape, set “TV OUTPUT 2” to the appropriate mode

(A page 67). “TV OUTPUT 2” is invalid when HDMI is

activated.

• If your TV’s component video connectors support only the

progressive video input and not high definition video input,

you can set “TV OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480p” (A page 67) or

“480i to 480p” to “ON” (A page 67) to enjoy high quality

picture.

The progressive mode indicator [q] on the front display panel

will light up when the video output is in progressive mode.

• To operate the VCR with your TV using the HDMI, DVI,

Component Video or S-VIDEO connection, set your TV to the

AV mode using the TV’s Remote.

VIDEO/S-VIDEO Connection

a– Connect an S-Video cable between the VCR’s

[S-VIDEO OUTPUT] connector and the TV’s

S-Video input connector.

If your TV does not have a S-Video input

connector, use a video cable to connect

between the VCR’s [VIDEO OUTPUT]

connector and the TV’s video input

connector.

You can also use the TV/VCR button on the VCR’s Remote to

set your TV to the AV mode (A page 84).

b– Connect an audio cable between the VCR’s

[AUDIO OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s

audio input connectors.

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INITIAL SETTINGS

This VCR sets the clock and tuner channels automatically

when AC power cord is first connected to 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 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.

Plug & Play

Setting

Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set

A Perform Plug & Play setup

ATTENTION:

Connect the antenna cable to the VCR

• If you use a cable box, Plug & Play will not function; set

the clock and tuner channels separately. (A page 15 - 19)

• It takes several minutes for the VCR to complete the Plug &

Play setting.

(A page 13). Then connect the AC power cord

to an AC outlet. Do not turn on the VCR.

The clock and tuner channels will be set automatically.

• Do not press any buttons on the front panel or on the

Remote while Plug & Play is in progress.

• Digital tuner (DTV) channels may not be set automatically

by Plug & Play, in such cases, set digital tuner channels

separately. (A page 20, 21)

NOTES:

•When AC cord is connected to an AC outlet,

[LOADING] appears on the front display panel. It

takes some time until VCR completes its setup.

•Auto Clock Set is performed first.

[AUTO] blinks on the front display panel during Auto

Clock Set.

•Auto Channel Set is performed next. Auto Channel Set

scans all the channels that are receivable by your

VCR. During Auto Channel Set, the channel numbers

are displayed as they are scanned and set.

IN F–1

•When Plug & Play setting has been complete

successfully, the correct clock time is displayed. If you

perform Plug & Play setting successfully, there is no need

to perform the clock (A page 15) and tuner (A page

18) settings. If, however, you want to add or delete

channels, refer to Manual Channel Set on page 19.

During Initial Auto Clock Set

[AUTO] blinks.

Plug & Play Completed

The current time is

displayed. ([PM] lights

up during the afternoon.)

During Auto Channel Set

The channel numbers are

displayed as they are

scanned and set.

* If an incorrect clock time or [– –:– –] appears on the display panel, see ‘What to do if Plug & Play setting failed’ below.

INFORMATION

• If “AUTO CLOCK” is set to “ON” on the Clock Set screen on page 15, the clock will be adjusted automatically by

the host channel every hour (except 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) using the incoming PBS channel

clock setting data. (This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the VCR is turned off. The clock

will be adjusted just on these hours — on the time displayed on the front display panel, not on the actual real time.)

The default setting of “AUTO CLOCK” is “ON”.

• If the memory backup fails, because a power outage occurs or because the AC power cord is unplugged, Auto

Clock Set will be performed when power is restored to the VCR.

• Poor antenna or cable signal may prevent the VCR from receiving the Auto clock setting data from a PBS channel.

If this function is taking a considerable amount of time, it may be necessary to perform the Semiauto (A page 16)

or Manual Clock Set (A page 17) procedure.

What to do if Plug & Play setting failed

• If an incorrect time is displayed on the front display panel, you may be receiving the clock setting data of a PBS

channel from an adjacent time zone, or an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. In this case, perform the

Semiauto (A page 16) or Manual Clock Set (A page 17) procedure.

• If [– –:– –] appears on the front display panel, your antenna cable may not be connected to the VCR or there may

not be a Host PBS signal available in your area. Ensure that the antenna cable is connected correctly. Then turn on

and off the VCR; the Plug & Play setting will be automatically reactivated.

If Plug & Play setting is not performed though the antenna cable is connected correctly, perform Manual Clock Set

(A page 17) and Auto Channel Set or Manual Channel Set (A page 18 or 19).

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Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set

correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable

box.

Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semiauto or

Manual Clock Set. Each procedure starts from step C

after preparation steps below are finished.

If you use a cable box, set the clock manually. (A page

17)

Clock Setting

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

Preparations

A Access Main Menu screen

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Press [MENU].

B Access Clock Set screen

A Press [D E] to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

OTHER

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

move the arrow to

“INITIAL SET

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK

UP”, then press

[G] or [OK].

OFF

B Press [D E] to

move the arrow to

“CLOCK SET”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

•If “CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK

MANUALLY” appears on the screen, press [OK]

to access the Clock Set screen. (Even if you do

not press [OK], the Clock Set screen disappears

after 5 seconds, then the Clock Set screen

appears automatically.)

B- F

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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Setting clock semiautomatically

E Select D.S.T. mode

— Semiauto Clock Set

You have three choices:

“AUTO”– Select if you want to adjust your VCR’s

clock automatically by the incoming

signal from the host channel. (Auto

Daylight Saving Time*)

You can change the host channel/D.S.T. /time zone

setting manually.

First follow steps Ato Bon page 15, then go to the

following steps.

“ON”–

Adjustment will be made by the built-

in clock itself.

“OFF”– Select when Daylight Saving Time

does not apply to you.

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “D.S.T.”, then

press [D E] repeatedly until the desired setting is

selected.

C Access Auto Clock Set screen

Press [FG] to move

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

OTHER

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

the arrow to “AUTO

CLOCK SET”, then

press [OK].

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK

F Select time zone

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “TIME ZONE”,

press [D E] repeatedly until “AUTO” or the

desired time zone is selected.

Then;

To select the host channel — go to step D.

To select the D.S.T. mode — go to step E.

To select the time zone — go to step F.

Each time you press the button, the time zone

changes as follows:

U“AUTO” U“ATLANTIC” U“EASTERN”

U“CENTRAL” U“MOUNTAIN” U“PACIFIC”

U“ALASKA” U“HAWAII” U(back to the

beginning)

NOTE:

The time set previously will be erased when “AUTO

CLOCK SET” is selected.

NOTE:

If an incorrect clock time is displayed by the Plug & Play

setting, you may be receiving the clock setting data of a

PBS channel from an adjacent time zone or from an

incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. If you

selected “AUTO” for the host channel in step D, be

sure to select the correct time zone manually.

D Select host channel

You can either select

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

“AUTO” or enter a

PBS channel number.

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “HOST

CH”, then press [D

E] until “AUTO” or

the desired PBS

AUTO CLOCK SET

TIME --:--AM DATE 1/1 (THU) 2004

AUTO

HOST CH [TV]

D.S.T

TIME ZONE

RETURN

G Return to normal screen

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Press [MENU].

channel number is

selected.

IMPORTANT:

Turn off the VCR after performing Semiauto Clock Set.

[AUTO] will appear on the front display panel while the

clock is being set. The current clock time will appear

automatically when the clock setting is complete.

NOTE:

Some PBS channels do not transmit clock setting data.

* Auto Daylight Saving Time

This function enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’s

clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time.

With Auto DST activated, . . .

. . . on the first Sunday of April at 2:00 AM, the clock is

adjusted to 3:00 AM.

. . . on the last Sunday of October at 2:00 AM, the clock is

adjusted to 1:00 AM.

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Setting clock manually

— Manual Clock Set

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

First follow steps Ato Bon page 15, then go to the

following steps.

C Access Manual Clock Set screen

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “MANUAL

CLOCK SET”, then press [OK].

D Set time

Press [D E] until the

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

desired time appears,

then press [G].

MANUAL CLOCK SET

TIME

--:--

1/1 (THU)

2004

DATE

YEAR

•Holding [D E]

changes the time in

30-minute intervals.

D.S.T

OFF

TIME ZONE

ATLANTIC

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

C- G

E Set date

Press [D E] until the desired date appears, then

press [G].

•Holding [D E] changes the date in 15-day

intervals.

F Set year

Press [D E] until the desired year appears.

NOTE:

When you set “TIME ZONE” and “D.S.T” manually, they are

used as the setting for EPG (A page 51).

G Select D.S.T. mode

Press [FG] to move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”,

then press [D E] to select “ON” or “OFF”.

“ON”– Adjustment will be made by the built-in

clock itself.

“OFF”– Select when Daylight Saving Time does

not apply to you.

H Select time zone

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “TIME ZONE”,

press [D E] repeatedly until the desired time zone

is selected.

Each time you press the button, the time zone

changes as follows:

U“ATLANTIC” U“EASTERN” U“CENTRAL”

U“MOUNTAIN” U“PACIFIC” U“ALASKA”

U“HAWAII” U(back to the beginning)

I Start clock

Press [MENU] and normal screen appears.

To make corrections any time during the process

Press [FG] to select the item you want to change, then

press [D E].

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INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

Setting channels automatically

Analog Tuner

Setting

— Auto Channel Set (Analog)

Use Auto Channel Set only if channels have not been set

correctly by the Plug & Play setting. If you want to add or

delete channels, use Manual Channel Set (Analog) (A

page 19).

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

•^mSe^ot^dth^ee^o[ⁿV^tC^hR^e/^TT^VV^./CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Access Main Menu screen

Press [MENU].

B Access Tuner Set Up screen

A Press [D E] to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

VCR

move the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

CABLE

/DBS

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

B Press [D E] to

move the arrow to

“TUNER SET”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

C Perform Auto Channel Set

You can

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

automatically set the

receivable channels

in your area in the

order of their

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

frequencies.

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “AUTO

CH SET”, then press

[OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

B- C

NOTES:

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

•When Auto Channel

Set is complete,

AUTO CHANNEL SET

SCANNING...

“SCAN COMPLETED”

appears on screen.

•If the scan was

unsuccessful, “SCAN

COMPLETED – NO

SIGNAL FOUND –”

appears on screen.

Check the

PRESS [MENU] TO END

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

connections, then

select “RETRY” to start

again, or select

“EXIT”.

D Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

INFORMATION

The VCR selects the correct band (TV or CATV)

automatically during Auto Channel Set.

The selected band will be displayed on the right side

of “BAND” on the Tuner Set Up screen.

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Setting channels manually

— Manual Channel Set (Analog)

You can add the channels you want or delete the

channels you do not want manually.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

A Access Main Menu screen

Press [MENU].

B Access Tuner Set Up screen

A Press [D E] to move the arrow to “TUNER

SET UP”, then press [G] or [OK].

B Press [D E] to move the arrow to “TUNER

SET”, then press [G] or [OK].

C Access Manual Channel Set

screen

Press [FG] to move

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

the arrow to

“MANUAL CH SET”,

then press [OK].

BAND

A E

AUTO CH SET

B- D

MANUAL CH SET

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

D Add or skip desired channels

To add channels

A Press [FG] to

FUNCTION SET UP

MANUAL CH SET

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

move the arrow to

“CH”, then press

the ‘Number’ keys

to input a channel

number you want

to add.

[TV]

ADD/SKIP

ADD

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW

OR NUMBER KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

B Press [FG] to move the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”,

then press [D E] to set to “ADD”.

C Repeat A and B to add other channels.

To skip channels

A Press [FG] to

FUNCTION SET UP

MANUAL CH SET

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

move the arrow to

“CH”, then press

the ‘Number’ keys

or [D E] to input

a channel number

you want to skip.

[TV]

ADD/SKIP

SKIP

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW

OR NUMBER KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

B Press [FG] to move the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”,

then press [D E] to set to “SKIP”.

C Repeat Aand Bto skip other channels.

E Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

END of Tuner Setting.

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INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

Setting channels automatically

Digital Tuner

Setting

— Auto Channel Set (Digital)

To add or delete channels, use Manual Channel Set

(Digital) (A page 21).

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

Access Digital Set Up Menu screen

•^mSe^ot^dth^ee^o[ⁿV^tC^hR^e/^TT^VV^./CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

Press [DTV MENU].

B Access Tuner screen

Press [D E] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

the arrow to

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

“TUNER”, then press

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

[G] or [OK].

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

C Perform Auto Channel Set

You can automatically

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

set the receivable

channels in your area in

the order of their

frequencies.

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

Press [FG] to move the

arrow to “AUTO CH

SET”, then press [OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

NOTES:

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

•During Auto Channel

Set, the size of the

menu screen

AUTO CHANNEL SET

SCANNING...

displayed may vary

depending on the

resolution information

(1080i, 720p, 480p or

480i) of the channels

received.

PRESS [MENU] TO END

B- C

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

•When Auto Channel Set is complete, “SCAN

COMPLETED” appears on screen.

•If the scan was unsuccessful, “SCAN COMPLETED –

NO SIGNAL FOUND –” appears on screen. Check

the connections, then select “RETRY” to start again, or

select “EXIT”.

D Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

INFORMATION

“AUTO CH SET” and “MANUAL CH SET” will be

performed in accordance to the band (TV/CATV)

selected at the “BAND” item on the Digital Set Up

screen.

Unlike analog tuner setting (A page 18), the VCR will

not select the correct band (TV/CATV) automatically

during Auto Channel Set for digital tuner setting.

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D Add or skip desired channels

To add channels

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

DIGITAL SET UP

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “CH”,

then press the

MANUAL CH SET

[TV]

ADD

8-1

ADD/SKIP

DTV CH

‘Number’ keys to

select a receiving

RF channel.

SIGNAL STRENGTH

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

[TV/VCR

CH +/ ]

•When a digital broadcast (ATSC) channel is

received, the channel number will be

displayed at “DTV CH”.

If digital broadcast cannot be received, the

received RF channel number will be

displayed instead.

‘Number‘ Keys

B Press [FG] to move the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”,

then press [D E] to set to “ADD”.

C Repeat A and B to add other channels.

To skip channels

DIGITAL SET UP

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “CH”,

then press [TV/VCR

MANUAL CH SET

B- D

[TV]

SKIP

8-1

ADD/SKIP

DTV CH

CH +/–] to select an

RF channel you

want to skip.

SIGNAL STRENGTH

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “DTV CH”, then

press [TV/VCR CH +/–] to select a receiving DTV

channel you want to skip.

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”, then

press [D E] to set to “SKIP”.

Setting channels manually

— Manual Channel Set (Digital)

C Repeat Aand Bto skip other channels.

You can add the channels you want or delete the

channels you do not want manually.

• The numeric value displayed at the “SIGNAL

STRENGTH” item indicates the strength of the

digital broadcast signal received. The signal

strength value range is from 0 to 100.

• At the “CH” item, the added RF channels can be

selected when you press [TV/VCR CH +/-].

Pressing the ‘Number’ keys allow you to select

all available RF channels.

Access Digital Set Up Menu screen

Press [DTV MENU].

B Access Tuner screen

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “TUNER”, then

•

At the “DTV CH” item, pressing [TV/VCR CH +/-]

allows you to select the main channel of a DTV

channel. The sub channels of a DTV channel

cannot be selected.

press [G] or [OK].

Access Manual Channel Set screen

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

the arrow to

“MANUAL CH SET”,

then press [OK].

E Return to normal screen

BAND

Press [MENU].

END of Tuner Setting.

INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

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INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

The following procedure is required if you receive your

TV channels through a cable box (descrambler). The

Controller allows the VCR to automatically switch the

cable box channel during timer recording. The Controller

is effective for recording broadcasts that have been

programmed using VCR Plus+ (A page 40) or Express

timer programming (A page 44).

Cable Box

Control Setting

Suggested location

Place the cable box on top of the VCR. Attach the VCR’s

Controller to the top of the VCR with the Controller’s

transmitter pointed towards the cable box’s remote

sensor.

Installing Controller

A Situate Controller

ATTENTION:

Place the Controller so that its transmitter is facing

the cable box’s remote sensor.

The Controller can also control a DBS receiver. If both a

cable box and a DBS receiver are used, position the

Controller so its signal reaches the remote sensors on both

the cable box and DBS receiver.

•Make sure the path between the Controller and

the cable box’s remote sensor is not blocked.

B Attach Controller

Cable box

Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on

the back of the Controller.

C Connect cable box to VCR

•If your cable box does not have audio/video

output connectors

Controller

(suggested

locations)

Connect the RF output terminal on the cable

box to the [ANTENNA IN] terminal on the rear

of the VCR.

Your VCR

•If your cable box has audio/video output

connectors

Cable box

Connect an audio/video cable between the

[AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT] connectors on the rear

of the VCR and the audio/video output

connectors on the cable box.

To Audio/

video output

To RF

output

Controller

(supplied)

NOTE:

When connecting your cable box, refer to its instruction

manual.

Transmitter

D Connect Controller to VCR

Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX

Controller connector on the rear panel.

To [ANTENNA

IN]

To [AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT]

How to control the cable box

This VCR has two separate methods to control your

cable box.

•The VCR’s wireless Remote can control your cable

box. This eliminates the need for a separate cable

box’s Remote.

•The VCR’s Controller can also control your cable

box. This allows the VCR to change your cable

box’s channel number during timer recording.

Each method must be set up separately. To set up the

VCR’s Remote, refer to page 85. To set up the

Controller, go to page 23.

Your VCR

CABLE

BOX

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Setting cable box input channel &

brand

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

After installation, set the cable box input channel and its

brand correctly; otherwise, the Controller cannot work

correctly.

Remote to [VCR].

A Turn on cable box

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Select a channel other than channel 9 on your

cable box.

B Access Main Menu screen on VCR

Press [MENU].

C Access Cable Set Up screen

A Press [D E] to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

DBS SET UP

move the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

TEST MODE

B Press [D E] to

move the arrow to

“CABLE SET UP”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

C- F

D Select cable box input channel

Press [FG] to move

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

the arrow to “INPUT

CH”.

Your selection

depends on how your

cable box is

connected to your

VCR.

CABLE SET UP

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

TEST MODE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

•If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s

[ANTENNA IN] terminal on the rear panel

Press [D E] until the channel number

representing the cable box’s output (“ON CH2 –

ON CH9”) appears on the screen.

•If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s

[AUDIO/VIDEO] input connectors on the front

panel

Press [D E] until “ON F-1” appears on the

screen.

•If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s

[AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT (L-1)] or [AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT (L-2)] connectors on the rear

panel

Press [D E] until “ON L-1” or “ON L-2”

appears on the screen.

•If you do not use a cable box

Press [D E] until “OFF” appears on the screen.

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INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

CABLE BOX BRAND LIST

BRAND

E Enter cable box brand

CODE

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to

“BRAND”.

Press [D E] to enter

the brand code from

the list shown to the

right.

ARCHER

1, 5, 17

1, 17

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

2, 8

1, 17

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

CABLETENNA

CABLEVIEW

CITIZEN

CABLE SET UP

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

TEST MODE

CURTIS

DIAMOND

GC BRAND

GEMINI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS

HAMLIN

1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 28

10, 18, 23

1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 28

2, 8

7, 20

13, 14

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

13, 14

10, 18, 23

T1, 16, 17

5, 16, 24

2, 8

7, 20

5, 16, 17, 24, 25

13, 14

JASCO

F Engage test mode

JERROLD

NOVAVISION

OAK

PANASONIC

PULSER

RCA

REGAL

REMBRANDT

SAMSUNG

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA

SIGMA

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “TEST MODE”,

then press [OK].

NOTE:

If you do not engage the test mode in step F, “INPUT

CH” and “BRAND” are not set.

FUNCTION SET UP

CABLE SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

•If the cable box’s

channel changes to

9, setting is

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

DID YOUR CABLE BOX CHANGE TO

complete

CHANNEL 09?

TEST MODE

SL MARX

SPRUCER

YES

Press [D E] to

move the arrow to

“YES”, then press

[OK] and “CABLE

BOX CONTROL IS

ON” appears on the

screen for about 5

seconds.

•If the cable box’s channel does not change to 9

A Press [D E] to move the arrow to “NO”.

B Press [OK].

C Repeat step E until the cable box’s channel

changes to 9 by entering another code.

D If the channel does not change after going

through all the code numbers listed for your

model of cable box, then try all the other

numbers.

SELECT

STARGATE

TELEVIEW

TOCOM

5, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 25

5, 16, 24

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

1, 4, 16

UNIKA

1, 17

UNIVERSAL

VIDEOWAY

ZENITH

16, 17, 25

3, 9, 22

NOTES:

• The Controller may not work with all types of cable box.

• If your cable box does not respond to any code, you cannot

use the Controller to change cable box channels. In this case,

make sure to leave the cable box turned on and tuned to the

proper channel before the scheduled start time of timer

recording.

Contact your cable company about the possibility of

exchanging your current cable box with the one compatible

with your VCR.

• The VCR can only change the cable box channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

• If your cable box cannot be operated with a Remote (because

it has no remote sensor), you cannot use the Controller to

change its channels. Make sure to leave the cable box turned

on and tuned to the proper channel before the scheduled start

time of timer recording.

• If the VCR’s memory backup expires because of a power

failure, set the cable box input channel and brand again.

• For customers in U.S.A.: If you are unable to set the

Controller, contact JVC toll free at 1-800-252-5722.

G Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

If the VCR’s clock has not been set (with “AUTO

CLOCK” set to “ON”)

“CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY”

appears for about 5 seconds when you press [OK] in

step C, then the Clock Set screen appears.

Perform Manual Clock Set on page 17. If you press

[MENU] after the clock has been set, the Cable Box

Input Channel screen in step D appears.

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The following procedure is required if you receive satellite

channels through a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receiver.

The Controller allows the VCR to automatically switch the

DBS receiver’s channels during timer recording.

DBS Receiver

Control Setting

NOTES:

Suggested location

• The VCR can automatically change the DBS receiver channels

using the Controller when the VCR has been programmed

using Express timer programming (A page 44).

Because satellite programming does not use PlusCode, the

Controller cannot change the DBS receiver channels during

VCR Plus+ timer recording. (You can also use ‘Satellite Auto

Recording’ (A page 47) if your DBS receiver is equipped with

a timer.)

Place the DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receiver on top

of the VCR. Attach the VCR’s Controller to the top of the

VCR with the Controller’s transmitter pointed towards the

DBS receiver’s remote sensor.

ATTENTION:

• If a cable box is also used, it is recommended that you

connect the DBS receiver to your VCR’s [AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT] connectors and the cable box to your VCR’s

[ANTENNA IN] terminal.

The Controller can also control a cable box. If both a DBS

receiver and a cable box are used, position the Controller so

its signal reaches the remote sensors on both the DBS

receiver and cable box.

Installing Controller

DBS receiver

A Situate Controller

Place the Controller so that its transmitter is facing

the DBS receiver’s remote sensor.

•Make sure the path between the Controller and

the DBS receiver’s remote sensor is not blocked.

Controller

(suggested

locations)

B Attach Controller

Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on

the back of the Controller.

Your VCR

DBS receiver

C Connect DBS receiver to VCR

Controller

(supplied)

To RF

output

To Audio/

video output

•If your DBS receiver does not have audio/video

output connectors

Transmitter

Connect the RF output terminal on the DBS

receiver to the [ANTENNA IN] terminal on the

rear of your VCR.

To [ANTENNA

IN]

To [AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT]

•If your DBS receiver has audio/video output

connectors

Connect an audio/video cable between the

[AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT] connectors on the rear

of the VCR and the audio/video output

connectors on the DBS receiver.

Your VCR

NOTE:

When connecting your DBS receiver, refer to its

instruction manual.

CABLE

BOX

D Connect Controller to VCR

Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX

Controller connector on the rear panel.

How to control the DBS receiver

This VCR has two separate methods to control your DBS receiver.

The VCR’s wireless Remote can control your DBS receiver. This eliminates the need for a separate DBS receiver’s Remote.

•

• The VCR’s Controller can also control your DBS receiver. This allows the VCR to change your DBS receiver’s

channel number during timer-recording.

Each method must be set up separately. To set up the VCR’s Remote, refer to page 85. To set up the Controller, go to page 26.

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INITIAL SETTING (cont.)

Setting DBS receiver input channel &

brand

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

After installation, set the DBS receiver’s input channel

and its brand correctly; otherwise, the Controller cannot

work correctly.

A Turn on DBS receiver

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Select a channel other than channel 100 or 205

on your DBS receiver.

B Access Main Menu screen on VCR

Press [MENU].

C Access DBS Receiver Set screen

A Press [D E] to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

TUNER SET

CABLE SET UP

DBS SET UP

move the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

TEST MODE

B Press [D E] to

move the arrow to

“DBS SET UP”,

then press [G] or

[OK].

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Select DBS receiver input channel

Press [FG] to move

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

the arrow to “INPUT

CH”.

INPUT CH

OFF

BRAND

Your selection

depends on how your

DBS receiver is

connected to your

VCR.

TEST MODE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

•If your DBS receiver is connected to your

VCR’s [ANTENNA IN] terminal on the rear

panel

Press [D E] until the channel number

representing the DBS receiver’s output (“ON

CH3” or “ON CH4”) appears on the screen.

•If your DBS receiver is connected to your

VCR’s [AUDIO/VIDEO] input connectors on

the front panel

Press [D E] until “ON F-1” appears on the

screen.

•If your DBS receiver is connected to your

VCR’s [AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT (L-1)] or

[AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT (L-2)] connectors on

the rear panel

Press [D E] until “ON L-1” or “ON L-2”

appears on the screen.

•If you do not use a DBS receiver

Press [D E] until “OFF” appears on the screen.

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E Enter DBS Receiver’s brand

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

DBS SET UP

“BRAND”.

INPUT CH

OFF

Press [D E] to enter

the brand code from

the following list.

BRAND

TEST MODE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

BRAND

CODE

JVC (DISH Network)

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network)

SONY (DSS)

RCA (DSS)

F Engage test mode

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “TEST MODE”,

then press [OK].

The program currently received through the DBS

receiver appears for about 10 seconds.

NOTE:

If you do not engage the test mode in step F, “INPUT

CH” and “BRAND” are not set.

•If the DBS receiver’s channel changes to 205,

setting is complete

Press [D E] to

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

DBS SET UP

move the arrow to

“YES”, then press

[OK] and “DBS

RECEIVER

NOTES:

INPUT CH

OFF

• The Controller may not work with all types of DBS receiver.

• If your DBS receiver does not respond to the code, you cannot

use the Controller to change satellite channels. In this case,

make sure to leave the DBS receiver turned on and tuned to

the proper channel before the scheduled start time of timer

recording. In addition, if your DBS receiver is equipped with a

timer, you can also use ‘Satellite Auto Recording’ (A page

47).

• The VCR can only change the satellite channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

• If your DBS receiver cannot be operated with a Remote

(because it has no remote sensor), you cannot use the

Controller to change its channels. Make sure to leave the DBS

receiver turned on and tuned to the proper channel before the

scheduled start time of timer recording.

DID YOUR DBS RECEIVER CHANGE TO

CHANNEL 205?

YES

CONTROL IS ON”

appears on the

screen for about 5

seconds

•If the DBS receiver’s channel does not change

as shown above

A Press [D E] to move the arrow to “NO”.

B Press [OK].

C Re-enter the correct code.

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

• For customers in U.S.A.: If you are unable to set the

Controller, contact JVC toll free at 1-800-252-5722.

G Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

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PLAYBACK

This VCR can check the tape condition during playback

(and recording), and realize the best possible pictures.

•This VCR can play back tapes that have been recorded

in D-VHS (MTP), S-VHS, S-VHS ET and VHS formats

and automatically identifies the recording format.

•When you play back a tape recorded on this VCR, you

can use the Video Navigation function (A page 53).

Basic Playback

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Load a cassette

[STOP(L)]

[EJECT(M)]

Make sure the window side is up, the rear label

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.

•

The VCR turns on automatically.

IN F–1

The tape will run for a few seconds while the VCR

searches for the tape number. If the tape number is

found, it will be shown on the TV screen if

[POWER]

[REW(Q)]

[FF(P)]

“SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON”. (

page 68)

•

The counter is reset automatically, however, it is not

completely reset to “0:00:00”.

If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed,

playback begins automatically.

[POWER]

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Start playback

Press [PLAY (I)].

•

Recording speed is automatically detected.

If “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (default setting) and

“PICTURE CONTROL” is set to “AUTO”: ( page 65),

“VIDEO CALIBRATION” appears on the screen, and this

VCR checks the tape condition during automatic

tracking (only cassettes recorded in the S-VHS, S-VHS ET

or VHS mode).

•

During playback, if the images cannot be displayed on

the TV, press [HDMI] on the front panel to turn off the

[HDMI] LED and set “TV OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i”

[PLAY (I)]

[REW (O)]

[FF (N)]

page 67).

In event when even the main menu screen cannot be

displayed on the TV when [MENU] is pressed, power off

[STOP (L)]

this VCR, press and hold [PAUSE (

W)] on the front panel

for more than 5 seconds, then power on the VCR again.

To stop playback

Press [STOP (L)] on the Remote or on the front panel.

To rewind the tape (when it is not running)

Press [REW (O)].

To fast-forward (when it is not running)

Press [FF (N)].

To eject the tape

Press [EJECT (M)] on the front panel when the tape is not running.

•

You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off.

To turn off the VCR

Press [POWER].

NOTES:

• When you use the Video Navigation function, operate the VCR only after the tape number is detected; otherwise, you cannot use

the Video Navigation function.

• It will take a moment until the image appears when you play back cut segments (segments for which recording was continued after

stopping or pausing) or segments for which recording was switched from VHS mode (SP or EP) to D-VHS mode.

• For a cassette recorded in D-VHS LS5 mode, playback is not possible.

• For component video connection, you can select the appropriate output mode in accordance to the signal received or the image

format of a pre-recorded tape with “TV OUTPUT 2” (A page 67).

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A Checking tape position

Basic Playback

Features

The tape position indicator

appears on the screen in the

following cases:

•When you change the VCR

operation mode from the

stop mode to fast forward

or rewind mode.

•When you perform an

Index Search (A page 31).

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

The position of “Z” in relation to “B” (Beginning) or “E”

(End) shows you where you are on the tape.

NOTES:

• “SUPERIMPOSE” must be set to “ON”, or the indicator will

not appear (A page 68).

• It may take a few seconds for the tape position indicator to be

displayed.

IN F–1

To reset the time counter, press [C. RESET] on the

Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is

also reset when a tape is inserted.

[PLAY I)]

B Playing back tape repeatedly

— Repeat Playback

You can play back a tape repeatedly (50 times).

[POWER]

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

While playing back a tape, press and hold [PLAY (I)] for

more than 5 seconds.

The play indicator [E] on the front display panel starts

flashing slowly, and a tape will be played back 50 times.

[TIMER ( )]

To stop playback, press [STOP (L)] on the Remote or on

the front panel.

NOTE:

For a cassette recorded in D-VHS mode, Repeat Playback is not

possible if the cassette was recorded in LS3 mode.

B E G

[C.RESET]

[REW (O)]

[FF (N)]

[STOP (L)]

[S]

[T]

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

C Adjusting tracking condition

D Selecting monitor sound

— Tracking Adjustments

— Audio Monitor

You can select the desired monitor sound.

Automatic tracking adjustment

While playing back a tape on which stereo sound or SAP

sound is recorded, press [A. MONITOR] on the Remote.

Each time you press the button, sound changes as

follows:

This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition.

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic

tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the

signal to enable optimum picture quality during

playback.

S-VHS/VHS

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during

playback, use the manual tracking following the

procedures below.

L R

MIX

NORMAL

• You can also use the manual tracking during slow

motion playback (A page 34). During slow motion

playback, simply press [CHANNEL +] or [–] on the VCR

(or [TV/VCR CH +] or [–] on the Remote) to adjust

tracking.

“UL RV”

“UL”

: Normally select this.

Hi-Fi sound is played back.

: Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is

played back.

Activate manual tracking

Press [CHANNEL +] and [–] on the front panel at

the same time during playback.

“RV”

: Sound on the right Hi-Fi channel is

played back.

“NORMAL” : Sound on the normal track is played

back.

“MIX”

: Both sounds on the Hi-Fi track and

normal track are mixed and played

back.

Eliminate the noises on the TV screen

Press [CHANNEL +] or [–].

•Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and

hold for a coarse adjustment. Watch the screen

and continue adjustment until optimum picture

and sound quality are achieved.

D-VHS

•To reactivate automatic tracking, press

[CHANNEL +] and [–] on the front panel at the

same time. The automatic tracking becomes

active again.

L R

“UL RV”

: Normally select this.

“UL”

: Sound on the left channel is played

back.

“RV”

: Sound on the right channel is played

back.

NOTES:

• The above indication appears when “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to

“ON” (A page 68), though the monitor sound changes in

sequence.

• If the tape being played back has no Hi-Fi sound track, the

normal sound track will be heard regardless of this setting.

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E Automatic operations after

G Skipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

rewinding

You can skip over (view at high speed) unwanted

portions of the tape.

— Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory tells the VCR what to do after

rewinding is complete.

Press [SKIP SEARCH] on the Remote once to 6 times

during playback.

•Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode.

Each press initiates a 30-second period of high speed

playback (up to 3 minutes). When the specified portion of

the tape is skipped, normal playback resumes

automatically.

a– For Automatic Playback Start

Press [REW (O)], then press [PLAY (I)] within 2

seconds.

b– For Automatic Power Off

Press [REW (O)], then press [POWER] within 2

seconds.

c– For Automatic Timer Standby

Press [REW (O)], then press [TIMER (j)] within 2

seconds.

To return to normal playback during Skip Search, press

[PLAY (I)].

Other Useful functions for playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

You can also use the following functions for playback.

NOTE:

•“V. CALIBRATION” (A page 65)

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function

if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks

the condition of the tape in use during playback and

recording, and compensates to provide the highest-

possible pictures.

F Locating beginning of recordings

— Index Search

•“PICTURE CONTROL” (A page 65)

This function helps you to adjust the playback

picture quality according to your preference.

When recording on this VCR, index codes are placed on

the tape at the beginning of each recording. You can find

and automatically play back from the beginning of any

recording using the Index Search function.

•“VIDEO STABILIZER” (A page 65)

You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in

the picture when playing back unstable recordings

made on another VCR.

Start search

While the tape is not running, press [S]or [T]

on the Remote.

Access distant code

To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away,

press [S]or [T] repeatedly until the correct

number is displayed on the screen (only if

“SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” (A page 68)).

Playback begins automatically when the desired

recording is located.

Beginning of the

2nd next program

recorded

Beginning of the current

program recorded

Current position

on the tape

program

recorded

program

recorded

2nd next

•If you want to find the very beginning of the desired

program, press [REW (Q)] or [FF (P)] after playback

starts.

NOTE:

An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is

resumed from recording pause.

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

Some D-Theater tapes or D-VHS tapes may contain multiple programs, angles, sounds or subtitles. If a tape contains

them, the icons appear on the top right corner of the TV screen when you press [OSD].

Sound Selection

Program Selection

1. STEREO

2. Dolby D

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

During normal playback, press [A. MONITOR] on the

Remote to select the desired sound.

• It is impossible to select the program if the tape does

not contain multiple programs.

During normal playback, press [TV/VCR CH +/–] on the

Remote to select the desired program.

• It is impossible to select the program if the tape does

not contain multiple programs.

Subtitle Selection

Angle Selection

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

OFF

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC5

During normal playback, press the ‘Number’ key [4] on

the Remote to select the desired angle.

• It is impossible to select the angle if the tape does not

contain multiple angles.

During normal playback, press [SUBTITLE] (‘Number’

key [6]) on the Remote to select the desired subtitle.

•It is impossible to select the subtitle if the tape does

not contain multiple subtitles.

ATTENTION:

Subtitles do not appear while the on-screen display is

displayed.

NOTES:

• When you record multiple programs or programs with multiple angles, it is impossible to change program on multiple program

channel and angles with the control of this VCR. Select the desired program or angle with the control of the TV.

• When playing back a D-Theater tape, it is possible that both the captions of a digital program (DTV) and the TV are displayed at

the same time if analog connection (Component Video, S-Video or Video) has been made. As such, make sure to turn off the

closed captioning function of the TV.

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With this VCR, you can enjoy special effect playback

such as high-speed search, variable-speed search, and

still playback and so on.

Special Effect

Playback

A Locating particular scene rapidly

— Picture Search

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

L High-Speed Picture Search

Possible during normal playback or still picture playback.

You can rapidly locate a particular scene on the tape.

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

To do forward picture search, press [FF (P)].

To do reverse picture search, press [REW (Q)].

•The speed changes for each direction by pressing [REW

(Q)] and [FF (P)] repeatedly.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

To resume normal playback, press [PLAY (I)].

NOTES:

• The high-speed picture search speed of the D-VHS recording

is 6 times normal playback speed in HS mode, 12 times in

STD mode and 36 times in LS3 mode.

The high-speed picture search speed of the S-VHS/VHS

recording is 11 times normal playback speed in SP mode, 31

times in EP mode.

• The picture may be distorted at the part where the playback

speed is changed.

• Mosaic (block) noise and still picture may appear during the

high-speed picture search of a tape recorded in D-VHS format

on other devices.

L Variable-Speed Picture Search

(S-VHS/VHS only)

You can change the speed of picture search.

[PLAY (I)]

How to use the buttons on the Remote:

To do forward picture search, press [T] repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the search speed

increases.

[S]

[T]

•To decrease the speed during forward picture search

(toward normal playback, then reverse picture search),

press [S] repeatedly.

To do reverse picture search, press [S] repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the search speed

increases during reverse picture search.

•To decrease the speed during reverse picture search

(toward normal playback, then forward picture search),

press [T] repeatedly.

To resume normal playback, press [PLAY (I)].

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PLAYBACK (cont.)

C Viewing still picture frame by

frame

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

— Frame-by-Frame Playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

Pause during playback

Press [PAUSE (W)].

Playback is freezed and a still picture appears.

[TV/VCR

CH+/ ]

Advance or reverse still picture

To advance a still picture, press [T] or [PAUSE

(W)] repeatedly.

To reverse a still picture, press [S] repeatedly.

[PLAY (I)]

To resume normal playback, press [PLAY (I)].

C - 1, 2

D Viewing slow motion picture

— Slow Motion Playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

C - 2

During normal playback:

Press [S] to decrease the playback speed.

Each time you press the button, the speed decreases

(toward reverse slow motion playback, then reverse

picture search).

•Holding [PAUSE (W)] for more than 2 seconds also

starts forward slow motion playback. If you press

[PAUSE (W)] again, still picture resumes.

To resume normal playback, press [PLAY (I)].

B Viewing still picture

— Still Picture Playback

During still picture playback:

Press and hold [T] to start forward (or [S] to start

reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the

button, slow motion playback stops and a still picture

appears.

•Holding [PAUSE (W)] for more than 2 seconds also

starts forward slow motion playback. If you press

[PAUSE (W)] again, still picture resumes.

Press [PAUSE (W)] during normal playback.

The pause indicator [W] on the front display panel lights

up.

Playback is freezed and a still picture appears.

To resume normal playback, press [PLAY (I)].

NOTES:

• To obtain a noiseless still picture, it may be necessary to adjust

tracking in slow motion playback before starting still picture

playback.

NOTES:

• Manual tracking is possible during slow motion playback.

During slow motion playback, simply press [CHANNEL +] or

[–] on the VCR (or [TV/VCR CH +] or [–] on the Remote) to

adjust tracking.

• Manual tracking is possible during still picture playback.

During still picture playback, simply press [CHANNEL +] or

[–] on the VCR (or [TV/VCR CH +] or [–] on the Remote) to

adjust tracking.

• When the picture jitters vertically during slow motion

playback, press [PAUSE (W)] to enter still picture mode. Then

adjust tracking by pressing [CHANNEL +] or [–].

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RECORDING

This VCR can check the tape condition during recording

(and playback), and realizes the best possible pictures.

Basic Recording

In addition, this VCR is equipped with the Video Navigation

function, which allows you to quickly locate the programs

you have recorded on a tape. When recording on this VCR,

the tapes are automatically numbered so that every tape

recorded on this VCR has a different tape number. With this

function, the program information such as recording date,

start time, channel number, and recording speed are also

automatically stored in the VCR’s memory.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

• For the Video Navigation function, see page 53. To

memorize the recording date and start time for the Video

Navigation function, the date and clock must be set

correctly.

[STOP(L)]

[EJECT(M)]

D-VHS Recording

IN F–1

A Load a D-VHS cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the

hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.

[REC SPEED]

[POWER]

[REC(R)]

• The [D-VHS] indicator on the front display

panel lights up and the D-VHS recording mode

is enabled.

[POWER]

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Select recording channel

On the front panel:

Press [CHANNEL +] or [–].

On the Remote:

a– Press [TV/VCR CH +] or [–].

b– Press [DIGITAL CH], then follow by pressing

the ‘Number’ keys and/or [–].

[SUB CH+]

[DIGITAL CH]

[SUB CH ]

[TV/VCR

CH+/ ]

‘Number‘ Keys

• To access the sub channels of a digital channel,

you can make use of the [SUB CH +] and [SUB

CH –] buttons.

[REC SPEED]

[ ]

[PLAY (I)]

C Set recording speed

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

[REW (O)]

[FF (N)]

[PAUSE (W)]

[STOP (L)]

• The recording speed changes each time [REC

SPEED] is pressed.

[REC (R)]

“AUT”:

When recording in HS or STD mode

(AUTO) is selected automatically according

to the amount of data input (transfer

rate) of the program.

“HS”:

When picture quality and sound

quality are important.

“STD”:

“LS3”:

When picture quality and recording

time are important.

To record for three times longer than

in STD mode, with picture quality

that is equal to or better than S-VHS.

D Start recording

NOTE:

On the front panel:

Press [REC (R)].

On the Remote:

When a new D-VHS tape is inserted, “AUT” is always selected

regardless of the previous recording speed selected.

While holding [REC (R)], press [PLAY (I)].

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RECORDING (cont.)

To pause recording

S-VHS/VHS Recording

Press [PAUSE (W)]. The pause indicator [W] on the front

display panel lights up.

To resume recording, press [PLAY ( I)].

A Load a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not,

cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting

the cassette.

To stop recording

Press [STOP (L)] on the Remote or on the front panel.

To rewind the tape (when it is not running)

• The [S-VHS] or [VHS] indicator on the front

display panel will light up respectively in

accordance to the type of cassette inserted (S-

VHS or VHS). The respective recording mode is

enabled.

Press [REW (O)].

To fast-forward the tape (when it is not running)

Press [FF (N)].

To eject the tape

Press [EJECT (M)] on the front panel when the tape is not

B Select recording channel

running.

On the front panel:

•

You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off.

Press [CHANNEL +] or [–].

On the Remote:

To turn off the VCR

Press [POWER].

a– Press [TV/VCR CH +] or [–].

b– Press the ‘Number’ keys.

c– Press [DIGITAL CH], then follow by pressing

the ‘Number’ keys and/or [–].

Compatibility Of Cassettes And Recording Mode

Recording Mode

Cassette

D-VHS

S-VHS

VHS

Yes

• To access the sub channels of a digital channel,

you can make use of the [SUB CH +] and [SUB

CH –] buttons.

• During S-VHS/VHS recording of digital channel

(ATSC channel), the menu and superimpose

functions are disabled.

D-VHS

S-VHS

VHS

Yes

Yes*

* To record on the VHS cassette with S-VHS quality, use

the S-VHS ET function (A page 70).

C Set recording speed

NOTES:

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

• The D-VHS (MTP), S-VHS, S-VHS ET and VHS mode

recordings are possible with this VCR.

• To record in the D-VHS mode, use a D-VHS cassette.

• To record in the S-VHS/VHS mode, you can use a D-VHS, S-

VHS or VHS cassette.

• The recording speed changes each time [REC

SPEED] is pressed.

“SP”: When picture quality is important in S-

VHS/S-VHS ET/VHS recording mode.

“EP”: To record for three times longer in S-

VHS/S-VHS ET/VHS mode.

To record in S-VHS mode on D-VHS tapes:

Press [D-VHS] to turn off the [D-VHS] indicator. Then,

set “S-VHS MODE” to “ON” (A page 69).

D Start recording

On the front panel:

To record in VHS mode on D-VHS tapes:

Press [D-VHS] to turn off the [D-VHS] indicator. Then,

set “S-VHS MODE” to “OFF” (A page 69).

Press [REC (R )].

On the Remote:

While holding [REC (R)], press [PLAY (I)].

• During S-VHS/VHS recording, if “V.

CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (default setting:

A page 65), this VCR checks the tape condition

for about seven seconds, then starts recording.

This means that the first seven seconds of the

program will not be recorded. If this is

inconvenient for you, follow the steps below:

A Press [REC (R)] and [PAUSE (W)] to start

Video Calibration.

It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted

material without the consent of the copyright owner.

During EE mode (viewing TV program through the

VCR channel),

The subtitles of the program will not be displayed

through the HDMI connection. To view the subtitles,

please make use of the analog connection

(Component Video, S-Video or Video), and set “TV

OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i” (A page 67).

However, if the picture is of 480p image format, the

subtitles cannot be displayed.

B Then press [PLAY (I)] to start recording after

Video Calibration is complete.

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A Changing display information

Basic Recording

Features

Press [DISPLAY].

Each time you press the button, the front display panel

shows the clock time, remaining time and the time

counter in sequence.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

Time Counter

Remaining Time

Clock Time

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

•The remain [r] indicator will be displayed when the

front display panel shows the remaining time.

•To display the VCR status including the time counter,

the channel number and the clock time on the TV

screen, see ‘Showing on-screen display’ (A page 38).

IN F–1

B Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

You can easily specify the recording length from 30

minutes to 8 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording

is finished.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

During recording, press [REC (R)] on the front panel

repeatedly until the recording length you want appears

on the front display panel.

The record [X] indicator starts flashing.

Each time you press the button, recording length

increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 8 hours).

To cancel an ITR, press [STOP (L)] on the Remote or on

the front panel.

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RECORDING (cont.)

C Watching one program while

recording another

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Engage TV mode

During recording...

• Change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.

Select channel for viewing

Select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

D Showing on-screen display

When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” (A page 68), you

can see the current VCR status on the TV screen.

•For more detailed information about the on-screen

display, see page 10.

Display VCR status on TV screen

During recording or

D-VHS INDEX -9

CH 123

D-VHS STD

12:00 AM

recording pause, press

[OSD] on the Remote.

All indications

SAP STEREO

corresponding to the

current VCR status are

displayed for 5

seconds.

The time counter remains on the screen indicating

the elapsed time.

• The indications are not recorded.

Exit on-screen display

Press [OSD] again.

NOTES:

• The subtitles do not appear while the on-screen display is

displayed.

• If the VCR is in recording pause mode, “Y” is always

displayed.

• The VCR status can be also displayed during playback.

• Even if “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “OFF” (A page 68), the on-

screen display appears when the VCR plays back the blank

portion of a tape and the VCR receives the channel which has

no broadcast. However, on-screen display does not appear

when the input location is selected and no signal is input.

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Other useful functions for recording

You can also use the following functions for

recording.

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a recorded

cassette, remove its record safety tab.

To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive

tape.

•“V. CALIBRATION” (S-VHS/VHS only) (A page

65)

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks

the condition of the tape in use during playback and

recording, and compensates to provide the highest-

possible pictures.

•Second Audio Recording (A page 66)

This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception

of Multichannel TV Sound broadcast.

To record a SAP program received, set “2ND

AUDIO REC” to “ON” using the menu screen.

Record safety tab

NOTES:

When the channel is changed on the VCR;

•The “STEREO” indication appears on the screen for about

5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.

•The “SAP” indication appears on the screen for about 5

seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast.

•The “SAP STEREO” indication appears when a stereo

program is accompanied by SAP sound.

•S-VHS Recording Mode (A page 69)

This VCR allows you to record on a D-VHS and S-

VHS tape with VHS picture quality.

•“S-VHS ET” (A page 70)

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes

with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using

this function can be played back on a VCR

equipped with the S-VHS ET function.

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TIMER RECORDING

Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to

automatically record a broadcast at some future time.

Up to 24 timer recording programs can be made using VCR

Plus+ timer programming or Express timer programming

VCR Plus+ C ®

Timer

method (

page 44) as far as a year in advance.

The VCR Plus+ timer programming system eliminates the

need to input channel, date, start and stop time data when

programming timer recording settings. Simply key in the

PlusCode number for the TV broadcast you wish to record

and the VCR’s timer will be automatically programmed.

(The PlusCode programming numbers are the numbers

next to the program in most TV listing.)

Programming

(Analog Broadcast Only)

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Load a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not,

cover the hole with adhesive tape, then load it

into the VCR.

•The VCR turns on, and the counter is reset,

automatically.

IN F–1

B Access VCR Plus+ screen

Press [PROGRAM] on

the Remote.

TIMER PROGRAM

PLUSCODE NUMBER SET

[POWER]

[TIMER(j)]

•The clock must be

set to access the

VCR Plus+ screen.

SET

If you have not set

the clock, the Main

Menu screen

PROG.

[POWER]

PRESS NUMBER KEYS [0-9] OR

PRESS [+/ ] TO SET EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

appears after an

error message is

displayed. Refer to

page 15 for the

clock setting

[TIMER ( )]

procedure.

C Enter PlusCode number

[DAILY]

[WEEKLY]

Press the appropriate

TIMER PROGRAM

‘Number’ keys to

PLUSCODE NUMBER SET

input the PlusCode

number printed in the

TV listings for the TV

broadcast you wish to

record, then press

[OK].

1 2 3 4 5

SET

PROG.

PRESS NUMBER KEYS [0-9] OR

PRESS [+/ ] TO SET EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

Then;

If the Guide Channel Set screen appears

— go to step D.

If the VCR Plus+ Program screen appears

— go to step E.

[BACK]

•To make corrections, press [CANCEL] and input

the correct PlusCode number.

•If an incorrect PlusCode number or one where

the broadcast already ended has been inputted,

“PLUSCODE NO. ERROR CONFIRM

PLUSCODE NO. THEN RETRY” is displayed for

about 5 seconds, then the VCR Plus+ screen

reappears.

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D Input receiving channel number G Return to normal screen

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”,

then press [OK].

“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press [OK] to return to normal

screen.

The guide channel

number, which is

assigned to the TV or

cable station for the

PlusCode number

that you entered in

step C, will appear

automatically on the

Guide Channel Set

Up screen.

Press [D E] to input the number of the channel

on which the broadcast for the PlusCode number

is received on the VCR or cable box, then press

[OK].

FUNCTION SET UP

CLOCK SET

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

OTHER

GUIDE CHANNEL

GUIDE CH

VCR CH

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

H Engage timer recording standby

mode

Press [TIMER (j)].

The VCR turns off automatically and [j] is

displayed on the front display panel.

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby

mode

•The Guide Channel Set screen appears only

when you input the PlusCode nu mber of a

station for which the guide channel number has

not been set previously.

•If you receive your channels with a cable box

and if you have properly set your Controller,

“CABLE CH” appears in place of “VCR CH”. If

not, refer to pages 22 - 24.

Press [TIMER (j)] to cancel the timer recording standby

mode, then press [POWER] to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording

standby mode again by pressing [TIMER (j)] after you use

the VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcasts

you want.

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged

when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled

when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press

[TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording

standby mode.

In that case, it is possible to change the channel

by 10 channels by pressing and holding [D E].

E Check program data

The PlusCode

TIMER PROGRAM

PLUSCODE NO. 12345

number you entered

START TIME

8:00 PM

STOP TIME

10:00 PM

DATE

and the

IMPORTANT:

3/31/04 (WED)

12 CH

corresponding timer

recording program is

displayed on the

Program screen.

Check to make sure it

is accurate.

SOURCE

CATV

If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting

station’s channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR

CH or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the Program

screen in step E. When this happens, set the correct guide

channel number for that station. (A page 42, ‘Changing

VCR Plus+ C³® Setting’)

REC SPEED

STD (SP)

DAILY/WEEKLY

EVERY WED

CONFIRM

CANCEL

PROG.

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/ , REC SPEED,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

•To change the start/stop time, date or channel

setting, press the corresponding buttons to

change the settings; [START +/–], [STOP +/–],

[DATE +/–], [TV/VCR CH +/–].

•To timer-record daily or weekly serials, press

[DAILY] (number [8]) or WEEKLY (number [9]).

“MON – FRI”, “MON – SAT”, “SUN – SAT” or

“EVERY _ _ _” appears on the Program screen.

•Pressing the button again makes each

corresponding display disappear.

•For the “SOURCE” setting, refer to page 45.

•If you made a mistake, press [BACK] to access

the VCR Plus+ screen again and input the

correct PlusCode number.

NOTES:

• Even if a power failure occurs, the VCR keeps your timer

programs. However, the clock time is lost if it lasts for more

than 10 minutes.

As a result, when the power is supplied again to this VCR after

the power failure, the following will take place.

1. This VCR starts Auto Clock Set automatically to restore the

clock time.

2. If the clock time is restored correctly and “AUTO TIMER”

is set to “ON”, each timer program you have made will

start at its start time unless its end time has elapsed.

• If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, [j], [X], and

[E] blink.

• To timer-record cable channels received through a cable box,

be sure to keep the cable box turned on.

F Set recording speed

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

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Changing VCR

Plus+ C³

Setting

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

IMPORTANT:

If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting

station’s channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR

CH or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the Program

screen (A page 41 step E). When this happens, perform

the following steps to set the correct guide channel number

for that station.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

To ensure that VCR Plus+ timer recording operates

correctly, it is necessary to set the VCR Plus+ “Guide

Channel Set” for each station. Read the following

information carefully.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

VCR Plus+ guide channel matching

The VCR Plus+ programming system assigns a VCR Plus+

guide channel to the TV channels and the cable

channels. These guide channel numbers are also called

the VCR Plus+ channel codes. TV listings often have a

section in chart form, indicating the guide channel

number assigned to each station. For accurate VCR Plus+

programming, the VCR Plus+ guide channel number for

each station should match the channel number on which

it is received in your area.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

NOTES:

• In many instances, the VCR Plus+ guide channel numbers for

cable and broadcast TV stations DO NOT match the channel

number on which it is received by your VCR or cable box.

Check your TV listing, or contact your cable supplier for

details.

• Many TV stations can be viewed on cable. Check your TV

listing, or contact your cable supplier for details.

B- D

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A Access Main Menu screen

D Input receiving channel number

Press [MENU].

Press [FG] to move

(Eg.) If WNJU(Ind.) is received

the arrow to “VCR

CH”, then press [D

E] to input the

number of the

on channel 47

B Access Guide Channel Set screen

FUNCTION SET UP

CLOCK SET

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

OTHER

GUIDE CHANNEL

A Press [D E] to

GUIDE CH

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

OTHER

move the arrow

to “INITIAL SET

UP”, then press

[G] or [OK].

VCR CH

channel on which the

guide channel’s

broadcasts are

GUIDE CH

VCR CH

received.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

B Press [D E] to

move the arrow

to “GUIDE

• Repeat steps C and

D for each

instance.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

CHANNEL”, then

press [G] or [OK].

E Return to normal screen

C Input guide channel number

Press [MENU].

Press [D E] to input

(Eg.) When inputting the guide

the VCR Plus+ guide

channel number as

shown in the TV

listing.

channel number for number 6

WNJU(Ind.)

FUNCTION SET UP

CLOCK SET

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

OTHER

GUIDE CHANNEL

GUIDE CH

•If you receive your

channels with a

cable box and if

you have properly

set your Controller,

“CABLE CH”

VCR CH

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

appears in place of

“VCR CH”. If not,

refer to pages 22 -

24 and re-perform

the procedure.

In that case, it is possible to change the channel

by 10 channels by pressing and holding [D E]

in steps C and D.

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to

24 broadcasts, as far as a year in advance. Remember,

the clock must be set before you can program the timer

(A page 15).

Express Timer

Programming

A Load a cassette

(Analog Broadcast Only)

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not,

cover the hole with adhesive tape, then load it

into the VCR.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

•The VCR turns on, and the counter is reset,

automatically.

B Access VCR PLUS+ screen

Press [PROGRAM].

C Access Program screen

Press [START +/–] once.

IN F–1

D Set program start time

TIMER PROGRAM

Press [START +/–]

repeatedly to enter

[POWER]

START TIME

8:00 PM

STOP TIME

DATE

[TIMER(j)]

the time you want

recording to start.

SOURCE

REC SPEED

STD (SP)

DAILY/WEEKLY

EVERY SUN

•Press and hold

[START +/–] to

increase or

CONFIRM

CANCEL

PROG.

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/ , REC SPEED

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

[POWER]

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

decrease the time in

30-minute intervals.

E Set program stop time

[TIMER ( )]

Press [STOP +/–] repeatedly to enter the time you

want recording to stop.

C- G

•Press and hold [STOP +/–] to increase or

decrease the time in 30-minute intervals.

[WEEKLY]

[DBS]

F Set program date

Press [DATE +/–]. (The current date is displayed

on the screen. The date you enter appears in its

place.)

[DAILY]

G Set channel number

Press [TV/VCR CH +/–].

•If you are using a DBS receiver, see

‘ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS’ on

next page.

•Holding down [TV/VCR CH +/–] rapidly

changes the channel numbers.

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NOTES:

• Even if a power failure occurs, the VCR keeps your timer

programs. However, the clock time is lost if it lasts for more

than 10 minutes.

H Set recording speed

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

• As a result, when the power is supplied again to this VCR after

the power failure, the following will take place.

1. This VCR starts Auto Clock Set automatically to restore the

clock time.

2. If the clock time is restored correctly and “AUTO TIMER”

is set to “ON”, each timer program you have made will

start at its start time unless its end time has elapsed.

• Programs that start after midnight must have the next day’s

date.

• After timer recording is completed, the VCR turns off

automatically.

• You can program the timer recording while a regular

recording is in progress; the menu screens will not be

recorded.

I Return to normal screen

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”,

then press [OK].

“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press [OK] to return to normal

screen.

J Engage timer recording standby

mode

Press [TIMER (j)].

• If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, [j], [X], and

[E] blink.

• To timer-record cable or satellite channels, be sure to keep the

cable box or DBS receiver turned on.

The VCR turns off automatically and [j] is

displayed on the front display panel.

To timer-record daily or weekly serials

Press [DAILY] (number [8]) or [WEEKLY] (number [9])

anytime during steps D through H.

“MON – FRI”, “MON – SAT”, “SUN – SAT” or

“EVERY _ _ _” appears on the Program screen.

•Pressing the button again makes the corresponding

indication disappear.

ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS

If you are using a DBS

TIMER PROGRAM

receiver (unless “INPUT

START TIME

8:00 PM

STOP TIME

10:00 PM

DATE

CH” is set to “OFF” on

DBS Receiver Set screen

A page 26), the band

indication (“TV”, “CATV”

or “DBS”) appears under

the channel number

3/24/04 (WED)

110 CH

SOURCE

DBS

REC SPEED

STD (SP)

DAILY/WEEKLY

EVERY WED

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby

mode

CONFIRM

CANCEL

PROG.

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/ , REC SPEED,7=DBS,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

Press [TIMER (j)] to disengage the timer recording

standby mode, then press [POWER] to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to re-engage timer recording standby

mode again by pressing [TIMER (j)] after you use the

VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcast you

want.

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged

when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled

when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press

[TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording

standby mode.

indication (“SOURCE”).

“TV”

: To timer-record a regular TV broadcast

received on the VCR.

“CATV” : To timer-record a cable TV broadcast

received on the VCR, or through a cable

box (unless “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on

Cable Set Up screen A page 23).

“DBS” : To timer-record a satellite broadcast

received through a DBS receiver.

NOTE:

If “BAND” is set to “TV” on the Tuner Set Up Screen

(A page 19) and “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on Cable Set

Up screen (A page 23), “CATV” will not be displayed on

the Program screen; If “BAND” is set to “CATV” or “INPUT

CH” is set to “ON” on Cable Set Up screen, “TV” will not be

displayed.

If the channel number entered requires that the band

be set, “7=DBS” is displayed on the screen.

If this happens, press the ‘Number’ key [7 (DBS)] to

select “DBS”.

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

B Canceling or changing program

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

settings

Access Program screen

Repeat steps 1 to 3 in the left column.

A - 1

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Cancel or change program setting

A - 2,3

B - 3

A - 1

B - 4

To cancel a program,

TIMER PROGRAM

press [OK] with the

START TIME

8:00 PM

STOP TIME

10:00 PM

DATE

arrow on “CANCEL”,

then press [OK] with

the arrow on

“CONFIRM”.

3/31/04 (WED)

12 CH

SOURCE

CATV

REC SPEED

STD (SP)

DAILY/WEEKLY

EVERY WED

B - 2

CONFIRM

CANCEL

PROG.

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/

-, REC SPEED,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

EXIT START STOP DATE CH

press [CANCEL], then

press [OK].

•“PROGRAM

B - 2

CANCELED” appears

on the screen, then

press [OK] to return

to the program list.

To change a program, press the appropriate button:

[START+/–], [STOP+/–], [DATE+/–], [TV/VCR CH+/

–], [DAILY] (number [8]), [WEEKLY] (number [9])

and/or [REC SPEED], then press [OK].

A - 3

•“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press [OK] to return to the program

list.

B - 2

A Checking program settings

Return to normal screen

Press [PROG. CHECK].

Disengage timer

Press [TIMER (j)], then press [POWER].

Reengage timer recording standby mode

Press [TIMER (j)].

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to

“ON”, you do not have to press [TIMER (j)].

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to

“ON”, the timer recording standby mode

automatically resumes when you turn off the

VCR.

Access Program List screen

Press [PROG. CHECK].

PROGRAM CHECK

DATE

START STOP DAILY/WEEKLY CH REC SPEED

•The clock must be set

to access the program

list.

3/31/04 (WED) 8:00PM 10:00PM EVERY WED CATV12CH STD (SP)

4/ 3/04 (SAT) 11:00PM 11:45PM MON SAT VCR47CH STD (SP)

4/ 4/04 (SUN)10:30PM 11:45PM SUN SAT DBS110CH STD (SP)

•If you have not set the

clock, the Main Menu

screen appears after

an error message is

displayed. Refer to

page 15 for the clock

setting procedure.

PROG.CHECK

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Access Program screen

Press [FG] to select a program, then press [OK] to

check more detailed information.

•To return to the normal screen, press [PROG.

CHECK].

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Satellite Auto

Recording

A Set timer program on DBS

receiver

•For timer programming method, refer to the

manual supplied with the DBS receiver.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

B Load a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact.

C Set recording speed

This function allows you to automatically record a

satellite program which is timer-programmed on your

DBS receiver.

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

Preparation : Connect a DBS receiver to the [AUDIO/

VIDEO INPUT L-1] or [S VIDEO INPUT L-

1] connectors* on the rear; otherwise, you

cannot use this function.

D Engage Satellite Auto Recording

standby mode

Turn off the DBS receiver.

Press and hold [REC LINK] on the Remote for

more than 2 seconds.

The VCR turns off automatically, [V] and [j]

appear on the front display panel (Satellite Auto

Recording standby mode).

•You can also connect the cable box if it

has a timer.

* To use these connectors, you have to select

which one to use (A page 68).

When the DBS receiver outputs a signal, the VCR

starts recording and [V] blinks, the [j] and record

[X] indicator light up. The VCR stops recording

and powers off when the DBS receiver stops

outputting a signal.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

• This VCR will enter into Satellite Auto

Recording standby mode after recording is

finished.

• To release the Satellite Auto Recording standby

mode, press [REC LINK]. [V] and [j] disappear.

IMPORTANT:

Be sure not to turn on the DBS receiver before the program

starts broadcasting; otherwise, the VCR will start recording

when the DBS receiver is turned on.

NOTES:

• While in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode or after Satellite Auto Recording is finished, the VCR will not enter the timer

recording standby mode even though “AUTO TIMER” is set to “ON” (A page 68).

• If you turn off this VCR while Satellite Auto Recording is in progress, recording stops.

• Video Calibration (A page 65) does not work while Satellite Auto Recording is in progress.

• Auto Clock (A page 16) does not work while in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode.

• The VCR may not record a short portion at the beginning of the program or may record slightly longer than the actual length of the

program when Satellite Auto Recording method is used.

• If you engage the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode while the DBS receiver is turned on, the VCR will not start Satellite Auto

Recording, [V] on the front display panel blinks rapidly and [j] lights up. When you turn off the DBS receiver, [V] and [j] light up

and the VCR enters the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode.

• If you have connected another component other than a DBS receiver (or cable box) to the [AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT L-1] or [S VIDEO

INPUT L-1] connectors, be sure not to engage the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode; otherwise, the VCR will start recording

when the connected component is turned on.

• Satellite Auto Recording and timer-recording cannot be performed at the same time.

• If the [V] blinks rapidly on the front display panel in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode (even though your DBS receiver is

turned off), Satellite Auto Recording will not work properly.

If this is the case, perform ‘Express Timer Programming’ (A page 44) to timer-record a satellite program.

(Some DBS receivers output signals even if the power is off. Satellite Auto Recording is not possible with those DBS receivers.)

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ATTENTION:

If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one

program overlaps with another, only the parts shown

below in gray will be recorded.

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Other Useful functions for timer recording

You can also use the following functions for timer

recording.

•“AUTO TIMER” (A page 68)

Pattern 1 : The program with the lower program

When “AUTO TIMER” is set to “ON”, the timer

recording standby mode is automatically engaged

when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily

canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not

have to press [TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the

timer recording standby mode.

number will be recorded.

10:00

11:00

12:00

Program 1

Program 2

CH10

Not

recorded

CH40

Pattern 2 : The program starting earlier will be

•“AUTO SP NEP TIMER” (S-VHS/VHS only)

(A page 68)

recorded.

10:00

11:00

12:00

If there is not enough tape to record the entire

broadcast for recording in SP mode, the VCR

automatically switches to EP mode to allow

complete recording. This feature is especially handy

when recording a broadcast of more than 2 hours in

length.

Program 1

Program 2

Not recorded

CH40

Pattern 3 : The program starting earlier will be

recorded, followed by the remaining

portion of the other program.

10:00

Program 1

11:00

CH10

12:00

Program 2

CH40

END of TIMER RECORDING

Not recorded

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Recording timer

Digital Timer

Programming

A Load a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact.

This VCR allows you to set recording timer or viewing

timer of a digital program. You can also make use of the

Electronic Program Guide (EPG) on page 51 to set easy

record or easy view timer.

B Access Digital Set Up screen

Press [DTV MENU].

C Access Digital Program screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “DIGI-

TAL PROGRAM”,

DIGITAL SET UP

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

DIGITAL PROGRAM

then press [G] or

[OK].

Press [OK] at “DIGI-

TAL PROGRAM” to

access the timer

screen.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

•

The clock must be set to access the timer screen. If

you have not set the clock, an error message will

be displayed. Refer to page 15 for the clock setting

procedure.

When the received channel is not a digital (DTV)

channel, “CAN NOT SET ON THIS CHANNEL

SELECT DTV CHANNEL THEN RETRY” appears

on the screen.

When receiving digital broadcast, if the “DIGITAL

PROGRAM” is set to access the timer screen at the

same instant a blocked program or scene is

received, the timer screen will not be displayed.

In addition, if a blocked program or scene is

received while the timer screen is being displayed,

the timer screen will disappear from the screen.

[DTV MENU]

D Access Timer Mode screen

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “Timer”, then

press [G] to move the arrow to “Timer mode”.

[MENU]

[JKHI]

[OK]

E Set record timer

Timer List

Controller

A Press [D E] to

select “Rec”,

then press [G]

or [OK].

Timer

Rec

TIMER

Timer mode

Program

Channel

DTV 8-1

Date

May

(Wed)

Start Time

End Time

Weekly/Daily

Stop Mode

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

Once

Manual

Set Timer

BACK

DTV

Select

Operate

Back

^MENUExit

Press [FG] to select the individual items “Chan-

nel”, “Date”, “Start Time”, “End Time”, “Weekly/

Daily” and “Stop mode”, and [D E] to enter the

desired setting (channel, date, start time etc.).

ATTENTION:

When performing timer programming of a digital (ATSC)

program, the VCR must be set to the standby mode condition

10 minutes before the start time of a program.

As timer recording is performed based on the time

information of each program, timer standby and timer

recording may not be possible due to deviation in the timer

information of each program if the VCR is set to standby

mode within 10 minutes of the program start time. In such

cases, press [REC] to perform manual recording.

•

The “Weekly/Daily” item allows you to choose

from a selection of “Once”, “Weekly”, “Mon-Fri”

or “Daily”.

You can select between “Manual” and “Event”

for the “Stop Mode” item.

•

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “Set Timer” upon

completing the necessary settings, then press [OK].

•

An mark appears in front of the program title.

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Checking timer settings

F Return to normal screen

First follow steps Band Con page 49, then go to the

Press [MENU].

following steps.

Engage timer recording standby mode

A Access Timer List screen

Press [TIMER (j)].

Press [D E] to move

Timer List

Controller

Timer

TIMER

The VCR turns off automatically and [j] is

displayed on the front display panel.

the arrow to “Timer

List”, then press [G]

or [OK].

3-8

May 14 7:00 PM

(Fri)

Weekly

Event

10:00 PM

Once

80-1

May 15 6:00 PM

(Sat)

7:00 PM

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby

mode

BACK

DTV

Select

Operate

Back

^MENUExit

Press [TIMER (j)] to cancel the timer recording standby

mode, then press [POWER] to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording

standby mode again by pressing [TIMER (j)] after you use

the VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcasts

you want.

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged

when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled

when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press

[TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording

standby mode.

•The Easy Rec Timer or Easy View Timer set by

EPG (A page 51) will also be displayed in the

timer list.

B Access Timer Mode screen

Press [FG] to select a program, then press [OK]

to check more detailed information.

C Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

Viewing timer

following steps.

First follow steps Bto Don page 49, then go to the

Canceling or changing timer settings

following steps.

First follow steps Band Con page 49, then go to the

A Set view timer

A Access Timer List screen

Timer List

Controller

A Press [D E] to

select “View”,

then press [G]

or [OK].

Timer

View

TIMER

Timer mode

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “Timer List”,

Program

Channel

Date

DTV 8-1

May

(Wed)

then press [G] or [OK].

Start Time

2:30 PM

Weekly/Daily

Once

B Access Timer Mode screen

Set Timer

BACK

DTV

Select

Operate

Back

^MENUExit

Press [FG] to select a

Timer List

Controller

Timer

B Press [FG] to select the individual items

“Channel”, “Date”, “Start Time”and “Weekly/

Daily”, and [D E] to enter the desired setting

(channel, date, start time etc.).

TIMER

Timer mode

Rec

program, then press

[OK].

3-8Channel

Date

May 14 7:00 PM

DTVW3-e1ekly

(Fri)

10:00 PM

Event

Sept. 13 (Fri)

Once

80-1

May 15 6:00 PM

7:00PM

Start Time

(Sat)

7:00 PM

End time

Once

Event

Weekly/Daily

Stop mode

Delete

Set Timer

BACK

DTV

•The “Weekly/Daily” item allows you to

choose from a selection of “Once”,

“Weekly”, “Mon-Fri” or “Daily”.

Select

Operate

Back

^MENUExit

To change a program,

Press [FG] to move the arrow to “Set Timer” upon

A Press [FGD E] to select and change the set-

ting.

B Press [FG] to move the arrow to “Set Timer”

upon completing the necessary changes, then

press [OK].

completing the necessary settings, then press [OK].

•

mark appears in front of the program title.

B Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

To delete a program,

Press [F E] to move the arrow to “Delete”, then

press [OK].

NOTES:

• The View timer is functional only when the VCR is powered

on.

C Return to normal screen

• The “End Time” and “Stop Mode” items are not selectable

when setting view timer.

Press [MENU].

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A Easy Record Timer

ElectronicProgram

Guide (EPG)

Access EPG screen

Press [EPG].

This VCR allows you to set recording timer or viewing timer by

selecting the program from the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

•

The clock must be set to access the EPG screen. If you

have not set the clock, an error message will be

displayed. Refer to page 15 for the clock setting

procedure.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

•

When the received channel is not a digital (DTV)

channel, “CAN NOT SET ON THIS CHANNEL SELECT

DTV CHANNEL THEN RETRY” appears on the screen.

When receiving digital broadcast, if [EPG] is pressed to

access the EPG screen at the same instant a blocked

program or scene is received, the EPG screen will not

be displayed.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

In addition, if a blocked program or scene is received

while the EPG screen is being displayed, the sub

picture screen will turn black.

Select time zone and channel

Press [D E] to select the

[EPG]

desired time zone, and

[

FG] to select the desired

channel, then press [OK].

•

The detail information of

the program will appear.

Set record timer

Press [D] to move the

arrow to “Easy Rec”,

then press [OK].

•The timer is set. An

mark appears in front

of the program title.

A-2,3

B-2,3

C-2,3

D-2,3

Return to normal screen

Press [EPG].

Engage timer recording standby mode

Press [TIMER (j)].

The VCR turns off automatically and [j] is

displayed on the front display panel.

ATTENTION:

When setting recording timer of a digital (ATSC) program, the

VCR must be set to the standby mode condition 10 minutes

before the start time of a program.

As timer recording is performed based on the time

information of each program, timer standby and timer

recording may not be possible due to deviation in the timer

information of each program if the VCR is set to standby

mode within 10 minutes of the program start time. In such

cases, press [REC] to perform manual recording.

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby mode

Press [TIMER (j)] to cancel the timer recording standby

mode, then press [POWER] to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording

standby mode again by pressing [TIMER (j)] after you use

the VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcasts

you want.

• When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged

when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled

when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press

[TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording

standby mode.

NOTES:

• The EPG function works only when receiving digital programs.

• If the Easy Rec Timer or Easy View Timer is set for a program

whose start time has passed, a message “Check Start Time”

appears on the screen. In this case, exit the EPG screen and

perform manual recording.

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Changing or deleting Easy Rec Timer

The Easy Rec Timer that has been set can be deleted or

changed to view timer.

D Changing or deleting Easy View

Timer

The Easy View Timer that has been set can be deleted or

changed to record timer.

Access EPG screen

Press [EPG].

Access EPG screen

Select time zone and channel

Press [EPG].

Press [D E] to select

the desired time zone,

and [FG] to select the

desired channel, then

press [OK].

Select time zone and channel

Press [D E] to select

the desired time

zone, and [FG] to

select the desired

channel, then press

[OK].

•The detail

information of the

program will appear.

•The detail

Change or delete record timer

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “Easy View” or

“Delete”, then press [OK].

information of the

program will appear.

•When “Easy View” is selected, a mark appears

in front of the program title.

Change or delete view timer

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “Easy Rec” or

“Delete”, then press [OK].

Return to normal screen

Press [EPG].

•When “Easy Rec” is selected, an mark appears

in front of the program title.

C Easy View Timer

Return to normal screen

Press [EPG].

When Easy View Timer has been set, the digital program

that has been timer set will turn on automatically. A

message “VIEW TIMER PROGRAM IS STARTED A

CHANNEL IS CHANGED” will appear on the screen 3

minutes before the start time of the program.

Access EPG screen

Press [EPG].

NOTES:

• If your TV supports only 480i image format, the EPG sub

picture screen will not be displayed even if it is available. As

for TVs with image format of 480p and above, which are

commonly used, the EPG sub picture screen will be displayed.

• EPG will not be displayed when timer recording is in progress.

• You may not be able to set the Rec/View timer unless it

contains detailed data on the EPG. If timer cannot be set using

EPG, set timer manually by performing ‘Digital Timer

Programming’ (A page 49).

Select time zone and channel

Press [D E] to select the desired time zone, and

[FG] to select the desired channel, then press [OK].

•The detail information of the program will appear.

• The View timer is functional only when the VCR is powered

on. In addition, the View timer will not function…

- while playing back a tape.

Set view timer

Press [D] to move the arrow to “Easy View”, then

press [OK].

- while warning message is displayed.

- while the main menu, navigation menu, program menu or

DTV menu is displayed.

• Depending on the broadcast received, the date and time on

the EPG might be incorrect. In this case, the EPG may record

or show a wrong program when using the Easy Rec Timer or

the Easy View Timer.

• When performing recording of a digital channel (ATSC) via

EPG, recording will be in VHS mode with EP as the recording

speed if a VHS tape is inserted.

•The timer is set. A mark appears in front of the

program title.

Return to normal screen

Press [EPG].

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VIDEO NAVIGATION

Navigation

Playback

This function is useful when you want to quickly find

programs you have recorded on a tape using this VCR.

This function allows you to select a program to watch,

and then automatically search for the beginning of the

program.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

A Load a cassette

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

Insert a tape recorded on this VCR.

•The VCR turns on automatically.

•The tape will run for a few seconds while the

VCR searches for the tape number recorded. If

tape number is found, it will be shown on the

TV screen if “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON”

(A page 68).

•The counter is reset automatically, however, it is

not completely reset to “0:00:00”.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

•If the cassette’s record safety tab has been

removed, playback begins automatically.

B Access Video Navigation screen

Navigation

Press [NAVI].

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

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•After pressing

[NAVI], it may

take a few

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seconds to access

the Title screen

while the VCR

searches for the

Video Navigation

information.

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[SPECIAL]

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LS3

EDIT

PLAY STOP

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

[ ]

NAVI

C Select program

Press [FG] to select the program you want to

watch, then press [OK].

C- D

A-2,3

A-1,4

To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

D Start playback

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “PLAY”, then

press [OK].

Playback starts automatically after the selected

program is located.

NOTES:

• If you press [NAVI] while Video Navigation is deactivated, the Navigation Set Up screen appears. Set “NAVIGATION” to “ON” (A

page 54).

• Video Navigation playback is possible only with the tape recorded on this VCR.

• To record the date and time as the program title in this VCR’s memory, make sure the VCR’s clock is set correctly before recording.

• To record the program information in this VCR’s memory, you must record each program for over the minimum recording time; 5

min for the D-VHS (HS) mode, 10 min for the D-VHS (STD) mode, 30 min for the D-VHS (LS3) mode, 5 min for the S-VHS/VHS (SP)

mode and 15 min for S-VHS/VHS (EP) mode.

• Video Navigation may not work properly for some tapes.

• During playback or when searching for the beginning of a program, a VCR might find two different tape numbers recorded on a

tape. After you remove this tape, the tape will be assigned just one tape number (the smaller one). After this, the higher tape number

will be missing from the memory’s tape number list.

• Tape program information is stored in this VCR’s memory. If this VCR’s memory is damaged and the program information is lost, it is

impossible to restore that information.

• After recording a tape on this VCR, write the tape number on a label and affix the label to the tape in order to allow you to find the

tape by its number.

• The on-screen display is output to the TV with S-VIDEO, VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO signal in 480i image format.

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VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

A Deactivating Video Navigation

How to read the Video Navigation

screen

If you do not want to store program information, you can

deactivate the Video Navigation function.

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

Navigation

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2. FOOTBALL

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4. PROJECT XYZ

Access Navigation Set Up screen

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[SPECIAL]

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LS3

EDIT

Press [FGD E] to

Navigation

PLAY STOP

LIBRARY

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NAVI. SET UP

move the arrow to

“NAVI. SET UP”, then

press [G] or [OK].

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVIGATION SET UP

NAVIGATION

USED MEMORY 66%

NAVI

OFF

A Tape number and tape title

B Maximum blank time on the tape

C Page No./Total Page No. (only 4 programs can be

shown at a time)

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

D Program title included on a tape

E The detailed program information currently

selected (date, auxiliary input, category, start time,

end time, recording speed)

Deactivate Video Navigation

F Operational commands

Navigation

Press [D E].

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NAVI. SET UP

NAVIGATION SET UP

NAVIGATION

USED MEMORY 66%

•Each time you press

[D E], Video

Example

OFF

Navigation turns

“ON” or “OFF”.

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OLYMPIC 8:00

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2:00

EURO 96

ENGLAND

BLANK

1:00

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Blank part*

* “BLANK” appears for non-recorded part, the part

whose information has been deleted manually (A

page 63), or the part where new program has been

recorded.

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

How to read the Video Navigation

screen for D-Theater tape*

NOTE:

If you press [NAVI] when a cassette is not loaded, “NO TAPE!”

appears on the TV screen. If the VCR does not recognize the

tape number of the loaded cassette, “UNRECOGNIZED TAPE

NUMBER!” appears on the TV screen.

If you insert a D-Theater tape ([D-THEATER] LED

lights up) and then press [NAVI], the following screen

appears. Press [FG] to move the arrow to the item

that you want to watch, then press [OK]. Playback

starts automatically after the selected item is located.

Chapter Navigation

TAPE TITLE: WORLD SOCCER

1 / 4

1. CHAPTER 1

2. CHAPTER 2

3. CHAPTER 3

4. CHAPTER 4

SECTOR 4-1

SECTOR 4-2

Chapter

Title

Section

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

NAVI

* D-Theater is a technical specification based on D-

VHS standards that was developed for HD content.

Commercial D-Theater titles can only be played

back on D-VHS digital recorders bearing the D-

Theater logo.

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You can find a tape you want using Video Navigation.

You have four methods to find tapes; by tape number, by

program title, by category, by recording date, and by tape

remaining time.

Finding Tapes

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Finding by tape number

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Access Library screen

Navigation

Press [FGD E] to

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DATE

move the arrow to

“LIBRARY”, then press

[G] or [OK].

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Access tape number list screen

[ ]

Navigation

Press [D E] to move

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NAVI. SET UP

DATE

the arrow to “TAPE

NUMBER”, then press

[OK].

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

The tape number list

screen appears, being

sorted by the tape

numbers.

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

A-2 4

B-2,3

C-2,3

NAVI

A-1,5

B-4

Confirm tape number lists

C-4

Navigation

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

TAPE NUMBER LIST

1st page (out of 3

pages in this example)

of the tape number

lists is shown.

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2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

i.LINK

LS3

EDIT

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

To play back a selected program on the list screen

A Select the program that you want to watch, then

press [OK].

NAVI

SELECT

switch for changing

the order

B Insert the corresponding tape.

C Press [OK] again with the arrow on “SEARCH”.

D Confirm that the desired program is highlighted,

then press [OK].

•“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

•Playback starts automatically after the selected

program is located.

•The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

•To play back the desired program, refer to ‘To

play back a selected program on the list screen’ in

the left column.

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

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VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

B Finding by program title

C Finding by category

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

To find a program by category, be sure to select program

category in advance (A page 62).

Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 55, then go

to the following steps

Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 55, then go

to the following steps

Access title screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “TITLE”,

then press [OK].

Navigation

Access category screen

LIBRARY

TITLE

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

DATE

TAPE NUMBER

CATEGORY

Navigation

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to

LIBRARY

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NAVI. SET UP

DATE

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

“CATEGORY”, then

press [OK].

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Confirm lists

Navigation

Confirm lists

•“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

TITLE LIST

Navigation

0017 SOCCER

•“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

CATEGORY LIST

0016 EURO 2000

0017 SOCCER

•The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the

program titles

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

LS3

i.LINK

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EDIT

0016 EURO 2000

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

•The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the

program titles

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

LS3

i.LINK

DELETE

NAVI

SELECT

SEARCH RETURN

EDIT

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

•To play back the desired program, refer to ‘To

play back a selected program on the list screen’

on page 55.

included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

•To play back the desired program, refer to ‘To

play back a selected program on the list screen’

on page 55.

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

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D Finding by recording date

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 55, then go

to the following steps

Access date screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “DATE”,

then press [OK].

Navigation

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

DATE

The list screen appears,

being sorted by the

recording date.

[ ]

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Confirm lists

-2,3

-2 4,6

Navigation

D-4

E-1

•“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

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DATE LIST

0017 SOCCER

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000

•The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the

program titles

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

LS3

i.LINK

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EDIT

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

•To play back the desired program, refer to ‘To

play back a selected program on the list screen’

on page 55.

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

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VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

Select tape number

E Finding blank space

You can find a tape whose remaining time is enough for a

program you want to record.

Navigation

Press [FG], then press

[OK].

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10:00 LS5

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

BLANK SPACE LIST

0003 10:00 BLANK

0002 12:00 BLANK

0001 17:00 BLANK

0004 23:00 BLANK

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

•To go to another page

of the lists, press [<]

or [>].

TITLE

11/01/99 MON 11:34 AM

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

STOP SEARCH

RETURN

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Access Blank Space List screen

Press [FGD E] to

move the arrow to

“BLANK”, then press

[G] or [OK].

Navigation

Load a cassette

Insert the cassette whose number you have found in

step 4.

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

BLANK SPACE LIST

RECORDING CONDITION

RECORDING MODE

LS3

BLANK TIME

2:00

Select blank

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “STOP”,

then press [OK].

Navigation

NAVI

SELECT

LIBRARY

10:00 LS5

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

BLANK SPACE LIST

0003 10:00 BLANK

0002 12:00 BLANK

0001 17:00 BLANK

0004 23:00 BLANK

•The VCR will start

search for the

beginning of the

blank part, then stop.

Set condition

TITLE

11/01/99 MON 11:34 AM

STOP SEARCH

RETURN

Navigation

Press [FG] to move the

arrow to “RECORDING

MODE”, then press

[D E] to select the

recording speed.

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

BLANK SPACE LIST RECORDING CONDITION

SELECT

NAVI

RECORDING MODE

BLANK TIME

LS3

2:00

Press [FG] to move the

arrow to “BLANK

TIME”, then press

[D E] to select the

blank time. Then press

[OK].

Prepare for recording

See page 35 for recording.

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK] TO LIST

NAVI

SELECT

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When you record a TV program on this VCR, the VCR

automatically records the recording start time, date, and

channel in each program title. If the tape is recorded for

the first time, the tape number and the date and time are

recorded in the tape title. You can then edit the tape title

and the program titles as you like. You can also edit the

category in the program title.

Editing Titles

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

In short, you can use the Video Navigation function to

create your own video tape library.

A Editing tape title

When you want to edit the tape title, follow the

procedure below by using the Remote.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

Access Library screen

Navigation

Press [FGD E] to

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

DATE

A-6

‘Number‘ Keys

move the arrow to

“LIBRARY”, then press

[G] or [OK].

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

[ ]

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Access tape number list screen

Navigation

Press [D E] to move

A-2 6

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

DATE

the arrow to “TAPE

NUMBER”, then press

[OK].

A-1,7

TAPE NUMBER

TITLE

CATEGORY

The tape number list

screen appears, being

sorted by the tape

numbers.

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Select tape number

Navigation

Press [FG] to select the

tape number for which

you want to edit the

title, then press [OK].

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

TAPE NUMBER LIST

0017 SOCCER

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

LS3

i.LINK

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EDIT

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

•“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

•The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

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VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

How to enter the characters and symbols with the

number keys on the Remote

Press the ‘Number’ keys, then press [>] to enter each

character. Refer to the example below.

Access edit screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “EDIT”,

then press [OK].

Navigation

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

TAPE NUMBER LIST

0017 SOCCER

(E.g.) Enter “JVC NEWS”.

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

A Press [5 (JKL)] once to enter “J”, then press [>].

B Press [8 (TUV)] three times to enter “V”, then press

[>].

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

i.LINK

LS3

EDIT

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

C Press [2 (ABC)] three times to enter “C”, then press

[>].

NAVI

SELECT

Enter title

D Press [0 (i)] twice to enter “i(space)”, then press [>].

E Press [6 (MNO)] twice to enter “N”, then press [>].

F Press [3 (DEF)] twice to enter “E”, then press [>].

G Press [9 (WXYZ)] once to enter “W”, then press [>].

H Press [7 (PQRS)] four times to enter “S”, then press

[>].

A Press [FGD E] to

move the arrow on

the desired charac-

ter or symbol, then

press [OK].

Navigation

EDIT TITLE

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ALL ERASE

ERASE

NEXT >

< BACK

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

[SPECIAL]

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i.LINK

EDIT CATEGORY

RETURN

ENTER

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NUMBER KEY

CHARACTERS

. , ? – + * / [ ] 1

NAVI

SELECT

Press the ‘Number’ keys to enter the title.

•For entering the characters as the title, refer to

‘How to enter the characters and symbols’ on

the right column. (In this example, enter “JVC

NEWS”.)

A B C a b c 2

D E F d e f 3

G H I g h i 4

J K L j k l 5

B Press [FGD E] to move the arrow to “ENTER”,

M N O m n o 6

P Q R S p q r s 7

T U V t u v 8

W X Y Z w x y z 9

0 _(space)

then press [OK].

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

NOTES:

• If you want to delete a character, select the character, then

press [CLEAR] or press [OK] with the arrow on “ERASE”.

• If you want to delete all characters, press [OK] with the arrow

on “ALL ERASE”.

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B Entering or Editing program title

When you want to edit the program title, follow the

procedure below by using the Remote.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

B-5

Select program

Press [FG] to select the

[ ]

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NAVI. SET UP

program you want to

edit, then press [OK].

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1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

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[SPECIAL]

i.LINK

DELETE

LS3

EDIT

PLAY STOP

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

B-3 5

C-3 6

D-2 4

E-3 5

F-2

NAVI

B-2,6

C-2,7

D-5

Access edit screen

Press [FG] to move the

arrow to “EDIT”, then

press [OK].

Navigation

E-2,6

F-1,4

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE

BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPECIAL]

i.LINK

DELETE

LS3

EDIT

PLAY STOP

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Enter title

A Press [FGD E] to

move the arrow on

the desired charac-

ter or symbol, then

press [OK].

Navigation

EDIT TITLE

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

ALL ERASE

ERASE

NEXT >

< BACK

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

[SPECIAL]

LS3

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM

i.LINK

EDIT CATEGORY

RETURN

ENTER

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Press the ‘Number’ keys to enter the title.

•For entering the characters as the title, refer to

‘How to enter the characters and symbols’ on

page 60. (In this example, enter “JVC NEWS”.)

B Press [FGD E] to move the arrow to “ENTER”,

then press [OK].

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

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VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

C Editing program category

D Deleting tape information

When you want to change the program category, follow

the procedure below by using the Remote.

When you want to delete the entire tape information

(information for all recorded programs on the tape),

follow the procedure below by using the Remote.

• Tape information for the Video Navigation function is

deleted, but the recorded programs will not be erased.

Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

ATTENTION:

Once the information is deleted, it is impossible to restore

that information.

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 59, then go

to the following steps

Select program

Press [FG] to select the program you want to edit,

then press [OK].

Select tape number

Press [FG] to select the

tape number for which

you want to edit the

title, then press [OK].

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BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

Access edit screen

Press [D E] to move the arrow to “EDIT”, then

press [OK].

TAPE NUMBER LIST

0017 SOCCER

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

i.LINK

LS3

EDIT

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EXIT

Access category screen

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Navigation

Press [FGD E] to

EDIT TITLE

move the arrow to

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

“EDIT CATEGORY”,

•“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

ALL ERASE

ERASE

NEXT >

< BACK

then press [OK].

•The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

[SPECIAL]

LS3

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM

i.LINK

EDIT CATEGORY

RETURN

ENTER

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Access delete screen

Select category

Press [FGD E] to

select the category you

want, then press [OK].

Navigation

Press [D E] to move

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1 / 3

the arrow to “DELETE”,

then press [OK].

TAPE NUMBER LIST

Navigation

0017 SOCCER

EDIT CATEGORY

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

MOVIES

CHILD

SOAPS

EDUCATION

COMEDY

OTHERS

SPORTS

SERIES

NEWS

0016 EURO 2000

SPECIAL

MUSIC

CLASSIC

SHOPPING

SOCCER

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPORTS]

i.LINK

LS3

EDIT

RELIGION

MISCELLANY

SEARCH RETURN

DELETE

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

[SPECIAL]

LS3

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

i.LINK

NAVI

SELECT

RETURN

EDIT TITLE

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Delete tape information

Press [D E] to move

the highlight bar to

“YES”, then press [OK].

Navigation

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

1 / 3

TAPE NUMBER LIST

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

0017 SOCCER

0017

1. JAPAN VS KOREA

2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0016 EURO 2000PROGRAM INFO

DELETE?

SOCCER

[SPORT]

LS3

YES

i.LINK

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

RETURN

DELETE

EDIT

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

SELECT

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

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E Deleting program information

F Checking memory

When you want to delete the stored information for each

recorded program, follow the procedure below by using

the Remote.

You can check the amount of recorded information in the

VCR’s memory.

• Program information for the Video Navigation function

is deleted, but the recorded program will not be erased.

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

ATTENTION:

Once the information is deleted, it is impossible to restore

that information.

Access Navigation Set Up screen

Press [FGD E] to move the arrow to “NAVI. SET

UP”.

Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

Check memory

Navigation

The percentage of the

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

Access Video Navigation screen

Press [NAVI].

used memory is

displayed.

NAVIGATION SET UP

NAVIGATION

USED MEMORY 66%

OFF

Select program

Navigation

Press [FG] to select the

EXIT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

NAVI

SELECT

program you want to

edit, then press [OK].

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE

BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI].

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPECIAL]

i.LINK

DELETE

LS3

EDIT

PLAY STOP

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

If memory is full, you have to delete unwanted

information to store more information in the VCR’s

memory.

•“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

•The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

•To go to another page of the lists, press [<] or [>].

Access delete screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to “DELETE”,

then press [OK].

Navigation

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE

BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM 5:53 PM

[SPECIAL]

i.LINK

DELETE

LS3

EDIT

PLAY STOP

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Delete program information

Navigation

Press [D E] to move

LIBRARY

BLANK

NAVI. SET UP

the highlight bar to

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE

BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

“YES”, then press [OK].

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

PROGRAM INFO

4. PROJECT XYZ

DELETE?

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

[SHOW]

LS3

YES

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM ñ 5:53 PM

i.LINK

PLAY

STOP

DELETE

EDIT

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

NAVI

Return to normal screen

Press [NAVI]

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS

You can use the other useful function settings on the

Function Set Up screens by following the procedure

described below.

Useful Function

Settings

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

The table below shows the structure of the menu system.

“FUNCTION

SET UP”

“VIDEO FUNCTION” (

page 65)

page 66)

page 67)

“AUDIO FUNCTION” (

“IN/OUT FUNCTION” (

“ADDITIONAL” (A page 68)

•For the functions you can set on the Function Set Up

screen, see pages 65 to 70.

A Access Main Menu screen

Press [MENU].

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Access Function Set Up screen

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to

“FUNCTION SET

UP”, then press [G]

or [OK].

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

ADDITIONAL

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL

VIDEO STABILIZER

AUTO

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

C Select Function Menu

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to the menu

of the function you

want to set, then press

[G] or [OK].

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

ADDITIONAL

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL

VIDEO STABILIZER

AUTO

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

[BACK]

D Select Function

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to the

function you want to

set.

FUNCTION SET UP

TUNER SET UP

INITIAL SET UP

ADDITIONAL

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL

VIDEO STABILIZER

AUTO

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

E Change setting

Press [D E].

F Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

NOTE:

To go back to a previous screen during settings, press [BACK].

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Video settings “VIDEO FUNCTION”

*The default setting is bold in the table below.

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use

during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible

pictures. This takes place whenever you play back a tape or start recording after

inserting a tape.

L “V.

CALIBRATION”

(S-VHS/VHS only)

“ON”

“OFF”

NOTES:

• During playback, this function is always working even though “VIDEO CALIBRATION” appears

just at the beginning of automatic tracking.

• During recording, this function works only for the first SP recording and the first EP recording on

an inserted tape.

For timer recording, this function checks the tape condition both for the SP recording and the EP

recording before the first timer recording starts.

• When you play back rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs, set this function either “ON”

or “OFF” whichever gives you the best picture.

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your

preference.

L “PICTURE

CONTROL”

(S-VHS/VHS only)

“AUTO” (“NORM”)

“EDIT”

“AUTO” : Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted automatically.

(“NORM”) When “V. CALIBRATION” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear instead of

“AUTO”. The quality is not adjusted automatically when “NORM”

appears.

“SOFT”

“EDIT”

: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and playback).

“SHARP”

“SOFT” : Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing

much noise.

“SHARP” : Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with much flat,

same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTES:

• When you select “EDIT”, “SOFT” or “SHARP”, the selected mode will not change until you

select again.

• Select “EDIT” when you are editing tapes (A page 82). After you finish editing the tapes, select

“AUTO” (“NORM” when “V. CALIBRATION” is “OFF”).

When this function is set to “ON”, you can correct vertical vibrations in the picture

when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR.

L “VIDEO

STABILIZER”

(S-VHS/VHS only)

“ON”

This function is available only when playing back tapes recorded in EP mode.

NOTES:

“OFF”

• When you finish viewing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”.

• Regardless of the setting, this function has no effect during recording and during special effects

playback.

• To watch recordings with close-caption, set this function to “OFF”.

• When this function is set to “ON”, the vertical vibrations may occur. Press [CHANNEL +] or [–]

on the VCR (or [TV/VCR CH +] or [–] on the Remote) to eliminate vibration.

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Audio settings “AUDIO FUNCTION”

*The default setting is bold in the table below.

You can select the audio format when you record a program or analog signal from

connected devices in STD mode. When this function is set to “PCM&STANDARD”, you

can obtain high-quality audio sound.

L “STD AUDIO REC

MODE”

“STANDARD”

: Select this when the picture quality is important and when

you record in MP2 format.

“PCM&STANDARD”

“PCM&STANDARD” : Select this when the sound quality is important.

When you record the analog signals or DV signals from the

camcorder in STD mode, PCM audio is also recorded in

addition to MP2 audio. In HS mode, PCM audio is

automatically recorded.

Up to four audio signal channels can be input from a DV camcorder through the DV IN

connector (i.LINK). This VCR allows you to select and record two of these channels.

This setting is used to specify which two channels to record.

L “DV AUDIO REC”

“AUDIO1”

“AUDIO2”

“1+2MIX”

When there are four DV audio channels (32 kHz):

“AUDIO1” : Records the two channels (L/R) of DV AUDIO 1.

“AUDIO2”

“1+2MIX”

: Records the two channels (L/R) of DV AUDIO 2.

: Mixes and records both DV AUDIO 1 and 2.

When there are two DV audio channels (48 kHz):

Because there are only two channels, those two channels are recorded regardless of the

DV sound setting.

This VCR can send the Dolby Digital bitstream or PCM Audio to external devices.

When you play back a tape including the Dolby Digital bitstream, and if you have a

device equipped with Dolby Digital decoder, set this function to “Dolby D”.

If not, set this function to “2CH-PCM”.

“STREAM” will be used when you play back a tape including the DTS bitstream, and if

you have a device with built-in DTS, or when playing back and receiving audio signals

in other new formats.

L “OPTICAL OUT”

“Dolby D”

“2CH-PCM”

“STREAM”

This VCR

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

ATSC IN

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

B/CB

CABLE BOX

OUT

PR/CR

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

To [OPTICAL]

Note for connection:

Remove the protection

cap from the cable.

Amplifier equipped

with Dolby Digital

decoder or built-in DTS

To DIGITAL

AUDIO

Optical cable

(not supplied)

When this function is set to “ON”;

L “2ND AUDIO

REC”

•If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on both the normal and Hi-Fi

tracks. The main audio is not recorded.

“ON”

•If a non-SAP program is received, the main audio is recorded on both the Hi-Fi and

normal tracks.

“OFF”

When this function is set to “OFF”, the SAP audio cannot be recorded.

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Input/Output settings “IN/OUT FUNCTION”

*The default setting is bold in the table below.

Select the appropriate mode depending on the type of TV you have.

L “TV OUTPUT 1”

“WIDE 16:9”

“WIDE 16:9” : Select this for a wide TV set with 16:9 screen image size.

“NORMAL 4:3” : Select this for a TV set with 4:3 screen image size.

“NORMAL 4:3”

NOTES:

•

When “TV OUTPUT 1” is set to “WIDE 16:9”, sometimes the screen image may be stretched vertically.

When “TV OUTPUT 1” is set to “NORMAL 4:3”, sometimes subtitles may not be visible or the ends of the

screen image may be cut off. Normally select “WIDE16:9”.

•

In order to let the equipment determine the screen image size, it is recommended that you connect the VCR

and TV using the [COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT] connectors or [S VIDEO OUTPUT] connector.

This function is invalid if HDMI is activated.

Select the appropriate mode when receiving signals via i.LINK connector or playing

back a D-VHS tape containing a recording of an HD (High Definition) signal.

L “TV OUTPUT 2”

“720to1080”

720p is up-converted to 1080i and output to the TV. 1080i, 480p, and

480i image formats are output to the TV without being converted.

Select this when the 720p image played back is distorted.

“NO CONV.”

“ALLto480i”

“ALLto480p”

“NO CONV.” : 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i image formats are output to the TV

just as they are.

“ALLto480i”

: All images will be output to the TV in 480i image format.

“ALLto480p” : All images will be output to the TV in 480p image format.

NOTES:

• When you receive signals via i.LINK connector or play back the picture of 1080i, 720p, 480p

image format, the signal is not output from the [S-VIDEO] or [VIDEO] output connector if “TV

OUTPUT 2” is set to “720to1080” or “NO CONV.”.

• The progressive mode indicator [q] on the front display panel will light up when “ALLto480p” is

selected.

• If your TV supports only 480i image format and “ALLto480p” mode is previously selected, you

can forcibly change the mode to “ALLto480i” by pressing and holding [PAUSE (W)] on the front

panel for more than 5 seconds during power off mode.

• During DV input, the image format output to the TV will be 480i even if this function is set to

“ALLto480p”. However, the menu setting is retained and changes can be made.

• If you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you play back a tape, set “TV OUTPUT 2”

to the appropriate mode.

• This function is invalid if HDMI is activated.

When this function is set to “ON”, progressive output is being selected. The 480i image

format is up-converted to 480p and output to the TV. The progressive mode indicator

[q] on the front display panel will light up.

L “480i to 480p”

“ON”

“OFF”

NOTES:

• When “TV OUTPUT 2” is set to “ALLto480i”, the image format being output to the TV will be

480i even if this function is set to “ON”.

• During DV input, the image format output to the TV will be 480i even if this function is set to

“ON”. However, the menu setting is retained and changes can be made. If you are using a TV

with DVI input, and it does not support 480i image format, use the TV’s analog input instead.

• This function is invalid if HDMI is activated.

When this VCR is connected to the TV via the DVI connection through [HDMI OUT]

connector, this function allows you to select the desired deeper color intensity and to

tone down the black color of the picture.

L “HDMI to DVI

COLOR”

“STANDARD”

“ENHANCE”

Set this function to “RGB FIX” when the output from the [HDMI OUT] connector cannot

be properly displayed on the TV screen.

L “HDMI OUTPUT”

“AUTO”

“RGB FIX”

You have to select which terminal - either [VIDEO] (composite) or [S-VIDEO] (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal on the front panel.

L “FRONT AUX F-1”

“VIDEO”

“S-VIDEO”

Make sure to select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording (editing)

on this VCR.

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

*The default setting is bold in the table below.

You have to select which terminal - either [VIDEO] (composite) or [S VIDEO] (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal [L-1] on the rear panel.

L “REAR AUX L-1”

“VIDEO”

“S-VIDEO”

Make sure to select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording (editing)

on this VCR.

You have to select which terminal - either [VIDEO] (composite) or [S VIDEO] (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal [L-2] on the rear panel.

L “REAR AUX L-2”

“VIDEO”

“S-VIDEO”

Make sure to select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording (editing)

on this VCR.

Additional settings “ADDITIONAL”

*The default setting is bold in the table below.

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow

complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer-

recording in SP mode.

L “AUTO SP N EP

TIMER”

(S-VHS/VHS only)

For Example . . .

“ON”

“OFF”

Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a 120-minute tape

Approximately 110 minutes

SP mode

Approximately 30 minutes

EP mode

Make sure you set this function to “ON” before the timer-recording starts.

NOTES:

• If you have programmed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, the second program and

those thereafter may not fit on the tape with this function set to “ON”. In this case, do not use this

function, but change the recording speed manually during timer programming.

• In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this function may leave a slight non-

recorded portion at the end of the tape.

• There may be some noise and sound disturbance where the recording speed switches from SP to

EP mode on the tape.

• This function is not available during ITR (Instant Timer Recording), and will work properly on the

following tapes: T(ST)-30, T(ST)-60, T(ST)-90, and T(ST)-120.

When this function is set to “ON”:

L “AUTO TIMER”

“ON”

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned off.

It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press [TIMER

(j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

When this function is set to “OFF”:

“OFF”

You have to press [TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording standby

mode.

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-screen display)

appears on the screen.

L “SUPERIMPOSE”

“ON”

“OFF”

NOTES:

•

When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”;

otherwise, the VCR status information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the edited tape.

If you select a channel on which no signal is received, the channel number is displayed regardless of

this function setting.

•

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR changes the screen into the gray back

screen automatically when receiving a channel not in use.

L “GRAY BACK”

“ON”

“OFF”

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*The default setting is bold in the table below.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can reduce the power consumption. While the

VCR is turned off, the front display panel does not show the clock.

When this function is set to “ON”, an i.LINK device cannot be recognized. As a result, it

is not possible to record a program using the digital tuner’s* timer function. In addition

the device does not pass along data if it is in a branched connection.

L “POWER SAVE”

“ON”

“OFF”

*For details of a digital tuner, refer to the instruction manual of the digital tuner.

NOTE:

It takes some time until VCR completes its set up when you turn on the VCR.

You can determine which recording mode - either S-VHS mode or VHS mode - is used

for recording on D-VHS and S-VHS tapes.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can record on D-VHS and S-VHS tapes with S-

VHS picture quality.

L “S-VHS MODE”

“ON”

“OFF”

When this function is set to “OFF”, you can record on D-VHS and S-VHS tapes with

VHS picture quality.

NOTES:

• To record in S-VHS/VHS mode on D-VHS tape, press [D-VHS] to turn off the [D-VHS] indicator.

• S-VHS mode allows you to make high quality video recordings with horizontal resolution of 400

lines, comparing with the 230 lines of resolution of conventional VHS recordings. To achieve

the highest quality picture we recommend to record in S-VHS mode. (But remember that a

conventional VHS VCR without SQPB cannot play back S-VHS tapes recorded in S-VHS mode.)

• S-VHS MODE setting does not affect recording on VHS tapes. Recording on VHS tapes is always

performed in VHS mode except when using S-VHS ET mode (A page 70).

The [REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK] terminal on the rear panel can be used as

either the [REMOTE PAUSE] terminal or the [AV COMPULINK] terminal.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can use this terminal as the [AV COMPULINK]

terminal.

L “AV COMPU-

LINK”

“ON”

“OFF”

By connecting other JVC’s [AV COMPULINK] components (see the diagram below),

including amplifiers (or receivers) and televisions, one touch control of the audio and

video components linked via their [AV COMPULINK] connectors becomes possible.

For example : simply load a cassette in the VCR and press [PLAY (I)] so that the

[AV COMPULINK] components automatically turn on, the TV’s AV

mode is selected and the VCR starts playback. (You do not have to

press [PLAY (I)] if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.)

When this function is set to “OFF”, you can use this terminal as the [REMOTE PAUSE]

terminal (A page 83).

NOTES:

• When the remote control code is set to C or D, the connector cannot be used as [AV

COMPULINK] terminal even if “AV COMPU-LINK” is set to “ON”. It is recommended to set the

remote control code to A when you use this function. (A page 86)

• Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have. Refer to the TV’s instruction

manual when making this connection.

JVC TV with AV COMPULINK

This VCR

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

ATSC IN

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

B/CB

CABLE BOX

OUT

PR/CR

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

To Audio in

To S-video in

To AV COMPULINK

(VCR ONLY)

To [REMOTE

PAUSE/AV

COMPULINK]

[AUDIO

OUTPUT]

To [S VIDEO OUTPUT]

S-video cable (supplied)

Audio cable (supplied)

Mini-plug cable (not supplied)

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*The default setting is bold in the table below.

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes

recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET

function. The [S-VHS] indicator on the front display panel lights up when “S-VHS ET” is

set to “ON”.

L “S-VHS ET”

“ON”

“OFF”

NOTES:

• Before recording, make sure that “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (A page 65).

• You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...

- while recording is in progress.

- while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording (A page 37) is in progress.

- while Video Calibration (A page 65) is in progress.

• S-VHS ET does not work with S-VHS tapes.

• To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS

recording on S-VHS tapes is recommended.

• Use of high grade tapes are recommended for S-VHS ET recordings.

• On some tapes, picture quality will not improve even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the

recording quality before you start important recordings.

• You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most of S-VHS VCRs and of VHS VCR equipped with

SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some VCRs are not compatible with this

function.)

• While playing back a tape recorded with this function on some tapes, noise may appear. (If

playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)

• During special effect playback (A page 33), noise may appear. If special effect playback is

performed frequently on a tape recorded with this function, the tape may be damaged and

picture may be deteriorated.

When this function is set to “OFF”, only [:] appears on the front display panel.

L “DISPLAY”

“ON”

NOTE:

“OFF”

Even if you set “DISPLAY” to “OFF”, each item appears on the front display panel in the

following cases;

• when the timer-recording is in progress/in the timer standby mode (A page 40 - 48).

• in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode (A page 47).

• during Plug & Play setting (A page 14).

• when you press [REC (R)] twice for the ITR (A page 37).

• when you set the remote control code (A page 86).

• when you press [DISPLAY], the current status appears for a few seconds.

This function allows you to turn on/off the blue LED on the front panel.

END of Useful Function

L “LIGHTING”

“AUTO”

“OFF”

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This function enables blocking of channels or content

that you feel to be inappropriate for children, based on

the US and Canada rating guidelines through the

utilization of V-Chip technology. It works only when

viewing digital program. V-Chip has no effect on video

signals from VCR tapes or Camcorder connection.

The V-Chip settings of this VCR can be customized to

match your personal preference. You can use US V-Chip

settings (for programming broadcast from the United

States), Canadian V-Chip settings (for programming

broadcast from Canada), and movie ratings. You may use

any or all of the settings (US V-Chip, Canada V-Chip,

Movie ratings).

Parental Lock

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

NOTE:

Some programs, and movies are broadcast without a rating

signal. Even if V-CHIP ratings limits have been set up, these

programs will not be blocked. Refer to page 73 on how to block

unrated programs.

A Enabling V-Chip

[DTV MENU]

‘Number‘ Keys

Access Digital Set Up Menu screen

Press [DTV MENU].

Access Parental screen

DIGITAL SET UP

Press [D E] to move

the arrow to

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

OFF

PARENTAL

V-CHIP

“PARENTAL”, then

press [G] or [OK].

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

[MENU]

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

A F

SELECT

EXIT

Enter lock code

Press the ‘Number’

keys to enter the lock

code that you had set

(A page 73), then

press [OK].

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

OFF

PARENTAL

V-CHIP

PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY 10 KEY

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

•The default lock code

of this VCR is “0000”.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Enable V-CHIP

Press [D E] to set “V-

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

OFF

PARENTAL

CHIP” to “ON”.

V-CHIP

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

•“V-CHIP” must be

turned on for rating

settings to operate.

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

B Setting US V-Chip ratings

C Setting movie (MPAA) ratings

First follow steps 1 and 2 on page 71, then go to the

following steps.

Access Set US TV Ratings screen

Access Set Movie Rating screen

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

the arrow to “SET US

TV RATINGS”, then

press [OK].

the arrow to “SET US

TV RATINGS”, then

press [OK].

V-CHIP

OFF

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

Set US TV Ratings

Set Movie Ratings

A Press [FG D E]

DIGITAL SET UP

US TV RATINGS

to move the cur-

sor to the correct

location in the

line-up of rating

column (TV MA,

TV14, etc.) and

content row (V/

FV, S, etc.).

to move the cur-

sor to the correct

location.

US MOVIE RATINGS

[V/FV]

[S]

[L]

<G>

<NR>

B Press [OK] to turn

on or off the

[D]

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

blocking feature.

EXIT

•For brief definition on the individual ratings,

refer to ‘Rating Systems’ on page 74.

C Press [MENU] to exit when setup is com-

pleted.

B Press [OK] to turn on or off the blocking fea-

ture.

•An item is blocked if an “X” mark appears

instead of a “-”.

•To block viewing of all contents of a rating,

move the cursor to the top row of that rating

column and insert an “X” mark. Once an

“X” mark has been placed on the top row,

every contents of that rating column are

automatically blocked.

•To change the setup, move the cursor to the

top column and change “X” to “-” by

pressing [OK] again. You may then select to

the individual categories to block.

D Setting Canadian V-Chip ratings

First follow steps 1 and 2 on page 71, then go to the

following steps.

Access Set Canadian Ratings screen

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

the arrow to “SET

CANADIAN RATINGS

ENG” for English, then

press [OK].

V-CHIP

OFF

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

•For brief definition on the individual ratings,

refer to ‘Rating Systems’ on page 74.

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

C Press [MENU] to exit when setup is com-

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

pleted.

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “SET

CANADIAN RATINGS

FRE” for French, then

press [OK].

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

OFF

PARENTAL

V-CHIP

SET US TV RATINGS

SET MOVIE RATINGS

SET CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

SET CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

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F Set lock code

Set Canadian Ratings

V-Chip settings are protected by a four-digit code. The

default lock code for the VCR is “0000”. You may set the

code to any four-digit number you prefer.

A Press [FG D E]

DIGITAL SET UP

to move the cur-

CANADIAN RATINGS ENG

sor to the correct

location.

<18+> <14+> <PG> <G> <C8> <C>

First follow steps 1 and 2 on page 71, then go to the

following steps.

B Press [OK] to turn

on or off the

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

blocking feature.

EXIT

Access Set Lock Code screen

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

the arrow to “SET

LOCK CODE”, then

press [OK].

DIGITAL SET UP

CANADIAN RATINGS FRE

UNRATED

SET LOCK CODE

VIEW

<18+> <16+> <13+> <8+> <G>

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

SELECT

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

Set lock code

A Press [FGD E]

to input the num-

ber.

•For brief definition on the individual ratings,

refer to ‘Rating Systems’ on page 74.

C Press [MENU] to exit when setup is com-

pleted.

DIGITAL SET UP

SET LOCK CODE

B Press [OK] to set

in the lock code.

C Press [MENU] to

exit.

E Unrated programs

Unrated programs are programs that do not contain a

rating signal. They include emergency bulletins, news,

public service announcements or weathers etc. TV

programs or movies that do not have rating signals will

be blocked if the unrated category is set to “BLOCK”.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

G Viewing a blocked channel

First follow steps 1 and 2 on page 71, then go to the

following steps.

When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked channel, the

following message will appear on the screen:

Access Unrated screen

THIS PROGRAM EXCEEDS

YOUR RATING LIMITS.

PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY 10 KEY.

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

the arrow to

“UNRATED”.

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

VIEW

PARENTAL

UNRATED

SET LOCK CODE

The channel will remain blocked until the correct code is

entered using the ‘Number’ keys on the remote.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

NOTES:

• The default lock code is “0000”.

• The lock code being set will return to the default code when

the AC power cord is removed and inserted again, or upon

recovery after power interruption.

In case you forgot the lock code, you can reset it by removing

and inserting the AC power cord.

• Once block has been released, it will remain in this state until

the VCR is power off.

Set blockings

A Press [D E] to select “BLOCK”.

B Press [MENU] to exit.

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

Rating Systems

US V-CHIP RATINGS (U.S. PARENTAL RATING SYSTEMS)

TV Y

TV Y7

TV G

Appropriate for All Children

Directed to Older Children (7+)

General Audience

TV PG

TV 14

TV MA

Parental Guidance Suggested

Parents Strongly Cautioned

Mature Audiences Only

CONTENT RATINGS (which may accompany the TV PG, TV 14 & TV MA ratings)

V/FV

Violence /Fantasy Violence

Sexual Situations

Strong Language

Suggestive Dialog

MOVIE RATINGS

PG-13

Not Rated

General Audience

Parental Guidance

Parents Strongly Cautioned

Restricted

NC-17

No One Under 17

No One Under 18

CANADIAN V-CHIP RATINGS

Exempt (no blocking)

C8+

Programming Intended for Children

Programming Intended for Children 8 Years and Older

General Audience

14+

18+

Parental Guidance

Viewers 14 Years and Older

Adult

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Many broadcasts nowadays include closed captions,

which may also include displays of additional

information in text form. This VCR enables you to access

and display this information of a digital program using

the closed caption feature.

Closed Caption

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Digital Auto Setting

Access Digital Set Up menu screen

Press [DTV MENU].

Access Closed Caption screen

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

DIGITAL SET UP

Press [D E] to move

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

the arrow to “CLOSED

CAPTION”, then press

[G] or [OK].

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

OFF

AUTO

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

[DTV MENU]

SELECT

EXIT

Select service type

Press [D E] repeatedly

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

to select the desired

service type.

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

AUTO

Each time you press the

button, the service type

changes as follows:

U “OFF” U“1” U“2”

U“3” U“4” U“5”

U“6” U“ (back to the

beginning)

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

[MENU]

[JKHI]

[OK]

•Each service type may offer a different language

or content, depending on the program being

broadcast.

Set auto mode

Press [FG] to move the

arrow to “CC

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

DISPLAY”, then press

[D E] to select

“AUTO”.

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

AUTO

•The font/type and

color will be set

automatically.

Displaying the Closed Caption

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

When playing back a pre-recorded tape in ATSC

format, you can press [SUBTITLE] (‘Number’ key [6])

on the Remote to display the closed captions. Pressing

[SUBTITLE] repeatedly allows you to choose the

desired closed caption from a selectable range of CC1

~ CC5.

NOTES:

• Closed captioning may not work correctly if the signal being received is weak or when a videocassette is being played back.

• Most broadcasts containing closed captioning will display a notice at the start of the program.

• When viewing a digital program or during recording, the on-screen display cannot be displayed when the “SERVICE TYPE” under

the “CLOSED CAPTION” menu is set to other than “OFF”. To display the on-screen display, set “SERVICE TYPE” to “OFF”.

However, the setting of “SERVICE TYPE” does not affect the displaying of the on-screen display when viewing an analog program or

during playback.

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

B Digital Manual Setting

Access Color menu screen

First follow steps 1 to 3 on page 75, then go to the

Press [FG] to move

DIGITAL SET UP

following steps.

the arrow to

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

“COLOR”, then press

[OK].

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

FONT/TYPE

COLOR

MANUAL

Set manual mode

Press [FG] to move the

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

arrow to “CC DISPLAY”,

then press [D E] to

select “MANUAL”.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

FONT/TYPE

COLOR

SELECT

EXIT

MANUAL

•The “FONT/TYPE”

and “COLOR” items

on the menu screen

will be enabled.

Select color

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Press [FG] to select

the individual items

“TEXT COLOR”, “TEXT

OPACITY”, “BKGND

COLOR” and “BKGND

OPACITY”, and press

[D E] to enter the

desired setting. Then

press [OK] upon

SELECT

EXIT

DIGITAL SET UP

COLOR

TEXT COLOR

DEFAULT

TEXT OPACITY

BKGND COLOR

BKGND OPACITY

DEFAULT

Access Font/Type menu screen

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “FONT/

DIGITAL SET UP

DIGITAL PROGRAM

TUNER

CLOSED CAPTION

PARENTAL

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

TYPE”, then press

[OK].

SERVICE TYPE

CC DISPLAY

FONT/TYPE

COLOR

MANUAL

completing the

necessary settings.

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

•The “TEXT COLOR” and “BKGND COLOR” items

allow you to set the color of the caption text and

its background respectively. Each time you press

[D E], the color changes as follows:

U“DEFAULT” U“BLACK” U“WHITE” U

“RED” U“GREEN” U“BLUE” U“YELLOW” U

“MAGENTA” U“CYAN” U(back to beginning)

•The “TEXT OPACITY” and “BKGND OPACITY”

items allow you to set the opacity for the caption

text and its background respectively. Each time

you press [D E], the opacity changes as follows:

U“DEFAULT” U“SOLID” U“TRANSPARENT”

U“TRANSLUCENT” U“FLASHING” U(back to

beginning)

SELECT

EXIT

Select font/type

Press [FG] to select

the individual items

“FONT SIZE”, “FONT

STYLE”, “ITALIC”,

DIGITAL SET UP

FONT/TYPE

FONT SIZE

FONT STYLE

ITALIC

DEFAULT

“UNDERLINE” and

“BOLD”, and press [D

E] to enter the desired

setting. Then press

UNDERLINE

BOLD

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

[OK] upon completing

the necessary settings.

Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

•The “FONT SIZE” item allows you to set the size

of the caption text. Each time you press [D E], the

font size changes as follows:

U “DEFAULT” U“STANDARD” U“SMALL” U

“LARGE” U(back to beginning)

•The “FONT STYLE” item allows you to set the font

of the caption text. Each time you press [D E], the

font style changes as follows:

U “DEFAULT” U“SERIF MONO” U“SERIF” U

“SANS MONO” U“SANS” U“CASUAL” U

“CURSIVE” U“SMALL CAPITAL” U(back to

beginning)

•To set the caption text to italic, underline or bold,

press [D E] to select “YES”.

NOTE:

When “DEFAULT” has been selected for the font/type and color setting, the setting for the individual item will be as follows:

“STANDARD” for Font Size, “WHITE” for Text Color, “SOLID” for Text Opacity, “BLACK” for Background Color and “SOLID” for

Background Opacity.

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The JLIP (Joint Level Interface Protocol) terminal is used

to connect the VCR to a personal computer or similar

device. By connecting through the JLIP terminals, you

can control the VCR during editing and certain other

operations, from the connected personal computer or

similar device.

JLIP ID Number

Setting

When connecting this VCR to another device using the

JLIP terminals, each device must have a different JLIP ID

number.

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

The JLIP ID number of this VCR is preset to “1” when

shipped from the factory. You can change this number to

any other number between 1 to 99.

To change the JLIP ID number of this VCR, follow the

procedure below.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

A Access Main Menu screen

Press [MENU].

B Select JLIP ID Set Up screen

A Press [D E] to move the arrow to “INITIAL

SET UP”, then press [G] or [OK].

B Press [D E] to move the arrow to “OTHER”,

then press [G] or [OK].

C Set JLIP ID Number

FUNCTION SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP DIGITAL SET UP

Press [FG] to move

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

OTHER

the arrow to “JLIP

ID”.

Press [D E] to enter

the desired ID

number.

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

AUTO

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

D Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

NOTE:

For further details on the JLIP system or devices, consult your

nearest JVC dealer.

U.S. customer can contact JVC directly toll free at 1-800-252-

5722.

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OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

i.LINK set up for connected device

When you connect i.LINK compatible devices to this

VCR, an i.LINK device number is assigned to each device

in the order of connection.

If you want to change the number, follow the procedure

below.

i.LINK Set Up

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the

Remote to [VCR].

A Access Main Menu screen

Press [MENU].

B Access i.LINK Set Up screen

A Press [D E] to move the arrow to “INITIAL

SET UP”, then press [G] or [OK].

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Press [D E] to move the arrow to “OTHER”,

then press [G] or [OK].

C Confirm LINC setting

Check that “LINC” is

FUNCTION SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP DIGITAL SET UP

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

OTHER

set to “AUTO”. If not,

press [FG] to move

the arrow to “LINC”,

then press [D E] to

set to “AUTO”.

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

AUTO

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

D Reset Number

FUNCTION SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP DIGITAL SET UP

Press [FG] to move

the arrow to “RESET

NUMBER”, then press

[OK].

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CHANNEL

OTHER

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

AUTO

B- D

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT

EXIT

E Return to normal screen

Press [MENU].

F Set Number again

Connect the external devices one by one.

ATTENTION:

If the i.LINK setting does not work, press [D-VHS] and [STOP

(L)] on the front panel simultaneously for more than 5

seconds to reset the settings. The cassette is automatically

ejected.

• Make sure to connect the VCR’s AC power plug

to the AC outlet and turn on the external device

before connection.

• Each device will be numbered in the order of

connection.

LINC

NOTES:

You can control one of the i.LINK-compatible devices

connected to this VCR with the i.LINK cable. “LINC”

means to select one of the connected devices. After

establishing a LINC with an i.LINK-compatible device,

you’re ready to control the i.LINK device.

LINC (Logical Interface Connection) involves

establishing a logical connection, as the abbreviation

implies.

• If you do not want to set i.LINK device number, set “LINC” to

“OFF” in step C.

• Use of i.LINK connection may not be possible depending on

the type of camcorders equipped with DV connector. In this

case, set “LINC” to “OFF” in step C.

• Even if a LINC is established between this VCR and an i.LINK-

compatible device, the digital tuner signal of this VCR will not

be output to the device from the [i.LINK] connector.

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What is i.LINK?

i.LINK Connection Examples

i.LINK is a digital serial interface that allows devices

equipped with an i.LINK connector to exchange digital

video signals, digital audio signals, and device control

signals bi-directionally over a single cable.

Examples of good i.LINK connections and bad i.LINK

connections are shown below. The digital signals flow to

all connected devices. When connecting i.LINK devices,

make sure that the devices are connected in such a way

that digital signals do not return (loop back) to the device

that output them. Looped connection is not permitted.

i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry specification and

extensions thereof. The A logo is used for products compliant

with the i.Link standard.

Good connection examples

(A to D: i.LINK-compatible devices)

The connections below do not form a loop

This VCR uses a four-pin i.LINK connector to input and

output MPEG2 video signals, audio signals, and control

signals. The i.LINK connector is also used as an input for

DV compressed signals from the DV output of a digital

video camera.

i.LINK Connection

i.LINK-compatible devices can be connected in daisy

chain fashion using i.LINK cables.

i.LINK cable

A to D: i.LINK-compatible devices

Bad connection examples

(A to D: i.LINK-compatible devices)

The connections below form a loop.

Any two devices in the daisy chain can exchange data bi-

directionally, even if there are other devices connected

between them.

i.LINK also supports a repeater function that passes input

MPEG2 and DV signals through to the next device in the

chain.

i.LINK Branched Connection

If you are connecting a device that is equipped with three

or more i.LINK connectors, you can also branch the

i.LINK connection.

i.LINK cable

C: Device with three i.LINK connectors

A to F : i.LINK-compatible devices

B, C : Devices with three or more i.LINK connectors

NOTES:

• You can connect as many as 63 devices (including this VCR) through an i.LINK connection. If you use a branched i.LINK

connection, however, the maximum path length on a branch is 17 devices.

• In the case of a personal computer and some other devices, data is not passed along by those devices if the device power is off. For

details, refer to the instruction manual for the connected device.

Furthermore, data is not passed along by this VCR when “POWER SAVE” is set to “ON” on this VCR (A page 69) and the VCR is

turned off.

• The maximum data transfer speed supported by the i.LINK connector on this VCR is 400 Mbps (approximately 400 megabits per

second). The maximum data transfer speed that is actually attained may be slower depending on how this VCR is used or if a device

with a slower transfer speed is connected to this VCR.

• Use the commercially available i.LINK cable (4-pin, S400, below 3 m).

If the cable used is above 3 m, this VCR will not fully maximize its performance.

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EDITING

This VCR supports the copy protection technologies of

DTLA (Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator).

These technologies are admitted by DTLA .

It is impossible to dub copy-limited signals between

the devices which supports copy protection

technologies of DTLA. It is impossible to dub to other

tapes the program which only one recording is

permitted.

When connecting to other devices, only the operation

of the devices which supports DTLA is guaranteed.

The operation of non-DTLA-supported devices is not

guaranteed.

i.LINK/DV

Connections

NOTES:

• Use of i.LINK connection may not be possible depending on

the type of camcorder equipped with DV connector. In this

case, set “LINC” to “OFF” (A page 78).

• If the 44.1 kHz PCM audio signal is input via DV connector,

recording cannot be performed properly.

• During DV input, the image format output to the TV will be

480i even if “TV OUTPUT 2” is set to “ALLto480p” (A page

67) or “480i to 480p” is set to “ON” (A page 67). The status

(ON/OFF) of HDMI is also disregarded, however, if the HDMI

at the TV supports image format other than 480i, the HDMI

output will be muted. The menu settings and the HDMI status

will be retained and changes can be made.

B You can use your VCR as the playback or

recording VCR.

E.g. When using this VCR as the recording VCR

If you are using a TV with DVI input, and it does not support

480i image format, use the TV’s analog input instead.

This VCR (for recording)

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

ATSC IN

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

A You can use a camcorder as the playback device

AUDIO

B/CB

CABLE BOX

OUT

PR/CR

and your VCR as the recording VCR.

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE AUSE/

AV COMPULINK

This VCR (for recording)

To [i.LINK IN/OUT]

i.LINK cable

IN F–1

(not supplied)

To [i.LINK]

To [i.LINK IN/OUT] connector

DV cable (not supplied)

DV camcorder

(for playback)

To DV output

Another VCR (for playback)

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A Make connections

E Start playback

A Connection with the camcorder

Press [PLAY (I)] on the connected device.

Connect a DV cable between the camcorder’s

DV connector and your VCR’s [i.LINK]

connector.

NOTE:

If the connected device is equipped with a superimpose/

OSD disable feature then set it to “OFF” before starting

playback.

B Connection with the VCR

Connect an i.LINK cable between the

playback VCR’s i.LINK input/output connector

and the recording VCR’s [i.LINK IN/OUT]

connector.

F Start recording

On the front panel:

Press [REC (R)].

NOTES:

On the Remote:

•Depending on the devices equipped with the i.LINK

connector which is connected to the VCR, picture

noise on this VCR may differ from the noise on the

connected devices. It is caused by the difference of

the data processing method.

Press [REC (R)] and [PLAY (I)] at the same time.

NOTE:

If “108 REC BY HS MODE” appears on the TV screen, refer to

‘Error Codes and Messages’ on page 92.

•Connection with certain product(s) may not be

supported. (A‘ATTENTION’ on the back cover.)

B Load a cassette

Do not connect this VCR to the PC with the i.LINK

cable. The operation is not guaranteed.

Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this VCR

(for recording).

C Select input location on this VCR

On the front panel:

Press [CHANNEL +/–] to select “I-1” etc.

On the Remote:

Press [TV/VCR CH +/–] to select “I-1” etc.

•When “I-1” is selected, either the front or the

rear i.LINK connector can be used, the VCR will

automatically switch to the appropriate

connector being used.

D Set recording speed

Press [REC SPEED] to set the recording speed.

•For more details, refer to ‘About Recording

Speed’ below.

About Recording Speed

Input Source

(Playback device)

Selectable Recording Speed

(Recording device: This VCR)

D-VHS

DV-camcorder

Digital Set Top Box (Others) Auto (HS/STD)*, HS

Auto (HS/STD)*, HS, STD, LS3

HS, STD, LS3

i.LINK/ DV

input

*Auto mode : The recording speed will be selected automatically according to the amount of data input (the transfer

rate) from the i.LINK connector.

NOTES:

• When dubbing using the i.LINK connector, set the recording speed on the recording VCR to the same speed as the source tape

on the playback VCR.

• When Auto is selected for the recording speed, “AUT” and the selected speed appear on the front display panel in turn.

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EDITING (cont.)

B You can use your VCR as the playback or

S-VIDEO/VIDEO

recording VCR.

E.g. When using this VCR as the recording VCR

Connections

This VCR (for recording)

i.LINK IN/OUT

DV IN

HDMI OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

ATSC IN

S400

VHF/UHF

ANTENNA

D-THEATER

REGION

Various connection for editing tapes

PCM/STREAM

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

The following three methods can be used for editing

tapes.

AUDIO

B/CB

CABLE BOX

OUT

PR/CR

ANTENNA

L-1

L-2

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

REMOTE AUSE/

AV COMPULINK

•VHS to S-VHS editing (VIDEO-VIDEO connection):

Although the picture quality is inherently limited by the

original VHS quality, the edited tape has better picture

quality than those made by VHS-to-VHS editing.

•S-VHS to VHS editing (VIDEO-VIDEO connection):

Since the original source is recorded in S-VHS mode, the

edited tape has better picture quality than those made by

VHS-to-VHS editing.

•S-VHS to S-VHS editing (S-VIDEO connection):

Original picture quality of S-VHS made can be duplicated

with minimal picture degradation. This is the best editing

method you can use on S-VHS VCRs.

To [AUDIO

INPUT]

To [S-VIDEO

INPUT]

Audio cable

(supplied)

S-videocable

(supplied)

To AUDIO

output

To S VIDEO

output

A You can use a camcorder as the playback device

and your VCR as the recording VCR.

This VCR (for recording)

Another VCR (for playback)

IN F–1

NOTE:

To [AUDIO]

input

To rear panel

[REMOTE PAUSE/AV

COMPULINK]

When using this VCR as the playback VCR,

During playback, if the images cannot be displayed on the

TV, press [HDMI] on the front panel to turn off the [HDMI]

LED and set “TV OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i” (A page 67).

In event when even the main menu screen cannot be

displayed on the TV when [MENU] is pressed, power off this

VCR, press and hold [PAUSE (W)] for more than 5 seconds,

then power on the VCR again.

To [S-VIDEO] input

Audio cable

(supplied)

Mini-plug cable (not

supplied)

(JVC camcorder only)

A Make connections

S-video cable

(supplied)

A Connection with the camcorder

Connect an audio/S-video cable between the

camcorder’s audio/S-video output connectors

and your VCR’s [AUDIO/S VIDEO] input

connectors.

To Audio

output

•When the JVC camcorder is equipped with

the Master Edit Control, you can control the

VCR from the camcorder. Connect the mini-

plug cable (not supplied with this VCR) as

illustrated on the left.

•When using a camcorder with a monaural

output, connect the audio output connector

on the camcorder to the [AUDIO L] input

connector on this VCR.

To EDIT

To S-video

output

DV camcorder

(for playback)

NOTE:

If the camcorder does not have S-video output

connector, use a video cable.

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B Connection with the VCR

Connect an audio/S-video cable between the

playback VCR’s audio/S-video output

connectors and the recording VCR’s [AUDIO/

S VIDEO INPUT] connectors.

E Select video input terminal

Access the “IN/OUT FUNCTION” screen (A

page 67).

When using [S VIDEO] terminal, set “FRONT

AUX F-1” (or “REAR AUX L-1” (or “L-2”) if you

use the connectors on the rear) to “S-VIDEO”.

When using [VIDEO] terminal, set “FRONT AUX

F-1” (or “REAR AUX L-1” (or “L-2”) if you use the

connectors on the rear) to “VIDEO”.

•When using this VCR as the recording VCR,

connect this VCR’s [AUDIO/S VIDEO

INPUT] connectors to the audio/S-video

output connectors on the other VCR.

If the playback VCR is monaural, connect

the audio output connector on the playback

VCR to the [AUDIO L INPUT] connector on

this VCR.

F Set “PICTURE CONTROL” to

“EDIT”

NOTE:

Access the “VIDEO FUNCTION” screen (A page

If another VCR does not have S-video input/output

connectors, use a video cable.

65).

G Start playback

B Load a cassette

Press [PLAY (I)] on the connected device.

Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this VCR

(for recording).

NOTE:

If the connected device is equipped with a superimpose/

OSD disable feature then set it to “OFF” before starting

playback.

C Select input location on this VCR

[L-1] or [L-2] — when connecting the device to

the [AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT] or

[AUDIO/S VIDEO INPUT]

H Start recording

connectors on the rear panel.

— when connecting the device to

the [AUDIO/VIDEO] or

On the front panel:

[F-1]

Press [REC (R)].

On the Remote:

[AUDIO/S VIDEO] input

connectors on the front panel.

Press [REC (R)] and [PLAY (I)] at the same time.

To use a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC

camcorder

A Access the “ADDITIONAL” screen (A page 68),

then set “AV COMPU-LINK” to “OFF” after per-

forming step F.

On the front panel:

Press [CHANNEL +/–].

On the Remote:

Press the ‘Number’ key [0 (AUX)] or

[TV/VCR CH +/–].

•The REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK

connector works as a Remote Pause connector

when “AV COMPU-LINK” is set to “OFF”.

•For details, refer to the camcorder’s instruction

manual.

NOTE:

When using this VCR as the recording VCR, set the

video input terminal setting correctly. This setting

selects either the S-Video or composite video (A page

67).

B Engage the VCR’s recording pause mode.

D Set recording speed

NOTES:

Press [REC SPEED] to set the tape speed.

• Be sure to select “AUTO” for “PICTURE CONTROL” (or

“NORM” when “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “OFF”) after you

finish dubbing the tapes (A page 65).

Input Source

(Playback device)

Selectable Recording Speed

(Recording device: This VCR)

• It is impossible to perform dubbing properly only with an

audio cable. Connect also the video or S-video cable.

D-VHS

S-VHS/VHS

HS, STD, LS3

SP, EP

Analog

input

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MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL

When programmed (set) with a manufacturer’s (brand’s)

code, this Remote can perform some of the remote

control functions of the listed TVs. You can control a JVC

TV without setting a brand code.

TV Brand Setting

A Turn on the TV

C- A,C

Turn on the TV using the Power button on the TV

or its Remote.

[TV/VCR]

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Set remote operation mode

Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector to [TV].

C Set TV brand code

[TV/VCR

CH +/ ]

Follow the example shown below.

A Press and hold [POWER].

B Press the ‘Number’ keys to enter your TV’s

brand code by referring to the table below.

C Press [STOP (L)], and release [POWER].

C- B D

‘Number‘ Keys

[ENTER]

•Once you have set the Remote to operate the

TV, you do not have to set it until you replace

the batteries from the Remote.

•JVC and PANASONIC have two codes. If the TV

does not function with one code, try entering

the other.

C- C

[TV VOL

+/ ]

D Operate TV

Press one of the following buttons:

[POWER], [TV/VCR], [TV/VCR CH +/–], [c/d]

(TV Muting), [TV VOL +/–], and ‘Number’ keys.

[c/d]

•For some brands, you must press [ENTER] after

having pressed the ‘Number’ keys to enter a

channel number.

•To operate the VCR, set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/

DBS] selector back to [VCR].

TV BRAND NAME

BRAND CODE

NOTES:

• Depending on the type of TV, some or all functions cannot be

operated using this Remote.

JVC

01, 03

HITACHI

MAGNAVOX

MITSUBISHI

PANASONIC

RCA

SHARP

SONY

SAMSUNG

SANYO

SEARS

TOSHIBA

ZENITH

• It’s not possible to operate a TV not equipped with a remote

sensor.

04, 11

(E.g.) To set Remote to RCA 05:

AUX

STOP

POWER

JKL

Release

Hold

down

Press in succession

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When programmed (set) with a manufacturer’s (brand’s)

code, this Remote can perform some of the remote

control functions of the listed cable boxes or DBS (Direct

Broadcast Satellite) receivers.

If your cable box does not function with a specified code,

try other codes.

Cable Box or

DBS Receiver

Brand Setting

A Turn on the cable box or DBS

receiver

- A,C

Turn on the cable box (or DBS receiver) using the

Power button on the cable box (or DBS receiver)

or its Remote.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B Set remote operation mode

Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector to [CABLE/

DBS].

[TV/VCR

CH +/ ]

C Enter brand code

Follow the example shown below.

A Press and hold [POWER].

- B

‘Number‘ Keys

[ENTER]

B Press the ‘Number’ keys to enter your cable

box’s (or DBS receiver’s) brand code by refer-

ring to the table below.

C Press [STOP (L)], and release [POWER].

- C

•Once you have set the Remote to operate a

cable box (or DBS receiver), you do not have to

set it again until you replace the Remote’s

batteries.

CABLE BOX BRAND NAME

BRAND CODE

ARCHER

01, 05, 17

CABLETENNA

CABLEVIEW

CITIZEN

01, 17

D Operate cable box or DBS

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

receiver

CURTIS

Press one of the following buttons:

[POWER], [TV/VCR CH +/–], and ‘Number’ keys.

DIAMOND

GC BRAND

GEMINI

01, 17

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

•For some brands, you must press [ENTER] after

having pressed the ‘Number’ keys to enter a

channel number.

•To change the cable box’s (or DBS receiver’s)

channels, press [TV/VCR CH +/–] or the

‘Number’ keys.

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS

HAMLIN

01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15, 28

10, 18, 23

JASCO

JERROLD

01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15, 28

NOVAVISION

OAK

PANASONIC

PULSER

13, 14

•To operate the VCR, set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/

DBS] selector back to [VCR].

15, 16, 17, 21, 25

13, 14

RCA

REGAL

10, 18, 23

01, 16, 17

05, 16, 24

NOTES:

REMBRANDT

SAMSUNG

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA

SIGMA

• Depending on the type of cable box (or DBS receiver), some

or all functions cannot be operated using this Remote.

• It is impossible to control a cable box (or DBS receiver) that

does not have a remote sensor.

SL MARX

05, 16, 17, 24, 25

13, 14

SPRUCER

STARGATE

TELEVIEW

TOCOM

• It’s not possible to set the Remote for both your cable box and

a DBS receiver at the same time. You can only set the Remote

to operate one of these units at a time.

05, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 25

05, 16, 24

01, 04, 16

01, 17

UNIKA

UNIVERSAL

VIDEOWAY

ZENITH

16, 17, 25

03, 09, 22

(E.g.) To set the Remote for the cable box to RCA 14:

STOP

POWER

. , ?

GHI

DBS BRAND NAME

BRAND CODE

JVC (DISH Network)

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network)

SONY (DSS)

Release

Hold

Press in succession

down

RCA (DSS)

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MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL (cont.)

The Remote is capable of controlling four JVC video

recorders independently. Each of VCRs can respond to

one of four codes (A, B, C or D).

This Remote control is preset to send A code signals

because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code

signals. You can easily change your Remote and the VCR

to send and respond to B, C or D code signals.

When using four JVC VCRs, set the four VCRs and their

Remotes to different codes, so that the Remotes can

operate these VCRs separately.

Changing

Remote Control

Code

A Set remote operation mode

Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector to [VCR].

IN F–1

B Set remote control code for

Remote

[PLAY(I)]

[POWER]

A Press and hold [A/B/C/D].

B Press the ‘Number’ key [1] for A code control

signals, [2] for B code control signals, [3] for C

code control signals and [4] for D code con-

trol signals.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

C Press [STOP (L)], and release [A/B/C/D].

B- A,C

C Turn off VCR

Press [POWER] on the VCR.

Check remote control code for VCR

Press [PLAY (I)] on the VCR for more than 5

seconds.

B- B

•The code currently set appears on the front

display panel.

E Turn on VCR

Press [POWER] on the Remote.

•The code transmitted from the Remote blinks for

a few seconds on the front display panel.

•After the code disappears on the front display

panel, make sure that the VCR is turned on by

pressing [POWER] on the Remote.

B- C

To control four VCRs with the same Remote

You can control four JVC VCRs by switching the remote

control code for the Remote between A,B, C and D as

in step B , keeping four VCRs to different control codes.

•Press the ‘Number’ key [1] for A code control signals,

[2] for B code control signals, [3] for C code control

signals and [4] for D code control signals. (To change

only the remote control code for the Remote, DO NOT

perform steps C to E.)

(E.g.) To set Remote to B code:

NOTE:

When “POWER SAVE” is set to “ON”, you can not change the

remote control code. Before changing the code, set “POWER

SAVE” to “OFF” (A page 69).

STOP

A/B/C/D

Release

ABC

Hold

down

Press in succession

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily

corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.

POWER

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. The power will not come on.

• The AC power cord is

disconnected.

Connect the AC power cord.

2. The clock works, but the VCR’s

power will not come on.

• The VCR is in the timer recording

standby mode with “AUTO TIMER”

set to “OFF” (A page 68).

Press [TIMER (j)] to disengage.

Replace the dead batteries with new ones.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

3. The Remote will not function.

TAPE TRANSPORT

SYMPTOM

• The batteries are weak.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1. The cassette gets stuck partway

during loading, and is ejected.

• The cassette was inserted

incorrectly.

Make sure the cassette’s window is

facing up, the rear label side is facing

you and the arrow on the front of the

cassette is pointing towards the VCR.

Then insert the cassette.

PLAYBACK

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. The tape is running but the pic-

ture will not appear.

• The TV receiver is set to the wrong If you are using the AV, HDMI, DVI,

mode.

Component Video or S-Video

connection, set the TV to its AV mode.

2. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi

sound track.

• Automatic tracking is engaged.

Disengage auto tracking and adjust

the tracking manually (A page 30).

3. The playback picture is blurred or • The video heads may be dirty.

interrupted, even though TV

The heads must be cleaned. Use an

optional dry cleaning cassette, or

consult your JVC dealer.

broadcasts are clear.

4. The picture stops, or the black or • The video heads may be dirty.

mosaic noise appears when play-

The heads must be cleaned. Use an

optional dry cleaning cassette, or

consult your JVC dealer.

ing back a program recorded in

D-VHS mode.

• The digital program is not recorded To record in the D-VHS mode, use a

in D-VHS mode.

D-VHS cassette.

5. The Hi-Fi sound cannot be heard. • Audio Monitor setting is incorrect.

Set Audio Monitor to “

L R

V” (

page 30).

6. The [D-VHS] indicator does not

light up when playing back a

D-VHS cassette.

• The program is not recorded in D-

VHS mode.

To record the program in D-VHS

mode, press [D-VHS] so that the [D-

VHS] indicator lights up, then

perform the recording (A page 35).

7. The mosaic noise appears when

receiving the scenes with fast

action or switching the display.

• This occurs when receiving the

program with the low transfer rate. broadcast station, and this is not a

malfunction of your VCR.

This noise already appears in the

8. Images cannot be displayed on

the TV. And the [q] indicator on

the front display panel lights up.

• Your TV supports only 480i image

format, but “TV OUTPUT 2” has

Press [HDMI] on the front panel to

turn off the [HDMI] LED, and set “TV

been previously set to “ALLto480p” OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i”

(A page 67).

When the main menu screen does

not appear even when [MENU] is

pressed, power off this VCR, press

and hold [PAUSE (W)] on the front

panel for more than 5 seconds, then

power on the VCR again.

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PLAYBACK

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

9. Sound cannot be heard.

• When a HDMI to DVI conversion

cable is connected between the

VCR and TV, you need to connect

the audio cable as well to receive

sound output.

Connect an audio cable between the

VCR and TV.

• A HDMI to HDMI connection has

been made, but the HDMI digital

sound function at the TV side may

support only 2ch-PCM.

Make use of the analog audio input

connector coupled with the HDMI

video input at the TV side to connect

to the VCR’s audio output.

• Your TV is unable to decode Dolby Make use of the analog audio input

Digital or DTS bitstream, thus there connector coupled with the HDMI

is no sound output.

video input at the TV side to connect

to the VCR’s audio output.

RECORDING

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. Recording will not start.

• There is no cassette loaded.

• The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

Insert a cassette.

Remove the cassette and cover the

hole with adhesive tape, or load a

cassette on which the record safety

tab is intact.

2. TV broadcasts will not be

recorded properly.

• The VCR has been set to “L-1”, “L- Select the appropriate channel on the

2”, “F-1” or “I-1” etc. input location VCR.

by mistake.

3. Tape-to-tape editing will not

work.

• The components have been

incorrectly connected, or correct

video connector ([S VIDEO],

[VIDEO] or DV) is not selected.

• The power to one or more of the

units has not been turned on.

Connect the components correctly

(A pages 80, 82) or check “REAR

AUX L-1” (or “L-2”) and “FRONT

AUX F-1” setting (A pages 67, 68).

Make sure the power to all units is

on.

• The recording VCR’s input location Select the appropriate input location

has been set incorrectly.

on the recording VCR.

TIMER RECORDING

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. Timer recording will not work.

• The clock and/or the timer have

been set incorrectly.

• The timer is not engaged.

Set the clock and/or timer correctly.

Press [TIMER (j)] and check to make

sure that [j ] appears on the front

display panel.

Re-perform the set-up procedures.

Make sure you have compensated for

guide channel and VCR or cable box

channel number mismatches (A

page 42).

• The VCR has not been set up

properly.

2. Timer programming will not

work.

• Timer recording is in progress.

Timer programming cannot be

performed when timer recording is in

progress. Wait until it finishes.

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TIMER RECORDING

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

3. [j] blinks on the front display

• The timer is engaged but there is no Load a cassette with the record safety

panel.

cassette loaded.

tab intact, or with the hole covered

with adhesive tape.

• [TIMER (j)] has been pressed when Check the programmed data and set

there are no programs in memory,

again if necessary, then press [TIMER

or the timer recording program has (j)] again.

not been set correctly.

4. [j], [X] and [E] on the front dis-

play panel will not stop blinking

when the timer is engaged.

• The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

Remove the cassette and cover its

hole with adhesive tape, or replace it

with a cassette on which the safety

tab is intact.

5. The cassette stops automatically, • The tape reaches its end during

The program may not have been

recorded in its entirety. Next time be

sure you have enough time on the

tape to record the entire broadcast.

and [j], [X] and [E] on the front

display panel will not stop blink-

ing.

timer recording.

6. Cable channels are not automati- • The Controller is not properly

Connect the Controller correctly

(A page 22).

cally switched during timer

recording.

connected to the VCR.

• The input channel selected on the

Cable Set Up screen is incorrect.

After confirming your cable box’s

input channel number, re-access the

Cable Set Up screen and select the

correct number (A page 23).

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

• The cable box is turned off.

7. Satellite channels are not auto-

matically switched during timer

recording.

• The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

• The input channel selected on the

DBS Receiver Set screen is

incorrect.

Connect the Controller correctly

(A page 25).

After confirming your DBS receiver’s

input channel number, re-access the

DBS Receiver Set screen and select

the correct number (A page 26).

Set the correct DBS receiver brand

code (A page 27).

• The VCR is not set correctly to

control the DBS receiver.

• The DBS receiver is turned off.

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

8. Timer recording begins as sched- • Even though you do not use an

Set “INPUT CH” to “OFF”

uled, but the channel is always

incorrect.

external cable box or DBS receiver, (A pages 23, 26).

on the Cable Set Up screen or DBS

Receiver Set screen, “INPUT CH” is

set to “ON”.

9. You moved, and now VCR Plus+ • The receivable stations in the new

Re-perform the Changing VCR Plus+

Setting procedure (A page 42).

system does not work properly.

area are received on different

channels than those in the previous

area.

10. “PROGRAM FULL” is displayed

on the screen.

• All 24 programs of the VCR’s timer Wait until a space in memory clears,

memory are used.

or cancel unnecessary program

information (A page 46).

VIDEO NAVIGATION

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

1. Tape information screen does not

appear for the currently inserted tape.

• The current tape inserted has not

been recorded on this VCR.

Tape information cannot be shown if

it has not been recorded on this VCR.

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VIDEO NAVIGATION

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

2. The VCR cannot search for the

desired program.

• Two (or more) tape numbers are

recorded on one tape.

Video Navigation cannot work

correctly on a tape if it has more than

one tape number. If this happens,

fast-forward the tape up to its end,

eject it, and try it again.

• The inserted program is not

recorded on this VCR.

It is impossible to search the desired

program which is not recorded on

this VCR using Video Navigation.

3. “MEMORY FULL” appears on the • The VCR’s memory for Video

Check the remaining memory

(A page 63). If it is full, delete

unnecessary Video Navigation

information (A pages 62, 63).

screen when you try to start

recording.

Navigation is fully recorded.

4. The information data for Video

Navigation is not registered.

• The VCR’s memory for Video

Navigation is fully recorded.

Check the remaining memory

(A page 63). If it is full, delete

unnecessary Video Navigation

information (A pages 62, 63).

Set “NAVIGATION” to “ON”

(A page 54).

For details on the recording time for

Video Navigation, refer to ‘NOTES’

on page 53.

• “NAVIGATION” is set to “OFF”.

• The recording time is not enough.