JVC VCR HR J270EK User Manual

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

Safety Precautions.............................2

Some Do's And Don'ts .....................3

QUICK SET UP GUIDE

CHECK THE CONTENTS ..................4

INSTALLATION ................................5

AUTO SET UP ..................................6

PRESET DOWNLOAD ......................7

HR-J670EK

HR-J672EK

HR-J470EK

T-V LINK

T-V Link Functions ............................9

SATELLITE RECEIVER CONTROL

Satellite Receiver Control Setting ....10

BASIC OPERATIONS

Playback .........................................12

Recording .......................................14

VIDEO Plus+ Timer Programming...16

Express Timer Programming ............18

ADVANCED OPERATIONS

Playback/Recording According

To Tape Characteristics ...................22

Looking For The Scene You Want ...24

Selecting The Sound You Want

(HR-J670/672EK only) .....................25

Automatic Satellite Programme

HR-J270EK

–

–:–

–

TV/VCR

AUDIO

VPS/PDC

DAILY/QTDN. WEEKLY/HEBDO

AUX

0000

START

DEBUT

STOP

FIN

DATE

Recording .......................................26

Playback Picture Adjustment ..........28

Minimizing Picture Degradation

EXPRESS

PROG

30 SEC

While Editing..................................29

Edit From A Camcorder...................30

Edit To Or From Another Video

VIDEO

–AUDIO–

SAT

Recorder .........................................31

Other Functions ..............................33

The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual

are of HR-J670/672EK.

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

Connection To A Stereo System

(HR-J670/672EK only) .....................37

PAL

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

Clock Set ........................................38

VIDEO Plus+ Setup.........................39

Video Channel Set ..........................40

Tuner Set.........................................42

SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONS

Questions And Answers ..................49

Troubleshooting ..............................50

Index ..............................................52

SPECIFICATIONS

Back Cover

LPT0314-001B

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Some Do's And Don'ts On The Safe

Use Of Equipment

This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any

electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.

DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.

DO ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and interconnec-

tions between pieces of equipment) are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug when making or changing connections.

DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of your equip-

ment.

DO be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment.

DON'T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally, or if it is

damaged in any way — switch off, withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer.

DON'T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.

DON'T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is de-

signed for unattended operation or has a standby mode. Switch off using the switch on the

equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this. Special arrangements may need

to be made for infirm or handicapped people.

DON'T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements

of road safety. It is illegal to watch television whilst driving.

DON'T listen to headphones at high volume, as such use can permanently damage your hearing.

DON'T obstruct the ventilation of the equipment, for example with curtains or soft furnishings. Overheat-

ing will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment.

DON'T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws — to ensure complete safety always

fit the manufacturer's approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instruc-

tions.

DON'T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture.

ABOVE ALL...

— NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes, slots or any other opening in the

case — this could result in a fatal electrical shock;

— NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind — it is better to be safe than

sorry!

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QUICK SET UP GUIDE

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing this JVC Video Cassette Recorder.

Please use this QUICK SET UP GUIDE to help you to set up your video cassette

recorder.

CHECK THE CONTENTS

CHECK ALL THE CONTENTS SHOWN BELOW

Video Cassette Recorder

– –:– –

TV/VCR

AUDIO

VPS/PDC

DAILY/QTDN. WEEKLY/HEBDO

AUX

VIDEO

L –AUDIO– R

0000

SAT

START

DEBUT

STOP

FIN

DATE

EXPRESS

PROG

30 SEC

RF Cable

"AA" Batteries (x 2)

Infrared Remote Control Unit

Satellite Controller

(provided only for HR-J670/672EK)

You are now ready to install your video recorder.

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INSTALLATION

CONNECT VIDEO RECORDER TO TV

Place the recorder on a stable, flat surface.

Back of TV

RF Cable (provided)

21-pin SCART Cable (not provided)

TV Aerial Cable

(not provided)

Make this connection

if your TV has a 21-pin

AV input connector

(SCART) in order to reduce

the possibility of interference.

And if you are using a stereo

TV, you will need this cable

in order to enjoy stereo

playback of videotapes.

Aerial connector

21-pin AV input connector

(SCART)

Mains Power Cord

ENTREE

ANT. IN

CONTROLEUR SAT

_CONTROLSORTIE

SAT

OUT

(

)

(

)

L-1

L-2

AV2 ^{ENTREE/DECODEUR}

AV1 ^{ENTREE/SORTIE}

AUDIO

ANTENNE

SORTIE

RF OUT

IN/DECODER

IN/OUT

Back of Recorder

Mains outlet

RF CONNECTION

AV CONNECTION

To connect to a TV with NO 21-pin AV input connector

(SCART) . . .

To connect to a TV with 21-pin AV input connector (SCART) . . .

1– Connect the aerial, recorder and TV as per “RF CONNECTION”.

2– Connect an optional SCART cable between the AV1 (L-1)

IN/OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV’s

21-pin AV input connector (SCART).

1– Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV.

2– Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT. IN jack on the rear

panel of the recorder.

3– Connect the provided RF cable between the RF OUT jack on

the rear panel of the recorder and the TV’s aerial connector.

ATTENTION

ⅢDo NOT Plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet until all connections are completed.

ⅢDo NOT press the

button on the recorder or on the remote control to turn on the recorder's

power before you start the Auto Set Up procedure described on page 6.

Go to Step 3 – AUTO SET UP

AFTER YOU FINISH THIS STEP

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QUICK SET UP GUIDE (cont.)

AUTO SET UP

SET THE TUNER CHANNELS, CLOCK, GUIDE PROGRAM NUMBERS AND VIDEO CHANNEL*

The Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels, clock, VIDEO Plus+ assigned Guide Program numbers and the video channel*

automatically the first time the

button on the recorder or on the remote is pressed to turn on the recorder after the mains power

cord has been plugged into a mains outlet.

* Useful if you have connected the video recorder to

your TV via RF connection (੬ pg. 5). Video

Channel (RF output channel) is the channel on

which your TV receives picture and sound signals

from the video recorder through the RF cable.

Before performing the following procedure, make sure that:

Ⅲ the TV aerial cable is connected to the recorder.

Ⅲ the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet.

Ⅲ batteries have been installed in the remote control.

Press

. If "Auto"_#appears on the display

panel, press OK or . "Auto" blinks; do

NOT press any button on the recorder or

remote control until the display panel shows either the display as illustrated

below in item 2 or "– – :– –". Auto Set Up usually takes about 4 – 12 minutes;

the duration varies by area.

● If "– –:– –" appears on the display panel,

AUTO SET

refer to page 8.

● With the AV connection (੬ pg. 5), if the TV is

turned on and set to its AV mode, the AUTO

SET screen will appear.

● When you have connected the video recorder

to a TV offering T-V Link via the AV connec-

tion (੬ pg. 5) and the TV is turned on, the

recorder automatically performs the Preset

Download (੬ pg. 7) even if you select

"Auto" for Auto Set Up function.

PLEASE WAIT

–

–:–

–

[MENU] : EXIT

Beginning

End

● If you have connected the video

recorder to your TV via the provided

RF cable only (RF connection) —

the channel that is shown on the display panel is your Video Channel.

To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to the Video

Channel. — Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do

this.

Go to item 3 .

● If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF

cable and a 21-pin SCART cable (AV connection)

— you do not need the video channel so you have to set the video channel to off.

Press PR – until the display panel

– –

shows "_OUT " to set the Video

Channel to off.

To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to its AV mode.

— Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this.

Go to item 3 .

Press OK to finish Auto Set Up and refer to page 8 to check the results.

ATTENTION

NOTES:

Once you have performed Auto Set Up, all the stored

stations, Guide Program numbers and the video channel

remain in the recorder's memory and the recorder will not

perform Auto Set Up again. If there is a power cut and the

recorder's memory backup expires you only need to reset

the clock. (੬ pg. 38)

● Auto channel set function takes place first; it assigns

automatically all receivable stations in your area.

● Auto clock set function sets the clock automatically.

● During auto channel set, the recorder recognizes each

station name of the detected stations and stores them in

the recorder's memory, then automatically sets the VIDEO

Plus+ assigned Guide Program number for those stations

according to the broadcast area.

If you have moved to a different area, perform each setting

as required.

● For RF connection users: The video recorder detects the

channels which are not occupied by local stations and

selects one channel automatically for your Video Channel

that is located in the middle of more than 5 vacant channels.

Ⅲ Video Channel setting (for RF connection users) ੬ pg. 40

Ⅲ Tuner setting ੬ pg. 42

Ⅲ Clock setting ੬ pg. 38

If a new station begins broadcasting in your area, perform

tuner setting (੬ pg. 42) and, if necessary, video channel

setting (੬ pg. 40).

● If there is power cut or if you press

or MENU while

Auto Set Up is in progress, Auto Set Up will be inter-

rupted; be sure to turn off the recorder power once and

press

to turn the power back on in order to re-start

Auto Set Up.

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PRESET DOWNLOAD

SET THE TUNER CHANNELS BY DOWNLOADING FROM YOUR TV, CLOCK AND GUIDE PROGRAM

NUMBERS

When you connect the recorder and your TV via fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable (੬ pg. 5), you can set the recorder's tuner channels

by downloading preset data from your TV instead of using the Auto Set Up function (੬ pg. 6). After downloading is completed, the

recorder sets the clock and VIDEO Plus+ assigned Guide Program numbers automatically.

For details, refer to the instruction manual for your TV.

ATTENTION

You can use this function only with a TV offering T-V Link, etc.*

* Compatible with TVs offering T-V Link, EasyLink, Megalogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link via fully-wired 21-pin

SCART cable. The degree of compatibility and available functions may differ by system.

Before performing the following procedure, make sure that:

Ⅲ the TV aerial cable is connected to the recorder and a 21-pin

SCART cable is connected between your TV and the recorder.

Ⅲ the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet.

Ⅲ batteries have been installed in the remote control.

Press

. If "Auto" appears on the display

panel, Press

to select "CH – –" and

ﬁ

press OK or ^#. Preset position on the

display panel increases from "CH1";

do NOT press any button on the recorder

or remote control until the display panel

shows either the display as illustrated on

page 8 or "– – :– –".

T-V LINK

PLEASE WAIT

● If "– –:– –" appears on the display panel, refer

to page 8.

● If you are using the on-screen display, the T-V

LINK screen will appear. Then the GUIDE

PROG SET screen will appear during Guide

Program number set.

● If you press any button on the recorder or

remote control while downloading is in

progress, this process will be interrupted and

you will need to start again. See NOTES below.

[MENU] : EXIT

–

–:–

–

GUIDE PROG SET

PLEASE WAIT

[MENU] : EXIT

Press

to turn off the recorder. Press

and hold down STOP on the recorder

until the display panel shows the display

as illustrated on the right. Press PR – until

the display panel shows "_OUT– –" to set

the Video Channel to off.

Press OK to exit Video Channel Set mode.

To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to its AV mode.

— Refer to the instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do this.

NOTES:

● In areas where no TV station transmits the PDC signal, the recorder cannot perform either auto clock set or auto Guide Program

number set.

● If there is a power cut, or if you press

or MENU while downloading or set up is in progress, it will be interrupted; be sure to

turn off the recorder power once and try again from the beginning.

● Auto clock may not function properly depending on reception conditions.

● When you perform Preset Download, be sure to use fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable.

● On this recorder, the characters available for station names (ID) are A–Z, 0–9, –, , + and

(space). The names of some

downloaded stations may differ from those on your TV (੬ pg. 46).

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QUICK SET UP GUIDE (cont.)

Auto Set Up/Preset Download results appear on the display panel

When both auto channel set and auto clock set have been completed successfully the

correct current time will be displayed after the OK button is pressed in item 3 on page 6 or

after performing the item 1 on page 7.

When auto channel set has been completed successfully but auto clock set has not, "(PR)1"

will be displayed after the OK button is pressed in item 3 on page 6 or after performing the

item 1 on page 7.

When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set has been completed successfully, "– –:– –"

will be displayed.

* You can check if the Guide Program numbers have been set correctly when you perform VIDEO Plus+ Timer Programming

(੬ pg. 16); if the correct preset position number is displayed in step 3, this confirms that the Guide Program number for the

PlusCode number you enter in step 2 has been set correctly.

A If both auto channel set and auto clock set have been performed successfully:

1 Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode, then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the

recorder's memory by using the PR button(s).

● If station names (ID — ੬ pg. 47) have also been stored in the recorder's memory, the station name will be displayed at the

top left corner of the screen for about 5 seconds each time the recorder is tuned to a different station.

● If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels, to change preset positions, or to set or change station

names, see pages 44 – 46.

Now you have finished the basic set up and can use your recorder for both playback and recording.

B If auto channel set has succeeded but auto clock set has not:

1 Turn on the TV and select its VIDEO channel or AV mode, then make sure that all necessary stations have been stored in the

recorder's memory by using the PR button(s).

● If station names (ID — ੬ pg. 47) have also been stored in the recorder's memory, the station name will be displayed at the

top left corner of the screen for about 5 seconds each time the recorder is tuned to a different station.

● If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels, to change preset positions, or to set or change station

names, see pages 44 – 46.

2 Perform "Clock Set" on page 38.

Now you have finished the basic set up and can use your recorder for both playback and recording.

C If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed:

1 Make sure that the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder (for RF connection), or that the 21-pin SCART cable

is connected properly between TV and the recorder (for AV connection). Turn off the recorder power once, then turn the

recorder power back on again.

2 Perform "Auto Set Up" on page 6 or "Preset Download" on page 7.

IMPORTANT

Ⅲ In certain reception conditions, station names may not be stored correctly, and auto Guide Program Number Set may not work

properly. If the Guide Program numbers are not set properly, when you timer-record a TV programme using VIDEO Plus+, the

recorder will record a TV programme of a different station. When programming the timer using VIDEO Plus+, be sure to check

that the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting station you wish to record has been selected (੬ pg. 16, "VIDEO

Plus+ Timer Programming").

Ⅲ Your video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor. In these cases picture quality

may be poor. To delete those stations which have an unacceptable picture ੬ "Delete A Channel" on page 45.

Ⅲ If any of the above problems occur, refer to pages 44 – 46 to input station names (੬ "Set Stations") or delete unnecessary

stations (੬ "Delete A Channel"). You can also change station preset positions (੬ "Change Station Preset Position").

Ⅲ For RF connection users: In certain reception conditions, the Video Channel may not be set correctly and interference may

appear in the TV picture while the recorder's power is on. Set your Video Channel manually. ੬ pg. 40, "Video Channel Set".

If you have any difficulty with the above procedures call the JVC Customer Service Hot Line

on 020 8208 7654

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T-V LINK

Direct Rec

You can start recording the programme that you are watching

on your TV with simple operation. Press and hold RECORD and

press PLAY on the remote control, or press RECORD on the

recorder.

T-V Link

Follow the procedure below to use this function.

Functions

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

When you connect the recorder and your TV via a fully-wired

21-pin SCART cable (੬ pg. 5), the following functions are

available. You can use these functions only with a TV offering

T-V Link, etc.*

For details, refer to the instruction manual for your TV.

* Compatible with TVs offering T-V Link, EasyLink, Megalogic,

SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link via fully-

wired 21-pin SCART cable. The degree of compatibility and

available functions may differ by system.

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

NexTView Link

Press MENU.

You can download the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)

information from your TV for timer-programming on the

recorder.

For details, refer to the instruction manual for your TV.

ACCESS MODE SET

SCREEN

highlight bar (pointer) to

"MODE SET", then press

Press %ﬁ to move the

MAIN MENU

TV Auto Power On

MODE SET

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

You can turn on the TV and set it to video mode automatically

whenever you play a tape.

OK or

For details, refer to the instruction manual for your TV.

[

] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

VCR Auto Standby

You can use your TV's remote control to turn off the recorder.

For details, refer to the instruction manual for your TV.

SELECT DIRECT REC MODE

Press %ﬁ to move the

MODE SET

highlight bar (pointer) to

B. E. S. T.

"DIRECT REC", then press

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

OK or

to set to "ON".

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

● If "DIRECT REC" is set to "OFF", the RECORD button functions

as described in "Recording" (੬ pg. 14) .

● During the Direct Rec, "– –" appears on the display panel.

● When you perform T-V LINK functions, be sure to use a fully-

wired 21-pin SCART cable.

● Direct Rec is not possible with a scrambled broadcast.

● To record a scrambled broadcast, set "DIRECT REC" to "OFF"

and follow the procedure described in "Recording" on page

14.

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SATELLITE RECEIVER CONTROL

Installing Satellite Controller

Satellite

SITUATE SATELLITE

CONTROLLER

Place the Satellite Controller so that the path between

its transmitter and the satellite receiver’s remote sensor

Receiver

is unobstructed.

Control Setting

ATTACH SATELLITE

CONTROLLER

The following procedure is required if you receive satellite

channels through a satellite receiver. Around 20 seconds before

VIDEO Plus+ timer recording (੬ pg. 16) or Express timer

programming (੬ pg. 18) starts, the recorder sets its input mode

to "L-2" and automatically switches the satellite receiver’s

channels using the Satellite Controller (provided only for

HR-J670/672EK).

Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on the

back of the Satellite Controller.

MAKE CONNECTIONS

Be sure to connect the recorder’s AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER

connector to the satellite receiver’s 21-pin SCART connector.

Satellite receiver

NOTE:

When connecting your satellite receiver, refer to its

instruction manual.

CONNECT SATELLITE CON-

TROLLER TO RECORDER

Connect the Satellite Controller to the SAT CONTROL

connector on the rear panel.

Satellite Controller

(suggested locations)

Your recorder

Setting satellite receiver's

brand and channel

Transmitter

Satellite Controller

After installation, set the satellite receiver’s brand and channel

correctly; otherwise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly.

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

Satellite receiver

TURN ON SATELLITE

DECODER

VCR

RECEIVER

Turn on the satellite receiver’s power.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

21-pin SCART

cable

SCREEN ON RECORDER

Press MENU.

SAT CONTROL

AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

Press %ﬁ to move the

MAIN MENU

highlight bar (pointer) to

MODE SET

“INITIAL SET”, then press

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

OK or

Back of Recorder

[5 ] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

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ACCESS SAT CONTROL

SET SCREEN

NUMBER

Press %ﬁ to move the

INITIAL SET

highlight bar (pointer) to

CLOCK SET

“SAT CONTROL SET”,

GUIDE PROG SET

then press OK or

SAT CONTROL SET

[

] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

ENTER SATELLITE

RECEIVER’S BRAND

Press the appropriate

SAT CONTROL SET

NUMBER keys to enter the

brand code from the list in

the left column, then press

OK.

BRAND : – –

● If the brand code you

entered is invalid, the

code field is reset. Enter

the correct brand code

again.

[0–9] =

[MENU] : EXIT

SATELLITE TUNER BRAND

CODE

JVC

● If the recorder is in playback or recording, you

AMSTRAD

CANAL SATELLITE

CANAL +

D-BOX

60, 61, 62, 63, 92

cannot set the brand code.

SELECT SATELLITE

ECHOSTAR (VIA DIGITAL)

FINLUX

RECEIVER’S CHANNEL

Press the appropriate

NUMBER keys to enter the

channel position on the

satellite receiver, then

press OK.

FORCE

SAT CONTROL SET

GALAXIS

GRUNDIG

HIRSCHMANN

ITT NOKIA

JERROLD

KATHREIN

LUXOR

64, 65

64, 78

SAT PROG : – – –

● You can select the

channel position

between 1 to 999.

● After pressing OK, the

recorder enters the Test

mode.

70, 71

[0–9] =

: TEST

[MENU] : EXIT

MASCOM

MASPRO

NOKIA

PACE

PANASONIC

PHILIPS

RFT

SAGEM

SALORA

SIEMENS

SKYMASTER

TPS

65, 67, 74, 86, 92

66, 84

CHECK RESULT OF TEST

If the satellite

SAT CONTROL SET

receiver’s channel

SAT PROG : 111

number has been

CHANGED TO 111

changed to the same

NOT CHANGED

channel as you set in

TRIAX

WISI

step 6...

Press %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (pointer) to

“CHANGED_#TO ...”, then

press OK or to finish the

Sat Control Set mode.

[5 ] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

NOTES:

● The Satellite Controller may not work with all types of

satellite receiver.

● For some satellite receivers, you need to set its channel input

mode to 2-digit.

If the satellite receiver’s channel number has not

been changed correctly...

● If your satellite receiver has more than two channel mode, be

sure to set to "All Channel Mode". For details, refer to the

instruction manual of the satellite receiver.

Press %ﬁ to move the highlight_#bar (pointer) to “NOT

CHANGED”, then press OK or . Then perform the

procedure again from step 5.

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BASIC OPERATIONS

The easiest, most basic operation possible with your video

recorder is tape playback. Already-recorded signals on a video

tape are read by your video recorder and displayed on your TV

just like a TV programme.

Playback

LOAD A CASSETTE

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

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 recorder. Don’t apply too much

pressure when inserting.

● The recorder power comes on automatically and the

counter is reset to 0:00:00.

● If the record safety tab has been removed, playback

begins automatically.

FIND PROGRAMME START POINT

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW.

To go forward, press FF.

PR+/–

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY. "BEST" appears blinking in the recorder's

– –:– –

display panel during automatic tracking (੬ pg. 22).

TV/VCR

● Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be

as high as SP recordings.

STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP on the remote or STOP/EJECT on the

recorder’s front panel. Then press STOP/EJECT to

remove the cassette.

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning

cassette — JVC TCL-2U — when:

● Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.

● The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

● "USE CLEANING CASSETTE" appears on the screen (only

with "O.S.D." set to "ON" (੬ pg. 33.)

PAUSE

REW

STOP

INFORMATION

When using the AV connection (੬ pg. 5), initiating playback

causes the VCR indicator to light and the TV to automatically

enter AV mode. To return the TV to TV mode after playback

is complete, press TV/VCR so that the VCR indicator turns off.

* Depending on the type of TV used, TV/VCR button does

not always function as described above.

Tape Position Indicator

Usable cassettes

The tape position indicator

appears on screen when,

from the Stop mode, you

press FF, REW or perform an

Index Search. The position of

“5” in relation to “0”

(beginning) or “+” (end)

shows you where you are on

the tape.

1:23:45

REMAIN 2:35

● Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on

this video recorder. Simply place the recorded cassette

into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like

any full-sized VHS cassette.

”O.S.D.” (੬ pg. 33) must

be set to “ON”, or the

indicator will not appear.

Beginning

End

● This video recorder can record on regular VHS and

Super VHS cassettes. However, it will record and play

back regular VHS signals only. It is not possible to play

back a recorded Super VHS tape.

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times

when the indication is not correct.

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Variable-Speed Search

ATTENTION

In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame

playback mode,

ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED

●

the picture will be distorted.

●

noise bars will appear.

●

there will be loss of colour with a tape recorded in LP

During playback, press

mode.

●

Please note that on models HR-J270EK the picture may

● The more times you press, the faster the playback

picture moves.

● To decrease speed, press the button for the opposite

direction.

be distorted in these modes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame

Playback

High-Speed Search

PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK

to correct the picture.

ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED

high-speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed

search.

Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the PR buttons

During playback or still picture, press FF for forward

ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-FRAME

PLAYBACK

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Press PAUSE. Each time PAUSE is pressed the tape will

advance one frame.

NOTE:

For short searches, press and hold FF or REW during playback or

still picture. When released, normal playback resumes.

Press

. Each time one of these buttons is pressed

the tape will move one frame in the direction of the

arrow.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Slow Motion

ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION

PLAYBACK

During still picture, press and hold PAUSE for 2

seconds, then release. Press and release again to return

to still picture.

During still picture, press and hold

return to still picture.

#. Release to

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

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BASIC OPERATIONS (cont.)

TV signals being received by the recorder’s built-in tuner can be

recorded onto a video tape. You can “capture” a TV programme

using your video recorder.

Recording

LOAD A CASSETTE

below).

Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact (See

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

● The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder

power comes on automatically.

CHOOSE A PROGRAMME

Press PR +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the preset

you wish to record.

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/LP (

). Check the SP/LP indicator on the

recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape

speed.

● Picture quality of LP recordings will not be as high as

on SP recordings.

START RECORDING

Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote

control, or press RECORD on the recorder.

– –:– –

B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of both the

first SP and the first LP recording after inserting the

cassette (੬ pg. 22).

TV/VCR

NUMBER

If "DIRECT REC" is set to "ON", the programme

that appears on the TV screen will be recorded

(੬ pg. 9).

● You can not change the preset whilst recording is in

progress. To change the preset, see step 5.

PR+/–

PAUSE/RESUME

SP/LP

RECORDING

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

PLAY

4,5

● During the Record Pause mode, you can change the

preset by pressing the PR +/– buttons or the NUMBER

keys.

PAUSE

RECORD

STOP RECORDING

Press STOP on the remote control or STOP/EJECT on

the recorder. Then press STOP/EJECT to remove the

cassette.

Accidental erasure prevention

● To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette,

remove its safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole

with adhesive tape.

INFORMATION

When using the AV connection (੬ pg. 5), you can switch

between TV mode and AV mode by pressing TV/VCR.

* Depending on the type of TV used, TV/VCR button does

not function as described above.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant

Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will

resume automatically when power is restored to the

Record safety tab

recorder unless the recorder's memory backup has expired.

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Record One Programme

While Watching Another

SELECT PRESET TO WATCH

Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to

set the preset controls on the TV for the station you

wish to view.

PR+/–

● The programme selected with the TV’s preset controls

appears on the TV screen while the one selected with

the recorder's PR buttons is recorded on the tape.

Elapsed Recording Time

Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

– –:– –

SET COUNTER DISPLAY

display panel.

Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the

RESET COUNTER

Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.

0000

● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact

elapsed time as the tape runs.

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

This easy method allows you to record for any length of time

from 30 mins. to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments),

and shuts off the recorder after recording is finished.

START RECORDING

Press RECORD on the recorder.

ENGAGE ITR MODE

the front display panel.

Press RECORD again. " " blinks and 0:30 appears on

Tape Remaining Time

SET RECORDING

DURATION

RECORD to extend the time. Each press extends

recording time by 30 minutes.

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

Press – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape

appears.

If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press

● The display panel shows the tape remaining time

with "

" displayed.

● By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the

display to show the counter reading, preset position*,

clock time or tape remaining time.

NOTE:

You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the

* Preset position is not displayed during playback.

recorder's front panel.

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when

the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or

is not correct. "– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display

may blink on occasion.

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BASIC OPERATIONS (cont.)

With VIDEO Plus+, timer programming is greatly simplified

because each TV programme has a corresponding code number

which your recorder is able to recognise.

VIDEO Plus+

ACCESS VIDEO PLUS+ SCREEN

Press PROG.

VIDEO PLUS+

Timer

Programming

[0 – 9] = VIDEO PLUS+

[+/–] : EXPRESS PROGRAMING

[PROG] : EXIT

Before performing VIDEO Plus+ Timer Programming:

● Make sure that the recorder's built-in clock is set

properly.

The front display panel looks like this:

● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder

will come on automatically.

● Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER

Press the NUMBER keys to

VIDEO PLUS+

enter the PlusCode

1 23 4 5 6 7 8

number of the programme

you wish to record.

● If you make a mistake,

press and input the

correct number.

– –:– –

[0 – 9] =

[

] : DELETE

[PROG] : EXIT

The PlusCode number you enter appears on the front

display panel:

NUMBER

PDC

The display panel shows only a 4-digit number.

ACCESS VIDEO PLUS+ PROGRAM

SCREEN

STOP+/–

Press OK, and the VIDEO

Plus+ Program screen

– P1 –

VIDEO PLUS+ 123456789

SP/LP

START

21:00

STOP

22:00

appears (if you’re just

PROG

1,6

starting out, “P1” appears).

VPS/PDC OFF

The display panel shows the

programme start time.

DATE

TV PROG

BBC 1

25.12

Pressing

changes the

3,6

display to the programme

stop time, then the date and

preset position.

: OK

[0]:SAT

IMPORTANT

Make sure the preset position number you wish to

record is displayed; if not, see "VIDEO Plus+ Setup"

on page 39 and set the Guide Program number for

that PlusCode number correctly.

● If the number you entered is invalid, "ERROR" appears

on the screen and "Err" appears on the display panel.

Press and input a valid PlusCode number.

● If the "GUIDE PROG SET" screen appears, see

"ATTENTION – Regarding Guide Program Number

Set" on page 17.

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Satellite Receiver Users

SET TAPE SPEED

To timer-record a satellite broadcast using VIDEO Plus+:

1 Perform "Satellite Receiver Control Setting" (੬ pg. 10).

2 Perform steps 1 – 7. In step 3, the display panel shows

"L2" for the preset position. In step 5, you cannot set

PDC to ON.

Press SP/LP (

) to set the tape speed.

SET PDC MODE

3 Leave the satellite receiver's power on.

Press PDC to select "ON" or "OFF".

If "VPS/PDC ON" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/

PDC" is lit on the display panel, PDC is set to ON.

If "VPS/PDC OFF" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/

PDC" is not lit on the display panel, PDC is set to OFF.

੬ "PDC Recording" in the column below.

ATTENTION

Regarding Guide Program Number Set

"GUIDE PROG SET" appears after performing step 3 if the

Guide Program number for the PlusCode number you

entered has not been set.

● VPS (Video Programme System) recording is not

currently available in the U.K. and not possible with

this recorder.

● If you want to set the Guide Program number for the

satellite broadcast station, press the NUMBER key "0" to

change "TV PROG" to "SAT". Press %ﬁ to input the preset

position number on which your recorder or satellite

receiver receives that station, then press OK or

the Guide Program Number. The VIDEO Plus+ Program

screen appears.

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

Press PROG or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears

on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen

appears. If the timer programme is overlapped with

another one that was already set, "PROGRAM

OVERLAPPED" appears on screen and "Err" appears on

the front display panel. (੬ pg. 21)

to set

GUIDE PROG SET

(Ex.) To timer-record a BBC2

programme with VIDEO

Plus+.

* If your recorder receives

BBC2 on the pr_#eset position

2, press OK or after

entering "2" using %ﬁ

buttons.

GUIDE PROG TV PROG

● Repeat steps 1 – 6 for each additional programme.

– –

ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER

MODE

[

] =

[0] : SAT

∞

[PROG] : EXIT

Press ‰ (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically

and ‰ appears on the display panel.

● To disengage the timer, press ‰ (TIMER) again.

Timer Warning

NOTES:

If you have programmed your

recorder to timer-record a

programme or a series of

programmes, a warning

appears on the screen to tell

you that the recording is due

to start in 5 minutes.

● To Change The Stop Time . . .

. . . press STOP +/– after pressing OK in step 3. You can

compensate for anticipated programme schedule delays this

way.

– WARNING–

TIMER RECORDING

TO START SOON

[

]

● To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . after pressing OK in step 3, press WEEKLY (NUMBER key

“9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for daily

serials (Monday – Friday). Either "WEEKLY" or "DAILY"

appears on the screen. Pressing the button again makes the

corresponding indication disappear.

● You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8

programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a

ninth, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on screen and "FULL"

appears on the front display panel. To record the extra

programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary

programmes (੬ pg. 20).

NOTES:

● The warning only appears if you’re not in the Timer

mode at the time.

● If this recorder is being used as the player for tape

dubbing, the warning screen will be recorded on the

tape in the other video recorder.

The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to

the start of timer recording. To clear the display, press

● It is not possible to timer-record a TV programme with a

PlusCode number which starts with "0".

PDC Recording

Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme Delivery Control) is a service designed to assure safe, accurate timer

recording. With this system, special code signals are transmitted together with the audio/video signals. These code signals

control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times which you may have preset into the timer. This

means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end — even if the

broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed from what has been advertised. PDC is currently available nationally on

BBC1, BBC2, Ch.4 and Ch.5, except from a few small relay transmitters. Ch.3 operates a PDC service in some areas. All

channels intend to offer this service in due course. Check your TV programme listing guide for latest information. If the channel

you intend to record does not offer a PDC service your recorder will not start recording if PDC has been selected. Be sure to set

PDC to "OFF" if PDC is not available on your selected channel (੬ step 5 above).

NOTES:

● PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or a cable system is connected to AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER on your

recorder.

● PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector.

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BASIC OPERATIONS (cont.)

If you don’t know the PlusCode number for the programme you

wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder

to timer-record the programme.

Express Timer

ACCESS VIDEO PLUS+

SCREEN

Programming

Press PROG.

Before performing Express Timer Programming:

● Make sure that the recorder's built-in clock is set

properly.

● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder

will come on automatically.

● Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

ACCESS PROGRAMME

SCREEN

Press START +/–. (If you’re

just starting out, “P1”

appears.)

– P1 –

START

– –:– –

STOP

– –:– –

VPS/PDC OFF

DATE

– –.– –

TV PROG

– –

[+/–] =

[PROG] : EXIT

[0] : SAT

– –:– –

The front display panel looks like this:

ENTER PROGRAMME

START TIME

Press START +/– to enter

– P1 –

the time you want

recording to start.

2,3

PR+/–

START

21:00

STOP

– –:– –

START+/–

● Press and hold START

+/– to move in 30-

minute increments, or

press and release

repeatedly to move 1

minute at a time.

VPS/PDC OFF

DATE

– –.– –

TV PROG

– –

PROG

1,9

[+/–] =

[PROG] : EXIT

[0] : SAT

The front display panel looks like this:

ENTER PROGRAMME STOP

TIME

Press STOP +/– to enter the time you want recording to

stop.

● Press and hold STOP +/– to move in 30-minute

increments, or press and release repeatedly to move 1

minute at a time.

ENTER PROGRAMME DATE

Press DATE +/– to enter the date on which you wish to

record. (The current date first appears on screen. The

date you enter will appear in its place.)

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Satellite Receiver Users

ENTER PRESET POSITION

To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer

Programming:

Press PR +/– to enter the

– P1 –

preset position corre-

1 Perform "Satellite Receiver Control Setting" (੬ pg. 10).

2 Perform steps 1 – 10. In step 6, press the NUMBER key

"0" to change "TV PROG" to "SAT". The display panel

shows "L2" for the preset position. Then press PR +/– to

enter the preset position for the satellite broadcast. In

step 8, you cannot set PDC to ON.

START

21:00

STOP

22:00

sponding to the broadcast-

ing station you wish to

record.

VPS/PDC OFF

DATE

TV PROG

25.12

BBC 1

[+/–] =

[PROG] : EXIT

[0] : SAT

3 Leave the satellite receiver's power on.

PDC Recording

Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme

Delivery Control) is a service designed to assure safe,

accurate timer recording. With this system, special code

signals are transmitted together with the audio/video

signals. These code signals control your video recorder and

have precedence over the advertised times which you may

have preset into the timer. This means that your recorder

will start and stop recording when the preset TV

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/LP (

) to set the tape speed.

SET PDC MODE

Press PDC to select "ON" or "OFF".

programmes actually start and end — even if the broadcast

time of a preset TV programme is changed from what has

been advertised. PDC is currently available nationally on

BBC1, BBC2, Ch.4 and Ch.5, except from a few small relay

transmitters. Ch.3 operates a PDC service in some areas.

All channels intend to offer this service in due course.

Check your TV programme listing guide for latest informa-

tion. If the channel you intend to record does not offer a

PDC service your recorder will not start recording if PDC

has been selected. Be sure to set PDC to "OFF" if PDC is

not available on your selected channel.

If "VPS/PDC ON" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/

PDC" is lit on the display panel, PDC is set to ON.

If "VPS/PDC OFF" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/

PDC" is not lit on the display panel, PDC is set to OFF.

੬ "PDC Recording" in the right column.

● VPS (Video Programme System) recording is not

currently available in the U.K. and not possible with

this recorder.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

(੬ step 8 in the left column).

NOTES:

After confirming all information is correct, press PROG

or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears on the

screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen

appears. If the timer programme is overlapped with

another one that was already set, "PROGRAM

OVERLAPPED" appears on screen and "Err" appears on

the front display panel. (੬ pg. 21)

● Set the start time (PDC time) exactly as advertised in the

TV listing. A different time than advertised will result in

no recording.

● PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or

a cable system is connected to AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER on

your recorder.

● PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT

connector.

● Repeat steps 1 – 9 for each additional programme.

ENGAGE RECORDER’S

TIMER MODE

Timer Warning

If you have programmed your

recorder to timer-record a

Press ‰ (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically

programme or a series of

and ‰ appears on the display panel.

– WARNING–

programmes, a warning

appears on the screen to tell

you that the recording is due

to start in 5 minutes.

TIMER RECORDING

TO START SOON

● To disengage the timer, press ‰ (TIMER) again.

[

]

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . anytime during steps 2 through 9, press WEEKLY (NUMBER

key “9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for

daily serials (Monday – Friday). Either "WEEKLY" or "DAILY"

appears on the screen. Pressing the button again makes the

corresponding indication disappear.

NOTES:

● The warning only appears if you’re not in the Timer

mode at the time.

● If this recorder is being used as the player for tape

dubbing, the warning screen will be recorded on the

tape in the other video recorder.

NOTE:

The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to

You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8

programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a

ninth, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on screen and "FULL" appears

on the front display panel. To record the extra programme, you

must first cancel any unnecessary programmes (੬ pg. 20).

the start of timer recording. To clear the display, press

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BASIC OPERATIONS (cont.)

Check, Cancel And Replace

Programmes

DISENGAGE TIMER MODE

Press ‰, then press

– –:– –

ACCESS PROGRAMME CHECK

SCREEN/DISPLAY

Press

START STOP CH DATE

8:00 10:00

10:00 10:45

11:30 13:00

24.12

25.12

PDC

PR+/–

START+/–

[

] : NEXT

ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN/

DISPLAY

Press

again to check

– P1 –

more information. Each

START

8:00

STOP

10:00

time you press

, the

next programme's

information appears.

VPS/PDC OFF

DATE

24.12

TV PROG

ITV

[

] : NEXT

● The display panel shows the programme start time.

Pressing OK changes the display to the programme

stop time, then the date and the preset position.

To cancel or replace a programme...

CANCEL OR REPLACE A

PROGRAMME

Press to cancel a programme. To replace a

programme, press the appropriate button: START+/–,

STOP+/–, DATE+/–, PR+/–, SP/LP (

), PDC.

● You can change "TV PROG" to "SAT" for the preset

position by pressing the NUMBER key "0".

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN/

DISPLAY

Press

as many times as necessary. If there are still

some programmes to be recorded, go on to step 6.

NOTE:

RETURN TO TIMER MODE

You can also check the programmes on the display panel even

if the recorder's power is off (unless the recorder is in the Power

Save mode ੬ pg. 34) or the recorder is in the Timer mode;

however, it is not possible to cancel or replace the programmes.

Press ‰.

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When programmes overlap

each other

If "PROGRAM OVERLAPPED" appears, you have another

programme overlapping the programme you have just made.

The Program Check screen appears and conflicting programmes

will start blinking.

– –:– –

START STOP CH DATE

8:00 10:00 24.12

10:00 10:45 25.12

START STOP CH DATE

8:00 10:00

10:00 10:45

11:30 13:00

24.12

25.12

PROGRAM OVERLAPPED

11:30 13:00 25.12

9:00 10:00 92 DAILY

[5 ] =

∞

[

] : NEXT

[PROG] : EXIT

EX. Programme 1 (you have just made) and

Programme 4 overlap each other.

PR+/–

START+/–

PROG

CONFIRM OVERLAPPING

SP/LP

PROGRAMMES

Overlapping programmes blink on the screen.

SELECT PROGRAMME TO

MODIFY

Press %ﬁ, then press OK or

● You can only select one of the overlapping

programmes.

NOTE:

If you do not mind this overlap, press PROG to finish

the timer programme setting. The programme with the

lower programme number will be recorded and the

other one will not be recorded correctly. Without doing

anything for about 1 minutes, the recorder will finish

the timer programming.

CANCEL OR CHANGE

PROGRAMME SETTING

To cancel a programme,

– P1 –

press when the Program

START

8:00

STOP

10:00

screen you do not want is

shown. "PROGRAM

COMPLETED" appears on

the screen for about 5

seconds, then normal

screen appears.

VPS/PDC OFF

DATE

24.12

TV PROG

ITV

[

] : DELETE

[+/–] =

[PROG] : EXIT

To change a programme,

press the appropriate

button: START+/–, STOP+/–, DATE +/–, PR +/–, SP/LP

(

) and/or PDC when the Program screen on which

you want to make changes is shown, then press OK.

"PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears on the screen for

about 5 seconds, then normal screen appears.

NOTE:

If the overlap is not yet solved or another overlap

occurs with the timer programme setting made last after

making correction on a programme, the conflicting

programmes will be shown on the Program Check

screen again. Repeat the above steps again until the

overlap is solved.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS

B.E.S.T. Picture System

The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking) system

checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and

playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible

recording and playback pictures. The default setting for both

recording and playback is “ON”.

Playback/

Recording

TURN ON THE RECORDER

According To

Tape Charac-

Press

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

teristics

Press MENU.

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

ACCESS MODE SET

SCREEN

highlight bar (pointer) to

"MODE SET", then press

Press %ﬁ to move the

MAIN MENU

MODE SET

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

OK or

[

] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

SELECT B.E.S.T. MODE

Press %ﬁ to move the

MODE SET

highlight bar (pointer) to

B. E. S. T.

"B._#E.S.T.", then press OK

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

or to set to "ON" or

"OFF".

– –:– –

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

PLAY

PAUSE

RECORD

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Playback

Recording

The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate

playback.

START RECORDING

Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote,

or press RECORD on the recorder.

START PLAYBACK

DURING B.E.S.T.

Press PLAY.

● The recorder adjusts the playback picture quality

based on the quality of the tape in use.

● B.E.S.T. is active during Auto Tracking. “BEST”

appears blinking on the recorder’s display panel.

B.E.S.T. COMPLETE

NOTES:

● The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds

assessing the condition of the tape, then begins

recording.

● When watching a tape recorded with “B.E.S.T.” set to “ON”,

it is recommended that you leave B.E.S.T. on during playback

as well.

● When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another

video recorder, or when using this recorder as the player for

editing, set B.E.S.T. to your preference by performing steps 1

through 5 on page 22.

● "BEST" only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking.

Even though it doesn't appear after that, the B.E.S.T. function

is operative.

NOTES:

● The B.E.S.T. system works for both SP and LP modes only after

a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first

initiated. It does not work during recording.

● The B.E.S.T. system does not work while Auto Satellite Prog

recording is in progress (੬ pg. 26).

● In the case of timer recording, the B.E.S.T. system works

before recording is initiated.

● Once the cassette is ejected, the B.E.S.T. data is cancelled.

The next time the cassette is used for recording, B.E.S.T. is re-

performed.

● Pressing the recorder's RECORD button while "BEST" is

displayed does not start Instant Timer Recording (੬ pg. 15).

ATTENTION

Since the B.E.S.T. system works before recording actually

starts, there is a delay of approximately 7 seconds after

RECORD and PLAY on the remote are pressed, or RECORD

on the recorder is pressed. To make sure you record the

desired scene or programme in its entirety, first perform the

following steps:

1) Press and hold PAUSE and press RECORD to engage the

RECORD PAUSE mode.

● The recorder then automatically checks the condition

of the tape and, after approximately 7 seconds, re-

enters RECORD PAUSE.

2) Press PLAY when you are ready to start recording.

● If you want to bypass the B.E.S.T. system and begin

recording immediately, set “B.E.S.T.” to “OFF” in step

4 on page 22.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

Index Search

index codes at the beginning of

each recording. This function gives

you quick access to any one of 9

index codes in either direction.

Your recorder automatically marks

£ 2

Looking For

The Scene

You Want

NOTE:

Before starting, make sure the

recorder is in the Stop mode.

ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH

Press

(™ or £). “™ 1” or “£ 1” is

displayed on screen and search begins in the corre-

sponding direction.

● To access index codes 2 through 9, press

– –:– –

repeatedly until the correct index number is dis-

played.

REVIEW

Ex.: To locate the beginning of B from the current

position, press

twice.

To locate the beginning of D from the current

position, press

once.

Current position

–2

–1

Index number

● When the specified index code is located, playback

30 SEC

begins automatically.

Instant ReView

Simply by pressing a single button, the recorder power comes

on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last timer-recorded

programme. If you have several programmes recorded, you can

easily access any of them.

NOTE:

Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the

Timer mode is disengaged.

ACTIVATE INSTANT

REVIEW

Press REVIEW. The recorder power comes on and the

recorder searches for the index code indicating the start

of the last timer-recorded programme. Once it’s found,

playback begins automatically.

Skip Search

● The front display panel tells you how many

programmes have been timer-recorded. If you have,

for example, 3 programmes, “REVIEW” and "3"

appear and blink. To watch the first of the 3

programmes, press REVIEW three times. The recorder

searches and begins playback automatically. You can

access a programme as far as 9 index codes away

from the current tape position.

SKIP OVER UNWANTED

SECTIONS

Press 30 SEC 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press

initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion playback.

Normal playback resumes automatically.

NOTES:

NOTE:

● Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the

Timer mode.

To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY.

● The number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on

the front display panel after Auto Satellite Prog recording

(੬ pg. 26).

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Receiving NICAM Stereo

Selecting The

Sound You

Want

And Bilingual Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with a Digital stereo sound

decoder (NICAM), making reception of stereo and

bilingual broadcasts possible.

When the recorder is tuned to a different station, the type

of broadcast being received will be displayed on the TV

screen for a few seconds.

Type of Broadcast

On-screen Display

Being Received

(HR-J670/672EK

only)

Regular Monaural

NICAM Stereo

NICAM Bilingual

NICAM Monaural

(none)

ST NICAM

BIL. NICAM

NICAM

● To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until

"HI FI L R" appears on the screen.

● To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until

"HI FI L " or "HI FI R" appears on the screen (as

required).

● To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while

receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until

"NORM" appears on the front display panel or on the

screen.

^{– –:– –}AUDIO

NOTES:

● The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the

Hi-Fi audio track, and the Standard audio programme on

the normal audio track.

● If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the

broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.

● Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a

bilingual programme, refer to "Soundtrack Selection" (See

below).

● "O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays

will not appear (੬ pg. 33).

Soundtrack Selection

Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks (HI-FI L, HI-FI R and NORM) and will play back the one you

select.

During Playback

Pressing AUDIO on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows:

TRACK

NOTES:

USE

●

"HIFI L

R" should normally be selected. In this

On-Screen Display

mode, Hi-Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo, and

the normal audio track is played back automatically for

tapes with only normal audio.

For instructions on recording NICAM stereo and

bilingual programmes, see above.

Bilingual programmes are not currently broadcast in the

U.K.

HI FI

For Hi-Fi stereo tapes

●

HI FI

For main audio of Bilingual tapes

For sub audio of Bilingual tapes

For audio-dubbed tapes

"O.S.D." must be set to "ON" or the on-screen displays

will not appear ( pg. 33).

੬

NORM

HI FI

NORM

For audio-dubbed tapes

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

Automatic Satellite

Programme Recording

This facility allows you to record automatically a satellite programme which is timer-programmed on your external satellite receiver.

Connect a satellite receiver to the recorder's AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector and programme the timer on the satellite receiver;

the recorder starts recording when the signals input from the satellite receiver to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, and when

there is no input signals the recorder stops recording and the power shuts off.

21-pin AV input

connector (SCART)

Aerial

connector

Outdoor Unit

Aerial

Back of TV

TV Aerial cable

Satellite Cable

Satellite Receiver Unit

ANT. IN

RF OUT

DECODER

VCR

EXT.2

EXT.1

Mains outlet

ENTREE

ANT. IN

CONTROLEUR SAT

_CONTROLSORTIE

OUT

SAT

(

)

(

)

L-2

L-1

AV2 ^{ENTREE/DECODEUR}

AV1 ^{ENTREE/SORTIE}

AUDIO

ANTENNE

SORTIE

RF OUT

IN/DECODER

IN/OUT

Back of Recorder

IMPORTANT

When you set "L-2 SELECT" to "SAT" (੬ pg. 32), it is possible to view a satellite broadcast with the TV set to its AV mode even if

the recorder is turned off. When the recorder is in Stop mode or recording, press TV/VCR on the remote control to turn off the

VCR indicator on the display panel.

● If you turn on the recorder when the satellite receiver's power is off, nothing appears on the TV screen. In this case, turn on

the satellite receiver, or set the TV to its TV mode, or press TV/VCR on the remote control to set the recorder to the video

mode.

NOTE:

Refer to the instructions supplied with your satellite receiver.

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Before performing the following steps:

● Make sure the satellite receiver is connected to the

recorder's AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector. (੬ pg. 26)

● Programme the timer on the satellite receiver.

● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.

SP/LP

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

SAT‰ indicator

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET" by

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or

ATTENTION

SELECT L-2 SELECT MODE

● Be sure not to turn on the satellite receiver before the

programme is executed; otherwise, the recorder will start

recording when the satellite receiver's power is turned on.

● If you have connected another appliance other than a

satellite receiver to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER

connector, be sure not to engage the Auto Satellite Prog

Rec mode; otherwise, the recorder will start recording

when the connected appliance's power is turned on.

● Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer-recording cannot

be done at the same time.

Move the highlight bar (pointer)_#to "L-2 SELECT", by

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or to set to "SAT" or "L-2".

Then press MENU.

MODE SET

L-2 SELECT

B. E. S. T.

SAT

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

● When you press and hold the recorder's SAT‰ button to

engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, if the SAT‰

indicator does not light but instead blinks quickly even

though your satellite receiver's power is off, Auto Satellite

Prog Recording will not work properly with that satellite

receiver*.

If this is the case, perform "Express Timer Programming"

(੬ pg. 18) to timer-record a satellite programme.

* Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off.

Auto Satellite Prog Recording is not possible with those satellite

receivers.

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/LP (

) to set the tape speed.

ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE PROG

REC MODE

Press and hold SAT‰ for about 2 seconds. The SAT‰

indicator lights up and the recorder turns off automati-

cally.

● To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, press

SAT‰. The SAT‰ indicator goes off.

● If the recorder's power is off, it is not possible to

engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.

NOTES:

● Auto Satellite Prog recording is possible with the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector only.

● When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the recorder's power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is

finished, the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though "AUTO TIMER" is set to "ON".

● After Auto Satellite Prog recording, the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for the

Instant ReView function (੬ pg. 24).

● For timer programming of the satellite receiver, refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver.

● Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer.

● The SAT ‰ indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.

● Pressing the recorder's

button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the recorder's power and disengages

the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.

● If there is more than one satellite programme you wish to record with Auto Satellite Prog Recording, it is not possible to set a

different tape speed for each; the tape speed selected in step 4 will apply to all the programmes for Auto Satellite Prog recording.

● The B.E.S.T. system (੬ pg. 22) does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.

● Just Clock (੬ pg. 38) does not work when the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged.

● Depending on the type of satellite receiver, the recorder may not record a short portion at the beginning of the programme or may

record slightly longer than the actual length of the programme.

● If you engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode when the satellite receiver's power is on, the recorder will not start Auto Satellite

Prog recording even though the SAT ‰ indicator blinks. When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again, the

recorder starts recording.

● You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer and is connected to the

recorder's AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

Manual Tracking

Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking

control. For most tapes this will automatically adjust the

tracking to suit the particular tape you are playing. In some

circumstances it may be necessary to make manual tracking

adjustments. This is usually only associated with old or worn

tapes or recordings made on old or worn recorders. If the

automatic tracking control fails to operate correctly you will see

noise bars across the picture as shown on the left below. To

correct this you can override the automatic control and adjust

the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons.

Playback

Picture

Adjustment

OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC

TRACKING

PR+/–

Press

on the remote to engage manual tracking.

ADJUST TRACKING

MANUALLY

Press PR + or – to adjust tracking.

– –:– –

RETURN TO AUTOMATIC

TRACKING

Press

tracking.

on the remote to re-engage automatic

NOTE:

PR+/–

When a new tape is inserted, the recorder returns to the

automatic tracking mode automatically.

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Picture Control

This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture quality

according to your preference. *The default setting is "AUTO."

Minimizing

Picture

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Degradation

While Editing

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

ACCESS MODE SET

SCREEN

Move the highlighted bar (point_#er) to "MODE SET" by

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or

SELECT PICTURE

CONTROL SET MODE

– –:– –

Move the highlighted bar

(pointer) to "PICTURE

CONTROL" by pressin_#g

%ﬁ, then press OK or to

select the desired mode.

AUTO: Provides

MODE SET

B. E. S. T.

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

optimised picture

benefits of B.E.S.T.

Picture System.

Normally select

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

"AUTO".

EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing

(recording and playback).

SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing

overplayed tapes containing a lot of noise.

SHARP:Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing

images with lots of flat, same-coloured surfaces

such as cartoons.

NOTES:

●

When you select "EDIT", "SOFT" or "SHARP", the

selected mode will not change until you select again.

When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes, be sure to

●

select "AUTO" after you finish dubbing the tapes.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

●

When "B.E.S.T." is "OFF", "PICTURE CONTROL" switches

automatically from "AUTO" to "NORM".

●

Select "EDIT" when you are dubbing tapes. Refer to page 30

or 31.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

You can use a camcorder as the source player and your video

recorder as the recorder.

Edit From

A Camcorder

MAKE CONNECTIONS

AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s front

panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors.

With HR-J670/672EK, connect the camcorder’s

● When using a monaural camcorder, connect its

AUDIO OUT connector to the AUDIO L input

connector on your recorder.

With HR-J470/270EK, connect the camcorder’s

AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’s rear

panel AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER or AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT

connector via an optional cable adapter.

– –:– –

SET RECORDER’S INPUT

MODE

With HR-J670/672EK, press AUX and/or PR so that

"F-1" appears in place of a preset position number.

With HR-J470/270EK, press AUX and/or PR to select

"L-1" for the AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector, or "L-2" for

the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, depending on

the connector being used.

AUX

SET EDIT MODE

See "Picture Control" on page 29.

START CAMCORDER

Engage its Play mode.

NOTES:

● All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer.

● You can also use another video recorder as the player instead

of a camcorder.

START RECORDER

Engage its Record mode.

● When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes in step 3, be sure to

select "AUTO" (or "NORM" when "B.E.S.T." is set to "OFF")

after you finish dubbing the tapes.

Recorder (HR-J670/672EK)

Recorder (HR-J470/270EK)

AUDIO input

VIDEO

input

Cable adapter

(not provided)

Audio/Video Cable

(not provided)

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

Audio/Video Cable

(not provided)

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

Camcorder

Player

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You can use your video recorder as the source player or as the

recording deck.

Edit To Or

From Another

Video

MAKE CONNECTIONS

Connect the player’s 21-pin SCART connector to the

recorder’s 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated below.

When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source

Player . . .

. . . connect its AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to the

recording deck.

When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording

Deck . . .

. . . connect its AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER or AV1 (L-1)

IN/OUT connector to the source player.

Recorder

SET RECORDING DECK’S

INPUT MODE

Set to AUX. With this video recorder, press AUX and/or

PR to select “L-1” for the AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector,

or “L-2” for the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector,

depending on the connector being used.

– –:– –

● When using the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector,

set "L-2 SELECT" to the appropriate mode. (੬ pg. 32)

SET EDIT MODE

See "Picture Control" on page 29.

AUX

START SOURCE PLAYER

Engage its Play mode.

START RECORDING DECK

Engage its Record mode.

NOTES:

● All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer.

● When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes in step 3, be sure to

select "AUTO" (or "NORM" when "B.E.S.T." is set to "OFF")

after you finish dubbing the tapes.

● When you use this recorder as the player for editing, be sure

to set "O.S.D." to "OFF" before starting (੬ pg. 33).

TV Receiver

Recorder

Your recorder

TV Receiver

Player

Your recorder

21-pin SCART Cable

(not provided)

RF Cable

(provided)

VIDEO

CHAN-

NEL or

21-pin SCART Cable

(not provided)

VIDEO

CHAN-

NEL or

RF Cable

(provided)

AV mode

Another recorder

Recorder

Player

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

L-2 SELECT Setting

Set "L-2 SELECT" to the appropriate mode depending on the type of unit connected to the rear

panel AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector of this recorder.

1 Press MENU to access the Main Menu screen.

MODE SET

2 Press %ﬁ to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET", then press OK or

3 Press %ﬁ to_#move the highlight bar (pointer) to "L-2 SELECT".

4 Press OK or to select "L-2", "DECODER" or "SAT".

B. E. S. T.

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

a–L-2

: To use this recorder as the recording deck with the player connected to the

AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, or to use the satellite receiver connected

to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector.

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

b–DECODER : To use a decoder connected to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector.

c–SAT

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

: To view a satellite programme with the TV set while the recorder is turned

off. (੬ pg. 26)

5 Press MENU to return to normal screen.

● If you have a satellite receiver or a decoder connected to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connec-

tor, be sure to set "L-2 SELECT" back to appropriate mode after editing.

● If you're not connecting a satellite receiver or a decoder to the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER con-

nector, leave "L-2 SELECT" set to "L-2".

L-2 SELECT

L-2

● The default setting is "L-2"; if the recorder's memory backup has expired due to a power cut or

because the AC was removed from the recorder, "L-2" will be automatically selected when the

power is restored to the recorder. If you are using a satellite receiver or a decoder, be sure to

set "L-2 SELECT" back to appropriate mode.

● When "L-2 SELECT" is set to "SAT", "SAT" appears on screen or display panel instead of "L-2" or

"L2".

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

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On-Screen Display

You can choose whether or not to have various operational

indicators appear on screen, by setting this function ON or OFF.

Other

ACCESS MAIN MENU

Functions

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS MODE SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE SET" by

– –:– –

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or

ENABLE/DISABLE

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

The default setting is

“ON”, so if you want on-

screen displays, leave the

setting as it is and go to

step 4. If you don’t want

the displays to appear,

press %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (pointer) to

"O_#.S.D." and press OK

or to set “O.S.D.” to

“OFF”.

MODE SET

B. E. S. T.

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

OFF

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

RETURN TO NORMAL

Press MENU.

NOTES:

● When you use this recorder as the player for editing, be sure

to set "O.S.D." to "OFF" before starting.

● During playback, the operation mode indicators may

sometimes be disturbed depending on the type of tape being

used.

The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing.

13 14

1– Operation mode indicators

2– Tape speed SP/LP/EP (EP is for NTSC playback only)

3– NTSC playback display (੬ pg. 36)

4– Tape direction

]

NTSC=PAL

PR. 12 ABCD

21 : 00

5– Counter display

6– Tape remaining time indicator (੬ pg. 15)

7– Audio mode display (੬ pg. 25)

8– Tape position indicator (੬ pg. 12)

9– Type of Broadcast (੬ pg. 25)

10– Current day/month/year

11– Clock display

12– Channel position number and station name/Aux. indicator

(L-1, L-2, SAT* or F-1**)

24. 12. 99 – WARNING–

TIMER RECORDING

TO START SOON

[

]

HI FI

–1 : 23 : 45

REMAIN 1 : 00

NORM

* When "L-2 SELECT" is set to "SAT" (੬ pg. 32), "SAT"

appears instead of "L-2".

** F-1 is for HR-J670/672EK only.

13– Timer warning display (੬ pg. 17, 19)

14– Cassette loaded mark

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

Power Save Mode

You can reduce the power consumption while the recorder is

turned off.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

– –:– –

Press MENU.

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Press %ﬁ to move the

MAIN MENU

highlight bar (pointer) to

MODE SET

"MODE SET", then press

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

OK or

[5 ] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

PLAY

SELECT POWER SAVE

MODE

REW

Press %ﬁ to move the

MODE SET

highlight bar (pointer) to

"POWER SAVE", then press

B. E. S. T.

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

OK or

to set to "ON".

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

POWER SAVE

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

● During Power Save, the display panel will be turned off.

● The Just Clock function (੬ pg. 38) does not work while the

Power Save mode is engaged.

● While the recorder is in the Power Save mode, the picture

may be distorted momentarily when you turn on/off the

recorder.

● Power Save does not work when ...

... the recorder is in the Timer mode.

... the recorder's power is turned off after timer-recording (or

Instant Timer Recording).

... the Auto Satellite Prog Recording mode is engaged

(੬ pg. 26).

... "L-2 SELECT" is set to "DECODER" or "SAT" (੬ pg. 32).

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Auto Timer

Auto SP LP Timer

When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically

engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati-

cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on.

If, when timer-recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to

record the entire programme, the recorder automatically

switches to LP mode to allow complete recording.

For Example . . .

Recording a programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180-

ACCESS MAIN MENU

minute tape

Approximately 150 minutes

SP mode

Approximately 60 minutes

LP mode

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Total 210 minutes

Make sure you set "AUTO SP→LP TIMER" to "ON" at the Mode

Set screen before the timer-recording starts.

ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN

Press %ﬁ to move the

MAIN MENU

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

highlight bar (pointer) to

MODE SET

"MODE SET", then press

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

OK or

Press MENU.

[5 ] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

ACCESS MODE SET

SCREEN

SELECT MODE

highlight bar (pointer) to

"AUTO TIMER", then press

Press %ﬁ to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "MODE

Press %ﬁ to move the

MODE SET

SET", then press OK or

B. E. S. T.

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OK or

to select either

"ON" or "OFF".

DIRECT REC

SELECT MODE

AUTO SP=LP TIMER OFF

Press %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (pointer) to

"AUTO SP→LP TI_#MER",

then press OK or to select

"ON".

POWER SAVE

OFF

MODE SET

B. E. S. T.

[5∞] =

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

[MENU] : EXIT

AUTO TIMER

O. S. D.

OFF

DIRECT REC

AUTO SP=LP TIMER

POWER SAVE

RETURN TO NORMAL

OFF

SCREEN

[5∞] =

[MENU] : EXIT

Press MENU.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

NOTE:

Press MENU.

For safety, when Auto timer is set to "OFF", all other recorder

functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To

disengage the timer, press ‰ (TIMER).

NOTES:

● The Auto SP→LP Timer feature is not available during ITR

(Instant Timer Recording), and the feature will not work

properly with any tapes longer than E-180 or with some tapes

of shorter lengths.

Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory "tells" the recorder what to do

after rewinding. Before continuing, make sure the recorder

is in the Stop mode.

● If you have programmed the recorder to timer-record 2 or more

programmes, the second programme and those thereafter may

not fit on the tape if you set "AUTO SP→LP TIMER" to "ON". In

this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the tape

speed manually during timer programming.

● In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this

feature may leave a short non-recorded section at the end of

the tape.

a– For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press PLAY within 2 seconds.

b– For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press

c– For Automatic Timer Standby After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press (TIMER) within 2 seconds.

within 2 seconds.

● There may be some picture noise and sound disturbance at

the point on the tape where the recorder switches from SP to

LP mode.

● If you perform timer recording with both PDC and the Auto

SP→LP Timer activated, and the programme goes beyond its

originally scheduled length, there may be times when the

programme cannot be recorded in its entirety.

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ADVANCED OPERATIONS (cont.)

Repeat Playback

Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape

100 times repeatedly.

– –:– –

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY.

ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK

Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds, then release.

● The Play indicator ( ) on the display panel blinks

slowly.

● The tape plays 100 times automatically, and then

stops.

STOP PLAYBACK

REW

Press STOP at any time to stop playback.

PAUSE

STOP

NOTE:

Pressing PLAY, REW, FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback.

NTSC Playback

Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can

play back NTSC tapes.

LOAD A CASSETTE

Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC.

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY.

● "NTSC→PAL" appears on the screen for about 5

seconds.

● Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place

black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is

not a malfunction on the part of either the video

recorder or the TV.

● The picture may roll up and down. This can be

corrected using the V-HOLD control found on some

TVs. (This cannot be corrected if the TV does not

have a V-HOLD control.)

● The counter and tape remaining time readings will be

incorrect.

● During search, still, or frame-by-frame playback, the

picture will be distorted, and there may be a loss of

colour.

● Depending on the type of TV, the top and bottom

portions of superimposed displays may be cut off

during NTSC playback.

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SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

Connection To A Stereo

System (HR-J670/672EK only)

These instructions enable you to connect your video recorder to your Hi-Fi stereo system (if you have one) and listen to the

soundtrack through the stereo.

FM Tuner

CD Player

Stereo Amplifier

AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR

Audio Cable (not provided)

Speaker

Television

Speaker

ENTREE

ANT. IN

CONTROLEUR SAT

_{SAT CONTROL}SORTIE

OUT

(

)

(

)

L-2

L-1

AV2 ^{ENTREE/DECODEUR}

AV1 ^{ENTREE/SORTIE}

AUDIO

ANTENNE

SORTIE

RF OUT

IN/DECODER

IN/OUT

Back of Recorder

AUDIO OUT

Mains outlet

CAUTIONS:

MAKE CONNECTIONS

● This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 80 dB with

regards to its Hi-Fi audio capability. It is recommended that

you check the maximum level if you are going to listen to the

Hi-Fi audio signals through a stereo amplifier. A sudden surge

in the input level to the speakers may damage them.

Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on your

video recorder to the AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR

terminals on your stereo system's receiver or amplifier.

● Some speakers and televisions are specially shielded to

prevent television interference. If both are of the non-shielded

type, do not place the speakers adjacent to the TV set as this

can adversely affect the video playback picture.

NOTES:

● When connecting your recorder's audio output connectors to

a stereo amplifier, make sure you connect L and R correctly.

● If you can receive NICAM TV broadcasts in your area, this

recorder can record them independently of the TV set and

play them back through the connected stereo system.

● When listening to sound through the connected stereo

system, turn the TV's volume down completely.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

IMPORTANT

If you performed Auto Set Up (੬ pg. 6), Preset Download

(੬ pg. 7) or Auto Channel Set (੬ pg. 42), without ever

having set the clock previously, the recorder's built-in

clock is also set automatically.

Clock Set

Perform the following steps only if —

— Auto Clock Set has not been performed correctly by

Auto Set Up, Preset Download or Auto Channel Set.

— the recorder's memory backup has expired.

— you want to change Just Clock setting (੬ "Just Clock" in

the left column).

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

– –:– –

TURN THE RECORDER ON

Press

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "INITIAL SET" by

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or

ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (pointer) to "CLOCK SET" by

pressing %ﬁ, then press OK or

#. The Clock Set screen

appears.

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

GUIDE PROG SET

SAT CONTROL SET

TIME

0: 00

DATE

YEAR

01 . 01

JUST CLOCK: ON

TV PR.

[5 ] =

∞

[5 ] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

SET DATE AND TIME

Just Clock

Press %ﬁ to set the time, then press OK or

#. The "date"

The Just Clock function provides accurate time keeping

through automatic adjustments at regular intervals, by

reading data from a PDC signal.

display begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to

set the date and year.

The Just Clock option can be set "ON" or "OFF" at the

Clock Set screen (the default setting is "ON"). Press OK

until the Just Clock setting begins blinking, then press %ﬁ

to change the setting.

● When you set the time, press and hold %ﬁ to

change the time by 30 minutes.

● When you set the date, press and hold %ﬁ to

change the date by 15 days.

IMPORTANT: If you turn the Just Clock function off, the

accuracy of your recorder’s built-in clock may be im-

paired, which could adversely affect timer recording.

SET JUST CLOCK

The default setting is “ON”. Set as desired by pressing

%ﬁ, then press OK or

● For the Just clock function, ੬ "Just Clock" on the left.

● If you set to “OFF”, you can disregard the next step as

you won’t be able to receive regular clock adjustments.

NOTES:

● Just Clock (when set to "ON") adjusts the recorder's built-in

clock every hour, except for 23:00, 0:00, 1:00 and 2:00.

● Just Clock is not effective when . . .

SET CLOCK DATA SOURCE PRESET

– the recorder’s power is on.

– the recorder is in the Timer mode.

The recorder is preset to receive clock setting and

adjustment data from preset position 1. Press %ﬁ to set

the preset position to the number representing the

station transmitting clock setting data (BBC1, BBC2,

– a difference of more than 3 minutes exists between the

built-in clock’s time and the actual time.

– the recorder is in the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode

(੬ pg. 26)

– "L-2 SELECT" is set to "SAT" or "DECODER". (੬ pg. 32)

● If Just Clock is set to "ON", the recorder’s clock is automati-

cally adjusted at the start/end of Summer Time.

● Just Clock may not function properly in poor reception

conditions.

etc.), then press OK or

START CLOCK OPERATION

Press MENU.

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VIDEO Plus+ Setup

IMPORTANT

Normally, Auto Set Up (੬ pg. 6), Preset Download (੬ pg. 7) or Auto Channel Set (੬ pg. 42) sets the Guide Program Numbers

automatically. You need to set the Guide Program Numbers manually only in the following cases.

● When timer-programming with VIDEO Plus+, the preset position, where the station you wish to record is received on your

recorder, is not selected or when you add a channel after Auto Set Up or Auto Channel Set has taken place.

— Set the Guide Program Number for that station manually.

● When you wish to timer-record a satellite programme with VIDEO Plus+.

— Set the Guide Program Numbers for all satellite broadcasts received on your satellite receiver.

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

Guide Program Number Set

ACCESS MAIN MENU

ENTER RECEIVING PRESET

POSITION NUMBER

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Press the NUMBER key "0"

GUIDE PROG SET

to select "TV PROG" or

"SAT". Then press

ﬁ

input the number of the

preset position on which

the Guide Program

GUIDE PROG

TV PROG

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

CH4

number's broadcast is

received by the recorder or

the satellite r_#eceiver. Then

[5 ] =

[0] : SAT

∞

Press

to move the highlight bar (pointer) to

ﬁ

[MENU] : EXIT

"INITIAL SET", then press OK or

press OK or

(Ex.) If CH4 is received on

preset position 4.

● To timer-record a

satellite programme with

VIDEO Plus+, you need

ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET

SCREEN

to install the Satellite Controller (provided only for

HR-J670/672EK) and perform the procedure de-

scribed in "Satellite Receiver Control Setting"

(੬ pg. 10).

Press

to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "GUIDE

ﬁ

PROG SET", then press OK or

● Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary.

ENTER GUIDE PROG

NUMBER

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press

to enter the

ﬁ

GUIDE PROG SET

Press MENU.

Guide Program number for

the desired station as shown

in the TV list_#ings. Then

GUIDE PROG

TV PROG

press OK or

Guide Program Number

[

] =

[0] : SAT

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

"Guide Program (GUIDE PROG) number" refers to the

assigned TV station numbers, according to broadcast area, for

VIDEO Plus+ timer recording. The Guide Program numbers

can be found in most TV listings.

(Ex.) When inputting the

Guide Program

number 4 for CH4.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

IMPORTANT

Perform the following steps only if —

— Video Channel Set has not been done correctly by the

Auto Set Up function (੬ pg. 6).

— interference appears in the TV picture after you have

moved to a different area or a new station has started

broadcasting in your area.

— you change the connection between your recorder and

TV from RF connection to AV connection, or vice versa.

Video

Channel Set

Video Channel (RF Output Channel) is the channel on

which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the

video recorder through the RF cable.

●If you have connected the video recorder to

your TV via both the provided RF cable and a

21-pin SCART cable (AV connection), you do not

need the video channel so you have to set the

video channel to off. — Go to "With AV

Connection" below.

●If you have connected the video recorder to your

TV via the provided RF cable only (RF connection),

you have to set the correct video channel — Go to

"With RF Connection" on page 41.

With AV Connection

Before performing the following procedure, make

sure that:

Ⅲ the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet.

Ⅲ the video recorder is turned off and there is no cassette

inserted in the recorder.

Ⅲ batteries have been installed in the remote control.

– –:– –

ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL

SET MODE

Press and hold down STOP on the recorder until the

display panel shows the following.

SET VIDEO CHANNEL

– –

Press PR – until the display panel shows " OUT ".

–

● Now the video channel is set to off.

EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET

MODE

Press OK.

To view picture signals from the video recorder, set

your TV to its AV mode. Refer to the instructions

supplied with your TV set for how to do this.

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With RF Connection

Before performing the following procedure, make

sure that:

Ⅲ the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet.

Ⅲ the video recorder is turned off and there is no cassette

inserted in the recorder.

Ⅲ the connected TV is turned on.

Ⅲ batteries have been installed in the remote control.

ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL

SET MODE

Press and hold down STOP on the recorder until the

display panel shows the following.

– –:– –

SET VIDEO CHANNEL

Press PR+ or – to set the video recorder to a vacant

channel between 22 and 69 which is not occupied by

any local station in your area. Refer to list on page 48

for details of broadcast stations in your area.

(Ex.) If channel 36 is available in your area

Then set your TV to UHF channel 36. (Refer to the

instructions supplied with your TV set for how to do

this.)

● If the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the

screen as shown in the illustration at bottom left, go

to step 3.

● If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly,

re-set the video recorder to another vacant channel

and try again.

IMPORTANT

● If you set the video recorder to a channel which

is occupied by a local station or has

neighbouring channels that are occupied by

local stations, the picture reception quality will

be affected and some interference noise will

appear on the TV screen. Be sure to select a

vacant channel which has no broadcast on

neighbouring channels.

● If you cannot obtain the two vertical white bars

clearly with any channel between 22 and 69,

consult your JVC dealer.

EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET

MODE

TEST SIGNAL

Press OK.

The channel on which the screen on

the left appears clearly in step 2 is

your Video Channel.

To view picture signals from the video recorder, set

your TV to the Video Channel.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

IMPORTANT

Perform the following steps only if —

— Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set

Up function (੬ pg. 6) or Preset Download (੬ pg. 7).

— you have moved to a different area or if a new station

starts broadcasting in your area.

Tuner Set

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in preset

positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set

automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call

them up by using the PR buttons without going through any

vacant channel.

– –:– –

Auto Channel Set

TURN ON THE RECORDER

Press

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL

SET

Move the highlight bar

MAIN MENU

(pointer) to "AUTO CH

MODE SET

%ﬁ

SET" by pressing

, then

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

INITIAL SET

press OK or

[

] =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

● When you have

connected the video

recorder to a TV

offering T-V Link via

the AV connection

(੬ pg. 5) and the TV

is turned on, the

recorder automati-

cally performs the

Preset Download

(੬ pg. 7) even if

you select "AUTO

CH SET".

AUTO SET

PLEASE WAIT

[MENU] : EXIT

Beginning

End

● The Auto Set screen appears, and remains on screen

while the recorder searches for receivable stations. As

Auto Channel Set progresses, the " " mark on the

screen moves from left to right. Wait until the screen

as shown in step 4 appears.

● Auto Channel Set usually takes about 4 – 12 minutes;

the duration varies by area.

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VIEW CONFIRMATION

SCREEN

After "SCAN COMPLETED"

PR CH

PR CH ID

is displayed on the screen

for about 5 seconds, a

Confirmation screen

01 26 BBC1 08

02 33 BBC2 09

––––

03 23 ITV

04 30 CH4

05 37 CH5

– –:– –

looking like the one on the

right appears. The stations

your recorder located

appear on a Confirmation

screen — preset positions

(PR), channels (CH) and

–––– 13

–––– 14

[

]

∞

: EDIT

= [X] : DELETE

[MENU] : EXIT

station names (ID – ੬ pg. 47). The blueback screen

and the programme currently being broadcast by the

station which is blinking appear alternately for 8

seconds each.

To view the next page, use the

remote control.

button on the

ﬁ

● The Guide Program numbers will also be set

automatically during Auto channel Set.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

● Using the Confirmation screen, you can skip or add

preset positions, enter station names and perform

other operations. Refer to pages 44 – 48 for the

procedures.

● Depending on reception conditions, the stations may,

on occasion, not be stored in order, and the station

names may not be stored correctly.

IMPORTANT

● In certain reception conditions, station names may not be

stored correctly, and auto Guide Program Number Set

may not work properly. If the Guide Program numbers

are not set properly, when you timer-record a TV

programme using VIDEO Plus+, the recorder will record

a TV programme of a different station. When program-

ming the timer using VIDEO Plus+, be sure to check that

the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting

station you wish to record has been selected (੬ pg. 16,

"VIDEO Plus+ Timer Programming").

● Your video recorder memorizes all detected stations even

if reception of some of them is poor. In these cases

picture quality may be poor. To delete those stations

which have an unacceptable picture ੬ "Delete A

Channel" on page 45.

NOTES:

● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel

Set. If you wish to perform it manually, refer to page 45.

● If, for any reason, you perform Auto Channel Set when the

aerial cable is not connected properly, "SCAN COMPLETED

-NO SIGNAL-" appears on the screen in step 4. When this

happens, make sure of the aerial connection and press OK;

Auto Channel Set will take place again.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

SELECT BAND

Press

to change the

ﬁ

band between CH (regular)

and C_#C (cable), then

PR CH

ID FINE DECODER

OFF

06 CH01 – – – – +/–

press

– –:– –

[5 ] : SELECT

∞

[

] : CURSOR +=

: OK

[MENU] : EXIT

NUMBER

The blueback screen and the

programme currently being

broadcast by the selected channel

appear alternately for 8 seconds

each.

INPUT CHANNEL

Press the NUMBER keys to

input the channel number

you want to store.

PR CH

06 CH21 – – – – +/–

ID FINE DECODER

OFF

● To input the registered

station name (_#ID – ੬

pg. 47), press until

"– – – –" (ID setting)

begins blinking, then

press %ﬁ.

[

] : SELECT

∞

] : CURSOR +=

: OK

[MENU] : EXIT

The blueback screen and the

programme currently being

broadcast by the selected channel

appear alternately for 8 seconds

each.

● For fine tuning

adjustment, press

until "+/–" begins

blinking, then press

%ﬁ. While tuning,

"+" or "–" appears.

● When "L-2 SELECT" is set to "L-2" or "SAT", the

"DECODER" setting cannot be changed (੬ pg. 32).

Storing Channels Manually

ENTER NEW CHANNEL

To store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up

(੬ pg. 6), Preset Download (੬ pg. 7) or Auto Channel Set

(੬ pg. 42).

INFORMATION

Press OK and the Confirmation screen appears.

● Repeat steps 3 through 6 as necessary.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Press MENU.

● To change positions, see "Change Station Preset

Position" (੬ pg. 45).

● If you wish to set station names other than the ones

registered in your recorder, ੬ "Set Stations (B)" on

page 46.

ACCESS CONFIRMATION

SCREEN

Press %ﬁ to move the highlight bar (po_#inter) to

“MANUAL CH SET”, then press OK or . The Confir-

mation screen appears.

SELECT POSITION

ATTENTION

Press

until an

ﬁ

Guide Program numbers are not set when channels are

stored manually. If an attempt is made at timer program-

ming with VIDEO Plus+ in this state, the “GUIDE PROG

SET” screen appears; set the Guide Program numbers on

this screen. ੬ “ATTENTION – Regarding Guide Program

Number Set” on page 17.

(Ex.) To store in position 6.

open position in which

you want to store a

channel begins blinking,

then press OK. The Manual

Channel Set screen

appears.

PR CH

PR CH ID

01 26 BBC1 08

02 33 BBC2 09

––––

03 23 ITV

04 30 CH4

05 37 CH5

–––– 13

–––– 14

Or perform “Guide Program Number Set” (੬ pg. 39).

[

]

∞

: EDIT

= [X] : DELETE

[MENU] : EXIT

The blueback screen and the

programme currently being

broadcast by the selected channel

appear alternately for 8 seconds

each.

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Delete A Channel

Change Station Preset

Position

Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on

page 44 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing.

Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on

page 44 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing.

SELECT ITEM

Press %ﬁ

until the item you want to delete begins

SELECT ITEM

blinking.

Press %ﬁ

until the item you want to move begins

blinking. Then press OK and the station name (ID) and

its channel (CH) number begin blinking.

DELETE CHANNEL

Press

SELECT NEW POSITION

● The item directly beneath the cancelled one moves

up one line.

● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary.

Press %ﬁ

to move the station to the new preset

position, then press OK.

Example: If you moved the station in position 4 to

position 2, the stations originally in positions

2 and 3 each move down one space.

CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Press MENU.

PR CH

PR CH ID

PR CH

PR CH ID

01 26 BBC1 08

––––

01 26 BBC1 08

02 33 BBC2 09

––––

02 23 ITV

03 30 CH4

03 23 ITV

04 30 CH4

05 37 CH5

04 33 BBC2 11

05 37 CH5

–––– 13

–––– 14

–––– 13

–––– 14

When Receiving A

Scrambled Broadcast

] : MOVE

∞

: MANUAL CH SET

] : MOVE =

∞

[MENU] : EXIT

● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary.

SELECT DECODER MODE

Set "L-2 SELECT" to "DECODER" (੬ pg. 32).

CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS CONFIRMATION

SCREEN

Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channel Manually" on

Fine-Tuning Channels

Already Stored

page 44.

SELECT POSITION

Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on

ﬁ

Press

to select the channel position broadcast-

page 44 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing.

ing scrambled programmes, then press OK twice.

SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE

CHANGE DECODER SETTING

Press %ﬁ

until the channel you want to tune begins

blinking.

Press

until "OFF" (decoder setting) begins blinking,

ﬁ

and set it to "ON" by pressing

ACCESS MANUAL

RETURN TO CONFIRMATION

CHANNEL SET SCREEN

SCREEN

Press OK twice. The Manual Channel Set screen

appears.

Press OK.

● Repeat steps 3 through 5 as necessary.

PERFORM TUNING

CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Press

until "+/–" begins blinking, then press %ﬁ until

Press MENU.

the picture is clearest. Then press OK.

● The Confirmation screen appears.

● Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary.

NOTE:

CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Scrambled programmes are not currently broadcast in the U.K.

Press MENU.

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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

Set Stations (A)

Set Stations (B)

Set station names other than the ones registered in your

recorder.

Set station names that are registered in your recorder.

Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on

page 44 to access the Confirmation screen and then

perform steps 1 and 2 of "Set Stations (A)" on the left before

continuing.

page 44 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing.

SELECT ITEM

%ﬁ

Press

until the item you want begins blinking.

SELECT STATION NAME

CHARACTER

Press

until the first letter

ACCESS MANUAL

of the station name begins

blinking.

CHANNEL SET SCREEN

PR CH

ID FINE DECODER

OFF

06 CH45 BBC1 +/–

Press OK twice.

[

] : A-Z, 0-9

∞

] : CURSOR +=

: OK

[MENU] : EXIT

SELECT NEW STATION

Press

until the station

name (ID) begins blinking,

ENTER NEW CHARACTER

%ﬁ

then press

until the

PR CH

06 CH45 – – – – +/–

ID FINE DECODER

OFF

%ﬁ

new station’s name (ID)

you want to store begins

blinking.

Press

to cycle through the characters (A–Z, 0–9, –,

(space) ) and stop when the desired character

, +,

is indicated, then press

to enter. Enter the remaining

[5 ] : CHANGE ID

∞

Registered station names

(੬ pg. 47) appear as you

characters the same way (maximum of 4).

[

] : CURSOR +=

After entering all characters, press OK.

: OK

[MENU] : EXIT

%ﬁ

press

● The Confirmation screen app_@ears.

● If you make a mistake, press until the incorrect

character begins blinking. Then enter the correct

SWITCH STATIONS

%ﬁ

character by pressing

Press OK.

● The Confirmation screen appears.

CLOSE CONFIRMATION

● Repeat steps 1 through 4 as necessary.

SCREEN

Press MENU.

CLOSE CONFIRMATION

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTE:

The characters available for the station name (ID) are A–Z, 0–9,

–, , +,

(space) (maximum of 4).

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TV Station And ID List

STATION NAME

ID*

STATION NAME

ID*

Anglia TV

ARD

ANGL

ARD

ARTE

BBC

SAT

SAT 1

SAT1

SCOT

SC4

ARTE

Scottish TV

SC4

BBC Group

BBC1

BBC2

BBC1

BBC2

BLN1

BLN2

BORD

BR1

SDR

SDR1

SFB1

SFB3

SKY

Berlin 1

Berlin 2

Border TV

Bayern1

Bayern3

BRT1

SFB1

SFB3

SKY

Sky One

Sky Net

Sport

SKY1

SKYN

SPRT

SR1

BR3

BRT1

BRT2

CHLD

CH+

BRT2

SR 1

Children Ch

Canal +

CNN

Super RTL

STV Test

STV 1

STV 2

Suedwest3

SWF 1

Schweiz4

TYNE TEES

Text

SRTL

STVT

STV1

STV2

SWR

SWF1

SWZ4

TEES

TEXT

TF1

CNN

CHNL

CNTR

CH 4

CH 5

DRS

DRTV

DSF

EURN

EURO

EURS

FR1

Channel TV

Central TV

Channel 4

Channel 5

DRS

DR TV

DSF

TF1

Euronews

Eurosports

France1

France2

France3

Granada TV

Grampian TV

Hessen1

Hessen3

HRT

TNT int

TRT int

TSI

TNT

TRT

TSI

TSR

FR2

FR3

TSW

TVE

GRNA

GRMP

HR1

TV Polonia

TVP 1

TVP 2

TVS

TVPA

TVP1

TVP2

TVS

TV2

TV5

TZUR

ULST

VERN

VIVA

VIV2

VOX

VTM

VT4

WDR1

WDR3

YLE1

YLE2

YORK

ZDF

HR3

HRT

TV2

TV5

Tele Zurich

Ulster TV

Veronica

VIVA

VIVA2

VOX

VTM

VT4

West1

West3

YLE 1

YLE 2

Yorkshire TV

ZDF

HTV

ITV Network

Kabelkanal

London

MDR

ITV

KABL

LNDN

MDR

MTV

Nord3

NDR1

NDR3

NED1

NED2

NED3

NET2

NRK

NDR3

NED1

NED2

NED3

Network 2

NRK

N-TV

Offener Kanal

ORF1

ORF2

ORF3

N-TV

OKAN

ORF1

ORF2

ORF3

OWL3

PRMI

PR07

RAI1

RAI2

RAI3

RB1

Zurich 1

3SAT

ZUR1

3SAT

* The "ID" abbreviation is what is shown on-screen in lieu of the

station name. The "ID" abbreviation is listed in the Confirma-

tion screen and is displayed on the TV screen each time the

recorder is tuned to a different station.

OWL 3

Premiere

PR07

RAI1

RAI2

RAI3

RB1

RB3

Rikisutvarpid-S

RTBF 1

RTBF 2

RTE 1

RKPS

RTB1

RTB2

RTE1

RTL

RTL2

RTP

RTL

RTL 2

RTP

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For customers in the U.K.

TV Station Channel Number Guide

Only the main stations are listed. There are in addition many relay stations, and full lists are available from the BBC

and ITV.

BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5

London & South-East

North-West

Bluebell Hill ......................... 40

Crystal Palace....................... 26

Dover ................................... 50

Heathfield ............................ 49

Oxford ................................. 57

—

Caldbeck .............................. 30

Winter Hill ........................... 55

North-East

Bilsdale West Moor .............. 33

Chatton ................................ 39

Pontop Pike .......................... 58

—

South-West

Beacon Hill .......................... 57

Caradon Hill ........................ 22

Huntshaw Cross ................... 55

Redruth ................................ 51

Stockland Hill ...................... 33

Channel Islands

—

Scotland

Angus ................................... 57

Black Hill ............................. 40

Sandale ................................ 22

Caldbeck .............................. —

Creigkelly ............................. 31

Darvel .................................. 33

Durris ................................... 22

Eitshal .................................. 33

Keelylang Hill ...................... 40

Knock More ......................... 33

Rosemarkie .......................... 39

Rumster Forest...................... 31

Selkirk .................................. 55

—

Fremont Point....................... 51

—

South

Hannington .......................... 39

Midhurst............................... 61

Rowridge.............................. 31

—

West

Mendip ................................ 58

Wales

East

Blaenplwyf ........................... 31

Carmel ................................. 57

Llanddona ............................ 57

Moel-y-Parc ......................... 52

Presely ................................. 46

Wenvoe................................ 44

—

Sandy Heath......................... 31

Sudbury................................ 51

Tacolneston .......................... 62

Midlands

Ridge Hill ............................. 22

Sutton Coldfield ................... 46

The Wrekin .......................... 26

Waltham .............................. 58

Northern Ireland

Brougher Mountain .............. 22

Divis .................................... 31

Limavady ............................. 55

—

North

Belmont ............................... 22

Emley Moor.......................... 44

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Questions And Answers

PLAYBACK

RECORDING

Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached

Q. When I pause and then resume a recording, the end

of the recording before the pause is overlapped by

the beginning of the continuation of recording. Why

does this happen?

during playback or search?

A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning.

A. This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and

resume points.

Q. Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the

still mode?

A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect

the heads.

Q. Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the

Record-Pause mode?

A. No. The video recorder shuts off automatically after 5

minutes to protect the heads.

Q. During search, slow, still and frame-by-frame

playback, I can’t hear any audio. What’s the

problem?

A. This is normal.

Q. What happens if the tape runs out during recording?

A. The video recorder automatically rewinds it to the

beginning or, if Timer Recording, the cassette is

ejected.

Q. When returning from variable-speed search to

normal playback, the picture is disturbed. Should I

be concerned about this?

A. No, it is normal.

TIMER RECORDING

Q. " " and "‰" remain lit on the display panel. Is there

a problem?

Q. Noise bars appear during variable-speed search.

What’s the problem?

A. This is normal.

A. No. This is a normal condition for a timer recording

in progress.

Q. Can I programme the timer while I’m watching a

tape or a TV broadcast?

A. You won’t see the picture as it is replaced by the on-

screen menu, but the audio from the program or tape

you’re viewing can be heard.

Q. Sometimes, during Index Search, the video recorder

can’t find the programme I want to see. Why not?

A. There may be index codes too close together.

ATTENTION

This recorder contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference could cause malfunctioning. In such cases,

switch the recorder off and unplug the mains power cord. Then plug it in again and turn the recorder on. Take out the cassette.

After checking the cassette, operate the unit as usual.

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Troubleshooting

Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart to see if you can correct the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily

corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your video recorder off for repair.

POWER

SYMPTOM

1. No power is applied to the recorder.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

● The mains power cord is disconnected.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Connect the mains power cord.

2. The clock is functioning properly,

but the recorder cannot be powered.

● “‰“ is displayed on the display

panel with Auto Timer set to "OFF".

Press the ‰ button to turn the “‰“

indicator off.

3. The remote control won’t function.

● The batteries are discharged.

Replace the dead batteries with new

ones.

TAPE TRANSPORT

SYMPTOM

1. The tape does not run during

recording.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

● “ “ is displayed on the display

Press PLAY to turn the “ “ indicator

panel.

off.

2. The tape will not rewind or fast-

forward.

● The tape is already fully rewound or

fast-forwarded.

Check the cassette.

PLAYBACK

SYMPTOM

1. The playback picture does not

appear while the tape is running.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

If you are using the RF connection . . .

. . . set the TV receiver to the VIDEO

channel. (੬ pg. 6)

. . . Perform "Video Channel Set"

(੬ pg. 40)

If you are using the AV connection, set

the TV to its AV mode.

● If you’re using the RF connection . . .

. . . the TV receiver’s channel selector

is not set to the VIDEO channel.

. . . the recorder's VIDEO channel

has not been correctly set.

● If you’re using the AV connection, the

TV receiver is not set to the AV mode.

2. Noise appears during visual search.

● This is normal.

3. Noise appears during normal

playback.

● The automatic tracking mode is

engaged.

Try manual tracking (੬ pg. 28).

4. The playback picture is blurred or

interrupted while TV broadcasts are

clear or "USE CLEANING

● The video heads may be dirty.

Use a dry cleaning cassette JVC

TCL-2U or consult your JVC dealer.

CASSETTE" message appears on the

screen.

5. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi

soundtrack. (HR-J670/672EK only)

● Automatic tracking is engaged.

Engage and adjust tracking manually

(੬ pg. 28) or press AUDIO to

change the soundtrack to "NORM"

(੬ pg. 25).

RECORDING

SYMPTOM

1. Recording cannot be started.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

● There is no cassette loaded, or the

cassette loaded has had its Record

Safety tab removed.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Insert a cassette, or using adhesive

tape, reseal the slot where the tab

was removed.

2. TV broadcasts cannot be recorded.

3. Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.

● “L-1”, “L-2”, “SAT” or “F-1” has

been selected as the input mode.

(“F-1” is for HR-J670/672EK only.)

Set to the desired preset.

● The source (another video recorder,

camcorder) has not been properly

connected.

● All necessary power switches have

not been turned on.

● The input mode is not correct.

Confirm that the source is properly

connected.

Confirm that all units’ power switches

are turned on.

Set the input mode to “L-1”,“L-2” or

“F-1”. (“F-1” is for HR-J670/672EK only.)

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4. Camcorder recording is not

possible.

● The camcorder has not been

properly connected.

● The input mode is not correct.

Confirm that the camcorder is

properly connected.

Set the input mode to “L-1”,“L-2” or

“F-1”. (“F-1” is for HR-J670/672EK

only.)

TIMER RECORDING

SYMPTOM

1. Timer recording won’t work.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

● The clock and/or the timer have

been set incorrectly.

● The timer is not engaged.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Re-perform the clock and/or timer

settings.

Press ‰ and confirm that “‰“ is

displayed on the display panel.

● Timer recording is in progress.

2. Timer programming is not possible.

Timer programming can’t be

performed while a timer recording is

in progress. Wait until it finishes.

● The timer is engaged but there’s no

cassette loaded.

3. “‰“ and “]“ on the display

Load a cassette with the Record

Safety tab intact, or cover the hole

using adhesive tape.

panel won’t stop blinking.

● The loaded cassette has had its

Record Safety tab removed.

4. The cassette is automatically

ejected, and “‰“ and “]“ on the

display panel won’t stop blinking.

Remove the cassette and cover the

hole with adhesive tape, or insert a

cassette with the Record Safety tab

intact.

● ‰ has been pressed when there are

no programs in memory, or the timer

record information has been

5. “‰“ blinks for 10 seconds and the

Check the programmed data and re-

programme as necessary, then press

‰ again.

Timer mode is disengaged.

programmed incorrectly.

● The end of the tape was reached

during timer recording.

6. The cassette is automatically

ejected, the power shuts off and

“‰“ and “]“ won’t stop

blinking.

The programme may not have been

recorded in its entirety. Next time make

sure you have enough time on the tape

to record the entire programme.

● The recorder’s preset positions have

been set incorrectly.

Refer to "Guide Program Number Set"

and re-perform the procedure

(੬ pg. 39).

7. VIDEO Plus+ does not timer-record

properly.