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TV/VCR

PROG

PR

PR

MENU

EJECT

PAL/SEC

A.SEL

AV

SP/LP

INDEX

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2

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30

A

Playing back

Your TV and your video recorder are switched on.

To see the picture from your video, press the station button on the TV reserved for
video input or the AV (Audio/Video) button.

P L A Y I N G

c a s s e t t e s

Load the cassette by pushing
it smoothly and squarely into
the cassette bay, with its
windows pointing up.

Start playback.

Stop playback.

Eject the cassette.

Fast forward or rewind the
cassette from stop.

CHANNEL

AUTO SET

20 : 10

VHS

VCR

VCR

VCR

VCR

VCR

When you load a 

protected cassette

(e.g. pre-recorded film, 

see page 17) playback starts automatically.

PLAY switches back to 

normal playback

During still, slow or search, you don’t hear the 

sound

.

If the still picture is 

jittering

, you can steady it by using the PR +/– buttons.

You can reduce horizontal 

interference stripes

resulting from inaccurate

tracking (when playing tapes of poor quality or recorded on other machines)
by using the PR +/– buttons during playback.

After approx. 5 minutes in still, the cassette plays back automatically.

NTSC PLAYBACK on PAL TV ; If you playback  the tapes, which have been
recorded on NTSC color system, on this VCR, you can watch the pictures on a
PAL TV.  

Clock / Counter / Remaining time – page 16.

P L A Y I N G

c a s s e t t e s

Still

Variable picture search

Variable slow motion

Accessing new recordings (index scan)

Still picture from playback.
Each press of the button advances the picture
one frame.

PLAY switches back to normal playback.

Keep pressing 

to vary the forward search

speed.
Keep pressing 

to vary the rewind search

speed.
Pressing the above buttons will vary the search
speed in two speeds. 

PLAY switches back to normal playback.

Starting from playback you can control slow
motion speed in 6 steps (1/15, 1/10, 1/5, 1/30,
1/25, 1/20, 1/15, ...). Press repeatedly.

PLAY switches back to normal playback.

Select INDEX + or INDEX – to search forwards or
backwards.

The video will now wind to the beginning of the first
recording, play it for about 6 seconds then wind on to the
next one.

When you see the recording you want, press
PLAY.

Access the beginning of recordings in the middle of the tape using the Index + / – function.

The video recorder automatically sets an electronic marker (index) at the beginning of each recording. It is
these markers which the Index + / – function detects.

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INDEX 01

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VCR

VCR

VCR

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VCR

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INDEX

If you hear an unclear or
mixed sound output in
different languages, select
one of the sound options, see
pages 18-19.

PLAY          SP               Hi-Fi   

L+R     

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Summary of Contents for VS-J4600

Page 1: ...Operator s manual 6HEAD VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VS J4600 AKAI ELECTRIC CO LTD JAPAN...

Page 2: ...own safety There are no components in this video recorder you can service or repair yourself Do not open the case of the video recorder Only allow qualified personnel to repair or service your set Th...

Page 3: ...ayback stop rewinding fast forwarding a cassette from stop or picture search backwards forwards from playback mode number buttons to select programmes stations or to type in numbers the menu controls...

Page 4: ...the mains lead The display of the video should now light Plug a phone cable into Audio L R jack on the rear panel and into the Audio jack on any audio amplifier if needed Fit the batteries as shown b...

Page 5: ...roblems on CH 52 type in an other transmission channel between 21 and 69 using the number buttons OSD ON OFF ON OFF PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END OSD On Screen Display ON OFF This VCR is set to OSD On...

Page 6: ...color system on this VCR you can watch the pictures on a PAL TV Clock Counter Remaining time page 16 P L A Y I N G c a s s e t t e s Still Variable picture search Variable slow motion Accessing new r...

Page 7: ...xit with MENU button CLOCK SET 0 9 SETUP HOUR CORRECT MENU END TIME DATE CLOCK SET 0 9 SETUP HOUR CORRECT OK CONFIRM MENU END TIME 06 05 DATE 11 07 2003 FRI 2x 2x MENU MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PR CM S...

Page 8: ...nt to record If the programme you wish to record is very long double the possible recording time with LP Long Play Up to eight hours with an E 240 cassette VCR STOP SP PR09 EURO STEREO ON The video st...

Page 9: ...P PR CORRECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Wait a few seconds after typing a one digit number If you have made a mistake move to the position you want to change using the buttons and change the setting If progr...

Page 10: ...TER RESET PR SELECT OK CONFIRM MENU END Resetting the counter to zero Accessing counter zero position Reset the counter The video will wind to the position 0 00 00 and stop COUNTER RESET REW SP GO TO...

Page 11: ...top the video displays what the current station is broadcasting When you switch to another station or the current station changes the sound mode your video displays the programme and sound mode on scr...

Page 12: ...R 03 RECEPTION AERIAL AUTOSEARCH CH03 FINE TUNING NAME ____ PR UP DOWN 0 1 CHANGE CREATE OK CONFIRM MENU END T u n i n g i n NEW STATIONS Station names If your video is showing no station name or is s...

Page 13: ...video If you are not using a RCA cable your video can transmit pictures and sound to the TV via the coax aerial cable Just tune the TV to the video s transmitting channel factory set to UHF CH 52 Tun...

Page 14: ...eo input or the AV Audio Video button Start playback Stop playback Fast forward or rewind the cassette from stop Still picture from playback Each press of the button advances the picture one frame PLA...

Page 15: ...ill picture Remote control doesn t work General a cassette won t load the cassette won t rewind fast forward play or record mode timer is recording incorrectly a loud noise when left in Stop mode ERR...

Page 16: ...tion 5 20 23 Still frame adjustment 8 Test picture 23 Tracking 8 Dimensions W x H x D 360 x 91 x 280 mm Weight 3 3 kg Power supply Voltage AC 200 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption 16 Watt System Video PA...

Page 17: ...07 PR08 P 08 PR09 P 09 PR10 P 10 PR11 P 11 PR12 PR13 PR14 TIME DATE If other stations are positioned on near the current RF OUTPUT CH the guide message appears automatically Press the OK button to co...

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