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HR-J231MS

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

PU30425-1840

OPERATE

PROG.

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE

DISPLAY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

DAILY(M-F)

WEEKLY

ADD

AUX

START

TIMER

0

CANCEL

C.RESET

VOL.

TV PROG.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

OK

TV

C.MEMORY

CLOCK

Press and hold TV button while pressing
OPERATE, TV PROG.+ / –, TV/ VIDEO

STOP

DATE

PUSH JOG

TV

PROG

q

5

/

8

OPERATE

OK

STORE

2

3

COLOUR
SYSTEM

CH SET

AUTO SP/LP

TIMER

INTELLIGENT

PICTURE

R E C

TIMER

PLAY

NTSC

M

SP LP

PAL NTSC

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST

2

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER

3

Basic Connections ................................... 3
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 4
Select Television System .......................... 4

INITIAL SETTINGS

5

On-Screen Displays ................................. 5
Tuner Set .................................................. 6
Clock Set ................................................. 9

PLAYBACK

10

Basic Playback ....................................... 10
Playback Features .................................. 11

RECORDING

14

Basic Recording ..................................... 14
Recording Features ................................ 15

TIMER RECORDING

16

Timer Programming ............................... 16

Check And Cancel Programmes ......... 17
Auto SP/LP Timer ............................... 17

EDITING

18

Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ................................................ 18
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 19

INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM
COMPATIBILITY

20

TROUBLESHOOTING

22

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

24

INDEX

25

SPECIFICATIONS

28

ENGLISH

1
2
3
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Summary of Contents for HR-J231MS

Page 1: ...PAL NTSC CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder 4 Select Television System 4 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 On Screen Displays 5 Tuner Set 6 Clock Set 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 RECORDING 14 Basic Recording 14 Recording Features 15 TIMER RECORDING 16 Timer Programming 16 Check And Cancel Progr...

Page 2: ...t in damage to the recorder remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the recorder in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity in direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration 2 DO NOT block the recorder s ventilation openings 3 DO NOT place heavy objects on the recorde...

Page 3: ... TV To Your Video Recorder on page 4 AV CONNECTION To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals a Connect the aerial recorder and TV as per RF CONNECTION b Connect an optional AV cable between the AUDIO OUT and VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s AV IN terminals After step 4 go to Select Television System on page 4 CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains...

Page 4: ...cal station adjust the RF output channel adjustment screw to use another channel between CH32 and CH40 instead If some interference noise is continually seen on the screen consult your JVC dealer The video recorder sends picture and sound signals via the RF connecting cable to your TV on UHF channel 36 q 5 8 2 3 Back of VCR RF K G TEST Major countries Colour TV broadcast Switch system position Chi...

Page 5: ...2 SP 23 59 PAL 31 12 96 M 9 59 59 0 8 2 6 7 1 Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 9 INITIAL SETTINGS 3 10 5 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OPERATE OPERATE TV PROG 5 OSD OK Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERATE SELECT LANGUAGE 2 Press OSD The Language screen appears Place the pointer next to the language of your choice by pressing TV...

Page 6: ...OG 5 to place the pointer next to the band of your choice then press OK to initiate Auto Channel Search SET DESIRED CHANNEL 5 The following screen appears when a station is detected To store the detected station place the pointer next to STORE by pressing TV PROG 5 then press OK If you don t want to store the station press TV PROG 5 to place the pointer next to CONTINUE then press OK Auto Channel ...

Page 7: ...E ACCESS CHANNEL SET MODE SELECT SCREEN 2 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears SELECT MODE 3 Press TV PROG 5 to place the pointer next to DELETE then press OK SELECT CHANNEL 4 Press TV PROG 5 until the position number of the channel you wish to delete appears If the on screen display is hard to read refer to the recorder s display panel DELETE CH...

Page 8: ...s OK SELECT CHANNEL 4 Press TV PROG 5 so that the position number of the channel you want to fine tune appears then press OK PERFORM TUNING 5 Press TV PROG 5 until the picture becomes clearer then press STORE To fine tune another channel press OK and repeat steps 4 5 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press CH SET TV PROG 1 STORE STORE TV PROG5 FINE TUNING TV PROG FINE TUNING CH SET EXIT SELECT NUMBER TV P...

Page 9: ...V PROG 5 to place the pointer next to CLOCK SET then press OK The Clock Set screen appears SET TIME 4 Use NUMBER key 1 5 or 4 to set the time Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes SET DATE 5 Use NUMBER key 2 5 or 5 to set the date Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days SET YEAR 6 Use NUMBER key 3 5 or 6 to set the year RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 7...

Page 10: ...back begins automatically FIND PROGRAMME START POINT 2 If the tape is advanced past the start point press REW To go forward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY STOP PLAYBACK 4 Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the recorder s front panel Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Usable cassettes Compact VHS camcorder recordings can ...

Page 11: ...PLAYBACK 1 During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Press and release again to return to still picture OR During still picture press and hold PUSH JOG or Release to return to still picture To resume normal playback press PLAY Variable Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback press PUSH JOG or The more times you press the faster the playback picture ...

Page 12: ...gins automatically 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 NOTE Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 FF P L A Y R E W FF S T O P REW P L A Y STOP PAUSE REVIEW Your video recorder ...

Page 13: ...r NOTE Depending on the type of tape used there may be times when the indication is not correct 0 3 1 23 45 Index Search Your recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction NOTE Before starting make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode 2 ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press PUSH JOG or 1 or ...

Page 14: ...t the channel you wish to record SET TAPE SPEED 3 Press SP LP EP Check the SP LP indicator on the recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape speed EP is displayed on screen only START RECORDING 4 Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote control or press RECORD on the recorder PAUSE RESUME RECORDING 5 Press PAUSE Press PLAY to resume recording STOP RECORDING 6 Press STOP on the remote ...

Page 15: ...SET COUNTER 2 Press C RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs START RECORDING 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press RECORD again REC blinks and 0 30 appears on the front display panel SET RECORDING DURATION 3 If you want to record for more than 30 minutes press RECORD to extend the time Each pres...

Page 16: ...5 to place the pointer next to TIMER PROGRAM MING then press OK ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 3 Press NUMBER key 1 5 or 4 to enter the time you want recording to start Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes If the Programme is already used press PROG until a vacant Programming screen appears ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 Press NUMBER key 2 5 or 5 to enter the time you w...

Page 17: ... to engage the recorder s timer mode ENGAGE AUTO SP LP TIMER 1 Press AUTO SP LP TIMER on the recorder front panel The AUTO SP LP TIMER indicator lights orange For Example Recording a PAL broadcast program of 210 minutes in length onto a 180 minute tape Make sure you press AUTO SP LP TIMER before performing timer programming NOTES The Auto SP LP Timer feature is not available during ITR Instant Tim...

Page 18: ...ealer NTSC tapes being played back in the NTSC PAL mode Z p 21 cannot be dubbed to another recorder When you dub an NTSC tape using your recorder as the playback deck select NTSC 3 58 or NTSC 4 43 with the COLOUR SYSTEM button Z p 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 AV Cable not provided Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO CHANNEL Your recorder Player TV Receiver Recorder ...

Page 19: ...nel number START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 IMPORTANT To edit both the player and the recorder must be of the same colour system Press your recorder s COLOUR SYSTEM button to select the appropriate colour system PAL SECAM and NTSC camcorders can be used as a player for editing For more information on multi system compatibility Z pg ...

Page 20: ...or playback there is an additional mode which allows NTSC tapes to be played back and viewed on PAL TVs NOTES In the AUTO mode NTSC signals will be automatically recorded as NTSC 3 58 In the AUTO mode NTSC tapes will be played back as NTSC 3 58 SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM Select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode when recording SECAM signals When playing back a SECAM tape select the...

Page 21: ...nnot be corrected if the TV does not have a V HOLD control During search still or frame by frame playback the picture will be distorted and there may be a loss of colour ATTENTION When this recorder is connected to a multi system TV the audio signal may not be heard or may be noisy if the colour system select switch of the TV is adjusted to the AUTO position In such a case change the setting of th...

Page 22: ...r 7 Playback picture has a loss of colour 8 No sound accompanies the playback picture POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion the TV receiver s channel selector is set to the wrong video channel If you re using the AV connection the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode This is normal The automatic tracking mode is engaged The automatic tracking mode is engaged The video heads may be...

Page 23: ...h the Record Safety tab intact Check the programmed data and re program as necessary then press TIMER again 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 SYMPTOM 1 Timer recording won t work 2 On screen timer programming is not possible 3 TIMER and on the display panel won t stop blinking 4 The cassette ...

Page 24: ...rding the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of the continuation of recording Why does this happen A This is normal It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points Q Can the video recorder indefinitely remain in the Record Pause mode A No The video recorder goes to its Stop mode auto matically after 5 minutes to protect the heads Q What happens if the tape ru...

Page 25: ...5 Buttons Z pg 5 RECORD Button Z pg 14 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 STORE Button Z pg 7 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 20 INDEX REAR VIEW 1 Mains Power Cord Z pg 3 2 AUDIO and VIDEO IN Connectors Z pg 18 3 AUDIO and VIDEO OUT Connectors Z pg 3 4 ANT IN Connector Z pg 3 5 TEST System Switch Z pg 4 6 RF OUT Connector Z pg 3 7 RF Output Channel Adjustment Screw Z pg 4 TV PROG q 5 8 OPERATE OK STORE 2 3 COLOU...

Page 26: ...M SP LP 1 8 6 2 3 4 7 5 5 Clock Counter Channel Display Z pg 6 6 Cassette Loaded Mark 7 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 13 8 Timer Indicator Z pg 17 1 PLAY Indicator Z pg 10 2 REC Indicator Z pg 14 3 NTSC Indicator Z pg 20 4 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 14 ...

Page 27: ...on Z pg 18 r OSD Button Z pg 5 t OK Button Z pg 5 C MEMORY Button Z pg 13 y TV PROG 5 Buttons Z pg 5 u Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 10 i PAUSE Button Z pg 11 o STOP Button Z pg 10 NOTE If for some reason the remote control doesn t work properly remove its batteries wait a short time and then try again How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as well as basic...

Page 28: ...0 fields Recording system Rotary two head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 240 lines PAL MESECAM 220 lines NTSC Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output RCA connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 SPECIFICATIONS TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 48 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Voltage synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Low 42 153MHz High 153 470MH...

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