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21-pin SCART
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Summary of Contents for HR-J245EA

Page 1: ...nection To A Stereo System HR J645EK ES only 31 Connection To A Satellite Receiver 32 SPECIAL FEATURES 34 TUNER SET 36 Auto Channel Set 36 Manual Channel Set 38 CLOCK SET 44 TROUBLESHOOTING 46 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 48 SPECIFICATIONS 49 INDEX 50 HR J645EK Hi Fi HR J645ES Hi Fi HR J245EK Monaural HR J246EK Monaural VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT 0002 055B TM PAL SEE QUICK SET UP GUIDE ON R...

Page 2: ... prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit WARNING DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Safety Precautions Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP Long Play mode cannot be played back on a single speed video recorder The ST...

Page 3: ...on 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 v...

Page 4: ...V 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have RF CONNECTION To Connect To A TV With NO 21 pin AV input connector SCART a Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV b Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder c Connect the provided RF cable between the RF OUT jack on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s aerial connector Before ope...

Page 5: ...ed Back of HR J245EK J246EK ATTENTION If you have finished all the necessary connections go to Video Channel Set on page 6 then perform Auto Set Up on page 8 do NOT press the button on the recorder remote control to turn on the recorder s power before you start Auto Set Up Back of HR J645EK ES ...

Page 6: ...V PROG 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 Then set your TV to UHF channel 36 and check if the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen if so go to step 3 If not re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set the video recorder to a channel which is occupied by a l...

Page 7: ...nel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 Press TV PROG until the display panel shows OUT Now the video channel is set to off EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 3 Press OK TURN OFF THE RECORDER 4 Press With AV Connection q 1 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 4 To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode After you finish this step go to Auto Set Up on page 8 TV PROG 2 ...

Page 8: ... memory then automatically sets Video Plus assigned Guide Program number for those stations according to the broadcast area q 1 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 INITIAL SETTINGS cont ATTENTION Once you have performed Auto Set Up even if the recorder s memory backup has expired all the stored stations and their Guide Program numbers remain in the recorder s memory and the recorder will not perfo...

Page 9: ...V 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 TV PROG button s If station names ID Z pg 42 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 when the recorder is tuned to a different station If you want to set the tun...

Page 10: ...ress MENU twice ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET then press OK The Guide Prog Set screen appears 5 GUIDE PROG SET GUIDE PROG TV PROG 1 1 AUTO SET BY VIDEO PLUS MANUAL SET 5 MENU EXIT MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SETTINGS cont Perform the following steps to check if the G...

Page 11: ...few seconds Input the correct PlusCode number Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary CLOSE MENU 6 Press MENU and selection is complete If you already know the Guide Program number for a station 1 After step 3 press PUSH JOG The GUIDE PROG number begins blinking 2 Enter the Guide Program number using the NUMBER keys or PUSH JOG fi then press PUSH JOG The TV PROG number begins blinking 3 Enter the preset...

Page 12: ... START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking Z pg 20 Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be as high as SP recordings 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 q 1 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3...

Page 13: ...H JOG or To resume normal playback press PLAY Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION 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 ACTIVAT...

Page 14: ...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 1 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 ...

Page 15: ...from the current position press PUSH JOG once When the specified index code is located playback begins automatically Current position Index number fi fi fi A B C D E F 2 1 1 2 3 2 Counter Memory Returns to the counter reading of 0 00 00 to conveniently find a specific place on the tape automatically SET COUNTER MEMORY 1 Press C COUNTER RESET during playback at a point you wish to locate later The ...

Page 16: ...y back the one you select During Playback Pressing AUDIO MONITOR on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows TRACK On Screen Display USE HI FI For Hi Fi stereo tapes L R HI FI For main audio of Bilingual tapes L HI FI For sub audio of Bilingual tapes R NORM For audio dubbed tapes HI FI For audio dubbed tapes NORM NOTES L R should normally be selected In this mode Hi F...

Page 17: ...recorded in NTSC START PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY NTSC 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 do...

Page 18: ... LP recordings will not be as high as SP recordings 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 control or STOP EJECT on the recorder Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette q 1 P A U S E 5 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 ...

Page 19: ...utes to 6 hours selectable in 30 min increments and shuts the recorder off after recording is finished START RECORDING 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press RECORD again 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 press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You c...

Page 20: ...E S T then press PUSH JOG to set to ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU START RECORDING 6 Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote or RECORD on the recorder The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording When the BEST indicator begins blinking that means adjustment is complete Pressing the recorder s RECORD button while BEST is display...

Page 21: ...ally checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY 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 20 Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback When watching a tape recorded with B E S T set to ON it is recommended that yo...

Page 22: ...reen and Err appears on the display panel Press CANCEL to backspace and input a valid PlusCode number If ERROR GUIDE PROG appears on the screen see ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 23 TIMER RECORDING Before performing Video Plus Timer Recording Be sure to read Video Plus Setup Z pg 10 Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on...

Page 23: ...eceiver Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using Video Plus perform steps 1 6 and before the selected programme begins select the appropriate channel on the satellite receiver Then set the receiver s timer If your satellite receiver doesn t have a timer leave the unit s power switched on 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 NUMBER ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set ERROR GUIDE ...

Page 24: ...ME DATE 5 Press DATE The current date appears on screen The date you enter appears in its place SP SP P1 START STOP SP ON DATE TV PROG 25 12 MENU EXIT P1 START STOP 21 00 SP ON DATE TV PROG 25 12 MENU EXIT TIMER RECORDING cont 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 Now available from some TV stations PDC Programme Delivery Control is a service designed to assure safe accurate timer recording With t...

Page 25: ... Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear q 1 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 SP P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP ON DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 BBC 1 MENU EXIT NOTES 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 o...

Page 26: ... All information you input is deleted REVISE PROGRAMME INFORMATION 2 Input the appropriate data using the START STOP DATE and TV PROG buttons on the remote control TIMER RECORDING cont Timer Warning WARNING TIMER RECORDING TO START SOON CANCEL If you have programmed your recorder to timer record a programme or a series of programmes a warning appears on screen to tell you that the recording is to ...

Page 27: ...t bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK SELECT MODE 3 Press PUSH JOG to select either ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTE 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 5 MODE SET AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON B E S T ON 5 ON OFF MENU EXIT MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GU...

Page 28: ...cording deck When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck connect its AV2 IN or AV1 IN OUT connector to the source player SET RECORDING DECK S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX With this video recorder press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select depending on the connector being used AU 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or AU 2 for the AV2 IN connector START SOURCE PLAYER 3 Engage its Play mode START RE...

Page 29: ...Receiver RF Cable provided 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Player RF Cable provided VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Another recorder Another recorder 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Player Your recorder Your recorder TV Receiver TV Receiver Recorder Recorder Player RF Cable provided VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode ...

Page 30: ...ODE 2 Press the NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select the appropriate input mode depending on the connec tor being used AU 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or AU 2 for the AV2 IN connector START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode EDITING cont TV PROG NUMBER 0 Audio Video Cable not provided VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Camcorder Player Recorder HR J645EK ES Cable adapter ...

Page 31: ...an 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 CAUTIONS 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 sig...

Page 32: ...le connection to a satellite receiver NOTES When connecting your recorder to a TV equipped with 21 pin SCART connectors follow the illustration above using the cables shown in gray For details check your satellite receiver s instruction manual Satellite Receiver Unit Mains outlet Satellite Cable Outdoor Unit Aerial TV Aerial cable ANT IN RF OUT Back of HR J645EK ES Back of HR J245EK J246EK ...

Page 33: ...33 ANT IN RF OUT EXT 2 EXT 1 Back of TV Aerial terminal 21 pin SCART connectors ...

Page 34: ... 45 NORM REMAIN 1 00 0 1 3 14 2 5 6 7 9 11 13 10 12 8 4 SPECIAL FEATURES On Screen Dispiay 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 be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used You can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen by setting this ...

Page 35: ...lar Monaural none NICAM Stereo ST NICAM NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM NICAM Monaural NICAM NOTE O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear Z pg 34 To listen to a stereo programme press AUDIO MONITOR until HI FI L R appear on the TV screen To listen to a bilingual programme press AUDIO MONITOR until either HI FI L or HI FI R appears on the TV screen as required To listen to the S...

Page 36: ...rammes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 3 Move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK The Auto Set screen appears and remains on screen while the recorder searches for receivable stations As Auto Channel Set progresses t...

Page 37: ... be stored in order and the station names may not be stored correctly 5 5 PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 26 BBC1 08 02 33 BBC2 09 03 23 ITV 10 04 30 CH4 11 05 37 CH5 12 06 13 07 14 5 EDIT CANCEL DELETE MENU EXIT 5 5 PUSH JOG MENU IMPORTANT Depending on the reception conditions the station names may not be stored correctly and auto Guide Program Number Set may not work properly If the Guide Program numbers a...

Page 38: ...Ch Set screen appears INPUT CHANNEL 4 The number 21 appears blinking to the right of CH Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel number you want to store For fine tuning adjust ment press PUSH JOG until the channel number begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi While tuning F or F appears ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION 5 Press OK and the Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 3 through 5 as nece...

Page 39: ...2 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the station to the new preset position then press OK Example If you moved the station in position 3 to position 7 the stations originally in positions 4 7 each move up one space Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 3 Press MENU SELECT ITEM 1 Press PUSH JOG fi until the item you want to delete begins blinking DELETE CHANNEL 2 Press CANCEL The item ...

Page 40: ... CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 4 Press MENU Set Stations A TUNER SET cont NOTE First perform step 1 of the above procedure SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER 2 Press PUSH JOG and the first letter of the station name begins blinking ENTER NEW CHARACTER 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 space and stop when the desired one is indicated then press PUSH JOG to enter Enter the remaining...

Page 41: ... PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to tune begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CH SET SCREEN 2 Press OK three times The Manual Ch Set screen appears PERFORM TUNING 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the picture is its clearest Then press OK The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 4 Press MENU Fine Tuning Channels Already Stored MENU OK PUSH JOG ...

Page 42: ...RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RB1 RB1 RB3 RB3 Rikisutvarpid S RKPS RTBF 1 RTB1 RTBF 2 RTB2 RTE 1 RTE1 RTL RTL RTL 2 RTL2 RTP RTP STATION NAME ID SAT SAT 1 SAT1 Scottish TV SCOT SC4 SC4 SDR SDR SDR1 SDR1 SFB1 SFB1 SFB3 SFB3 SKY Sky One SKY1 Sky Net SKYN Sport SPRT SR 1 SR1 Super RTL SRTL STV Test STVT STV 1 STV1 STV 2 STV2 Suedwest3 SW3 SWF 1 SWF1 Schweiz4 SWZ4 TYNE TEES TEES Text TEXT TF1 TF1 TNT int TNT TR...

Page 43: ...44 41 47 Tacolneston 62 55 59 65 Midlands Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 Sutton Coldfield 46 40 43 50 The Wrekin 26 33 23 29 Waltham 58 64 61 54 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 North West Caldbeck 30 34 28 32 Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 North East Bilsdale West Moor 33 26 29 23 Chatton 39 45 49 42 Pontop Pike 58 64 61 54 Scotland Angus 57 63 60 53 Black Hill 40 46 43 50 Sand...

Page 44: ...matic adjustments at regular intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option appears in the Clock Set and Auto Clock Set screens and can be set ON or OFF the default setting is ON Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn off Just Clock off the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may be reduced ...

Page 45: ... the hour then press OK The minutes display begins blinking Repeat the procedure to set the minutes day month and year SET JUST CLOCK 5 The default setting is ON Set as desired by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK If you set to OFF you can disregard the next step as you won t be able to receive regular clock adjust ments SET CLOCK DATA SOURCE PRESET 6 The recorder is preset to receive clock setti...

Page 46: ...r 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 This is normal The automatic tracking mode is engaged The automatic tracking mode is engaged Automatic tracking is engaged The video heads may be dirty CORRECTIVE ACTION If you are using the RF OUT connec tion set t...

Page 47: ...is not engaged Timer recording is in progress The timer is engaged but there s no cassette loaded The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed TIMER has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly The end of the tape was reached during timer recording The recorder s preset positions have been set incorrectly OTHER P...

Page 48: ...computers 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 RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of...

Page 49: ... to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio HR J645EK ES only Input Output 21 pin scart connector x 2 IN OUT x 1 IN x 1 RCA connector x 1 OUT x 1 HR J645EK ES only SPECIFICATIONS TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage HR J...

Page 50: ... INDEX Button initiates Index Search Z pg 15 8 PLAY Button plays back tape Z pg 12 cancels Pause Still Slow Search modes Z pg 13 9 STOP EJECT Button stops tape ejects tape during Stop mode Z pg 12 0 Display Panel provides clear view of various displays and indicators Z pg 52 Infrared Beam Receiving Window is where remote control should be aimed when in use SP LP Button selects tape speed Z pg 18 R...

Page 51: ...ble connection of audio cassette recorder TV or second video recorder for dubbing Z pg 31 HR J645EK ES only 1 Mains Power Cord supplies power to recorder Z pg 4 2 ANT IN Connector enables connection of aerial Z pg 4 3 AV2 IN Connector enables connection of satellite receiver or second recorder input recordable when AU 2 selected Z pg 32 28 4 AV1 IN OUT Connector enables AV connec tion to TV or sec...

Page 52: ... pg 9 44 7 Instant REVIEW Indicator blinks after timer recording and shows how many programmes have been timer recorded Z pg 14 8 Cassette Loaded Mark lights once a cassette is inserted remains lit until cassette ejected or power turned off 9 Tape Speed Indicators display mode of record ing light during Record or Play mode Z pg 18 0 Tape Remaining Time Indicator displays time remaining on tape whe...

Page 53: ...cording 5 minutes each time button is pressed Z pg 23 5 DAILY Button enables timer recording of daily serials Z pg 23 25 6 PDC Button enables disables PDC record ing Z pg 22 25 7 AUX Button selects recorder s auxiliary input mode Z pg 28 8 PROG CHECK Button accesses Program screens displays to check the program that you have programmed next program s information screen appears each time button is ...

Page 54: ...h as Index Search Z pg 15 variable speed search frame by frame playback Z pg 13 p TV VOL fi Button controls volume of con nected TV See right Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 AA size batteries provided in the correct directions 3 Replace the cover How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as well as basic functions of JVC ...

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