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HR-J648EH

(Hi-Fi)

HR-J648E

(Hi-Fi)

HR-J448E

(Monaural)

HR-J248E

(Monaural)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0002-097A

PAL

SEE

AUTO SET UP

ON REAR SIDE

SEE

AUTO SET UP

ON REAR SIDE

REC

REW

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

REW

/ADD TIME

/DAILY

/AUX

/WEEKLY

TV/VCR

(MONITOR)

CANCEL

/C.RESET

PROG CHECK

4 TIMER

TV PROG

DATE

STOP

START

PROG

/MENU

C.MEMORY

TV VOL+

TV VOL–

DISPLAY

EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

PUSH JOG

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

INDEX

SP/ LP

TIMER

STANDBY/ON

TV PROG

COUNTER

RESET

V C R

SPLPEP

REVIEW

REMAIN

The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are
of the HR-J648E.

CONTENTS

ENGLISH

SAFETY FIRST

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

Basic Connections ...................... 3

INITIAL SETTINGS

Auto Set Up ............................... 4
Language ................................... 7
Video Channel Set ...................... 8
S

HOW

IEW

Setup ....................... 10

PLAYBACK

Basic Playback ......................... 12
Playback Features ..................... 13

RECORDING

Basic Recording ....................... 17
B.E.S.T. Picture System ............. 18
On-Screen Displays .................. 20
Recording Features ................... 21

TIMER RECORDING

HOW

IEW

Timer Recording....... 24

Regular Timer Programming ..... 26

EDITING

Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 30
Edit From A Camcorder ............ 32

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

Connecting/Using A Decoder ... 33

TUNER SET

CLOCK SET

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TROUBLESHOOTING

INDEX

SPECIFICATIONS

Summary of Contents for HR-J248E

Page 1: ...VIEW REMAIN M EN The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the HR J648E CONTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Language 7 Video Channel Set 8 SHOWVIEW Setup 10 PLAYBACK 12 Basic Playback 12 Playback Features 13 RECORDING 17 Basic Recording 17 B E S T Picture System 18 On S...

Page 2: ...the following precautions may result 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...

Page 3: ...e AV1 IN OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector Before operating the recorder make sure the TV is set to the VIDEO or AV mode CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATIO...

Page 4: ...ront display panel Press PUSH JOG fi to select your international telephone country code of your country referring to the chart in the left column If you have selected a country code other than 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 4 If you have selected 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 3 If you are referring to the on screen display Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to your count...

Page 5: ...OTE In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC signal the recorder can perform neither auto clock set nor auto Guide Program number set When auto channel set has been completed success fully but auto clock set has not CH will be displayed When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set has been completed successfully will be displayed When both auto channel set and auto clock set have been c...

Page 6: ...rs have been set correctly If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed 1 Make sure the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder and turn off the recorder power once then turn the recorder power back on again The Country Set display appears on the front display panel and or on the screen perform steps 2 and 4 on pages 4 5 again IMPORTANT Depending on the reception condition...

Page 7: ... The Language Set screen appears SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice You do not have to press OK pressing OK starts Auto Channel Set RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Be sure to set your Video Channel before performing Language setting Z pg 8 Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MAN...

Page 8: ...o vertical white bars do not appear clearly press TV 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 50 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 v...

Page 9: ...old down STOP on the recorder until the display panel 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 With AV Connection q 1 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode TV PROG STOP TV PROG OK ...

Page 10: ...names and channel positions may be incorrect if you stored or skipped channels In this case re perform Guide Program Number setting Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAKE LIST OF STORED STATION NAMES AND CHANNEL POSITIONS 1 Ex ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET then pre...

Page 11: ...ER keys or PUSH JOG fi then press PUSH JOG Repeat 2 and 3 as necessary 4 Press MENU When Using A Satellite Tuner Preparation 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the AV2 IN DECODER connector on the rear of your recorder 2 Set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 30 To Record Satellite Broadcasts 1 Select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner 2 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your recorder s input mode to AUX2 3 ...

Page 12: ...e is advanced past the start point press REW To go forward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking Z pg 18 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 Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder Simply place the...

Page 13: ...To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTES For short searches press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds When released normal playback resumes In the search still or frame by frame playback mode the picture may be distorted and there may be a loss of colour Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK 1 During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Press and release again to r...

Page 14: ...pes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette 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 T...

Page 15: ...ate the beginning of D from the current position press PUSH JOG or INDEX once When the specified index code is located playback begins automatically fi 2 Tape Position Indicator 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 O S D Z pg 20 must b...

Page 16: ...F The tape rewinds or fast forwards and stops at about 0 00 00 automatically To cancel Counter Memory press C MEMORY again FF R E W C O U N T E R R E S E T S T O P 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 FF REW C MEMORY STOP C RESET A U D I O M O N I T O R Soundtrack Selection HR J648E EH only Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks HI FI L HI FI R and NORM and will play back t...

Page 17: ... to confirm the selected tape speed 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 With HR J648E J648EH J448E B E S T takes place at the beginning of b...

Page 18: ...hen 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 press 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 displaye...

Page 19: ... using this recorder as the player for editing set B E S T to your preference by performing steps 2 through 5 on page 18 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 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 recomm...

Page 20: ... to OFF before starting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used 5 MODE SET AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON B E S T ON AV2 SELECT AV2 5 ON OFF MENU EXIT The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator AUX1 or AUX2 3 Cassette l...

Page 21: ...controls Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press C COUNTER RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs Tape Remaining Time DISPLAY REMAINING TIME 1 Press DISPLAY until th...

Page 22: ...nd Bilin gual Programmes A2 HR J648E EH only Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the Hi Fi audio track with the normal audio track recording mixed L and R channel sound Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual on the Hi Fi audio track The main soundtrack will be recorded on the normal audio track NOTES If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor ...

Page 23: ...q 1 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 can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder s front panel R E C O R D ...

Page 24: ...reen or is not lit on the display panel PDC VPS is set to OFF To change the setting press PDC VPS NUMBER key 7 Z PDC VPS Recording on page 29 Make sure the channel position number you wish to record is displayed if not see SHOWVIEW Setup on page 10 and set the Guide Program number for that SHOWVIEW number correctly If the number you entered is invalid ERROR appears on the screen and Err appears on...

Page 25: ...ammes Z pg 28 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 Satellite Tuner Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using SHOWVIEW perform steps 1 6 and before the selected programme begins select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner Then set the tuner s timer If your satellite tuner doesn t have a timer leave the unit s power switched on q 1 ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set ERRO...

Page 26: ...PROGRAMMING SCREEN 1 Press PROG ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 2 Press START If you re just starting out P1 appears The front display panel looks like this ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 3 Press START to enter the time you want recording to start Press and hold START to move in 30 minute increments or press and release repeatedly to move 1 minute at a time The front display panel looks like this ENTER PROGRA...

Page 27: ...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 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 ARD 1 MENU EXIT NOTES To timer record a satellite broadcast through a satellite tuner connected to the AV2 IN DECODER connector on the back o...

Page 28: ... CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TIMER RECORDING cont Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLAY AND OR SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK The display panel shows the programme start time Pressing OK changes the display to the programme stop time then the date and channel position If the recorder is turned on and the TV is set to its VIDEO channel or AV mode you can check program info...

Page 29: ...ected from the station will blink at a slower rate 3 Press DISPLAY or START again to return to normal display PDC VPS Recording Now available from some TV stations PDC Programme Delivery Control and VPS Video Programme System are 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 co...

Page 30: ...es can be obtained from your dealer 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 2 1 3 AV2 SELECT Setting 1 Press MENU twice to access the Main Menu screen 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AV2 SELECT 4 Press PUSH JOG to move the highlight bar pointer to your choice a AV2 To use this recorder as the recording...

Page 31: ...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 32: ... being used AU 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or AU 2 for the AV2 IN DECODER connector When using the AV2 IN DECODER connector make sure AV2 SELECT is set to AV2 Z pg 30 START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode EDITING cont Player Back of HR J648E EH Your recorder Cable adapter VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Camcorder Camcorder Player AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Cable adapter Ba...

Page 33: ...er if you don t have a decoder connect the satellite tuner directly to the video recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector if you have a decoder first connect the decoder to the decoder input of the satellite tuner then connect the satellite tuner s output to the recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector Refer to the instruction book for the satellite tuner and decoder set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 30 to view a ...

Page 34: ... call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels Auto Channel Set MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SETT CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS COUNTRY SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK SELECT COUNTRY 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to ...

Page 35: ...tion names may not be stored correctly Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add channel positions enter station names and perform other operations Refer to pages 36 37 for the procedures For information on scrambled broadcasts refer to page 36 Beginning End 5 5 PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 ARD 08 C26 E SP 02 C08 SKY1 09 55 WEST 03 10 ZDF 10 C24 SAT1 04 C65 RAI1 11 C23 OSF 05 C31 BBC1 12 C25 ES...

Page 36: ... For fine tuning adjustment press PUSH JOG until the item beneath CH begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi While tuning F or F appears If necessary to change the band between CH regular and CC cable press PUSH JOG until CH or CC is blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to select the band When storing a channel that sends scrambled broadcasts press PUSH JOG until OFF Decoder setting blinks then press PU...

Page 37: ... 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 characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary If you make a mistake press PUSH JOG until the incorrect character begi...

Page 38: ...DE ODEON ORF1 ORF1 ID STATION NAME ORF2 ORF2 ORF3 ORF3 OWL3 OWL3 PREM PREMIERE PRO7 PRO7 RAI1 RAI1 RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RET4 RETE4 21 TELE21 RTBF RTBF1 or 2 RTL RTL RTL2 RTL2 RTL4 RTL4 RTL5 RTL5 RTP RTP S4 SCHWEIZ4 SAT1 SAT1 SBS SBS SHOW SHOW SIC SOCIEDADE SKY SKY CHANNEL SKYN SKY NEWS SPRT SPORT SRTL SUPER RTL STAR STAR TV SVT1 SVT1 SVT2 SVT2 SW3 SUEDWEST3 TCC TCC TELE TELE TEL5 TELE5 TF1 TF1 TM3 ...

Page 39: ...through automatic adjustments at regular intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option appears in the Clock Set and Auto Clock screens and can be set ON or OFF the default setting is OFF 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 the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may be red...

Page 40: ... recorder s clock is automati cally adjusted at the start end of Summer Time Auto clock setting and Just Clock may not function properly depending on the reception condition During Manual clock setting if the day and month data are invalid such as 31st April the month digits are cleared automatically and the day digits begin blinking Input the correct data If in step 4 of the Manual clock setting ...

Page 41: ... recording 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 ta...

Page 42: ...t 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 the TV receiver to the VIDEO ch...

Page 43: ... The clock and or the timer have been set incorrectly The timer 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 T...

Page 44: ...21 HR J248E REVIEW Button Z pg 15 PAUSE Button Z pg 13 Rewind REW Button Z pg 12 Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 12 REAR VIEW J448E J248E INDEX SP LP q TIMER STANDBY ON TV PROG COUNTER RESET 1 V C R SPLPEP REVIEW REMAIN M 2 5 8 7 6 1 3 4 9 0 AV1 IN OUT AV2 IN DECODER ANT IN RF OUT R L AUDIO OUT 2 4 3 6 5 1 5 RF OUT Connector Z pg 3 6 AUDIO OUT L R Connectors Z pg 3 HR J648E EH only 1 Mains Power Cord ...

Page 45: ...C VPS Indicator Z pg 29 5 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 16 6 Channel Mode Display Z pg 17 Channel position 1 will be displayed as CH 1 Clock Display Z pg 5 39 7 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 15 8 Cassette Loaded Mark 9 VCR Indicator Z pg 21 0 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 17 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg 21 Counter Remain Display Z pg 21 V C R SPLPEP REVIEW REMAIN M 1 3 4 5 2 8 9 0 6 7 ...

Page 46: ...AUSE FF TV 1 2 3 4 5 ADD TIME 6 7 8 DAILY 0 AUX 9 WEEKLY TV VCR MONITOR CANCEL C RESET PROG CHECK 4 TIMER TV PROG DATE STOP START PROG MENU OK C MEMORY TV VOL TV VOL DISPLAY 2 1 3 EXPRESS PROGRAMMING PUSH JOG Press and hold TV button while pressing TV PROG TV VCR REW 9 u y 3 5 4 1 6 2 o i e r t 7 8 p q w 0 Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 R6 size batteries provi...

Page 47: ...H J448E Rotary two head helical scan system HR J248E Signal 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 J648E EH only Input Output 21 pin scart connectors IN OUT x 1 IN DECODER x 1 RCA connectors AUDIO OUT x 1 HR J648E EH only TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system...

Page 48: ...cted 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE press OK remote and select the language code by pressing PUSH JOG fi remote then go to step 3 Ex DEUTSCHLAND is selected International Telephone Country Code SUOMI 358 SUISSE 41 PORTUGAL 351 ITALIA 39 DEUTSCHLAND 49 ESPAÑA 34 NORGE 47 BELGIUM 32 SVERIGE 46 NEDERLAND 31 DANMARK 45 GREECE 30 ÖSTERREICH 43 OTHERS Language Code ENGLISH 01 NEDERLANDS 06 DEUTSCH 02 SVENSKA 0...

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