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RECORDING (cont.)

Recording

Features

Record One Programme

While Watching Another

If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . .
. . . press TV/VCR. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV
broadcast being recorded disappear.

SELECT CHANNEL TO

WATCH

1

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

set the channel controls on the TV for the station you
wish to view.

The programme selected with the TV’s channel
controls appears on the TV screen while the one
selected with the recorder's TV PROG buttons is
recorded on the tape.

Elapsed Recording Time

Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

SET COUNTER DISPLAY

1

Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until a counter reading

appears on the display panel.

RESET COUNTER

2

Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.

The counter is reset to "0:00:00" and shows the exact
elapsed time as the tape runs.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

2

4

1

3

?

STANDBY/ON

TIMER

TV PROG

DISPLAY

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

1

Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until the time remaining on

the tape appears.

The display panel shows the tape remaining time
with "

" displayed.

By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the
display to show the counter reading, channel
position*, clock time or tape remaining time.

* channel position is not displayed during playback.

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.

TV PROG

– –:– –

0000

TV PROG

TV/VCR

DISPLAY

Summary of Contents for HR-J260EU

Page 1: ...NGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Preset Download 6 Language 8 On Screen Displays 9 Power Save Mode 10 T V LINK 11 T V Link Functions 11 INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM 12 Colour System Set 12 PLAYBACK 13 Basic Playback 13 Playback Features 14 RECORDING 17 Basic Recording 17 Recording Features 18 B E S T Picture System 20 TIMER RECORDING 22 Express Timer Programming 22 EDITING 26 Edit From A Camcorder 26 Edit To O...

Page 2: ... switches operating current on and off shows electrical power standby and shows ON n Cassettes marked VHS or S VHS can be used with this video cassette recorder however only VHS signals can be played back and recorded n HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment CAUTION n When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from t...

Page 3: ...t on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector 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 COMPLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PERFORMED INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ...

Page 4: ...the on screen display Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name NOTE If you have selected BELGIUM 32 or SUISSE 41 go to step 3 If you have selected any other country name code go to step 4 ATTENTION Once you have performed Auto Set Up even if the recorder s memory backup has expired all the stored stations remain in the recorder s memory and the recorder will not perform Au...

Page 5: ...e same procedure to set the date and year 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 PERFORM AUTO SET UP 5 Press MENU If you are referring to the front display panel Press fi to select Auto and press OK or If you are referring to the on screen display Press fi to move the high light bar pointer to A...

Page 6: ...l while downloading is in progress it will be interrupted SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 Set the Video Channel to off manually Z pg 35 T V LINK PLEASE WAIT MENU EXIT AUTO SET T V LINK 5 MENU EXIT NOTES 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 When you perform T...

Page 7: ...ally Z pg 35 Video Channel Set INFORMATION Language for the on screen display Auto Set Up also selects the language automatically for the on screen display depending on the Country setting you have made in step 2 on page 4 unless you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE as shown below SUOMI SUOMI DANMARK DANSK NEDERLAND NEDERLANDS PORTUGAL ENGLISH ÖSTERREICH DEUTSCH GREECE ENGLISH DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCH E...

Page 8: ... to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK or SELECT COUNTRY 4 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name then press OK or SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice You do not have to press OK pressing OK enters Auto Set T V LINK screen RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the VI...

Page 9: ...TURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape direction 3 Counter display 4 Tape remaining time indicator Z pg 18 5 Tape position indicator Z pg 13 6 Current day month year 7 Clock display 8 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator L 1 9 Timer warning display Z pg 23 10 Cassette loaded mark The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the record...

Page 10: ...ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT NOTES During Power Save the display panel will be turned off 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 r...

Page 11: ...imer programming on the recorder For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV TV Auto Power On You can turn on the TV and set it to video mode automatically whenever you play a tape For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV 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 When you connect...

Page 12: ...sing 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 Y...

Page 13: ... 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 recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like any full sized VHS cassette This video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes However it will record and play back regula...

Page 14: ... is vertical jitter use the TV PROG buttons to correct the picture ACTIVATE FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Press PAUSE OR Press or or To resume normal playback press PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 High Speed Search ACTIVATE HIGH SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still picture press FF for forward high speed search or REW for reverse high speed search To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTE For shor...

Page 15: ...cess index codes 2 through 9 press or repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed 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 When the specified index code is located playback begins automatically Current position Index number A B C D E F 2 1 1 2 3 2 SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS 1 Press 30 SEC 1 t...

Page 16: ...e the highlighted bar pointer to PICTURE CONTROL by pressing fi then press OK or to select the desired mode AUTO Provides optimised picture benefits of B E S T Picture System Normally select 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 view...

Page 17: ...resume recording STOP RECORDING 5 Press STOP on the remote control or STOP EJECT on the recorder Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its safety tab To record on it later cover the hole with adhesive tape Record safety tab Accidental erasure prevention RECORD B E S T takes place at the beginning of the first recording after inse...

Page 18: ...or until a counter reading appears on the display panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press 0000 before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 STANDBY ON TIMER TV PROG DISPLAY Tape Remaining Time DISPLAY REMAINING TIME 1 Press DISPLAY or until the time remaining on the tape appears The display panel shows the t...

Page 19: ...ING 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 STANDBY ON TIMER TV PROG DISPLAY RECORD ...

Page 20: ...r AV mode STANDBY ON TIMER TV PROG DISPLAY PLAY RECORD TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or SELECT B E S T MODE 4 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to B E S T then press OK or to set to ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU PLAY RECORD OK MENU PAUSE MAIN M...

Page 21: ... BEST appears blinking on the recorder s display panel NOTES 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 20 BEST only appears at...

Page 22: ...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 4 Press DATE The current date appears on screen The date you enter appears in its place 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 pl...

Page 23: ...ar NOTE 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 Z pg 24 P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 ARD PROG EXIT Timer Warning If you have programmed your ...

Page 24: ...a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE TV PROG RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN DISPLAY 5 Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes remaining go on to step 6 RETURN TO TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER NOTE 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 Z pg 10 or the recorder is in ...

Page 25: ... MODE 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO TIMER then press OK or 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 MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT MODE SET B E S T ON PICTURE CONT...

Page 26: ...able adapter SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that L 1 appears on the display panel SET EDIT MODE 3 See Picture Control on page 16 START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 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 ...

Page 27: ... 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 Z pg 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG OK MENU ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT AN...

Page 28: ...ecord TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area to call them up by using the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channel TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS AUTO CH SET SCREEN 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK or SELECT COUNTRY 4 Press fi to move the highlight b...

Page 29: ...ry appear at the top of the list RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 8 Press MENU Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add channel positions enter station names and perform other operations Refer to pages 30 33 for the procedures IMPORTANT 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 w...

Page 30: ...To change positions see Change Station Channel Position Z pg 31 If you wish to set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder Z Set Stations B on page 32 The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected channel appear alternately for 8 seconds each The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected channel appear altern...

Page 31: ...ecessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 3 Press MENU SELECT ITEM 1 Press fi until the item you want to delete begins blinking DELETE CHANNEL 2 Press The item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 3 Press MENU Delete A Channel Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 30 to access the Confirmation screen before c...

Page 32: ...firmation screen and then perform step 1 and 2 of Set Stations A on the left before continuing Set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder PR CH ID FINE 06 CH45 ARD 5 A Z 0 9 CURSOR OK MENU EXIT Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 30 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE TUNE 1 Press fi until the channel you want to ...

Page 33: ...N 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 SWR SUEDWEST3 TCC TCC TELE TELE TEL5 TELE5 TF1 TF1 TM3 TM3 TMC...

Page 34: ...date and year 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 START CLOCK OPERATION 5 Press MENU Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if the recorder s memory backup has expired you want to adjust the time lag of the recorder s built ...

Page 35: ...e in your area With AV Connection To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode With RF Connection The channel on which the screen in step 3 appears clearly is your video channel To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel Then set your TV to UHF channel 50 If the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen as shown to the ...

Page 36: ...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 video heads may be dirty CORRECTIVE ACTION If you are using the RF OUT connec tion set the TV receiver to the VIDEO channel Z pg 5 perform Video Channel Set Z pg 35 If you are using the AV connection set the TV to its AV mode Try manual tracking Z...

Page 37: ... cassette loaded The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed 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 CORRECTIVE ACTION Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV Turn the TV s volume down If you need the skipped channels restore them Z...

Page 38: ... 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 runs out during recording A The video recor...

Page 39: ...ing Slot 3 DISPLAY Button Z pg 18 4 Rewind REW Button Z pg 13 14 5 PLAY Button Z pg 13 6 Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 13 14 7 TIMER Button Z pg 23 8 REVIEW Button Z pg 15 9 Display Panel Z pg 40 0 Infrared Beam Receiving Window TV PROG Buttons Z pg 17 RECORD Button Z pg 17 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 13 PAUSE Button Z pg 14 ...

Page 40: ...S T Picture System Display Z pg 20 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Programme Time Indicators Z pg 22 4 Timer Indicator Z pg 23 5 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg 18 6 Channel Clock Display 7 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 15 8 VCR Indicator Z pg 18 9 Cassette Loaded Mark 0 Counter Remain Display Mode Display L 1 REVIEW VCR 8 9 0 2 6 7 1 4 5 3 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTT...

Page 41: ...ause Button Z pg 14 p OK Button Z pg 5 Q Button Z pg 14 15 TV Button Z Operating JVC TVs below TV PROG TV PROG T V TV TV 0000 START DEBUT STOP FIN DATE MENU OK TV PROG TV VCR DAILY QTDN VPS PDC AUX WEEKLY HEBDO PROG 30 SEC AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 EXPRESS y u t p 2 7 6 5 1 8 3 9 4 0 w q e r o i Q This remote control transmits A code signals only it is not applicable to B code signals Oper...

Page 42: ...e signal 625 lines 50 fields Recording system Rotary two head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output 21 pin scart connectors IN OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 89 104 300 302 470MHz UHF 470 862MHz Aerial...

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Page 44: ...EN COPYRIGHT 1999 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD EU Printed in Malaysia 0199IYV ID PJ HR J260EU VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ...

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