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JVC HR-J278EU Instructions Manual Download Page 1

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CONTENTS

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VIDEO CASSETTE
RECORDER

SAFETY FIRST

2

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

INDEX

4

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER

7

Basic Connections ................................7

INITIAL SETTINGS

8

Auto Set Up ..........................................8
Language ............................................11

PLAYBACK 12

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

RECORDING 16

Basic Recording ..................................16
Recording Features .............................17
B.E.S.T. Picture System .......................19

TIMER RECORDING

20

Express Timer Programming ................20

EDITING 24

Edit From A Camcorder ......................24
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .............................................25

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

26

Mode Set  ............................................26
Clock Set  ............................................29
Tuner Set  ............................................30
Video Channel Set  ..............................34

TROUBLESHOOTING 35

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

38

LIST OF TERMS

39

SPECIFICATIONS

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Summary of Contents for HR-J278EU

Page 1: ...ge 11 PLAYBACK 12 Basic Playback 12 Playback Features 13 RECORDING 16 Basic Recording 16 Recording Features 17 B E S T Picture System 19 TIMER RECORDING 20 Express Timer Programming 20 EDITING 24 Edit From A Camcorder 24 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder 25 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 26 Mode Set 26 Clock Set 29 Tuner Set 30 Video Channel Set 34 TROUBLESHOOTING 35 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 38 LIST OF TER...

Page 2: ... made of SECAM B television signals produce monochrome pictures if played back on a video recorder of SECAM L standard or do not produce normal colour pictures if played back on a PAL video recorder with SECAM B system incorporated even if the TV set is SECAM compatible 3 SECAM L prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with a SECAM L video recorder produce monochrome pictures when played back wit...

Page 3: ...c shock may be caused 5 DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing 6 DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water Also DO NOT place any containers filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this unit 7 DO NOT place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 AVOID violent shocks to the r...

Page 4: ...pg 13 16 E Rewind 3 PR Button 墌 pg 12 13 16 F Fast Forward 5 PR Button 墌 pg 12 13 16 G Play 4 Button 墌 pg 12 H Stop Eject 0 Button 墌 pg 12 I Infrared Beam Receiving Window J Front Display Panel 墌 pg 5 REAR VIEW A Mains Power Cord 墌 pg 7 B ANT IN Connector 墌 pg 7 C L 1 IN OUT Connector 墌 pg 7 24 25 D RF OUT Connector 墌 pg 7 ...

Page 5: ...dicator appears on the TV screen when you press 3 or 5 from the Stop mode or perform an Index Search 墌 pg 15 The position of q in relation to 0 beginning or end shows you where you are on the tape NOTE Depending on the type of tape used the tape position indicator may not appear correctly F Current day month year G Clock display H Channel position number Auxiliary input indicator L 1 I Timer warni...

Page 6: ... 墌 pg 13 d OK Button 墌 pg 9 e w e Button 墌 pg 13 TV Button 墌 Operating JVC TVs below Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can also be used to operate your JVC TV while holding down the TV button 墌 Operating JVC TVs in the right column This remote control transmits A code signals only it is not applicable to B code signals How To Use The remote control can operate most of your vide...

Page 7: ...ector AV Connection To connect to a TV with AV input connectors A Connect the aerial recorder and TV as per RF Connection B Connect an optional 21 pin SCART cable between the L 1 IN OUT connector on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector D Connect the recorder to mains Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet Make AV connection if your TV has a 21 pin AV...

Page 8: ...s the tuner channels automatically If you live in Belgium BELGIUM or Switzerland SUISSE you also need to select your language Before starting make sure of the following The connection is completed 墌 pg 7 The recorder s mains power cord should be connected to a mains outlet The TV should be set to its AV mode with AV connection 墌 pg 7 or UHF channel 36 with RF connection 墌 pg 7 NOTE If you have con...

Page 9: ... screen appears Press rt to set the time then press OK or e The DATE display begins blinking Repeat the same procedure to set the date and year Auto blinks on the front display panel do NOT press any button on the recorder or remote control If you are using the on screen display the AUTO SET screen will appear As Auto Set Up progresses the q mark on the TV screen moves from left to right When the ...

Page 10: ... the on screen display depending on the Country setting you have made in step 2 on page 8 unless you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE as shown below If you want to change the language setting manually see Language on page 11 SUOMI SUOMI DANMARK DANSK NEDERLAND NEDERLANDS PORTUGAL ENGLISH ÖSTERREICH DEUTSCH GREECE ENGLISH DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCH CESKÁ REPUBLIKA CEcTINA OTHER WESTERN EUROPE ENGLISH POLSK...

Page 11: ...ccess the Country Set screen C Select your country Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name then press OK or e D Select the language E Return to the normal screen Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK or e Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your ch...

Page 12: ... D Stop playback Press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder s front panel Then press 0 to remove the cassette Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette TCL 2UX when Rough poor picture appears while a tape is played back The picture is unclear or no picture appears USE CLEANING CASSETTE appears on the screen only with O S D se...

Page 13: ...rn to still picture High Speed Search During playback or still press 5 for forward high speed search or 3 for reverse high speed search NOTE For short searches press and hold 5 or 3 for over 2 seconds during playback or still picture When released normal playback resumes Variable Speed Search During still picture press w or e The more times you press the faster the playback picture moves To decrea...

Page 14: ...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 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 begins automat...

Page 15: ...over unwanted sections To resume normal playback press 4 Each press initiates a 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playback resumes automatically Next Function Memory The Next Function Memory tells the recorder what to do after rewinding Before continuing make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode a For Automatic Start Of Playback Press 3 then press 4 within 2 seconds b For Automatic ...

Page 16: ...ou connect the TV and the recorder only using the RF connection press TV VCR on the remote control so that the VCR indicator lights on the front display panel to view the program to be recorded C Start recording Press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control or press 7 on the recorder If O S D is set to ON 墌 pg 27 MARK blinks on the screen while an index code is being marked D Pause Resume rec...

Page 17: ... to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You can only perform ITR using the 7 button on the recorder s front panel Record One Programme While Watching Another If your recorder is connected to the TV via the AV connection press TV VCR The recorder s VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear Once recording is in progress all you need to do is to set ...

Page 18: ... The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs You can check the exact time of a recording or playback Tape Remaining Time Press so that the time remaining on the tape appears on the TV screen NOTE Depending on the type of tape used the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away or is not correct may sometimes appear or the display may blink on occasi...

Page 19: ...ape once you initiate recording DURING B E S T The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording NOTES The B E S T system works only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated It does not work during recording In the case of timer recordings the B E S T system works before recording is initiated Once the cassette is eje...

Page 20: ...The current date appears on the TV 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 place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press PROG If you re just starting out P1 appears Press START to enter ...

Page 21: ...the front display panel To disengage the timer mode press TIMER again To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 5 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly serials or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the TV screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear NOTE You can programme this recorder to...

Page 22: ... D Cancel or change a programme Press to cancel a programme To change programme settings press the appropriate button START STOP DATE and or PR E Return to the normal screen Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes remaining go on to step 6 F Return to the timer mode Press TIMER Press Press again to check more information Each time you press the next programme s informat...

Page 23: ...ll not be recorded correctly If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute the recorder will return to the normal screen C Cancel or change programme setting To cancel a programme press when the Programme screen you do not want is shown PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal screen appears To change a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DAT...

Page 24: ... also by pressing 9 PR and then 5 PR or 3 PR on the recorder See step 2 in Basic Recording 墌 pg 16 C Set the edit mode See PICTURE CONTROL on page 27 D Start the camcorder Engage the Play mode of the camcorder E Start the recorder Engage the Record mode of the recorder 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 ...

Page 25: ...on manual C Set the edit mode See PICTURE CONTROL on page 27 D Start the source player Engage the Play mode of the source player E Start the recording deck Engage the Record mode of the recording deck 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 OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes Wh...

Page 26: ... 28 A Access the Main Menu screen Press MENU B Access the Mode Set screen C Select the mode D Select the mode setting Press OK or e E Return to the normal screen Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or e Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to the item you want to change ...

Page 27: ... until you select another mode When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO after you finish dubbing the tapes When B E S T is OFF PICTURE CONTROL switches automatically from AUTO to NORM 8 AUTO TIMER ON OFF When this function is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the recorder is powered back on NOTE For ...

Page 28: ...te colour system SECAM signals will be recorded as MESECAM on this recorder MESECAM is the designation for tapes with SECAM signals that have been recorded on a MESECAM compatible PAL video cassette recorder NOTES About NTSC Playback Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the TV screen This is not a malfunction on the part of either the video recorder ...

Page 29: ...OK or e The DATE display begins blinking Repeat the same procedure to set the date and year When you set the time press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes When you set the date press and hold rt to change the date by 15 days E Start the clock operation Press MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if the recorder s memory bac...

Page 30: ...n Press MENU C Access the Auto Channel Set screen D Select your country Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name then press OK or e E Select the language Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by...

Page 31: ...appears G View the Confirmation screen After SCAN COMPLETED is displayed on the TV screen for about 5 seconds the Confirmation screen looking like the one to the right appears The stations your recorder located appear on a Confirmation screen channel positions PR and frequency FRQ The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the blinking station appear alternately for 8 secon...

Page 32: ...een Press MENU Press rt until the item you want to delete begins blinking Press then press OK or e Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary INFORMATION If you have selected MAGYARORSZÁG CESKÁ REPUBLIKA POLSKA or OTHER EASTERN EUROPE for the country setting 墌 pg 8 11 the Confirmation screen looking like the one below appears When you can see the picture but can hear no audio select appropriate TV system D...

Page 33: ...nels Already Stored A Access the Main Menu screen Press MENU B Access the Confirmation screen Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to MANUAL CH SET then press OK or e The Confirmation screen appears C Select the channel to fine tune D Perform tuning E Close the Confirmation screen Press MENU Press rt until the section of PR 03 begins blinking then press OK or e Only 03 will blink Press NUMBE...

Page 34: ...nnel 50 If the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the TV screen as shown to the right go to step 4 If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly 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 local station or has neighbouring channels that are occupied by local stations the picture reception qu...

Page 35: ...order is in the Record Pause mode Press 4 to resume recording 2 The tape will not rewind or fast forward The tape is already fully rewound or fast forwarded Check the cassette SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running If you re using the RF connection the TV receiver s channel selector is not set to the video channel the recorder s vi...

Page 36: ... work The clock and or the timer have been set incorrectly Re perform the clock and or timer settings The timer is not engaged Press and confirm that is displayed on the front display panel 2 Timer programming is not possible Timer recording is in progress Timer programming can t be performed while a timer recording is in progress Wait until it finishes 3 on the front display panel won t stop blin...

Page 37: ...isappeared After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed Perform manual setting again 4 No channels are stored in the recorder s memory The TV aerial cable was not connected to the recorder when Auto Set Up was performed Turn off the recorder once and connect the TV aerial cable to the recorder properly then turn on the recorder again Then perform Auto Set Up again 墌 pg 8 ATTE...

Page 38: ...ex codes too close together RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a 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 automa...

Page 39: ...stant Timer Recording ITR 17 L Language 11 M Manual Channel Set 32 Manual Tracking 14 Mode Set 26 N Next Function Memory 15 O O S D 27 ON SCREEN DISPLAY 5 P PICTURE CONTROL 27 PLAYBACK 12 POWER SAVE 28 R Record One Programme While Watching Another 17 RECORDING 16 Repeat Playback 15 S Skip Search 15 Slow Motion 13 Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback 13 Swap Channel Positions 33 T Tape position in...

Page 40: ...nal and CCIR monochrome signal 625 lines 50 fields Recording system Rotary two head herical 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 connector IN OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 MHz 89 MHz 104 MHz 300...

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