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Front Panel

A

Power Indicator

B

VCR Indicator

C

Timer Indicator

D

Standby/Record Indicator*

* Standby/Record Indicator lights when the recorder is in standby mode 

or during recording.

Rear Panel

* HR-J590/J593/J599EU only

Remote control

NOTE:

The buttons with  do not function with this recorder.

Buttons, Connectors and 
Indicators

ATTENTION:

Do not drop the tying band for fixing the 
main power cord into the inside of the 
recorder. It may cause a malfunction.

Cassette 

loading slot

PR +/–

Display panel

Infrared beam 
receiving window

Pause

9

Play

4

Stop/Eject

0

Record

7

Rewind

3

Fast 
Forward

5

Mains power cord

See “ATTENTION” 
below.

About 

1

 Button

When you press 

1

 on the recorder and remote control while 

the recorder is turned on, each button works differently.

On the recorder

When you press 

1

, the recorder is turned off completely.

On the remote control

When you press 

1

, the recorder enters in the standby mode.

 lights on the display panel. To turn off the recorder 

completely, press 

1

 on the recorder.

Number keys

Rewind

3

Record

7

[ITR]

Play

4

Fast Forward

5

Pause

9

Stop

8

Child Lock

Eject

See “NOTE” 
below.

Easy Power 
off

Easy Repeat

SP/LP (

p

)

HR-J590_593_290_293EU-001EN.fm  Page 3  Thursday, January 31, 2002  10:18 AM

Summary of Contents for HR-J290EU

Page 1: ... FIRST CAUTION 䡲 When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet 䡲 Dangerous voltage inside Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel To prevent electric shock or fire hazard remove the power cord from the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial WARNING There a...

Page 2: ... remote control Before use insert the batteries in the correct directions as indicated under the battery cover The remote control can operate most of your recorder s functions as well as basic functions of JVC TV sets Point the remote control toward the receiving window on the recorder The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 7 5 m To operate your JVC TV press the correspondin...

Page 3: ...ette loading slot PR Display panel Infrared beam receiving window Pause9 Play4 Stop Eject0 Record7 Rewind 3 Fast Forward5 Mains power cord See ATTENTION below About 1 Button When you press 1 on the recorder and remote control while the recorder is turned on each button works differently On the recorder When you press 1 the recorder is turned off completely On the remote control When you press 1 th...

Page 4: ...recording RECORD appears during recording RECP appears in the record pause mode SAFE appears when the recorder enters in child lock mode or any buttons on the recorder are pressed during child lock mode 墌 15 Icon Description A REC Select this icon to timer record the programme 墌 13 B PR SET Select this icon to perform Manual Channel Set 墌 8 9 C ACMS Select this icon to perform Auto Channel Set 墌 7...

Page 5: ...s on the screen NOTE When you use the recorder as the source player for editing a tape be sure to set this function to OFF Otherwise the recorder status information will be recorded on the edited tape I 16 9 4 3 AUTO 16 9 4 3 You can select the aspect ratio of your TV AUTO Normally select this You can play back the 16 9 and 4 3 screen programme as they are 16 9 You can play back the programme with...

Page 6: ... from RF connection to AV connection or vice versa If you have connected the recorder to your TV via the AV connection set the video channel to off If you have connected the recorder to your TV via the RF connection set the correct video channel A Set the channel on TV Select the vacant position 36 on your TV B Access Video Channel Set mode Press 1 on the remote control to enter the standby mode P...

Page 7: ...ll necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area Auto Channel Set A Access Main Menu screen then Auto Channel Set screen Press MENU Press w e to select the icon ACMS then press OK The Country Set screen appears B Select your country Press w e to select your country C Perform Auto Channel Set Pres...

Page 8: ...hannel you want to delete D Delete channel Press w The channel directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line Repeat steps 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 as necessary E Return to normal screen Press MENU Changing station channel positions A Access Main Menu screen then Manual Channel Set screen Press MENU Press w e to select the icon PR SET then press OK The Manual Channel Set screen of the channel positio...

Page 9: ... to tune then press OK D Perform tuning Press w e to select MFT setting then press rt until the picture is its clearest Repeat steps 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 as necessary E Return to normal screen Press MENU twice TV station and ID list The STATION abbreviation is what is shown on screen in lieu of the station name The STATION abbreviation is listed in the Confirmation screen and is displayed on the screen...

Page 10: ...ayback resumes automatically To return to normal playback during Skip Search press 4 Playback Turn on the TV and select the AV mode or video channel During playback Stop playback Press 8 on the remote control OR Press 0 on the recorder Pause playback and view still picture Press 9 The recorder enters Pause mode after moving 2 or 3 frames If there is vertical jitter use the PR to correct the pictur...

Page 11: ...ears on the screen while the one selected with the PR is recorded on the tape If a decoder is connected to the recorder you can select a scrambled channel as well with the TV channel controls Specifying recording length Instant Timer Recording ITR During recording press 7 ITR repeatedly until the desired recording length appears on the screen Each time you press the button recording length increas...

Page 12: ... input a valid SHOWVIEW number C Check the settings If is displayed on the channel position press w e to select then press the number keys then rt to select the channel position you want to record manually This channel position is registered to the recorder To change the channel position press w e to select the PR setting then press rt to select the channel position you want to record manually To ...

Page 13: ... and Eastern Europe It is not possible to set the tape speed to IP with VPS PDC set to ON When you use Timer Programming set the start time VPS or PDC time exactly as advertised in the TV listing Intelligent LP Recording HR J590 J593 J599EU only When you set the tape speed to IP the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the ent...

Page 14: ...onnector via a cable adapter B Load cassettes Insert the playback cassette into the source player and the cassette to be recorded on into the recording deck C Select input mode on recording deck Select the correct external input on the recording deck On this recorder press AV and or PR Select AV1 for the EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO connector or AV2 for the EURO AV2 DECODER connector D Select edit mode Se...

Page 15: ...ector using a 21 pin SCART cable Connecting Using a stereo system HR J590 J593 J599EU only You can listen to the soundtrack through your stereo system Connect the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors on the recorder to the AUX IN or TAPE MONITOR connectors on your stereo system s receiver or amplifier When listening to sound through the connected stereo system turn the TV s volume down completely Child Lo...

Page 16: ...rating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity Less than 80 Timer 24 hours display type VIDEO Signal system PAL type colour signal and CCIR monochrome signal 625 lines 50 fields Recording Format PAL MESECAM RF reception PAL B G SECAM B G RF OUT PAL G RF modulator UHF channels 22 68 Adjustable Input level VIDEO IN SCART type 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm unbalanced Output level VIDEO OUT SCART type 1 0 Vp p 7...

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