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HR-J347EM

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0002-0G4A

REC

1

4

¢

7

STOP

3

PLAY

8

PAUSE

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

2

3

TV

PROG

COLOUR
SYSTEM

q

5

/

8

INTELLIGENT

PICTURE

DISPLAY

AUTO SP/LP
TIMER

POWER

V C R

SPLPEP

REVIEW

M

PAL 

EN

CONTENTS

ENGLISH

SAFETY FIRST

2

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

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

INITIAL SETTINGS

4

Auto Set Up ............................... 4
Video Channel Set ...................... 5
Select Language ......................... 6
Select Television System ............. 7
Clock Set .................................... 8
On-Screen Displays .................... 9

PLAYBACK

10

Basic Playback ......................... 10
Playback Features ..................... 11

RECORDING

14

Basic Recording ....................... 14
Recording Features ................... 15

TIMER RECORDING

16

Timer Programming .................. 16

EDITING

20

Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 20
Edit From A Camcorder ............ 21

INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM
COMPATIBILITY

22

TUNER SET

24

TROUBLESHOOTING

28

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

30

INDEX

31

SPECIFICATIONS

34

Summary of Contents for HR-J347EM

Page 1: ...MER POWER V C R SPLPEP REVIEW M PAL EN CONTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Video Channel Set 5 Select Language 6 Select Television System 7 Clock Set 8 On Screen Displays 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 RECORDING 14 Basic Recording 14 Recording Features 15 TIMER RECORDING 16 Ti...

Page 2: ...the recorder when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form in the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape In conditions where condensation may occur keep the recorder turned on for a few hours to let the moisture dry ABOUT HEAD CLEANING Accumulation of dirt a...

Page 3: ...nd VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s AV IN terminals 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 NOTE Use the conversion plug depending on the type of your AC wall outlet It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these s...

Page 4: ...hannels have not been set properly or if CH is displayed on the front display panel make sure that the aerial cable is connected to the recorder properly and turn off the recorder power once and turn the power back on to try Auto Set Up again If there is a power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be interrupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once ...

Page 5: ...RF output channel adjustment screw on the rear panel of the recorder by using a screwdriver until the two vertical bars become as clear as they can be EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 4 Press the recorder s STOP EJECT button again to finish the setting TEST SIGNAL To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel Installing Removing the lithium battery 1 Make sure that th...

Page 6: ...nter next to LANGUAGE SELECT then press OK SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Place the pointer next to the language of your choice English or Russian or Arabic by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Select Language Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT TV SYSTEM SELEC...

Page 7: ...ENU Select Television System MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT TV SYSTEM SELECT 5 MENU EXIT Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode TV SYSTEM SELECT B G D K I 5 MENU EXIT Major Countries TV System Kuwait U A E Indonesia Singapore Thailand Malaysia Iran Saudi Arabia B G Egypt Morocco Lebanon Iraq China Mongolia Russia D K H...

Page 8: ...ays SET YEAR 7 Press DATE to set the year START CLOCK OPERATION 8 Press MENU Preparation Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 MENU OK PUSH JOG START STOP DATE MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT NOTES If the day and month data are invalid such as 31st April the month digits are cleared automatically and the day ...

Page 9: ...ays to appear press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to OFF then press OK RETURN TO NORMAL 6 Press MENU OK The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number Aux indicator AUX 3 Cassette loaded mark 4 Clock display 5 Current day month year 6 Tape direction 7 Tape position indicator Z pg 13 8 Counter display i...

Page 10: ...s automatically FIND PROGRAMME START POINT 2 If the tape is advanced past the start point press REW To go forward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY 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 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 2 3 q 5 8 P L A Y REW FF S...

Page 11: ...R O G TV PROG FF Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press PAUSE If there is vertical jitter use the TV PROG buttons to correct the picture ACTIVATE FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Press PAUSE OR Press PUSH JOG or To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK 1 During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Press and releas...

Page 12: ...k the whole tape 20 times repeatedly START PLAYBACK 1 Press PLAY ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds then release The Play indicator on the display panel blinks slowly The tape plays 20 times automatically and then stops STOP PLAYBACK 3 Press STOP at any time to stop playback NOTE Pressing PLAY REW FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback Intelligent Picture To get a be...

Page 13: ... 00 00 Then press C MEMORY and M appears in front of the counter digits ACTIVATE COUNTER MEMORY 2 When you wish to return to the designated point press STOP and then REW or FF The tape rewinds or fast forwards and stops at about 0 00 00 automatically To cancel Counter Memory press C MEMORY again Instant ReView Simply by pressing a single button the recorder power comes on rewinds and begins playba...

Page 14: ...Press SP LP 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 NUMBER PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD PLAY TV PROG TV PROG Recording Resume Function If there is a p...

Page 15: ...uts 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 can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the rec...

Page 16: ...pears 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 ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 Press STOP to enter the time you want recording to stop ENTER PROGRAMME DATE 5 Press DATE The current date appears on screen The date you enter appears in its place EN...

Page 17: ... recording ENGAGE AUTO SP LP TIMER 1 Press AUTO SP LP TIMER on the recorder front panel The AUTO SP LP TIMER indicator lights orange For Example Recording a PAL broadcast program of 210 minutes in length onto a 180 minute tape Make sure you press AUTO SP LP TIMER before performing timer programming NOTES The Auto SP LP Timer feature is not available during ITR Instant Timer Recording and the featu...

Page 18: ...TIMER SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to AUTO TIMER then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to select either ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 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 TIMER RECORDING cont MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL ...

Page 19: ...rmation appears If All Information Is Correct programming is completed If You Wish To Revise Data with the recorder s power turned on go to step 2 If You Wish To Cancel A Program with the recorder s power turned on press CANCEL 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 4 1 4 7 3...

Page 20: ...ode NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer NTSC tapes being played back in the NTSC PAL mode Z p 23 cannot be dubbed to another recorder Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO CHANNEL Your recorder Player TV Receiver Recorder Your recorder TV Receiver RF Cable provided VIDEO CHANNEL 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG AV Ca...

Page 21: ... panel START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG IMPORTANT To edit both the player and the recorder must be of the same colour system Press your recorder s COLOUR SYSTEM button to select the appropriate colour system PAL and SECAM camcorders can be used as a player for editing For more information on multi ...

Page 22: ...ice of 2 Colour Signal selectable modes PAL MESECAM Select the mode that matches the colour signal being received For playback there is an additional mode which allows NTSC tapes to be played back and viewed on PAL TVs Off Air Recording The built in multi system tuner is capable of receiving PAL B G D K and I and SECAM B G and D K broadcasts Recorded tape HR J347EM Multi system tuner B G D K I Rec...

Page 23: ...ol found on some TVs This cannot be corrected if the TV does not have a V HOLD control During search still or frame by frame playback the picture will be distorted and there may be a loss of colour ATTENTION When this recorder is connected to a multi system TV the audio signal may not be heard or may be noisy if the TV s colour system select switch is adjusted to the AUTO position In such a case s...

Page 24: ...order to record TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area so that you can call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 MENU OK PUSH JOG TV PROG Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5...

Page 25: ...e the pointer next to MANUAL CH SET then press OK SELECT BAND 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to the band of your choice then press OK to initiate Manual Channel Set SET DESIRED STATION 4 The screen to the right appears when a station is detected To store the detected station place the pointer next to STORE by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK If you do not want to store the station...

Page 26: ...NU EXIT Swap Channel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 5 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 24 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK SELECT POSITION e g 03 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the section of CH 03 begins blinking then press OK Only 03 will blink SELECT POSITION e g 09 4 Press NUMBER keys to input ...

Page 27: ...G 11 374 BG 06 221 BG 12 384 BG 5 FINE TUNING SELECT SYSTEM MENU EXIT TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 24 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK SELECT CHANNEL 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to change its TV system begins blinking...

Page 28: ...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 The video heads may be dirty The wrong colour system is selected for the tape being played back The wrong colour system wa...

Page 29: ...assette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and and won t stop blinking POSSIBLE CAUSE 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 infor...

Page 30: ...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 tap...

Page 31: ...8 AUTO SP LP TIMER Indicator Z pg 17 9 Display Panel Z pg 32 0 Infrared Beam Receiving Window TV PROG 5 Buttons Z pg 14 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 22 RECORD Button Z pg 14 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 INTELLIGENT PICTURE Button Z pg 12 REAR VIEW ANT IN RF OUT 40 32 OUT IN AUDIO VIDEO 5 3 2 7 6 1 4 5 ANT IN Connector Z pg 3 6 RF OUT Connector Z pg 3 7 RF Output Channel Adjustment Screw Z pg 5 1 Mains P...

Page 32: ...er Memory Indicator Z pg 13 4 Channel Mode Display Z pg 14 Channel position 1 will be displayed as CH 1 Clock Display Z pg 8 5 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 6 Cassette Loaded Mark 7 VCR Indicator Z pg 15 8 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 14 9 Counter Display Z pg 15 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH ...

Page 33: ... 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 UM 3 size batteries provided in the correct directions 3 Repl...

Page 34: ...250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output RCA connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Low 42 175MHz High 175 470MHz UHF 470 870MHz Aerial output UHF channels Adjustable E32 E40 Memory backup time Approx 6 months Estimated figure based on supplied fresh battery actua...

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