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HR-J6004UM

(Hi-Fi)

HR-J4004UM

(Monaural)

VIDEOGRABADOR

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

MANUAL DE

LPT0002-039B

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the rear of cabinet. Retain
this information for future reference.

Model No. HR-J6004UM/

Serial No.

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCCIONES

PLAY

™

JOG

PUSH

REW

STOP/EJECT

REC

POWER

VIDEO (MONO)L – AUDIO – R

R E C
PLAY

SAP ST

TIMER

PAUSE

V C R

4
0

–20dB
NORM

Press and hold TV button while pressing
POWER, TV CH, TV/VCR

/DAILY

/ADD TIME

/AUX

/WEEKLY

TIMER

CANCEL

C.MEMORY

SKIP SEARCH

DISPLAY

C.RESET/CH.SKIP

ADD

OSD

ENTER

TV/VCR

TV VOL

PLAY

REC

STOP

PAUSE

••REW

FF••

POWER

PUSH JOG

HR-J4004UM

(Hi-Fi)

(Monofónico)

ESP

AÑOL

ENGLISH

Las ilustraciones del VCR de este manual de instrucciones son las del HR-J6004UM.
The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the HR-J6004UM.

Summary of Contents for HR-J4004UM

Page 1: ...ONO L AUDIO R H M S SP AM PM R E C PLAY SAP ST TIMER PAUSE M V C R 8 4 0 6 10 20dB NORM L R 1 2 TV Press and hold TV button while pressing POWER TV CH TV VCR 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 DAILY 5 ADD TIME 0 AUX 9 WEEKLY TIMER CANCEL C MEMORY SKIP SEARCH DISPLAY C RESET CH SKIP ADD OSD ENTER TV VCR TV VOL CH MENU OK 3PLAY REC 4 7STOP 8PAUSE 1 REW FF POWER PUSH JOG HR J4004UM Hi Fi Monofónico ESPAÑOL ENGLISH Las il...

Page 2: ...dure or feature The Index on pages 39 41 lists frequently used terms and the number of the first page on which they are used or explained in the manual This section also illustrates the controls and connections on the front and rear panel the front display panel and the remote control The Z mark signals a reference to another page for instructions or related information Operation buttons necessary...

Page 3: ...g 7 Tuner 8 Set Receivable Channels 8 Add Or Delete A Channel 10 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 11 Simple Playback 11 Simple Recording 12 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 13 Playback Features 13 Still Picture 13 Slow Reverse Reverse Slow Or Fast Motion Picture 13 Manual Tracking 14 Video Stabilizer 15 Select The Soundtrack HR J6004UM only 16 Superimpose 17 Skip Search 18 Repeat Playback 18 Index Sea...

Page 4: ...l 3 or 4 by setting the switch on the rear of the VCR as shown in the illustration Turn on the power to the TV You are now able to perform simple playback Z pg 11 and recording Z pg 12 NOTES The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display the audio and video signals from the VCR The VCR s CH3 CH4 switch sets the VCR channel to CH3 or CH4 The CH3 CH4 switch is preset to the CH3 position...

Page 5: ...ery otherwise the battery s service life will be drastically shortened A AJUSTE AUTOMATICO DE CANALES EXPLORANDO PRESIONE MENU P TERMINAR On Screen Display Front Display Panel During Plug Play The channel numbers are displayed as they are scanned and set AJUSTE AUTOMATICO DE CANALES FIN DE EXPLORACION PRESIONE MENU P TERMINAR PLUG PLAY SETUP 1 Connect the antenna cable to the VCR Z pg 4 Then conne...

Page 6: ...ECT SCREEN 1 The messages are preset to appear in Spanish If you want to see them in English place the arrow next to SELECCION DE IDIOMA by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK SELECT LANGUAGE 2 At the Language Select screen place the arrow next to the desired language by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press MENU The Initial Set screen reappears MENU PRINCIPAL AJUSTE DE PROGRAMA AJUSTE DE F...

Page 7: ...ing When you re finished with this set up procedure press MENU to start the clock NOTE CH5 and PUSH JOG fi can be used to perform all operations In this case press OK after each setting MAKE CORRECTIONS 3 To change any of the settings press OK or PUSH JOG until the item you want to change blinks then set as in step 2 INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END q 5 8 2 3...

Page 8: ...AND 5 If you receive your TV channels from an external antenna select TV If you receive your TV channels from a cable TV system select CATV Place the arrow next to your choice by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press MENU to return to the Tuner Set screen TUNER SET BAND AFC AUTO CHANNEL SET MANUAL CHANNEL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV...

Page 9: ...ally assigned to the CH5 buttons and non receivable channels are skipped NOTES At the end of Auto Channel Set SCAN COM PLETED appears on screen If the scan was unsuccessful SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on screen Check the band setting and connections and start again RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 7 Press MENU as many times as necessary q 5 8 2 3 C H 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 0 9 3 4 7 8 1 CH MENU OK PUSH JOG O...

Page 10: ... on certain CATV systems ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 4 Place the arrow next to MANUAL CHANNEL SET by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK STORE DESIRED CHANNEL 5 Input the channel number using the NUMBER keys or by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press ADD to add or CH SKIP to delete Repeat for each channel you want to store or skip RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU as many times as ...

Page 11: ...ACK 4 Press STOP or STOP EJECT Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette Simple Playback Full Size VHS T 30 ST 30 T 60 ST 60 T 90 T 120 ST 120 T 160 ST 160 ST 210 Compact VHS TC 20 ST C20 TC 30 ST C30 TC 40 ST C40 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 ca...

Page 12: ... the first SP and the first EP recording after inserting the cassette Z pg 23 PAUSE RESUME RECORDING 5 Press PAUSE Press PLAY to resume recording During record pause you can change the recording channel by using the CH5 buttons or NUMBER keys STOP RECORDING 6 Press STOP or STOP EJECT Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode Recording ...

Page 13: ...ay and reverse search modes To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTE If noise bars appear during slow motion press CH 5 or a few times to remove the noise bars from screen Variable Speed Search Reverse Motion Playback ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback press PUSH JOG or To increase the speed in the forward direction press repeatedly to select the various forward search modes To decr...

Page 14: ...s CH5 on the VCR s front panel or remote Press lightly for fine adjust or press and hold for coarse adjust Watch the screen and continue adjusting until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved RE ENGAGE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 3 Press the CH5 buttons on the VCR s front panel simultaneously When automatic tracking is re engaged B E S T is automatically activated NOTES To obtain a noiseless still ...

Page 15: ...fi then press OK ACTIVATE VIDEO STABILIZER 3 Place the arrow next to ON by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES Regardless of the setting this function has no effect with SP recordings during recording and during special effects playback When you finish viewing the tape be sure to set it back to OFF MAIN MENU PROGRAM SET FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET B E S T ...

Page 16: ... to AUDIO MONITOR by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK SELECT MODE 4 You have five choices a Hi Fi b Left c Right d Normal e Mix Place the arrow next to your choice by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi The indicator on the front display panel representing the mode you selected lights up Hi Fi L R L L R R NORM NORM MIX L R RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary NOTE If th...

Page 17: ...econds It blinks when the VCR s EJECT button is pushed CH 125 RECORD THU 12 00 AM PAUSE SP INDEX 1 NORM MEMORY OFF HI FI COUNT 1 23 45 Tuned in channel or AUX iliary mode When the channel is changed the new channel is displayed on the screen for 5 seconds Clock time Tape position indicator Operation mode When the operation mode is changed the new mode is displayed RECORD 5 sec PLAY 5 sec FF REW 5 ...

Page 18: ...ayback Normal playback resumes automatically NOTE To return to normal playback during a Skip Search press PLAY PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES cont START SEARCH 1 While the tape is stopped press PUSH JOG or ACCESS DISTANT CODE 2 To access a recording 2 9 index codes away press PUSH JOG or repeatedly until the correct number is displayed on screen only if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON Z pg 17 Playback b...

Page 19: ...ssed it will play the tape from the beginning It will not fast forward to an index code The Instant Review function will also operate if the VCR s power is on q 5 8 2 3 RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Press C RESET NOTE By pressing the DISPLAY button you can change the display to show the counter reading channel number or clock time Channel number is not displayed during playback Counter Memory When activ...

Page 20: ...s 0H00M00S instead of at the beginning of the tape press C MEMORY so that the M mark appears before pressing REW MAKE CONNECTION 1 Connect your VCR to an AV COMPU LINK component as shown in the illustration on page 21 The Mini plug cable is a mono 3 5 mm mini plug to mono 3 5 mm mini plug connector TURN ON THE VCR 2 Press POWER ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 Press MENU AV COMPU LINK Playback HR J6004UM...

Page 21: ...n removed playback begins automatically Linked components are turned on and the TV set to its VIDEO mode automatically NOTE Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have Please refer to the TV s instruction manual when making this connection FUNCTION AUTO TIMER SUPERIMPOSE 2ND AUDIO AUDIO MONITOR AUX INPUT AUTO SP EP TIMER SPECIAL FUNCTION PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END SPECIAL FUN...

Page 22: ...R ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS B E S T PICTURE SYSTEM SCREEN 3 Press CH5 or PUSH JOG fi to place the arrow next to B E S T PICTURE SYSTEM then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Place the arrow next to ON by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK to move the arrow to the Playback section Set Playback to ON then press MENU to return to the normal screen Pressing OK returns the arrow to the Re...

Page 23: ...ding Once the cassette is ejected the B E S T data is canceled The next time the cassette is used for recording B E S T is re performed While B E S T is operative the PAUSE button will not function SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the B E S T Picture System screen will not appear Z pg 17 ATTENTION n As B E S T takes place before recording actually starts there is a delay of about 7 seconds after R...

Page 24: ...he tape in use NOTES When using rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs set PLAYBACK in step 4 of the Preparation procedure to either ON or OFF as desired Z pg 22 The B E S T Picture System screen only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking Even though the screen doesn t appear after that the B E S T function is operative SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the B E S T Picture System scr...

Page 25: ... watch RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Before recording starts press C RESET The counter resets to zero and displays the exact elapsed time as the tape runs DISPLAY ELAPSED TIME ON SCREEN 2 During recording press OSD at any time to see the elapsed time All indications corresponding to the current status of the VCR are displayed for 5 seconds The counter display remains on the screen indicating the elapsed...

Page 26: ...AP Programs HR J6004UM only ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to FUNCTION SET by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK ACCESS 2ND AUDIO SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to 2ND AUDIO by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Place the arrow next to ON by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many ti...

Page 27: ...ord for more than 30 minutes press REC to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTES You can only perform ITR using the REC button on the VCR s front panel After you set the time the previous display reappears To check remaining recording time press REC once during recording and the remaining time is displayed for about 5 seconds Be careful not to press again during this...

Page 28: ...op time and channel number Press CH5 or PUSH JOG fi to set AM PM and tape speed Then press OK after AM PM channel number and tape speed settings The next setting that can be set begins flashing Any information comprised of 1 digit except the channel number should have a 0 entered before it It is possible to set all information using the CH5 or PUSH JOG fi buttons In this case press OK after each s...

Page 29: ... timer before recording starts press TIMER again Pressing once more re engages it In case of a power failure after programming the VCR s memory backup keeps your selections if the lithium battery is not exhausted If you select PROGRAM SET without having set the date and time an error message appears Follow its instructions If you enter a start time that has already passed ERROR appears on the scre...

Page 30: ...eck the programs in succession Check And Cancel Programs C H 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 0 9 3 4 7 8 1 OK MENU PUSH JOG CH CANCEL TIMER POWER OK MENU POWER CANCEL A PROGRAM 4 Press CANCEL Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary If there are still programs remaining go to step 6 RE ENGAGE TIMER 6 Press TIMER again To Cancel A Program ...

Page 31: ...UTO SP EP TIMER by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Place the arrow next to your choice ON or OFF by press CH5 or PUSH JOG fi RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary NOTES If you have programmed the VCR to timer record 2 or more programs the second program and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set the Auto SP EP Timer mode to ON In this ...

Page 32: ...sing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi then press OK Now skip to step 2 of the procedure below Or during on screen timer programming ACCESS AUTO TIMER SCREEN 1 In step 7 in the On Screen Timer Programming procedure Z pg 29 press MENU SELECT MODE 2 Place the arrow next to your choice ON or OFF by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 3 Press MENU as many times as necessary NOTE For safety when AUTO ...

Page 33: ... Fi VCR LOAD CASSETTES 2 Insert the playback cassette into the player and the cassette to be recorded on into the recorder SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 3 Set to AUX With this VCR press NUMBER key 0 AU appears on the front display panel in place of a channel number For HR J6004UM owners When using this VCR as the recorder make sure to select FRONT or REAR depending on which input connectors you use at...

Page 34: ...corder connect its AUDIO OUT L connector to the AUDIO IN connector on your VCR LOAD A CASSETTE 2 Insert the cassette to be recorded on into your VCR and the playback cassette into the camcorder SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 3 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your VCR to AUX If you own the HR J4004UM step 12 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 4 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 5 Press CH5 or PUSH JOG fi to place th...

Page 35: ... you are connecting the AV cable to the AV connectors on the back of the VCR place the arrow next to REAR by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG fi RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 11 Press MENU as many times as necessary START PLAYER 12 Set the camcorder to its play mode START RECORDER 13 Set your VCR to its record mode If you are using a Master Edit Control equipped JVC camcorder it can put the recorder automatical...

Page 36: ... your JVC dealer Set AUDIO MONITOR to HI FI Z pg 16 CORRECTIVE ACTION Insert a cassette Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape or load a cassette on which the record safety tab is intact Set the VCR to the appropriate channel Refer to the directions and the illustration under Edit To Or From Another VCR Z pg 33 or Edit From A Camcorder Z pg 34 and properly connect the units Make...

Page 37: ...IMER and won t stop blinking POSSIBLE CAUSE The clock and or the timer have been set incorrectly The timer is not engaged The VCR has not been set up properly 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 program information ...

Page 38: ... VCR can t find the program I want to see Why not A There may be index codes too close together Q During playback on screen operational indicators sometimes jitter Why does this happen A If the condition of the tape being played back is not good jittering of the video including on screen indicators may occur RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the p...

Page 39: ...K JOG PUSH q 5 8 2 3 FF REW STOP EJECT REC CH MENU POWER VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R H M S SP AM PM R E C PLAY SAP ST TIMER PAUSE M V C R 8 4 0 6 10 20dB NORM L R 1 2 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 REAR VIEW ANT IN RF OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN AUDIO VIDEO R L PAUSE AV COMPU LINK 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 1 Power Cord Z pg 4 2 Lithium Battery Compartment Z pg 5 3 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 33 HR J6004UM only 4 PAUSE AV COMPU ...

Page 40: ... 33 Counter Display Z pg 19 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL J6004UM H M S SP AM PM R E C PLAY SAP ST TIMER PAUSE M V C R 8 4 0 6 10 20dB NORM L R 9 0 7 6 1 5 3 2 4 8 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL J4004UM 1 VCR Mode Indicator Z pg 25 2 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 12 3 AM PM Indicators Z pg 7 4 Clock Display Z pg 7 5 Recording Mode Indicator Z pg 12 Instant Timer Recording Indicator Z pg 27 6 Play Mode Indicator Z pg 11 7...

Page 41: ...ding Speed SP EP Button Z pg 12 w TIMER Button Z pg 29 e Volume TV VOL Buttons See below r Channel CH 5 Buttons Z pg 6 t Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 11 y PAUSE Button Z pg 12 u STOP Button Z pg 11 i PUSH JOG Button Z pg 6 Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 AA size batteries provided in the direction indicated under the battery cover 3 Replace the cover How To Use ...

Page 42: ...rol unit Lithium battery CR2025 AA battery x 2 Conversion plug Specifications shown are for SP mode unless otherwise specified E O E Design and specifications subject to change without notice SPECIFICATIONS Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the VCR in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity in ...

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