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Auto Timer

When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically
engaged when the VCR's power is turned off and automatically
disengaged when the VCR is powered back on.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

1

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

2

Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing
CH

5∞

 or PUSH JOG

%fi

, then press OK.

ACCESS AUTO TIMER

SCREEN

3

Place the arrow next to "AUTO TIMER" by pressing
CH

5∞

 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. 25), press MENU.

SELECT MODE

2

Place the arrow next to
your choice ("ON" or
"OFF") by pressing CH

5∞

or PUSH JOG

%fi

.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

3

Press MENU as many times as necessary.

NOTE:

For safety, when AUTO TIMER is set to “OFF”, all other VCR
functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To
disengage the timer, press TIMER.

AUTO TIMER

=

ON
OFF

PRESS (

5

,

) TO SELECT

PRESS (MENU) TO END

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

MENU

CH

OK

CH

TIMER

MENU

OK

PUSH JOG 

Summary of Contents for HR-J4404UM

Page 1: ...4404UM Serial No INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCCIONES CH 5 8 POWER OK PLAY STOP EJECT REW FF MENU VIDEO AUDIO PUSH JOG 3 2 q REC H M S V C R TIMER SP AM PM REC PLAY PAUSE M 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 PUSH JOG OK 3PLAY REC 4 7STOP 8PAUSE 1 REW FF POWER TV CABLE MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ...

Page 2: ...dure or feature The Index on pages 38 40 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: ...anel 39 Remote Control 40 SPECIFICATIONS 41 INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 4 Basic Connections 4 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 Plug Play 5 Clock 6 Preparation 6 Language Select 6 Clock Setting 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 Reve...

Page 4: ...nel 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 positi...

Page 5: ...NT Don t press any buttons on the VCR or remote while Plug Play is in progress If you perform Plug Play successfully there s no need to perform the Tuner procedures Z pg 8 If however you want to add or delete channels refer to Add Or Delete A Channel on page 10 5 8 3 2 q A Installing Removing the lithium battery 1 Make sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outlet and turn off the VCR powe...

Page 6: ...P TERMINAR ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT 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 ...

Page 7: ...g that can be set begins flashing 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 ...

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 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 0 9 3 4 7 8 1 5 8 3 2 q MENU C H OK CH MENU OK PU...

Page 10: ...AFC to SPCL special for tuning 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 ...

Page 11: ...s on screen Z pg 21 STOP PLAYBACK 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 j...

Page 12: ...P recording after inserting the cassette Z pg 20 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 Press VCR on the remote control to sele...

Page 13: ...lay 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 dec...

Page 14: ... 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 picture it may be necessary to adjust tracking in slow playback and then engage Pause Manual tracking is possible during hands free slow motion During hands free slow motion playback sim...

Page 15: ...R by pressing CH5 or PUSH JOG 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 ...

Page 16: ...mark is displayed for 5 seconds It blinks when the VCR s EJECT button is pushed CH 125 RECORD THU 12 00 AM PAUSE SP INDEX 1 MEMORY OFF 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...

Page 17: ...y beginning of the desired program NOTE An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is paused and then resumed Instant ReView At the press of a button you can power up your VCR rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer recorded program ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW 1 After ensuring that the Timer mode is disengaged press REVIEW The power comes on and the VCR searches for the ind...

Page 18: ...ately 0H 00M 00S automatically To cancel Counter Memory press C MEMORY Counter Reset REW COUNT 0 33 27 Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicator appears on screen when from the stop mode you press FF REW or perform an Index Search or Instant ReView The position of in relation to B Beginning or E End shows you where you are on the tape NOTE SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the indicator w...

Page 19: ... 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 Recording section MA...

Page 20: ...r that recording 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 16 ATTENTION n As B E S T takes place before recording actually starts there is a delay of about 7 sec...

Page 21: ...uality of the 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 19 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...

Page 22: ...ER 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 time Press OSD ag...

Page 23: ... If you want to record 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 pres...

Page 24: ...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 setting Do not use the CH or PUSH JOG fi button to set the date...

Page 25: ... 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 screen and flashes Programs that start a...

Page 26: ...Press CH5 or PUSH JOG fi to check the programs in succession Check And Cancel Programs 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 POWER MENU C H OK POWER CANCEL MENU OK PUSH JOG CH TIMER ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...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 25 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 29: ...nnector to the AUDIO IN OUT L connector on the Hi 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 START PLAYER 4 Set to its play mode START RECORDER 5 Set to its record mode EDITING AUDIO...

Page 30: ...camcorder 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 START PLAYER 4 Set the camcorder to its play mode START RECORDER 5 Set your VCR to its record mode If you are using a Master Edit Con...

Page 31: ...oes off as it should If it does try other operations The POWER TV VCR CH 5 TV VOL and NUMBER keys on the remote can all be used to operate the TV For some brands of TV you must press ENTER after having pressed the NUMBER keys To operate your TV press TV first then press the corresponding button POWER TV VCR CH 5 and NUMBER keys or ENTER TV VOL can be used without pressing TV If you have a JVC TV e...

Page 32: ...s it should If it does try other functions To operate your cable box press CABLE first then press the corresponding button POWER CH 5 and NUMBER keys or ENTER For some brands of cable box you must press ENTER after having pressed the NUMBER keys NOTES Depending on the kind of cable box there may be cases where some or all functions cannot be operated using the remote control It s not possible to s...

Page 33: ...on to see if the satellite receiver s power goes off as it should If it does try other functions To operate your satellite receiver press CABLE first then press the corresponding button POWER CH 5 and NUMBER keys or ENTER Depending on the satellite receiver you may have to press ENTER after having pressed the NUMBER keys NOTES Depending on the kind of satellite receiver there may be cases where so...

Page 34: ...ocedure as shown above except pressing NUMBER key 1 instead of 2 in step 2 You can control two VCRs with the same remote control by switching the remote s code between A and B Control Two JVC VCRs The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC VCRs independently one set to respond to your remote control s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals The remote ...

Page 35: ... 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 36: ... to the wrong mode This is normal The video heads may be dirty CORRECTIVE ACTION Set the channel selector to channel 3 or 4 Set the TV receiver to its AV mode The heads must be cleaned Consult your JVC dealer CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure the window side is up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR Then insert the cassette Press C MEM...

Page 37: ...rectly 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 has not been programmed correctly The end of tape was reached during timer recording TIMER...

Page 38: ...Input Connector Z pg 30 7 MENU Button Z pg 6 8 Front Display Panel Z pg 39 9 Remote Control Sensor 0 Channel 5 Buttons Z pg 6 Record REC Button Z pg 12 Rewind REW Button Z pg 11 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 11 Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 11 CH q 5 8 POWER OK PLAY STOP EJECT REC REW FF MENU VIDEO AUDIO PUSH JOG 3 2 H M S V C R TIMER SP AM PM REC PLAY PAUSE M 1 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 5 4 ...

Page 39: ...Connector Z pg 4 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL 1 VCR Mode Indicator Z pg 22 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 23 6 Play Mode Indicator 7 Cassette Loaded Mark 8 Timer Mode Indicator 9 Channel Display AU for AUX mode Counter Display Z pg 18 0 Counter Memory Mark Z pg 18 Pause Mode Indicator...

Page 40: ...mer Recording Button Z pg 25 w Hyper Surround Button Z pg 31 e Recording Speed SP EP Button Z pg 12 r TIMER Button Z pg 25 t Volume TV VOL Buttons Z pg 31 y Channel CH 5 Buttons Z pg 6 u Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 11 i PAUSE Button Z pg 12 o STOP Button Z pg 11 p PUSH JOG Button Z pg 6 Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 AA size batteries provided in the direction...

Page 41: ... 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 direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where...

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Page 44: ...HR J4404UM COPYRIGHT 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD UM Printed in Malaysia 0397YOV UN PJ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ...

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