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The AV2 IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input
terminal for an external decoder (descrambler). Simply connect
a decoder and you can enjoy the variety of programming that is
available through scrambled channels.

SELECT INPUT MODE

1

Set "AV2 SELECT" to "DECODER". (

Z

pg. 32)

CONNECT DECODER

2

Connect your recorder's AV2 IN/DECODER connector
to the decoder's Euroconnector using a 21-pin SCART
cable.

SET TUNER

3

Perform the procedure as described in "When Receiv-
ing A Scrambled Broadcast" on page 40.

NOTE:

When Connecting A Satellite Tuner . . .
. . . if you don't have a decoder connect the satellite tuner
directly to the video recorder's AV2 IN/DECODER connector.
. . . if you have a decoder, first connect the decoder to the
decoder input of the satellite tuner, then connect the satellite
tuner's output to the recorder's AV2 IN/DECODER connector.
Refer to the instruction book for the satellite tuner and decoder.
. . . set "AV2 SELECT" to "AV2". (

Z

pg. 32)

. . . to view a programme via the satellite tuner, select AU 2
mode by pressing NUMBER keys and/or TV PROG. so that
"AU-2" appears on the display panel.

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

Connecting/

Using A

Decoder

Back of
HR-J748E/EH

TV Receiver

TV Aerial
Cable

Satellite
antenna

Decoder

Satellite tuner

RF Cable (provided)

Back of
HR-J548E

AV1 IN/OUT

AV2 IN/DECODER

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Summary of Contents for HR-J548E

Page 1: ...NTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Language 7 Video Channel Set 8 SHOWVIEW Setup 10 PLAYBACK 12 Basic Playback 12 Playback Features 13 RECORDING 19 Basic Recording 19 B E S T Picture System 20 On Screen Displays 22 Recording Features 23 TIMER RECORDING 26 SHOWVIEW Timer Recording 26 Regular Timer Pr...

Page 2: ...e not using the recorder for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet n 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 are two different types of SE...

Page 3: ... the AV1 IN OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector 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 It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERA...

Page 4: ...isplay panel Press PUSH JOG fi to select your international telephone country code of your country referring to the chart in the left column If you have selected a country code other than 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 4 If you have selected 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 3 If you are referring to the on screen display Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s n...

Page 5: ...t area NOTE In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC signal the recorder can perform neither auto clock set nor auto Guide Program number set When auto channel set has been completed success fully but auto clock set has not CH will be displayed When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set has been completed successfully will be displayed When both auto channel set and auto clock set hav...

Page 6: ...rs have been set correctly If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed 1 Make sure the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder and turn off the recorder power once then turn the recorder power back on again The Country Set display appears on the front display panel and or on the screen perform steps 2 and 4 on pages 4 5 again IMPORTANT Depending on the reception condition...

Page 7: ...ss OK The Language Set screen appears SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice You do not have to press OK pressing OK starts Auto Channel Set RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Be sure to set your Video Channel before performing Language setting Z pg 8 Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SE...

Page 8: ...he two vertical white bars do not appear clearly press TV PROG or to set the video recorder to a vacant channel between 22 and 69 which is not occupied by any local station in your area Then set your TV to UHF channel 50 and check if the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen if so go to step 3 If not re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set ...

Page 9: ...DE 1 Hold down STOP on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 Press TV PROG until the display panel shows OUT Now the video channel is set to off EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 3 Press OK With AV Connection q STOP 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 TV PROG OK TV PROG To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode ...

Page 10: ...tion names and channel positions may be incorrect if you stored or skipped channels In this case re perform Guide Program Number setting Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAKE LIST OF STORED STATION NAMES AND CHANNEL POSITIONS 1 Ex ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET the...

Page 11: ...UMBER keys or PUSH JOG fi then press PUSH JOG Repeat 2 and 3 as necessary 4 Press MENU When Using A Satellite Tuner Preparation 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the AV2 IN DECODER connector on the rear of your recorder 2 Set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 32 To Record Satellite Broadcasts 1 Select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner 2 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your recorder s input mode to AUX2...

Page 12: ...int press REW or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the left To go forward press FF or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking Z pg 20 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 Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be pl...

Page 13: ...rame 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 Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame by frame playback or to the left for reverse frame by frame playback OR Press PAUSE OR Press PUSH JOG or To resume normal playback press PLAY q Variable Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED S...

Page 14: ...old FF or REW for over 2 seconds When released normal playback resumes In the search still or frame by frame playback mode the picture may be distorted and there may be a loss of colour Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control During playback you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 P...

Page 15: ...ffective even though you turn on off the recorder NTSC Playback Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC START PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY NTSC appears on the screen for about 5 seconds Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction on t...

Page 16: ...order is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW 1 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 automatically The front display panel tells you how many programmes have been recorded If you have for example 3 programmes REVIEW and 3 appear and...

Page 17: ...ned off automatically when the counter reads 0 00 00 instead of at the beginning of the tape press C MEMORY so that the M mark appears before pressing REW Remote A B Code Switching The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently one set to respond to the remote control s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals The remote contro...

Page 18: ... programme while recording it SpatializerW has no effect on recording quality ACTIVATE SPATIALIZERW 1 Press SPATIALIZER the current setting will be displayed on the screen for about 5 seconds Pressing SPATIALIZER while the screen shows the display changes the setting To view a stereo programme such as movies or music select SPATIALIZER to create more spacious sound To view a monaural programme sel...

Page 19: ...ecord The TV PROG dial can also be used to select a channel SET TAPE SPEED 3 Press SP LP Check the SP LP indicator on the recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape speed 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...

Page 20: ...press PUSH JOG to set to ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU START RECORDING 6 Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote or press RECORD on the recorder The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording When the BEST indicator begins blinking that means adjustment is complete Pressing the recorder s RECORD button while BEST is displayed do...

Page 21: ...ly checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY to start recording If you want to bypass the B E S T system and begin recording immediately set B E S T to OFF in step 4 on page 20 Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback When watching a tape recorded with B E S T set to ON it is recommended that you ...

Page 22: ...ting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used 5 MODE SET AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON B E S T ON AV2 SELECT AV2 5 ON OFF MENU EXIT The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator AUX1 AUX2 or F AUX 3 Cassette loaded mark 4 ...

Page 23: ...ndication You can check the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press C COUNTER RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs Tape Remaining Time DISPLAY REMAINING TIME 1 Press DISPLAY until the time remaining on the tape appe...

Page 24: ...ecord Stereo And Bilin gual Programmes A2 HR J748E EH only Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the Hi Fi audio track with the normal audio track recording mixed L and R channel sound Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual on the Hi Fi audio track The main soundtrack will be recorded on the normal audio track NOTES If the quality of stereo sound being rec...

Page 25: ... q 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 recorder s front panel R E C O R D ...

Page 26: ... screen or is not lit on the display panel PDC VPS is set to OFF To change the setting press PDC VPS NUMBER key 7 Z PDC VPS Recording on page 31 Make sure the channel position number you wish to record is displayed if not see SHOWVIEW Setup on page 10 and set the Guide Program number for that SHOWVIEW number correctly If the number you entered is invalid ERROR appears on the screen and Err appears...

Page 27: ...0 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 OK WEEKLY TIMER ADD TIME SP LP DAILY CANCEL Satellite Tuner Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using SHOWVIEW perform steps 1 6 and before the selected programme begins select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner Then set the tuner s timer If your satellite tuner doesn t have a timer leave the unit s power switched on q TIMER ATTENTION Regarding Gui...

Page 28: ...D A T E ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING SCREEN 1 Press PROG ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 2 Press START If you re just starting out P1 appears The front display panel looks like this 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 The front display panel looks l...

Page 29: ...or daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear q 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 D A I L Y TV PROG OK WEEKLY TIMER TIMER SP LP NUMBER PDC VPS SP P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP ON DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 ARD 1 MENU EXIT NOTES To timer record a satellite broadcast through a satellite tuner connected to the AV2...

Page 30: ...MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TIMER RECORDING cont TIMER PROG CHECK PUSH JOG Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLAY AND OR SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK The display panel shows the programme start time Pressing OK changes the display to the programme stop time then the date and channel position If the recorder is turned on and the TV is...

Page 31: ... ing is to start in 5 minutes NOTES The warning only appears if you re not in the Timer mode at that time If this recorder is being used as the player for tape dubbing the warning screen is recorded on the tape in the other video recorder The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to the start of timer recording To clear the display press CANCEL WARNING TIMER RECORDING TO START SOON CA...

Page 32: ... cables can be obtained from your dealer 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG AV2 SELECT Setting 1 Press MENU twice to access the Main Menu screen 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AV2 SELECT 4 Press PUSH JOG to move the highlight bar pointer to your choice a AV2 To use this recorder as t...

Page 33: ...eiver RF Cable provided 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Player RF Cable provided VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Another recorder Another recorder 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Player Your recorder Your recorder TV Receiver TV Receiver Recorder Recorder Player RF Cable provided VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode ...

Page 34: ... the AUDIO input connector on your recorder When a Master Edit Control equipped JVC camcorder is used the camcorder is capable of controlling the recorder Refer to the camcorder s instruction manual for operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that F AU appears in place of a channel position number START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 ...

Page 35: ...Tuner if you don t have a decoder connect the satellite tuner directly to the video recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector if you have a decoder first connect the decoder to the decoder input of the satellite tuner then connect the satellite tuner s output to the recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector Refer to the instruction book for the satellite tuner and decoder set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 32 to view...

Page 36: ...televisions under Code 01 11 or 12 the PUSH JOG button corresponds to the 10 button and the PUSH JOG button corresponds to the 20 button of your TV s remote control With televisions using Code 12 the DISPLAY button corresponds to the 30 button With televisions using Code 09 the OK button corre sponds to the ENTER button of your TV s remote control NOTE The way these buttons are used is determined ...

Page 37: ...TRY OPERATING SATELLITE TUNER 2 Press on the remote to turn the satellite tuner off If it goes off try other operations The button TV PROG button NUMBER buttons on the remote can all be used to operate the satellite tuner The NUMBER buttons will not work with JVC satellite tuners using code 13 With satellite tuners using Code 16 the button corresponds to the ENTER button of your satellite tuner s ...

Page 38: ...u can call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels Auto Channel Set MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SETT CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS COUNTRY SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK SELECT COUNTRY 4 Press PUSH JOG f...

Page 39: ...the station names may not be stored correctly Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add channel positions enter station names and perform other operations Refer to pages 40 41 for the procedures For information on scrambled broadcasts refer to page 40 Beginning End MENU 5 5 PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 ARD 08 C26 E SP 02 C08 SKY1 09 55 WEST 03 10 ZDF 10 C24 SAT1 04 C65 RAI1 11 C23 OSF 05 C31 BB...

Page 40: ... For fine tuning adjustment press PUSH JOG until the item beneath CH begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi While tuning F or F appears If necessary to change the band between CH regular and CC cable press PUSH JOG until CH or CC is blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to select the band When storing a channel that sends scrambled broadcasts press PUSH JOG until OFF Decoder setting blinks then press PU...

Page 41: ... of the station name begins blinking ENTER NEW CHARACTER 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 space and stop when the desired one is indicated then press PUSH JOG to enter Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary If you make a mistake press PUSH JOG until the incorrect character begi...

Page 42: ...DE ODEON ORF1 ORF1 ID STATION NAME ORF2 ORF2 ORF3 ORF3 OWL3 OWL3 PREM PREMIERE PRO7 PRO7 RAI1 RAI1 RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RET4 RETE4 21 TELE21 RTBF RTBF1 or 2 RTL RTL RTL2 RTL2 RTL4 RTL4 RTL5 RTL5 RTP RTP S4 SCHWEIZ4 SAT1 SAT1 SBS SBS SHOW SHOW SIC SOCIEDADE SKY SKY CHANNEL SKYN SKY NEWS SPRT SPORT SRTL SUPER RTL STAR STAR TV SVT1 SVT1 SVT2 SVT2 SW3 SUEDWEST3 TCC TCC TELE TELE TEL5 TELE5 TF1 TF1 TM3 ...

Page 43: ...ime keeping through automatic adjustments at regular intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option appears in the Clock Set and Auto Clock screens and can be set ON or OFF the default setting is OFF Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn off Just Clock the accuracy of your recorder s built in cloc...

Page 44: ...N the recorder s clock is automati cally adjusted at the start end of Summer Time Auto clock setting and Just Clock may not function properly depending on the reception condition During Manual clock setting if the day and month data are invalid such as 31st April the month digits are cleared automatically and the day digits begin blinking Input the correct data If in step 4 of the Manual clock set...

Page 45: ...lurred or interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion the TV receiver 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 Au...

Page 46: ...won t stop blinking 7 SHOWVIEW does not timer record properly 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 information has been pro...

Page 47: ... 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 ta...

Page 48: ...ors Z pg 34 The HR J548E has only one AUDIO input connector 0 AUTO SP LP TIMER Button Z pg 31 3R PICTURE Button Z pg 15 Display Panel Z pg 49 Infrared Beam Receiving Window SP LP Button Z pg 19 SPATIALIZER Button Z pg 18 HR J748E EH REVIEW Button Z pg 16 HR J548E PAUSE Button Z pg 13 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 12 PLAY Button Z pg 12 REAR VIEW J748E EH REAR VIEW J548E AV1 IN OUT AV2 IN DECODER RF OUT A...

Page 49: ...Z pg 19 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg 23 Counter Remain Display Z pg 23 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH DISPLAY PANEL J548E STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH 1 B E S T Picture System Display Z pg 20 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Timer Indicator Z pg 27 29 4 PDC VPS Indicator Z pg 31 5 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 17 6 Channel...

Page 50: ...pg 19 t DATE Button Z pg 28 y TV SAT VCR Switch Z pg 36 37 u TV VCR Button Z pg 23 36 i Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 12 o Pause Button Z pg 13 p Stop Button Z pg 12 Q PROG CHECK Button Z pg 30 W OK Button Z pg 7 E TV VOL fi Button Z pg 36 SCENE FINDER PROG CHECK TV VOL C MEMORY DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR MONITOR TV VCR TV SAT VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 1 2 4 5 3...

Page 51: ... dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio HR J748E EH only Input Output 21 pin scart connectors IN OUT x 1 IN DECODER x 1 RCA connectors HR J748E EH VIDEO IN x 1 AUDIO IN x 1 AUDIO OUT x 1 HR J548E VIDEO IN x 1 AUDIO IN x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesize...

Page 52: ...ed 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE press OK remote and select the language code by pressing PUSH JOG fi remote then go to step 3 Ex DEUTSCHLAND is selected International Telephone Country Code SUOMI 358 SUISSE 41 PORTUGAL 351 ITALIA 39 DEUTSCHLAND 49 ESPAÑA 34 NORGE 47 BELGIUM 32 SVERIGE 46 NEDERLAND 31 DANMARK 45 GREECE 30 ÖSTERREICH 43 OTHERS Language Code ENGLISH 01 NEDERLANDS 06 DEUTSCH 02 SVENSKA 07 ...

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