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HR-J657MS

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0109-001B

PAL NTSC

TV PROG +

–

TV PROG –

VCR

CANCEL

TIMER

START

STOP

DATE

PUSH JOG

PROG

TV/VCR

(MONITOR)

C. RESET

DAILY

AUX

WEEKLY

PROG.
CHECK

PROG.

DISPLAY

AUDIO

EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

MULTI BRAND

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

30 SEC

COLOUR SYSTEM

SP/LP/EP

COUNTER RESET

TV PROG

TVPROG

TIMER

POWER

SIMUL

PUSH JOG

VIDEO (MONO)L–AUDIO–R

REVIEW

4
0

15dB

NORM

CONTENTS

ENGLISH

SAFETY FIRST

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

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

INITIAL SETTINGS

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

PLAYBACK

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

RECORDING

Basic Recording ....................... 15
Recording Features .................. 16
B.E.S.T. Picture System ............. 18

TIMER RECORDING

Express Timer Programming ..... 20

SPECIAL FEATURES

Remote Control Functions ........ 24

EDITING

Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 26
Edit From A Camcorder ............ 27

INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM
COMPATIBILITY

TUNER SET

TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INDEX

SPECIFICATIONS

Summary of Contents for HR-J657MS

Page 1: ...ORM EN CONTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Video Channel Set 4 Auto Set Up 6 On Screen Displays 8 Select Language 9 Clock Set 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 RECORDING 15 Basic Recording 15 Recording Features 16 B E S T Picture System 18 TIMER RECORDING 20 Express Timer Programming 20 SPECIA...

Page 2: ...h might spill on top of the recorder or remote control 5 AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on 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 da...

Page 3: ... and VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s AV IN terminals CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet NOTE Use the conversion plug not provided in certain areas depending on the type of your AC wall outlet It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETED ...

Page 4: ...ws the following SELECT TV SYSTEM 2 Press TV PROG or to set appropriate TV system that matches the system of TV being used refer to the table below TEST SIGNAL The channel on which the screen to the left appear clearly in step 3 is your Video Channel To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel IMPORTANT Before performing the following steps make sure the record...

Page 5: ...reviously been performed the Language Select screen appears and Auto Set Up function takes place automatically With AV Connection IMPORTANT Before performing the following steps make sure the recorder s power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 1 Hold down STOP EJECT on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 P...

Page 6: ...Auto Set Up successfully during installa tion there s no need to separately perform the Language Select Clock Set or Channel Set procedures but if adjustments become necessary they can be performed as follows To change the selected language Z pg 9 To reset or adjust the time Z pg 9 To add delete channels manually Z pg 31 To reset the tuner after moving to a different location Z pg 30 SELECT LANGUA...

Page 7: ...ies the picture on some channels that have been stored by Auto Set Up the TV system setting for those channels may be incorrect Select the appropriate TV system for those channels Z TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio on page 33 DO NOT press any button on the recorder or remote control while Auto Set Up is in progress SELECT TV SYSTEM 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the poi...

Page 8: ... pointer next to O S D and press OK or PUSH JOG to set to OFF RETURN TO NORMAL 5 Press MENU The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number Aux indicator L 1 or F 1 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 9 Colour syste...

Page 9: ...N 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to INITIAL SET then press OK or PUSH JOG ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CLOCK SET then press OK or PUSH JOG The Clock Set screen appears fi CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR 0 00 01 01 98 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE 5 MENU EXIT fi SE...

Page 10: ...tomatically Z pg 15 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 BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking Z pg 18 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 t...

Page 11: ...k press PLAY 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 release ag...

Page 12: ...remote to re engage automatic tracking NOTE When a new tape is inserted the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically Repeat Playback Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 50 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 ta...

Page 13: ...can easily access any of them NOTE Before starting make sure that the recorder 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 b...

Page 14: ...I FI For Hi Fi stereo tapes L R L HI FI For main audio of Bilingual L tapes R HI FI For sub audio of Bilingual R tapes NORM NORM For audio dubbed tapes L R NORM HI FI For audio dubbed tapes NORM NOTES L R should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo and the NORM track is played back automatically for tapes with only normal audio O S D must be set to ON or t...

Page 15: ...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 To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its safety tab To record on it later cover the hole with adhesive tape Record safety tab Accidental erasure prevention Recording Resume Function ...

Page 16: ...RDING 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 RECORD TV PROG R E C O R D C RESET T V ...

Page 17: ...amme you wish to record ENGAGE SIMULCAST MODE 4 Press SIMUL SIM ON will appear on the screen START RECORDING 5 Press RECORD on the recorder or RECORD and PLAY on the remote control NOTES If you stop recording with the PAUSE button to avoid unwanted TV programme material the audio programme is also cut After finishing simulcast recording be sure to press the SIMUL button to cancel the Simulcast mod...

Page 18: ...ck is ON Preparation TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 3 Place the pointer next to FUNCTION SET by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT MODE 4 Place the pointer next to B E S T by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG to set to ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL...

Page 19: ...g Auto Tracking BEST appears blinking on the recorder s display panel NOTES When watching a tape recorded with B E S T set to ON it is recommended that you leave B E S T on during playback as well When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another video recorder or when using this recorder as the player for editing set B E S T to your preference by performing steps 1 through 5 on page 18 BEST ...

Page 20: ...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 3 Press STOP to enter the time you want recording to stop Press and hold STOP to move in 30 minute increments or press and release repeatedly to move 1 minute at a time ENTER PROGRAMME DATE 4 Press DATE The current d...

Page 21: ...ls or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear NOTE You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the recorder to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecess...

Page 22: ...RT TV PROG D ATE STOP OK MENU TIMER CANCEL PUSH JOG PR START STOP CH DATE 1 8 00 10 00 3 24 12 2 10 00 10 45 2 25 12 3 11 30 13 00 1 25 12 4 5 6 7 8 PROG CHECK NEXT P1 START STOP 8 00 10 00 SP DATE TV PROG 24 12 3 PROG CHECK EXIT CANCEL OR REPLACE A PROGRAMME 4 Press CANCEL to cancel a programme To replace a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE TV PROG SP LP EP RETURN TO NORMAL S...

Page 23: ...AUTO SP LP TIMER to ON In this case make sure the mode is not engaged then set the tape speed manually during timer programming In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape this feature may leave a slight non recorded section at the end of the tape There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the recorder switches from SP to LP or EP mode The Auto SP LP Ti...

Page 24: ... signals REMOVE POWER SUPPLY 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE 2 While holding down VCR on the remote control press the NUMBER key 2 and then press STOP RE SUPPLY POWER 3 Plug the mains power cord back into the mains outlet TURN THE RECORDER ON 4 Press on the remote control The recorder will now only respond to B code signals NOTE To set the recorder back ...

Page 25: ...control to TV mode then press the corresponding button TV PROG TV VCR TV VOL Volume Muting NUMBER keys For some brands of TV you must press OK after having pressed the NUMBER keys IMPORTANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC televisions as well as many other models it may not work with your TV or in some instances may have limited function capability TV Multi brand Re...

Page 26: ...CORDING DECK 4 Engage its Record mode NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer NTSC tapes being played back in the NTSC PAL mode Z p 29 cannot be dubbed to another recorder When you dub an NTSC tape using your recorder as the playback deck select NTSC 3 58 or NTSC 4 43 with the COLOUR SYSTEM button Z p 28 Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO ...

Page 27: ...or operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press TV PROG so that F 1 appears on the display panel START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode TV PROG Recorder Your recorder 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 SECAM and NT...

Page 28: ...C tapes to be played back and viewed on PAL TVs NOTES In the AUTO mode NTSC signals will be automatically recorded as NTSC 3 58 In the AUTO mode NTSC tapes will be played back as NTSC 3 58 SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM Select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode when recording SECAM signals When playing back a SECAM tape select the AUTO or MESECAM mode The playback picture will always b...

Page 29: ...ected 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 colour system select switch of the TV is adjusted to the AUTO position In such a case set the TV s colour system select sw...

Page 30: ...orise all necessary stations in channel positions in 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 Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT TUNER...

Page 31: ...ress PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CONTINUE then press OK or PUSH JOG Channel search will resume If you want to store the detected station Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to STORE then press OK or PUSH JOG The Channel List appears again The blueback screen and the TV picture currently being broadcast appear alternately for 8 seconds each If you want to store another channel ...

Page 32: ...nnel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 30 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT POSITION e g 03 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the section of CH 03 begins blinking then press OK or PUSH JOG Only 03 will blink SELECT POSITION e g 09 4 Press NUMBER keys to ...

Page 33: ...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 30 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT CHANNEL 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to change its TV system beg...

Page 34: ...ur 9 No sound accompanies the playback picture 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 Automat...

Page 35: ...ding is in progress Wait until it finishes Load a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact or cover the hole using adhesive tape Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape or insert a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact Check the programmed data and re program as necessary then press TIMER again The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety Next time make sure yo...

Page 36: ...g or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder record ing 2 When scanning channels some of them are skipped over 3 The channel cannot be changed 4 Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared 5 No channels are stored in the recorder s memory 6 is displayed on the front display panel after a power outage POSSIBLE CAUSE The camcorder s microphone is too close to t...

Page 37: ...he 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 tape runs out during recording A The video rec...

Page 38: ... pg 11 7 PLAY Button Z pg 10 8 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 27 9 TV PROG Buttons Z pg 15 0 SP LP EP Button Z pg 15 COUNTER RESET Button Z pg 16 Display Panel Z pg 39 Infrared Beam Receiving Window PAUSE Button Z pg 11 RECORD Button Z pg 15 Rewind REW Button Z pg 10 11 Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 10 11 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 28 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 REAR VIEW COLOUR SYSTEM SP LP EP COUN...

Page 39: ...ator Z pg 21 4 Channel Display Clock Display 5 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 15 6 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 7 Audio Mode Indicator Z pg 14 8 Cassette Loaded Mark 9 Counter Display 0 Mode Display L 1 or F 1 8 9 0 7 1 4 6 5 2 3 REVIEW SP 8 4 0 6 15dB NORM STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH ...

Page 40: ...n Z pg 11 13 TV VOL Button Z pg 25 TV PROG T V V O L TV PROG T V V O L VCR CANCEL TIMER START STOP DATE PUSH JOG MENU OK TV PROG TV VCR MONITOR C RESET DAILY AUX WEEKLY PROG CHECK PROG DISPLAY AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 EXPRESS PROGRAMMING MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TV 30 SEC y u t p 1 3 7 6 2 8 4 9 5 0 w q e r o i Q How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder...

Page 41: ... Double Azimuth head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines PAL MESECAM 220 lines NTSC Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio Input Output RCA connectors IN x 2 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Low 42 175 MHz High 1...

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