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Summary of Contents for HR-J658EE

Page 1: ... 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 14 Basic Recording 14 Recording Features 15 B E S T Picture System 16 TIMER RECORDING 18 Express Timer Programming 18 SPECIAL FEATURES 22 Remote Control Functio...

Page 2: ...ontrol 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 damage to the tape In conditions where condensatio...

Page 3: ...b Connect an optional AV cable between the AUDIO OUT 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 It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETED BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PER FORMED INSTALL...

Page 4: ...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 recorder ...

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 29 To reset the tuner after moving to a different location Z pg 28 SELECT LANGUA...

Page 7: ...he 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 31 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 pointer ...

Page 8: ...OG fi to place the 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 disp...

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 14 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 16 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: ...ess 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 again ...

Page 12: ...ly 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 tape plays 50 times automatically and then stops STOP PLAYBACK 3 Press STOP at any time to stop playback NOTE Pressing PLAY REW FF or...

Page 13: ...cating 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 blink To watch the first of the 3 programmes press REVIEW three times The recorder searches and begins playback automatically You can access a programme as far as 9 i...

Page 14: ...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 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 preventi...

Page 15: ...ART 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 RECORD TV PROG R E C O R D C RE...

Page 16: ...sert a cassette with the record safety tab intact The recorder power comes on automatically 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 MEN...

Page 17: ...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 16 BEST ...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...To disengage the timer press TIMER again To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 7 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly serials 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 progr...

Page 20: ... 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 SCR...

Page 21: ...t 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 ...

Page 22: ... 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 23: ...ERATE TV 2 First press TV to set the remote 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 l...

Page 24: ...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 27 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 26 Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO ...

Page 25: ...amcorder s instruction manual for 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...

Page 26: ...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 the MESECAM mode The playback picture will always be monochrome In the NTSC4 43 mode wi...

Page 27: ...und 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 colour system select switch of the TV is adjusted to the AUTO position In such a case s...

Page 28: ...morise 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 TUNE...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...nnel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 28 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 31: ...DK 11 374 DK 06 221 DK 12 384 DK 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 28 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 be...

Page 32: ...pted while TV broadcasts are clear 8 Playback picture has a loss of colour 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...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...Y Button Z pg 10 8 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 25 9 TV PROG Buttons Z pg 14 0 DISPLAY Button Z pg 15 COUNTER RESET Button Z pg 15 Display Panel Z pg 37 Infrared Beam Receiving Window PAUSE Button Z pg 11 RECORD Button Z pg 14 Rewind REW Button Z pg 10 11 Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 10 11 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 26 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 REAR VIEW COLOUR SYSTEM DISPLAY COUNTER RESET TV P...

Page 37: ...ator Z pg 19 4 Channel Display Clock Display 5 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 14 6 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 7 Audio Mode Indicator Z pg 13 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 38: ...n Z pg 11 13 TV VOL Button Z pg 23 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 39: ...s Recording system DA 4 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 VH...

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