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Model MV8300 User Guide

D-VHS Digital Recorder

MTP
NTSC

MV8300_U1B-EN01-09

4/1/3, 3:02 PM

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Page 1: ...Model MV8300 User Guide D VHS Digital Recorder R MTP NTSC MV8300_U1B EN01 09 4 1 3 3 02 PM 1...

Page 2: ...tion such as for digital video Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright...

Page 3: ...attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 5 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable opera...

Page 4: ...front and rear panel the front display panel and the Remote The mark signals a reference to another page for instructions or related information Operation buttons necessary for the various procedures...

Page 5: ...video heads by using the optional cleaning tapes The heads get dirty in the following cases in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity in a dusty environment flaw dirt or mold on video...

Page 6: ...t Auto Tuner Set 9 Clock Setting 10 Preparations 10 Setting clock semiautomatically Semiauto Clock Set 11 Setting clock manually Manual Clock Set 12 Tuner Setting 13 Setting channels automatically Aut...

Page 7: ...Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet The clock and tuner channels will automatically be set when the antenna is connected and when the AC power cord is first connected to an AC power outlet pg...

Page 8: ...component video cable between the Component video output terminals on the rear of the VCR and the component video input terminals on the TV NOTES To change the settings or set the timer program on th...

Page 9: ...nd tuner channels automatically when AC power cord is first connected to an AC outlet The antenna cable must be connected for the Plug Play setting The time and date can be set automatically by the cl...

Page 10: ...ress or OK 2 Press to move the arrow to CLOCK SET then press or OK If CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY appears on the screen press OK to access the Clock Set screen Even if you do not press OK the C...

Page 11: ...ct when Daylight Saving Time does not apply to you Press to move the arrow to D S T then press repeatedly until the desired setting is selected 6 Select time zone You can select the time zone automati...

Page 12: ...ntil the desired year appears 7 Select D S T mode Press to move the highlight bar to D S T then press to select ON or OFF ON Adjustment will be made by the built in clock itself OFF Select when Daylig...

Page 13: ...hen select RETRY to start again or select EXIT 4 Return to normal screen Press MENU INFORMATION The VCR selects the correct band TV or CATV automatically during Auto Channel Set The selected band will...

Page 14: ...manually Manual Channel Set You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do not want manually 1 Access Main Menu screen Press MENU 2 Access Tuner Set Up screen 1 Press to move the arr...

Page 15: ...en connecting your cable box refer to its instruction manual 4 Connect Controller to VCR Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX Controller connector on the rear panel Cable Box Control Setting Sugges...

Page 16: ...output ON CH2 ON CH9 appears on the screen If your cable box is connected to your VCR s AUDIO VIDEO IN connectors on the front panel Press until ON F 1 appears on the screen If your cable box is conne...

Page 17: ...CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY appears for about 5 seconds when you press OK in step 3 then the Clock Set screen appears Perform Manual Clock Set on page 12 If you press MENU after the clock has...

Page 18: ...If your DBS receiver has audio video output connectors Connect an audio video cable between the AUDIO VIDEO IN connectors on the rear of the VCR and the audio video output connectors on the DBS receiv...

Page 19: ...S receiver s output ON CH3 or ON CH4 appears on the screen If your DBS receiver is connected to your VCR s AUDIO VIDEO IN connectors on the front panel Press until ON F 1 appears on the screen If your...

Page 20: ...case make sure to leave the DBS receiver turned on and tuned to the proper channel before the scheduled start time of timer recording In addition if your DBS receiver is equipped with a timer you can...

Page 21: ...ALIBRATION is set to ON default setting and PICTURE CONTROL is set to AUTO pg 54 VIDEO CALIBRATION appears on the screen and this VCR checks the tape condition during automatic tracking only cassettes...

Page 22: ...unter reading becomes 0 00 00 It is also reset when a tape is inserted Playing back tape repeatedly Repeat Playback You can play back a tape repeatedly 50 times While playing back a tape press and hol...

Page 23: ...ng tracking condition Tracking Adjustments Automatic tracking adjustment This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition Whenever you insert a tape and start playback automatic tracking starts w...

Page 24: ...the tape when recording is resumed from recording pause Other Useful functions for playback S VHS VHS only You can also use the following functions for playback Video Calibration pg 54 When this funct...

Page 25: ...he multiple programs Angle Selection VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 During normal playback press the number key 4 on the Remote to select the desired angle It is impossible to select the angle if the tape do...

Page 26: ...he hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette The D VHS indicator lights on the front display panel and the D VHS recording mode is selected automatically 2 Select recording channel On the...

Page 27: ...s REC On the Remote While holding REC press PLAY 3 If V CALIBRATION is set to ON default setting pg 54 this VCR checks the tape condition for about seven seconds then starts recording This means that...

Page 28: ...recording length from 30 minutes to 8 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording is finished During recording press REC on the front panel repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on th...

Page 29: ...ed for 5 seconds The time counter remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time The indications are not recorded 2 Exit on screen display Press OSD again NOTES The subtitles does not appear while...

Page 30: ...V Sound broadcast To record a SAP program received set 2ND AUDIO REC to ON using the menu screen NOTES When the channel is changed on the VCR The STEREO indication appears on the screen for about 5 se...

Page 31: ...playback speed in SP mode 31 times in EP mode The picture may be distorted at the part where the playback speed is changed The still picture may appear during the high speed picture search of a tape r...

Page 32: ...ible during still picture playback During still picture playback simply press CHANNEL or on the VCR or TV VCR CH or on the Remote to adjust tracking Viewing still picture frame by frame Frame by Frame...

Page 33: ...During still picture playback Press and hold to start forward or 4 to start reverse slow motion playback When you release the button slow motion playback stops and a still picture appears Holding PAU...

Page 34: ...e clock the Main Menu screen appears after an error message is displayed Refer to page 10 for the clock setting procedure 3 Enter PlusCode number Press the appropriate Number keys to input the PlusCod...

Page 35: ...ing NOTES Even if a power failure occurs the VCR keeps your timer programs However the clock time is lost if it lasts for more than 10 minutes As a result when the power is supplied again to this VCR...

Page 36: ...channels These guide channel numbers are also called the VCR Plus channel codes TV listings often have a section in chart form indicating the guide channel number assigned to each station For accurate...

Page 37: ...channel number Press to move the arrow to VCR CH then press to input the number of the channel on which the guide channel s broadcasts are received Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each instance 5 Return to n...

Page 38: ...ress STOP repeatedly to enter the time you want recording to stop Press and hold STOP to increase the time in 30 minute intervals 6 Set program date Press DATE The current date is displayed on the scr...

Page 39: ...he VCR or through a cable box unless INPUT CH is set to OFF on Cable Set Up screen pg 16 DBS To timer record a satellite broadcast received through a DBS receiver NOTE If BAND is set to TV on the Tune...

Page 40: ...program list To change a program press the appropriate button START STOP DATE TV VCR CH DAILY number 8 WEEKLY number 9 and or REC SPEED then press OK PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS TIMER TO ENTER TIMER STAN...

Page 41: ...s to EP mode to allow complete recording This feature is especially handy when recording a broadcast of more than 2 hours in length ATTENTION If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one progr...

Page 42: ...VI Navigation Turn on the VCR and the TV and select the AV mode on the TV Set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector on the Remote to VCR NOTES If you press NAVI while Video Navigation is deactivated the Navig...

Page 43: ...e detailed program information currently selected date channel category start time end time recording speed 6 Operational commands SYDNEY OLYMPIC 8 00 LS3 BLANK 2 00 LS3 EURO 96 ENGLAND 4 00 LS3 BLANK...

Page 44: ...ress NAVI A VCR TV CABLE DBS B 2 3 A 2 4 C 2 3 B 4 A 1 5 C 4 BLANK NAVI SET UP SEARCH LIBRARY TITLE CATEGORY DATE TAPE NUMBER SELECT OK EXIT NAVI SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS THEN PRESS OK Navigation BLANK...

Page 45: ...he cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The items without the cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or To play back th...

Page 46: ...cassette marks are the program titles included in the tape To go to another page of the lists press or To play back the desired program refer to To play back a selected program on the list screen on...

Page 47: ...LANK TIME 2 00 NAVI SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS THEN PRESS OK TO LIST Navigation 4 Select tape number Press then press OK To go to another page of the lists press or 5 Load a cassette Insert the cassette w...

Page 48: ...lect the tape number for which you want to edit the title then press OK is displayed beside the tape number of the loaded cassette The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the tape title The item...

Page 49: ...nd symbols with the number keys on the Remote Press the Number keys then press to enter each character Refer to the example below Ex Enter JVC NEWS 1 Press 5 JKL once to enter J then press 2 Press 8 T...

Page 50: ...gory Press to select the category you want then press OK 7 Return to normal screen Press NAVI VIDEO NAVIGATION cont BLANK NAVI SET UP SEARCH LIBRARY 1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT 0107 ALL SPO...

Page 51: ...ete tape information Press to move the highlight bar to YES then press OK 5 Return to normal screen Press NAVI D VCR TV CABLE DBS B 5 B 2 6 C 2 7 D 5 B 3 5 C 3 6 D 2 4 BLANK NAVI SET UP SEARCH LIBRARY...

Page 52: ...creen Press to move the arrow to NAVI SET UP 3 Check memory The percentage of the used memory is displayed 4 Return to normal screen Press NAVI If memory is full you have to delete unwanted informatio...

Page 53: ...nction Settings FUNCTION SET UP VIDEO FUNCTION pg 54 AUDIO FUNCTION pg 55 IN OUT FUNCTION pg 56 ADDITIONAL pg 57 FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET UP TUNER SET UP THEN PRESS OK V CALIBRATION PICTURE CONTROL...

Page 54: ...EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during editing recording and playback SOFT Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing much noise SHARP Clearer sharper edged picture when vie...

Page 55: ...tstream and if you have a device equipped with Dolby Digital decoder set this function to Dolby D If not set this function to 2CH PCM STREAM will be used when playing back and receiving a audio signal...

Page 56: ...wide TV set with 16 9 screen image size NORMAL 4 3 Select this for a TV set with 4 3 screen image size NOTES When TV OUTPUT 2 is set to WIDE 16 9 sometimes the screen image may be stretched verticall...

Page 57: ...n the VCR is turned on You do not have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode When this function is set to OFF You have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer...

Page 58: ...he remote control code to A when you use this function pg 71 Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have Refer to the TV s instruction manual when making this connection S VHS MODE ON O...

Page 59: ...re you start important recordings You can play back S VHS ET recordings on most of S VHS VCRs and of VHS VCR equipped with SQPB S VHS QUASI PLAYBACK function Notice some VCRs are not compatible with t...

Page 60: ...p 3 You cannot use the i LINK connection depending on the types of camcorder equipped with the DV connector In this case set LINC to OFF in step 3 VCR TV CABLE DBS 2 4 15 FUNCTION SET UP INITIAL SET U...

Page 61: ...A B C A B Good connection examples A to D i LINK compatible devices The connections below do not form a loop Bad connection examples A to D i LINK compatible devices The connections below form a loop...

Page 62: ...rm Express Timer Programing pg 38 to timer record a satellite program Some DBS receivers output signals even if the power is off Satellite Auto Recording is not possible with those DBS receivers This...

Page 63: ...s VCR follow the procedure below 1 Access Main Menu screen Press MENU 2 Select JLIP ID Set Up screen 1 Press to move the arrow to INITIAL SET UP then press or OK 2 Press to move the arrow to OTHER the...

Page 64: ...tion of non DTLA supported devices is not guaranteed To DV output This VCR for recording To DV IN connector DV cable not supplied DV camcorder for playback S400 DV IN D THEATER REGION 1 i LINK IN OUT...

Page 65: ...Recording Speed below 5 Start playback Press PLAY 3 on the connected device NOTE If the connected device is equipped with a superimpose OSD disable feature then set it to OFF before starting playback...

Page 66: ...DEO OUT To S video Input S video cable supplied IN F 1 A To rear panel REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK connector Mini plug cable not supplied JVC camcorder only Audio cable supplied Camcorder for playback T...

Page 67: ...Connect also the video or S video cable Input Source Playback device Analog D VHS input S VHS VHS Selectable Recording Speed Recording device This VCR HS STD LS3 LS5 SP EP B Connection with the VCR Co...

Page 68: ...ou replace the Remote s batteries JVC and PANASONIC have two codes If the TV does not function with one code try entering the other 4 Operate TV Press one of the following buttons POWER TV VCR TV VCR...

Page 69: ...erate the VCR set the VCR TV CABLE DBS selector back to VCR NOTES Depending on the type of cable box some or all functions cannot be operated using this Remote It is impossible to control a cable box...

Page 70: ...Press one of the following buttons POWER TV VCR CH and Number keys For some brands you must press ENTER after having pressed the Number keys to enter a channel number To change the DBS receiver s chan...

Page 71: ...for more than 5 seconds The code currently set appears on the front display panel 5 Turn on VCR Press POWER on the Remote The code transmitted from the Remote blinks for a few seconds on the front di...

Page 72: ...e picture stops or the black or mosaic noise appears when playing back a program recorded in D VHS mode 5 The Hi Fi sound cannot be heard 6 The D VHS indicator does not light up when playing back a D...

Page 73: ...intact or with the hole covered with adhesive tape Remove the cassette and cover its hole with adhesive tape or replace it with a cassette on which the safety tab is intact The program may not have b...

Page 74: ...ecording 8 Timer recording begins as scheduled but the channel is always incorrect 9 You moved and now VCR Plus system does not work properly 10 PROGRAM FULL is displayed on the screen POSSIBLE CAUSE...

Page 75: ...pg 51 52 Set NAVIGATION to ON pg 43 For details on the recording time for Video Navigation refer to NOTES on page 42 SYMPTOM 1 Tape information screen does not appear for the currently inserted tape 2...

Page 76: ...RE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the VCR when you move it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form on the surface of a glas...

Page 77: ...g from a camcorder connected to this VCR with the i LINK cable the image or sound may be distorted If this occurs insert a D VHS cassette in the VCR and turn off and on the VCR then start recording ag...

Page 78: ...s VCR is intended only for D VHS recording This VCR does not convert a digital signal into an analog signal for recording Switch to the analog input for recording An attempt was made to make an S VHS...

Page 79: ...an the VCR indefinitely remain in still mode A No It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads Q During picture search still picture playback and frame by frame playback the picture is...

Page 80: ...ffers outstanding high fidelity recording and playback Recording from audio input alone is not supported Dolby Digital A form of digital audio coding developed by Dolby Laboratories to deliver surroun...

Page 81: ...rand Remote Controlling four JVC VCRs 71 Setting Cable Box brand 69 Setting DBS receiver brand 70 Setting TV brand 68 N Next Function Memory 24 O On screen display 29 85 OPTICAL OUT 55 P PBS channel 9...

Page 82: ...loading slot 5 Remote sensor 6 STOP EJECT 7 0 button pg 21 27 7 Front display panel pg 84 MENU S VIDEO VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R TIMER CHANNEL REC PAUSE REW FF D VHS IN F 1 STOP EJECT PLAY 1 23 4 6 5 7 8 9...

Page 83: ...i Link standard S400 DV IN D THEATER REGION 1 i LINK IN OUT DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL PCM DOLBY DIGITAL R Y L PB CB VIDEO PR CR S VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO IN L 1 IN L 2 REMOTE PAUSE AV COMPULINK CABLE BOX ANTEN...

Page 84: ...and I 1 etc Clock time pg 28 2 Timer mode indicator pg 35 39 3 Record mode indicator pg 26 28 4 Play mode indicator pg 21 22 INDEX cont 5 D Theater indicator pg 25 6 D VHS indicator pg 26 27 7 S VHS i...

Page 85: ...d SAP broadcast Dolby D When playing back and receiving a Dolby Digital signals D VHS D VHS MARANTZ MV8300 OFF CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 B E D VHS STD 12 59 AM INDEX 9 CH 123 HD L R SAP STREAM When playing back...

Page 86: ...ote with the polarity and matched correctly as indicated on the battery compartment or on the lid The Remote can operate most of your VCR s functions as well as basic functions of TV sets cable boxes...

Page 87: ...mode 14 1 Mbps STD mode 4 7 Mbps LS3 mode 2 8 Mbps LS5 mode Interface IEEE1394 compliant DTCP digital copy protection compatible VIDEO AUDIO S VHS VHS Format S VHS VHS NTSC standard Signal system NTSC...

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