JVC HR-A43U, HR-A63U Instructions Manual Download

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The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of the HR-A63U.

HR-A63U

(Hi-Fi)

HR-A43U

(Monaural)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0002-004A

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the rear of cabinet. Retain
this information for future reference.

Model No. HR-A63U/HR-A43U

Serial No.

TV, CABLE operation – Press and hold
TV CABLE button, then press POWER,
CH

∞

, TV/VCR, 0 – 9, ENTER

CABLE

MBR SET

OSD

VOL

PLAY

REC

STOP

PAUSE

••REW

FF••

POWER

TV/VCR

TIMER

ADD

SP/EP

DISPLAY

SKIP SEARCH

CANCEL

ENTER

C.RESET/CH SKIP

DAILY

AUX

WEEKLY

REC

PAUSE

STOP/EJECT

VIDEO (MONO)L–AUDIO–R

POWER

PLAY

REW

V C R

TIMER

SAP

R E C

PLAY

PAUSE

Summary of Contents for HR-A43U, HR-A63U

Page 1: ...or future reference Model No HR A63U HR A43U Serial No TV TV CABLE operation Press and hold TV CABLE button then press POWER CH 5 TV VCR 0 9 ENTER CABLE MBR SET OSD TV VOL 3PLAY REC 7STOP 8PAUSE 1 REW FF POWER TV VCR TIMER ADD MENU OK CH SP EP DISPLAY SKIP SEARCH SEARCH CANCEL ENTER C RESET CH SKIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DAILY 0 AUX 9 WEEKLY REC q PAUSE 6 STOP EJECT 5 8 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R POWER MENU OK...

Page 2: ...prone to extreme temperatures or humidity in direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration 2 DO NOT block the VCR s ventilation openings 3 DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control 4 DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the VCR or remote control 5 AVOID violent sho...

Page 3: ...aying particular 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 operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other simila...

Page 4: ...ained 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 for the various procedures are clearly indicated through the use of illustrations at the beginning of each major section BEFORE YOU...

Page 5: ...IAL SETTINGS 7 Plug Play 7 Language 8 Clock 9 Preparation 9 Semi Auto 10 Manual 11 Auto 11 Tuner 12 Set Receivable Channels 12 Add Or Delete A Channel 14 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 15 Simple Playback 15 Simple Recording 16 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 17 Playback Features 17 Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback 17 Slow Motion Reverse Slow Motion 17 Variable Speed Search Reverse Motion Playb...

Page 6: ...splayed on the front display panel before the VCR is powered on the clock and tuner channels are being set automatically Wait for the time to be displayed on the front display panel before powering on the VCR FINAL PREPARATION FOR USE 5 Power on the VCR and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 by setting the switch on the rear of the VCR as shown in the illustration You can now perform simple playback Z ...

Page 7: ...nnels received by your VCR to find the Host Channel and then sets the clock Auto blinks on the front display panel during Auto clock set Auto channel set is performed next The auto channel set function scans all the channels that are receivable by your VCR It then automatically assigns each receivable channels to the CH buttons It skips non receivable channels During auto channel set the channel n...

Page 8: ...ou want to see them in Spanish or French move the highlight bar arrow to LANGUAGE SELECT by pressing CH5 then pressOK SELECT LANGUAGE 5 At the Language Select screen move the highlight bar arrow to the desired language by pressing CH5 then press MENU as many times as necessary to return to the normal screen Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode MAIN MENU PROGRAM SET FUNCTION ...

Page 9: ... CUSTOM SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen move the highlight bar arrow to CUSTOM SET by pressing CH5 then press OK ACCESS CLOCK SET MODE SELECT SCREEN 4 Move the highlight bar arrow at the Custom Set screen to OVERRIDE AUTO CLOCK SET by pressing CH5 then press OK Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode MAIN MENU PROGRAM SET FUNCTION SET TUNER SET CUSTOM SET AUTO PICTURE VIDE...

Page 10: ... highlighted on the Host Channel Select screen To manually select AUTO or the PBS channel press CH to cycle through AUTO or the channel numbers hold button down to speed through numbers and stop when the desired number appears Press MENU and the Semi Auto Clock Set screen reappears NOTES For cable box users Select AUTO or the channel on your VCR that receives the cable box channels and set the cab...

Page 11: ...ressing CH then press MENU twice to return to the Semi Auto Clock Set screen SELECT D S T MODE 9 You have three choices a Select AUTO and the adjustment to your VCR s clock will be made according to the incoming signal from the host channel b Select ON and the adjustment will be made based on the clock itself c Select OFF if Daylight Saving Time doesn t apply to you Move the highlight bar arrow to...

Page 12: ...end of Auto Channel Set SCAN COMPLETED appears on screen If the scan was unsuccessful SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on screen Check the connections and start again RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary INITIAL SETTINGS cont Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode MAIN MENU PROGRAM SET FUNCTION SET TUNER SET CUSTOM SET AUTO PICTURE VIDEO STABILIZER P...

Page 13: ... If necessary you can check the setting at the Band screen At the Tuner Set screen move the highlight bar arrow to BAND by pressing CH5 then press OK Press MENU as many times as necessary to return to the normal screen INFORMATION TUNER SET BAND AFC AUTO CHANNEL SET MANUAL CHANNEL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END BAND TV CATV PRESS 5 TO SELECT PRESS MENU TO END ...

Page 14: ...ing on certain CATV systems ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 4 Move the highlight bar arrow to MANUAL CHANNEL SET by pressing CH5 then press OK STORE OR SKIP DESIRED CHANNEL 5 Input the channel number using the NUMBER keys or by pressing CH5 then press ADD to add or CH SKIP to delete Repeat for each channel you want to store or skip RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU as many times as necessary I...

Page 15: ...s on screen Z pg 25 STOP PLAYBACK 4 Press STOP or STOP EJECT Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette 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 just like any ful...

Page 16: ... and press PLAY on the remote control or press REC on the VCR s front panel 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 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING cont Turn on the TV and select the VCR cha...

Page 17: ...nd 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 SEARCH T or Y To increase the speed in the forward direction press Y repeatedly to select the various forward search modes To decr...

Page 18: ... Press briefly for fine adjust or press and hold for coarse adjust Watch the screen and continue adjusting until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved RE ENGAGE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 3 Press the CH5 and buttons on the VCR s front panel simultaneously When automatic tracking is re engaged Auto Picture is automatically activated NOTES To obtain a noiseless still picture it may be necessary to ...

Page 19: ...Move the highlight bar arrow to VIDEO STABILIZER by pressing CH5 then press OK ACTIVATE VIDEO STABILIZER 3 Move the highlight bar arrow to ON by pressing CH5 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 ...

Page 20: ... 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 sec FF REW 5 sec when engaged from Stop mode RECORD PAUSE for as long as Pause is engaged and ITR 5 sec B E Cassette Loaded mark When a cassette is loaded the mark is displayed for 5 seconds It blinks when the VCR s EJECT butto...

Page 21: ... only SELECT MODE 4 You have three choices a Hi Fi b Normal c Mix Move the highlight bar arrow to your choice by pressing CH5 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary FUNCTION AUTO TIMER SUPERIMPOSE 2ND AUDIO AUDIO MONITOR PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END AUDIO MONITOR HI FI NORM MIX PRESS 5 TO SELECT PRESS MENU TO END NOTES If the tape being played back has no Hi Fi soundt...

Page 22: ...ecording is located If necessary press REW or FF when play starts to search visually to find the very beginning of the desired program NOTE An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is paused and then resumed Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicator appears on screen when from the stop mode you press FF REW or perform an Index Search The position of in relation to B Beginni...

Page 23: ...nge the display to show the counter reading channel number or clock time Channel number is not displayed during playback Counter Reset Next Function Memory The Next Function Memory tells the VCR what to do after rewinding Before continuing ensure that the VCR is in stop mode a For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind press REW then press PLAY within 2 seconds b For Automatic Power Off Aft...

Page 24: ...URN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS AUTO PICTURE SCREEN 3 Press CH5 to move the highlight bar arrow to AUTO PICTURE then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Move the highlight bar arrow to ON by pressing CH5 NOTE When using rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs select ON or OFF as desired to give the best picture RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU PROGRAM...

Page 25: ...nly appears at the beginning of automatic tracking Even though the screen doesn t appear after that the Auto Picture function is operative SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the Auto Picture screen will not appear Z pg 20 START PLAYBACK 1 Press PLAY The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use AUTO PICTURE q 6 5 8 3 3 7 8 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 PLAY PLAY ...

Page 26: ...r to set the channel you want to watch Recording Features Display Elapsed Recording Time RESET COUNTER 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 displa...

Page 27: ...is received the SAP audio is recorded on both the Normal and Hi Fi tracks The main audio program is not recorded If a non SAP program is received the main audio is recorded on both the Hi Fi and Normal audio tracks To Record SAP Programs HR A63U Only ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar arrow to FUNCTION SET by pressing CH5 then press OK ACCESS 2...

Page 28: ...tings 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 button In this case press OK after each setting Do not use the CH button to set the date At the Program Set screen the setting that can be set blinks When setting of a highlighted item is completed the highlight bar moves down by 1 line to the n...

Page 29: ...me that has already passed ERROR appears on the screen and blinks Programs that start after midnight must have the next day s date After timer recording is completed the VCR s power goes off automatically You can program the timer while a regular recording is in progress the on screen menu will not be recorded If the end of tape is reached during timer recording the cassette is automatically eject...

Page 30: ...CK PROGRAM INFORMATION 4 Press CH5 to check the programs in succession Check And Cancel Programs CANCEL A PROGRAM 5 Press CANCEL Repeat steps 4 and 5 as many times as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU If there are still programs remaining go to step 7 RE ENGAGE TIMER 7 Press TIMER again To Cancel A Program q 6 5 8 3 3 7 8 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 POWER C H MENU POWER MENU OK CH TIMER C A...

Page 31: ...pg 29 press MENU SELECT MODE 2 Move the highlight bar arrow to your choice ON or OFF by pressing CH5 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 When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when t...

Page 32: ...nt 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 ITR time the previous display reappears To check the remaining time press REC once during record ing and the remaining time will be displayed for about 5 seconds Be careful not to press REC ...

Page 33: ...nector on the monaural VCR For HR A43U owners When connecting to a Hi Fi VCR connect your VCR s AUDIO OUT connector to the AUDIO IN L connector on the Hi Fi VCR LOAD CASSETTES 2 Insert the playback cassette into your VCR and the cassette to be recorded on into the other VCR SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 3 Set the other VCR s auxiliary AV input mode START PLAYER 4 Press PLAY on your VCR NOTE If you don...

Page 34: ...R 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 or the playback VCR SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 3 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your VCR to AUX START PLAYER 4 Set the camcorder or the playback VCR to its play mode NOTE If the camcorder or another VCR is equipped wi...

Page 35: ... code try entering the other OPERATE TV 3 First while holding down TV press POWER on the remote to see if the TV s power goes off as it should If it does try other operations The POWER TV VCR CH5 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 while holding down TV press the co...

Page 36: ...ess POWER to see if the cable box s power goes off as it should If it does try other functions To operate your cable box while holding down CABLE press the corresponding button POWER CH5 NUMBER keys or ENTER For some brands of cable box you must press ENTER after having pressed the NUMBER keys NOTE Depending on the type of cable box there may be cases where some or all functions cannot be operated...

Page 37: ... re using the RF OUT connec tion Z pg 6 the channel selector on the TV is set incorrectly If you re using the AV connection Z pg 6 the TV receiver is set to the wrong mode This is normal Automatic tracking is engaged The video heads may be dirty The AUDIO MONITOR option at the Function Set screen was set incorrectly CORRECTIVE ACTION Set the channel selector to channel 3 or 4 Set the TV receiver t...

Page 38: ...n which the safety tab is intact Check the programmed data and re program as necessary then press TIMER again The program may not have been recorded in its entirety Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire program SYMPTOM 1 When scanning channels some of them are skipped over 2 The channel can t be changed 3 The remote control won t operate my TV or cable box 4 Eve...

Page 39: ...oes removing the safety tab have A It disables marking of index codes Q Sometimes during Index Search the 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 indica...

Page 40: ...nt Timer Recording 32 L Language Selection 8 M Main Menu 8 Manual Channel Setting 14 Manual Clock Setting 11 Manual Tracking 18 MBR Multi Brand Remote Code Setting 35 N Next Function Memory 23 O On Screen Display 20 On Screen Timer Programming 28 On Screen Timer Recording 28 Override Auto Clock Setting 9 P PBS Channel 7 Playback 15 Plug Play 7 R Record Safety Tab 16 Recording 16 Repeat Playback 23...

Page 41: ...e HR A43U has only one AUDIO input connector 7 MENU Button Z pg 8 8 Front Display Panel Z pg 42 9 Remote Control Sensor 0 Channel CH 5 Button Z pg 16 OK Button Z pg 8 Record REC Button Z pg 16 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 15 PAUSE Button Z pg 17 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R POWER MENU OK REC q PLAY REW 2 FF 3 PAUSE 6 STOP EJECT 5 8 CH H M S V C R TIMER SP ST SAP AM PM RE C PLAY PAUSE 1 0 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 42: ...dicator Z pg 16 Instant Timer Recording Indicator Z pg 32 H M S AM PM V C R TIMER SP ST SAP REC PLAY PAUSE 9 8 0 2 4 5 6 7 1 3 1 Power Cord Z pg 6 2 VIDEO AUDIO Output Connectors Z pg 33 The HR A43U has only one AUDIO output connector 3 ANT IN Connector Z pg 6 4 Channel 3 4 Switch Z pg 6 5 RF OUT Connector Z pg 6 7 Play Mode Indicator 8 Cassette Loaded Mark 9 Timer Mode Indicator 0 Channel Display...

Page 43: ...Z pg 17 u SKIP SEARCH Button Z pg 22 TV TV CABLE operation Press and hold TV CABLE button then press POWER CH 5 TV VCR 0 9 ENTER CABLE MBR SET OSD TV VOL 3PLAY REC 7STOP 8PAUSE 1 REW FF POWER TV VCR TIMER ADD MENU OK CH SP EP DISPLAY SKIP SEARCH SEARCH CANCEL ENTER C RESET CH SKIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DAILY 0 AUX 9 WEEKLY r t 1 2 3 4 6 7 5 0 8 9 y u q e w Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compart...

Page 44: ... scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 240 lines Frequency range Normal audio 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Hi Fi audio HR A63U Only 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Input Output RCA connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 TUNER Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Channels 2 13 UHF Channels 14 69 CATV 113 Channels RF output Channel 3 or 4 switchable preset to Channel 3 when shipped 75 ...

Page 45: ...ATIONAL HEADQUARTERS JVC SERVICE ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF US JVC CORP 107 Little Falls Road Fairfield NJ 07004 2105 Pack your JVC unit in the original carton or one of equivalent size and strength Enclose with the unit a letter stating the problem or symptom that exists and also a copy of the receipt or bill of sale you received when you purchased your JVC unit Print your home re...

Page 46: ...ovided with the products or if the model or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed 2 Initial installation and installation and removal for repair 3 Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s Manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning 4 Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage 5 Signal reception problems and failures due to line ...

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