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HR-J435EA

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

PU30425-1841

PAL

OPERATE

PROG.

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE

DISPLAY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

DAILY(M-F)

WEEKLY

ADD

AUX

START

TIMER

0

CANCEL

C.RESET

VOL.

TV PROG.

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

OK

TV

C.MEMORY

CLOCK

Press and hold  TV  button while pressing
OPERATE, TV PROG.+ / –, TV/ VIDEO

STOP

DATE

PUSH JOG

AUTO SP/LP

TIMER

INTELLIGENT

PICTURE

TV

PROG

VIDEO

AUDIO

q

6

5

/

8

OPERATE

OK

CH SET

STORE

2

3

R E C

TIMER

PLAY

M

SP LP

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST

2

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER

3

Basic Connections ................................... 3
Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 4

INITIAL SETTINGS

5

On-Screen Displays ................................. 5
Tuner Set .................................................. 6
Clock Set ................................................. 9

PLAYBACK

10

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

RECORDING

14

Basic Recording ..................................... 14
Recording Features ................................ 15

TIMER RECORDING

16

G-Code Setup ........................................ 16
G-Code Timer Programming .................. 18
Regular Timer Programming .................. 20

Check And Cancel Programmes ......... 21
Auto SP/LP Timer ............................... 21

EDITING

22

Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ................................................ 22
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 23

TROUBLESHOOTING

24

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

26

INDEX

27

SPECIFICATIONS

30

Summary of Contents for HR-J435EA

Page 1: ...IMER PLAY M SP LP CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder 4 INITIAL SETTINGS 5 On Screen Displays 5 Tuner Set 6 Clock Set 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 RECORDING 14 Basic Recording 14 Recording Features 15 TIMER RECORDING 16 G Code Setup 16 G Code Timer Programming 18 Regular Timer Pro...

Page 2: ...this videorecorder n HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment n G Code is a trademark applied for by Gemstar Development Corporation G Code system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the recorder in an environment prone to extreme tem...

Page 3: ...fter step 4 go to Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder on page 4 AV CONNECTION To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals a Connect the aerial recorder and TV as per RF CONNECTION 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 out...

Page 4: ...to the channel designated for use with a video recorder or to a spare channel if there is not a specified video channel on your TV RESET OUTPUT MODE 4 Return the TEST switch to OFF NOTES If CH37 is occupied by a local station adjust the RF output channel adjustment screw to use another channel between CH33 and CH41 instead If some interference noise is continually seen on the screen consult your J...

Page 5: ...nd select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 8 INITIAL SETTINGS 3 9 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 OPERATE OSD OK OPERATE You can choose whether or not to have various operational indicators appear on screen by setting this function ON or OFF Use the buttons on the remote control for this procedure TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERATE ACCESS O S D SET SCREEN 2 Press OSD The O S D On Screen Display Set screen app...

Page 6: ...e Band Select screen appears SELECT BAND 4 Press TV PROG 5 to place the pointer next to the band of your choice then press OK to initiate Auto Channel Search SET DESIRED CHANNEL 5 The following screen appears when a station is detected To store the detected station place the pointer next to STORE by pressing TV PROG 5 then press OK If you don t want to store the station press TV PROG 5 to place th...

Page 7: ... ACCESS CHANNEL SET MODE SELECT SCREEN 2 Press and hold CH SET for more than 2 seconds The Channel Set Mode Select screen appears SELECT MODE 3 Press TV PROG 5 to place the pointer next to DELETE then press OK SELECT CHANNEL 4 Press TV PROG 5 until the position number of the channel you wish to delete appears If the on screen display is hard to read refer to the recorder s display panel DELETE CHA...

Page 8: ...K SELECT CHANNEL 4 Press TV PROG 5 so that the position number of the channel you want to fine tune appears then press OK PERFORM TUNING 5 Press TV PROG 5 until the picture becomes clearer then press STORE To fine tune another channel press OK and repeat steps 4 5 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press CH SET TV PROG 1 STORE STORE TV PROG5 FINE TUNING TV PROG FINE TUNING CH SET EXIT SELECT NUMBER TV PROG...

Page 9: ...n SELECT MODE 3 Press TV PROG 5 to place the pointer next to CLOCK SET then press OK The Clock Set screen appears SET TIME 4 Use NUMBER key 1 5 or 4 to set the time Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes SET DATE 5 Use NUMBER key 2 5 or 5 to set the date Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days SET YEAR 6 Use NUMBER key 3 5 or 6 to set the year RE...

Page 10: ...AMME START POINT 2 If the tape is advanced past the start point press REW To go forward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY 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 the VIDEO channel or AV mode Usable cassettes Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder Sim...

Page 11: ... PLAYBACK 1 During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Press and release again to return to still picture OR During still picture press and hold PUSH JOG or Release to return to still picture To resume normal playback press PLAY Variable Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback press PUSH JOG or The more times you press the faster the playback picture...

Page 12: ...tch 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 index codes away from the current tape position NOTE Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 FF P L A Y R E W FF REW P L A Y STOP PAUSE REVIEW Your video recorder can automatically play back the ...

Page 13: ...ess PLAY Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction on the part of either the video recorder or the TV The picture may roll up and down This can be corrected using the V HOLD control found on some TVs This cannot be corrected if the TV does not have a V HOLD control The counter and tape remaining time readings will be i...

Page 14: ...u wish to record 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 or STOP EJECT on the recorder Then press S...

Page 15: ...T COUNTER 2 Press C RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs START RECORDING 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press RECORD again REC 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 ...

Page 16: ...r purposes of G Code programming Check the chart in your TV listings and see if the Guide Prog numbers listed for the stations you receive are the same as the channel number on which each is received by your recorder If the numbers match go directly to G Code Timer Program ming Z pg 18 If the numbers are different and you want to be able to timer record programs from those stations you have to inf...

Page 17: ...he TV PROG number starts blinking INPUT RECEIVING CHAN NEL TV PROG NUMBER 5 Press TV PROG 5 to input the TV Prog number then press OK Repeat steps 3 5 as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press CH SET GUIDE PROG TV PROG 1 1 TV PROG5 CH SET EXIT GUIDE PROG TV PROG 8 8 TV PROG5 CH SET EXIT q 6 5 8 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 T V P R O G TV PROG OK CH SET OK ...

Page 18: ...control The G Code Programming screen appears If the G Code number you entered is incorrect ERROR will be displayed on the screen Press CANCEL and enter the correct G Code number SET TAPE SPEED 4 Press SP LP RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press OK Repeat steps 1 5 for each additional programmes ENGAGE TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER To Delay The Stop Time press ADD after pressing OK in step 3 Each time you pr...

Page 19: ...tions while in the Timer mode If you want to use the recorder but its Timer mode is engaged press TIMER and all other functions are operable To re engage the timer press TIMER In case of a power failure after programming the recorder s memory backup keeps your selections for 18 hours Backup time becomes shorter as the unit s internal parts become old When this occurs please consult your nearby JVC...

Page 20: ...next to TIMER PROGRAM MING then press OK on the remote control ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 3 Press NUMBER key 1 5 or 4 to enter the time you want recording to start Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes If the Programme is already used press PROG until a vacant Programming screen appears ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 Press NUMBER key 2 5 or 5 to enter the time you wa...

Page 21: ...mal screen Press TIMER to engage the recorder s timer mode Auto SP LP Timer If when recording in SP mode there is not enough tape to record the entire programme the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 1 6 TV PROG5 PROG CLOCK NEXT Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM MING SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 ...

Page 22: ...E 2 Set to AUX With this video recorder press NUMBER Key 0 or TV PROG AU will appear instead of a channel number START SOURCE PLAYER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDING DECK 4 Engage its Record mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 AV Cable not provided Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO CHANNEL Your recorder Player TV Receiver Recorder Your recorder TV Receiver RF Cab...

Page 23: ... camcorder s instruction manual for operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 AU appears in place of a channel number START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode NOTE Connections made to the front panel AUDIO VIDEO input connectors automatically override those made to the rear panel AUDIO VIDEO input connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Player ...

Page 24: ...ceiver s channel selector is set to the wrong video channel 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 The video heads may be dirty CORRECTIVE ACTION If you are using the RF OUT connec tion set the TV receiver to the RF converter channel UHF 37 Z pg 3 If you are using the A...

Page 25: ...e cassette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and TIMER and won t stop blinking 7 G Code 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 ar...

Page 26: ...ording 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 tape runs out during recording ...

Page 27: ...PROG 5 Buttons Z pg 6 RECORD Button Z pg 14 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 STORE Button Z pg 7 PAUSE Button Z pg 11 INDEX REAR VIEW 1 Mains Power Cord Z pg 3 2 AUDIO and VIDEO IN Connectors Z pg 22 3 Remote PAUSE Connector Z pg 23 4 AUDIO and VIDEO OUT Connectors Z pg 3 AUTO SP LP TIMER INTELLIGENT PICTURE TV PROG VIDEO AUDIO q 6 5 8 OPERATE OK STORE 2 3 CH SET REC TIMER PLAY M SP LP 8 2 1 3 4 6 5 0 9 ...

Page 28: ... SP LP 1 7 5 2 3 6 4 5 Cassette Loaded Mark 6 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 13 7 Timer Indicator Z pg 18 1 PLAY Indicator Z pg 10 2 REC Indicator Z pg 14 3 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 14 4 Clock Counter Channel Display Z pg 6 INDEX cont ...

Page 29: ...ton Z pg 13 y TV PROG 5 Buttons Z pg 5 u Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 10 i PAUSE Button Z pg 11 o STOP Button Z pg 10 Buttons shown in white can also be used to operate JVC TVs Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 R03 UM 4 size batteries provided in the correct directions 3 Replace the cover NOTE If for some reason the remote control doesn t work properly remove its ...

Page 30: ... scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output RCA connectors IN x 2 OUT x 1 SPECIFICAT IONS TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 48 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Voltage synthesized tuner Channel coverage AUS NZ VHF 44 153 MHz CH 0 5 5A CH 1 3 CATV CATV 153 470 MHz CH 6 11 CH 4 11 CATV CATV UHF 470 862 MHz CH 2...

Page 31: ...HR J435EA COPYRIGHT 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD EA Printed in Malaysia 0796YOV UN PJ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ...

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