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HR-S5900AM
HR-S5990AM

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0688-001A

TM

TM

525/625

®

CABLE/

SAT/DVD

TV

VCR

EN

CONTENTS

ENGLISH

SAFETY FIRST

2

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4

Basic Connections ................................... 4
S-VIDEO Connection .............................. 5

INITIAL SETTINGS

6

Video Channel Set ................................... 6
Auto Set Up ............................................ 8
On-Screen Displays .............................. 10
Select Language ..................................... 11
Clock Set ............................................... 12

PLAYBACK

13

Basic Playback ...................................... 13
Playback Features ................................. 14

RECORDING

19

Basic Recording .................................... 19
Recording Features ................................ 20
B.E.S.T. Picture System .......................... 24

TIMER RECORDING

26

G-

CODE

™/S

HOW

V

IEW

™ System Setup ...... 26

G-

CODE

™/S

HOW

V

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™ Timer

Programming ........................................ 28
Express Timer Programming .................. 30
24H Express Timer Programming .......... 32
Automatic Satellite Programme
Recording ............................................. 37

PROGRAMME NAVIGATION

38

Navigation ............................................ 38

SPECIAL FEATURES

42

Remote Control Functions ..................... 42

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

46

Connecting/Using A Stereo
System .................................................. 46

EDITING

47

Preparation For Editing .......................... 47
Edit From A Camcorder ......................... 48
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder ............................................... 49
Audio Dubbing ..................................... 50

INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM

COMPATIBILITY

52

TUNER SET

54

TROUBLESHOOTING

58

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

61

INDEX

62

SPECIFICATIONS

65

 HR-S5900/5990AM-EN01-25

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Summary of Contents for HR-S5900AM

Page 1: ...rding Features 20 B E S T Picture System 24 TIMER RECORDING 26 G CODE SHOWVIEW System Setup 26 G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming 28 Express Timer Programming 30 24H Express Timer Programming 32 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 37 PROGRAMME NAVIGATION 38 Navigation 38 SPECIAL FEATURES 42 Remote Control Functions 42 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 46 Connecting Using A Stereo System 46 EDITING 47 Preparat...

Page 2: ...pan South Korea New Zealand and Taiwan SHOWVIEW is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation and is registered in the following countries Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden and Switzer land The G CODE SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under license from...

Page 3: ...ectric shock may be caused 5 DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing 6 DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water Also DO NOT place any containers filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this unit 7 DO NOT place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 AVOID violent shocks to ...

Page 4: ...UT 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 PLETE...

Page 5: ...io cable not provided S VIDEO OUT NOTES You can obtain high quality S VHS pictures If your television is not stereo capable use the recorder s AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction pg 46 To operate the recorder with your TV using the S VIDEO connection set your TV to the VIDEO or AV mode For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual...

Page 6: ...s 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 s power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder With RF Connection 1 B G ...

Page 7: ...ormed the Language Select screen appears and Auto Set Up function takes place automatically With AV Connection or S VIDEO 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 ...

Page 8: ...o 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 pg 11 To reset or adjust the time pg 12 To add delete channels manually pg 55 56 To reset the tuner after moving to a different location pg 54 SELECT LANGUAGE 1 P...

Page 9: ...e 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 TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural on page 57 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 t...

Page 10: ...n you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used MENU PUSH JOG OK The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP 3 Colour system indicator pg 52 4 Tape direction 5 Co...

Page 11: ...L SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to INITIAL SET then press OK or PUSH JOG ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to LANGUAGE then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Place the pointer next to the language of your choice English or Chinese by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU INITIAL SET...

Page 12: ...G Press and hold either button to delay or advance the time by 30 minutes SET DATE 6 Press PUSH JOG fi to set the date then press OK or PUSH JOG Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days SET YEAR 7 Press PUSH JOG fi to set the year START CLOCK OPERATION 8 Press MENU CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR 0 00 01 01 01 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE G CODE SHOWVIEW SETUP 5 MENU EXIT NO...

Page 13: ...corder s display panel during automatic tracking pg 24 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 REW FF Usable cassettes Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and...

Page 14: ...llowing procedures Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Push the JOG dial OR Press PAUSE If there is vertical jitter use the PR buttons to correct the picture ACTIVATE FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame by frame playback or to the left for reverse frame by frame playback OR Press PAUSE OR Press PUSH JOG or To resume normal playback p...

Page 15: ...playback press PUSH JOG or The more times you press the faster the playback picture moves To decrease speed press the button for the opposite direction To resume normal playback press PLAY Index Search Your recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction NOTE Before starting make sure t...

Page 16: ...the PR buttons OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 Press SP LP EP on the remote control to engage manual tracking ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY 2 Press PR to adjust tracking To return to automatic tracking press SP LP EP on the remote control NOTE When a new tape is inserted the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically PR PLAYBACK cont PLAY STOP MENU OK PUSH JOG ...

Page 17: ...efault setting is OFF ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to FUNCTION SET then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT VIDEO STABILIZER SET MODE 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to VIDEO STABILIZER then press OK or PUSH JOG to select ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES When you finish viewing a tape be sure t...

Page 18: ...remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows TRACK Recorder s Front Panel On Screen Display USE HI FI For Hi Fi stereo tapes L R HI FI For main audio of Bilingual tapes L HI FI For sub audio of Bilingual tapes R NORM NORM For audio dubbed tapes NORM HI FI For audio dubbed tapes NORM NOTES should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo an...

Page 19: ...lected 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 STOP EJECT to remove the cassette To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its safety tab To record...

Page 20: ... buttons is recorded on the tape R E C O R D Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press until a counter reading appears on the display panel By pressing the button you can change the display to show the counter reading channel position clock time or tape remaining time Channel position is not displayed during playback RESET COUNTER 2 P...

Page 21: ... NICAM NICAM Monaural NICAM To Record NICAM Stereo And Bilingual Programmes The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi Fi audio track and the Standard audio programme on the normal audio track NOTES If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor the broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo or a bilingual programm...

Page 22: ...VHS cassettes with this recorder For details refer to page 23 To record in S VHS perform the steps 1 4 below to set S VHS to ON then insert a cassette marked S VHS the S VHS indicator will light on the display panel The S VHS recording mode will be automatically selected To record in S VHS ET on a VHS high grade cassette set S VHS ET to ON Super VHS ET on page 23 To record in VHS insert a cassette...

Page 23: ...S recorder or a VHS recorder equipped with SQPB S VHS QUASI PLAYBACK function However there may be cases where S VHS ET playback is not possible on a particular recorder Frequent still frame by frame and slow motion playback may damage the tape and cause picture degradation With some tapes better picture quality may not be obtained even with S VHS ET recording It is recom mended that you do test r...

Page 24: ... 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 PUSH JOG MENU RECORD RECORDING cont FUNCTION SET B E S T ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO PA...

Page 25: ... 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 24 BEST o...

Page 26: ...er s timer is automatically programmed You have to set GUIDE PROG numbers which are assigned to each station for purposes of G CODE timer programming for all the stations stored in your recorder s memory to get proper results Before G CODE system setup you must have performed the following procedures Tuner setting pg 8 54 Clock setting pg 12 IMPORTANT Perform the following procedure after Auto Set...

Page 27: ...ved on your recorder s auxiliary channel L 1 select L 1 for the channel position Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Guide Program Number Guide Program GUIDE PROG number refers to the assigned TV station numbers according to broadcast area for G CODE timer recording The Guide Program numbers can be found in most TV listings NUMBER PUSH JOG MENU OK G CODE SHOWVIEW...

Page 28: ...P LP EP to set the tape speed P1 NO 123456789 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP DATE TV PROG 25 04 1 OK 1 TITLE G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming Before performing G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming Be sure to read G CODE SHOWVIEW System Setup pg 26 Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come on automatically Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode Select the approp...

Page 29: ...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 unnecessary programmes pg 34 It is not possible to timer record a TV programme with a G CODE number which starts with 0 In case of a power failure after programming the recorder s memory backup keeps your selections if the lithium battery is not...

Page 30: ...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 4 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 5 Press DATE The current date appears on scr...

Page 31: ...utomatically and appears on the display panel To disengage the timer press again NOTES To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 10 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 You can programme this r...

Page 32: ... JOG dial to the left or right Then push the JOG dial and channel number will start blinking One click stop of the JOG dial changes the time in 5 minute intervals You can programme a timer recording that starts within 24 hours Programme start time indicator Programme start time indicator Programme stop time indicator 2 4 H E X P R E S S TIMER RECORDING cont Remember the clock must be set before yo...

Page 33: ... the display panel repeat the steps again When a menu screen is shown you cannot use 24H Express Timer programming function Press MENU to return to normal screen and try again You can use 24H Express Timer programming function also when the recorder is turned off For 24H Express Timer programming function the program overlap warning display does not appear even if some programs overlap each other ...

Page 34: ...ce a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR DAILY WEEKLY and or SP LP EP If you do not want to edit the programme title skip steps 5 and 6 ACCESS TITLE EDIT SCREEN 5 Press the NUMBER key 1 The Title Edit screen appears You can access the title edit screen only when PROG NAVIGATION is set to ON pg 38 ENTER PROGRAMME TITLE 6 Press the NUMBER keys and PUSH JOG to enter characters t...

Page 35: ...e made for approximately 1 minute the recorder will return to the normal screen CANCEL OR CHANGE PROGRAMME SETTING 3 To cancel a programme press when the Programme screen you do not want is shown PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal screen appears To change a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR DAILY WEEKLY and or SP LP EP when the Pr...

Page 36: ...his 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 Timer feature is not availabl...

Page 37: ...ellite receiver refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer The REC LINK indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress Pressing the recorder s button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off and recorder s power and disengages the Auto Satellite Pro...

Page 38: ... G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming pg 28 or Express Timer Programming pg 32 It is possible to store these information only when PROG NAVI GATION is set to ON default setting NOTE If you press any button while CHECKING TAPE DATA appears on the TV screen the operation is canceled When inserting a cassette whose record safety tab has been re moved Playback begins automatically You can use Navigation ...

Page 39: ... 5 Programme title Before entering the programme title pg 40 recording start time and station name appear instead of the programme title NOTES You cannot edit programme title or delete tape data for the cassette with the record safety tab removed Programme Navigation is possible with the cassettes recorded with this recorder only Before recording make sure the recorder s clock is set correctly To ...

Page 40: ...ress the NUMBER key 1 The Title Edit screen appears ENTER PROGRAMME TITLE 3 Press the NUMBER keys and PUSH JOG to enter characters then press OK For details refer to Entering Character on page 41 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU PROGRAMME NAVIGATION cont P1 27 02 W 7 0 9 SELECT LETTERS DELETE 2 3 CURSOR OK MENU EXIT 14 06 00 22 00 PR 29 PR 7 27 02 99 22 00 F 1 25 12 00 WORLD CUP 5 1 TITLE DELE...

Page 41: ... CHARACTER 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 9 0 0 NOTES If you make a mistake press PUSH JOG to select the character then enter the correct character If you want to delete a character press PUSH JOG to select the character then press Delete Tape Data Perform steps 1 to 3 of Navigation Playback on page 38 before continuing DELETE TAPE DATA 1 Pres...

Page 42: ...OL CODE FOR RECORDER 2 Press and hold PLAY on the recorder for more than 5 seconds while the recorder is turned off The code currently set appears on the display panel CHANGE CODE FOR RECORDER 3 Press any key on the remote control The recorder now responds to B code control signals To control two recorders with the same remote control You can control two JVC recorders by switching the remote contr...

Page 43: ...ing Additional Buttons Use the NUMBER keys and the button button or button to select the TV s channel With televisions under Code 01 02 07 08 10 11 14 20 22 23 24 25 27 33 35 38 40 or 42 the button corresponds to the 1 digit 2 digit entry switching button often labelled of your TV s remote control With televisions under Code 01 16 28 29 34 or 39 the button corresponds to the 10 button and the butt...

Page 44: ...d to change the recorder s channels only IMPORTANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC satelite receiver and DVD as well as many other models it may not work with your unit or in some instances may have limited function capability NOTES It s not possible to set the two units at the same time You can only set the remote control to operate one of these units at a time Yo...

Page 45: ...4 65 HIRSCHMANN 64 ITT 68 JERROLD 01 04 06 11 12 15 28 75 KATHREIN 70 71 LUXOR 68 MASPRO 70 NOKIA 68 87 PACE 67 86 92 PANASONIC 13 14 74 PFT 69 PHILIPS 66 84 PHONOTREND 69 SALORA 68 SKYMASTER 69 TPS 83 VIDEOWAY 03 09 22 76 77 WISI 64 Cable Box or Satellite Re ceiver Multi brand Code DVD BRAND NAME CODE JVC 55 PANASONIC 58 PHILIPS 56 TOSHIBA 57 DVD Multi brand Code ...

Page 46: ...lifier make sure you connect L and R correctly If stereo or bilingual TV broadcasts are receivable in your area this recorder can record them independently of the TV set and play them back through the connected stereo system When listening to sound through the connected stereo system turn the TV s volume down completely CAUTIONS This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 80 dB with regards to ...

Page 47: ...N 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the pointer next to FUNCTION SET by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE 3 Place the pointer next to PICTURE CONTROL by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG to select the desired mode AUTO Normally select AUTO It automatically adjusts the picture quality When the B E S T function is set to OFF pg 24...

Page 48: ...he connectors being used SELECT EDIT FOR PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE 3 Follow the Picture Control section on page 47 then select EDIT START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 Engage its Record mode Mini Plug Cable not provided JVC camcorder only VIDEO OUT EDIT Camcorder VIDEO input Recorder To rear panel PAUSE connector AUDIO OUT Audio Video Cable not provided Player AUDIO input A If t...

Page 49: ...your recorder as the playback deck select NTSC 3 58 or NTSC 4 43 for NTSC setting pg 52 When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO or NORM when the B E S T function is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes pg 47 If you are using another recorder with S Video and Audio input output connectors you can connect those connectors to this recorder s S VIDEO IN S VIDEO OUT and AUDIO ...

Page 50: ...to start playback of the tape in your recorder and press PAUSE when you find the point where you want to start dubbing ENGAGE AUDIO DUBBING 4 Press A DUB Your recorder enters the Audio Dubbing Pause mode blinks and light up on the front display panel To perform audio dubbing with audio mixing press AUDIO on the remote control to select L R at this point Audio dubbing with audio mixing is not possi...

Page 51: ...onnectors make sure to select the correct input mode in step 2 Audio dubbing cannot be performed on a cassette that has had its record safety tab removed When playing back an audio dubbed tape press AUDIO on the remote control to select the soundtrack you wish to hear pg 18 START DUBBING 5 Engage the audio component s Play mode then press PLAY to start the tape in your recorder Audio dubbing begin...

Page 52: ...SET then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT NTSC MODE 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to NTSC then press OK or PUSH JOG to select the desired mode NTSC3 58 To record NTSC signals or playback a NTSC tape NTSC4 43 To record NTSC4 43 signals or playback a NTSC4 43 tape NTSC PAL To playback a NTSC tape on PAL TV RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU MAIN MENU PROGRAMME NAVIGATION FUNCTION SET TUN...

Page 53: ... 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 switch to the appropri...

Page 54: ...annel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area so that you can call them up with the PR buttons without going through any vacant channels Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to TUNER SET then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT AUTO CH SET MODE 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to pla...

Page 55: ... MENU EXIT MANUAL CH SET PLEASE WAIT VHF L 100MHZ MENU EXIT STORE CONTINUE 5 MENU EXIT fi SELECT TV SYSTEM 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to the appropriate TV system then press OK or PUSH JOG Auto Channel Set will start M appears with HR S5900AM only RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU TV SYSTEM SELECT B G D K I M 5 MENU EXIT AUTO CH SET PLEASE WAIT START FINISH CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SY...

Page 56: ... Channel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 54 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 t...

Page 57: ...384 BG 5 FINE TUNING SELECT SYSTEM MENU EXIT TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 54 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...

Page 58: ...ears on the screen 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 or S VIDEO connection the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode This is normal The automatic trac...

Page 59: ...ss 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 again The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety Next time make sure you have enough time on t...

Page 60: ...r 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 the ...

Page 61: ...tinuation 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 automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads Q What happens if the tape runs out during recording A Recording stops and on the front display panel blinks TIMER RECO...

Page 62: ... pg 13 14 15 19 4 S VIDEO S 2 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors pg 48 5 A DUB Audio Dubbing Button pg 50 6 REC LINK Button pg 37 7 REC LINK Indicator pg 37 8 Display Panel pg 63 9 Infrared Beam Receiving Window 0 RECORD Button pg 19 PAUSE Button pg 14 STOP EJECT Button pg 13 PLAY Button pg 13 24H EXPRESS Button pg 32 ...

Page 63: ...ning Time Indicator pg 21 Cassette Loaded Mark Counter Display Mode Display L 1 F 1 S 1 or S 2 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH 6 ANT IN Connector pg 4 5 7 Lithium Battery Compartment pg 7 8 Remote PAUSE Connector pg 48 9 RF OUT Connector pg 4 5 1 Mains Power Cord pg 4 5 2 S VIDEO OUT Connector pg 5 3 S VIDEO IN S 1 Connector pg 48 4 AUDIO VIDEO OUT Connectors pg ...

Page 64: ...Button pg 14 W OK Button pg 6 ENTER ENTREE Button E PUSH JOG Button pg 14 15 TV Button pg 43 How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as well as basic functions of TV cable box satellite receiver and DVD sets of JVC and other brands pg 43 45 Point the remote control toward the sensor window The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m N...

Page 65: ...Recording system DA 4 Double Azimuth head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 400 lines S VHS 250 lines VHS PAL MESECAM 220 lines VHS 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 S Video connectors IN x 2 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tunin...

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Page 68: ...EN COPYRIGHT 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD AM Printed in Malaysia 0502MNV ID PJ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED HR S5900 S5990AM Registered Trademark owned by VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD ...

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