JVC HR-A32U, HR-A52U, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... TV VIDEO TIMER DISPLAY ADD ENTER SP EP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 TV VOL CH MENU OK CANCEL q REC 6 PAUSE 5 STOP 4PLAY FF 3 2 REW SKIP SEARCH T SEARCH Y DAILY WEEKLY C RESET CH SKIP TV operation Press and hold TV button then press POWER CH 5 TV VIDEO AUX OSD POWER VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R POWER MENU OK REC q PLAY REW 2 FF 3 PAUSE 6 STOP EJECT 5 8 POWER TIMER REC MTS TV VIDEO CH The VCR illustrations appearin...

Page 2: ...environment 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...

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: ...plained in the manual This section also illustrates the controls and connections on the front and rear panel the front panel indicators 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 BEFOR...

Page 5: ...age Select 7 Clock Setting 8 Tuner 9 Set Receivable Channels 9 Add Or Delete A Channel 11 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 12 Simple Playback 12 Simple Recording 13 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 14 Playback 14 Still Picture 14 Slow Reverse Reverse Slow Or Fast Motion Picture 14 Manual Tracking 15 Select The Soundtrack HR A52U ONLY 16 Superimpose 17 Skip Search 18 Repeat Playback 18 Index Search 18 ...

Page 6: ... FINAL PREPARATION FOR USE 5 Select the VCR channel 3 or 4 by setting the switch on the rear of the VCR as shown in the illustration Turn on the TV s power You are now able to perform simple playback Z pg 12 and recording Z pg 13 NOTES The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display the audio and video signals from the VCR The VCR s CH3 CH4 switch sets the VCR channel to CH3 or CH4 The...

Page 7: ...K Preparation MAIN MENU PROGRAM SET FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END Language Select LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANCAIS PRESS 5 TO SELECT PRESS MENU TO END INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN 1 The messages are preset to appear in English If you want to see them in Spanish or French place th...

Page 8: ...n VCR s clock or OFF if D S T doesn t apply to you Press OK after AM PM and D S T settings The next setting that can be set begins flashing When you re finished with this set up procedure press MENU to start the clock NOTE CH can be used to perform all operations In this case press OK after each setting MAKE CORRECTIONS 3 To change any of the settings press OK until the item you want to change bli...

Page 9: ... TUNER SET by pressing CH5 then press OK ACCESS BAND SCREEN 4 Place the arrow next to BAND by pressing CH5 then press OK SET FREQUENCY BAND 5 If you receive your TV channels from an external antenna select TV If you receive your TV channels from a cable TV system select CATV Place the arrow next to your choice by pressing CH5 then press MENU to return to the Tuner Set screen BAND TV CATV PRESS 5 T...

Page 10: ...pped NOTES At the end of Auto Channel Set SCAN COM PLETED appears on screen If the scan was unsuccessful SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on screen Check the band setting and connections and start again RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 7 Press MENU as many times as necessary q 2 3 6 5 8 MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK AUTO CHANNEL SET TV CH 2 ADD SCANNING PRESS MENU TO END INITIAL SETTINGS cont...

Page 11: ...et screen ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 4 Place the arrow next to MANUAL CHANNEL SET by pressing CH5 then press OK STORE 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3...

Page 12: ...rward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY STOP PLAYBACK 4 Press STOP or STOP EJECT Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette Simple Playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3 q 2 3 6 5 8 REW Rewind S T O P E J E C T FF Fast Forward P L A Y STOP PLAY FF Fast Forward REW Rewind TV VIDEO Usable cassettes 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...

Page 13: ...START RECORDING 4 Press REC and PLAY on the remote control together or press REC on the VCR s front panel PAUSE RESUME RECORDING 5 Press PAUSE Press PLAY to resume recording STOP RECORDING 6 Press STOP or STOP EJECT Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette q 2 3 6 5 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3 STOP EJECT PAUSE R E C SP EP REC STOP PAUSE PLAY Accidental erasure prevention To prevent a...

Page 14: ...TURES S E A R C H T Y Slow Reverse Reverse Slow Or Fast Motion Picture DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press SEARCH or To increase the speed in the forward direction press To decrease the speed in the forward direction press To play in reverse slow motion and in reverse play mode continue to press after selecting all the forward slow motion modes Press FF for forward fast motion or REW for reverse fast motion R...

Page 15: ...anel simultaneously to cancel the automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking adjust ADJUST MANUAL TRACKING 2 Press CH5 on the VCR s front panel or remote Press lightly 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 buttons on the VCR s front panel s...

Page 16: ...by pressing CH5 then press OK ACCESS AUDIO MONITOR SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to AUDIO MONITOR by pressing CH5 then press OK SELECT MODE 4 You have three choices a Hi Fi b Normal c Mix Place the arrow next to your choice by pressing CH5 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary NOTE If the tape being played back has no Hi Fi soundtrack the Normal soundtrack will be heard n...

Page 17: ...rresponding to the current status are displayed for 5 seconds leaving the counter information and RECORD PAUSE if in the Record Pause mode on the screen No indication during still and search 2 Press OSD again to clear the display 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3 O K MENU CH OSD OK SUPERIMPOSE ON OFF PRESS 5 TO SELECT PRESS MENU TO END Cassette Loaded mark When a cassette is loaded the mark is displayed for...

Page 18: ...ccess a recording 2 9 index codes away press SEARCH or repeatedly until the correct number is displayed on screen only if SUPERIMPOSE is set to ON Z pg 17 Playback begins automatically when desired recording is located To find the very beginning of the desired program press REW or FF and search visually for the start point FF P L A Y REW Repeat Playback START REPEAT 1 Press and hold PLAY during pl...

Page 19: ...or E End shows you where you are on the tape SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON or the indicator will not appear Z pg 17 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 After Tape Rewind pres...

Page 20: ...NEL FOR VIEWING 2 Use the TV s channel selector to set the channel you want to watch Display Elapsed Recording Time RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Before recording starts press C RESET The counter resets to zero 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 displayed for 5 seconds The coun...

Page 21: ...udio 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 2ND AUDIO ON OFF PRESS 5 TO SELECT PRESS MENU TO END HR A52U ONLY Stereo And SAP Second Audio Program Your VCR s built in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi channel TV Sound broadcasts The MTS indicator...

Page 22: ...ing recording and the remaining time is displayed for about 5 seconds on screen Be careful not to press again during this 5 seconds or you ll add 30 more minutes to the recording q 2 3 6 5 8 REC TIMER RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact If not cover the hole with adhesive tape then load The VCR comes on and the counter is reset automatically ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCR...

Page 23: ...you want to change begins blinking Then set as in step 4 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU as many times as necessary Press just once to access the Auto Timer screen Z pg 25 ENGAGE TIMER MODE 7 Press TIMER The VCR turns off automatically NOTES To disengage the timer before recording starts press TIMER again Pressing once more re engages it In case of a power failure after programming the VCR s ...

Page 24: ...Cancel Programs To Cancel A Program q 2 3 6 5 8 MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 q 6 5 4 Y T 2 3 OK O K CH MENU C H CANCEL POWER POWER T I M E R CANCEL A PROGRAM 4 Press CANCEL Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU as many times as necessary If there are still programs remaining go to step 6 RE ENGAGE TIMER 6 Press TIMER again TIMER RECORDING cont ...

Page 25: ...EEN 3 Place the arrow next to AUTO TIMER by pressing CH5 then press OK Now skip to step 2 of the procedure below Or during on screen timer programming ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 1 In step 5 in the On Screen Timer Programming procedure Z pg 23 press MENU SELECT MODE 2 Place the arrow next to your choice ON or OFF by pressing CH5 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 3 Press MENU NOTE For safety when AUTO TIMER i...

Page 26: ...connectors For HR A52U Owners When connecting to a monaural VCR connect your VCR s AUDIO L IN OUT connector to the AUDIO IN OUT connector on the monaural VCR For HR A32U Owners When connecting to a Hi Fi VCR connect your VCR s AUDIO IN OUT connector to the AUDIO L IN OUT connector on the Hi Fi VCR LOAD CASSETTES 2 Insert the playback cassette into the player and the cassette to be recorded on into...

Page 27: ...on your VCR For HR A32U Owners When using a Hi Fi camcorder connect the camcorder s AUDIO OUT L connector to the AUDIO IN connector on your VCR LOAD A CASSETTE 2 Insert the cassette to be recorded on into the recorder SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 3 Set to AUX by pressing NUMBER key 0 START PLAYER 4 Set the camcorder to its play mode START RECORDER 5 Set your VCR to its record mode Refer to camcorder ...

Page 28: ...ssing the SP EP button on the remote control ENGAGE RECORD STANDBY MODE 3 Press REC and PAUSE together FIND EDIT START POINT 4 Play back the original tape until you reach the scene to be edited START EDITING 5 When you reach the scene on the original tape to be edited press PLAY to initiate the recorder s record mode STOP EDITING 6 Press PAUSE to pause the tape in the recorder CONTINUE EDITING 7 R...

Page 29: ...rol to operate a JVC TV TV VIDEO POWER CH VOL SPECIAL FEATURES TV DISPLAY SP EP OPERATE TV 1 Press and hold TV and press POWER CH5 TV VIDEO VOL DISPLAY for the TV s on screen display function or SP EP to select either normal or SAP programs to operate the TV NOTE The NUMBER keys cannot be used to change the TV channel ...

Page 30: ... soundtrack cannot be heard PLAYBACK POSSIBLE CAUSE If you 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 th...

Page 31: ...s and the timer mode is disengaged 6 The cassette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and the Timer indicator on the front of the VCR won t stop blinking POSSIBLE CAUSE The clock and or the timer have been set incorrectly The timer is not engaged The VCR has not been set up properly Timer recording is in progress The timer is engaged but there s no cassette loaded The loaded cassette has ...

Page 32: ...CR 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 indicators may occur RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a recording the end of the recording before the pau...

Page 33: ...ast Motion Playback 14 Frame by Frame Playback 14 Function Setting 16 I Index Search 18 Insert Cassette 12 ITR Instant Timer Recording 22 L Language Selection 7 M Main Menu 7 Manual Channel Setting 11 Manual Tracking 15 N Next Function Memory 19 O On Screen Display 17 P Playback 12 Program Setting 22 R Record Safety Tab 13 Recording 13 Repeat Playback 18 Reverse Motion Playback 14 Reverse Playback...

Page 34: ... pg 14 6 Video and Audio Input Connectors Z pg 27 The HR A32U has only one Audio input connector 7 Menu Button Z pg 7 8 Front Panel Indicators Z pg 35 9 Remote Control Sensor 0 Channel 5 Buttons Z pg 7 OK Button Z pg 7 Record Button Z pg 13 Stop Eject Button Z pg 12 Pause Button Z pg 13 REAR VIEW 1 Power Cord Z pg 6 2 Video and Audio Output Connectors Z pg 6 The HR A32U has only one Audio output c...

Page 35: ...g 13 MENU Button Z pg 7 OK Button Z pg 7 CANCEL Button Z pg 24 Counter C RESET Z pg 19 Channel CH SKIP Button Z pg 11 TIMER Button Z pg 23 POWER ON OFF Button Z pg 7 DISPLAY Button Z pg 19 ADD Button Z pg 11 ENTER Button Z pg 13 On Screen Display OSD Button Z pg 17 SKIP SEARCH Button Z pg 18 q Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 12 w STOP Button Z pg 12 e PAUSE Button Z pg 13 r Volume VOL Buttons Z pg 29 ...

Page 36: ...th head helical 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 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz HR A52U only Input Output RCA connectors IN x 2 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 w...

Page 37: ...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 return add...

Page 38: ...provided 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 lin...

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Page 40: ...HR A52U A32U COPYRIGHT 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD U Printed in Malaysia 0196HOV UN PJ JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF US JVC CORP 41 Slater Drive Elmwood Park N J 07407 ...