JVC HR-A35U, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... VCR CH MENU STOP EJECT PAUSE REC REW FF PLAY OK VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R PROG CHECK PROG TV operation Press and hold TV button then press POWER TV CH VOL TV VCR POWER TV 1 2 3 4 5 0AUX 6 7 8DAILY 9WEEKLY DISPLAY TV VCR SP EP CANCEL START PLAY REC MENU OK STOP TV CH TV CH TV VOL TV VOL LP20034 020 PAUSE STOP DATE CH C RESET OSD ENTER TIMER 1 2 4 3 SHUTTLE PLUS SHUTTLE PLUS REW FF The VCR illustrations...

Page 2: ...CR 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 shocks to the VCR during transport MOISTURE 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 th...

Page 3: ... paying 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 simi...

Page 4: ...plained 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 墌 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 Y...

Page 5: ...W VCR 6 Basic Connections 6 INITIAL SETTINGS 8 Plug Play 8 Language 10 Clock 11 Preparation 11 Semi Auto 12 Manual 13 Tuner 14 Set Receivable Channels 14 Add Or Delete A Channel 15 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 16 Simple Playback 16 Simple Recording 17 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES 18 Playback Features 18 Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback 18 Slow Motion Reverse Slow Motion 18 Variable Speed ...

Page 6: ...eeder Matching Transformer not supplied AC Outlet Back of VCR ANT IN Antenna or Cable input RF OUT RF Cable supplied CH3 CH4 VIDEO A35U A55U 75 ohm terminal ANT IN RF OUT CH3 CH4 OUT R L AUDIO VIDEO Antenna or Cable Coaxial Cable Matching Transformer not supplied Audio Video Cable not supplied AC Outlet Back of VCR TV Flat Feeder AC Power Cord ANT IN Antenna or Cable input RF OUT RF Cable supplied...

Page 7: ...y be set when the antenna is connected and when the AC is first connected to the VCR 墌 pg 8 If Auto or CH is displayed 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 b...

Page 8: ...numbers are displayed as they are scanned and set If an incorrect time or appears on the display panel see What To Do If Plug Play Has Failed on next page Plug Play Completed The current time including AM PM is displayed PLUG PLAY SETUP 1 Connect the antenna cable to the VCR 墌 pg 6 Then connect the VCR s power plug to an AC outlet Do not power on the VCR The clock and tuner channels will be set au...

Page 9: ... time is displayed on the front display panel you may be receiving the clock setting data of a PBS channel from an adjacent time zone or an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system In this case perform the Semi Auto 墌 pg 12 or Manual Clock Set 墌 pg 13 procedure Auto channel set has already taken place and it need not be set again If appears on the display your antenna cable may not be connecte...

Page 10: ...SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS SELECT LANGUAGE 4 Move the highlight bar arrow to LANGUAGE by pressing CH 5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to select the desired language RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode POWER OK C H MENU INIT...

Page 11: ... to INITIAL SET by pressing CH5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 4 Move the highlight bar arrow at the Initial Set screen to CLOCK SET by pressing CH5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode C H OK MENU POWER INI...

Page 12: ...TE There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock setting data SELECT D S T MODE 7 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 does not apply to you Move the highlight bar to D S T by p...

Page 13: ...y panel when the clock is being set The current time will appear automatically when the clock is set CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR AM 1 1 99 AUTO CLOCK ON HOST CH AUTO CATV D S T AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END SET TIME 5 Press CH 5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi until the desired time appears then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS Press and hold CH 5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi to change the time by 30 minute...

Page 14: ... 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 INITIAL SETTINGS cont Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 or AV mode MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END AUTO CHANNEL SET SCANNING PRESS MENU TO E...

Page 15: ...r SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS ADD OR SKIP DESIRED CHANNEL 4 Input the channel number using the NUMBER keys or by pressing CH5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to set to ADD or SKIP as required Repeat for each channel you want to add or skip RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU TUNER SET BAND CATV AUTO CHANNEL SET MANUAL CHANNEL SET SELECT WITH 5 AND OK PRESS MENU ...

Page 16: ...JECT to remove the cassette 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 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 full sized VHS cassette This video recorder can record on regula...

Page 17: ...ing speed START RECORDING 4 Press and hold REC 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 To prevent accidental reco...

Page 18: ...s and release To play in reverse slow motion and in reverse play mode continue to press repeatedly after selecting all the forward slow motion modes To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow Motion Reverse Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK 1 For hands free slow motion press and release SHUTTLE PLUS during playback to decrease speed in the forward direction Continue to press and release SHU...

Page 19: ...ode is not placed on the tape when recording is paused and then resumed fi fi Manual Tracking Once playback begins the VCR s automatic tracking function is engaged If tracking noise appears in the picture you can override this and make the adjustment manually ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback press the CH5 and buttons on the VCR s front panel simultaneously to cancel the automatic trac...

Page 20: ...ing rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs select ON or OFF as desired to give the best picture RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET PRESS 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END FUNCTION AUTO PICTURE ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF SUPERIMPOSE ON AUTO SP EP TIMER OFF NEXT PAGE SELECT WITH 5 AND OK PRESS MENU TO END FUNCTION AUTO PICTURE ON PICTURE CON...

Page 21: ... only select NORM instead of AUTO EDIT Select when you dub tapes SOFT Select when you want to soften the picture SHARP Select when you want to sharpen the picture NOTE When you select EDIT SHARP or SOFT the selected mode will not change until you select again When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO or NORM when AUTO PICTURE is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes RETURN T...

Page 22: ...OK PRESS MENU TO END NOTES When you finish viewing the tape be sure to set it back to OFF Regardless of the setting this function has no effect during recording and during special effects playback The Superimpose mode indications may jitter vertically when VIDEO STABILIZER is set to ON To watch recordings with close caption it is necessary to set the Video Stabilizer function to OFF PREVIOUS PAGE ...

Page 23: ... 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 press REW then press POWER within 2 seconds c For Automatic Timer Standby After Tape Rewind press REW then press TIMER ...

Page 24: ...ect ON if you want the superimposed opera tional indications on the TV screen b Select OFF if you do not want the superimposed operational indications on the screen RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU FUNCTION AUTO PICTURE ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF SUPERIMPOSE ON AUTO SP EP TIMER OFF NEXT PAGE SELECT WITH 5 AND OK PRESS MENU TO END HR A55U HR A35U FUNCTION AUTO PICTURE ON PICTURE CON...

Page 25: ...MONITOR by pressing CH 5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to select the desired mode a Hi Fi b Hi Fi L c Hi Fi R d Normal e Mix RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES If the tape being played back has no Hi Fi soundtrack the Normal soundtrack will be heard no matter what choice you make in step 3 If RF connection is used for TV even if Hi Fi audio monitor is selected the sound ...

Page 26: ...hannel you want to watch 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 displayed for 5 seconds The counter display remains on the screen indi...

Page 27: ...o ON 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 ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar arrow to FUNCTION SET by pressing CH5 or SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS SELECT 2ND AUDIO...

Page 28: ...the Main Menu screen appears after an error message is displayed Refer to page 8 for the Plug Play procedure or page 11 for the clock setting procedure ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER 3 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to enter the PlusCode number printed in the TV listings for the TV program you wish to record and press OK If the Guide Channel Set screen appears go to step 4 If the VCR Plus program screen...

Page 29: ...rmal screen appears ENGAGE TIMER MODE 8 Press TIMER The VCR turns off automatically and is displayed on the display panel IMPORTANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station s channel number has been changed the wrong VCR or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus program screen in step 5 When this happens set the correct Guide Channel number for that station 墌 p...

Page 30: ...ting the Guide Channel numbers assigned to each station For accurate VCR Plus programming the VCR Plus Guide Channel number for each station should match the channel number on which it is received in your area NOTES In many instances the VCR Plus Guide Channel numbers for cable and broadcast TV stations DO NOT match the channel number on which it is received by your VCR Check your TV listing or co...

Page 31: ...DE CH 6 VCR CH PRESS NUMBER KEY 0 9 OR 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH GUIDE CHANNEL SET SELECT WITH 5 AND OK PRESS MENU TO END GUIDE CHANNEL SET GUIDE CH 6 VCR CH 47 PRESS NUMBER KEY 0 9 OR 5 THEN OK PRESS MENU TO END Ex If WNJU Ind is received on channel 47 ATTENTION CABLE BOX SUBSCRIBERS In order to set the Guide Channel for a cable program you must select you...

Page 32: ...ars SET PROGRAM START TIME 4 Press START to enter the time 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 SET PROGRAM STOP TIME 5 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 SET PROGRA...

Page 33: ...ded Pattern 3 The program that is broadcast earlier will be recorded followed by the remaining portion of the other program CH10 CH40 Not recorded Program 1 Program 2 10 00 11 00 12 00 CH10 Program 2 Not recorded Program 1 CH40 10 00 11 00 12 00 CH10 CH40 Program 1 Program 2 Not recorded To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 3 through 9 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly s...

Page 34: ... 10 45 40 12 25 3 11 30P 1 00 125 12 25 4 5 6 7 8 PRESS CHECK TO NEXT CANCEL OR REVISE A PROGRAM 4 To cancel a program press CANCEL To revise a program press the appropriate button START STOP DATE CH SP EP RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press PROG CHECK as many times as necessary If there are still programs remaining go to step 6 RE ENGAGE TIMER 6 Press TIMER To Cancel Or Revise A Program TIMER RECORDI...

Page 35: ...r SHUTTLE PLUS fi then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS to set to ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES If you have programmed the VCR to timer record 2 or more programs the second program and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set the Auto SP EP Timer mode to ON In this case make sure the mode is not engaged then set the tape speed manually during timer programming In order to ensure...

Page 36: ...TION 3 If you want 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 n...

Page 37: ...ting 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 SELECT EDIT FOR PIC TURE CONTROL SET MODE 4 Follow the Picture Control section on page 21 then select EDIT NOT...

Page 38: ...DIO 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 SELECT EDIT FOR PIC TURE CONTROL SET MODE 3 Follow the Picture Control section on page 21 then select EDIT NOTE When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO or NORM when AUTO PICTURE is set to OF...

Page 39: ...et the camcorder to its play mode NOTE If the camcorder is equipped with a superimpose OSD disable feature then set its superimpose or display feature to OFF before pressing play START RECORDER 6 Set your VCR to its record mode MENU C H OK PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 0 6 7 8 9 1 2 4 3 PLAY MENU OK SHUTTLE PLUS NUMBER 0 CH ...

Page 40: ...g the RF OUT connec tion 墌 pg 6 the channel selector on the TV is set incorrectly If you re using the AV connection 墌 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 was set incorrectly CORRECTIVE ACTION Set the channel selector to channel 3 or 4 Set the TV receiver to its AV mode Disengage Auto Tracki...

Page 41: ... 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 had its record safety tab removed TIMER has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record program information has not been programmed correctly The end of tape was reache...

Page 42: ...he 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 indicators may occur...

Page 43: ...x Search 19 Insert Cassette 16 ITR Instant Timer Recording 36 L Language Selection 10 M Main Menu 10 Manual Channel Setting 15 Manual Clock Setting 13 Manual Tracking 19 N Next Function Memory 23 O On Screen Display 24 P PBS Channel 8 Picture Control 21 Playback 16 Plug Play 8 R Record Safety Tab 17 Recording 17 Repeat Playback 23 Reverse Motion Playback 18 Reverse Slow Motion Playback 18 RF Conne...

Page 44: ...g 16 4 PLAY Button 墌 pg 16 5 Fast Forward FF Button 墌 pg 16 6 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors 墌 pg 38 7 MENU Button 墌 pg 10 8 Front Display Panel 墌 pg 45 9 Remote Control Sensor 0 Channel CH 5 Button 墌 pg 17 OK Button 墌 pg 10 Record REC Button 墌 pg 17 STOP EJECT Button 墌 pg 16 PAUSE Button 墌 pg 18 INDEX cont POWER 2 3 4 5 SP VCR 6 7 9 0 8 MENU CH OK REC REW PLAY FF PAUSE STOP EJECT VIDEO MONO L AUDIO...

Page 45: ...h 墌 pg 6 4 VIDEO AUDIO Output Connectors 墌 pg 37 5 RF OUT Connector 墌 pg 6 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL SP P VCR 4 5 6 1 2 3 2 Tape Speed Indicators 墌 pg 17 3 Timer Mode Indicator 墌 pg 29 33 4 VCR Mode Indicator 墌 pg 26 5 Cassette Loaded Mark 6 Channel Display F 1 for AUX mode Counter Display 墌 pg 8 Clock Display 墌 pg 8 1 Symbolic Mode Indicators STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SEARCH ...

Page 46: ...Y 9WEEKLY DISPLAY TV VCR SP EP CANCEL START REW FF PLAY REC MENU OK STOP TV CH TV CH TV VOL TV VOL PAUSE STOP DATE CH C RESET OSD ENTER TIMER 1 2 4 3 SHUTTLE PLUS SHUTTLE PLUS t 3 4 5 7 6 8 0 y r 1 2 9 w e q u i LP20034 020 INDEX cont fi Buttons with a small dot on the left side of the name can also be used to operate your TV while holding down the TV button 墌 Operating JVC TVs below This remote c...

Page 47: ...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 HR A55U 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 w...

Page 48: ...ucts NATIONAL 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 h...

Page 49: ...vided 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 p...

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