JVC HR-E939EG, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... SETTINGS 5 Tuner Set 5 Clock Set 7 PLAYBACK 9 Basic Playback 9 Playback Features 10 TimeScan 14 RECORDING 16 Basic Recording 16 B E S T Picture System 17 On Screen Displays 19 Recording Features 20 TIMER RECORDING 22 Information On ShowView 22 Guide Prog Number Set 22 When Using A Satellite Tuner 23 ShowView Timer Recording 24 Regular Timer Programming 26 Check And Cancel Programmes 28 Auto SP LP...

Page 2: ...R SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Safety Precautions n Only cassettes marked VHS can be used with this videorecorder n HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment n SHOWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation PAL CAUTION n When you are not using the recorde...

Page 3: ... IN OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector c Set the RF TEST switch to OFF Before operating the recorder make sure the TV is set to the VIDEO or AV mode CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETE...

Page 4: ...ming that is available through scrambled channels Connecting Using A Decoder AV2 IN DECODER AV1 IN OUT AV2 SELECT switch SELECT INPUT MODE 1 Set the AV2 SELECT switch to DECODER CONNECT DECODER 2 Connect your recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector to the decoder s Euroconnector using a 21 pin SCART cable SET TUNER 3 Follow the procedure starting on page 5 NOTE When Connecting A Satellite Tuner if you...

Page 5: ...CT MODE 4 AUTO CH SET is the necessary mode for this procedure so simply press OK to enter the selection The Country select screen appears SELECT COUNTRY 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to your country s name then press OK to initiate Auto Channel Set As the recorder searches for receivable stations it displays broadcasts from the stations for a few seconds as it locates them Tuner S...

Page 6: ... appear alternately for 5 seconds each The stations located in the selected country appear at the top of the list RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 7 Press CH SET Depending on the reception conditions the stations may not be stored in order and the station names may not be stored correctly Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add channel positions enter station names and perform other operations Re...

Page 7: ...he Just Clock option appears in the Clock Set and Auto Clock screens and can be set ON or OFF the default setting is ON Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn off Just Clock off the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may be reduced which could adversely effect timer recording Both Auto and Manual clock settin...

Page 8: ...ion 1 Press PUSH JOG fi to set the channel position to the number representing the station transmitting clock setting data then press OK START CLOCK OPERATION 6 Press CLOCK 8 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 Manual Clock Set NOTES Auto Clock and Just Clock require a PDC signal and will not operate with a VPS signal Just Clock when set to ON enables adjustment of the recorder s built in clock every hour o...

Page 9: ...or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left To go forward press FF or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the right START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel for 5 seconds Z pg 17 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 Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played o...

Page 10: ...re press FF for forward high speed search or REW for reverse high speed search For short searches press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds When released normal playback resumes To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTES Picture may not appear during search with an LP recorded tape In the search still or frame by frame playback mode the picture may be distorted and there may be a loss of colour ...

Page 11: ...KING 1 Press SP LP on the remote to engage manual tracking ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY 2 Press TV PROG or to adjust tracking RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING 3 Press SP LP on the remote to re engage auto matic tracking NOTE When a new tape is inserted the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically Instant ReView Simply by pressing a single button the recorder power comes on rewinds and beg...

Page 12: ... of at the beginning of the tape press C MEMORY so that the M mark appears before pressing REW ACTIVATE SCENE FINDER 1 Press SCENE FINDER The recorder starts forward high speed search for 5 seconds and then fast forwards 10 minutes on the counter This cycle is repeated until the end of the tape is reached To start Scene Finder in the reverse direction press SCENE FINDER and then turn the TIME SCAN...

Page 13: ...ar or the display may blink on occasion Soundtrack Selection Your video recorder is capable of recording three soundtracks HI FI L HI FI R and NORM and will play back the one you select During Playback Pressing AUDIO MONITOR on the remote control changes the soundtrack being played back as follows NOTES L R should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo and t...

Page 14: ...dio can keep up with the video 8 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 P L A Y TIME SCAN INDICATOR PLAY TIME SCAN SHUTTLE INDICATOR TIME SCAN SHUTTLE REW FF PUSH JOG REW FF TIME SCAN AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 Audio signal during TimeScan Sound of 1 3 and 5 is heard Sound of 2 and 4 is not heard Output audio signal is normal monaural sound Playback tape ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still turn the ...

Page 15: ...w far it is turned Picture may be distorted at the position where the recording speed is switched The picture may be noisy or there may be a loss of colour when you change the playback speed More noise will appear with LP recordings Noise may appear or the upper part of the picture may be distorted during still frame by frame playback 2x search of LP recordings or depending on the tape being used ...

Page 16: ... also be used to select a channel 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 reco...

Page 17: ...s is the case go to step 4 If not press PUSH JOGfi to place the pointer next to B E S T then press PUSH JOG to set to ON CLOSE MODE SELECT SCREEN 4 Press MODE START RECORDING 5 Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote or press RECORD on the recorder The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording When the BEST indicator begins blinking that...

Page 18: ...D PAUSE mode The recorder then automatically checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY to start recording If you want to bypass the B E S T system and begin recording immediately set B E S T to OFF in step 3 on page 17 Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback When watching a tape recorded with B E...

Page 19: ...ter Memory indicator 11 Audio mode display 12 Tape remaining time indicator 13 Timer warning display q6 PR 12 ABCD SP 23 59 31 12 96 WARNING TIMER RECORDING TO START SOON CANCEL ST HI FI M 9 59 59 NORM REMAIN 9 59 0 4 3 8 12 2 5 6 13 1 TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press OPERATE ACCESS MODE SELECT SCREEN 2 Press MODE The O S D B E S T screen appears SELECT MODE 3 The pointer should already be next to O S...

Page 20: ...equired To listen to the Standard regular monaural audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast press AUDIO MONITOR until NORM appears on the front display panel E939EH only NOTE O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear Z pg 19 A U D I O M O N I T O R To Record NICAM Stereo And Bilingual Programmes E939EH only The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi Fi audio track ...

Page 21: ...30 minutes press RECORD to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder s front panel Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press C RESET before starting recording or ...

Page 22: ... station names and channel positions may be incorrect if you stored or skipped channels In this case re perform Guide Prog Number setting 8 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 OK NUMBER CH SET CANCEL PUSH JOG Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAKE LIST OF STORED STATION NAMES AND CHANNEL POSITIONS 1 Ex ACCESS CH SET MODE MENU SCREEN 2 Press and hold CH SET for over 2 seconds The Languag...

Page 23: ...T When entering a ShowView number for ARD When Using A Satellite Tuner Preparation 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the AV2 IN DECODER connector on the rear of your recorder 2 Set the AV2 SELECT switch to AV2 To Record Satellite Broadcasts 1 Select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner 2 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your recorder s input mode to AUX2 3 Start recording Z pg 16 steps 3 6 To Re...

Page 24: ...llowing buttons are lit NUMBER keys 0 9 and CANCEL During ShowView and regular timer programming the Illumi Guide feature tells you which button on the remote control must be pressed next by lighting it up To use this feature press ILLUMI GUIDE before performing step 1 PROG REW PLAY FF light up at this time If you aren t going to use the Illumi Guide feature go directly to step 1 SHOWVIEW 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 25: ...ons are operable To re engage the timer press TIMER To Delay The Stop Time press ADD TIME NUMBER Key 5 after pressing OK in step 3 Each time you press the Stop time is delayed by 5 minutes meaning that 5 minutes of recording time is added You can easily compensate for anticipated programme schedule delays this way To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials after pressing OK in step 3 press WEEKLY NUM...

Page 26: ...trol s signal is not received by the video recorder press CANCEL and re perform the timer programming procedure from the beginning ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM MING SCREEN 1 Press PROG If you are using the Illumi Guide feature the following buttons will light up NUMBER keys 0 9 START STOP DATE TV PROG and CANCEL ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 2 Press START If you re just starting out P1 appears The front display...

Page 27: ...ion is correct press OK and the normal screen appears Repeat steps 1 8 for each additional programme ENGAGE RECORDER S TIMER MODE 9 Press TIMER To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 8 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly serials or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP ON DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 ARD SP M D 8 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 ...

Page 28: ...mer recording with both PDC VPS and the Auto SP LP Timer activated and the programme goes beyond its originally scheduled length there may be times when the programme cannot be recorded in its entirety Approximately 150 minutes Approximately 60 minutes Total 210 minutes SP mode LP mode ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK Each time you press the next program s information appears Press OK an...

Page 29: ...Your TV Using Addi tional Buttons The NUMBER keys on the remote can also be used to select the TV s channel by setting the remote control to the TV mode 1 Set the TV VCR switch to TV 2 Use the NUMBER keys and the DIGIT ENTRY button the PUSH JOG button the DISPLAY button or the OK button to select the TV s channel With televisions under Code 01 03 04 06 07 10 or 11 the DIGIT ENTRY button correspond...

Page 30: ...r press NUMBER Key 0 or TV PROG to select depending on the connector being used AU 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or AU 2 for the AV2 IN connector When using the AV2 IN connector make sure the AV2 SELECT switch is set to AV2 START SOURCE PLAYER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDING DECK 4 Engage its Record mode NOTE All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 T...

Page 31: ...e recorder Refer to the camcorder s instruction manual for operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 F 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 ...

Page 32: ...m mini plug connector PREPARE FOR EDITING 2 Insert the cassette to be recorded on into the recorder and set the recorder s input mode LOAD SOURCE CASSETTE 3 Insert the source cassette into your recorder START SOURCE PLAYBACK 4 Press PLAY ACCESS R A EDIT FUNC TION 5 Press R A EDIT The screen is superimposed on the video playback in step 6 LOCATE EDIT IN POINT 6 Find the point on the source tape fro...

Page 33: ...nts meaning you won t be able to edit 8 scenes When all 8 programs are full PROGRAM FULL appears on the R A EDIT screen To cancel a program see page 28 RM V704U Multi Brand R A Edit Controller Not provided By connecting this controller to your recorder s R A EDIT connector you can perform Random Assemble Editing in combination with a second non JVC video recorder The controller is compatible with ...

Page 34: ...appears in place of a channel number LOCATE END POINT 3 Load the recording cassette into your recorder and play it back to determine the edit out point the end of the segment to be replaced using the JOG TIME SCAN SHUTTLE controls or PUSH JOG and PAUSE RESET THE COUNTER 4 Press C RESET to change the counter display to 0 00 00 LOCATE START POINT 5 Determine the edit in point the beginning of the se...

Page 35: ... Fi audio soundtrack and normal audio soundtrack all at the same time In step 6 above after you press INSERT press A DUB also i k 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 1 3 8 C RESET P L A Y NOTES Suitable leads can be obtained from your dealer Insert editing is not possible with cassettes whose safety tab has been removed In insert editing the recording speed SP LP is determined by the previous recording to be re...

Page 36: ...nd the point where you want to start dubbing ENGAGE AUDIO DUBBING 4 Press A DUB To perform audio dubbbing with audio mixing press AUDIO MONITOR to select L R at this point Audio dubbing with audio mixing is not possible if you re using a monaural audio component or if you don t have an audio mixer START DUBBING 5 Engage the audio component s Play mode then press PLAY to start the tape in your reco...

Page 37: ...dubbing Audio dubbing is also possible using the rear panel AV1 IN OUT or AV2 IN connector When using these connectors make sure to select the correct input mode in step 2 Connections made to the recorder s front panel are given priority over those made to the rear panel connectors Audio dubbing cannot be performed on a cassette that has had its record safety tab removed When playing back an audio...

Page 38: ...SITION 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until an open position in which you want to store a channel begins blinking then press OK The Manual Ch Set screen appears INPUT CHANNEL 4 The number 01 appears blinking beneath CH Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel number you want to store For fine tuning adjustment press PUSH JOG until the item beneath CH begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi While tuning F or...

Page 39: ...of the station name begins blinking ENTER NEW CHARACTER 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 space and stop when the desired one is indicated then press PUSH JOG to enter Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary If you make a mistake press PUSH JOG until the incorrect character begin...

Page 40: ...UPER NDR NDR NED1 NED1 NED2 NED2 NED3 NED3 NEWS NRK NRK ODE ODEON ORF1 ORF1 ID STATION NAME ORF2 ORF2 ORF3 ORF3 OWL3 OWL3 PREM PREMIERE PRO7 PRO7 RAI1 RAI1 RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RET4 RETE4 21 TELE21 RTBF RTBF1 or 2 RTL RTL RTL2 RTL2 RTL4 RTL4 RTP RTP S4 SCHWEIZ4 SAT1 SAT1 SBS SBS SHOW SHOW SIC SOCIEDADE SKY SKY CHANNEL SKYN SKY NEWS SPRT SPORT SRTL SUPER RTL STAR STAR TV SVT1 SVT1 SVT2 SVT2 SW3 SUED...

Page 41: ...s blurred or interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion the TV receiver 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 The automatic tracking mode is engaged The automatic tracking mode is engaged Automatic tracking is engaged The video heads may be dirty CORRECTIV...

Page 42: ...ed and and on the display panel won t stop blinking 5 blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged 6 The cassette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and and won t stop blinking 7 ShowView 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 c...

Page 43: ...ation 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 A The video recorder automatically rewinds it to the beginning TIMER ...

Page 44: ...dio Recording Level Control Z pg 21 REMOTE PAUSE Connector Z pg 31 q TIME SCAN AUDIO Switch Z pg 14 w AUTO SP LP TIMER Button Z pg 28 e AUTO SP LP TIMER Indicator Z pg 28 r Display Panel Z pg 45 t Infrared Beam Receiving Window y RECORD Button Z pg 16 u REVIEW Button Z pg 11 i PAUSE Button Z pg 10 o Rewind REW Button Z pg 9 p Fast Foward Button FF Button Z pg 9 It is possible to listen to the audi...

Page 45: ...Program Mark Z pg 25 5 Start Time Stop Time Indicator Z pg 24 6 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg 13 7 PDC VPS Indicator Z pg 28 8 VIDEO Indicator Z pg 21 9 B E S T Picture System Display Z pg 17 Audio Level Indicator Z pg 21 0 Cassette Loaded Mark Instant Timer Recording Z pg 21 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 16 Timer Indicator Z pg 25 Clock Counter Tape Remaining Time Display Z pg 7 Channel Mode Di...

Page 46: ...on Z pg 25 e DAILY Button Z pg 25 r WEEKLY Button Z pg 25 t AUX Button Z pg 30 y TIMER Button Z pg 25 u TV PROG Button Z pg 5 i DATE Button Z pg 27 o TV VCR Switch Z pg 29 p TV VIDEO Button Z pg 21 Q Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 9 W PAUSE Button Z pg 10 E STOP Button Z pg 9 R PROG CHECK Button Z pg 28 IN OUT Button Z pg 32 T OK Button Z pg 5 START Button Z pg 33 Y R A EDIT Button Z pg 32 U TV VOL f...

Page 47: ...o 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Norma audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio Input Output 21 pin scart connectors IN OUT x 1 IN DECODER x 1 RCA connectors VIDEO IN x 1 AUDIO IN x 1 AUDIO OUT x 1 SPECIFICATIONS TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 89 104 300 302...

Page 48: ...EN HR E939EG EH COPYRIGHT 1996 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD EG EH Printed in Japan 0996HOV UN VP VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ...