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Other Functions

Checking tape position

When you change the recorder operation
mode from the stop mode to fast forward
or rewind mode, or when you perform an
Index Search or Instant Review, the tape
position indicator appears.
The position of “

q

” in relation to “ 0”

(beginning) or “+” (end) shows you where
you are on the tape.

Set “O.S.D.” to “ON”.

Changing display information

Each time you press

– –:– –

, the display panel shows

the channel number and the clock time alternatively.

You can change display in the stop, recording or
recording pause mode, or during rewind/fast-
forward high-speed search.

When “O.S.D.” is set to “ON” and

– –:– –

on the

remote control is pressed, time counter will appear on the TV
screen. To reset the time counter, press

0000

on the remote

control.

Function settings

You can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set
screen.

Turn on the recorder and the TV, and set your TV to its AV mode
or video channel.

A

Access Main Menu screen, then
Function Set screen

Press

MENU

on the remote control. Press

rt

to place the pointer next to

“FUNCTION SET”, then press

OK

or

e

.

B

Select Function

Press

rt

to place the pointer next to the

function you want to set.

C

Change setting

Press

OK

or

e

. The default setting is

bold

in the following table.

Press

MENU

to return to normal screen.

B.E.S.T.

ON

/ OFF

When B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) system is
set to “ON”, this recorder checks the condition of the tape in use
during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the
highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play
back a tape or start recording after inserting a tape.

NOTE:

The recorder checks the tape condition for about 7 seconds, then
starts recording. To make sure you record the desired scene or
program completely, perform the following steps:

A

Press and hold

PAUSE

(

9

), and press

REC

(

7

). After about

7 seconds, the recorder re-enters Record Pause mode.

B

Press

PLAY

(

4

) to start recording.

PICTURE CONTROL

AUTO

(NORM) / EDIT / SOFT / SHARP

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality
according to your preference.

AUTO

(NORM)

: Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted

automatically. When “B.E.S.T.” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear
instead of “AUTO”.

EDIT

: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and

playback).

SOFT

: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes

containing much noise.

SHARP

: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with

much flat, same-coloured surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTE:

Select “EDIT” when you are editing tapes. After you finish editing
the tapes, select “AUTO”.

PAL/MESECAM

AUTO

/ PAL / MESECAM

Select the appropriate colour system for recording or playback.

AUTO

: Usually set to this mode. The appropriate colour system

(PAL or MESECAM) will be selected depending on the playback or
recording signals.

If the “AUTO” mode does not work properly, select either of the
following manual modes.

PAL

: To record PAL signals, or playback a PAL tape.

MESECAM

: To record SECAM signals, or playback a SECAM or

MESECAM tape.

NOTES:

SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM. Select
“AUTO” or “MESECAM” when recording SECAM signals.

When playing back a SECAM tape, select “AUTO” or
“MESECAM”. The playback picture will always be
monochrome.

NTSC

NTSC3.58

/ NTSC4.43 / NTSC

]

PAL

To record NTSC signals or playback a NTSC tape, it will be
necessary to select the appropriate 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.

NOTE:

The “NTSC

]

PAL” mode does not work during recording. In this

mode, NTSC signals will be recorded as NTSC3.58.

The Menu screen is distorted during playing back a NTSC tape
on PAL TV. Stop playback and access the Menu screen again.

In the “NTSC4.43” mode, with some TVs, on-screen displays
(Program screen, etc.) may roll up or down and there may be a
loss of colour. When this happens, select the “NTSC3.58”
mode.

AUTO TIMER

— ON /

OFF

When this function is set to “ON”:

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when
the recorder is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the
recorder is turned on.You do not have to press

#

to engage or

disengage the timer recording standby mode.

When this function is set to “OFF”:

You have to press

#

to engage or disengage the timer recording

standby mode.

O.S.D.

ON

/ OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, various recorder status
information (on-screen display) appears on the screen.

NOTE:

When you use this recorder as the source player for editing a tape,
be sure to set this function to “OFF”; otherwise, the recorder status
information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the edited
tape.

0

+

+

+

+

5

[

/

]

[MENU] : EXIT

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET
INITIAL SET

[

/

]

[MENU] : EXIT

FUNCTION

B.E.S.T.

ON

PICTURE CONTROL

AUTO

PAL/MESECAM

AUTO

NTSC

NTSC3.58

AUTO TIMER

OFF

O.S.D.

ON

AUTO SP LP TIMER

OFF

Summary of Contents for HR-J285EA

Page 1: ...f this unit CAUTION 䡲 When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet 䡲 Dangerous voltage inside Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel To prevent electric shock or fire hazard remove the power cord from the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial ATTENTION ...

Page 2: ...d other brands Point the remote control toward the sensor window on the target component The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m NOTES When inserting the batteries be sure to insert in the correct directions as indicated under the battery cover If the remote control does not work properly remove its batteries wait for a few seconds replace the batteries and then try again...

Page 3: ...TV B Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT IN terminal on the rear of the recorder C Connect the supplied RF cable between the RF OUT terminal on the rear of the recorder and the TV s aerial input terminal AV Connection improves picture quality during tape playback If your TV is equipped with AV input connectors A Connect the aerial recorder and TV as shown in the illustration B Connect an AV cab...

Page 4: ...ke sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outlet and turn off the recorder power B Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab as illustrated C Insert a lithium battery with the plus side up and push it in To remove the lithium battery press the latch downward using a pointed non metallic object then pull out the lithium battery D Close the battery cover until it clicks in place ...

Page 5: ...atically Select the appropriate colour system with PAL MESECAM and NTSC in Function settings If the cassette s record safety tab has been removed playback begins automatically B Start playback Press PLAY 4 ATTENTION In the search still slow motion or frame by frame playback mode the picture will be distorted the noise bars will appear there may be a loss of colour MENU EXIT MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET ...

Page 6: ...h Index codes are placed on the tape at the beginning of each recording when recording on this recorder A While the tape is not running press w or e 2 or 6 on the remote control to start search B To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away press w or e 2 or 6 repeatedly until the correct number is displayed on the screen only if O S D is set to ON Playback begins automatically when the desire...

Page 7: ... control while holding REC 7 press PLAY 4 NOTE If the tape reaches its end during recording the recording stops and 䡬 and on the front display panel blink Recording Features Specifying recording length Instant Timer Recording ITR During recording press REC 7 on the recorder repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the display panel The record indicator 䡬 on the display panel start...

Page 8: ...he satellite broadcast is received on your recorder s auxiliary channel L 1 or F 1 select L 1 or F 1 for the channel position to which the satellite receiver is connected Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary E Return to normal screen Press MENU on the remote control G CODE Timer Programing The G CODE numbers are the numbers next to the program in most TV listing Remember the clock must be set before ...

Page 9: ...ropriate button START STOP DATE PR and or SP LP EP p when the Program screen on which you want to make changes is shown E Return to normal screen Press repeatedly until no Program screen is shown F Reengage timer recording standby mode Press The recorder turns off automatically and is displayed on the display panel When AUTO TIMER is set to ON the timer recording standby mode automatically resumes...

Page 10: ... overplayed tapes containing much noise SHARP Clearer sharper edged picture when viewing images with much flat same coloured surfaces such as cartoons NOTE Select EDIT when you are editing tapes After you finish editing the tapes select AUTO 䡵 PAL MESECAM AUTO PAL MESECAM Select the appropriate colour system for recording or playback AUTO Usually set to this mode The appropriate colour system PAL ...

Page 11: ...ton on the TV or its remote control B Set TV brand code A Press and hold TV B Press the Number keys to enter your TV s brand code C Press OK and release TV The TV should turn off C Operate TV First press TV to set the remote control to TV mode then press one of the following buttons 1 TV VCR TV PR TV Muting TV and the Number keys For some brands you must press ENTER after having pressed the Number...

Page 12: ...he other components instruction manuals for connection and its operations A Make connections Example When using this recorder as the source player When using this recorder as the recording deck connect this recorder s AV input connectors to the AV output connectors on the other recorder If the source player is monaural connect the audio output connector on the source player to the left audio input...

Page 13: ...ave 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 appropriate po...

Page 14: ...se channels may be incorrect Select the appropriate TV system for those channels Refer to TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural Since your recorder memorises all detected stations even if the reception condition is poor some of those stored stations may produce a noisy picture To delete those stations refer to Delete A Channel Manual Channel ...

Page 15: ... rt to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK or e C Select channel to fine tune Press rt until the channel you want to tune begins blinking then press OK twice The FRQ number for that channel starts blinking D Perform tuning Press rt until the picture becomes clearer then press OK or e Repeat steps C and D as necessary E Return to normal screen Press MENU TV System Selection When you see...

Page 16: ...5 lines 50 fields NTSC colour and EIA monochrome signals 525 lines 60 fields Recording system HR J485EA DA 4 Double Azimuth head helical scan system HR J285EA 2 Azimuth head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines PAL MESECAM 220 lines NTSC Frequency range Normal audio 70 Hz to 10 00 0Hz Hi Fi audio 20 Hz to 20 00 0Hz Input Output HR J485EA RCA connectors I ...

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