JVC HR-J441MS, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... M EN CONTENTS ENGLISH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Video Channel Set 5 Select Language 6 Select Television System 7 Clock Set 8 On Screen Displays 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 RECORDING 14 Basic Recording 14 Recording Features 15 B E S T Picture System 16 TIMER RECORDING 18 Timer Pro...

Page 2: ...ochrome pictures when played back with this recorder POWER SYSTEM This set operates on voltage of AC110 240 V Rating AC90 260 V Operating 50 60 Hz with automatic switching Warning on lithium battery The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble heat above 100 C or incinerate Replace battery with Panasonic Matsushita Electric Sa...

Page 3: ...nnectors on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s AV IN terminals 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 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...

Page 4: ...Set Up again If there is a power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be interrupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 ATTENTION Once you have performed Auto Set Up even if the recorder s memory backup has expired all the stored stations remain in the recorder s memory and the recorder will not perform Auto Set ...

Page 5: ...power plug is connected to an AC outlet and turn off the VCR power 2 Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab as illustrated 3 Insert a lithium battery with the plus side up and push it in To remove the lithium battery press the latch A down ward using a pointed non metallic object then pull out the lithium battery 4 Close the battery cover until it clicks in place Be sure to connect ...

Page 6: ...e pointer next to LANGUAGE SELECT then press OK SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Place the pointer next to the language of your choice English or Russian by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Select Language Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT TV SYSTEM SELECT 5 M...

Page 7: ...ENU Select Television System MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT TV SYSTEM SELECT 5 MENU EXIT Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode TV SYSTEM SELECT B G D K I 5 MENU EXIT Major Countries TV System Kuwait U A E Indonesia Singapore Thailand Malaysia Iran Saudi Arabia B G Egypt Morocco Lebanon Iraq China Mongolia Russia D K H...

Page 8: ... minutes SET DATE 6 Press STOP to set the date Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days SET YEAR 7 Press DATE to set the year START CLOCK OPERATION 8 Press MENU Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 MENU OK PUSH JOG START STOP DATE MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR 00 ...

Page 9: ... you don t want the displays to appear press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to OFF then press OK RETURN TO NORMAL 6 Press MENU OK The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number Aux indicator AUX 3 Cassette loaded mark 4 Clock display 5 Current day month year 6 Tape direction 7 Tape position indicator Z ...

Page 10: ... If the tape is advanced past the start point press REW To go forward press FF START PLAYBACK 3 Press PLAY BEST appears blinking in the recorder s display panel during automatic tracking Z pg 16 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 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 11: ...OG FF REW T V P R O G TV PROG Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press PAUSE If there is vertical jitter use the TV PROG buttons to correct the picture ACTIVATE FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Press PAUSE OR Press PUSH JOG or To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK 1 During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then release Pre...

Page 12: ...usly to re engage automatic tracking NOTE When a new tape is inserted the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically Repeat Playback Your video recorder can automatically play back the whole tape 20 times repeatedly START PLAYBACK 1 Press PLAY ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY and hold for over 5 seconds then release The Play indicator on the display panel blinks slowly The tape...

Page 13: ... 00 00 Then press C MEMORY and M appears in front of the counter digits ACTIVATE COUNTER MEMORY 2 When you wish to return to the designated point press STOP and then REW or FF The tape rewinds or fast forwards and stops at about 0 00 00 automatically To cancel Counter Memory press C MEMORY again Instant ReView Simply by pressing a single button the recorder power comes on rewinds and begins playba...

Page 14: ...TART 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 NUMBER PLAY PAUSE STOP RECORD PLAY TV PROG To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove ...

Page 15: ...TART RECORDING 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press RECORD again blinks and 0 30 appears on the front display panel SET RECORDING DURATION 3 If you want to record for more than 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 Indicat...

Page 16: ...by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK SELECT MODE 5 Place the pointer next to ON by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU START RECORDING 7 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 me...

Page 17: ...rming steps 2 through 6 on page 16 BEST only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking Even though it doesn t appear after that the B E S T function is operative Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback 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 ATTENTION Since the B E S T sy...

Page 18: ...s ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 3 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 ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 Press STOP to enter the time you want recording to stop ENTER PROGRAMME DATE 5 Press DATE The current date appears on screen The date you enter appears in its place ENTER ...

Page 19: ...UTO SP LP TIMER indicator lights up that doesn t mean that the recorder will automatically change from SP to LP or EP mode during the course of the recording Watch the tape later to confirm If you have programmed the recorder to timer record 2 or more programs the second programme and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you engage the Auto SP LP Timer mode In this case make sure the mode i...

Page 20: ...R SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to AUTO TIMER then press OK SELECT MODE 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to select either ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU NOTE For safety when Auto timer is set to OFF all other recorder functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged To disengage the timer press TIMER TIMER RECORDING cont MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET ...

Page 21: ...appears If All Information Is Correct programming is completed If You Wish To Revise Data with the recorder s power turned on go to step 2 If You Wish To Cancel A Program with the recorder s power turned on press CANCEL All information you input is deleted REVISE PROGRAMME INFORMATION 2 Input the appropriate data using the START STOP DATE and TV PROG buttons on the remote control 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3...

Page 22: ...C tapes being played back in the NTSC PAL mode Z p 25 cannot be dubbed to another recorder When you dub an NTSC tape using your recorder as the playback deck select NTSC 3 58 or NTSC 4 43 with the COLOUR SYSTEM button Z p 24 Another recorder Recorder Player Another recorder RF Cable provided VIDEO CHANNEL Your recorder Player TV Receiver Recorder Your recorder TV Receiver RF Cable provided VIDEO C...

Page 23: ... NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that AU appears on the display panel START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG VIDEO IN IMPORTANT To edit both the player and the recorder must be of the same colour system Press your recorder s COLOUR SYSTEM button to select the appropriate colour system PAL and SECAM camcor...

Page 24: ...ed back and viewed on PAL TVs NOTES In the AUTO mode NTSC signals will be automatically recorded as NTSC 3 58 In the AUTO mode NTSC tapes will be played back as NTSC 3 58 SECAM signals will always be recorded as MESECAM Select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode when recording SECAM signals When playing back a SECAM tape select the AUTO or the MESECAM mode The playback picture will always be monochrome I...

Page 25: ...und on some TVs This cannot be corrected if the TV does 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 s...

Page 26: ...order to record TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area so that you can call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels 4 1 4 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 2 1 3 MENU OK PUSH JOG TV PROG Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5...

Page 27: ...he pointer next to MANUAL CH SET then press OK SELECT BAND 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to the band of your choice then press OK to initiate Manual Channel Set SET DESIRED STATION 4 The screen to the right appears when a station is detected To store the detected station place the pointer next to STORE by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK If you do not want to store the station pr...

Page 28: ...NU EXIT Swap Channel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 5 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 26 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK SELECT POSITION e g 03 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the section of CH 03 begins blinking then press OK Only 03 will blink SELECT POSITION e g 09 4 Press NUMBER keys to input ...

Page 29: ...G 11 374 BG 06 221 BG 12 384 BG 5 FINE TUNING SELECT SYSTEM MENU EXIT TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 26 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK SELECT CHANNEL 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to change its TV system begins blinking...

Page 30: ...r 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 connection the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode This is normal The automatic tracking mode is engaged The automatic tracking mode is engaged The video heads may be dirty The wrong colour system is selected for the tape being played back The wrong colour system wa...

Page 31: ...assette is automatically ejected the power shuts off and and won t stop blinking 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 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 infor...

Page 32: ...recording the end of the recording before the pause is overlapped by the beginning of the continuation 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 tap...

Page 33: ...ay Panel Z pg 34 9 Infrared Beam Receiving Window 0 TV PROG 5 Buttons Z pg 14 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 24 RECORD Button Z pg 14 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 10 PAUSE Button Z pg 11 REAR VIEW ANT IN RF OUT IN OUT AUDIO VIDEO 32 40 PAUSE 6 4 3 2 8 7 1 5 5 VIDEO AUDIO Output Connectors Z pg 3 22 6 ANT IN Connector Z pg 3 7 RF OUT Connector Z pg 3 8 RF Output Channel Adjustment Screw Z pg 5 1 Mains Power C...

Page 34: ...imer Indicator Z pg 19 4 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 13 5 Channel Mode Display Z pg 14 Channel position 1 will be displayed as CH 1 Clock Display Z pg 8 6 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 7 Cassette Loaded Mark 8 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 14 9 Counter Display Z pg 15 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH ...

Page 35: ...ADD TIME 6 7 8 DAILY 0 AUX 9 WEEKLY TV VCR MONITOR CANCEL C RESET PROG CHECK 4 TIMER TV PROG DATE STOP START PROG MENU OK C MEMORY TV VOL TV VOL DISPLAY 2 1 3 EXPRESS PROGRAMMING PUSH JOG Press and hold TV button while pressing TV PROG TV VCR REW 9 u y 3 5 4 1 6 2 o i e r t 7 8 p q w 0 Installing Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 2 R6 UM 3 size batteries provided in the corre...

Page 36: ... system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines PAL MESECAM 220 lines NTSC Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output RCA connectors IN x 1 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Low 42 175MHz High 175 470MHz UHF 470 870MHz Aerial output UHF channels Adjustable E32 E40 Memo...