JVC HR-J459EE, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...t Language 8 Clock Set 9 On Screen Displays 10 INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM 11 Colour System Set 11 PLAYBACK 12 Basic Playback 12 Playback Features 13 RECORDING 16 Basic Recording 16 Recording Features 17 B E S T Picture System 18 TIMER RECORDING 20 SHOWVIEW Setup 20 SHOWVIEW Timer Programming 22 Express Timer Programming 24 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 28 SPECIAL FEATURES 29 TV Multi B...

Page 2: ...nerated on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration 2 DO NOT block the recorder s ventilation openings 3 DO NOT place heavy objects on the recorder or remote control 4 DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the recorder or remote control 5 AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you move...

Page 3: ...rial recorder and TV as per RF CONNECTION b Connect an optional AV cable between the AUDIO OUT and VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s AV IN terminals 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 PLETED BEFORE ANY...

Page 4: ... below If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via both the provided RF cable and an AV cable AV connection Go to With AV Connection on next page ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 1 Hold down STOP EJECT on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SELECT TV SYSTEM 2 Press TV PROG or to set appropriate TV system that matches the system of TV being used refer to the table belo...

Page 5: ...ouring channels that are occupied by local stations the picture reception quality will be affected and some interference noise will appear on the TV screen Be sure to select a vacant channel which has no broadcast on neighbouring channels If you cannot obtain the two vertical white bars clearly with any channel between 28 and 60 consult your JVC dealer EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 4 Press to finish...

Page 6: ...t Up is in progress If you perform Auto Set Up successfully during installa tion there s no need to separately perform the Language Select Clock Set or Channel Set procedures but if adjustments become necessary they can be performed as follows To change the selected language Z pg 8 To reset or adjust the time Z pg 9 To add delete channels manually Z pg 34 35 To reset the tuner after moving to a di...

Page 7: ... the aerial connection and press OK Auto Channel Set will take place again If there is a power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Channel Set will be inter rupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels to swap channel positions or to fine tune channels Z pg 34 35 If no sound acco...

Page 8: ...SH JOG fi to place the pointer next to LANGUAGE then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Place the pointer next to the language of your choice English or Russian by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Select Language Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode PUSH JOG MENU fi fi fi OK MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET INITIA...

Page 9: ...y or advance the time by 30 minutes SET DATE 6 Press PUSH JOG fi to set the date then press OK or PUSH JOG Press and hold either button to change the date by 15 days SET YEAR 7 Press PUSH JOG fi to set the year START CLOCK OPERATION 8 Press MENU Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MENU PUSH JOG NOTE If the year digits are automatically cleared it is possible that you h...

Page 10: ...59EE RETURN TO NORMAL 5 Press MENU The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator F 1 Displayed if you have set station names manually Z pg 36 37 3 Cassette loaded mark 4 Clock display 5 Current day month year 6 Tape remaining time indicator Z pg 17 7 Counter display 8 Tape speed...

Page 11: ...About NTSC Playback Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place black bars at the top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction on the part of either the video recorder or the TV The picture may roll up and down This can be corrected using the V HOLD control found on some TVs This cannot be corrected if the TV does not have a V HOLD control The counter and tape remaining time reading...

Page 12: ...ART POINT 2 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 18 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 P L A Y R...

Page 13: ... 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 Press and release again to return to s...

Page 14: ...mote 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 50 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 15: ...ton the recorder power comes on rewinds and begins playback of the last timer recorded programme If you have several programmes recorded you can easily access any of them NOTE Before starting make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW 1 Press REVIEW The recorder power comes on and the recorder searches for the index code indicating the start of...

Page 16: ...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 With HR J459EE B E S T takes place at the beginning of both the first SP and the first LP recording after inserting the cassette Z pg 18 With HR...

Page 17: ...ading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press C RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs The HR J259EE owners can use the COUNTER RESET button on the recorder s front panel as well DISPLAY Tape Remaining Time DISPLAY REMAINING TIME 1 Press DISPLAY until the time remaining on the tape appears The display ...

Page 18: ...ORDER ON 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Place the pointer next to MODE SET by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT MODE 4 Place the pointer next to B E S T by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG to set to ON or OFF AUTO SP LP TIMER appears only with the HR J459EE RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU PUSH JOG MENU RECORD RECORDING c...

Page 19: ... Press PLAY The recorder adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use B E S T is active during Auto Tracking BEST appears blinking on the recorder s display panel NOTES 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 When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another video recorder or when ...

Page 20: ... timer record function Simply key in the SHOWVIEW number for the TV program you wish to record found in most TV listings and the recorder s timer is automatically programmed You have to set GUIDE PROG numbers which are assigned to each station for purposes of SHOWVIEW timer programming for all the stations stored in your recorder s memory to get proper results Before SHOWVIEW setup you must have p...

Page 21: ...iary channel F 1 select F 1 for the channel position Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU GUIDE PROG SET GUIDE PROG TV PROG 2 2 RTR 5 MENU EXIT Ex If RTR is received on channel position 2 Guide Program Number Guide Program GUIDE PROG number refers to the assigned TV station numbers according to broadcast area for SHOWVIEW timer recording The Guide Program numbers ...

Page 22: ... that SHOWVIEW number correctly If the number you entered is invalid ERROR appears on the screen and Err appears on the display panel Press CANCEL and input a valid SHOWVIEW number If the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears see ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 23 P1 SHOWVIEW 123456789 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 RTR OK SP SHOWVIEW Timer Programming Befo...

Page 23: ...n Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the recorder to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen and FULL appears on the front display panel To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes Z pg 26 It is not possible to timer record a T...

Page 24: ...ER PROGRAMME STOP TIME 4 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 ENTER PROGRAMME DATE 5 Press DATE The current date appears on screen The date you enter appears in its place P1 START STOP SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG PROG EXIT SP P1 START STOP 21 00 SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV P...

Page 25: ...T STOP 21 00 22 00 SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 RTR PROG EXIT Satellite Tuner Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer Programming 1 Perform steps 1 10 Enter F 1 for the channel position in step 6 2 Set the satellite tuner to the appropriate channel before the selected programme begins 3 Leave the satellite tuner s power on NOTE You can programme this recorder to time...

Page 26: ...G CHECK NEXT SP To cancel or replace a programme CANCEL OR REPLACE A PROGRAMME 4 Press CANCEL to cancel a programme To replace a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE TV PROG VPS SP LP J459EE only RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN DISPLAY 5 Press PROG CHECK as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes remaining go on to step 6 RETURN TO TIMER MODE 6 Press TIMER NOTE You can...

Page 27: ...amming In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape this feature may leave a slight non recorded section at the end of the tape There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the recorder switches from SP to LP mode The Auto SP LP Timer feature is not available during ITR Instant Timer Recording and the feature will not work properly with any tapes longer th...

Page 28: ...te tuner refer to the instruction manual of the satellite tuner Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite tuner does not have a timer The REC LINK indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress Pressing the recorder s button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the recorder s power and disengages the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode If...

Page 29: ...th one code try entering another OPERATE TV 2 First press TV to set the remote control to TV mode then press the corresponding button TV PROG TV VCR TV VOL Volume Muting NUMBER keys For some brands of TV you must press OK after having pressed the NUMBER keys IMPORTANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC televisions as well as many other models it may not work with your...

Page 30: ...r Source player TV Receiver AV Cable not provided Remote A B Code Switching The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently one set to respond to the remote control s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals The remote control is preset to send A code signals because your video recorder is initially set to respond to A code sign...

Page 31: ...her video recorder to the front panel AUDIO VIDEO input connectors on the recording deck SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 so that F 1 appears on the display panel START SOURCE PLAYER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDING DECK 4 Engage its Record mode Recording deck Your recorder AV Cable not provided VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Camcorder Source player VIDEO IN AUDIO IN or Another video reco...

Page 32: ...ns all receivable stations in your area to call them up by using the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channel TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to AUTO CH SET then press OK or PUSH JOG The Auto Set screen appears and remains on screen while the recorder searches for receiv able st...

Page 33: ...32 12 C25 5 EDIT X DELETE MENU EXIT NOTES Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set If you want to perform it manually refer to page 35 If you perform Auto Channel Set when the aerial cable is not connected properly SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on the screen in step 4 When this happens make sure of the aerial connection and press OK Auto Channel Set will take place again C...

Page 34: ...nge Station Channel Position Z pg 35 If you wish to set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder Z Set Stations B on page 37 PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 07 C33 02 CDB 08 C26 03 10 09 55 04 C65 10 C24 05 C31 11 C23 06 C32 12 5 EDIT CANCEL DELETE MENU EXIT TV PR CH ID FINE SYSTEM 12 CH01 D K 5 SELECT CURSOR OK MENU EXIT The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast...

Page 35: ... and 2 as necessary CLOSE CHANNEL LIST SCREEN 3 Press MENU Delete A Channel Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 34 to access the Channel List screen before continuing PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 07 C33 02 C08 08 C26 03 10 09 55 04 C65 10 C24 05 C31 11 C23 06 C32 12 C25 5 MOVE MANUAL CH SET MENU EXIT PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 07 C33 02 C65 08 C26 03 C08 09 55 04 10 10 C24 05 C31 11...

Page 36: ...station name ID begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi until the new station s name ID you want to store begins blinking Registered station names Z pg 38 appear as you press PUSH JOG fi SWITCH STATIONS 4 Press OK The Channel List screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 4 as necessary CLOSE CHANNEL LIST SCREEN 5 Press MENU Set Stations A Set station names that are registered in your recorder 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 37: ...and then perform step 1 and 2 of Set Stations A on the left before continuing Set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 34 to access the Channel List screen before continuing SELECT CHANNEL POSITION 1 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel position you want...

Page 38: ...RF1 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 RTL5 RTL5 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 SUEDWEST3 TCC TCC TELE TELE TEL5 TELE5 TF1 TF1 TM3 TM3 TMC TELEMON...

Page 39: ...he 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 tape runs out during recording A The video rec...

Page 40: ...und accompanies the playback picture CORRECTIVE ACTION If you are using the RF OUT connec tion set the TV receiver to the VIDEO channel Z pg 4 Perform Video Channel Set Z pg 4 If you are using the AV connection set the TV to its AV mode Try manual tracking Z pg 14 Try manual tracking Z pg 14 Press TV PROG or a few times to remove the noise bars from the screen Consult your JVC dealer Set it to the...

Page 41: ...cover the hole using adhesive tape Remove the cassette and cover the hole with adhesive tape or insert a cassette with the Record Safety tab intact Check the programmed data and re program as necessary then press TIMER again The programme may not have been recorded in its entirety Next time make sure you have enough time on the tape to record the entire programme Refer to Guide Program Number Set ...

Page 42: ...is in progress After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed The TV aerial cable was not connected to the recorder when Auto Set Up was performed TROUBLESHOOTING cont CORRECTIVE ACTION Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV Turn the TV s volume down If you need the skipped channels restore them Z pg 34 Press PAUSE to pause the recording change channels th...

Page 43: ...4 1 1 STANDBY ON Button Z pg 5 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 DISPLAY Button Z pg 17 4 Rewind REW Button Z pg 12 13 5 PLAY Button Z pg 12 6 Fast Forward Button Z pg 12 13 7 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 31 8 SP LP Button Z pg 16 HR J459EE COUNTER RESET Button Z pg 17 HR J259EE 9 REC LINK Button Z pg 28 0 REC LINK Indicator Z pg 28 Display Panel Z pg 44 Infrared Beam Receiving Window TV PROG Buttons...

Page 44: ...tor Z pg 23 6 Tape Remaining Time Indicator Z pg 17 7 Channel Display Clock Display 8 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 15 9 VPS Indicator Z pg 23 25 PDC Programme Delivery Control recording is not possible with this recorder 0 Cassette Loaded Mark Counter Remain Display Mode Display F 1 STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH 0 9 2 1 7 6 8 3 5 4 REVIEW SP VPS PDC ...

Page 45: ...L Button Z pg 29 TV PROG T V V O L TV PROG T V V O L VCR CANCEL TIMER START STOP DATE PUSH JOG MENU OK TV PROG TV VCR MONITOR C RESET DAILY AUX WEEKLY PROG CHECK PROG DISPLAY AUDIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 EXPRESS PROGRAMMING MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TV 30 SEC y u t p 1 3 7 6 2 8 4 9 5 0 w q e r o i Q How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as we...

Page 46: ...helical scan system J459EE Rotary two head helical scan system J259EE Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines 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 Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 100 104 300 302 470MHz UHF 470 862MHz Aerial output UHF chan...

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