JVC HR-J667MS, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Video Channel Set 4 Auto Set Up 6 On Screen Displays 8 Select Language 9 Clock Set 10 PLAYBACK 11 Basic Playback 11 Playback Features 12 RECORDING 17 Basic Recording 17 Recording Features 18 B E S T Picture System 20 TIMER RECORDING 22 G CODE Setup HR J768MS only 22 G CODE Timer Programming HR J768MS only 24 Expres...

Page 2: ...on 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 it from a cold place to a warm place or under extremely humid conditions just as water droplets form...

Page 3: ... 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 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 Follow these steps carefully THESE STEPS MUST BE COM PLETED ...

Page 4: ... 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 below TEST SIGNAL The channel on which the screen to the left appear clearly in step 3 is your Video Channel To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to the Video Channel IMPORTANT Before performing the following steps make sure the re...

Page 5: ...reviously been performed the Language Select screen appears and Auto Set Up function takes place automatically With AV Connection IMPORTANT Before performing the following steps make sure the recorder s power is off and there is no cassette inserted in the recorder ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 1 Hold down STOP EJECT on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 P...

Page 6: ...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 9 To reset or adjust the time Z pg 10 To add delete channels manually Z pg 37 To reset the tuner after moving to a different location Z pg 36 SELECT LANGUAGE 1...

Page 7: ...udio sounds unnatural on some channels that have been stored by Auto Set Up the TV system setting for those channels may be incorrect Select the appropriate TV system for those channels Z TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural on page 39 DO NOT press any button on the recorder or remote control while Auto Set Up is in progress SELECT TV SYSTEM...

Page 8: ...d press OK or PUSH JOG to set to OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP 3 Colour system indicator Z pg 34 4 Tape direction 5 Counter display 6 Audio mode display Z pg 16 7 Tape position indicator Z pg 15 8 Type of Broadcast HR J768MS and HR J767MS only Z pg 19 9 Cur...

Page 9: ...N 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to INITIAL SET then press OK or PUSH JOG ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN 4 Press PUSH 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 Chinese or Russian by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 10: ...s and hold either button to delay 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 NOTE If the year digits are automatically cleared it is possible that you have input February 29th in a non leap year Inpu...

Page 11: ...ically Z pg 17 FIND PROGRAMME START 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 20 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 VI...

Page 12: ...ss PLAY 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 Press and release again t...

Page 13: ...ically and then stops STOP PLAYBACK 3 Press STOP at any time to stop playback NOTE Pressing PLAY REW FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback Instant ReView Simply by pressing a single button 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 rec...

Page 14: ...the correct index number is displayed Ex To locate the beginning of B from the current position press PUSH JOG twice To locate the beginning of D from the current position press PUSH JOG once When the specified index code is located playback begins automatically fi fi fi Current position A B C D E F 2 1 1 2 3 Index number 2 SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS 1 Press 30 SEC 1 to 4 times during playback Ea...

Page 15: ...ol This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference The default setting is AUTO ACCESS MAIN NENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the pointer next to FUNCTION SET by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE 3 Place the pointer next to PICTURE CONTROL by pressing PUSH JOG fi then press OK or PUSH J...

Page 16: ...ay HI FI For Hi Fi stereo tapes L R HI FI For main audio of Bilingual L tapes HI FI For sub audio of Bilingual R tapes NORM NORM For audio dubbed tapes NORM HI FI For audio dubbed tape NORM NOTES should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi stereo tapes are played back in stereo and the NORM track is played back automatically for tapes with only normal audio O S D must be set to ON or the on scr...

Page 17: ...s 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 To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its safety tab To record on it later cover the hole with adhesive tape Record safety tab Accidental erasure prevention R...

Page 18: ... 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 TV PROG RECORD C RESET TV PROG Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time...

Page 19: ... on the screen To listen to a bilingual programme press AUDIO until or appears on the front display panel or HIFI L or HIFI R appears on the screen as required To listen to the Standard regular monaural audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast press AUDIO until NORM appears on the front display panel or on the screen NOTE O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear Z pg 8 Type...

Page 20: ...reparation TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 3 Place the pointer next to FUNCTION 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 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MEN...

Page 21: ...g 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 using this recorder as the player for editing set B E S T to your preference by performing steps 1 through 5 on page 20 BEST ...

Page 22: ...start and stop time data when setting the timer record function Simply key in the G CODE number for the TV programme 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 G CODE timer programming for all the stations stored in your recorder s memory to get proper result...

Page 23: ...L 1 or F 1 select L 1 or F 1 for the channel position to which the satellite tuner is connected Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Guide Program Number Guide Program GUIDE PROG number refers to the assigned TV station numbers according to broadcast area for G CODE timer recording The Guide Program numbers can be found in most TV listings G CODE SHOWVIEW SETUP GU...

Page 24: ...UP screen appears see ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 25 SET TAPE SPEED 4 Press SP LP EP to set the tape speed P1 G CODE SHOWVIEW123456789 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 OK HR J768MS only G CODE Timer Programming Before performing G CODE Timer Programming Be sure to read G CODE Setup Z pg 22 Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The recorder will come ...

Page 25: ...ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes Z pg 28 It is not possible to timer record a TV programme with a G CODE number which starts with 0 ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set G CODE SHOWVIEW SETUP appears after performing step 3 if the Guide Program number for the G CODE number you entered has not been set Press t...

Page 26: ...tarting out P1 appears ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 2 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 3 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 ...

Page 27: ... disengage the timer press TIMER again To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 7 press WEEKLY NUMBER key 9 for weekly serials or DAILY NUMBER key 8 for daily serials Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear NOTE You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 program...

Page 28: ...RT TV PROG D ATE STOP OK MENU TIMER CANCEL PUSH JOG PR START STOP CH DATE 1 8 00 10 00 3 24 12 2 10 00 10 45 2 25 12 3 11 30 13 00 1 25 12 4 5 6 7 8 PROG CHECK NEXT P1 START STOP 8 00 10 00 SP DATE TV PROG 24 12 3 PROG CHECK NEXT 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 SP LP EP RETURN TO NORMAL S...

Page 29: ...if you set AUTO SP LP TIMER 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 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 or EP mode The Au...

Page 30: ... signals REMOVE POWER SUPPLY 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE 2 While holding down VCR on the remote control press the NUMBER key 2 and then press STOP RE SUPPLY POWER 3 Plug the mains power cord back into the mains outlet TURN THE RECORDER ON 4 Press on the remote control The recorder will now only respond to B code signals NOTE To set the recorder back ...

Page 31: ... 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 TV or in some instances may have limited function capability TV Multi ...

Page 32: ...sh dubbing the tapes START SOURCE PLAYER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDING DECK 5 Engage its Record mode NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting Z pg 8 NTSC tapes being played back in the NTSC PAL mode Z pg 35 cannot be dubbed to another recorder When you dub an NTSC tape using...

Page 33: ...T NOTE When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO or NORM when the B E S T function is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 Engage its Record mode TV PROG Recorder Your recorder 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 a...

Page 34: ...he 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 MESECAM mode The playback picture will always be monochrome In the NTSC4 43 mode with some TVs on screen ...

Page 35: ...ot 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 set the TV s colour system select switch to the appropri a...

Page 36: ...ea so that you can call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels Auto Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU MAIN MENU FUNCTION SET TUNER SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT TUNER SET CH EDIT AUTO CH SET 5 MENU EXIT TV SYSTEM SELECT B G D K I 5 MENU EXIT AUTO CH SET PLEASE WAIT START FINISH CH FRQ SYS CH FRQ SYS 01 150 BG 07 229 BG 0...

Page 37: ...ress PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CONTINUE then press OK or PUSH JOG Channel search will resume If you want to store the detected station Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to STORE then press OK or PUSH JOG The Channel List appears again The blueback screen and the TV picture currently being broadcast appear alternately for 8 seconds each If you want to store another channel ...

Page 38: ...p Channel Positions Example To swap CH03 and CH09 ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 36 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT POSITION e g 03 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the section of CH 03 begins blinking then press OK or PUSH JOG Only 03 will blink SELECT POSITION e g 09 4 Press NUMBER key...

Page 39: ...221 BG 12 384 BG 5 FINE TUNING SELECT SYSTEM MENU EXIT TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Perform steps 1 3 of Auto Channel Set on page 36 ACCESS CHANNEL LIST 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to place the pointer next to CH EDIT then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT CHANNEL 3 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to change i...

Page 40: ...ur 9 No sound accompanies the playback picture POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion the TV receiver 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 Automat...

Page 41: ...ty tab intact or 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 G CODE S...

Page 42: ...g or howling is heard from the TV during camcorder record ing 2 When scanning channels some of them are skipped over 3 The channel cannot be changed 4 Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared 5 No channels are stored in the recorder s memory 6 is displayed on the front display panel after a power outage POSSIBLE CAUSE The camcorder s microphone is too close to t...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...DEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 33 8 REVIEW Button Z pg 13 REAR VIEW 9 COLOUR SYSTEM Button Z pg 34 0 Display Panel Z pg 45 Infrared Beam Receiving Window TV PROG Buttons Z pg 17 RECORD Button Z pg 17 STOP EJECT Button Z pg 11 PAUSE Button Z pg 12 5 AUDIO VIDEO IN Connectors Z pg 32 6 AUDIO VIDEO OUT Connectors Z pg 3 32 7 RF OUT Connector Z pg 3 COLOUR SYSTEM SP LP EP STANDBY ON TV PROG VIDEO MON...

Page 45: ...tor Z pg 25 27 4 Channel Display Clock Display 5 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg 17 6 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 7 Audio Mode Indicator Z pg 16 8 Cassette Loaded Mark 9 Counter Display 0 Mode Display L 1 or F 1 8 9 0 7 1 4 6 5 2 3 REVIEW SP 8 4 0 6 15dB NORM STILL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH ...

Page 46: ...USH JOG Button Z pg 12 14 TVVOL Button Z pg 31 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 vi...

Page 47: ... Double Azimuth head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines PAL MESECAM 220 lines NTSC Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal audio 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Hi Fi audio Input Output RCA connectors IN x 2 OUT x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF Low 42 175 MHz High 1...

Page 48: ...EN COPYRIGHT 1999 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD Registered Trademark owned by VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD MS Printed in Malaysia 0599IYV YP PJ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED HR J768MS HR J767MS HR J667MS ...