JVC HR-J765EK, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ASIC OPERATIONS 8 Playback 8 Recording 10 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming 12 Express Timer Programming 14 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 17 Playback Picture Adjustment 17 Playback Recording According To Tape Characteristics 18 Selecting The Sound You Want 20 Looking For The Scene You Want 21 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 22 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder 24 Edit From A Camcorder 25 Other Funct...

Page 2: ...the mains outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit WARNING DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Safety Precautions Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP Long Play mode cannot be played back on a single speed video...

Page 3: ...cifically stated that it is de signed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements of road safety It is illegal to watch te...

Page 4: ...ONTENTS CHECK ALL THE CONTENTS SHOWN BELOW Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this JVC Video Cassette Recorder Please use this QUICK SET UP GUIDE to help you to set up your video cassette recorder Video Cassette Recorder Infrared Remote Control Unit RF Cable AA Batteries x 2 STANDBY ON TIMER REC LINK TV PROG VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R REW FF TV PROG JOG SHUTTLE You are now ready to install your vide...

Page 5: ...n order to enjoy stereo playback of videotapes RF CONNECTION To Connect To A TV With NO 21 pin AV input connector SCART 1 Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV 2 Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder 3 Connect the provided RF cable between the RF OUT jack on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s aerial connector Go to Step 3 AUTO SET UP AFTER Y...

Page 6: ...etected stations and stores them in the recorder s memory then automatically sets the VIDEO Plus assigned Guide Program number for those stations according to the broadcast area For RF connection users The video recorder detects the channels which are not occupied by local stations and selects one channel automatically for your Video Channel that is located in the middle of more than 5 vacant chan...

Page 7: ...all necessary stations have been stored in the recorder s memory by using the TV PROG button s If station names ID pg 37 have also been stored in the recorder s memory the station name will be displayed at the top left corner of the screen for about 5 seconds each time the recorder is tuned to a different station If you want to set the tuner manually such as to add or skip channels to change prese...

Page 8: ... recorder s display panel during automatic tracking pg 18 Playback picture quality of LP recordings will not be as high as SP recordings 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 STANDBY ON TIMER REC LINK TV PROG VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R REW FF TV PROG JOG SHUT...

Page 9: ... Releasing SHUTTLE resumes still picture playback OR For forward high speed search turn the SHUTTLE ring all the way to the right and release it within 1 second For reverse high speed search turn the SHUTTLE ring all the way to the left and release it within 1 second OR During playback or still picture press FF for forward high speed search or REW for reverse high speed search To resume normal pla...

Page 10: ...ord Pause mode you can change the preset by pressing the TV PROG buttons or the NUMBER keys or by turning the TV PROG dial STOP RECORDING 6 Press STOP on the remote control or STOP EJECT on the recorder Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette STANDBY ON TIMER REC LINK TV PROG VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R REW FF TV PROG JOG SHUTTLE TIMER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PAUSE 5 4 5 PLAY RECORD 4 S T O P 6 ...

Page 11: ...ET COUNTER 2 Press 0000 before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs SELECT PRESET TO WATCH 1 Once recording is in progress all you need to do is to set the preset controls on the TV for the station you wish to view The programme selected with the TV s preset controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the...

Page 12: ...e number correctly If the number you entered is invalid ERROR appears on the screen and Err appears on the display panel Press and input a valid PlusCode number If the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears see ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 13 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Before performing VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock is set properly Inser...

Page 13: ...corder receives BBC2 on the preset position 2 press OK or after entering 2 Satellite Receiver Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using VIDEO Plus 1 Perform steps 1 7 2 Set the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel before the selected programme begins 3 Leave the satellite receiver s power on Now available from some TV stations PDC Programme Delivery Control is a service designed t...

Page 14: ...nute at a time The front display panel looks like this ENTER 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 to enter the date on which you wish to record The current date first appears on screen The date you enter will appea...

Page 15: ...V stations PDC Programme Delivery Control is a service designed to assure safe accurate timer recording With this system special code signals are transmitted together with the audio video signals These code signals control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times which you may have preset into the timer This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the p...

Page 16: ...cel a programme To replace a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE TV PROG SP LP PDC RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN DISPLAY 5 Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes to be recorded go on to step 6 RETURN TO TIMER MODE 6 Press NOTE You can also check the programmes on the display panel even when the recorder s power is off or the recorder is in the Timer mode H...

Page 17: ...re helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference The default setting is AUTO ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlighted bar pointer to MODE SET by pressing fi then press OK or SELECT PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE 3 Move the highlighted bar pointer to PICTURE CONTROL by pressing fi then press OK or to select the desired mode AUTO Pr...

Page 18: ...s MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or SELECT B E S T MODE 4 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to B E S T then press OK or to set to ON or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU STANDBY ON TIMER REC LINK TV PROG VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R REW FF TV PROG JOG SHUTTLE PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PAUSE P L A Y OK MENU RECORD PA...

Page 19: ...s pressed To make sure you record the desired scene or programme in its entirety first perform the following steps 1 Press and hold PAUSE and press RECORD to engage the RECORD PAUSE mode The recorder then automatically checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY when you are ready to start recording If you want to bypass the B E S T system...

Page 20: ...plays will not appear pg 26 To listen to a stereo programme press AUDIO until HI FI L R appears on the screen To listen to a bilingual programme press AUDIO until HI FI L or HI FI 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 screen ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 A U...

Page 21: ...umber of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel after Auto Satellite Prog recording pg 22 Index Search Your recorder automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction NOTE Before starting make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH 1 Press or 4 or...

Page 22: ...rding and the power shuts off Automatic Satellite Programme Recording ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER AV2 ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE AV1 SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO DECODER VCR TV EXT 2 EXT 1 NOTES When connecting your recorder to a TV equipped with 21 pin AV input connectors SCART follow the illustration above using the cables shown in grey For details check your satellite recei...

Page 23: ... recording is possible with the AV2 IN DECODER connector only When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the recorder s power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is finished the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though AUTO TIMER is set to ON After Auto Satellite Prog recording the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for t...

Page 24: ... used SET EDIT MODE 3 See Picture Control on page 17 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 select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure ...

Page 25: ...INPUT MODE 2 Press AUX and or TV PROG so that F 1 appears in place of a preset position number SET EDIT MODE 3 See Picture Control on page 17 START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 Engage its Record mode NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step 3 be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to OFF after you finish ...

Page 26: ...to appear press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to O S D and press OK or to set O S D to OFF RETURN TO NORMAL 4 Press MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 OK MENU Other Functions The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP EP is for NTSC playback only 3 NTSC playback display pg 28 4 Tape direction 5 Counter di...

Page 27: ...t fit on the tape 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 short non recorded section at the end of the tape There may be some picture noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the recorder switches from S...

Page 28: ...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 readings will be incorrect During search still or frame by frame playback the picture will be distorted and there may be a loss of colour Depending on the type o...

Page 29: ...M TV broadcasts in your area this recorder can record them independently of the TV set and play them back through the connected stereo system When listening to sound through the connected stereo system turn the TV s volume down completely CAUTIONS This recorder has a dynamic range of more than 80 dB with regards to its Hi Fi audio capability It is recommended that you check the maximum level if yo...

Page 30: ...ve to set the video channel to off Go to With AV Connection below If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via an RF cable only RF connection you have to set the correct video channel Go to With RF Connection on page 31 Before performing the following procedure make sure that the mains power cord is plugged into the mains outlet the video recorder is turned off and there is no cassette ...

Page 31: ...on at bottom left go to step 3 If the two vertical white bars do not appear clearly re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again IMPORTANT If you set the video recorder to a channel which is occupied by a local station or has neighbouring channels that are occupied by local stations the picture reception quality will be affected and some interference noise will appear on the T...

Page 32: ...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 Move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET by pressing fi then press OK or The Auto Set screen appears and remains on screen while the recorder searches for receivable stations As Auto Channel Set progresses the mark o...

Page 33: ...o Guide Program Number Set may not work properly If the Guide Program numbers are not set properly when you timer record a TV programme using VIDEO Plus the recorder will record a TV programme of a different station When programming the timer using VIDEO Plus be sure to check that the preset position correspond ing to the broadcasting station you wish to record has been selected pg 12 VIDEO Plus T...

Page 34: ... as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 6 Press MENU To change positions see Change Station Preset Position pg 35 If you wish to set station names other than the ones registered in your recorder Set Stations B on page 36 ATTENTION Guide Program numbers are not set when channels are stored manually If an attempt is made at timer program ming with VIDEO Plus in this state the GUIDE PROG SET screen a...

Page 35: ...nged from position 4 to position 6 the Guide Program numbers above position 6 are reset In Examples 2 and 3 if the channel is moved to position 10 before OK is pressed the Guide Program numbers above position 10 are reset If an attempt is made at timer programming with VIDEO Plus in this state the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears set the Guide Program numbers on this screen ATTENTION Regarding Guide ...

Page 36: ...nuing SELECT ITEM 1 Press fi until the item you want to set begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 2 Press OK twice SELECT NEW STATION 3 Press until the station name ID begins blinking then press fi until the new station s name ID you want to store begins blinking Registered station names pg 37 appear as you press fi SWITCH STATIONS 4 Press OK The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps...

Page 37: ... RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RB1 RB1 RB3 RB3 Rikisutvarpid S RKPS RTBF 1 RTB1 RTBF 2 RTB2 RTE 1 RTE1 RTL RTL RTL 2 RTL2 RTP RTP STATION NAME ID SAT SAT SAT 1 SAT1 Scottish TV SCOT SC4 SC4 SDR SDR SDR1 SDR1 SFB1 SFB1 SFB3 SFB3 SKY SKY Sky One SKY1 Sky Net SKYN Sport SPRT SR 1 SR1 Super RTL SRTL STV Test STVT STV 1 STV1 STV 2 STV2 Suedwest3 SWR SWF 1 SWF1 Schweiz4 SWZ4 TYNE TEES TEES Text TEXT TF1 TF1 TNT i...

Page 38: ...65 52 Midlands Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 35 Sutton Coldfield 46 40 43 50 37 The Wrekin 26 33 23 29 35 Waltham 58 64 61 54 35 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 56 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 37 BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 North West Caldbeck 30 34 28 32 56 Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 48 North East Bilsdale West Moor 33 26 29 23 35 Chatton 39 45 49 42 Pontop Pike 58 64 61 54 68 Scotland Angus 57 63 60 53 Black Hill 40 46 43 ...

Page 39: ... to receive regular clock adjustments SET CLOCK DATA SOURCE PRESET 7 The recorder is preset to receive clock setting and adjustment data from preset position 1 Press fi to set the preset position to the number representing the station transmitting clock setting data BBC1 BBC2 etc then press OK or START CLOCK OPERATION 8 Press MENU Clock Set Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode NO...

Page 40: ...ess MENU ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 2 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to INITIAL SET then press OK or ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET then press OK or ENTER GUIDE PROG NUMBER 4 Press fi or NUMBER keys to enter the Guide Program number for the desired station as shown in the TV listings Then press OK or Ex When inputting the Guid...

Page 41: ...ch the recorder off and unplug the mains power cord Then plug it in again and turn the recorder on Take out the cassette After checking the cassette operate the unit as usual RECORDING Q When I pause and then resume a 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...

Page 42: ...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 video heads may be dirty Automatic tracking is engaged CORRECTIVE ACTION If you are using the RF OUT connection set the TV receiver to the VIDEO channel pg 6 Perform Video Channe...

Page 43: ...ab removed has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly The end of the tape was reached during timer recording The recorder s preset positions have been set incorrectly 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 pg 34 P...

Page 44: ...pg 25 7 AUDIO Input Connector L enables easy connection of audio output mono from an other recorder camcorder or other source for editing pg 25 8 AUDIO Input Connector R enables easy connection of audio output Hi Fi from another recorder camcorder or other source for editing pg 25 9 TIMER Button engages timer standby mode pg 13 15 0 REC LINK Button enables disables the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode...

Page 45: ...certain buttons are pressed pg 11 7 Channel Display shows preset position where the station currently being received is stored Clock Display shows current time pg 7 8 Instant REVIEW Indicator blinks after timer recording and shows how many programmes have been timer recorded pg 19 9 PDC Indicator lights when PDC has been engaged for timer recording pg 13 15 VPS Video Programme System recording is ...

Page 46: ...e pg 8 initiates high speed reverse search pg 9 Record Button same as button on recorder pg 10 Stop Button same as button on recorder pg 8 MENU Button accesses Menu screen pg 18 fi Button is used for selection in on screen menus pg 18 TV PROG selects the connected JVC TV s channel Operating JVC TVs on pg 47 STANDBY ON Button same as button on recorder AUDIO Button changes output sound mode pg 20 T...

Page 47: ... initiates functions such as Index Search pg 19 variable speed search frame by frame playback pg 9 TV Button controls volume of connected JVC TV Operating JVC TVs in the right column How To Use The remote control can operate most of your video recorder s functions as well as basic functions of JVC TV sets See below Point the remote control toward the sensor window The maximum operating distance of...

Page 48: ...ncy range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Normal 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 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage UHF channels 21 69 470 862 MHz Aerial output UHF channels 22 69 Adjustable Memory ba...