JVC HR-S6600EK, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ing 14 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming 16 Express Timer Programming 18 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 21 Recording According To Tape Type 21 Playback Recording According To Tape Characteristics 22 Playback Picture Adjustment 24 Looking For The Scene You Want 25 Selecting The Sound You Want 26 Minimizing Picture Degradation While Editing 27 Edit From A Camcorder 28 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder 29 Autom...

Page 2: ...fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not supplied fitted with a mains plug then follow the instructions given below DO NOT make any connection to the Larger Terminal coded E or Green The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code If these colours do not correspond w...

Page 3: ...ures or humidity in direct sunlight in a dusty environment in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated 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...

Page 4: ... 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 television ...

Page 5: ...S 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 You are now ready to install your video recorder C RESET STANDBY ON REC LINK TV PROG TV PROG TIMER SP LP DISPLAY REVIEW SP VCR...

Page 6: ...tions are completed n Do NOT press the button on the recorder or on the remote control to turn on the recorder s power before you start the Auto Set Up procedure described on page 8 21 pin AV input connector SCART Aerial connector Back of TV 21 pin SCART Cable not provided RF Cable provided TV Aerial Cable not provided Mains Power Cord Back of Recorder Mains outlet AV1 INPUT OUTPUT SIGNAL SELECTIO...

Page 7: ...ins outlet until all connections are completed n Do NOT press the button on the recorder or on the remote control to turn on the recorder s power before you start the Auto Set Up procedure described on page 8 Go to Step 3 AUTO SET UP AFTER YOU FINISH THIS STEP Mains outlet Mains Power Cord Back of Recorder Aerial connector RF Cable provided Back of TV S Video cable not provided Audio cable not pro...

Page 8: ...ose 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 channels If there is power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be inter rupted be sure to turn ...

Page 9: ...ble Z pg 6 you can set the recorder s tuner channels by downloading preset data from your TV instead of using the Auto Set Up function Z pg 8 After downloading is completed the recorder sets the clock and VIDEO Plus assigned Guide Program numbers automatically For details refer to the instruction manual for your TV NOTES In areas where no TV station transmits the PDC signal the recorder cannot per...

Page 10: ... names ID Z pg 47 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 preset positions or to set or change station names see pages 44 46 Now you have finished the basic set up an...

Page 11: ... TV Direct Rec You can start recording the programme that you are watching on your TV with simple operation Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote control or press RECORD on the recorder Follow the procedure below to use this function TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then pr...

Page 12: ...7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 P L A Y STOP 3 4 1 REW 2 FF 2 Usable cassettes Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on this video recorder Simply place the recorded cassette into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like any full sized VHS cassette This video recorder can record on regular VHS and Super VHS cassettes While only VHS signals can be recorded on regular VHS cassettes both VHS and ...

Page 13: ...rn to still picture To resume normal playback press 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 or or To resume normal playback press PLAY Variable Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback press or or The more tim...

Page 14: ... change the preset by pressing the TV PROG buttons or the NUMBER keys STOP RECORDING 6 Press STOP on the remote control or STOP EJECT on the recorder Then press STOP EJECT to remove the cassette 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PAUSE 5 4 5 RECORD 4 S T O P 6 NUMBER 3 1 TV PROG 2 2 PLAY 5 6 5 R E C O R D 4 2 Accidental erasure prevention To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette remove its ...

Page 15: ...fore 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 recorder s TV PROG button...

Page 16: ...mber for that PlusCode 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 17 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Before performing VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock ...

Page 17: ...rder 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 Set AV2 SELECT to the appropriate mode Z pg 31 2 Perform steps 1 7 3 Set the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel before the selected programme begins 4 Leave the satellite receiver s power on Now available from some TV stations PDC Pro...

Page 18: ...1 minute 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 a...

Page 19: ...y programmes Z pg 20 Now available from some TV 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 rec...

Page 20: ...ancel 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 if the recorder s power is off unless the recorder is in the Power Sa...

Page 21: ... recording mode will be selected ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET by pressing fi then press OK or SELECT S VHS MODE 3 Move the highlight pointer to S VHS by pressing fi then press OK or to select AUTO or OFF RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTE When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S VHS the S VHS indicator l...

Page 22: ...ECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press 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 PLAY PAUSE P L A Y OK M E N U R E C O R D RECORD Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV m...

Page 23: ...e 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 using this recorder as the player for editing set B E S T to your preference by performing st...

Page 24: ... will see noise bars across the picture as shown on the left below To correct this you can override the automatic control and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 Press on the remote to engage manual tracking ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY 2 Press TV PROG or to adjust tracking RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING 3 Press on the remot...

Page 25: ...ormal playback resumes automatically NOTE To return to normal playback during a Skip Search press PLAY Skip Search 30 SEC 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 recorder is off and t...

Page 26: ...ual programme refer to Soundtrack Selection See above O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear Z pg 34 Type of Broadcast On screen Display Being Received Regular Monaural none NICAM Stereo ST NICAM NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM NICAM Monaural NICAM ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 Selecting The Sound You Want AUDIO Soundtrack Selection Your video recorder i...

Page 27: ... 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 Provides optimised picture benefits of B E S T Picture System Normally select AUTO EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during editing recording and playback SOFT Re...

Page 28: ...al for operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select L 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector L 2 for the AV2 IN DECODER connector or S 1 for the AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connectors being used SET EDIT MODE 3 See Picture Control on page 27 START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 Engage its Record mode VIDEO OUT Camcorder ...

Page 29: ... C Signal connect your recorder s AV1 IN OUT connector to another recorder With C connection When using your recorder as the recording deck set AV1 SELECT to S VIDEO and AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 31 When using your recorder as the source player set the AV1 OUT switch on the rear panel to Y C Z pg 6 SET RECORDING DECK S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX With this video recorder press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG...

Page 30: ...g the tapes When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting Z pg 34 If you are using another recorder with S Video and Audio input output connectors you can connect those connectors to this recorder s S VIDEO IN S OUT and AUDIO IN OUT connectors When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player connect its rear panel S OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors...

Page 31: ...2 if the recorder s memory backup has expired due to a power cut or because the AC was removed from the recorder AV2 will be automatically selected when the power is restored to the recorder If you are using a satellite receiver or a decoder be sure to set AV2 SELECT back to appropriate mode If the AV1 OUT switch on the rear panel is set to Y C it is impossible to set AV2 SELECT to DECODER PREVIOU...

Page 32: ...atellite Programme Recording NOTE Refer to the instructions supplied with your satellite receiver Mains outlet TV Aerial cable Satellite Receiver Unit Satellite Cable Outdoor Unit Aerial Back of TV 21 pin AV input connector SCART RF OUT ANT IN Back of Recorder ADVANCED OPERATIONS cont AV1 OUT switch IMPORTANT When you set AV2 SELECT to SAT Z pg 31 it is possible to view a satellite broadcast with ...

Page 33: ...ible 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 the Instant ReView ...

Page 34: ...t the displays 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 Other Functions The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing MODE SET B E S T ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP LP TIMER OFF POWER SAVE OFF NEXT PAGE 5 MENU EXIT 1 Operation mode indic...

Page 35: ...does not work while the Power Save mode is engaged While the recorder is in the Power Save mode the picture may be distorted momentarily when you turn on off the recorder Power Save does not work when the recorder is in the Timer mode the recorder s power is turned off after timer recording or Instant Timer Recording the Auto Satellite Prog Recording mode is engaged Z pg 32 AV2 SELECT is set to DE...

Page 36: ...ctions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged To disengage the timer press TIMER MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET INITIAL SET 5 MENU EXIT Next Function Memory The Next Function Memory tells the recorder what to do after rewinding Before continuing make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode a For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind press REW then press PLAY within 2 seco...

Page 37: ...allow complete recording For Example Recording a programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180 minute tape NOTES 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 than E 180 or with some tapes of shorter lengths If you have programmed the recorder to timer record 2 or more programmes the second programme an...

Page 38: ...sts 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 you are going ...

Page 39: ...ceive 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 NOTES Ju...

Page 40: ...cable an S Video cable and an audio cable S VIDEO connection you do not need the video channel so you have to set the video channel to off Go to With AV or S VIDEO Connection below If you have connected the video recorder to your TV via the provided RF cable only RF connection you have to set the correct video channel Go to With RF Connection on page 41 Before performing the following procedure ma...

Page 41: ...arly on the screen as shown in the illustration at buttom 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...

Page 42: ...e 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 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 S...

Page 43: ...be stored correctly and auto 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 program ming the timer using VIDEO Plus be sure to check that the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting station you wish to record has been ...

Page 44: ...t timer program ming with VIDEO Plus in this state the GUIDE PROG SET screen appears set the Guide Program numbers on this screen Z ATTENTION Regarding Guide Program Number Set on page 17 Or perform Guide Program Number Set Z pg 49 SELECT BAND 4 Press fi to change the band between CH regular and CC cable then press INPUT CHANNEL 5 Press the NUMBER keys to input the channel number you want to store...

Page 45: ...ual Channel Set screen appears PERFORM TUNING 3 Press until begins blinking then press fi until the picture is clearest Then press OK The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 4 Press MENU Fine Tuning Channels Already Stored PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 26 BBC1 08 02 23 ITV 09 03 30 CH4 10 04 33 BBC2 11 05 37 CH5 12 06 13 07 14 5 MOVE MANUAL CH SET MEN...

Page 46: ...CT ITEM 1 Press fi until the item you want 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 Z pg 47 appear as you press fi SWITCH STATIONS 4 Press OK The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 4 as...

Page 47: ... 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 48: ...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 49: ...ress 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 Gui...

Page 50: ...been correctly set If you re using the AV or S VIDEO 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 connec tion set the TV receiver to the VIDEO channel Z pg 8 Perform Video Channel Set Z pg 40 If you are using the AV or S VIDEO connec...

Page 51: ...ved 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 Z pg 44 Press ...

Page 52: ...er 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 pause and resume points Q Can the video rec...

Page 53: ... position is not displayed during playback 7 Rewind REW Button rewinds tape initiates high speed reverse search Z pg 12 13 8 PLAY Button plays back tape Z pg 12 cancels Pause Still Slow Search modes Z pg 13 Index 9 Fast Forward FF Button fast forwards tape initiates high speed forward search Z pg 12 13 0 TV PROG Buttons select a preset position Z pg 14 REC LINK Button enables disables the Auto Sat...

Page 54: ...n L 1 selected Z pg 6 29 6 ANT IN Connector enables connection of aerial Z pg 6 7 REAR VIEW 7 AV2 IN DECODER Connector enables connec tion of satellite receiver decoder or second recorder input recordable when L 2 selected Z pg 29 32 8 AUDIO OUT L R Connectors enable connection of audio cassette recorder TV or second video recorder for dubbing Z pg 38 9 AUDIO IN Connector L enables easy connection...

Page 55: ...5 9 PDC Indicator lights when PDC has been engaged for timer recording Z pg 17 19 VPS Video Programme System recording is not currently available in the U K and not possible with this recorder 0 S VHS Indicator lights when a cassette marked S VHS is inserted with S VHS mode set to AUTO and when an S VHS recorded tape is played back Z pg 21 VCR Indicator lights when the video recorder is in the vid...

Page 56: ...VIDEO Plus Program screen Z pg 16 0 Button accesses Program screens displays to check the programme that you have pro grammed next programme s information screen appears each time button is pressed Z pg 20 Rewind REW Button rewinds the tape Z pg 12 initiates high speed reverse search Z pg 13 Record Button same as button on recorder Z pg 14 Stop Button same as button on recorder Z pg 12 MENU Button...

Page 57: ...g 11 Q Button initiates functions such as Index Search Z pg 25 variable speed search frame by frame playback Z pg 13 TV Button controls volume of connected JVC TV Z 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 o...

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Page 60: ... 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 AUDIO IN x 1 AUDIO OUT x 1 S Video 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 44 5 143 143 470 MHz UHF 470 862 MHz Aerial output UHF channel...