JVC HR-S6722EK, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...4 Playback 14 Recording 16 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming 18 Express Timer Programming 20 ADVANCED OPERATIONS 24 Playback Picture Adjustment 24 Selecting The Sound You Want 25 Looking For The Scene You Want 26 Recording According To Tape Type 27 Playback Recording According To Tape Characteristics 28 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 30 Minimizing Picture Degradation While Editing 32 Edit From...

Page 2: ...ove the 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 corr...

Page 3: ...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 in the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid Moisture ...

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: ...EE EXPRESS STEP 1 CHECK THE CONTENTS 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 VPS PDC Satellite Controller ...

Page 6: ...ctures you can also use the S VIDEO CONNECTION described on page 7 STEP 2 INSTALLATION CONNECT VIDEO RECORDER TO TV Place the recorder on a stable flat surface Make this connec tion if your TV has a 21 pin AV input connector SCART in order to reduce the possibility of interference And if you are using a stereo TV you will need this cable in order to enjoy stereo playback of videotapes RF CONNECTIO...

Page 7: ...let 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 provided S...

Page 8: ...umbers 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 channels If there is a power cut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be inter rupted b...

Page 9: ...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 the 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: ...on s If station names ID Z pg 51 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 48 50 Now you have finished the ...

Page 11: ...ng 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 press OK or SELECT DIRECT REC MODE 4 P...

Page 12: ...conds before VIDEO Plus timer recording Z pg 18 or Express timer programming Z pg 20 starts the recorder sets its input mode to L 2 and automatically switches the satellite receiver s channels using the provided Satellite Controller Your recorder Back of Recorder Satellite receiver Satellite Controller Satellite receiver Satellite Controller suggested locations Transmitter AV2 L 2 IN DECODER SATEL...

Page 13: ...hlight bar pointer to NOT CHANGED then press OK or Then perform the procedure again from step 5 SATELLITE TUNER BRAND CODE JVC 73 AMSTRAD 60 61 62 63 92 CANAL SATELLITE 81 CANAL 81 D BOX 85 ECHOSTAR VIA DIGITAL 82 FINLUX 68 FORCE 89 GALAXIS 88 GRUNDIG 64 65 HIRSCHMANN 64 78 ITT NOKIA 68 JERROLD 75 KATHREIN 70 71 LUXOR 68 MASCOM 93 MASPRO 70 NOKIA 87 PACE 65 67 74 86 92 PANASONIC 74 PHILIPS 66 84 R...

Page 14: ... 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 Super VHS signals can be recorded and played back using Super VHS cassettes By using the S VHS ET function it is possible to record and play back with S VHS p...

Page 15: ...time one of these buttons is pressed the tape will move one frame in the direction of the arrow To resume normal playback press PLAY NOTE Refer to the SHUTTLE ring illustration below as you read the following procedures R e v e r s e R e v e rse Reverse Slow Pla y F o r w a r d s e a r c h p l a y slow motion s e a r c h Still High Speed Turbo Search ACTIVATE HIGH SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or...

Page 16: ... preset by pressing the PR 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 6 5 7 8 9 0 2 4 1 3 PAUSE 5 4 5 RECORD 4 S T O P 6 NUMBER 3 1 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 safety tab To record on ...

Page 17: ...rting 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 PR buttons is recorded...

Page 18: ...r 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 19 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Before performing the VIDEO Plus Timer Programming Make sure that the recorder s built in clock is ...

Page 19: ...Program Number The VIDEO Plus Program screen appears Ex To timer record a BBC2 programme with the VIDEO Plus system If your recorder receives BBC2 on the preset position 2 press OK or after entering 2 using fi buttons Satellite Receiver Users To timer record a satellite broadcast using the VIDEO Plus system 1 Perform Satellite Receiver Control Setting Z pg 12 2 Perform steps 1 7 In step 3 the disp...

Page 20: ...ute 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 appear...

Page 21: ...een and FULL appears on the front display panel To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes Z pg 22 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 record...

Page 22: ...amme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR SP LP PDC You can change TV PROG to SAT for the preset position by pressing the NUMBER key 0 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 ...

Page 23: ...m screen you do not want is shown PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the screen for about 5 seconds then normal screen appears To change a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR SP LP and or PDC when the Program screen on which you want to make changes is shown then press OK PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the screen for about 5 seconds then normal screen appears NOTE If the overlap is n...

Page 24: ...ectly you 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 PR buttons OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 Press on the remote to engage manual tracking ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY 2 Press PR or to adjust tracking RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING 3 Press on the remote to re engage automatic t...

Page 25: ...e playing back a programme recorded in stereo or a bilingual programme refer to Soundtrack Selection See below O S D must be set to ON or the on screen displays will not appear Z pg 37 Type of Broadcast On screen Display Being Received Regular Monaural none NICAM Stereo ST NICAM NICAM Bilingual BIL NICAM NICAM Monaural NICAM Soundtrack Selection Your video recorder is capable of recording three so...

Page 26: ... 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 that the Timer mode is disengaged ACTIVATE IN...

Page 27: ...ding on VHS tapes with S VHS quality This function allows you to record in SP mode on VHS tapes with S VHS picture quality Tapes recorded using this function can be played back on a recorder equipped with the S VHS ET function You can activate this function only before you start recording on a VHS tape Before recording make sure that B E S T is set to ON Z pg 28 ENGAGE S VHS ET MODE 1 Press S VHS ...

Page 28: ...R 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 PLAY OK MENU RECORD R E C O R D Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MEN...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...let TV Aerial cable Aerial connector 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 IMPORTANT When you set L 2 SELECT to SAT Z pg 36 it is possible to view a satellite broadcast with the TV set to its AV mode even if the recorder is turned off When the recorder is in Stop mode or recordi...

Page 31: ...e Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode NOTES Auto Satellite Prog recording is possible with the AV2 L 2 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 progr...

Page 32: ...e coloured surfaces such as cartoons NOTES When you select EDIT SOFT or SHARP the selected mode will not change until you select again When you select EDIT to dub tapes be sure to select AUTO after you finish dubbing the tapes RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU NOTES When B E S T is OFF PICTURE CONTROL switches automatically from AUTO to NORM Select EDIT when you are dubbing tapes Refer to page ...

Page 33: ... 1 for the AUDIO VIDEO input connectors or S 1 for the AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connec tors being used SET EDIT MODE 3 See Picture Control on page 32 START CAMCORDER 4 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 5 Engage its Record mode VIDEO OUT Camcorder VIDEO input Recorder AUDIO OUT Video Cable not provided Player AUDIO input A If the camcorder has no S VIDEO output connector S ...

Page 34: ...ith The Y C Signal connect your recorder s AV1 L 1 IN OUT connector to another recorder With C connection When using your recorder as the recording deck set L 1 INPUT to S VIDEO and L 2 SELECT to A V Z pg 36 When using your recorder as the source player set L 1 OUTPUT to S VIDEO Z pg 36 SET RECORDING DECK S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX With this video recorder press AUX and or PR to select L 1 for the ...

Page 35: ...hen you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting Z pg 37 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 to the recor...

Page 36: ...s expired due to a power cut or because the AC was removed from the recorder A V 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 L 2 SELECT back to appropriate mode When L 2 SELECT is set to SAT SAT appears on screen or display panel instead of L 2 or L2 If L 2 SELECT is set to DECODER it is impossible to s...

Page 37: ...t 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 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP EP is for NTSC playback only 3 NTSC playback display Z pg 40 4 Tape direction 5 Counter display 6 Tape remaining time indicator Z pg 17 7 Audio mode display Z pg 25 8 Tape position indicator Z pg 14 9 Type of Broadcast Z pg 25 10 Current day mon...

Page 38: ...2 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 30 L 2 SELECT is set to ...

Page 39: ...ESS MODE SET SCREEN 2 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK or SELECT MODE 3 Press fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO SP LP TIMER then press OK or to select ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 4 Press MENU MODE SET B E S T ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON DIRECT REC ON AUTO SP LP TIMER ON POWER SAVE OFF NEXT PAGE 5 MENU EXIT Auto Timer When AUTO TIMER...

Page 40: ... a cassette recorded in NTSC START PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY NTSC PAL appears on the screen for about 5 seconds 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 correc...

Page 41: ...m 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 to listen to the Hi Fi audio signals through ...

Page 42: ...ive 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 Just...

Page 43: ... move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET then press OK or ENTER GUIDE PROG NUMBER 4 Press fi to enter the Guide Program number for the desired station as shown in the TV listings Then press OK or Ex When inputting the Guide Program number 4 for CH4 ENTER RECEIVING PRESET POSITION NUMBER 5 Press the NUMBER key 0 to select TV PROG or SAT Then press fi to input the number of the preset posit...

Page 44: ...ble 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 45 Before performing the following procedure make...

Page 45: ...ly on the screen as shown in the illustration 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 s...

Page 46: ...HE 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 When you have connected the video recorder to a TV offering T V Link via the AV connection Z pg 6 and the TV is turned on the recorder automati cally performs the Preset Download Z pg 9 even if you select AUTO CH SET The Auto Set screen a...

Page 47: ...orrectly 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 the VIDEO Plus system the recorder will record a TV programme of a different station When programming the timer using the VIDEO Plus system be sure to check that the preset position corresponding to the broadcasting station you wish to record...

Page 48: ...gram ming with the VIDEO Plus system 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 19 Or perform Guide Program Number Set Z pg 43 The blueback screen and the programme currently being broadcast by the selected channel appear alternately for 8 seconds each SELECT BAND 4 Press fi to change the band ...

Page 49: ...nuing SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE TUNE 1 Press fi until the channel you want to tune begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN 2 Press OK twice The Manual 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...

Page 50: ...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 51 appear as you press fi SWITCH STATIONS 4 Press OK The Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 1 through 4 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 5 Pres...

Page 51: ... 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 52: ...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 53: ...plug 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 pause and resume points Q...

Page 54: ...Breaks are noticeable in Hi Fi soundtrack POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF connection 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 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 tracki...

Page 55: ... from the TV Turn the TV s volume down If you need the skipped channels restore them Z pg 48 Press PAUSE to pause the recording change presets then press PLAY to resume recording Perform manual setting again Turn off the recorder once and connect the TV aerial cable to the recorder properly then turn on the recorder again The recorder will try Auto Set Up again Z pg 8 Turn off the recorder once an...

Page 56: ...g 33 AUDIO Input Connector R enables easy connec tion of audio output Hi Fi from another recorder camcorder or other source for editing Z pg 33 Index PR Buttons select a preset position Z pg 16 S VHS ET Button enables disables S VHS ET mode lights up during S VHS ET mode Z pg 27 SAT Button enables disables the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode lights up during Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode blinks while ...

Page 57: ...displays time remaining on tape when certain buttons are pressed Z pg 17 7 Channel Display shows preset position where the station currently being received is stored Clock Display shows current time Z pg 10 8 Instant REVIEW Indicator blinks after timer recording and shows how many programmes have been timer recorded Z pg 26 DISPLAY PANEL REVIEW SP 9 2 7 8 1 3 5 6 4 VPS PDC VCR 0 STILL SLOW RECORD ...

Page 58: ...rogram screens displays to check the programme that you have pro grammed next programme s information screen display appears each time button is pressed Z pg 22 Rewind REW Button rewinds tape initiates reverse high speed search Z pg 14 15 Record Button same as button on recorder Z pg 16 17 Stop Button same as button on recorder Z pg 14 MENU Button accesses Menu screen Z pg 11 fi Button is used for...

Page 59: ...s forward high speed search Z pg 14 15 o Pause Button same as button on recorder Z pg 15 16 p OK Button enters selections made in on screen menus Z pg 11 Q Button initiates functions such as Index Search Z pg 26 variable speed search frame by frame playback Z pg 15 TV Button controls volume of connected TV Z Operating JVC TVs in the right column How To Use The remote control can operate most of yo...

Page 60: ...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 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 MHz 143 MHz 143 MHz 470 MHz UHF 470 MHz 862 MHz Aerial output UHF chan...