JVC HR-XVC29SUM, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...RECORDER HR XVC29SUM INSTRUCTIONS Introduction Preparation Operations on VCR Deck Operations on DVD Deck Advanced Operations Additional Information Cover_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 3 Cover_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 3 05 5 14 8 19 40 AM 05 5 14 8 19 40 AM ...

Page 2: ...discs whose region code numbers include 4 Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs The unit s region code is printed on the rear of the unit ALL 4 5 4 4 2 3 1 3 2 1 6 5 4 Supplied accessories If anything is missing consult your dealer immediately RF cable Remote AA battery x 2 Conversion plug 02 03_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 2 02 03_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 2 05 5 14 8 24 57 AM 05 5 14 8 24 57 AM ...

Page 3: ... 21 Express Timer Programming 21 Satellite Auto Recording 23 Operations on DVD Deck Playback on DVD Deck 24 Basic Playback 24 Playback Features 24 Menu Bar Functions 26 MP3 JPEG Files Playback 27 Advanced Operations Editing 28 Editing with another video recorder or a camcorder 28 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 29 System Connections 30 Connecting To A Dolby Digital Decoder or An Amplifier With A Built in ...

Page 4: ...DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE The POWER button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit but switches operating current on and off shows electrical power standby and shows ON CAUTION A DVD VCR IS A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT HOWEVER THIS DVD VCR USES A VISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXP...

Page 5: ...ines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this unit 7 DO NOT place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 AVOID violent shocks to the unit during transport MOISTURE CONDENSATION Moisture in the air will condense on the unit 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 glas...

Page 6: ...PHOTO CD SACD Unfinalized discs Discs of irregular shape or discs with tape seals or paste on either the label side or playback side Playing back these discs may damage the player The Non DVD side of a DualDisc does not comply with the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard Therefore the use of Non DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended Usable cassette Full Size VHS T 30 ST 30 ...

Page 7: ... Indicator Timer Indicator Satellite Auto Recording Indicator You can change the information by pressing DISPLAY on the Remote as follows For VCR deck Channel auxiliary input clock tape counter information will be displayed For DVD deck The current group title track chapter number s time and status information will be displayed Front Display Panel Rear View Front View Region Number Label VHF UHF A...

Page 8: ... Menu Button TOP MENU SP EP Button r Program Check Button PROG CHECK Return Button RETURN t fi Button ENTER Button VCR Channel Button VCR CH y Set Up Button SET UP u Rewind Button 1 REW i Record Button REC o Reverse Skip Index Button 4 SKIP INDEX Review Button Forward Skip Index Button SKIP INDEX a DVD Picture Button DVD PICTURE s Sound Effect Button SOUND EFFECT d TV Muting Button MUTE Audio Monit...

Page 9: ...F connection set the VCR channel to 3 CH or 4 CH The VCR channel is preset to 3 CH Set to 4 CH if the Channel 3 is used for broadcasting in your area With AV connection set the VCR channel to CH off To set the VCR channel perform the following steps Before performing the following steps Make sure there is no cassette inserted in the unit Make sure the unit is turned on then press VCR DVD on the un...

Page 10: ... following steps Make sure there is no cassette inserted in the unit Make sure the unit is turned on then press VCR DVD on the unit so that the VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel 1 Press POWER on the unit to turn off the unit then press 7 STOP on the unit for more than 5 seconds 3 CH appears on the front display panel 2 Press CH on the unit to select 3 CH 4 CH or CH off then press ...

Page 11: ...ected to the VCR properly and press ENTER on the Remote The unit will try Auto Channel Set again Press SET UP to return to normal screen Scan Mode Set DVD deck only This unit supports the progressive scan system as well as the conventional interlaced scan system If your TV equipped with component video connectors supports the progressive video input you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting ...

Page 12: ... or AV mode Slide the TV VCR DVD switch on the Remote to the right Select the DVD deck Press DVD on the Remote so that the DVD indicator lights up on the front display panel Ÿ Access the DVD Set Up Menu screen 1 Press SET UP 2 Press to select PICTURE Select the mode Press fi to move the highlight to MONITOR TYPE then press ENTER Select the mode setting Press fi to select the desired setting then pre...

Page 13: ...SUBTITLE Menu Audio Subtitle Language Set DVD deck only Some DVD discs contain the DVD menu display audio subtitle in the multiple language With these discs you can set the default language Select the DVD deck Press DVD on the Remote so that the DVD indicator lights up on the front display panel Ÿ Access the DVD Set Up Menu screen 1 Press SET UP 2 Press to select LANGUAGE Select the mode Press fi t...

Page 14: ...r arrow to INITIAL SET then press ENTER Access the Clock Set screen Press fi to move the highlight bar arrow to CLOCK SET then press ENTER Set the time Press fi to set the hour then press ENTER Press and hold fi to change the time by 30 minutes Set the date Press fi to set the date then press ENTER Press and hold fi to change the date by 15 days Set the year Press fi to set the year Start clock Press SE...

Page 15: ...was unsuccessful SCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL appears on screen Check the connections and start again Return to the normal screen Press SET UP Manual Channel Set You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do not want manually Select the VCR deck Press VCR on the Remote so that the VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel Ÿ Access the Main Menu screen then select the Tuner S...

Page 16: ... there will be a loss of color with an LP recorded tape Playback on VCR Deck Basic Playback Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel or AV mode Slide the TV VCR DVD switch on the Remote to the right Load a cassette Make sure the window side is up the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the recorder Do not apply too much pressure when insert...

Page 17: ... again to clear the display 1 Channel Position Number Auxiliary Input Indicator F 1 2 Day Clock Display 3 Stereo Program Indicator 4 SAP Indicator 5 Tape Position Indicator The position of in relation to B beginning or E end shows the current position on the tape 6 Audio Mode Display 7 Opening Mode Indicators 8 Tape Speed SP EP 9 Cassette Loaded Mark p Index number q Tape Remaining Time Indicator ...

Page 18: ...ER within 2 seconds Automatic Timer Standby Press 1 REW then press TIMER within 2 seconds Automatic Cassette Ejection After Tape Rewind Press 1 REW then press 0 EJECT within 2 seconds Playback on VCR Deck continued Playback Features Skip Search During playback press Skip Search 1 to 6 times to skip over unwanted sections Each press initiates a 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playba...

Page 19: ...ront display panel starts blinking slowly To stop playback press 7 STOP NOTE Pressing 3 PLAY 1 REW FF or 8 PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback One Touch Replay Press One Touch Replay during playback Pressing once moves the playback position back to about 7 seconds before the current position You can press up to 4 times each One Touch Replay Adjusting Tracking Condition Automatic tracking adjustment W...

Page 20: ...er s VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear Once recording is in progress all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view The programme selected with the TV s channel controls appears on the screen while the one selected with the CH is recorded on the tape Instant Timer Recording ITR During recording press REC on the unit repeatedly...

Page 21: ... appears If PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP appears on the TV screen see page 22 Repeat step Ÿ to for each additional program Engage the unit s timer mode Press TIMER The unit turns off automatically and appears on the front display panel To disengage the timer mode press TIMER again To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps through press WEEKLY number button 9 for weekly ...

Page 22: ...en Ÿ Select the program to modify Press fi then press ENTER You can only select one of the overlapping programs NOTE If you do not mind this overlap press PROG to finish the timer program setting The program with the lower program number will be recorded and the other one will not be recorded correctly If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute the unit will return to the normal screen Cance...

Page 23: ... and select the VCR channel or AV mode Slide the TV VCR DVD switch on the Remote to the right Select the VCR deck Press VCR on the Remote so that the VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel Ÿ Set the tape speed Press SP EP Engage the Satellite Auto Recording mode Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds The and indicators light up and the unit turns off automatically NOTES Operation ...

Page 24: ...ss the button the playback speed changes Press 3 PLAY to resume normal playback Reverse slow motion is available only for DVD VIDEO discs Playback Features Using the disc menu You can operate a disc SVCD VCD with Playback Control PBC using the disc menu shown on the TV screen A method of controlling disc play for SVCD VCD by using the disc menu 7 For DVD 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU to show the disc m...

Page 25: ...orded in the 5 1 channel audio format Changing the picture tone VFP The VFP Video Fine Processor function allows you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preferences 1 Press DVD PICTURE 2 Press to select the desired preset NORMAL For watching TV in a general room CINEMA For watching a movie software in a room with suppressed light USER1 USER...

Page 26: ...isc CD VCD SVCD Except for DVD while stopped disc total time TIME Elapsed time of current chapter DVD or track CD VCD SVCD REM Remaining time of current chapter DVD or track CD VCD SVCD while stopped current track total time selects repeat mode DVD During playback CD In any condition VCD SVCD In any condition except PBC playback CHAPTER Current chapter repeat DVD TITLE Current title repeat DVD TRA...

Page 27: ...umber Total file number in current group Current group number Current file Total file number on disc Current group Group File Selection To start playback by specifying the group file number 1 Press the number buttons to enter the group number 2 Press the number buttons to enter the file number Example To select 3 Press 3 To select 14 Press 10 then 4 To select 20 Press 10 then 10 Or press 10 twice ...

Page 28: ... rear panel to the recording deck 2 When using your unit as the recording deck connect its VIDEO AUDIO connectors on the front panel to the source player Connection with a camcorder Connect the camcorder s AUDIO VIDEO OUT connectors to the unit s VIDEO AUDIO connectors on the front panel via a cable adapter Ÿ Select the VCR deck Press VCR on the Remote so that the VHS indicator lights up on the fr...

Page 29: ...start dubbing Prepare the DVD deck for dubbing 1 Press DVD 2 Search for the point where you want to start dubbing 3 Press 8 PAUSE to pause playback Start dubbing Press and hold REC then press 3 PLAY on the Remote dub lights on the front display panel End dubbing Press 7 STOP Be sure to press 7 STOP while the VCR indicator lights up on the unit NOTES It is not possible to dub the copy protected dis...

Page 30: ... the unit and the Dolby Digital decoder or amplifier with a built in DTS NOTES For Dolby digital sound set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT to DOLBY DIGITAL PCM pg 35 For DTS sound set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT to STREAM PCM pg 35 Dolby digital decoder or amplifier with a built in DTS To Digital audio input Coaxial digital audio cable not supplied DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Your unit 24 31_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 30 24 31_EN_H...

Page 31: ...n the unit Unlock appears on the front display panel Other Functions Slide the TV VCR DVD switch on the Remote to the right Remote A B C D Code Switching The Remote is capable of controlling four JVC video units independently Each of units can respond to one of four codes A B C or D The preset code is A On the Remote Keep pressing VCR down during steps Ÿ Change the Remote code Press the number but...

Page 32: ...FF When this function is set to ON various operational indicators appear on the TV screen Messages appear in the selected language pg 12 NOTES When you use this unit as the source player for editing be sure to set SUPERIMPOSE to OFF before starting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used AUTO SP EP TIMER ON OFF When this function is s...

Page 33: ...ars on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast The SAP indicator appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast Both indicators appear when a stereo program is accompanied by SAP sound AUDIO MONITOR HI FI HI FI L HI FI R NORM MIX This unit can record two sound tracks simultaneously normal and Hi Fi on a Hi Fi stereo tape You can select the s...

Page 34: ...g whether the content on the disc is processed by field video source or by frame film source Normally set to AUTO AUTO Used to play back a disc containing both video and film source materials This unit recognizes the picture type film or video source of the current disc according to the disc information FILM Suitable for playing back a film or progressive source disc VIDEO Suitable for playing bac...

Page 35: ...udio by connecting the unit s analog AUDIO OUTPUT connector DVD to a surround decoder STEREO Select this when you enjoy conventional 2 channel stereo audio by connecting the unit s analog AUDIO OUTPUT connectors DVD to a stereo amplifier receiver or TV or when you dub audio of a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround audio to your MD cassette etc D RANGE COMPRESSION AUTO ON You can compress the dyn...

Page 36: ...dicator lights up on the front display panel appears on the TV screen The operation is prohibited on the placed disc REGION CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen The disc s region number does not match that of the unit Use the discs whose region number includes ALL or 4 Recording SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION Recording cannot be started There is no cassette loaded or the cassette loaded h...

Page 37: ...es too close together 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 unit indefinitely remain in the Record Pause mode A No The unit goes to its Stop mode automatically after 5 minutes to...

Page 38: ...ERAL Power requirement AC 110 V 220 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power consumption Power on 25 W Power off 4 0 W Temperature Operating 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage 20 C to 60 C 4 F to140 F Operating position Horizontal only Dimensions WxHxD 435 mm x 93 mm x 272 mm Weight 4 1 kg Format VHS NTSC standard Maximum recording time SP 210 min with T 210 ST 210 video cassette EP 630 min with T 210 ST 210 video cass...

Page 39: ...Language Code List 38 Language Set Menu Audio Subtitle Language Set DVD deck only 13 On screen Language Set DVD deck 13 On screen Language Set VCR deck 12 O On Screen Display VCR Deck 17 P Playable discs 6 Playback on DVD Deck Changing the language sound and scene angle 25 Changing the picture tone VFP 25 Changing the Sound Field 25 Menu Bar Functions 26 MP3 JPEG Files Playback 27 One Touch Replay...

Page 40: ...UM HR XVC29SUM Printed in China 0605KTH MW BJ Cover_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 2 Cover_EN_HR XVC29SUM indd 2 05 5 14 8 19 38 AM 05 5 14 8 19 38 AM ...