JVC HR-DD949EE, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ecautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Language Set 5 Video Channel Set 6 Clock Set 8 On Screen Displays 9 PLAYBACK 10 Basic Playback 10 Playback Features 11 TimeScan 16 RECORDING 18 Basic Recording 18 Recording Features 19 B E S T Picture System 20 TIMER RECORDING 22 SHOWVIEW Setup 22 SHOWVIEW Timer Recording 24 Regular Timer Programming 26...

Page 2: ... on a single speed video recorder The STANDBY ON 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 Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the recorder remote control or video cassette 1 DO NOT place the recorder in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity in ...

Page 3: ... To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals a Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV b Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT IN jack on the rear panel of the recorder c Connect the provided RF cable between the RF OUT jack on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s aerial terminal Before operating the recorder make sure the TV s channel is set to the VIDEO channel Z pg 6 AV CONNECTION ...

Page 4: ...ut or if you press or MENU while Auto Set Up is in progress Auto Set Up will be interrupted be sure to turn off the recorder power once and try again 5 8 1 8 q 6 1 2 4 5 3 6 2 ATTENTION Once you have performed Auto Set Up even if the recorder s memory backup has expired all the stored stations remain in the recorder s memory and the recorder will not perform Auto Set Up again If you have moved to ...

Page 5: ... 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 PUSH JOG MENU OK TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS LANGUAGE SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to ВЫБОР ЯЗЫКА LANGUAGE SELECT then press OK SELECT LANGUAGE 4 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU ГЛАВНОЕ МЕНЮ УСТАНОВКА РЕЖИМОВ ...

Page 6: ...tween 22 and 69 which is not occupied by any local station in your area Then set your TV to UHF channel 50 and check if the two vertical white bars appear clearly on the screen if so press OK and then go to step 3 If not re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set the video recorder to a channel which is occupied by a local station or has neighbouring channel...

Page 7: ...SS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 1 Hold down STOP EJECT on the recorder until the display panel shows the following SET VIDEO CHANNEL 2 Press TV PROG until the display panel shows OUT Now the video channel is set to off EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE 3 Press OK twice to finish the setting To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode 1 B G 2 D K Major Countries TV System Austria...

Page 8: ...ing Repeat the proce dure to set the minutes day month and year START CLOCK OPERATION 5 Press MENU MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SET JLIP ID NO SET 5 MENU EXIT CLOCK SET TIME DATE YEAR 0 00 01 01 00 5 MENU EXIT INITIAL SETTINGS cont NOTES If the day and month data are invalid such as 31st April the month digits are cleared automatically and the day ...

Page 9: ... starting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used 1 Operation mode indicators 2 Channel position number and station name Aux indicator AUX1 AUX2 or F AUX Displayed only if you have set manually Z pg 42 3 Cassette loaded mark 4 Tape speed SP LP EP EP is for NTSC playback only 5 Clock display 6 Current day month year 7 SpatializerW indi...

Page 10: ...E ring to the left To go forward press FF or turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the right 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 VIDEO channel or AV mode 5 8 1 8 q...

Page 11: ...d direction To play in reverse slow motion and in reverse play mode continue to turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the left or press PUSH JOG after selecting all the forward direction slow motion modes OR During still picture turn the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring to the right for forward slow motion or to the left for reverse slow motion OR During still picture press and hold PAUSE for 2 seconds then re...

Page 12: ...ble to keep 3R Picture ON with the button lit Depending on the type of tape used picture quality may be better with 3R Picture set to off If you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to turn off 3R Picture before starting The setting will remain effective even though you turn on off the recorder REVIEW PUSH JOG FF PLAY R E W 3R PICTURE Tape Position Indicator The tape position indica...

Page 13: ...rogrammes REVIEW and 3 appear and blink To watch the first of the 3 programmes press REVIEW three times The recorder searches and begins playback automatically You can access a programme as far as 9 index codes away from the current tape position NOTE Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode NTSC Playback Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can pl...

Page 14: ...ve only with a stereo TV You can change the SpatializerW setting even though O S D is set to OFF The setting cannot be changed during search still frame by frame playback or slow motion mode When this recorder is used as the player for editing the recorded audio will correspond to the SpatializerW setting SPATIALIZER STOP EJECT R E W FF 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 C M E M O R Y A B CODE FF C RESET...

Page 15: ...l is preset to send A code signals because your video recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals You can easily modify your video recorder to respond to B code signals REMOVE POWER SUPPLY 1 Unplug the mains power cord from the mains outlet SET A B CODE SWITCH 2 Set to B RE SUPPLY POWER 3 Plug the mains power cord back into the mains outlet TURN THE RECORDER ON 4 Press on the remote con...

Page 16: ...played so that the audio can keep up with the video 1 2 3 4 5 Audio signal during TimeScan Sound of 1 3 and 5 is heard Sound of 2 and 4 is not heard Output audio signal is normal monaural sound Playback tape ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback or still turn the recorder s TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring It remains at that position even after you release it Each time it passes a click position ...

Page 17: ...ng TimeScan The speed is shown during TimeScan in the upper right corner of the TV screen for approx 5 seconds The display may be distorted To resume normal playback press PLAY When using the recorder s TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring the playback speed may not change depending on how far it is turned Picture and audio may become distorted when the recording speed changes When this happens resume normal pl...

Page 18: ...ecorder display panel to confirm the selected tape speed START RECORDING 4 Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote control or press 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 B E S T takes place at the beginning of b...

Page 19: ...ss extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder s front panel Elapsed Recording Time Indication You can check the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel By pressing the DISPLAY button you can change the display to show the counter reading channel position clock t...

Page 20: ...ress PUSH JOGfi to move the highlight bar pointer to B E S T then press PUSH JOG to set to ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU START RECORDING 6 Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote or press RECORD on the recorder The recorder spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording When the BEST indicator begins blinking that means adjustment is c...

Page 21: ...atically checks the condition of the tape and after approximately 7 seconds re enters RECORD PAUSE 2 Press PLAY to start recording If you want to bypass the B E S T system and begin recording immediately set B E S T to OFF in step 4 on page 20 START PLAYBACK 1 Press PLAY The recorder adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use B E S T is active during Auto Tracking...

Page 22: ...setting Z pg 4 39 Clock setting Z pg 8 SHOWVIEW Setup TIMER RECORDING IMPORTANT Perform the following procedure after Auto Set Up on page 4 and or the channel setting steps on pages 39 42 After setting the Guide Program Numbers channel positions may be incorrect if you stored or skipped channels In this case re perform Guide Program Number setting 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 5 8 1 8 q 6 ATTENTION ...

Page 23: ...WVIEW number of a program that has already aired ERROR appears on screen for a few seconds Input the correct SHOWVIEW number Repeat steps 5 and 6 as necessary CLOSE MENU 7 Press MENU and selection is complete MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SET JLIP ID NO SET 5 MENU EXIT 5 GUIDE PROG SET GUIDE PROG TV PROG 1 AUTO SET BY SHOWVIEW MANUAL SET 5 MENU EXIT...

Page 24: ...G CHECK changes the display to the programme stop time then the date and channel position IMPORTANT Be sure to confirm the setting of VPS recording If ON is displayed on the screen or is lit on the display panel VPS is set to ON If OFF is displayed on the screen or is not lit on the display panel VPS is set to OFF To change the setting press VPS NUMBER key 7 Z VPS Recording on page 29 1 2 4 5 3 6 ...

Page 25: ...Monday Friday Either WEEKLY or DAILY appears on the screen Pressing the button again makes the correspond ing indication disappear You can programme this recorder to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the recorder to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on screen and FULL appears on the front display panel To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary...

Page 26: ...NG SCREEN 1 Press PROG ACCESS PROGRAMME SCREEN 2 Press START If you re just starting out P1 appears The front display panel looks like this ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME 3 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 The front display panel looks like this ENTER PROGRAMME STOP ...

Page 27: ...or each additional programme ENGAGE RECORDER S TIMER MODE 9 Press TIMER The recorder turns off automatically To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 8 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 SP ...

Page 28: ... OK changes the display to the programme stop time then the date and channel position If the recorder is turned on and the TV is set to its VIDEO channel or AV mode you can check program information on screen Each time you press PROG CHECK the next programme s information appears If All Information Is Correct programming is completed If You Wish To Revise Data with the recorder s power turned on g...

Page 29: ...ystem 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 advertised times you preset in the timer This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end even if the br...

Page 30: ...control With televisions under Code 01 11 or 12 the PUSH JOG button corresponds to the 10 button and the PUSH JOG button corresponds to the 20 button of your TV s remote control With televisions using Code 12 the DISPLAY button corresponds to the 30 button With televisions using Code 09 the OK button corre sponds to the ENTER button of your TV s remote control NOTE The way these buttons are used i...

Page 31: ...TRY OPERATING SATELLITE TUNER 2 Press on the remote to turn the satellite tuner off If it goes off try other operations The button TV PROG button NUMBER buttons on the remote can all be used to operate the satellite tuner The NUMBER buttons will not work with JVC satellite tuners using code 13 With satellite tuners using Code 16 the button corresponds to the ENTER button of your satellite tuner s ...

Page 32: ...s The Recording Deck connect its AV2 IN or AV1 IN OUT connector to the source player SET RECORDING DECK S INPUT MODE 2 Set to AUX With this video recorder press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG to select depending on the connector being used AU 1 for the AV1 IN OUT connector or AU 2 for the AV2 IN connector START SOURCE PLAYER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDING DECK 4 Engage its Record mode NOTES A...

Page 33: ... RF Cable provided Another recorder Recorder Player Recorder Your recorder TV Receiver TV Receiver RF Cable provided Player VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode Your recorder Audio Video Cable not provided If another recorder has no 21 pin SCART connector When connecting the AV cable use the input and or output cable adapter as illustrated below Output cable adapter not provided Input cable adapter not provi...

Page 34: ...VC camcorder is used the camcorder is capable of controlling the recorder Refer to the camcorder s instruction manual for operating procedure SET RECORDER S INPUT MODE 2 Press NUMBER key 0 and or TV PROG so that F AU appears in place of a channel position number START CAMCORDER 3 Engage its Play mode START RECORDER 4 Engage its Record mode EDITING cont 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 TV PROG 5 8 1 8 q...

Page 35: ...de then press PLAY to start the tape in your recorder Audio dubbing begins at this point blinks and is displayed on the front display panel To stop dubbing temporarily press PAUSE Press PLAY to resume dubbing END AUDIO DUBBING 6 Press STOP EJECT to stop the tape in your recorder and engage the audio component s Stop mode Audio dubbed tape CD Player etc Mixer output Pre recorded tape Normal audio t...

Page 36: ...hat F AU appears in place of a channel number LOCATE END POINT 3 Load the recording cassette into your recorder and play it back to determine the edit out point the end of the segment to be replaced using the JOG TIME SCAN SHUTTLE controls or PUSH JOG and PAUSE RESET THE COUNTER 4 Press C RESET to change the counter display to 0 00 00 LOCATE START POINT 5 Determine the edit in point the beginning ...

Page 37: ...i Fi audio soundtrack and normal audio soundtrack all at the same time In step 6 above after you press INSERT press A DUB also and blink and lights up on the front display panel 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 5 8 1 8 q 6 NOTES Suitable leads can be obtained from your dealer Insert editing is not possible with cassettes whose safety tab has been removed When insert editing is performed on a tape that ...

Page 38: ... your recorder is connected to another device via its J terminal The ID Number is preset to 1 at the factory You can change this number to any number between 1 and 99 If it is necessary to change the JLIP ID number perform the following steps 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 OK MENU J terminal PUSH JOG ATTENTION After you change your recorder s JLIP ID number control signal transmission may not work pr...

Page 39: ...g steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function Z pg 4 or if you have moved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcasting in your area Your recorder needs to memorise all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receivable stations in your area so that you can call them up w...

Page 40: ...OG fi While tuning F or F appears If necessary to change the band between CH regular and CC cable press PUSH JOG until CH or CC is blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to select the band ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION 5 Press OK and the Confirmation screen appears Repeat steps 3 through 5 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 6 Press MENU To input the station name see page 42 To change positions see Ch...

Page 41: ...ve the station to the new channel position then press OK Example If you moved the station in position 3 to position 7 the stations originally in positions 4 7 each move up one space Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN 3 Press MENU TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 40 to access the Confir...

Page 42: ...ge 40 to access the Confirmation screen and then perform step 1 of Set Stations A above before continuing Set Stations B Perform steps 1 and 2 of Storing Channels Manually on page 40 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE TUNE 1 Press PUSH JOG fi until the channel you want to tune begins blinking ACCESS MANUAL CH SET SCREEN 2 Press OK three times The Manual Ch S...

Page 43: ...N ORF1 ORF1 ID STATION NAME ORF2 ORF2 ORF3 ORF3 OWL3 OWL3 PREM PREMIERE PRO7 PRO7 RAI1 RAI1 RAI2 RAI2 RAI3 RAI3 RET4 RETE4 21 TELE21 RTBF RTBF1 or 2 RTL RTL RTL2 RTL2 RTL4 RTL4 RTL5 RTL5 RTP RTP S4 SCHWEIZ4 SAT1 SAT1 SBS SBS SHOW SHOW SIC SOCIEDADE SKY SKY CHANNEL SKYN SKY NEWS SPRT SPORT SRTL SUPER RTL STAR STAR TV SVT1 SVT1 SVT2 SVT2 SW3 SUEDWEST3 TCC TCC TELE TELE TEL5 TELE5 TF1 TF1 TM3 TM3 TMC...

Page 44: ...ile the tape is running 2 Noise appears during normal playback 3 Noise appears during slow motion playback 4 Noise appears during still play back 5 Breaks are noticeable in Hi Fi soundtrack 6 The playback picture is blurred or interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear 7 No sound accompanies the playback picture with RF connection POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion the TV receive...

Page 45: ...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 SHOWVIEW Setup and re ...

Page 46: ...pg 4 SYMPTOM 1 Whistling 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 POSSIBLE CAUSE The camcorder s microphone is too close to the TV The TV s volume is too high Those ...

Page 47: ...ation 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 recorder automatically rewinds it to the beginning TIMER ...

Page 48: ...R Button Z pg 25 27 4A DUB Audio Dubbing Button Z pg 35 5TV PROG Buttons Z pg 18 6SPATIALIZER Button Z pg 14 7Cassette Loading Slot 8TIME SCAN Indicator Z pg 16 9PLAY Button Z pg 10 0TV PROG Dial Z pg 18 JOG Dial Z pg 11 TIME SCAN SHUTTLE Ring Z pg 16 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 34 AUTO SP LP TIMER Button Z pg 29 3R PICTURE Button Z pg 12 Display Panel Z pg 49 Infrared Beam Receiving Window ...

Page 49: ... 6 7 2 1 B E S T Picture System Display Z pg 20 Audio Level Indicator 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Timer Indicator Z pg 25 27 4 VPS Indicator Z pg 29 5 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 15 6 Channel Mode Display Z pg 10 Channel position 1 will be displayed as CH 1 Clock Display Z pg 8 7 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 13 8 Audio Mode Indicator Z pg 14 9 Cassette Loaded Mark 0 Tape Speed Indicators Z pg ...

Page 50: ...tton Z pg 18 SCENE FINDER Button Z pg 15 PROG MENU Button Z pg 5 24 PUSH JOG fi Button Z pg 5 PUSH JOG Button Z pg 11 13 30 STANDBY ON Button Z pg 4 DISPLAY Button Z pg 19 ADD TIME Button Z pg 25 DAILY Button Z pg 25 27 qWEEKLY Button Z pg 25 27 wAUX Button Z pg 32 eTIMER Button Z pg 25 27 rTV PROG Button Z pg 18 tDATE Button Z pg 26 yTV SAT VCR Switch Z pg 30 31 uTV VCR Button Z pg 30 iFast Forwa...

Page 51: ...solution 250 lines PAL MESECAM Frequency 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 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 AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 100 104 300 302 470MHz UHF 470 862MHz Aerial ...

Page 52: ...EN COPYRIGHT 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD EE Printed in Japan 0997HOV UN VP VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED HR DD949EE ...