JVC HR-E249E, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...SH SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 Basic Connections 3 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 Auto Set Up 4 Language 7 Video Channel Set 8 SHOWVIEW Setup 10 PLAYBACK 12 Basic Playback 12 Playback Features 13 RECORDING 18 Basic Recording 18 On Screen Displays 19 B E S T Picture System 20 Recording Features 22 TIMER RECORDING 24 SHOWVIEW Timer Recording 24 Regular Timer Programming 26...

Page 2: ...AM L standard Use a SECAM L recorder to record SECAM L signals 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 For Italy It is declared that this product brand JVC conforms to the Ministry Decree n 548 of 28 Aug 95 published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic n 301 of 28 ...

Page 3: ...order and TV as per RF CONNECTION b Connect an optional SCART cable between the AV1 IN OUT socket on the rear panel of the recorder and the TV s 21 pin SCART connector Before operating the recorder make sure the TV is set to the VIDEO or AV mode CONNECT RECORDER TO MAINS 4 Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet It s essential that your video recorder be properly connected Follow ...

Page 4: ...select your international telephone country code of your country referring to the chart in the left column If you have selected a country code other than 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 4 If you have selected 32 BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE go to step 3 If you are referring to the on screen display Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to your country s name If you have selected a country...

Page 5: ...t area NOTE In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC signal the recorder can perform neither auto clock set nor auto Guide Program number set When auto channel set has been completed success fully but auto clock set has not CH will be displayed When neither auto channel set nor auto clock set has been completed successfully will be displayed When both auto channel set and auto clock set hav...

Page 6: ...rs have been set correctly If both auto channel set and auto clock set have failed 1 Make sure the TV aerial cable is connected properly to the recorder and turn off the recorder power once then turn the recorder power back on again The Country Set display appears on the front display panel and or on the screen perform steps 2 and 4 on pages 4 5 again IMPORTANT Depending on the reception condition...

Page 7: ...ss OK The Language Set screen appears SELECT LANGUAGE 5 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to the language of your choice You do not have to press OK pressing OK starts Auto Channel Set RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 6 Press MENU Be sure to set your Video Channel before performing Language setting Z pg 8 Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SE...

Page 8: ... vertical white bars do not appear clearly press TV PROG or to set the video recorder to a vacant channel between 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 go to step 3 If not re set the video recorder to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set the vi...

Page 9: ...SET MODE 1 Hold down STOP 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 With AV Connection 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 TV PROG OK To view picture signals from the video recorder set your TV to its AV mode STOP TV PROG ...

Page 10: ...tion names and channel positions may be incorrect if you stored or skipped channels In this case re perform Guide Program Number setting Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel or AV mode MAKE LIST OF STORED STATION NAMES AND CHANNEL POSITIONS 1 Ex ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS GUIDE PROG SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to GUIDE PROG SET the...

Page 11: ...n using the NUMBER keys or PUSH JOG fi then press PUSH JOG Repeat 2 and 3 as necessary 4 Press MENU When Using A Satellite Tuner Preparation 1 Connect the satellite tuner to the AV2 IN DECODER connector on the rear of your recorder 2 Set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z pg 30 To Record Satellite Broadcasts 1 Select the appropriate channel on the satellite tuner 2 Press NUMBER key 0 to set your recorder s input...

Page 12: ... REW or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the left To go forward press FF or turn the 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 Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on t...

Page 13: ...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 Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame by frame playback or to the left for reverse frame by frame playback OR Press PAUSE OR Press PUSH JOG or To resume normal playback press PLAY 5 8 1 q 6 Variable Speed Search ACTIVATE VARIABLE SPEE...

Page 14: ...W for over 2 seconds When released normal playback resumes In the search still or frame by frame playback mode the picture may be distorted and there may be a loss of colour Manual Tracking Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control During playback you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING 1 Press on the ...

Page 15: ...emain effective even though you turn on off the recorder NTSC Playback Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC START PLAYBACK 2 Press PLAY NTSC 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 malfuncti...

Page 16: ...tarting make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW 1 Press REVIEW The recorder power comes on and the recorder searches for the index code indicating the start of the last timer recorded programme Once it s found playback begins automatically The front display panel tells you how many programmes have been recorded If you have for example 3 prog...

Page 17: ...ned off automatically when the counter reads 0 00 00 instead of at the beginning of the tape press C MEMORY so that the M mark appears before pressing REW Remote A B Code Switching The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC video recorders independently one set to respond to the remote control s A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals The remote contro...

Page 18: ...the channel you wish to record The TV PROG dial can also be used to select a channel START RECORDING 3 Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote control or press RECORD on the recorder PAUSE RESUME RECORDING 4 Press PAUSE Press PLAY to resume recording STOP RECORDING 5 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...

Page 19: ...EEN 5 Press MENU NOTES When you use this recorder as the player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting During playback the operation mode indicators may be disturbed depending on the type of tape being used 5 MODE SET AUTO TIMER OFF O S D ON B E S T ON AV2 SELECT AV2 5 ON OFF MENU EXIT 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 PUSH JOG OK MENU The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells ...

Page 20: ...hen press PUSH JOG to set to ON RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 5 Press MENU START RECORDING 6 Press and hold RECORD and 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 complete Pressing the recorder s RECORD button while BEST is displaye...

Page 21: ...ly 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 Playback The recorder assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback When watching a tape recorded with B E S T set to ON it is recommended that you ...

Page 22: ...ck the exact time of a recording SET COUNTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the dispay panel RESET COUNTER 2 Press C COUNTER RESET before starting recording or playback The counter is reset to 0 00 00 and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs Tape Remaining Time DISPLAY REMAINING TIME 1 Press DISPLAY until the time remaining on the tape appears By pressing the D...

Page 23: ... 1 q 6 START RECORDING 1 Press RECORD on the recorder ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press RECORD again blinks and 0 30 appears on the front display panel SET RECORDING DURATION 3 If you want to record for more than 30 minutes press RECORD to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder s front panel R E C O R D ...

Page 24: ... programme you wish to record If you make a mistake press CANCEL to backspace and then input the correct number The SHOWVIEW number you enter appears on the front display panel The display panel can only show 4 digits at a time If you are using the Illumi Guide feature OK blinks when the following buttons are lit NUMBER keys 0 9 CANCEL and MENU TIMER PROGRAMMING 0 9 SHOWVIEW EXPRESS PROGRAMMING ME...

Page 25: ... after pressing OK in step 3 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 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 scre...

Page 26: ... Guide feature the following buttons will light up START STOP DATE TV PROG and MENU 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 If you are using the Illumi Guide feature the following buttons remain lit ST...

Page 27: ...To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials anytime during steps 2 through 7 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 5 8 1 q 6 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 D A I L Y TV PROG OK WEEKLY TIMER NUMBER PDC VPS P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00...

Page 28: ...MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SET CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TIMER RECORDING cont TIMER PROG CHECK PUSH JOG Check And Cancel Programmes ACCESS PROGRAMME DISPLAY AND OR SCREEN 1 Press PROG CHECK The display panel shows the programme start time Pressing 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...

Page 29: ...eset TV programmes actually start and end even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed NOTES When you manually enter programmes regular timer programming set the start time PDC or VPS time exactly as advertised in the TV listing A different time than advertised will result in no recording PDC VPS recording is also possible when a satellite tuner or a cable system is connected to ...

Page 30: ... cables can be obtained from your dealer 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 2 4 1 3 NUMBER 0 TV PROG AV2 SELECT Setting 1 Press MENU twice to access the Main Menu screen 2 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to MODE SET then press OK 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AV2 SELECT 4 Press PUSH JOG to move the highlight bar pointer to your choice a AV2 To use this recorder as t...

Page 31: ...L or AV mode 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Another recorder Another recorder 21 pin SCART Cable not provided Player Your recorder Your recorder TV Receiver TV Receiver Recorder Recorder Player RF Cable provided VIDEO CHAN NEL or AV mode ...

Page 32: ...ing a Hi Fi camcorder connect its AUDIO OUT L connector to the AUDIO input connector on your recorder 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 NUMBER 0 TV PROG VIDEO input Recorder AUDIO input AUDIO O...

Page 33: ...g A Satellite Tuner if you don t have a decoder connect the satellite tuner directly to the video recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector if you have a decoder first connect the decoder to the decoder input of the satellite tuner then connect the satellite tuner s output to the recorder s AV2 IN DECODER connector Refer to the instruction book for the satellite tuner and decoder set AV2 SELECT to AV2 Z...

Page 34: ...elevisions 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 NOTES The way these buttons are used is determined ...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...u can call them up with the TV PROG buttons without going through any vacant channels Auto Channel Set MAIN MENU MODE SET AUTO CH SET MANUAL CH SET GUIDE PROG SETT CLOCK SET 5 MENU EXIT TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU twice ACCESS COUNTRY SET SCREEN 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to move the highlight bar pointer to AUTO CH SET then press OK SELECT COUNTRY 4 Press PUSH JOG f...

Page 37: ...the station names may not be stored correctly Using the Confirmation screen you can skip or add channel positions enter station names and perform other operations Refer to pages 38 39 for the procedures For information on scrambled broadcasts refer to page 38 Beginning End MENU 5 5 PR CH ID PR CH ID 01 25 ARD 08 C26 E SP 02 C08 SKY1 09 55 WEST 03 10 ZDF 10 C24 SAT1 04 C65 RAI1 11 C23 OSF 05 C31 BB...

Page 38: ... For fine tuning adjustment press PUSH JOG until the item beneath CH begins blinking then press PUSH JOG 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 When storing a channel that sends scrambled broadcasts press PUSH JOG until OFF Decoder setting blinks then press PU...

Page 39: ... of the station name begins blinking ENTER NEW CHARACTER 3 Press PUSH JOG fi to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 space and stop when the desired one is indicated then press PUSH JOG to enter Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary If you make a mistake press PUSH JOG until the incorrect character begi...

Page 40: ...DE ODEON 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 ...

Page 41: ...eeping through automatic adjustments at regular intervals by reading data from a PDC signal The Just Clock option appears in the Clock Set and Auto Clock screens and can be set ON or OFF the default setting is OFF Press OK until the Just Clock setting begins blinking then press PUSH JOG fi to change the setting IMPORTANT If you turn off Just Clock the accuracy of your recorder s built in clock may...

Page 42: ...N the recorder s clock is automati cally adjusted at the start end of Summer Time Auto clock setting and Just Clock may not function properly depending on the reception condition During Manual clock setting if the day and month data are invalid such as 31st April the month digits are cleared automatically and the day digits begin blinking Input the correct data If in step 4 of the Manual clock set...

Page 43: ...e is blurred or interrupted while TV broadcasts are clear POSSIBLE CAUSE If you re using the RF OUT connec tion 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 connection the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode This is normal The automatic tracking mode is engaged The automatic tracking mode is enga...

Page 44: ...won t stop blinking 7 SHOWVIEW does not timer record properly POSSIBLE CAUSE The clock and or the timer have been set incorrectly The timer is not engaged Timer recording is in progress The timer is engaged but there s no cassette loaded The loaded cassette has had its Record Safety tab removed TIMER has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been pro...

Page 45: ... 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 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 ta...

Page 46: ...27 3 TV PROG Buttons Z pg 18 4 Cassette Loading Slot 5 PLAY Button Z pg 12 6 TV PROG Dial Z pg 18 JOG Dial Z pg 13 7 SHUTTLE Ring Z pg 13 8 VIDEO AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg 32 9 COUNTER RESET Button Z pg 22 0 3R PICTURE Button Z pg 15 3R PICTURE Indicator Z pg 15 Display Panel Z pg 47 Infrared Beam Receiving Window RECORD Button Z pg 18 PAUSE Button Z pg 13 Rewind REW Button Z pg 12 Fast Forward ...

Page 47: ...LL SLOW RECORD RECORD PAUSE PLAY FF REW VARIABLE SHUTTLE SEARCH 1 B E S T Picture System Display Z pg 20 2 Symbolic Mode Indicators 3 Timer Indicator Z pg 25 27 4 PDC VPS Indicator Z pg 29 5 Counter Memory Indicator Z pg 17 6 Channel Mode Display Z pg 18 Channel position 1 will be displayed as CH 1 Clock Display Z pg 5 41 7 Instant REVIEW Indicator Z pg 16 8 Cassette Loaded Mark 9 VCR Indicator Z ...

Page 48: ... Z pg 34 35 u TV VCR Button Z pg 22 34 i Fast Forward FF Button Z pg 12 o Pause Button Z pg 13 p Stop Button Z pg 12 Q PROG CHECK Button Z pg 28 W OK Button Z pg 7 E TV VOL fi Button Z pg 34 R ILLUMI GUIDE Button Z pg 24 SCENE FINDER PROG CHECK TV VOL C MEMORY DISPLAY DAILY AUX ADD TIME C RESET CANCEL DATE STOP START AUDIO MONITOR MONITOR TV VCR TV SAT VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 1 2 4 5 3 6 8 0 7 9 B PUSH...

Page 49: ...ry two head helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines Frequency range 70 Hz to 10 000 Hz Input Output 21 pin scart connectors IN OUT x 1 IN DECODER x 1 RCA connectors VIDEO IN x 1 AUDIO IN x 1 TUNER TIMER TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position AU Tuning system Frequency synthesized tuner Channel coverage VHF 47 89 104 300 302 470MHz UHF 470 862M...

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Page 52: ...BELGIUM or 41 SUISSE press OK remote and select the language code by pressing PUSH JOG fi remote then go to step 3 Ex DEUTSCHLAND is selected International Telephone Country Code SUOMI 358 SUISSE 41 PORTUGAL 351 ITALIA 39 DEUTSCHLAND 49 ESPAÑA 34 NORGE 47 BELGIUM 32 SVERIGE 46 NEDERLAND 31 DANMARK 45 GREECE 30 ÖSTERREICH 43 OTHERS Language Code ENGLISH 01 NEDERLANDS 06 DEUTSCH 02 SVENSKA 07 FRANCA...