JVC HR-S6975EK, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...HR S6975EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0912 001A 625 HR S6975EK Cover 3 17 04 11 20 AM 1 ...

Page 2: ...off remove 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 Blue to N Neutral or ...

Page 3: ...his unit 7 DO NOT place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus 8 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 condensat...

Page 4: ... it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed 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 require ments of roa...

Page 5: ...nts Diagrams of Equipment 6 Equipment Key 7 Welcome to JVC 8 Three Step Quick Start 10 Basic Features 13 Advanced Features 29 Subsidiary Information 55 List of Terms 59 HR S6975EK EN p02 07 3 6 04 01 08 PM 5 ...

Page 6: ...ot available in the UK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L 1 L 2 010 1 6 3 4 2 5 4 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 2 3 S VHS VCR t y o u r Q i q 7 6 8 3 9 4 0 5 w e p W E R T Y 1 2 HR S6975EK EN p02 07 3 17 04 11 19 AM 6 ...

Page 7: ...TV 36 TV STANDBY ON o Button turns TV on off DECODER function is not available in the UK 4 L 1 IN OUT Connector enables AV connection to TV or second VCR 5 AUDIO OUT L R Connectors enable connection of audio cassette recorder TV or second VCR for dubbing 6 RF OUT Connector enables connection to aerial terminal of TV receiver VCR DISPLAY PANEL 1 Indicator blinks after timer recording and shows how ...

Page 8: ...about some safety points Refer to the diagrams on pages 6 7 when reading through these instructions Refer to the List of Terms on page 57 if you need an explanation for any terms in this manual remote control The Remote Control can operate most of your VCR s functions as well as basic functions of JVC TV sets see page 7 Depending on the type of JVC TV Some or all functions cannot be operated using...

Page 9: ... SCART cable There are several types of SCART cables fully wired and others If you use a SCART cable you must also connect the RF cable You are now ready to start the Three Step Quick Start which begins on the next page ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER L 2 ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE L 1 SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO 010 RF Cable provided TV Aerial Cable not provided 21 pin SCART Cab...

Page 10: ... is in its AV mode see the TV manual you will see the following information displayed on your TV screen SELECT THE VIDEO CHANNEL When Auto Setup has finished you will see the following display panel on your VCR rf cable only If you have only used the RF Cable to connect the VCR to the TV you will see this display The number is the channel on the TV that the Auto Setup has chosen to be the video ch...

Page 11: ...process may be skipped by the VCR bad reception In certain reception conditions station names may not be stored correctly and Guide Program Numbers may not be set properly If this happens when you timer record a TV programme using the VIDEO Plus system the VCR 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 p...

Page 12: ...three step quick start 12 HR S6975EK EN p08 12 3 6 04 01 10 PM 12 ...

Page 13: ...Basic Features Playback 14 Playback Features 16 Recording 18 VIDEO Plus Timer Programming 21 Express Timer Programming 24 24H Express Timer Programming 26 HR S6975EK EN p13 20 3 6 04 01 12 PM 13 ...

Page 14: ...e of the cassette is facing up and the spine label is facing away from the VCR Insert the cassette as shown in the diagram below don t use too much force If the VCR was turned off before you inserted the cassette the power will come on automatically The counter on the TV screen will reset to read 0 00 00 If the record safety tab on the video cassette has been removed playback begins automatically ...

Page 15: ...get dirty in the following cases in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity in a dusty environment flaw dirt or mold on video tapes continuous usage for a long time Use a dry cleaning cassette JVC TCL 2 in the following cases Rough poor picture appears while a tape is played back The picture is unclear or no picture appears USE CLEANING CASSETTE appears on the screen only with O S ...

Page 16: ...aused picture on the TV screen jumps vertically press the PR buttons on the Remote Control until the picture is steady Press or the JOG Dial to resume playback Single Frame Movement You can move backward or forward from the still picture in one of three ways method one Turn the JOG Dial right for forward or left for back method two Press the button on the VCR or the Remote Control Each time the bu...

Page 17: ...s method one During playback turn the JOG Dial The speed forward or reverse depends upon the number of click stops of the JOG Dial method twoDuring playback press the or button on the Remote Control The more times that you press either button the faster the rate of search To decrease the speed of search press the button for the opposite direction Press to resume playback Picture Search You can per...

Page 18: ...he display is shown turn the JOG Dial to the right or left Set the Tape Speed Press The current setting for the tape speed appears on the on screen display or the VCR display panel for about 5 seconds Press again to change the setting while tape speed is displayed You can choose Standard Play SP or Long Play LP The picture quality on LP recordings will not be as high as on SP recordings but the ta...

Page 19: ...is VCR In such cases the tape remaining time may not appear immediately be incorrect or simply show as Change Display Information By pressing the bbutton repeatedly you can change the display on the VCR between the clock time and the preset position The preset position cannot be shown during playback Resetting the Counter Press the bbutton so that the counter display appears on the TV screen While...

Page 20: ...e runs out engage instant timer recording Press T again and the display panel will show a flashing Record indicator U and 0 30 This means that the VCR will record for 30 minutes on the programme already selected and then stop automatically increase time Each time T is pressed the time limit is increased by 30 minutes to a maximum of 6 hours This function only works with the T button on the VCR not...

Page 21: ...and using them automatically sets your VCR to record the correct programme channel and time Get to the VIDEO Plus Screen Press PROG Press 1 to place the pointer next to VIDEO PLUS then press OK The PLUSCODE NO screen appears Enter the PlusCode Number Press the number keys on the Remote Control to enter the PlusCode number of the programme you wish to record If you make a mistake press x to delete ...

Page 22: ... programme on a daily Monday Friday or weekly basis press DAILY number key 8 or WEEKLY number key 9 to turn the function on Pressing the same key again turns the function off You will see your selection appear on the TV screen capacity You can set this VCR to timer record up to eight programmes If you try to enter a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on the screen satellite receiver users To timer record ...

Page 23: ...b removed is loaded c Play indicator and Record indicator U will flash Insert another tape with the safety tab in place to record If no video tape is loaded c indicator will flash Insert a tape to record If the tape reaches its end during timer recording the recording stops and c U and on the display panel blink Press c to disengage timer then press S 0on the VCR or on the Remote Control to eject ...

Page 24: ... 1 to place the pointer highlighted bar next to EXPRESS PROGRAMING then press OK Enter Programme Details set start time Use the START buttons number keys 1 and or 4 to enter the start time set stop time Use the STOP buttons number keys 2 and or 5 to enter the stop time set date Use the DATE buttons number keys 3 and or 6 to adjust the date current date will automatically appear set programme Use t...

Page 25: ... and Serial Recording see VIDEO Plus Timer Programming on page 22 Return to Normal Screen Press PROG or OK button PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal TV screen appears Engage Timer Mode You must now put the VCR into Timer Mode by pressing c otherwise no recording will take place c will appear on the display panel To disengage the Timer Mode press c again ...

Page 26: ...e setting while tape speed is displayed engage timer mode Press the 24H EXPRESS c button on the VCR The VCR turns off automatically and c is displayed on the display panel Before pressing the 24H EXPRESS c button to engage the timer mode you can cancel the setting at anytime by pressing the centre part of the JOG Dial for more than 3 seconds Repeat the above steps from setting the start time To di...

Page 27: ... cancel a programme change a programme Use START number keys 1 and 4 STOP number keys 2 and 5 DATE number keys 3 and 6 PR DAILY number key 8 WEEKLY number key 9 and PDC number key 7 buttons as necessary return to normal screen Press C as many times as necessary return to timer mode If there are still programmes to be recorded press c P1 NEXT START STOP SP VPS PDC OFF DATE TV PROG 8 00 10 00 24 12 ...

Page 28: ...basic features 28 HR S6975EK EN p21 28 3 6 04 01 14 PM 28 ...

Page 29: ... Type 32 The B E S T Picture System 34 Sound Modes 35 Finding Specific Scenes 36 Auto Satellite Program Recording 37 Editing 39 Other Functions 43 Connection to a Stereo System 46 Video Channel Set 47 Tuner Set 48 Clock Set 54 HR S6975EK EN p29 42 3 8 04 09 20 AM 29 ...

Page 30: ...rted the VCR returns to automatic tracking Video Stabilizer You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR The default setting is OFF get to the mode set screen Press MENU button Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button or select video stabilizer mode Move the highlight bar to VIDE...

Page 31: ...r to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button or select picture control mode Move the highlight bar to PICTURE CONTROL using the PR and PR buttons Press OK button or to select the desired mode AUTO NORM Provides optimised picture benefits of B E S T Picture System When B E S T is OFF PICTURE CONTROL switches automatically from AUTO to NORM EDIT Minimizes picture degradation during ...

Page 32: ... grade tapes is essential for S VHS ET recordings On some tapes picture quality will not improve even if the S VHS ET function is used Check the recording quality before you start important recordings You cannot activate the S VHS ET function while recording is in progress while timer recording or Instant Timer Recording 墌 pg 20 is in progress while B E S T 墌 pg 34 is in progress S VHS ET does not...

Page 33: ...lected regardless of the S VHS mode setting To record in VHS on an S VHS cassette Insert the cassette marked S VHS the S VHS indicator will light on the display panel Then perform the steps below to set the S VHS to OFF the S VHS indicator will go out The VHS recording mode will be selected get to the mode set screen Press MENU button Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons ...

Page 34: ... to set B E S T ON or OFF return to normal screen Press MENU button Recording and Playback Using B E S T recording Press and hold T and press on the Remote Control or press T on the VCR The VCR spends about 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape and then begins recording playback Press The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the condition of the tape in use B E S T is active d...

Page 35: ...IO until NORM appears on the TV screen Soundtrack Selection This VCR is capable of recording three soundtracks and will play back the one that you select with the AUDIO button track use Hi Fi stereo pre recorded tapes Main audio of bilingual tapes Sub audio of bilingual tapes Audio dubbed tapes Audio dubbed tapes Notes normal selection hi fi l l L r should normally be selected In this mode Hi Fi s...

Page 36: ... number of times e g five The TV screen will display 5 or 5 and the VCR begins searching through the tape in the corresponding direction for the fifth index marker from its current position Instant Review The display panel tells you how many timer recorded programmes are on the tape If you have three the REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW indicator and 3 blink on the display panel To watch the fir...

Page 37: ...ee diagram below ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO CONTROLEUR SAT SAT CONTROL L 1 L 2 010 DECODER VCR TV EXT 2 EXT 1 010 Outdoor Unit Satellite Cable TV Aerial TV Aerial Cable ANT IN RF OUT Mains Outlet 21 pin AV Input Connectors SCART Aerial Connector Satellite Receiver Back of VCR Back of TV DECODER function is not available ...

Page 38: ...ording is in progress disengage To disengage the VCR during Auto Satellite Prog Recording press the o button The VCR will stop recording and turns off tape speed When recording two or more programmes consecutively you cannot set a different tape speed for each programme The first speed selected will apply to all programmes in that recording session b e s t The B E S T system will not work during A...

Page 39: ... buttons and press OK button or select mode Move the highlight bar to L 1 OUTPUT using the PR and PR buttons Press OK button or to select the desired mode FOR L 1 OUTPUT VIDEO If a connected device s input is compatible only with regular video signals set to VIDEO S VIDEO If a connected device s input is compatible with Y C signals set to S VIDEO This setting will let you take advantage of higher ...

Page 40: ...t bar to OUTPUT INPUT SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button or select mode Move the highlight bar to L 2 INPUT using the PR and PR buttons Press OK button or to select the desired mode FOR L 2 INPUT VIDEO If a connected device s output is compatible only with regular video signals set to VIDEO S VIDEO If a connected device s output is compatible with Y C signals set to S VIDEO This s...

Page 41: ...X and or PR to select L 1 if you ve used the L 2 IN DECODER connector or L 2 if you ve used the L 1 IN OUT connector If this VCR is the player set O S D to OFF 墌 pg 42 set edit mode See Picture Control on page 31 start source vcr Engage its PLAY mode start recording vcr Engage its RECORD mode NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer For Y C signal input output be sure to use a 2...

Page 42: ...O L 1 L 2 010 TV Set Video Channel or AV Mode Another VCR Your VCR 21 pin SCART Cables not provided RF Cable provided ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT R L AUDIO L 1 L 2 010 Your VCR Another VCR TV Set Video Channel or AV Mode RF Cable provided 21 pin SCART Cables not provided HR S6975EK EN p29 42 3 8 04 09 20 AM 42 ...

Page 43: ...Operation mode indicators 2 Tape speed SP LP EP EP is for NTSC only 3 NTSC playback display 4 Tape direction 5 Counter display 6 Tape remaining time 7 Audio mode 8 Tape position indicator 9 VPS PDC indicator 0 NICAM display Day month year Current time Preset position number and station name Auxiliary input mode indicator L 1 or L 2 Cassette Loaded indicator S VHS ET Indicator S VHS ET ON S VHS ET ...

Page 44: ...mer mode the VCR s power is turned off after timer recording or Instant Timer Recording Auto SP a LP Timer When timer recording in SP mode if the VCR calculates that there isn t enough tape to record the complete programme it will automatically switch from SP to LP mode get to the mode set screen Press MENU button Move the highlight bar to MODE SET using the PR and PR buttons and press OK button o...

Page 45: ...on or select auto power mode Move the highlight bar to AUTO POWER using the PR and PR buttons Press OK button or to select 3H or OFF return to normal screen Press MENU button Repeat Playback start repeat playback Press then press and hold again for over 5 seconds then release The Play indicator will flash on the display panel and the VCR will automatically playback and rewind the tape 100 times an...

Page 46: ...V set and play them back through the stereo volume When listening to sound through the connected stereo turn the TV s volume down to zero dynamic range This VCR has a Hi Fi audio dynamic range of 80 dB Check that your stereo is capable of handling this level of input If it cannot you risk speaker damage ENTREE ANT IN ENTREE DECODEUR IN DECODER ENTREE SORTIE IN OUT SORTIE RF OUT ANTENNE SORTIE OUT ...

Page 47: ... Set Video Channel for av connection Press PR button until the display panel shows CH The Video Channel is now set to OFF Go to Step 3 for rf connection Press PR or PR button to set the VCR to a vacant channel number between 52 and 69 which is not occu pied by any station in your area refer to station list on page 52 In the example we have pre sumed that channel 52 is vacant and have set the VCR t...

Page 48: ...conds confirmation screen Once Auto Channel Set has completed its search the confirmation screen will appear showing the details PR Preset Number CH Channel Number and ID Station Name of the TV stations that the process has found The first station will have a highlight bar over it and will be blinking This screen and the programme currently being broadcast on the selected station will alternate at...

Page 49: ...ess the button to move to the Channel ID space and use the PR and PR buttons to select the required ID from the stored list fine tuning Press the button repeatedly to move to the Fine Tuning and use the PR and PR buttons to fine tune the channel A or a symbol will appear during this process save new channel details Press OK button to save the details you have just entered The Confirmation Screen w...

Page 50: ... and PR buttons to cycle through the characters A Z 0 9 space and stop when the desired character is indicated then press to enter Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 After entering all characters press OK button The Confirmation screen appears If you make a mistake press until the incorrect character begins blinking Then enter the correct character by pressing the PR and PR b...

Page 51: ...ng select new position Use the PR buttons to move the station to the new preset position then press OK button close confirmation screen Press MENU button PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 23 30 33 37 10 MOVE k MANUAL CH SET MENU EXIT ID BBC1 ITV CH4 BBC2 CH5 PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH ID PR 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 CH 26 33 23 30 37 10 MOVE a k MENU EXIT ID BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 PR 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 CH...

Page 52: ...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 STATION NAME ID TF1 TF1 TNT int TNT TRT int TRT TSI TSI TSR TSR TSW TSW TVE TVE TV Polonia TVPA TVP 1 TVP1 TVP 2 TVP2 TVS TVS TV2 TV2 TV5 TV5 Tele Zurich TZUR Ulster TV ULST Veronica VERN VIVA VIVA VIVA2 VIV2 VOX VOX VTM VTM VT4 VT4 West1 WDR1 West3 WD...

Page 53: ... 33 23 29 35 Waltham 58 64 61 54 35 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 56 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 37 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 50 37 Sandale 22 Caldbeck 34 28 32 56 Creigkelly 31 27 24 21 48 Darvel 33 26 23 29 35 Durris 22 28 25 32 67 ...

Page 54: ... using the PR and PR but tons then press OK button or set preset for clock data source If you have set JUST CLOCK to ON you will need to specify a preset station for JUST CLOCK to take its source data from Use the PR and PR buttons to select the preset and press OK button or start clock operation Press MENU button NOTE If the recorder s memory backup has expired or the AC was disconnected from the...

Page 55: ...re may be index codes 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 VCR indefinitely remain in the Record Pause mode A No The VCR stops automatically after 5 minutes t...

Page 56: ...CR is in the RECORD PAUSE MODE The tape is already fully rewound or fast forwarded If you re using only the RF cable for connection the TV s channel selector is not set to the Video Channel the VCR s Video Channel has not been correctly set If you re using both the RF cable and 21 pin SCART cable for connection the TV is not set to the AV mode This is normal The automatic tracking mode is engaged ...

Page 57: ...d The end of the tape was reached during timer recording c has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly The VCR s preset positions have been set incorrectly Insert a cassette or using adhesive tape cover the hole where the tab was removed Set to the desired preset Confirm that the source is properly connected Confirm that all...

Page 58: ... or disappeared 5 No channels are stored in the VCR s memory The camcorder s microphone is too close to the TV The TV s volume is too high Those channels have been designated to be skipped Recording is in progress After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed The TV aerial cable was not connected to the VCR when Auto Set Up was performed Position the camcorder so its microphon...

Page 59: ... J J Just Clock 54 L L L L L L 1 OUTPUT 39 L 2 INPUT 40 M M M M M Manual Channel Setup 48 Manual Tracking 30 NTSC Tapes 14 O O O O O On Screen Display O S D 43 P P P P P Pause During Playback 16 Picture Control 31 Picture Search 17 Playback 14 PlusCode Number 21 Power Save Mode 44 R R R R R Record a Programme While Watching Another 19 Recording 18 Recording Resume Function 20 Repeat Playback 45 S ...

Page 60: ...s Recording system DA4 Double Azimuth helical scan system Signal to noise ratio 45 dB Horizontal resolution 250 lines VHS 400 lines S VHS 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 AUDIO OUT x 1 t u n e r t i m e r TV channel storage capacity 99 positions AUX position Tuning system Frequency s...