JVC HR-XVS20AA, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...EN DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0762 001B HR XVS20AA ...

Page 2: ... other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing users only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CAUTION 8 When you are not using the unit for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord fr...

Page 3: ...y containers filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines 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 h...

Page 4: ... Recording 39 OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK 40 Basic Playback 40 Playback Features 41 Using the on screen bar 48 Parental Lock 58 About MP3 Disc 62 MP3 Playback 63 About JPEG Disc 65 JPEG Playback 66 EDITING S VHS DECK 68 Edit From A Camcorder 68 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder 69 Dubbing from DVD to S VHS 70 EDITING DVD DECK 71 Digital Audio Dubbing 71 REMOTE CONTROL 72 Remote Control Functions 7...

Page 5: ...ape or discs in unusual shapes heart shaped octagonal or other forms If such discs are accidentally played back it may cause noise that can lead to speaker damage CD ROM discs including PHOTO CD DVD AUDIO discs Super Audio CDs SACD 1 3 GB double density CDs DDCD The following discs also cannot be played back Discs which have a region number other than 4 DVD RW formatted discs DVD RW formatted disc...

Page 6: ... scene number For more details refer to Locating a desired scene using the menu of the Video CD with PBC 墌 pg 41 Mark Description Number of subtitles Number of angles Recorded under the standard 4 3 aspect ratio Screen includes black bands at top and bottom of image which has a standard 4 3 aspect ratio letter box Video playback is in Wide video mode 16 9 on wide televisions but in letter box on t...

Page 7: ... of plastic they are easily damaged If a disc gets dirty dusty scratched or warped the images and sound will not be picked up correctly and such a disc may cause the unit to malfunction Label side Do not damage the label side stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface Storage Make sure that discs are kept in their cases If discs are piled on top of one another without their protective cases...

Page 8: ...nterlace mode Red in the Progressive mode E Disc Tray F DVD Eject Button x 墌 pg 40 G S video Video Audio Input Connectors S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO 墌 pg 68 H STANDBY ON Button 1 墌 pg 16 I S VHS DVD Button 墌 pg 23 27 40 J Infrared Beam Receiving Window K Front Display Panel 墌 pg 9 L Record Button 7 墌 pg 27 M Programme Button PR 墌 pg 27 N Stop Button 8 墌 pg 23 27 40 O Play Button 4 墌 pg 23 40 P Rewind But...

Page 9: ...ectors for DVD J Antenna Output Connector ANTENNA OUT 墌 pg 12 FRONT DISPLAY PANEL A Start Time Indicator V S VHS deck only 墌 pg 34 B S VHS Indicator S VHS deck only 墌 pg 77 79 C Stop Time Indicator v S VHS deck only 墌 pg 34 D Channel Clock Remain Display S VHS deck only 墌 pg 29 Mode Display L 1 F 1 S 1 or S 2 S VHS deck only E Timer Indicator S VHS deck only 墌 pg 33 35 F Automatic Satellite Progra...

Page 10: ...en you press 3 or 5 from the Stop mode or perform an Index Search 墌 pg 25 The position of q in relation to 0 beginning or end shows you where you are on the tape NOTE Depending on the type of tape being used the tape position indicator may not appear correctly F Counter Display G Tape Remaining Time Indicator 墌 pg 29 H Audio Mode Display 墌 pg 26 I Type of Broadcast 墌 pg 29 J Current Day Month Year...

Page 11: ... pg 54 Angle Button ANGLE 墌 pg 55 Y Programme Button PR 墌 pg 27 Z Programming Button PROG 墌 pg 32 34 a Timer Button 墌 pg 33 35 b Weekly Button WEEKLY 墌 pg 33 35 c Programme Check Button 墌 pg 36 d Automatic Satellite Programming Button REC LINK 墌 pg 39 e Auxiliary Button AUX 墌 pg 68 f Fast Forward Button 5 墌 pg 23 24 43 g Pause Button 9 墌 pg 24 27 h Forward Skip Index Button 6 墌 pg 25 41 i OK Butto...

Page 12: ...on B Connect the audio video cable between the AUDIO VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear panel of the unit and the TV s audio video input connectors D Connect the unit to mains Plug the end of the mains power cord into a mains outlet Make AV connection if your TV has audio video input connectors in order to reduce the possibility of interference With AV connection you can enjoy stereo playback of vid...

Page 13: ...cord into a mains outlet NOTES You can obtain high quality S VHS pictures If your TV is not stereo capable use the unit s AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual of your television Back of TV Aerial connector S VIDEO IN connector AUDIO IN connectors S Video cable provided Audio cable not p...

Page 14: ...You can obtain high quality component video pictures If your TV is not stereo capable use the unit s AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction For switching the TV s mode refer to the instruction manual of your television ATTENTION Be sure to connect the unit s VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT connector to the TV s VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN connector Back of TV...

Page 15: ... If not re set the unit to another vacant channel and try again NOTES If you set the unit 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 some interference noise will appear on the TV screen Be sure to select a vacant channel which has no broadcast on neighbouring channels If you c...

Page 16: ...u through the procedures of setting the clock and tuner channels simply follow the on screen menus that appear Before starting make sure of the following The TV aerial cable should be connected to the unit The unit s mains power cord should be connected to a mains outlet The Video Channel Set 墌 pg 15 should be performed and the TV should be set to its AV mode with AV or S VIDEO connection 墌 pg 12 ...

Page 17: ...once and try again from step A If no sound accompanies the picture or the audio sounds unnatural on some channels that have been stored by Auto Set Up the TV system setting for those channels may be incorrect Select the appropriate TV system for those channels 墌 pg 86 TV System Selection When you see the picture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural Major Countries Areas TV System Austr...

Page 18: ...e TV S VHS DVD switch to the right A Press SET UP MENU B Press w e to select PICTURE Press rt to move 0 to MONITOR TYPE then press OK 4 3LB PICTURE MONITOR TYPE PROGRESSIVE MODE SCREEN SAVER AUTO ON USE TO SELECT USE OK TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS SET UP MENU OK SELECT MP3 JPEG MP3 4 3LB PICTURE MONITOR TYPE PROGRESSIVE MODE SCREEN SAVER AUTO ON USE TO SELECT USE OK TO CONFIRM TO EXIT PRESS SET UP ME...

Page 19: ... select the desired setting F Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU The default setting is bold in the table below ATTENTION How to change the Scan mode Press and hold DVD PICTURE for more than 3 seconds to change the scan mode between Progressive and Interlace mode When DVD colour system is set to PAL 墌 pg 18 you cannot select the progressive mode The Scan Mode indicator lights up as desc...

Page 20: ... the mode E Select the mode setting Press rt to select the desired setting F Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right A Press SET UP MENU B Press w e to select LANGUAGE Press rt to move 0 to ON SCREEN LANGUAGE then press OK ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH OFF LANGUAGE MENU LANGUAGE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE AUD...

Page 21: ...menu screen D Select the mode E Select the mode setting Press rt to select the desired setting See Language Code List 墌 pg 22 F Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU NOTE When the selected language is not available on the disc the disc s default menu language is played back A Press SET UP MENU B Press w e to select LANGUAGE Press rt to move 0 to MENU LANGUAGE then press OK ENGLISH ENGLISH ...

Page 22: ...PT QU RM Inupiak Indonesian Icelandic Hebrew Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Korean KOR Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin Lingala Laothian Lithuanian Latvian Lettish Malagasy Maori Macedonian Malayalam Mongolian Moldavian Marathi Malay MAY Maltese Burmese Nauru Nepali Dutch Norwegian Occitan Afan Oromo Oriya Panjabi Polish Pashto Pushto Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance...

Page 23: ...SP or LP mode or S VHS NTSC tapes recorded in the SP mode Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette ECL 3F when 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 D set to ON 墌 pg 78 NO...

Page 24: ...turn to still picture NOTE During slow motion playback some noise may appear on the TV screen Press PR or on the remote control to eliminate the noises High Speed Turbo Search During playback press 5 for forward high speed search or 3 for reverse high speed search Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right ATTENTION In the search still slow mo...

Page 25: ...starting make sure the unit is in the Stop mode Activate Index Search Press 2 or 6 2 1 or 6 1 is displayed on the TV screen and search begins in the corresponding direction To access index codes 2 through 9 press 2 or 6 repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed Example To locate the beginning of B from the current position press 2 twice To locate the beginning of D from the current po...

Page 26: ...is equipped with automatic tracking control During playback you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons 1 Override automatic tracking During playback press p on the remote control 2 Adjust the tracking manually Press PR or on the remote control Press p again to return to automatic tracking NOTE When a new tape is inserted the unit enters the automatic tracking...

Page 27: ... recording Press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control or press 7 on the unit F Pause Resume recording Press 9 Press 4 to resume recording You can select channel during the Record Pause mode G Stop recording Press 8 Then press x on the S VHS deck to remove the cassette NOTES S VHS recording is possible only for PAL signals recorded in the SP or LP mode or NTSC signals recorded in the SP mod...

Page 28: ...crements and shuts the unit off after recording is finished 1 Start recording Press 7 on the unit 2 Engage the ITR mode Press 7 again 䡬 blinks and 0 30 appears on the front display panel 3 Set the recording duration If you want to record for more than 30 minutes press 7 to extend the time Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes NOTE You can only perform ITR using the 7 button on the unit s...

Page 29: ... TV screen for a few seconds To listen to a stereo programme press A MONITOR until HIFI L j h R appears on the TV screen To listen to a bilingual programme press A MONITOR until HIFI L j or HIFI h R appears on the TV screen To listen to the standard Regular Monaural audio while receiving a NICAM broadcast press A MONITOR until NORM appears on the TV screen NOTE O S D must be set to ON or the on sc...

Page 30: ...ends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape then begins recording NOTES The B E S T system works for both SP and LP or EP modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated It does not work during recording The B E S T system does not work while Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is in progress 墌 pg 39 In the case of timer recordings the B E ...

Page 31: ... number keys to enter the Guide Program number for the desired station as shown in the TV listings Then press OK or e E Enter the receiving channel position number Then press rt or number keys to input the number of the unit s channel position on which the Guide Program number s broadcast is received by the unit Then press OK or e If the satellite broadcast is received on your unit s auxiliary cha...

Page 32: ...g feature but only the term G CODE system will be used in the instructions If you use the SHOWVIEW system follow the same instructions listed for the G CODE system Before performing the G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming Be sure to read G CODE SHOWVIEW System Setup 墌 pg 31 Make sure that the unit s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place The unit will come on a...

Page 33: ...his unit to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the unit to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on the TV screen To record the extra programme you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes 墌 pg 37 Press OK then the G CODE Program screen appears if you re just starting out P1 appears IMPORTANT Make sure the channel position number you wish to record is displayed if not s...

Page 34: ...ou 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 F Enter the programme date Press DATE The current date appears on the TV screen The date you enter appears in its place Before performing Express Timer Programming Make sure that the unit s built in clock is set properly Insert a cassette with the safety tab in p...

Page 35: ...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 TV screen Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear NOTE You can programme this unit to timer record as many as 8 programmes If you try to programme the unit to record a ninth PROGRAM FULL appears on the TV screen To record the extra ...

Page 36: ...Access the Programme Check screen C Access the Programme screen Press Press again to check more information Each time you press the next programme s information appears NEXT PR START STOP CH DATE 1 21 00 22 00 1 25 12 2 10 00 10 45 2 25 04 3 11 30 13 00 1 25 04 4 5 6 7 8 NEXT P1 START STOP 21 00 22 00 SP DATE TV PROG 25 12 1 ...

Page 37: ... To change programme settings press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR DAILY number key 8 WEEKLY number key 9 and or SP LP EP p E Return to the normal screen Press as many times as necessary If there are still some programmes remaining go on to step F F Return to the timer mode Press TIMER ...

Page 38: ...e unit will return to the normal screen C Cancel or change programme setting To cancel a programme press when the Programme screen you do not want is shown PROGRAM COMPLETED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal screen appears To change a programme press the appropriate button START STOP DATE PR DAILY number key 8 WEEKLY number key 9 and or SP LP EP p when the Programme scre...

Page 39: ...tic Satellite Programme Recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer Pressing the unit s 1 button while Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is in progress turns off the unit s power and disengages the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording mode If there are more than one satellite programmes you wish to record with Automatic Satellite Programme Recording it is no...

Page 40: ...to Parental Lock 墌 pg 58 With Video CD discs with PBC control or some DVD discs the menu display may appear on the TV screen after starting playback In this case select an item which you want to play back from the menu Otherwise the playback cannot go forward Refer to Locating a desired scene using the menu of the Video CD with PBC 墌 pg 41 or Locating a desired scene using the DVD menu 墌 pg 42 D P...

Page 41: ...n the TV screen Pressing 6 advances to the next page Pressing 2 returns to the previous page You can return to the menu by pressing RETURN The method of the operation is different depending on the disc NOTES If you want to playback a PBC compatible Video CD disc without activating the PBC function start playback by using the number keys instead of the 4 button To activate the PBC function when a P...

Page 42: ... a desired scene by using the top menu displayed on the TV screen Press TOP MENU to access the top menu Disc menu DVD discs have the disc menu to select subtitle and audio language etc for each title Press MENU to access the disc menu 1 Access the DVD menu 2 Start playback Press rt w e to select a desired item then press OK It may be possible to select the desired item using the number keys depend...

Page 43: ...or more than 2 seconds the unit enters in strobe playback pause mode 墌 pg 45 To cancel strobe playback mode press and hold 9 for more than 2 seconds again To resume normal playback press 4 Slow Motion During still picture press 3 or 5 The speed changes for each direction by pressing 3 or 5repeatedly To resume normal playback press 4 Resume Function It is possible to memorize the position where you...

Page 44: ... in the current title appears on the TV screen Video CD In stop mode or during playback the opening scene of each track appears on the TV screen 2 Start playback Press rt w e to move the arrow to the desired scene then press OK If there are more than 9 scenes the digest screen will have more than one page In this case pressing 6 advances to the next page while pressing 2 returns to the previous pa...

Page 45: ...will advance pictures in normal playback speed To return to normal playback press and 9 for more than 2 seconds NOTES During the operation above audio is not played back When playing back NTSC discs the 9 still pictures may appear vertically distorted or a stripe may appear at the bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction Zooming Press ZOOM during playback or while paused Each time you press ...

Page 46: ...ying back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with the Dolby Digital that does not contain the rear signal you cannot get a correct 3D Phonic sound even if you activate 3D Phonic function The 3D Phonic function does not affect the Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector When you use the 3D Phonic function it is not possible to set ANALOG DOWN MIX or D RANGE COMPRESSION 墌 pg 81 82...

Page 47: ...he parameter Press rt repeatedly to change the setting then press OK The current VFP settings appear again 6 Adjust the other parameters Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other parameters To return to the normal screen Press DVD PICTURE To activate your setting Press DVD PICTURE then press w e repeatedly to select USER 1 or USER 2 that you have changed the parameters Press DVD PICTURE during playback...

Page 48: ...mber D Current chapter number for DVD or track number for other type of discs E Time information 墌 pg 49 F Playback status appears during playback appears during fast forward reverse appears during playback in forward slow motion reverse slow motion appears when paused appears when stopped G Select this to change time information F F F F 墌 pg 49 H Select this for Repeat Playback 墌 pg 50 I Select t...

Page 49: ...corresponding pages for details on each function Change the time information You can change the time information in the on screen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the unit During playback or while stopped A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item Press w e to move 0 to then press OK Each time you press OK the time inf...

Page 50: ... in step C then press OK When using the REPEAT button A Access the repeat mode Press REPEAT during playback of the item you want to repeat Repeat mode is displayed on the TV B Select the repeat mode Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the desired repeat mode then press OK To stop Repeat Playback press 8 To cancel Repeat Playback press REPEAT repeatedly until OFF appears on the TV screen NOTES Repeat...

Page 51: ...hed before you set the B point When playing back a DVD A B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title A B cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback A B cannot be selected while stopped Chapter Search You can start playback the desired chapter using the on screen bar A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item ...

Page 52: ...s to enter the correct numbers The unit starts playback from the specified time To clear the on screen bar Press DISPLAY NOTES When X is displayed on the TV screen in step C you have selected a point that excesses the recording time of the disc Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information and it is no possible to use the Time Search function In such a case X is displayed on the TV screen a...

Page 53: ...gramming press 8 in stop mode During Programme Playback pressing 6 skip to the next selection of the programme Pressing 2 returns to the beginning of the current selection NOTE Programme Playback is not possible depending on the type of disc Random Playback You can play back all the tracks on the disc in random order A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice in stop mode B Select the menu ite...

Page 54: ... Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item Press w e to move 0 to then press OK The following pop up window appears under the selected item Example DVD ENGLISH is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded C Select the subtitle language Press rt repeatedly to select the desired subtitle language then press OK Each time you press the button the subtitle la...

Page 55: ...tton the angle of the scene changes Example 1 3 2 3 3 3 Back to the beginning The pop up window disappears if no operation is done for about 5 seconds When using the on screen bar A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item Press w e to move 0 to then press OK The following pop up window appears under the selected item Example The fi...

Page 56: ...breviated in the pop up window See Language Code List 墌 pg 22 When using the on screen bar A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item Press w e to move 0 to then press OK The following pop up window appears under the selected item Example ENGLISH is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded C Select the audio language Press rt repe...

Page 57: ...ppears if no operation is done for about 5 seconds When using the on screen bar A Access the on screen bar Press DISPLAY twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen B Select menu item Press w e to move 0 to then press OK The following pop up window appears under the selected item Example ST stereo is selected C Select the audio channel Press rt repeatedly to select the desired audio channel t...

Page 58: ...Access the Level menu H Select the Level Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right Press rt repeatedly to move 0 to PARENTAL LOCK then press OK The PARENTAL LOCK sub menu appears on the TV screen Press rt repeatedly to move 0 to COUNTRY CODE then press OK Press OK Press rt repeatedly to move 0 to select the level of restriction then press OK ...

Page 59: ...to EXIT automatically and w e does not work If you forget your password enter 8888 in step B To temporarily release the Parental Lock When you set the parental level strictly some discs may not be played back at all When you insert such a disc and try to play back it the following Parental Lock screen appears on the TV screen asking you whether you want the Parental Lock to be temporarily released...

Page 60: ...ch Republic Germany Djibouti Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Western Sahara Eritrea ES ET FI FJ FK FM FO FR FX GA GB GD GE GF GH GI GL GM GN GP GQ GR GS GT GU GW GY HK HM HN HR HT HU ID IE IL IN IO IQ IR IS IT JM JO JP KE KG KH KI KM KN KP KR KW KY KZ LA LB Spain Ethiopia Finland Fiji Falkland Islands Malvinas Micronesia Federated States of Faroe Islands France Fr...

Page 61: ...éunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda SA SB SC SD SE SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SR ST SV SY SZ TC TD TF TG TH TJ TK TM TN TO TP TR TT TV TW TZ UA UG UM US UY UZ VA VC VE VG VI VN VU WF WS YE YT YU ZA ZM ZR ZW Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Saint Helena Slovenia Svalbard and Jan Mayen Slovakia Sierra Leone San Marino Senegal Somalia Suriname Sao Tome and Principe ...

Page 62: ... packet writing discs If there are any Tracks files which are stored on a disc directly and do not belong to any Group directory the unit recognized them as belonging to an independent Group The unit does not output a digital audio signal from DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector when playing back an MP3 disc The unit plays back Groups Tracks on an MP3 disc in the alphabetical order For example if there ar...

Page 63: ... disc tray Pressing 4 also close the disc tray The MP3 control display appears on the TV when an MP3 is loaded D Select the group Press w e to select the desired group E Start playback Press rt to select the desired track then press OK You can skip a track across a group Press 6 to skip to the first track of the next group when the last track of the current group is selected The playback starts fr...

Page 64: ...oup track or all groups While MP3 control display is on the TV A Access the repeat mode Press REPEAT during playback The current repeat mode is displayed on the MP3 control display B Select the mode Press REPEAT to select the desired repeat mode then press OK Each time you press REPEAT the mode changes as follows TRACK GROUP ALL OFF No indication Back to the beginning To stop Repeat Playback press...

Page 65: ...eb Lossless JPEG format An old type and rarely used now Some files on a JPEG disc may be played back distortedly Because of the disc characteristics or recording condition some discs may not be played back or it takes time to start playback The unit does not support packet writing discs If there are any Files which are stored on a disc directly and do not belong to any Group directory the unit rec...

Page 66: ...se the disc tray Pressing 4 also close the disc tray The JPEG control display appears on the TV when an JPEG is loaded D Select the group Press w e to select the desired group E Start playback Press rt to select the desired file then press OK You can skip a file across a group Press 6 to skip to the first file of the next group when the last file of the current group is selected The slide show pla...

Page 67: ...ode Press REPEAT during playback The current repeat mode is displayed on the JPEG control display B Select the mode Press REPEAT to select the desired repeat mode then press OK Each time you press REPEAT the mode changes as follows GROUP ALL OFF No indication Back to the beginning To stop Repeat Playback press 8 To cancel Repeat Playback press REPEAT repeatedly until the repeat mode display disapp...

Page 68: ...d S VIDEO input connectors depending on the connectors being used D Set the edit mode See PICTURE CONTROL on page 77 E Start the camcorder Engage the Play mode of the camcorder F Start the unit Engage the Record mode of the unit NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer When you select EDIT to dub tapes in step D be sure to select AUTO or NORM when B E S T is set to OFF after you...

Page 69: ... OFF after you finish dubbing the tapes When you use this unit as the source player for editing be sure to set O S D to OFF before starting 墌 pg 78 It is also possible to use the front AUDIO VIDEO or AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors for the connection When you use the front connectors select F 1 for the AUDIO VIDEO input connectors S 2 for the AUDIO S VIDEO input connectors in step C Advantages of S...

Page 70: ...u want to start dubbing by pressing 4 5 or 3 then press 8 C Prepare the DVD deck for dubbing A Press DVD B Search for the point where you want to start dubbing by pressing 4 5 or 3 C Press 9 to pause playback a little before the start point D Press and hold 7 then press 9 dub blinks on the front display panel D Start dubbing Press 4 to start playback E End dubbing Press 8 NOTES Set ON SCREEN GUIDE...

Page 71: ... Press 3 a little then press 4 to start playback D Press 9 to pause playback a little before the start point D Prepare the audio device for dubbing Select the input mode E Start dubbing A Press 4 to start playback on the DVD deck B Start recording on the audio device F End dubbing Stop recording on the audio device Then press 8 to stop playback on the DVD deck NOTES There may be a discrepancy of s...

Page 72: ... A B A Change the remote control code Press the number key 1 for A 2 for B 3 for C or 4 for D B Set the remote control code Press OK to set the code On the unit C Turn off the unit Press 1 D Display the code Press 4 on the unit for over 5 seconds while the unit is turned off The code currently set appears on the front display panel If the code displayed on the front display panel is different from...

Page 73: ...ys For some brands of TV you must press OK after having pressed the number keys Before performing the following steps Turn off the TV using its remote control Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the left Control Your TV Using Additional Buttons Use the number keys and the p button or button to select the TV s channel With televisions under Code 01 02 07 10 11 14 20 23 24 25 27 33 or 35 the p button c...

Page 74: ... receiver with S video cable 墌 pg 39 To record a programme via the satellite receiver select L 1 or S 1 mode by pressing AUX number key 0 and or PR so that L 1 or S 1 appears on the front display panel For details refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver Outdoor unit Satellite cable Satellite receiver Aerial TV aerial cable Audio video input connectors Back of TV ANT IN RF OUT Aer...

Page 75: ...an 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 a stereo amplifier A sudden surge in the input level to the speakers may damage them Some speakers and televisions are specially shielded to prevent television interference If both are of the non shielded type do not place the speakers...

Page 76: ...ss the Function Set screen E Select the mode Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to the item you want to change F Select the mode setting Press OK or e G Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to FUNCTION SET then press OK or e MENU EXIT MAIN ME...

Page 77: ... search still slow motion or frame by frame playback modes 墌 pg 24 25 noise may appear If these modes are performed frequently on a tape recorded using the S VHS ET function the tape may be damaged and the picture may be deteriorated 8 B E S T ON OFF You can set the B E S T Biconditional Equalised Signal Tracking system to ON or OFF 墌 pg 30 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO EDIT SOFT This feature helps you t...

Page 78: ... disturbed depending on the type of tape being used 8 AUTO SP LP TIMER ON OFF When this function is set to ON the unit automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme while timer recording in SP mode For Example Recording a programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180 minute tape Make sure you set this function to ON before ...

Page 79: ...el The S VHS recording mode is selected To record in S VHS ET on a VHS cassette Set S VHS ET to ON 墌 pg 77 Then insert a cassette marked VHS The S VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel To record in VHS Insert a cassette marked VHS Set S VHS ET to OFF 墌 pg 77 The VHS recording mode is automatically selected regardless of the S VHS mode setting To record in VHS on an S VHS cassette Inse...

Page 80: ...SUME then press OK E Select the mode setting Press rt to select ON then press OK F Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right LANGUAGE MENU LANGUAGE 墌 pg 21 AUDIO LANGUAGE 墌 pg 21 SUBTITLE 墌 pg 21 ON SCREEN LANGUAGE 墌 pg 21 PICTURE MONITOR TYPE 墌 pg 18 PROGRESSIVE MODE 墌 pg 19 SCREEN SAVER 墌 pg 81 ...

Page 81: ...dio device DOLBY DIGITAL PCM Select this when you connect the unit s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to the digital input connector of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built in Dolby Digital decoder STREAM PCM Select this when you connect the unit s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to the digital input connector of an amplifier with a built in DTS Dolby Digital or MPEG multichannel decoder 8 ...

Page 82: ...44 1 kHz 16 20 24 bit linear PCM DVD VIDEO with 96 88 2 kHz linear PCM No output DVD VIDEO with DTS DTS bitstream 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM DVD VIDEO with Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Audio CD Video CD 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Audio CD with DTS DTS bitstream NOTES The unit is not equipped with the DTS decoding function When you play back a DV...

Page 83: ... control Press S VHS so that the S VHS indicator lights up C Access the Main Menu screen Press SET UP MENU D Access the Auto Channel Set screen Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode Slide the TV S VHS DVD switch to the right IMPORTANT Perform the following steps only if Auto Channel Set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up 墌 pg 16 you have moved to a different area or if a ne...

Page 84: ...To view the next page use the rt button on the remote control H Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU Using the Confirmation screen you can delete channels swap channel positions and fine tune channels already stored Refer to page 85 86 for the procedures IMPORTANT When programming the timer using the G CODE SHOWVIEW system be sure to check the desired channel is selected correctly 墌 pg 32...

Page 85: ... detected If you do not want to store the detected station Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to CONTINUE then press OK or e Channel search will resume If you want to store the detected station Press rt to move the highlight bar pointer to STORE then press OK or e The Channel List appears again The blueback screen and the TV picture currently being broadcast appear alternately for 8 second...

Page 86: ...cture but the audio can t be heard or sounds unnatural A Select the channel B Select the TV system Press rt to select the appropriate TV system BG DK I Then press OK or e Repeat steps A and B as necessary C Return to the normal screen Press SET UP MENU Perform steps A to C of Manual Channel Set on page 85 to access the channel list screen before continuing Perform steps A to C of Manual Channel Se...

Page 87: ...highlight bar pointer to CLOCK SET then press OK or e The Clock Set screen appears F Set the date and time Press rt to set the time then press OK or e The DATE display begins blinking Repeat the same procedure to set the date and year When you set the time press and hold rt to change the time by 30 minutes When you set the date press and hold rt to change the date by 15 days G Start the clock oper...

Page 88: ...d SECAM B G and D K and NTSC broadcasts Playback This unit can play back all 3 types of recorded tape TV system Recorded tape Multi system tuner B G I D K NOTE This model does not operate in BRAZIL PAL M or ARGENTINA PAL N HR XVS20AG Recorded tape Multi system receiver Built in RF converter K I G H Multi system receiver Manual switching Manual switching Playback circuit HR XVS20AG ...

Page 89: ...rame playback the picture will be distorted and there may be a loss of colour Tape To Tape Editing There are 4 different types of recorded tape depending on the signal recorded ATTENTION When this unit is connected to a multi system TV the audio signal may not be heard or may be noisy if the colour system select switch of the TV is adjusted to the AUTO position In such a case set the TV s colour s...

Page 90: ...he RF connection the TV receiver s channel selector is not set to the video channel the unit s video channel has not been correctly set If you are using the RF connection set the TV receiver to the video channel perform Video Channel Set 墌 pg 15 If you are using the AV or S VIDEO connection the TV receiver is not set to the AV mode If you are using the AV or S VIDEO connection set the TV to its AV...

Page 91: ...isc cannot be played back See Unplayable Discs 墌 pg 5 The disc is not placed properly Remove the disc then place the disc properly in the disc tray 墌 pg 7 Placing a Disc The Parental Lock is engaged and the placed disc is rated higher than the set level Release the Parental Lock temporarily 墌 pg 59 or change the set level 墌 pg 59 6 The language is not played back as you set The disc does not conta...

Page 92: ...wercase combination such as Jpg to their file names JPEG files are not recorded in a format compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 Replace the disc Record JPEG files using a compliant application 2 Not JPEG files but MP3 files are played The MP3 JPEG setting is set to MP3 When both MP3 files and JPEG files are recorded to a disc set MP3 JPEG to JPEG to play JPEG files 墌 pg 81 SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE ...

Page 93: ... tape to record the entire programme 5 blinks for 10 seconds and the Timer mode is disengaged TIMER has been pressed when there are no programs in memory or the timer record information has been programmed incorrectly Check the programmed data and re program as necessary then press TIMER again 6 The G CODE SHOWVIEW system does not timer record properly The unit s channel positions have been set in...

Page 94: ...channels restore them 墌 pg 85 4 The channel cannot be changed Recording is in progress Press 9 to pause the recording change channels then press 4 to resume recording 5 Channel settings that were made manually seem to have changed or disappeared After the manual settings were made Auto Channel Set was performed Perform manual setting again 6 No channels are stored in the unit s memory The TV aeria...

Page 95: ...oo 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 pro...

Page 96: ...dio Input Output RCA connectors IN x 2 OUT x 1 S Video connector IN x 2 OUT x 1 VIDEO AUDIO DVD deck Signal system PAL Applicable disc DVD 12 cm 8 cm CD 12 cm 8 cm Audio characteristics DVD 4 Hz 22 KHz Frequency response CD 4 Hz 20 KHz S N Ratio 90 dB Harmonic distortion 0 1 Wow and flutter Below Measurable Level Dynamic range 90 dB Output Component Y RCA 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm Component PB PR RCA 0 7 Vp...

Page 97: ...34 F File group selection 67 Fine Tuning Channels Already Stored 86 G G CODE SHOWVIEW System Setup 31 G CODE SHOWVIEW Timer Programming 32 Guide Program Number Set 31 33 H High Speed Turbo Search 24 High Speed Search 43 I INDEX 8 Index Search 25 Information on Multi System Compatibility S VHS deck only 88 Instant Timer Recording ITR 28 J JPEG control display 65 L Language 20 Language Code List 22 ...

Page 98: ...rd One Programme While Watching Another 28 Recording 27 30 Region Number 5 Remote Control Functions 72 Repeat Playback 26 50 64 67 Resume Function 43 S Scan Mode Set PROGRESSIVE MODE 19 Skip Search 25 Slow Motion 24 43 Soundtrack Selection 26 Still Picture Frame By Frame Playback 24 43 Strobe Playback 45 Subtitle Selection 54 S VHS 69 S VIDEO Connection 13 Swap Channel Position 86 T Tape Position ...

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