JVC SR-MV40U, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...RETURN CANCEL NA VIGATION TO P MEN U MENU TV VOL TV CBL DVD TV DVD TV TV CBL DBS DVD 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ENTER EJECT EJECT TBC OPERATE VCR DVD REC MODE DUBB S VIDEO IN F 1 VIDEO MONO L AUDIO R REC DVD DUBB TBC REC VCR DV IN REC PAUSE PLAY CH FF REW STOP DVD VCR DVD VCR DVD VIDEO RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS SR MV40U For Customer Use Enter below the Model No and Serial No which are...

Page 2: ...SIDE OF THIS UNIT USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CABLE COMPATIBLE TELEVISION APPARATUS TELEVISION CABLOCOMPATIBLE CANADA RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR ...

Page 3: ...ic shock 4 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 5 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product a...

Page 4: ...d service personnel 2 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally by following the op...

Page 5: ...ed 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 humid conditions j...

Page 6: ... DVD deck 墌 pg 36 2 Press VCR DVD 3 Operate the VCR deck Operate the DVD deck while recording on the VCR deck 1 Start recording on the VCR deck 墌 pg 46 2 Press VCR DVD 3 Operate the DVD deck Operate the VCR deck while the DVD deck is in timer standby mode 1 Engage the DVD deck s timer mode 墌 pg 38 The VCR deck is automatically selected and the VCR lamp lights up on the unit 2 Operate the VCR deck ...

Page 7: ...base DVD Navi 51 Edit Original Information 52 Edit Play List Information 54 Edit Library Information 56 Playback With MP3 JPEG Navigation 57 EDITING 58 Tape Dubbing From VCR To DVD 58 Manual Dubbing From VCR To DVD 59 Disc Dubbing From DVD To VCR 60 Manual Dubbing From DVD To VCR 61 DV Dubbing DVD Deck Only 62 Edit From A Camcorder 63 Edit To Or From Another Recorder 64 Digital Audio Dubbing 65 RE...

Page 8: ...deo player as a DVD VIDEO disc Edited titles are displayed as the DVD menu in video mode It is impossible to record edit or delete the data either in video mode or in VR mode Either in video mode or in VR mode although the disc can be played back on DVD players from other manufacturers sometimes it may not be possible to play back depending on the disc and recording conditions It is impossible to ...

Page 9: ...erformed by erasing all the data on a disc once played back DVD R Can be played back on other DVD players Suitable when keeping a recorded disc for a long time File Structure Of Discs DVD VIDEO Typically DVD VIDEO discs are made up of larger units called titles Each title has a number title number that can be used to select desired titles Titles are further divided into units called chapters Each ...

Page 10: ...ecutively without activating the PBC function even when playing a PBC compatible disc 墌 pg 27 Regarding the contents recorded on discs Some files may not be played back depending on the file types and other factors DVD VIDEO Marks Sometimes marks are printed on a DVD disc and or on its packaging to indicate information regarding the contents and functions of the disc Check the marks indicating the...

Page 11: ...g a disc do not touch the surface of the disc Since discs are made 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 adhesives on its surface Recording side Make sure that discs are not scratched and...

Page 12: ...el is also recorded on the right channel O Channel Button CH 墌 pg 36 46 P Front Display Panel 墌 pg 14 Q Infrared Beam Receiving Window R Stop Button 8 墌 pg 23 43 S Reverse Search Button 3 DVD deck 墌 pg 24 30 Rewind Button 3 VCR deck 墌 pg 43 44 Reverse Slow Button SLOW 墌 pg 25 T Play Button 4 墌 pg 23 43 U Forward Search Button 5 DVD deck 墌 pg 24 30 Fast Forward Button 5 VCR deck 墌 pg 43 44 Forward ...

Page 13: ...Progressive scan mode refer to VHS Progressive Scan 墌 pg 45 F S video Video Audio Output Connectors S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT DVD deck only 墌 pg 17 G S video Video Audio Input Connectors S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO INPUT L 1 墌 pg 64 H S video BNC Video Audio Output Connectors S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT 墌 pg 17 I Antenna Input Connectors VHF UHF IN DVD VCR 墌 pg 17 J Remote In Connector REMOTE IN There is ...

Page 14: ... 3rd and 4th digits from the left of the Multi Display R indicate the numbers explained below TRK Total number of tracks or track number being played back are displayed on the Multi Display CHAP Chapter number being played back are displayed on the Multi Display J Simulated Surround Effect Indicator 3D 墌 pg 33 Lights when a simulated surround effect is set to 3D ON on the on screen bar K Random Pr...

Page 15: ... status by pictographs Also indicates its speed for forward high speed search reverse high speed search and slow motion L Time Display Displays single title playback elapsed time single track playback elapsed time single track remaining time total elapsed time total remaining time and other information in turn M Audio Mode Display Displays audio that is being input N Channel Position Number Auxili...

Page 16: ...nu Button MENU DVD deck only 墌 pg 24 b w e Button 墌 pg 19 c Enter Button ENTER 墌 pg 19 d Return Button RETURN 墌 pg 27 38 e Forward Skip Button 6 DVD deck 墌 pg 24 30 Index Button 6 VCR deck 墌 pg 44 Next Button NEXT DVD deck only 墌 pg 27 f Forward Search Button 5 DVD deck 墌 pg 24 30 Fast Forward Button 5 VCR deck 墌 pg 43 44 Forward Slow Button SLOW 墌 pg 25 g Pause Button 9 墌 pg 23 44 h Skip Search B...

Page 17: ...ction you can view the images in the progressive mode For switching to the progressive mode refer to Scan Mode Set 墌 pg 77 You can also watch the images on the VCR deck in Progressive scan mode via the component video output refer to VHS Progressive Scan 墌 pg 45 4 Plug the end of the AC power cord into an AC outlet This unit performs Plug Play Set automatically 墌 pg 18 The clock and tuner channels...

Page 18: ...this function is taking a considerable amount of time it may be necessary to perform the Semiauto or Manual Clock Set procedure INFORMATION If AUTO CLOCK is set to ON 墌 pg 20 the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host channel every hour except 11 00 PM midnight 1 00 AM and 2 00 AM using the incoming PBS channel clock setting data This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when...

Page 19: ...in multiple languages With these discs you can set the default language as you like The procedure shows how to set MENU LANGUAGE as an example 1 Press VCR DVD repeatedly so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit 2 Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen 3 Press w e to select DVD SET UP then press ENTER 4 Press w e to select LANGUAGE SET then press ENTER 5 Press rt to select MENU LANGUAGE then...

Page 20: ... or from an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system If you selected AUTO for the host channel in step 6 be sure to select the correct time zone manually 9 Press SET UP to complete the setting Manual Clock Set 1 Press VCR DVD repeatedly so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit 2 Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen 3 Press w e to select INITIAL SET UP then press ENTER 4 Press w e to s...

Page 21: ...access the Main Menu screen 3 Press w e to select INITIAL SET UP then press ENTER 4 Press w e to select TUNER SET then press ENTER 5 Press rt to select MANUAL CH SET then press ENTER 6 Add or skip the desired channels To add channels A Press rt to select CH then press ENTER B Press rt to select a channel number you want to add then press ENTER C Press rt to select ADD SKIP then press ENTER D Press...

Page 22: ...do not appear however the left and right edges of the pictures will not be shown on the screen 16 9 AUTO Wide television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16 9 wide TV 16 9 FIX Wide television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed to 16 9 wide TV The unit automatically adjusts the screen width of the output signal correctly when playing back a pi...

Page 23: ...the desired programs 墌 pg 52 4 Press 9 to pause playback To resume normal playback press 4 5 Press 8 to stop playback When a recordable disc is played playback stops and a program received with the unit s tuner resumes on the TV screen When a playback only disc is played playback stops and the still image at the time you press 8 remains on the TV screen Pressing 8 again resumes a program received ...

Page 24: ...o locate the beginning of the previous item press 2 three times When a DVD VIDEO Audio CD or Video CD disc is played Example To locate the beginning of the next item press 6 once To locate the beginning of the current item press 2 once Variable Speed Search During playback press 5 for forward variable speed search or 3 for reverse variable speed search Each press of the button increases the search...

Page 25: ...p menu then start playback by selecting an item etc Press MENU to display the disc menu then start playback by selecting an item etc 2 Press 4 in stop mode to resume playback The unit starts playback from the resume point NOTES DISC RESUME setting works on DVD VIDEO VCD and already finalized DVD R DVD RW video mode discs For other types of discs the function under ON setting will be applied even i...

Page 26: ...R In addition the angle selection display disappears automatically if no operation is done for 10 seconds Subtitle Selection Some DVD VIDEO discs contain more than one subtitle language from among which you can choose the desired subtitle language appears on the TV screen at the beginning of the part where more than one subtitle language are recorded 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback The subtitle s...

Page 27: ...CD disc is being played back without the PBC function press TOP MENU or press 8 then press 4 This unit records pictures onto DVD RAM discs instead of video tapes then plays back the pictures recorded on the discs This makes it possible to achieve high speed writing and read out that has not been possible with conventional VCRs enabling recording and playback simultaneously It is called Live Memory...

Page 28: ...ecording starts when the time arrives for the next timer program Playback may be paused for a moment during Live Memory Playback which does not interfere with recording Live Memory Playback cannot be performed while recording the source from DV input When LIVE CHECK is pressed to display the picture currently being recorded the picture size may not be correct Recording screen Live Memory Playback ...

Page 29: ...le of bar meter display Live Memory Playback mark Playback title number Disc used Bar meter see below Title name Playback counter Recording title number Recording counter display remaining elapsed time Present time Recording channel Playback mark Recording mode Recording mark Live Check picture Recording mark While stopped During playback While recording Live Memory Playback Live Memory Playback o...

Page 30: ...nt is stored Pressing 8 again stops recording H 9 Pressing once pauses playback still picture playback Pressing repeatedly advances the still picture frame by frame I It is useful when watching sports programs etc Pressing once skips back for approximately 7 seconds and resumes playback Pressing repeatedly skips back continuously as many times as pressed J It is useful when skipping over unwanted ...

Page 31: ...is for Program Playback 墌 pg 34 K Select this for Random Playback 墌 pg 34 L Select this to control the switching interval of the slide show 墌 pg 34 NOTE Although examples of the on screen bar are provided here only for 3 types of discs the on screen bar will be displayed for whichever disc indicated in the left column Basic Operation On The On screen Bar Example When selecting Picture Control func...

Page 32: ...d playing time of the point A appears 4 Press ENTER at the end of the desired part you want to repeat point B The elapsed playing time of the point B appears The selected part of the disc between point A and B is played repeatedly To clear the on screen bar Press ON SCREEN To cancel A B Repeat Playback Press w e to select then press ENTER NOTES A B Repeat Playback may not work properly depending o...

Page 33: ...creen in step 3 you have selected a point that exceeds the recording time of the disc Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information and it is not possible to use the Time Search function In such cases X is displayed on the TV screen as well This function is not possible for a Video CD with PBC function Simulated Surround Effect It is possible to get a simulated surround effect from your ste...

Page 34: ...ct track 25 press the number key 2 and 5 If you have specified a wrong selection Press CANCEL The last selection is erased Or press CLEAR 8 The whole selection is erased 4 Press 4 Playback starts in the programmed order When all of the programmed tracks have been played back Program Playback stops but the programmed information remains To add tracks to the end of the program perform steps 1 throug...

Page 35: ...g To change the level 2 Press rt to select PARENTAL LEVEL then press ENTER 3 Press rt to select the desired level then press ENTER To change the country code 4 Press rt to select COUNTRY CODE then press ENTER 5 Press rt to select your country code then press ENTER See Country Area Code List for Parental Lock 墌 pg 84 6 Press the number keys to enter the same password as in step 8 of To Set Parental...

Page 36: ...up to 99 programs and 99 play lists on each disc Some programs can only be recorded one time When recording is started an index of the first part of recording is automatically recorded 墌 pg 51 To delete the index refer to page 53 Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there is enough available capacity remaining on the disc Recording Resume Function If there is a power outage ...

Page 37: ...pace When the same program is recorded in SP mode instead of in FR125 the 5th program cannot be recorded NOTES You can program this unit to timer record regardless of the disc remaining time When the disc remaining time is not enough recording may stop in the middle of a program To avoid this make sure of the disc remaining time before setting timer programming Example If you programmed to timer r...

Page 38: ...y selected When the VCR deck is in timer standby mode the unit is automatically turned off To disengage the timer mode press DVD TIMER again NOTES There may be cases that VCR Plus Timer Programming function prolongs the stop time of the programming When two successive programs are recorded on a DVD RW disc with VCR Plus Timer Programming function the beginning of the second one may be left off the...

Page 39: ...peat steps 3 11 12 Press DVD TIMER to engage the unit s timer mode The DVD timer indicator lights up on the front display panel and the VCR deck is automatically selected When the VCR deck is in timer standby mode the unit is automatically turned off To disengage the timer mode press DVD TIMER again NOTES When two successive programs are recorded on a DVD RW disc with Manual Timer programming func...

Page 40: ...R to complete timer programming To program another timer repeat steps 3 12 To Timer record The Program With The Programmed Disc 1 Load a programmed disc 2 Press DVD TIMER The unit turns off and appears on the front display panel The DVD timer indicator also lights up on the front display panel and the VCR deck is automatically selected When the VCR deck is in timer standby mode the unit is automat...

Page 41: ...15 minute serial drama every morning in XP mode Example 3 To record a 90 minute serial drama every Sunday in SP mode The first program is overwritten by the third The second program is overwritten by the forth Overwritten Blank Overwritten 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Areas treated as blank cannot be played back even if they contain recorded material Blank Blank Blan...

Page 42: ...rogram number will be recorded and the other one will not be recorded correctly If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute the unit will return to the normal screen 2 Press rt to select the desired program to be cancelled or changed To cancel the program Press CANCEL THE TIMER PROGRAMING SETTING WAS CANCELLED appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds then the normal screen resumes To cha...

Page 43: ... the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette TCL 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 SUPERIMPOSE set to ON or AUTO 墌 pg 72 NOTE The heads get dirty in the following cases in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity in a dusty environment flaw dirt or mold o...

Page 44: ...ess 1 to 6 times to skip over unwanted sections Each press initiates an approximately 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playback resumes automatically To resume normal playback press 4 Index Search Your unit automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording This function gives you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction NOTE Before starting make ...

Page 45: ...ress the button it toggles this function on and off NOTES If you play back a tape recorded under poor TV reception condition the picture may become more stable with Digital TBC NR deactivated If you play back a tape where certain types of signals are recorded using a PC or some character generators with Digital TBC NR activated the playback picture may be distorted In this case deactivate Digital ...

Page 46: ...ontrol is set to be able to operate the TV in advance 墌 pg 66 1 During recording press TV VCR to select TV mode if your unit is connected to the TV via the RF connection VCR mode is disengaged then the VIDEO indicator lights off and TV appears on the front display panel The program received on the TV s tuner is displayed on the TV screen 2 Slide the TV CABLE DBS DVD switch to TV 3 Press CH repeate...

Page 47: ...of the tape in use during playback and recording and compensates to provide the highest possible playback and recording pictures You can set VIDEO CALIBRATION to ON or OFF to your preference 墌 pg 71 Playback The unit assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback The unit adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use Video Calibration is active during au...

Page 48: ...s automatically turned off To disengage the timer mode press VCR TIMER again NOTES To Timer Record Weekly Or Daily Serials in step 5 press number key 9 for weekly serials or 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 You can program this unit to timer record as many as 8 program...

Page 49: ...AM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP appears on the TV screen see page 50 To program another timer repeat steps 3 11 12 Press VCR TIMER to engage the unit s timer mode The VCR timer indicator lights up on the front display panel and the DVD deck is automatically selected When the DVD deck is in timer standby mode the unit is automatically turned off To disengage the timer mode press VCR TIMER again NO...

Page 50: ...rams NOTE If you do not mind this overlap press PROG CHECK to finish the timer program setting The program with the lower program number will be recorded and the other one will not be recorded correctly If no changes are made for approximately 1 minute the unit will return to the normal screen 3 Press rt to select the desired program to be cancelled or changed To cancel the program Press CANCEL PR...

Page 51: ...s The Icons and their meanings Using Library Database DVD Navi system you can easily modify registered information edit the program or play list as well as search for the beginning of each program About registration of information The following information is automatically registered for each program when ordinary recording or timer recording is performed then stored in an area specified on the un...

Page 52: ...ress 8 to stop playback Modify Index 1 Press NAVIGATION The Library Database DVD Navi screen appears 2 Press rt w e to select ORIGINAL then press ENTER 3 Press rt w e to select one program you want to modify then press t 4 Press rt w e to select MODIFY then press ENTER 5 Press w e to select MODIFY INDEX 6 Search for the picture from the program by pressing the appropriate buttons 3 4 5 or 9 The pi...

Page 53: ...cording capacity does not increase The deleted program is never resumed Play lists and program information in the unit s library are also deleted 1 Perform steps 1 to 2 of Modify Index 墌 pg 52 before continuing 2 Press rt w e to select one program you want to delete then press t 3 Press rt w e to select DELETE then press ENTER The message appears for your confirmation 4 Press w e to select YES the...

Page 54: ... index and category of the play list can be modified in the same way as ORIGINAL 墌 pg 52 You can modify the play list that has just been created here by adding moving or deleting unwanted parts to create a digest edition etc Add Scenes To A Play List 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of Create Play List 墌 pg 54 before continuing 2 Press w e to select the play list to which you wish to add a scene then press ...

Page 55: ...y 5 seconds before and after the deleted part 9 Press w e to select EXECUTE then press ENTER The selected scene is deleted To modify the points A Press w e to select CLEAR then press ENTER B Repeat steps 5 9 10 Press NAVIGATION to return to the normal screen NOTE There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between the scene you intend to edit and the scene which is actually edited Play Back Play...

Page 56: ...ible to operate properly Register Disc 1 Load a disc you want to register 2 Press NAVIGATION The Library Database DVD Navi screen appears 3 Press rt w e to select LIBRARY then press ENTER 4 Press w e to select REGISTER then press ENTER 5 Press w e to select REGISTER then press ENTER to confirm the registration 6 Press NAVIGATION to return to the normal screen NOTES It is not possible to register d...

Page 57: ...s ENTER The unit starts playback from the selected item The unit stops when all items in the selected group are played back NOTES If you press SELECT 4 instead of ENTER in step 4 the unit starts playback from the first file of the group JPEG files are played back as a slide show at the set intervals 墌 pg 34 If a file name includes any 2 byte character the unit may not show the file name correctly ...

Page 58: ...ewinds the tape automatically To stop dubbing press 8 Dubbing An Entire Cassette with Just Dubbing When using the Just Dubbing function the unit automatically fast forwards the tape to the end then rewinds back to the beginning to calculate the total recording time The unit then automatically sets the appropriate recording mode depending on the total recording time and the available disc space 1 P...

Page 59: ...G 5 Press SET UP to complete the setting When 1 PROG is selected recording will stop when an index code or unrecorded portion is detected 6 For VCR deck Load a cassette you want to dub For DVD deck Load a recordable disc 7 Press VCR DVD to select the dubbing direction 8 Locate the point from where you want to start dubbing then pause playback by pressing the following buttons 4 5 3 8 9 9 Prepare t...

Page 60: ...atically To stop dubbing press 8 NOTES It is not possible to start dubbing if the unit retains a memory of the resume points Press 8 twice to clear the resume points There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between where you intend dubbing to start and where it actually starts The superimposed indication during the operation or dubbing is not recorded When the end of the tape is reached durin...

Page 61: ...8 to stop recording on the VCR deck Then press VCR DVD and press 8 to stop playback on the DVD deck NOTES It is not possible to start dubbing if the unit retains a memory of the resume points Press 8 twice to clear the resume points There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between where you intend dubbing to start and where it actually starts The superimposed indication during the operation o...

Page 62: ...g starts Playback on the external DV equipment and recording on the unit should start simultaneously When the playback from the beginning is not possible the DV DUBBING controller cannot be used Perform dubbing without using the DV DUBBING controller 墌 below To pause dubbing press w e to select then press ENTER Both the unit and the external DV equipment pause dubbing Pressing 9 on the unit also w...

Page 63: ...e appropriate mode 墌 pg 72 5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode 6 Start playback on the camcorder slightly before the actual point from where you wish to start dubbing 7 Press 7 on the unit to start recording Or while holding 7 press 4 on the remote control The dubbing starts 8 Press 8 on the unit then stop playback on the camcorder NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from ...

Page 64: ...when using this unit as the recording deck Set REAR AUX L 1 to VIDEO for the VIDEO input connector or S VIDEO for the S VIDEO input connector depending on the connector being used 墌 pg 70 This setting is also applied to the VCR deck 4 For VCR deck only Set PICTURE CONTROL to the appropriate mode 墌 pg 72 5 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode 6 Engage the Play mode of the source play...

Page 65: ...ack 6 Select the input mode on the connected digital audio device 7 Press 4 to start playback on the unit 8 Start recording on the digital audio device 9 Stop recording on the digital audio device Then press 8 to stop playback on the unit NOTE There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between where you intend editing to start and where it actually starts Digital Audio Dubbing Turn on the TV an...

Page 66: ...n addition to JVC TVs other manufacturer s TVs can also be controlled IMPORTANT Although the supplied remote control unit is compatible with JVC televisions as well as many other models it may not work with your TV or in some instances may have limited function capability Keep pressing SET UP down during step 1 1 Enter your TV s brand code using the number keys then press ENTER 2 Press 1 on the un...

Page 67: ... ENTER after having pressed the number keys The number keys may not function with some cable boxes IMPORTANT It may not work with your cable box or in some instances may have limited function capability NOTES It s not possible to operate a cable box or DBS receiver that is not equipped with a receiving window It s not possible to set the remote control for both your cable box and a DBS receiver at...

Page 68: ...ecommended 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 adjacent to the TV set as this can adversely affect the pl...

Page 69: ...tening to conventional two channel stereo audio with the unit s AUDIO OUTPUT connectors connected to a stereo amplifier receiver or TV set or in case you want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to a Mini Disc etc DOLBY SURROUND Select this when listening to multichannel surround audio with the unit s AUDIO OUTPUT connectors connected to an amplifier receiver with a built in surround decoder...

Page 70: ... SUPERIMPOSE OFF AUTO When this function is set to AUTO various operational indicators appear on the TV screen OFF To turn off superimposed indications AUTO To superimpose operational indications for approximately five seconds just after the corresponding operation NOTES Even when SUPERIMPOSE is set to OFF you can display the various operational indicators by pressing ON SCREEN To clear the operat...

Page 71: ...re you start recording on a VHS cassette Before recording make sure that VIDEO CALIBRATION is set to ON 墌 below You cannot activate the S VHS ET function while recording is in progress while timer recording 墌 pg 48 49 is in progress while Video Calibration 墌 pg 47 is in progress The S VHS ET function does not work with S VHS cassettes To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures ove...

Page 72: ...ts on the tape this feature may leave a slight non recorded section at the end of the tape There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the unit switches from SP to EP mode The Auto SP EP Timer feature will not work properly on the following tapes T ST 30 T ST 60 T ST 90 and T ST 120 8 SUPERIMPOSE AUTO ON OFF When this function is set to AUTO various operational ind...

Page 73: ...s up on the front display panel regardless of the S VHS MODE setting 8 RETURN POINT TAPE END REC END Returning point for Playback or Repeat Play can be set to tape end or recording end This unit considers 1 second unrecorded portion as the recording end When the returning point is reached playback stops and the cassette will be automatically rewound TAPE END Playback stops at the end of tape REC E...

Page 74: ...unit 2 Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen 3 Press w e to select INITIAL SET UP then press ENTER 4 Press w e to select TUNER SET then press ENTER 5 Press rt to select GUIDE CHANNEL SET then press ENTER 6 Press rt to select GUIDE CH then press ENTER 7 Press rt to select the Guide Channel number for the desired station as shown in the TV listings Then press ENTER To change the Guide Channel ...

Page 75: ...DISC WILL BE FORMATTED appears on the TV screen VR MODE To be chosen when you want to record erase or edit data on the disc repeatedly VIDEO MODE To be chosen when you want to erase all the data on the disc once played back to record new data or play back the disc on other DVD players 3 Press w e to select YES then press ENTER when DISC WILL BE FORMATTED IN VR MODE VIDEO MODE appears on the TV scr...

Page 76: ...ose MANUAL START MENU STOP or AUTO REPEAT then press ENTER MANUAL START To be chosen when you want to playback the disc manually by pressing 4 each time after the disc is read MENU STOP To be chosen when you want playback to stop each time a menu screen is displayed The unit automatically starts playback after the disc is read AUTO REPEAT To be chosen when you want the disc to be played back repea...

Page 77: ...seconds LOCKED appears on the front display panel No buttons will function and playback and recording will not be interrupted When the unit is in the stop mode all buttons will not function except 7 and 4 To cancel Mode Lock press and hold ENTER again for more than 5 seconds NOTE It is also possible to use Mode Lock during Repeat Playback 墌 pg 32 45 When the power plug is disconnected from unit or...

Page 78: ...erlace scanned program is played back progressive scan mode is selected Press and hold PROGRESSIVE SCAN until disappears from the front display panel The disc is loaded upside down Place the disc on the disc tray with the playback surface facing downward 墌 pg 11 A disc not being compatible with the unit is loaded Load a playable disc on the unit 墌 pg 8 A dirty disc is loaded Clean the disc 墌 pg 11...

Page 79: ... display panel Timer recording is in progress Timer programming can t be performed while a timer recording is in progress Wait until it finishes Date and time is not correct Set date and time correctly 墌 pg 20 The timer is not engaged Press DVD TIMER and confirm that the DVD timer indicator lights up on the front display panel There is a power outage while the DVD deck is in the timer standby mode...

Page 80: ... procedure Other Problems For RF AV S VIDEO connection Press PROGRESSIVE SCAN for 3 or more seconds so that the Video output indicator lights off on the front display panel For component video connection Press PROGRESSIVE SCAN for 3 or more seconds so that the Video output indicator lights up on the front display panel The camcorder s microphone is too close to the TV Position the camcorder so its...

Page 81: ... may be dirty or damaged Take out the disc clean it and retry 墌 pg 11 76 During Live Memory playback 8 has been pressed 墌 pg 30 Timer recording has finished during Live Memory playback Timer recording finished during Live Memory playback then the next timer recording is about to begin while playback continues An attempt has been made to record copy protected contents An attempt has been made to re...

Page 82: ...P3 format one CD R RW can contain about 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can 8 MPEG A family of Standards for compressing audio visual information MPEG standards include MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Video CD and MP3 are based on MPEG 1 while DVD is based on MPEG 2 MPEG stands for Moving Picture coding Experts Group 8 Multiangle By recording multiple scenes progressing at the same time in a...

Page 83: ...ti CO Corsican LN Lingala ST Sesotho CS Czech LO Laothian SU Sundanese CY Welsh LT Lithuanian SW Swahili DZ Bhutani LV Latvian Lettish TA Tamil EL Greek MG Malagasy TE Telugu EO Esperanto MI Maori TG Tajik ET Estonian MK Macedonian TH Thai EU Basque ML Malayalam TI Tigrinya FA Persian MN Mongolian TK Turkmen FJ Fiji MO Moldavian TL Tagalog FO Faroese MR Marathi TN Setswana FY Frisian MS Malay MAY ...

Page 84: ...ados EC Ecuador IL Israel BD Bangladesh EE Estonia IN India BE Belgium EG Egypt IO British Indian Ocean Territory BF Burkina Faso EH Western Sahara IQ Iraq BG Bulgaria ER Eritrea IR Iran Islamic Republic of BH Bahrain ES Spain IS Iceland BI Burundi ET Ethiopia IT Italy BJ Benin FI Finland JM Jamaica BM Bermuda FJ Fiji JO Jordan BN Brunei Darussalam FK Falkland Islands Malvinas JP Japan BO Bolivia ...

Page 85: ...éunion UA Ukraine MP Northern Mariana Islands RO Romania UG Uganda MQ Martinique RU Russian Federation UM United States Minor Outlying Islands MR Mauritania RW Rwanda US United States MS Montserrat SA Saudi Arabia UY Uruguay MT Malta SB Solomon Islands UZ Uzbekistan MU Mauritius SC Seychelles VA Vatican City State Holy See MV Maldives SD Sudan VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines MW Malawi SE Swede...

Page 86: ... Approx 1 hour 8 hours Audio recording system Dolby Digital 2 ch Linear PCM XP mode only Video recording compression system MPEG2 CBR VBR Signal system NTSC color signal and EIA monochrome signal 525 lines 60 fields Recording system DA4 Double Azimuth head helical scan system Format S VHS VHS NTSC standard Maximum recording time SP 210 min with ST 210 video cassette EP 630 min with ST 210 video ca...

Page 87: ...le Language Set 19 Mode Lock 77 N Next Function Memory 45 O On screen bar 31 On screen Language Set 19 P Pan Scan 22 Play List 54 Playback 23 35 43 45 Playback Control PBC 27 Program Playback 34 R Random Playback 34 Recordable playable discs 8 Recording 36 37 46 47 Recording Medium And Format 9 Recording Mode 36 Recording Resume Function 36 46 Region Number 9 Register Disc 56 Repeat Playback 32 45...

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