JVC HR-J674 Bedienungsanleitung

EN LPT032 2-001C LPT032 2-001C LPT032 2-001C LPT032 2-001C ENGLISH CONTENTS Filename [Co v1.fm] VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER T he recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of HR-J670EU. SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions ...................... ........... 2 INDEX 4 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 7 Basic Connections ............. .....[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions T he r ating plate and the safety cautio n are on the r ear of the unit . W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS UNIT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. C A UTION 8 When y ou are not usi ng the recorder for a long period[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 3 F ailure to heed the following precautions ma y result in damage to the recor der , remote control or video cassette. 1. D O NO T place the recor der . . . ...in an environm ent prone to extreme temp eratures or humidity . ...in direct sun light. ...in a dusty environment. ...in an environment where str[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 4 EN INDEX FRONT VIEW A ST ANDBY/ON 1 Button 墌 pg. 8 B Cassette Loading Slot C SP/LP Butto n (HR-J670/ 671/672/673/674/470 / 472EU) 墌 pg. 20 REVIEW Button (HR- J270/272EU) 墌 pg. 18 D Rewind 3 Button 墌 pg. 16, 17 E Pla y 4 Button 墌 pg. 16 F Fa s t Fo r w a r d 5 Button 墌 pg. 16, 17 G SA T # Button [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 5 FRONT DISPLA Y P ANEL A B .E.S.T . Picture System Displa y 墌 pg. 23 B Symbolic Mo de Indicators C T ape Speed Indicators (HR-J670/6 71/672/673/674/470/4 72EU only) 墌 pg. 20 * EP is f or NTSC pla yback only . D Programme T ime Indicators 墌 pg. 26 E “T imer” Indicator 墌 pg. 25, 27 F T ape Rema[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 6 EN INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL A TV Butto n 墌 “Operati ng JVC TVs” belo w B TV/VCR Button 墌 pg . 21 and “Operating JVC TVs” below C REVIEW Button 墌 pg. 18 D NUMBER Keys 墌 pg. 20, 24 E VPS/PDC Button 墌 pg. 25, 27 F Cancel & Button 墌 pg. 28 0000 Butto n 墌 pg. 22 G ST OP +/– Button[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 7 INST ALLING Y OUR NEW RECORDER Basic Connections It’ s essential that your video recorder be properly connected. A Check the contents. Make sure the pac kage contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFIC A TIONS” on page 54. B Situate the recorder . Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 8 EN INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/ Auto Guide Program Number Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 on the recorder or remote control. T he Country Set displa y appears o n the fron t displa y panel and/ or on the TV screen. B Select your countr y . On the front displa y panel P[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 9 C Select the language. Press OK . T he Language Set displa y appears on the front display p anel and/or on the TV screen. On the front displa y panel Press rt to select your language code. (Example) DEUTSCH is selected for SUISSE. D Perform Auto Set Up. Press OK . T he AUT O SET/T -V LINK display appear[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Preset Download Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set NOTES: ● F or details, refer to the instruction manual of your TV . ● In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC (Programme Deliv ery Control) signal, the recorder can p[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 11 Results of Auto Set Up/Preset Download appear on the front display panel If both Au to Channel Set and A uto Clock Set hav e been performed successfully , the correct current time is displa yed. T urn on the TV and select its video channel or A V mode, then make sure that all necessary stations ha ve b[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Language T his recorder offers y o u the c hoice to view on-screen messages in 13 different languages. T hough Auto Set Up selects the language automatically ( 墌 pg. 11 ), you can change the language setting manually as required. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B A[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 13 SA T CONTROL SET Satellite Receiver Control Setting T he following procedure is required if you recei ve satellite channels through a satellite recei ver . Approximately 20 seconds before the S HOW V IEW timer programming ( 墌 pg. 24) or Express timer progr amming ( 墌 pg. 26) starts, the recorder se[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 14 EN SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) Setting satellite receiver's brand and channel After installation , set the satellite receiver’ s brand and channel correctly; other w ise, the Satellite Controller cannot work correctly . A T urn on the satellite receiver . T urn on the satellite receiver’ s power . B [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 15 SA T CONTROL SET (cont.) T- V L I N K G Check the result of the test. If the satellite recei ver’ s channel number has been changed to the same one as you set in step 6 ... Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (pointer) to “CHANGED T O ...”, then press OK or e to finish the Sat Control Set mode. I[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 16 EN PLA YBA CK Basic Playback A Load a cassette. Make sure the windo w side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the casset te is pointed tow ard the recorder . ● Don’ t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he recorder’ s po wer comes on automatically and the[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 17 Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback 1 Pause during playback. Press 9 . ● If there is vertical jitter , use the PR buttons to correct the picture. 2 Activate Frame-by-frame playback. Press 9 . OR Press w or e . Slow Motion During still picture, press and hold 9 for 2 seconds, then [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 18 EN PLA YBA CK (cont.) Manual T racking Y our video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During pla yback, y ou can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the PR buttons. 1 Override automatic tracking. Press p on the remote control. 2 Adjust the tracking manually . Press[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 19 Index Search Y our recor der automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. T his function gives you quic k access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction. NOTE: Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. Activate Index Search. Press w or e ( 2 or 6 ). “[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 20 EN RECORDING Basic Recording A Load a cassette. Insert a cassette with th e record safety tab intact. ● T he recorder’ s po wer comes on automatically and the counte r is reset to 0:00:00. B Choose a programme. Press PR +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the channel you wish to rec o rd. C Set the tape[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 21 Recording Features Instant T imer Recording (ITR) T his easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off after recording is finished. 1 Start recording. Press 7 on the recorder . 2 Engage the ITR mode. Press 7 again. “ o “ bli[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Left 22 EN RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording T ime Indication 1 Set the counter display . Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the front display panel. 2 Reset the counter . Press 0000 before starting recording or pla yback. ● T he counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elaps[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 23 B.E.S.T . Picture System T he B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system c h ec ks the condition of the tape in use during pla yback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible pla yback and recording pictures. Y ou can set “B .E.S.T .” to “ON” or “OFF”[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 24 EN TIMER RECORDING S HOW V IEW ® Ti m e r Programming With the S HOW V IEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV progr a mme has a corresponding code number which y our recorder is able to recogn ize. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. T he front display panel looks like this: B En[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 25 D Set the tape speed. (HR-J670/671/672/673/674/470/ 472EU only) Press SP/LP ( p ). E Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is displa yed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” is lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to ON. ● If “VPS/PDC OF[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 26 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Express T imer Programming If you don’ t know the S HOW V IEW number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your recorder to timer -record the programme. A Access the S HOW V IEW screen. Press PROG . B Access the Programme screen. T he front di[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 27 F Enter the channel position. G Set the tape speed. (HR-J670/671/672/673/674/470/ 472EU only) Press SP/LP ( p ). H Set the VPS/PDC mode. Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”. ● If “VPS/PDC ON” is display ed o n the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” is lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 28 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, cancel and change programmes A Disengage the timer mode. Press # ( TIMER ), then press 1 . B Access the Programme Check screen/display . C Access the Programme screen/display . T he front display p anel shows the progra mme start time. Pressing OK changes the displa y to t[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 29 When programmes overlap each other If “PROGRAM O VERLAPPED” appears, you ha ve another programme ov erlapping the p rogramme y ou have just made. T he Programme Check screen appears and conflicting programmes will start blinking. Example: Pr ogramme 1 (y ou hav e just made) and Pr ogr amme 4 ov erl[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 30 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Automatic Satellite Programme Recording T his function allows y ou to automatically record a satellite programme w hich is timer -programmed on yo ur external satellite recei ver . Connect a satellite receive r to the recorder and programme the timer on the satellite receiv er . [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 31 EDITING Edit From A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the source play er and your recorder as the recorder . A Make connections. Connect the camcorder’ s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder’ s A V1 (L-1) IN /OUT or A V2 (L- 2) IN/DECODER connector via a ca ble adapter . B Set the recorde[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 32 EN EDITING (cont.) Edit T o Or From Another Video Recorder Y ou can use y our recorder as the source pla yer or as the recording deck. A Make connections. Connect the pla yer’ s 21-pin SC ART connector to the recorder’ s 21-pin SC ART connector as illustrated. A When using your recor der as the source [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 33 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting T o A Satellite Receiver Connect the decoder to the satellite recei ver’ s connector if you ha ve a decoder , A V1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to TV’ s connector , and A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector to the satellite recei ver’ s connector . T hen connect the satellite re[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Left 34 EN SYSTEM CONNECTIONS (cont.) Connecting/Using A Decoder T he A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector can be used as an input connector for an external decoder (descrambler). Simply connect a decoder and y ou can enjoy the v ariety of programming that is a vailable through scrambled channels. A Select the input mo[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU2.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 35 Connecting/Using A Stereo System (HR-J670/671/672/673/674EU only) T hese instructions enable you to connect y our video recorder to your Hi-Fi stereo system (if y ou hav e one) and listen to the soundtrac k through the stereo. Make connections. Connect the A UDIO OUT L and R connectors on your video re[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 36 EN SUBSIDIAR Y SETTINGS Mode Set Y ou can change various mode settings on the Mo de Set screen by followin g the procedure descri bed below . ● F or each mode setting, see pages 37 to 39. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Mode Set screen. C Select the mode. Press rt to mov e the hi[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 37 * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 B.E.S.T . ON OFF Y ou can set the B .E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalised Signal T rac king) system to “ON” or “OFF” ( 墌 pg. 23). 8 PICTURE CONTROL AUTO : Provides the optimised picture benefits of the B.E.S.T . Picture System. EDIT : Minimize[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 38 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER (HR-J670/671/672/673/ 674/470/472EU only) ON OFF When this function is set to “O N”, the recorder automatically s witches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 39 * T he default setting is bold in the table below . 8 L-2 SELECT L-2 : T o use this recorder as the recording deck with the pla yer connected to the A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector , or to use the satellite receiv er connected to the A V2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector . DECODER : T o use a decoder connect[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 40 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Y our recorder needs to memorize all necessary stations in channel positions in order to record TV programmes. Auto Channel Set automatically assigns all receiv ab le stations in your area to call them up by using the PR buttons without going through an y vacant c [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 41 NOTES: ● Fine tuning is performed automatically during Auto Channel Set. If you w an t to perform it manually , refer to page 44. ● If you perform Auto Channel Set w hen the aer ial cable is not connected properly , “SC AN COMPLETED -NO SIGNAL-” appears on the TV screen in step 7 . When this ha[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 42 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Auto Set Up ( 墌 pg. 8), Preset Download ( 墌 pg. 10) or Auto Channel Set ( 墌 pg. 40). A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Confirmation screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (pointer)[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 43 Delete A Channel A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item y ou want to delete begins blinking. B Delete a channel. Press & . ● T he item directly beneath the cancelled one moves up one line. ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary . C Close the Confirmation screen. Press MENU . Change Station[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 44 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Set Stations (A) Set station name s that are register ed in your recorder . A Select the item. Press rt w e until the item you w ant begins blinking. B Access the Manual Channel Set screen. Press OK twice . C Select the new station. D Switch the stations. Press OK . ● T he [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 45 TV Station And ID List * T he “ID” abbreviation is w hat is shown on-screen in lieu of the station name. The “ID” abbreviatio n is listed i n the Confirma tion screen and is display ed on th e TV screen when the r ecorder is t uned to a d ifferent station. ID* ST A TION NAM E 1000 3SA T ADL T A[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 46 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the c hannel on which your TV recei ves picture and sound signals from the recorder through the RF cable. If y o u hav e connected the recor der to your TV via the A V connection ( 墌 pg. 7), since y ou do not need the [...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 47 S HOW V IEW ® Setup Guide Program Number Set A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . B Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (pointer) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . C Access the Guide Program Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (pointer) to “[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 48 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set A T urn on the recorder . Press 1 . B Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU . C Access the Initial Set screen. Press rt to mov e the highlight bar (pointer) to “INI TIAL SET”, then press OK or e . D Access the Clock Set screen. Press rt to move the highlight b[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 49 E Set the date and time. Press rt to set the time, then press OK or e . T he “date” displa y begins blinking. Repeat the same procedure to set the date and ye ar . ● When you set the time, press and hold rt to c hange the time by 30 minutes. ● When you set the date, press and hold rt to c hange[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 50 EN TROUBLESHOO TING Before requesting service for a problem, use this ch art and see if you can repair the troubl e yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can sa ve you the trouble of sending y o ur video recorder off for repair . POWER TA P E T R A N S P O R T PLA YBACK SYMP TO M PO[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 51 RECORDING TIMER RECORDING SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Recording cannot be started. ● T here is no cassette loaded, or the cassette loaded has had its record safety tab removed. Insert a cassette, or using adhesive tape, reseal the slot w here the tab was remo ved. 2. TV broadcasts c[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 52 EN TROUBLESHOO TING (cont.) OTHER PROBLEMS SYMP TO M POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1. Whistling or howling is heard from the TV during camcor der recording. ● T he camcorder’ s microphone is too close to the TV . P osition the camcorder so its microphone is aw ay from the TV . ● T he TV’ s volum[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 53 QU ESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if th e end of the tap e is reached during pla yback or sear ch? A. T he tape is automatically re wound to the beginning. Q. During sear ch, slo w , still and fr ame-b y-fr ame pla yback, I can’t hear an y audio. What’ s the probl em? A. T his is nor[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU3.fm] Masterpage:Left 54 EN SPECIFIC A TIONS GENERAL P ower requirement : AC 220 – 240 V d , 50/6 0 Hz P ower c onsumptio n [HR-J670/671/672/673/67 4EU] P ower on : 19 W P ower of f : 4.9 W [HR-J470/472/270/272EU] P ower on : 17 W P ower of f : 4.9 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C Storage : –20°C to 60°C Operating po[...]

Filename [HRJ670EU1IX.fm] Masterpage:Right EN 55 LIST OF TERMS A Auto Set Up ... ................ ................ ................ ....... 8 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER . ................... ................ ..... 38 AUTO TIMER ... .................... ................ .............. 3 7 Automatic Sa tellite Programme Recording.. ........ 30 B B.E.S.T. Pic[...]

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