JVC HR-J7004UM manual

H R-J7004UM VIDEOGRABADOR  VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER MANUAL DE   LPT0002-041B For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.  Model No. HR-J7004UM   Serial No. INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCCIONES  CH  5 / 8 POWER OK   PLAY  S[...]

2 Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS W ARNING: DANGEROUS VOL T AGE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The POWER but[...]

3 CONTENTS T IMER RECORDING 27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ............... 27 On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 28 Check And Cancel Programs .......................... 30 Auto SP/EP T imer ............................................ 31 Auto T imer ...................................................... 32 E DITING 33 Edit T o Or Fr om Anoth[...]

4   INST ALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( Z pg. 45). SITUA TE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT VCR TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. RF Connection ● T o Connect T o A TV W ith NO A V[...]

5 Installing/Removing the lithium battery 1 Make sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outlet and turn off the VCR power . 2 Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab as illustrated. 3 Insert a lithium battery with the plus (+) side up and push it in. ● T o remove the lithium battery , press the latch A down- ward using a poi[...]

6 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen, place the arrow next to “AJUSTE INICIAL” by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi then press OK . Preparation Language Select LANGUAGE SELECT = ENGLISH ESPAÑOL [...]

7   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 1 Place the arrow at the Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi , then press OK . SET DA TE AND TIME 2 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date and time (if only 1 digit, press "0" first). Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi [...]

8 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) T uner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi , then press OK . ACCESS BAND SCREEN 4 Place the arrow next to "BAND" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH J[...]

9 AUTO CHANNEL SET SCANNING ... PRESS (MENU) TO END PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to "AUT O CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi , then press OK . Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to the CH 5 ∞ buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped. NOTES: ● At the end of Auto Chan[...]

10 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the T uner procedure on page 8. ● T o add a channel, go to step 2 . ● T o delete a channel, skip to step 4 . ACCESS AFC SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "AFC" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi , then press OK . MAKE SELECTION 3 Place the ar[...]

11 SIMPLE PLA YBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Don’ t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The VCR’ s power comes on automatically . ● The counter is automatically reset to "0H 00M 00S&quo[...]

12   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 2 Press CH 5 ∞ . Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER . (The channel changes after[...]

13 Playback Features PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE . If there is vertical jitter , use the CH 5 or ∞ button to correct the picture. ACTIV A TE FRAME-BY - FRAME PLA YBACK 2 Press P AUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. OR Press PUSH JOG ™ or £ repeatedly[...]

14   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Manual T racking Once playback begins, the VCR’ s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually . ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback, press t[...]

15   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Video Stabilizer Y ou can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstable EP recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF". ACCESS MAIN MEN[...]

16   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Select The Soundtrack Y our VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together . Or , when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains both a main and a sub audio track, you can choose to listen to either one by selec[...]

17   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF , determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH J[...]

18  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Skip Search Repeat Playback ST AR T REPEA T 1 Press and hold PLA Y (until "PLA Y" blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. ● The entire tape is played back 20 times. STOP REPEA T 2 T o stop, press STOP at any time. NOTE: Pressing PLA Y , REW , FF , P AUSE or PUSH JOG[...]

19   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Instant ReView At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer -recorded program. ACTIV A TE INST ANT REVIEW 1 After ensuring that the T imer mode is disengaged, press REVIEW . ● The power comes on and the VCR searches for the index code indicating the start[...]

20   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 COUNT 0:33:27 T ape Position Indicator The T ape position indicator appears on screen when, from the stop mode, you press FF , REW or perform an Index Search or Instant ReView . The position of " " in relation to "B" (Beginning) or "E" (End) shows you where you are on the tape. NOTE: SUPERI[...]

21 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 4 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to place the arrow next to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK . ACCESS SPECIAL FUNCTION SCREEN 5 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to place the arrow next to “SPECIAL FUNCTION”, then press OK . ENABLE A V COMPU LINK PLA YBACK 6 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to place the arrow nex[...]

22   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q B.E.S.T . Picture System PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Y our VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T . (Biconditional Equalized Signal T racking) feature, which checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-po[...]

23  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 12 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. PLAY REC PLAY REC PAUSE DURING B.E.S.T . B.E.S.T . COMPLETE ST ART END B.E.S.T .PICTURE SYSTEM ST ART END B.E.S.T .PICTURE SYSTEM ST AR T RECORDING 1 Press and hold REC and press PLA Y [...]

24   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 1 1 ("Simple playback"). ST AR T PLA YBACK 1 Press PLAY . ● The VCR adjusts the playback picture q[...]

25 Record One Pr ogram While W atching Another ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection ( Z pg. 4), press TV/VCR . The VCR's VCR indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. ● If using the A V connection ( Z pg. 4), change the TV's input mode from A V to TV . SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING 2 [...]

26   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLA YBACK AND RECORDING FEA TURES (cont.) Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Pr ogram) Y our VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi- channel TV Sound broadcasts. ● The ST indicator on the front display panel lights during stereo broadcast reception, and SAP lights [...]

27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished. ST AR T RECORDING 1 Press REC . ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. REC blinks and 0:30 appears on the front display panel. SET RECORDING DURA TION 3 If you want to re[...]

28 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Y ou can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( Z pg. 6). Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the remote control tells you which button to press next by lighting it up. T o use the Illumi-Guide [...]

29   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 SET PROGRAM INFORMA TION 5 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date, start/stop time and channel number . Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to set AM/PM and tape speed. Then press OK after AM/PM, channel number and tape speed settings. The next setting that can be set begins flashing. ● Any information compris[...]

30   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 2 Press MENU , then press OK . CHECK PROGRAM INFORMA TION 3 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to check the programs in succession. Check And Cancel Pr ograms CANCEL A PROGRAM 4 P[...]

31   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Auto SP/EP Timer If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording. This feature is especially handy when recording a program of more than 2 hours in length. For Example . [...]

32   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Auto Timer When the Auto T imer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR's power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back on. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to &quo[...]

33   Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your VCR as the player or the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the player’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When connecting to a monaural VCR, connect your VCR's AUDIO IN/OUT L connecto[...]

34  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Edit Fr om A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the camcorder’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● When a Master [...]

35   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q RETURN TO FUNCTION SET SCREEN 8 Press MENU . ACCESS AUX INPUT SCREEN 9 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to place the arrow next to “AUX INPUT”, then press OK . SELECT INPUT 10 If you are connecting the A V cable to the AV connectors on the front of the VCR , place the arrow[...]

36 SPECIAL FEA TURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Contr ol The VCR's remote control can control several functions on JVC remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs listed below .   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER STOP TURN ON THE TV 1 T urn the power on using the TV's remote control. SET REMOTE CONTROL MODE 2 Set the TV / CABLE / V[...]

37 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands of cable boxes listed below . Some cable box brands have more than one code. If your cable box does not function with a specified code, try other codes.   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER STOP TURN ON THE CABLE BOX 1 T urn the power on using the c[...]

38 SPECIAL FEA TURES (cont.) Satellite Receiver Multi- Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands of satellite receivers listed below .   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER ENTER TURN ON THE SA TELLITE RECEIVER 1 T urn the power on using the satellite receiver ’ s remote control. SET REMOTE CONTROL MODE 2 Se[...]

39 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLA YBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. Q. During search, slow , still and frame-by-frame playback, I[...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . POWER SYMPTOM 1. The power won’ t come on. 2. The clock works, but the VCR’ s power won’ t come on. 3. The [...]

41 Set the VCR to the appropriate channel. Refer to the directions and the illustration under “Edit T o Or From Another VCR” ( Z pg. 33) or “Edit From A Camcorder” ( Z pg. 34) and properly connect the units. Make sure the power to all units is on. Set the recorder ’ s input mode to AUX and select "FRONT" or "REAR" at t[...]

42 INDEX FRONT VIEW 1 POWER Button ( Z pg. 5) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 PUSH JOG ™ Button ( Z pg. 13) 4 PLA Y Button ( Z pg. 1 1) 5 PUSH JOG £ Button ( Z pg. 13) OK Button ( Z pg. 6) 6 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connector ( Z pg. 34) 7 MENU Button ( Z pg. 6) 8 SUPER LIVE SURROUND indicator ( Z pg. 14) 9 Front Display Panel ( Z pg. 43) 0 Remote Control Se[...]

43 REAR VIEW ANT. IN RF OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN AUDIO VIDEO R L PAUSE/ AV COMPU -LINK 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 1 Power Cord ( Z pg. 4) 2 Lithium Battery Compartment ( Z pg. 5) 3 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors ( Z pg. 33) 4 P AUSE/AV COMPU LINK Connector ● Remote PAUSE Connector ( Z pg. 34) ● AV COMPU LINK Connector ( Z pg. 20) 5 VIDEO/AUDIO Output Con[...]

44 REMOTE CONTROL (Pr ovided) I L L U M I G U I D E S K I P S E A R C H POWER ENTER C.MEMORY PLAY STOP OSD ADD DAILY (M–F) AUX C.RESET CH SKIP CANCEL TV VOL. CH DISPLAY TV/VCR TV CABLE VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B R E W REC FF PAUSE M E N U O K MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 4 3 1 2 8 9 5 7 6 0 @ ! # $ % ^ & * ( q w e r t y u[...]

45 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 1 10 – 220 V ` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 21 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : 400 x 94 x 276 mm (15-3/ 4 " x 3-3/4" x 1 0 - 7/8") W eight : 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs) For[...]

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