JVC HR-V401AS manual

P age 1 August 22, 2003 5:28 pm ENGLISH EN —1— VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-V400/207/200A G HR-V401/201AS HR-V200AA INSTR UCTIONS LPT0808-001B Printed in China COPYRIGHT © 2003 VICTOR COMPA NY OF JAPAN, LTD. 0803-AH-PJ-BJ CONTENTS Buttons, Connec tors and In dicator s ....... ...... ........ ......... ......... ..... .... 3 Basic C onnection s .[...]

P age 2 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 2 — ● Cass ettes marked “ VHS ” (or “ S-VHS ” ) can be us ed wi th th is video casse tte recorder . However , S-VHS recording is not possible with this model. ● (F or HR-V400A G and HR-V401AS only) T his model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLA YBA CK) that ma kes it possible to play back S-VH S r[...]

P age 3 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 3 — Butt ons , Connectors and Indicat ors Front Panel Rear Panel Remote contro l * Not functi on with thi s recorder . On-screen display If you press ( OK ) on the rem ote control when “ O.S .D. ” is s et to “ ON ” ( 墌 11), you can see the cur rent recorder st atus on the TV screen. A fter about 5 secon[...]

P age 4 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 4 — Basic Connections A Check cont ents Make sur e the package contains all of t he acces sories l isted in “ Specifi cations ” ( 墌 16). B Situate r ecorder Place the recorder on a stable, horizonta l surface. C Connect recorder to TV RF Co nnec tion A Disconnect the TV aerial cab le from the TV . B Connect[...]

P age 5 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 5 — Auto Set Up T he A uto Se t Up func tion simp lifie s in stallat ion by guid ing yo u through the procedures of setting the language , clock and tuner cha nn el s — simply follow the on-sc reen menus that appear . ● T urn on the rec order and the TV , a nd set your TV to its AV mode or video channel. A Se[...]

P age 6 Jul y 31, 2003 2:51 pm —6— Playback Basic Playback A Load a ca ssette Make sure the window side is up, the rear label si de is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towa rds the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure when inserti ng. ● T he recorder turn s on, and the counter on the on-sc reen displa[...]

P age 7 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 7 — Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times) — Repeat Play During playback, press and hold 4 for more than 5 seconds. The play indicator ( $ ) on the display panel starts blinking slowly. To stop playback, press 8 on the remote control or 0 on the recorder. N O TE: Pressing 4 , 3 , 5 or 9 als o cancel s repeat [...]

P age 8 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 8 — Recording Features Specifying recording length — Instan t Time r Recording (ITR) During recordi ng, press 7 on the recorde r repeatedl y until th e recording l ength you want appears on the display panel. The record indi cator ( 䡬 ) on the display panel starts blinking. ● Each time you pres s the butt o[...]

P age 9 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 9 — T o use the recorder while it is in timer re cord ing stand by mode Press # , then press 1 . Af ter you use the recorde r , press # again to put the recorder int o timer recording standby mode. Checking , cancelli ng or changin g program setting s A Disengag e timer Press # , then pres s 1 . ● When “ AU T[...]

P age 10 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 10 — Other Functions Checking tape position When you change the recorder o peration mode from th e stop mode t o fast forward or rewind m ode, or when you perform an Index Sea rc h or Instant Revi ew , the tape position indicator appears. T he position of “ q ” in relati on to “ 0 ” (beginning) or “ + [...]

P age 11 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 11 — 䡵 AUTO TIMER — ON / OFF ● When this function is set to “ ON ” : T he timer reco rding standby mode is autom aticall y engaged when the recorde r is t urned off. It is temporari ly canceled when the recorder is turned on. Y ou do not hav e to press # to engage or disengag e the timer recor ding sta[...]

P age 12 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 12 — Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recor ding T he built-in multi-system tuner is capable of receiving P AL B/G, I a nd D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K broadcasts. Playback T his recorder can play back all 3 ty pes of recor ded tape. N O TE: Wh en vi ewin g NTS C t apes o n a P AL TV s et: ● T [...]

P age 13 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 13 — Ta p e - To - Ta p e E d i t i n g T here are 4 different types of recor ded tape, depending on the signal recorde d. Recorded tape Dubbed tape Playbac k equipment Recording ci rcuit – Inf ormation on Multi-Syst em Compatibil ity – HR-V400AG-EN.fm Page 13 Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:53 AM[...]

P age 14 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 14 — T uner Setting IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correc tly by Auto Set Up func tion or if you ha ve mov ed to a different a rea or if a new station st arts broadca sting in your area. Y our rec order needs to memorise all nece ssary stat ions in channel posit[...]

P age 15 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 15 — Delete A Chan nel A Access T u ner Set screen Pe r f o r m st ep A of “ Auto Channel Se t ” ( 墌 14). B Access ch annel lis t Press PR r / t to place the point er next to “ CH EDIT ” , then press OK or e . C Sele ct cha nnel Press PR r / t to until the channel you want to delete begins blinking. D [...]

P age 16 July 17, 2003 8:53 am — 16 — Specifications *Not provided in cer tain areas . Specifi cations shown are for SP mod e unless specifi ed otherwise. E. & O.E. Design an d specific ations s ubject to chang e without notice. GEN ERAL P ower requirement Rating : A C 110 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/6 0 Hz Oper atin g : A C 90 V – 260 V d , 50[...]