JVC HM-HDS1U manual

HM-HDS1U HDD / VHS DUAL RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS LPT0585-001A For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. DIGITPURE TECHNOLOGY S-VHS ET S-VHS HDD OK HM-HDS1 MENU REC LINK CH NAVI STOP PLAY P AUSE REC REW FEW A. DUB EJECT VIDEO PA[...]

2 EN Dear Customer , Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new recorder . CAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This video cassette re[...]

EN 3 IMPOR T ANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its inst[...]

4 EN USE 1. Accessories T o avoid personal injury: • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. • Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. • U[...]

EN 5 SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. [...]

6 EN PRECAUTION FOR Hard Disk Drive 1. Before installing the recorder This recorder has a built-in hard disk drive, which is a device to read minute magnetic changes. The inside of the device is precision-built, which, when installing the recorder , requires you to note the following: • DO NOT use the recorder in a location prone to vibration or [...]

EN 7 CONTENTS Next-Function Memory ...................................................... 43 T ape Position Indicator ....................................................... 43 Picture Control ................................................................... 44 V ideo Stabilizer .................................................................. 4[...]

8 EN INST ALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICA TIONS” ( Z pg. 95). SITUA TE RECORDER 2 Place the recorder on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT RECORDER TO TV 3 The connection method you use depends on the type of TV you have. a– Disconnect the TV antenna from [...]

EN 9 INFORMA TION ● If “AUT O CLOCK” is set to “ON” at the Clock Set screen on page 1 1, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host channel every hour on the hour (except for 1 1:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) by the incoming PBS channel clock setting data. (This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the r[...]

10 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly by the Plug & Play function or you use a cable box. Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semi-Auto or Manual clock setting procedure. Each procedure starts from step 5 . If you use a cable box, set the clock manually . ( Z pg. 12) Prepa[...]

EN 11 Semi-Auto Y ou can change the Host Channel/D.S.T . /T ime Zone setting manually . SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON 5 At the Clock Set screen, press # (or 3 ) or OK repeatedly to move the highlighted bar to “AUTO CLOCK”, then press %fi (or 5∞ ) to set to “ON”. a – T o select the Host Channel — go to step 6 b – T o select the D.S.T . mode [...]

12 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) SET TIME 5 Press %fi (or 5∞ ) until the desired time appears, then press # (or 3 ) or OK . ● Press and hold %fi (or 5∞ ) to change the time by 30-minute increments. ● When the time is entered manually , “AUTO CLOCK” will be automatically set to “OFF”, and “HOST CH” and “TIME ZONE” will disapp[...]

EN 13 T uner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “INITIAL SET UP ” by pressing @# (or 23 ), then press fi (or ∞ ) or OK . 2) At the Initial Set Up screen, move the arrow to “TUNER SET” by pressing[...]

14 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU . ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 2 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “INITIAL SET UP” by pressing @# (or 23 ), press fi (or ∞ ) or OK . 2) At the Initial Set Up screen, move the arrow to “TUNER SET” by pressing @# (or 23 ), then press [...]

EN 15 This procedure is required if you receive your TV channels through a cable box (descrambler). The Controller allows the recorder to automatically switch the cable box channel during timer -recording. The Controller is effective for recording shows that have been programmed using the VCR Plus+ system ( Z pg. 54) or Express T imer Programming ([...]

16 EN Set Cable Box Output Channel & Cable Box Brand TURN ON CABLE BOX 1 Select a channel other than channel 9 on your cable box. TURN ON THE RECORDER 2 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 4 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “INITIAL SET UP” by pressing @# (or 23 ), then press ?[...]

EN 17 ACCESS CABLE BOX BRAND SET SCREEN 7 Press # (or 3 ) or OK. ENTER CABLE BOX BRAND 8 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to enter the Cable Box Code from the CABLE BOX BRAND LIST shown below , then press # (or 3 ) or OK . ● If the cable box’ s channel changes to 9, setting is complete. Press # (or 3 ) or OK and “CABLE BOX CONTROL IS ON” a[...]

18 EN The following procedure is required if you receive satellite channels through a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) Receiver . The Controller allows the recorder t o automatically switch the DBS Receiver's channels during timer recording. NOTES: ● The recorder can automatically change the DBS Receiver channels using the controller when th[...]

EN 19 Set DBS Receiver Output Channel & DBS Receiver Brand TURN ON THE RECORDER 2 Press POWER . ● Set the recorder to the channel (3 or 4 or L-1 or F-1) on which the signals from the DBS receiver are received. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 Press MENU . ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 4 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “INITIAL SET[...]

20 EN 12 3 4 56 78 9 0 2 1 4 3 > < 1 2 – + ACCESS DBS RECEIVER BRAND SET SCREEN 7 Press # (or 3 ) or OK . SET DBS RECEIVER BRAND 8 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to enter the DBS Receiver Code from the following list, then press # (or 3 ) or OK . ● After OK is pressed, the program currently received through the DBS receiver will appear[...]

EN 21 Setting Blue Back TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ● If you want to stop the following procedure on its way , press MENU . ACCESS FUNCTION SCREEN 3 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “FUNC- TION SET UP” by pressing @# ( or 23 ), then press fi (or ∞ ) or OK . 2) On the Funct[...]

22 EN Setting V ideo Inputs Mode TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU . ● If you want to stop the following procedure on its way , press MENU . ACCESS VIDEO INPUTS SCREEN 3 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “FUNC- TION SET UP” by pressing @# ( or 23 ), then press fi (or ∞ ) or OK . 2)[...]

EN 23 Simple Recording TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . The button corresponding to the previously selected deck lights. SELECT HDD DECK 2 Press HDD . The HDD button lights on the front panel. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 3 Press CH +/– . Or press the appropriate NUMBER keys, then press ENTER . (The channel changes after a few seconds whether you[...]

24 EN Simple Playback TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . The button corresponding to the previously selected deck lights on the front panel. SELECT HDD DECK 2 Press HDD . The HDD button lights on the front panel. ST AR T PLA YBACK 3 Press PLA Y . The HDD playback indicator lights on the front panel. One of the following screens will appear: – t[...]

EN 25 Playback with HDD Navigation Index : small still picture of the each program Recording Informa- tion for the program indicated by the arrow The HDD Navigation enables you to seach and select the desired programs recorded on the HDD deck very easily . There is a 40 Gbyte hard disk drive on this recorder . Y ou can record up to 60 programs for [...]

26 EN SIMPLE OPERA TION for HDD deck (cont.) TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . SELECT HDD DECK 2 Press HDD . The HDD button lights. ACCESS SCAN SCREEN 3 1) Press NA VI . The HDD Navigation screen appears. 2) Confirm that “SCAN” screen appears. Then, press fi (or ∞ ) or OK . SELECT PROGRAM(S) 4 Press @# (or 23 ) to move the arrow on the in[...]

EN 27 Live Memor y Playback Equipped with a hard disk drive, this recorder allows informa- tion to be written to and read from the hard disk at high speeds. T aking advantage of this feature, you can temporarily record programs received with the tuner or from an externally- connected equipment — CA TV or DBS, and can watch them only a few seconds[...]

28 EN 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 . ● If you want to stop the following procedure on its way , press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SCREEN 2 1) At the top of Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “FUNC- TION SET UP”[...]

EN 29 ON AIR PRESENT TIME 9:47 PM LP 1CH STEREO 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM ON AIR PRESENT TIME ∞ 9:32:15 PM LP STEREO 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM PRESENT TIME ∞ 9:46 PM LIVE MEMOR Y 3 9:03 PM LP STEREO 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 1CH 1CH PRESENT TIME ∞ 9:45 PM P A USE 8 9:33 PM PLA Y 3 0:59:24 LP STEREO 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 1CH 06/12 TUE 10:07 AM[...]

30 EN Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback P AUSE DURING PLA YBACK 1 Press P AUSE . ACTIV A TE FRAME-BY - FRAME PLA YBACK 2 Press P AUSE or # (or 3 ) repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. Press @ (or 2 ) repeatedly to reverse one frame at a time. T o resume normal playback, press PLAY . Slow Motion/Reverse Slow Motion ACCESS[...]

EN 31 ACTIV A TE V ARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback (or time-shift playback), press # (or 3 ) for forward variable-speed search or press @ (or 2 ) for reverse motion playback. CHANGE SPEED 2 Press # (or 3 ) or @ (or 2 ) repeatedly to change playback speed as illustrated below . T o resume normal playback, press PLAY . V ariable-Speed Search/ [...]

32 EN PLA YBACK FEA TURES for HDD deck (cont.) Repeat Playback (Normal Playback Only) ST AR T REWIND 1 During playback, press and hold PLA Y (until “ ” blinks on the front display panel), then release. The unit starts playing back the whole program repeatedly up to 100 times. The HDD playback indicator is flashing. T o resume normal playback, p[...]

EN 33 RECORDING FEA TURES for HDD deck Recording Features Record One Program While W atching Another ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● Change the TV’ s input mode from A V to TV . SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING 2 Use the TV’ s channel selector to set the channel you want to watch. Display While Recording Live Memor y Playback (while recordin[...]

34 EN SIMPLE OPERA TION for VHS deck Simple Playback 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 recorder . Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The recorder ’ s power comes on automatically . ● The counter is automatically[...]

EN 35 Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette with the record safety tab intact. If you want to use VHS Navigation to select the pro- gram after recording with this unit, set “VHS NA VIGA TION” to “ON” in VHS SET UP 1 of Main Menu before recording . For details, see the next page. SELECT VHS DECK 2 Press VHS ( or[...]

36 EN Playback with VHS Navigation SIMPLE OPERA TION for VHS deck (cont.) 0001 DATE REC. CATEGORY CASSETTE # [06/12/01 TUE ] 120M BLANK 87M (SP) PLAY STOP MODIFY DELETE SELECT OK END SELECT WITH [ ∞523 ] THEN PRESS [OK] VHS NA VI BLANK INDEX NAVI 06/12/01 TUE 06/12/01 TUE 87min(SP) [MISC.] 06/12/01 TUE 12:00PM–12:30PM 8CH SP 30min NC ST Index :[...]

EN 37 Set VHS Navigation NAVIGATION ON VIDEO STABILIZER OFF TBC ON VIDEO CALIBRATION ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO HDD/VHS SET UP INITIAL SET UP FUNCTION SET UP VHS SET UP 1 VHS SET UP 2 HDD SET UP SELECT OK END SELECT WITH [ ∞523 ] THEN PRESS [OK] INDEX MENU NAVIGATION ON VIDEO STABILIZER OFF TBC ON VIDEO CALIBRATION ON PICTURE CONTROL AUTO HDD/VHS SE[...]

38 EN TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . SELECT VHS DECK 2 Press VHS (or S-VHS ). The S-VHS button lights on the front panel. ACCESS VHS NA VIGA TION SCREEN 3 Press NA VI . The VHS Navigation screen appears. ● If a registered cassette has been loaded, the contents of the loaded cassette will appear . SEARCH FOR THE REGIS- TERED PROGRAM 4 Press [...]

EN 39 Playback Features A TTENTION ● In the high-speed search, still, slow motion or frame-by- frame playback mode, the picture will be distorted, and there will be a loss of color . ● When normal playback resumes from search, still, slow motion or frame-by-frame playback, the picture may jitter vertically momentarily depending on the type of T[...]

40 EN PLA YBACK FEA TURES for VHS deck (cont.) ACTIV A TE V ARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH 1 During playback (or time-shift playback), press ¢ (or 3 ) for forward variable-speed search, 4 (or 2 ) for reverse motion playback. CHANGE SPEED 2 Press ¢ (or 3 ) or 4 (or 2 ) repeatedly to change playback speed as illustrated below . T o resume normal playback, pr[...]

EN 41 CH 125 RECORD THU 12:00 AM PAUSE STEREO ] SP SAP VHS INDEX-1 NORM HI–FI COUNT –1:23:45 BE +++ The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. NOTES: ● If you engage the Record Pause mode, RECORD/P AUSE is displayed regardless of the Superimpose mode setting. ● If you select a channel on which no sign[...]

42 EN PLA YBACK FEA TURES for VHS deck (cont.) Manual T racking Once playback begins, the VCR’ s automatic tracking function is engaged. If tracking noise appears in the picture, you can override this and make the adjustment manually . ENGAGE MANUAL TRACKING MODE 1 During playback, press CH +/– on the front panel simultaneously to cancel the au[...]

EN 43 12 3 4 56 78 9 0 2 1 4 3 > < 1 2 – + 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. The position of “ ” in relation to “B“ (Beginning) or “E“ (End) shows you where you are on the tape. NOTES: ● “SUPERIMPOSE” must be se[...]

44 EN PLA YBACK FEA TURES for VHS deck (cont.) Picture Contr ol This feature helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference. *The default setting is “AUT O.” ACCESS VHS SET UP 1 SCREEN 2 1) At the top of the Main Menu screen, move the arrow to “HDD/VHS SET UP” by pressing @# (or 23 ), then press fi (or ∞ ) [...]

EN 45 NOTES: ● When you finish viewing the tape, be sure to set it back to “OFF”. ● Regardless of the setting, this function has no effect during recording and during special-effects playback. ● The Superimpose mode indications may jitter vertically when “VIDEO ST ABILIZER” is set to “ON”. ● T o watch recordings with close-capti[...]

46 EN PLA YBACK FEA TURES for VHS deck (cont.) TBC Y our recorder is equipped with the TBC (T ime Base Corrector) that removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes and rental cassettes. The on/off of Digital 3-DNR (Noise Reduction) which cuts noise and enables clear picture reproduction is also linke[...]

EN 47 Active V ideo Calibration Active V ideo Calibration checks the condition of the tape during recording and playback, and compensates for poor reproduction to provide the best quality recording and playback pictures. *The default setting is “ON”. Preparation T urn on the TV and select the A V mode. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . ACCES[...]

48 EN Recording Perform steps 1 – 4 on page 35 (“Simple Recording”) before continuing. A TTENTION n As calibration takes place before recording actually starts, there is a delay of about 7 seconds after REC and PLA Y on the remote, or REC on the recorder ’ s front panel, are pressed. T o make sure you record the desired scene or program com[...]

EN 49 RECORDING FEA TURES for VHS deck Record One Program While W atching Another Recording Features ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● Change the TV's input mode from A V to TV . SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING 2 Use the TV’ s channel selector to set the channel you want to watch. RESET COUNTER TO ZERO 1 Before recording starts, press C.RE[...]

50 EN S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS Y our recorder can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS. S-VHS allows you to make high quality video recordings with a horizontal resolution of 400 lines. This compares with the 240 lines of resolution of normal VHS recordings. T o achieve the highest quality picture we recommend that you record in S-VHS mode. [...]

EN 51 Super VHS ET Y our recorder is equipped with Super VHS ET that makes it possible to record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. NOTES: ● Y ou cannot activate the S-VHS ET function... ... while recording is in progress. ... while timer-recording (incl. Instant T imer Recording Z pg. 64) is in progress. ... while V ideo Calibration ( [...]

52 EN RECORDING FEA TURES for VHS deck (cont.) Retake (VHS deck only) Y ou can cut out unnecessary parts of a TV program while you're recording it. ENGAGE RECORD-P AUSE MODE 1 Press P AUSE during recording. LOCA TE ST AR T POINT 2 Hold down REW or FF and release it when you reach the point where you want to resume recording. * Y our recorder r[...]

EN 53 Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Pr ogram) Y our recorder ’ s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multichannel TV Sound broadcasts. When the channel is changed on the recorder ... ● The “STEREO” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast. ● The “SAP” indication appears on the scre[...]

54 EN VCR Plus+ ® Timer Pr ogramming T imer recording allows you to program the recorder to automati- cally record a program that will be broadcast at some future time. The timer record function can be programmed using the VCR Plus+ or Express T imer programming ( Z pg. 58) up to 16 shows each on the HDD and VHS decks as far as a year in advance. [...]

EN 55 IMPORT ANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station´s channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+ program screen in step 6 . When this happens, set the correct the Guide Channel number for that station. ( Z pg. 56, “Changing VCR Plus+ ® Setting”) NOTES: ?[...]

56 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Changing VCR Plus+ ® Setting IMPORT ANT If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+ program screen ( Z step 6 on page 55 ). When this happens, perform the following steps to set the correc[...]

EN 57 ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL SET SCREEN 4 Press %fi (or 5∞ ) to move the arrow to “GUIDE CHANNEL SET”, then press # (or 3 ) or OK . INPUT GUIDE CHANNEL NUMBER 5 Press %fi (or 5∞ ) or the appropriate NUMBER keys to input the VCR Plus+ Guide Channel number as shown in the TV listing. Then press # (or 3 ) or OK . ● If you receive your channe[...]

58 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Y ou can directly program the recorder ’ s timer to record up to 16 shows each on the HDD and VHS decks, as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer ( Z pg. 10 or 12). Express Timer Pr ogramming T urn on the TV and select the A V mode. TURN ON THE UNIT 1 Press POWER [...]

EN 59 SET T APE SPEED 8 Press REC SPEED to set the tape speed. Each time the button is pressed, the recording speed changes as follows: For HDD deck: SP = LP = EP = SEP = SP = ··· For VHS deck: SP = EP = SP = ··· SET WEEKL Y OR DAIL Y 9 Press WEEKL Y ( NUMBER “9”) for weekly serials or DAILY(M-F) ( NUMBER “8”) for daily serials (Monda[...]

60 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check and Revise the Over- lapped Pr ograms CHECK OVERLAP PROGRAM 1 Check the program to be revised, then press OK . The program screen appears. CANCEL OR REVISE THE PROGRAM 2 T o cancel the program, move the arrow to select “CANCEL” by pressing @%#fi (or 253∞ ), then press OK . T o revise the program, press the[...]

EN 61 Check, Cancel And Revise Pr ograms DISENGAGE TIMER (VHS DECK ONL Y) 1 Press TIMER , then press POWER . ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN 2 Press PROG. CHECK . ACCESS PROGRAM SCREEN 3 Press %fi (or 5∞ ) to select the program, then press OK . CANCEL OR REVISE A PROGRAM 4 T o cancel the program, move the arrow to select “CANCEL” by pressing @%#[...]

62 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Auto SP → EP Timer (VHS deck only) If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the recorder 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. Make sure you set “AUTO SP ?[...]

EN 63 REC LINK Timer Recording (HDD deck only) REC LINK enables the unit to record automatically from the external equipment with timer function. In REC LINK mode, when the signals come into the unit from the external equipment, the unit automatically turns on and starts recording on HDD deck. PREP ARE THE EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT FOR TIMER RECORDING 1 A[...]

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

EN 65 EDITING About Hybrid Navigation In the Simple Operations section, it is briefly described how to search for the beginning of each recorded program using the Navigation functions, but more detailed explanations are provided in this section using HDD Navigation by way of example. This recorder has a built-in Hybrid Navigation system, which cons[...]

66 EN EDITING (cont.) Modify Information SELECT DECK 2 Press HDD or VHS (or S-VHS ). ● When you select the VHS deck, load the cassette you want to edit. ACCESS NA VIGA TION SCREEN 3 Press NA VI . The Navigation screen corresponding to the selected deck appears. ● For VHS deck, when “NA VIGA TION” is set to “OFF”, the Navigation screen d[...]

EN 67 12 3 4 56 78 9 0 2 1 4 3 > < 1 2 – + ACCESS NA VIGA TION SCREEN 3 Press NA VI . The Navigation screen corresponding to the selected deck appears. ● For VHS deck, when “NA VIGA TION” is set to “OFF”, the Navigation screen does not appear . SELECT PROGRAM 4 Press @%#fi (or 253∞ ) to move the arrow to select one program you [...]

68 EN EDITING (cont.) Modify Categor y The Navigation systems cannot work while the recorder is recording on the HDD deck or in REC LINK mode. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . SELECT DECK 2 Press HDD or VHS (or S-VHS ). The Navigation screen corresponding to the selected deck appears. ACCESS NA VIGA TION SCREEN 3 Press NA VI . The Navigation sc[...]

EN 69 Delete Information The Navigation systems cannot work while the recorder is recording on the HDD deck or in REC LINK mode. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . SELECT DECK 2 Press HDD or VHS (or S-VHS ). The indicator corre- sponding to the selected deck lights up. ACCESS NA VIGA TION SCREEN 3 Press NA VI . The Navigation screen corresponding[...]

70 EN EDITING (cont.) Because this recorder includes both HDD deck and VHS deck, you can easily use it for dubbing without connecting any other equipment. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . ACCESS HDD NA VIGA TION SCREEN 2 Press HDD , then press NA VI . The HDD Navigation appears. ACCESS EASY DUBBING SCREEN 3 Press @# (or 23 ) to move the arrow t[...]

EN 71 SELECT VHS DECK 6 Press VHS (or S-VHS ). LOAD A CASSETTE 7 Insert a recordable VHS (or S-VHS) cassette. SELECT REC SPEED 8 Press REC SPEED on the remote control. LOCA TE ST AR T POINT 9 1) Search the point where you want to start dubbing by pressing PLA Y , FF , REW , then press STOP . 2) Press REC and P AUSE simultaneously to enter the Recor[...]

72 EN EDITING (cont.) Y ou can dub selected scenes on a tape, starting and stopping wherever you wish. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . PREP ARE HDD DECK FOR DUBBING 2 1) Press HDD and select the program to be dubbed. Y ou can select the program by HDD Navigation. 2) Press CH +/– to set the channel other than “DUB”. LOCA TE ST AR T POINT [...]

EN 73 Y ou can dub selected scenes on a tape, starting and stopping wherever you wish. TURN ON THE RECORDER 1 Press POWER . PREP ARE VHS DECK FOR DUBBING 2 1) Press VHS (or S-VHS ) and select the program to be dubbed. Y ou can select the program by VHS Navigation. 2) Press CH +/– to set the channel other than “DUB”. LOCA TE ST AR T POINT 3 1)[...]

74 EN EDITING (cont.) R.A.EDIT MODIFY EDIT START RETURN TOTAL 0:01:50 IN / OUT SEARCH IN/OUT POINT WITH [PLAY/ FF/REW/PAUSE] THEN PRESS "IN/OUT" HDD NA VI 1 0:05:10 TO 0:06:37 2 0:01:42 TO 0:02:53 3 0:10:18 TO –:––:–– 4 –:––:–– TO –:––:–– 5 –:––:–– TO –:––:–– 6 –:––:–– TO –:–[...]

EN 75 SELECT THE OTHER EDIT -IN AND EDIT -OUT POINTS 9 Repeat step 8. Y ou can select up to 8 pairs of edit-in and edit-out points. ● T o modify the points 1) Move the arrow to “MODIFY”, then press OK. 2) Select the desired points by pressing @%#fi (or 253∞ ), then press OK . The selected point starts couting. 3) Repeat step 8 . ACCESS ST [...]

76 EN DIGITPURE TECHNOLOGY HM-HDS1 POWER Edit Fr om A Camcorder Y ou can use a camcorder as the player and your recorder as the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an A V cable between the camcorder ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your recorder’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors. ● If connecting a camcorder with an S-VIDEO outpu[...]

EN 77 RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN 7 Press MENU . ST ART PLA YER 8 Set the camcorder to its play mode. NOTE: If the camcorder is equipped with a superimpose/OSD disable feature then set its superimpose or display feature to OFF before pressing play . ST ART RECORDER 9 Set your recorder to its record mode. ● VHS deck ONL Y If you are using a Master Edi[...]

78 EN AUDIO VIDEO R R L L IN OUT1 OUT2 OUT1 OUT2 IN CABLE BOX ANTENNA IN TV OUT VHF/UHF S V I D E O S VIDEO OUT Edit T o Or Fr om Another VCR Y ou can use your recorder as the player or the recorder . MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an A V cable between the player ’ s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’ s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN conne[...]

EN 79 12 3 4 56 78 9 0 2 1 4 3 > < 1 2 – + NOTE: If you use an auxiliary input to connect a cable box or DBS receiver , make sure that the correct AUX INPUT (“VIDEO” or “S- VIDEO”) is selected after you have finished editing ( Z pg. 22). SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE 4 Press CH +/– to select depending on the connector being used –[...]

80 EN DIGITPURE TECHNOLOGY HM-HDS1 POWER VHS Audio Dubbing Audio dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrack. Use your recorder as the recorder . Audio Dubbing (VHS deck only) MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an audio component to the AUDIO IN L + R connectors on the recorder´s front panel. *When connectin[...]

EN 81 NOTES: ● When monitoring the sound during Audio Dubbing, the normal soundtrack is automatically selected. If you wish to hear the Hi-Fi or mixed sound (Hi-Fi + Normal soundtracks), refer to the “Select The Soundtrack” section ( Z pg. 46) and select the soundtrack you wish to hear . ● Audio dubbing stops automatically when the counter [...]

82 EN SPECIAL FEA TURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Contr ol The recorder´s remote control can control several functions on JVC remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs listed below . TURN ON THE TV 1 T urn the power on using the TV´s remote control. SET REMOTE CONTROL MODE 2 Press and hold TV on the remote control when “TV” appea[...]

EN 83 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Contr ol The recorder ’ 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. TURN ON THE CABLE BOX 1 T urn the power on using the cable box´s remote control. S[...]

84 EN DBS Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Contr ol The recorder´s remote control can control functions on the brands of DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below . TURN ON THE DBS RECEIVER 1 T urn the power on using the DBS receiver ’ s remote control. SET REMOTE CONTROL MODE 2 Press and hold TV on the remote control when “CABLE DBS?[...]

EN 85 DIGITPURE TECHNOLOGY HM-HDS1 POWER S-VHS ET S-VHS HDD OK MENU REC LINK CH NAVI STOP PLAY P AUSE REC REW FEW A. DUB EJECT VIDEO PAUSE S-VIDEO (M) L – AUDIO – R F - 1 SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE 2 Press and hold HDD on the remote control until “A” starts blinking on the display window of the remote control. ENTER REMOTE CONTROL CODE 3 Press[...]

86 EN 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 recorder off for repair . POSSIBLE CAUSE ● The power cord is disconnected. ● The batteries are discharged. SYMPTOM 1. The power[...]

EN 87 CORRECTIVE ACTION Set the clock and/or timer correctly . Press TIMER and check to make sure that ‰ appears on the front display panel. Re-perform the set-up procedures. Make sure you have compensated for Guide Channel and recorder or cable box channel number mismatches ( Z pg. 56). T imer programming can’ t be performed when timer recordi[...]

88 EN OTHER PROBLEMS CORRECTIVE ACTION If you need the skipped channels, restore them ( Z pg. 14). Press P AUSE to pause the recording, change channels, then press PLA Y to resume recording. Re-set the remote control to the correct brand ( Z pg. 82 or 83 or 84). Select a different Host Channel during the Semi-Auto setting procedure ( Z pg. 1 1), or[...]

EN 89 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 (VHS deck) to protect the heads. Q. During search, still and frame-by-frame play[...]

90 EN INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW 1 Power On/Off Button ( Z pg. 10) 2 Remote Control Sensor 3 Hard Disk Drive Illumination 4 MENU button ( Z pg. 10) 5 REC LINK Button ( Z pg. 63) 6 HDD Button ( Z pg. 23) 7 ST OP Button ( Z pg. 23) 8 PLA Y Button ( Z pg. 24) 9 P AUSE Button ( Z pg. 24) 0 REC Button ( Z pg. 23) ! VHS Button ( Z pg. 34) @ 1 and ¡ Button[...]

EN 91 REAR VIEW 5 TV OUT Connector ( Z pg. 8) 6 CABLE BOX Controller Connector ( Z pg. 15) 7 VIDEO/AUDIO Output Connectors ( Z pg. 8) 1 ANTENNA IN Connector ( Z pg. 8) 2 S VIDEO Input/Output Connector ( Z pg. 8) 3 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors 4 Power Cord ( Z pg. 8) AUDIO VIDEO R R L L IN OUT1 OUT2 OUT1 OUT2 IN CABLE BOX ANTENNA IN TV OUT VHF/UHF S[...]

92 EN 1 Symbolic Mode Indicators STILL: SLOW: RECORD: RECORD P AUSE: PLA Y : FF/REW V ARIABLE SEARCH: AUDIO DUBBING: AUDIO DUBBING P AUSE: DISPLA Y P ANEL SP S VCR VN 6 7 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 Symbolic Mode Indicators (Refer to the chart below) 2 VN (VHS Navigation) Indicators ( Z pg. 37) 3 Speed Indicators ( Z pg. 23) 4 T imer Mode Indicator ( Z pg. 55)[...]

EN 93 REMOTE CONTROL 12 3 4 56 78 9 CANCEL 0 OK OK HDD TV ABC GHI DEF JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ VHS 2 1 4 3 > < VCR TV /CABLE DBS REC SPEED VCR PLUS A.MONITOR DISPLAY CLEAR TV/VCR NAVI TRANSFER INDEX PROG TIMER MENU MEMORY WEEKLY DAILY(M – F) PROG CHECK 1 2 STAR T STOP DA TE CH C.RESET ENTER/OSD EXPRESS PROGRAMING PLA Y STOP P AUSE REW REC FF T[...]

94 EN INDEX (cont.) A A/B/C/D Code ............................................................. 85 Active V ideo Calibration ............................................. 47 Add Channel ............................................................... 14 Audio Dubbing (VHS deck only) ................................. 80 Audio Monitor ...............[...]

EN 95 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 120 V ` , 60 Hz Power consumption Power on : 45 W Power off : 14 W T emperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to 140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (WxHxD) : 435 mm x 124 mm x 385 mm (17-1/16" x 4-15/16" x 15-3/16") W eight : [...]

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EN 97 LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below . ("The W arranty Period") THIS [...]

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