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P age 1 March 9, 2001 9:16 am VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-A5U INSTR UCTIONS LPT0588-001A Printed in China COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICT OR COMP ANY OF J AP AN, L TD . 0301 IYV f ID f BJ Dear Customer , T hank y ou for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder . Before use, please read the safety information and precautions to ensure safe use of your n[...]
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P age 2 March 9, 2001 9:16 am 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. T hi s product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety . In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the followi[...]
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P age 3 March 9, 2001 9:16 am SERVICING 1. Servicing If your product is not opera ting correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedur e in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing cov ers may expose y ou to dangero[...]
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P age 4 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am Remote On-screen display If you press OSD on the Remote when “ SU PERIMPOSE ” is set to “ ON ” , you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. Press OSD again to exit on-screen displa y . T he indications are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recording mode. A Channel and auxiliary input B Da y and[...]
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P age 5 March 9, 2001 9:16 am D Perform P lug&Play setup Plug the A C power cord into an AC outlet. Do not turn on the VCR. T h e clock and tuner c hannels will be set automatically . T he time and date can be set automatically by the clock setting data transmitted from one of the regular TV broadcast channels. W e call this TV channel the “ [...]
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P age 6 March 9, 2001 9:16 am A Set Auto Clock to ON Press OK or e on the Remote repeatedly to move the highlight bar to “ AU TO C L O C K ” , then press rt so that “ ON ” is selected. B Select host channel Y ou can either select “ AU TO ” or enter a PBS channel number . Press OK or e to mo ve the highlight bar to “ HOST CH ” , then[...]
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P age 7 March 9, 2001 9:16 am Playback Basic Playback A Load a cassette 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. ● Do not apply too much pressure w hen inserting. ● T he VCR turns on, an d the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automaticall[...]
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P age 8 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am Playing back tape repeatedly (100 times) — Repeat Play During pla yback, press and hold PLA Y ( 4 ) for more than 5 seconds. T he play indicator ( $ ) on the displa y panel starts blinking slowly . T o stop playbac k, press ST OP ( 8 ) on the Remote or ST OP/EJECT ( 0 ) on the VCR. Locating beginning of recordings ?[...]
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P age 9 March 9, 2001 9:16 am Recording Features Specifying recording length — Instant Ti mer Recording (ITR) During recording, press REC ( 7 ) on the VCR repeatedly until the recording length you w ant appears on the display panel. T he record indicato r ( 䡬 ) on the display panel starts blinking. ● Each time y ou press the button, recording[...]
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P age 10 March 9, 2001 9:16 am C Press OK or PROG. . ● If “ PROGRAM NO T COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP ” appears, see “ Program o verlap warning displa y ” . D Press TIMER . T he VCR turn s off automatically and “ # ” is displa yed on the displa y panel. T o use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby mode Press TIMER , then press [...]
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P age 11 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am – Other Functions – Other Functions Checking tape position When you c hange the VCR operation mode from the stop mode to fast forward or rewind mode, or when you perform an Index Search or Instant Review , the tape position indicator appears. T he position of “ q ” in rel ation to “ B ” (Beginning) or “[...]
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P age 12 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am 䡵 VIDEO ST ABILIZER — ON/ OFF When this function is set to “ ON ” , you can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture w hen playing bac k unstable recordings made on another VCR. NOTE: T o watch recordings with close-caption or when you finish viewing a tape, set this function to “OFF” . ?[...]
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P age 13 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am Changing Remote Control Code T his Re mote is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. T his Remote control is preset to send A code signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code signals. Y ou can eas[...]
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P age 14 March 9, 2001 9:16 am Editing Y ou can use your VCR as the pla yback or recording VCR. Y ou can use a camcorder as the pla yback VCR and your VC R as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other compon ents ’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make conn ections Example: When using this VCR as the pla yback VCR ● Whe[...]
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P age 15 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am FOR SER VICING (Only in U.S.A.) HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE CENTER JVC SER VICE & ENGINEERING COMP ANY OF AMERICA A CCESSORIES Don’t service the pr oduct y ourself . T OLL FREE: 1-800-537-5722 http://www .jvc.com Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from y our purchase, please read [...]
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P age 16 Marc h 9, 2001 9:16 am W ARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARR Y A SEP ARA TE W ARRANTY , THIS W AR RANTY DOES NO T APPL Y . FOR DET AILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PR ODUCT W ARRAN TY INFORMA TION P A CKAGED WITH EA CH REFURBISHED PRODUCT . LIMITED W ARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMP[...]