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—1— March 22, 2002 3:16 pm P age 1 ENGLISH Master P age: Cov er VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J585EU HR-J285EU INSTR UCTIONS LPT0666-001B Pr inted in Indonesia COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICT OR COMP ANY OF J AP AN, L TD . 0202 MNV f ID f OT SAFETY FIRST ................. ................. .................... ................ ......... 1 Buttons, Connecto[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 2 —2— Master P a ge: Right When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation (10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear). When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws go[...]
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March 22, 2002 3:16 pm P age 3 —3— Master P a ge: Right Front Panel A P ower Indicator B VCR Indicator C T imer Indicator D Standby/Record Indicator* * Standby/R ecord Indicator lights w hen the reco rder is in standb y mode or during recording. Rear Panel * HR-J585EU only Remote control NOTE: T he buttons with do not function with this recorde[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 4 — 4 — Master P a ge: Right On-screen display If you press ( OK ) on the remote control when “ OSD ” is set to “ ON ” ( 墌 5), you can see the current reco rder status on the screen. T he indication s except the clock or time counter disappears in about 5 seconds. T o clear the on-screen display complete[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 5 — 5 — Master P a ge: Right A Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “ Specifications ” ( 墌 16). B Situate recorder Place the recorder on a stable, horizonta l surface. C Connect recorder to TV RF Connection A Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV . B Connect the[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 6 — 6 — Master P a ge: Right D Perform Plug&Play setup Plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet. Do not turn on the recorder . T he Country Set screen appears. Press w e to select your country , then press OK . T he recorder automatically assigns all receiv able stations in your area. NOTE: If you ha ve c[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 7 — 7 — Master P a ge: Right Language Set Y ou can change the language setting manually as required. A Access Main Menu screen Press MENU . Press w e to select the icon “ ABC OSD ” , then press OK . B Select language Press rt to select the desired language. C Return to normal sc reen Press MENU . Clock Set A A[...]
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January 31, 2002 1:12 pm P age 8 —8— Master P a ge: Right Manual Channel Set Store channels that were not stored during Plug&Pla y or Auto Channel Set. A Access Main Menu screen, then Manual Channel Set screen Press MENU . Press w e to select the icon “PR SET”, then press OK . ● T he Manual Channel Set screen of the channel position c[...]
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F ebruary 5, 2002 11:44 am Pa g e 9 —9— Master P age: Right Changing s tation name (B) A Access Main Menu scr een, th en Manual Ch annel Set scr een Press MENU . Press w e to sele ct the ico n “PR SET”, then press OK . ● T he Manual C hannel Set scr een of the channel position currently receiv ed appears. B Access Confir mation screen Pre[...]
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March 27, 2002 3:19 pm P age 10 —1 0— Master P a ge: Right Basic Playback A Load a cassette Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arro w on the front of the cassette is pointing tow ards the recorder . ● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, au[...]
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January 31, 2002 1:12 pm P age 11 —1 1— Master P a ge: Right Accidental er asure prev ention T o prevent accidental r ecording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Recording A Load a cassette Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with [...]
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January 31, 2002 1:12 pm P age 12 —1 2— Master P a ge: Right Up to 7 timer recording programmes within a month can be made. Before starting: ● Set the clock properly . ( 墌 7) ● Set “SYSTEM” to the appropriate mode. ( 墌 4) ● Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. NOTES: ● If all the 7 programmes ha ve already been set[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 13 — 13 — Master P a ge: Right Intelligent LP Recording (HR-J585EU only) When you set the tape speed to “ IP ” , the recorder automatically switc hes to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme while timer - recording in SP mode. F or example , recording a [...]
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January 31, 2002 1:12 pm P age 14 —1 4— Master P a ge: Right Editing with another video recorder or a camcorder Y ou can use your recorder as the source pla yer or the recording deck. Y ou can use a camcorder as the source pla yer and your recorder as the recording deck. Refer also to the other components’ instruction manuals for connection a[...]
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January 30, 2002 8:52 am P age 15 — 15 — Master P a ge: Right Connecting/Using a stereo system (HR-J585EU only) Y ou can listen to the soundtrack through y our stereo system. Connect the A UDIO OUT L and R connectors on the recorder to the AU X IN or T APE MONITOR connectors on y our stereo system ’ s receiv er or amplifier . ● When listeni[...]
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March 26, 2002 9:40 am P age 16 —1 6— Master P a ge: Right Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O.E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Specifications GENERAL P ower : 200 V – 240 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower consumption P ower on : Approx. 12 W Standby mode : 3.0 W V ideo Head system [...]