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VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J787AM HR-J781AM INSTR UCTIONS LPT0595-001C Printed in Mala ysia COPYRIGHT © 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. 0501 MNV f PJ f PJ Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W ARNING: D ANGEROUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZA RD, DO NO T EXPOSE TH[...]
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3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the recorder or re mote control. 4. DO NO T place any thing w hich mi ght spill on top of the recorder or remote control. (If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.) 5. DO NO T expose the appa ratus to dripping or spla shing. 6. DO NO T use this equipment in a bathr[...]
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Remote control * Not function with th is recorder . On-screen display When “O .S.D .” is set to “ON”, the superimposed indicati on on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. A Channel and auxiliary input B Clock time C Da y D T ype of broadcas t E Audio mode F T ime counte r G T ape po sition H T ape direction I Colour system in[...]
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Initial Settings Video Channel Set V ideo c hannel (RF ou tput ch annel) is the c hannel on whic h yo ur TV receiv es picture and sound sign als from the video recorder thro ugh the RF cab le. Before performin g the follow ing steps, make sure the recorder’ s power is off and there is no c assette inserte d in the recorder . If you ha ve connecte[...]
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Language Setting A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the remote control. Press rt to place the pointer next to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or e . B Access Language Select screen Press rt to place the pointer ne xt to “LANGU AGE”, then pr ess OK or e . C Select language Press rt to place the pointer next to the [...]
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Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic tr acking adjustment Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking starts working and c ontinuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback. Manual tr acking adjustment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well[...]
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Recor d ing Accidental erasur e prev ention T o prevent accidental reco rding on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o reco rd on it later , cover the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Recording A Load a casse tte Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. ● T [...]
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Timer Recor ding Up to 8 time r recording programs ca n be made using G- CODE / S HOW V IE W timer programing or Express timer programin g method as far as a year in adv ance. Remembe r , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs have already been set, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV scree n. ●[...]
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Express T imer Programing ● Remember , the clock must be set before you can program the timer . ● Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automa tically. ● Select the app ropriate colou r system with “ PA L / M E S E CA M ” and “ NTSC ” in Function settings. A Press PROG on t[...]
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Other Functions Checking tape position When you change the recorde r operation mode from the st op mode to fast forward or rewind mod e, or when you pe rform an Index Search or Instant Revie w, the tape position indicator appears. T he position of “ q ” in relation to “ 0 ” (beginning) or “ + ” (end) shows you w here you a re on the tap[...]
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䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER — ON / OFF When this function i s set to “ ON ” , the recor der automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the en tire program while timer -recording in SP mode. Fo r Example, Recordin g a P AL-broadcast programme of 210 minutes in length ont o a 180-minute tape. [...]
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Changing Remote Control Code T his remote control is capable of transmitting two control codes; one set to respond to A cod e control signals and anothe r set to respond to B cod e control signals. This remote control is preset to send A code signals b ecause your recorder is initi ally set to respond to A code signals. Y ou can e asily modify your[...]
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Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording T he built-in multi-syste m tuner is capable of rec eiving P A L B/G, I and D/K, and SEC AM B/G and D/K and NTSC* broadca sts. Playback T his recorder can play bac k all 3 types of recorded tape. NOTES: When viewing NTS C tapes on a P AL TV set: ● T he picture may shrink vertically with[...]
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T ape-T o-T ape Editing T here are 4 different types of recorded tape, depending on the sign al recorded. Tu n e r S e t t i n g IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function or if you have moved to a different area or if a new sta tion starts broadcasting in your area. Y our rec[...]
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E Set desired station T he screen to the right appears when a station is detected. If you do not want to store the detected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “ CONTINUE ” , then press OK or e . Channel sear ch will resume. If y ou wa nt to store the detected station. .. Press rt to place the pointer next to “ STO R E ” , then[...]
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Specifications Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified otherwise. E. & O. E. Design and specifica tions subject to c hange with out notice. GENERAL P ower requireme nt Rating : AC 1 10 V – 24 0 V d , 5 0 Hz/60 Hz Operating : A C 90 V – 260 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower co nsumption : 16 W Te m p e r a t u r e Operating : 5 ° C to [...]