JVC HR-J797AM manual

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    P age 1 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J797AM HR-J791AM INSTR UCTIONS LPT0687-001A Printed in Malaysia COPYRIGHT © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. 0402 MNV f PJ f PJ Safety Precautions T he rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. W AR NING: D ANGER OUS V OL T A GE INSIDE W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR S[...]

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    P age 2 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm 3. DO NOT pla ce hea vy objects on the recorder or remote control. 4. DO NOT place an ything whic h might spill on top of the recorder or remote control. (If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shoc k may be ca used.) 5. DO NOT expose the appar atus to dripping or splashing. 6. DO NOT [...]

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    P age 3 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Remote control * Not function with this recorder . On-screen display When “ O.S .D. ” is set to “ ON ” , the superimposed in dication on the TV screen tells you wh at the recorder is doing. A Channel and auxiliary input B Clock time C Da y D T ype of broadcast E Audio mode F T ime counter G T ape position H T [...]

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    P age 4 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Initial Settings Video Channel Set V ideo channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals f rom the video recor der through the RF cable. Before performing the following steps, make sure the recorder ’ s pow er is off an d there is no c assette insert ed in th e recorde[...]

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    P age 5 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Language Setting A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial S et 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 next to “ L A N GUA G E ” , then press OK or e . C Select language Pr[...]

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    P age 6 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Playback Features Adjusting tracking condition — tracking adjustment Automatic trac king adjustment Whenever you insert a tape and start pla yback, automatic trac king starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playbac k. Manual trac king adjustment If automatic trac[...]

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    P age 7 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Recor ding Accidental er asure pre vention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remo ve its record safety tab. T o record on it late r, 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 adhesive tape before in[...]

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    P age 8 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Timer Reco rding Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using G- CODE / S HOW V IEW timer programing or Express timer programing method as far as a year in advance. Remember , the clock must be set before you can progr am the time r. NOTES: ● If all the 8programs have already been set, “ PROGRAM FULL ” app[...]

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    P age 9 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm 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. T he recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically . ● Select the appropriate colour system with “ P AL/MESECAM ” and “ NTSC ” in Function sett[...]

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    P age 10 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm ● If the overlap is not y et solved, the conflicting programs will be shown on the Program check screen. Rep eat the above steps again. Other Functions Checking tape position When you c hange the recorder oper ation mode from the stop mode to fast forward or rewind mode, or when you perform an Index Searc h or Inst[...]

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    P age 11 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm 䡵 AUTO SP ] LP TIMER — ON / OFF When this function is set to “ ON ” , the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allo w complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer -recording in SP mode. For Example, Recording a P AL-broadcast progr amme of 210 minutes in len[...]

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    P age 12 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Changing Remote Control Code T his remote control 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 recorder is initially set to respond to A code signals. [...]

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    P age 13 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm Inf ormation on Multi-System Compatibility Off-Air Recording T he built-in multi-s ystem tuner is capable of receiving PAL B/G, I and D/K, and SECAM B/G and D/K and NTSC* broadcasts. Playback T his recorder can play ba ck all 3 types of recorded tape. NOTES: When viewing NTSC tapes on a P AL TV set: ● T he picture [...]

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    P age 14 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm T ape-T o-T ape Editing T here are 4 different types of recorded tape, depending on the signal recorded. T uner Setting IMPORT ANT P erform the following steps only if auto channel set has not been set correctly by Auto Set Up function or if yo u h ave m oved to a different area or if a new station starts broadcastin[...]

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    P age 15 April 11, 2002 2:44 pm E Set desired station T he screen to the rig ht appears when a station is detected. If you do n o t want to store the detected station... Press rt to place the pointer next to “ CONTINUE ” , then press OK or e . Channel searc h will resume. If you w ant to store the detected station... Press rt to place the point[...]

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    P age 16 April 16, 2002 12:21 pm Specifications Specifications shown are for SP mode unless specified oth erwise. E. & O.E. Design and specifications subject to c hange without notice. GENERAL P ower requirement Rating : AC 11 0 V – 2 4 0 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz Operating : AC 90 V – 260 V d , 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower consumption : 16 W Te m p e r a t [...]