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—1— January 25, 2002 9:48 am P age 1 ENGLISH Master P age: Cov er VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J590/J593/J599EU HR-J290/J293EU INSTR UCTIONS LPT0667-001A 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 [...]
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January 29, 2002 9:50 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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January 31, 2002 10:18 am 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-J590/J593/J 599EU only Remote control NOTE: T he buttons with do not function wit[...]
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January 29, 2002 10:22 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 recor der 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 completely , [...]
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January 29, 2002 9:56 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 TV [...]
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January 29, 2002 9:35 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 clock and tuner channels will be set automatically . T he time and date can be set automatic[...]
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January 25, 2002 9:48 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 P e[...]
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January 31, 2002 10:09 am 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 [...]
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F ebruary 1, 2002 2:19 pm P age 9 —9— Master P a ge: Right Changing station name (B) 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 currently receiv ed appears. B Access Confirmation sc reen Press MENU . [...]
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January 25, 2002 9:48 am P age 10 — 10 — 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,[...]
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January 25, 2002 9:48 am P age 11 — 11 — 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 10:09 am 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 se[...]
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January 31, 2002 10:09 am P age 13 —1 3— Master P a ge: Right T imer Programming A Press MENU . Press w e to select the icon “REC”, then press OK . T he programme list appears. B Press OK . C Press the appropriate number ke ys to set the channel, date, start time and stop time. Input “0” before any single number entries. ● T o time-re[...]
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January 31, 2002 10:09 am 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 [...]
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January 31, 2002 10:09 am P age 15 —1 5— Master P a ge: Right Connecting to a satellite receiver Connect the decoder to the satellite receiver’ s connector if you ha ve a decoder , EURO A V1 A UDIO/VIDEO connector to TV’ s connector , and EURO A V2 DECODER connector to the satellite receiv er’ s connector . T hen connect the satellite rec[...]
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January 25, 2002 9:48 am P age 16 — 16 — 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 syst[...]