JVC HR-S5911U manual

—1— P age 1 Marc h 25, 2002 5:33 pm VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-S5901/5911U INSTR UCTIONS LPT0638-001B CONTENTS Buttons, Connectors and Indica tors ............ ................ .............. ...... 4 Connections and Plug&Play Setting ............... ................. ............. ... 5 Initial Settings ............... ............. ......[...]

—2— P age 2 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm F ailure to heed the following pr ecautions ma y result in damage to the VCR, Remote or video cassette. 1. DO NO T p lace the VCR . . . ...in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity . ...in direct sunlight. ...in a dusty environment. ...in an environment where strong magnetic fields are gene[...]

—3— P age 3 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm 2. Lightning F or added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the w all outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. T his will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power -line surge s. 3. P [...]

—4— P age 4 January 25, 2002 9:24 am Front Panel Rear Panel Remote On-screen display If you press OSD (OK) on the Remote w hen “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( 墌 pg. 15), you can see the current VCR status on the TV screen. T he indications are not recorded even if the VCR is in the recording mode. Butt ons , Connectors and Indicat ors [...]

—5— P age 5 January 25, 2002 4:39 pm A Check contents Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “Specifications” ( 墌 pg. 20). B Situate VCR Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. C Connect VCR to TV RF Connection A Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV . B Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANT . IN terminal[...]

— 6 — P age 6 January 25, 2002 10:12 am Language Setting T he default setting is “ ENGLISH ” . A Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “ INITIAL SET ” , then press OK or e . B Select language T his VCR offers you the language choice to view menus and some[...]

— 7 — P age 7 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm T uner Setting Setting channels automatically — Auto Channel Set P erform Auto Channel Set only if channels ha ve not been set correctly by the Plug&Pla y setting. A Access Main Menu screen, then T uner Set screen Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arro w) to “ TUNER SET [...]

—8— P age 8 Marc h 25, 2002 5:33 pm D Connect Controller to VCR Connect the Controller to the C ABLE BOX Controller connector on the rear panel. E T urn on cab le box or DBS receiver Select a channel other than c hannel 9 on your cable box, or channels 100, 205 on y our DBS receive r . F Access Main Menu screen, then Initial Set screen on VCR P[...]

—9— P age 9 January 25, 2002 9:26 am 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 tow ards the VCR. ● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting. ● T he VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is reset, automatical[...]

— 10 — P age 10 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm Automatic operations after rewinding — Next Function Memor y T he Next Function Memory “ tells ” the VCR what to do after rewinding is complete. Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode. ● F or Automatic Pla y back Start Press REW ( 3 ), then press PLA Y ( 4 ) within 2 seconds. ● F or Automatic P ow[...]

—1 1— P age 11 January 23, 2002 5:00 pm It ma y be unlawful to record or pla y back cop y righted material without the consent of the copyright owner . Accidental er asure pre ve ntion T o prevent accidental rec ording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesive tape. Basic Recordi[...]

—1 2— P age 12 March 25, 2002 5:36 pm Up to 8 timer recording programs can be made using VCR Plus+ timer programing, Express timer progr aming or 24HR Quick Programing method as far as a y ear in ad vance. Remember , the clock must be set before y ou can program the timer . NOTES: ● If all the 8 programs ha ve alread y been set, “PROGRAM FU[...]

—1 3— P age 13 January 25, 2002 9:30 am Express T imer Programing Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. T h e VCR turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically . A Press PROG. on the Remote to access the PlusCode No. screen. B Press ST ART+/– once to access Program screen. Press ST ART+/– , ST OP+/– , DAT E + / – or CH+[...]

—1 4— P age 14 January 25, 2002 9:30 am Program overlap warning display If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM O VERLAP” appears, you ha ve another program overlapping the progr am you ha ve just made. T he Program Chec k screen appears and conflicting programs will start blinking. Example: Program 1 (you ha ve just made) and Program 4 overlap e[...]

—1 5— P age 15 January 25, 2002 9:30 am 䡵 S-VHS ET — ON/ OFF When this function is set to “ON”, you can record on VHS cassettes with S-VHS picture quality . T apes recorded using this function can be pla yed bac k on a S-VHS VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET function or VHS VCR equipped with the SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLA YBA CK) function . Whe[...]

—1 6— P age 16 M arc h 26, 2002 9:21 am 䡵 AUDIO MONITOR — HI-FI /HI-FI L/HI-FI R/NORM/MIX T his VCR can record two sound trac ks simultaneously (normal and Hi-Fi) on a Hi-F i stereo tape. Y ou can select the sound trac k(s) to listen to while pla y ing back a Hi-F i stereo tape. In addition, when pla ying back a prerecorded tape containing [...]

— 17 — P age 17 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm Multi-Brand Remote Control T his Remote can control some functions of r emote controllable TVs, cable boxes or DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below . Without setting, you can control a JVC TV . NOTES: ● Some unit’ s brands hav e more than one code. If the unit does not function wit[...]

— 18 — P age 18 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm Editing with Another VCR 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 y our VCR as the recording VCR. Refer also to the other components ’ instruction manuals for connection and its operations. A Make connections Example 1: W hen another VCR[...]

— 19 — P age 19 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm Audio Dubbing Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio sound of a previously recorded tape with a new soundtrac k. A Make connections Connect an audio cable between the VCR ’ s audio input connectors and the audio component ’ s audio output connectors. ● When connecting a monaural audio component, u[...]

—2 0— P age 20 January 25, 2002 9:33 am C Select video input connector Select the appropriate mode depending on the connector being used ( 墌 pg. 16). Wh en using S-VIDEO input connector on the front panel , set “FRONT A UX INPUT” to “S-VIDEO”. When using S-VIDEO IN connector on the r ear panel , set “REAR A UX INPUT” to “S-VIDEO[...]

—2 1— P age 21 January 24, 2002 9:13 am Before requesting service, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble y ourself. Small problems are often easily co rre cted, and this can sa ve y ou from the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair . Power Playback Recording Timer Recording Other Problems T r oubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE C[...]

— 22 — P age 22 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm 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 product 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, [...]

— 23 — P age 23 January 23, 2002 3:52 pm W ARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARR Y A SEP ARA TE W ARRANTY , THIS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y . FOR DET AILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PR ODUCT W ARRANTY INFORMA TION P ACKA GED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT . LIMITED W ARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90[...]

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