User manual JVC HR-J770

[. . . ] ENGLISH CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 4 7 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INDEX INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER INITIAL SETTINGS Basic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Auto Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Preset Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SAT CONTROL SET T-V LINK Satellite Receiver Control Setting . . . . . . . . 13 T-V Link Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13 15 PLAYBACK RECORDING 16 20 Basic Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Basic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recording Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 B. E. S. T. Picture System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SHOWVIEW® Timer Programming . . . . . . . . 24 Express Timer Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Automatic Satellite Programme Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 TIMER RECORDING 24 EDITING Edit From A Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 31 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Connecting To A Satellite Receiver . . . . . 33 Connecting/Using A Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Connecting/Using A Stereo System . . . . . 35 33 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 36 Mode Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Tuner Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Video Channel Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 SHOWVIEW® Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 TROUBLESHOOTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SPECIFICATIONS LIST OF TERMS 50 53 54 55 LPT0323-001A EN 2 EN SAFETY FIRST Safety Precautions The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit. WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION 8 When you are not using the recorder for a long period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet. 8 Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to qualified service personnel. [. . . ] When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again, the recorder starts recording. You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer. 23) does not work while Auto Satellite Programme Recording is in progress. 48) does not work when the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged. When the Auto Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged, or the recorder's power is turned off after Auto Satellite Programme Recording is finished, the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though "AUTO TIMER" is set to "ON". After Auto Satellite Programme Recording, the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for the Instant ReView function ( pg. 18). EDITING EN 31 Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the source player and your recorder as the recorder. A Make connections. Connect the camcorder's AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors to the recorder's front panel AUDIO/VIDEO input connectors. When using a monaural camcorder, connect its AUDIO OUT connector to the AUDIO L input connector on your recorder. B Set the recorder's input mode. C Set the edit mode. See "PICTURE CONTROL" on page 37. Press AUX (NUMBER key "0") and/or PR to select "F-1". D Start the camcorder. E Start the recorder. NOTES: Your recorder Engage the Play mode of the camcorder. Engage the Record mode of the recorder. All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer. When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes in step 3, be sure to select "AUTO" (or "NORM" when "B. E. S. T. " is set to "OFF") after you finish dubbing the tapes. VIDEO input AUDIO input AUDIO OUT Audio/Video cable (not provided) Camcorder VIDEO OUT Player 32 EN EDITING (cont. ) You can use your recorder as the source player or as the recording deck. Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder A TV receiver Player Your recorder A Make connections. Connect the player's 21-pin SCART connector to the recorder's 21-pin SCART connector as illustrated. A When using your recorder as the source player . . . connect its AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to the recording deck. B When using your recorder as the recording deck . . . connect its AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT or AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector to the source player. With this video recorder, press AUX (NUMBER key "0") and/or PR to select "L-1" for the AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector, or "L-2" for the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, depending on the connector being used. 21-pin SCART cable (not provided) Video channel or AV mode RF cable (provided) B Set the input mode of recording deck. When using another recorder as the recording deck, refer to its instruction manual. When using the AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector, make sure "L-2 SELECT" is set to "L-2" ( pg. 39). C Set the edit mode. Another recorder Recorder Your recorder TV receiver See "PICTURE CONTROL" on page 37. D Start the source player. NOTES: B Recorder Engage the Play mode of the source player. E Start the recording deck. Engage the Record mode of the recording deck. All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer. When you select "EDIT" to dub tapes in step 3, be sure to select "AUTO" (or "NORM" when "B. E. S. T. " is set to "OFF") after you finish dubbing the tapes. When you use this recorder as the source player for editing, be sure to set "O. S. D. " to "OFF" before starting ( pg. 37). 21-pin SCART cable (not provided) RF cable (provided) Video channel or AV mode Another recorder Player SYSTEM CONNECTIONS EN 33 Connecting To A Satellite Receiver Connect the decoder to the satellite receiver's connector if you have a decoder, AV1 (L-1) IN/OUT connector to TV's connector, and AV2 (L-2) IN/DECODER connector to the satellite receiver's connector. Then connect the satellite receiver and TV. Set "L-2 SELECT" to "L-2" ( pg. You can use Automatic Satellite Programme Recording function ( pg. To view a programme via the satellite receiver, select L-2 mode by pressing AUX (NUMBER key "0") and/or PR so that "L-2" appears on the front display panel. To receive a scrambled broadcast, descramble the signal with the satellite receiver. [. . . ] 48 V Variable Speed Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Video Channel Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 VPS/PDC Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 L L-2 SELECT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]