User manual JVC HR-J870

[. . . ] ENGLISH CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST INDEX INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 2 4 9 10 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Basic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INITIAL SETTINGS Auto Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Preset Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] In short, you can use the Video Navigation function to create your own video tape library. A Access the Find Blank Space screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "FIND BLANK SPACE", then press OK. Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode). B Select the tape number. The calculated blank space is based on the current tape speed (SP, LP or EP) selected on the recorder. If the selected cassette has already been loaded, the recorder searches the beginning of the blank space and goes into the stop mode automatically. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the tape number on which you want to record a programme, then press OK. C Load a cassette. Insert the cassette whose number is displayed on the screen. The recorder searches the beginning of the blank space and goes into the stop mode automatically. NOTE: The recorder may not go into the stop mode right on the beginning of the selected blank space. EN 39 Edit Tape Title A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU. Press the number keys and e to enter characters, then press OK. For details, refer to "Entering Character" below. F Enter the tape title. Press MENU. B Access the Video Navigation screen. G Return to the normal screen. Entering Character Press the appropriate number key, then press e to enter each character. (Example) Enter "JVC NEWS" A Press 5 (JKL) once to enter "J", then press e. B Press 8 (TUV) three times to enter "V", then press e. C Press 2 (ABC) three times to enter "C", then press e. D Press 0 (I) twice to enter "I (space)", then press e. E Press 6 (MNO) twice to enter "N", then press e. F Press 3 (DEF) twice to enter "E", then press e. G Press 9 (WXYZ) once to enter "W", then press e. H Press 7 (PQRS) four times to enter "S", then press e. NUMBER KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CHARACTER . , /+f( )1 ABC2 DEF3 GHI4 JKL5 MNO6 PQRS7 TUV8 WXYZ9 0_ Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "VIDEO NAVIGATION", then press OK or e. C Access the Edit Title screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "EDIT TITLE", then press OK or e. D Select the tape number. The "*" mark indicates the tape number of the cassette that is currently in the recorder. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the tape number whose title you want to edit, then press OK or e. E Select the tape title. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the tape number, then press OK or e. The tape title begins blinking. The "*" mark indicates the current position on the tape. NOTES: If you make a mistake, press w e to select the character, then enter the correct character. If you want to delete a character, press w e to select the character, then press &. 40 EN Edit Programme Title and Category Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Edit Tape Title" on page 39 before continuing. VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont. ) Choice of Category CATEGORY r r t t t t t t t t t MOVIE r r r r r r r r A Select the programme. SPORTS SPECIAL SERIES Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the programme you want to edit, then press OK or e. The "TITLE" display begins blinking. SHOW MUSIC CHILDREN B Enter the programme title. NEWS Press the number keys and e to enter characters, then press OK. For details, refer to "Entering Character" on page 39. OTHERS t C Select the category. Press rt to select the category you want, then press OK or e. D Return to the normal screen. Press MENU. EN 41 Delete Tape Data Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Edit Tape Title" on page 39 before continuing. Delete Programme Data Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Edit Tape Title" on page 39 before continuing. A Select the tape title. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the tape number you want to delete, then press &. A Select the programme. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the programme you want to delete, then press &. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "YES", then press OK or e. B Delete the tape data. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "YES", then press OK or e. B Delete the programme data. C Return to the normal screen. Press MENU. C Return to the normal screen. Press MENU. NOTES: When you delete data, only the tape and/or programme information is deleted from the recorder's memory. The actual recording on the tape is not erased. If the recorder's memory becomes full, the recorder cannot register any more information. Delete any unnecessary data of tape or programme from the recorder's memory. 42 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont. ) Find Title Sort By Tape Number This function is useful for finding out the programme you want to playback in the order sorted by tape number. A Access the Main Menu screen. Press MENU. B Access the Video Navigation screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "VIDEO NAVIGATION", then press OK or e. C Access the Find Title screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "FIND TITLE", then press OK or e. EN 43 D Access the Tape No. screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "BY TAPE NO. ", then press OK or e. Sort By Date This function is useful for finding out the programme you want to play back in the order sorted by date. Perform steps 1 to 3 of "Sort By Tape Number" on page 42 before continuing. A Access the Date screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the programme you want to play back, then press OK. E Select the programme. If the selected cassette has already been loaded, playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "BY DATE", then press OK or e. F Load a cassette. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the programme you want to play back, then press OK. B Select the programme. If the selected cassette has already been loaded, playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. Insert the cassette whose number is displayed on the screen. Playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. C Load a cassette. Insert the cassette whose number is displayed on the screen. Playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. 44 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont. ) B Select the category. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the category you want to watch, then press OK. C Select the programme. If the selected cassette has already been loaded, playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to the programme you want to play back, then press OK. D Load a cassette. Insert the cassette whose number is displayed on the screen. Playback begins automatically after the selected programme is located. Sort By Category This function is useful for finding out the programme you want to play back in the order sorted by category. Perform steps 1 to 3 of "Sort By Tape Number" on page 42 before continuing. A Access the Category screen. Press rt to move the highlight bar (pointer) to "BY CATEGORY", then press OK or e. EDITING EN 45 Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the source player and your recorder as the recording deck. 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. When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is used, the camcorder is capable of controlling the recorder. [. . . ] 50 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 J Just Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 W When programmes overlap each other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 When Receiving A Scrambled Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]