JVC HR S3500U User Manual Instructions LPT0024 001B

User Manual: JVC HR-S3500U Instructions

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HR-S3500U

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0024-001B

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and

Serial No. which are located on the

rear of cabinet. Retain this

information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

REW

SP/EP

PAUSE

REC

STOP/EJECT

PLAY

TV/VCR

JOG

SHUTTLE

MENU OK

POWER

VIDEO

(MONO)

L –AUDIO– R

REC LINK

S-VHS ET

SP VCR

–

CANCEL

TIMER

START STOP DATE

PLAY

REW

REC

STOP

SHUTTLE

PLUS

PAUSE

POWER

TV/VCR

C. RESET

DBS DAILY(M-F)

AUX

WEEKLY

PROG

CHECK

PROG SP/EP SKIP SEARCH

DISPLAY

ENTER/OSD

CABLE/

DBS

123

456

789

EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

MULTI BRAND

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

MBRSET

A/B

2 EN

Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions

contained in the following pages to ensure safe use of your new VCR.

CAUTIONS

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

This video cassette recorder should be used with AC

120V`, 60Hz only.

To prevent electric shocks and fire hazards, DO NOT use

any other power source.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE

BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION:

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE

LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE

CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER

JUSQU'AU FOND.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral

triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of

uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure

that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

Failure to heed the following precautions may result in

damage to the VCR, remote control or video cassette.

1. DO NOT place 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

generated.

... on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration.

2. DO NOT block the VCR’s ventilation openings.

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote control.

4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the

VCR or remote control.

5. AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.

**MOISTURE CONDENSATION

Moisture in the air will condense on the VCR when you move it

from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely humid

conditions—just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass

filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the head drum

will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where condensa-

tion may occur, keep the VCR’s power turned on for a few

hours to let the moisture dry before inserting a tape.

**ABOUT HEAD CLEANING

Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads

may cause the playback picture to become blurred or inter-

rupted. Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such

troubles occur.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system

installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular,

specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the

grounding system of the building, as close to the point of

cable entry as practical.

CAUTION:

Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void

user's authority to operate the equipment.

nCassettes marked "S-VHS" and "VHS" can be used with this

video cassette recorder. However, S-VHS recordings are

possible only with cassettes marked "S-VHS".

By using S-VHS ET it is possible to record and play back with

S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes with this VCR.

nAs an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, JVC has determined that this

product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines

for energy efficiency.

VCR Plus+C3 and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Develop-

ment Corporation.

The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from

Gemstar Development Corporation.

DSSTM is an official trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of GM

Hughes Electronics. PRIMESTAR is a registered service mark of

Primestar Partners, L.P. DISH NetworkTM is a trademark of

Echostar Communications Corporation.

MOVIE ADVANCETM is a trademark of SRT, Inc. A Jerry Iggulden

invention licensed in association with Arthur D. Little Enter-

prises, Inc.

EN 3

IMPORTANT PRODUCT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But

improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire

hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured

to assure your personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in

safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its installation,

use and servicing.

ATTENTION:

Follow and obey all warnings and instructions marked on your

product and its operating instructions. For your safety, please

read all the safety and operating instructions before you operate

this product and keep this booklet for future reference.

INSTALLATION

1. Grounding or Polarization

(A) Your product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-

current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the

other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way.

This is a safety feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try

reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact

your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not

defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

(B) Your product may be equipped with a 3-wire grounding-type

plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will

only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety

feature.

If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact

your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not

defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

2. Power Sources

Operate your product only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of

power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or

local power company. If your product is intended to operate

from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating

instructions.

3. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral

convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or

electric shock.

4. Power Cord Protection

Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely

to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against

them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

5. Ventilation

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation.

To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it

from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or

covered.

• Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed,

sofa, rug or other similar surface.

• Do not place the product in a built-in installation such as a

bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the

manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting

The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as

recommended by the manufacturer.

ANTENNA

LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA

DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION

810-20)

GROUNDING

CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250. PART H)

NEC – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

ELECTRIC SERVICE

EQUIPMENT

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER

NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70

GROUND CLAMP

ANTENNA INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding

If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the

product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as

to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up

static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code,

ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper

grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of

the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding

connectors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to

grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding

electrode.

2. Lightning

For 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 wall outlet and disconnect the antenna

or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to

lightning and power-line surges.

3. Power Lines

An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity

of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits,

or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When

installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be

taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as

contact with them might be fatal.

4 EN

SERVICING

1. Servicing

If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked

change in performance and you are unable to restore normal

operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating

instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or

removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

2. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to

qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

a.When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

b.If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the

product.

c.If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

d.If the product does not operate normally by following the

operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are

covered by the operating instructions as an improper

adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will

often require extensive work by a qualified technician to

restore the product to its normal operation.

e.If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in

performance—this indicates a need for service.

3. Replacement Parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the service

technician has used replacement parts specified by the

manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original

part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric

shock or other hazards.

4. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask

the service technician to perform safety checks to determine

that the product is in safe operating condition.

HOW TO USE THIS INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

●All major sections and subsections are listed in the Table Of

Contents on page 5. Use this when searching for information

on a specific procedure or feature.

●The Index on pages 59–62 lists frequently-used terms, and

the number of the page on which they are used or explained

in the manual. This section also illustrates the controls and

connections on the front and rear panel, the front display

panel and the remote control.

●The Z mark signals a reference to another page for

instructions or related information.

●Operation buttons necessary for the various procedures are

clearly indicated through the use of illustrations at the

beginning of each major section.

BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW

VCR . . .

. . . please read the sections/literature listed below.

●”Cautions” on page 2

●”Important Products Safety Instructions” on the previous pages

USE

1. Accessories

To avoid personal injury:

• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child

or adult, and serious damage to the product.

• Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product.

• Use a mounting accessory recommended by the

manufacturer and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for

any mounting of the product.

• Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across thresholds or

deep-pile carpets.

2. Product and Cart Combination

A product and cart combination

should be moved with care. Quick

stops, excessive force, and uneven

surfaces may cause the product and

cart combination to overturn.

3. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product near water—for example, near a bath

tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement,

or near a swimming pool and the like.

4. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this product through

openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-

out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill

liquid of any kind on the product.

5. Attachments

Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer

of this product as they may cause hazards.

6. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do

not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth

for cleaning.

7. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including

amplifiers) that produce heat.

PORTABLE CART WARNING

(Symbol provided by RETAC)

EN 5

CONTENTS

TIMER RECORDING 38

VCR Plus+ Timer Programming ................... 38

VCR Plus+ Setup ......................................... 40

Express Timer Programming ....................... 42

Check, Cancel And Revise Programs .......................44

Auto SP→EP Timer ..................................................45

Auto Timer...............................................................45

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)....................... 46

Automatic Satellite Program Recording ....... 47

EDITING 48

Edit To Or From Another VCR ...................... 48

Edit From A Camcorder ............................... 49

SPECIAL FEATURES 51

TV Multi-Brand Remote Control ..............................51

Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control ...................52

DBS Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control..............53

Control Two JVC VCRs ............................................54

Child Lock ...............................................................54

TROUBLESHOOTING 55

Power ........................................................ 55

Tape Transport............................................ 55

Playback .................................................... 55

Recording ................................................... 55

Timer Recording.......................................... 56

Other Problems .......................................... 57

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 58

Playback .................................................... 58

Recording ................................................... 58

Timer Recording.......................................... 58

INDEX 59

List Of Terms ............................................... 59

Front View .................................................. 60

Rear View .................................................. 61

Front Display Panel..................................... 61

Remote Control ........................................... 62

S PECIFICATIONS 63

FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.) 64

WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) 65

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 6

Connections ........................................... 6

Basic Connections .....................................................6

S-Video Connection ...................................................7

INITIAL SETTINGS 8

Plug & Play .................................................. 8

Language ................................................... 10

Clock .......................................................... 11

Preparation .............................................................. 11

Semi-Auto................................................................12

Manual ....................................................................13

Tuner .......................................................... 14

Set Receivable Channels ..........................................14

Add Or Delete A Channel ........................................15

Cable Box Control ....................................... 16

Situate And Connect Controller ...............................16

Set Cable Box Output Channel &

Cable Box Brand......................................................17

DBS Receiver Control................................... 19

Situate And Connect Controller ...............................19

Set DBS Receiver Output Channel &

DBS Receiver Brand ................................................20

SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND

RECORDING 22

Simple Playback ......................................... 22

Simple Recording ........................................ 23

PLAYBACK AND RECORDING

FEATURES 24

Playback Features ...................................... 24

Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback.....................24

Slow Motion/Reverse Slow Motion ..........................24

Variable-Speed Search/Reverse Motion Playback .....25

High-Speed Search ..................................................25

Skip Search ..............................................................25

Index Search ............................................................25

Manual Tracking ......................................................25

Video Stabilizer .......................................................26

Instant ReView .........................................................27

Repeat Playback ......................................................27

Counter Reset ..........................................................27

Tape Position Indicator ............................................27

Next-Function Memory............................................27

Superimpose ............................................................28

Select The Soundtrack .............................................29

Movie Advance .......................................................30

AV COMPU LINK Playback .....................................31

Active Video Calibration ............................. 32

Preparation ..............................................................32

Recording ................................................................33

Playback ..................................................................33

Recording Features ..................................... 34

Record One Program While Watching Another .......34

Display Elapsed Recording Time ..............................34

Display Tape Remaining Time .................................34

S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET and VHS ..................35

Super VHS ET ..........................................................36

Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) .................37

To Record SAP Programs ..........................................37

6 EN

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR

CHECK CONTENTS

Make sure the package contains all of the accessories

listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 63).

SITUATE VCR

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface.

CONNECT VCR TO TV

The connection method you use depends on the type of

TV you have.

RF Connection

●

To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . .

a– Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV.

b– Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANTENNA

IN jack on the rear of the VCR.

c– Connect the supplied RF cable between the TV

OUT jack on the rear of the VCR and the TV’s

antenna terminal. Set TV on CH3 or CH4

corresponding to the CH3 – CH4 switch setting on

the back of the VCR.

AV Connection

●

To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals . . .

a– Connect the antenna, VCR and TV as shown in

the illustration.

b– Connect an Audio/Video Cable between the AUDIO

OUT and VIDEO OUT jacks on the rear of the VCR

and the AV IN jacks on the TV. Set your TV in video

input mode or A/V input mode. Refer to the TV

Instruction Manual.

S-VIDEO Connection

●

If you have a TV with S-VIDEO input terminals, see

"S-VIDEO Connection" on page 7.

CONNECT VCR TO

POWER SOURCE

Connect the power plug to an AC outlet.

●The clock and tuner channels will automatically be

set when the antenna is connected and when the AC

is first connected to the VCR (Z pg. 8).

(If "Auto" or "CH" is displayed on the front display

panel before the VCR is powered on, the clock and

tuner channels are being set automatically. Wait for

the time to be displayed on the front display panel

before powering on the VCR.)

FINAL PREPARATION FOR

USE

Power on the VCR and if you have connected the VCR

to the TV using the RF connector, select the VCR

channel (3 or 4) by setting the switch on the rear of the

VCR as shown in the illustration.

You can now perform simple playback (Z pg. 22) or

simple recording (Z pg. 23).

NOTES:

●

The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display

the audio and video signals from the VCR. The VCR's CH3-

CH4 switch, on the back of the VCR, sets the VCR channel to

CH3 or CH4.

●

The CH3–CH4 switch is preset to the CH3 position.

Set to CH4 if CH3 is used for broadcasting in your area and

set the channel on the TV to correspond to the VCR's CH3–

CH4 switch setting.

●

If you have connected your VCR to the TV using the RF

connector, you may need to press the TV's CH UP and then CH

DOWN when switching between the TV and VCR input modes,

to maintain good picture quality.

●

Even if you are using AV cables to connect your VCR to your

TV, you must also connect it using the RF cable. This will

ensure that you can record one show while watching another

(

pg. 34).

●

For full identification of the VCR's rear panel, refer to the

Index (REAR VIEW

pg. 61).

Connections

Antenna or Cable

Flat Feeder

Coaxial Cable

AC Power Cord

Back of VCR

AC Outlet

75 ohm terminal

Matching

Transformer

(Not supplied)

TV OUT

Audio/Video

Cable (supplied)

RF Cable

(supplied)

CH4

CH3

Back of VCR

ANTENNA IN

(Antenna or Cable input)

Basic Connections

EN 7

ANTENNA IN

CH4

CH3

REMOTE

PAUSE AV

COMPULINK

CABLE

BOX

VIDEO

AUDIO

VHF/UHF

(MONO)

OUT

OUT IN

OUT

S VIDEO

TV OUT

RF Cable (supplied)

Matching Transformer

(not supplied)

AC Power

Cord

Audio/Video Cable

(supplied)

ANTENNA IN

(Antenna or Cable input)

Back of VCR

75 ohm terminal

AC Outlet

Antenna or Cable

Flat Feeder

Coaxial Cable

NOTES:

●

To make the most of the Super VHS picture performance we

recommend that you use the supplied S-VIDEO cable to

connect your VCR to a TV with an S-VIDEO input connector.

●

To operate the VCR with your TV using the S-VIDEO

connection, set your TV to the AV mode using the TV's

remote control.

You can also use the TV/VCR button on the VCR's remote

control to set your TV to the AV mode. (

pg. 51)

S-VIDEO Connection

CONNECT VCR TO TV

a– Connect both the RF cable and the AV cables to the TV as

explained in step 3 of "Basic Connections" (Z pg. 6).

b– Connect the S-Video cable between the S-VIDEO OUT

jack on the rear of the VCR and the S-VIDEO IN jack on

the TV.

S-Video Cable

(supplied)

S VIDEO IN

S VIDEO OUT

8 EN

INITIAL SETTINGS

Plug & Play

The Plug & Play function sets the clock and tuner channels

automatically when power is first connected to the VCR. The

antenna cable must be connected for the Plug & Play function.

The time and date can be set automatically from clock setting

data that is transmitted by one of the regular TV broadcast

channels. We call this TV channel the “Host Channel” and it is

a PBS channel in your area.

PLUG & PLAY SETUP

Connect the antenna cable to the VCR (Z pg. 6). Then

connect the VCR’s power plug to an AC outlet. Do not

power on the VCR. The clock and tuner channels will

be set automatically.

NOTES:

●

Auto clock set is performed first. The auto clock set

function scans all the channels received by your VCR

to find the Host Channel and then sets the clock.

"Auto" blinks on the front display panel during Auto

clock set.

●

Auto channel set is performed next. The auto channel

set function scans all the channels that are receivable

by your VCR. It then automatically assigns each

receivable channels to the CH

5∞

(+/–) buttons. It

skips non-receivable channels. During auto channel

set the channel numbers are displayed as they are

scanned and set.

●

When Plug & Play has been completed successfully the

correct time is displayed.

●

If an incorrect time or "– –:– –" appears on the display

panel, see "What To Do If Plug & Play Has Failed" on

next page.

ATTENTION

If you use a cable box, Plug & Play will not function; set

the clock and tuner channels manually. (Z pg.11 – 15)

Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set

IMPORTANT

●Don’t press any buttons on the VCR or remote while

Plug & Play is in progress.

●If you perform Plug & Play successfully, there’s no need to

perform the Clock (Z pg. 11) and Tuner (Z pg. 14)

procedures. If, however, you want to add or delete

channels, refer to “Add Or Delete A Channel” on page 15.

During Initial Auto Clock Set

"Auto" blinks. During Auto Channel Set

The channel numbers are displayed

as they are scanned and set.

* If an incorrect time or "– –:– –" appears on the display panel, see "What To Do If Plug & Play Has Failed" on next page.

Plug & Play Completed

The current time (including

AM/PM) is displayed.

EN 9

INFORMATION

●If "AUTO CLOCK" is set to "ON" at the Clock Set screen on page 12, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host

channel every hour on the hour (except for 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) by the incoming PBS channel clock

setting data. (This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the VCR’s power is turned off. The clock will be

adjusted on the hour based on the time displayed on the VCR, not on the actual real time.) The default setting of "AUTO

CLOCK" is "ON".

●If the memory backup fails, because of a power outage or because the AC was removed from the VCR, Plug & Play will be

performed when power is restored to the VCR.

What To Do If Plug & Play Has Failed

●If an incorrect time is displayed on the front display panel, you may be receiving the clock setting data of a PBS channel from

an adjacent time zone, or an incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. In this case, perform the Semi-Auto (Z pg. 12) or

Manual Clock Set (Z pg. 13) procedure. Auto channel set has already taken place and it need not be set again.

●If “- -:- -” appears on the display, your antenna cable may not be connected to the VCR or there may not be a Host PBS signal

available in your area. Ensure that the antenna cable is connected correctly. Then power on and power off the VCR; the Plug &

Play function will be automatically reactivated and "Auto" will be displayed on the VCR's front panel. If Plug & Play is not

performed but the antenna cable is connected correctly, perform the Manual Clock Set procedure (Z pg. 13). Auto channel

set has not yet taken place, so please also perform the “Set Receivable Channels” procedure (Z pg. 14).

10 EN

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Language This VCR offers you the choice to view on-screen messages in

English, Spanish or French (not including messages superimposed

on the TV picture). Select the desired language using this

procedure. The default setting is "ENGLISH".

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

At the Main Menu screen,

move the highlight bar

(arrow) to “INITIAL SET”

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

SELECT LANGUAGE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "LANGUAGE"

by pressing CH 5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to select the

desired language.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

=INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

=LANGUAGE ENGLISH

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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POWER

SHUTTLE PLUS

CH5∞

EN 11

Clock

Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set correctly

by the Plug & Play function or you use a cable box. Access the

Clock Set screen to perform the Semi-Auto or Manual clock

setting procedure. Each procedure starts from step 5.

If you use a cable box, set the clock manually. (Z pg. 13)

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode). Preparation

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

At the Main Menu screen,

move the highlight bar

(arrow) to “INITIAL SET”

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

ACCESS CLOCK SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) at the Initial Set

screen to “CLOCK SET” by

pressing SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS .

●"CABLE BOX USERS SET

CLOCK MANUALLY"

appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then the

Clock Set screen appears.

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

=INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

INITIAL SET

=CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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POWER

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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Semi-Auto

You can change the Host Channel/D.S.T. /Time Zone setting

manually.

SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON

At the Clock Set screen,

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS repeatedly to

move the highlight bar to

"AUTO CLOCK" and press

CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ to set to "ON".

a– To select the Host

Channel — go to step 6

b– To select the D.S.T. mode — go to step 7

c– To select the Time Zone — go to step 8

NOTE:

The time that has been set previously will be erased

when "AUTO CLOCK", "HOST CH", "D.S.T." or "TIME

ZONE" setting is changed.

SELECT HOST CHANNEL

You can either select "AUTO" or enter a PBS channel

number. Move the highlight bar to "HOST CH" by

pressing OK or SHUTTLE PLUS , then press CH 5∞

or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to set to "AUTO" or the desired

PBS channel number.

NOTE:

There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock

setting data.

SELECT D.S.T. MODE

You have three choices:

a– Select "AUTO" and the adjustment to your VCR's

clock will be made according to the incoming signal

from the host channel.

b– Select "ON" and the adjustment will be made based

on the clock itself.

c– Select "OFF" if Daylight Saving Time does not apply

to you.

Move the highlight bar to "D.S.T." by pressing OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS , then press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to select the desired mode.

**AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

This function enables automatic adjustment of the VCR’s

clock at the start and end of Daylight Saving Time.

With Auto DST activated, . . .

. . . on the first Sunday of April at 2:00 AM, the clock is

adjusted to 3:00 AM.

. . . on the last Sunday of October at 2:00 AM, the clock is

adjusted to 1:00 AM.

CLOCK SET

TIME DATE YEAR

1:00PM 12/24 98 THU

AUTO CLOCK : ON

HOST CH : AUTO (CATV)

D.S.T. : AUTO

TIME ZONE : AUTO

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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SET TIME

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ until the desired

time appears, then press

OK or SHUTTLE PLUS .

●Press and hold CH 5∞

or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ

to change the time by

30-minute increments.

●When the time is entered manually, "AUTO CLOCK"

will be automatically set to "OFF", and "HOST CH"

and "TIME ZONE" will disappear.

SET DATE

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until the desired

date appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS .

●Press and hold CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to

change the date by 15-day increments.

SET YEAR

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until the desired

year appears, then press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS twice.

SELECT D.S.T. MODE

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to select the

desired mode.

a– Set to "ON" so that the adjustment to your VCR's

clock will be made on the clock itself.

b– Set to "OFF" if Daylight Saving Time does not apply

to you.

START CLOCK

Press MENU and normal screen appears.

Manual

To Make Corrections

Press OK or SHUTTLE PLUS until the item you want to

change blinks, then press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ.

SELECT TIME ZONE

You can select the time zone automatically or manually.

Move the highlight bar to "TIME ZONE" by pressing OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS , then press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to select "AUTO" or the desired time zone.

AUTO ATLANTIC

HAWAII EASTERN

ALASKA CENTRAL

PACIFIC MOUNTAIN

NOTE:

If an incorrect time is displayed by the Plug & Play

function, you may be receiving the clock setting data of

a PBS channel from an adjacent time zone or from an

incorrect PBS channel from a cable TV system. If you

selected "AUTO" for the host channel in step 6, be sure

to select the correct time zone manually.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

IMPORTANT

Turn the VCR off after performing the Semi-Auto Clock Set

procedure. "Auto" will appear on the front display panel

when the clock is being set. The current time will appear

automatically when the clock is set.

CLOCK SET

TIME DATE YEAR

– –:– –AM 1/ 1 98

AUTO CLOCK : ON

HOST CH : AUTO (CATV)

D.S.T. : AUTO

TIME ZONE : AUTO

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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Tuner Set Receivable Channels

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "TUNER SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL

SET

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "AUTO CHAN-

NEL SET" by pressing

CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS .

●Receivable channels in

your area are

automatically assigned to

the CH5∞ (+/–) buttons,

and non-receivable

channels are skipped.

NOTES:

●

At the end of Auto

Channel Set, “SCAN

COMPLETED” appears

on screen.

●

If the scan was unsuccessful, “SCAN COMPLETED–

NO SIGNAL” appears on screen. Check the

connections and start again.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

INFORMATION

The VCR detects the band (TV or CATV) and selects the

correct band automatically during Auto Channel Set.

The selected band will be displayed on the right side of

"BAND" on the Tuner Set screen.

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

=TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

AUTO CHANNEL SET

SCANNING...

PRESS (MENU) TO END

TUNER SET

BAND CATV

=AUTO CHANNEL SET

MANUAL CHANNEL SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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CH+/–

CH5∞

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Add Or Delete A Channel

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

ACCESS MANUAL

CHANNEL SET SCREEN

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "MANUAL

CHANNEL SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

ADD OR SKIP DESIRED

CHANNEL

Input the channel number

using the NUMBER keys or

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ADD" or

"SKIP" as required. Repeat

for each channel you want

to add or skip.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

TUNER SET

BAND CATV

AUTO CHANNEL SET

=MANUAL CHANNEL SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

MANUAL CHANNEL SET

(CATV)

CH 45 ADD

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

OR (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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NUMBER

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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

This procedure is required if you receive your TV channels

through a cable box (descrambler). The Controller allows the

VCR to automatically switch the cable box channel during

timer-recording. The Controller is effective for recording shows

that have been programmed using VCR Plus+ (Z pg. 38) or

Express Timer Programming (Z pg. 42).

Cable Box

Control Situate And Connect

Controller

SITUATE CONTROLLER

Place the Controller so that the path between its

transmitter and the cable box’s remote sensor is

unobstructed.

ATTACH CONTROLLER

Fasten securely using the supplied adhesive strip.

CONNECT CABLE BOX TO

VCR

The connection method depends on the type of cable

box you have.

If your cable box has AUDIO and VIDEO OUT

connectors . . .

. . . connect them to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN

connectors on your VCR. Set the VCR to channel "L-1"

for the rear AUDIO and VIDEO IN connectors, or

channel "F-1" for the front AUDIO and VIDEO IN

connectors to use the cable box.

If your cable box doesn’t have AUDIO and VIDEO

OUT connectors . . .

. . . connect the antenna output connector on the cable

box to the ANTENNA IN connector on the rear of your

VCR.

Set the VCR tuner to the same channel as the cable box

RF output (see page 17 also).

NOTE:

When connecting your cable box refer to its instruction

manual.

CONNECT CONTROLLER

TO VCR

Connect to the CABLE BOX connector on your VCR.

Suggested Location

Place the cable box on top of the VCR. Attach the VCR's

Controller to the top of the VCR with the Controller’s transmitter

pointed towards the cable box’s remote sensor.

ATTENTION:

The Controller can also control a DBS receiver. If both a cable

box and a DBS receiver are used, position the controller so its

signal reaches the remote control sensors of both the cable box

and DBS receiver.

About Your Cable Box

This VCR has two separate methods to control your Cable Box.

●

The VCR's Wireless Remote Control Unit can control your

Cable Box.

This eliminates the need for a separate Cable Box Remote

Control Unit.

●

The VCR's Controller can also control your Cable Box.

This allows the VCR to change your Cable Box's channel

number during timer recording.

Each method must be set up separately. To set up the VCR's

Remote Control unit, refer to page 52. To set up the Controller

go to page 17.

CABLE

BOX

Cable box

Your VCR Controller

(suggested

locations)

Controller

Transmitter

Your VCR

AUDIO IN

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

Connected to

ANTENNA IN

Audio/Video cable

(supplied)

EN 17

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode). Set Cable Box Output

Channel & Cable Box Brand

TURN ON CABLE BOX

Select a channel other than channel 9 on your cable

box.

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS .

ACCESS CABLE BOX SET

SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“CABLE BOX SET”, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

SELECT CABLE BOX

OUTPUT CHANNEL

Your selection depends on

how your cable box is

connected to your VCR.

If your cable box is

connected to your VCR

using an RF connection . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until

the channel number representing the cable box’s output

(CH2 – CH9) appears on the screen.

If your cable box is connected to your VCR's FRONT

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until "ON F-1

(FRONT)" appears on the screen.

If your cable box is connected to your VCR’s REAR

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until "ON L-1

(REAR)" appears on the screen.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

=CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

CABLE BOX SET

OFF

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

ACCESS CABLE BOX

BRAND SET SCREEN

Press OK.

ENTER CABLE BOX BRAND

Press the appropriate

NUMBER keys to enter the

Cable Box Code from the

CABLE BOX BRAND LIST

shown below, then press

OK.

●If the cable box’s

channel changes to 9,

setting is complete. Press OK and "CABLE BOX

CONTROL IS ON" appears on the screen for about 5

seconds, then it returns to the normal screen.

●If the cable box's channel does not change to 9, press

CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the highlight

bar (arrow) to "NO", then press OK. By entering

another code, repeat step 8 until the cable box’s

channel changes to 9.

●If the channel does not change after going through all

the code numbers listed for your model of cable box,

then try all the other numbers between 1 and 25.

CABLE BOX BRAND LIST

BRAND CODE

ARCHER 1, 5, 17

CABLETENNA 1, 17

CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

CITIZEN 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

CURTIS 2

DIAMOND 1, 17

EASTERN 19

GC BRAND 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

GEMINI 15

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15

HAMLIN 10, 18, 19, 23

JASCO 15

JERROLD 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15

NOVAVISION 2

OAK 7, 20

PANASONIC 13, 14

PULSER 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

RCA 13, 14

REGAL 10, 18, 19, 23

REGENCY 19

REMBRANDT 1, 16, 17

SAMSUNG 5, 16, 24

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 2

SIGMA 7, 20

SL MARX 5, 16, 17, 24, 25

SPRUCER 13, 14

STARGATE 5, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 25

TELEVIEW 5, 16, 24

TOCOM 1, 4, 16

UNIKA 1, 17

UNIVERSAL 16, 17, 25

VIDEOWAY 3, 9, 22

ZENITH 3, 9, 22

NOTES:

●

Although the supplied Controller is compatible with many

different cable box brands, it is possible that it will not work

with your cable box.

●

If your cable box doesn’t respond to any code between 1 and

25, you can’t use the Controller to change cable box

channels. In this case, make sure to leave the cable box

turned on and tuned to the proper channel before the

scheduled start of timer recording.

Please contact your cable company about the possibility of

exchanging your current cable box with one that is compatible

with your VCR.

●

The VCR can only change the cable box channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

●

If your cable box is one that can’t be operated with a remote

control (because it has no remote sensor), you can’t use the

Controller to change its channels. Make sure to leave the

cable box turned on and tuned to the proper channel before

the scheduled start of timer recording.

●

If the VCR's memory backup expires because of a power

failure, set the cable box output channel and brand again.

●

For customers in U.S.A.: If you are unable to set the

Controller, please contact JVC toll free at 1-800-252-5722.

When the VCR's clock has not been set (with AUTO

CLOCK set to ON), if you press OK in step 7, "CABLE

BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY" will be displayed

on the screen for about 5 seconds, then the Clock Set

screen will appear; perform the manual clock setting

procedure on page 13. If you press MENU after the clock

has been set, the Cable Box Brand Set screen appears.

INFORMATION

CABLE BOX BRAND SET

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

THEN (OK) TO TEST

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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The following procedure is required if you receive satellite channels

through a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) Receiver. The Controller

allows the VCR to automatically switch the DBS Receiver's channels

during timer recording.

NOTES:

●

The VCR can automatically change the DBS Receiver channels

using the controller when the VCR has been programmed using

Express Timer Programming (

pg. 42).

Because satellite programming does not use PlusCode; the

Controller can not change the DBS Receiver channels during

VCR Plus+ Timer Recording.

●

If a cable box is also used it is recommended that you

connect the DBS receiver to your VCR's A/V inputs and the

cable box to your VCR's antenna input.

Situate And Connect

Controller

DBS Receiver

Control

Suggested Location

Place the DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receiver on top of the

VCR. Attach the VCR's Controller to the top of the VCR with the

Controller’s transmitter pointed towards the DBS receiver's

remote sensor.

ATTTNTION:

The Controller can also control a cable box. If both a DBS

receiver and a cable box are used, position the controller so its

signal reaches the remote control sensors of both the DBS

receiver and cable box.

About Your DBS Receiver

This VCR has two separate methods to control your DBS Receiver.

●

The VCR's Wireless Remote Control Unit can control your

DBS Receiver.

This eliminates the need for a separate DBS Receiver Remote

Control Unit.

●

The VCR's Controller can also control your DBS Receiver.

This allows the VCR to change your DBS receiver's channel

number during timer recording.

Each method must be set up separately. To set up the VCR's

Remote Control unit, refer to page 53. To set up the Controller

go to page 20.

CABLE

BOX

DBS receiver

Controller

(suggested locations)

Your VCR

DBS receiver

Controller

Transmitter

Connected

to VIDEO/

AUDIO IN

Your VCR

Connected to

ANTENNA IN

SITUATE CONTROLLER

Place the Controller so that the path between its

transmitter and the DBS receiver's remote sensor is

unobstructed.

ATTACH CONTROLLER

Fasten securely using the supplied adhesive strips.

CONNECT DBS RECEIVER

TO VCR

The connection method depends on the type of DBS

receiver you have.

If your DBS receiver has AUDIO and VIDEO OUT

connectors . . .

. . . connect them to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN

connectors on your VCR. Set the VCR to channel "L-1"

for the rear AUDIO and VIDEO IN connectors, or

channel "F-1" for the front AUDIO and VIDEO IN

connectors to use the DBS receiver.

If your DBS receiver doesn’t have AUDIO and VIDEO

OUT connectors . . .

. . . connect the antenna output connector on the DBS

receiver to the ANTENNA IN connector on the rear of

your VCR.

Set the VCR's tuner to the same channel as the DBS

receiver's RF output. (See page 20 also.)

NOTE:

When connecting your DBS receiver refer to its

instruction manual.

CONNECT CONTROLLER

TO VCR

Connect to the CABLE BOX connector on your VCR.

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INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

Set DBS Receiver Output

Channel & DBS Receiver

Brand

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

TURN ON DBS RECEIVER

Select a channel other than channel 55, 100 or 205 on

your DBS receiver.

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

●Set the VCR to the channel (3 or 4 or F-1 or L-1) on

which the signals from the DBS receiver are received.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS .

ACCESS DBS RECEIVER SET

SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“DBS RECEIVER SET”, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

SELECT DBS RECEIVER

OUTPUT CHANNEL

Your selection depends on

how your DBS receiver is

connected to your VCR.

If your DBS receiver is

connected to your VCR

using an RF connection . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until

the channel number

representing the DBS receiver's output (CH3 – CH4)

appears on the screen.

If your DBS receiver is connected to your VCR's

FRONT AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until "ON F-1

(FRONT)" appears on the screen.

If your DBS receiver is connected to your VCR’s REAR

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors . . .

. . . press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ until "ON L-1

(REAR)" appears on the screen.

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

CABLE BOX SET

=DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

DBS RECEIVER SET

OFF

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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ACCESS DBS RECEIVER

BRAND SET SCREEN

Press OK.

SET DBS RECEIVER BRAND

Press the appropriate

NUMBER keys to enter the

DBS Receiver Code from

the following list, then

press OK.

●After OK is pressed, the program currently received

through the DBS receiver will appear for about 10

seconds.

●If the DBS receiver's channel changes to the channel

listed below for your brand of DBS receiver, setting is

complete. Press OK and "DBS RECEIVER CONTROL

IS ON" appears on the screen for about 5 seconds,

then it returns to the normal screen.

JVC [ 100

ECHOSTAR [ 100

PRIMESTAR [ 55

SONY [ 205

RCA [ 205

●If the DBS receiver's channel does not change as

shown above, press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ

to move the highlight bar (arrow) to "NO", then press

OK. Re-enter the correct code.

BRAND CODE

JVC (DISH Network) 51

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network) 51

PRIMESTAR 50

SONY (DSS) 41

RCA (DSS) 40

NOTES:

●

It is possible that the Controller will not work with all types of

DBS receiver.

●

If your DBS receiver doesn’t respond to the code, you can’t

use the Controller to change satellite channels. In this case,

make sure to leave the DBS receiver turned on and tuned to

the proper channel before the scheduled start of timer

recording.

●

The VCR can only change the satellite channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

●

If your DBS receiver is one that can’t be operated with a

remote control (because it has no remote sensor), you can’t

use the Controller to change its channels. Make sure to leave

the DBS receiver turned on and tuned to the proper channel

before the scheduled start of timer recording.

●

For customers in U.S.A.: If you are unable to set the Control-

ler, please contact JVC toll free at 1-800-252-5722.

DBS RECEIVER BRAND SET

4 0

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

THEN (OK) TO TEST

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

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SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING

Simple

Playback

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 towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much

pressure when inserting.

●The VCR’s power comes on automatically.

●The counter is automatically reset to "0:00:00".

●If the cassette's record safety tab has been removed,

playback begins automatically.

FIND PROGRAM START

POINT

If the tape is advanced past the start point, press REW

or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the left and release it.

To go forward, press FF or turn the SHUTTLE ring to the

right and release it.

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY. "VIDEO CALIBRATION" appears on the

screen (when VIDEO CALIBRATION is set to "ON"

Z pg. 32).

STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP or STOP/EJECT. Then press STOP/EJECT

to remove the cassette.

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

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PLAY

REW (Rewind)

FF (Fast-Forward)

STOP

Usable cassettes

Full-Size VHS

T-30 (ST-30**)

T-60 (ST-60**)

T-90

T-120 (ST-120**)

T-160 (ST-160**)

ST-210**

Compact VHS*

TC-20 (ST-C20**)

TC-30 (ST-C30**)

TC-40 (ST-C40**)

* Compact VHS camcorder recordings can be played on

this video recorder. Simply place the recorded cassette

into a VHS Cassette Adapter and it can be used just like

any full-sized VHS cassette.

** This VCR can record on regular VHS and Super VHS

cassettes. While only VHS signals can be recorded on

regular VHS cassettes, both VHS and Super VHS signals

can be recorded and played back using Super VHS

cassettes.

SHUTTLE

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Simple

Recording

LOAD A CASSETTE

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the

hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.

SELECT RECORDING

CHANNEL

Press CH5∞ (+/–). Or press the appropriate NUMBER

keys, then press ENTER. (The channel changes after a

few seconds whether you press ENTER or not.)

●If you use the RF connection, by pressing the TV/VCR

button, select VCR mode to view the program to be

recorded.

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/EP to set the recording speed.

START RECORDING

Press and hold REC and press PLAY on the remote

control, or press REC on the VCR's front panel.

Video Calibration takes place at the beginning of

both the first SP and the first EP recording after

inserting the cassette (when Video Calibration is set

to "ON", Z pg. 32).

PAUSE/RESUME

RECORDING

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

●During record pause, you can change the recording

channel by using the CH5∞ (+/–) buttons or NUMBER

keys.

Video Calibration will not take place if the tape

speed is changed while in record pause mode.

STOP RECORDING

Press STOP or STOP/EJECT. Then press STOP/EJECT to

remove the cassette.

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

●To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette,

remove its record safety tab.

To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

Accidental erasure prevention

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PAUSE

REC

PAUSE

STOP

REC

PLAY

SP/EP

TV/VCR

ENTER

NUMBER

Record safety tab

SP/EP

STOP/EJECT

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES

Reverse

Forward

Reverse

play Reverse

slow motion Slow motion Play

3 steps 5 steps 5 steps 4 steps

–

SHUTTLE

PLUS

Playback

Features

Still Picture/Frame-By-

Frame Playback

PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK

Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 (+)

or ∞ (–) button to correct the picture.

ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-

FRAME PLAYBACK

Turn the JOG dial to the right for forward frame-by-

frame playback, or to the left for reverse frame-by-frame

playback.

Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time.

Press SHUTTLE PLUS £ repeatedly for forward frame-

by-frame playback or SHUTTLE PLUS ™ repeatedly

for reverse frame-by-frame playback.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Slow Motion/Reverse Slow

Motion

ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION

PLAYBACK

For hands-free slow-motion, press and release

SHUTTLE PLUS ™ during playback to decrease

speed in the forward direction. Continue to press and

release SHUTTLE PLUS ™ to select the reverse slow

motion, reverse play and reverse search modes.

During playback or still picture, turn the SHUTTLE ring

to the right for forward slow motion, or to the left for

reverse slow motion.

During still picture, press and hold SHUTTLE PLUS £

for forward slow motion, or press and hold SHUTTLE

PLUS ™ for reverse slow motion. Release to return to

still picture.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Still

PLAY

SHUTTLE

JOG

PAUSE

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PAUSE

PLAY

NOTE: Refer to the following for the operations described above.

Shuttle Ring Modes

Forward search : 3 steps

Normal playback

Slow motion : 2 steps

Reverse slow motion : 2 steps

Reverse playback

Reverse search : 3 steps

CH+/–

CH5∞

SHUTTLE PLUS

REW

SKIP SEARCH

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Manual Tracking

Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is

engaged. If tracking noise appears in the picture, you can

override this and make the adjustment manually.

ENGAGE MANUAL

TRACKING MODE

During playback, press the CH5 and ∞ buttons on the

VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the

automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking

adjust.

ADJUST MANUAL

TRACKING

Press CH 5 (+) or ∞ (–) on the VCR's front panel or

remote. Press briefly for fine adjust, or press and hold for

coarse adjust. Watch the screen and continue adjusting

until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved.

RE-ENGAGE AUTOMATIC

TRACKING

Press the CH5 and ∞ buttons on the VCR's front panel

simultaneously.

●When automatic tracking is re-engaged, Video

Calibration is automatically activated.

NOTES:

●

To obtain a noiseless still picture it may be necessary to adjust

tracking in slow playback and then engage Pause.

●

Manual tracking is possible during hands-free slow-motion.

During hands-free slow-motion playback, simply press CH

(+) or

∞

(–) on the VCR's front panel or remote to adjust

tracking.

Index Search

Index codes are placed on the tape at the start of each

recording. You can find and automatically play back from the

start of any recording using the Index Search function.

START SEARCH

While the tape is stopped, press SHUTTLE PLUS ™

or £ ( or ).

ACCESS DISTANT CODE

To access a recording 2–9 index codes away, press

SHUTTLE PLUS ™ or £ ( or ) repeatedly until

the correct number is displayed on screen (only if

"SUPERIMPOSE" is set to "ON" (Z pg. 28). Playback

begins automatically when the desired recording is

located.

●If necessary press REW or FF when play starts to

search visually to find the very beginning of the

desired program.

NOTE:

An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is

paused and then resumed.

ﬁ

Skip Search

SKIP OVER UNWANTED

SECTIONS

Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback. Each

press initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion

playback. Normal playback resumes automatically.

NOTES:

●

To return to normal playback during a Skip Search,

press PLAY.

●

When SKIP SEARCH is pressed during playback of a

prerecorded tape or a tape with the safety tab

removed, the Skip Menu is displayed (

pag. 30).

When this menu is displayed, select "SKIP SEARCH"

to select the skip search function.

ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED

During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the

right for forward variable-speed search, or to the left for

reverse variable-speed search.

During playback, repeatedly press and release SHUTTLE

PLUS ™ or £ to select the search speed.

●To increase the speed in the forward direction, press

and release £ repeatedly to select the various

forward search modes.

●To decrease the speed in the forward direction, press

and release ™.

●To play in reverse slow motion, and in reverse play

mode, continue to press ™ repeatedly after

selecting all the forward slow motion modes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Variable-Speed Search/

Reverse Motion Playback High-Speed Search

ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED

During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring all the

way to the right for forward high-speed search, or to

the left for reverse high-speed search. By releasing

SHUTTLE still picture playback is selected.

●For forward high-speed search, turn the SHUTTLE

ring all the way to the right and release it within 1

second.

●For reverse high-speed search, turn the SHUTTLE ring

all the way to the left and release it within 1 second.

During playback or still, press FF for forward high-

speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

NOTE:

For short searches, during playback or still, press and hold FF or

REW for over 2 seconds. When released, normal playback

resumes.

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Video Stabilizer

By activating the Video Stabilizer you can correct vertical

vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable EP

recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function

is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected.

*The default setting is "OFF".

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "FUNCTION

SET" by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

ACTIVATE VIDEO STABILIZER

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "VIDEO

STABILIZER" by pressing

CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS to set to

"ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

MAIN MENU

=FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

NOTES:

●

Regardless of the setting, this function has no effect with SP

recordings, during recording and during special-effects

playback.

●

When you finish viewing the tape, be sure to set it back to

"OFF".

FUNCTION

AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

=VIDEO STABILIZER ON

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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SHUTTLE PLUS

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Repeat Playback

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C.RESET

POWER

DISPLAY

POWER

TIMER

PAUSE

REW

STOP

PLAY

STOP

START REPEAT

Press and hold PLAY (until " " blinks on the front

display panel) during playback, then release.

●The entire tape is played back 50 times.

STOP REPEAT

To stop, press STOP at any time.

NOTE:

Pressing PLAY, REW, FF, PAUSE or SHUTTLE PLUS

™

also stops Repeat Playback.

Tape Position Indicator

The Tape position indicator

appears on screen when, from the

stop mode, you press FF, REW, or

use the SHUTTLE ring, or perform

an Index Search or Instant ReView.

The position of " " in relation to

"B" (Beginning) or "E" (End) shows

you where you are on the tape.

NOTES:

●

"SUPERIMPOSE" must be set to "ON", or the indicator will not

appear (

pg. 28).

●

It may take a few seconds for the Tape Position Indicator to be

displayed.

COUNT 0:33:27

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Next-Function Memory

The Next Function Memory “tells” the VCR what to do after

rewinding. Before continuing, ensure that the VCR is in stop

mode.

a– For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press PLAY within 2 seconds.

b– For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press POWER within 2 seconds.

c– For Automatic Timer Standby After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press TIMER within 2 seconds.

NOTE:

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer functions if the

cassette's record safety tab is removed.

SP VCR

RESET COUNTER TO ZERO

Press C.RESET.

NOTE:

By pressing the DISPLAY button, you can change the

display to show the counter reading, channel number

or clock time. (Channel number is not displayed during

playback.)

Counter Reset

PLAY

PAUSE

SHUTTLE PLUS

SHUTTLE

Instant ReView

At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the

tape and begin viewing the most recently recorded or timer-

recorded program.

ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW

After ensuring that the Timer mode is disengaged, press

REVIEW.

●The power comes on and the VCR rewinds to the index

code indicating the start of the last timer-recorded

program, then begins playback automatically.

●You can access a program 2–9 index codes away

from the current position on the tape. If, for example,

you have 5 programs recorded and you want to

watch the third one, press REVIEW three times.

●If necessary press REW or FF when play starts to

search visually to find the very beginning of the

desired program.

●If the tape is already rewound when REVIEW is

pressed, it will play the tape from the beginning. It

will not fast forward to an index code.

●The Instant Review function will also operate if the

VCR's power is on.

REVIEW

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Superimpose

CH 125 RECORD

THU 12:00 AM PAUSE

STEREO ] SP

SAP

INDEX-1

NORM

HI–FI COUNT –1:23:45

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Tuned-in channel or AUX(iliary) mode

When the channel is changed, the new

channel is displayed on the screen for 5

seconds.

Operation mode

When the operation mode is changed,

the new mode is displayed — RECORD

(5 sec.), PLAY (5 sec.), FF/REW (5 sec.

when engaged from Stop mode),

RECORD PAUSE (for as long as Pause is

engaged), and ITR *:** (5 sec.).

INDEX indication

Tape speed indication

"Cassette Loaded" mark

When a cassette is loaded, the mark is

displayed for 5 seconds. It blinks when the

VCR's EJECT button is pushed.

Audio mode

indications

Tape position indicator

Second Audio Program indication

Stereo program indication

Clock time

The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the VCR is doing.

Counter reading

Switchable to the tape

remaining time display

This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines

whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT SUPERIMPOSE SET

MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "SUPERIMPOSE"

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to select the

desired mode:

a– Select "ON" if you want

the superimposed

operational indications on the TV screen.

b– Select "OFF" if you do not want the superimposed

operational indications on the screen.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

●

If you engage the Record Pause mode, RECORD/PAUSE is

displayed regardless of the Superimpose mode setting.

●

If you select a channel on which no signal is received, the

channel number is displayed regardless of the Superimpose

mode setting.

To recall an indication

1Press OSD.

nAll indications corresponding to the current status are

displayed for 5 seconds. After that, the counter

information and RECORD/PAUSE if in the Record Pause

mode, are left displayed on the screen.

2Press OSD again to clear the display.

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OSD

FUNCTION

AUTO TIMER OFF

=SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

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Select The Soundtrack

Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal

and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. Or,

when viewing a pre-recorded tape that contains two separate

Hi-Fi audio programs, you can choose to listen to either one by

selecting either "Hi-Fi L" or "Hi-Fi R" in step 3.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT AUDIO MONITOR

SET MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "AUDIO

MONITOR" by pressing

CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS to

select the desired mode:

a– Hi-Fi

b– Hi-Fi L

c– Hi-Fi R

d– Normal

e– Mix

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

●

If the tape being played back has no Hi-Fi soundtrack, the

Normal soundtrack will be heard no matter what choice you

make in step 3.

●

If RF connection is used for TV, even if Hi-Fi audio monitor is

selected the sound will be mono and will be reproduced in

both loudspeakers.

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FUNCTION

AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

=AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Movie Advance

This feature helps you locate certain parts of prerecorded movies

(rented or purchased) and works in two ways.

● You can go to the beginning of the movie, skipping over all

previews.

●You can fast-motion the tape to the beginning of the next

preview, so you can skip over previews one by one.

LOAD A CASSETTE

Insert a cassette that has a prerecorded movie (rented or

purchased), with no safety tab, into the VCR. Playback

begins automatically.

ACCESS SKIP MENU

SCREEN

Press SKIP SEARCH.

SELECT MODE

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

your choice.

a– Select "MOVIE

ADVANCE" if you want

to advance directly to

the beginning of the

movie.

b– Select "MOVIE ADVANCE (PREVIEW)" if you want

to advance to the next preview.

c– Select "SKIP SEARCH" if you do not want to perform

Movie Advance, then press OK to go back to the

normal screen. Pressing SKIP SEARCH activates the

Skip Search function (Z pg. 25 ).

PERFORM MOVIE

ADVANCE

a– If you selected "MOVIE ADVANCE" in step 3 and

press OK, the following screen will appear with a

blue background. The VCR will rewind the

beginning of the tape, then will fast-motion to the

beginning of the movie. "READY" will appear and

blink when the beginning of the movie is detected

and the Stop mode will be engaged. Press PLAY to

view the movie.

b– If you selected "MOVIE ADVANCE (PREVIEW)" in

step 3 and press OK, the VCR will fast-motion to the

beginning of the next preview and normal playback

will resume when it is detected.

Each press of SKIP SEARCH fast-motions to the

beginning of the next preview, thereby skipping over

one preview each time.

The tape will forward-search a little past the start of

the next preview, then will reverse-serach to the

beginning of the preview and start playback.

SKIP MENU

=MOVIE ADVANCE

MOVIE ADVANCE (PREVIEW)

SKIP SEARCH

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (SKIP) TO CANCEL

ATTENTION

Movie Advance and Movie Advance (Preview) works only

on prerecorded cassettes that have been recorded in the SP

mode, and have no safety tab. If the VCR detects the EP

mode after you press OK in step 4, the following screen

appears.

MOVIE ADVANCE

MOVIE ADVANCE CAN NOT

BE SELECTED FOR EP

RECORDINGS.

PRESS (SKIP) TO CANCEL

NOTES:

●

Normally there is a period of black and no audio at the

beginning and end of previews. The Movie Advance feature

detects those parts where the picture fades to black and the

audio fades to silence, and initiates fast-motion to skip over

the detected previews.

●

Some previews may not be detected and Movie Advance may

not work properly.

●

The setting you selected in step 3 remains in effect until the

cassette is ejected.

Patents Pending

SKIP SEARCH

PLAY

SHUTTLE PLUS

When "MOVIE ADVANCE" is selected...

●If you want to stop searching for the start of the movie,

simply press SKIP SEARCH or STOP.

When "MOVIE ADVANCE (PREVIEW)" is selected...

●If SKIP SEARCH was inadvertently pressed, press it again

to resume normal playback.

●While the VCR is searching for the next preview, if you

see a preview you wish to view, press SKIP SEARCH and

the VCR will immediately go to the start of that preview.

●If the VCR starts to reverse to a preview you do not wish

to view, press SKIP SEARCH to initiate searching to the

next preview.

Skip Search will work for prerecorded

EP tapes.

MOVIE ADVANCE

READY

PRESS (PLAY) TO START

PRESS (STOP) TO CANCEL

MOVIE ADVANCE

SEARCHING FOR BEGINNING

OF MOVIE.

PRESS (STOP) TO CANCEL

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AV COMPU LINK Playback

Your VCR is compatible with JVC’s AV COMPU LINK components,

including amplifiers (or receivers) and televisions. AV COMPU

LINK provides one touch control of the audio and video compo-

nents that are linked via their AV COMPU LINK connectors.

For example: simply load a cassette in the VCR and press PLAY and

the AV COMPU LINK components automatically power on, the TV's

AV mode is selected and the VCR goes into play mode. (PLAY need

not be pressed if the cassette's record safety tab is removed.)

MAKE CONNECTION

Connect your VCR to an AV COMPU LINK component

as shown in the illustration in the left column.

●The mini-plug cable is a mono 3.5 mm mini-plug to

mono 3.5 mm mini-plug connector.

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “FUNCTION SET”, then press

OK or SHUTTLE PLUS .

ENABLE AV COMPU LINK

PLAYBACK

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“AV COMPU-LINK”, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

Press MENU.

PERFORM AV COMPU LINK

PLAYBACK

Simply insert a cassette and press PLAY (if the cassette’s

record safety tab has been removed, playback begins

automatically). Linked components are turned on, and

the TV set to its AV mode, automatically!

NOTE:

Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have.

Please refer to the TV’s instruction manual when making this

connection.

AV COMPU LINK II

(VCR ONLY)

VIDEO

IN AUDIO

AV COMPU LINK

Television

Your VCR

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Mini-plug cable

(not supplied)

Audio/Video cable

(supplied)

Example REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

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PLAY

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

S-VHS MODE AUTO

=AV COMPU-LINK ON

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO

TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Active Video

Calibration

Active Video Calibration checks the condition of the tape

during recording and playback, and compensates for poor

reproduction to provide the best quality recording and playback

pictures. *The default setting is "ON".

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

Preparation

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“FUNCTION SET”, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

SELECT VIDEO

CALIBRATION MODE

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

"VIDEO CALIBRATION",

then press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ON" or

"OFF".

NOTE:

When recording or when

playing back tapes

recorded on this VCR set

the Video Calibration to

"ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

MAIN MENU

=FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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POWER

SHUTTLE PLUS

S-VHS MODE AUTO

AV COMPU-LINK ON

=VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO

TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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Recording

Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 23 ("Simple Recording") before

continuing.

ATTENTION

nAs calibration takes place before recording actually starts,

there is a delay of about 7 seconds after REC and PLAY on

the remote, or REC on the VCR's front panel, are pressed.

To make sure you record the desired scene or program

completely, first perform the following steps:

1) Press and hold PAUSE, and press REC to engage the

RECORD PAUSE mode.

●The VCR then automatically checks the condition of

the tape and, after about 7 seconds, re-enters

RECORD PAUSE.

2) Press PLAY to start recording.

nIf you want to bypass Video Calibration and start

recording right away, set "VIDEO CALIBRATION" to

"OFF" in step 4 of the Preparation procedure (Z pg. 32).

START PLAYBACK

Press PLAY.

●The VCR adjusts the

playback picture quality

based on the quality of

the tape in use.

NOTES:

●

When using rental tapes,

or tapes recorded on other VCRs, set “VIDEO

CALIBRATION” in step 4 of the Preparation proce-

dure to either “ON” or “OFF” as desired to give the

best picture (

pg. 32).

●

The Video Calibration screen only appears at the

beginning of automatic tracking. Even though the

screen doesn't appear after that, the Video calibration

function is operative.

●

To display the Video Calibration screen, “SUPERIM-

POSE” must be set to "ON" or the Video Calibration

screen will not appear (

pg. 28).

START RECORDING

Press and hold REC and

press PLAY on the remote

control, or press REC on

the VCR's front panel.

●The VCR takes about 7

seconds to assess the

quality of the tape in

use, then recording

begins with the picture

level optimized.

NOTES:

●

Calibration occurs

immediately prior to

both the first SP and the

first EP recording after

inserting the cassette. It

does not take place

during recording.

●

In the case of timer

recording, calibration

takes place for both SP and EP before the first timer

recording after inserting the cassette (regardless of the

tape speed selected for that recording).

●

Once the cassette is ejected, the calibration data is

canceled. The next time the cassette is used for

recording, calibration is re-performed.

●

While Video Calibration is operative, the PAUSE

button will not function.

●

To display the Video Calibration screen, "SUPERIM-

POSE" must be set to "ON" or the Video Calibration

screen will not appear (

pg. 28).

Playback

The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you start

playback.

Perform steps 1 and 2 on page 22 ("Simple Playback") before

continuing.

VIDEO CALIBRATION

START END

ACTIVE VIDEO CALIBRATION

DURING CALIBRATION

CALIBRATION COMPLETE

START END

ACTIVE VIDEO CALIBRATION

PLAY

REC

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PAUSE

REC

PAUSE

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Record One Program While

Watching Another

Recording

Features

ENGAGE TV MODE

During recording...

●Press TV/VCR. The VCR's VCR indicator goes out. (If

you are using the RF connection (Z pg. 6) to view

the output from your VCR, the TV broadcast being

recorded disappears.)

●If you are using the AV connection (Z pg. 6) to view

the output from your VCR, change the TV's input

mode from AV to TV.

SELECT CHANNEL FOR

VIEWING

Use the TV’s channel selector to set the channel you

want to watch.

RESET COUNTER TO ZERO

Before recording starts, press C.RESET. The counter

resets to zero and displays the exact elapsed time as the

tape runs.

DISPLAY ELAPSED TIME ON

SCREEN

During recording, press OSD at any time to see the

elapsed time.

All indications corresponding to the current status of the

VCR are displayed for 5 seconds. The counter display

remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time.

Press OSD again to remove the display.

●Make sure "SUPERIMPOSE" is set to "ON" (Z pg. 28).

●The indications are not recorded.

●Press DISPLAY to change to the COUNT display if

"REMAIN" is displayed.

Display Elapsed Recording

Time

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OSD

TV/VCR

C.RESET

Display Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY COUNTER

INFORMATION

Press OSD.

All indications corresponding to the VCR's current

status are displayed for 5 seconds. The counter display

remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time.

DISPLAY TAPE REMAINING

TIME

Press DISPLAY until "REMAIN" appears on screen. The

approximate tape remaining time appears on the TV

screen and also on the VCR display panel with a " "

indicator.

●The tape remaining time is calculated based on the

tape speed (SP or EP) being used. The indicated

remaining time is only an estimate.

●Press DISPLAY to change the on-screen display from

REMAIN to COUNT and vice versa; and to show

counter reading, channel number, clock time or tape

remaining time on the front display panel. Then

channel number will not be displayed when the VCR

is playing a tape.

EXIT THE DISPLAY

Press OSD again.

NOTES:

●

"SUPERIMPOSE" must be set to "ON", or the on-screen

display will not appear (

pg. 28).

●

Near the beginning of the tape, the tape remaining estimate

may be inaccurate. However, the estimate becomes more

accurate as the tape comes closer to the end.

●

Depending on the type of tape used, the tape remaining time

reading may not appear right away, or may not be correct. "- -:- -"

may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.

●

The tape remaining time indication is not accurate when

using VHS-C tapes with VHS-C adapter.

DISPLAY

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ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS%ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT S-VHS MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "S-VHS MODE"

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS%ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ON" or

"OFF".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTE:

When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or

S-VHS ET, the S-VHS indicator lights on the display panel

regardless of the "S-VHS MODE" setting.

S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS

ET and VHS

Your VCR can record in S-VHS, S-VHS ET or VHS.

S-VHS allows you to make high quality video recordings with a

horizontal resolution of 400 lines. This compares with the 240

lines of resolution of normal VHS recordings. To achieve the

highest quality picture we recommend that you record in S-VHS

mode.

By using S-VHS ET it is possible to record and play back with S-

VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes with this VCR. For details,

refer to page 36.

To record in S-VHS;

●perform the steps 1 – 4 below to set the "S-VHS MODE" to

"ON".

●then, insert a cassette marked "S-VHS", the S-VHS indicator

will light on the display panel.

The S-VHS recording mode will be automatically selected.

To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette;

Z "Super VHS ET" on page 36.

To record in VHS;

●insert a cassette marked "VHS".

The VHS recording mode will be automatically selected

regardless of the S-VHS mode setting.

To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette;

●insert the cassette marked "S-VHS", the S-VHS indicator will

light on the display panel.

●then, perform the steps 1 – 4 below to set the "S-VHS MODE"

to "OFF"; the S-VHS indicator will go out.

The VHS recording mode will be selected.

NOTE:

Tapes recorded in S-VHS or S-VHS ET mode can not be played

back successfully on normal VHS VCRs.

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

=S-VHS MODE ON

AV COMPU-LINK ON

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO

TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)

Super VHS ET

Your VCR is equipped with Super VHS ET that makes it possible

to record with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes.

SELECT S-VHS ET SET

MODE

Press S-VHS ET. The

current setting appears on

the screen for about 5

seconds.

ENGAGE S-VHS ET MODE

While the current setting is displayed on the screen,

press S-VHS ET again to set to "ON".

● The "S-VHS" indicator lights on the front display

panel.

S-VHS ET : OFF

S-VHS ET

NOTES:

●

You cannot activate the S-VHS ET function...

...while recording is in progress.

...while timer-recording (incl. Instant Timer Recording

pg.

46 and Automatic Satellite Program Recording

pg. 47) is

in progress.

...while Video Calibration (

pg. 32) is in progress.

...when the VCR's power is off.

●

S-VHS ET does not work with S-VHS tapes.

S-VHS ET

This facility allows recording with S-VHS picture quality on VHS cassettes. You can play back those cassettes recorded in S-VHS

ET on a VCR equipped with S-VHS ET.

NOTES:

●

To obtain the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a longer period on this model, S-VHS recording on S-VHS

tape is recommended.

●

You can play back S-VHS ET recordings not only on this VCR but also on another VHS VCR equipped with S-VHS ET.

* It is recommended to specifically label S-VHS ET recordings so you can easily distinguish them from regular VHS recordings.

●

S-VHS ET recordings can also be played back on an S-VHS VCR or a VHS VCR equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAY-

BACK) function. However, there may be cases where S-VHS ET playback is not possible on a particular VCR.

●

Frequent still, frame-by-frame and slow-motion playback may damage the tape and cause picture degradation.

●

With some tapes, better picture quality may not be obtained even with S-VHS ET recording. It is recommended that you do

test record beforehand to make sure whether better results can be obtained.

●

High Grade tapes are recommended for superior results.

●

Make sure that "VIDEO CALIBRATION" is set to "ON" at the Function screen (

pg. 32).

●

During S-VHS ET playback, noise may appear depending on tape quality.

●

Noise may appear during still, frame-by-frame and slow-motion playback.

●

If the playback picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.

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Stereo And SAP

(Second Audio Program)

Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi-

channel TV Sound broadcasts.

When the channel is changed on the VCR ...

●The "STEREO" indication appears on the screen for about 5

seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.

●The "SAP" indication appears on the screen for about 5

seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast.

●Both indications appear when a stereo program is

accompanied by SAP audio.

To Record Stereo Programs . . .

. . . simply follow the basic recording procedure.

To Listen To Stereo Soundtrack During Recording . . .

. . . set "AUDIO MONITOR" to "HI-FI" at the Function screen

(Z pg. 29).

NOTES:

●

If a SAP program is received and "2ND AUDIO RECORD" is

set to "ON", the SAP audio is recorded on both the Normal

and Hi-Fi tracks. The main audio program is not recorded.

●

If a non-SAP program is received, the main audio is recorded

on both the Hi-Fi and Normal audio tracks.

To Record SAP Programs . . .

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT 2ND AUDIO

RECORD SET MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "2ND AUDIO

RECORD" by pressing

CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS%ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS to set

to "ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

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FUNCTION

AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

=2ND AUDIO RECORD ON

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

SHUTTLE PLUS

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VCR Plus+

Timer

Programming

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to automatically

record a program that will be broadcast at some future time.

The timer record function can be programmed using VCR Plus+

or Express Timer Programming up to 8 shows as far as a year in

advance. (Z pg. 38 or 42)

The VCR Plus+ timer programming system eliminates the need

to input channel, date, start and stop time data when setting the

timer record function. Simply key in the PlusCode number for

the TV program you wish to record and the VCR's timer will be

automatically programmed. (The PlusCodes are the numbers

next to the programs in most TV listings.)

TIMER RECORDING

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CANCEL

PROG.

LOAD A CASSETTE

Make sure the record safety tab is present.

●The VCR’s power comes on automatically.

ACCESS VCR PLUS+ SCREEN

Press PROG. on the

remote control.

●The clock must be set in

order to access the VCR

Plus+ screen. If you

haven’t set the clock, the

Main Menu screen

appears after an error

message is displayed.

Refer to page 8 for the Plug & Play procedure or page

11 for the clock setting procedure.

ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER

Press the appropriate

NUMBER keys to enter the

PlusCode number printed

in the TV listings for the

TV program you wish to

record and press OK.

If the Guide Channel Set

screen appears, go to step 4.

If the VCR Plus+ Program

screen appears, go to step 5.

●To make corrections, press CANCEL and input the

correct PlusCode number.

INPUT RECEIVING CHANNEL

NUMBER

The Guide Channel

Number, which is assigned

to the TV or cable station

for the PlusCode number

that you entered in step 3,

will appear automatically

on the Guide Channel Set

screen. Input the number

of the channel on which

the broadcast for the PlusCode number is received on

the VCR or cable box using the NUMBER keys, CH 5∞

or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK.

●The Guide Channel Set screen appears only when you

input the PlusCode number of a station for which the

Guide Channel number has not previously been set.

●If you receive your channels with a cable box and if

you have properly set your Controller, "CABLE CH"

appears in place of "VCR CH". If not, refer to pages

16 – 18.

VCR PLUS+

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

PRESS (+/–) TO SET

EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

VCR PLUS+

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PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

THEN (OK)

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

GUIDE CH: 12

VCR CH : –––

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0–9)

OR (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

NUMBER

SHUTTLE PLUS

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PROG.

TIMER

SP/EP

PROGRAM 1

(VCR PLUS+ 12345678)

START STOP

8:00PM =10:00PM

DATE CH

12/24/98 12 SP

THU

PRESS (8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY

STOP+/– = STOP TIME, SP/EP)

PRESS (OK) TO END

NUMBER "9"

NUMBER "8"

CANCEL

CHECK PROGRAM DATA

The PlusCode number you

entered and the matching

Timer-Recording informa-

tion is displayed on the

Program screen. Check to

make sure it’s accurate.

●To change the stop time,

press STOP +/–.

●To timer-record daily or weekly serials, press DAILY

(NUMBER “8”) or WEEKLY (NUMBER “9”). “DAILY”

or “WEEKLY” appears on the Program screen.

Pressing the button again makes each corresponding

display disappear.

●If you made a mistake, press CANCEL to access the

VCR Plus+ screen again and input the correct

PlusCode number.

●If the PlusCode number you inputted is incorrect,

"ERROR" may appear on the screen to advise you of

the error. This happens when the PlusCode number is

for a program which has already passed. "ERROR" is

displayed for about 5 seconds and the VCR Plus+

screen reappears.

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/EP.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press PROG. or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED"

appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal

screen appears.

ENGAGE TIMER MODE

Press TIMER. The VCR turns off automatically and "‰"

is displayed on the display panel.

IMPORTANT

If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting

station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR

or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+

Program screen in step 5. When this happens, set the correct

the Guide Channel number for that station. (Z pg. 40,

"VCR Plus+ Setup")

NOTES:

●

To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER

again. Pressing once more re-engages it.

●

In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s

memory backup keeps your selections for approximately

10 minutes.

●

When timer-recording cable channels received through a

Cable Box, be sure to keep the Cable Box set to ON.

10:00 11:00 12:00

ATTENTION

If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one program

overlaps with another, only the parts shown below in gray

will be recorded.

Pattern 1: The program with the lower program number

will be recorded.

Pattern 2: The program that is broadcast earlier will be

recorded.

Pattern 3: The program that is broadcast earlier will be

recorded, followed by the remaining portion of

the other program.

CH10

CH40 Not recorded

Program 1

Program 2

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

Program 2 Not recorded

Program 1

CH40

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

CH40

Program 1 Program 2

Not recorded

STOP+/–

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VCR Plus+

Setup

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

IMPORTANT

If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting

station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR

or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+

Program screen (Z step 5 on page 39). When this happens,

perform the following steps to set the correct the Guide

Channel number for that station.

To ensure that VCR Plus+Timer Recording operates correctly it

is necessary to set the VCR Plus+ "Guide Channel Set " for each

station. Please read the following information carefully.

VCR Plus+ Guide Channel Matching

VCR Plus+ assigns a VCR Plus+ "Guide Channel" to broadcast

and cable TV channels. These Guide Channel numbers are also

called the VCR Plus+ Channel Codes. Most TV listings have a

section, usually a chart, indicating the "Guide Channel" numbers

assigned to each station. For accurate VCR Plus+ Programming

the VCR Plus+ Guide Channel number for each station should

match the channel number on which it is received in your area.

NOTES:

●

In many instances the VCR Plus+ Guide Channel numbers for

cable and broadcast TV stations DO NOT match the channel

number on which it is received by your VCR or cable box.

Check your TV listing, or contact your cable supplier for

details.

●

Many broadcast TV stations can be viewed on cable. Check

your TV listing, or contact your cable supplier for details.

TURN ON THE VCR

Press POWER.

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS INITIAL SET

SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“INITIAL SET”, then press

OK or SHUTTLE PLUS .

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

=INITIAL SET

PRESS (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

POWER

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POWER

SHUTTLE PLUS

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ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL

SET SCREEN

Press CH5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

“GUIDE CHANNEL SET”,

then press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

INPUT GUIDE CHANNEL

NUMBER

Press CH5∞, SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ or the

appropriate NUMBER keys

to input the VCR Plus+

Guide Channel number as

shown in the TV listing.

Then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS .

●If you receive your

channels with a cable

box and if you have

properly set your Controller, “CABLE CH” appears in

place of “VCR CH”. If not, refer to pages 16 – 18 and

re-perform the procedure.

INPUT RECEIVING CHANNEL

NUMBER

Press CH5∞, SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ or the

appropriate NUMBER keys

to input the number of the

channel on which the

Guide Channel’s broad-

casts are received. Then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS .

●Repeat steps 5 and 6 for

each instance.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

(Ex.) When inputting the

Guide Channel number

6 for WNJU(Ind.)

(Ex.) If WNJU(Ind.) is

received on channel 47

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

GUIDE CH : 6

VCR CH : – – –

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0-9)

OR (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

GUIDE CHANNEL SET

GUIDE CH : 6

VCR CH : 47

PRESS NUMBER KEY (0-9)

OR (5,∞), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

INITIAL SET

CLOCK SET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

=GUIDE CHANNEL SET

CABLE BOX SET

DBS RECEIVER SET

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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NUMBER

SHUTTLE PLUS

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8

shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be

set before you can program the timer (Z pg. 8 or 11).

Express Timer

Programming

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV

mode).

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PROG.

START+/–

STOP+/–

DATE+/–

LOAD A CASSETTE

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover

the hole with adhesive tape, then load it into the VCR.

●The VCR comes on, and the counter is reset,

automatically.

ACCESS VCR PLUS+

SCREEN

Press PROG.

ACCESS PROGRAM

SCREEN

Press START +/–. (If you’re

just starting out,

“PROGRAM 1” appears.)

SET PROGRAM START TIME

Press START +/– to enter

the time you want

recording to start.

●Press and hold START

+/– to move in 30-

minute increments, or

press and release

repeatedly to move 1

minute at a time.

SET PROGRAM STOP TIME

Press STOP +/– to enter the time you want recording to

stop.

●Press and hold STOP +/– to move in 30-minute

increments, or press and release repeatedly to move 1

minute at a time.

SET PROGRAM DATE

Press DATE +/–. (The current date is displayed on

screen. The date you enter appears in its place.)

SET CHANNEL NUMBER

Press CH +/–.

●If you are using a DBS receiver, see "ATTENTION

FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS" on next page.

●Holding down CH +/– rapidly scans through the

channels.

PROGRAM 1

START STOP

8:00 AM =– –:– –AM

DATE CH

– –/– –/– – – – – SP

PRESS (+/–, SP/EP, 8=DAILY,

9=WEEKLY), THEN (0K)

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

PROGRAM 1

START STOP

– –:– –AM =– –:– –AM

DATE CH

– –/– –/– – – – – SP

PRESS (+/–, SP/EP, 8=DAILY,

9=WEEKLY), THEN (0K)

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

CH+/–

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NUMBER "9"

NUMBER "8"

TIMER

NUMBER "7"

SP/EP

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/EP to set the tape speed.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press PROG. or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED"

appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal

screen appears.

ENGAGE TIMER MODE

Press TIMER. The VCR turns off automatically and "‰"

is displayed on the display panel.

PROG.

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . anytime during steps 3 through 9, press WEEKLY (NUMBER

key “9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for

daily serials (Monday–Friday). Either "WEEKLY" or "DAILY"

appears on the screen. Pressing the button again makes the

corresponding indication disappear.

NOTES:

●

To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER

again. Pressing once more re-engages it.

●

In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s memory

backup keeps your selections for approximately 10 minutes.

●

Programs that start after midnight must have the next day’s date.

●

After timer recording is completed, the VCR’s power goes off

automatically.

●

You can program the timer while a regular recording is in

progress; the on-screen menu will not be recorded.

●

If the end of tape is reached during timer recording, the

cassette is automatically ejected.

●

When timer-recording cable or satellite channels through an

external tuner, be sure to keep the cable box or satellite

receiver's power ON.

10:00 11:00 12:00

ATTENTION

If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one program

overlaps with another, only the parts shown below in gray

will be recorded.

Pattern 1: The program with the lower program number

will be recorded.

Pattern 2: The program that is broadcast earlier will be

recorded.

Pattern 3: The program that is broadcast earlier will be

recorded, followed by the remaining portion of

the other program.

CH10

CH40 Not recorded

Program 1

Program 2

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

Program 2 Not recorded

Program 1

CH40

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

CH40

Program 1 Program 2

Not recorded

ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS

If you are using a DBS receiver

(unless "DBS RECEIVER SET" is

set to "OFF" Z pg. 20), the

BAND indication (TV or CATV

or DBS) appears under the

channel number display. If the

channel number that has been

entered requires that the band

be set, "7=DBS" is displayed

on the screen. Press the NUMBER key "7" to select the

desired band.

a– TV : To timer-record a regular TV program received

on the VCR.

b– CATV : To timer-record a cable TV program received on

the VCR, or through a cable box (unless "CABLE

BOX SET" is set to "OFF" Z pg.17).

c– DBS : To timer-record a satellite program received

through a DBS receiver.

●If "BAND" is set to "TV" at the Tuner Set screen (Z pg.14)

and "CABLE BOX SET" is set to "OFF" at the Cable Box

Set screen (Zpg. 17), CATV will not be displayed on the

Program screen; If "BAND" is set to "CATV" or "CABLE

BOX SET" is set to "ON", TV will not be displayed.

PROGRAM 1

START STOP

8:00AM =9:00PM

DATE CH

12/24/98 110 SP

THU DBS

PRESS (+/–, SP/EP, 8=DAILY,

9=WEEKLY, 7=DBS), THEN (0K)

PRESS (PROG.) TO END

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TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Check, Cancel And Revise

Programs

DISENGAGE TIMER

Press TIMER, then press POWER.

ACCESS PROGRAM

CHECK SCREEN

Press PROG. CHECK.

ACCESS PROGRAM

SCREEN

Press PROG. CHECK again to check more information.

Each time you press PROG. CHECK, the next program's

information appears.

PR START STOP CH DATE

1 8:00P 10:00 12 12/24

2 10:00A 10:45 40 12/25

3 11:30P 01:00 125 12/25

PRESS (CHECK) TO NEXT

CANCEL OR REVISE A

PROGRAM

To cancel a program, press CANCEL at the appropriate

program screen.

To revise a program, press the appropriate button:

START+/–, STOP+/–, DATE+/–, CH+/–, SP/EP.

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press PROG. CHECK as many times as necessary. If

there are still programs remaining, go to step 6.

RE-ENGAGE TIMER

Press TIMER.

To Cancel Or Revise A Program...

TIMER

PROG. CHECK

CH+/–

CANCEL

START+/–

STOP+/–

DATE+/–

SP/EP

POWER

SP/EP

SHUTTLE PLUS

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ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT AUTO TIMER SET

MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "AUTO TIMER"

by pressing CH5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ON" or

"OFF".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Auto Timer

When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically

engaged when the VCR's power is turned off. It is automatically

disengaged when the VCR is powered back on.

Auto SP→EP Timer

If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record

the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode

to allow complete recording. This feature is especially handy

when recording a program of more than 2 hours in length.

For Example . . .

Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a 120-

minute tape

Make sure you set "AUTO SP→EP TIMER" to “ON” at the

Function screen before the timer recording starts.

Approximately 110 minutes

SP mode

Approximately 30 minutes

EP mode

Total 140 minutes

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET

SCREEN

Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by

pressing CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT AUTO SP→EP

TIMER SET MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "AUTO SP→EP

TIMER" by pressing CH

5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS

%ﬁ, then press OK or

SHUTTLE PLUS to set to

"ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL

SCREEN

Press MENU.

NOTES:

●

If you have programmed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more

programs, the second program and those thereafter may not

fit on the tape if you set the Auto SP

→

EP Timer mode to

"ON". In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then

set the tape speed manually during timer programming.

●

In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this

feature may leave a slight non-recorded section at the end of

the tape.

●

There may be some noise at the point on the tape where the

VCR switches from SP to EP mode.

●

The Auto SP

→

EP Timer feature is not available during ITR

(Instant Timer Recording), and the feature will work with the

following tapes: T(ST)-30, T(ST)-60, T(ST)-90, and T(ST)-120.

NOTE:

For safety, when AUTO TIMER is set to “OFF”, all other VCR

functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To

disengage the timer, press TIMER.

FUNCTION

AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

=AUTO SP=EP TIMER ON

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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Instant Timer

Recording

(ITR)

This easy method lets you record from 30 minutes to 6 hours

(selectable in 30-min. increments) and shuts the VCR off after

recording is finished.

START RECORDING

Press REC on the front panel.

ENGAGE ITR MODE

Press REC again. " " blinks and 0:30 appears on the

front display panel.

SET RECORDING

DURATION

If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press

REC to extend the time. Each press extends recording

time by 30 minutes.

NOTES:

●

You can only perform ITR using the REC button on the VCR's

front panel.

●

After you set the ITR time, the previous display reappears.

●

To check the remaining time, press REC once during record-

ing and the remaining time will be displayed for about 5

seconds. Be careful not to press REC again within these 5

seconds, or you will round the recording time up to the next

30 minute increment.

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

REC

SP VCR

EN 47

This facility allows you to automatically record a satellite

program which is timer-programmed on your external satellite

receiver. Connect a satellite receiver to the VCR's rear AUDIO/

VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN* (L-1) connectors and program the

timer on the satellite receiver; the VCR starts recording when the

signals input from the satellite receiver to the rear AUDIO/VIDEO

IN or S VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors, and when there is no input

signals the VCR stops recording and the power shuts off.

* If you have connected the satellite receiver to the VCR's

S VIDEO IN connector, set "REAR AUX INPUT" to "S-VIDEO"

at the Function screen (Z pg. 49 – 50).

Automatic Sat-

ellite Program

Recording

ATTENTION

●Be sure not to turn on the satellite receiver before the

program is executed; otherwise, the VCR will start

recording when the satellite receiver's power is turned on.

●If you have connected another appliance other than a

satellite receiver to the rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN or S

VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors, be sure not to engage the

Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode; otherwise, the VCR will

start recording when the connected appliance's power is

turned on.

●Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer-recording cannot

be done at the same time.

Before performing the following steps:

●Program the timer on the satellite receiver.

●Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.

SET TAPE SPEED

Press SP/EP to set the tape speed.

ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE

PROG REC MODE

Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds. The

button lights up and the VCR turns off automatically.

●To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, press

REC LINK. The button's light goes off.

●If the VCR's power is off, it is not possible to engage

the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.

NOTES:

●

Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible with the front AUDIO/VIDEO IN (F-1) connectors.

●

When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the VCR's power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is finished,

the VCR will not enter the Timer mode even though "AUTO TIMER" is set to "ON".

●

For timer programming of the satellite receiver, refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver.

●

Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer.

●

The REC LINK button's light blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.

●

Pressing the VCR's POWER button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the VCR's power and disengages the

Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.

●

If there is more than one satellite program you wish to record with Auto Satellite Prog Recording, it is not possible to set a different

tape speed for each; the tape speed selected in step 1 will apply to all the programs for Auto Satellite Prog recording.

●

The Active Video Calibration (

pg. 32) does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.

●

Auto Clock (

pg. 9) does not work when the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged.

●

Depending on the type of satellite receiver, the VCR may not record a short portion at the beginning of the program or may record

slightly longer than the actual length of the program.

●

If you engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode when the satellite receiver's power is on, the VCR will not start Auto Satellite Prog

recording even though the REC LINK button's light blinks. When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again,

the VCR starts recording.

●

You can also record a program from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer and is connected to the VCR's

rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors.

●

When you press the VCR's REC LINK button to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, if the REC LINK button does not light but

instead blinks quickly even though your satellite receiver's power is off, Auto Satellite Prog Recording will not work properly with

that satellite receiver*.

If this is the case, perform "Express Timer Programming" (

pg. 42) to timer-record a satellite program.

* Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off. Auto Satellite Prog Recording is not possible with those satellite receivers.

REC LINK

SP/EP

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EDITING

Edit To Or

From Another

VCR

You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder.

MAKE CONNECTIONS

Connect an AV cable between the player’s VIDEO OUT

and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’s VIDEO

IN and AUDIO IN connectors.

●If using another VCR with an S-VIDEO input or

output connector, it is recommended to use the S-

VIDEO connection to minimize picture degradation

while editing.

●When using your VCR as the recorder and a monaural

VCR as the player, connect the player’s AUDIO OUT

connector to the AUDIO IN L connector on the recorder.

LOAD CASSETTES

Insert the playback cassette into the player and the

cassette to be recorded on into the recorder.

SET RECORDER’S INPUT

MODE

Set to "AUX". With this VCR, press the NUMBER key "0"

and/or CH to select depending on the connector being

used – "L-1" for the rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector,

or "F-1" for the front AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector.

NOTE:

If you use your VCR as the recorder and have connected

another VCR to your VCR's S-VIDEO IN connector, you

need to set "REAR AUX INPUT" to "S-VIDEO" at the

Function screen. Follow steps 4 – 6 from the "Edit From

A Camcorder" section (

pg. 49 – 50).

ENGAGE TAPE DUBBING

MODE

Follow steps 12 – 14 from the "Edit From A Camcorder"

section (Z pg. 50).

START PLAYER

Set to its play mode.

NOTE:

If the player is equipped with a superimpose/OSD

disable feature then set "SUPERIMPOSE" to OFF before

pressing PLAY (

pg. 28).

START RECORDER

Set to its record mode.

Recorder Another VCR

AUDIO IN

Audio/Video cable

(supplied)

VIDEO IN

Player Your VCR

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Advantages Of S-VHS Editing

S-VHS allows you make high resolution video recordings

when dubbing from one VCR to another.

You can edit from VHS to S-VHS, from S-VHS to VHS, or

from S-VHS to S-VHS.

●From VHS to S-VHS (VIDEO-VIDEO connection): Record

VHS playback signals in the S-VHS mode. Although the

picture quality is inherently limited by the orignal VHS

source material, the edited tape has better picture quality

than those made by VHS-to-VHS editing.

●From S-VHS to VHS (VIDEO-VIDEO connection): Because

the picture quality of the source material is very high, the

edited tape has better picture quality than those made by

VHS-to-VHS editing.

●From S-VHS to S-VHS (S-VIDEO connection): A high

resolution copy is made of a high resolution original S-

VHS tape with minimal picture degradation. This is the

preferred method of video dubbing.

S-Video cable

(supplied)

NOTES:

●

Be sure to set "TAPE DUB MODE" back to "OFF" when you

finish editing.

●

When "TAPE DUB MODE" is set to "ON" Active Video

Calibration is deactivated in order to provide better picture

quality edits.

●

If you use an auxiliary input to connect a cable box or DBS

receiver make sure that the correct input ("L-1", "F-1" or "S-

VIDEO") is selected after you have finished editing (

step 6,

page 49).

S VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO IN

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Edit From A

Camcorder

You can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder.

MAKE CONNECTIONS

Connect an AV cable between the camcorder’s VIDEO

OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’s

VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors.

●If connecting a camcorder with an S-VIDEO output

connector, it is recommended to use the S-VIDEO

connection to minimize picture degradation while editing.

●When a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder is

used, the camcorder is capable of controlling your VCR.

The mini-plug cable is a mono 3.5 mm mini-plug to

mono 3.5 mm mini-plug connector.

●If connecting to a camcorder with a monaural output,

connect the audio output connector on the

camcorder to AUDIO IN L of the VCR.

LOAD A CASSETTE

Insert the cassette to be recorded on into the recorder.

SET RECORDER’S INPUT MODE

Set to "AUX". Press the NUMBER key “0” and/or CH to

select depending on the connector being used – "L-1"

for the rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector, or "F-1" for

the front AUDIO/VIDEO IN connector.

If you have connected a JVC Master Edit Control-

equipped camcorder to...

... the VCR's rear panel S-VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN

connectors — step 4

... the VCR's rear panel VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN

connectors — step 4

... the VCR's front panel VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN

connectors — step 8

If you are not using a JVC Master Edit Control-equipped

camcorder — step 12

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “FUNCTION SET”, then press

OK or SHUTTLE PLUS .

SELECT REAR AUX INPUT SET

MODE

a– S-VHS IN: Move the highlight bar (arrow) to

"REAR AUX INPUT" by pressing CH 5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "S-VIDEO".

b– REAR VIDEO: Move the highlight bar (arrow) to

"REAR AUX INPUT" by pressing CH 5∞ or

SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ, then press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "VIDEO".

NUMBER "0"

Recorder Your VCR

To rear panel

REMOTE PAUSE/AV

COMPULINK

connector

Mini-plug cable

(not supplied)

(JVC camcorder

only)

Audio/Video

cable

(supplied)

Camcorder

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT EDIT

VIDEO

IN AUDIO

SHUTTLE PLUS

S-VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

cable

(supplied)

Player

S-VHS MODE AUTO

AV COMPU-LINK ON

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

=REAR AUX INPUT S-VIDEO

TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

ENABLE REMOTE PAUSE

FUNCTION

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE

PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to

"AV COMPU-LINK", then

press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "OFF".

●The REMOTE PAUSE/AV

COMPU-LINK connec-

tor works as the AV

Compulink Playback

connector when "AV

COMPU-LINK" is set to

"ON" (Z pg. 31), and

works as the Remote

Pause connector when

"AV COMPU-LINK" is

set to "OFF".

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN

Press MENU.

ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN

Press CH 5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ to move the

highlight bar (arrow) to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK

or SHUTTLE PLUS .

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

EDITING (cont.)

SELECT TAPE DUB MODE

Move the highlight bar

(arrow) to "TAPE DUB

MODE" by pressing CH

5∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS %ﬁ,

then press OK or SHUTTLE

PLUS to set to "ON".

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

Press MENU.

START PLAYER

Set the camcorder to its play mode.

NOTE:

If the camcorder is equipped with a superimpose/OSD

disable feature then set its superimpose or display

feature to OFF before pressing play.

START RECORDER

Set your VCR to its record mode.

●If you are using a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC

camcorder, it can put the recorder automatically into

Record mode. (Refer to camcorder's instruction

manual.)

NOTES:

●

Be sure to set "TAPE DUB MODE" back to "OFF" when you

finish editing.

●

When "TAPE DUB MODE" is set to "ON" Active Video

Calibration is deactivated in order to provide better picture

quality edits.

●

If you use an auxiliary input to connect a cable box or DBS

receiver make sure that the correct input ("L-1", "F-1" or

"S-VIDEO") is selected after you have finished editing (

step

3, 6, pg. 49).

S-VHS MODE AUTO

=AV COMPU-LINK OFF

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO

TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

FUNCTION

=AUTO TIMER OFF

SUPERIMPOSE ON

AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF

VIDEO STABILIZER OFF

2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF

AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

S-VHS MODE AUTO

AV COMPU-LINK ON

VIDEO CALIBRATION ON

REAR AUX INPUT VIDEO

=TAPE DUB MODE ON

SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

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SPECIAL FEATURES

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TV Multi-Brand Remote

Control

The VCR's remote control can control several functions on JVC

remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs

listed below. *The default setting is JVC code 01.

TURN ON THE TV

Turn the power on using the TV's remote control.

SET TV BRAND CODE

Refer to the chart in the left column. While holding down

TV on the VCR's remote control, press MBR SET and enter

your TV’s brand code using the NUMBER keys, then press

STOP.

Follow the example shown below.

The TV's power should go off. If it does, try other

operations (Z step 3).

●Once you have set the remote control to operate the

TV, you don’t have to repeat this step until you

replace your remote control’s batteries.

●PANASONIC has two codes. If the TV does not

function with one code, try entering the other.

OPERATE TV

First, while holding down TV, press the corresponding

button: POWER, TV CH +/–, TV/VCR, TV VOL +/–,

NUMBER keys.

●For some brands of TV, you must press ENTER after

having pressed the NUMBER keys.

POWER

NUMBER

TV/VCR

MBR SET

ENTER

TV VOL +/–

TV BRAND NAME BRAND CODE

JVC 01

MAGNAVOX 02

MITSUBISHI 03

PANASONIC 04, 11

RCA 05

SHARP 06

SONY 07

TOSHIBA 08

ZENITH 09

HITACHI 10

SAMSUNG 12

SANYO 13

SEARS 13

(Ex.) To set remote control to RCA 05:

Press in succession

TV MBRSET

A/B

STOP

Hold

down

Release

NOTE:

Depending on the type of TV, there may be cases where some

or all functions cannot be operated using the remote control.

STOP

TV CH+/–

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SPECIAL FEATURES (cont.)

Cable Box Multi-Brand

Remote Control

The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands

of cable boxes listed below. Some cable box brands have more

than one code. If your cable box does not function with a

specified code, try other codes.

TURN ON THE CABLE BOX

Turn the power on using the cable box’s remote control.

ENTER CABLE BOX BRAND

While holding down CABLE/DBS on the VCR's remote

control, press MBR SET and use the NUMBER keys to

enter the cable box brand number from the chart in the

left column and then press STOP.

Follow the example shown below.

The cable box's power should go off. If it does, try other

operations (Z step 3).

●Once you have set the remote control to operate the

cable box, you don't have to repeat this step until you

replace the remote control's batteries.

OPERATE CABLE BOX

First, while holding down CABLE/DBS, press the

corresponding button: POWER, TV CH +/–, NUMBER

keys.

●For some brands of cable box, you must press ENTER

after having pressed the NUMBER keys.

●To change the cable box's channel, press TV CH +/–

or the NUMBER keys. (The CH +/– button can be

used to change the VCR's channel only.)

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POWER

CABLE/DBS

MBR SET

STOP

ENTER

NUMBER

CABLE BOX BRAND NAME BRAND CODE

ARCHER 01, 05, 17

CABLETENNA 01, 17

CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

CITIZEN 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

CURTIS 02

DIAMOND 01, 17

EASTERN 19

GC BRAND 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

GEMINI 15

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15

HAMLIN 10, 18, 19, 23

JASCO 15

JERROLD 01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15

NOVAVISION 02

OAK 07

PANASONIC 13, 14

PULSER 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

RCA 13, 14

REGAL 10, 18, 19, 23

REGENCY 19

REMBRANDT 01, 16, 17

SAMSUNG 05, 16, 24

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 02

SIGMA 07

SL MARX 05, 16, 17, 24, 25

SPRUCER 13, 14

STARGATE 05, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 25

TELEVIEW 05, 16, 24

TOCOM 01, 04, 16

UNIKA 01, 17

UNIVERSAL 16, 17, 25

VIDEOWAY 03, 09, 22

ZENITH 03, 09, 22

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of cable box, there may be cases

where some or all functions cannot be operated using the

remote control.

●

It's not possible to set the remote control for both your cable

box and a DBS receiver at the same time. You can only set the

remote control to operate one of these units at a time.

(Ex.) To set remote control to RCA 14:

Hold

down Press in succession

CABLE/

DBS MBRSET

A/B

STOP

Release

TV CH+/–

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DBS Receiver Multi-Brand

Remote Control

The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands

of DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receivers listed below.

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TURN ON THE DBS

RECEIVER

Turn the power on using the DBS receiver's remote

control.

ENTER DBS RECEIVER

BRAND

While holding down CABLE/DBS on the VCR’s remote

control, press MBR SET and use the NUMBER keys to

enter the DBS receiver brand number from the chart in

the left column and then press STOP.

Follow the example shown below.

The DBS receiver's power should go off. If it does, try

other operations (Z step 3).

●Once you have set the remote control to operate the

DBS receiver, you don't have to repeat this step until

you replace the remote control's batteries.

OPERATE DBS RECEIVER

First, while holding down CABLE/DBS, press the

corresponding button: POWER, TV CH +/–, NUMBER

keys.

●Depending on the DBS receiver you may have to

press ENTER after having pressed the NUMBER keys.

●To change the DBS receiver's channel, press TV CH

+/– or the NUMBER keys. (The CH +/– button can be

used to change the VCR's channel only.)

POWER

CABLE/DBS

MBR SET

ENTER

STOP

NUMBER

DBS BRAND NAME BRAND CODE

JVC (DISH Network) 51

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network) 51

PRIMESTAR 50

SONY (DSS) 41

RCA (DSS) 40

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of DBS receiver, there may be cases

where some or all functions cannot be operated using the

remote control.

●

It's not possible to operate a DBS receiver that is not

equipped with a remote control sensor.

●

Though ECHOSTAR has a number of different remote codes,

this remote control is applicable only to one of those codes

preset at the factory.

●

It's not possible to set the remote control for both your DBS

receiver and a cable box at the same time. You can only set

the remote control to operate one of these units at a time.

(Ex.) To set remote control to JVC 51:

CABLE/

DBS MBRSET

A/B

STOP

Release

Hold

down Press in succession

TV CH+/–

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UNPLUG VCR'S POWER

CORD

Unplug from the AC outlet.

SET REMOTE CONTROL

CODE

While holding down A/B on the remote control, press

the NUMBER key "2" and then press STOP.

PLUG IN POWER CORD

Plug back in to the AC outlet.

TURN VCR POWER ON

Press POWER on the remote.

The VCR will now respond only to B-code commands.

To set the VCR back to respond to A code signals, repeat the

same procedure as shown above except pressing NUMBER key

"1" instead of "2" in step 2.

You can control two VCRs with the same remote control by

switching the remote's code between A and B (Z Step 2),

pressing "1" for A-code commands and "2" for B-code

commands.

Control Two JVC VCRs

The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC VCRs

independently; one set to respond to your remote control's A

code control signals and another set to respond to B code

control signals. The remote control is preset to send A code

signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code

signals. You can easily modify your VCR to respond to B code

signals.

A/B

POWER

NUMBER "1"

STOP

TURN VCR POWER ON

Press POWER.

ENGAGE CHILD LOCK

Press and hold POWER on the remote control until the

Child Lock indicator ("—") appears on the front display

panel.

●Power turns OFF and the VCR cannot be turned on

from the POWER button on the front panel.

●To cancel Child Lock, press and hold POWER on the

remote until the VCR turns on. During timer record-

ing, pressing TIMER also cancels Child Lock.

NOTES:

●

When Child Lock is engaged, make sure to keep the remote

control out of the reach of children.

●

Timer recording of programs that were previously set can be

performed while the Child Lock is engaged. The feature

remains in effect after the recording is finished.

Child Lock

This feature allows you to prevent the operation of the VCR.

NUMBER "2"

TIMER

SPECIAL FEATURES (cont.)

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily

corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The power cord is disconnected.

●The TIMER mode is engaged with

Auto Timer set to "OFF" (Z pg. 45).

●The Child Lock mode is engaged.

●The batteries are discharged.

SYMPTOM

1. The power won’t come on.

2. The clock works, but the VCR’s

power won’t come on.

3. The remote control won’t function.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Connect the power cord.

Press TIMER to disengage.

Press and hold POWER on the remote

to disengage the mode (Z pg. 54).

Replace the dead batteries with new

ones.

SYMPTOM

1. The cassette gets stuck partway

during loading, and is ejected.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Make sure the cassette's window is

facing up, the rear label side is facing

you and the arrow on the front of the

cassette is pointing towards the VCR.

Then insert the cassette.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The cassette was inserted incorrectly.

SYMPTOM

1. The tape is running but the picture

won’t appear.

2. Noise appears during visual search.

3. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi

soundtrack.

4. The playback picture is blurred or

interrupted, even though TV

broadcasts are clear.

5. The Hi-Fi soundtrack cannot be

heard.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●If you’re using the RF OUT connec-

tion (Z pg. 6), the channel selector

on the TV is set incorrectly.

●If you’re using the AV connection

(Z pg. 6), the TV receiver is set to

the wrong mode.

●This is normal.

●Automatic tracking is engaged.

●The video heads may be dirty.

●The AUDIO MONITOR option was

set incorrectly.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Set the channel selector to channel 3

or 4.

Set the TV receiver to its AV mode.

Disengage Auto Tracking and adjust

the tracking manually (Z pg. 25).

The heads must be cleaned. Consult

your JVC dealer.

Set AUDIO MONITOR to "HI-FI"

(Z pg. 29).

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Insert a cassette.

Remove the cassette and cover the

hole with adhesive tape, or load a

cassette on which the record safety

tab is intact.

Set the VCR to the appropriate

channel.

Refer to the directions and the

illustration under “Edit To Or From

Another VCR” (Z pg. 48) or “Edit

From A Camcorder” (Z pg. 49) and

properly connect the units.

Make sure the power to all units is on.

Select the recorder’s appropriate

input mode.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●There’s no cassette loaded.

●The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

●The VCR has been set to its AUX

mode by mistake.

●The VCRs or the camcorder and the

VCR have been incorrectly con-

nected.

●The power to one or more of the

units has not been turned on.

●The recorder’s input mode has been

set incorrectly.

SYMPTOM

1. Recording won’t start.

2. TV broadcasts won’t record

properly.

3. Tape-to-tape editing won’t work.

POWER

TAPE TRANSPORT

PLAYBACK

RECORDING

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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Set the clock and/or timer correctly.

Press TIMER and check to make sure

that ‰ appears on the front display

panel.

Re-perform the set-up procedures.

Make sure you have compensated for

Guide Channel and VCR or cable

box channel number mismatches

(Z pg. 40).

Timer programming can’t be performed

when timer recording is in progress.

Wait until it finishes.

Load a cassette with the record safety

tab intact, or with the hole covered

with adhesive tape.

Remove the cassette and cover its

hole with adhesive tape, or replace it

with a cassette on which the safety

tab is intact.

Check the programmed data and re-

program as necessary, then press

TIMER again.

The program may not have been

recorded in its entirety. Next time

make sure you have enough time on

the tape to record the entire program.

Connect the Controller correctly

(Z pg. 16).

After confirming your cable box’s

output channel number, re-access the

Cable Box Set screen and select the

correct number (Z pg. 17).

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

Connect the Controller correctly

(Z pg. 19).

After confirming your DBS receiver’s

output channel number, re-access the

DBS Receiver Set screen and select

the correct number (Z pg. 20).

Set the correct DBS Receiver brand

code (Z pg. 21).

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

Set "CABLE BOX SET" to "OFF"

(Z pg. 17).

Re-perform the VCR Plus+ setup

procedure (Z pg. 40).

Wait until a space in memory clears,

or cancel unnecessary program

information (Z pg. 44).

SYMPTOM

1. Timer recording won’t work.

2. Timer programming won’t work.

3. ‰ and ] on the front display

panel won’t stop blinking.

4. The cassette is automatically

ejected, and ‰ and ] on the

front display panel won’t stop

blinking.

5. ‰ blinks for 10 seconds and the

timer mode is disengaged.

6. The cassette is automatically

ejected, the power shuts off and ‰

and ] won’t stop blinking.

7. Cable channels are not automatically

switched during timer recording.

8. Satellite channels are not automati-

cally switched during timer

recording.

9. Timer recording begins as sched-

uled, but the channel is always

incorrect.

10.We moved, and now VCR Plus+

doesn’t work properly.

11.“PROGRAM FULL” is displayed on

the screen.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The clock and/or the timer have

been set incorrectly.

●The timer is not engaged.

●The VCR has not been set up properly.

●Timer recording is in progress.

●The timer is engaged but there’s no

cassette loaded.

●The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

●TIMER has been pressed when there

are no programs in memory, or the

timer record program information

has not been programmed correctly.

●The end of tape was reached during

timer recording.

●The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

●The output channel selected in the

Cable Box Set screen is incorrect.

●The cable box’s power is off.

●The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

●The output channel selected in the

DBS Receiver Set screen is incorrect.

●The VCR is not set correctly to

control the DBS Receiver

●The DBS receiver’s power is off.

●Even though you don't use an

external Cable Box, "CABLE BOX

SET" is set to "ON".

●The receivable stations in the new area

are received on different channels than

those in the previous area.

●All 8 programs of the VCR’s timer

memory are used.

TIMER RECORDING

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