Marantz Mv8300 Users Manual

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Model MV8300 User Guide

D-VHS Digital Recorder

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Dear Customer,

Thank you for purchasing the Marantz D-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.

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.

Cassettes marked "D-VHS", "S-VHS" and "VHS" can be used

with this video cassette recorder. However, D-VHS recordings

are possible only with cassettes marked "D-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.

D-VHS is a new digital memory system that uses D-VHS

tapes. D-VHS was developed as a memory system for

multimedia applications that require storage for large

volumes of information, such as for digital video.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

"Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished

reserved.

NOTE:

Change or modifications not approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user's authority

to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

When the equipment is installed in a cabinet or a shelf, make

sure that it has sufficient space on all sides to allow for ventilation

(10 cm or more on both sides, on top and at the rear.)

When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be

considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of

these batteries must be followed strictly.

VCR Plus+, C3 and PlusCode are registered trademarks of

Gemstar Development 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. DISH NetworkTM is a trademark of Echostar

Communications Corporation.

D-Theater is a technical specification based on D-VHS

standards that was developed for HD content. Commercial

D-Theater titles can only be played back on D-VHS digital

recorders bearing the D-Theater logo.

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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.

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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 which 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

●The Index on pages 79 – 86 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.

●The  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 PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” on the

previous page.

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)

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Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the VCR, Remote 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 or holes.

(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or Remote.

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

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

5. DO NOT expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.

6. DO NOT use this equipment in a bathroom or places with water. Also DO NOT place any containers filled with water or liquids

(such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.) on top of this unit.

7. DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

8. AVOID violent shocks to the VCR during transport.

ABOUT HEAD CLEANING

After an extended period of use, the video heads can become dirty, resulting in a loss of picture or sound during

playback. If this happens, clean the video heads by using the optional cleaning tapes.

The heads get dirty in the following cases:

● in an environment prone to extreme

temperature or humidity

● in a dusty environment

● flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes

● continuous usage for a long time

Symptoms of dirty video heads:

●The picture is not clear, or does not appear.

There is no sound.

●Mosaic (block) noise appears in the picture.

●Black or mosaic horizontal stripes appear in the

picture.

●The picture stops (as if the tape is paused).

●A blank black or blue screen appears.

●The picture is fuzzy. (VHS playback)

Use a cleaning tape designed specifically for D-VHS video heads (JVC D-VHS video head cleaner DFC-2) to clean the video heads.

●In order to avoid misoperation, set "NAVIGATION" to "OFF" ( pg. 43).

●Follow the instructions that are provided with the cleaning tape.

If you still do not get a clear picture after using a cleaning tape:

●The heads may be worn. Contact your nearest JVC dealer.

●During VHS playback, if there is a tracking problem, the picture may appear fuzzy. Adjust the tracking manually ( pg. 23).

ATTENTION:

To mobile phone users:

Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the VCR may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue

back display.

On placing the VCR:

Some TVs or other appliances generates strong magnetic fields. Do not place such appliance on top of the VCR as it may cause

picture disturbance.

VHS playback

Early symptom Late symptom

D-VHS playback

Block noise Still image Black screen

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TIMER RECORDING 34

VCR Plus+® Timer Programing ..................... 34

Changing VCR Plus+ Setting ........................ 36

Express Timer Programing .......................... 38

Checking program settings .......................................40

Canceling or changing program settings ..................40

VIDEO NAVIGATION 42

Navigation Playback .................................. 42

Deactivating Video Navigation ................................43

Finding Tapes ............................................. 44

Finding by tape number ...........................................44

Finding by program title...........................................45

Finding by category .................................................45

Finding by recording date ........................................46

Finding blank space .................................................47

Editing Titles ............................................... 48

Editing tape title .......................................................48

Entering or Editing program title...............................50

Editing program category .........................................50

Deleting tape information ........................................51

Deleting program information..................................52

Checking memory ...................................................52

OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS 53

Useful Function Settings .............................. 53

i.LINK Set Up .............................................. 60

Satellite Auto Recording .............................. 62

JLIP ID Number Setting ............................... 63

EDITING 64

i.LINK/DV Connections ................................ 64

S-VIDEO/VIDEO Connections ....................... 66

MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL 68

TV Brand Setting ......................................... 68

Cable Box Brand Setting ............................. 69

DBS Receiver Brand Setting ......................... 70

Changing Remote Control Code ................... 71

TROUBLESHOOTING 72

Error Codes and Messages .......................................78

Questions and answers ............................................79

INDEX 80

Glossary ..................................................................80

List of terms .............................................................81

Front panel ..............................................................82

Rear panel ...............................................................83

Front display panel ..................................................84

On-screen display....................................................85

Remote ....................................................................86

SPECIFICATIONS 87

FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.) 88

WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) 89

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR 7

Connections .................................................. 7

INITIAL SETTINGS 9

Plug & Play Setting ....................................... 9

Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set ...................................9

Clock Setting............................................... 10

Preparations.............................................................10

Setting clock semiautomatically

— Semiauto Clock Set .......................................... 11

Setting clock manually — Manual Clock Set ...........12

Tuner Setting .............................................. 13

Setting channels automatically

— Auto Channel Set .............................................13

Setting channels manually

— Manual Channel Set ........................................14

Cable Box Control Setting ........................... 15

Installing Controller .................................................15

Setting cable box input channel & brand .................16

DBS Receiver Control Setting ....................... 18

Installing Controller .................................................18

Setting DBS receiver input channel & brand ............19

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING 21

Basic Playback ........................................... 21

Basic Playback Features ............................. 22

Checking tape position ............................................22

Playing back tape repeatedly — Repeat Playback ....22

Adjusting tracking condition

— Tracking Adjustments .......................................23

Selecting monitor sound — Audio Monitor ..............23

Automatic operations after rewinding

— Next Function Memory ....................................24

Locating beginning of recordings — Index Search ...24

Skipping unwanted portions — Skip Search .............24

Basic Recording .......................................... 26

D-VHS Recording ....................................................26

S-VHS/VHS Recording .............................................27

Basic Recording Features ............................ 28

Changing display information ..................................28

Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ...........................28

Watching one program while recording another ......29

Showing on-screen display ......................................29

SPECIAL EFFECT PLAYBACK 31

Special Effect Playback ............................... 31

Locating particular scene rapidly

— Picture Search..................................................31

7 High-Speed Picture Search ...............................31

7 Variable-Speed Picture Search ..........................31

Viewing still picture — Still Picture Playback ...........32

Viewing still picture frame by frame

— Frame-by-Frame Playback ...............................32

Viewing slow motion picture

— Slow Motion Playback .....................................33

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DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR

Connections Basic Connection

1Check contents

Make sure the package contains all of the

accessories listed in “SPECIFICATIONS”

( pg. 87).

2Situate VCR

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface.

3Connect VCR to TV

The following connections are required.

1Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV.

2Connect the TV antenna cable to the

ANTENNA IN terminal on the rear of the VCR.

3Connect the supplied RF cable between the

ANTENNA OUT terminal on the rear of the

VCR and the TV’s antenna input terminal.

4Connect an audio/video cable between the

AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors on the rear of

the VCR and the audio/video input connectors

on the TV.

S-VIDEO Connection

●

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

“S-VIDEO Connection” on page 8.

Component Video Connection

●

If you have a TV with component video input

terminals, see “Component Video Connection” on

page 8.

4Connect VCR to power source

Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet.

●The clock and tuner channels will automatically

be set when the antenna is connected and when

the AC power cord is first connected to an AC

power outlet ( pg. 9).

(If “Auto” or channel numbers are displayed on the

front display panel before the VCR is turned on, the

clock and tuner channels are being set automatically.

Wait until the clock time is displayed on the front

display panel before turning on the VCR.)

5Final preparation for use

Turn on the VCR.

●You can now perform basic playback

( pg. 21) or basic recording ( pg. 26).

NOTES:

●

Your TV must have audio/video input connector for the

connection to the VCR.

●

Even if you are using audio/video 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. 29).

●

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

Index (



pg. 83).

●

If you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you

play back a tape, set “TV OUTPUT 1” to the appropriate

mode (



pg. 56).

Matching

Transformer

(not supplied)

AC Power

Cord

Audio Cable

(supplied)

ANTENNA IN

(Antenna or cable input)

Back of VCR

AC Outlet

Antenna or Cable

Flat Feeder

Coaxial Cable

AUDIO OUT

To Audio

Input

Connectors

RF Cable

(supplied)

To 75 Ω terminal

ANTENNA

OUT

Video Cable

(not

supplied)

To Video

Input

Connectors

VIDEO OUT

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DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

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.

You can also use the TV/VCR button on the VCR’s Remote to

set your TV to the AV mode (



pg. 68).

●

If you cannot see the pictures on the TV screen when you

play back a tape, set “TV OUTPUT 1” to the appropriate

mode (



pg. 56).

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 Connection” ( pg. 7).

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

terminal on the rear of the VCR and the S-VIDEO input

connector on the TV.

Component 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 Connection” ( pg. 7).

b– Connect the component video cable between the

Component video output terminals on the rear of the VCR

and the component video input terminals on the TV.

NOTES:

●

To change the settings or set the timer program on the menu

screen, switch the TV’s input mode for the connection with

Audio cable.

●

To view the picture of 480i image format on the TV, or to

select and view TV broadcast, connect the component video

cable to the TV’s Y/CB/CR connectors. If your TV has only the

Y/PB/PR connectors, connect also the S-VIDEO or VIDEO

connectors between the VCR and TV.

S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR (cont.)

Antenna or Cable

Flat Feeder

Coaxial Cable

AC Outlet

Matching

Transformer

(not supplied)

Audio Cable

(supplied)

ANTENNA IN

(Antenna or cable input)

AUDIO

OUT

S VIDEO OUT

AC Power

Cord

Back of VCR

S-Video Cable

(supplied)

RF Cable (supplied)

S-VIDEO IN

Antenna or Cable

Flat Feeder

Coaxial Cable

AC Outlet

Audio Cable

(supplied)

Component

Video Output

AUDIO

OUT

AC Power

Cord

Back of VCR

Component

Video Cable

(not supplied)

RF Cable (supplied)

ANTENNA IN

(Antenna or cable input)

Matching

Transformer

(not supplied)

ANTENNA

OUT ANTENNA

OUT

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INFORMATION

●If “AUTO CLOCK” is set to “ON” on the Clock Set screen on page 11, the clock will be adjusted automatically by the host

channel every hour (except 11:00 PM, midnight, 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM) using the incoming PBS channel clock setting data.

(This automatic clock adjustment can only be performed when the VCR is turned off. The clock will be adjusted just on these

hours — on the time displayed on the front display panel, not on the actual real time.)

The default setting of “AUTO CLOCK” is “ON”.

●If the memory backup fails, because a power outage occurs or because the AC power cord is unplugged, Auto Clock Set will

be performed when power is restored to the VCR.

●Poor antenna or cable signal may prevent the VCR from receiving the Auto clock setting data from a PBS channel. If this function

is taking a considerable amount of time, it may be necessary to perform the Semiauto or Manual Clock Set procedure ( pg. 12).

What to do if Plug & Play setting 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 Semiauto ( pg. 11) or

Manual Clock Set ( pg. 12) procedure.

●If “– –:– –” appears on the front display panel, 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 turn on and off the VCR; the

Plug & Play setting will be automatically reactivated.

If Plug & Play setting is not performed though the antenna cable is connected correctly, perform Manual Clock Set ( pg. 12)

and Auto Channel Set or Manual Channel Set ( pg. 13 or 14).

INITIAL SETTINGS

Plug & Play

Setting

This VCR sets the clock and tuner channels

automatically when AC power cord is first connected to

an AC outlet. The antenna cable must be connected for

the Plug & Play setting.

The time and date can be set automatically by the clock

setting data transmitted from one of the regular TV

broadcast channels. We call this TV channel the “host

channel” and it is a PBS channel in your area.

1Perform Plug & Play setup

Connect the antenna cable to the VCR

( pg. 7). Then connect the AC power cord to

an AC outlet. Do not turn on the VCR.

The clock and tuner channels will be set

automatically.

NOTES:

●

When the AC power cord is connected to an AC

outlet, “LOAD” appears on the front display panel. It

takes some time until VCR completes its set up.

●

Auto Clock Set is performed first.

“Auto” blinks on the front display panel during Auto

Clock Set.

●

Auto Channel Set is performed next. Auto Channel Set

scans all the channels that are receivable by your VCR.

During Auto Channel Set, the channel numbers are

displayed as they are scanned and set.

●

When Plug & Play setting has been complete

successfully, the correct clock time is displayed. If you

perform Plug & Play setting successfully, there is no

need to perform the clock (



pg. 10) and tuner (



pg.

13) settings. If, however, you want to add or delete

channels, refer to Manual Channel Set on page 14.

ATTENTION

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

the clock and tuner channels separately. ( pg.10 – 14)

●It takes several minutes for the VCR to complete the Plug

& Play setting.

●Do not press any buttons on the front panel or on the

Remote while Plug & Play is in progress.

Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set

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 clock time or “– –:– –” appears on the display panel, see “What to do if Plug & Play setting failed”

below.

Plug & Play Completed

The current time is

displayed. (“PM” lights up

during the afternoon.)

IN F-1

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10 EN

Clock Setting Perform clock setting only if the clock has not been set

correctly by the Plug & Play setting or if you use a cable

box.

Access the Clock Set screen to perform the Semiauto or

Manual Clock Set. Each procedure starts from step 3

after preparation steps below are finished.

If you use a cable box, set the clock manually. (墌 pg. 12)

Preparations

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access Clock Set screen

1Press

to move

the arrow to

“INITIAL SET

UP”, then press ﬁ

or OK.

2Press

to move

the arrow to

“CLOCK SET”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

●If “CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK

MANUALLY” appears on the screen, press OK

to access the Clock Set screen. (Even if you do

not press OK, the Clock Set screen disappears

after 5 seconds, then the Clock Set screen

appears automatically).

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

1 7 2 – 6

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK OFF

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

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EN 11

Setting clock semiautomatically

— Semiauto Clock Set

You can change the host channel/D.S.T. /time zone

setting manually.

First follow steps 1 to 2 on page 10, then go to the

following steps.

3Access Auto Clock Set screen

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “AUTO

CLOCK SET”, then

press OK.

Then;

To select the host channel — go to step 4.

To select the D.S.T. mode — go to step 5.

To select the time zone — go to step 6.

NOTE:

The time set previously will be erased when “AUTO

CLOCK SET” is selected.

4Select host channel

You can either select

“AUTO” or enter a

PBS channel number.

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “HOST

CH”, then press

@ #

until “AUTO” or the

desired PBS channel

number is selected.

NOTE:

Some PBS channels do not transmit clock setting data.

* 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.

5Select D.S.T. mode

You have three choices:

AUTO– Select if you want to adjust your VCR’s

clock automatically by the incoming

signal from the host channel. (Auto

Daylight Saving Time*)

ON– Adjustment will be made by the built-in

clock itself.

OFF– Select when Daylight Saving Time does

not apply to you.

Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “D.S.T.”, then

press

@ #

repeatedly until the desired setting is

selected.

6Select time zone

You can select the time zone automatically or

manually.

Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “TIME ZONE”,

press

@ #

repeatedly until “AUTO” or the desired

time zone is selected.

Each time you press the button, the time zone

changes as follows:

O AUTO O ATLANTIC O EASTERN

O CENTRAL O MOUNTAIN O PACIFIC

O ALASKA O HAWAII O (back to the beginning)

NOTE:

If an incorrect clock time is displayed by the Plug &

Play setting, 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

be sure to select the correct time zone manually.

7Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

IMPORTANT

Turn off the VCR after performing Semiauto Clock Set.

“Auto” will appear on the front display panel while the

clock is being set. The current clock time will appear

automatically when the clock setting is complete.

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL CLOCK SET

AUTO CLOCK ON

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

HOST CH [TV]

D.S.T AUTO

AUTO

TIME ZONE

RETURN

AUTO CLOCK SET TIME – –:– – AM DATE 1/1 (WED) 2003

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

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12 EN

Setting clock manually

— Manual Clock Set

First follow steps 1 to 2 on page 10, then go to the

following steps.

3Access Manual Clock Set screen

Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “MANUAL

CLOCK SET”, then press OK.

4Set time

Press

until the

desired time appears,

then press ﬁ.

●Holding

changes the time in

30-minute intervals.

5Set date

Press

until the desired date appears, then

press ﬁ.

●Holding

changes the date in 15-day

intervals.

6Set year

Press

until the desired year appears.

7Select D.S.T. mode

Press %ﬁ to move the highlight bar to “D.S.T.”,

then press

to select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON– Adjustment will be made by the built-in

clock itself.

OFF– Select when Daylight Saving Time does

not apply to you.

8Start clock

Press MENU and normal screen appears.

To make corrections any time during the process

Press %ﬁ to select the item you want to change, then

press

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

83 – 7

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

TIME – –:– –

1/1 (WED)

2003

D.S.T OFF

YEAR

DATE

RETURN

MANUAL CLOCK SET

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

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EN 13

Tuner Setting Setting channels automatically

— Auto Channel Set

Use Auto Channel Set only if channels have not been set

correctly by the Plug & Play setting. If you want to add

or delete channels, use Manual Channel Set (墌 pg. 14).

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access Tuner Set Up screen

1Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press ﬁ or

OK.

2Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“TUNER SET”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

3Perform Auto Channel Set

You can automatically

set the receivable

channels in your area

in the order of their

frequencies.

Press %ﬁ to move the

arrow to “AUTO CH

SET”, then press OK.

NOTES:

●

When Auto Channel

Set is complete,

“SCAN COMPLETED”

appears on screen.

●

If the scan was

unsuccessful, “SCAN

COMPLETED – NO SIGNAL FOUND –” appears on

screen. Check the connections, then select “RETRY”

to start again, or select “EXIT”.

4Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

INFORMATION

The VCR selects the correct band (TV or CATV)

automatically during Auto Channel Set.

The selected band will be displayed on the right side of

“BAND” on the Tuner Set Up screen.

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

TUNER SET CABLE SET UP

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

1 4 2 3

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

AUTO CHANNEL SET

SCANNING...

PRESS [MENU] TO END

DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

TUNER SET CABLE SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

TUNER SET

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

CABLE SET UP DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

MV8300_U1B-EN10-14 4/1/3, 3:59 PM13

14 EN

3Access Manual Channel Set screen

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to

“MANUAL CH SET”,

then press OK.

4Add or skip desired channels

To add channels

1Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “CH”,

then press the

Number keys to

input a channel

number you want

to add.

2Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”,

then press

to set to “ADD”.

3Repeat 1 and 2 to add other channels.

To skip channels

1Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “CH”,

then press the

Number keys or

to input a

channel number

you want to skip.

2Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “ADD/SKIP”, then press

to set

to “SKIP”.

3Repeat 1 and 2 to skip other channels.

5Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

Setting channels manually

— Manual Channel Set

You can add the channels you want or delete the

channels you do not want manually.

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access Tuner Set Up screen

1Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “TUNER SET

UP”, then press ﬁ or OK.

2Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “TUNER SET”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

1 5 2 – 4

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

BAND

AUTO CH SET

MANUAL CH SET

DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

TUNER SET CABLE SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

OR NUMBER KEYS

CH [TV]

ADD/SKIP ADD

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW

SELECT

EXIT

MANUAL CH SET

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

OR NUMBER KEYS

CH [TV]

ADD/SKIP

RETURN

SELECT WITH ARROW

SELECT

EXIT

MANUAL CH SET

SKIP

MV8300_U1B-EN10-14 4/1/3, 3:59 PM14

EN 15

CABLE

BOX

The following 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 broadcasts that have

been programed using VCR Plus+ (墌 pg. 34) or Express

timer programing (墌 pg. 38).

Installing Controller

1Situate Controller

Place the Controller so that its transmitter is

facing the cable box’s remote sensor.

●Make sure the path between the Controller and

the cable box’s remote sensor is not blocked.

2Attach Controller

Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on

the back of the Controller.

3Connect cable box to VCR

●

If your cable box does not have audio/video

output connectors

Connect the RF output terminal on the cable

box to the ANTENNA IN terminal on the rear of

your VCR.

●

If your cable box has audio/video output

connectors

Connect an audio/video cable between the

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the rear of

the VCR and the audio/video output connectors

on the cable box.

NOTE:

When connecting your cable box, refer to its instruction

manual.

4Connect Controller to VCR

Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX

Controller connector on the rear panel.

Cable Box

Control

Setting

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 sensors on both the cable box and

DBS receiver.

How to control the cable box

This VCR has two separate methods to control your cable

box.

●The VCR’s wireless Remote can control your cable box.

This eliminates the need for a separate cable box’s

Remote.

●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, refer to page 69. To set up the Controller, go to

page 16.

Cable box

Your VCR

Controller

(suggested

locations)

Transmitter

Your VCR

ANTENNA

AUDIO/

VIDEO IN

RF output

Audio/video

output

Controller

(supplied)

MV8300_U1B-EN15-20 4/1/3, 2:37 PM15

16 EN

Setting cable box input

channel & brand

After installation, set the cable box input channel and its

brand correctly; otherwise, the Controller cannot work

correctly.

1Turn on cable box

Select a channel other than channel 9 on your

cable box.

2Access Main Menu screen on VCR

Press MENU.

3Access Cable Set Up screen

1Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press ﬁ or

OK.

2Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“CABLE SET UP”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

4Select cable box input channel

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “INPUT

CH”.

Your selection

depends on how your

cable box is

connected to your

VCR.

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

ANTENNA IN terminal on the rear panel

Press

until the channel number

representing the cable box’s output (ON CH2 –

ON CH9) appears on the screen.

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

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the front panel

Press

until “ON F-1” appears on the

screen.

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

AUDIO/VIDEO IN (L-1) or AUDIO/VIDEO IN

(L-2) connectors on the rear panel

Press

until “ON L-1” or “ON L-2” appears

on the screen.

●If you do not use a cable box

Press

until “OFF” appears on the screen.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

3 – 6

2 7

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

INPUT CH

BRAND 1

TEST MODE

OFF

TUNER SET CABLE SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

INPUT CH

BRAND 1

TEST MODE

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

CABLE SET UP

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

MV8300_U1B-EN15-20 4/1/3, 2:37 PM16

EN 17

5Enter cable box brand

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to

“BRAND”.

Press

to enter the

brand code from the

list shown to the

right.

6Engage test mode

Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “TEST MODE”,

then press OK.

NOTE:

If you do not engage the test mode in step

, “INPUT

CH” and “BRAND” are not set.

●If the cable box’s

channel changes

to 9, setting is

complete

Press

to move

the arrow to

“YES”, then press

OK and “CABLE

BOX CONTROL IS ON” appears on the screen

for about 5 seconds.

●If the cable box’s channel does not change to 9

1Press

to move the arrow to “NO”.

2Press OK.

3Repeat step 5 until the cable box’s channel

changes to 9 by entering another code.

4If 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.

7Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

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, 8

DIAMOND 1, 17

GC BRAND 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

GEMINI 15

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 28

HAMLIN 10, 18, 23

JASCO 15

JERROLD 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 28

NOVAVISION 2, 8

OAK 7, 20

PANASONIC 13, 14

PULSER 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

RCA 13, 14

REGAL 10, 18, 23

REMBRANDT 1, 16, 17

SAMSUNG 5, 16, 24

SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 2, 8

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

If the VCR’s clock has not been set (with AUTO

CLOCK set to ON)

“CABLE BOX USERS SET CLOCK MANUALLY” appears for

about 5 seconds when you press OK in step 3, then the

Clock Set screen appears.

Perform Manual Clock Set on page 12. If you press MENU

after the clock has been set, the Cable Box Input Channel

screen in step 4 appears.

NOTES:

●

The Controller may not work with all types of cable box.

●

If your cable box does not respond to any code, you cannot

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 time of timer

recording.

Contact your cable company about the possibility of

exchanging your current cable box with the one compatible

with your VCR.

●

The VCR can only change the cable box channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

●

If your cable box cannot be operated with a Remote (because

it has no remote sensor), you cannot 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

time of timer recording.

●

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

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

●

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

Controller, contact your Marantz authorized dealer.

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

INPUT CH

BRAND 1

TEST MODE

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

CABLE SET UP

INPUT CH

BRAND 1

TEST MODE

OFF

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

CABLE SET UP

YES NO

DID YOUR CABLE BOX CHANGE TO

CHANNEL 09?

MV8300_U1B-EN15-20 4/1/3, 2:37 PM17

18 EN INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

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

programed using Express timer programing (

墌

pg. 38).

Because satellite programing does not use PlusCode, the

Controller cannot change the DBS receiver channels during

VCR Plus+ timer recording.

(You can also use “Satellite Auto Recording” (

墌

pg. 62) if

your DBS receiver is equipped with a timer.)

●

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

the DBS receiver to your VCR’s audio/video input connectors

and the cable box to your VCR’s antenna input terminal.

Installing Controller

1Situate Controller

Place the Controller so that its transmitter is

facing the DBS receiver’s remote sensor.

●Make sure the path between the Controller and

the DBS receiver’s remote sensor is not

blocked.

2Attach Controller

Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on

the back of the Controller.

3Connect DBS receiver to VCR

●

If your DBS receiver does not have audio/

video output connectors

Connect the RF output terminal on the DBS

receiver to the ANTENNA IN terminal on the

rear of your VCR.

●

If your DBS receiver has audio/video output

connectors

Connect an audio/video cable between the

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the rear of

the VCR and the audio/video output connectors

on the DBS receiver.

NOTE:

When connecting your DBS receiver, refer to its

instruction manual.

4Connect Controller to VCR

Connect the Controller to the CABLE BOX

Controller connector on the rear panel.

DBS Receiver

Control Setting

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.

ATTENTION:

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 sensors on both the DBS receiver and

cable box.

How to control the DBS receiver

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

●The VCR’s wireless Remote can control your DBS receiver. This eliminates the need for a separate DBS receiver’s Remote.

●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, refer to page 70. To set up the Controller, go to page 19.

CABLE

BOX

DBS receiver

Your VCR

Controller

(suggested

locations)

Transmitter

Your VCR

ANTENNA IN

AUDIO/

VIDEO IN

RF output To

Audio/Video

output

Controller

(supplied)

MV8300_U1B-EN15-20 4/1/3, 2:37 PM18

EN 19

Setting DBS receiver input

channel & brand

After installation, set the DBS receiver’s input channel

and its brand correctly; otherwise, the Controller cannot

work correctly.

1Turn on DBS receiver

Select a channel other than channel 100 or 205

on your DBS receiver.

2Access Main Menu screen on VCR

Press MENU.

3Access DBS Receiver Set screen

1Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“TUNER SET UP”,

then press ﬁ or

OK.

2Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to “DBS

SET UP”, then

press ﬁ or OK.

4Select DBS receiver input channel

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to

“INPUT CH”.

Your selection

depends on how

your DBS receiver

is connected to

your VCR.

●If your DBS receiver is connected to your

VCR’s ANTENNA IN terminal on the rear

panel

Press

until the channel number

representing the DBS receiver’s output (ON

CH3 or ON CH4) appears on the screen.

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

AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors on the front panel

Press

until “ON F-1” appears on the

screen.

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

AUDIO/VIDEO IN (L-1) or AUDIO/VIDEO IN

(L-2) connectors on the rear panel

Press

until “ON L-1” or “ON L-2” appears

on the screen.

●If you do not use a DBS receiver

Press

until “OFF” appears on the screen.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE \

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

23 4

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

DBS SET UP

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

INPUT CH

BRAND

TEST MODE

OFF

TUNER SET CABLE SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

INPUT CH

BRAND

TEST MODE

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

DBS SET UP

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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20 EN

5Enter DBS Receiver’s brand

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to

“BRAND”.

Press

to enter the

brand code from the

following list.

6Engage test mode

Press %ﬁ to move the arrow to “TEST MODE”,

then press OK.

The program currently received through the DBS

receiver appears for about 10 seconds.

NOTE:

If you do not engage the test mode in step

, “INPUT

CH” and “BRAND” are not set.

●If the DBS receiver’s channel changes to 205,

setting is complete

Press

to move

the arrow to “YES”,

then press OK and

“DBS RECEIVER

CONTROL IS ON”

appears on the

screen for about 5

seconds.

●If the DBS receiver’s channel does not change

as shown above

1Press

to move the arrow to “NO”.

2Press OK.

3Re-enter the correct code.

7Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

5 6

NOTES:

●

The Controller may not work with all types of DBS receiver.

●

If your DBS receiver does not respond to the code, you

cannot 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 time of

timer recording. In addition, if your DBS receiver is equipped

with a timer, you can also use “Satellite Auto Recording”

(

墌

pg. 62).

●

The VCR can only change the satellite channel through the

Controller during timer recording.

●

If your DBS receiver cannot be operated with a Remote

(because it has no remote sensor), you cannot 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 time of timer recording.

●

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

Controller, contact your Marantz authorized dealer.

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

INPUT CH

BRAND

TEST MODE

OFF

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

DBS SET UP

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

YES NO

DID YOUR DBS RECEIVER CHANGE TO

CHANNEL 205?

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

DBS SET UP

INPUT CH OFF

BRAND CODE

JVC (DISH Network) 51

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network) 51

SONY (DSS) 41

RCA (DSS) 40

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IN F-1

POWER STOP/EJECT

(7/0)

1 2

REW ( )

FF ( )

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING

Basic

Playback

This VCR can check the tape condition during playback

(and recording), and realizes the best possible pictures.

●This VCR can play back tapes that have been recorded

in D-VHS (MTP), S-VHS, S-VHS ET and VHS formats.

●When playing back a tape, this VCR automatically

identifies the recording format (D-VHS, S-VHS, S-VHS

ET or VHS).

●When you play back a tape recorded on this VCR, you

can use the Video Navigation function ( pg. 42).

1Load 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.

Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.

●The VCR turns on automatically.

●The tape will run for a few seconds while the

VCR searches for the tape number. If the tape

number is found, it will be shown on the TV

screen if “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON”

( pg. 57).

●The counter is reset automatically, however, it

is not completely reset to “0:00:00”.

●If the cassette’s record safety tab has been

removed, playback begins automatically.

2Start playback

Press PLAY ( 3 ).

●Recording speed is automatically detected.

●If “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (default

setting) and “PICTURE CONTROL” is set to

“AUTO”: ( pg. 54), “VIDEO CALIBRATION”

appears on the screen, and this VCR checks the

tape condition during automatic tracking (only

cassettes recorded in the S-VHS, S-VHS ET or

VHS mode).

To stop playback

Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 )

on the front panel.

To rewind the tape (when it is not running)

Press REW ( 1 ).

To fast-forward (when it is not running)

Press FF ( ¡ ).

To eject the tape

Press STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) on the front panel when the

tape is not running.

● You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned

off.

To turn off the VCR

Press POWER.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

POWER

REW(1)

FF(¡)

STOP(7)

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

NOTES:

●

When you use the Video Navigation function, operate the

VCR only after the tape number is detected; otherwise, you

cannot use the Video Navigation function.

●

It takes a moment until the image appears on the TV screen

when you play back a program recorded in LS5 mode. The

picture may pause or the block noise may appear.

●

It will take a moment until the image appears when you play

back cut segments (segments for which recording was

continued after stopping or pausing) or segments for which

recording was switched from VHS mode (SP or EP) to D-VHS

mode.

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IN F-1

Basic

Playback

Features

Checking tape position

The tape position indicator

appears on the screen in the

following cases:

●When you change the VCR

operation mode from the

stop mode to fast forward

or rewind mode.

●When you perform an

Index Search ( pg. 24).

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. 57).

●

It may take a few seconds for the tape position indicator to be

displayed.

To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the

Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is

also reset when a tape is inserted.

Playing back tape repeatedly

— Repeat Playback

You can play back a tape repeatedly (50 times).

While playing back a tape, press and hold PLAY ( 3 )

for more than 5 seconds.

The play indicator ( # ) on the front display panel starts

flashing slowly, and a tape will be played back 50 times.

To stop playback, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or

STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) on the front panel.

NOTE:

For a cassette recorded in D-VHS mode, Repeat Playback is not

possible if the cassette was recorded in LS3 or LS5 mode.

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)

B E

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

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Selecting monitor sound

— Audio Monitor

You can select the desired monitor sound.

While playing back a tape on which stereo sound or SAP

sound is recorded, press A. MONITOR on the Remote.

Each time you press the button, sound changes as follows:

S-VHS/VHS

L R : Normally select this.

Hi-Fi sound is played back.

L: Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played

back.

R : Sound on the right Hi-Fi channel is played

back.

NORMAL: Sound on the normal track is played back.

MIX: Both sounds on the Hi-Fi track and

normal track are mixed and played back.

D-VHS

L R : Normally select this.

L: Sound on the left channel is played back.

R : Sound on the right channel is played back.

NOTES:

●

The above indication appears when “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to

“ON” (



pg. 57), though the monitor sound changes in

sequence.

●

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

normal sound track will be heard regardless of this setting.

NORMAL

MIX

L R L R

Adjusting tracking condition

— Tracking Adjustments

Automatic tracking adjustment

This VCR automatically adjusts the tracking condition.

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback,

automatic tracking starts working and continuously

analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality

during playback.

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during

playback, use the manual tracking following the

procedures below.

●You can also use the manual tracking during slow

motion playback ( pg. 33). During slow motion

playback, simply press CHANNEL + or – on the VCR

(or TV/VCR CH + or – on the Remote) to adjust

tracking.

1Activate manual tracking

Press CHANNEL + and – on the front panel at the

same time during playback.

2Eliminate the noises on the TV screen

Press CHANNEL + or –.

●Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and

hold for a coarse adjustment. Watch the screen

and continue adjustment until optimum picture

and sound quality are achieved.

●To reactivate automatic tracking, press CHANNEL

+ and – on the front panel at the same time. The

automatic tracking becomes active again.

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Automatic operations after

rewinding — Next Function Memory

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

after rewinding is complete.

●Ensure that the VCR is in stop mode.

a–For Automatic Playback Start

Press REW ( 1 ), then press PLAY ( 3 ) within 2

seconds.

b–For Automatic Power Off

Press REW ( 1 ), then press POWER within 2

seconds.

c–For Automatic Timer Standby

Press REW ( 1 ), then press TIMER (‰) within 2

seconds.

NOTE:

It is not possible to select the Automatic Timer Standby function

if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.

Locating beginning of

recordings — Index Search

When recording on this VCR, index codes are placed on

the tape at the beginning of each recording. You can find

and automatically play back from the beginning of any

recording using the Index Search function.

1Start search

While the tape is not running, press 4 or ¢ on

the Remote.

2Access distant code

To access a recording of 2 to 9 index codes away,

press 4 or ¢ repeatedly until the correct

number is displayed on the screen (only if

“SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( pg. 57)).

Playback begins automatically when the desired

recording is located.

●If you want to find the very beginning of the

desired program, press REW ( ) or FF ( )

after playback starts.

NOTE:

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

resumed from recording pause.

Other Useful functions for playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

You can also use the following functions for playback.

●Video Calibration ( pg. 54)

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the

condition of the tape in use during playback and

recording, and compensates to provide the highest-

possible pictures.

●Picture Control ( pg. 54)

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture

quality according to your preference.

●Digital R3 ( pg. 54)

This function applies edge correction to the luminance

signal to enhance details and provides clear pictures.

●Video Stabilizer ( pg. 54)

You can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the

picture when playing back unstable recordings made on

another VCR.

Current position

on the tape

Beginning of the current

program recorded

Beginning of the 2nd next

program recorded

–1 12

–2 3

program

recorded

program

recorded

2nd next

4¢

ESkipping unwanted portions

— Skip Search

You can skip over (view at high speed) unwanted

portions of the tape.

Press SKIP SEARCH on the Remote once to 4 times

during playback.

Each press initiates a 30-second period of high speed

playback (up to 2 minutes). When the specified portion

of the tape is skipped, normal playback resumes

automatically.

To return to normal playback during Skip Search, press

PLAY ( 3 ).

NOTE:

It is not possible to perform the Skip Search when you play back

a D-VHS tape recorded in LS5 mode.

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How to read the Video Navigation screen for D-Theater tape*

If you insert a D-Theater tape and then press NAVI, the

following screen appears. Press %ﬁ to move the arrow

to the item that you want to watch, then press OK.

Playback starts automatically after the selected item is

located. The D-Theater indicator lights up when playing

back a D-Theater tape.

* D-Theater is a technical specification based on D-VHS

standards that was developed for HD content. Commercial

D-Theater titles can only be played back on D-VHS digital

recorders bearing the D-Theater logo.

Title

Section

Chapter

EXIT

1. CHAPTER 1

TAPE TITLE: WORLD SOCCER 1 / 4

SELECT

2. CHAPTER 2

3. CHAPTER 3

4. CHAPTER 4

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Chapter Navigation

SECTOR 4-1

SECTOR 4-2

Program Selection

PROG. 1

PROG. 2

During normal playback, press TV/VCR CH +/– on

the Remote to select the desired program.

●It is impossible to select the program if the tape

does not contain the multiple programs.

Angle Selection

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

During normal playback, press the number key "4"

on the Remote to select the desired angle.

●It is impossible to select the angle if the tape does

not contain the multiple angles.

Sound Selection

1. STEREO

2. Dolby D

During normal playback, press A. MONITOR on the

Remote to select the desired sound.

●It is impossible to select the sound if the tape does

not contain the multiple sounds.

Subtitle Selection

OFF

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

During normal playback, press SUBTITLE (number

key "6") on the Remote to select the desired subtitle.

●It is impossible to select the subtitle if the tape

does not contain the multiple subtitles.

Some D-Theater tapes or D-VHS tapes may contain the multiple programs, angles, sounds or subtitles. If a tape

contains them, the icons appear on the top right corner of the TV screen when you press OSD.

NOTE:

When you record multiple programs or programs with multiple angles, it is impossible to change program on multiple program

channel and angles with the control of this VCR. Select the desired program or angle with the control of the TV.

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IN F-1

POWER

STOP/EJECT (7/0)

1 2

Basic

Recording

This VCR can check the tape condition during recording

(and playback), and realizes the best possible pictures.

In addition, this VCR is equipped with the Video

Navigation function, which allows you to quickly

locate the programs you have recorded on a tape.

When recording on this VCR, the tapes are

automatically numbered so that every tape recorded

on this VCR has a different tape number. With this

function, the program information such as recording

date, start time, channel number, and recording

speed are also automatically stored in the VCR’s

memory.

●For the Video Navigation function, see page 42.

To memorize the recording date and start time for

the Video Navigation function, the date and clock

must be set correctly.

D-VHS Recording

1Load a D-VHS cassette

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

cover the hole with adhesive tape before

inserting the cassette.

●The D-VHS indicator lights on the front display

panel and the D-VHS recording mode is

selected automatically.

2Select recording channel

On the front panel:

Press CHANNEL + or –.

On the Remote:

a–Press TV/VCR CH + or –.

b–Press the Number keys.

3Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

●The recording speed changes each time

REC SPEED is pressed.

HS: When picture quality and sound quality is

important.

STD: When picture quality and recording time

are important.

LS3: To record for three times longer than in

STD mode, with picture quality that is

equal to or better than S-VHS.

LS5: When recording time is important.

To record for five times longer than in

STD mode.

4Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ¶ ).

On the Remote:

While holding REC ( ¶ ), press PLAY ( 3 ).

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

-b

POWER

PAUSE (8)

STOP (7)

FF ( )

REW (1)

-a

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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To pause recording

Press PAUSE ( 8 ). To resume recording, press PLAY ( 3 ).

To stop recording

Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 )

on the front panel.

To rewind the tape (when it is not running)

Press REW ( 1 ).

To fast-forward the tape (when it is not running)

Press FF ( ¡ ).

To eject the tape

Press STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) on the front panel when the

tape is not running.

● You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned

off.

To turn off the VCR

Press POWER.

It may be unlawful to record or play back

copyrighted material without the consent of the

S-VHS/VHS Recording

1Load a cassette

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

cover the hole with adhesive tape before

inserting the cassette.

2Select recording channel

On the front panel:

Press CHANNEL + or –.

On the Remote:

a–Press TV/VCR CH + or –.

b–Press the Number keys.

3Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

4Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ¶ ).

On the Remote:

While holding REC ( ¶ ), press PLAY ( 3 ).

●If “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (default

setting:  pg. 54), this VCR checks the tape

condition for about seven seconds, then starts

recording. This means that the first seven

seconds of the program will not be recorded. If

this is inconvenient for you, follow the steps

below:

1Press REC ( ¶ ) and PAUSE ( 8 ) to start

Video Calibration.

2Then press PLAY ( 3 ) to start recording

after Video Calibration is complete.

Compatibility Of Cassettes And Recording Mode

Cassette

Recording Mode

D-VHS S-VHS VHS

D-VHS Yes Yes Yes

S-VHS No Yes Yes

VHS No Yes* Yes

* To record on the VHS cassette with S-VHS quality, use the

S-VHS ET function (



pg. 59).

NOTES:

●

The D-VHS (MTP), S-VHS, S-VHS ET and VHS mode

recordings are possible with this VCR.

●

To record in the D-VHS mode, use a D-VHS cassette.

●

To record in the S-VHS/VHS mode, you can use a D-VHS,

S-VHS or VHS cassette.

To record in S-VHS mode on D-VHS tapes:

Press D-VHS to turn off the D-VHS indicator. Then, set

“S-VHS MODE” to “ON” ( pg. 58).

To record in VHS mode on D-VHS tapes:

Press D-VHS to turn off the D-VHS indicator. Then, set

“S-VHS MODE” to “OFF” ( pg. 58).

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IN F-1

Basic

Recording

Features

Changing display information

Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause.

Each time you press the button, the front display panel

shows the channel number, clock time, and the

recording speed in sequence.

●To display the VCR status including the time counter,

the channel number and the clock time on the TV

screen, see “Showing on-screen display” ( pg. 29).

Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

You can easily specify the recording length from 30

minutes to 8 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording

is finished.

During recording, press REC ( ¶ ) on the front panel

repeatedly until the recording length you want appears

on the front display panel.

The record ( ) indicator starts flashing.

Each time you press the button, recording length

increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 8 hours).

To cancel an ITR, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or

STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.

Channel No.

Recording Speed

Clock Time

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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Watching one program while

recording another

1Engage TV mode

During recording...

●Change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.

2Select channel for viewing

Select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

Showing on-screen display

When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” ( pg. 57), you

can see the current VCR status on the TV screen.

●For more detailed information about the on-screen

display, see page 85.

1Display VCR status on TV screen

During recording or

recording pause, press

OSD on the Remote.

All indications

corresponding to the

current VCR status are

displayed for 5

seconds.

The time counter remains on the screen indicating

the elapsed time.

●The indications are not recorded.

2Exit on-screen display

Press OSD again.

NOTES:

●

The subtitles does not appear while the on-screen display is

displayed.

●

If the VCR is in recording pause mode, “

¶8

” is always

displayed.

●

The VCR status can be also displayed during playback.

●

Even if “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “OFF” (



pg. 57), the on-

screen display appears when the VCR plays back the blank

portion of a tape and the VCR receives the channel which has

no broadcast. However, on-screen display does not appear

when the input location is selected and no signal is input.

D-VHS

B E

D-VHS STD

12:00 AM

INDEX -9

CH 123HD

SAP STEREO

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

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Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette,

remove its record safety tab.

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

Record safety tab

Other useful functions for recording

You can also use the following functions for recording.

●Video Calibration (S-VHS/VHS only) ( pg. 54)

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the

condition of the tape in use during playback and

recording, and compensates to provide the highest-

possible pictures.

●Second Audio Recording ( pg. 55)

This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of

Multichannel TV Sound broadcast.

To record a SAP program received, set “2ND AUDIO REC”

to “ON” using the menu screen.

NOTES:

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.

●

The “SAP STEREO” indication appears when a stereo

program is accompanied by SAP sound.

●S-VHS Recording Mode ( pg. 58)

This VCR allows you to record on a D-VHS and S-VHS

tape with VHS picture quality.

● S-VHS ET ( pg. 59)

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with

S-VHS picture quality. Tapes recorded using this function

can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET

BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)

function.

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SPECIAL EFFECT PLAYBACK

Special Effect

Playback

With this VCR, you can enjoy special effect playback

such as high-speed search, variable-speed search, and

still playback and so on.

Locating particular scene

rapidly — Picture Search

7 High-Speed Picture Search:

Possible during normal playback or still picture

playback.

You can rapidly locate a particular scene on the tape.

To do forward picture search, press FF ( ).

To do reverse picture search, press REW ( ).

●If you press and hold the button for more than 2

seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search,

and normal playback resumes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

NOTES:

●

The high-speed picture search speed of the D-VHS recording

is 6 times normal playback speed in HS mode, 12 times in

STD mode, 36 times in LS3 mode, 60 times in LS5 mode.

The high-speed picture search speed of the S-VHS/VHS

recording is 11 times normal playback speed in SP mode, 31

times in EP mode.

●

The picture may be distorted at the part where the playback

speed is changed.

●

The still picture may appear during the high-speed picture

search of a tape recorded in D-VHS format on other devices.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

A A

PLAY (3)

7 Variable-Speed Picture Search (S-VHS/VHS only):

You can change the speed of picture search.

How to use the buttons on the Remote:

To do forward picture search, press ¢ repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the search speed

increases.

●To decrease the speed during forward picture search

(toward normal playback, then reverse picture search),

press 4 repeatedly.

To do reverse picture search, press 4 repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the search speed

increases during reverse picture search.

●To decrease the speed during reverse picture search

(toward normal playback, then forward picture search),

press ¢ repeatedly.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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Viewing still picture

— Still Picture Playback

Press PAUSE ( 8 ) during normal playback.

Playback is freezed and a still picture appears.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

NOTES:

●

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

adjust tracking in slow motion playback before starting still

picture playback.

●

Manual tracking is possible during still picture playback.

During still picture playback, simply press CHANNEL + or –

on the VCR (or TV/VCR CH + or – on the Remote) to adjust

tracking.

Viewing still picture frame by

frame

— Frame-by-Frame Playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

1Pause during playback

Press PAUSE ( 8 ).

Playback is freezed and a still picture appears.

2Advance or reverse still picture

To advance a still picture, press ¢ (or PAUSE

( 8 )) repeatedly.

To reverse a still picture, press 4 repeatedly.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

C -2

PLAY (3)

TV/VCR

CH +/–

C -1,-2

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Viewing slow motion picture

— Slow Motion Playback

(S-VHS/VHS only)

During normal playback:

Press 4 to decrease the playback speed.

Each time you press the button, the speed decreases

(toward reverse slow motion playback, then reverse

picture search).

●Holding PAUSE ( 8 ) for more than 2 seconds also

starts forward slow motion playback. If you press

PAUSE ( 8 ) again, still picture resumes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

During still picture playback:

Press and hold ¢ to start forward (or 4 to start

reverse) slow motion playback. When you release the

button, slow motion playback stops and a still picture

appears.

●Holding PAUSE ( 8 ) for more than 2 seconds also

starts forward slow motion playback. If you press

PAUSE ( 8 ) again, still picture resumes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3 ).

NOTE:

Manual tracking is possible during slow motion playback.

During slow motion playback, simply press CHANNEL + or –

on the VCR (or TV/VCR CH + or –

on the Remote) to adjust

tracking.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

PLAY (3)

PAUSE (8)

TV/VCR

CH +/–

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IN F-1

POWER

TIMER ( )

VCR Plus+®

Timer

Programing

Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to

automatically record a broadcast at some future time.

Up to 24 timer recording programs can be made using

VCR Plus+ timer programing or Express timer

programing method (墌 pg. 38) as far as a year in

advance.

The VCR Plus+ timer programing system eliminates the

need to input channel, date, start and stop time data

when programing timer recording settings. Simply key in

the PlusCode number for the TV broadcast you wish to

record and the VCR’s timer will be automatically

programed. (The PlusCode programing numbers are the

numbers next to the program in most TV listing.)

1Load 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 turns on, and the counter is reset,

automatically.

2Access VCR Plus+ screen

Press PROGRAM on

the Remote.

●The clock must be

set to access the

VCR Plus+ screen.

If you have not set

the clock, the Main

Menu screen

appears after an error message is displayed.

Refer to page 10 for the clock setting

procedure.

3Enter PlusCode number

Press the appropriate

Number keys to input

the PlusCode number

printed in the TV

listings for the TV

broadcast you wish

to record, then press

OK.

Then;

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.

●If an incorrect PlusCode number or the one for

a broadcast already finished has been inputted,

“PLUSCODE NO. ERROR CONFIRM

PLUSCODE NO. THEN RETRY” is displayed for

about 5 seconds, then the VCR Plus+ screen

reappears.

TIMER RECORDING

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

POWER

WEEKLYDAILY

BACK

TIMER ( )

3 4

TIMER PROGRAM

PRESS [+/–] TO SET EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

PRESS NUMBER KEYS [0-9] OR

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

PLUSCODE NUMBER SET

SET

TIMER PROGRAM

PRESS [+/–] TO SET EXPRESS PROGRAMMING

PRESS NUMBER KEYS [0-9] OR

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

PLUSCODE NUMBER SET

SET

1 2 3 4 5

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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4Input 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 Up screen.

Press

to input the number of the channel on

which the broadcast for the PlusCode number is

received on the VCR or cable box, 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 been set previously.

●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 15 – 17.

In that case, it is possible to change the channel

by 10 channels by pressing and holding

5Check program data

The PlusCode

number you entered

and the

corresponding timer

recording program is

displayed on the

Program screen.

Check to make sure it

is accurate.

●To change the start/stop time, date or channel

setting, press the corresponding buttons to

change the settings; START +/–, STOP +/–,

DATE +/–, TV/VCR CH +/–.

●To timer-record daily or weekly serials, press

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

“MON – FRI”, “MON – SAT”, “SUN – SAT” or

“EVERY _ _ _” appears on the Program screen.

Pressing the button again makes each

corresponding display disappear.

●For the “SOURCE” setting, refer to page 39.

●If you made a mistake, press BACK to access

the VCR Plus+ screen again and input the

correct PlusCode number.

6Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

IMPORTANT

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

station’s channel number has been changed, the wrong

VCR CH or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the

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

correct guide channel number for that station. (墌 pg. 36,

“Changing VCR Plus+ Setting”)

NOTES:

●

Even if a power failure occurs, the VCR keeps your timer

programs. However, the clock time is lost if it lasts for more

than 10 minutes.

As a result, when the power is supplied again to this VCR

after the power failure, the following will take place.

1. This VCR starts Auto Clock Set automatically to restore the

clock time.

2. If the clock time is restored correctly and “AUTO TIMER” is

set to “ON”, each timer program you have made will start

at its start time unless its end time has elapsed.

●

If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, “

‰

”, “ ”,

and “

” blink.

●

To timer-record cable channels received through a cable box,

be sure to keep the cable box turned on.

7Return to normal screen

Press

to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”,

then press OK.

“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press OK to return to normal screen.

8Engage timer recording standby mode

Press TIMER (‰).

The VCR turns off automatically and “‰” is

displayed on the front display panel.

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby

mode

Press TIMER (‰) to cancel the timer recording standby

mode, then press POWER to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording standby

mode again by pressing TIMER (‰) after you use the VCR;

otherwise, you cannot record the broadcasts you want.

●When “AUTO TIMER” (墌 pg. 57) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically

engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily

canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have

to press TIMER (‰) to engage or disengage the timer

recording standby mode.

THEN PRESS [OK]

GUIDE CH 12

VCR CH – –

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

CLOCK SET GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

CONFIRM CANCEL

10:00 PM

STD (SP)

12/24/03 (WED) 12 CH

CATVEVERY WED

8:00 PM

START TIME

PLUSCODE NO.

12345

STOP TIME DATE

REC SPEED DAILY/WEEKLY

SOURCE

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/–, REC SPEED,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

TIMER PROGRAM

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36 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Changing

VCR Plus+

Setting

IMPORTANT

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

station’s channel number has been changed, the wrong

VCR CH or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the

Program screen (墌 step 5 on page 35). When this

happens, perform the following steps to set the correct

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. Read the following

information carefully.

VCR Plus+ guide channel matching

The VCR Plus+ programing system assigns a VCR Plus+

guide channel to the TV channels and the cable

channels. These guide channel numbers are also called

the VCR Plus+ channel codes. TV listings often have a

section in chart form, indicating the guide channel

number assigned to each station. For accurate VCR

Plus+ programing, 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 TV stations can be viewed on cable. Check your TV

listing, or contact your cable supplier for details.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

2 - 4

1 5

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access Guide Channel Set screen

1Press

@ #

move

the arrow to

“INITIAL SET

UP”, then press ﬁ

or OK.

2Press

@ #

to move

the arrow to

“GUIDE

CHANNEL”, then press ﬁ or OK.

3Input guide channel number

Press

to input the

VCR Plus+ guide

channel number as

shown in the TV

listing.

●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 15 – 17 and re-perform the

procedure.

In that case, it is possible to change the channel

by 10 channels by pressing and holding

@ #

steps 3 and 4.

4Input receiving channel number

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “VCR

CH”, then press

to input the number

of the channel on

which the guide

channel’s broadcasts

are received.

●Repeat steps 3 and

4 for each

instance.

5Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CH 6

VCR CH – –

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

(Ex.) When inputting the

guide channel number 6

for WNJU(Ind.)

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CH 6

VCR CH

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

– –

(Ex.) If WNJU(Ind.) is

received on channel 47

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

GUIDE CH 6

VCR CH 47

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

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38 EN

IN F-1

POWER

TIMER ( )

TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

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

24 broadcasts, as far as a year in advance. Remember,

the clock must be set before you can program the timer

(墌pg. 10).

1Load 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 turns on, and the counter is reset,

automatically.

2Access VCR PLUS+ screen

Press PROGRAM.

3Access Program screen

Press START +/– once.

4Set program start time

Press START +/–

repeatedly to enter

the time you want

recording to start.

●Press and hold

START +/– to

increase the time in

30-minute intervals.

5Set program stop time

Press STOP +/– repeatedly to enter the time you

want recording to stop.

●Press and hold STOP +/– to increase the time in

30-minute intervals.

6Set program date

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

the screen. The date you enter appears in its

place.)

7Set channel number

Press TV/VCR CH +/–.

●If you are using a DBS receiver, see

“ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS” on

next page.

●Holding down TV/VCR CH +/– rapidly changes

the channel numbers.

Express Timer

Programing

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

POWER

TIMER ( )

WEEKLY

DAILY

DBS

3 - 7

CONFIRM CANCEL

– –:– – AM

STD (SP)

– –/– –/– –– – –

8:00 PM

START TIME STOP TIME DATE

DAILY/WEEKLY

SOURCE

TIMER PROGRAM

REC SPEED

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/–, REC SPEED

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

EVERY SUN

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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EN 39

8Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

9Return to normal screen

Press

to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”,

then press OK.

“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press OK to return to normal screen.

0Engage timer recording standby mode

Press TIMER (‰).

The VCR turns off automatically and “‰” is

displayed on the front display panel.

To timer-record daily or weekly serials

Press DAILY (number “8”) or WEEKLY (number “9”)

anytime during steps 4 through 8.

“MON – FRI”, “MON – SAT”, “SUN – SAT” or

“EVERY _ _ _” appears on the Program screen.

●Pressing the button again makes the corresponding

indication disappear.

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby

mode

Press TIMER (‰) to cancel the timer recording standby

mode, then press POWER to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording

standby mode again by pressing TIMER (‰) after you

use the VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcast

you want.

●When “AUTO TIMER” (墌 pg. 57) is set to “ON”, the

timer recording standby mode is automatically

engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily

canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have

to press TIMER (‰) to engage or disengage the timer

recording standby mode.

ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS

If you are using a DBS

receiver (unless “INPUT

CH” is set to “OFF” on

DBS Receiver Set screen

墌 pg. 19), the band

indication (TV, CATV or

DBS) appears under the

channel number

indication (SOURCE).

TV :To timer-record a regular TV broadcast

received on the VCR.

CATV :To timer-record a cable TV broadcast

received on the VCR, or through a cable box

(unless “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on

Cable Set Up screen 墌 pg. 16).

DBS :To timer-record a satellite broadcast

received through a DBS receiver.

NOTE:

If “BAND” is set to “TV” on the Tuner Set Up Screen

(

墌

pg. 14) and “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on Cable Set

Up screen (

墌

pg. 16), “CATV” will not be displayed on the

Program screen; If “BAND” is set to “CATV” or “INPUT

CH” is set to “ON” on Cable Set Up screen, “TV” will not

be displayed.

If the channel number entered requires that the band

be set, “7=DBS” is displayed on the screen.

If this happens, press the Number key “7 (DBS)” to

select “DBS”.

NOTES:

●

Even if a power failure occurs, the VCR keeps your timer

programs. However, the clock time is lost if it lasts for more

than 10 minutes.

As a result, when the power is supplied again to this VCR

after the power failure, the following will take place.

1. This VCR starts Auto Clock Set automatically to restore the

clock time.

2. If the clock time is restored correctly and “AUTO TIMER” is

set to “ON”, each timer program you have made will start

at its start time unless its end time has elapsed.

●

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

date.

●

After timer recording is completed, the VCR turns off

automatically.

●

You can program the timer recording while a regular

recording is in progress; the menu screens will not be

recorded.

●

If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, “

‰

”, “ ”,

and “

” blink.

●

To timer-record cable or satellite channels, be sure to keep

the cable box or DBS receiver turned on.

CONFIRM CANCEL

10:00 PM

STD (SP)

110 CH

DBS

8:00 PM

START TIME STOP TIME DATE

DAILY/WEEKLY

SOURCE

TIMER PROGRAM

REC SPEED

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/–, REC SPEED,7=DBS,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

12/24/03 (WED)

EVERY WED

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40 EN TIMER RECORDING (cont.)

Checking program settings

1Disengage timer

Press TIMER (‰), then press POWER.

●When “AUTO TIMER” (墌 pg. 57) is set to “ON”,

you do not have to press TIMER (‰).

2Access Program List screen

Press PROG. CHECK.

●The clock must be set

to access the program

list.

If you have not set the

clock, the Main Menu

screen appears after

an error message is

displayed. Refer to page 10 for the clock setting

procedure.

3Access Program screen

Press %ﬁ to select a program, then press OK to

check more detailed information.

●To return to the normal screen, press PROG.

CHECK.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

A -1

A -2,3

B -3

A -1

B -4

A -3

B -2

Canceling or changing program

settings

1Access Program screen

Repeat steps 1 to 3 in the left column.

2Cancel or change program setting

To cancel a program,

press OK with the

arrow on “CANCEL”,

then press OK with the

arrow on “CONFIRM”.

press CANCEL, then

press OK.

●“PROGRAM CANCELED” appears on the screen,

then press OK to return to the program list.

To change a program, press the appropriate button:

START+/–, STOP+/–, DATE+/–, TV/VCR CH+/–,

DAILY (number “8”), WEEKLY (number “9”) and/or

REC SPEED, then press OK.

●“PROGRAM COMPLETED PRESS [TIMER] TO

ENTER TIMER STANDBY MODE” appears on the

screen, then press OK to return to the program

list.

3Return to normal screen

Press PROG. CHECK.

4Reengage timer recording standby mode

Press TIMER (‰).

●When “AUTO TIMER” (墌 pg. 57) is set to “ON”,

the timer recording standby mode automatically

resumes when you turn off the VCR.

PROGRAM CHECK

THEN PRESS [OK]

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

DATE

12/24/03 (WED) 8:00PM – 10:00PM TUE CATV12CH STD (SP)

12/27/03 (SAT) 11:00PM – 11:45PM MON–FRI VCR47CH STD (SP)

12/28/03 (SUN)10:30PM – 11:45PM MON–FRI DBS110CH STD (SP)

START – STOP DAILY/WEEKLY CH REC SPEED

PROG.CHECK

CONFIRM CANCEL

10:00 PM

STD (SP) WED

12 CH

CATV

8:00 PM

START TIME STOP TIME DATE

DAILY/WEEKLY

SOURCE

REC SPEED

SET PROGRAM WITH [+/–, REC SPEED,

8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY] THEN PRESS "CONFIRM"

START STOP DATE CH

EXIT

PROG.

TIMER PROGRAM

12/24/03 (WED)

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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EN 41

Other Useful functions for timer recording

You can also use the following functions for timer

recording.

●Auto Timer (墌 pg. 57)

When “AUTO TIMER” is set to “ON”, the timer recording

standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is

turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is

turned on. You do not have to press TIMER (‰) to engage

or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

●Auto SP = EP Timer (S-VHS/VHS only) (墌 pg. 57)

If there is not enough tape to record the entire broadcast

for recording in SP mode, the VCR automatically switches

to EP mode to allow complete recording. This feature is

especially handy when recording a broadcast of more than

2 hours in length.

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 starting earlier will be

recorded.

Pattern 3: The program starting earlier will be

recorded, followed by the remaining portion

of the other program.

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

CH40

Program 1

Program 2

Not recorded

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

Program 2 Not recorded

Program 1

CH40

10:00 11:00 12:00

CH10

CH40 Not recorded

Program 1

Program 2

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42 EN

Navigation

Playback

This function is useful when you want to quickly find

programs you have recorded on a tape using this VCR.

This function allows you to select a program to watch,

and then automatically search for the beginning of the

program.

1Load a cassette

Insert a tape recorded on this VCR.

●The VCR turns on automatically.

●The tape will run for a few seconds while the

VCR searches for the tape number recorded. If

tape number is found, it will be shown on the

TV screen if “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON”

(墌 pg. 57).

●The counter is reset automatically, however, it

is not completely reset to “0:00:00”.

●If the cassette’s record safety tab has been

removed, playback begins automatically.

2Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

●After pressing

NAVI, it may take a

few seconds to

access the Title

screen while the

VCR searches for

the Video

Navigation information.

3Select program

Press %ﬁ to select the program you want to

watch, then press OK.

4Start playback

Press

to move the arrow to “PLAY”, then

press OK.

Playback starts automatically after the selected

program is located.

VIDEO NAVIGATION

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

-2,3

-1,4

3 - 4

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

NOTES:

●

If you press NAVI while Video Navigation is deactivated, the Navigation Set Up screen appears. Set "NAVIGATION" to "ON"

(

墌

pg. 43).

●

Video Navigation playback is possible only with the tape recorded on this VCR.

●

To record the date and time as the program title in this VCR's memory, make sure the VCR’s clock is set correctly before recording.

●

To record the program information in this VCR’s memory, you must record each program for over the minimum recording time; 5

min for the D-VHS (HS) mode, 10 min for the D-VHS (STD) mode, 30 min for the D-VHS (LS3) mode, 50 min for the D-VHS (LS5)

mode, 5 min for the S-VHS/VHS (SP) mode and 15 min for S-VHS/VHS (EP) mode.

●

Video Navigation may not work properly for some tapes.

●

During playback or when searching for the beginning of a program, a VCR might find two different tape numbers recorded on a

tape. After you remove this tape, the tape will be assigned just one tape number (the smaller one). After this, the higher tape

number will be missing from the memory’s tape number list.

●

Tape program information is stored in this VCR’s memory. If this VCR’s memory is damaged and the program information is lost, it

is impossible to restore that information.

●

After recording a tape on this VCR, write the tape number on a label and affix the label to the tape in order to allow you to find the

tape by its number.

●

The on-screen display is output to the TV with S-VIDEO, VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO signal in 480i image format.

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EN 43

Deactivating Video Navigation

If you do not want to store program information, you can

deactivate the Video Navigation function.

1Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

2Access Navigation Set Up screen

Press %ﬁ

to move

the arrow to “NAVI. SET

UP”, then press ﬁ or

OK.

3Deactivate Video Navigation

Press

●Each time you press

, Video Navigation

turns “ON” or “OFF”.

4Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

NOTE:

If you press NAVI

when a cassette is not loaded, “NO TAPE!”

appears on the TV screen. If the VCR does not recognize the

tape number of the loaded cassette, “UNRECOGNIZED TAPE

NUMBER!” appears on the TV screen.

How to read the Video

Navigation screen

1Tape number and tape title

2Maximum blank time on the tape

3[Page No./Total Page No.] (only 4 programs can be

shown at a time)

4Program title included on a tape

5The detailed program information currently

selected (date, channel, category, start time, end

time, recording speed)

6Operational commands

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

8:00 (LS3)

BLANK

2:00

(LS3)

EURO 96

ENGLAND

4:00 (LS3)

BLANK

1:00

(LS3)

Blank part*

*“BLANK” appears for non-recorded part, the part

whose information has been deleted manually

(墌pg. 52), or the part where new program has

been recorded.

Example

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

123

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION SET UP USED MEMORY 66%

OFF

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION SET UP USED MEMORY 66%

OFF

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

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44 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

Finding Tapes You can find a tape you want using Video Navigation.

You have four methods to find tapes; by tape number, by

program title, by category, by recording date, and by

tape remaining time.

Finding by tape number

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

1Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

2Access Library screen

Press %ﬁ

to move

the arrow to “LIBRARY”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

3Access tape number list screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “TAPE

NUMBER”, then press

OK.

The tape number list

screen appears, being

sorted by the tape

numbers.

4Confirm tape number lists

●“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

●The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

●To play back the desired program, refer to “To

play back a selected program on the list screen”

in the left column.

5Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

-2,3

-2–4

-2,3

-4

-1,5

-4

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

1st page (out of 3

pages in this

example) of the tape

number lists is

shown.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

To play back a selected program on the list

screen

1Select the program that you want to watch, then

press OK.

2Insert the corresponding tape.

3Press OK again with the arrow on “SEARCH”.

4Confirm that the desired program is highlighted,

then press OK.

●Playback starts automatically after the selected

program is located.

Switch for changing the order

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EN 45

Finding by program title

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

1Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 44, then go to

the following steps

2Access title screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “TITLE”, then

press OK.

3Confirm lists

●“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

●The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the program titles included in

the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

●To play back the desired program, refer to “To

play back a selected program on the list screen”

on page 44.

4Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

BFinding by category

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

To find a program by category, be sure to select program

category in advance (墌 pg. 50).

1Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 44, then go to

the following steps

2Access category screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “CATEGORY”,

then press OK.

3Confirm lists

●“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

●The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the program titles included in

the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

●To play back the desired program, refer to “To

play back a selected program on the list screen”

on page 44.

4Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

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CATEGORY LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TITLE LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

MV8300_U1B-EN42-47 4/1/3, 2:35 PM45

46 EN VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

E -2–4,6

D -2,3

E -1

D -4

Finding by recording date

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

1Follow steps 1 to 2 on page 44, then go to

the following steps

2Access date screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “DATE”, then

press OK.

The list screen appears,

being sorted by the

recording date.

3Confirm lists

●“*” is displayed

beside the tape

number of the loaded

cassette.

●The cassette mark is

displayed on the left

of the tape title. The

items without the

cassette marks are the program titles included in

the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

●To play back the desired program, refer to “To

play back a selected program on the list screen”

on page 44.

4Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

DATE LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

MV8300_U1B-EN42-47 4/1/3, 2:35 PM46

EN 47

Finding blank space

You can find a tape whose remaining time is enough for

a program you want to record.

Use the Remote to do the following operations.

1Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

2Access Blank Space List screen

Press %ﬁ

to move

the arrow to “BLANK”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

3Set condition

Press %ﬁ to move the

arrow to “RECORDING

MODE”, then press

to select the recording

speed.

Press %ﬁ to move the

arrow to “BLANK

TIME”, then press

to select the blank time.

Then press OK.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

RECORDING MODE

BLANK SPACE LIST RECORDING CONDITION

LS3

BLANK TIME 2:00

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

RECORDING MODE

BLANK SPACE LIST RECORDING CONDITION

LS3

SELECT

EXIT

BLANK TIME 2:00

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK] TO LIST

Navigation

4Select tape number

Press %ﬁ, then press

OK.

●To go to another page

of the lists, press < or

5Load a cassette

Insert the cassette whose number you have found in

step 4.

6Select blank

Press

to move the

arrow to “STOP”, then

press OK.

●The VCR will start

search for the

beginning of the

blank part, then stop.

7Prepare for recording

See page 26 for recording.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0003 10:00 BLANK

0004 23:00 BLANK

0001 17:00 BLANK

0002 12:00 BLANK

SEARCHSTOP RETURN

BLANK SPACE LIST 10:00 LS5 1 / 3

SELECT

TITLE

11/01/29 MON 11:34 AM

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0003 10:00 BLANK

0004 23:00 BLANK

0001 17:00 BLANK

0002 12:00 BLANK

SEARCHSTOP RETURN

BLANK SPACE LIST 10:00 LS5

SELECT

TITLE

11/01/29 MON 11:34 AM

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

1 / 3

Navigation

MV8300_U1B-EN42-47 4/1/3, 2:35 PM47

48 EN

Editing Titles When you record a TV program on this VCR, the VCR

automatically records the recording start time, date, and

channel in each program title. If the tape is recorded for

the first time, the tape number and the date and time are

recorded in the tape title. You can then edit the tape title

and the program titles as you like. You can also edit the

category in the program title.

In short, you can use the Video Navigation function to

create your own video tape library.

Editing tape title

When you want to edit the tape title, follow the

procedure below by using the Remote.

1Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

2Access Library screen

Press %ﬁ

to move

the arrow to

“LIBRARY”, then press

ﬁ or OK.

3Access tape number

list screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “TAPE

NUMBER”, then press

OK.

The tape number list

screen appears, being

sorted by the tape numbers.

4Select tape number

Press %ﬁ to select the

tape number for which

you want to edit the

title, then press OK.

●“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

●The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

-6

-1,7

Number keys

CANCEL

-2–6

VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

TITLE CATEGORY DATE

TAPE NUMBER

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

MV8300_U1B-EN48-52 4/1/3, 2:34 PM48

EN 49

5Access edit screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “EDIT”, then

press OK.

6Enter title

1Press %ﬁ

move the arrow on

the desired

character or

symbol, then press

OK.

Press the Number

keys to enter the title.

•For entering the characters as the title, refer to

“How to enter the characters and symbols”

on the right column. (In this example, enter

“JVC NEWS”.)

2Press %ﬁ

to move the arrow to “ENTER”,

then press OK.

7Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

NOTES:

●

If you want to delete a character, select the character, then

press CLEAR or press OK

with the arrow on “ERASE”.

●

If you want to delete all characters, press OK with the arrow

on “ALL ERASE”.

NUMBER KEY CHARACTERS

1. , ? – + * / [ ] 1

2A B C a b c 2

3D E F d e f 3

4G H I g h i 4

5J K L j k l 5

6M N O m n o 6

7P Q R S p q r s 7

8T U V t u v 8

9W X Y Z w x y z 9

00 _(space)

How to enter the characters and symbols with the

number keys on the Remote

Press the Number keys, then press > to enter each

character.

Refer to the example below.

(Ex.) Enter “JVC NEWS”.

1Press 5 (JKL) once to enter “J”, then press >.

2Press 8 (TUV) three times to enter “V”, then press >.

3Press 2 (ABC) three times to enter “C”, then press >.

4Press 0 ( ) twice to enter “ (space)”, then press >.

5Press 6 (MNO) twice to enter “N”, then press >.

6Press 3 (DEF) twice to enter “E”, then press >.

7Press 9 (WXYZ) once to enter “W”, then press >.

8Press 7 (PQRS) four times to enter “S”, then press >.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

EDIT TITLE

RETURN ENTER

EDIT CATEGORY

SELECT

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

EXIT

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

ERASE NEXT

BACK

ALL ERASE

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

MV8300_U1B-EN48-52 4/1/3, 2:34 PM49

50 EN

BEntering or Editing program

title

When you want to edit the program title, follow the

procedure below by using the Remote.

1Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

2Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

3Select program

Press %ﬁ to select the

program you want to

edit, then press OK.

4Access edit screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “EDIT”, then

press OK.

5Enter title

1Press %ﬁ

move the arrow on

the desired

character or

symbol, then press

OK.

Press the Number

keys to enter the title.

•For entering the characters as the title, refer to

“How to enter the characters and symbols”

on page 49. (In this example, enter “JVC

NEWS”.)

2Press %ﬁ

to move the arrow to “ENTER”,

then press OK.

6Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

CEditing program category

When you want to change the program category, follow

the procedure below by using the Remote.

1Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

2Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

3Select program

Press %ﬁ to select the program you want to edit,

then press OK.

4Access edit screen

Press

to move the arrow to “EDIT”, then press

OK.

5Access category screen

Press %ﬁ

to move

the arrow to “EDIT

CATEGORY”, then

press OK.

6Select category

Press %ﬁ

to select

the category you want,

then press OK.

7Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

EDIT TITLE

RETURN ENTER

EDIT CATEGORY

SELECT

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

EXIT

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

ERASE NEXT

BACK

ALL ERASE

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

EDIT CATEGORY

MOVIES

CHILD

MUSIC COMEDY CLASSIC SHOPPING

OTHERS MISCELLANY

RELIGION

RETURN EDIT TITLE

EDUCATION SERIES SPECIAL

SOAPS SPORTS NEWS

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

EDIT TITLE

RETURN ENTER

EDIT CATEGORY

SELECT

EXIT

SYDNEY OLYMPIC

ERASE NEXT

BACK

ALL ERASE

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [SHOW]

12/21/02 MON 6:30 AM - 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

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EN 51

Deleting tape information

When you want to delete the entire tape information

(information for all recorded programs on the tape),

follow the procedure below by using the Remote.

•Tape information for the Video Navigation function is

deleted, but the recorded programs will not be erased.

ATTENTION

Once the information is deleted, it is impossible to

restore that information.

1Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 48, then go to

the following steps

2Select tape number

Press %ﬁ to select the

tape number for which

you want to edit the

title, then press OK.

●“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

●The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

3Access delete screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “DELETE”,

then press OK.

4Delete tape information

Press

to move the

highlight bar to “YES”,

then press OK.

5Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

B -5

B -2,6

C -2,7

D -5

B -3–5

C -3–6

D -2–4

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

0016 EURO 2000

SEARCH RETURN DELETE EDIT

TAPE NUMBER LIST 1 / 3

SELECT

0017* 2. ENGLAND VS BRAZIL

0017* 1. JAPAN VS KOREA

0017* SOCCER

SOCCER [

SPORT]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

NAVI

EXIT SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

PROGRAM INFO

DELETE?

NO YES

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52 EN

Deleting program information

When you want to delete the stored information for each

recorded program, follow the procedure below by using

the Remote.

•Program information for the Video Navigation function

is deleted, but the recorded program will not be erased.

ATTENTION

Once the information is deleted, it is impossible to

restore that information.

1Load a cassette

Insert a tape on which there is a program you want

to edit.

2Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

3Select program

Press %ﬁ to select the

program you want to

edit, then press OK.

●“*” is displayed beside the tape number of the

loaded cassette.

●The cassette mark is displayed on the left of the

tape title. The items without the cassette marks

are the program titles included in the tape.

●To go to another page of the lists, press < or >.

4Access delete screen

Press

to move the

arrow to “DELETE”,

then press OK.

5Delete program information

Press

to move the

highlight bar to “YES”,

then press OK.

6Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

EChecking memory

You can check the amount of recorded information in

the VCR’s memory.

1Access Video Navigation screen

Press NAVI.

2Access Navigation Set Up screen

Press %ﬁ

to move the arrow to “NAVI. SET

UP”.

3Check memory

The percentage of the

used memory is

displayed.

4Return to normal screen

Press NAVI.

If memory is full, you have to delete unwanted

information to store more information in the VCR’s

memory.

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [

SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

1. SYDNEY OLYMPIC

PLAY STOP DELETE EDIT

0107 ALL SPORTS TAPE BLANK 2:00 (LS3) 1 / 3

SELECT

2. FOOTBALL

3. EURO 96 ENGLAND

4. PROJECT XYZ

SYDNEY OLYMPIC [SHOW]

12/21/02 SAT 6:30 AM – 5:53 PM DBS 256CH LS3

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

EXIT

NAVI

Navigation

PROGRAM INFO

DELETE?

NO YES

VIDEO NAVIGATION (cont.)

BLANK NAVI. SET UP

SEARCH LIBRARY

NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION SET UP USED MEMORY 66%

OFF

SELECT

EXIT

NAVI

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

THEN PRESS [OK]

Navigation

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EN 53

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

2 - 5

1 6

BACK

You can use the other useful function settings on the

Function Set Up screens by following the procedure

described below.

The table below shows the structure of the menu system.

●For the functions you can set on the Function Set Up

screen, see pages 54 to 59.

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access Function Set Up screen

Press

to move the

arrow to

“FUNCTION SET

UP”, then press ﬁ or

OK.

3Select Function Menu

Press

to move

the arrow to the

menu of the function

you want to set, then

press ﬁ or OK.

4Select Function

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to the

function you want to

set.

5Change setting

Press

6Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

NOTE:

To go back to a previous screen during settings, press BACK.

OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS

Useful Function

Settings

FUNCTION

SET UP

VIDEO FUNCTION ( pg. 54)

AUDIO FUNCTION ( pg. 55)

IN/OUT FUNCTION ( pg. 56)

ADDITIONAL ( pg. 57)

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

DIGITAL R3

VIDEO STABILIZER

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

ADDITIONAL

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

OFF

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

DIGITAL R3

VIDEO STABILIZER

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

ADDITIONAL

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

OFF

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

V. CALIBRATION

PICTURE CONTROL AUTO

DIGITAL R3

VIDEO STABILIZER

VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION IN/OUT FUNCTION

ADDITIONAL

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

SELECT

EXIT

OFF

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

MV8300_U1B-EN53-63 4/1/3, 2:33 PM53

54 EN OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the

tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide

the highest-possible pictures. This takes place whenever you play back a

tape or start recording after inserting a tape.

NOTES:

●

During playback, this function is always working even though

“VIDEO CALIBRATION” appears just at the beginning of automatic tracking.

●

During recording, this function works only for the first SP recording and the first

EP recording on an inserted tape.

For timer recording, this function checks the tape condition both for the SP

recording and the EP recording before the first timer recording starts.

●

When you play back rental tapes or tapes recorded on other VCRs, set this

function either “ON” or “OFF” whichever gives you the best picture.

 PICTURE CONTROL

(S-VHS/VHS only)

AUTO (NORM)

EDIT

SOFT

SHARP

 V. CALIBRATION

(S-VHS/VHS only)

OFF

Video settings [VIDEO FUNCTION]

 DIGITAL R3 (S-VHS/VHS only)

OFF

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according

to your preference.

AUTO: Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted

(NORM) automatically.

When “V. CALIBRATION” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear

instead of “AUTO”. The quality is not adjusted

automatically when “NORM” appears.

EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording

and playback).

SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes

containing much noise.

SHARP: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with

much flat, same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTES:

●

When you select “EDIT”, “SOFT” or “SHARP”, the selected mode will not

change until you select again.

●

Select “EDIT” when you are editing tapes (



pg. 67). After you finish editing the

tapes, select “AUTO” (“NORM” when “V. CALIBRATION” is “OFF”.)

When this function is set to “ON”, edge correction to the luminance signal

is performed to enhance details. Normally set this function to “ON”.

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of tape being used, picture quality may be better with

“DIGITAL R3” set to “OFF”.

●

If you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing, be sure to set “DIGITAL

R3” to “OFF” before starting.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can correct vertical vibrations in

the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another

VCR.

This function is available only when playing back tapes recorded in EP mode.

NOTES:

●

When you finish viewing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”.

●

Regardless of the setting, this function has no effect during recording and during

special effects playback.

●

To watch recordings with close-caption, set this function to “OFF”.

●

When this function is set to “ON”, the vertical vibrations may occur. Press

CHANNEL + or – on the VCR (or TV/VCR CH + or – on the Remote) to

eliminate vibration.

 VIDEO STABILIZER

(S-VHS/VHS only)

OFF

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* The default setting is bold in the table below.

Up to four audio signal channels can be input from a DV camcorder

through the DV IN connector (i.LINK). This VCR allows you to select

and record two of these channels. This setting is used to specify which

two channels to record.

When there are four DV audio channels (32kHz):

AUDIO1: Records the two channels (L/R) of DV AUDIO 1.

AUDIO2: Records the two channels (L/R) of DV AUDIO 2.

1+2MIX: Mixes and records both DV AUDIO 1 and 2.

When there are two DV audio channels (48kHz):

Because there are only two channels, those two channels are recorded

regardless of the DV sound setting.

 DV AUDIO REC

AUDIO1

AUDIO2

1+2MIX

 OPTICAL OUT

Dolby D

2CH-PCM

STREAM

Audio settings [AUDIO FUNCTION]

S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

This VCR can send the Dolby Digital bitstream or PCM Audio to external

devices.

When you play back a tape including the Dolby Digital bitstream, and if

you have a device equipped with Dolby Digital decoder, set this

function to “Dolby D”.

If not, set this function to “2CH-PCM”.

“STREAM” will be used when playing back and receiving a audio signals

in other new formats.

When this function is set to “ON”;

●If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on both the

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

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

the Hi-Fi and normal tracks.

When this function is set to “OFF”, the SAP audio cannot be recorded.

 2ND AUDIO REC

OFF

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 STD AUDIO REC MODE

STANDARD

PCM&STANDARD

You can select the audio format when you record a program or

analog signal from connected devices in STD mode. When this

function is set to “PCM&STANDARD”, you can obtain high-quality

audio sound.

STANDARD: Select this when the picture quality is important

and when you record in MP2 format.

PCM&STANDARD: Select this when the sound quality is important.

When you record the analog signals or DV signals

from the camcorder in STD mode, PCM audio is

also recorded in addition to MP2 audio. In HS

mode, PCM audio is automatically recorded.

Amplifier equipped

with Dolby Digital

decoder

Note for connection:

Remove the protection

cap from the cable.

This VCR

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56 EN OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

You have to select which terminal — either VIDEO (composite) or S-VIDEO (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal on the front panel.

Make sure to select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording

(editing) on this VCR.

You have to select which terminal — either VIDEO (composite) or S VIDEO (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal (L-1) on the rear panel.

Make sure you select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording

(editing) on this VCR.

You have to select which terminal — either VIDEO (composite) or S VIDEO (Y/C

separate signals) to use as the video input terminal (L-2) on the rear panel.

Make sure you select the correct terminal; otherwise, you may fail in recording

(editing) on this VCR.

 REAR AUX L-1

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

 FRONT AUX F-1

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

 REAR AUX L-2

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

 TV OUTPUT 1

720to1080

NO CONV.

ALLto480i

Input/Output settings [IN/OUT FUNCTION]

 TV OUTPUT 2

WIDE 16:9

NORMAL 4:3

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

Select the apppropriate mode depending on the type of TV you have.

WIDE 16:9: Select this for a wide TV set with 16:9 screen image size.

NORMAL 4:3: Select this for a TV set with 4:3 screen image size.

NOTES:

●

When “TV OUTPUT 2” is set to “WIDE 16:9”, sometimes the screen image may be

stretched vertically.

●

When “TV OUTPUT 2” is set to “NORMAL 4:3”, sometimes subtitles may not be visible

or the ends of the screen image may be cut off. Normally select “WIDE16:9”.

●

In order to let the equipment determine the screen image size, it is recommended that

you connect the VCR and TV using the component video output connectors or S VIDEO

OUT connector.

Select the apppropriate mode when receiving signals via i.LINK connector or

playing back a D-VHS tape containing a recording of an HD (High Definition)

signal:

720to1080: 720p is up-converted to 1080i and output to the TV. 1080i,

480p, and 480i image formats are output to the TV without

being converted. Select this when the 720p image played

back is distorted.

NO CONV.: 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i image formats are output to

the TV just as they are.

ALLto480i: All images will be output to the TV in 480i image format.

NOTE:

When you receive signals via i.LINK connector or play back the picture of 1080i, 720p,

480p image format, the signal is not output from the S-VIDEO or VIDEO output connector

if “TV OUTPUT 1” is set to “720to1080” or “NO CONV.”.

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* The default setting is bold in the table below.

 AUTO TIMER

OFF

 SUPERIMPOSE

OFF

 GRAY BACK

OFF

 POWER SAVE

OFF

Additional settings [ADDITIONAL]

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to

allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program

while timer-recording in SP mode.

For Example . . .

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

Make sure you set this function to “ON” before the timer-recording starts.

NOTES:

●

If you have programed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, the second program and

those thereafter may not fit on the tape with this function set to “ON”. In this case, do not use

this function, but change the recording speed manually during timer programing.

●

In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this function may leave a slight non-

recorded portion at the end of the tape.

●

There may be some noise and sound disturbance where the recording speed switches from SP

to EP mode on the tape.

●

This function is not available during ITR (Instant Timer Recording), and will work properly on

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

●When this function is set to “ON”:

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned

off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press

TIMER (‰) to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

●When this function is set to “OFF”:

You have to press TIMER (‰) to engage or disengage the timer recording standby

mode.

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-screen display)

appears on the screen.

NOTES:

●

When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape, be sure to set this function to

“OFF”; otherwise, the VCR status information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the

edited tape.

●

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

regardless of this function setting.

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR changes the screen into the gray back

screen automatically after/while the input signals do not come into.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can reduce the power consumption. While the

VCR is turned off, the front display panel does not show the clock.

When this function is set to “ON”, an i.LINK device cannot be recognized. As a

result, it is not possible to record a program using the digital tuner’s* timer function.

In addition the device does not pass along data if it is in a branched connection.

* For details of a digital tuner, refer to the instruction manual of the digital tuner.

NOTE:

It takes some time until VCR completes its set up when you turn on the VCR.

 AUTO SP = EP TIMER

(S-VHS/VHS only)

OFF

Approximately 110 minutes

SP mode

Approximately 30 minutes

EP mode

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58 EN

S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX ANTENNA

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

 AV COMPU-LINK

OFF

The REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK terminal on the rear panel can be used as either

the REMOTE PAUSE terminal or the AV COMPULINK terminal.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can use this terminal as the AV COMPULINK

terminal.

By connecting JVC’s AV COMPULINK components (see the diagram below), including

amplifiers (or receivers) and televisions, one touch control of the audio and video

components linked via their AV COMPULINK connectors becomes possible.

For example: simply load a cassette in the VCR and press PLAY ( 3 ) so that the AV COMPULINK

components automatically turn on, the TV’s AV mode is selected and the VCR starts playback. (You

do not have to press PLAY ( 3 ) if the cassette’s record safety tab is removed.)

When this function is set to “OFF”, you can use this terminal as the REMOTE PAUSE

terminal ( pg. 67).

NOTES:

●

When the remote control code is set to “C” or “D”, the connector cannot be used as AV

COMPULINK terminal even if “AV COMPU-LINK” is set to “ON”. It is recommended to set the

remote control code to “A” when you use this function. (



pg. 71).

●

Connection varies depending on the type of JVC TV you have. Refer to the TV’s instruction manual

when making this connection.

 S-VHS MODE

OFF

You can determine which recording mode — either S-VHS mode or VHS mode — is

used for recording on D-VHS and S-VHS tapes.

When this function is set to “ON”, you can record on D-VHS and S-VHS tapes with

S-VHS picture quality.

When this function is set to “OFF”, you can record on D-VHS and

S-VHS tapes with VHS picture quality.

NOTES:

●

To record in S-VHS/VHS mode on D-VHS tape, press D-VHS to turn off the D-VHS indicator.

●

S-VHS mode allows you to make high quality video recordings with horizontal resolution of 400

lines, comparing with the 230 lines of resolution of conventional VHS recordings. To achieve the

highest quality picture we recommend to record in S-VHS mode. (But remember that a

conventional VHS VCR without SQPB cannot play back S-VHS tapes recorded in S-VHS mode.)

●

S-VHS MODE setting does not affect recording on VHS tapes. Recording on VHS tapes is always

performed in VHS mode except when using S-VHS ET mode (



pg. 59).

OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

To AV COMPU

LINK II

(VCR ONLY)

AV COMPU LINK

Television

This VCR

To AUDIO

OUT

Mini-plug cable (not supplied)

Audio cable (supplied)

To REMOTE

PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

To AUDIO IN

To S-VIDEO IN

S-video cable (supplied)

To S VIDEO

OUT

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

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EN 59

* The default setting is bold in the table below.

This function allows you to record on VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality. Tapes

recorded using this function can be played back on a VCR equipped with the S-VHS ET

function. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display panel when “S-VHS ET” is set

to “ON”.

NOTES:

●

Before recording, make sure that “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (



pg. 54).

●

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

–while recording is in progress.

–while timer-recording or Instant Timer Recording (



pg. 28) is in progress.

–while Video Calibration (



pg. 54) is in progress.

●

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

●

To keep the highest quality recording and playback pictures over a long period of time, S-VHS recording

on S-VHS tapes is recommended.

●

Use of high grade tapes are recommended for S-VHS ET recordings.

On some tapes, picture quality will not improves even if the S-VHS ET function is used. Check the

recording quality before you start important recordings.

●

You can play back S-VHS ET recordings on most of S-VHS VCRs and of VHS VCR equipped with SQPB

(S-VHS QUASI PLAYBACK) function. (Notice some VCRs are not compatible with this function.)

●

While playing back a tape recorded with this function on some tapes, noise may appear. (If playback

picture becomes blurred or interrupted, use a cleaning cassette.)

●

During special effect playback (



pg. 31), noise may appear. If special effect playback is performed

frequently on a tape recorded with this function, the tape may be damaged and picture may be

deteriorated.

 S-VHS ET

OFF

 DISPLAY

OFF

When this function is set to “OFF”, only “:” appears on the front display panel.

NOTE:

Even if you set “DISPLAY” to “OFF”, each item appears on the front display panel in the following

cases;

●

when the timer-recording is in progress/in the timer standby mode (



pg. 34 – 41)

●

in the satellite Auto Recording standby mode (



pg. 62)

●

during Plug & Play setting (



pg. 9)

●

when you press REC (

) twice for the ITR (



pg. 28)

●

when you set the remote control code (



pg. 71)

●

when you press DISPLAY, the current status appears for a few seconds.

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i.LINK Set Up i.LINK set up for connected device

When you connect i.LINK compatible devices to this

VCR, an i.LINK device number is assigned to each

device in the order of connection.

If you want to change the number, follow the procedure

below.

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Access i.LINK Set Up screen

1Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “INITIAL SET

UP”, then press ﬁ or OK.

2Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “OTHER”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

3Confirm LINC setting

Check that “LINC” is

set to “AUTO”. If not,

press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “LINC”,

then press

to set

to “AUTO”.

4Reset Number

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to “RESET

NUMBER”, then

press OK.

5Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

6Set Number again

Connect the external devices one by one.

•Make sure to connect the VCR's AC power plug

to the AC outlet and turn on the external device

before connection.

•Each device will be numbered in the order of

connection.

NOTES:

●

If you do not want to set i.LINK device number, set “LINC” to

“OFF” in step

●

You cannot use the i.LINK connection depending on the types

of camcorder equipped with the DV connector. In this case,

set “LINC” to “OFF” in step

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

2 - 4

1 5

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

AUTO

SELECT

EXIT

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

AUTO

SELECT

EXIT

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

ATTENTION

If the i.LINK setting does not work, press D-VHS and

STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) simultaneously for more than 5

seconds to reset the settings. The cassette is automatically

ejected.

LINC

You can control one of the i.LINK-compatible devices

connected to this VCR with the i.LINK cable. “LINC”

means to select one of the connected devices. After

establishing a LINC with an i.LINK-compatible device,

you're ready to control the i.LINK device.

LINC (Logical Interface Connection) involves establishing a

logical connection, as the abbreviation implies.

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EN 61

What is “i.LINK”?

“i.LINK” is a digital serial interface that allows devices

equipped with an i.LINK connector to exchange digital

video signals, digital audio signals, and device control

signals bi-directionally over a single cable.

i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry specification and

extensions thereof. The logo is used for products compliant

with the i.Link standard.

This VCR uses a four-pin i.LINK connector to input and

output MPEG2 video signals, audio signals, and control

signals. The i.LINK connector is also used as an input for

DV compressed signals from the DV output of a digital

video camera.

i.LINK Connection

i.LINK-compatible devices can be connected in daisy

chain fashion using i.LINK cables.

Any two devices in the daisy chain can exchange data

bi-directionally, even if there are other devices

connected between them.

i.LINK also supports a “repeater function” that passes

input MPEG2 and DV signals through to the next device

in the chain.

i.LINK Branched Connection

If you are connecting a device that is equipped with

three or more i.LINK connectors, you can also branch

the i.LINK connection.

A B C D

A to D: i.LINK-compatible

devices

i.LINK cable

A B C D

E F

i.LINK cable

A to F: i.LINK-compatible devices

B, C: Devices with three or more i.LINK connectors

A B C D

A B C

A B

Good connection examples

(A to D: i.LINK-compatible devices)

The connections below do not form a loop.

Bad connection examples

(A to D: i.LINK-compatible devices)

The connections below form a loop.

A B C D

A B C

A B

C: Device with three i.LINK connectors

NOTES:

●

You can connect as many as 63 devices (including this VCR) through an i.LINK connection. If you use a branched i.LINK

connection, however, the maximum path length on a branch is 17 devices.

●

In the case of a personal computer and some other devices, data is not passed along by those devices if the device power is off.

For details, refer to the instruction manual for the connected device.

Furthermore, data is not passed along by this VCR when "POWER SAVE" is set to "ON" on this VCR (



pg. 57) and the VCR is

turned off.

●

The maximum data transfer speed supported by the i.LINK connector on this VCR is 400Mbps (approximately 400 megabits per

second). The maximum data transfer speed that is actually attained may be slower depending on how this VCR is used or if a

device with a slower transfer speed is connected to this VCR.

●

Use the S400 i.LINK cable.

i.LINK Connection Examples

Examples of good i.LINK connections and bad i.LINK

connections are shown below. The digital signals flow to

all connected devices. When connecting i.LINK devices,

make sure that the devices are connected in such a way

that digital signals do not return (loop back) to the device

that output them. Looped connection is not permitted.

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62 EN OTHER USEFUL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

NOTES:

●

While the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode or after Satellite Auto Recording is finished, the VCR will not enter the timer

recording standby mode even though “AUTO TIMER” is set to “ON” (



pg. 57).

●

If you turn off this VCR while Satellite Auto Recording is in progress, recording stops.

●

Video Calibration (



pg. 54) does not work while Satellite Auto Recording is in progress.

●

Auto Clock (



pg. 11) does not work while in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode.

●

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 when Satellite Auto Recording method is used.

●

If you engage the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode while the DBS receiver is turned on, the VCR will not start Satellite Auto

Recording, and “L-1” and “

‰

” blink on the front display panel. When you turn off the DBS receiver, “L-1” and “

‰

” light up and

the VCR enters the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode.

●

If you have connected another component other than a DBS receiver (or cable box) to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN (L-1)

connectors, be sure not to engage the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode; otherwise, the VCR will start recording when the

connected component is turned on.

●

Satellite Auto Recording and timer-recording cannot be performed at the same time.

●

If the “L-1” blinks quickly on the front display panel in the Satellite Auto Recording standby mode (even though your DBS receiver

is turned off), Satellite Auto Recording will not work properly.

If this is the case, perform “Express Timer Programing” (



pg. 38) to timer-record a satellite program.

(Some DBS receivers output signals even if the power is off. Satellite Auto Recording is not possible with those DBS receivers.)

This function allows you to automatically record a

satellite program which is timer-programed on your DBS

receiver.

Preparation: Connect a DBS receiver to the AUDIO/

VIDEO IN or S VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors* on the rear;

otherwise, you cannot use this function.

•You can also connect the cable box if it has a timer.

To use these connectors, you have to select which one to use

(



pg. 56).

Satellite Auto

Recording

1Set timer program on DBS receiver

•For timer programing method, refer to the

manual supplied with the DBS receiver.

2Load a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact.

3Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

4Engage Satellite Auto Recording standby

mode

Turn off the DBS receiver.

Press and hold REC LINK on the Remote for more

than 2 seconds.

The VCR turns off automatically and the “L-1”

and “‰” appears on the front display panel

(Satellite Auto Recording standby mode).

When the DBS receiver outputs a signal, the VCR

starts recording and the “L-1” blinks and the

record ( ) indicator lights. The VCR stops

recording and powers off when the DBS receiver

stops outputting a signal.

•Each time you press the button, Satellite Auto

Recording standby mode turns on and off.

When it is off, “L-1” disappears.

IMPORTANT: Be sure not to turn on the DBS receiver

before the program starts broadcasting; otherwise, the

VCR will start recording when the DBS receiver is

turned on.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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EN 63

JLIP ID Number

Setting

The JLIP (Joint Level Interface Protocol) terminal is used

to connect the VCR to a personal computer or similar

device. By connecting through the JLIP terminals, you

can control the VCR during editing and certain other

operations, from the connected personal computer or

similar device.

When connecting this VCR to another device using the

JLIP terminals, each device must have a different JLIP ID

number.

The JLIP ID number of this VCR is preset to “1” when

shipped from the factory. You can change this number to

any other number between 1 to 99.

To change the JLIP ID number of this VCR, follow the

procedure below.

1Access Main Menu screen

Press MENU.

2Select JLIP ID Set Up screen

1Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “INITIAL SET

UP”, then press ﬁ or OK.

2Press

@ #

to move the arrow to “OTHER”,

then press ﬁ or OK.

3Set JLIP ID Number

Press %ﬁ to move

the arrow to

“JLIP ID”.

Press

@ #

to enter the

desired ID number.

4Return to normal screen

Press MENU.

NOTE:

For further details on the JLIP system, consult your Marantz

authorized dealer or visit our website www.marantz.com.

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

1 4 2 3

FUNCTION SET UP

INITIAL SET UPTUNER SET UP

THEN PRESS [OK]

CLOCK SET

JLIP ID

LINC

RESET NUMBER

GUIDE CHANNEL OTHER

SELECT WITH ARROW KEYS

AUTO

SELECT

EXIT

●Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV

mode on the TV.

●Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector on the

Remote to “VCR”.

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64 EN

i.LINK/DV

Connections

EDITING

S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

This VCR supports the copy protection technologies

of DTLA (Digital Transmission Licensing

Administrator). These technologies are admitted by

DTLA (Digital Transmission Licensing

Administrator).

It is impossible to dub copy-limited signals between

the devices which supports copy protection

technologies of DTLA. It is impossible to dub to

other tapes the program which only one recording

is permitted.

When connecting to other devices, only the

operation of the devices which supports DTLA is

guaranteed. The operation of non-DTLA-supported

devices is not guaranteed.

To DV output

This VCR (for recording)

To DV IN

connector

DV cable

(not supplied)

DV camcorder

(for playback)

S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

To i.LINK IN/

OUT connector

This VCR (for recording)

To i.LINK IN/

OUT connector

i.LINK cable

(not supplied)

Another VCR (for playback)

NOTES:

●

You cannot use the i.LINK connection depending on the type

of camcorder equipped with the DV connector. In this case,

set “LINC” to “OFF” (



pg. 60)

●

If the 44.1 kHz PCM audio signal is input via DV connector,

recording cannot be performed properly.

You can use a camcorder as the playback device and

your VCR as the recording VCR.

You can use your VCR as the playback or recording

VCR.

Ex. When using this VCR as the recording VCR

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1Make connections

A Connection with the camcorder

Connect a DV cable between the camcorder’s

DV connector and your VCR’s DV IN connector.

B Connection with the VCR

Connect an i.LINK cable between the playback

VCR’s i.LINK input/output connector and the

recording VCR’s i.LINK input/output connector.

NOTES:

●

Depending on the devices equipped with the i.LINK

connector which is connected to the VCR, picture

noise on this VCR may differ from the noise on the

connected devices. It is caused by the difference of

the data processing method.

●

Connection with certain product(s) may not be

supported. (



“ATTENTION” on the back cover.)

2Load a cassette

Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this

VCR (for recording).

3Select input location on this VCR

On the front panel:

Press CHANNEL +/– to select "I-1 etc.".

On the Remote:

Press TV/VCR CH +/– to select "I-1 etc.".

4Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the recording speed.

●For more details, refer to "About Recording

Speed" below.

5Start playback

Press PLAY ( 3 ) on the connected device.

NOTE:

If the connected device is equipped with a

superimpose/OSD disable feature then set it to “OFF”

before starting playback.

6Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ¶ ).

On the Remote:

Press REC ( ¶ ) and PLAY ( 3 ) at the same time.

NOTE:

If "108 REC BY HS MODE" appears on the TV screen, refer to

"Error Codes and Messages" on page 77.

Do not connect this VCR to the PC with the i.LINK

cable. The operation is not guaranteed.

About Recording Speed

* Auto mode: The recording speed will be selected automatically according to the amount of data input (the transfer rate) from

the i.LINK connector.

NOTES:

●

When dubbing using the i.LINK connector, set the recording speed on the recording VCR to the same speed as the source tape

on the playback VCR.

●

When "AUTO" is selected for the recording speed, "AUTO" and the selected speed appear on the front display panel in turn.

Input Source

(Playback device)

i.Link/

D-VHS

DV input DV camcorder

Others

Selectable Recording Speed

(Recording device: This VCR)

Auto (HS/STD/LS3/LS5)*, HS, STD, LS3, LS5

HS, STD, LS3, LS5

Auto (HS/STD)*, HS

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S400

DV IN

D THEATER

REGION 1

i.LINK IN/OUT

DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL

VIDEO

S VIDEO S VIDEO

AUDIO

(L-1)

(L-2)

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

CABLE BOX

ANTENNA

OUT

VHF/UHF

VIDEO

AUDIO

OUT IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO/

VIDEO

Connections

EDITING (cont.)

1Make connections

A Connection with the camcorder

Connect an audio/S-video cable between the

camcorder’s audio/S-video output connectors

and your VCR’s audio/S-video input connectors.

●When the JVC camcorder is equipped with the

Master Edit Control, you can control the VCR

from the camcorder. Connect the mini-plug

cable (not supplied with this VCR) as

illustrated on the left.

●When using a camcorder with a monaural

output, connect the audio output connector on

the camcorder to the left audio input

connector on this VCR.

NOTE:

If the camcorder does not have S-video output

connector, use a video cable.

Another VCR (for playback)

Audio cable

(supplied)

This VCR (for recording)

To AUDIO

OUT

To Audio

Input

To S VIDEO

OUT

To S-video

Input

S-video

cable

(supplied)

IN F-1

To rear panel

REMOTE PAUSE/

AV COMPULINK

connector

Mini-plug cable

(not supplied)

(JVC camcorder

only)

Audio cable

(supplied)

Camcorder

(for playback)

To Audio output

To EDIT

This VCR (for recording)

To AUDIO

Input

S-video cable

(supplied)

To S-video

output

To S-VIDEO

Input

Various connection for editing tapes

The following three methods can be used for editing tapes.

●

VHS to S-VHS editing (VIDEO-VIDEO connection):

Although the picture quality is inherently limited by the

original VHS quality, the edited tape has better picture

quality than those made by VHS-to-VHS editing.

●

S-VHS to VHS editing (VIDEO-VIDEO connection):

Since the original source is recorded in S-VHS mode, the

edited tape has better picture quality than those made by

VHS-to-VHS editing.

●

S-VHS to S-VHS editing (S-VIDEO connection): Original

picture quality of S-VHS made can be duplicated with

minimal picture degradation. This is the best editing

method you can use on S-VHS VCRs.

You can use a camcorder as the playback device and

your VCR as the recording VCR.

You can use your VCR as the playback or recording

VCR.

Ex. When using this VCR as the recording VCR

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5Select video input terminal

Access the “IN/OUT FUNCTION” screen

( pg. 56).

When using S VIDEO terminal, set “FRONT AUX

F-1” (or “REAR AUX L-1 (or L-2)” if you use the

connectors on the rear) to “S-VIDEO”.

When using VIDEO terminal, set “FRONT AUX

F-1” (or “REAR AUX L-1 (or L-2)” if you use the

connectors on the rear) to “VIDEO”.

6Set “PICTURE CONTROL” to “EDIT”

Access the “VIDEO FUNCTION” screen

( pg. 54).

7Start playback

Press PLAY ( 3 ) on the connected device.

NOTE:

If the connected device is equipped with a

superimpose/OSD disable feature then set it to “OFF”

before starting playback.

8Start recording

On the front panel:

Press REC ( ¶ ).

On the Remote:

Press REC ( ¶ ) and PLAY ( 3 ) at the same time.

To use a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC

camcorder

1Access the “ADDITIONAL” screen ( pg. 57),

then set “AV COMPU-LINK” to “OFF” after

performing step 6.

●The REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK connector

works as a Remote Pause connector when “AV

COMPU-LINK” is set to “OFF”.

●For details, refer to the camcorder’s instruction

manual.

2Engage the VCR’s recording pause mode.

NOTES:

●

Be sure to select “AUTO” for “PICTURE CONTROL” (or

“NORM” when “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “OFF”) after you

finish dubbing the tapes (



pg. 54).

●

It is impossible to perform dubbing properly only with an

audio cable. Connect also the video or S-video cable.

Input Source

(Playback device)

Analog D-VHS

input S-VHS/VHS

Selectable Recording Speed

(Recording device: This VCR)

HS, STD, LS3, LS5

SP, EP

B Connection with the VCR

Connect an audio/S-video cable between the

playback VCR’s audio/S-video output connectors

and the recording VCR’s audio/S-video input

connectors.

●When using this VCR as the recording VCR,

connect this VCR’s audio/S-video input

connectors to the audio/S-video output

connectors on the other VCR.

If the playback VCR is monaural, connect the

audio output connector on the playback VCR to

the left audio input connector on this VCR.

NOTE:

If another VCR does not have S-video input/output

connectors, use a video cable.

2Load a cassette

Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this

VCR (for recording).

3Select input location on this VCR

L-1 or L-2 —when connecting the device to the

audio/video or audio/S-video input

connectors on the rear panel.

F-1 —when connecting the device to the

audio/video or audio/S-video input

connectors on the front panel.

On the front panel:

Press CHANNEL +/–.

On the Remote:

Press the Number key “0 (AUX)” or

TV/VCR CH +/–.

NOTES:

●

When using this VCR as the recording VCR, set the

video input terminal setting correctly (



pg. 56).

●

When using this VCR as the playback VCR for

editing, set “DIGITAL R3” to “OFF” (



pg. 54).

4Set recording speed

Press REC SPEED to set the tape speed.

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68 EN

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

TV/VCR

TV VOL

+/–

ENTER

- 3

- 2

Number keys

- 1,

MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL

When programed (set) with a manufacturer’s (brand’s)

code, this Remote can perform some of the remote

control functions of the listed TVs.

1Turn on the TV

Turn on the TV using the Power button on the TV

or its Remote.

2Set remote operation mode

Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “TV”.

3Set TV brand code

Follow the example shown below.

1Press and hold POWER.

2Press the Number keys to enter your TV’s

brand code by referring to the table below.

3Press STOP ( 7 ), and release POWER.

●Once you have set the Remote to operate a TV,

you do not have to set it again until you replace

the Remote’s batteries.

●JVC and PANASONIC have two codes. If the

TV does not function with one code, try

entering the other.

4Operate TV

Press one of the following buttons: POWER, TV/

VCR, TV/VCR CH +/–, (TV Muting), TV

VOL +/–, and Number keys.

●For some brands, you must press ENTER after

having pressed the Number keys to enter a

channel number.

●To operate the VCR, set the VCR/TV/CABLE/

DBS selector back to “VCR”.

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of TV, some or all functions cannot be

operated using this Remote.

●

It is impossible to control a TV that does not have a remote

sensor.

TV BRAND NAME BRAND CODE

JVC 01, 03

HITACHI 10

MAGNAVOX 02

MITSUBISHI 03

PANASONIC 04, 11

RCA 05

SHARP 06

SONY 07

SAMSUNG 12

SANYO 13

SEARS 13

TOSHIBA 08

ZENITH 09

TV Brand

Setting

(Ex.) To set Remote to RCA 05:

Press in succession

Hold

down Release

POWER

AUX

JKL

STOP

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When programed (set) with a manufacturer’s (brand’s)

code, this Remote can perform some of the remote

control functions of the listed cable boxes. If your cable

box does not function with a specified code, try other

codes.

1Turn on the cable box

Turn on the cable box using the Power button on

the cable box or its Remote.

2Set remote operation mode

Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “CABLE/

DBS”.

3Enter cable box brand code

Follow the example shown below.

1Press and hold POWER.

2Press the Number keys to enter your cable

box’s brand code by referring to the table

below.

3Press STOP ( 7 ), and release POWER.

●Once you have set the Remote to operate a

cable box, you do not have to set it again until

you replace the Remote’s batteries.

4Operate cable box

Press one of the following buttons: POWER, TV/

VCR CH +/–, and Number keys.

●For some brands, you must press ENTER after

having pressed the Number keys to enter a

channel number.

●To change the cable box’s channels, press

TV/VCR CH +/– or the Number keys.

●To operate the VCR, set the VCR/TV/CABLE/

DBS selector back to “VCR”.

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of cable box, some or all functions

cannot be operated using this Remote.

●

It is impossible to control a cable box that does not have a

remote sensor.

●

It’s not possible to set the Remote for both your cable box and

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

to operate one of these units at a time.

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

GC BRAND 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

GEMINI 15

GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15, 28

HAMLIN 10, 18, 23

JASCO 15

JERROLD 01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15, 28

NOVAVISION 02

OAK 07

PANASONIC 13, 14

PULSER 15, 16, 17, 21, 25

RCA 13, 14

REGAL 10, 18, 23

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

(Ex.) To set the Remote to RCA 14:

Hold

down Press in succession Release

Cable Box

Brand Setting

POWER

. , ? GHI

STOP

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

TV/VCR

CH +/–

ENTER

- 1,

- 3

- 2

Number keys

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70 EN MULTI-BRAND REMOTE CONTROL (cont.)

When programed (set) with a manufacturer’s (brand’s)

code, this Remote can perform some of the remote

control functions of the listed DBS (Direct Broadcast

Satellite) receivers.

1Turn on the DBS receiver

Turn on the DBS receiver using the Power button

on the DBS receiver or its Remote.

2Set remote operation mode

Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “CABLE/

DBS”.

3Enter DBS receiver brand code

Follow the example shown below.

1Press and hold POWER.

2Press the Number keys to enter your DBS

receiver’s brand code by referring to the table

below.

3Press STOP ( 7 ), and release POWER.

●Once you have set the Remote to operate a

DBS receiver, you do not have to set it again

until you replace the Remote’s batteries.

4Operate DBS receiver

Press one of the following buttons: POWER, TV/

VCR CH +/–, and Number keys.

●For some brands, you must press ENTER after

having pressed the Number keys to enter a

channel number.

●To change the DBS receiver’s channels, press

TV/VCR CH +/– or the Number keys.

●To operate the VCR, set the VCR/TV/CABLE/

DBS selector back to “VCR”.

NOTES:

●

Depending on the type of DBS receiver, some or all functions

cannot be operated using this Remote.

●

It is impossible to control a DBS receiver that does not have a

remote sensor.

●

It's not possible to set the Remote for both your DBS receiver

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

Remote to operate one of these units at a time.

DBS BRAND NAME BRAND CODE

JVC (DISH Network) 51

ECHOSTAR (DISH Network) 51

SONY (DSS) 41

RCA (DSS) 40 (Ex.) To set the Remote to JVC 51:

Release

Hold

down Press in succession

DBS Receiver

Brand Setting

POWER

JKL . , ?

STOP

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

TV/VCR

CH +/–

ENTER

3 - 1,

3 - 3

3 - 2 4

Number keys

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The Remote is capable of controlling four JVC video

recorders independently. Each of VCRs can respond to

one of four codes (A, B, C or D).

This Remote control is preset to send A code signals

because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code

signals. You can easily change your Remote and the VCR

to send and respond to B, C or D code signals.

When using four JVC VCRs, set four VCRs and their

Remotes to different codes, so that the Remotes can

operate these VCRs separately.

1Set remote operation mode

Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “VCR”.

2Set remote control code for Remote

1Press and hold A/B/C/D.

2Press the Number key “1” for A code control

signals, “2” for B code control signals, “3” for

C code control signals, “4” for D code control

signals.

3Press STOP ( 7 ), and release A/B/C/D.

3Turn off VCR

Press POWER on the VCR.

4Check remote control code for VCR

Press PLAY (3) on the VCR for more than 5

seconds.

● The code currently set appears on the front

display panel.

5Turn on VCR

Press POWER on the Remote.

●The code transmitted from the Remote blinks

for a few seconds on the front display panel.

●After the code disappears on the front display

panel, make sure that the VCR is turned on by

pressing POWER on the Remote.

To control four VCRs with the same Remote

You can control four JVC VCRs by switching the remote

control code for the Remote between A, B, C and D

(step 2), keeping four VCRs to different control

codes.

●Press the Number key “1” for A code control signals,

“2” for B code control signals, “3” for C code control

signals, “4” for D code control signals. (To change only

the remote control code for the Remote, DO NOT

perform steps 3 to 5.)

Changing

Remote Control

Code

(Ex.) To set Remote to B code:

Press in succession

Hold

down

Release

A/B/C/D

ABC

STOP

VCR

CABLE

/DBS

2 - 2

2 -

NOTE:

When “POWER SAVE” is set to “ON”, you can not change the

remote control code. Before changing the code, set “POWER

SAVE” to “OFF” (



pg. 57).

IN F-1

POWER PLAY (3)

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72 EN TROUBLESHOOTING

Before requesting service, 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 AC power cord is disconnected.

●The VCR is in the timer recording

standby mode with “AUTO TIMER”

set to “OFF” ( pg. 57).

●The batteries are discharged.

SYMPTOM

1. The power will not come on.

2. The clock works, but the VCR’s

power will not come on.

3. The Remote will not function.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Connect the AC power cord.

Press TIMER (‰) to disengage.

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

will not appear.

2. Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi

sound track.

3. The playback picture is blurred or

interrupted, even though TV

broadcasts are clear.

4. The picture stops, or the black or

mosaic noise appears when playing

back a program recorded in D-VHS

mode.

5. The Hi-Fi sound cannot be heard.

6. The D-VHS indicator does not light

up when playing back a D-VHS

cassette.

7. The mosaic noise appears when

receiving the scenes with fast

action or switching the display.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The TV receiver is set to the wrong

mode.

●Automatic tracking is engaged.

●The video heads may be dirty.

●The digital program is not recorded

in D-VHS mode.

●Audio Monitor setting is incorrect.

●The program is not recorded in

D-VHS mode.

●This occurs when receiving the

program with the low transfer rate.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Select the AV mode on the TV.

Disengage auto tracking and adjust

the tracking manually ( pg. 23).

The heads must be cleaned. Use an

optional dry cleaning cassette, or

consult your Marantz authorized

dealer.

The heads must be cleaned. Use an

optional dry cleaning cassette, or

consult your Marantz authorized

dealer.

To record in the D-VHS mode, use a

D-VHS cassette.

Set Audio Monitor to “ L R ”

( pg. 23).

To record the program in D-VHS

mode, press D-VHS so that the

D-VHS indicator lights up, then

perform the recording ( pg. 26).

This noise already appears in the

broadcast station, and this is not a

malfunction of your VCR.

POWER

TAPE TRANSPORT

PLAYBACK

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EN 73

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.

Select the appropriate channel on the

VCR.

Connect the components correctly

( pg. 64, 66) or check “REAR AUX

L-1 (or L-2)” and “FRONT AUX F-1”

setting ( pg. 56).

Make sure the power to all units is on.

Select the appropriate input location

on the recording VCR.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●There is no cassette loaded.

●The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

●The VCR has been set to “L-1”,

“L-2”, “F-1” or “I-1 etc.” input

location by mistake.

●The components have been

incorrectly connected, or correct

video connector (S VIDEO, VIDEO

or DV) is not selected.

●The power to one or more of the

units has not been turned on.

●The recording VCR’s input location

has been set incorrectly.

SYMPTOM

1. Recording will not start, and

“CASS” blinks on the front display

panel for about 5 seconds.

2. TV broadcasts will not be recorded

properly.

3. Tape-to-tape editing will not work.

RECORDING

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

( pg. 36).

Timer programing cannot 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.

The program may not have been

recorded in its entirety. Next time be

sure you have enough time on the

tape to record the entire broadcast.

Check the programed data and set

again if necessary, then press TIMER

(‰) again.

Connect the Controller correctly

( pg. 15).

After confirming your cable box’s

input channel number, re-access the

Cable Set Up screen and select the

correct number ( pg. 16).

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

SYMPTOM

1. Timer recording will not work.

2. Timer programing will not work.

3. “CASS” blinks on the front display

panel.

4. The cassette stops automatically,

and ‰, Q and $ on the front

display panel will not stop

blinking.

5. ‰ blinks for 10 seconds and the

timer mode is disengaged.

6. Cable channels are not automatically

switched during timer recording.

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 is no

cassette loaded.

●The loaded cassette has had its

record safety tab removed.

●The tape reaches its end during

timer recording.

●TIMER (‰) has been pressed when

there are no programs in memory, or

the timer recording program has not

been set correctly.

●The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

●The input channel selected on the

Cable Set Up screen is incorrect.

●The cable box is turned off.

TIMER RECORDING

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74 EN TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Connect the Controller correctly

( pg. 18).

After confirming your DBS receiver’s

input channel number, re-access the

DBS Receiver Set screen and select

the correct number ( pg. 19).

Set the correct DBS receiver brand

code ( pg. 20).

Make sure the power is on before

timer recording starts.

Set “INPUT CH” to “OFF”

( pg. 16, 19).

Re-perform the Changing VCR Plus+

Setting procedure ( pg. 36).

Wait until a space in memory clears,

or cancel unnecessary program

information ( pg. 40).

SYMPTOM

7. Satellite channels are not

automatically switched during timer

recording.

8. Timer recording begins as

scheduled, but the channel is

always incorrect.

9. You moved, and now VCR Plus+

system does not work properly.

10.“PROGRAM FULL” is displayed on

the screen.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The Controller is not properly

connected to the VCR.

●The input channel selected on the

DBS Receiver Set screen is incorrect.

●The VCR is not set correctly to control

the DBS receiver.

●The DBS receiver is turned off.

●Even though you do not use an

external cable box or DBS receiver,

on the Cable Set Up screen or DBS

Receiver Set screen, “INPUT CH” is

set to “ON”.

●The receivable stations in the new

area are received on different

channels than those in the previous

area.

●All 24 programs of the VCR’s timer

memory are used.

TIMER RECORDING

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VIDEO NAVIGATION

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Tape information cannot be shown if

it has not been recorded on this VCR.

Video Navigation cannot work

correctly on a tape if it has more than

one tape number. If this happens, fast-

forward the tape up to its end, eject it,

and try it again.

It is impossible to search the desired

program which is not recorded on

this VCR using Video Navigation.

Check the remaining memory

( pg. 52). If it is full, delete

unnecessary Video Navigation

information ( pg. 51, 52).

Check the remaining memory

( pg. 52). If it is full, delete

unnecessary Video Navigation

information ( pg. 51, 52).

Set “NAVIGATION” to “ON”

( pg. 43).

For details on the recording time for

Video Navigation, refer to “NOTES”

on page 42.

SYMPTOM

1. Tape information screen does not

appear for the currently inserted

tape.

2. The VCR cannot search for the

desired program.

3. “MEMORY FULL” appears on the

screen when you try to start

recording.

4. The information data for Video

Navigation is not registered.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●The current tape inserted has not

been recorded on this VCR.

●Two (or more) tape numbers are

recorded on one tape.

●The inserted program is not

recorded on this VCR.

●The VCR’s memory for Video

Navigation is fully recorded.

●The VCR’s memory for Video

Navigation is fully recorded.

●“NAVIGATION” is set to “OFF”.

●The recording time is not enough.

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ATTENTION

●This VCR contains microcomputers. External electronic noise or interference can cause microcomputer to

malfunction. If the VCR does not operate correctly switch its power off and unplug the AC power cord from the

AC supply. Wait for a while and then plug the power back in. Eject and check the condition of the cassette. If

everything appears normal, you can operate the VCR as usual.

●MARANTZ EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE

FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, CLAIMS OR LIABILITIES, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, ARISING FROM OR

RELATING TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT, DEVICE, COMPONENT, PART

OR MATERIAL THAT IS NON-CONFORMING OR NON-COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT.

●THE i.LINK/DV CONNECTION OF THIS PRODUCT CONFORMS TO IEC61883-1; IEC61883-2; IEC61883-4;

IEEE STD 1394-1995; IEEE STD 1394A-2000; 1394 INTERFACE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE FOR D-VHS

VERSION 1.00 AND DTCP (DIGITAL TRANSMISSION CONTENT PROTECTION) SPECIFICATION VERSION

1.1

(THE “SPECIFICATIONS”). USE OF THIS PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT, DEVICE, COMPONENT,

PART OR MATERIAL THAT IS NOT IN CONFORMITY OR COMPLIANT WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS, OR

THAT IMPLEMENT THE SPECIFICATIONS IN A NON-CONFORMING OR NON-COMPATIBLE MANNER WITH

THIS PRODUCT, MAY NOT BE SUPPORTED AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS

PRODUCT. ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT WITH A NON-CONFORMING OR NON-COMPATIBLE PRODUCT,

DEVICE, COMPONENT, PART OR OTHER MATERIAL SHALL BE AT THE USER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RISK.

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 condensation may occur, keep the

VCR turned on for a few hours to evaporate the moisture 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

interrupted. Be sure to contact your Marantz authorized dealer if such troubles occur.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

If you need the skipped channels,

restore them ( pg. 14).

Press PAUSE ( 8 ) to pause the

recording, change channels, then

press PLAY ( 3 ) to resume recording.

Reset the correct brand codes

(pg. 68 – 70 ).

Select a different host channel during

Semiauto Clock Set ( pg. 11), or

perform Manual Clock Set ( pg. 12).

Unplug the AC power plug once, then

plug it again.

Set it to off.

SYMPTOM

1. When scanning channels, some of

them are skipped over.

2. The channel cannot be changed.

3. The Remote will not operate your

TV or cable box or DBS receiver.

4. Even though Auto or Semiauto

Clock Set has been performed, the

clock is incorrect.

5. “PM” blinks on the front display

panel.

6. The subtitles and the menu screen

are overlapped.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

●Those channels have been preset to

be skipped.

●Recording is in progress.

●The brand codes are set incorrectly.

●The clock setting data received from

the host channel is incorrect.

●The VCR do not work properly.

●The subtitle display on the TV is set

to on.

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