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A GUIDE
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PACKAGE
CONTENTS
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The Path To Enjoyment
Starts Here . . .
Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing
this JVC Video Cassette
Recorder.
SET CLOCK
AND
TUNER
3
3
SITUATE AND
CONNECT
VCR
2
2
5
5
4
4
RECORD
A
PROGRAM
PLAY BACK
A
TAPE
1
1
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PACKAGE
CONTAINS:
bINSTANT TIMER RECORDING
aBASIC RECORDING
4
4 WATCH A RECORDED PROGRAM
5
5 RECORD A PROGRAM
MONO/Hi-Fi/SUPER VHS
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS
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Printed in Malaysia
0298 IYV
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COPYRIGHT © 1998 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
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* You can use the available buttons on the remote control or on the VCR.
1 Load a cassette with the label facing out and the window facing up.
2 Press REW or FF to find program start point.
3 Press PLAY to start playback.
4 Press STOP (remote) or STOP/EJECT (VCR), then press STOP/EJECT to remove the
cassette.
* You cannot perform ITR using the remote control.
1 Press REC to start recording.
2 Press REC to engage ITR. "0:30" appears on the screen.
3 To extend duration in increments of 30 minutes, press REC as many times as necessary.
* You can use the available buttons on the remote control or on the VCR.
1 Load a cassette as above.
2 Press CH, or press the appropriate NUMBER keys (remote) and press ENTER (remote),
to select the recording channel.
3 Press SP/EP (remote) to set the recording speed.
4 Press REC and PLAY together (remote) or REC (VCR) to start recording.
5 Press PAUSE to stop recording temporarily, and press PLAY to resume.
6 Press STOP or STOP/EJECT, then press STOP/EJECT to remove the cassette.
STOP/EJECT
PAUSE
POWER
NUMBER
TV/VCR
ENTER
PLAY
STOP
REC
FF (Fast-Forward)
PAUSE
REW (Rewind)
FF (Fast-Forward)
POWER
PLAY
REC
RF CABLE (F-TYPE)
"AA" BATTERY x 2
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
INFRARED
REMOTE
CONTROL
UNIT
* The HR-A34U
has only one
AUDIO input
connector.
* The VCR illustrations appearing in
this sheet are of the HR-A54U.
* Please refer to the HR-A54U/A34U's instruction manual for
more detailed information.
REW (Rewind)
SP/EP
OK
MENU
OK
MENU
CH
5
CH
5
%fi
aBASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTION
SITUATE AND CONNECT YOUR
NEW VCR
2
2
bCATV CONVERTER CONNECTION
3
3
SET YOUR VCR'S CLOCK AND
TUNER
1 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal
surface.
2 Disconnect your antenna or cable line
from your TV.
3 Connect your antenna to your VCR.
4 Connect your VCR to your TV.
Antenna Splitter
Antenna Splitter
VHF/UHF Antenna Mixer
RF Cable
300-75 ohm Matching
Transformer
CONNECTORS WHICH ARE OR MAY BE REQUIRED:
CABLE TV LINE
Note:
Exact connector positions and names may differ.
ANT. IN
RF OUT
VHF/UHF
VHF
VHF
UHF
UHF
UHF ONLY
VHF ONLY
SEPARATE VHF/UHF
COMBINED VHF/UHF
Back of VCR (example only)
Back of TV (example only)
RF CONNECTION
5 After completing the basic connections:
If you're using a Cable Box, . . .
. . . go to 2b (CATV CONVERTER
CONNECTION) .
If you're using an AV connection, . . .
. . . go to 2c (AUDIO/VIDEO
CONNECTIONS).
If you're using an RF connection, . . .
. . . go directly to 3 (CLOCK).
IN
OUT
ANT. IN
RF OUT
CATV Input
From
Cable
Box
To TV
Cable
Box
TV
VCR
With this connection you can view/record any
cable channel including scrambled channels to
which you have subscribed.
After making the connections, go to 3 (CLOCK).
IN
OUT
ANT. IN
RF OUT
CATV Input
From VCR
Cable
Box
To TV
TV
VCR
With this connection, you can view one
scrambled cable channel while recording
another unscrambled channel.
After making the connections, go to 3 (CLOCK).
To watch TV with this type of connection
1 Press TV/VCR on remote to engage VIDEO
mode.
2 Tune TV to VCR output channel
(3, 4 or AV mode).
3 Tune VCR to Cable Box output channel.
4 Select desired channel on Cable Box.
·You can only view the channel you're
recording.
·You cannot change channels with the
VCR remote control.
To watch TV with this type of connection
1 Press CH or NUMBER keys to select desired
channel for recording.
2 Press TV/VCR to engage TV mode.
3 Tune TV to Cable Box output channel.
4 Select desired channel on Cable Box.
·You cannot record scrambled channels.
·To play back a tape, you must tune the Cable
Box to the VCR output channel.
cAUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS
To Listen To VCR Sound Through A
Component Stereo Audio System,
Connect As Shown
AV connection methods differ from one type
of VCR to another. First, for any TV and VCR
type, connect your VCR to your TV using RF
connection. Then make AV connections
following one of the methods pictured to the
right.
After making the connections, go to 3
(CLOCK).
MONAURAL VHS VCR
AV TV
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
SUPER VHS VCR
AV STEREO TV WITH S-VIDEO
INPUT TERMINALS
VIDEO IN
S-VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
S-VIDEO OUT
R
AUDIO IN
AUDIO OUT
L
R
L
Hi-Fi VHS VCR
AV STEREO TV
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
R
AUDIO IN
AUDIO OUT
L
R
L
AMP
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
R
L
VCR
TV
Monaural deck owners:
Connect to VCR's AUDIO
OUT
aCLOCK
1
3
a Press CH
5 or %fi to set the time, then
press OK.
b Press CH
5 or %fi to set the date, then
press OK.
c Press CH
5 or %fi to set the year, then
press OK.
d Press CH
5 or %fi to set D.S.T.(Daylight
Saving Time) to "ON" or "OFF".
When you're finished with this set-up proce-
dure, press MENU to start the clock.
Displayed with HR-A54U only
2
Press CH
5 or %fi to select "CLOCK SET",
then press OK.
Press MENU to access this screen.
Press CH
5 or %fi to select "INITIAL SET",
then press OK.
bTUNER
1
2
3
Press MENU to access this screen. Press CH
5
or
%fi to select "TUNER SET", then press OK.
Press CH
5 or %fi to select "AUTO
CHANNEL SET", then press OK.
Receivable channels in your area are automati-
cally assigned to CH
5 buttons, and non-
receivable channels are skipped.
At the end of Auto Channel Set, "SCAN
COMPLETED" appears on screen.
If the scan was unsuccessful, "SCAN
COMPLETEDNO SIGNAL" appears on screen.
Check the connections and start again.
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION SET
TUNER SET
=INITIAL SET
PRESS (
5,), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
INITIAL SET
=CLOCK SET
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
GUIDE CHANNEL SET
SELECT WITH (
5,) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
MAIN MENU
FUNCTION SET
=TUNER SET
INITIAL SET
PRESS (
5,), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
CLOCK SET
TIME
DATE YEAR
: AM
1/ 1
98
D.S.T.
: ON
PRESS (
5,), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
TUNER SET
BAND
CATV
=AUTO CHANNEL SET
MANUAL CHANNEL SET
SELECT WITH (
5,) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
AUTO CHANNEL SET
SCANNING ...
PRESS (MENU) TO END