JVC HR-J258E - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

HR-J458E

HR-J258E

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

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DATE

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DAILY/QTDN.

VPS/PDC

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30 SEC

AUDIO

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EXPRESS

STANDBY/ON

SP/LP

REC LINK

TV PROG

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REVIEW

VCR

VPS/PDC

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST

Safety Precautions ...................... 2

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

Basic Connections ..................... 3

INITIAL SETTINGS

Auto Set Up ............................... 4

Language ................................... 7

Video Channel Set ..................... 8

On-Screen Displays ................. 10

Power Save Mode ..................... 11

INFORMATION ON COLOUR

SYSTEM

Colour System Set .................... 12

PLAYBACK

Basic Playback ......................... 13

Playback Features .................... 14

RECORDING

Basic Recording ....................... 17

Recording Features .................. 18

B.E.S.T. Picture System ............. 20

TIMER RECORDING

SHOWVIEW Timer Programming ... 22

Express Timer Programming ..... 24

Automatic Satellite

Programme Recording ............. 28

EDITING

Edit From A Camcorder ............ 29

Edit To Or From Another Video

Recorder .................................. 30

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

Connection To A Satellite

Tuner ....................................... 32

Connecting/Using A Decoder ... 33

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS

Tuner Set .................................. 34

SHOWVIEW Setup ....................... 41

Clock Set ................................. 42

TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INDEX

SPECIFICATIONS

ENGLISH

The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are

of the HR-J458E.

2 EN

SAFETY FIRST

Failure to heed the following precautions may result in

damage to the recorder, remote control or video

cassette.

1. DO NOT place the recorder . . .

... 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 recorder's ventilation openings.

3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the recorder or remote

control.

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

recorder or remote control.

5. AVOID violent shocks to the recorder during transport.

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

Moisture in the air will condense on the recorder when you

move it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely

humid conditions--just as water droplets form in 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 recorder turned on for a few

hours to let the moisture dry.

ABOUT HEAD CLEANING

Accumulation of dirt and other particles on the video heads

may cause the playback picture to become blurred or inter-

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

troubles occur.

IMPORTANT

Please read the various precautions on this page before

installing or operating the recorder.

It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record

pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consent

of the owner of copyright in the sound or video record-

ing, broadcast or cable programme and in any literary,

dramatic, musical, or artistic work embodied therein.

Safety Precautions

The STANDBY/ON

button does not completely shut

off mains power from the unit, but switches operating

current on and off. "

" shows electrical power standby

and " " shows ON.

To HR-J458E Owners:

Video tapes recorded with this video recorder in the LP

(Long Play) mode cannot be played back on a single-speed

video recorder.

Cassettes marked "VHS" (or "S-VHS") can be used with this

video cassette recorder, however, only VHS signals can be

played back and recorded.

HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment.

SHOWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development

Corporation. The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured under

licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

CAUTION

When you are not using the recorder for a long period of

time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power

cord from the mains outlet.

Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to

qualified service personnel. To prevent electric shock or

fire hazard, remove the power cord from the mains

outlet prior to connecting or disconnecting any signal

lead or aerial.

WARNING

There are two different types of SECAM colour systems:

SECAM-L, used in FRANCE (also called SECAM-West), and

SECAM-B, used in Eastern European countries (also called

SECAM-East).

1.This recorder can also receive SECAM-B colour

television signals for recording and playback.

2.Recordings made of SECAM-B television signals produce

monochrome pictures if played back on a video recorder

of SECAM-L standard, or do not produce normal colour

pictures if played back on a PAL video recorder with

SECAM-B system incorporated (even if the TV set is

SECAM-compatible).

3.SECAM-L prerecorded cassettes or recordings made with

a SECAM-L video recorder produce monochrome

pictures when played back with this recorder.

4.This recorder cannot be used for the SECAM-L standard.

Use a SECAM-L recorder to record SECAM-L signals.

For Italy:

"It is declared that this product, brand JVC, conforms to the

Ministry Decree n. 548 of 28 Aug.'95 published in the

Official Gazette of the Italian Republic n. 301 of 28 Dec.'95"

The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit.

WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

To HR-J258E Owners:

Video tapes recorded with another recorder in the LP (Long

Play) mode cannot be played back on this video recorder.

PAL

Basic

Connections

CHECK CONTENTS

1 Makesurethepackagecontainsalloftheaccessories

listed in "Specifications" (

pg. 50).

SITUATE RECORDER

2 Placetherecorderonastable,horizontalsurface.

CONNECT RECORDER TO

3 Theconnectionmethodyouusedependsonthetypeof

TV you have.

RF CONNECTION

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

a Disconnect the TV aerial cable from the TV.

b Connect the TV aerial cable to the ANT. IN jack

on the rear panel of the recorder.

c Connect the provided RF cable between the RF

OUT jack on the rear panel of the recorder and the

TV's aerial terminal.

AV CONNECTION

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

a Connect the aerial, recorder and TV as per "RF

CONNECTION".

b Connect an optional SCART cable between the

AV1 IN/OUT socket on the rear panel of the

recorder and the TV's 21-pin SCART connector.

CONNECT RECORDER TO

MAINS

4 Plugtheendofthemainspowercordintoamains

outlet.

It's essential that your video recorder be properly connected.

Follow these steps carefully. THESE STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED

BEFORE ANY VIDEO OPERATION CAN BE PERFORMED.

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER

21-pin SCART Cable

21-pin SCART

connector

Back of TV

Mains Power

Cord

Aerial terminal

Rear view

Mains outlet

AV1 IN/OUT

RF Cable

(provided)

TV Aerial

Cable

After you plug the mains power cord into a mains outlet, the

Country Set display appears on the TV screen and/or on the

recorder's front display panel when the

button on the

recorder/remote control is pressed for the first time to power

on the recorder; go to page 4 to perform Auto Set Up.

Make AV connection if your TV has a 21-pin AV input

connector (SCART) in order to reduce the possibility of

interference.

4 EN

INITIAL SETTINGS

When the

button on the recorder/remote control is pressed

for the first time to power on the recorder after you plug the

mains power cord into a mains outlet, the Country Set display

will appear on the TV screen and the recorder's front display

panel. By simply selecting your country* and on-screen display

language, the Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels,

clock and Guide Program numbers automatically.

* If you live in Belgium (BELGIUM) or Switzerland (SUISSE), you also

need to select your area.

You can refer to the front display panel and/or the on-screen

display to perform this procedure.

Before starting, make sure of the following:

The TV aerial cable should be connected to the recorder.

The recorder's mains power cord should be connected to

a mains outlet.

pg. 3

If you want to use the on-screen display, the TV should

be set to its AV mode (with AV connection

pg. 3) or

UHF channel 36 (with RF connection

pg. 3).

Auto Set Up

Auto Channel Set/Auto

Clock Set/Auto Guide

Program Number Set

TURN ON THE RECORDER

1 Press ontherecorderorremotecontrol.The

Country Set display appears on the front display panel

and/or on the screen.

NOTE:

If you have connected your

TV to the recorder with RF

connection and the on-

screen display appearing

on UHF channel 36 looks

distorted, perform this

procedure referring to the

front display panel.

SELECT COUNTRY

2 Ifyouarereferringtothefrontdisplaypanel

Press

%fi to select your international telephone country

code of your country referring to the chart in the left

column.

If you have selected a country code other than 32

(BELGIUM) or 41 (SUISSE), go to step 4.

If you have selected 32 (BELGIUM) or 41 (SUISSE), go

to step 3.

If you are referring to the on-screen display

Press

%fi to place the pointer next to your country's

name.

If you have selected a country other than BELGIUM or

SUISSE, go to step 4.

If you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE, go to step 3.

ATTENTION

Once you have performed Auto Set Up, even if the

recorder's memory backup has expired, all the stored

stations and their Guide Program numbers remain in the

recorder's memory and the recorder will not perform Auto

Set Up again. You only need to set the clock. (

pg. 42)

If you have moved to a different area, perform each setting

as required.

Tuner setting

pg. 34

Clock setting

pg. 42

If a new station starts broadcasting in your area, perform

tuner setting (

pg. 34).

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International Telephone Country Code

SUOMI

: 358 SUISSE

: 41

PORTUGAL

: 351 ITALIA

: 39

DEUTSCHLAND : 49

ESPAÑA

: 34

NORGE

: 47

BELGIUM

: 32

SVERIGE

: 46

NEDERLAND : 31

DANMARK

: 45

GREECE

: 30

ÖSTERREICH

: 43

OTHERS

: - -

(Ex.) DEUTSCHLAND is selected

SUISSE

ITALIA

ESPAÑA

BELGIUMT

NEDERLAND

GREECE

OTHERS

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

SUISSE

ITALIA

ESPAÑA

BELGIUMT

NEDERLAND

GREECE

OTHERS

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

SUOMI

PORTUGAL

DEUTSCHLAND

NORGET

SVERIGE

DANMARK

ÖSTERREICH

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

SELECT AREA

3 PressOK.TheChannelPresetOrderdisplayappearson

the front display panel and/or on the screen.

If you are referring to the front display panel

Press

%fi to select your area code.

For SUISSE

For BELGIUM

DEUTSCHSPR.RAUM : 01

REGION FRANÇAISE : 01

REGION FRANÇAISE : 02

NEDERLANDS

: 02

REGIONE ITALIANA : 03

DEUTSCHSPR.RAUM : 03

If you are referring to the on-screen display

Press

%fi to place the pointer next to your area's name.

The stations broadcasting in the language that is used

in your area will be stored in the lower channel

position numbers.

SELECT O.S.D. LANGUAGE

4 PressOK.TheOn-screenDisplayLanguageSetdisplay

appears on the front display panel and/or on the screen.

If you are referring to the front display panel

Press

%fi to select your language code.

FRANÇAIS: 03 DEUTSCH: 02 ENGLISH: 01

If you are referring to

the on-screen display

Press

%fi to place the

pointer next to the

language of your choice.

(Ex.) DEUTSCH is selected for DEUTSCHLAND

International telephone

country code

Language code

NOTES:

If you are using the on-

screen display, the AUTO

SET screen will appear after

pressing OK in step 5. As

Auto Set Up progresses, the

" " mark on the screen

moves from left to right.

If there is a power cut, or if

you press

or MENU

while Auto Set Up is in

progress, Auto Set Up will

be interrupted; be sure to

turn off the recorder power once and try again from step 1.

AUTO SET

PLEASE WAIT

[MENU] : EXIT

Beginning

End

(Ex.) DEUTSCHSPR.RAUM is selected for SUISSE

For SUISSE

For BELGIUM

CH PRESET ORDER

REGIONE ITALIANA

REGION FRANÇAISE

DEUTSCHSPR. RAUM

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

CH PRESET ORDER

DEUTSCHSPR. RAUM

NEDERLANDS

REGION FRANÇAISE

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

(Ex.) DEUTSCH is selected for SUISSE

International telephone

country code

Language code

O.S.D. LANGUAGE

FRANÇAIS

DEUTSCH

ENGLISH

[

5] =

[MENU] : EXIT

Area code

PERFORM AUTO SET UP

5 PressOK.

"Auto" appears on the display panel and blinks; do

NOT press any button on the recorder or remote

control until the display panel shows the current time

or "(PR) 1" or " : ". (Refer to box on page 6.)

Auto channel set function takes place first; it assigns

automatically all receivable stations in your area.

Auto clock set function sets the clock automatically

by reading the clock setting data from a station

transmitting a PDC signal while auto channel set is

being performed.

During auto channel set, the recorder recognizes each

station name of the detected stations and stores them

in the recorder's memory, then automatically sets

SHOWVIEW assigned Guide Program number for those

stations according to the broadcast area.

NOTE:

In the area where no TV station transmits a PDC signal,

the recorder can perform neither auto clock set nor

auto Guide Program number set.

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