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Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions
contained on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR.
CAUTIONS
WARNING:
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE
WARNING:
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
The POWER
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.
This unit is produced to comply with Standard IEC Publ. 65.
POWER SYSTEM:
This set operates on voltage of AC 110 – 220V`, 50/60 Hz
with automatic switching.
Use the conversion plug (provided) depending on the type
of your AC WALL outlet.
The rating plate and safety caution are on the rear of the
unit.
IMPORTANT:
It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted
material without the consent of the copyright owner.
CAUTION
When you are not using the VCR for a long period of
time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power
cord from the AC outlet.
Dangerous voltage inside. Refer internal servicing to
qualified service personnel. To prevent electric shock or fire
hazard, remove the power cord from the AC outlet prior to
connecting or disconnecting any signal lead or aerial.
Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could
void user's authority to operate the equipment.
Cassettes marked "VHS" (or "S-VHS") can be used with this
video cassette recorder. However, only "VHS" recordings can
be played back in this model.
This model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI PLAY-
BACK) that makes it possible to play back S-VHS recordings
with regular VHS resolution.
HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equipment.
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Warning on lithium battery
The battery used in this device may present a fire or
chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge,
disassemble, heat above 100°C or incinerate.
Replace battery with Panasonic (Matsushita Electric),
Sanyo, Sony or Maxell CR2025; use of another battery may
present a risk of fire or explosion.
Dispose of used battery promptly.
Keep away from children.
Do not disassemble and do not dispose of in fire.
HOW TO USE THIS INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
● All major sections and subsections are listed in the Table
Of Contents on page 3. Use this when searching for
information on a specific procedure or feature.
● The Index on pages 40 – 42 lists frequently-used terms,
and the number of the first page on which they are used
or explained in the manual. This section also illustrates
the controls and connections on the front and rear panel,
the front display panel and the remote control.
● The
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 thoroughly the cautions on this page.
VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development
Corporation.
The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from
Gemstar Development Corporation.
DSS
TM
is an official trademark of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of GM
Hughes Electronics. PRIMESTAR is a registered service mark of
Primestar Partners, L.P. DISH Network
Echostar Communications Corporation.
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  • Page 1 Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the JVC VHS video cassette recorder. Before use, please read the safety information and precautions contained on this page to ensure safe use of your new VCR. CAUTIONS Warning on lithium battery The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Check, Cancel And Revise Programs ....... 30 Auto SP→EP Timer ..........31 Auto Timer ...............31 DITING Edit To Another VCR ........32 Control Two JVC VCRs ..........32 Edit From A Camcorder Or Another VCR ..33 Downloaded from: https://www.usersmanualguide.com/...
  • Page 3: Basic Connections

    INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR Basic Connections ANT. IN (Antenna or Cable input) Antenna or Cable Connect the power plug to an Coaxial Cable AC outlet before installing the lithium battery. (See below) Flat Feeder AC Outlet Matching Transformer (not supplied) AC Power Cord ANT.
  • Page 4 NOTES: CHECK CONTENTS ● The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display Make sure the package contains all of the accessories the audio and video signals from the VCR. The VCR's CH3- listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” ( pg.
  • Page 5: Plug & Play

    INITIAL SETTINGS The Plug & Play function simplifies installation by guiding you through the procedures of setting the language, clock and tuner Plug & Play channels — simply follow the on-screen menus that appear when the POWER button is first pressed to power on the VCR after you connect the power plug to an AC outlet.
  • Page 6 START AUTO CHANNEL Press MENU. AUTO CHANNEL SET ● Receivable channels in your area are automati- SCANNING... cally assigned to the CH 5 ∞ (+/–) buttons, and non-receivable channels are skipped. PRESS (MENU) TO END ● If the tuner channels have been set properly "SCAN COMPLETED"...
  • Page 7: Language

    INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) This VCR offers you the choice to view on-screen messages in Language Spanish or English (not including messages superimposed on the TV picture). Select the desired language using this procedure. The default setting is "SPANISH". TURN ON THE VCR Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode).
  • Page 8: Clock

    TURN ON THE VCR Clock Press POWER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). Press MENU. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN At the Main Menu screen, MAIN MENU move the highlight bar (arrow) to “INITIAL SET”...
  • Page 9: Tuner

    INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Set Receivable Channels Tuner TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar MAIN MENU (arrow) to "TUNER SET"...
  • Page 10: Add Or Delete A Channel

    Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi , then press OK or PUSH JOG ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar TUNER SET...
  • Page 11: Imple Playback And Recording

    SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE Simple Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much Playback pressure when inserting.
  • Page 12: Simple Recording

    LOAD A CASSETTE Simple Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. Recording SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV Press CH5 ∞...
  • Page 13: Features

    PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Still Picture/Frame-By- Playback Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK Features Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 (+) or ∞ (–) button to correct the picture. ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time. Press PUSH JOG £...
  • Page 14: High-Speed Search

    High-Speed Search ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH During playback or still, press FF for forward high- speed search, or REW for reverse high-speed search. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. NOTE: For short searches, during playback or still, press and hold FF or REW for over 2 seconds.
  • Page 15: Instant Review

    PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Instant ReView At the press of a button, you can power up your VCR, rewind the tape and begin viewing the most recent timer-recorded program. ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW After ensuring that the Timer mode is disengaged, press REVIEW.
  • Page 16: Video Stabilizer

    Video Stabilizer By activating the Video Stabilizer you can correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF".
  • Page 17: Repeat Playback

    PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Repeat Playback START REPEAT Press and hold PLAY (until " " blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. ● The entire tape is played back 50 times. STOP REPEAT To stop, press STOP at any time. NOTE: Pressing PLAY, REW, FF, PAUSE or PUSH JOG ™...
  • Page 18: Superimpose

    Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU. ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi, then press OK or PUSH JOG SELECT SUPERIMPOSE SET MODE...
  • Page 19: Picture System

    PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) The B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) checks the condition of the tape during recording and playback, and B.E.S.T. compensates for poor reproduction to provide the best quality recording and playback pictures. *The default setting is "ON". Picture System Preparation TURN ON THE VCR...
  • Page 20: Recording

    Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 13 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. START RECORDING DURING B.E.S.T. Press and hold REC and press PLAY on the remote control, or press REC on the VCR's front panel. ● The VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the START quality of the tape in...
  • Page 21: Recording Features

    PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Record One Program While Recording Watching Another ENGAGE TV MODE Features During recording... ● Press TV/VCR. The VCR's VCR indicator goes out. (If you are using the RF connection ( pg. 4) to view the output from your VCR, the TV broadcast being recorded disappears.) ●...
  • Page 22: Instant Timer Recording (Itr)

    This easy method lets you record from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments) and shuts the VCR off after Instant Timer recording is finished. START RECORDING Recording Press REC on the front panel. (ITR) ENGAGE ITR MODE Press REC again.
  • Page 23: Imer Recording

    TIMER RECORDING Timer recording allows you to program the VCR to automatically record a program that will be broadcast at some future time. VCR Plus+ The timer record function can be programmed using VCR Plus+ or Express Timer Programming up to 8 shows as far as a year in advance.
  • Page 24 CHECK PROGRAM DATA The PlusCode number you PROGRAM 1 entered and the matching (VCR PLUS+ 12345678) START STOP Timer-Recording informa- 8:00PM 10:00PM tion is displayed on the DATE Program screen. Check to 12/24/98 12 SP make sure it’s accurate. PRESS (8=DAILY, 9=WEEKLY STOP+/–...
  • Page 25: Vcr Plus+ Setup

    TIMER RECORDING (cont.) IMPORTANT VCR Plus+ If you have moved to a different area or if a broadcasting station's channel number has been changed, the wrong VCR or CABLE CH number will be displayed on the VCR Plus+ Setup Program screen ( step 5 on page 25).
  • Page 26 ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL SET SCREEN Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH INITIAL SET JOG % fi to move the CLOCK SET highlight bar (arrow) to LANGUAGE ENGLISH “GUIDE CHANNEL SET”, =GUIDE CHANNEL SET then press OK or PUSH SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK) PRESS (MENU) TO END INPUT GUIDE CHANNEL NUMBER...
  • Page 27: Express Timer Programming

    TIMER RECORDING (cont.) You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be Express Timer set before you can program the timer ( pg. 6 or 9). LOAD A CASSETTE Programming Make sure the record safety tab is intact.
  • Page 28 SET CHANNEL NUMBER Press CH +/–. ● Holding down CH +/– rapidly scans through the channels. ● If you are using a cable box, enter the cable box channel, not the channel to be recorded. The channel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box. (The cable box channel is the VCR's channel that displays the channels received by the cable box.) ●...
  • Page 29: Check, Cancel And Revise Programs

    TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Check, Cancel And Revise Programs DISENGAGE TIMER Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN Press PROG. CHECK. PR START STOP DATE 8:00P 10:00 12 12/24 2 10:00A 10:45 40 12/25 3 11:30P 01:00 125 12/25 POWER PRESS (CHECK) TO NEXT ACCESS PROGRAM...
  • Page 30: Auto Sp→Ep Timer

    Auto SP → EP Timer Auto Timer If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode engaged when the VCR's power is turned off.
  • Page 31: Diting

    Recorder Set the other VCR to its record mode. Control Two JVC VCRs The remote control is capable of controlling two JVC VCRs independently; one set to respond to your remote control's A POWER code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals.
  • Page 32: Edit From A Camcorder Or Another Vcr

    You can use a camcorder or another VCR as the player and your VCR as the recorder. Edit From A MAKE CONNECTIONS Camcorder Or Connect an AV cable between the camcorder’s or the playback VCR's VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and your VCR’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors.
  • Page 33: Pecial Features

    SPECIAL FEATURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control several functions on JVC remote control TVs and on the brands of remote control TVs POWER listed below. ENTER TURN ON THE TV TV/VCR Turn the power on using the TV's remote control.
  • Page 34: Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control

    Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands POWER of cable boxes listed below. Some cable box brands have more than one code. If your cable box does not function with a CABLE/DBS ENTER specified code, try other codes.
  • Page 35: Dbs Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control

    SPECIAL FEATURES (cont.) DBS Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands POWER of DBS (Direct Broadcast satellite) receivers listed below. CABLE/DBS ENTER TURN ON THE DBS RE- CEIVER NUMBER Turn the power on using the DBS receiver’s remote control.
  • Page 36: Roubleshooting

    ● This is normal. 3. The playback picture is blurred or The heads must be cleaned. Consult ● The video heads may be dirty. interrupted, even though TV your JVC dealer. broadcasts are clear. RECORDING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION 1.
  • Page 37: Timer Recording

    TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) TIMER RECORDING POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION SYMPTOM ● The clock and/or the timer have Set the clock and/or timer correctly. 1. Timer recording won’t work. been set incorrectly. ● The timer is not engaged. Press TIMER and check to make sure that ‰...
  • Page 38: Playback

    QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached Q. When I pause and then resume a recording, the end during playback or search? of the recording before the pause is overlapped by A.
  • Page 39: Front View

    INDEX FRONT VIEW PLAY POWER MENU PUSH JOG VIDEO AUDIO STOP/EJECT PAUSE 9 PUSH JOG £ Button ( pg. 14) 1 POWER Button ( pg. 6) OK Button ( pg. 6) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 0 Front Display Panel ( pg.
  • Page 40: Rear View

    REAR VIEW ANT. IN AUDIO RF OUT VIDEO 1 Power Cord ( pg. 4) 4 Channel 3/4 Switch ( pg. 4) 2 ANT. IN Connector ( pg. 4) 5 VIDEO/AUDIO Output Connectors ( pg. 32) 3 Lithium Battery Compartment ( pg.
  • Page 41: Remote Control

    INDEX (cont.) REMOTE CONTROL 1 TV Button ( pg. 34) 2 VCR Button ( pg. 34) 3 TV/VCR Button ( pg. 22) 4 Instant REVIEW Button ( pg. 16) & CABLE/ 5 NUMBER Buttons ( pg. 13, 24) POWER 6 CANCEL Button ( pg.
  • Page 42 3. DO NOT place heavy objects on the VCR or remote may cause the playback picture to become blurred or control. interrupted. Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such 4. DO NOT place anything which might spill on top of the troubles occur.
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