JVC HR-J7004UM Instructions Manual

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HR-J7004UM VIDEOGRABADOR  VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER MANUAL DE   LPT0002-041B For Customer Use: Enter below the Serial No. which is located on the rear of cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.  Model No. ...

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2 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 WARNIN...

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3 CONTENTS TIMER RECORDING 27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) ............... 27 On-Screen Timer Programming ........... 28 Check And Cancel Programs .......................... 30 Auto SP/EP Timer............................................ 31 Auto Tim...

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4  INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR CHECK CONTENTS 1 Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” (Z pg. 45). SITUATE VCR 2 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface. CONNECT VCR TO TV 3 The connection method ...

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5 Installing/Removing the lithium battery 1 Make sure that the power plug is connected to an AC outlet and turn off the VCR power. 2 Open the battery cover while pressing the release tab as illustrated. 3 Insert a lithium battery with the plus (+) si...

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6 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER. ACCESS ON-SCREEN MENU 2 Press MENU to bring up the Main Menu screen. ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN 3 At the Main Menu screen, place the arrow next to “AJUSTE INICIAL” by pressing CH5 ∞...

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7   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Clock Setting ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN 1 Place the arrow at the Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi, then press OK. SET DATE AND TIME 2 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set ...

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8 INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Tuner Set Receivable Channels TURN ON THE VCR 1 Press POWER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 2 Press MENU. ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 3 Place the arrow next to "TUNER SET" by pressing CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi, then press O...

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9 AUTO CHANNEL SET SCANNING ... PRESS (MENU) TO END PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET 6 Place the arrow next to "AUTO CHANNEL SET" by pressing CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi , then press OK. Receivable channels in your area are automatically assigned to ...

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10 Add Or Delete A Channel ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 1 Access by performing steps 2 and 3 of the Tuner procedure on page 8. ● To add a channel, go to step 2. ● To delete a channel, skip to step 4. ACCESS AFC SCREEN 2 Place the arrow next to "A...

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11 SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the window side is up, the rear label side is facing you and the arrow on the front of the cassette is pointing towards the VCR. Don’t apply too much pressure when inserting. ● The VCR�...

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12   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Simple Recording LOAD A CASSETTE 1 Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette. SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL 2 ...

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13 Playback Features PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Still Picture/Frame-By- Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK 1 Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 or ∞ button to correct the picture. ACTIVATE FRAME-BY- FRAME PLAYBACK 2 Press...

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14   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Manual Tracking Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is engaged. If noise appears in the picture, you can overrid...

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15   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Video Stabilizer You can correct vertical vibration when playing back unstable EP recordings that were made on another VCR. When this function is set to "ON", vertical ...

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16   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Select The Soundtrack Your VCR can record two soundtracks simultaneously (Normal and Hi-Fi) and play back the selected one, or both together. Or, when viewing a pre-recorded tape...

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17   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Superimpose This function, switchable between ON and OFF, determines whether or not operational indicators will appear on screen. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN 1 Press MENU. ACCESS FUN...

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18  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Skip Search Repeat Playback START REPEAT 1 Press and hold PLAY (until "PLAY" blinks on the front display panel) during playback, then release. ● The entire tape is played back 20 times. STOP R...

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19   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 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 1 After ensuring that the Timer mode is disengaged, pre...

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20   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 COUNT 0:33:27 Tape Position Indicator The Tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search or Instant ReView. The position of " " in relation to ...

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21 ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN 4 Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi to place the arrow next to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK. ACCESS SPECIAL FUNCTION SCREEN 5 Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi to place the arrow next to “SPECIAL FUNCTION”, then ...

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22   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q B.E.S.T. Picture System PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Your VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) feature, which checks the conditi...

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23  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Recording Perform steps 1 – 3 on page 12 ("Simple Recording") before continuing. PLAY REC PLAY REC PAUSE DURING B.E.S.T. B.E.S.T. COMPLETE START END B.E.S.T.PICTU...

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24   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 11 ("Si...

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25 Record One Program While Watching Another ENGAGE TV MODE 1 During recording... ● If using the RF connection (Z pg. 4), press TV/VCR. The VCR's VCR indicator goes out and the TV broadcast being recorded disappears. ● If using the AV connec...

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26   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.) Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) Your VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multi- channel TV Sound broadcasts. ● The S...

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27 Instant Timer Recording (ITR) This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the VCR off after recording is finished. START RECORDING 1 Press REC. ENGAGE ITR MODE 2 Press REC again. RE...

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28 TIMER RECORDING (cont.) You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be set before you can program the timer (Z pg. 6). Or you can use the Illumi-Guide feature, where the...

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29   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 SET PROGRAM INFORMATION 5 Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date, start/stop time and channel number. Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH JOG% fi to set AM/PM and tape speed. Then press OK after AM/PM, channel number and ...

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30   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER 1 Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN 2 Press MENU, then press OK. CHECK PROGRAM INFORMATION 3 Press CH5 ∞ or PUSH...

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31   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Auto SP/EP Timer If, when recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire program, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording. This...

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32   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q Auto Timer When the Auto Timer is set to ON the timer is automatically engaged when the VCR's power is turned off and automatically disengaged when the VCR is powered back o...

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33  Edit To Or From Another VCR You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the player’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and the recorder’s VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN conne...

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34  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 Edit From A Camcorder You can use a camcorder as the player and your VCR as the recorder. MAKE CONNECTIONS 1 Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the camcorder’s VIDEO OU...

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35   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9  5 / 8  ™  £  3  2  q RETURN TO FUNCTION SET SCREEN 8 Press MENU. ACCESS AUX INPUT SCREEN 9 Press CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi to place the arrow next to “AUX INPUT”, then press OK. SELECT INPUT 10 ...

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36 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 listed below.   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER STOP TURN ON THE TV 1 Turn...

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37 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands of cable boxes listed below. Some cable box brands have more than one code. If your cable box does not function with a specified code, try other...

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38 SPECIAL FEATURES (cont.) Satellite Receiver Multi- Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands of satellite receivers listed below.   12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 POWER ENTER TURN ON THE SATELLITE RECEIVER 1...

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39 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached during playback or search? A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning. Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode? A. No. It stops automatically ...

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40 TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can repair the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily corrected, and this can save you the trouble of sending your VCR off for repair. POWER SYMPTOM ...

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41 Set the VCR to the appropriate channel. Refer to the directions and the illustration under “Edit To Or From Another VCR” ( Z pg. 33) or “Edit From A Camcorder” (Z pg. 34) and properly connect the units. Make sure the power to all units is ...

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42 INDEX FRONT VIEW 1 POWER Button (Z pg. 5) 2 Cassette Loading Slot 3 PUSH JOG ™ Button (Z pg. 13) 4 PLAY Button (Z pg. 11) 5 PUSH JOG £ Button (Z pg. 13) OK Button (Z pg. 6) 6 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connector (Z pg. 34) 7 MENU Button (Z pg. 6) 8 SU...

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43 REAR VIEW ANT. IN RF OUT CH3 CH4 OUTIN AUDIO VIDEO R L PAUSE/ AV COMPU -LINK 1 2 43 5 6 8 7 1 Power Cord (Z pg. 4) 2 Lithium Battery Compartment (Z pg. 5) 3 VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors (Z pg. 33) 4 PAUSE/AV COMPU LINK Connector ● Remot...

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44 REMOTE CONTROL (Provided) I L L U M I G U I D E S K I P S E A R C H POWER ENTER C.MEMORY PLAY STOP OSDADD DAILY (M–F) AUX C.RESET CH SKIP CANCEL TV VOL. CH DISPLAY TV/VCR TV CABLE VCR TIMER WEEKLY A 12 45 3 6 8 0 7 9 B R E W REC FF PAUSE M E ...

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45 GENERAL Power requirement : AC 110 – 220 V` , 50/60 Hz Power consumption : 21 W Temperature Operating : 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage : –20°C to 60°C (–4°F to140°F) Operating position : Horizontal only Dimensions (W x H x D) : ...

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HR-J7004UM COPYRIGHT © 1997 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.  UM Printed in Malaysia 0397YOV * UN * PJ VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED ...