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VIDEOGRABADOR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER HR-J4404UM CABLE POWER /ADD TIME TV/VCR /DAILY /WEEKLY ENTER /AUX TIMER CANCEL C.MEMORY C.RESET/CH.SKIP TV VOL SKIP SEARCH DISPLAY ¡ ••REW PLAY FF•• ¶ STOP PAUSE MENU ¢ POWER PUSH JOG MULTI BRAND REMOTE CONTROL UNIT...
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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.
PECIAL FEATURES TV Multi-Brand Remote Control ... 31 Cable Box Multi-Brand Remote Control ... 32 Satellite Receiver Multi-Brand Remote Control ...33 Control Two JVC VCRs ... 34 UESTIONS AND ANSWERS Playback ... 35 Recording ... 35 Timer Recording ... 35 ROUBLESHOOTING Power ...
VCR. Even if your TV has AV input terminals, you must connect it to the VCR using an RF cable in order to record one show while watching another ( For full identification of the VCR's rear panel, refer to the...
The Plug & Play function sets the tuner channels automatically when the POWER button is first pressed to power on the VCR after you connect the power plug to an AC outlet. ™...
Clock Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU Preparation ™ £ Language Select POWER CH5∞ ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG %fi INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER.
NUMBER •• •• ¶ MENU Clock Setting ™ £ ¡ ¢ PUSH JOG ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Place the arrow at the Initial Set screen next to “CLOCK SET” by pressing =CLOCK SET CH 5 ∞ or PUSH JOG % fi, LANGUAGE SELECT then press OK.
Tuner Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU Set Receivable Channels ™ £ POWER ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) TURN ON THE VCR Press POWER. ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
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¡ •• •• ¶ ¢ MENU PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL 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 the CH5 ∞...
NUMBER CH.SKIP •• ¶ MENU Add Or Delete A Channel ™ £ ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) ACCESS TUNER SET SCREEN 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.
SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING Simple Playback Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). REW (Rewind) •• REW (Rewind) ¶ ™ £ Usable cassettes Full-Size VHS T-30 (ST-30**) T-60 (ST-60**) T-90 T-120 (ST-120**)
Simple Recording Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). Press VCR on the remote control to select the VCR mode. NUMBER ENTER •• ¶ SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) ™ £ TV/VCR...
PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES Playback Features •• ¶ 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.
Pause. Manual tracking is possible during hands-free slow-motion. PAUSE During hands-free slow-motion playback, simply press CH5 or ∞ on the VCR's front panel or remote to adjust tracking. ¢ PUSH JOG Repeat Playback...
MENU 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 vibration will be automatically corrected. *The default setting is "OFF". ACCESS MAIN MENU ™...
(No indication during still and search.) Press OSD again to clear the display. The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the VCR is doing. Tuned-in channel or AUX(iliary) mode When the channel is changed, the new...
An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is paused and then resumed. 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. SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS Press SKIP SEARCH 1 to 4 times during playback.
SUPERIMPOSE must be set to ON, or the indicator will not appear ( Next Function Memory You can set your VCR's power to go off automatically after the tape is fully rewound. Before starting, make sure the VCR is in the Stop mode.
B.E.S.T. Picture System Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). •• ¶ MENU Your VCR is equipped with the B.E.S.T. (Biconditional Equalized Signal Tracking) feature, which checks the condition of the tape in use during recording and playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible recording and playback pictures.
As B.E.S.T. takes place before recording actually starts, there is a delay of about 7 seconds after REC and PLAY on the remote, or REC on the VCR's front panel, are pressed. To make sure you record the desired scene or program...
£ ¡ •• •• ¶ ¢ Playback The VCR assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. Before beginning, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 11 ("Simple playback"). START PLAYBACK Press PLAY. The VCR adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use.
During recording, press OSD at any time to see the elapsed time. All indications corresponding to the current status of the VCR are displayed for 5 seconds. The counter display remains on the screen indicating the elapsed time. Press OSD again to remove the display.
REC to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes. NOTES: You can only perform ITR using the REC button on the VCR's front panel. R E C After you set the time, the previous display reappears.
On-Screen Timer Programming Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode). NUMBER •• ¶ MENU 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 ( ™...
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NOTES: To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER again. Pressing once more re-engages it. In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s memory backup keeps your selections (if the lithium battery is not exhausted). If you select "PROGRAM SET" without having set the date and time, an error message appears.
CANCEL •• ¶ MENU Check And Cancel Programs ™ £ POWER To Cancel A Program . . . TIMER ¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER Press TIMER, then press POWER. ACCESS PROGRAM SET SCREEN Press MENU, then press OK. CHECK PROGRAM INFORMATION Press CH5 ∞...
¶ MENU NOTES: If you have programmed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, the second program and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set the Auto SP/EP Timer mode to "ON". In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the tape speed manually during timer programming.
¡ •• ¢ PUSH JOG NOTE: For safety, when AUTO TIMER is set to “OFF”, all other VCR functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To disengage the timer, press TIMER. TIMER RECORDING (cont.) ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN Press MENU.
Edit To Or From Another Player AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN Recorder NUMBER "0" •• ¶ You can use your VCR as the player or the recorder. Your VCR VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN Another VCR ¡ •• ¢ MAKE CONNECTIONS Connect an AV cable (not supplied) between the player’s VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT connectors and...
Set the camcorder to its play mode. START RECORDER Set your VCR to its record mode. If you are using a Master Edit Control-equipped JVC camcorder, it can put the recorder automatically into Record mode. (Refer to camcorder's instruction manual.)
(Ex.) To set remote control to PHILIPS 03: /AUX Hold Press in succession down 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. POWER TV/VCR ¡ ••...
06, 07 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 codes.
/DAILY /AUX Hold Press in succession down Satellite Receiver Multi- Brand Remote Control The VCR's remote control can control functions on the brands of satellite receivers listed below. POWER ¡ •• ¢ NOTES: Depending on the kind of satellite receiver, there may be cases where some or all functions cannot be operated using the remote control.
•• ¶ 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 code control signals and another set to respond to B code control signals. The remote control is preset to send A code signals because your VCR is initially set to respond to A code signals.
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 after 5 minutes to protect the heads.
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 1.
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’s no cassette loaded. The loaded cassette has had its record safety tab removed.
STOP Button ( p PUSH JOG Button ( How To Use The remote control can operate most of your VCR's functions. Point the remote control toward the sensor window. Press the appropriate operation button. The maximum operating distance of the remote control is about 8 m.
VCR’s power 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 interrupted. Be sure to contact your nearest JVC dealer if such troubles occur.