JVC HR-J281MS, HR-J287MS manual Basic Recording, Recording Features, Recording Resume Function

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Recording

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a

 

recorded cassette, remove its record

 

safety tab. To record on it later, cover

 

the hole with adhesive tape.

Record safety tab

Basic Recording

Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.

ALoad a cassette

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.

The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.

Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM” and “NTSC” in Function settings.

BSelect recording channel

On the remote control

Press PR+/– or the Number keys.

On the recorder

Press PAUSE[PR]. The channel display on the display panel starts blinking. While the display is blinking, press FF[PR+] or REW[PR–]to select channel. After about 5 seconds, the channel display stops blinking.

NOTES:

You can select channel in the stop mode, recording pause mode or during rewind/fast-forward high-speed search.

If no cassette is loaded, or during recording pause mode, you can select channel only by pressing FF[PR+] or REW[PR–].

CSet tape speed

Press SP/LP/EP (p).

DStart recording

On the recorder, press REC (7). Or on the remote control, while holding REC (7), press PLAY (4)

NOTE:

If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “” and “$” on the front display panel blink.

During recording

Pause recording

Press PAUSE (9).

Press PLAY (4) to resume recording.

You can select channel in the recording pause mode.

Stop recording

Press STOP (8) on the

OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on

remote control.

the recorder.

 

 

Recording Features

Specifying recording length

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

During recording, press REC (7) on the recorder repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the display panel. The record indicator () on the display panel starts blinking.

Each time you press the button, recording length increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).

The recorder shuts off after recording is finished.

To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the remote control or STOP/EJECT (0) on the recorder.

Watching one program while recording another

Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view. The program selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the PR +/– buttons is recorded on the tape.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when the power is restored to the recorder. (No setting is required for this function.)

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Contents HR-J281MS HR-J287MS Safety PrecautionsRear Panel How to use the remote controlVideo heads cleaning Front PanelRF Connection Remote controlBasic Connections On-screen displayVideo Channel Set Initial SettingsAuto Set Up Installing/Removing the lithium batteryPlayback Clock SettingBasic Playback Playback Features Basic Recording Recording FeaturesSpecifying recording length Instant Timer Recording ITR RecordingExpress Timer Programing Timer RecordingOther Functions Function settingsChecking tape position When this function is set to OFF When this function is set to onTV Brand Setting Multi-Brand Remote ControlEditing To control two recorders with the same remote controlTV system HR-J281MS/HR-J287MS Information on Multi-System CompatibilityOff-Air Recording PlaybackManual Channel Set Tuner SettingTape-To-Tape Editing Auto Channel SetDelete a Channel Fine-Tuning ChannelsSwap Channel Positions General Specifications