When this function is set to on | JVC HR-S9911U manual

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PICTURE CONTROL — AUTO(NORM)/EDIT/SOFT/SHARP

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference.

AUTO (NORM): Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted automatically. When “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear instead of “AUTO”.

EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and playback).

SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing much noise.

SHARP: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with much flat, same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTE:

Select “EDIT” when you are editing tapes. After you finish editing the tapes, select “AUTO”.

NOTES:

●To watch recordings with close-caption or when you finish viewing a tape, set this function to “OFF”.

●Video Stabilizer and Digital TBC/NR ( pg. 12) cannot be used at the same time. If you activate Digital TBC/NR when “VIDEO STABILIZER” is set to “ON”, “VIDEO STABILIZER” will be automatically set to “OFF”.

BLUE BACK — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, the TV screen becomes all blue when receiving a channel not in use.

NOTE:

When you want to receive an unstable channel with poor signals, set this function to “OFF”.

AUTO TIMER — ON/OFF

●When this function is set to “ON”:

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press TIMER (#) to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

●When this function is set to “OFF”:

You have to press TIMER (#) to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

SUPERIMPOSE — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-screen display) appears on the screen.

NOTE:

When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”; otherwise, the VCR status information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the edited tape.

AUTO SP]EP TIMER — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer-recording in SP mode.

For Example, Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a 120-minute tape

Approximately 110 minutes	Approximately 30 minutes
SP mode	EP mode

NOTES:

●If you have programed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, do not use this function, but change the tape speed manually during timer programing.

●There may be some noise and sound disturbance where the tape speed switches from SP to EP mode on the tape.

●This function is not available during ITR (Instant Timer Recording), and will not work properly on the following tapes: T(ST)-30, T(ST)-60, T(ST)-90, and T(ST)-120.

DIGITAL R3 — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, edge correction to the luminance signal is performed to enhance details. Normally set this function to “ON”.

NOTES:

●Depending on the type of tape being used, picture quality may be better with “DIGITAL R3” set to “OFF”.

●If you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing, be sure to set “DIGITAL R3” to “OFF” before starting.

VIDEO STABILIZER — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, you can automatically correct vertical vibrations in the picture when playing back unstable recordings made on another VCR.

2ND AUDIO RECORD — ON/OFF

● When this function is set to “ON”;

If a SAP program is received, the SAP audio is recorded on both the normal and Hi-Fi tracks. The main audio is not recorded.

If a non-SAP program is received, the main audio is recorded on both the Hi-Fi and normal tracks.

● When this function is set to “OFF”, the SAP audio cannot be recorded.

NOTE:

When the channel is changed on the VCR;

●The “STEREO” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast.

●The “SAP” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast.

●Both indications appear when a stereo program is accompanied by SAP sound.

AUDIO MONITOR — HI-FI/HI-FI L/HI-FI R/NORM/MIX

This VCR can record two sound tracks simultaneously (normal and Hi-Fi) on a Hi-Fi stereo tape. You can select the sound track(s) to listen to while playing back a Hi-Fi stereo tape. In addition, when playing back a prerecorded tape containing two separate audio programs on the Hi-Fi tracks, you can choose either one by selecting either “HI-FI L” or “HI-FI R”.

HI-FI: Normally select this. Hi-Fi sound is played back.

HI-FI L: Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played back.

HI-FI R: Sound on the right Hi-Fi channel is played back.

NORM: Sound on the normal track is played back.

MIX: Both sounds on the Hi-Fi track and normal track are mixed and played back.

NOTES:

●While playing back a monaural tape, sounds on the normal track will be heard regardless of this setting.

●If RF connection ( pg. 6) is used for viewing pictures on the TV, sound will be monaural even though you select “HI-FI”.

●You can also use the A.MONITOR button on the Remote to select the desired monitor sound. ( pg. 11)

S-VHS MODE — ON/OFF

You can determine which recording mode — either S-VHS mode or VHS mode — is used for recording on S-VHS tapes.

●When this function is set to “ON”, you can record on S-VHS tapes with S-VHS picture quality.

●When this function is set to “OFF”, you can record on S-VHS tapes with VHS picture quality.

NOTES:

●S-VHS mode allows you to make high quality video recordings with horizontal resolution of 400 lines, comparing with the 230 lines of resolution of conventional VHS recordings. To achieve the highest quality picture we recommended to record in S-VHS mode. (But remember that a conventional VHS VCR without SQPB cannot play back S-VHS tapes recorded in S-VHS mode.)

●S-VHS MODE setting does not affect recording on VHS tapes.

Recording on VHS tapes is always performed in VHS mode except when using S-VHS ET mode ( pg. 19).