JVC SR-W5U manual Head Cleaning, Recording Modes and Types of the Cassettes

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1 PRECAUTIONS

Head Cleaning

Perform head cleaning even 20 hours to enjoy clear pictures.

Video heads get soiled with repeated recording and playback, resulting in rough, uneven picture. Perform cleaning of the tape transport mechanism every 20 hours with the provided head cleaning tape dedicated to W-VHS.

How to use the cleaning tape

1.Load the W-VHS dedicated head cleaning tape.

2.Press the PLAY button and then STOP button after about 30 seconds.

3.Unload the head cleaning tape and execute a usual recording and playback procedure on a W- VHS cassette to see if audio/visual quality has been recovered.

4.If tape quality does not pick up, repeat the procedures 1. and 2. once or twice.

Cautions

●Do not rewind the cleaning tape after every use (for about 30 seconds). You have only to start at the position where the tape stopped in previous cleaning. Rewind to the beginning when the tape has been used to an end.

●30 seconds are enough for one run of the cleaning tape. To keep running the tape for longer than 45 seconds may damage the heads.

●If sound and picture quality does not recover with the cleaning procedures repeated three times, there may be some other causes of trouble. Consult your JVC dealer.

●The W-VHS dedicated cleaning tape can be used 100 times.

●Recording or playback is not possible on the cleaning tape.

●Do not use any cleaning tape other than the W- VHS dedicated cleaning tape for this machine.

●The W-VHS dedicated cleaning tape can be used only with the video cassette recorder marked with .

Recording Modes and Types of the Cassettes

Recording modes available depend on the types of the cassette in use.

Cassettes in use	Recording modes	Recording speed	Remarks

W-VHS	HD	SP	S-VHS/VHS recording not possible.

	SD	EP

S-VHS	S-VHS	SP/EP	HD/SD/VHS recording not possible.
		Selectable

VHS	VHS	SP/EP	HD/SD/S-VHS recording not possible.
		Selectable

Cautions

•HD recording at EP mode is not possible.

•SD recording at SP mode is not possible.

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Contents SR-W5U Safety Precautions Table of Contents What is HD mode? HD denotes High Definition PrecautionsFeatures What is SD mode? SD denotes Standard DefinitionPrecautions Video CassettesHow to use the cleaning tape Head CleaningPerform head cleaning even 20 hours to enjoy clear pictures Recording Modes and Types of the CassettesUnloading Loading and Unloading the CassetteLoading Press the Eject buttonControls and Connectors Front PanelControls and Connectors PAUSE/STILL button REW button Rewinds the tape FF buttonPlay button Index Search buttonsVIDEO/AUDIO INPUT2 connectors Socket for peripheral equipment A.EDIT/PREROLL connectorVideo INPUT3 connector VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIO Input connectorsRemote Control Indicators and Displays Display PanelConnection to a high vision TV PreparationsConnections Connection to a monitor TVPreparations Connection to a high vision cameraOUT VHS mode Preparations Turn the power on Select the recording modeHD mode RecordingRecording How to Check the Tape Remaining TimeAdjust the Hi-Fi recording level Retake FunctionBasic Procedure PlaybackVariable Speed Playback Special Playback ProceduresPlayback Monitoring the Video during FF or REWVariable Speed Search Playback speed when a W-VHS tape is in usePlayback speed when a S-VHS/VHS tape is in use Frame-by-frame playback with JOG dialIndex Search playback Next Function/Index SearchNext Function Zero SearchIndex Search Recording the Index SignalErasing the Index Signal Index MARK/ERASE PlayTo correct distortion of the picture Adjustment of Playback PictureWhen there is too much noise in the playback picture Timing Tracking -/+ AutoAnother unit as a recording machine When Playing Back on SR-W5U and Recording on Another UnitTape Dubbing SR-W5U as a playback machineSR-W5U as a recording machine When Playing Back on Another Unit and Recording on SR-W5UTape Dubbing Another unit as a playback machineWhen Playing Back on a Video Movie and Recording on SR-W5U Video movie as a playback machineUnit as a recording machine EditingAudio Dubbing Unit as a playback machineEditing Random Assemble EditingPress the R.A.EDIT button. R.A.E. in lamp will light Press the Stop button Insert Editing Ex. Insert Editing using 2 units of SR-W5U in the HD modeCounter Reset JOG Dial Press the Play buttonSelect the connected inputHd by pressing HD Input button Ex. Preroll Editing using 2 units of SR-W5U in the HD modePreroll Editing JOG Dial Shuttle Ring HD InputIt is an Insert Editing using Preroll Editingsee Preroll Insert EditingStart Insert Specifications Memo Memo SR-W5U Instructions