JVC HR-S4800U, HR-S3800U Situate and Connect Your NEW VCR, SET Your Vcrs Clock and Tuner

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2 SITUATE AND CONNECT YOUR NEW VCR

b–CATV CONVERTER CONNECTION

3 SET YOUR VCR'S CLOCK AND TUNER

a–BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTION

1 Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal

5 After completing the basic connections:

surface.

If you’re using a Cable Box, . . .

2 Disconnect your antenna or cable line

. . . go to 2b (CATV CONVERTER

from your TV.

CONNECTION) .

 

 

CATV Input

 

OUT

IN

Cable

To TV

Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA IN

TV

 

 

 

From

TV OUT

Cable

VCR

Box

 

CATV Input

 

 

ANTENNA IN

TV

 

TV OUT

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

From VCR

To TV

OUT

IN

Cable

 

 

 

Box

PLUG & PLAY

The VCR’s clock and tuner channels are set automatically when the VCR is plugged into the AC outlet.

If you use a cable box, Plug & Play will not function; set the clock and tuner channels separately. (pg.10 – 14 of the HR-S4800U/HR-S3800U’s instruction manual)

3 Connect your antenna to your VCR.

If you’re using an AV connection, . . .

4 Connect your VCR to your TV.

. . . go to 2c (AUDIO/VIDEO

 

CONNECTIONS).

 

If you’re using an RF connection only, . . .

With this connection you can view/record any cable channel including scrambled channels to which you have subscribed.

With this connection, you can view one scrambled cable channel while recording another unscrambled channel.

1

Plug the VCR into the

AC outlet.

4

. . . go directly to 3 (PLUG & PLAY).

RF CONNECTION

 

Back of VCR (example only)

Back of TV (example only)

COMBINED VHF/UHF

 

To watch TV with this type of connection

1Press TV/VCR on the Remote so that the VCR

mode indicator lights on the front display panel.

2Tune TV to VCR output channel

(3, 4 or AV mode).

To watch TV with this type of connection

1Press CH (+/–)or Number keys to select desired channel for recording.

2Press TV/VCR so that the VCR mode indicator goes off from the front display panel.

3 Tune TV to Cable Box output channel.

During Auto Channel Set, the channel numbers are displayed as they are scanned and set. Receivable channels are automatically stored

SEPARATE VHF/UHF

ANTENNA IN

TV OUT

VHF/UHF

3Tune VCR to Cable Box output channel.

4 Select desired channel on Cable Box. •You can only view the channel you are

recording.

4 Select desired channel on Cable Box.

• You cannot record scrambled channels.

• To play back a tape, you must tune the

Cable Box to the VCR output channel.

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in memory in the order of their frequencies, and non-receivable channels are skipped.

5

VHF ONLY

VHF

UHF

c–AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS

Do not press any buttons on the VCR or on the Remote during Auto Setup.

UHF ONLY

CABLE TV LINE

VHF

UHF

Note:

Exact connector positions and names may differ.

AV connection methods differ from one type of VCR to another. First, for any TV and VCR, connect your VCR to your TV using RF connection. Then make AV connections following one of the methods illustrated here. After making the connections, go to 3 (PLUG

& PLAY).

Hi-Fi VHS VCR AV STEREO TV

VIDEO OUT

L

AUDIO OUT

R

VIDEO IN

L

AUDIO IN R

 

 

 

When setting is complete, the VCR displays the

 

 

 

current clock time. You can now use your

3

 

 

 

 

VCR.

 

 

 

 

“AUTO” blinks while the VCR automatically sets the clock using information provided by

MONAURAL VHS VCR AV TV

SUPER VHS VCR AV STEREO TV WITH S-VIDEO

the local PBS channel.

CONNECTORS WHICH ARE OR MAY BE REQUIRED:

RF Cable

300-75 ohm Matching

VHF/UHF Antenna Mixer

 

Transformer

 

Antenna Splitter

Antenna Splitter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

To Listen To VCR Sound Through A VCR

Component Stereo Audio System,

Connect As Shown

INPUT TERMINALS

S-VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

L

L

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

R

R

Monaural deck owners:

TV

Connect to VCR's AUDIO

 

OUT

 

VIDEO OUT

 

L

 

AUDIO OUT

 

R

 

AMP

NOTES:

If the clock time displayed in 5 is incorrect, perform the Semiauto or Manual Clock Set procedure (refer to page 11 or 12 of the HR-S4800U/HR-S3800U’s instruction manual). Auto Channel Set has already taken place, and is not affected.

There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock setting data. If your antenna cable is properly connected and “– – :–” is displayed, perform the Manual Clock Set procedure (refer to page 12 of the HR-S4800U/HR-S3800U’s instruction manual). Auto channel setting has not yet taken place, so perform the Auto Channel Set procedure (refer to page 13 of the HR- S4800U/HR-S3800U’s instruction manual).

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