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1 Model MV8300 User Guide2 2 EN3 IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1. Grounding or Polarization Your product may be equipped with a 2. Power Sources 3. Overloading 4. Power Cord Protection 5. Ventilation Do not place the product in a 6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting 1. Outdoor Antenna Grounding 2. Lightning 3. Power Lines receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product 4 4 EN5 1.DO NOTplace the VCR……in an environment prone to extreme temperatures or humidity …in direct sunlight …in a dusty environment …in an environment where strong magnetic fields are generated …on a surface that is unstable or subject to vibration 2.DO NOTblock the VCR’s ventilation openings or holes 3.DO NOTplace heavy objects on the VCR or Remote 4.DO NOTplace anything which might spill on top of the VCR or Remote 5.DO NOTexpose the apparatus to dripping or splashing 8.AVOIDviolent shocks to the VCR during transport ABOUT HEAD CLEANING The heads get dirty in the following cases: ●in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity ●in a dusty environment ●flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes ●continuous usage for a long time Symptoms of dirty video heads: ●The picture is not clear, or does not appear. There is no sound ●Mosaic (block) noise appears in the picture ●Black or mosaic horizontal stripes appear in the picture ●The picture stops (as if the tape is paused) ●A blank black or blue screen appears ●The picture is fuzzy. (VHS playback) VHS playback Early symptom D-VHSplayback Late symptom Block noise Still image ●In order to avoid misoperation, set "NAVIGATION" to "OFF" ( pg. 43) ●Follow the instructions that are provided with the cleaning tape If you still do not get a clear picture after using a cleaning tape: ●The heads may be worn. Contact your nearest JVC dealer To mobile phone users: On placing the VCR: 6 6 EN8 8 EN9 Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner SetATTENTION ●It takes several minutes for the VCR to complete the Plug & Play setting 1 Perform Plug & Play setup Connect the antenna cable to the VCR The clock and tuner channels will be set automatically ●Auto Clock Set is performed first “Auto” blinks on the front display panel during Auto Clock Set During Initial Auto Clock Set During Auto Channel Set Plug & Play Completed The channel numbers are displayed The current time is “Auto” blinks as they are scanned and set displayed. (“PM” lights up during the afternoon.) If an incorrect clock time or “– INFORMATION The default setting of “AUTO CLOCK” is “ON” What to do if Plug & Play setting failed If “– 10 10 EN12 12 EN14 14 ENSetting channels manually15 Cable boxSuggested location Your VCR Cable box Controller RF output Audio/video (supplied) output ANTENNA AUDIO VIDEO IN 1 Situate Controller 2 Attach Controller Fix securely using the adhesive strip attached on the back of the Controller 3Connect cable box to VCR ●If your cable box does not have audio/video output connectors ●If your cable box has audio/video output connectors Connect Controller to VCR How to control the cable box 16 16 EN17 Enter cable box brand5 Press %fi to move “BRAND” Press @ # to enter the brand code from the list shown to the right 6 Engage test mode Press %fi to move the arrow to “TEST MODE”, then press OK ● If the cable box’s channel changes to 9, setting is complete Press @ # to move “YES”, then press OK and “CABLE BOX CONTROL IS ON” appears on the screen for about 5 seconds ●If the cable box’s channel does not change to 1 Press @ # to move the arrow to “NO” 2 Press OK 7Return to normal screen If the VCR’s clock has not been set (with AUTO CLOCK set to ON) CABLE BOX BRAND LIST BRAND CODE ARCHER 1, 5 CABLETENNA CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21 CITIZEN CURTIS DIAMOND GC BRAND GEMINI GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15 HAMLIN 10, 18 JASCO JERROLD NOVAVISION OAK PANASONIC 13 PULSER RCA REGAL REMBRANDT 1, 16 SAMSUNG 5, 16 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SIGMA SL MARX 5, 16, 17, 24 SPRUCER STARGATE 5, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24 TELEVIEW TOCOM 1, 4 UNIKA UNIVERSAL 16, 17 VIDEOWAY 3, 9 ZENITH ●The Controller may not work with all types of cable box 18 18 EN19 Setting DBS receiver input channel & brandTurn on DBS receiver on your DBS receiver Access DBS Receiver Set screen the arrow to “DBS SET UP”, then press fi or OK 4Select DBS receiver input channel “INPUT CH” depends on how your DBS receiver is connected to your VCR If your DBS receiver is connected to your VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO IN ●If you do not use a DBS receiver CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 20 20 EN21 STOP/EJECTPOWER 1 (7/0) REW () FF () This VCR can play back tapes that have been recorded in 1 Load a cassette Do not apply too much pressure when inserting ●The VCR turns on automatically 2Start playback Press PLAY ( 3 ) ●Recording speed is automatically detected REW(1) FF(¡) STOP(7) To stop playback Press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) on the front panel STOP STOP/EJECT To rewind the tape (when it is not running) Press REW ( 1 ) REW To fast-forward(when it is not running) Press FF ( ¡ ) FF To eject the tape Press STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) on the front panel when the tape is not running ●You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off To turn off the VCR Press POWER 22 22 EN24 24 ENE Automatic operations after rewinding G Skipping unwanted portions F Locating beginning of recordings 25 How to read the Video Navigation screen for D-TheatertapeNAVI Title Section OSD Program Selection Sound Selection 1.STEREO 2.Dolby D TV/VCR CH +/– A. MONITOR Angle Selection number key Subtitle Selection OFF CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 SUBTITLE number key 26 26 EN28 28 EN30 30 EN32 32 EN34 34 EN35 4Input receiving channel numberThe guide channel Press @ # to move the arrow to “CONFIRM”, then press OK 8Engage timer recording standby mode Press TIMER (‰) Guide Channel Set Up screen 5Check program data The PlusCode number you entered and the corresponding timer recording program is displayed on the Program screen Check to make sure it is accurate START TV/VCR CH DAILY WEEKLY ●For the “SOURCE” setting, refer to page If you made a mistake, press BACK 6 Set recording speed To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby mode TIMER 1.This VCR starts Auto Clock Set automatically to restore the clock time ●If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, “‰”, “”, and “ #” blink 36 36 EN38 38 EN39 8 Set recording speed9 Return to normal screen 0Engage timer recording standby mode To timer-recorddaily or weekly serials Press DAILY (number “8”) or WEEKLY (number “9”) anytime during steps 4 through DAILY ●Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear ●Programs that start after midnight must have the next day’s date ●After timer recording is completed, the VCR turns off automatically ATTENTION FOR DBS RECEIVER USERS If you are using a DBS receiver (unless “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on DBS Receiver Set screen pg. 19), the band :To timer-recorda regular TV broadcast received on the VCR CATV :To timer-recorda cable TV broadcast received on the VCR, or through a cable box (unless “INPUT CH” is set to “OFF” on Cable Set Up screen pg. 16) DBS :To timer-recorda satellite broadcast received through a DBS receiver If “BAND” is set to “TV” on the Tuner Set Up Screen If this happens, press the Number key “7 (DBS)” to select “DBS” 7 (DBS) 40 40 ENA Checking program settings41 Pattern 1:Pattern 2: Pattern 3: Other Useful functions for timer recording ●Auto Timer ( pg. 57) ●Auto SP = EP Timer (S-VHS/VHSonly) ( pg. 57) 42 42 EN44 44 EN46 46 EN48 48 ENA Editing tape title49 5 Access edit screenPress @ # to move the arrow to “EDIT”, then press OK How to enter the characters and symbols with the number keys on the Remote Press the Number keys, then press > to enter each character Refer to the example below (Ex.) Enter “JVC NEWS” 1Press 5 (JKL) once to enter “J”, then press 5 (JKL) 2 Press 8 (TUV) three times to enter “V”, then press 6 Enter title 1Press %fi @ # to move the arrow on the desired character or symbol, then press Press 2 (ABC) three times to enter “C”, then press Press 0 ( ) twice to enter “ (space)”, then press 0 ( ) (MNO) twice to enter “N”, then press (MNO) (DEF) twice to enter “E”, then press (DEF) (WXYZ) once to enter “W”, then press (WXYZ) (PQRS) four times to enter “S”, then press Press the Number keys to enter the title on the right column. (In this example, enter “JVC NEWS”.) 2Press %fi @ # to move the arrow to “ENTER”, then press OK 7 Return to normal screen CHARACTERS . , ? – + * / [ ] A B C a b c D E F d e f G H I g h i J K L j k l M N O m n o P Q R S p q r s T U V t u v W X Y Z w x y z 0 _(space) ●If you want to delete all characters, press OK with the arrow on “ALL ERASE” 50 50 EN52 52 ENE Deleting program information F Checking memory 54 54 EN56 56 EN58 58 EN59 S-VHSETto “ON” ●Before recording, make sure that “V. CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” ( pg. 54) ●You cannot activate the S-VHSET function –while recording is in progress –while timer-recordingor Instant Timer Recording ( pg. 28) is in progress –while Video Calibration ( pg. 54) is in progress ●S-VHSET does not work with S-VHStapes ●Use of high grade tapes are recommended for S-VHSET recordings During special effect playback DISPLAY cases; ● in the satellite Auto Recording standby mode ( pg. 62) ● during Plug & Play setting ( pg. 9) ● when you press REC ( ¶ ) twice for the ITR ( pg. 28) ● when you set the remote control code ( pg. 71) ● when you press DISPLAY, the current status appears for a few seconds 60 60 ENi.LINK set up for connected device 61 What is “i.LINK”i.LINK Connection i.LINK Branched Connection i.LINK Connection Examples 62 62 ENSelect JLIP ID Set Up screen 63 JLIP ID Number SettingTo change the JLIP ID number of this VCR, follow the procedure below 3Set JLIP ID Number “JLIP ID” Press @ # to enter the desired ID number 64 64 EN65 1 Make connectionsA Connection with the camcorder BConnection with the VCR Insert the cassette to be recorded on into this VCR (for recording) 3Select input location on this VCR Press CHANNEL +/– to select "I-1etc CHANNEL +/– Press TV/VCR CH +/– to select "I-1etc 5Start playback Press PLAY ( 3 ) on the connected device 6Start recording Press REC ( ¶ ) and PLAY ( 3 ) at the same time 4Set recording speed ●For more details, refer to "About Recording Speed" below About Recording Speed Selectable Recording Speed (Playback device) (Recording device: This VCR) Auto (HS/STD/LS3/LS5)*, HS, STD, LS3, LS5 i.Link DV camcorder HS, STD, LS3, LS5 DV input Others Auto (HS/STD)*, HS 66 66 EN67 When using this VCR as the recording VCR, connect this VCR’sIf another VCR does not have S-videoinput/output connectors, use a video cable 3 Select input location on this VCR Press CHANNEL +/– Press the Number key “0 (AUX)” or 0 (AUX) TV/VCR CH +/– 4 Press REC SPEED to set the tape speed Input Source Selectable Recording Speed (Recording device: This VCR) Analog input S-VHS/VHS SP, EP 5 Select video input terminal Access the “IN/OUT FUNCTION” screen ( pg. 56) set “FRONT AUX (or “REAR AUX L-1 L-2)” if you use the connectors on the rear) to “S-VIDEO” if you use the connectors on the rear) to “VIDEO” Set “PICTURE CONTROL” to “EDIT” 7Start playback 8Start recording To use a Master Edit Control-equippedJVC camcorder Access the “ADDITIONAL” screen ( pg. 57), then set “AV ●For details, refer to the camcorder’s instruction manual 2Engage the VCR’s recording pause mode ●Be sure to select “AUTO” for “PICTURE CONTROL” (or 68 68 EN69 3- 1,3Number keys CABLE BOX BRAND NAME 1 Turn on the cable box Turn on the cable box using the Power button on the cable box or its Remote 2Set remote operation mode Set the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “CABLE/ DBS” 3Enter cable box brand code below 4 Operate cable box Press one of the following buttons: POWER, TV/ VCR CH +/–,and Number keys TV/ VCR CH TV/VCR CH +/– (Ex.) To set the Remote to RCA 14: 70 70 EN71 1 Set remote operation modeSet the VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector to “VCR” 2 Set remote control code for Remote 1 Press and hold A/B/C/D A/B/C/D 3 Press STOP ( 7 ), and release A/B/C/D 3 Turn off VCR Press POWER on the VCR 4Check remote control code for VCR Press PLAY (3) on the VCR for more than 5 seconds ●The code currently set appears on the front display panel 5 Turn on VCR Press POWER on the Remote To control four VCRs with the same Remote Press the (Ex.) To set Remote to B code: Release 72 72 EN74 74 EN76 76 EN77 Playback of tapes recorded in D-VHSmodeIt takes a moment after you press Searching images on D-VHStapes •The images appear frame by frame •Block noise may appears on the bottom half of images The picture stops/There is no sound Image or sound is distorted Recording from camcorders and other devices via i.LINK connector •You may see a mosaic (block) noise When you record When you eject and insert When you press Incorrect image formatting for wide TVs 78 78 EN79 Questions and answersPLAYBACK Q. What happens if the tape reaches its end during playback or search A. The VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning Q.Can the VCR indefinitely remain in still mode A.No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads During picture search, still picture playback and the picture A. No, it is normal A. No. This is normal A.It disables marking of index codes and tape numbers for Video Navigation A. There may be index codes too close together Q.During playback, on-screendisplay sometimes jitters. Why does this happen RECORDING A.This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and resume points Q.Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the recording pause mode 5 minutes Q.What happens if the tape reaches its end during recording A.The VCR stops, then “” and “#” blink on the front display panel TIMER RECORDING Q.“” and “‰” remain lit on the front display panel Is there a problem A.No. This is a normal condition for a timer recording in progress Q.Can I program the timer while I’m watching a tape or a TV broadcast 80 80 EN82 82 ENFront panel1 S-VIDEO/VIDEO/AUDIOinput connectors (F-1) 8 PLAY ( 3 ) button : pg : pg 9 CHANNEL + and – buttons : pg. 23, 26 2 POWER button : pg. 21 0 REC ( ¶ ) button : pg. 26 3 TIMER ‰ button : pg. 35, 39 ! PAUSE ( 8 ) button : pg. 27 4 Cassette loading slot @ REW 1 ) button : pg. 21 5 Remote sensor # FF ( ¡ ) button : pg. 21 6 STOP/EJECT ( 7/0 ) button : pg. 21 $ D-VHSbutton : pg 7 Front display panel : pg 83 Rear panel1 AC power cord : pg 2 Cooling fan 3 JLIP terminal : pg 4 Component video output connectors : pg 5 ANTENNA IN terminal : pg 6 i.LINK IN/OUT, DV IN Connector (i.Link*) : pg 7 CABLE BOX Controller connector : pg. 15 8 REMOTE PAUSE/AV COMPULINK terminal ●REMOTE PAUSE terminal : pg ●AV COMPULINK terminal : pg 9 S VIDEO/AUDIO/VIDEO OUT connectors : pg. 7, 8 0 S VIDEO/AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors (L-2): pg !S VIDEO/AUDIO/VIDEO IN connectors (L-1): pg @ANTENNA OUT terminal : pg #DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal : pg 84 84 ENFront display panel1 Channel and auxiliary input (“L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1” 5 D-Theaterindicator : pg and “I-1”etc.) 6 D-VHSindicator : pg. 26 Clock time : pg 7 S-VHSindicator : pg. 58 2 Timer mode indicator : pg. 35 3 Record mode indicator : pg. 26 – 4 Play mode indicator : pg. 21 85 On-screendisplay1 Cassette indication 2 Cassette type indication : pg 3 Index no. indication : pg 4 VCR operation mode indication 5 Audio monitor indications : pg 6 Clock time Time counter Tape remaining time (When “REMAIN” appears) 7 Recording mode indication : pg. 26, 27 Recording speed indication 8 Image format (HD/SD) 9 Channel and auxiliary input (“L-1”, “L-2”, “F-1”and “I-1”etc.) 0 Audio Indications !Icons : pg : appears when a D-VHScassette contains the multiple programs : appears when a D-VHScassette contains the multiple angle : appears when a D-VHScassette contains the audio in multiple language : appears when a D-VHScassette contains the subtitle in multiple language @Selections of the selected icon (!) #Model name of the device connected to the i.LINK connector $Brand name of the device connected to the i.LINK connector %Type of device connected to the i.LINK connector ^Tape position indicator : pg 86 86 ENRemote1 A/B/C/D button : pg 2 VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS selector : pg. 68 – 3 OK Button 4 PROGRAM button : pg. 34 5 STOP +/– button : pg. 35 6 START +/– button : pg. 35 7 Number keys : pg. 26, 27, 34 Character input buttons : pg 8 DAILY button : pg. 35 9 DBS button : pg 0 CANCEL button : pg. 34 C. (Counter) RESET button : pg < button : pg !PLAY ( 3 ) button: pg # STOP ( 7 ) button : pg. 21 $ REC ( ¶ ) button : pg. 26 % MENU button: pg ^ %fi buttons: pg & NAVI button : pg * BACK button : pg. 35 ( OSD button : pg ENTER button : pg. 68 – ) TV/VCR button : pg q POWER button : pg. 21 w PROG. CHECK button : pg e TIMER ‰ button : pg. 35, 39 r DATE +/– button : pg. 35 t TV/VCR CH +/– buttons : pg. 26, 38, 68 – y REC LINK button : pg u SUBTITLE button : pg i REC SPEED button : pg. 26 o WEEKLY button : pg. 35 p ENTER button Q SKIP SEARCH button : pg W > button : pg E AUX button : pg R FF ¡ ) button : pg. 21 T PAUSE ( 8 ) button : pg. 27 Y TV VOL +/– button : pg U OK Button I 4 ¢ (@ #) button : pg O A. (Audio) MONITOR button : pg (TV Muting) button : pg P DISPLAY button : pg 87 VIDEO/AUDIO(D-VHS) GENERAL VIDEO/AUDIO (S-VHS/VHS) TUNER TIMER CONNECTORS ACCESSORIES 88 is a registered trademark
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