5 PREPARATION

Preparing this unit for recording or playback.

CH-1/3

 

 

 

OPERATE

 

 

 

ON/OFF

 

 

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER BR-DV600UA

 

[OPERATE] button

REC LEVEL

 

 

 

EJECT

 

 

 

 

MENU

ADVANCE

PRESET

 

[EJECT] button

 

 

CH-2/4

 

REC

PLAY

PAUSE

 

SHIFT

SHIFT

 

REMOTE

HOLD

SHIFT

A.

 

 

 

5 PREPARATION

 

Built-in clock setting

 

Time data is recorded in the sub code area of the tape during recording. In the Play mode, this data is read out and can be

shown on the on-screen display or the counter display.

 

[Reference]

 

Clock data is retained for about 60 hours after the

 

6-hour power supply is used up (Operate On mode).

ADVANCE: Changes the value.

 

 

PRESET: Enters the set value.

MENU ADVANCE PRESET

 

 

SELECT

SET

 

 

 

REW STOP

LOCAL

 

V.IN/A.MONI

A.OUT COUNTER

MENU

 

FF

PHONES

 

S

F

MIC

DV

L

CH-1/2

CTL

 

 

 

 

LINE

MIX

MIX

TC

 

 

 

 

 

Y/C

R

CH-3/4

UB

 

 

 

 

 

(CPN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLD: Start SHIFT: Digit shift

 

 

SHIFT

SHIFT

HOLD

SHIFT

A. DUB

SELECT

SET

 

 

V.IN/A.MONI

A.OUT

COUNTER

DV

L

CH-1/2

CTL

LINE

MIX

MIX

 

TC

Y/C

R

CH-3/4

UB

(CPN)

 

 

 

 

CH 1/3

 

 

 

 

OVER

AUTO OFF DEW

40 30 20 10

0

dB

 

CH 2/4

 

 

 

 

 

OVER SERVO RF

32k

48k

SLAVESLAVE

PB

NDF

HOLD

AUD LOCK

SPSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

H

 

M

S

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AUDIO MONITOR] switch

TC: Time

UB: Date

Time and date display

Turn the power ON.

Press the [OPERATE] switch. The counter display lights up.

Turn the power OFF

Press the [OPERATE] switch. oPE-oFF is shown in the counter display.

Loading/unloading a cassette

Insert the cassette into the cassette loading slot with the window facing up. Push the cassette in slowly until the loading mechanism starts automatic loading.

[The VCR enters the Stop mode and the cassette

indicator ( ) lights.

Press the [EJECT] button to eject the cassette.

[The cassette tape is ejected.

Audio monitor selection

Set the No. 054 <AUDIO MONITOR> menu switch to “AUDIO”. Use the [AUDIO MONITOR] switch to select the audio channel to monitor (via the [AUDIO MONITOR OUT] connectors).  See “Playback preparation” on page 28.

 

 

 

 

5 Setting procedure

 

 

 

 

The names of the operation buttons are shown above the

 

 

 

 

buttons.

 

 

 

 

1 Set the tape counter display to the time display.

H

M

S

F

Set the No. 516 <DISPLAY SELECT> menu switch to

 

 

 

 

“CLOCK”.

 

 

 

 

 See No. 516 <DISPLAY SELECT> on page 23.

H

M

S

F

2 Set the [COUNTER] switch to “TC” or “UB”.

• To set the time, set to “TC”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time display is shown in the tape counter.

 

 

 

 

• To set the date, set to “UB”.

 

 

 

 

The date display is shown in the tape counter.

H

M

S

F

3 Engage the setting mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the [HOLD] button.

 

 

 

 

• Clock setting

 

 

 

 

[ The hour digit starts to blink.

H

M

S

F

• Date setting

 

 

 

 

[ The month digit starts to blink. (U MODEL)

 

 

 

 

[ The day digit starts to blink. (E MODEL)

 

 

 

 

4 Change the value.

H

M

S

F

Each time the [ADVANCE] button is pressed, the value

 

 

 

 

of the blinking digit increases.

 

 

 

 

While holding down the [SHIFT] button, press the

 

 

 

 

[ADVANCE] button to reset the value as follows.

Clock setting: “00:00:00”

Date setting: “01:01:2000”

5 Shift the digit. Press the [SHIFT] button.

Clock setting: Each time the [SHIFT] button is pressed, the blinking cursor moves in the order of hours [ minutes [ seconds.

Date setting: Each time the [SHIFT] button is pressed, the blinking cursor moves in the order of month [ day

[ year. (U MODEL), day [ month [year. (E MODEL). Repeat steps 4 to 5 to change the values for each digit.

6 Enter the set data. Press the [PRESET] button to enter the set data.

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JVC BR-DV600EA, BR-DV600UA manual Preparation

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