JVC HR-A230EK specifications

HR-A230EKHR-A231EK

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

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SAFETY FIRST 2

Safety Precautions.................................... 2

Some Do’s And Dont’s............................. 3

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 4

Basic Connections ...................................4

Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder...... 5

Connection To A Satellite Receiver.......... 6

INITIAL SETTINGS 7

Tuner Set..................................................7

Clock Set .................................................8

PLAYBACK 10

Basic Playback....................................... 10

Playback Features.................................. 11

RECORDING 15

Basic Recording..................................... 15

Recording Features ................................16

TIMER RECORDING 17

Information On Video Plus+.................. 17

Guide Channel Set ..............................17

Video Plus+ Timer Recording.................19

Regular Timer Programming ..................21

Check And Cancel Programmes.......... 23

PDC Recording ................................... 23

EDITING 24

Edit To Or From Another Video

Recorder................................................ 24

Edit From A Camcorder .........................25

USING THE CONFIRMATION DISPLAY 26

Storing Channels Manually.................... 26

Delete A Channel.................................. 27

Change Station Preset Position............... 27

Set Stations ............................................28

Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored.... 29

TV STATION AND ID LIST 30

TV STATION CHANNEL NUMBER GUIDE 31

TROUBLESHOOTING 32

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 34

INDEX 35

SPECIFICATIONS Back Cover

The recorder illustrations appearing in this

instruction manual are of the HR-A230EK.

CONTENTS

Contents

Main HR-A230EK HR-A231EK VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER CONTENTS INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY FIRST 2 Safety Precautions Some Do's And Don'ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment 4-STEP QUICK SET UP CLOCK SET PAGE 8 TUNER SET PAGE 7 Basic Connections CHECK CONTENTS SITUATE RECORDER CONNECT RECORDER TO TV To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder SET TV PRESET RESET OUTPUT MODE If some interference noise is continually seen on the screen, consult your JVC dealer. TURN ON THE RECORDER Connection To A Satellite Receiver For details, check your satellite receivers instruction manual. INITIAL SETTINGS Tuner Set pg. 26). 2,5 TURN ON THE RECORDER START AUTO CHANNEL SET Clock Set Auto Clock Set 2,4 SET CLOCK AUTOMATICALLY Preparation 3,4, PLAYBACK Basic Playback FIND PROGRAMME START POINT STOP PLAYBACK Usable cassettes Playback Features Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-FRAME OR OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING PLAYBACK (cont.) ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically. ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH Repeat Playback ACTIVATE REPEAT STOP PLAYBACK Pressing PLAY, REW , FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback. REMOVE POWER SUPPLY SET A/B CODE SWITCH RE-SUPPLY POWER TURN THE RECORDER ON Some TV sets may malfunction in response to the B mode. If this happens, switch back to the A mode. Basic 4,5 CHOOSE A PROGRAMME START RECORDING PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING Features Record One Programme While Watching Another SELECT PRESET TO WATCH RECORDING (cont.) Instant Timer Recording (ITR) Information On Video Plus+ IMPORTANT MAKE LIST OF STORED PRESET POSITIONS AND STATION NAMES ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL SET DISPLAY Guide Channel Set ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER ENTER PRESET POSITION NUMBER If the blinking Preset Position number agrees with the Preset position . . . If the numbers do not agree . . . Video Plus+ Timer ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- MING DISPLAY ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . . Satellite Receiver Users Regular Timer Programming 2,3 ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- MING DISPLAY ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME ENTER PRESET POSITION ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE Check And Cancel Programmes If All Information Is Correct . . . If You Wish To Revise Data . . . REVISE PROGRAMME INFORMATION PDC Recording To Use PDC Service . . . EDITING Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer. MAKE CONNECTIONS When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player . . . When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck . . . Edit From A Camcorder SET RECORDERS INPUT MODE If you're using the AV1 IN/OUT connector . . . If you're using the AV2 IN connector . . . START CAMCORDER ACCESS CONFIRMATION SELECT POSITION INPUT CHANNEL ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION SELECT STATION DELETE STATION Delete A Channel Change Station Preset Position SELECT ITEM SELECT ITEM SELECT NEW STATION SWITCH STATIONS First perform step 1 of the above procedure. SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE ACCESS MANUAL CH. SET PERFORM TUNING TV STATION AND ID LIST TV STATION CHANNEL NUMBER GUIDE TROUBLESHOOTING POWER RECORDING TAPE TRANSPORT PLAYBACK TIMER RECORDING OTHER PROBLEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING INDEX List Of Terms INDEX (cont.) FRONT VIEW 25 9 ! 7 @ # 0 REAR VIEW 3 Z DISPLAY PANEL 6 INDEX (cont.) Page HR-A230EK/A231EK * SPECIFICATIONS