JVC HR-A230E, HR-A233E, HR-A237E, HR-A430E, HR-A433E, HR-A437E specifications

CONTENTS

SAFETY FIRST 2

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

INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3

Basic Connections ...................................3

Tune The TV To Your Video Recorder ...... 3

Connecting/Using A Decoder

[A233E, A433E only] ............................... 4

Connecting/Using A Satellite Tuner..........5

INITIAL SETTINGS 6

Tuner Set..................................................6

Clock Set .................................................7

PLAYBACK 9

Basic Playback......................................... 9

Playback Features.................................. 10

RECORDING 13

Basic Recording..................................... 13

Recording Features ................................14

TIMER RECORDING 15

Information On ShowView

[except A230E, A430E].......................... 15

Guide Prog. Number Set

[except A230E, A430E] ......................15

ShowView Timer Recording

[except A230E, A430E].......................... 17

Regular Timer Programming.................. 18

Check And Cancel Programmes.......... 19

PDC/VPS Recording

[A237E, A437E only].......................... 19

EDITING 20

Edit To Or From Another Video

Recorder................................................ 20

Edit From A Camcorder .........................21

USING THE CONFIRMATION DISPLAY 22

Storing Channels Manually.................... 22

Delete A Channel ..................................22

Change Station Channel Position........... 22

Set Stations ............................................23

Fine-Tuning Channels Already Stored.... 23

TV STATION AND ID LIST 24TROUBLESHOOTING 25QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 27INDEX 28SPECIFICATIONS 32

Unless otherwise indicated, the recorder

illustrations appearing in this instruction

manual are of the HR-A433E.

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HR-A437E HR-A237EHR-A433E HR-A233EHR-A430E HR-A230E

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

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Contents

Main CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3 HR-A437E HR-A237E HR-A433E HR-A233E HR-A430E HR-A230E VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY FIRST MOISTURE CONDENSATION Safety Precautions CAUTION WARNING For Italy: Connections SITUATE RECORDER CONNECT RECORDER TO TV To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . . To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals . . . Connecting/ Using A Decoder (A233E, A433E only) Connecting/ Using A Satellite Tuner SELECT INPUT MODE (A233E, A433E only) CONNECT SATELLITE TUNER If you own the A230E, A430E or A437E . . . If you own the A233E , A237E or A433E . . . Tuner Set TURN ON THE RECORDER If you own the A237E or A437E . . . If you own the A230E, A233E, A430E or A433E . . . ACCESS COUNTRY DIS- PLAY Clock Set ACCESS CLOCK SET SET DATE AND TIME START CLOCK OPERATION ACCESS CLOCK SET SET CLOCK AUTOMATICALLY Manual Clock Set Auto Clock Set SET DATE AND TIME SET JUST CLOCK Playback Usable cassettes FIND PROGRAMME START POINT STOP PLAYBACK Playback Features PLAYBACK (cont.) Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION OR OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically. ACTIVATE REPEAT REMOVE POWER SUPPLY SET A/B CODE SWITCH RE-SUPPLY POWER Some TV sets may malfunction in response to the B mode. If this happens, switch back to the A mode. Remote A/B Code Switching CHOOSE A PROGRAMME START RECORDING PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING STOP RECORDING Accidental erasure prevention Features RECORDING (cont.) Elapsed Recording Time Indication SET COUNTER DISPLAY RESET COUNTER Information On ShowView IMPORTANT Guide Prog. Number Set MAKE LIST OF STORED CHANNEL POSITIONS AND STATION NAMES ACCESS GUIDE PROG. SET ENTER SHOWVIEW ENTER CHANNEL POSITION If the blinking Channel Position number agrees with the channel position . . . If the numbers do not agree . . . TIMER RECORDING(cont.) ShowView Timer ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . . ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- MING DISPLAY ENTER SHOWVIEW Regular Timer Programming TIMER RECORDING(cont.) pg. 19). ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM- MING DISPLAY If you own the A230E or A430E ... REVISE PROGRAMME INFORMATION PDC/VPS Recording (A237E, A437E only) 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 To A233E/A433E Owners: Page TV STATION AND ID LIST TROUBLESHOOTING POWER TAPE TRANSPORT PLAYBACK RECORDING TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) TIMER RECORDING OTHER PROBLEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING INDEX List Of Terms FRONT VIEW 23 REAR VIEW 3 7 INDEX (cont.) DISPLAY PANEL 708 ! @ 1234 5 6 9 # SPECIFICATIONS