JVC HR-A55U Playback Features

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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES

Still Picture/Frame-By-

Frame Playback

PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK

1

Press PAUSE. If there is vertical jitter, use the CH 5 (+)

or ∞ (–) button to correct the picture.

ACTIVATE FRAME-BY-

FRAME PLAYBACK

2

Press PAUSE repeatedly to advance one frame at a time.

OR

Press SHUTTLE PLUS £ repeatedly for forward frame-

by-frame playback or SHUTTLE PLUS ™ repeatedly

for reverse frame-by-frame playback.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

NOTE: Refer to the following for the operations described

on this page.

PlaybackFeatures

Variable-Speed Search/

Reverse Motion Playback

ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED

SEARCH

1

During playback, repeatedly press and release

SHUTTLE PLUS ™ or £ to select the search

speed.

●To increase the speed in the forward direction, press

and release £ repeatedly to select the various

forward search modes.

●To decrease the speed in the forward direction, press

and release ™.

●To play in reverse slow motion, and in reverse play

mode, continue to press ™ repeatedly after

selecting all the forward slow motion modes.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Slow Motion/Reverse Slow

Motion

ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION

PLAYBACK

1

For hands-free slow-motion, press and release

SHUTTLE PLUS ™ during playback to decrease

speed in the forward direction. Continue to press and

release SHUTTLE PLUS ™ to select the reverse slow

motion, reverse play and reverse search modes.

OR

During still picture, press and hold SHUTTLE PLUS £

for forward slow motion, or press and hold SHUTTLE

PLUS ™ for reverse slow motion. Release to return to

still picture.

OR

For forward slow motion during still picture, press and

hold PAUSE for more than 2 seconds. Press PAUSE

again to return to still picture.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

PAUSE

CH

PLAY

FF

REW

123

45

0

6

7 8 9

1

2

4

3

–+

FF

PAUSE

SHUTTLE PLUS

REW

PLAY

CH+/–

Reverse

search

Reverse

Forward

search

Forward

Reverse

play Reverse

slow motion Slow motion Play

3 steps 2 steps 2 steps 4 steps

TV CH +

TV CH –

TV

+ VOL

TV

VOL –

Contents

Main HR-A55U HR-A35U VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER The VCR illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are of HR-A55U. SHUTTLE PLUSSHUTTLE PLUS VIDEO (MONO)LAUDIOR CAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. ATTENTION: CAUTION IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION: INSTALLATION 1. Grounding or Polarization 2. Power Sources SERVICING 1. Servicing 2. Damage Requiring Service 3. Replacement Parts 4. Safety Check T E P S T Q I S F W I Basic Connections INSTALLING YOUR NEW VCR [A35U] VIDEO [A55U] CHECK CONTENTS SITUATE VCR CONNECT VCR TO TV CONNECT VCR TO POWER SOURCE FINAL PREPARATION FOR USE Plug & Play ATTENTION Auto Clock Set/Auto Tuner Set IMPORTANT PLUG & PLAY SETUP INFORMATION What To Do If Plug & Play Has Failed Language SELECT LANGUAGE Clock Preparation ACCESS CLOCK SET Semi-Auto SET AUTO CLOCK TO ON SELECT HOST CHANNEL There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock setting data. SELECT D.S.T. MODE **AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SELECT TIME ZONE IMPORTANT SET TIME SET DATE SET YEAR Tuner ACCESS TUNER SET PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET At the end of Auto Channel Set, SCAN COMPLETED appears on screen. INFORMATION ACCESS TUNER SET ACCESS MANUAL CHANNEL SET SCREEN ADD OR SKIP DESIRED CHANNEL SIMPLE PLAYBACK AND RECORDING Simple Playback FIND PROGRAM START POINT START PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK Usable cassettes Simple SELECT RECORDING CHANNEL START RECORDING PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING STOP RECORDING Playback Features Variable-Speed Search/ Reverse Motion Playback ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH Slow Motion/Reverse Slow Motion ACTIVATE SLOW-MOTION PLAYBACK ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH Index Search START SEARCH ACCESS DISTANT CODE An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is paused and then resumed. SELECT AUTO PICTURE Picture Control SELECT PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE ( pg. 20) Select EDIT when you are dubbing tapes. Refer to page 37. Video Stabilizer ACTIVATE VIDEO STABILIZER When you finish viewing the tape, be sure to set it back to "OFF". The Superimpose mode indications may jitter vertically when "VIDEO STABILIZER" is set to "ON". Repeat Playback START REPEAT STOP or STOP REPEAT Pressing PLAY, REW, FF, PAUSE or SHUTTLE PLUS SELECT SUPERIMPOSE SET To recall an indication 1 2 Select The Soundtrack SELECT AUDIO MONITOR SET MODE Record One Program While Watching Another Features SELECT CHANNEL FOR VIEWING RESET COUNTER TO ZERO DISPLAY ELAPSED TIME ON Display Elapsed Recording Time Stereo And SAP (Second Audio Program) ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN ACCESS FUNCTION SET SCREEN SELECT 2ND AUDIO RECORD SET MODE RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN VCR Plus+ Timer Programming (HR-A55U Only) TIMER RECORDING ACCESS VCR PLUS+ SCREEN ENTER PLUSCODE NUMBER CHECK PROGRAM DATA ENGAGE TIMER MODE IMPORTANT To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER again. Pressing once more re-engages it. ATTENTION VCR Plus+ Setup (HR-A55U Only) IMPORTANT VCR Plus+ Guide Channel Matching ACCESS GUIDE CHANNEL SET SCREEN INPUT GUIDE CHANNEL INPUT RECEIVING CHANNEL Express Timer Programming ACCESS VCR PLUS+ SET PROGRAM START TIME SET PROGRAM STOP TIME SET PROGRAM DATE SET CHANNEL NUMBER ENGAGE TIMER MODE ATTENTION Check, Cancel And Revise Programs DISENGAGE TIMER To Cancel Or Revise A Program... Press TIMER. Press TIMER, then press POWER. CHECK SCREEN SELECT AUTO TIMER SET Auto Timer The Auto SP Auto SPEP Timer For Example . . . Instant Timer (ITR) START RECORDING ENGAGE ITR MODE SET RECORDING DURATION Edit To Another VCR EDITING [A35U] [A55U] MAKE CONNECTIONS Edit From A Camcorder Or Another VCR MAKE CONNECTIONS SELECT EDIT FOR PIC- TURE CONTROL SET MODE EDITING (cont.) [A55U] SET RECORDERS INPUT Set to AUX. Press the NUMBER key 0 and/or CH to select F-1. START PLAYER Set the camcorder to its play mode. START RECORDER TROUBLESHOOTING POWER RECORDING TAPE TRANSPORT PLAYBACK TIMER RECORDING OTHER PROBLEMS ATTENTION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING INDEX List Of Terms FRONT VIEW [A55U] FRONT VIEW [A35U] 6$ #!@790 8 INDEX (cont.) 1 6$ #!@790 8 23 4 5 EN 45 REAR VIEW [A55U] 45 6 REAR VIEW [A35U] FRONT DISPLAY PANEL SP P VCR REMOTE CONTROL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SERVICING (Only in U.S.A.) HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1-800-252-5722 http://www.jvcservice.com Don't service it yourself. ACCESSORIES WARRANTY (Only in U.S.A.) LIMITED WARRANTY 1 YR 90 DAYS Page Page HR-A55U/35U