JVC HR-A5U manual Other Functions, Checking tape position, Function settings

– Other Functions –

Other Functions

Checking tape position

When you change the VCR operation
mode from the stop mode to fast forward
or rewind mode, or when you perform an
Index Search or Instant Review, the tape	B	+ +	+	E
position indicator appears.
The position of “q” in relation to “B”
(Beginning) or “E” (End) shows you where
you are on the tape.

●Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “ON”.

Changing display information

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display panel shows the channel number and the clock time alternatively.

● You can change display in the stop, recording or recording pause mode, or during rewind/fast- forward high-speed search.

●When “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to “ON” and DISPLAY on the Remote is pressed, time counter will appear on the TV screen. To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the Remote.

CChange setting

Press OK or e. The default setting is bold in the following table. Press MENU to return to normal screen.

AUTO PICTURE — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, this VCR checks the condition of the tape in use during playback, and compensates to provide the highest-possible playback pictures.

PICTURE CONTROL — AUTO(NORM)/EDIT/SOFT/SHARP

This function helps you to adjust the playback picture quality according to your preference.

AUTO (NORM): Normally select this. Picture quality is adjusted automatically. When “AUTO PICTURE” is “OFF”, “NORM” will appear instead of “AUTO”.

EDIT: Minimizes picture degradation during editing (recording and playback).

SOFT: Reduces image coarseness when viewing overplayed tapes containing much noise.

SHARP: Clearer, sharper-edged picture when viewing images with much flat, same-colored surfaces such as cartoons.

NOTE:

Select “EDIT” when you are editing tapes. After you finish editing the tapes, select “AUTO”.

AUTO TIMER — ON/OFF

●When this function is set to “ON”:

Timer warning display

A warning appears on the TV screen to tell you that the timer-recording is to start in 5 minutes if you are not in the timer recording standby mode at that time. Press TIMER to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode. To clear the display, press CANCEL on the Remote.

–WARNING–

TIMER RECORDING TO START SOON

(CANCEL)

The timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

●When this function is set to “OFF”:

You have to press TIMER to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.

SUPERIMPOSE — ON/OFF

Function settings

You can use the other useful function settings on the Function Set screen.

When this function is set to “ON”, various VCR status information (on-screen display) appears on the screen.

NOTE:

When you use this VCR as the playback VCR for editing a tape, be sure to set this function to “OFF”; otherwise, the VCR status information (on-screen display) will be recorded on the edited

AAccess Main Menu screen, then

Function Set screen

Press MENU on the Remote. Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to “FUNCTION SET”, then press OK or e.

BSelect Function

MAIN MENU

FUNCTION SET

TUNER SET

INITIAL SET

PRESS ( ,), THEN (OK)

PRESS (MENU) TO END

tape.

AUTO SP]EP TIMER — ON/OFF

When this function is set to “ON”, the VCR automatically switches to EP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire program while timer-recording in SP mode.

Press rt to move the highlight bar (arrow) to the function you want to set.

FUNCTION		PREVIOUS PAGE
AUTO PICTURE	ON	BLUE BACK	ON
PICTURE CONTROL	AUTO	2ND AUDIO RECORD	OFF
AUTO TIMER	OFF	AUDIO MONITOR	HI-FI
SUPERIMPOSE	ON
AUTO SP EP TIMER	OFF
VIDEO STABILIZER	OFF
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SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)		SELECT WITH ( , ) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END		PRESS (MENU) TO END

For Example, Recording a program of 140 minutes in length onto a 120-minute tape

Approximately 110 minutes	Approximately 30 minutes
SP mode	EP mode

NOTES:

●If you have programed the VCR to timer-record 2 or more programs, do not use this function, but change the tape speed manually during timer programing.

●There may be some noise and sound disturbance where the tape speed switches from SP to EP mode on the tape.

●This function is not available during ITR (Instant Timer Recording), and will not work properly on the following tapes: T(ST)-30, T(ST)-60, T(ST)-90, and T(ST)-120.