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HR-J251MS
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
CONTENTS
EN
INSTRUCTIONS
Safety Precautions
CAUTION
MOISTURE CONDENSATION
ABOUT HEAD CLEANING
ATTENTION
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 . . .
Video Channel Set
INITIAL SETTINGS
ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE
TEST SIGNAL
To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to the Video Channel.
SET VIDEO CHANNEL
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EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET
With AV Connection
IMPORTANT:
SET VIDEO CHANNEL
EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET
To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to its AV mode.
Installing/Removing the lithium battery
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Auto Set Up
Auto Channel Set
Z
PERFORM AUTO SET UP
SELECT LANGUAGE
START AUTO CHANNEL SET
INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.)
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On-Screen Displays
TURN ON THE RECORDER
ENABLE/DISABLE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing.
ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN
Select Language
TURN ON THE RECORDER
ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN
ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN
Clock Set
Playback
FIND PROGRAMME START POINT
STOP PLAYBACK
Usable cassettes
Playback Features
Variable-Speed Search
ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED SEARCH
High-Speed Search
ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH
OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING
ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY
RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING
When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically.
Repeat Playback
ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH
Next Function Memory
Instant ReView
Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged.
ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW
Recording
Accidental erasure prevention
CHOOSE A PROGRAMME
SET TAPE SPEED
PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING
Recording Features
Record One Programme While Watching Another
SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
ENGAGE ITR MODE
B.E.S.T. Picture System
Preparation
RECORDING (cont.)
Recording
Express Timer Programming
ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING SCREEN
ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME
ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME
ENTER PROGRAMME DATE
ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
pg. 20).
Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes
DISENGAGE TIMER MODE
ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN
ACCESS PROGRAM
To cancel or replace a programme...
CANCEL OR REPLACE A PROGRAMME
Auto Timer
The Auto SP
Auto SPLP Timer
EDITING
Edit To Another Video Recorder
Z
Z
MAKE CONNECTIONS
SET RECORDING DECKS INPUT MODE
Edit From A Camcorder Or Another Video Recorder
MAKE CONNECTIONS
SET RECORDERS INPUT
START SOURCE PLAYER
START RECORDING DECK
INFORMATION ON MULTI-SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY
Setting Of The Colour System Select Buttons
Off-Air Recording
When viewing NTSC tapes on a PAL TV set:
Tape-To-Tape Editing
TUNER SET
SELECT AUTO CH SET
Auto Channel Set
TURN ON THE RECORDER
Manual Channel Set
SELECT POSITION
SELECT BAND
SET DESIRED STATION
If you do not want to store the detected station...
If you want to store the detected station...
SELECT CHANNEL
DELETE CHANNEL
Swap Channel Positions
SELECT POSITION (e.g. 03)
SELECT POSITION (e.g. 09)
SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE
PERFORM TUNING
TV System Selection When you see the picture but hear no audio
SELECT CHANNEL
TROUBLESHOOTING
POWER
TAPE TRANSPORT PLAYBACK
RECORDING
TIMER RECORDING
TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)
OTHER PROBLEMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PLAYBACK
RECORDING
TIMER RECORDING
INDEX
FRONT VIEW
1
5
REAR VIEW
DISPLAY PANEL
SP
78
21 5 63 4 9
REVIEW
INDEX (cont.)
How To Use
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SPECIFICATIONS