JVC HR-J255EA INDEX

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INDEX

4Lithium Battery Compartment Z pg. 5

5RF OUT Connector Z pg. 3

1Mains Power Cord Z pg. 3

2AUDIO/VIDEO OUT Connectors Z pg. 3, 26

3ANT. IN Connector Z pg. 3

FRONT VIEW

1POWER Button Z pg. 5

2Cassette Loading Slot

3DISPLAY Button Z pg. 15

4Rewind [REW] Button Z pg. 10, 11

5PLAY Button Z pg. 10

6Fast Forward [FF] Button Z pg. 10, 11

7VIDEO/AUDIO Input Connectors Z pg. 27

8SP/LP Button Z pg. 14

9B.E.S.T. Picture Button Z pg. 16

B.E.S.T. Picture Indicator Z pg. 16

0Display Panel Z pg. 36

!Infrared Beam Receiving Window

@TV PROG +/– Buttons Z pg. 14

#RECORD Button Z pg. 14

$STOP/EJECT Button Z pg. 10

%PAUSE Button Z pg. 11

REAR VIEW

POWER

VIDEO AUDIO

SP/LP

B.E.S.T. PICTURE

TV PROG

DISPLAY

REVIEW

1 2 53 4 6

! @

97 80 # $ %

ANT. IN

RF OUT

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

32

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Contents

Main HR-J255EA VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER REVIEW SP TV PROG Safety Precautions CAUTION MOISTURE CONDENSATION ABOUT HEAD CLEANING Warning on lithium battery Basic 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 SELECT TV SYSTEM TEST SIGNAL SET VIDEO CHANNEL 4 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 1 Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set Z PERFORM AUTO SET UP SET TIME START AUTO CHANNEL SET INITIAL SETTINGS (cont.) Clock Set TURN THE RECORDER ON ACCESS INITIAL SET ACCESS CLOCK SET SET TIME 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. Page 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 Page Recording Features Record One Programme While Watching Another SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH Instant Timer Recording (ITR) START RECORDING B.E.S.T. Picture System Preparation LOAD A CASSETTE RECORDING (cont.) Recording START RECORDING Playback TIMER RECORDING G-CODE Setup Guide Program Number Set ACCESS INITIAL SET ACCESS G-CODE SET-UP ENTER GUIDE PROG NUMBER ENTER RECEIVING CHANNEL POSITION NUMBER Guide Program Number G-CODE 12345678 ACCESS G-CODE SCREEN ENTER G-CODE NUMBER G-CODE Timer Programming G-CODE Press Express Timer Programming ACCESS G-CODE SCREEN ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME ENTER PROGRAMME DATE ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . . pg. 24). Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE CHECK SCREEN To cancel or replace a programme... CANCEL OR REPLACE A PROGRAMME RETURN TO TIMER MODE Auto Timer The Auto SP Auto SPLP Timer EDITING Edit To Another Video Recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS SET RECORDING DECKS INPUT MODE START SOURCE PLAYER START RECORDING DECK Page TUNER SET TURN ON THE RECORDER SELECT AUTO CH SET Auto Channel Set 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 Fine-Tuning Channels SELECT CHANNEL TO FINE-TUNE PERFORM TUNING Swap Channel Positions SELECT POSITION (e.g. 03) SELECT POSITION (e.g. 09) TROUBLESHOOTING RECORDING POWER TAPE TRANSPORT PLAYBACK OTHER PROBLEMS TIMER RECORDING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING EN 35 INDEX 1 54 FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW INDEX (cont.) DISPLAY PANEL REVIEW SP 78 REMOTE CONTROL SPECIFICATIONS