JVC HR-J260EU INFORMATION

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IMPORTANT

nYour video recorder memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor. In these cases picture quality

may be poor. To delete those stations with an unacceptable picture Z "Delete A Channel" on page 31.

nFor RF connection users: In certain reception conditions, the Video Channel may not be set correctly and interference may

appear in the TV picture while the recorder's power is on. Set your Video Channel manually. Z pg. 35, "Video Channel Set".

INFORMATION

Language for the on-screen display

Auto Set Up also selects the language automatically for the on-screen display depending on the Country setting you have made

in step 2 on page 4 (unless you have selected BELGIUM or SUISSE), as shown below.

SUOMI [SUOMI DANMARK [DANSK NEDERLAND [NEDERLANDS

PORTUGAL [ENGLISH ÖSTERREICH [DEUTSCH GREECE [ENGLISH

DEUTSCHLAND [DEUTSCH ESKÁ REPUBLIKA [ETINA OTHER WESTERN EUROPE[ENGLISH

POLSKA [POLSK ITALIA [ITALIANO OTHER EASTERN EUROPE [ENGLISH

NORGE [NORSK MAGYARORSZÁG [MAGYAR

SVERIGE [SVENSKA ESPAÑA [CASTELLANO

If you want to change the language setting manually, Z "Language" on page 8.

Contents

Main VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS HR-J260EU EN CONTENTS SAFETY FIRST 2 INITIAL SETTINGS 4 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 . . . Auto Set Up Auto Channel Set/ Auto Video Channel Set TURN ON THE RECORDER SELECT COUNTRY CONFIRM/SET VIDEO CHANNEL FINISH AUTO SET UP SELECT LANGUAGE If you are referring to the on-screen display SET DATE AND TIME Preset Download PERFORM PRESET DOWNLOAD pg. 31). SET VIDEO CHANNEL When you perform T-V LINK function, be sure to use fully- wired 21-pin SCART cable. INFORMATION Language ACCESS COUNTRY SET SELECT COUNTRY SELECT LANGUAGE On-Screen Displays ENABLE/DISABLE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. q6 Power Save Mode SELECT POWER SAVE During Power Save, the display panel will be turned off. T-V LINK T-V Link Functions ACCESS MODE SET SELECT DIRECT REC MODE If "DIRECT REC" is set to "OFF", the RECORD button functions as described in "Basic Recording" ( NexTView Link Colour System Set INFORMATION ON COLOUR SYSTEM SELECT COLOUR SYSTEM About NTSC Playback The counter and tape remaining time readings will be incorrect. Playback Usable cassettes LOAD A CASSETTE FIND PROGRAMME START POINT STOP PLAYBACK Playback Features Instant ReView Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged. To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY. ACTIVATE INSTANT REVIEW Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode. Index Search Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode. ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK Pressing PLAY, REW, FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback. STOP PLAYBACK PLAYBACK (cont.) Picture Control Recording Accidental erasure prevention LOAD A CASSETTE CHOOSE A PROGRAMME PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING Recording Features Record One Programme While Watching Another If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . . SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH Elapsed Recording Time Indication ENGAGE ITR MODE SET RECORDING DURATION You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder's front panel. B.E.S.T. Picture System Preparation RECORDING (cont.) SELECT B.E.S.T. MODE Recording Playback Express Timer Programming TIMER RECORDING ACCESS PROGRAMME ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME ENTER CHANNEL POSITION ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE Timer Warning Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE TIMER RECORDING (cont.) Auto Timer ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN SELECT MODE RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Edit From A Camcorder EDITING MAKE CONNECTIONS SET RECORDERS INPUT SET EDIT MODE Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS pg. 9). SET RECORDING DECKS INPUT MODE SET EDIT MODE Tuner Set ACCESS AUTO CH SET SELECT COUNTRY SELECT LANGUAGE Auto Channel Set PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET VIEW CONFIRMATION Storing Channels Manually SELECT BAND INPUT CHANNEL ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION ACCESS CONFIRMATION SELECT POSITION Change Station Channel Position SELECT ITEM SELECT NEW POSITION CLOSE CONFIRMATION SCREEN SELECT ITEM SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER ENTER NEW CHARACTER * Set Stations (B) SELECT ITEM TV Station And ID List TURN THE RECORDER ON ACCESS CLOCK SET SET DATE AND TIME START CLOCK OPERATION Clock Set Video Channel Set ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE SET RF OUTPUT SYSTEM SET VIDEO CHANNEL With AV Connection TROUBLESHOOTING POWER TAPE TRANSPORT RECORDING PLAYBACK TIMER RECORDING OTHER PROBLEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING INDEX FRONT VIEW INDEX (cont.) REAR VIEW DISPLAY PANEL 890 REVIEW REMOTE CONTROL Z ) q 9 SPECIFICATIONS