JVC HR-J261MS, HR-J267MS Recording

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RECORDING

TV signals being received by the recorder's built-in tuner can be

recorded onto a video tape. You can "capture" a TV programme

using your video recorder.

Basic

Recording LOAD A CASSETTE

1

Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact.

●The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder

power comes on automatically.

●Select the appropriate colour system by pressing the

COLOUR SYSTEM button (Z pg. 26).

CHOOSE A PROGRAMME

2

Press TV PROG +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the

channel you wish to record.

SET TAPE SPEED

3

Press SP/LP/EP ( ). Check the SP/LP/EP indicator on

the recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape

speed.

START RECORDING

4

Press and hold RECORD and PLAY on the remote

control, or press RECORD on the recorder.

PAUSE/RESUME

RECORDING

5

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

STOP RECORDING

6

Press STOP on the remote control or STOP/EJECT on

the recorder. Then press STOP/EJECT to remove the

cassette.

●To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette,

remove its safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole

with adhesive tape.

Record safety tab

Accidental erasure prevention

Recording Resume

Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer

Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume

automatically when power is restored to the recorder unless

the recorder's memory backup has expired.

B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of each first

SP and first LP (or EP) recording after inserting the

cassette (Z pg. 18).

STOP/EJECT

PLAY

TV PROG

RECORD

Turn on the TV and select the VIDEO channel (or AV mode).

SP/LP/EP

COLOUR SYSTEM

123

4

0

6

78

5

9

1

4

3

2

PLAY

PAUSE

STOP

RECORD

TV PROG

NUMBER

SP/LP/EP

Contents

Main COLOUR SYSTEM SP STANDBY/ON HR-J267MS HR-J261MS EXPRESS PROGRAMMING EN VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER PUSH JOG 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 TEST SIGNAL To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to the Video Channel. SET VIDEO CHANNEL 4 FINISH VIDEO CHANNEL With AV Connection IMPORTANT: SET VIDEO CHANNEL FINISH VIDEO CHANNEL To view picture signals from the video recorder, set your TV to its AV mode. Installing/Removing the lithium battery 1 Auto Set Up Z SELECT LANGUAGE SET TIME SET DATE START AUTO CHANNEL q6 On-Screen Displays ENABLE/DISABLE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY The superimposed indication on the TV screen tells you what the recorder is doing. Select Language TURN ON THE RECORDER ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN ACCESS LANGUAGE SELECT SCREEN Clock Set TURN THE RECORDER ON ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN ACCESS INITIAL SET SCREEN ACCESS CLOCK SET SCREEN Playback LOAD A CASSETTE 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. Instant ReView ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH PLAYBACK (cont.) Repeat Playback ACTIVATE REPEAT STOP PLAYBACK ACCESS MAIN NENU SELECT PICTURE CONTROL When you select "EDIT", "SHARP" or "SOFT", the selected mode will not change until you select again. Select "EDIT" when you are dubbing tapes. Refer to page 24, 25. RECORDING 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 SET TAPE SPEED ENGAGE RECORDER'S TIMER MODE To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . . pg. 22). TIMER RECORDING (cont.) DISENGAGE TIMER MODE ACCESS PROGRAMME CHECK SCREEN ACCESS 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 DECK'S INPUT MODE SELECT "EDIT" FOR PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE START SOURCE PLAYER Edit From A Camcorder Or Another Video Recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS SET RECORDER'S INPUT MODE SELECT "EDIT" FOR PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE START SOURCE PLAYER 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 MODE 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 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 the audio can't be heard or sounds unnatural 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 54 9@ % # $ DISPLAY PANEL SP 78 21 5 63 4 9 REVIEW INDEX (cont.) How To Use 9 r y SPECIFICATIONS