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INSTRUCTIONS
HR-J277MS HR-J271MS
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
SAFETY FIRST
IMPORTANT
Safety Precautions
CAUTION
ATTENTION
POWER SYSTEM
Caution on Replaceable lithium battery
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
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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
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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
Pressing PLAY, REW, FF or PAUSE also stops Repeat Playback.
ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY
RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING
When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically.
ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH
SKIP OVER UNWANTED SECTIONS
PLAYBACK (cont.)
Next Function Memory
Tape Position Indicator
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 30, 31.
RECORDING
Recording
CHOOSE A PROGRAMME
PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING
STOP RECORDING
Accidental erasure prevention
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
Express Timer Programming
ACCESS TIMER PROGRAMMING SCREEN
ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME
ENTER PROGRAMME STOP TIME
ENTER PROGRAMME DATE
ENGAGE RECORDER'S TIMER MODE
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
At the programme check screen
pg. 22).
Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes
DISENGAGE TIMER MODE
To cancel or replace a programme...
ACCESS PROGRAMME CHECK SCREEN
ACCESS PROGRAMME
CANCEL OR REPLACE A PROGRAMME
CONFIRM THE OVERLAP- PING PROGRAMMES
If you do not mind this overlap, press
SELECT THE PROGRAMME TO MODIFY
CANCEL OR CHANGE PROGRAMME SETTING
Auto Timer
The Auto SP
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Auto SPLP Timer
Automatic Sat- ellite Program Recording
ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE PROG REC MODE
Remote A/B Code Switching
REMOVE POWER SUPPLY
SET REMOTE CONTROL CODE
Remote Control Functions
Control Your TV Using Additional Buttons
SET TV BRAND CODE
OPERATE TV
TV Multi-brand Remote Control
SET BRAND CODE
OPERATE UNIT
For satellite receiver and cable box . . .
For DVD. . .
You have to subscribe to a satellite or cable service to receive satellite or cable channels.
Cable Box or Satellite Re- ceiver Multi-brand Code
DVD Multi-brand Code
EDITING
Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder
NTSC tapes being played back in the NTSC
MAKE CONNECTIONS
SET RECORDING DECK'S INPUT MODE
SELECT "EDIT" FOR PICTURE CONTROL SET MODE
Edit From A Camcorder
SET RECORDER'S INPUT MODE
Z
pg. 15).
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
680!
123
REAR VIEW
DISPLAY PANEL
REVIEW
SP
67
21 5 3 4 8
INDEX (cont.)
REMOTE CONTROL
SPECIFICATIONS
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