JVC HR-J255ES Select Preset to Watch, SET Counter Display, Reset Counter, Engage ITR Mode

DISPLAY

TV PROG RECORD

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Record One Programme While Watching Another

SELECT PRESET TO WATCH

1 Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the preset controls on the TV for the station you wish to view.

●The programme selected with the TV’s preset controls appears on the TV screen while the one selected with the recorder's TV PROG buttons is recorded on the tape.

Elapsed Recording Time

Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

00000

1 ?

3

– –:– –

2

4

TV PROG

1	SET COUNTER DISPLAY
	Press DISPLAY (or – –:––) until a counter reading
	appears on the dispay panel.
2	RESET COUNTER
	Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
	● The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact
	elapsed time as the tape runs.

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

This easy method allows you to record for any length of time from 30 mins. to 6 hours (selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts off the recorder after recording is finished.

START RECORDING

1 Press RECORD on the recorder.

ENGAGE ITR MODE

2 Press RECORD again. "" blinks and 0:30 appears on the front display panel.

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

1 Press DISPLAY (or – –:––) until the time remaining on the tape appears.

●The display panel shows the tape remaining time with "" displayed.

●By pressing the DISPLAY (or – –:––) button, you can change the display to show the counter reading, preset position*, clock time or tape remaining time.

*Preset position is not displayed during playback.

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct. "– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion.

SET RECORDING

DURATION

3 If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press RECORD to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes.

NOTES:

●You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder's front panel.

●After you set the ITR time, the counter display appears.

●To check the remaining time, press RECORD once during recording and the remaining time will be displayed for about 5 seconds. Be careful not to press RECORD again within these 5 seconds, or you will round the recording time up to the next 30 minute increment.