HR-J458EHR-J258E
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

LPT0046-001A
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CONTENTSSAFETY FIRST 2
Safety Precautions...................... 2
INSTALLING YOUR NEW RECORDER 3
Basic Connections ..................... 3
INITIAL SETTINGS 4
Auto Set Up ............................... 4
Language ................................... 7
Video Channel Set ..................... 8
On-Screen Displays ................. 10
Power Save Mode .....................11
INFORMATION ON COLOURSYSTEM 12
Colour System Set .................... 12
PLAYBACK 13
Basic Playback......................... 13
Playback Features .................... 14
RECORDING 17
Basic Recording ....................... 17
Recording Features .................. 18
B.E.S.T. Picture System............. 20
TIMER RECORDING 22
SHOWVIEW Timer Programming... 22
Express Timer Programming..... 24
Automatic Satellite
Programme Recording ............. 28
EDITING 29
Edit From A Camcorder............ 29
Edit To Or From Another Video
Recorder .................................. 30
SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 32
Connection To A Satellite
Tuner ....................................... 32
Connecting/Using A Decoder... 33
SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 34
Tuner Set.................................. 34
SHOWVIEW Setup ....................... 41
Clock Set ................................. 42
TROUBLESHOOTING 44QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 46INDEX 47SPECIFICATIONS 50
ENGLISH
The recorder illustrations appearing in this instruction manual are
of the HR-J458E.