JVC HR-J258E, HR-J458E

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Perform steps 1 and 2 of "Storing Channels Manually" on

page 36 to access the Confirmation screen before continuing.

SELECT CHANNEL TO

FINE-TUNE

Press %ﬁ until the channel you want to tune begins

blinking.

ACCESS MANUAL

CHANNEL SET SCREEN

Press OK twice. The Manual Channel Set screen

appears.

PERFORM TUNING

Press until "+/–" begins blinking, then press %ﬁ until

the picture is its clearest. Then press OK.

●The Confirmation screen appears.

●Repeat steps 1 through 3 as necessary.

CLOSE CONFIRMATION

SCREEN

Press MENU.

Fine-Tuning Channels

Already Stored

SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

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Contents

Main HR-J458E HR-J258E VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER EN INSTRUCTIONS SEE AUTO SET UP ON REAR SIDE 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 Clock Set/Auto Guide Program Number Set TURN ON THE RECORDER SELECT COUNTRY If you are referring to the on-screen display SELECT AREA If you are referring to the on-screen display SELECT O.S.D. LANGUAGE If you are referring to the on-screen display PERFORM AUTO SET UP INFORMATION Auto Set Up results appear on the front display panel A B C Language ACCESS COUNTRY SET SELECT COUNTRY SELECT AREA SELECT LANGUAGE Video Channel Set IMPORTANT: ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE SET VIDEO CHANNEL EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET ACCESS VIDEO CHANNEL SET MODE SET VIDEO CHANNEL EXIT VIDEO CHANNEL SET With AV Connection 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 The Just Clock function ( During Power Save, the display panel will be turned off. pg. 42) does not work while the Power Save mode is engaged. 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 High-Speed Search ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED SEARCH Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback PAUSE DURING PLAYBACK OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC TRACKING To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY. ADJUST TRACKING MANUALLY RETURN TO AUTOMATIC TRACKING When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically. ACTIVATE REPEAT PLAYBACK STOP PLAYBACK RECORDING LOAD A CASSETTE CHOOSE A PROGRAMME SET TAPE SPEED (J458E ONLY) PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING STOP 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 B.E.S.T. Picture System Preparation RECORDING (cont.) SELECT B.E.S.T. MODE Recording Playback ACCESS SHOWVIEW SCREEN ENTER SHOWVIEW NUMBER ACCESS SHOWVIEW PROGRAM SCREEN SHOWVIEW Timer Programming SHOWVIEW 12345678 TIMER RECORDING SHOWVIEW "SP" is not displayed with the HR-J258E. SET TAPE SPEED (J458E ONLY) SET VPS/PDC MODE Z RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE Express Timer Programming ACCESS SHOWVIEW "SP" is not displayed with the HR-J258E. ACCESS PROGRAMME ENTER PROGRAMME START TIME ENTER CHANNEL POSITION SET TAPE SPEED (J458E ONLY) SET VPS/PDC MODE Z ENGAGE RECORDERS TIMER MODE Check, Cancel And Replace Programmes DISENGAGE TIMER MODE ACCESS PROGRAM CHECK SCREEN/DISPLAY ACCESS PROGRAM SCREEN/ DISPLAY To cancel or replace a programme... Auto Timer ACCESS MAIN MENU SCREEN ACCESS MODE SET SCREEN SELECT MODE RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN Automatic Satellite Programme SELECT AV2 SELECT MODE SET TAPE SPEED (J458E ONLY) ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE PROG REC MODE Edit From A Camcorder SET RECORDERS INPUT START CAMCORDER START RECORDER EDITING Edit To Or From Another Video Recorder MAKE CONNECTIONS When Using Your Video Recorder As The Source Player . . . When Using Your Video Recorder As The Recording Deck . . . SET RECORDING DECKS INPUT MODE AV2 SELECT Setting "AUTO SP 1 2 3 4 OR 5 Connection To A Satellite Tuner SYSTEM CONNECTIONS For details, check your satellite tuners instruction manual. SELECT INPUT MODE CONNECT DECODER Connecting/ Using A Decoder SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS Tuner Set ACCESS COUNTRY SET SELECT COUNTRY SELECT AREA SELECT LANGUAGE PERFORM AUTO CHANNEL SET VIEW CONFIRMATION Storing Channels Manually SELECT BAND (Ex.) To store in position 12. INPUT CHANNEL ENTER NEW CHANNEL INFORMATION ACCESS CONFIRMATION Change Station Channel Position SELECT ITEM SELECT NEW POSITION SELECT ITEM DELETE CHANNEL SELECT STATION NAME CHARACTER ENTER NEW CHARACTER * Set Stations (B) SELECT ITEM TV Station And ID List Page SHOWVIEW Setup V When you wish to timer-record a satellite programme with S When timer-programming with S . Clock Set SET CLOCK DATA SOURCE CHANNEL POSITION START CLOCK OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING POWER TAPE TRANSPORT RECORDING PLAYBACK TIMER RECORDING OTHER PROBLEMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLAYBACK RECORDING TIMER RECORDING EN 47 INDEX FRONT VIEW 1 2 53 4 6 ! @ 8 9 70 # $ % INDEX (cont.) 2 09 !@ 34 5 1 REMOTE CONTROL ) q 9 8 SPECIFICATIONS Page HR-J458/258E * Auto Set Up n n n n