Access Main Menu Screen, Return to Normal Screen

Auto SP→LP Timer (HR-J458EE only)

If, when timer-recording in SP mode, there is not enough tape to record the entire programme, the recorder automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording.

For Example . . .

Recording a PAL-broadcast programme of 210 minutes in length onto a 180-minute tape

Approximately 150 minutes	Approximately 60 minutes

SP mode	LP mode

Total 210 minutes

Make sure you set "AUTO SP→LP TIMER" to "ON" at the Function Set screen before the timer-recording starts.

	ACCESS MAIN MENU
1	SCREEN
1	Press MENU.
	ACCESS FUNCTION SET
2	SCREEN
	Press PUSH JOG %Þto place the pointer next to
	"FUNCTION SET", then press OK or PUSH JOG%.
3	SELECT MODE
	Press PUSH JOG %Þto	FUNCTION SET
	place the pointer next to	FUNCTION SET
	place the pointer next to
	"AUTO SP→LP TIMER",	AUTO TIMER	OFF
	"AUTO SP→LP TIMER",	O.S.D.	ON
	then press OK or PUSH	B.E.S.T.	ON
	JOG%to select "ON".	AUTO SP=LP TIMER	ON
		[5/°] =
		[MENU] : EXIT

	RETURN TO NORMAL
4	SCREEN
4	Press MENU.

NOTES:

●If you have programmed the recorder to timer-record 2 or

more programmes, the second programme and those thereafter may not fit on the tape if you set "AUTO SP→LP TIMER" to "ON". In this case, make sure the mode is not engaged, then set the tape speed manually during timer programming.

●In order to ensure that the recording fits on the tape, this feature may leave a slight non-recorded section at the end of the tape.

●There may be some noise and sound disturbance at the point on the tape where the recorder switches from SP to LP (or EP) mode.

●The Auto SP→LP Timer feature is not available during ITR (Instant Timer Recording), and the feature will not work properly with any tapes longer than E-180 or with some tapes of shorter lengths.

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Auto Timer

When the Auto Timer is set to ON, the timer is automatically engaged when the recorder power is turned off and automati- cally disengaged when the recorder is powered back on.

	ACCESS MAIN MENU
1	SCREEN
1	Press MENU.
	ACCESS FUNCTION SET
2	SCREEN
	Press PUSH JOG %Þto		MAIN MENU
	place the pointer next to		FUNCTION SET
	"FUNCTION SET", then%		FUNCTION SET
	"FUNCTION SET", then%	.	TUNER SET
	press OK or PUSH JOG	.	INITIAL SET
			[5/°] =
			[MENU] : EXIT

3	SELECT MODE
	Press OK or PUSH JOG%		FUNCTION SET
	to select either "ON" or		FUNCTION SET
	to select either "ON" or		AUTO TIMER	OFF
	"OFF".		AUTO TIMER	OFF
	"OFF".		O.S.D.	ON
			B.E.S.T.	ON
	● "AUTO SP→LP TIMER"		B.E.S.T.	ON
	● "AUTO SP→LP TIMER"		AUTO SP=LP TIMER	OFF
	appears only with the
	HR-J458EE.		[5/°] =
			[MENU] : EXIT

	RETURN TO NORMAL
4	SCREEN
4	Press MENU.

NOTE:

For safety, when Auto timer is set to "OFF", all other recorder functions are disabled while the Timer mode is engaged. To disengage the timer, press TIMER.

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JVC Access Main Menu Screen, Return to Normal Screen, Auto SP→LP Timer HR-J458EE only

Models: HR-J255EE HR-J258EE HR-J458EE

Auto SP→LP Timer (HR-J458EE only)

For Example . . .

Total 210 minutes

ACCESS MAIN MENU

SELECT MODE

RETURN TO NORMAL